Chapter 4 Fisherman

The time goes fast when surrounded by people and it goes slow when surrounded by nature.

Days passed again since the aircraft incident. The two survivors are still trapped in the island, they start losing hope to go back to their normal life.

They are trying to survive with anything they find.

They walk in the forest to reach the coconut trees. The actor is disgusted by its water and the nurse frowns every time he starts complaining and tells him to be thankful to have found something to keep him hydrated.

But coconut water is unfortunately not enough to give them energy and satisfy their hunger. They need food to fill their stomachs and keep them healthy.

They don't know where to find anything to eat, there are no fruits, no animals in the island. They walk around every day to look for anything but there are only plants and rocks.

"It looks like we have to show off our fisherman's talents." Jungkook rubs the back of his neck. They are sitting in front of the sea, contemplating its immensity. The nurse have been trying to ease up the tension reigning around them. Taehyung's mood changes are making him nervous. Sometimes he sits peacefully and starts talking about the projects he has to complete once he goes back to Seoul, and others he just keeps sighing and nagging about the spending the rest or their lives in the island. He is also annoyed because he doesn't want his handsome face to be covered with a huge beard and wrinkles. Jungkook keeps rolling his eyes every time. While he is worried about his family and his fiancee staying alone, the actor is only worrying about his looks and the people taking over his movies' spots.

"Are you trying to tell me that we have to catch some fish?" Taehyung mumbles. "I'm not doing this."

Jungkook raises an eyebrow, "Do you prefer to die from hunger then? Fish is the only thing that can save us."

"Are there are any here? How do you know we're doing to find some?"

The pink haired gets up and stretches, "We're going to find it once you get your ass to the water."

Taehyung frowns, "Don't forget that I'm older than you. Be respectful."

"We're in an island now, not in Korea." Jungkook chuckles. "There are no rules here. No formalities."

The nurse walks to the trees to look for some rocks. Taehyung asks him what he's trying to do and the younger obviously answers again that they're in the middle of nowhere and that there are no expensive fishing rods and that they only have rocks as an alternative.

Taehyung mumbles a curse again and follows him to the water. He sees the pink haired fold his pants and wet his feet. He does the same and walks behind him. They go near the rocks and Jungkook starts looking for any living being to cook and devour.

They have not been eating at all since the incident. Coconuts were their only saviors but they are not enough for two healthy men.

Taehyung suddenly screams. Jungkook looks at him and sees him jumping, trying to escape a turbot. The nurse widens his eyes and tries to catch it, "I've never seen someone escaping his food!" he shouts. The fish moves slowly next to him and he feels bad for it. He squats down and watches how it moves with such elegant moves around him.

"What are you waiting for?" Taehyung crosses his arms.

Jungkook looks at him and pouts, "It's too beautiful to be eaten ."

"And I'm too handsome to die in an island."

The younger frowns again and shakes his head. He looks at the turbot with a sad face and whispers, "I'm sorry my friend, but we need to survive."

Later they surround a fire and cook the turbot skewers they prepared for their first lunch in the island.

Jungkook gets excited because of the smell. He keeps repeating that it's fresh fish and that it's going to taste very good.

Taehyung looks at him and shakes his head. He can't believe that the man who was so sorry for the fish earlier is now impatient to eat it. He is even rubbing his hands.

People are so scary, he thinks.

When the food is finally cooked, Jungkook crosses his legs on the golden sand and starts eating hungrily. He moans and mumbles, "Damn, it's good."

Taehyung is watching him with disgust on his face. He's judging the young man for eating without washing his hands and for talking with his mouth full.

"It really melts in your mouth." he adds.

Taehyung sighs and grabs the skewer. He doesn't know how to eat without a fork and knife. He looks at the pink haired and frowns for the sight he gets. "You're disgusting." he mumbles without feeling himself speaking loud.

Jungkook raised an eyebrow, "Excuse me? I'm the one who caught the fish and cooked it and yet I'm disgusting to you?"

"You're eating like a pig."

"Well at least I'm eating to survive." Jungkook says. "I'm not born with a silver spoon in my mouth like you. I don't eat with manners and I don't do protocols. If I'm hungry, I eat and that's all."

The blue haired frowns and bites slowly the cooked fish. Jungkook catches him widening his eyes slightly because it tastes good. He smirks and keeps eating silently. He tries not to laugh at Taehyung's behavior. He bites the fish with his front teeth.

"You look ridiculous." he chuckles.

Taehyung frowns and looks away, "It's not my fault that I'm used to high-class restaurants." he shrugs. "I've never eaten this."

