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"Psstt..Jimin hyung?" Jungkook whispered trying to get Jimin's attention who was busy fixing his ear piece. "Hyung. Hyung....Hyung!" He finally called a little louder. Instead of Jimin other three heads turned towards him.

"Wae?" Yoongi asked while Jin and Namjoon stared at him waiting for his respone. Jungkook nervously chuckled shaking his head as if say nothing.

"I was just warming up my voice. Yes, warming up." He replied, it didn't seem convincing but his hyungs nodded anyway. "Wahh! Jinjja, this hyung is unbelievable." Jungkook muttered shaking his head at the thought. "His hearing is as short as his height." He muttered.

"Wae? Wae? What did you say about my height you brat?" Jimin turned towards him glaring ready smack him in the face.

"Waaah daebak! I've been calling you for so long but you didn't hear anything and now I just said short and here you are." Jungkook said amazed at how speaking the word short does wonders. "I should have started with that."

"Yah Jungkook, don't make me smack you." Jimin glared annoyed how his maknae always teased him and got away with it.

"That can wait, but have you seen noona yet?" Jungkook retorted to whispering by the end of sentence. Jimin furrowed his eyebrows in question for a second then his eyebrows shot up in realization.

"No." He whispered back shaking his head. "But, I did see her partner around the entrance."

"Partner? Ha Joon hyung?" Jungkook asked receiving a affirmative nod from Jimin. "Then she must have come too right?" Jimin shrugged in answer.

"Yah, yah you both there!" Both Jungkook and Jimin flinched. "What are you both whispering about?" Jin asked narrowing his eyes at them.

"Nothing hyung!" Jungkook squeak and Jimin shook his head along with him.

"Nothing?" Jin asked narrowing his eyes at the maknaes. "You think I don't know about how you both have been keeping secrets?"

"S-secret?" Jimin stuttered as he stare from Jin to Jungkook.

"There is no secret hyung! We were just talking." Jungkook quickly retorted while Jimin looked like he was about to piss his pants.

"What were you talking about?" Yoongi questioned this time.

"Nothing important hy-"

"I am asking you Jimin." Yoongi said completely ignoring Jungkook.

"Umm-we-um hyung.." Jimin stammered looking at his hyungs and then at Jungkook who look quite surprised.

"Everyone! What's happening there?" Manager walked in looking at the seven idols standing there in tension, so thick that a knife couldn't cut through.

"Nothing! We were discussing some things." Namjoon said brushing off the upcoming questions. "You guys. Stop it now. We will discuss about this later." Everyone absentmindedly nodded and continued their practice.

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"Is everything okay on your side Joon?" Gauravi asked as she went through the surrounding checking for the any irregularities. Finally the day of the concert had arrived, everyone busy with their own jobs that they couldn't notice the tension growing between the boys. The talk that Namjoon talked about never took place. The boys had arrived at the location and were ready to perform any minute now.

"Yes, ma'am." Joon's voice said through her ear piece.

"Good. Be alert everyone."

"Roger." Gauravi nodded to herself as she made her way towards the boy's room. Opening the door she greeted. "Are you guys rea...dy?" She trailed off when she noticed the unrecognizable tension in the room. It look like they were ready for show physically but there was something telling her that definitely there was something wrong. Gauravi turned towards Daeun raising her eyebrow in question. Daeun shook her head and then shrugged in answer. Nodding, she composed herself before turning towards Jungkook. "Bunny boy are you excited?" She grinned walking towards him.

"Huh? Huh noona?" Jungkook asked as if realizing that she was here now. "When did you came?"

"So, there's something definitely wrong." Gauravi whispered to herself before smiling towards Jungkook. "Oh, I just came to see if you guys were ready or not." She replied earning a nod in return from Jungkook. "Kookie, is there something wrong?" She asked put her hand on his shoulder.

"N-"

"Jungkook!" Everyone in the room looked startled at sudden shout. Yoongi stood up glaring at the pair in anger.

"Hyun-" Namjoon tried to interfere.

"What did I told you Jungkook?" Yoongi roared walking towards them.

"But hyung it was all misunderstanding. Everyone knows about it why do you have to-"

"Misunderstanding?" He sneered "So it was all misunderstanding that she a mere employee shouting at you because she wanted rant out her frustration? It was all misunderstanding that because of her you got hurt?"

"Mr. Min!" Gauravi slide between them as protecting her little bunny. "You don't have to do this." She glared back at him with the same intensity. It was true that Yoongi was acting on his jealousy. And he needed to realize it before things could go way wrong than now. "You have a problem with me. Don't go and rant out your anger at the kid." She curtly said making everyone feel the threat in her voice. They could feel it was the calm before the storm. "The rant, your unneeded anger can wait after the concert. Dauen?"

"Huh? Uh yes?" Daeun stammered.

"Is everyone ready?" She asked earning a firm nod from Daeun. "Well, best wishes to you all." She gave them a tight lipped smiled and checked her watch. "It's time." She said looking up and at the same moment the door opened, staff calling for boys to get on stage. Everyone stood up and started to make their way out. Yoongi glared at her for last time before turning and leaving.

"Noona?"Gauravi turned around to see very worried, tear-eyed Jungkook. "M-miahn-ae noona." He whimpered.

"Hey! Hey, hey." Gauravi's expression soften as Jungkook sniffled. "Don't you cry silly. Are you gonna face your fans like this huh?"

"But noona because of me you are in trouble now." Jungkook cried.

"If you cry it's gonna trouble me more." She said wiping his tears as she held his cheeks. "Jungkook listen to me. Whatever happened it was not your mistake, so I want you to forget about it, forget about what happened just now."

"Bu-"

"We can think about this after the concert. But now, I want you to be there as fan's and everyone else's Jungkook. You don't want to let down your fans, do you?" Jungkook shook his head. "Good, then forget about what happened okay? Can you do that for your noona?" She asked smiling at him.

"Ne." Jungkook nodded. Gauravi grinned pulling her shirt sleeve and wiping Jungkook's leaking nose.

"That's my bunny boy." She smiled ruffling his hair.

"Noona ani!" He whined.

"Oh sorry, sorry!" She chuckled fixing his hair and then patted his chest. "Good luck." She smiled before pushing him towards the door.