Nepenthe. A wonderful sound and an intriguing meaning. Anything inducing the pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness especially when it comes to either sorrow or trouble. It can be from a item to a person and as long as we allow our hearts to forget we will find bliss once again.

Jungkook woke up with nobody next to him.

Where the hell did lovely Park go?

Rubbing his eyes sluggishly, he made his way to the bathroom, Jimin's words from yesterday night never leaving his mind. Oddly, the house was so silent, a quite peculiar thing considering how loud his friends were.

And he was right. 

Everyone was sitting in the living room, some drinking coffee and some hugging the pillows, everyone apart from his boyfriend.

''Why did you let him do this? He hasn't returned yet'' Hoseok complained and wrapped his hands around himself. Taehyung was really worried, a foreboding flooding his senses.

''He didn't tell me Hoseok! I saw the note he left afterwards. I barely even understood half of the words ''Jin exclaimed and placed his face between his hands.

''What are you guys talking about? Where is Jiminie?'' he burst in the living room, his eyes going from one person to another. ''What note? Why are you guys like this?'' Jungkook inquired. Jin stood up from his seat and gave the younger a soft hug, completely taking him by surprise.

''He went to Jisung's place yesterday...The bag with his money is also gone'' Isa decided to speak up.

''Oh my God! It's my fault...I shouldn't have said all these things to him yesterday'' he clenched his fists. ''And whyyyy hasn't he returned? Jisung can't hurt him. Jimin is...'' the sound of a phone interrupted his speech. Everyone's gaze averted to Taehyung who raised his hands up in surrender.

''Don't be afraid. Just answer the call, okay?'' Hoseok reassured him and with hesitant movements he brought the phone to his ear. ''H-Hello?''.

''Tae...''.

''Jimin? Are you okay my friend? Cause if something happened I am about to throw fists! Freaking fists...'' he began to rumble when Jungkook grabbed the phone from his hand.

''What's up with you and fists?'' Yoongi asked, staring at the man weirdly.

''Jimin...Are you okay?'' Jungkook asked worriedly.

''Put me on speaker Kook. Please'' he pleaded and with sluggish steps the younger placed the phone on the table for everyone to listen to his boyfriend's words.

''Give me one good reason  why I shouldn't kill him on the spot'' a voice echoed through the speaker, the entire gang immediately understanding who it was.

''You fucking asshole!'' he hissed, anger taking the best of me.

''Nice talking to you too Jungkook'' Jisung chuckled. ''Now pretty Jiminie over here would like to say a few words'' he exclaimed and aiming with his gun the exact spot where the older's heart was he brought the phone close to his mouth.

The company could hear the raven haired breathing heavily and Jungkook was incapable of doing anything. While he was trying to get untangled from his own mess, he accidentally entangled the one he loved the most. And now he was going to pay the price...

'J-Jungkook...listen to what I have to say carefully, okay?''  he stammered hesitantly. He could easily expose the man for having ruined the brakes but that would result in a bullet on his skull.

''Can I at least tell him what I always say when he wakes up?'' Jimin pleaded.

''Jimin, I have all the time in the world. You could spend days talking to him through the phone...the bereavement would be worse this way, so it's fine by me'' he grinned.

''Did he hurt you? Tell me Jimin''.

''Listen to me...And try to stay calm with what I am about to say. My quiescent angel, from the moment I saw you, you wanted to live an opulent life. The nemesis between us made me despise you to the bone but my eyes filled with phosphenes after finding out how elegant and effervescent your soul is. My lithe Kook, I was so surreptitious at first but the elixir of our love brought me tranquility. I bet you are surprised with my eloquence, huh?'' he laughed hoping that Jungkook wasn't going to mess up.

''I am actually'' he responded, his mind unable to understand why Jimin was saying all these things. A small tug on his sleeve made him avert his gaze to the older's note. 

''All the words he had used are written here...It's a code Jungkook'' Isa whispered, Jungkook's smirk appearing back on his features.

