Chapter 25: Thin Ice
With both your bomber and Jungkook's hoodie soaked, the two of you took your time with walking into the hospital. The rain had slightly subdewed and the heavy fall was now light and soft when landing onto the fabric of your bomber.
Jungkook had been silent ever since you asked him why the doctor has been searching for you, his mind having a small inner battle with itself, contemplating whether or not he should tell you all things that had been clouding his mind for the majority of the year.
The truth was, although he tried to make it seem like Minjin's words had not affected him it did. He tried so hard to suppress them and try to move on with life, to give up and to stop hoping for the past.
There was just so much information he had been bombarded with he hadn't had a chance to puzzle them all together. All the stories and information Minjin had told him over the past year was all muddled up into one giant tangled woollen ball. Now that he had perked your interest he had to try and untangle said ball which somehow all unravelled into one big idea, one long piece of string.
Or maybe it was the fact he knew that it was wrong.
V.I.R.T.U.E had been disbanded for over a year now and it wouldn't be fair to assume you could just drop everything in your life now to help. You could have begun your studies, be a working woman the list goes on. A lot can happen in one year and it was selfish of him to assume everyone else was in the same situation as him.
Not everyone was stuck living in the past Jungkook.
Shaking his head hastily, Jungkook rids the droplets of water falling down his hazelnut bangs. His sudden action causing you to frown slightly.
"Jeon~" You were about to open your mouth to voice your concerns but you were abruptly cut off by a loud ring tone.
The unexpected sound of the phone swiftly brought Jungkook out of his daze as he sluggishly reaching inside his jean pocket in search of his phone. Once his cold slender fingers wrapped about the buzzing object he pulled it out, a scowl immediately appearing on his lips once he read the callers ID.
"Speaking of the devil." He muttered to himself as he stared at the screen, weighing his options. He could always put his delightful cousin on voice mail but speaking from past experiences, that would only earn him to a long lecture once he got back. He could pick it up and have her lecture him right through the phone but then again...she could help him explain the situation to you but did he want that?
He must have been staring at the screen for too long as once Jungkook had made a decision, his phone screen went blank. "Shit." Knowing this would only agitate the women further, Jungkook quickly unlocked his phone and called back. The line only rung once before Jungkook heard his name being screeched out from the other side of the line.
"Jeon Jungkook, why did you not pick up the phone? Why are you out this late? You are in so much trouble mister." Jungkook winced at the sheer volume his cousin was screaming at.
Minjin was so loud you could even hear her screaming from the other side of the phone. The sight of Jungkook cowering away from the phone made you chuckle in amusement. Minjin was really going on a tangent, it made you wonder about the relationship between the two.
"Minjin please relax," Jungkook whispers into the phone after getting an earful.
"Jeon, did you just tell me to relax? Oh, nono you don't. How can you tell me to relax when my baby cousin is out after the recommended hours? Are you taking drugs, drinking? Jungkook I understand the agency disbandment was harsh on you but drug~"
"For the sake of the Overworld, Minjin I'm with (y/n)." Jungkook blurted out quickly with the intent of shutting his cousins rambling up. However, once he had realised what he had said he urgently covered his mouth, preventing himself from saying any more. Good one Jungkook.
He hears the line fall silent for a moment before Minjin speaks again, "With who?" She says, now in a much calmer tone. Did he sense pride in her tone as well?
Jungkook didn't allow himself to mutter another word as he just stared at you with his doe eyes wide open. "Jungkook who are you with?"
He refused to say your name again and he managed to murmur in response to his cousin's question...this only agitated her further.
An audible sigh escaped Jungkook's lips once he realised that he wouldn't be getting out of answering her. Eyeing you sadly, he mouthed you a small sorry before answering her. His apology caused you to tilt your head to the side in curiosity.
"I'm with (y/n)." Jungkook finally said before pulling the phone away from his ear, awaiting his cousins reaction.
"Jungkook, you're not pulling my leg are you?" She spoke after a few seconds of silence.
"No..." Pulling his phone away from his ear, Jungkook put his cousin on loudspeaker, allowing you to hear her as well. "Speaker." Was all the warning he gave his cousin, his voice now low and disappointed.
"(Y/n)?" Minjin called out, catching your attention.
"Yes?" You replied slowly and with reluctance. You weren't one hundred per cent sure as to what the female wanted, but, judging from the way Jungkook reacted it didn't seem good.
"I can't believe it." Minjin gasps as soon as she recognises your voice. "(Y/n), you have no idea how glad I am to hear your voice with Jungkook." The more the two cousins spoke the more confused you got, what the Underworld is going on here? Why was Minjin glad to hear her voice...and with Jungkook?
"Minjin what are you talking about?"
Jungkook hears his cousin open her mouth to begin explaining but he quickly cut her off. She was clearly too excited to think straight. If they were heard talking about these theories and V.I.R.T.U.E there was no doubt they would be arrested by the new government. "We can't talk here."
"Right, (y/n) are you free to meet up tomorrow?"
"Yes?"
"Jungkook will drop by the florist to bring you over to our apartment tomorrow after work. See you then." Leaving no room for discussion or protest, Minjin quickly took her leave and hung up the phone.
Adverting your gaze from the now blank phone, you eyed Jungkook with bewilderment...What just happened?
"How does Minjin know I work at a florist?"
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The city was not as clean as a year ago. The platinum walls which built the city was slowly transforming into a dull white, some even now bearing grey stains. No one seemed to care for the appearance of the city anymore, something Envy found quite amusing. If it was one year ago, volunteers would be racing each other to see who could rid the platinum white walls of the disgusting colour, a colour Envy had somehow become accustomed to. Maybe he was to do with the fact that he grew up in the depths of the 5th Dimension. Although he was accustom to them, it didn't mean he liked it.
"Please have mercy." Landing onto the dirty alleyway with little to no sound, Envy turned his head in the direction of where he had heard the plead come from.
"And why I do that?" A sinister laugh followed afterwards, the voice raspy and deviously taunting.
"You where the one who came to me, not the other way around." Envy could make out the silhouette of the figure immediately recognised the broad figure. "Then again, who would blame you, who could resist this face?"
The pride filled statement caused Envy to chuckle in amusement. "Pride that's enough." Stepping out from under the shadows of the moon, Envy revealed himself to the sin, his face riddled with disappointment.
"Envy, what a pleasure it is to make your acquaintance." Pride was equally as disappointed once he recognised Envy's smooth voice. "Or is Jimin the name you go by here?"
Pride's tongue glided across his bottom lip cheekily, like he was purposely asking for trouble. It was clear to the demon that Jimin's features physically cringed at the human name leaving Pride's lips.
"Vlad, you're treading on thin ice."
"Did you think the sins don't know if your little holiday here in the 3rd Dimension." Adverting his full attention to the silver-haired male now standing in front of himself, Vlad smirked. "I believe it is you who is treading on thin ice, Jimin."
Jimin's face remained blank.
"Wouldn't want mummy and daddy to get upset would we?"
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Sorry, not sorry.
Did any of you expect Chim to the mole?
But on a side note, I am going to go back and revise previous chapters and add in the extra details they are missing. Keep a look out for the updates :)
see you all soon, love you
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