Time and Time Again

Letter

Morning arrived and Namjoon heard someone at the gate, someone who he didn't know. He got up and headed out. He saw a cloaked figure dropping a letter into the mailbox. Namjoon made his way over and grabbed the letter from the box. It was blank, no address and no way of knowing who it was for. Namjoon had a feeling he knew though. 

He opened the envelope and his eyes widdened.

"Hyung! Noona!" He yelled running towards their house. He nearly tackled down the door to get in. Chaeyoung and Jungkook even heard it and came running.

"Hyung!" Namjoon yelled bursting into the room. He saw the two naked with no blanket because it was so hot in just the morning. Yoongi yanked a blanket over them hearing Namjoon and opened his angry eyes.

"What the hell?" He growled.

"I'm sorry but hyung look." Namjoon said handing him the letter. Yoongi sntched it and read it over.

"What does it say?" Lia asked tiredly.

"He's alive, here and on that day he wants to duel. Take me like a man." Yoongi said.

"A sword fight?" Lia asked sitting up, she held the blanket close to her.

"He wants to duel you?" Chaeyoung asked Yoongi from the door with Jungkook.

"Yeah. I don't even-"

"I do." Namjoon said.

"You have swords?" Jungkook asked Namjoon in disbelief.

"Don't be surprised." Lia snorted.

"I'll make breakfast. You should do what you can. You're definitely rusty after so long. When was the last time you even held a sword?" Chaeyoung asked.

"Too long." Yoongi sighed laying back in bed, "Now everyone out." 

"Ah sorry hyung, noona." Namjoon apologized. Chaeyoung and Jungkook did the same and left the couple.

"I can't believe you have to duel him." Lia murmured, "We already know a possible outcome." 

"I'll still try." Yoongi promised Lia.

"I know you will" Lia hugged him tightly.

++

The group was taken to a field where Jungkook and Yoongi could practice in peace. Lia was sitting on the bed of the truck holding her knees to her chest. She was terrified about the upcoming date. 

"Noona." Taehyung murmured sitting next to her.

"Hey Tae." She said looking at him.

"I know that this isn't what you want to hear now but when everything happens just know you'll be taken care of. Hyung is making sure of that." Taehyung said.

"I'm tired of all this Tae. This is the first time I'll know exactly how it'll happen and I hate it." Lia admitted.

"I know. I can see it in your eyes. Even Namjoon hyung is tired." Taehyung said holding her hand.

"I would feel better if he just went in his sleep everytime and not in the ways he did and will. That way he would be peaceful." Lia sniffled.

"I know noona. I'm sorry for everything you have to go through." Taehyung said hugging her.

++

"Sir shouldn't you be practicing your skills?" Kai asked Byen Jang.

"I don't need such nonsense. In all my years of living I never lost in a fight. I do not need to worry about the village boy. He was nothing but the poor boy in every life." Jang said.

"But sir-"

"Do you believe I will fail?" He asked Kai.

"No no of course not I just-"

"You must because if you didn't you wouldn't have brought up such a thing." Jang stood angrily.

"I'm sorry." Kai kneeled down with his head bowed.

"I don't believe you are." Jang growled.

++

Yoongi was out of breath and wanted a break. Jungkook hadn't let him for four hours and decided that was enough. He let Yoongi rest, cool down and have some water. Lia wiped his sweat from his forehead and fanned him while he laid his head on her lap.

"Lia." Yoongi murmured looking up at her.

"Yes?" She asked looking down. 

"I'm scared." Yoongi admitted. 

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Lia asked.

"Because you were upset and I needed to be there for you." Yoongi said.

"Yoongi," She sighed, "I'm sorry for not being there for you when this whole time you were here for me."

"It's not your fault. I understand that the next time you see me it'll be a hundred years from now." Yoongi held her hand to his face.

"But I should have considered your feelings about dying." Lia said.

"Maybe but I don't blame you."

"I don't know what I'm going to do when you're gone." Lia sniffled.

"Yes you do. You're going to live happily until I return. You're going to take care of the boys and we'll all meet again in another life. All of  9 of us." Yoongi said softly.

"Do you promise?" Lia asked with hope that one day the people around her would be back.

"I promise on all my lives in the future." Yoongi said pulling her face down so he could kiss her.

"How do you know?" Lia asked pulling away slowly.

"Because I know not only were we supposed to meet but all of us here right now were meant to know each other. We must have met the others in different bodies before. They feel so familiar." Yoongi said, "I have no doubt in my heart or in my mind that we will meet them in these forms in another life." 

"How do you talk about such a bright life when you've gone through so much?" Lia asked him.

"Because you're in every life of mine. As long as you're there, as long as you love me there will always be light in my darkness." Yoongi said.

"I'm sorry Yoongi. I'm sorry for not letting you rest in heaven and I'm sorry I kill you every life." 

"Sh. I'd rather see you and be killed every life than stay in heaven where your soul isn't with me." Yoongi told her.

"I love you so much." Lia's tears dropped on his cheeks.

"I love you too kitten. Stop crying. I'm still here and I'll be back. Remember its not goodbye but see you later." Yoongi sniffled and sat up to hold her.

"I wish we could wake up when we first met and run away as soon as we met." Lia said.

"I do too my love." Yoongi murmured.

Namjoon heard everything and sat with a heavy heart. He wanted the same. He wanted a world where his hyung and noona could be happy. But it was only something they could wish and dream about.