The beam of light hit his face beckoning for his attention. He fluttered his eyes to adjust them with the light and then he realized that it was the reflection of water that hit him.
That's it!
V immediately dashed back inside almost bumping into Jungkook who was looking for him.
"Bunny boy!" V called happily almost squishing the boy child.
"V! Calm down. Did you find a place?" Jungkook broke the deathly embrace and inquired for his mood. V nodded aggressively making Jungkook bulged his eyes.
"Where?" Jungkook couldn't help but ask, after all he also tried his hardest in the preparation. V pointed his finger to a very certain place and gave Jungkook a warm smile. It was indeed a good place to perform.
"I'll get President." Jungkook said.
"I'll get everyone else." V said and both separated.
V came running to the back stage where Jin was trying his best to keep the mood light with his terrible jokes.
"I found a place." V said catching his breath. They couldn't believe him at first but he dragged Suga's wrist and pulled him away. Jimin and Jin followed them.
"Fountain?" Suga asked. It was the fountain set by the Art club. Water out of it, had the 7 colors of the rainbow and lights were fixed around, shining like the little stars. But the most beautiful view was when the sun mirrored into it.
RM and Jungkook were already present there, talking to the Art club members maybe? The boys reached there and President RM addressed them,
"I'm sorry."
"What?"
Did they not accept our request? Did they refuse to help us? There isn't much time left? I already gave everyone false hope!
These were the malice thoughts that swirled V's mind. If they didn't get to perform today, it would not only break Suga but V himself. He was on the verge of collapsing.
"I'm sorry, I made you guys lose hope. But thanks to The Art Club, you guys can perform here."
They all gasped. They could finally perform. V was so shocked and relieved that he forgot how to breathe. Suga ushered him to take a breath which he didn't know he was holding. They quickly spread around to get ready for their performance which was going to start in a short time.
Jin made his way to RM and handed him a piece of paper.
"What is this?" RM asked.
"The music Suga created." Jin said, and RM's eyes bulged out in surprise. He was really happy that Suga was able to finally pick the world of melodies again.
"It's beautiful!"
"I know, memorize it." Jin said, handing him his old guitar. Stunned was an underrated word.
"How can I practice in 10 minutes?" RM brawled.
"I'm not the one with IQ of 148." Jin smirked and went away, leaving a dumbfounded RM.
. . .
V could hear the sound of his heart beat as if it was ringing in his ears. The looks of anticipation and prospect made the desires in him to burn high. He was standing amidst the crowd yet felt so high and thus the music began.
Their stage was the simple fountain, emulating the colors of their eyes. The hue of the drops blended perfectly with the gold of the sun inflating the festivity. V waited for a whole year just to hear his sound, a perfect melody that had no bound. The moment it reached his ears, the tears of unspoken conundrum found an escape. He was yet again in that sea while riled up his very being but this time, he wasn't alone, nor did his ears go deaf like before. He was in the center of the sea but he could breathe, he could feel and he could reach. One look at pianist and he knew he had found the perfectly melody, euphony for his heart.
The vocals of Jin, drum beat of Jimin, the bass of Jungkook, the rock of RM, the notes of V and the melody of Suga was the perfect gamut that took them to ecstasy. The sun was blazing as if flashing them a smile.
Suga looked at the Sun and bid goodbye.
. . .
Jin was dragged out by RM and now he had to help him with the committee work with him. Jimin and Jungkook decided to walk around the festival and have their official date. There was a strange sensation they felt when they were on the stage and they were sure, that they all shared it the same way. It wasn't just a performance but a battle of emotions. Each carrying its own bottle to unravel ready to soar high because they were never going down deep.
"Do you need my help?" Suga asked. V's only concern was getting the performance done and now that he had done that, he crashed hard. He was packing his things in the Music Club so he could go back home and rest.
"I'm okay. What about you? Will you stay or will you go back home?" V asked bit hesitantly, he knew the Pianist only had Jin as friend and the said guy was being punished.
"I'll stay."
"Oh." V could manage to say that, he was a little hurt. He wanted to stay and spend time with Suga but he had been working way extra hard, It was logical that he got burned out. He was deep in his agony when a warm hand reached his forehead. V almost jumped in surprise.
"You have a high fever." Suga sat down next to him and placed his hand on his forehead. Having him this close added more Fahrenheit to his temperature.
"Ah..haha...I'll just go home and rest." The moment Suga took off his hand, V got up from his seat and begun to rummage through his already packed bag.
"I'll drop you back home." Suga offered and V knew his heart would shoot out of his rib cage.
"It's alright, I don't live that far."
"I let you take care of me in my apartment, will you not let me take care of you?"
V almost had a heart attack. Why was pianist playing with his poor weak heart? Didn't he know how fatal it was for him?
"It's alright, you must be tired too." V said and he swore that he saw a glimpse of sadness in the pianist eyes. Oh Angels, give me strength.
"Maybe you should take me home, I'm feeling very tired." V swallowed out but pianist beamed up and V wanted to dive off of a roof.
The two left the rowdy festival and moved to the silent path. Except V was so nervous that he was sure Suga could hear his heart beating drum inside. They walked side by side and from time to time, V would steal glances at him. That man was dangerous for sure.
They walked mostly in silence when Suga called.
"Thank you!"
"Eh?"
"Thank you for not giving up on me." Suga said and made V halt in his steps. Suga stopped as well facing the younger. The time when Suga didn't show up, he spent it bracing himself and his emotions. The love he felt for J-Hope would always remain there but he decided that he had to take a step now and appreciate the people present in his life rather than making the souls of his loved one sad by crying over him. In that song, he poured all of his broken heart and said goodbye, aiming for a new start.
V officially declared that day to be his best day of life, because he gained a lot of memories.
"Thank you for letting me hear your melody." He hugged the pianist because he himself received something precious. He quickly broke the hug much to older's surprise. They resumed their journey to his home and only stopped when they reached there.
"Why don't you come inside?" V offered, standing at the porch. Suga shook his head in negation, he knew V had to rest.
"Alright, then see you soon." V said and struggled with the door. He was such a nervous mess around him.
"V."
Suga called and V turned his head only to be surprised. The rosy red lips that he had dreamt of were now smashed against his own. Like the piece of puzzle that had no other counterparts, it felt like their souls were finally found their place.
And he thought the day couldn't get any better. Just before V could comprehend the situation, Suga broke the kiss and waved goodbye.
"See you soon."
V was not going recover from his fever.
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