Vmin one Shots

Rebound love(not really)

Part II:

Jimin sobbed,his voice now straining and painful.He was struggling to breath and Taehyung couldn't just stand there and let him hurt himself.Jimin looked like a deer caught infront of headlights but Taehyung said nothing,he just sat close to Jimin and pulled him into his arms.Jimin's head hooked over Taehyung's shoulder and Taehyung's hands busily drew circles on his back for comfort.Taehyung doesn't remember how long they sat like that but a few too many hours seemed to pass when Jimin finally calmed down and slumped onto sleep on Taehyung's body.As Taehyung softly let Jimin on the bed,the photoframe bearing Jungkook had slipped onto the floor.Taehyung placed it on the bed side table and sighed.His mind brought him doubts and insecurities on a silver platter but Taehyung refused and kissed Jimin's cold forehead.

A week later, Taehyung slumped against Yoongi's bed as he let Namjoon run a comforting hand onto his back.It was Yoongi's daughter's birthday and everywhere else was loud except for the bedroom.Jimin had not come since he said he wasn't really in a partying mood.Taehyung had picked out the fluffiest teddy and gave to the little one.Even as he jumped with her,Namjoon was quick to notice the sorrow behind his eyes.
"I don't believe.. don't want to believe am just a rebound ..He does love me,hyung", Taehyung said and Namjoon didn't necessarily point out there were facts which actually suggested otherwise.
"He died when they were still in love, it's understandable that Jimin is taking too long to heal.I understand that but...but sometimes it hurts-", Taehyung swallowed feeling guilty to even say that out loud.The little voice in his head laughed that a dead person was his rival.

"Maybe if it's too much, you should take a break..talk to him", Namjoon offered and Taehyung felt the cake he ate earlier bubbling up in his stomach and he might throw up any moment.
"I love him..so much.I can't just leave him..not now,not when he is in so much pain", Taehyung stopped and sighed heavily,"Even if staying hurts me"
And they sat there for another few minutes until Seokjin came through the door and said,"Taehyungah,I been looking for you...Jimin is here"

And Taehyung couldn't believe him ,even as he spotted his boyfriend kneeling by the couch to come upto Yoongi's daughter as he wished her.Jimin's eyes fell on Taehyung and instantly curved into a sad smile.Taehyung could never let Jimin go,he knew it well that he never could.
"You okay?", Taehyung slightly rubbed Jimin's back and Jimin turned to grab Taehyung's open Jacket,"We need to talk"

Oh-

No, Taehyung didn't want to talk.Jimin can keep loving Jungkook and Taehyung can keep crying over Jimin.It's fine,he had mastered it well for years.There was no need for a conversation and break that sweet facade of them being boyfriends.But Jimin was already pulling them to the secluded balcony where the colours of the birthday party hadn't touched,not yet.

"I'm sorry",Jimin began and Taehyung was already in shambles,he moved forward to take Jimin's shirt into his fists,head bowed and eyes pressed close.Taehyung breathed,"Please ..Jimin,no-"
"Tae-"
"No..I..I can't lose you.. don't say it..I can't-",Thick tears had finally freed itself from Taehyung and tried to find solace under his chin but Jimin gently lifted his head and wiped them off.Jimin's voice had a colour of a laugh when he spoke,"You're not losing me, Taehyungie"
And Taehyung met Jimin's eyes and knew he was being honest,"What-?"
"I can't bear to think of a moment without you,How would I let you go, Tae",Jimin was smiling but it didn't help the confusion in Taehyung's head.
"But..you..why did you apologize then?"
"Because..",Jimin moved into Taehyung's space and cupped his face,"because it wasn't fair to you...You didn't have to go through the pain..",Jimin stopped and watched Taehyung's eyebrows meet in the middle.Jimin soothed them under his thumbs and pressed a kiss there,"I heard you talking to Namjoon hyung"

"I'm-", Taehyung didn't know what he was going to say,he hadn't known since when Jimin was in the house.
"No,it's fine...it's okay,I'm sad that you didn't tell that to me first but ..but I wasn't being fair either so..",Jimin let out a breath he had been holding in for so long.His hands left Taehyung's face to linger around the steel bars of the balcony.Jimin's eyes searched the city lazily.
"That night-"
Taehyung knew exactly which night and he wished Jimin would stopped talking about it,about everything but he just stood there numb and tears running down his face.His eyes were still on Jimin and bore no interest to the city Jimin seemed so intrigued about.

