Keep quiet.
close your eyes.
listen.

If you listen hard enough,
you can always hear something.

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I lunge forward with my hands tightly formed into fist, the same power emerges inside my body when me and Jimin practice our powers and combat skills.

Adrenaline rushes through my veins making it more exciting.

But the boy in front of me is quick to understand my moves as he scurries away and my hand meets with nothing but the cold air. His sudden disappearance from my vision shakes me that not even a millisecond later, I feel a sharp pain in my back— my instant stimulus is to move away and face the source or actually him.

He is right there behind me in his fighting stance. I instantly get in mine too as both of us spend a good amount of time to analyse each others strategies.

I can't consider him as an easy opponent— he is not like a normal recruit.

Taehyung seems to be a master in every single technique that I place in front of him— he dodges every attack so keenly that I don't think he needs to be trained any more.

He is too good and I actually doubt my own skills now.

Just like that, days passes swiftly. We both get well acquainted— we laugh, fight, smile and practice together. He is getting more precise in his actions, his potential to be a superior anytime soon shines brightly in from of my eyes.

But whenever we meet in our leisure time, Miyeon always tends to get in our way and all because of her usual irritating skills, she successfully interrupts our quality time together. Sometimes even Taehyung starts talking to her like normal friends.

No denying the fact, I hate it.

And yes, Miyeon is good in taking control over others, her ability is hypnotizing, after all.

Well leaving that, I have found his strengths as well as weakness.

He has some special animal instincts that helps him to understand the opponent's moves. One second he is right in front of you but if you blink for a second, you will not be able to locate him anymore as he will instantly camouflage himself with the surroundings and attack you from the back.

His speed, techniques— everything is marvellous.

Weakness—  he gets distracted too easily and that is his only weakness.

Not kidding, I didn't joke when I said he is the best one I have ever met in my life.

But I never appreciate him on his face. Appreciating him will lead to over confidence which will only cause a huge downfall in his capabilities. At times, I do smile at him showing but still giving a loud of applause and appreciation will just boost his confidence up.

And it is today.

Yup, today we are going on his first ever mission.

I specially asked Namjoon to let us go first so that Taehyung can accelerate his skills and I can also boost his confidence by appreciating him.

I have a hunch that he will be extraordinary during the mission as well.

I hope he won't disappoint me today.

"Goeun and Taehyung," Namjoon calls our names as he clears his throat. Raising his spectacles, he glances at both of us.

"Yes sir."

"Mission 1370, location— Namsun tower in Pyeongchang. You both need to free the family that are being held by a group of drug dealers and unfortunately or fortunately, choose yourself but there is a party being held at the same place so it might help a little. Time limit is today and come back tomorrow with each member in their best condition which means no life loss. Even the loss of one life will cost you your whole career, agents."

Namjoon's voice is harsh and commanding that for one second I think may be he is kidding. But no way he is kidding during his duty, he is 100% serious and that is what I fear the most.

Serious Namjoon is such a killer, I swear.

"You don't need to help Taehyung everytime. Just give a hand when the mission is falling apart and you know exactly what I mean right, Goeun?"

"Yes sir."

Namjoon nods as he faces towards Taehyung. "Best of luck for your first mission, Taehyung. I wish for your success."

Taehyung sends a smile at his senior. "I won't disappoint you, sir."

"Good, you can go ahead. I will keep Goeun for a second."

Taehyung bows quickly and rushes towards the exit. As soon as he steps out of the room, I raise my hands and place them on the table while letting my body relax for a second.

"Goeun, I am still your senior," He tries to remind me with the same sternness as before but I know he is kidding.

This boy can never behave like that when we both are alone. If in front of everyone, it is necessary to act like we have the same senior-junior relationship like others but only we know about the inside story.

"What do you think?" I signal towards the door, asking about Taehyung as Namjoon releases a heavy sigh and snuggles into his cushy rotating chair.

"I feel like he is okay, just okay."

If Namjoom is saying that, then I am sure my decision about Taehyung being one of the best agent is right.

'Just okay' in Namjoon's dictionary is okay— I mean, he thinks that the person can do it. Otherwise he will normally throw insults at the undeserving recruit and even scolds the senior beside him/her.

He did that with me too— only one time. But only once and I never want to repeat that scene ever again.

I am sure he likes Taehyung because of his guts and personality. The strong aura Taehyung has around him is surely impressing which actually bounds people in his charm.

"Just what I need to hear," I click my tongue, internally praising myself for my quick and perfect decision about Taehyung.

It is my second time that I am trying to hasten the first mission of a recruit and no doubt, I was quite nervous— a result of my first bad experience.

"Now go, you need to depart in 10 minutes," He waves his hand— a signal to get me out of his cabin as my eyes forms giant spheres at his command.

"In 10 minutes!? Isn't it way too early?"

"You asked me to rush the things and so I did."

"You know what? I hate you from my core," I roll my eyes at him and make my way towards the door. Chuckles echoes in the room but it is such a dim sound that almost is non existent to my ears— I internally scoff.

Leaving the room, the second I place my foot outside the door, my eyes falls on Taehyung. He is walking around in a very unusual pace with his hands around his chest and biting his lower lip— probably his habit out of nervousness.

I slowly walk towards him and tap his shoulder gently enough to not give him a fright.

"Ready?"

I ask while smiling like Jimin— a habit of my male friend whenever he feels like I am hyperventilating for no specific reason and when I feel like dying because of nervousness.

I hope it works in the same way with Taehyung too.

"I-I am but.. I am.." He stutters. I nod while cutting his sentence between. "Nervous right? But it is all going to be okay."

"I don't know.."

"That is exactly what I said when I was in your shoes!" I excitingly shout and grin at him but his lips doesn't even twitch.

Damn, he is more nervous than I was.

"At that time, I calmed myself by saying that it is eventually supposed to happen sooner or later. You know, we don't get to choose the time right?"

"And moreover," I add. "I am with you. If anything happens then I will handle it till everything gets normal, is it okay now?"

"Better," He sends me a weak smile, may be to make me feel better and I thank the god— he at least did smile than staying neutral like the past few minutes.

"Let's go otherwise we will get late."

"Late?" Taehyung asks, completely clueless about our departure time. Namjoon did tell me the departure time after Taehyung walked out of the room.

"We need to depart in 5 minutes," I look down at my wrist watch which shows that exactly 5 minutes are left till our departure now.

"Let's rush then!" He exclaims while grabbing my hand in his.

For a second there, I get shocked because of the sudden skinship but once he pulls me after him, I am snatched back to reality.

Not the right time to fantasise and daydream, Goeun. Better focus on your mission.

Technically all the responsibility is on me. The family, Taehyung and then keeping everyone safe— it is my responsibility. Till now, I have completed many missions successfully but all of them were really simple.

And I never thought every single problem will arise during Taehyung's first mission.