Chapter 45: A light at the bottom
The tight rope around Jimin's waist was slightly tighter as the older didn't seem to realize that the elder considered these as pictures he would send later to the two. Jimin then looked down only to see the rope's outline along his waist and only tugged it to make sure it was secured.
"Why are you tugging it? Don't you trust me?~" Jungkook asked with a big smile on his face that Jimin could barely see. Only the blur of his big, white, teeth pulling the smile.
"I'm just making sure you did it right! Or else I wouldn't have to check." Jimin giggled as the younger nodded his head and sat back down, drawing his face forward to pay attention to the elder now, who was placing the pack of air tanks attached to strap bases like backpacks so they could swim with it on their back.
"Jeon, you are up first." Said the Grandfather as he helped place the gear behind Jungkook and ensured it was locked around the boy. Once he was done, the man took a good look at the water once more before gazing right back at Jimin. "Lean back and hold a good posture. You don't want to hit your air tank against the boat." The man warned the younger as Jungkook complied and carried on with the safe entry into the water while the elder helped. Not a moment too soon, Jungkook was finally underwater as everything around him went silent and all he could hear was his movements becoming delayed and the sound of him just breathing through his mask.
Just then, Jimin got in and looked around with his goggles and could only see blurs of underwater rocks and fishes swimming away so quickly. This was such a great experience and the feeling alone made Jimin happy within. His days with Jungkook seemed to get better and better!
Just before Jimin can look around for Jungkook's figure, the younger finally approached the boy and swiftly locked hands with Jimin. Holding his hand tightly and gazing into his lover's eyes before swimming off with Jimin. To Jungkook, this didn't feel like work to him or just some lousy practice on swimming... To Jungkook, this felt like a sweet date he was on again. Making the best of his time underwater with Jimin as well.
Jimin held tight to the younger's hand as they began to swim. Nothing else could be heard but their swimming fins just paddling through the water and taking them deeper to look around and take their time to get use to this. The boy felt his boyfriend grip tighter onto his hand, making Jungkook look back to check on the older. But it was just Jimin, holding onto his lover's hand and following along.
Jungkook payed attention to his beautiful surroundings. The rocks at the bottom, seaweed just waving from below and a small school of fishes zooming from place to place so quickly. Jungkook never thought he would see such a beautiful sight like this and only wished Jimin could have seen this too. The younger kept his hand locked with his lover and went far enough until their rope couldn't reach any further.
Very soon, they returned to the speedboat and started to get timed. The purpose of this exercise was for just in case they spilled a mixture onto a rock for example, they would have to be quick and swim out of there before the mixture was to rub off on their wetsuit.
Jungkook looked down at the water after getting out of the speedboat as for Jimin, he didn't need to do this since he couldn't see and was already aware of how this went. However, Jungkook had to go through this on his own and beat the time of at least fifteen to twenty seconds. It wasn't easy and most biologits take a bit more time to spread out, but for Jungkook, He just needed to get this procedure down for safety purposes.
The younger sat on the speedboat, ready to lean back and get in as Jimin took off the gear and was wrapped in a pink towel the Elder made sure to bring. "So, Jimin can't swim...?"
"You know I can't! I won't be able to keep up with the time..." Jimin added as Jungkook let out a sigh and nodded his head.
"When we get to that Island, you are bringing your contacts." Jungkook ordered, making Jimin let out a flirtatious giggle. Not really caring if the Grandfather was there.
"Of course I will! Stop complaining and go get ready." Jimin said as the elder brought out an under water camera that could be able to record Jungkook's movements and allow it to be streamed onto the small screen the man turned on and showed Jimin.
"You will be timed and we will see you try to demonstrate spilling this into the ocean." Said the elder as he held out a bottled flask that only had salt water in it so he wouldn't pour any dangerous chemicals into the ocean. "You will pour this onto the ocean floor then, you will be quick and hurry back here. Just that simple... Understand?"
"Yes, Grandfather." Jungkook answered and placed his goggles back on along with his mask. He had doubts he'd be able to do this on time... Yet he had to do it so he could be trusted to go underwater with Jimin in Cozumel. Jungkook adjusted his mask over his mouth and allowed the elder to place the camera onto his gear so they could see what he was doing. Not a moment too soon, Jungkook finally held the flask in his hands and was quick to swim.
The boy pointed his hands out and paddled his swim fins up and down to get him there quickly. He had to pour the substance onto a rock and as soon as he looked at it, he took off the cap of the flask and poured it, after he bolted to the opposite direction, swimming up to the boat as fast as he could! Yet, he made sure not to puncture his air tank at all through this quick process.
The younger finally poked his head out of the water and had his arms on the speedboat. Letting out huffs after taking off his mask. Meanwhile, Jimin smiled at the younger happily and began to cheer for him. "You were so quick! I remember my first time I was ten seconds off!" Jimin added as Jungkook cracked a tired smile and gazed at the elder who held the timer in his clutches.
