Mute Mate

Chapter 46

~Y/N POV~

Tonight at our shared house Taehyung decided to have our little get together with drinks and such tonight with all our friends.

We're all gathered in the living room, music sound in the background, not too loud but loud enough to hear. Hoseok's laughter was louder than the music but I didn't mind, I like that guys laugh every time someone does something or says something funny. Which is a all the time tonight so it seems but it's good to see everyone having a good time now that our exams are finished at school. That means graduation is coming up and much more responsibilities for more of us out of our friend group.

I was drinking tonight but not a lot, just enough to get tipsy and no more than that. I don't like to get full on drunk, just enough to have fun and still remember what happened the next day and not be pained with a hangover which I'm sure a few of these guys will. Especially Jisoo.

From my seated position on the couch I just calmly watched Jisoo flirting with Namjoon from across the room, every now and then giggling cutely and stroking her hand down his chest and sometimes all the way to his belt buckle. She made it obvious to touch him there but he didn't seem to mind but to every now and then look back at me and smile. I don't know why he was doing that but I would return it back.

Actually scanning the room with everyone here I was the only one to be sitting down so it seems. I didn't notice that before but I do now.

Namjoon and Jisoo were the furthest away across the room beside the kitchen doorway, talking and giggling. Hoseok and Jin were dancing to the left of the room beside the fireplace while Yoongi was next to the large standing speakers only a few feet away, sipping on a bottle of beer watching the two make a fool of themselves while they wave their hands around like they couldn't care. I would laugh myself but no voice, meaning can't laugh.

Jimin and Jungkook just came back from the kitchen carrying more drinks. It actually surprised me that Jungkook could manage since he seemed to be drunk off his head tonight, stumbling over his own feet and Jimin laughing at him but patting his back once the drinks were on the table, checking that he was okay which Jungkook only nodded at him without saying anything but to be honest it looked like Jungkook could throw up at any second. Sitting on his knees next to the coffee table, swaying his body side to side and closing his eyes trying to take deep breaths. I kind of felt bad for him but that's when Namjoon intervened and sat down next to Jungkook to talk to him while Jisoo also joined him to check on Jungkook.

Now that left my mate/husband.

It saddened me that tonight even though he was looking forward to this all day and yesterday, he's been a little quiet and distant from me tonight. He just stands in the corner away from everyone, deep in his own thoughts and stares off into space, or sometimes at me or some of the guys in the room. I tried to ask him what was wrong but he would just play it off by telling me he's fine and then proceed to tell me to join everyone else. I kind of got the feeling he didn't want to be near me tonight but when I look over my shoulder to him, as I'm doing right now I can see the way he's breathing heavy, staring at something that I don't bother to follow his line of sight to check what it was. I even noticed the small beads of sweat across his forehead and uses the back of his sleeve to help wipe it away. But the moment his dark eyes flickered to meet mine, I flinched due to how unexpected it was and turned back around to face everyone else only to get another shock to see Jimin standing in front of me, staring me down.

"Hey Y/n." Jimin

I waved at him, passing a smile his way which he returned with a much larger grin of his own.

"Does anyone besides Tae, tell you how beautiful you are inside and out?" Jimin

Okay?

I don't know where that came from but it stunned me a lot. I've never heard Jimin talk that way towards me other than calling me cute every now and then since we officially met long before Taehyung and I were together.

Not knowing how to respond to that I nodded at him then took my chances to sign a thank you to him which he giggled at and bent over to kiss my cheek which I swear made my whole body freeze. Like what is wrong with him?

"I'm sorry I just couldn't resist." Jimin

He whispered close to my ear before he stepped back a little so I could see into his eyes. I couldn't look away from him but only his eyes. Clearly he's drunk since his eyes were unfocused so most likely he wouldn't remember kissing me on the cheek.

"Okay I think it's time we all call it a night and go to bed." Taehyung

He called out, now coming to stand beside the couch I'm on and taking my hand that rested on the arm of the couch and helped me to stand up and step away from Jimin who was following my every move with his eyes, grinning ear to ear.

Once I stood up, Taehyung immediately let go of my hand like a shock of heat from a flame touched his hand or something and began to instruct everyone out the living room to go to bed.

"Y/n I'll meet you upstairs in bed okay? I wont be long." Taehyung

I nodded at him, then walked over to Jisoo to help her stand up before she fell over and hurt herself. Linking our arms together I began to walk my laughing best friend out the room when she started to mumble things about Namjoon to me. But before leaving the room fully I caught the sight of Taehyung stomping over to one boy in particular, in a not so happy mood and grabbed him by the back of the tshirt and dragged him towards the kitchen.

"We need to talk." Taehyung

I heard him say with his famous deep voice before disappearing with his whining friend for being dragged away like that. I don't know why he would need to speak to him but I just shook that thought off and helped Jisoo up the stairs to her room. Being the friend that I am I also stayed with her to help her get into bed and make sure she drank some water that she purposely left next to her bed to be sure she drank something and then once I knew she was okay and tucked in, I left her room to my own shared bedroom with Taehyung but on my way I found Yoongi and Jin this time singing in their drunken states towards a guest bedroom before slamming the door behind them. Clearly they're not ready to sleep yet but if they keep it up I'm sure Taehyung will come and set them right.

Now in my own bedroom, I changed into my pjs, did my night time routine and drank some water myself before getting into bed to sit up and wait for Taehyung since he said he wont be long. I want to confront him about his behaviour tonight and find out why he was distant with me.

However I didn't have to wait long because once those bed covers were thrown over my legs the bedroom door was thrown open and in came a man on a mission Taehyung, slamming the door closed behind him and jumped on the bed more so on top of me, forcing me to lay back on the bed, staring up at him as he pinned me down with that lustrous smirk on his face and his red alpha eyes glowing back at me.

"Now Y/n I know you've been questioning my behaviour all night but  I have my reason. Do you want to know why?" Taehyung

I nodded at him and that was when he leaned down, pressing his body weight on top of mine and moved his head beside mine where I could feel his lips against my ear.

"I've started my rut Y/n" Taehyung

Uh oh.