''Money is an inure thing Jeon, you shouldn't cherish them...they won't bring you inner peace. I was always saying that with a sonorous voice but looks like I am trapped as well. There's nothing pristine about it, only the ineffable limerence of getting more and more.  Sure in the beginning  it's a serendipity for you but the delight is ephemeral. It makes you fall into the languor of life...just like Jisung did''  he uttered the last sentence to not raise  any suspicion. Jisung forcefully kicked him on his knee yet the raven haired didn't care. He might have shrieked in pain but maybe something good would come out of this.

''If you touch him again, I swear I will fucking kill you!'' he growled. The others were trying to decode Jimin's words seeing that the order was actually making sense.

''Cut to the chase'' Jisung warned him.

''We are all ebullient when it comes to money, we feel like they might bring renaissance to our life. It's generally dulcet like the iridescent  petrichor after rain. Yet rain is elysian but money bring materialistic basorexia. My resplendent trouvaille, my litost got so big for coming here'' he muttered and stared at Jisung's eyes. ''He has no apricity in his heart Jungkook, he isn't a lover of the stars. And if you don't settle your debt, he is going to busticate me alive''  he attempted to highlight the last sentence until Jisung took the phone away.

''You have one day''  he remarked and ended the call.

''No! Jimin!'' Jungkook  yelled but nobody responded.

Jin grabbed the note and rubbed his hands together. ''The boy is a prodigy, how the fuck  did he end up with you?''.

''I really don't know...Guess I am just  toooooo lovable'' he grinned.

''One word is missing'' Hoseok sighed in frustration.

''What? Which one?''.

''Ast...Fuck...Astrophilia? I think it is pronounced like that'' Isa rolled her eyes. 

''What does this even mean?'' Yoongi inquired.

''It's the love of the stars, someone who desires to see the sky and planets'' Jungkook explained. Namjoon grabbed the piece of paper and tried to remember Jimin's speech.

''He said lover of the stars though''.

''What ?''.

'' Jimin...In his speech he uttered ''he isn't a lover of the stars''...This is astrophilia isn't it?'' he realized. Jungkook grabbed him and hugged him tightly, Namjoon's dimpled smile showing the satisfaction he had.

''Go off my king!'' Isa clapped. This man would be the death of her...but this was really not the time to drool over Kim Namjoon.

So what? What does the sentence mean?''.

''He is lying. The photos and files are useless. Think about it, he is just manipulating us for his benefit when he is at fault. He has been lying all this time. I intend to give him my money but he will certainly ask more. Agree to meet him, all of you. If everything goes just like I had in mind, we will end this shit. Just agree to meet him and let me do the rest''.

''I don't know about you but I don't want to see his face ever again'' Taehyung broke the silence.

''I think we are all in the same page Tae. This fucker burnt my studio''.

''But we clearly don't have the money'' Tina countered back. Even if this wasn't directly her problem to solve, she really wanted to help the guys.

''He doesn't know that. Let's pretend we do...He has been lying straight to our faces all this time. Why can't we do the same?'' Jin said exasperatedly.

''And apparently you are great liars'' Yoongi smiled sarcastically receiving a glare from the entire company and his girlfriend as well. ''It's not like I am offending you''.

''Yoongi is right. We are great liars and my boyfriend has proved to be a savage, bad bitch. If Jisung  thinks he can mess with my life, my friends and my lovely, he had it coming. Jimin did his part - he shouldn't have gone there anyway- but he likes being the hero. Let's do ours now''.

Jungkook wasn't planning to allow his fetching nepenthe drift away from his embrace. 

~This author { rolls eyes} couldn't thank you more for the 41 thousand reads already. This book is so close to its ending but hey, my unstoppable ass has more tricks in her sleeve. 

Thanks to everyone who is reading ''the man between the pages''. I love  reading your theories!

And  important question...Does anyone here loves Harry Potter?