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But before Taehyung is trying to find the human, he wants to build a sandcastle. He always wanted to do that, ever since he was a little kid. He used to watch the land people build and it's a little dream of his to be able to sit down in the sand and build something.
And it is so much fun! It distracts Taehyung so much that he isn't noticing a man walking toward him.

It doesn't take much time for Jungkook to discover a young man who is... sitting in the sand? Even though his hair color is no longer blue but brown (due to the transformation) and... some other things on his body are different too, Jungkook still knows for sure that he's the one from last night. Jungkook stops in his track and thinks about going up to the mysterious man. "I don't want him to vanish again", he mumbles to himself, before he getters his courage and walks up to Taehyung.

"Do you maybe want some help?" Tae looks up at the familiar face and nods happily because the sandcastle is getting a little out of hand.

A few seconds of silent sandcastle building is passing when Jungkook speaks again. "I didn't introduce myself yet. My name is Jungkook.", he says, smiling at the stranger.
"I'm Taehyung, it's so nice to meet you!", Tae smiles, knowing exactly who Jungkook is. He takes it as a sign of nature that Jungkook was the one who found him first.
"Well Taehyung, I never saw you here before, are you new?", Jungkook asks. Taehyung nods.
"Yes I am, the land life is new to me."
"Land life? Maybe... the tales are really true?", Jungkook thinks to himself. "I'm happy to meet you, Taehyung. Where do you live?" Taehyung stops his movement and thinks.
"Oh, I don't have a place to live. I live everywhere.", he smiles.
"What? That's pretty dangerous for someone as pretty as you.", Jungkook says and Taehyung blushes before he lowers his gaze.

"Do you maybe want to have dinner with me? I could cook something for us.", Jungkook offers, not feeling good about letting Taehyung alone in the night when it gets dark. Tae smiles.
"That would be wonderful, Jungkook. Thank you."

[...]

They're at Jungkooks home and he's cooking for them both.

"How long do you plan on staying in Sulani?", Jungkook asks while cutting some vegetables.
"Hm... I don't know. I like it here. You are nice!", Taehyung says, sitting on a chair and watching Jungkooks back. He chuckles. "Thank you, Tae. I think you are nice too. And very cute."

Tae blushes again and clears his throat.
"Oh... thank you. No one said that before."
"What? Why? Don't they have eyes? You're like the most beautiful.... human... I've ever seen!", Jungkook turns around and waves his chopsticks around. Tae giggles at his reaction.
"You're too kind, Jungkook!"

After a while dinner is ready and they sit down to eat.

"How does it taste?", Jungkook asks, curiously watching Taehyung eat.
"So good, omg! You're very talented with your fingers, Jungkook." Jungkook feels his ears burning red and he clears his throat.
"T-Thank you... I'm glad you like it."

"Tae, if you want to you can stay the night here. I don't want you to wander around in the dark, okay? I have a guest room you can use."
"Really? Thank you Jungkook, I really appreciate it. Do you mind if I take a shower after dinner? The sand is literally all over me.", Tae laughs and how could Jungkook say no to that?
"No, not at all. Feel free to do whatever you want here. Mi casa es su casa."

So after dinner, Taehyung prepares some warm water and lays down in the bathtub. His fishtail appears right away and he happily washes his skin and tail while softly humming a melody.

Jungkook is standing outside the bathroom in the hallway, listening to Taehyungs beautiful voice. "Hm... I know that he's hiding something, I mean, I saw him yesterday... But how can I speak about... that I think he's a mermaid? My god, I sound like a crazy person... what if I was just hallucinating the whole time? He'll think I'm crazy." Jungkook shakes his head.

"I have to find it out."

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