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29. Hourglass


"Where am I?"

Was the thought that came in Jongkook's mind as he started gaining consciousness. Rubbing his eyes, it took a few minutes after which they got settled and he was able to see in the dim lighting. Immediately getting up he looked around in surprise.

"A small room which is dimly lighted and a staircase at the end of which is a closed door." He observed as he wondered of when and how he had arrived at this unfamiliar place.

Standing up he walked around examining the room. There wasn't much to see. Just a plain old room with a small table, a bed and a few stools kept randomly. 

He turned to look up at the staircase which looked eerie but weirdly inviting. It was as if some force was pulling him towards it. He looked towards the door which was situated at the end of the staircase as he wondered of what could be behind it.

"One step at a time." He thought as he now started climbing up the stairs and towards that door. Strangely, he felt really light. As if he was not walking but rather floating in air. 

The atmosphere was calm, quiet and hazy. It was as if he was in a dream. But if so, then why did this dream seem so real?

The stairs creaked as he climbed up and finally reached its end.

The door, near which he was now standing looked old and mysterious. It gave one the feeling that there could be many secrets hiding behind it.

Turning its nob Jongkook slowly opened it as he peeped inside. 

"Another staircase!?"

He thought as he walked inside, the door behind him immediately closing. "Hey! Who closed the door?" He said out loud as he tried to open it. But it didn't, the door was locked. Furrowing his eyebrows he gave a sigh as he looked at this new staircase which was situated infront of him. 

"I guess I don't have a choice of turning back so better continue walking." And with that he started climbing them. And yet again, at the end of this new staircase was another door.

But this time the door did not look old or mysterious but rather new and well furnished. Opening the door carefully and with caution Jongkook heard voices. Yes, voices of seven different people. All of them so familiar that it would be dumb if he would say that he could not tell to which individuals they belonged to. 

But one voice in particular caught Jongook's attention as he walked inside the room and realized that this new room was the T.V room of the dorm in which he lived with the other six members of BTS.

This voice, which had caught his special attention, sounded exactly like him. 

"Yah, Jungkook-ah leave some pizza for us too." 

"Jin hyung?"

"Just one more bite." 

"Me?"

Jongkook thought in confusion as he approached the seven members who were all sitting together and eating pizza while watching a romantic/adventure K-drama show.

He looked at all of them, one by one as uncertainty and confusion kept growing within him. "Can't they see me?"

Finally his eyes landed on the youngest of the group who at the moment was going to eat the last slice of pizza but got interrupted when Jin hit his hand, "Ouch, heyyy, hyungggg."

Jin- That is enough Jungkook, you will become fat if you keep eating.

"But I am hungry."

"Did I hear it right? The other me...Jungkook?" Jongkook's eyes widened in shock as he staggered a bit and fell down.

Slowly his surrounding started to glitch, just like how when the internet connection is poor and the T.V or whatever device you are using starts to glitch.

"What is happening?" Jongkook shouted in panic but then stopped when he suddenly heard his voice, or to be more precise the other him say...

"I wonder how it is like to fall in love with someone. I wish I could have someone to love, someone to protect and someone who I could call mine."

"Love?"

And as soon as Jongkook said this word a wind started blowing. At first it was gentle but by each passing minute it became stronger and stronger.

So strong that Jongkook needed to shield himself using his hands to prevent himself from getting hurt. Suddenly everything became dark and the wind stopped blowing. It became quiet again. 

"Is love the second reason? Jungkook wanted someone whom he could love, so is that the wish that the comet granted for him?"

Jongkook thought as he got up and looked at his dark surroundings. There was nothing the eye could see for miles but pitch darkness. 

Suddenly, in this darkness came a bright light. Covering his eyes to prevent from being blinded because of its brightness, Jongkook separated his fingers a bit to be able to see what was happening.

