Fallen (Taekook)

CH 14 - Bad News

After the initial shock of having an unexpected guest, Taehyung became giddy as he had not been with his two best friends for a long time. All night, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his friends or hold their hands. Jungkook noticed and initially got jealous, but was quickly won over by Hobi's sunshine persona.

Despite being worried about his friend, Hobi was beaming at his two beautiful friends. Plus he was happy to meet the human at the center of his concern. After an hour of conversation, he could tell that Taehyung's love was a very kind and warm-hearted person, or good human as Jimin had stated. Even the friend with the questionable occupation and his boyfriend were very nice. Hobi hadn't seen much of the city, as he went directly to Taehyung's apartment, but he could already tell that things were much improved since the last time he visited Earth.

Jimin had ordered food for everyone and the three men and three angels were sitting around Taehyung's large dining room table, sharing food and getting to know each other. At the present, Hobi was being interrogated by Soobin. "So you're Hyung's good friend, but you haven't seen each other in how long?"

Taehyung jumped in when he sensed Hobi's reluctance to open up too much. "It feels like ages, but it's only been a year or so," he lied. Even though Yeonjun had been living with the angel for months, he still hadn't quite figured out that he was not a human. While Taehyung didn't mind opening up to his lover about being an angel, he didn't want to share that information to Yeonjun and Soobin. He knew he had already taken a risk revealing himself to Jungkook.

Soobin continued peppering Hoseok with questions. "Where do you live? And how long are you staying?" Hobi's cheeks were growing pink with the spotlight being focused on him.

Jimin jumped into the conversation to rescue his friend. "He lives in Hawaii, because he really likes the tropical sunshine." Jimin had spent several years in the Hawaiian islands, helping Yoongi work on the reefs and the variety of sea life out there. "And hopefully he can stay for at least for a few weeks. You can stay for awhile, right Hobi?"

Hobi nodded at his friend, which caused Taehyung's smile to broaden impossibly larger. "Yay! I didn't realize how much I missed you until I saw you," Taehyung told his friend. "Of course you can stay here as long as you want. My home is your home."

"Thank you, Taebear. I've missed you both too." Hobi beamed at his two friends and then noticed the three humans gawking at him. He cleared his throat, "And of course, I wanted to come and meet Taehyung's new friends too."

Jungkook grimaced at his comment. "Friends," he thought to himself. "He does realize we're a lot more than just friends, right?" Jungkook was lost in his thoughts. While he was glad that his love was enjoying his friend's company, Jungkook had a nagging feeling about why he showed up so suddenly. He didn't have a chance to ask Taehyung about it yet, and knew that he probably wouldn't get a chance until after his classes the next day at the earliest.

Taehyung leaned over towards his lover and whispered in his ear, "You alright, Kook-ah?" He watched as Jungkook had to shake the thoughts out of his head. Taehyung continued, "Because you look concerned. But you shouldn't worry. I'll find out why Hobi showed up and we can talk about it tomorrow."

Jungkook nodded his head and forced a smile to his face. His smile became genuine as Taehyung placed a kiss on his cheek. Glancing over at the sunshine angel, Jungkook noticed that Hoseok was observing everything, even while still being peppered with questions by Soobin.

It was getting late, and Yeonjun was starting to yawn. He pulled his boyfriend's hand as he stood up. "We have early classes, so we're going to head to bed." He smiled at Taehyung, who he had grown to be very fond of  during the past few months. "We'll see you tomorrow."