Chapter 3: The yellow planet
That very night, Jeon Jungkook fell asleep in his office while all the lights and glowing stars lit up the room. In his mind, he only thought of how amazing it would feel to meet with the astronaut and ask him about how beautiful space was in person. The happy thoughts of the boy led him him to sleep as he thought of the endless possibilities that could surpass the interview he could give the older yet, adorable astronaut.
However, as he slept; the boy was cuddled up in a small black couch when he began to dream. He dreamt of the stars, looking up at them and smiling as he seemed to be floating in nothing else. It was only then, Jungkook turned his head to see the same astronaut he held the pictures of closely. There Dr. Park Jimin stood. His gaze met the young boy's and all he could do was smile at the younger. The older man was dressed in the same outfit he wore in the cute picture Namjoon showed Jungkook for the first time ever. A grey jacket covering a white T-shirt, dark black overalls tented over his outfit and a black cap over his head full of dirty blond hair. His cheeks lit up and his smile cracked from the corners of his plump lips. Everything was silent and still as the two then appeared to be standing on a small planet that was fit for two. Jungkook could see every detail of the boy's face and oddly, there was oxygen in space. Of course, this was just a dream, but Jeon Jungkook never felt closer to the stars than just gazing at them like nothing.
However, he stood there in front of the boy he looked up to as they both smiled in sync. Everything was beautiful around them. The stars filled the dark space around them, the atmosphere was warm and planets seemed closer than usual. “What… Planet are we on..?” Jungkook heard his own voice echo multiple times as Jimin blinked his eyes. Alas, the boy never knew how Jimin would sound, so Jimin stood there and looked down at a small, yellow and round planet they stood on together. It felt like a movie to Jungkook… Everything felt real until… He even felt the astronaut let out an exhale near him while they were close by each other now. They shared the yellow planet they stood on and just then, Jungkook heard a feminine voice erupting from a distance.
“Jungkook!” Shouted the voice of a woman and with that, Jimin was gone and he was all alone on the little, yellow, planet. With that, he suddenly woke up to hear his own girlfriend tapping him and trying to wake him up. “Jungkook! Why didn't you answer my call? I thought you were still at work…” Worried Jungkook's girlfriend. It was Choi Lee-young; a beautiful woman at age twenty-two. Her eyes batted over her dark brown gaze, she wore a white T-shirt, a black jacket wrapped around her hips and denim shorts while she had yellow timberlands that matched perfectly with the style she had going on. Jungkook met eyes with the woman standing at the doorway of his office as she finally made a smile. Lee-young was beautiful. A slim and pale girl with her tight waist, black silk and long hair, eyelashes curling upwards and the scent of vanilla as her perfume she'd wear every time. “Overslept again… Didn't you?”
“I-I… I think I did… What time is it?” Jungkook asked and that's when the girl rose her phone to show her boyfriend the time. It was about 11:46 AM. Showing that he was one hour late now and this made Jungkook's heart drop so suddenly. “FUCK!”
“LANGUAGE!” Lee-young rose her gentle and not-so pitched voice and then let out a laugh as she watched Jungkook quickly jump up from the couch. “Ah, sit down Newton, I called your supervisor and told him you'll be late. However, it sounded like he really didn't care. He was happy and said you can take all the time you wanted. I guess… He was in a good mood?” Jungkook's girlfriend asked as she then shrugged.
“No… It was because I finally found something and it was the rocket of our unit. Turns out, Rocket B248 had an astronaut by the name of Dr. Park Jimin. Mr. Park's son.” Jungkook told Lee-young as she then pointed her gaze at the pictures of the astronauts and caught two new pictures pinned against the wall.
“Is this… Him? He looks so young and cute! Of course, I don't mean it like that. You're the only cute one in my eyes.” Lee-young said and let out a giggle as she then walked up to the pictures of Jimin to look more into it.
“Such a romantic girl you are.” Jungkook chuckled. However, his mind wasn't focused on the conversation at all. It felt like his own girlfriend held a conversation on her own while Jungkook thought about his dream in space with the astronaut. He stood there looking back at how close he stood by Park Jimin and unknowingly, he began to smile at the thought of how they shared a yellow planet in his dream.
“Babe? Ah! Honey, didn't he have a boyfriend before going to space? I don't know.. I've heard about it when I went with you to the facility.” Lee-Young said as she then tilted her head to smile at the pictures. “He's the one that went to space for one year.. Right? I figured. I hope he's still alive in that rocket. Of course, I don't want to doubt his existence. I know he must be up there.”
“B-Boyfriend?” Jungkook asked and turned his gaze to his lover. “I don't think he had a boyfriend before. He only had two friends. Taehyung and Namjoon… That's what Namjoon told me. There was no other man. I doubt there was a woman too.” Jungkook instantly responded and this made his girlfriend laugh all of a sudden.
