hobi drove all the way to the south, and the whole drive, jungkook was looking outside, finding clues of wherever they are and where they are going. no clue though, he doesnt know the south much because the university, malls, and places where he hangs out are all in the north.

goosebumps suddenly appeared on his skin when he realized that they're already in a forest---a dark as fuck forest. no streetlights and houses, just high deadly trees and more trees and trees.

yep. definitely a horror movie location.

however though, when they turned right from a big oak tree, neon lights streamed inside the car, and jungkook gaped at what he's seeing.

"yo jungkook..."

"n-ne?" jungkook managed to stutter out despite his shock. he cant peel his eyes off of the building though, but namjoon expected it already.

"welcome to the dome."

hobi parked the car a bit far from the so-called "dome", and when jungkook asked why, hobi said that it's hard to get out if he squeezed in his car near the building. jungkook just nodded and just stared at the building again.

the words "the dome" is written in neon lights at the center top of the brick building, and its metal doors are open because well, the building doesnt have enough space for everyone who's there tonight. from what can jungkook see from inside the car, it's like someone's fighting inside, with all the hoots and loud bass sounds he hears.

'wrestling, boxing, fist fight, or gang fight?', were the things that jungkook thought of what's happening inside.

"kaja, we dont have much time." hobi said and got out of the car. the two followed suit and closed the doors behind them.

"wow." was all what jungkook can say as the loud beats are getting louder and louder each step they take towards the dome.

'how can people not go deaf after a whole hour here, that i dont know.', he thought as he looked at the people thumping their fists up and cheering.

"let's use the backstage door." namjoon said and hobi nodded and led the way to the back of the dome.

once they got in, the loud beats are kinda muffled, which jungkook silently thanked for. while walking to wherever they're going to, namjoon and hobi are greeting people they pass by. jungkook came to the conclusion that these two are not just ordinary regulars here in the dome, because hell, they used the backstage door to get in.

they entered a bright room and sat down on the couch in front of the big mirrors with lightbulbs. jungkook looked around and saw a sign saying "dressing room".

'who's dressing room is this then? shorty's? shortcake's? and who the hell are they?', jungkook thought.

a tall and muscular blonde guy entered the room using the other door that they didnt use, and when he saw the hyungs, he smiled and did their little handshake stuff.

"long time no see, jackson! i thought you're flying back to the states tonight?" hobi asked jackson.

"eh, thought i'll stay here for awhile. besides, dont wanna miss zico's battle tonight. he'll cut my head off, for sure." jackson said and laughed.

"he's still up there?" namjoon asked and jackson nodded.

"the challenger is good, but i bet zico's just having a lot of fun and prolonging the battle. you know how he is." he said.

jackson noticed jungkook fiddling with his fingers. he pointed at the boy and clicked his tongue. "who's that kid?"

namjoon laughed and smacked his own head. "oh, i forgot. let me introduce you to him."

"jungkook!"

jungkook's head snapped up and he went to them.

"jungkook, this is jackson. jack, this is jungkook. he's living with jin and i."

jackson smiled and held out his hand. "nice to meet you, jungkook."

jungkook shook his hand and nodded. "nice to meet you too, jackson-hyung."

jackson chuckled. "aigoo, this kid is polite. isnt he like, uh, you and jin's love child or something?"

namjoon choked on air and coughed, earning laughs from the three. he glared at jackson and punched him on the arm.

"you know i love you, joon, right?" jackson said and hugged namjoon. hobi grinned at the sight of them while jungkook watched, amused.

"ayayayay, i dont need your love. go to mark if you want love." namjoon said and tried prying the blonde guy's hands off of him. no use though. jackson has a bigger body and therefore stronger than him, whereas namjoon is thin.

suddenly, the other door flew open and several guys went in. jungkook was overwhelmed with the amount of people and so he moved closer to hobi, who just put an arm over his shoulder and pulled him close.

"zico! zico! zico! zico!" they started chanting and made way for a guy wearing a white hooded cape. he grinned towards the small group and hurriedly went to namjoon.

"you came, cockatoo!"

"of course! wouldn't waste the opportunity to see you lose."

zico grinned. "but i won, namjoon."

they continued talking and jungkook was starting to get bored, so he looked around. he was amazed to see people with numerous piercings on their nostrils, lips, eyebrows, and even on their chin. he also gaped at the guy who passed in front of him who has a big sparrow hawk tattoo that covers up his whole back and the back of his right arm.

'that sure hurt a lot, but it came out pretty so i guess it's worth it.', he thought.

he had read multiple books about scenes like this before. tattooed and pierced people with neon colored hairs, dressed in leather and net clothes, neon lights, loud beats coming from big ass speakers, it's your cliché club scene. but something, something tells jungkook that there's more to it than meets the eye.

jungkook was snapped out of his thoughts when he was pushed and knocked out of his lungs. he gasped and held out his hand to steady himself up. somebody's hand suddenly grasped his and pulled him up, saving him from falling face flat on the floor.

he put a hand over his heart to calm himself, taking deep long breaths. someone placed a hand on his shoulder.

"are you okay?"

he unconsciously nodded. he looked up and saw a guy wearing a red hooded cape. he has his hood on so he cant see his face, but whatever. he saved him so he'll thank him whether he knows his face or not. he might not even see him again tonight.

"thank... you. that was... close." he said in between breaths.

"no problem."

when jungkook thought he's about to leave, he suddenly went closer to jungkook and whispered to his ear.

"oh and btw, do you mind helping out my friend?"

jungkook was hesitant but he nodded and waited for his next words.

"if a guy named suga goes up in the stage, cheer for him, would you?"

jungkook turned to the guy and nodded, but he was lost in his own thoughts. he knows that voice, he's heard of it before, he just cant place when and where, but it's so familiar he cant help but ask.

"who are you?"

even with his face hidden, jungkook saw him smirk. he whispered into his ear, ruffled his hair, and gave him a pat before walking away.

jungkook was left astounded, the words of the guy who helped him ringing in his ears and will surely haunt him in his sleep.

"im the person who will send you screaming to hongkong with my tongue technology."

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i whipped this out literally after i woke up. i think i dreamed of this scene and so i was like, "damn i need to write", and yupp, here it is.

ok so i tossed in some zico bae and rapson bc i love rapson to the moon and back and bc i miss them so much. their interaction in the mbc vid wherein they watched their lives gave me life and i just ugghhhh i miss rapson i wanna cry :"(

so ye, some of you guys said that i should continue this shit, and even if you guys were only three (yupp, three readers who told me to keep going), i will continue this bc at least someone reads my crap. thank you very much, really.

another question tho, should i make it a happy ending or a sad ending?

im thinking that if i end this happily, it wouldnt fit bc i only have two chapters left plus the epilogue (done with i, n, s, o, m, and n). this chap has the most words so far (1500 words including a/n). but if i end this sadly, then i can make it fit....

tell me what you think!

i know it's getting fucking annoying but pls join my celebration for 5k reads (we have 6k reads now whoop!) in my bts chatroom! it's at the a/n of the 48th chapter (you can see at the table of contents the number of the chap), it's titled 48// FIFTY SHADES OF MIN and yup, it's about 피 땀 눈물 lmao

you dont need to read the whole chatroom guys, just skip everything and join my celebration bc srsly, no one wants to join and i feel so sad. it would really make me happy!

ok so bye adios

-nikki