It seemed as if something was being written. Strange as it might sound but the light started writing something, as if it ( the light ) was playing the role of a chalk which is used to write on a blackboard. And in this situation, the darkness around him played the role of the blackboard.

C

Being the first letter it formed.

O

The second.

R

Third

R

Fourth

E

Fifth

C

Sixth. And finally,

T

Being the last letter.

And when the letters were put together it formed the word CORRECT

"Correct." Jongkook read as he thought about what statement was this word verifying. 

"No way...so I am right? The second reason is love? But then this means that putting me, Jungkook and the BTS members aside there is a fourth person involved in all these happenings. Who?"

"Good question." 

Suddenly came a voice as Jongkook flinched in surprise. But before he could react further and find out the source of that voice, the darkness started lifting and small lights came in view.

Those lights, if he was not wrong looked like street lights which are used to illuminate roads when it is dark. But soon his doubt turned out to be correct as his surroundings became clear and he saw that he was now standing on a road.

It was night time, thus being the reason of why the street lights were on. But soon his eyes settled on a horrifying sight. 

The road, it lead to a tunnel. And at the opening of that tunnel, there were two cars. Both of them crashed on two different sides of the road. One of them had crashed onto a street light while the other on the side railing.

Quickly running towards them, Jongkook looked inside the first car. The one which had crashed against the side railing. 

It was empty. There was no one inside.

Running towards the other car he looked inside it. But this time, unlike before, their was a person inside. The person was unconscious.

And as Jongkook looked at this person he realized that it was a female who seemed to be roughly around his age. The seat which was beside her had a bag kept on it.

Inside the bag was an album and a light stick. "An ARMY bomb?" He thought as he looked at the light stick's design. 

Looking back at the woman Jongkook was about to help her when her face slowly leaned towards his side, and as the hair which were covering her face shifted a bit he gasped in horror.

"Y/n." He mumbled as he widened his eyes.

Staggering back Jongkook looked at the girl ( Y/n ) who was unconscious. She had a few bruises on her face but no serious injury. But still, this sight which was right in front of his eyes was freaking him out. 

His surroundings started to fade bit by bit as Jongkook gulped in nervousness. "What's going happen now?" was the thought that kept troubling him. What else did the comet of the two universe want to show him?

And just as he thought about this a huge hourglass suddenly appeared before him.

The sand in the hourglass was halfway down. "What does this represent?"

"An hourglass is used to show how much time is left for something to be completed or finished. So could this hourglass represent some type of connection that the comet has with time? But what will happen when the time finishes? What will happen when the sand in the hourglass completely falls down into the lower phial?"

Though his older questions had been answered, new questions started forming. He felt like as if he was stuck in a vicious cycle. A cycle which was filled with questions and uncertainty. 

And as he kept pondering and thinking another wind started blowing. A slow and gentle wind. It had a calming and peaceful effect on him. For a few minutes it made him forget all his worries and troubles. Music started playing which started making him feel sleepy.

Five minutes or more of this passed by after which Jongkook closed his eyes and fell asleep.


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"Hyung, why does Jongkook keep having headaches? This is not something normal or something that should be ignored. Jongkook is a healthy and lively person so its unusual and worrisome that he keeps getting these headaches and sometimes faints because of them." Jimin explained in a voice highlighted with worry.

"I agree. I think we should consult a doctor about this and explain what is happening." Taehyung said as he looked at the person who was lying on the bed.

Turning his head to look at Namjoon whose face clearly showed worry and distress Suga took a deep breath and called out, "Guys, I don't think that these headaches that Jongkook gets is due to any health problems."

"Why do you say so hyung?" J-hope asked in confusion.

"Have you ever noticed of how Jongkook's emotions, likes and dislikes and behaviour has changed drastically ever since he got into that accident?"

There was pin drop silence as Suga said this. 

True to what was said, this was something that all the members had noticed. 

