Serendipity Fate {kth}

Chapter 19

You held the seat belt as Jungkook continued driving. Everyone else had fallen asleep as the drive didn't seem to be getting shorter any time soon. You were sure Jungkook had yawned way more than a hundred times. Every time you were going to start a conversation with him you stopped in case you woke the others up. With a quiet sigh, you leant your head back, shoulders resting firmly against the seat.

Taehyung kept mumbling in his sleep; something about a castle. His family probably owned a castle seeing his grandmother's house. You missed halmeonie. She always made sure you were being fed well-

A pair of hands slid under your arm.

Surprised, you twisted your neck to see Taehyung hugging your arm, still deep asleep. You raised your finger slowly and poked his forehead.

No response; not even a twitch.

His cheek on your shoulder, hand holding your forearm, body slouched so that his side rested along yours. You envied how he could sleep so peacefully in a car ride, same with everyone else, whereas you found it almost impossible with the anti-sleep meds still highly concentrated in your blood.

He snuggled into your body more. Not knowing whether to move him away or to let him be you awkwardly fluttered your eyelids and licked your lips. His hair tickled your chin everytime he took a breath in. His hand rubbed gently against your arm. His body's warmth radiating onto you. Lashes long, lips pouting. Without thinking much about it, you moved the hair from his forehead to the sides so that they didn't irritate his eyes as he slept blissfully.

Enjoy it while you can...

"He likes to hold something when he sleeps" a voice groaned next to you, interrupting your thoughts.

A lazy Jimin rubbed his eyes and sucked air in from his nose before letting out a quiet squeaky sneeze.

"Bless you." He smiled at you and ruffled the front of his hair.

"Thanks. How do I look?"

"Amazing as always" you enunciated every word in an exaggerative way, knowing it'd aggravate him not knowing if you were serious or just messing with him. Narrowed eyes scrutinised you.

"Why are you awake?" he asked after deciding it didn't matter.

"The drugs are doing their job," you shrugged. He smiled, his teeth peeking out from his top lip.

"What time is it?" Jimin asked you as though you knew. He shook his head remembering you didn't have a phone yet. Hoseok had promised you they were going to buy one once in Danyang.

"Maknae? Time?"

Jungkook peered down from the road a second, the time on the screen in front of him.

"Just past 3." Jungkook was too focused on the road to try and continue a conversation. He had only just learnt how to drive taking lessons from Jin in the last month. Apparently it was important in their line of work.

"So early" you said at the same time as Jimin said "so late."

You chuckled and stretched your neck side to side, making sure not to make too big a movement that you'd disturb a sleeping Taehyung.

"Jimin," you said quietly.

"I'm an oppa to you. Just coz Jungkook doesn't like it doesn't mean I don't" he interrupted you. With an eye roll you began again; "Jimin oppa," he nodded proud and a little smug, "what?" "How did you guys know what I meant when I asked about my family before we left? I never mentioned them..." your voice trailed off.