The Seven Wonders | BTS

18. Trust?

The drive back to Jin's vacation house was long and silent, the awkwardness crawling underneath your skin. You tried multiple times to break the tension in the air by turning on the radio but luck was definitely not at your side, since all the stations only had static.

Taehyung leaving to accomplish his own goals wasn't much of a surprise but even the others had varying reactions towards it.

Jin and Emily had no violent reactions, only saying that it wasn't necessary for him to leave in a calmly manner. Jimin was silent, as if he was weighing the current situation he was in, after all he had just officially left behind his life and started a new one with complete strangers. Jungkook was staring out the window with a hand cupping his chin, his free hand tapping the glass and creating a rhythm that he was humming to. Whether he was happy or saddened by Taehyung's disappearance, you were unsure of, but you knew that there was something fishy about him not being able to stop Taehyung. Still, you didn't want to doubt Jungkook. He was a wonder, after all.

The only one who actually seemed glad was Yoongi, who was wearing a ridiculous smile on his face with eyes twinkling like that star in the children's song. It was strange, especially with his cold premise, and you wondered why his mood had shifted so drastically.

As for you? Well, you didn't know what to think. You thought of Taehyung as the moon, someone who was bright in the darkness and would disappear behind the clouds unexpectedly. Many questions popped up in your mind. Where was Taehyung going all alone? Why did he leave? Did he want to leave?

"You seem to be very curious about Taehyung, Sky," K mused, shattering the clutter of thoughts in your mind. It would have broken the silence in the car but sadly, you were the only one who could her voice. "This is extremely dangerous. It does not matter if they are the wonders, it is still a risk to fully hand over your trust to them."

You rolled your eyes, thinking that K was overthinking the situation. Not wanting to sound like a crazy woman speaking to herself, you nodded at K's remark, glancing at the road, which was barely illuminated by the sedan's headlights and you worried about Jin, thinking that he had very little view of the upcoming road ahead. You wanted to help but... how?

Suddenly, a bright ball of light formed outside, just above the sedan's bumper, fully illuminating the road and allowing both you and Jin to see the leaves of the trees around. You glanced over your shoulder to see Jungkook with his legs crossed, one of his palms open and glowing white.

"Thanks Jungkook," Jin whispered while staring at Jungkook through the rearview mirror, the latter nodding with a small smile. You knew that Jungkook had done this after reading your thoughts, so you smiled at him as an expression of gratitude. "Say... do you guys want to hear a good joke?"

Something was definitely needed to get rid of the quiet atmosphere so everyone agreed in an instant, with the exception of Yoongi, who was begging Jin to break the silence with another way that wasn't related to cracking corny jokes.