Jinyoung and Jaebeom always had this deep connection that no one, but themselves, can decipher. Since the first time they met, the connection was already there. The first time they sat together nervously inside the waiting room for the youth who has the dream to be the best idol in the country, even in the whole world.

“Hey, number 24!” Jaebeom called.

“Me?” Jinyoung asked, pointing to himself. He looked at the identification number he picked from the draw lots and saw the number 24 on it. He looked at Jaebeom and smiled at the other who was frowning at him.

“Yes, you,” Jaebeom answered. He put out his index finger and gestured for Jinyoung to come closer to him. Jinyoung moved from his seat without standing.

“They said we also need to be in pairs. You want to be paired with me? Since our numbers are beside each other, might as well pick you. And you look like you really can compete,” Jaebeom critically said. Though he didn’t mean to offend the other, Jinyoung understood differently.

“Yah! You! Of course, I can compete! Tch,” Jinyoung replied, his tone getting higher in every word but Jaebeom was as unamused as him.

“So?”

Jinyoung scowled amusedly at number 25 and faced him.

“Fine, fine! Partners!” Jinyoung put out his hand for a shake but Jaebeom shrugged and went back to face the wall in front of the chairs. Jinyoung groaned inwardly. He’s thinking if he should replace his partner already.

It was hard for both of them at first. Their most significant difference was that Jinyoung likes to talk so much, and Jaebeom doesn’t like the noise. They always quarrel inside their practice room. They practiced individually with the same songs, but never together. It was only a week before their audition that Jaebeom got used to Jinyoung’s babbles and nonsense speeches. Jinyoung, on the other hand, got used to Jaebeom being snarky. They spent the remaining days in peace and synchronized practice. It was perfect. They were perfect together.

“NUMBER 24! Thank you! Congratulations to us!” It was Jaebeom that babbled so much that day. His happiness made his snarky ways become positive vibes that he even hugged Jinyoung on stage. And Jinyoung was frozen.

“Y-yes. Congratulations,” Jinyoung answered. There was their award that they will be receiving any moment from now but that was not only why he was so happy inside that all his positive energy was drained and he became as lifeless as he can be. He was hugged by Jaebeom – the person who never talked to him unless for practice – hugged him. He was so happy he can jump from the Empire State Building and remain alive.

“Jinyoung-ah, why are you…sad?” Jaebeom asked as they went backstage. Their parents were talking to and befriending each other.

“I’m not. I’m really happy! Very happy!” Jinyoung said, his smile reaching his eyes and ears that Jaebeom has no choice but to accept the way Jinyoung was accepting their win.

“You being happy is very weird,” Jaebeom said, turning to his cellphone which beeped just a second ago.

“Yours too,” Jinyoung said and went to his father who called him already.

“Jaebeom-ah, take care of our Jinyoungie, ok?” Jinyoung’s sweet mother said and pats his head.

“Of course, eommoni,” Jaebeom smiled and bowed at Jinyoung’s parents before they went off back to their home. Jinyoung and Jaebeom were left.

“Jaebeom-ssi, thank you,” Jinyoung said. He supressed the very big smile he has.

“What –ssi? Ssi? Call me hyung! This kid, really,” Jaebeom said and smiled at Jinyoung before patting his head. Jinyoung felt like a kid and nodded at his Jaebeom hyung’s actions.

Jinyoung and Jaebeom always have that deep connection that no one can decipher. Even when GOT7 was born. They were always beside each other during interviews, fanmeetings, fansignings. And during the choreographies, they were always not too far from each other. Their deep connection was very vibrant that even the choreographers can feel it.

On the first week of the new year, GOT7 was given a long vacation. Mark and Yugyeom went to Los Angeles, Jackson went back to Hong Kong, Bambam came back to Thailand, and Youngjae was back home in Mokpo.

No one knows where Jaebeom and Jinyoung were. Jaebeom posted a day before his birthday a photo that he was back home in Ilsan. But Jinyoung’s whereabouts was still unknown. The fans were already having speculations on where he was. But everyone knows it’s either he was back home, or just somewhere in South Korea. No one saw him in the airport anyway.

Jinyoung and Jaebeom always have that deep connection that no one can decipher.

“Hyung, I’ll stay back here. I’ll text you when I’m getting home,” Jaebeom said to their JJ Project manager. He was in the company, busy with composing songs that can be included in their next album.

