Thursday, 10th May 3020,

"Jungkook ah!" Hoseok waves his hand towards Jungkook. Jungkook smiles and waves back.

"What the-- how'd he know you!????" Yugyeom asks. Mouth agape, eyes widen. Never have he thought that someone as famous as Jung Hoseok would know someone like them.

"Jimin introduce us." Jungkook smiles sheepishly, silently proud when he sees his friends face.

"Dude... I need Jimin in my life too"

Jungkook glares at his friends. He was just about to complain about that when Hoseok approaches them. "Jungkook ah, what time do you want to go to Jimin's today? If you don't mind, can I go with you?"

Oh shut up! Jungkook almost forgot that today Jimin's family is having a little ritual ceremony for their ancestors. It's their family tradition which people rarely does nowadays. Basically just a prayer ceremony for the dead. How can he forget about that??

"Uhhh I'm thinking that we should just go now. But I need to get home first. I need to change my clothes" Jungkook packs his things up, explain the situation to his friends and ride back home. He promised Hoseok to pick him up in another 15 minutes.

Jungkook rushes inside, panicking on which outfit he should wear and where to find the suitable one. But once he enters his room, he spots a nice black suit on his bed with a note from junghyun. He smiles thinking that his brother might've already there by now. He silently thanking his brother and get changed. As promised, he picks Hoseok up in 15 minutes.

Jungkook is nervous. This is the first time he'll be seeing Jimin's whole family. He keeps on fixing his tie, trying his best to look composed. Hoseok couldn't help but laughing hard when he sees Jungkook fixing his hair every time they passed by mirrors.

"Hyung, tell me... How do I look? Be honest"

"You look good Jungkook ah." Hoseok smiles and pats Jungkook's back. He tried his best to contain his laughter as Jungkook keeps on frowning, checking his reflection.

"Are you sure? I mean, I should've fix my hair before coming right? Perhaps like this?" Jungkook tried to part his hair, looking like a nice gentlemen.

"Jungkook ah, you're looking like a perfect son in law already. Stop fixing your hair. You look good" Jungkook looks down, hiding his embarrassment. Honestly he just want to look good in front of Jimin's parent. Trying to make a good first impression.

"Hyung, Jungkookie... Thank you for coming." Jimin greets the two boys politely, with a smile plastered on his face. Jungkook chokes on his own saliva seeing how good Jimin looks in a black suit, perfectly fits his petite body. Jimin looks stunning, almost makes Jungkook feels like pulling him into a hug immediately.

"Junghyun hyung is already inside. Come in, we should head inside too" Jimin gestures them to follow him. The venue is filled with families and friends. Each of them are paying respects to the ancestors in turn. Jungkook could see his brother from afar. He's a bit nervous because he never done this before. They never have this kind of ritual in their family before so Jungkook is quite nervous, afraid that he would make any mistakes. But he did well anyway. No mistakes at all.

Jungkook's heart beats a little bit faster when he spots Jimin with his parents walking towards him. He gulps and tried his best to sit up straight.

"Appa, Eomma, this is Jungkook. Jeon Jungkook" Jungkook immediately bows politely at the two adults in from of them.

"Nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Park" Jungkook feels like giving himself a high-five for didn't stutter.

"Ah, the famous Jungkook. Jimin talks a lot about you" Mr. Park offers his hand to Jungkook for a handshake and he accepts it politely.

"Take a good care of our baby. He's the oldest but acts like a toddler. You have to be patient with this little minnie" Mrs park smiles while pinching Jimin's cheeks.

"Eomma! You're embarrassing me in front of Jungkook" Jimin pouts a bit. He didn't like to be treated like a kid even though he acts like one in front of his family.

"Okay, Okay. Let the boys talk." Mr. Park grabs his wife's hand and pulls her away from Jungkook.

"I'm sorry about that. I did tell my parents about you though" Jimin fiddles with his fingers, looking shy. Jungkook notices a red string on his pinkie. He furrows his eyebrows, wondering why he tied the string on his finger.

