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THE MORNING AFTER was quiet and the sun was out, not as gloomy as the weather channels suspected it to be. even mother nature liked to play games.

jimin was pouring three bowls of cereal that jungkook just got back from buying, the boy barely got his shoes off before the groceries were abducted from his hands. "you're welcome." the raven haired boy mumbled, dropping his keys on the counter and noticing the bowls his friend was preparing. "our we expecting guests?" he asked.

"namjoon is coming." jimin said plainly, it was his plan and he should know these things. "his favorite is captain crunch."

jungkook just hummed and walked to grab his laptop off from the couch. if namjoon was coming that means he had a bunch of questions, he was damage control anyways, making sure jungkook wasn't about to do anything too dumb. his hyung always took several measures to save the youngers ass.

"what time." he asked, opening a few tabs and software programs that only jimin really knew how to use.

"namjoon time." his friend said. jungkook rolled his eyes and found the usan hotel main page, it was good reference for when namjoon asked questions, there was one also open for the necklace they had their eyes on.

there was a knock on the door and soon it opened without any actual invitation. the tall boy had sunglasses on and his phone pressed to his, mumbled words and a bright smile that followed before he hung up. "good morning." namjoon smiled.

"i made cereal!" jimin cheered, holding out the captain crunch with a spoon and matching his hyungs grin.

"you poured cereal." jungkook corrected. he took the laptop and walked into the kitchen, fist bumping namjoon on the way. "good morning hyung."

"if jimin said he made it then i believe him." namjoon said, he sat down as well beside the shorter boy and poured the milk into the bowl.

the three all sat down at the kitchen island and the only sound for a moment was the crunch of cereal and metal hitting bowls every few seconds. "so," namjoon broke the silence finally, "what's been going on inside that mind of yours kook?"

jungkook remained silent, pictures could speak a thousand words, or a few million in their case. he turned the laptop screen around and showed the usans homepage to the oldest of the boys.

"the usan." namjoon stated. he scrolled though the page a bit, a little milk dribble on his bottom lip which jimin reached over to flick away. "have you thought this through?"

"of course." jungkook rolled his eyes, he was sure to make sure the older didn't see though. being a brat was okay, but disrespectful was a bit too much.

there was already advertisement on the page, pictures and dazzling jewels to be displayed with multiple flags of the countries to attend. namjoon hummed softly and glanced through the words and images, "the siwol gala must be your target. all these diamonds and your little hands just want the biggest."

"little?" jungkook scoffed and walked around to stand behind jimin, taking one of the boys hands and missing the puzzled look on his face, "have you seen this kids?"

"they're cute." jimin pouted, pulling his hands away and stuffing them in the hoodie pockets.

"what's the price?" namjoon asked. he was still more focused on the page and hotel in front of him to pay attention to the bickering across the kitchen.

the youngest smiled at his friend and messed his hair before walking around to look at the screen as well. "that necklace," he said, changing the tab to show the jewelry, "eight."

"million." namjoon rubbed his bottom lip and plenty of thoughts rushed through his mind.

"try again." jimin mumbled before taking another spoonful of cereal, jutting his thumb upwards to image the price going up. "big b's. i'm going to buy a whole new monitor system and this light up keyboard."

"it's going to look good." jungkook said. the boy patted his shoulder and went to grab his jacket from the hooks by the door.

it was always an invitation. soon his jacket followed and namjoon was whispering something to the shorter boy and leaving him there with pink cheeks and forgotten cereal. "are you done?" jungkook asked, raising his eyebrow at his hyung once he finally pulled himself away from jimin.

"shut up." namjoon mumbled, leaving the apartment with the youngest as the two went down to the city streets.

he already knew where it was, it wasn't possible to miss the grab building and fountain display outside the hotel. "it's nice." namjoon said once they parked a bit away and walked down the sidewalk.

"fuck yeah." jungkook said. the two walked up the fancy stairs and had the doors opened for them as usual. the hotel was grand and just as exquisite as the first time anyone sets eyes on it. the marble floors and pillars inside opening up the staircases on either side.

namjoon inhaled sharply and nodded while looking around the opening lobby. "this could work." he said.

the raven haired boys lips twitched up into a smile and nodded as well. it was all coming together — slowly but surely. he took out the device from his jacket pocket, it looked like a phone, but jimin would probably kill him if anything happened to it since it was worth much more than a phone.

"left?" namjoon asked, taking the equipment and turning it around in his hands while the younger nodded.

the two split, one going left to measure to heights of the cameras in each display room and the potential blind spots. jimin would have to look into that to ensure exactly where they were. jungkook on the other hand, paused to take a quick break.

his steps seemed to carry him away from he right room, those displays to be seen later since another piece of art was on his mind.

the brunette was there. jungkook assumed he spent most of his time here. of course if he was surrounded by so many snobby people with wallets as big as their egos, he'd definitely drown his days in pink martinis too.

"it's a bit early don't you think?" jungkook said. he stood next to the dark countertop of the bar and leaned against it on his elbow.

taehyung turned around with the glass in his hands, a few rings on his fingers that matched the chandeliers hanging high above. there was a little glitter on his eyelids that matched his naturally pink lips, a small smile could be seen. "we all treat ourselves differently." he said.

"true." jungkook said.

taehyung nodded and set the glass down, it was nearly gone anyways. he had an interest in something else. "you know, you never bought me a drink." he said, matter of factly.

"i guess we have to see each other again." jungkook smiled and tapped his finger lightly against the other boys thigh. at some point he stepped closer.

"i hope you keep your word this time." the brunette said. he definitely meant it, it would be a lie if taehyung tried to say he didn't wish to see jungkook again.

the ravenette just nodded and took a step back, "i will. we like to ourselves different ways, remember?"

"are you treating yourself with my company?" taehyung asked, an amused little smile was on his lips as he watched the younger boy slowly back away, that same smirk on his face.

jungkook chuckled quietly and glanced down at the marble floors. "i'll see you soon, taehyung."

the two shared a look for a moment, a second that felt longer with no one else interrupting or even paying attention to the gaze across the room. jungkook broke it, winking before turning and disappearing back into the lobby and through the art. every painting up on a display for eyes to see, but his mind was far away on something more stunning.

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i love minjoon so expect it