My Ghost

Chapter 7

Jungkook is not one to get lost. He had his magic to help keep that from happening. But trying to follow the magical map Yoongi gave him just had him running in one direction to the other. The seer wasn't joking; the place really moved around and it certainly didn't want to be found.

"What the literal fuck?" Jungkook groans, collapsing on a bench he conjured moments ago. He's sitting across from some abandoned buildings because the map led him to one of the bad sides of the city. A poverty-stricken part of the city.

"It's like playing hide and seek with a ghost... at this rate, I'll head home today with absolutely no answers. And then Hoseok will find out exactly what I was doing and will probably get angry at me... I don't want that." Jungkook closes his eyes and lets his head fall back. It's a cool afternoon luckily; the sun being blocked by storm clouds and the wind blowing gently.

"At least if I go home now, I'll have a few hours of daylight to convince Hoseok to forgive me... I won't have to see him pout for long... but some stuff might get broken... Oh well."

"You really love this Hoseok guy. Is he your soulmate?" A soft voice asks. Jungkook immediately opens his eyes and leans his head forward to see a brown-haired guy, possibly his age or older, standing in front of him wearing a white button-up, slacks, and dress shoes. Upon seeing Jungkook's confused expression, the man smiles brightly, his eyes disappearing into crescents.

"Well, don't you look like a deer in headlights. What's your name, kid?" The brunet asks, putting his hands on his hips. Jungkook huffs and stands up from the bench, puffing his chest out. If there's one thing that annoyed the boy, it was being called a kid.

"My name is Jeon Jungkook. What's yours, shorty?" Jungkook huffs, crossing his arms over his chest. The shorter brunet laughs in response before grinning at Jungkook.

"I'm Jimin... So what's the deal with this Hoseok guy? You never answered my initial question." Jimin replies, tilting his head slightly. Jungkook sighs and sits back down on the bench.

"Yeah... he's my soulmate. But he's a ghost... so I need some way to make him human again. He acts like he doesn't want me to find a way to make him human again because he's scared that he'll become a really old guy or die right away if I do... I don't suppose you have some method of preventing him from over-aging and making him human again?" Jungkook asks, almost jokingly as he runs a hand through his hair.

"Well, you do have a map to my store right next to you on the bench... How'd you get that anyways?" Jimin looks down at the golden parchment resting on the bench next to Jungkook's hand. Jungkook hums, glancing at the map before looking back up at Jimin with wide eyes.

"You're the owner Yoongi hyung was talking about?!"

"Yoongi? Of course, it was Yoongi. That sneaky little punk. I knew I should have shaken him down before he left my store." Jimin grumbles, pouting. Jungkook raises an eyebrow at that but doesn't question the man as the warlock stands up and grabs the map.

"Can you help me?" Jungkook asks, giving the shorter man a pleading look.

"I think I have something that'll help you. I just have to find it first. But first," Jimin pulls out a pad of sticky notes and a pen, "I need you to write down your wish. So I don't forget overnight." The man explains, smiling at Jungkook. Jungkook nods and grabs the pad and pen and starts to write.

'I want to bring Hoseok back to life. Give him a human body. I'll do anything to grant him that much.'

Jungkook hands the pad and pen back to Jimin who quickly reads it and then smiles.

"I see you're taking the phrase 'be careful what you wish for' seriously. Alright, I got it, Jungkookie. Come back here tomorrow at one in the afternoon and I should have found what you need." Jimin says before literally disappearing in front of Jungkook's eyes.

"What the- Whatever. Let's head home now." Jungkook mutters, before using the map to get back home. There was no way he'd get home as fast as possible without the map.