25: Stress

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Luna snuck into the practice room as Jungkook was doing the dance break part for My Time. It was always her favourite part so she was quiet while walking in to watch so she wouldn't get in trouble. 

Jungkook was sweating hard and seemed to be really into this particular performance. He made eye contact with Luna right as he pulled at his shirt, giving everyone a peak at his fit form. Luna almost melted into herself at the sight but kept herself together long enough to find her usual spot in the corner. 

As she was setting up her laptop to work after Jungkook had finished, Hoseok came up and sat near her. He smiled his usual warm smile that Luna had come to adore.

"Hi Luna. How are you feeling? Ha-neul was really worried and wanted me to check on you today for her." Hoseok said softly as to not disturb the rehearsal. Luna's heart melted at the thought of Ha-neul worrying so much for her. 

She smiled softly in response. "I'm better. Tell Ha-neul that I really appreciate her coming to see me last night." 

Hoseok smiled too. "I will. And I'm glad you had her there for you." He said in admiration. Suddenly his eyes lit up with excitement as he seemed to remember something. "Oh! I also need to formally invite you to our wedding! We have a week break during tour and we'll all be in Berlin. It works super well so we were hoping you'd attend." 

"Of course!! I'd love that so much Hoseok." Luna said with quiet excitement. She had forgotten that was happening, and felt so happy to be actually invited.

Hoseok smiled his biggest smile to Luna before hopping up from his spot to return to the group as Yoongi finished his set for Shadow. 

Luna sat back and watched for a moment as all the boys and some managers regrouped and gathered together to talk about comeback schedule that was to fully start the week after. Music videos shoots, concept photo shoots, and many final preparations were on the way. With Yoongi's video for Shadow already out and Hoseok's video for Ego already shot, it was really the home stretch for the comeback. 

The boys were to travel to Los Angeles for the Late Late show at the end of January to perform Black Swan as well. There were the Grammy's to attend, which was a huge deal for all of them. They then had to go to New York to prerecord for the Late Night show with Jimmy Fallon. On top of that, they were to shoot the ON dance version video in LA. The group was only going to be gone for about a week and a half and the company ultimately decided to not allow any extra soulmates due to the packed schedule.

Luna was sad to be away from Jungkook for that time but she knew that it was probably for the best to keep things as organised and quick as possible. She also had finals that week anyway, so it would've been disruptive for her to go.

Luna breathed in a long breath. Her eyes closed as she took in the environment around her. Her thoughts ran wild with anticipation for full schedule comeback and tour. It was going to be long but so beautiful and fun. Something told Luna that it was going to be one of the best experiences in her lifetime.

When her eyes opened, Luna found herself looking directly to her soulmate, who was focused on his notes for his performance. There seemed to always be something to work on even if Luna couldn't find any flaws. It was hard work and she felt that she could never do what he does. He AP Biology had nothing on the expectations that were held for Jungkook.

Something told Luna that Jungkook was more tired than he ever let on. She decided that she would be spending the evening with him, even if that entailed staying late with him in his studio, or working out with him, or even just laying down on his couch with some movies. 

Luna pulled herself back into reality when her phone buzzed on the little desk. It was her Mom's daily "I love you" text and Luna smiled and replied simply. She loved and missed her family, though she didn't have much time to be homesick.

Thirst tickled Luna's throat, so she stood up to grab a water bottle outside. However, before she could exit, someone pulled her off to the side. 

It was a rehearsal director, which surprised Luna to say the least. "Ah Luna, I need to talk to you." She nodded in response, urging him to keep going. "We need you to start studying elsewhere in the building during rehearsals. You're distracting Jungkook." He said quite bluntly.

Luna was put off and a bit saddened by this, but nodded and bowed, apologising nonetheless. It wasn't a big deal, but it felt like it in the moment for Luna. She was quick to grab her things and exit the room for her designated dorm space.

Luna accidentally spent the rest of the afternoon studying without checking her phone or anything. Her English class was stressing her out because of her focus on the new language, and her teacher wasn't being too kind with her marking. In fact, Luna was so into herself with stress that she didn't hear the soft clicking of the door or the small footsteps come up behind her.

It was only when strong arms wrapped around Luna's shoulders that she realised Jungkook had come to see her. It almost startled her at first but as soon as she was out of her stress trance, the feeling from her soulmate was loud and clear. 

Soft lips found their place behind her right ear and he breathed in lightly. "Hi," he said, voice raspy and small, meant only for her, even without anyone else in the room. "I missed you." 

Luna sighed a little, bliss settling on her face. Her hands found their place on his forearms, where she gently traced some of the designs on the little bit of skin that was expose at his wrists. "I missed you too." She kissed the arms in front of her, then gently placed her face on them. She loved the way he smelled even after a rehearsal.

"I'm sorry about practice. They thought it would be best for me. You can watch while we're on tour." He said. He was so gentle to her. Even with the tensions of the night before, he was also so gentle.

Luna nodded into his arms. "You seem stressed. Do you want me to come with you to work in your studio tonight?" 

"Yes that would be nice." He said and Luna immediately looked up at shut her computer down and got up to go with him. He let her go, only to place their hands together and lead her back to his studio.

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