Jungkook bursts through the infirmary doors, amazed to see Apollo sitting up while rubbing his head. Jayden is right by his side, same with Val, who's running tests. 

"Hey, man. How you feeling?" Jungkook asks. Apollo's eyes are wavering in and out of focus. He's staring at the wall across from him while Val tries to get him to respond to the light she flashes in front of his face. 

"I'm fine," Apollo replies, his eyes refusing to follow the light.

"I doubt it. Your reflexes are slow. You know what that means as a Hunter," Val says, clicking off the light. It means you can't fight. Your reflexes have to be top of the game, otherwise you mess up and everything goes wrong. 

"I woke up a minute ago, can't you give me a chance?" Apollo asks.

One thing Jungkook admires Apollo for is his determination and stubbornness. If Apollo says he's going to do something, he'll do it. Not to mention that although he seems tough, he cares more than anyone else. He's arguably the most caring here alongside Jimin and Hoseok. Speaking of Jimin...

The man is still under. Somehow Apollo's awake, but not Jimin. Hopefully now since one is up, the other will awaken soon after. That's how it should work. Right? That's what Jungkook is praying for, anyway. Some glimmer of hope in an otherwise dark room.

Y/N comes over and glances at Apollo with sympathetic eyes. Neither of them speak. He shifts his eyes to meet her gaze and offers her a small smile. Huh. Who knew Apollo had a soft spot for Y/N. Seems like half the people here do, not that Jungkook can blame them. 

Poor girl is the target of the whole government; pricking and prodding at her so they can clone her DNA and hopefully her at some point. Maybe make blood injections to create more Hunters when in reality there's a bunch right under their noses.

That's another conversation they'll have to have at some point: procreating. Jungkook almost flusters at the thought but pushes it down. Even if they weren't all in love with each other, they'd need a way to put more Hunters on the Earth. For the good of humanity. That's their job: to protect humans. 

Raven has Jimin and knowing Jimin's tendencies, they'll probably end up having a lot of kids. Val has Jin. Would Y/N be willing to add? She shouldn't have to; she's already been an experiment all her life. Question is, who would she have kids with? Who would get to have her?

Jungkook balls his hands into fists. Yoongi, Hoseok? No. Despite being in front of others, his eyes narrow. None of them should have her. She shouldn't have to do any of that. Jungkook's heart beats faster at the thought of her getting with one of the boys, his skin feeling clammy. Why is he getting so worked up over this? It's nothing that serious, it's just a possible relationship between her and someone else here.

Wait.

Is Jungkook jealous? His eyes widen at the thought, but he forces himself to calm down. He's supposed to be focusing on his team right now, not whatever his feelings are. So Y/N is attractive and fun to be around. So what? That doesn't mean anything, he barely knows anything about her. What does she like? Who is she? What does she dislike? The basic things to forming a connection with someone, and he hasn't gone through that phase with her yet. But why does it feel like he doesn't have to?

The thought both excites and terrifies him. Regardless, he shoves it down to instead focus on Apollo. "You're not doing too hot. If your reflexes are slow..." 

"I'll be fine," Apollo says, brushing Jungkook's comment away. "Just get me back to training and you'll see. No class 4 is stopping me. Not today." 

Jungkook bites back a sigh. "Listen, we can get you back to training, but you have to be careful from here on out. No major missions. We'll start small with class 1's and 2's, then maybe we'll give you 3's. Hopefully no 4's will come out for a while, and God forbid a 5 comes."

Jayden and Val share an uneasy glance. "I think you should stay out of combat for at least a few days," Val says. At Apollo's glare, she throws her hands up to defend herself. "Just until you feel confident with your training." 

"This world took my family. It took my friends. I'll be damned if it takes my body too," Apollo whispers. 

Jungkook's lips twitch into a frown as Y/N rubs his shoulder. Jungkook can't help but feel like this is all his fault. He could have stopped Jimin. If he did, things would've turned out differently. Jimin wouldn't be here right now, maybe Apollo wouldn't either. What kind of leader is he?