“It’s Jinyoung’s birthday in,” their manager looked at his watch, “three hours.”

“I know, I’ll be home before twelve,” Jaebeom said, his eyes still on the paper. He just needs the chorus and nothing else. He already had a tone to use in mind. Their manager nodded and went off to get Jinyoung back home. When their manager left, Jaebeom walked to the recording station and placed his cut version of Hooked. He called a staff that was there and asked to play the song.

After recording the song for an hour and a half to be perfect, Jaebeom called their manager to fetch him from the company and get back home. When they reached home, Jinyoung was sleeping on the couch. Jaebeom looked at their manager, accusing him of unknown things. Their manager put his hands up.

“He said he wants to wait for you,” he said. Jaebeom sighed and walked over to Jinyoung. He shook his shoulder to wake him up.

“Jinyoung-ah, sleep in your room,” Jaebeom said, still shaking Jinyoung. The younger stirred and cracked his eye open. He sat and rubbed his eyes.

“Oh, Jaebeom hyung, you’re here,” Jinyoung said.

“Why are you sleeping here? You’ll strain your neck. Sleep in your room, Jinyoung-ah,” Jaebeom said. Jinyoung nodded and head to his room. But both of them know that neither of them are sleeping unless Jaebeom already greets Jinyoung for his birthday.

The clock strikes 11:55PM. Jaebeom prepared the cake he told their manager to buy and his iPod and speakers. He put the speaker and the cake on the living room’s table. He gestured for their manager to light the candles while he get Jinyoung from his room.

“Jinyoung-ah,” Jaebeom knocked on the room. He heard Jinyoung stood up from his bed. He hurried to get the lighted cake from the living room to surprise Jinyoung as he open the door.

Jinyoung opened the door and the speaker’s boomed a familiar tune. Jaebeom was holding the cake with his two hands and smiling very sweetly to Jinyoung.

I wish Jr. will like this

Jinyoung’s eyes widened as he heard the first lines of what he thought was their song. He felt really happy inside and his heart jumped at the mention of his name in his favourite song from their album.

Jaebeom knew that when Jinyoung widened his eyes and it softened then turned into smile, Jaebeom knew Jinyoung likes his song for him despite hearing only the first line.

I think there are many words that I wanna say

Jaebeom wants to thank him for staying by his side for the years that already passed by despite his attitude and short temperance. He wants to tell him he was sorry for the way he always act. And mostly, he wants to tell him how much he loves him for being the friend he always wished for.

Jaebeom doesn’t know that Jinyoung has many words to say, too. He wants to thank him for staying by his side despite his childishness and girlish ways. He wants to tell him he was sorry for acting the way he did. And mostly, he wants to tell him how much he loves him for being the friend and brother he always wished for.

But, they both know, they are mostly thankful that they are together in this industry.

If this birthday pass, if Jr.’s birthday pass by…
The opportunity that I can’t find anymore…
I can’t lose it.

Jaebeom isn’t the person who wants to talk about his feelings to others. He likes bottling it up in himself and wait for it to burst through other ways. He wants to have this opportunity to say whatever he feels for Jinyoung through the song that only they will know.

Oh~~~ You’re nineteen Jr.,
Happy birthday, happy birthday to you…
Oh~~~ Congratulations, Jr.

They both know it isn’t just those words Jaebeom wants to say. A lot more important than just the “happy birthday” and the “congratulations.”

Other than being thankful and sorry at the same time for his partner, Jaebeom really wants to say, that whatever happens…

As time passes by, we will always be together.

“Twelve. Happy birthday Jinyoungie.”

Fast forward to two years, three months, and fifteen days,

Happy birthday hyung. GOT7’s leader JB hwaiting~~~!!!

Jinyoung and Jaebeom have this deep connection that no one can decipher. Only Jinyoung can make Jaebeom create a song for a few hours before publishing, and only Jaebeom can make Jinyoung go out from wherever he was hiding.

Because Jinyoung knows Jaebeom best.

And Jaebeom knows Jinyoung best.

They have this deep connection that no one can decipher but themselves.

Along the lines of Jaebeom’s song lies an encrypted message that only Jinyoung can decode.

Along the message Jinyoung posted, Jaebeom can read between the lines what his JJ Project partner really wants to say.

However, both messages say the same thing to each other.

As time passes by, we will always be together.