Man in Black || myg

𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

Park Soomi

I couldn't take my eyes off of Yoongi. He had long since diverted his attention from me, but I was sure he still sensed my stare linger. What the hell is going on?

"I'm Jung Hoseok. We've been sent here to protect you." Hearing this unfamiliar voice, I allowed my gaze to stray away from Yoongi and fall on this man named Hoseok.

"Protect? From who?" Jimin questioned.

"That is also what we're here to figure out," the other man I didn't recognize replied.

"We have reason to believe that a criminal your dad had prosecuted is now out for revenge. Of course, we don't want to alarm you since they may not act on their threats, but we'll act as your bodyguards as a precaution until the matter is situated. I will mostly be focusing on leading the investigation and identifying suspects," Hoseok explained.

I was shocked. Are we actually in danger? Dad always had bodyguards around him because of the work he did, but the thought never crossed my mind that his work could put Jimin and me at risk. Fear and anxiety overwhelmed me as I recalled this morning's events: that nightmare and the possibility that someone was following me this morning.

Stop it, Soomi. Everything's fine. I tried to calm myself as I continued listening to Hoseok.

"This is Jeon Jungkook," he began, motioning towards the man that had spoken before. "He will be your primary bodyguard, Jimin."

I glanced over to see Jimin's face scrunch up in discontent, but he remained silent.

"And this is Min Yoongi." Yoongi finally made eye contact with me again for the first time since his arrival. He wore a blank expression. Emotionless. It was as if he were a completely different person from the man I met this morning. "He will be your primary bodyguard, Soomi."

"Well, we don't want to bore you with any more information, but I'd be happy to answer any more questions if you have them. If not, you're free to go about whatever you have planned. I'll just be accompanying you," Jungkook said to Jimin.

"Wait, so let me get this straight. You are gonna protect me? And you're gonna have to be around me all the time?" Jimin asked, not bothering to hide the displeasure coating his words.

"Well, those are the orders," Jungkook responded, while conspicuously forcing a smile on his face.

"What are you, like twenty? I don't need someone, especially someone younger than me, protecting me," he exasperated, placing a sarcastic emphasis on the word 'protecting.' Jungkook's fake smile quickly vanished, replaced by an annoyed expression.

"For the record, I'm twenty-four. And I'm sorry you don't like this arrangement but trust me you're not the only unhappy one. There are things I would much rather do than babysit a twenty-six-year-old man. So maybe you should just suck it up."

"Jungkook, stop. You can't be saying things like that," Yoongi muttered in his ear, though I was still able to make out his words. He was practically holding Jungkook back as Jimin gaped, looking beyond offended.

"Hey Jimin, be nice. They're just doing their job. And they're here to help us," I whispered to Jimin, hoping to ease the tension.

"Alright, fine. So, Jungkook, I was planning to go for a run before hitting the gym. I'm sure you'll be able to keep up?"

"Oh, is that a challenge, little guy?" he retorted, already undoing his tie and removing his jacket. "You don't even know who you're talking to." The two soon broke out into a light jog as they continued arguing.