Soulmate || Taekook ff

Chapter 3

Since last night, jungkook couldn't get enough sleep. He looked tired and lost the whole time, he was just out of it at that point.

"Jungkook...are you okay?" Jimin asked with concern. The maknae has never been this way. The younger slowly looked up at his friend who delicately smiled. "What's wrong?" He asked.

"Can you be honest with me?"

"Of course kookie, tell me."

"Am I a bad person?" Jimin furrowed his eyebrows, his worries elevating at the question.

"Jungkook wh-"

"Please Jimin, I need to know." for the first time the younger looked desperate and vulnerable. The elder didn't know what to say, he simply just looked down.

"So it's true," the maknae glanced away. "I'm horrible aren't I?"

"Kook.."

"I'm mean!"

"Kook, what's wrong? Why are you-" Jimin halted. What is that? Tears?

"I'm sorry jimin-ah."

"Kookie!" The elder quickly hugged him rubbing his back.

"I'm sorry, i-i...I've been treating you like trash and you're still by my side, I'm s-sorry."

"Kookie, don't be sorry, hm? Calm down, okay? You aren't a bad person. You have a good soul, okay?" Jimin reassured.

"Don't lie, Minnie, I know I'm horrible."

"Kookie, you aren't!" The maknae wiped his puffy eyes.

"Thank you, Jimin-ah!" He smiled. "I'm glad I have a friend like you." Sniffing, the younger stood up, walking out of the elder's room.

"What's wrong with him?"

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Jungkook got home, he saw Taehyung watching TV. Not able to to stand up to him he slowly walked to the stairs.

"Hey.." a soft voice called. The maknae turned.

"Yeah?"

"Wanna go get ramen? I heard you love them and I know a great place!" He said making the other smile, which was surprising.

"My dad told you that, right?"

"He talks about you so much, it's annoying sometimes." they both chuckled. Jungkook looked down fiddling with his fingers.

"Do you think he loves me as a son?"

"Of course, why wouldn't he?'

"Well...he seems to love work more than me." the younger snickered. The environment suddenly got awkward.

"Let's...go get that ramen."

"Yeah." Jungkook smiled again.

"Why're you so bubbly today? Where's that nasty attitude, huh?"

"It died."

"Pfft never." Taehyung smiled. He knew everything, he watched Jungkook cry last night, a part of him felt bad for what he said but somehow he was glad he said it.

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After a while of awkwardness, they finally got out of the house.

"Uhh, why are we here? I thought we were getting ramen?" Jungkook questioned as they stood at the side of the road.

"We are...look across." Taehyung pointed and the younger looked over, it was a food truck. The maknae glanced at the other with a look of grimace.

"Come on." tae smiled walking across to the food truck. Jungkook shook his head, he couldn't believe this, since he had never had something outside of a restaurant let alone a food truck.

"Are we going to seriously eat from here?"

"Don't be such a spoilt brat, I've eaten here for years it's the best ramen out there."

"Eating out of a restaurant is like eating grease and unnecessary calories, it's such a waste of money." Jungkook glanced away and back to Taehyung's nervous face.

"What?" He asked. The elder pointed at the owner of the truck who looked at the younger furiously. The maknae looked away, he cussed at Tae who was trying to hold his laugh.

After the 'food truck incident', they both ordered, and Jungkook seemed to enjoy the ramen, so much that he ordered another, making Taehyung a laughing mess at the younger's foolishness. After eating, they headed back home.

"I'm going to bed." Jungkook stated.

"Really? It's 6 pm."

"So?"

"You rich people...why do you guys sleep so early?"They slouched on the couch.

"Aren't you rich?"

"Not when your father is a freaking multimillionaire, I'm not."

"So you're not." the elder rolled his eyes.

"Come here." He placed his hand on the couch, urging the maknae to come sit. Jungkook complied.

"What?"

"We're gonna watch a movie, and you're gonna love it."

"Ugh," the maknae groaned slouching, as a chuckle escaped from Taehyung's lips.