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

chapter 22 b

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It was the day Director Bang called Taehyung into his office and the day Taehyung changed his and Jungkook's plans to stay in his dormitory room instead of going out.

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"What did you want to talk about?" Jungkook asked before he drank from his cup.

"Let's start with the man I was going to marry. Jungkook, are you okay?"

Jungkook was coughing, the water going down the wrong pipe and Taehyung was hitting his back to help him feel better.

"W-who? What?" Jungkook had no idea he was crushing on an engaged man. And where had Taehyung's fiancé been all this while?

"You recall I joined Galactica when I was very young?"

Jungkook nods, he heard that Taehyung joined when he was seven.

"I was the youngest Extraordinary in Galactica. The hyungs doted on me. Yoongi hyung, Jin hyung, and... Seojoon hyung. He was older, stronger, protective, warm, handsome, and was my first crush. He was my best friend and I told him I was going to marry him after I graduated from agent training and complete enough missions to match up to him," Taehyung smiled at the memory. It will always be precious to him. He was fifteen.

"I'm gonna marry you when I'm older, hyungie!"

Seojoon laughs, then asks, "why me, Taebear?"

"Because hyungie is a hero! The best in Galactica!"

"This is my past, Jungkook, and I'm finally ready to tell you about it today. Do you still want to know?"

Of course he does! Jungkook had been waiting for this moment and he had been keeping himself in line, never wanting to come off as being nosy when he was in actual fact dying to know what happened. Jungkook gulped. Now that Taehyung brought it up himself, does this mean he finally trusts Jungkook?

The thought had Jungkook absolutely dizzy with joy and he tried to control his expression, but Taehyung saw it anyway and giggled at Jungkook's failed efforts in suppressing his grin.

"I guess the answer is yes," then Taehyung's smile dropped, "it is not a pretty story."

Jungkook immediately clasped Taehyung's hands in his in support. Feeling something is missing, he lets go, then opened his arms, inviting Taehyung to sit in his lap like how they sometimes do when watching an emotional movie.

Taehyung sighed. He really needed that. Facing Jungkook, he climbed onto Jungkook's lap and put his head on Jungkook's shoulder, his hands playing with the hem of Jungkook's shirt.

He started his story, his voice soft beside Jungkook's ear.

"I was almost done with training. I had my powers under control and after one last test, I can be an agent and officially go out on field and Seojoon hyung would be my partner for my first mission. I was ecstatic. I was waiting for Seojoon hyung to return from his mission and share with him the news.

He was supposed to be on a simple extraction mission. Go into the location, extract the hostages, capture the preparators, and get out.

It was supposed to be a piece of cake for Seojoon hyung who was ranked number nine before you. He was an indigo telekinetic user and he had complete mastery over his powers, and he was as much a mentor as a friend to me. He was invincible," Taehyung's tone turned sombre, "or so I thought."

Taehyung continued, "everything was going smoothly. He knocked out the guards to the lab and went inside to rescue the Extraordinary children who were kidnapped.