Taehyung and Jungkook - Nothing like us

29th chapter

The doorbell rang.
Taehyung groaned.
"What time is it?", he mumbled.
"5:30 am", Jungkook answered from the floor.
Taehyung turned around, trying to find out why Jungkook's voice came from the floor.
He was working out.
Tae sank back into the bed when the door opened and Yong walked in.
"Yong?"
"Good morning babe. How was your night? Are you better today? Do you feel okay? And why is Jungkook here?"
The last sentence sounded a bit pointed.
"Because this is Jungkook's room. And I'm fine, thank you", Taehyung simply explained and Jungkook tried not to smile.

"Why are you in Jungkook's room?"
"Why not?"
"And have you been sleeping in the same bed?"
"Yeah? So what? We're very close."
"You always say that you don't like to share your space with people."
"It depends on the people I'm with", Tae said sassily.

"Tae? Do you want to join me to shower? I'm done with the workout."
"Sure", Taehyung said and jumped out of the bed.
As he was walking past Yong, he said "you can wait in the living room, if you want."
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"Thanks."
"No problem. So do you actually want to join, or did you just say that to get away from her?"
"Both."
Jungkook laughed.
They undressed and hopped under the stream of hot water.
"You look good."
Taehyung looked at him.
"No I don't", he said.
"Look at me. My hair is down and flat because it's wet. I have a feeling I look rather disgusting."
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", Jungkook just said and winked at Tae before he washed his hair.

When they were done and came out of the bathroom, Yong was already waiting in front of it, so that Jungkook almost walked into her.
"Taehyung we are going out for breakfast", she said.
Taehyung scoffed. "No we're not."
"We need to keep up our reputation."
"Yong, raincheck. Can we please do that another time?"
She sighed.
"Taehyung I think it's rather good if you guys go out now. Maybe you can start a small argument in public so people see that the relationship might be coming to an end and then, in a few days you officially break up again. How does that sound?"
"Perfect", Yong said and pulled Taehyung by his hand outside the front door, barely leaving enough time for him to wave Jungkook goodbye.
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"You know, you wouldn't have to be so.."
"So what?"
"Just- you act so intrusive sometimes."
"Intrusive? No I don't."
"Yes, you do! You didn't even let me say goodbye to the members and you also waited directly in front of the bathroom for me to come out. Such behavior is intrusive, believe it or not."
Yong mumbled something inaudible.
"Talking about your time in the bathroom.. what did you and Jungkook do inside?"
"What do you think? We showered."
"What did you do in the shower?"
Taehyung turned around. "You are very persistent."
"I'm your girlfriend, I'm allowed to be jealous."
"You are not my-"
"We're in public, be careful with what you say."

For the rest of the morning, until they were back at the dorm, Taehyung barely said a word. He was just sick of talking to her.
Standing in front of the door to his dorm, he searched for the keys in his pocket. Opening the door, Yong let herself in by walking past him.
"Yong, you cannot stay for long, we are going to drive to dance practice in a few minutes and I still want to go change."
"Okay, so I will get going", she replied.
Awesome, Taehyung thought.
He went to his room.
Jungkook who had just come out of his room, met Yong in the hallway right before she wanted to leave.
"Jungkook, I see what you are doing."
Jungkook, taking a last sip of his banana milk, looked at her, unbothered. "Come again?"
"You like Taehyung, don't you?"
The maknae frowned.
"Why would you think that?"
"I know I'm right. And I want you to stop manipulating him."
"Excuse me? He is a free man, he can do whatever he wants. He joined me from his own free will."
"Too bad you guys can never have something with each other."
"Pff", Jungkook made.
"You could never be official. You could never hold his hand in public. But I can. You can never kiss him in public. But I can."
"What are you trying to say?"

She stood straight up on her high-heels, so she was just a few centimeters taller than Jungkook. Then she walked forward. Her face was now right in front of Jungkook's.
"He is mine. I can do whatever I want with him in public. And there is nothing you can do about it." With that, she turned around and closed the door behind her.