'Til We Meet Again | Taekook AU

Chapter 20

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Taehyung hadn't slept so soundly for months.

His sleep had always been fitful, with terrors and nightmares poking at his mind, always wanting a piece of him. But right now, he felt so blissful and rested that it was an effort to open his eyes. He wanted to lie down some more, covered in the warm and soft -

Soft?

Taehyung's eyes snapped open, the drowsiness pushed to the back and his mind focused on the softness covering him.

A comforter, the kind that belonged to luxury resorts was covering him. And when Taehyung squint his eyes in the growing darkness around him, he could make out the letters on the edge of the comforter – it read SKYLARK.

Which meant -

As if on cue, someone coughed. Taehyung lifted his eyes and stared, a sense of dread and horror creeping up his spine. He had caught on to Taehyung's presence.

The person he had tried the hardest to avoid, the person who he had come back to check on and had found him sleeping safe and sound – that person stood in front of him.

"Uh..." Jungkook twisted his hands together and swayed from one side to the other.

Taehyung's efforts had been a waste. He didn't have any energy to conjure up a time lapse just yet, and it didn't even matter. Jungkook already knew he was here. What had gone through his mind when he saw Taehyung stalking him like this? Would he now be labeled as those crazed fans that followed their favorite celebrities around?

Jimin knew he wasn't exactly a fan. But what about Jungkook? He hadn't had much interaction with the youngster for him to build an opinion on Taehyung. Yet, these actions of Taehyung must have painted a different, ugly picture in Jungkook's eyes. Just thinking about Jungkook viewing him as one those disgusting men, made Taehyung queasy in the stomach. He ws nothing like that. He had to let Jungkook know.

He -

"Uh...Are you hungry?"

"Huh?"

Taehyung frowned at him. What was this guy asking? At this time, when – Taehyung threw a quick glance at his surroundings. He had slipped in on the balcony at dawn, it was dark now, almost close to night. He had slept the whole day and Jungkook had let him be...?

This was odd, very odd and Taehyung didn't like it one bit.

"I asked, are you hungry?" Jungkook said in a slow voice, and kept his hands on his side with his palms open. Taehyung got the distinct feeling that Jungkook was treating him like some scared animal that needed to be taken care.

"Am not hungry." Taehyung snapped and took a step towards him.

Instantly, Jungkook stumbled back, the earlier calm expression replaced by a worried one.

Taehyung froze in place.

He had gotten up too fast. The comforter lay abandoned at his feet and Jungkook had added some distance between them.

"A-Are you going to use your-r m-magic to get away?" Jungkook stuttered.

"What?" Taehyung looked at the tense posture the boy held and down at his own stance. Had he appeared defensive to Jungkook?

"Uh...no." Taehyung let his hands fall to the side and stood straight. "I'm not going to do anything."

"Oh okay." Jungkook relaxed and gave him a small, unsure smile. "So do you want to go downstairs to eat?"