The Water Spirit

Part 13

A/N Enjoy

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Jungkook buries his hands into his coat pockets and looks to the left and right. No one is in the hall and he steps into the playroom for the kids.

"Taehyung?" he asks while the mood lamp turns purple and then green. He can hear some birds singing and the rustle of leaves from the speakers on the wall. The aquarium bubbles happily on his left, dividing the room like always.

He likes the playroom at the pediatric ward and looks around. Taehyung had sent him a text to meet him exactly here at 11:37 AM. He doesn't know why it had to be exactly this time, but he would do almost anything for Taehyung. Maybe there was a 1% chance he wouldn't follow his wish.

Jungkook scans the room, but can't see Taehyung.

"Where are you?", he asks, feeling suddenly foolish. Was Taehyung getting him back, because he was still ornery about the bungee jumping trip last weekend?

"Tae?"

The aquarium suddenly produces more bubbles and Jungkook looks over and does a double take. A transparent face with pale hazel eyes and soft, blue floating hair can be seen in the water. Jungkook blinks and rubs his eyes. He can feel that his mouth is standing open in surprise. Little fish swim lazily through the aquarium like there wasn't anything else in there.

Jungkook walks in a trance over to the aquarium, his eyes never leaving the hazel ones. He tries not to blink.

"What the hell are you doing in there?" he whispers and touches the glass in shock.

One hazel eye winks cheekily.

Jungkook bends down, getting on the same level. "If you are trapped in there like a Genie and you want me to rub the glass to release you, you are on the wrong track. And I already got three wishes and you. So it's clearly a trap."

The face gets less transparent and he can see Taehyung laugh. Little bubbles float from his lips to the surface of the tank.

"If you wanted to impress me," Jungkook rambles on, "you succeeded. But this wasn't necessary. You always impress me."

Taehyung smiles smugly.

"Come on," Jungkook prompts, "surface."

He watches how Taehyung's head appears out of the water. "Hello love," he greets.

Jungkook snorts and shakes his head in disbelief. "You are full of surprises. Why are you in there?"

Taehyung purses his lips at first. "Listen..." he prompts and they are quiet for several seconds, listening to the sounds over the speaker.

"I'm listening."

"Isn't it nice?"

"Are we trying a dream journey? Should I sit down and close my eyes?"

"No, I want to get you in the mood."

Jungkook raises a brow in question and looks around. "Here?" he asks stunned.

"Yeah, why not?"

"With you in a fish tank?"

"It's an aquarium."

"Why would you want to get me in the mood while I am standing here... and you swim in a fish tank."

"It's an aquarium."

"That is just a nicer word for fish tank."

"Why are you like this?"

"You want to get me in the mood, while you are in there. It's not like I see the rest of your body."