The Things We Cannot Say

.26.

"Here, lay down." Jungkook said once the two of them got into Jungkook's bedroom. I lay down on his bed, which was surprisingly, comfortable. " Here take my blanket. I'll let you sleep while I cook something up for you. You look tired."Jungkook says softly.

"No, please don't leave." Taehyung mumbled, his voice almost breaking as he reached out to Jungkook's hands. The younger bends down to Taehyung's level and places a hand over his. " I'm not going anywhere hyung. I'll be around in this house. I want you to heal from your fever now. So I have to make you something to eat."

Taehyung tearily looked at Jungkook and held his hand firmly. " Jungkook I don't feel so good..."

Jungkook immediately helped Taehyung up and out of the house so that he could get some fresh air. Taehyung gagged and spit out saliva.

Jungkook put one arm around him and held his other hand. "You haven't been eating, have you? There is nothing coming out, just bile, because there is no food for your bile to emulsify."

Taehyung went back to vomiting out whatever came out. Jungkook ran into the house to get him some water. While they were making their way back to the house, Taehyung collapsed onto Jungkook, leaving no choice but for the male to carry him all the way back home.

When Taehyung woke up, he was greeted by the smell of rice porridge with meat which he rarely saw, due to its high price." How did you get meat?"

Jungkook shrugged it off. "That isn't important. Come on, you have to eat. Say ahhhh...." Taehyung opens his mouth to get a spoonful of porridge from Jungkook.

" Jungkook, why are you doing this for me?" Jungkook took another spoonful and fed it to Taehyung.

"What do you mean?"

"You know for a fact that none of this food are actually going into my body right? I'm just in some random person's cottage, hallucinating that you are around."

Jungkook smiled and gave him another spoonful. "Does this whole thing seem like a dream to you?"

"It is, isn't it? Don't you find this weird? I was sleeping in the common house, and then I ended up in a garden. And then you come around and then we make out like there is no tomorrow. And now you are taking care of me like the mom in our relationship? And I forgot to mention, you are also more dominant. Simce when?"

Jungkook giggled at Taehyung's full cheeks after he gave him a piece of meat. " Is it good?"

Taehyung nodded in excitement. "I've never tasted anything like this!"

Jungkook leaned forward and kissed Taehyung's red cheek. In return, Taehyung gave Jungkook a peck on the lip.

"Our relationship felt more... innocent back then. What happened to us now?"

"We are in love. For real this time." Jungkook kept the bowl on the table nearby as the older, scooted over to give Jungkook some space. Once Jungkook got on the bed, Taehyung moved his head over to Jungkook's chest.

"I was so scared, Tae hyung. I saw you passed out on the ground on my way back home. So I brought you home. But I wanted to build up the surprise when we saw each other, so I left a trail of lilies.."

"But... how did I end up outside?"

"I'm not sure. You should ask the people who were with you yesterday."

"And you were the one who left me the tiger lily that day outside the village."

"Guilty as charged."

Jungkook kissed Taehyung's forehead and got up. " I should get going hyung. I have somewhere to go to. You should leave for home soon too. They will be searching for you. I'll bring you to the village now."

Taehyung reluctantly got out of bed. " Jungkook, in the future when we are older, let's live here. I like this place." Jungkook laughed and nodded. Of course we can. This place is yours too. Just don't let anyone know about it. For now." He smooches Taehyung and takes his hand to help him up.

" Now that we are officially together, you are kissing me an awful lot."

"You don't like it?"

Taehyung shook his head. " No of course I like it. I'm just saying."

So as the sun was setting, they made their way down the never-ending mountain. Taehyung felt sick and tired again, so he passed out on Jungkook, who brought him all the way back to the common house. He slowly laid Taehyung inside cozily, left a flower beside him and left like the wind, like he was never there.