The Priest's Son

"J-Jungkook!"

Jungkook pov

My alarm blared in my ears as a sat up, groggily wiping the sleep from my eyes. A yawn rumbled through my throat as I stood up quickly chucking on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. I had roughly 20 minutes to get on the road, ready to reunite with my loved ones.

The engine rumbled as I put my car in drive, a little smile playing on my lips. We had our first kiss in this car. The thought warmed my heart, I couldn't wait to kiss those lips again. I made my way onto the highway, humming to the radio as I counted down the minutes until I could see Taehyung again.

Soon enough I was driving that same road I was, over 5 years ago. Except this time, it wasn't full of anxiety and I wasn't broken. The fresh air stung my lungs as I began feeling jittery, excited to surprise my friends yet again. I turned down the street, seeing that familiar house appearing on my left. I could feel my mouth tugging up in a smile, I indicated as I pulled into the driveway, shutting the car off as I stepped out. 

I figured I could leave my bags in the car, I could bring them in later. I walked up the narrow pathway, getting to that big ebony door, shaking as I lifted my hand to knock on the wood. I heard excessive shouting and laughter, god did I miss hearing it. I fixed my posture as the door opened, revealing a mop of mint green hair. I chuckled as Yoongi's eyes almost dropped out of his head. "Jungkook," he whispered, eyes already filling with tears as he pulled me into a hug.

I quickly wrapped my arms around him, "Hey Hyung," I muttered quietly. "Babe who's at the d-" I heard Hobi speak as he walked out of the kitchen door, paralysed still. "Jungkook?" He said loudly. I offered him a large smile as he ran to me, squeezing me tightly, Yoongi groaning in the process. I heard a plethron of footsteps follow after Hobi's realisation. "Jungkook!" I heard Jin and Jimin scream as they also ran to hug me.

"Hey guys! God, I missed you!" I yelped as I hugged them tighter. As I looked around I noticed how Tae and Joon were missing. "Where are Tae and Joon?" I asked as they let go of me. "Well Joon went down to get some fish and chips, and Tae, he's at the church," Jin answered. I should have assumed that. It was a Wednesday after all. "How have you all been?" I asked, seeing as they all smiled at me.

"Really good! The town has changed so much since you left! Joon's doing a great job as mayor, and we have also been talking about marriage," Jin finished, showing me the engagement ring. Tears pooled in my eyes, "I-I'm so happy for you Hyung! When did he propose!" I asked excitedly, he chuckled at my question. "About a year and a bit ago, we were supposed to get married early this year, but we've been really busy and never got a chance to." Jin finished.

"I'm so happy for you Hyung, hopefully, you get a chance too soon!" I said as I hugged him tightly. "What about you guys!" The others laughed as they filled me in. "Well, Yoongi got accepted as a lawyer and he's actually working with Joon at the moment! Hobi and I finally got transferred to the police academy in the city too! We graduate in a few months actually!" I remember how they had been trying to get into the academy before I left, but I never knew if they got accepted or not. "That's great news! How does that work though? Do you guys stay here or in the city?"

They looked at me happily, "We have an apartment in the city that we stay at when we have training, but apart from that we stay here with Yoongi," Hobi answered, happy with their arrangements. "H-how has Tae been?" I asked, hopefully, he didn't suffer as much as I did. They all looked at each other. "We don't wanna sugar coat it for you, but it was so hard when you left Kook, the boy was heartbroken." Jimin started, I nodded, knowing that it was really hard in the beginning. 

"But! He got better eventually, some nights he would cry or be a bit distant. He felt pain whenever he saw all of us being 'lovey dovey' as he called it," Jin snickered sadly. "Once the church was rebuilt, he took ownership of it and continued his Wednesday classes, but also helped new religions develop. The church isn't compulsory anymore and this town is no longer close-minded. There are gay, lesbian, polyamory, trans.. all sorts of people and relationships now!" Yoongi said happily, his gummy smile showing off his little teeth.

"I'm glad," and I really was, Joon and Tae must have put in so much time and effort to make this all possible. "What about you Kook?" They asked, gesturing to my new piercings and Tattoos. "Well, I got to spend time with my parents, published a new book, got some more piercings and tattoos," I said as I shrugged. I huffed, struggling to get the last words out, tears stinging my eyes.

"A-and I reunited with someone. I love him again," I said happily, the tears spilling. They all looked at me weird, then angry. "Did you cheat on Tae!" "What the fuck Jungkook!" They all screeched, right then the door opened with a confused Namjoon and broken Taehyung. "Y-you love someone else?" He whispered, tears crawling out of his eyes. I physically face palmed. "No of course not, hell, I'm even planning to pr-" I quickly shut my mouth, not wanting to ruin the surprise.

I huffed, "I reunited with my father," I whispered anxiously, looking into their eyes. "What?" Jin whispered scaredly. I nodded slowly, "When I came back home, a few weeks later my father showed up at my mum's house, originally trying to reconcile with her. I said some, colourful, words and shouted and swore at him. Cried at him and he begged me for forgiveness, I gave him a singular chance, and he-" I took a breath. "He didn't waste it," I said, a smile playing on my lips.

"So y-you didn't cheat on me?" Taehyugn whispered hopefully. I ran and hugged him, "Of course not, fuck you don't understand how much I missed you Baby," I said as I began crying into his shoulder. He hugged me tighter, "I m-missed you G-gukkie," Taehyung whimpered as he held me tighter. I sobbed with a giggle, "G-gukkie?" I questioned as his face blared red. "J-just s-shut up and hug me," he yelped happily. I pulled him into a passionate kiss, my fingers finding their way into his now silver hair, making sure he was close to me.

"I love you baby," I muttered as we pulled away slightly. His teary eyes met mine and pulled me into a deeper kiss. "I love you Ggukie, love you so so much," he whimpered as he hugged me, his head lulled on my shoulder. 

"TaeTae who is this?" All the eyes directed to the big doe eyes that stared at Taehyung, a confused little sniffle as he saw the unknown man hugging his...