"You were five seconds off. You'll need to be quicker and we won't leave until you are atleast one second off. Hurry up." The elder added as Jungkook let out a sigh and pressed his head against the boat's rails and caught his breath for a second before getting pulled up again and doing it after that. At the end of the practice, Jungkook had to do it at least five more times until he was finally one second off. It didn't seem like a good idea but it was mandatory since Jimin's team handled swimming and dumping a mixture that once exposed to ocean water, it'll activate quickly.
After practice, Jungkook and Jimin were sitting in the small classroom as Jungkook was drying his hair. Wearing his inside white tank top, his black slacks for work, shoes, and his dress shirt was just placed down on the desk as he dried his dark brown hair. As for Jimin, he already had on his attire to return to work and was tying the tie along his collar while Jungkook looked at the younger with a smile.
"What are you looking at?" Jimin asked as he placed on his glasses and gazed at the younger who just kept staring at Jimin like he was a movie playing on the big screen. Not being able to pry his eyes away from the older. "Cut it out, Kookie! You get so creepy." Jimin giggled as Jungkook stood up and placed the towel down so he could throw on his dress shirt.
"If you're here, how could I not stop staring?" Jungkook asked as he looked at the time. It was now 2:38 PM and Jungkook only smiled and gazed at the older boy. "Let's get some snacks and have some alone time at the resource center.~"
"So now that's our secret hideout?" Jimin asked with a cute smile that stained onto his face whenever Jungkook was around him. The older grabbed Jungkook's tie and walked up to the younger so he could place it around his collar and tie it gently.
"Well? Do you want to go to my house instead? After work?~" Jungkook asked as his hands ran up Jimin's waist and gently placed his hands over Jimin's torso.
"No! I'll never walk again!" Jimin laughed as he tried to focus on tying Jungkook's tie. "Then we'll miss work after. We can't do that. Seokjin was pretty close about knowing what we do."
"Then I guess we head off to the resource center." Jungkook stated as he leaned in and kissed Jimin's forehead before walking off and looking back to see Jimin place on his ring and hurry to catch up with the younger. The two walked by eachother's side as Jungkook held Jimin's hand secretly while they made their way to the employee lounge. Without getting caught with their hands in contact.
The two stepped into the lounge and Jimin took out his wallet to take out coins for the vending machine, but Jungkook suddenly grabbed Jimin's wallet and placed it in his pocket. "Jungkook! Stop let me buy my own things!" Jimin pleaded as Jungkook shook his head and took out his own wallet and placed in the coins.
"Choose what you want." Jungkook said as Jimin giggled and shoved the younger back.
"I don't want anything!" Jimin added as he went to go sit down, but the younger wasn't going to let Jimin go empty handed.
Jungkook pressed four buttons of snacks. Chips, small cakes or even bags of small lollipops or candies. This made Jimin face palm as Jungkook held the bags in his hands and grabbed Jimin with his other hand to drag the older to the resource center. Jimin started to giggle and stop time to time, yet, this only made Jungkook quickly grab Jimin and throw him over his shoulder to walk down to the resource center.
"Jungkook! Someone might see!"
"Ah, you always complain about the same things, Baby. What's wrong with me handling you like this? Hm? Can't your boyfriend be free to carry you around? The least they could do is stare and whisper." Jungkook shot back while Jimin tried his best to hold onto his glasses while Jungkook took him to the resource center.
Jimin did mention before that not many biologists would come in to research since they had their own sections in the lab and had access to their laptops. Yet, Jimin longed to use this place so it wouldn't be vacant most of the time when he wasn't there. Even if no one used it, Jimin longed to keep the resource center going no matter what. It was like a place he could sneak in and take breaks and never get caught since the resource center never had a PA system or cameras at all.
Jungkook finally reached the empty resource center and didn't stop to place Jimin down. He was walking with the older over his shoulders as he finally reached a couch deep within the book cases like a small lounge area for peace and no disruptions at all. Just a place for the two to sit down and be together since they handled most of their work already.
"There. Now I'll let you down." Jungkook added as he dropped Jimin onto the couch and climbed over him to gently give the man a kiss in his gentle and soft lips. Finally being able to have time with his lover. Of course, this was what Jungkook always wanted. A moment with his lover almost everyday or even a kiss and simple words like 'I love you' was enough for Jungkook to know Jimin wanted him over anything.
"A-Ah... Jungkook... I-I need to talk to you.." Jimin whispered as Jungkook pulled his lips away from Jimin's hickey the man hid with his collar, slightly pulled up to cover the faded mark now.
"Tell me..." Jungkook replied as Jimin cupped Jungkook's face and looked at the younger.
"I think I want to check up with my parents soon... Before we go to Mexico. Before anything, I want to see them and have a little talk with them. Not to confess yet... But maybe I will see if they really aren't blinded by fortune and still care about me deep down." Jimin mentioned as Jungkook gave a bright smile and looked down at his lover he hovered over. Nodding his head happily and hugging Jimin tightly out of joy.
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