The Ugly Duckling [Jinkook, Minjoon, Taegiseok]

16: Archery

Ages at the moment:

Jin and Yoongi: 20

Hoseok: 19

Namjoon: 18

Jimin and Taehyung: 17

Jungkook: 15

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"Isn't it nice, just sitting like this? I don't think I remember the last time we watched them training together."

Yoongi glanced at Jin and then turned back to watch Hoseok and Jungkook spar. "They do it a lot more back home in Busan." After a moment, Yoongi laughed. "Actually, I've never seen Jungkook try this hard before. I think he's trying to look tough in front of you."

"Is sword fighting all they do?" Jin asked, adjusting the mask on his face.

"Pretty much. They do some martial arts occasionally, but that isn't Hobi's strong suit so there isn't much he can help Jungkook with when it comes to that."

Jin smiled. "Is there anything that you trained in secretly?"

Yoongi smirked. "Of course. I'm not gonna just watch Hobi train Jungkook everytime. That's the only time I get to myself. I've snuck away to practice a few things of my own once or twice."

"What is it?"

"Archery."

Jin and Yoongi looked at each other for a moment, communicating with their eyes. They turned back to the boys.

"Yoongi," Jin said loud enough for Hoseok and Jungkook to hear clearly. "I think swordplay is nice, but don't you think archery is better?"

"Oh yes, archers are so sexy." Yoongi replied just as loud. "The way the shoulders flex when they pull back the bow. Nothing sexier than that."

Hoseok and Jungkook stopped sparring and looked at them.

"Archery can't be that hard," Jungkook puffed up his chest. "I can be a sexy archer for Jinnie."

"I bet I can shoot better than you," Hoseok challenged. "I've got more muscle mass and a steadier hand."

Jin and Yoongi giggled together as they watched the other two set up targets and grab bows and arrows.

"We are geniuses," Yoongi smirked.

"Those boys really are competitive." Jin agreed.

Then Taehyung and Jimin entered the training arena.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?"

"Jin and Yoongi said archery is sexy, so we are going to see who is the better archer," Jungkook explained.

"Ooh, I wanna try," Taehyung smiled, wanting to impress Yoongi. Back in Daegu, his parents had let him dabble in archery a bit when he was younger.

Too bad he hadn't practiced in years.

But what better time to pick it back up then right here right now, in front of Yoongi himself.

"Me too," Jimin giggled. "It sounds like fun. Tae, you have to tell me if I look sexy or not."

They set up more targets and grabbed more bows and arrows, before going back to a designated distance.

"Okay, is everyone ready?" Yoongi asked. After everyone nodded, Yoongi smirked. "Good. As the oldest, Jin and I will be deciding who looks the sexiest with a bow."

"Who wants to go first?" Jin asked.

"Me!" Jimin jumped. "I wanna go first!"

Jimin got himself ready and pulled back the bow, pausing for dramatic effect before letting go of the arrow. It whizzed through the air and hit the wooden stand that the target was being held up by.

"Not bad for my first attempt at ever shooting an arrow," Jimin shrugged. "If I held it a little higher I would have actually hit the target in the middle."

"Ten out of ten sexiness, would watch again," Jin clapped.

"Not bad," Yoongi shrugged.

"Me next!" Jungkook exclaimed, positioning his feet.

They all quietly watched as Jungkook pulled back the arrow and only paused slightly, just long enough to aim, and let go.

The arrow hit the target on in the third circle, pretty much halfway between the bullseye and the edge of the target.

"Yes!" Jungkook smiled. "I hit it!"

"Good job, Kookie. You did really well," Jin smiled.

Jungkook frowned. "But was I sexy though?"

"You aren't old enough to be sexy yet, Kookie." Jin laughed. "You were super cute, though."

"This is ageist!" Jungkook whined. "I can be sexy if I want to!"

"You were so cool," Yoongi smiled. "Isn't that enough?"

"This is rigged," Jungkook huffed, dropping his bow and shuffling over to Jin. He sat down next to Jin and rested his head on Jin's lap, pulling Jin's hand to his hair.

Taehyung and Hoseok looked at each other.

"I'll go next," Hoseok volunteered, looking away and straightening his clothes.

He pulled the arrow back and took his time aiming, keeping his hands steady. He let go and watched as the arrow stuck itself into the second circle.

"So sexy," Yoongi bit his lip, winking.

"As expected of Yoongi's knight in shining armor," Jin reasoned.

"I can shoot better," Taehyung insisted. "I may be rusty but I used to do some archery."

Filled with determination to beat Hoseok and impress Yoongi, Taehyung pulled back the arrow and aimed, breathing in and out before letting go.

And it stuck itself in the second circle, similar to Hoseok's.

"Geat aim," Jin gave a thumbs up.

"He had more back and shoulder muscles than I thought," Yoongi whispered, eyeing him up and down approvingly.

"So who's the winner?" Taehyung asked. "Who is sexier with a bow?"

"Clearly I did the best," Hoseok shrugged nonchalantly.

"No! My arrow is clearly closer to the bullseye," Taehyung argued.

"And the winner is me," Yoongi announced, picking up the bow Jungkook dropped. "Watch and learn, losers."

Yoongi effortlessly pulled the arrow back and released it, getting a perfect bullseye.

"Woah, that was so cool!"

"How did you do that?"

"Teach me!"

Yoongi smirked, enjoying all the attention and praise he was getting.

"I can't reveal my secrets to everyone," Yoongi dramatically denied them all. "I guess I'm just destined to be the sexiest one here."

"But I'm your brother!" Jungkook protested. "You have to tell me!"

"I don't have to do anything. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to sleep in the library," Yoongi put the bow down and walked off, Hoseok quickly following behind to do his job and guard him.