"You mean fish skewers."

"I mean skewers in general."

Jungkook widens his eyes, "What have you been eating in your life man? If you never tried fish or lamb skewers before then you've never had good food before."

"I have a five-star chef in my house." the blue haired mumbles coldly. "He can cook everything. French, Italian, Moroccan... You're the one who never tried real food."

Jungkook scoffs, "Have you tried fish cakes? Or ramen? How about hamburgers?"

Disgust shows up on the actor's face again, "Street food is nasty. How can you eat that crap?"

"It's nasty but I'm still alive." Jungkook rubs his belly. "You pity me, man. You really need to live in the real world for a while. I'm sure you'll like it."

"No, thank you."

~

After a good nap on the sand, the nurse gets up and walks to the sea. When the cold water touches his feet a memory surged in his mind. His first day with Hailee was a walk on the seashore in Busan. He brought her to his hometown because he knew she loves the beach. He invited her to his favorite food shop , just a modest place where they sell the best ramen soup. Later he took her hand and both walked on the seaside. He can't forget how beautiful her smile was when she thanked him for getting her there and how bright her eyes got while she admired the sea.

He sits on the sand and covers his face. He sobs while thinking of their dates, of their kisses and the beautiful words they shared.

He keeps repeating her name as the salty tears enter his open mouth. He begs for a miracle to happen, he begs to go back to Seoul and see her again, hold her and get married.

Moments later he feels a hand pressing on his shoulder. "Seriously man? Just an hour ago you were happy to catch our food and now you're crying?"

The young man doesn't answer. He keeps crying and covers his head so that the actor doesn't see him.

The blue haired presses his lips and sighs. He squats down and take his hands to uncover his face. He frowns when he sees his puffy eyes and the tears falling without stopping. "What's wrong? Of course a part from the fact that we're jailed in this island."

Jungkook rolls his eyes, "You don't even know how to comfort someone." he mumbles.

"I'm not trying to comfort you. You just look ugly." the actor shrugs.

The younger shakes his head and looks away.

"Now tell me what's wrong."

The pink haired wipes his tears and takes a breath, "What if I never seen her again?"

"Your fiancee?"

Jungkook nods.

Taehyung sighs and looks at the sea. He doesn't know how to answer the young man's question. He doesn't know if they'll ever get the chance to go back to their old lives again.

He looks at him and says, "I'm sure you'll see her again, don't worry."

Jungkook smiles and mumbles a quiet, "Thank you."

They sit in front of the sea for long hours. Listening to the sound of waves is relaxing and it made Jungkook feel a little better.

Before the sunset, he proposes to walk again in the forest to see if they can find anything interesting.

Taehyung refuses in the beginning, he says that he's tired and that they've already been there before.

Jungkook pouts and grabs his arm, dragging him with him. "I don't want to be alone there."

"You're obliging me to go with you so that your scared ass feels better. How selfish of you."

"At least my ass is braver than yours." Jungkook shrugs.

Taehyung shoots him a death glare. "I seriously don't like the way you're talking to me. I'm two years older than you."

"Here I'll talk to you the way I want. Once we go back to Seoul I'll speak formally."

"We won't meet in Seoul anyways."

Jungkook stops walking and looks at him with confusion, "Why not?"

The blue haired shrugs, "I don't know why we'll see each other there. We'll go back to our old life, you're going to get married and I'll fly to the Maldives for the movie shooting."

"If you say so." Jungkook mumbles and continues the walk.

Taehyung curses every time he stumbles on a rock and Jungkook starts laughing. His clumsiness is showing and the younger thinks it hides his cold and rude side.

After long minutes of walking they arrive to a place they've never been in the last few days.

There is a deafening noise reigning all over the place. It's a cave hidden in the middle of an endless forest. It's surrounded by large rocks and trees. In the middle there is water coming from the sea that's illuminated with the sunlight. The combination of sun and the sky reflects on the water and creates a beautiful green and blue color. Jungkook widens his eyes as he walks inside. He can hear each of his steps and Taehyung's. "That's gorgeous!" he exclaims.

Taehyung isn't surprised at all. He has travelled a lot before and has seen many incredible places in the world. "You think so? You still haven't seen anything."

"I've never seen such beauty before." Jungkook opens his mouth wide. "Have you?"

Taehyung nods, "I have and even better than this. I travel a lot."

"Lucky you." Jungkook smiles sadly, "I've never had enough time or money to travel. And the only one I had a chance it got destroyed by an explosion." he chuckles.