Jungkook lets out a shaky breath. "I need to go check on the others. I'll be back in a few minutes. Will you be alright without me?" 

Apollo gives Jungkook a small smirk. "Go on, Commander. Go check on the rest of our merry band. I'll be fine." He motions to Val. "She's taking care of me, so I'll be fine. At least I have one competent person by my side." 

"Am I chopped liver now?" Jayden asks with a scowl. 

"What if I said yes?"

The leader sighs and shakes his head. "I'm starting to think Apollo's not kidding: he's fine," Jungkook says. "Val, take care of him. Jay, please don't start a fight." 

"Oh please. Apollo may be bed ridden, but he'd still kick my ass," Jayden says with a snort. Jungkook agrees, doing a small bow. They give their goodbyes before departing the area, Y/N following him outside.

"Wait, Jungkook," she calls out. 

He slows to a stop and turns to look at her. "Everything okay?" For a beat, she hesitates and fiddles with her fingers. "Hey, you can talk to me. What's going on?" 

Y/N seems to gain her courage and gives him a solid nod. "Can I take you somewhere?" she asks. 

He's only more confused, knitting his brows together. "Where?" he says. She smiles.

"You'll see."

~~~

"You know, it's not your fault they're like this," you say. Jungkook frowns but doesn't reply. He's been beating himself up for Jimin and Apollo. You had to distract him a little bit. You thought taking him to the park would be a good way to do that, but it doesn't seem like it's helping.

Out of instinct, you have your sword and he has his bow. He only two arrows with him, hidden under his shirt. However, you can see the tips poking out from the collar. It's night, so no one should see either of you anyway. If there's a demon attack right now, that would be the worst luck in the world. Literally you two would have to be the unluckiest duo in the universe. Granted, this is you you're talking about. You have terrible luck, it seems. Out of the dozens of Hunters that survived, you were the only one that didn't go into hiding. Sounds like your luck is amazing.

You sigh as you glance over at the end of the park. There's a river not too far away, a railing separating you from it. 

"Want to go watch the water?" you ask him. He shrugs but nods. Together, you stroll over to the railing and place your hands on it, letting a small smile grace your lips. "Before I lost my family, we used to love seeing the river." 

He peers down at the water glowing under the milky moonlight. Even though you can tell he's still upset, he cracks a smile. "Mine too. We came down a lot just to watch it." 

"Have you ever swam in it?" you ask.

"You're not allowed to swim in the river, the current will bring you out to sea." 

"Not if you're a superpowered Hunter with super strength and agility." 

"You're insane," he says, chuckling. 

You shrug, hopping over the railing and landing on the slim concrete slab on the other side. "Hell yeah I am." 

Jungkook watches with his jaw on the ground. "You're not." 

"Maybe I am," you reply with a wink. "Come on, when's the last time you went swimming?" 

"Like three years ago, which is exactly why-" 

"You should do a front flip when you jump in. Make a triumphant return," you interrupt. You give him a small salute before letting go of the railing. "Join me if you'd like."

Before he can stop you, you whip around and dive down into the water. It's a good five to eight feet down from the railing, Jungkook's voice calling after you as you jump right in. You're still fully clothed and have a sword hiding on your body. But does that stop you? Hell no. Jungkook needs some fun right now, and you're the one who's gonna provide that. You break free to the surface and laugh, glancing up at Jungkook. 

"The water's nice! Current is slower than you think!"

He sighs and reluctantly hops over the railing. Jungkook bites his lower lip, then does a front flip into the river. You cackle as he splashes into the water, your hair getting even more soaked from the wave that hits you. He comes up and gasps for air. You laugh even more when he rubs his eyes and shakes his head, treading water while being pulled by the current.

"I can't believe I'm fucking doing this," he says, breathing heavily as the water pulls you further downstream.

"I think this was the best idea I've ever had." 

"Oh hell no, this is definitely the worst!" He swims with the current, coming up to you and stopping once he's within that glorious touch distance you always yearn. "I want you to know that I think you're crazy." 

"I'm what?" you ask, pretending you didn't hear him. 

