Philophobia

#3

Taehyung decides to go back to the Company after his lunch. He is racking his brain to avoid the other guys. He looks at his watch. The meeting should be over in an hour. He better moves faster. He speed-walks to his cubicle, nodding at everyone in his way. It is not that he has a job to do. He hasn't got a new mission yet, so he basically can slack around. He sits on his chair. It's been a while since he moved back to this city. He always chose to be located in other countries as an asset. He loves to interact with new people and to be in a new environment, not stuck in this tiny cubicle in a suit. But after that Hawaii Mission, the boss orders him to return to the head office, and well, he can't refuse. Even Yoongi, who was an asset in Hawaii, ordered his return too.

He moves his chair around. He is bored. Maybe he is going to ask Jungkook to play with him. Oh but Jungkook is at the meeting. He sighs as he props his hand under his chin.

"Tae! Where have you been?" It's the voice he wants to avoid the most. She walks to his cubicle with her bag on her shoulder. He can see the scar on her cheek is not as red as before, since it was from two weeks ago. "You are lucky, the Boss didn't ask for you!"

He smiles sheepishly. "Ah, right. I kinda forget. So how is the meeting?"

She looks at him suspiciously and puts her arms across her chest. "Yoongi found that Ji Seok had contacted some people before he came to Hawaii. So, we need to investigate them. They sound suspicious from what Yoongi told us before. We thought that they might be the newest members of the Black."

He tilts his head. "I'm sorry. We?" He is fine with another job to save him from boredom, but to work with her again? It's just uncomfortable.

She laughs, "Oh, I am sorry. I mean you, Yoongi, Jin, Jimin, and Hoseok. Everyone except me and Namjoon. Can you believe that?"

Taehyung raises one of his eyebrows. At some point, he feels relief that he won't work with her. "What? Why?"

"Namjoon is getting his 'punishment' and sent away to teach the recruits and as for me, I have finally decided to go on therapy." She smiles proudly.

His jaw drops, "Oh my God! I am so glad you decided to do that!" He stands and hugs her tightly. "What makes you change your mind?"

She returns the hug. "Well, Namjoon kinda talked me into it. I was afraid I would get fired, at first. But he told me that if I get fired, he will leave too." She laughs. "And after that, I gathered all of my courage to tell our Boss. Fortunately, he doesn't fire me and encourages me to go to therapy. They told me to think about myself first."

He gulps and gives a faint smile. "I am so happy for you."

She then releases his hug. "I want to talk to you more, but I must go to my first session. Talk to you soon, okay?" she then waves and walks to the tall man standing beside the door. The tall man smiles and then puts his arms behind her back and walks with her happily. She never smiles like that before and if Namjoon is the only one who can make her happy, he will gladly let her go. Even if his heart aches whenever he sees her with Namjoon, he will be happy for her. He tries to be happy for her.

He needs to move on. He must let her go.

He drowns in his thoughts, not realizing Jimin walks to him. "Hey, bro. How are you?" Jimin has always been his best friend. They both went to college together and finally decided to work in the same place, Taehyung works in the field area, whereas Jimin works as a handler. Her handler. And Jimin was the one who introduced her to Taehyung.

Taehyung sighs. "So-so."

Jimin pats his shoulder. "I know. You are doing good, by the way. I am so proud of you." Jimin always knows about Taehyung's love for her. It's not that he is not supporting it, but Jimin has always known that the girl loves Namjoon, since a long time ago. Basically, he is stuck in between helping Taehyung, his best friend, or helping the girl. But love is not that simple, and can't be controlled with a mere human being like him. It just goes with the flow like a log in the river. And unlucky for Taehyung, the log flows to another stream. "Just tell me if you want to hit the strip club okay? Hoseok is waiting for it too."

"Haha. Yeah right." Taehyung shrugs. "Maybe next couple of years."

"Dude. Why are you so pessimistic about it? You are going to move on soon."

Taehyung glares at him. "I have loved her for 3 years, okay? It's not that simple to unlove someone you love."

Jimin sighs. "You know what? I think you need a Moo Moo."

Taehyung knits his brows. "What? Why do I need that bakery?"

"What bakery?" He asks back. "No, what I mean is you need some sex to help you get over her! And then you can get ready for a new one , its a made up word i use."

"So, you suggest that I should hook up with a prostitute?" He crosses his arms across his chest, finding Jimin's suggestion to be amusing. Amusing as Jimin who is a hopeless romantic and has been in love with his childhood friend since he was a kid suddenly told him to get a one night stand.

"Eww. No! Just look for a girl, you stupid. Hang out more."

Taehyung chuckles. "Shouldn't it be easier to find a prostitute?"

Jimin's nose scrunches in disgust. "If you say a prostitute again, I won't ever talk to you." He then drops a binder on Taehyung's desk. "Anyway, this is the data for our mission. Jin said that we would have a meeting tomorrow, so you should study it. Oh, did I mention that I am joining the fieldwork too? Finally, I don't need to stay in front of my computer. I am so thrilled!"

"Wow, congrats bro." Taehyung pats his shoulder and takes the binder and opens it. "But you should practice your gun skill more then."

"Right! I think I will practice after this. Alright then, if you need other data just tell me, okay? I'll see you soon." Jimin then walks away.

Taehyung drifts his attention to the binder. It looks like there are 3 suspects. They have been contacted by Ji Seok for at least ten times in the last 3 months before Ji Seok is caught. The First suspect is Byun Baekhyun, he went to the same college with Ji Seok, now working in a restaurant in the city. The contacts all happened in his restaurant, with no telephone trace. The second suspect is Park Chanyeol, he lived in the same neighborhood with Ji Seok. He now works as a journalist in a food magazine, last seen with Ji Seok at a work party. The last suspect is Jung Eunji, she has no connection with Ji Seok, but her credit card was used to buy a plane ticket to Hawaii.

His forehead furrows. There is still not enough data to capture them, which means they needed to go to the field to investigate. Another troublesome mission. But at least, he won't be stuck in front of his computer.