"There's a package for you, Sir, waiting in the lobby."

Again? Taehyung wondered. He doubted it was J, since he had not heard from the man for a few months. By now, he did not have any expectations about his failed relationship, if he's even allowed to call it that.

Taehyung did not feel any excitement at all when he picked up the parcel from the counter and brought it up to his room. It must be one of those shipments promotional companies send, or perhaps he ordered from an infomercial and totally forgot about it. Either way, he couldn't care less.

Only when he received a call a few days later, did Taehyung bother to open the package.

"So, did you like it?" A familiar voice asked.

"What?" Taehyung asked with a disinterested tone.

"I understand if you don't want to talk to me, but I just want to say I'm sorry."

"I don't need your apology," Taehyung said tersely. "I made the mistake of thinking there was something going between us but clearly, I was the fool."

"No, you're not," Jung-kook protested. "If you're interested, we can still go ahead with the last mission. I still owe you that."

"You don't owe me anything," Taehyung countered. "I have already forgotten about it. So if there's nothing else, I'd like to finish this conversation."

"Oh, alright," Jung-kook sighed. "I guess this is really goodbye."

Taehyung listened to the silence that clung to the air, his heart sensing the tinge of sadness and regret at how things ended with J. But he realized that was the right thing to do. He couldn't afford any liaison, sexual or romantic, with a rival and a man to boot.

Sauntering to the closet, he opened the doors and swept his hand below the shelves. Taehyung took out the unopened parcel and pulled off the wrapping. He lifted the lid and somehow expected a box of chocolates or maybe some pressed flowers, or even some naughty contraption that befitted a male sex-slave.

His eyebrows furrowed when he saw a black baseball cap and a pair of small pellets settled in the center. What was he supposed to do with these? Such an underwhelming present, but with a confusing connotation. Taehyung had to stop his curiosity from getting the best of him, as he knew this would spell trouble.