The Camper Van | ☑️

chapter 5

jimin pov - same time as chapter 1

"hey babe?" I called out from our living room. I read through the email one more time to get the gist off it before reaching beside me to get my cup of apple juice.

"what?" taehyung replied, walking in from our shared bedroom. he had on pajama pants and a white t-shirt. he hasn't even been home for five minutes and he has already changed out from his work clothes.

"did you get an email about the camper van challenge? we get one thousand dollars after we live with a stranger for two months straight."

"yeah I got one, I think the surrounding areas has gotten the same email. a co-worker from mine got one too."

(IM SO USED TO DOING THIRD POV THAT I SWITCHED IT UP AFTER THIS *facepalm*)

taehyung sat down on the sofa beside jimin and laid his head on his lap, jimin instantly combing his fingers through the younger's blond hair.

"are you thinking of doing it?" taehyung asked, looking to see jimin studying his phone.

"I might, don't want to waste easy money."

"well if you join, I might as well join."

jimin put his phone down. "you do know that you won't be able to see me for the next two months right?"

taehyung smiled. "of course. I trust you with a stranger."

jimin smiled back and leaned down to gently place a kiss on his lips. "same for you."

(MY YOONMIN HEART AND I'M THE ONE THAT'S WRITING THIS *cries* sORRY ill be quiet)

"well, let's sign up then. I hope my stranger is friendly and not rude." jimin said, putting his phone down and reaching over taehyung to grab the remote.

"I hope mines won't be boring. when is the deadline to complete the form?"

"in two days but our favorite movie is about to come on so we can do it later."

the two spent the rest of the day watching movies and cuddling, not knowing that these type of days were going to be their last ones.

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*time skip*

"you got everything love?" taehyung asked, going through his bags to make sure he has everything himself.

"yep! im really excited about this whole thing." jimin responded, zipping up everything.

"me too, though I'm actually quite scared what our future holds."

jimin stopped what he was doing and looked at taehyung from across their bed. "what do you mean tae?"

taehyung looked up with a slight smile but his face screamed something else. worry? sadness?

"I mean, what happens if we drift apart? and you and the stranger starts-"

"oh you are just talking crazy talk." jimin interrupted with a small laugh continuing what he was doing.

he heard small foot steps coming around the bed and a hand softly wrapped around his wrist. taehyung pulled at it to get jimin's attention which it did.

"I'm serious jimin. what if after this whole thing, we break away? no more taetae and jiminie."

"taehyung, you're scaring me." jimin whispered, his eyes starting to water but he held back his tears.

"all im trying to say is if this person in the van is better than me, go for it. don't push away the next best thing."

"who could be better than you?! you're everything I got, why should I leave you for someone else?"

taehyung sighed and wiped the lone tear that fell out of jimin's eyes. jimin didn't even realized he started crying.

"I love you jimin but throughout the year and a half we have been dating, I know you haven't been happy for real. you only ever seen me as your best friend and nothing far than that."

"that's.. not true.." jimin sniffled, wiping his eyes.

taehyung pulled jimin into a hug. "if you truly love me, then we can continue dating after this whole contest, but if you find someone better, don't hold back. I am allowing myself to set you free."

"cause sometimes you have set free the things you love." taehyung continued, tears rolling down his cheeks.

he has been finding a reason to let jimin go to someone else better. he knew jimin has been forcing himself on him for this relationship to work and quite frankly it worked for a year.

but things changed and taehyung realized it, he guess jimin hasn't realized it either until now.

jimin knew he was faking his love for taehyung after a year, that's why they never had sex. his love for him fell off and was replaced with admiration, he wasn't sure why it did that. he guess his brain saw him as a brother all of a sudden and never informed him.

"do you still want to date me?" jimin croaked out, trying to suppress the sobs.

"only if you want to date me still." taehyung answered, holding back a sniff so he wouldn't let jimin know he was crying too.

except jimin does knows, he felt wetness from the tears in his hair.

"yes, I do. you mean everything to me."

"I know but please don't confuse you wanting me to stay with you with dating. I will always be here for you dating or not. we don't have to put a title just because you don't want me to leave."

jimin shook his head. "I want to keep dating you."

taehyung pulled away from the hug a little but only to see jimin's face. "are you sure?"

"when this whole thing is over, teach me how to love again. I want to love you the way I did when we first became a thing."

taehyung smiled brightly and placed a kiss on jimin forehead.

"come on, don't want us to be late for the contest."

jimin nodded, wiping his face from tears and reaching on his tippietoes to give taehyung a kiss but then taehyung did the same.

"taeeee." jimin whined, trying to do it again but taehyung made himself taller again.

"you're so short."

"I am not! you are making yourself taller!"

taehyung bended down a bit to reach jimin's ear and whispered:

"if I kiss you now, I wouldn't be able to control myself."

then he walked around the other side of the bed, leaving jimin dumbfounded and blushing from his deep husky voice.

"Y-YOU ASSHOLE!" jimin yelled, grabbing a nearby pillow and throwing it at a laughing taehyung.

the two played around a little while longer before loading up taehyung's car for the contest, jimin sulking the entire time.