Still falling for you

46'~'

Jungkook rolled to his side, he slowly opened his eyes and looked around, he recognised where he was, Moon probably picked him up last night he figured.

There were gaps in his memory about what happened the previous night, and his head was pounding. He patted the bed side table in search for his phone but it wasn't there. Instead he found a note, "take this" next to it was a pill and a glass of water.

He took the pill and proceeded to get out of bed, "ugh" he moaned walking to the bathroom, "I shouldn't drink again" he said to himself.

He took a very long hot shower, he would have stayed longer if it wasn't for the fact that he needs to go to his parents.

He had a set of clothes at Moon's place, so he got dressed he found his clothes from last night in the laundry basket he figured to at least do one load of laundry along with Moon's clothes.

He found his phone on the kitchen counter, there was a couple of messages and missed calls from his parent, Moon and Baekhyung.

"Oh, Baekhyung!!" he exclaimed slapping his forehead.

"Please text me when you wake up"
"Moon Bin picked you up, he said he was your friend and I believed him, but now I am getting worried cause I was a bit drunk and I might have imaged the whole thing but we have this picture on my phone and I have his ID, please call me or text me so I know you are alright"

Jungkook chuckled a little at the text, it must have been quite a surprise for him to see Moon Bin with him. He decided to text instead of calling since he had to call his parents.

"Hi, I am alright, I am sorry if I caused you any trouble last night. And Moon Bin is actually my friend, I asked him to pick me , I am really sorry for getting you so worried"

He was about to call his parents when the door opened, Moon had returned.

"There's the little drunkard" Moon said as he closed the door behind him, "ahhhh, don't say that" Jungkook said running his hand through his hair.

"Where did you go?" Jungkook asked
"I had show this morning, how did you sleep?" Moon asked
"Oh, like a baby" Jungkook replied stretching.

Moon stood in front of Jungkook and tilted his head to the side "so, about last night".
"I am so sorry, did I do anything stupid?" Jungkook asked

"Who's the guy you were with?"
"O, that's Baekhyung, he's like a friend"
"Like a friend?"
"Not like that, he's my senior and he invited me"

Moon walked to the fridge, "we need to go to your parents, I told them I will take you"
"I was just about to call them" said Jungkook
"I was on the phone with them on my way here, I told them you would probably still be sleeping"
"Thanks"

Jungkook got his bag and started getting ready for them to head out, he was going to leave for his project the following day.

"Did that guy, Taehyung, say when he will be coming back?" Moon suddenly asked. Jungkook had mentioned it to him but not in great detail. 

"No, but it's not like he has to" Jungkook replied
"Did you guys start up anything while he was here?"
"What? of course not, I mean we flew together that one time, but other than that nothing"

Jungkook started fiddling with his hands.

"I mean, it's not like anything could happen, sure I was a bit surprised when he just showed up one day and then left the same way. But I suppose that's enough of an explanation." Jungkook said with a shrug.

Moon didn't say anything for a moment, he wanted to tell Jungkook about last night but it didn't seem like Jungkook was aware of his own feelings and telling him now might not help. If Taehyung is gone for good, then that's fine, if he shows up again, then he will be there for his friend.

"Let's get going, Haneul is waiting" Moon said.
"Yeah, let's get going"

Jungkook was still hung over so he slept during the drive, which was roughly forty minutes.

********

"Are you sure you have everything packed?" Jin asked again"
"Yes dad, we packed the bag together" Jungkook said with a smile.

After arriving home with Moon his parents teased him about getting so drunk, they let him rest after Haneul wore him out.

He woke up some time in the evening and his parents helped him pack his bags.

"This is your medical kit, don't loose it" Jin said placing the red bag with a cross on his bed, "if you get sick, call me"

"Dad, I will be gone for one day", Jin gave him a stare, "okay okay, I will call"

"The weather is good, so I should be home by eight pm or so" Jungkook said checking his phone.

Tomorrow's event was going to start at ten am, Jungkook planned to leave early in the morning since he wanted to go to the beach first.

He would rather not drive, but he wanted to clear his head and  figured it might be a good idea. His parents weren't too thrilled about it. Pointing out that he already doesn't drive that often and he should get a driver instead.

"Dad, I will be fine, I packed everything, the weather is good and I am a terrific driver" he said flashing his bright smile.

Jungkook was looking forward to the event, art was something that consumed so much of his life and getting a chance to share it with people outside of his work made him happy.

It reminded him of when he was in high school preparing his university portfolio and without realising it, he was thinking about Taehyung.

He supported him through it all and he encouraged him when he felt like his work wasn't good enough. He was always so strict about taking care of his hands and making sure not to get sick. 

It felt good, to have someone so close to you support you, it was different from the support he got from his caretakers or the school. Taehyung was someone so close to him and still thought he was amazing even after knowing all about him, in his eyes was perfect and was bound to become one of the best artist.

He felt somewhat sad, at this point in his life he had pictured Taehyung along side him,  getting to show him his work.

He rolled over in his bed, "what am I even thinking" he said annoyed with himself. It was going to take him a while to fall asleep but he decided to just lay in bed, perhaps staring at the ceiling would help him doze off, although it has failed before.

"if only"