Between Chances And Choices

Chapter 1

The chirping of birds resounds like music in his ears. They are singing, in what seemed like a celebration of another day. Within the vicinity of the temple, away from the bustling cities, the early morning always gifts with serenity and peace. The pleasant tinkling of chimes and bells join along as they dance and sway with the breeze. Yoongi took it all in. He looked up, feeling the spring air and soft sunlight on his skin. The sky is vibrant and blue with only a few wisps of cloud in sight. He inhaled the refreshing scent of the foliage that covers the vast grounds of the temple and let out a contented sigh before grasping his broom tighter to sweep. In the stillness, the crisp scratch of thin wooden sticks against the stone pavement reverberated.

"JEON JUNGKOOK!"

He sighed. The quiet was quickly adulterated by the sound of frantic and aggressive footsteps.

"I TOLD YOU! I'M GOING TO PAY YOU BACK!"

"BULLSHIT! YOU OWED ME A LOT AND YOU HAVEN'T PAID ANYTHING!"

"DON'T BE SELFISH! WE'RE FAMILY! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LEND A FAMILY A HAND!"

The dried and fallen leaves that Yoongi has collected were sent hurling in the air when his cousins, Jungkook and Somi, circled around him.

"GIVE IT BACK!"

"I'm gonna pay it back."

"Guys." Yoongi, forcibly dragged into the commotion, quietly intervened.

"YOU WON'T. YOU NEVER DO, FUCKER!"

"Uh? You've cussed a lot already. The gods can hear you. They won't bless you to be the chosen one."

"I DON'T CARE! GIVE IT BACK!"

Jungkook grabbed Yoongi and used him as a human shield.

"Seriously? Jungkook." He said exasperatedly.

"Give it back." Somi clawed towards him.

"Guys."

"Give it." She tried to seize him.

Jungkook twisted sideways to evade her grasp, bringing poor Yoongi along with him.

"Jungkook, give it!"

"Hey."

"Jungkook!"

"How many times will I tell you?"

"Give it back."

"Hey."

"...I will pay you back."

"No. Give it back!"

"Hey."

"Give it!"

"I will pay you back!"

"No you won't! So give it back!"

"I will -

"Give it -

"HEY!!!"

The two of them froze, wide-eyed.

Yoongi pinched the bridge of his nose. "What happened that you had to ruin the peace early in the morning?" He asked sternly.

"J-jungkook stole my money." Somi answered in a small voice.

"No." Jungkook eagerly shook his head, his clear doe eyes gleaming in denial. "I borrowed it."

"Borrowed? You took it from my room by going inside through a window. Like a thief."

"Jungkook."

"I just need money." He showed Yoongi a pitiful, puppy eyes. "For a project in school."