"Seokjin!", you whimpered, "I don't know what's going on.", your body shook heavily as you cried , "Please do something."

Seokjin closed his eyes, nails digging into his palms as he stood there powerless, helpless.

When you fell on the ground, still sobbing, he immediately went to your side, hands hovering over your sides but never touching them.

"Y/N, we shouldn't be meeting", Seokjin whispered, heart heavy, breathing uneven, "I had warned you."

Your red eyes snapped at him in disbelief, "You know something, don't you?", grabbing his arms you begged, "Please tell me what's going on before I loose my sanity. Suddenly I'm prohibited from entering the palace. I'm not able to reach Jungkook, feels like I haven't seen him in ages!!"

Seokjin dragged, exhaled and prepared himself to give you out the intel he had got from one of his men, "Y/N, just listen throughout before saying anything. I'm not sure about how much of it is true but...", he inhaled sharply, "I think Mr. Bong is plotting against us. He's trying to prove that you and I are having an affair, directing it to royal treason. I believe that's the reason we're prohibited from entering the palace."

You froze.

After regaining somewhat composure, you blurted out the first question that came your mind, "What about Jungkook? Does he believe this?"

The question that kept Seokjin awake at the midnights, that one question that he dreaded had been asked and that too by you.

You didn't miss the beat of silence, Seokjin pursued before answering.

"I-I don't know Y/N", he voiced out in concern and uncertainty, "I haven't been able to reach him either. And I'm finding it difficult to figure out the reason why he hasn't reached out to us. He's the king, nothing goes above his order. I wonder if it's his order to forbid our entry into the palace", he looked at you defeated, "If not then why didn't he oppose or reject?"

You didn't want your mind to sway with negative thoughts. Jungkook wasn't like this, you knew. Jungkook would never do this, you believed.

"Seokjin", you stood up, helping him to do the same, "Something's wrong. We need to get to it before it gets us."

Seokjin nodded, "It's dangerous Y/N, we have to be careful. Please don't do anything without informing me."

"Look out for yourself too.", you patted on his arms, "and let me know if you get something."

"Be careful on your way back.", Seokjin said, "I can go with you if you want."

You shook head, "Be safe. Meet me tomorrow here."

"Okay. you to be safe."

Giving one stern look with those bloodshot eyes, you said, "Don't doubt Jungkook, we both know who's he.", just before turning and leaving.

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"I-I think it's time.", Seokjin exhaled, voice still cracking as he was finally able to stop himself from crying.

Jeonghan gave him a sympathetic smile, masking the grieve he felt towards the former.

Taehyung stood still, unmoving, almost statue-like, offering no words because he truly didn't have anything to offer to Seokjin today or aptly anymore.

"I met with Y/N and Jungkook", Seokjin said, "They have been asking me about those dreams."

"They'll know.", Jeonghan sighed, "Did you ask them to meet you tomorrow night?"

Seokjin nodded, "They're coming.", he looked at Taehyung, "What about The Marvel of fate?"

Taehyung shook his head, "Joshua has it.", and he saw Seokjin stiffen immediately, "Don't worry, I know him. He definitely has some plan and that would not be on the bad side."

Seokjin nodded, "Then I'll take my leave. I want to visit some places today.", he bowed before vanishing with a snap of his fingers.

"He's going to bid farewell to everyone, everything and every place.", Jeonghan grimaced.

"Too bad, none of them will know that it'll be the last time they'll be seeing Seokjin.", Taehyung said, "He's been here for over a millenium just to meet Y/N, and now that he finally had her, he has to leave. It's unfair."

"Unfair to Y/N and Jungkook too. Tomorrow they're gonna remember everything. And after all the misunderstandings being cleared, they would be forced to bid farewell to Seokjin. I'm getting heartburns.", Jeonghan lamented, "I would never get used to my job."

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2 am in the night, and you were still wide awake.

No matter how tired you were, sleep wasn't embracing you. Closing eyes gave you images of Seokjin and stings in your heart.

Contemplating a lot, you decided to call Seokjin. You had to because somehow you felt he was fleeting away, an unshakeable feeling that had plagued you for the past days.

He picked up on the third ring, as his concerned voice came to you, "Y/N? Is everything okay?"

You nodded against your phone knowing he wouldn't be able to see.

"Sorry to call in so late", you whispered meekly, "I just wanted to hear your voice."

Tears started falling from his eyes. Technically today he was going to see you for the last time. The love of his life, his soulmate, you in both the lives you had, have always loved him though platonically, cared for him genuinely, confided in him soulfully.

Him leaving this realm was less concerning for himself than thinking about how you'd cope up with his void, without him by your side.

You had always looked out for Seokjin, in both the lives.

"I'm fine, if you're worried about me. Try to sleep Y/N.", he said masking his cracking voice with a cough, "We'll be meeting soon."

"Yeah", you exhaled sharply, "Good night Seokjinah."

"Hmm night."

Just as you hung up, Seokjin's eyes darted back to his vibrating phone notifying an incoming call from Jungkook.

"Hey, wassup?", Seokjin asked picking up.

"I just couldn't sleep.", came Jungkook's hoarse voice.

A moment of silence before Jungkook spoke again, "You had asked me to come and find me at our usual spot."

"Yeah...."

"I'm at that place now, by the shore, where we used to sit, on the large boulder rocks , the three of us.", Jungkook continued, "I'm sitting on the first one as I used to. Y/N would try to scare us by tiptoeing... You would always be alert with your sword and I-I would always find you both amusing."

"Jungkook--"

"I'm sorry", he exclaimed, voice pleading and desperate, "for forgetting you. I couldn't remember everything but whatever I have recollected I just.. I would never forgive myself if you're here for me. I know you aren't reincarnated, Joshua told me..."

Seokjin absorbed the fact, and he couldn't supress his sobs anymore, pain etching when he heard Jungkook's from the other side.

"I'm coming to you", Seokjin said, ready to hang up the phone.

"Don't!", Jungkook said, "We'll be meeting soon anyways, let me be here for sometime alone.", he sounded so defeated as he spoke further, "I feel that it's because of me that you're here, I feel Y/N's suffering in this life too because of me. Like everything's on me. I ruined everything, the three of us, all."

"You didn't Jungkook", Seokjin assured, "You never. I should be apologizing for doubting you, but don't blame yourself. Take care.", he said before hanging up and falling onto the ground motionless.

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