"he had the accident because of me", Jimin's voice were shaky and Taehyung didn't understand.
"I told him I was breaking up with him and he wanted to come and see me.He thought I wasn't serious or I don't...I don't know what he thought but I was breaking up with him", Jimin's voice was low and Taehyung had things to ask but he feared that it would break the little bubble of comfort around them.
"I carry the guilt with me,if I just had waited a single day ...the next morning to tell him that ,he would have been alive..But I couldn't wait,couldn't wait a single day,a single night ..another hour to be with you",Jimin abandoned the night lights of Seoul to fully turn around at Taehyung.Taehyung didn't know what to feel and how to make any sense of Jimin's words.He hoped Jimin would put it together for him and Jimin did.

"I loved you, Taehyung.I told you that you were my first love and I wasn't lying.You were and will be my only one.When...when I found out you had loved me too,I was conflicted.It was unfair.On one side there was this man who loved me to pieces and made me forget the pain of never having you and on the other side there was ...you and ",Jimin's first tear fell,"and fck Taehyung..I'd choose you..over and over again..You were never my rebound..never... I'm..Tae...I'm sorry..I'm sorry that they all said that ..I'm sorry that you had to believe that" and Jimin was sobbing loudly.Tears after tears fell down his cheeks and Taehyung lunged forward to grab Jimin into his chest,held him tight.Taehyung dipped his head into Jimin's neck and cried along.

"I..I cried for him cause I ..I was the reason he died,not cause I still love him..Tae ..Tae",Jimin hiccuped against Taehyung's chest and his words broke at their edges and Taehyung rubbed his hand on Jimin's back whispering a hush.
"It wasn't your fault,Jimin...It wasn't you"

Jimin tightened his fist against Taehyung's shirt,"I love you, Tae...I have loved you for so long and I still do"
"I love you too,Jiminie..Baby,please don't cry..We're fine...we'll be fine"

The world lost in seconds and minutes and maybe even hours until Taehyung slowly drew back to see Jimin's red eyes and nose,cold against the November air.
He pressed his head against Jimin's and closed his eyes tight,"I never believed them"
"Mm?"
"I never believed when they said I was your rebound", Taehyung said,his eyes still closed.
"Tae-"
"I believed in our love,believed whenever you said that you love me and you're the only one I'd trust..you're the only that matters"

And then Jimin was pressing forward,kissing Taehyung's tears off his lips,cheeks,eyes and everywhere they grazed.Taehyung kissed back with the same fervour and love.They always met each other at highs,lows and middles.Someday Jimin would believe Jungkook's death wasn't his pain to bear,someday he'd stop crying on his death anniversaries and someday people would stop finally saying Taehyung was a rebound but Taehyung doesn't really mind.He doesn't really care to explain and even found a little happiness in keeping what they are to each other between themselves.

"I love you,Taehyungie",Jimin said cause he felt like he hadn't said it in enough today and Taehyung kissed his smile,"I love you too,baby"
"Can't believe you thought I was breaking up with you.. idiot"
"Let's face it,love.People think you deserve better"
"Excuse me!!",Jimin slapped Taehyung's chest,"Have you seen you? I feel like you deserve better"
"I been busy looking at you to actually see myself", Taehyung cocked an eyebrow,hands still circling Jimin's waist.
"Eww,cheesy...Yoongi hyung would pour disinfectant all over balcony if he knew"
"Maybe we should make him clean more", Taehyung said as he leant down to capture more of Jimin's plump lips and peach.

A/n:Finally wrote this!! Are ya happy with the ending?