"What is that?" Jungkook asks, pointing at the string. Jimin raised his fingers up and smiles at Jungkook.

"It's a string of love. This is our family tradition. Honestly, I don't know much about this but every firstborn in our family wears this on ritual days." Jimin explains, moving his fingers around.

Jungkook couldn't help but stare. The strings seems so familiar to him. Like he's seen this somewhere before. He takes Jimin's hand in his and touches the string with eyebrows furrowed together.

"Ahhh... Appa told me once that his great grandfather told him that 'this string is a symbol of eternal love. Once the bond of love is seal, it will remain forever"

'Once the bond of love is seal, it will remain forever'

'Once the bond of love is seal, it will remain forever'

'Once the bond of love is seal, it will remain forever'

Jungkook clutches his shirt. Every piece of memories comes right onto his mind. He remembers every single thing that he saw when he's unconscious before. He grabs Jimin's hand tightly while he shuts his eyes, trying to compose himself. His face is pale, lips trembling, and his knees felt weak all of a sudden.

"Jungkook? Are you Okay?" Jimin tried to balance Jungkook on his feet. He's a bit terrified seeing Jungkook like this. And when Jungkook falls on his knees, eyes shut, Jimin starts to get scared.

"Jungkook!? Help! Somebody help me! " Jimin shouts as loud as he can as soon as Jungkook falls, unconscious once again.

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"Jungkook? Jungkook ah?" junghyun pats his brother's cheek lightly.

Jungkook slowly opens his eyes. His memories are still fresh. The things that he saw in his 'dream' before flashing right before his eyes. Once he fully opens his eyes, he spots the person who's he in love with since 1000 years ago, worriedly watching him. He sits up and pulls the man into a hug. He couldn't contain his feelings anymore. He cried as much as he wants with Jimin tightly secured in his embrace.

Jimin didn't know what to do. Honestly, this is the second time Jungkook did this to him. But this time, it feels different. Completely different. Jimin slowly wraps his arms around Jungkook, hugging him back.

"I miss you" Jungkook murmurs in Jimin's ear. Jimin frowns listening ​to that. He didnt understand what Jungkook meant by that. He glances at junghyun, secretly asking for some explanations but when junghyun shrugs his shoulder saying that he didn't know, Jimin gave up. He will wait until Jungkook calm himself down and asks him by himself.

"You scared us. You know how worried Jimin is when you fainted just now?" Hoseok slowly pats Jungkook's back, smiling in relieve. Jungkook turns his head towards Hoseok and immediately hugs him just as soon as he released Jimin from his embrace. Hoseok was so shocked by Jungkook's action. He stares at Jimin who's knitting his eyebrows in confusion.

"hyung I miss you" Jungkook said while hugging Hoseok. Everyone else looks at one another, confuse at Jungkook's sudden behaviour.

"Jungkook ah? Are you Okay?" junghyun starts to get worried of his brother. Never have he seen his brother acts like this before. Jungkook wasn't a type of person who would cry easily nor shows his affection towards others like this.

Jungkook nods his head. Tears are still brimming in his eyes. He wipes his tears away and smiles at them.

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"Jungkookie.......?"

Jimin sits next to Jungkook, face frowning, worried about him. Jungkook smiles at him and intertwined their hands together.

"I'm worried about you... You look different"

"And you're still the same. The same guy that I've fallen in love with years ago." Jungkook smiles fondly at him. Honestly, Jimin couldn't process what Jungkook just said. They obviously didn't know each other for years. Or maybe Jungkook did and Jimin didn't know about it before. Does that mean Jungkook might be his stalker or something? Jimin tilts his head in confusion. Jungkook laughs seeing how adorable Jimin looks right now. Of course Jimin didn't understand. Only Jungkook knows the truth about it. They're meant to be together, and this time, he won't let Jimin go.

Never again.

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