Chapter 2: The Escapist
Inside the main office of a famous building in Seoul, two tall figures were waiting. One of them is sitting on the lounge chair, calmly drinking his relaxing chamomile tea while the other is pacing back and forth the room, mobile phone on hand.
"This is the third time in one month that Mick was able to escape his bodyguards!! Aaaaargh!! I don't know what to do with him anymore!!!!!"
"Manager big brother, you've been pacing for an hour already. I'm starting to get dizzy... why don't you sit down and enjoy a calming cup of tea?"
"Tea? You want me to drink that fucking tea when one of you is missing and I don't know where he could be in this city? What if Mick got lost or he was mobbed by young girls, old ladies and fan boys? What if he was shouting for us and I can't even be there to help him out of that mess?"
Cyril sighed into his tea and poured a cup for their manager despite his protest.
"Mick knows Karate. He can defend himself and I don't think he would be looking for you anyway even if he couldn't. Besides, I don't think he would get himself lost. Take your seat and if I 'm correct, he would be calling a few minutes from now."
MHL's Manager allowed the group's leader to steer him to his chair and he leaned back, closing his eyes once his back made contact to the soft chair. A few minutes later, his phone rang... Cyril continued to calmly drink his tea as their manager excitedly answered the phone
"Mick?"
"Manager big brother!!! I missed you!!"
He said loudly, "where are you?"
"Weeeeelll.... I can't exactly tell you yet big brother but I'm just here somewhere in the city. I'm sorry I ran away again. Let's just reschedule please?"
Cyril chuckled and took the phone from their youngest, "Idiot. You know we could reschedule everything if you wanted us to. All you had to do is ask."
Mick laughed, "Where's the excitement in that big brother Cy?"
"You're a crazy idiot."
"Why do you think I was called pink disaster?"
Cyril laughed as Jun spoke over the phone, just arriving with their other members in tow "Also why your nickname is the only weird one we have in MHL"
"I love you too Dark Knight sir."
"Mick when you get back from your adventure bring me the cream puffs you bought last week"
"I'm sorry big brother Jun... I passed by there earlier, but Jiji's cafe is closed. I'm not sure why."
"Noooooooooooo!! My cream puffs!"
Jun buried his head in his hands as he was comforted by Tyrone. Their manager looked at the four men, "you all knew Mick was going to escape?"
Benedict chuckled at their manager's surprised expression, "Big brother... how long have we been together?"
Mick's laughter was heard, and Manager sighed, "you should have known too Manager big brother"
Their manager eventually sighed, "I don't know what to do with you boys. Mick, just be careful, okay? I'll tell the others that you are all right."
"Yes sir! Big brother Jun, I'll just buy you a box of your favorite Giant pizza instead. Don't look so miserable and have Ty comfort you."
The Chinese member pouted, "It's not like I always get comforted by Tyrone... ask for extra cheese and pepperoni."
Cyril and Benedict looked at Jun with raised eyebrows as Mick's rich laughter rang over the phone, "I gotta big brothers! Love you all!
Manager closed his phone with a click and pressed on his intercom, "Yuri call the CEO and let him know that Mick has been found"
Jun sighed dejectedly and started drinking tea to calm himself, "why did that coffee shop have to be closed when Mick escaped?"
Manager (now relaxed) also took a sip of the tea prepared by Cyril, "why don't you just go to that café and buy those cream puffs for yourself?"
"Because Mick won't tell me the address... and you know he likes to have some things for himself... so even though I can always search for it, I'm trying hard not to."
"I see..."
The group's talk was halted by a knock on the door. Manager placed his cup of tea back to its saucer, "come in"
The men bowed and the manager smiled, "I'm sorry about Mick. We would need to reschedule... that kid has a knack for adventures."
The director laughed and waved his hand, "it's all right Manager... we are used to Mick and his knack for escaping"
"So...where is Mick?"
MHL's Manager shook his head, "I don't know. You both know how secretive he is about the places he frequents... that boy is crazy..."
The stylist laughed and patted the manager's arm, "It's all right. He has been through enough pressure the past few days with the drama, TV guesting, photo shoots, choosing of songs for the new album and composing. He barely even had time to sleep the past few days..."
"We all told him to rest but he wont listen."
The director laughed, "you are all workaholics so its not just the youngest."
Manager sighed and smiled in defeat, "fine... we should apologize to everyone he stood up this whole day?"
Cyril nodded, "That's done big brother... today was just for the initial recording of our album. The rest of us have already recorded our parts so we just need to record his parts."
Benedict patted their manager's back, "we should still be on schedule"
The director and the stylist said their goodbyes, "we'll go ahead and assist with Hazel's debut MV."
"Thank you director big brother and stylist big brother, we'll see you tomorrow!"
Tyrone started playing mobile games on his phone while Cyril and Benedict had started discussing about the songs in their upcoming album. June still wallowing in self pity at the loss of his favorite dessert.
The manager looked up at the sky and sighed, "I hope that kid's really okay"
"He is. Don't worry too much manager big brother. He'll let us know if he isn't"
The manager nodded at Tyrone who continued playing his game.
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