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Part 9

Something was a bit off, Jungkook thought with a frown.

Everything seemed normal. Well, other then Taehyung being smiley and giggly, but that was welcome.

The feeling he had however, was not. He wanted it to go away, it was making it very hard to focus on a happy Taehyung.

Taehyung, who had chocolate on his face and the brightest eyes Jungkook had seen on him in years.

It was nothing short of adorable, especially when Taehyung tried (and failed, quite miserably he might add) to get the chocolate off his face. He only smeared it around his lips more, but Jungkook let it be. Taehyung would figure it out sooner or later.

They were splitting a chocolate chip muffin, sat right by the entrance to the shop. It was a fairly big table, at least for the size if the shop, with 4 wooden chairs and room for what Jungkook could only assume was a high chair, as he saw many stacked in the corner of the building.

"Jungkookie," Taehyung drawled, holding up a forkful of the muffin, "You're not eating anything. You need to eat to maintain that muscle, you know."

"I dont think you're the one to lecture anyone on healthy eating habits Tae."

"Hurtful."

"But true."

Jungkook had learned a long time ago that being soft with Taehyung only worked in various occasions. Taehyung didn't appreciate people beating around the bush and pretending to be oblivious. He wanted a blunt, straightforward answer or thought, no bullshit.

After Jimin, Jungkook had only been soft, and that may be part of the problem. Of course, him being loving and comforting would never be a problem, but it was in the way that he didn't tell Taehyung to take care of himself. He didn't tell him he looked like shit, that he needed help, that Jungkook could help. He just...let it happen. Like a fucking idiot.

"Kookie, are you alright?"

"I'm sorry Tae."

Taehyung dropped his fork with furrowed eyebrows, "What for? You've done nothing. That I'm aware of, at least."

"I should've been more help. I-I should've been blunt and honest and I know I haven't been here lately and I'm so sorry for that. I should've at least called or texted just to make sure you were doing okay. Clearly, you are. You're glowing and it's wonderful, but I wasn't here to help and I'm so sorry."

Though he disagreed with the whole thing, and wanted to vehemently protest since the beginning, Taehyung let Jungkook finish his little spiel before he commented.

"Jungkook."

He hummed nervously.

"You're an idiot."

"Cmon now, that's just rude."

Taehyung raised an eyebrow, so he shut up, "You're an idiot because you think the worst of yourself. Jungkook, you've been nothing but wonderful. I don't know if being blunt would've been super useful. I don't think it'll be useful for a while. Not until I'm okay." Taehyung seemed to panic a bit, backtracking instantly, "Not that I'm not okay. I'm fine! I am. Back to the point-"

"No no," Jungkook interrupted, lips downturned, "It's okay not to be okay. But don't lie to me or yourself. I know you're not okay. I've seen it. Do not fucking lie to me."

"I'm fine, I am!" He smiled, hoping it was reassuring.

It was not.

"Taehyung this is serious," Jungkook ignored the never ending buzzing in his back pocket, "I don't want you to try to convince yourself that you're okay, just because you feel you need to be. You do not have to be okay. There is not, and there never will be, a specific amount of time it takes to get over a loved one. You never get over that. You might come to terms with it one day, but it's not like everything will magically become better."

"I'm not convincing myself," Taehyung began, scoffing, "I am-"

Jungkook groaned, reaching for his phone. He began to silence it when he caught a glimpse of his home screen, and groaned again, "This conversation is not over. I'll be over in a few days, we need to talk about this. I'm done just letting you destroy yourself."

"I'm not destroying myself, where on earth did you even come up with that?"

Jungkook sent him a look before dropping a few bucks on the table and heading out to his car.

Taehyung scrunched his nose at the money. Their muffin was 2 dollars.

It's not like he couldn't afford a 2 dollar muffin, it's not like he was struggling with bills-

Taehyung froze.

He hadn't even thought about bills in 3 years.

His bills weren't automatic, they didn't just come out of his account. And even if they did, he doubted he had enough money for that.

So how the hell-

"Excuse me."

He looked up sharply.

"Is this seat taken?"

He looked around the packed café, before shaking his head, "N-no, go ahead. I'll be leaning soon anyways."

"No no! It's fine, you don't have to. It's always nice to get to know someone anyways."

"Do I....do I know you?" Taehyung squinted at the stranger, "I feel like I do."

"You're Taehyung right?"

"Yeah..."

The stranger smiled, pearly teeth and gums exposed, "I found your wallet a few weeks back."

Ah, that guy.

Taehyung felt awkward now, knowing he threw the guys number out instantly.

"Don't worry about the whole number thing by the way. It was a shot in the dark. You're cute, and I tried my luck. I don't know if I was expecting a response, to be honest."

"It's-its not a you thing," Taehyung tried to explain, not wanting to make him feel bad, or anything remotely close to that, "I just...am not interested in dating right now..."

"It's alright. Friends?"

Taehyung thought for a second. Meeting new people would help keep him busy. That's never a bad thing, keeping his mind occupied, and not full of just Jimin, Jimin, Jimin, in an endless loop.

"Alright. Friends. Though I do believe you're supposed to know each other's names when you're friends." He teased gently, testing the waters with his newfound friend.

The stranger-friend, Taehyung reminded himself- cleared his throat and adjusted the strings on his hoodie shyly, smiling sheepishly, "Right. That's important. My name is Min Yoongi, and I'm more then ecstatic to be your friend, Taehyung. I have a feeling we'll get along great."

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