Far Cry | JJK x OC

✔Chapter 28 // Direction

Leah and Aaden arrived at the training ground around midday. The sun was blazing hot but in that natural clearing, the shade provided a cool environment. Unsurprisingly, Jungkook and Namjoon were there, however surprisingly, so were Somsak and Lamar. The four men were playing around and Jungkook was trying to show off what he'd learned with Somsak the day before, while he corrected him at every turn.

"Look who decided to show up!" Lamar teasingly commented when he noticed Leah and Aaden nearing them.

The others also stopped to take a look. Namjoon glanced at Jungkook, worried about his reaction, but the youngest was completely at ease with no change in his demeanor whatsoever.

"Indeed, I wonder why I had to go all the way to the western beaches to patrol this morning," Aaden said, dragging his voice. When they got near enough, he jumped on Lamar, who started laughing and didn't shake him off. Aaden had him in a headlock against his chest. "Someone was too drunk to get out of bed."

Lamar kept laughing while the others were slightly uncomfortable, unaware of their dynamic.

"Well, you should have thrown a water bucket at him. It seemed to work fine for me," Somsak commented, wanting to quickly get back to the exercises Jungkook was doing previously.

Aaden let go of Lamar, "Anyway, now that he's awake, wouldn't it be a great idea to let him train Jungkook?" He glanced at Leah. "And Leah too, maybe?"

She snapped her head to look at him, not hiding her amazement. Every other man also turned to look at Aaden with various degrees of surprise, up to shock in Lamar's case or skepticism in Somsak's.

"So?" He insisted, not really in the mood to entertain their reactions to his words.

Lamar nodded with a big grin, "Sure, I can do that."

Somsak sighed, "Our training is not done yet. Until when will you have them?"

The three started bickering about not having much time to train Jungkook but wanting to. He felt like a spectator of people deciding his life. Namjoon found it interesting that they all tried to give excuses as if they were too busy for it, but at the same time fought for a time slot to do it as soon as possible and for as long as possible. Leah was still stuck in the part where Aaden thought she would be worthwhile to train.

In the end, they all decided it would be best to have lunch before carrying on. Lamar even scared Jungkook by saying he probably wouldn't rest until nightfall afterward.

They did the twenty-minute trail back to Omani village together at a not-so-fast pace because Namjoon still wasn't proficient at it.

When they arrived, they guided the newcomers to the village tavern. They sat down on a table outside under a big shade. For the trio, it was the first time going there. It was not yet filled with people, but on its way to be.

The tavern had tai motifs and decorations. A guy was inside, behind the counter, taking notes in a small notebook, and behind him stood a wall of bottles of all kinds and colors. From his angle, Namjoon could see there was a passage that showed a kitchen where two women were hard at work. Inside, there were tables for four or two people, but it was probably too hot to stay there, even with the fan.

Namjoon was happy to be outside. He disliked the excessive humidity all the time and the high temperatures weren't something to be a fan of either. He didn't know any of the people surrounding them, although they'd pass and greet the three warriors. He observed everyone: Leah was sitting beside Aaden with Lamar on her other side, then Jungkook, himself, Somsak, and Aaden again. Leah didn't look too comfortable and he regretted not paying more attention to who was sitting next to who.