"Crazy." 

"Sorry, one more time?" 

"Crazy!" He laughs when you do, the two of you laughing together once again. He points to something behind you. "There's a little hill there! Let's go sit down on it!"

You turn in time to see a little bit of proper ground leading up to the river. Almost reminds you of a beach, except no sand. Damn, you miss sand. You can't even recall the last time you've been to the beach. At least you're finally hitting the water. 

"Follow my lead, Jeon!" you say. 

"In your dreams, L/N!" he teases as you swim towards the hill. Using the strength of the current, you manage to hop off onto the gravel.

The dirt beneath your feet makes you stumble and lose your balance. Thanks to your abilities, you're able to stay on your feet. However, that changes when you turn around in time to see Jungkook hopping onto the ground. He didn't expect the speed he'd come in at and ends up crashing right into you. You and him yelp in-sync as you crash to the ground with a loud 'thud'.

You groan, holding your head with one hand while your eyes stay squeezed shut. "Shit, sorry," Jungkook mumbles. That's when it hits you: he's on top of you. 

Your eyes snap open and you realize his body is on yours, his head on your shoulder. After a second, he seems to realize what you did and sits up, his hands placed on either side of your head as he gazes into your eyes. Code red: a hot, drenched Jungkook is hovering over you staring at you like you're the only thing on this planet that matters.

He keeps peering into your eyes, then gains some courage. One of the hands that was resting by your head goes to your cheek. Since his fingers were in the dirt, he smears some of that on you, but neither of you care. All that matters is the moment. 

"I always knew you were beautiful, but seeing you this close makes me realize you're gorgeous," he whispers. His chest is so close to yours, same with his face. He's so close you can feel his breath hitting your nose. 

"When's the last time you've been this close to someone?" you ask him in a whisper. 

"I have no fucking idea," he whispers back. "You?" 

"I have no fucking idea."

He softly smiles and brushes some hair out of your face. "It's weird seeing you like this." 

"Weird?" you ask.

"Yeah, we spent a lot of our times watching clips of you on YouTube. Like you fighting monsters and telling people off. I never thought I'd see the day where I met you, let alone got this close to you. But I'm glad I did. Meeting you brought me a new fire, Y/N. A fire I didn't know I had. I wanted to tell you something today. About my powers."

You give him what you hope is a reassuring expression. "I never once I had them activate throughout my entire life, but magically they start showing signs of being there when you show up. That doesn't make sense. How?" he asks. He brushes his thumb across your cheek with a small smile. "Or maybe I know and I was just too scared to say it this whole time. A lot of our history talks of Hunters being meant to be together. What if we're one of those pairs?" 

"Jungkook-" 

"Shh," he says, you shutting your mouth. "Hear me out. What if you unlocked my powers because we're meant to be. This can't be just a coincidence." 

"What if it is?" 

"Then push me off of you," he murmurs. You stare at him, and him at you. The moonlight illuminates his perfect features. Those beautiful lips, that mole hiding underneath his lower one, his doe eyes: all beautiful. He called you beautiful, but the truth is, it's him who's the beautiful one here.

When you don't push him off, he grins. "So you feel what I feel, huh? This need to be around you, to keep you in touching distance. It's weird whenever you're not around. Whenever you're fighting demons for the government, I feel this dread inside me. A dread I can't get to go away." He lets out a breath, trembling for a beat. "I think I'm falling for you, Y/N. And I don't know what to do." 

"Then don't do anything yet," you whisper. "Fuck, Jungkook. I think I'm falling for you too."

His smile widens at that, and he kneels. Jungkook offers you his hand, and you take it, allowing him to bring you onto your knees in front of him. He gives you a bunny smile and you can't help but chuckle at that. 

"Jungkook?"

"Hm?" 

"I'm really glad we met. Really, I am." 

Jungkook keeps his joyful expression as he brings you into a hug. You're quick to hug back, closing your eyes and enjoying the warmth he provides. It's much needed warmth seeing as your body is drenched in cold water. 

"Y/N?" You softly hum and hold him closer. "I can't wait to explore these feelings with you..."