Always By Your Side | TAEJINKOOK ✔

THIRTY TWO

Third Person POV:

“W-Why would you keep that to yourself? Babe why do you have to carry the worries all alone?”

Taehyung opened the door of the room where Jung Kook’s body was lying, his gaze have met Yoongi and surprisingly…

“It will be over soon.” Yoongi whispered dryly and was broken as he gave Taehyung and Seok Jin a gentle pat on their shoulders before he left them alone at the room. And by the touched of Yoongi to lift the both of them, it didn’t help for the first time, if felt lot heavier as they both felt the near end.

Seok Jin repress his own emotions, he didn’t want Jung Kook to feel any guilt. None of it was Jung Kook’s fault. They are all victims. “I-I only want you to be happy and never encounter dark lights that will lead you to leave me, I don’t want you to think of anything that could make your situation worst.” Seok Jin says honestly.

“Babe, I’m still waiting…” As Seok Jin let out what he has been really longing for so long, Taehyung and Jung Kook aren’t good for hiding their shattered eyes along with their hearts.

“And Taehyung too.” Jung Kook mouthed regarding to Seok Jin’s hopes, he has a genuine smile as he turns to fit his hands on Seok Jin, its still perfectly matched.

Seok Jin is still a human after all, though Jung Kook was cold, Seok Jin never felt that, not even once. Jung Kook knew it to himself, that he wasn’t whole, but through Seok Jin, he is as he expect he was. With Seok Jin, it felt like home.

Lately, homesick took over all of Jung Kook’s. He didn’t chew it over as something negative. Since Jung Kook knew, homesick proves him how happy his home was.

“Kim Seok Jin. Look at me and listen very carefully.” That statement was most of the time cruel, its either you’ll fight, you’ll chastise or worst. A goodbye. Seok Jin shoved away the thought giving what Jung Kook wanted.

His whole attention, though Seok Jin could offer the whole him. Partly of him forbear.

“Eventually, you’ll be informed as of the whole truth. It was in front of you all along Babe. But thank you.”

“Thank you for denying that for the whole time up until now. Because that’s the thing I used as my reason.”

“Reason to still made it in here, up to this day and for the following counted days.”

Seok Jin wanted to scream, but he became disoriented with his own body. He couldn’t control himself. Though its clear as the air around them how Jung Kook delivers his voice.

Seok Jin not just wanted to pretend that everything will be okay between him and his husband. He thought it’ll be over when Choi Yeon Jung showed himself. But he was wrong.

Its just the beginning of someone’s ending, which he hoped not his husband’s life.

“You heard me right Babe.” Jung Kook repeated as he looks at Taehyung then nod his head entrusting Seok Jin’s hands to him.

“Please accept my invitation to have you at our home.” Jung Kook murmured directly to Taehyung as he leads the way.

How good would that felt to have Taehyung as his friend. They both missed the experience but he wanted to swallow everything certainly, even the short time he had spent it with Taehyung, he is the happiest. It was the same feeling for Taehyung.

Jung Kook knew its so selfish of him to make the people around him pretends like they are all happy, just for him to attract some for himself to be.

He never felt bad being happy having people around him schlepping their emotions by the thoughts of him.

It’ll be very hard for him to see that.

Then Taehyung breaks the walls of lies and acceptance as he started telling the truth how him and Jung Kook works to connect the information as they scrutinize it with both parties of Jeon’s and Kim’s lawyers and with the help of Nam Joon.

Seok Jin couldn’t believe what his own ears just put up on. But he didn’t show any offense, he was glad that the times Jung Kook was telling him he had to leave to breathe some air, he wasn't alone, he is with Taehyung. Seok Jin squeezed his eyes, seems like all of them was slowly digesting a disgusting facts of Jeon’s scandal that involves all of them and work as one.

For all that, Seok Jin felt sick on his stomach knowing the fact that people’s greed could do such thing as harming other people’s life.

If Choi Yeon Jung’s defense was, he did that for his family, does that mean Seok Jin doesn’t really have one to give Choi Yeon Jung a courage to did a repugnant crime and mess things up even with good people like Mr. Kim? Like Seok Jin’s father?

Was life really that cruel and ugly for people to do everything they can to put other into anguish and sorrow?

As the right time Seok Jin was having a breakdown, Yoongi arrives and pull Seok Jin on his arms. “Yoongi-ah…” Jung Kook breathed out causing Yoongi to pause.

Though he’s probably as denial as Seok Jin to rub out the negative thoughts away. Jung Kook’s presence was ignored by another important person in his life. “Please do that in the future, take good care of him for me. And you too.”

Yoongi shivered as he looks at his shoulder. It’s a pity that Jung Kook’s encouraging touch wasn’t visible to Yoongi.

Taehyung and Jung Kook almost missed how Yoongi cried. It happened so fast and so clean that you’ll see nothing but a puffed cheeks and swollen eyes without a marks of tears. “W-Was it because of me why you hid and stop yourself by going further at Dad’s death?”

Yoongi was tired screaming by himself, he intentionally did it alone, not wanting someone especially Seok Jin to see and hear his rage about something that Seok Jin has been protecting him for so long for him not to get hurt.

Seok Jin protects Yoongi from the guilt by digging further to meet the truth. Yoongi felt like he’ll be forever indebted– “Do not ever think I did that to make you feel what you are having right now inside your mind. I did that because you are as important as Dad, a-and I don’t want to lose another person.”

“I did nothing but kindness but all I got was letting people I love to be dragged away that easy from me.”

“I don’t want to lose any of you. Not y-you. E-Especially y-you of course. You are a piece of my home Yoongi-ah. I’m sorry for keeping it to you, Its just–“

“Hyung’s sorry, f-forgive me.” Seok Jin felt responsible for Yoongi, he was enough to take all of the nitpicks he got when he saw how all of the people at the Hope’s Hospital to act unaware and deaf to digest all of the questionable things his father’s treatment had. Seok Jin wanted to protect Yoongi from the cold streets full of cruelty. He didn’t know he’ll be the one who’ll bring Yoongi the thing he wanted Yoongi to avoid outside.

Seok Jin sensed nothing but exhaustion by giving a lot of thoughts of putting Yoongi into something that could ruin his life.

He collapsed and Yoongi worriedly clutch onto him for hours, Seok Jin was peacefully laying at the bed. For his heavy thought that didn’t made Seok Jin budge. He was clearly worn out by the vicious past and future he had gone through.

All of them wanted time to stops. But they aren’t strong enough to be heard, seems like people wanting time to passed quick was bunch than them for their voice to be granted.