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Ch 40. Not anymore

Taehyung stared down at the paper clutched between Jungkook's fingers. Everything, that happened that day written down on it. How he found himself not talking anymore

And he tug his lips, bitten between his teeth as he squinted his eyes the more he watched Jungkook's knuckles whitening against the paper, almost breaking it between his hardened state

The furrow between his brows deepened and with every word on the paper felt like all air had suffocated him and Jungkook's expression had changed.

"I'm going to kill him-I'm going to fucking kill him"

Jungkook didn't know what he was saying, didn't know his own words as he clutched the paper between his tightened knuckles. His body was tense. Locking the rage that had clutched his heart and he was already moving to the door.

Only that Taehyung stops him.

Soft eyes and soft cheeks.

His hand holding Jungkook's tightened fingers between his warm one's, shaking his head lightly.

Taehyung squeezed his hand. He just wanted to forget about it. Just move on

The dark haired braces himself. Holds his breath and tenses his muscles.

And he felt how Jungkook's darkened gaze lingered on him for a while, lingered on how Taehyung smiled lightly to him before he felt his tightened knuckles between the blonde's finger slowly unclench

And he lashes forward, pulling Taehyung in for a hug. His arms instantly wrapped around his middle as his forehead hit his shoulder

Taehyung was to caught off guard to do anything.

"I'm sorry, i'm so fucking sorry"

Jungkook closes his eyes and just lays his head there. he manages to slur out. The tears started to run down his face. Hitting the end of Taehyung's delicate skin as he continued to clench his fists against Taehyung's shirt

"I- I didn't know what to do, I really didn't know what to do. I just wanted to protect you no matter what- I just wanted to never see you hurt again tae. But in the end they- in the end"

"I couldn't do anything. I- I couldn't protect you"

Jungkook's voice shaked against his shoulder, trembled and horse words
and his hands tried to hold him tight.
Taehyung didn't realize his own tears had started tracing his cheeks.

And when he felt the wetness against his skin, he hurriedly pulled away, letting his hands cup the other's jaw between his fingers.

And Taehyung shakes his head, lip trembling against his mouth as he slowly brushed away Jungkook's pained tears

You didn't do anything wrong

He continued to brush his tears but Jungkook tears wouldn't stop, his clenching hands around his waist didn't falter.

And Taehyung realizes, this was the first time he had seen Jungkook cry. Not since the day he was just 6 years old and wouldn't stop crying when his builded sandcastle was ruined by the shore, and Taehyung would comfort him. Helping him build a new one between his mumbling sniffles

When he was 10 and wouldn't stop crying between his grasped sobs when he had thought Taehyung had disappeared during their playing of hide and seek.