[C] The Cosmos' Nonpareil || KookV BTS GOT7 (BL)

chapter 13 b

Why did chapter 12 get shifted to behind :o pls read it before this chapter

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JayB took the lead, "One, two..."

"...sorry for causing trouble last night, sunbae-nim," the recruits apologised.

"It's alright, it wasn't much trouble," Jungkook said then thought, "not for me."

All judges and recruits arrived punctually at 6 at the conference hall, just that some didn't look too good from the alcohol.

JayB looked quite like a corpse himself, nursing a hangover.

Mark and Hoseok looked slightly pale, but that did not stop the shy glances they exchanged.

Bambam and Yugyeom were refreshed. They didn't drink as much as the others the previous night and they have their quick Valkyrie and Manticore metabolism to flush out the alcohol from their systems.

Jin is never caught slipping, of course, although that is because the oversized sunglasses are hiding the fact that he is blinking too frequently.

Youngjae, Jackson, and Jinyoung slept their fill during the day and are ready.

Last night was less eventual for them as compared to the others. Jackson had stirred to a hand smoothing his fur. It was cold, but it was gentle, stroking the fur on his forehead and sliding down the slope of his nose, softly touching his nosetip.

Jackson had been waiting for hours by the dive-pit in Galactica with Youngjae, after Jinyoung had ran towards and dived to the bottom of the fifty metre pit.

Jackson could have shifted into a siren and followed Jinyoung, but he gets it. There is pain which can never be understood by another person, and no one else can bring peace to stem the burning wound.

Instead, Jackson shifted into a large wolf, Youngjae lying with him, and they waited. They may not be beside the siren in the water, but they will be here when Jinyoung comes back.

"Seun-ah..."

Jackson tried to open his eyes but he was too tired, mumbling, "nyoung...?"

"Let's go back."

"You...are you okay? We can talk if you want to," Jackson said, forcefully peeling his eyes open and trying to blink the sleep away.

"It's okay, sleep, we can talk tomorrow. Come here," Jinyoung reaches forward and lifts both Jackson and Youngjae in his arms.

"Mm'kay...lemme shift so it's easier," Jackson slurred, shifting into a small dog and climbing atop Jinyoung's shoulder, then wrapping around Jinyoung's neck, biting onto his own tail to secure himself.

Jinyoung sighs in pleasure, should he get a neck warmer? Because this one is so warm, it chased away a bit of the ice in his chest. Jinyoung shakes his head and walks towards the dormitories with a small smile.

Nah...it probably wouldn't have the same effect. Jinyoung may have yet to finish learning human language, but he is no fool, he knows the warmth is because of Jackson.

Present time

Taehyung was trying not to look at Jungkook while Jungkook was staring at the researcher relentlessly.

Jungkook senses a small pulse of energy from Taehyung.

"Would you stop that?" Taehyung's voice popped into his head.

Jungkook looked to Taehyung in confusion, "stop what?"

"Look in front and stop staring."

Jungkook pokes Taehyung's hand from below the table, missing the eyeroll since the agent is obediently looking in front as Taehyung told him to, and whispered, "does Youngjae know about you?"

"Director Bang told him not to say anything."

"Then what does he see behind you?"

"Agent Jeon, you seem to think we are on friendly terms. We are not. Now concentrate."

"What? We are! We are on friendly terms. We work together, I, um, I haven't apologised and thank you for... for you know...and last night was good, right? We cleaned together, we ate pizza together, a piggyback is a proof of friendship—"

Taehyung would admit that his heart softened a little bit at the front parts of the somewhat-apology and Jungkook was not too bad recently when they were together, and he was starting to think that perhaps they could be friends...but the mention of the previous night's incidents had Taehyung flushing in embarrasment, "don't bring that up—"

"Jeon Jungkook! Yah," Seokjin removed his sunglasses with such fervour, they bent at an almost impossible angle.

Jungkook swallowed as he experiences Jin's stare with no filter, "my head is pounding from the stupid eggnog drink, yes I know it's actually a very intense beer by now, and you shouting beside my ear for whatever reason is not helping!"

Seokjin puts back the sunglasses and everyone in their group shuddered from how Seokjin's tone is back to a gentle tone in a split second after he had rattled off without pausing for breath, "now I am going to sleep and don't bother me even when the director arrives."

And Taehyung's heart softens a little more at how Jungkook looks like a puppy dog denied his favourite treat. Perhaps, maybe, aside from being scolded by Jin hyung, he doesn't deserve being slighted by Taehyung.

It is natural for him to be curious and the agent did promise he would not tell anyone. Taehyung played with the pen in his hand, spinning it from finger to finger mindlessly while in thought.

Taehyung sighed. There is a reason why he had hidden that part of himself and he really didn't want anyone to pry. If he had to push the agent away, then...

"Hello," Director Bang interrupts Taehyung's thoughts with his entrance into the hall and goes onto the stage, lowering down the mic for himself before he started his speech, "welcome, new recruits and I am...