"You were telling me about real life." Taehyung speaks. "Real life is when you travel the world and sees the beauty we have on Earth. To discover new cultures, learn more languages, try different foods and get experiences in every part of the planet. This is real life."

Jungkook nods and walks inside the cold water. "It must be nice to be rich. You get to go wherever you feel like."

"My family has a private jet. I just need to say the word and the next day I find myself having breakfasts with Indians or Canadians."

Jungkook smiles, "It must be great. I'd like to travel the world too. But I can't afford it."

"Maybe your future wife can help you."

"Hailee loves her job a lot. She's always working, even at nights. I doubt she'll like to travel a lot."

Taehyung nods and gets inside the water too. "I can't be with someone who doesn't enjoy travelling as much as I do. I really want to be with someone who dreams like me when we travel to a new country."

"I thought you didn't want to be with anyone."

Taehyung sighs, "I don't know. I'm just saying."

~

"The airplane has been found in the middle of the sea. The flight VK9597 heading to the Maldives has been interrupted by a sudden explosion. The rescue team is searching and there are still no signs of survival."

Jungkook's mother sobs again while watching the TV. She has been waiting for days to hear good news but she has only been hearing the worst. Her physical state worsened once she knew that her son was in that flight. She has been crying day and night.

Yoongi is in a bad state too. He's angry because he can't help his brother, he doesn't have the power to do so. He's also upset because the media have been talking more about the actor V than the rest of the passengers. The government is helping too especially because of him and his rich family. Everyone is doing their everything in order to satisfy Chairman Kim.

He has has enough of everything. He needs his little brother back, he needs to save their mother from dying of sorrow and pain.

His job at the music shop isn't even enough to buy his mother's medication. Thankfully Hailee has been helping them since Jungkook left. She took charge of her medical bills and stayed with her when she had a free time.

Jungkook has to go back, he thinks. But everyone is searching for V and forgetting about the rest.

He has to do something.

After he closes the shop, he takes the bus and stops at the NIS, the National Intelligence Service. The agency is in charge of the research and the rescue teams sent to the aircraft zone. He has to talk to them even if it sounded ridiculous to him. They are obviously going to reject him in front of the gate but he has to try anyways.

When he arrives to the building he gets welcomes by two armed military guards. They ask him to leave but he refuses. He tells them he wants to see the responsible but they push him outside.

"I need to see him! He has to save my brother!"

The guards point their weapons at him and threaten him to shoot if he doesn't leave the territory.

Some agents pass by, wearing their fancy suits and drinking their coffees peacefully. They look at him with confusion and start laughing with each other. It's probably the state he's in. He's wearing his work clothes and his hair is messy. His eyes are puffy from too much crying and getting high.

"I really need to talk to the chief responsible of the search team!" he shouts in order to catch everyone's attention.

"We warned you!" the military guards push him outside again.

"I really need to..." he starts crying and falls on the ground. He's weak and sad for his sick mother and his disappearing brother. "I need to see him."

The guards share a look and nod. They grab his arms strongly, they are ready to throw him on the ground and kick his legs until he understands that he's not wanted in such an important agency when a voice suddenly stopped them.

"Come on gentlemen! That's not how we treat our citizens." the young man crosses his arms and raises an eyebrow. He leaves the building and walks slowly to the man on the ground. The guards go back to their position and leave him alone with the intruder. Yoongi lifts his head and sees the black haired male approach him. He's wearing a fancy black suit and his hair is well styled making him look very handsome.

He offers his hand and helps him stand up. "One of the passengers is family?"

Yoongi nods, "My brother." he answers.

The young agent gives him a sad smile, "You're not the first one to come this week. A lot of families are worried."

"Don't you have any news? Any traces of survival?"

The agent shakes his head, "For the moment we only found bodies." he sighs. "What's your last name?"

"Min, I mean Jeon."

The agent raises an eyebrow.

"I'm his step brother. His name is Jeon Jungkook."

The young man hums and rubs his chin, "I don't think this name isn't on the list. The teams are still searching."

"Can you please check the list for me? I really need to know if my brother is still alive. Please."

The agent smiles and nods. "Follow me inside, please."

Yoongi does as asked and gets inside.

The agents ignores the other employees weird looks and guides Yoongi to the elevator.

He looks at him and sees the worrisome and tiredness on his face. He offers him his handkerchief to wipe his sweat. Yoongi mumbles a quiet thank you.

"What's the name?" the agents asks.

"Jeon Jungkook."

"No, I meant your name."

Yoongi lifts his head and his eyes connect with the agent. "I'm Min Yoongi."