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6: hurt

"I'm not doing it."

Jin rolled his eyes, "oh come on Jungkook, don't be an ass."

"I'm being an ass?" Jungkook scoffed, "y'all clearly know I hate the guy. So why the fuck would I allow you to throw his birthday party at my house?"

"Because your house is the only empty one." Jimin clinged onto his arm, "please Jungkook."

Jungkook made a face and pushed the other away, "stay away, shortie."

"Jungkook."

The said boy rolled his eyes at his bestfriend, "yeah, yeah, sorry. God, even my bestfriend doesn't take my side anymore." He sighed dramatically.

"It's just for a night, kooks and it's his birthday, come on." Namjoon said while Jungkook groaned.

"You guys can do it at his house!" He whined, "why mine?"

Jimin held his arm again and pulled his best puppy eyes on him, "please agree, kooks. It's just a night. I promise I'll clean everything so no mess is left behind in the morning, hmm?"

Jungkook looked absolutely disgusted, "what- what the fuck is that look? Oh my god" he pulled away and took a step back, "how the hell do you deal with this?" He asked looking at Yoongi and then visibly shivered when he looked at Jimin again and saw the same expression, "fine, fine! Do it!"

All of the boy's cheered.

"Let's go. We have a lot of things to buy!"

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At evening, all the boy's gathered at Jungkook's house and started decorating the living room with ballons and other stuff. They layed out the food on the table, except for the cake and were finally done half an hour before twelve o'clock.

They took a break to rest and then ten minutes before twelve, Jimin went out to get Taehyung.

"After ignoring me for the whole day, where are you dragging me to now?" Taehyung rolled his eyes and stopped by the front gate of his house.

"Oh come on, let's go." Jimin said and then dragged Taehyung again, who frowned when they stopped infront of Jungkook's house.

"Woah, ok. Why the hell are you taking me in there?" Taehyung said in a hurry when Jimin started to walk in.

"Just come." Jimin said and then pushed Taehyung in.

"But why the fuck-" Taehyung couldn't complete his sentence when everyone started screaming happy birthday at him. His eyes widened when he took in the place, "He allowed you?"

Jin rolled his eyes, "seriously? That's the first thing you say when we spent hours planning this for you? I'm hurt man."

Taehyung chuckled, "no need to be dramatic."

"Jungkook! Bring the cake!"

Jungkook, who was in the kitchen, rolled his eyes, "yeah, yeah, I'm coming." He huffed and reached out to hold the cake but then his movement flattered.

His eyes widened. He brought his hand up and placed them against his chest, feeling the erratic beating of his heart.

Meanwhile, Taehyung who was laughing with the other boy's froze. His eyes instantly went to the clock placed on the wall. It was exactly twelve o'clock.

No way..

His eyes drifted towards the kitchen, his heart still beating wildly against his chest. He took a step forward and then another and then another and then came face to face with none other than Jungkook, who was coming out of the kitchen with the same look of nervousness and urgency in his eyes.

The rest of the boys stopped whatever they were doing and looked at the two, who were looking at eachother, the room fell into a completely stunned silence.

Jungkook heaved a sigh in disbelief, "you-- what- what kinda sick prank is this?" He stared at Taehyung who didn't reply and then at the rest of the boy's who looked equally shocked.

He looked at Taehyung again and then held a fistful of his tshirt, "you are doing something, aren't you? Fucking stop it before I punch your face!" He screamed out in frustration but Taehyung didn't reply and instead just stared at him. He was about to hit the other when Yoongi pulled him back.

"Jungkook! What the fuck are you doing?" Yoongi said in anger, holding Jungkook by his shoulder who looked at him absolutely heartbroken.

"Yoon..you know- you know how much I waited for my mate. To finally find someone to- to make this house feel like home. To stop me from feeling suffocated in my own house. You know it! And him!" Jungkook pointed at Taehyung, "do you think he can ever be that person? He can't. God," he let out a dry chuckle, "the universe really must hate me-"

"Do you think you are the only one who waited for his mate?"

Jungkook turned to look at Taehyung who finally spoke up. He looked at him, his eyes portraying the hurt, "do you think I want this? I waited my whole life for my mate as well! To find someone who can make being alive a little less painful, a little more tolerable and you Jeon Jungkook. You can never, ever, be that kind of person for me! So news flash fucker," he walked up to him and held his tshirt and pulled him towards himself, their eyes blazing with anger, "I hate this as much as you do- heck, I hate this more than you do! I would rather stay mateless than ever accept you as my mate!" He screamed at face.

Jungkook's expression crumbled, the anger in his eyes flickered and gave away to raw hurt at the words said by his mate.

Taehyung hold loosened on the other's tshirt at the change of expression. Somehow, his heart hurt more at the realisation of the other being in pain than his own.

But before he could say anything-which he doesn't know what-Jungkook pushed him away.

"Get out."

Everyone widened their eyes at the low whisper. "Jung-" Yoongi tried to stop him but Jungkook spoke up again.

"Didn't you hear?" Jungkook asked, staring at Taehyung, "If I need to look at your face for one more second I'll go fucking insane! So do me a favour and get out of my fucking house!" He screamed at him and then gulped. His heart hurt. His whole being hurt looking at the face of his mate and knowing that he's hurting him but then he reminded himself it's Taehyung. The Taehyung he hates.

The Taehyung who would rather stay mateless than accept him as his mate.

Taehyung took a step back and then turned around and walked out of the house as fast as he could.

"Tae!" Jimin followed his bestfriend right after.

"Jungkook-"

"Not now. Please. I want to be alone." He said that and walked up the stairs to his room.

Who would've thought finding their own mate would turn out to be a complete disaster? And that instead of hugging and promising to love eachother, they would be at eachothers throats trying to hurt the other as much as they could?

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well oops :|

also, there was a lot of time skips cus the main story kinda starts from here so 😭