= two =

You woke up the next morning with excruciating pain in your shoulder. Your right hand seemed a bit numb, but you brushed it off, thinking it was a result of your clumsy sleeping position. You went off to work, not feeling quite well. You were quite distracted the whole day, not to mention your shoulder that hurt. The bruise had probably darkened.

Seokjin wasn't really happy either. He couldn't focus on his recordings, neither his practice, and he was getting frustrated. Namjoon noticed this, and being the wise guy he is, he tried to talk to his hyung. "Oh, it's nothing. Just that my shoulder hurts a bit, and I'm feeling exhausted. Nothing serious." He brushed it off. But he still couldn't figure out why he was feeling so.... so down.

Namjoon still couldn't help but worry about him. "Let's get your shoulder examined, hyung. It's definitely hurting enough to distract you from everything else. And no excuses." Jin had to agree. It still amused him how he managed to obey someone quite younger than him. "Mind telling us what this bruise is about?" The doctor asked him while examining his shoulder. "Uhm... I bumped into a steel girl yesterday morning." He mumbled, chuckling. "But how can bumping into a girl cause such a bruise? Wait.... Did you feel anything weird on seeing her?" Namjoon asked him.

"Ugh.... She was in a hurry. And to be honest, I felt some kind of energy surge into me as she passed by. I don't know if that's related. It could've been the weather." He replied, confused. The doctor's, nurse's and Namjoon's eyes widened as they heard that. "What? Why are you all gaping at me like that?! I know I'm handsome, okay!" Jin yelled, intimidated by those sudden stares. "Hyung... Do you know what this bruise might possibly mean?" Namjoon finally managed to say. But Jin was still clueless.

"I don't know. What do you guys have in mind?" He said, quite dumbfounded. It was the doctor's turn to speak now "This probably shouldn't have happened at this moment.... But I think you just bonded with your soulmate." Jin widened his eyes "So.... You mean Soulmate Bonding stuff is real?!" "It should be. Because I bonded with my soulmate 5 years ago." The nurse replied. It took Seokjin some time to let it sink in. So, soulmates did exist. And out of all the people in the world, he was the one who possibly bonded with this soulmate. That too, and a point in his life when he was at the peak of his career, and couldn't afford being involved with a girl.

That was too much to handle. Not to mention that bruised shoulder of his which affected his performance. Plus, he would have to find her now, and tell her that they couldn't possibly be together. Not only because it would affect his career, but also because it would affect hers too. He didn't want to hurt a girl he didn't even know yet. He would obviously not be able to be with her all the time, care for her or even understand her. She would be wasting her life on a ridiculously busy man, getting hurt because of not being with her soulmate. And he didn't want to get hurt if she wasn't ready to be with him.
But first, how would he even find her?

You, on the other hand, had no choice but to inform your best friend about this weird condition of yours. Her mouth fell open when you explained what happened that morning and showed her your bruise. "Y/n..... This couldn't possibly be.... Okay wait. You won't even believe what I say." She said. "Just say it. I'll decide whether it's worth believing or not." You impatiently beckoned her. "So, Miss Y/n, you have probably bonded with your soulmate. Now don't punch me for this, but just yesterday, one of our colleagues showed me her bonding bruise. So soulmate shit is real. You get that?" She said authoritatively.

You couldn't believe what you just heard. "No way! Even if it's real, I don't wanna be latched onto a person for life. What if he doesn't even like me? We would be a burden on each-other!" You cried. "Stop exploding like that. First of all, we have to find that guy. Do have any idea who he was? Did you see his face?" Ara asked. "Ugh no. His face was covered. But you know what, he sounded familiar. Like...... Like Jin! Yeah! But of course, that doesn't mean he was Jin." You reflected. "Geez. What if he actually was? I should become a fortune teller!" She squealed.

You had no idea who that guy was, so you had already given up the idea of trying to search for him. "But hey! If this is really soulmate bonding, he must be having a bruised shoulder too, right? And we come close to each-other, then according to you, we can feel weird things." You exclaimed. "Yeah. So what are you trying to say?" She asked, confused. "I'll surely know if he's somewhere around me. We haven't got any to clue to help look for him, so we can't do anything. If we really are soulmates, then he'll try to look for me too. And he might probably be having better sources for that purpose. Let's just leave it till then." You confidently replied.

"But Y/n, the more you stay away from each-other, the weaker you'll get. But..... We've got no other way out. You'll have to wait." She said. You sighed "Then let's just go and grab a coffee before I die."