Amor de mi Alma || 2Jae

Epilogue

Jaebum keeps his promise of keeping in touch with Youngjae, even though it's difficult. They call as often as they can, sometimes text of Jaebum is in the library at his college or if Youngjae is bored in class. They try to schedule when they'll face-time, keeping Youngjae's busy job and extra schoolwork and homework and important school dates and Jaebum's load of work for college and extra job in mind. It's not the most that they can see each other over face-time and it generally doesn't last long because Jaebum often falls asleep after a little while, especially when both of them have gone to minding their own business and Youngjae has started humming pieces from Band or started softly singing a song. The latter is generally done for when he notices Jaebum is getting tired or really tired in general, and though his voice isn't the most developed yet because he's not in the choir like Jaehoon was last year and he doesn't sing much in his free time, it seems to work well. The humming is mostly done out of a bad habit that Youngjae really needs to stop doing.

Sadly, Jaebum couldn't be there for the Fall Concert nor the Christmas Concert, but Youngjae got Yoona to record both for him to send to Jaebum, who was upset about not being able to come and who kept asking for recordings after also saying that he's spending Christmas with a distant relative who lives on Manhattan island. The tour this year is Detroit, where they stay for three days and then return back home to prepare for the middle school performances and the Graduation Concert, which has some amazing songs they'll be playing.

The middle school performances go much like last year - they do great, go by McDonald's, then come back at school at around six, as there isn't as bad of traffic as last year. And then Yugyeom comes with the sudden realization that they'll be graduating from high school during lunch the day after. It's kind of sad, in a way. Time went by so fast and they didn't even notice it.

On the day of the final concert, the mood is heavy around the Seniors. Most won't pursue Band, only Ariana Sharpe and Leia Bartell, a clarinet, will. They'll go to the same college in Los Angeles and they boast about being able to go to Disneyland whenever they want, much to everyone's envy, though Youngjae bets that they'll be caught up in schoolwork most of the time and won't visit as often as everyone thinks they will.

After finishing the concert, Kunpimook comes with the great idea that the Seniors should continue the tradition of playing Mafia at the end of their final concert. He himself becomes the moderator, assigning Youngjae as a guardian angel, along with Amber. Amber saves Yugyeom the first round and dies, Youngjae remains in the game for a long time.

"Guardian angels, raise your head," Kunpimook says, four rounds after Amber was killed in the game. 

Youngjae raises his head and right before he opens his eyes, he feels something move in front of his face, his breath bouncing right back at him. He reaches up to meddle with whatever is in front of his eyes, and when he opens them hand press over.

After a few more attempts to move whoever decided to play this stupid prank on him, Youngjae gives up.

"Who is that?" Youngjae asks. "For real - Kunpimook I swear if that's you -"

"It's not," Kunpimook grins, sounding like he's coming from in front of Youngjae. Far in front of Youngjae. Youngjae wonders how he even managed to assume that Kunpimook could move from the middle of the circle to behind him in seconds without anyone noticing. "Guess who."

"What? How the hell am I supposed to know?"

"Just guess, Goddamnit." Mr. Divins scolds at Kunpimook for swearing and Kunpimook mutters a small "Sorry" back.

"I don't know, how am I supposed to know?" Youngjae asks. He reaches up once more and grasps onto a set of hands, pulling them down until they land on his shoulders and he is pulled back just the tiniest bit and a familiar face appears in front of him.