A Blast From The Past (Jungkook FF 21+)

chapter 29

FLASHBACK

Y/n pov

"Ahem...Am I interrupting something?!" Namjoon exclaimed.
At the sound of his voice, Jungkook's hands dropped off of my shoulders. I thought I was hearing things, until Jin exclaimed.
"OMG...Joonie? What are you doing here?!" He blurted out. Jungkook and I turned back in unison, to look at him.
"Well, I've missed you, too." He said, not trying to conceal the irony. His voice was answering Jin but his eyes were on me, who kept standing dangerously close to Jungkook.
"Of course, we missed you but I mean...OMG, what a surprise." Jin was the only one talking. The rest of us were still dumbfounded. The idea that he may have heard my words, was becoming more and more plausible.
Making some room between Jin and Jungkook, he came towards me and pulled me into a hug. Then, to Jungkook's dismay, he got closer and gave me a kiss on the lips. I couldn't see how I could have avoided it, in that moment. He must have bet on the element of surprise cause I stood there like a statue, not even moving my lips. Everyone kept looking at me, except for Jungkook. He had turned his back on us, not wanting to see our interaction. I could only figure out what was going through his mind, right now cause, it was the same going through mine. Namjoon's expression was neither happy, nor sad, though. He kept staring at me, his expression somewhat dispassionate.
"When did you arrive? I thought you only had two days of vacation?" I spurted out, coming back from the dead. I couldn't help but interrogate him. It wasn't like him to show up out of nowhere.
"It's because I wanted to surprise you, baby." He placed his hand on my cheek and brushed it with his thumb. I stepped back a bit, tilting my head at the unwanted intimacy.
"Judging by the look on your faces, I think I achieved my goal." He laughed, looking around. I tried to put on a smile but, on the inside, I was totally panicking.
"I got a full week off work, until New Year's." He pulled me close and kept holding me tight in his arms. Overcoming the sense of panic, my first instinct was to push him away. I couldn't stand him touching me that way, especially with Jungkook watching us. The hands whose once I craved for, now felt totally unfamiliar. It was Namjoon the best friend I had missed, not the boyfriend. He finally untagled from be but got a hold of my hand, almost crashing it until we sat down on the couch. Jungkook and I kept looking at each other, back and forth. Every time Namjoon touched me, I saw him massage his temples or lower his head, to cup the back of his neck. I couldn't stand seeing him in pain. I managed to untangle myself from Namjoon with the excuse of going in the kitchen to get some water.
The moment I dreaded so much had come and we had to go back to our room. The guys stayed behind, in the living room, in an unbearable silence reigning in the air. I turned my head around, to take one last look at Jungkook, before making it upstairs but Namjoon hold me by the wrist and was practically dragging me upstairs. I was so wound-up that, my anxiety skyrocketed, the moment the two of us were alone.
"Y/n, you have been edgy all evening?! Are you not feeling okay?" He cupped my face, not letting me avert his gaze.
"What do you mean, avoiding you?!" I answered, bluntly.
"Aren't you happy I'm back home?!" That strange expression on his face, again.
"Don't be silly. Of course I'm happy to have my best friend back." I patted his shoulder, as if I were his old pal and not his girlfriend.
"Ever since I got back, you've been trying to avoid physical contact. Felt like it bothered you, every time I tried to touch you. I thought you missed me." He had been scanning my face for a while. I smiled coyly, not wanting to give away my distress.
"But, I did miss you." It was the truth, even if it wasn't the way he intended it.
"Well, apparently, not as much as I missed you. Y/n, is there something going on?! We have barely spoken lately. Why do you think I flew all the way back home?" He got closer and tried to slide his hand underneath my shirt. Instinctively, I budged on one side, as I put my hand on his wrist, pushing away his hand.
"Joonie, can't we just sleep, for tonight. We'll talk tomorrow. I feel a bit tired." I said, yawning like I meant it, trying to avoid the imminent discussion; at least for tonight.
"Uh, you sleep, then. I'll be downstairs, with the guys. They probably missed me more than you did." He slammed the door on his way out making me wince at the loud thud.

