love me (me) [vkook/taegguk]

[part nine] chapter thirty five - day two

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"I lost the baby," Vantae huffs, splaying himself across Taehyung's lap dramatically, "chick. I lost the baby chick," he finishes.

Tae snorts at his words. "I'm sure Jimin-ah's around here somewhere," he replies, glancing around the slightly crowded arena. "Does he know that you call him that, by the way?"

"No, I don't think I've ever said it to his face."

"Probably a good call," he hums in response. "I don't need to see him creaming his pants again anytime soon."

V owlishly blinks. "I have so many questions."

"I actually have some too." Taehyung purses his lips thoughtfully.

"Okay, hit me." He delivers a playful slap to his hyungie's chest, making him laugh and squirm away. "Stop, that's not what I meant, and you know it."

He smiles too as he begins to card his fingers through his twin's hair. "Are you excited, Van-ah?"

"For what?" He acts clueless.

"For what?" Tae mocks him, lightly pulling on some of his locks. "Oh, I don't know, it's not like your found family's arriving in two days or anything."

It's not like Jeongguk's arriving in two days. He doesn't know why his mind feels the need to add that part.

"Oh," Vantae mutters in realisation. "I guess I haven't really thought about it." He's presented a flat look in an instant. "Okay, so maybe I've been feeling like I've been walking around without my skin and that I'll finally grow it all back when they get here," he sheepishly admits.

"But I told you, Taehyungie. I just wanna focus on my time while I'm still with you," his brother  nuzzles against his stomach.

"No, don't word it that way." Tae snickers and pinches his side. "It sounds like you're suffering from a terminal illness and could die any minute."

"I take it all back," V scoffs. "I'm sick of you already."

He snorts again because sure, then he waits a beat before continuing. "Hey, Tiger?"

"Hmm?"

"Will you let me meet them?" Will you let me meet him?

"Of course." The response comes quickly.

"Let me rephrase that," Taehyung feels like he has to declare. "Will you let me meet them this visit?"

The response doesn't come as fast this time .

"Did someone say that we're meeting Suga?" Jimin's chin is abruptly hooking over his shoulder before it even can.

"Literally no one said that," Hoseok pipes up from behind him, his arms full of the food that they'd left to buy. "... But are we?" His tone is glaringly hopeful.

V lifts his head to look at them. "You guys are Suga fans?"

"We all are," Namjoon answers for them, taking the seat next to Tae and handing both of them their drinks.

"I may love him even more than I love you," Jimin reveals solemnly.

Taehyung laughs as he stares down at Vantae's ridiculous reply. "You could have just told him one of the hyungs took it."

"I panicked," his twin defends, pocketing his phone. "Anyway, can we eat now, so that we can finally get to the main reason that we're here?" He grins widely in anticipation.

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