Who We Are BOOK 1 ✔

Shelter

"And it's a long way forward, so trust in me
I'll give them shelter, like you've done for me"

- Madeon and Porter

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"...Thanks for staying with me"

"You don't need to thank me, it's what friends do" you smiled warmly at him before taking another lick at your ice cream.

After letting Namjoon cool down for awhile, the both of you decided to buy ice cream before finding an empty bench to sit down.

"Speaking of friends... who was that guy from before? How does he know you?" He couldn't stop thinking about the plant manipulator who knew about his situation as well as the smirk that always played on his lips.

"Oh, he's a hero from Eros... He usually isn't like the way he was today... but I don't get to see him much so I wouldn't know" last year you could only visit each company every two weeks and since they had changed it this year, it was most likely for the new recruits to get settled in faster.

"It looked like you wanted to... get away from him" Namjoon found it very peculiar that you were acting the way you was as he knew you were very helpful and forgiving.

He couldn't count how many times for his rude remarks last year but he knew that it would be same number of times as you forgiving him.

"... we just don't agree on something at the moment. It's nothing really" you tried to convince him before noticing that he was going to urge you to explain.

"What don't you agree-"

"Have you seen Jimin do something... out of character?" thrown off, Namjoon took a second to understand your question before answering.

"... only when he lost control in the lunch hall but you said it was because he had too much energy. Why? Did he do something?" Looking away in defeat, you sighed to yourself after getting no answers about what might be wrong with the lightning hero.

"Just that he's acting strange lately. I hope he's okay" you muttered under your breath while getting lost in your thoughts. The Athena hero noticed your dazed look and thought that you were genuinely concerned for the Eros hero.

"I'm sure he's fine. To be honest, I didn't think he was going to make it this far... but he's pushing forward. And hard" turning to look at the other who was looking at the large fountain, you noticed the side of his lips curl slightly up which made you smile, knowing that Namjoon had faith in Jimin.

"You're right. Plus, he knows we're there for him if he needs help" you decided to ignore Jin's predicament about Jimin and how he might be a villain.

Suddenly, you saw a group of people starting to make their way towards one of the built stages in the purple flower area.

"Where is everyone heading?" Namjoon questioned while also looking at the crowd of people. You were about to reply until you saw a banner that someone was holding which had the words 'Jhope + Irene' printed on.

"It must be Hoseok and Irene's performance! Come on, let's go!" throwing your unfinished ice cream in a nearby bin, you grabbed the blone hero and dragged him off the bench and towards where everyone was heading.

"I'm not a fan of concerts-"

"Let's just listen, they were really good last year" you tried to persuade him while linking arms with him, feeling close enough to do so after having that meaningful conversation and getting to know about the ice hero more.

The usually calm and reserved hero started to feel his heart beat stronger and hear it clearly in his ears. He was thankful for his powers or else his face would be bright red by now.

While you were pushing him towards the stage, not far from the two of you was a troublesome duo that had finally found you in the large park.

"There she is! Quick!" Taehyung exclaimed while pulling on Jungkook's ear with his tiny hands as he stood on his shoulders once more.

"Ow! Okay! Okay! I see her" not wasting anytime, the brunette ran with all of his might to where the crowd was and began making his way through everyone.

"Namjoon, look!" You yelled over the music while pointing to the tubes of slushies that a man was carrying around to sell.

"Want one?" Nodding your head, you were about to get your purse out until you felt a hand stop you from doing so.

"Its okay, I'll get you it" he said after leaning towards your ear and letting his cold breath fan over your neck, making you get goosebumps as well as making you blush slightly at his closeness.

"T-thanks..." seeing how he had such an effect on you, his dimpled smile grew as he walked off to get you the blue slushie.

After watching him walk off through the packed crowd with your cheeks and heart calming down, you returned to looking back at the stage at Hoseok and Irene who were singing their heart out to everyone.

You loved hearing their voices harmonise and especially when the lucky hero would break out in to rap.

"Y/N! Y/N!" Suddenly hearing your name, you tried to look for the familiar voice through the crowd only to see a certain Zeus hero make his way over to you.

"Jungkook? You were here?" You shouted to the other. However, he didn't respond as he looked extremely nervous and had trouble finding words to speak.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"... I... ov... ou..."

"What? Speak up! I can't hear you!" It was a bad decision to have come all the way to the front of the stage and near the loud speakers.

"...I lo.. you"

"...What?! Say it-" you couldn't finish your sentence as a pair of lips had stopped you from doing so.

You felt his warmth make contact with your body as he snaked his arms around your waist and pulled you closer to him. The music faded in to the back ground as all you could hear was your heartbeat... or was it his?

Surprised was an understatement.

"Y/N! Did you want the large or the-" the sound of Namjoon's voice brought you back to reality as you pushed the younger away. His strong arms were still around you, making sure that you weren't going to run away from him like you unintentionally did today.

"Jungkook, why-"

"I love you" your mind became blank at the sound of those three words, thinking of nothing except of the man in front of you and what he had said.

You didn't know what was happening.

But it felt good.

Really good.

"I...

love you even more, Jungkook"

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