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"tell... tell namjoon I'm still alive."

jungkook was full on shocked from the sudden favor that escaped jin's lips.
he stared back into the elder's eyes that were full of fear and a slight bit of hope. jungkook kept quiet for a while and jin already started thinking that his presumptions about jungkook might have been incorrect.

for a moment jungkook thought he was dreaming. there's no way he was that kim seokjin, names repeat and this might have been some coincidence. but then again... how does he know about namjoon and why does he think jungkook has anything to do with him.

"sorry, I dont know what you're talking about." jungkook turned around but got spinned back by the elder.

"I know you understand what I'm saying." seokjin looked around for any prying eyes and frowned. "jungkook, you're my only hope, you've got to tell namjoon I'm alive, please, you don't understand how important this is for me."

"why do you think I know who namjoon is? I've never seen or heard of anyone by that name." jungkook mumbled.

"you must've heard of him... you know kim taehyung, right?" jin asked and saw jungkook shake his head. "dont lie, jungkook, I can tell when a person is lying, on top of that, i heard hoseok talk about you getting a mission on him and by the look on your face I can see that something happened between you two. I'm not assuming anything, but I am sure you must know him at the least."

"okay i maybe know taehyung, but what does namjoon has to do with any of this?" jungkook asked as he crossed his arms, making the papers in his hands fold in half.

"can you just please somehow forward this information to namjoon?"

"no. I'm not doing anything until you tell me the entire story, I have the right to know what's going on." jungkook said quietly while looking straight into jin's eyes.
if taehyung doesn't tell him anything than this was a good change to receive some answers.

"you see, I'm actually from the geomeun gang..."

"yeah, I figured that out by your tattoo."

"oh, great observational skills." jin pointed out. "well, one day there was this terrible fire... that was started by taehyung."

"oh, the fire yoongi mentioned that day... why would he do that, though?" jungkook's hands fell down along his sides and his shoulders sank.

"well, he had his reasons, you should ask him, let him tell you everything that happened, it's a long story, but basically namjoon was in the burning house and so was I, we were searching for his old father that was trapped somewhere inside." seokjin took a deep breath and grimaced.

"I am so confused... why did taehyung start that fire? and why was namjoons father in there?"

"namjoon is taehyung's brother, so i–"

"wait what?!" jungkook yelped a little too loudly. "he told me he doesnt have any siblings ... why did he lie?"

jungkook looked down at the floor with disappointment and jin bit his lip nervously.

"as I said.. just speak to him, I'm sure he will tell you everything he needs to. anyways, I found his father and told namjoon to carry him out of the house before it's too late... but suddenly the ceiling cracked and fell, locking me inside, there wasn't a way out and I fell unconscious from the smoke and lack of air. when I woke up I was in somebody's office on a couch. later turned out it was the malgeun pi gang building department."

"so you're telling me, hoseok somehow saved you and brought you here?" jungkook asked and jin nodded. "but... we are rivals, why on earth would he do that? what were his intentions?"

"it was jimin who actually saved me and brought me here. hoseok at first did want to kill me since I'm from the geomeun gang but jimin begged him to let me stay and make a good use of me instead."

"quite clever. that's why you got introduced as the secret employee. "

"yeah, basically I secretly work here as an advisor or something like that, against my will." jin exhaled after finally finishing.

"everybody thinks you're dead... you think namjoon will react normally to this? I dont even know, if somebody told me my friend is actually alive after I believed he were dead for like 2 years then I'd think I went insane."

"namjoon isnt my friend, he is my husband." jin smiled sadly.

"oh..." jungkook looked at jin's hands and noticed how he was playing with a silver ring on his ring finger.

"so will you tell him?" jin asked with hope filled eyes.

"I will have to really think about this... you must understand that when namjoon will find out the truth he'll want to do something to get you out of here and step by step, the entire truth will be revealed to everybody. I will be blamed and killed. my life depends on this so i cant promise anything." jungkook answered sternly.

both heard footsteps from the distance getting closer and realized they have to finish their conversation as quick as possible.

"I understand, but please look at the entire situation from my point of view..." seokjin gave out a quick smile and left jungkook after giving him a pat on the shoulder.

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"guess what I have?" jimin asked as he searched through the closet in his office.

"STDs?" jungkook chuckled at his own reply and got a death glare from jimin.

"look, I'm trying to be nice and you're being a dick! that's not very well-mannered of you."

"manners are so last century." jungkook rolled his eyes and flopped himself on the couch.

jimin's office looked like the mean girls on wednesdays. almost everything was pink with some white and black highlights. jungkook sometimes forgot jimin had an office since he spends all his time at hoseok's.

jungkook still didn't want to do any of this but he just had to and there was no way to run from it. jimin finally got out some bags from his closet including one that looked very familiar to jungkook for some reason. jimin placed them all on his table and moved over a big, body length mirror.

"looks familiar?" jimin showed jungkook a black bag with a white ribbon on it.

"omg right! that's the bag from that shop we went to when we had to buy you a suit!" jungkook came over to jimin and pulled out the white skirt he bought that day.

"yeah, you left the bag in my car after I dropped you off, so i took it with me and eventually forgot to give it back to you, anyways, I think you should wear this and–"

"wait what? no no no. I'm not wearing a skirt." jungkook put the skirt back on the table and crossed his arms, pouting like a baby.

"jungkook let's not waste time with your attitude."

"why does everyone comment on my attitude?! I have a great attitude!" jungkook walked away and sat on the couch angrily as jimin scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"anyways, on top I suggest you wear this pretty white off-shoulder crop and of course top it off with a doctor's robe since you have to look like a vet." jimin spoke as he got out the things he listed one by one.

"how on earth will he believe im a woman?" jungkook asked and came over again to take a closer look at the clothing.

"I have a nice black wig which will suit you like a glove. I'll do your makeup and you'll just have to practice on making your voice high. you can do it good when you whine."

jungkook nodded nonchalantly as he looked at his outfit layed out on the table.

"oooh what about thigh garters?"

"NO." jungkook interrupted and blushed a little.

"ah, jungkook stop trying to hide this little guilty pleasure of yours. it's fine to like such stuff, I like it as well and there is nothing to be ashamed of. plus, I know you'd look extremely hot in this outfit, I'd fuck you myself." jimin winked flirtatiously and raised his eyebrows.

"ahah first of all, you're a bottom, second of all, no thanks. I'll go now." jungkook pulled a smile and turned around.

"oh wait I thought you'd get started with the mission today?"

"nah, dont feel like it, I'll do it tomorrow." jungkook answered.

"okay, come to my office tomorrow then." jimin said and started gathering back everything he got out.

"goodbye, asshole."

"goodbye, sexy beast."

jungkook abruptly stopped and looked at jimin.
"what is wrong with you?"

"everything." jimin mouthed silently and giggled.

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