JK pov

Everyone was still gathered in the living room. The two people I was worried about, still not getting out of the bedroom and they probably wouldn't, until tomorrow morning. It was driving me insane. I started drinking one glass of soju after the other, my eyes fixed on the staircase. I knew I had all eyes on me but, I couldn't give a damn. Right when I was about to go and knock on their door, I saw Namjoon come downstairs. A sigh of relief escaped my mouth, which didn't go unnoticed.
"Joonie, what are you doing downstairs? I thought we wouldn't see you here until, at least, tomorrow morning?" Jin asked, as if he read my mind. He looked a bit gloomy, which didn't suit his personality, at all.
I was about to finish my second bottle of soju. I couldn't stand the idea of him touching my Y/n, again. I would've broken that door down, if necessary.
"Apparently, she's not in the mood. I had pictured a different welcome home, in mind." He opened the fridge and took a bottle of wine from it. After opening the bottle, he started drinking straight from it. Taehyung, tried to take the bottle out of his hands.
"Hyung, what are you doing?! If you intend to drink all of that, you're gonna regret it tomorrow." He pushed Taehyung's hand away and continued to drink.
"Right now, I really don't give a rat's ass, okay?! First, try and feel rejected by your girlfriend and then, come talk to me." Taehyung stepped back, looking astonished at Namjoon's behavior.
After having drank almost the entire bottle on an empty stomach, he got very tipsy. We all were, at that point. He was the first to break the ice.
"Hmmm... I've been thinking that...maybe, our friend JayKay here, may know what might be going on with Y/n. What do you say, JayKay?!" He directed his gaze at me. Everyone else looking at the empty glasses, in front of them.
"Know about what?!" I lifted up my eyes, pretending not to understand the question.
"Oh, come on, now. Do you take me for a fool?!" He emptied what wine was left inside the bottle and splashed it on the floor but it didn't break. The hit got absorbed by the thick carpet. Everyone widened their eyes, not expecting this behavior from him, either.
"You've been spending a lot of time with her. You gotta know something, for sure. What do you think, huh?" He tilted his head on the side, questioningly.
"I think you're drunk. We'll discuss it when you sober up." I tried to keep a civilized discussion, for what was possible.
"No, let's discuss it right now. Let's discuss how my girlfriend, whom I haven't seen for months, won't let me even touch her. She literally pushed me away, as if I were a disease." At the sudden confession, everyone kept looking at everyone, back and forth.
"Maybe, you gotta give her some time, I don't know." Taehyung scoffed at my words and shook his head. Namjoon caught immediately, on that. I kept ignoring Namjoon's piercing gaze, pouring the leftover soju in my empty glass. He was too drunk to be reasoned with.
"Or...maybe, idk... you two have hit off, after all." I was expecting the other guys to say something but no one dared to meddle, not even Jin. He gestured the other two to stay put and not butt in.
"Do you think I have forgotten the karaoke night?! The way she was looking at you. Do you think I don't know that look?! I was just waiting for her to get you out of the system. I thought these months apart would help her get things into perspective." I shook my head, ruffling my hair, nervously.
"What do you want me to say, huh?!" I asked him, raising my voice, too. Trying to avoid the inevitable was out of the question. That ship had sailed and left the dock.
"She couldn't even bare me to kiss her. She kept looking at you all evening, thinking she was cheating on you. She wasn't feeling bad for me, she was feeling bad because she didn't want me to touch what she considers yours." He bumped his fist on the table, making everyone jump.
"What I want, JayKay, is the truth! Fuck you, you damn bastard! Be a man and speak up!" With one swift movement, he knocked over all the things on table, crashing them on the floor. The guys went running to him, afraid he might harm me, or himself. I raised my hand, telling them to step back.
"The truth?! Ok, here it is. I hope you can handle it, though, cause I ain't taking it back." His eyes were fuming with jealousy and rage.
"She has never been truly yours. She has been mine, in ways you wouldn't even understand. She's mine, just as much as I'm hers. We belong to each to each other, in this life and others. I love her so much, I didn't think was possible."

sorry for the short chapter
it serves for what's coming next
hope you liked it :')