THE WIZARD [vkook]

37: the spark between us

Another time on the back of their friend. And another moment of butterflies in Taehyung's stomach.

He was watching the wizard make dinner. It was quite a distance to fly to the next island in the sky so they had dinner in the cabin. And Jungkook, who wasn't a kitchen princess, had most of the time no idea what he was doing. Like now.

And somehow that's something that was attractive in Taehyung's eyes. He had been staring at the raven the whole time. Looking at his frowns, his head scratches and the mumbling, all the work that was being put into this food that he wanted to make for them.

He didn't want taehyung's help. He just said 'no no, you just sit. I got this'. So the prince sat down.

"It's probably not very good....I can only do desserts, sorry" Jungkook said and turned around with two plates with fried rice and beef slices.

"I'm sure it will taste fine. I will taste your effort"

"hopefully, i poured everything into this. You said you liked rice so....Yea" Jungkook felt nervous all of the sudden. He wanted to do something nice but he made it hard for himself by choosing something he isn't good at. He probably ruined it.

But he doesn't know exactly that for that thing Taehyung only liked him more..

"it tastes fine. Really, the meat is a little dry but the sauce covers it up. Don't worry, really, thank you "Taehyung smiled and continued eating. The rice was actually really nicely made.

"im glad, '' Jungkook smiled. There was a long silence where the two just ate. Enjoying the peace they had right now. A peace that Jungkook felt was nearing its end. So, with that feeling he decided to speak up.

"Taehyung, prince of Yuhan. I should confess something to you that has been sitting in my thoughts for a while now" The raven grabbed the folded paper napkin and wiped his mouth before taking a sip of his water. He pushed his finished plate to the side and folded his hands.

"of course, I'll listen" Taehyung smiled and chewed the last bite of his dinner while waiting for the other to talk.

"i have been feeling like this for a while now. I never wanted to fully acknowledge it as it felt wrong... But I also don't want to hide it. I am feeling more than normal partners towards you. And I don't mean to make this awkward or anything....But...I really do. And I don't need a reply, I don't need anything in return. I just need to tell you this before the chance will not be there anymore." Jungkook said and sighed. "i should move on like they said. And thara what i am doing. Acknowledging that I can feel something for someone else is step one, so....You don't have to say anything, we will just continue to desert" Jungkook finished his whole talk and stood up, taking the dirty plates with him. Not giving the prince a chance to speak up about this.

He already regretted saying this, he hoped to run away from any upcoming conversations about this. He should have just kept his mouth shut.

"Jungkook..." Taehyung said to the wizards back. The wizard who stopped moving and lowered his head.

You can't run from it so easily. Especially not when there is nowhere to run. Around them is all but air.

"i feel the same....But, i don't think i should be...Because..." Taehyung sighed. How could he properly say this? " I'm not like you, I don't come from this world....I am not....'him'. And I can't be 'him' for you..."

Jungkooks heart was unsure what to feel. But his head knew the words. Taehyung was right, he was not 'him'. And he never will be. But this was different.

"Tae, I am not feeling like this just because you strongly resemble him. But because of your ways. Your personality is so different. Your traits....You are your own person. Thats what made me feel, not just your appearance. I know you are not 'him', and I know he will never return. This is different."