“Ah! You're obsessed with this boy! Does he make your heart flutter? I could get jealous in seconds!” Lee-Young teased and made Jungkook look back and let out a laugh once his eyes fixed on his girlfriend. “You know so much about him and you never even met him before! Should I be an astronaut so you could give me your love?”
“Calm down, sweetheart. I was thinking of making a biography on his expedition or even the story of his life. When he gets back, he'll be very famous and I want to be the first he tells his story to. I get that he'll be here after a few weeks or months and then he'll have to recover and learn how to walk… But, I don't care! Maybe… If I can get permission from K.S.C.U, I can be his caretaker. I am the one that found him so, I guess I could take this as my advantage.” Jungkook stated. The boy began to brainstorm with his girlfriend ideas in order to get his way to the astronaut and finally ask him questions. But this meant, he had to take care of the man once he is rescued. Lee-Young supported her lover's decision, on the other hand.. She felt like she couldn't bring herself to say yes.
Lee-Young loved her boyfriend. Yet, having Jimin here all day and have her lover look after him day and night, will deprive them of their time together. The girl remained silent and let this pass. She knew how much this meant to Jungkook and how much he wanted to meet this astronaut; meeting every astronaut was what made Jungkook happy and asking him questions on space and how was his adventure, made the boy smile and laugh from the excitement that erupted inside. This was the first time Lee-young watched her boyfriend grow so excited over another passion other than astronomy. Even if it was still related to that, the girl couldn't help but to smile at his glee and nod her head. Knowing well that her time with her boyfriend will be diminished because he will spend every second with Jimin. All she could do was support because going against her own lovely boyfriend, was worse than displaying distrust in him. So, Lee-Young supported Jungkook with everything.
“That's great! Maybe… When I have time, I can help out with him too. We could both take care of him together.” Lee-Young promised and Jungkook couldn't contain the joy. He hugged his girlfriend close and had a tight grip around her slim waist after. “A-AH! JUNGKOOK YOU'RE SQUISHING ME!”
“Oh I'm so glad you support this idea! I know we won't spend time together… So, I promise once this is all over; Jimin is back on his feet and I have my questions answered to publish the biography, we can go on so much dates or walk around together. Only if you choose to stargaze with me! That's all you have to do.” Jungkook told the one he called his lover and the girl giggled after.
“If I have to, then alright. Don't be surprised if you turn your head to see me fast asleep!” Lee-Young concluded and hugged her boyfriend back happily and closed her eyes into the hug. “I have to run to the office quickly and pick up an outfit proposal from one of my colleagues… I'll be back, okay? Then we could play video games together or cook something.” Lee-Young suggested and this added onto the smile over her boyfriend's face.
“Make it quick. I'm thinking of adding another planet so it can hang on the ceiling.” Announced the boy and pulled away from the hug to gaze up and point to a part of the ceiling with planets of the solar system he had dangling from a strong thread on the ceiling. “How about… I put it over.. Here?” Jungkook asked and pointed to the spot over the black couch.
“Another planet? You have them all, Kook! Mercury, Jupiter, Mars… All of them!” The woman continued and pointed to the different planets hanging on the ceiling.
“No… I want to make my own. For fun! I'll make a yellow planet and I'll make the B248. Then, when he gets here, he'll look at these and feel welcomed to stay! He's been in space for a long time, so I think he can stay in this room. I'll buy another bed and he can sleep here. Just under the yellow planet.”
“I want a planet…” Murmured the girl into a pout and this made Jungkook laugh and look at her after.
“Stargaze with me for at least… Three.. No! Four hours! I've always wanted to do that with you. Then you can have your planet.”
“You know, making a made up planet seems too hard. I don't want to put too much stress on you! Forget about that.” Giggled Lee-Young as her timer went off so she could quickly head over to her office and view the proposal. “I'll be back soon!” Lee-Young spoke in a rush and gave her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek. Even she had to get on her toes to reach the boy for a quick kiss and then run off with a smile as always.
Jungkook watched her race out of the room as he then locked his gaze up at the bare spot he thought of putting the yellow planet on. “A yellow planet… maybe when he gets here, he could name that planet. Until then, I guess that planet could be called… Planet JM-95.” Jungkook whispered to himself and shoved his hands into his pocket. He imagined a small yellow planet hanging over the bed he would buy for Jimin's arrival. Certainly, he was going to wait until he gets it all approved just so he could set his plans into action. For that very moment, Jungkook kept looking back at how close they were, standing on a planet he made up just in his dreams.
A yellow and small planet that only limited their space far apart each other. The planet was small. Keeping their contact close together and to Jungkook, it made him feel like deep down, he knew he was going to get along well with Park Jimin.
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