"Jimin, don't you remember about how Jongkook, after he had gained consciousness and woken up after the accident asked you about where your arm tattoos were? And don't you all remember about how Jongkook talked to Namjoon, mentioning about some type of investigation that Namjoon was assigned to do?"

Silence...

But then Jin spoke up, "My dear friend, what you are saying does have a point. But the doctor that day had said that Jongkook might behave differently as it was a side effect of getting into an accident."

"Jin hyung, why does our youngest member suddenly want his name to be pronounced as 'Jongkook'? Have you ever thought about that? And many a time, me and Namjoon and probably you too might have noticed about how he prefers not to be in crowded places and about how he starts getting dizzy when it is very hot outside."

Jin - Ok. I agree and believe in the words you have said. But what does this all point out to? What do these things show or prove?

Looking at Namjoon, Suga nodded his head as to say *go ahead, tell them*.

Giving a cough to gain attention Namjoon looked at all the members with serious eyes, "The comet of the two universe. Do you all remember that legend?"

Everyone nodded their head in union.

"If you don't then I will briefly remind you all. The comet of the two universe is a special comet which connects the parallel universes together. This comet comes only once in a century and when it does it grants the wishes of two people. One wish of the person belonging from one universe while the other wish of the person belonging from the other universe. And after collecting these two wishes it joins them and interchanges them."

"Yes, we remember you telling about this. But how does this have any connection with Jongkook?" Asked Jimin.

"We think that this comet might have granted the wishes of our 'Jungkook' and this 'Jongkook'. And for doing so, the comet has placed them into the parallel universe. Which means that he is a person from the other universe." Suga replied as he pointed at Jongkook who was fast asleep.

A loud gasp of surprise was heard as the members looked at each other with disbelief.

Soon a sound of shuffling and mumbling came as all the members looked at the direction from where this noise came. 

Slowly getting up with difficulty Jongkook opened his eyes, only to be met with six different gazes. Each displaying a different emotion. Walking towards the youngest member Jin gave him a comforting hug and smiled. "Jongkook, how are you feeling? Is everything ok?" 

Jin asked as he broke from the hug and took Jongkook's hand in his. 

"No...nothing is ok. Hyung, I feel distressed...I feel confused. What do I do?" Answered Jongkook as tears started forming in his eyes. True to what he said Jongkook did feel distressed, confused, lost and above all lonely. 

There were a lot of things that he had seen in the past few hours of when he had fainted. A lot of secrets and mysteries that had been uncovered and shown to him. And after knowing all this, he started to feel stressed. He could not handle this anymore. He wanted to tell someone. He wanted to tell that person about what he was going through, about all the troubles and worries that kept lingering in his mind.

And these emotions that were forming in Jongkook were something that Jin and the other members were able to read like an open book. Seeing their youngest member like this, they knew that something was not right. They knew that something was troubling him and that he wanted to share his problems.

And without a doubt, without any hesitation one could say that no matter what secrets the youngest might tell...the members of BTS would always be there for him. They would always support him.

"Speak it out. Tell us the thing that is troubling you and don't worry because no matter how strange or unusual it might be, remember that we six hyung's of yours will always be there for you. We will believe in you and help you no matter what the situation." Jin replied in a comforting and assuring voice.

Wiping his tears away Jongkook took a deep yet shaky breath as he calmed himself down. There was silence for a few minutes after which he said out,

"I am not the person you think I am. I belong to a different universe. The Parallel Universe."

The members immediately turned and looked at Suga and Namjoon with a surprised expression. While on the other Suga and Namjoon just stood there with a *what did I tell you?* expression on their faces.


God! I am tired. This chapter was really long but very important. It is about 2500 words long! There is a lot of information that has been revealed in this chapter. If you guys have any questions or queries then don't hesitate to ask me. 

And...I think chapter 30 is going to be the last chapter of Jongkook's side of story. After which Jungkook's side of story will continue. I hope you guys are liking the plot of this book so far. If yes then don't forget to vote and comment down your support. Thank You!

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