Wait

The date

Early the next morning before the sun had risen, Taehyung awoke groggily due to the nausea slipping over him once again. Sighing as he opened his eyes to look around he realized that Hoseok was missing. The sheets were still warm, and Taehyung rolled over to the empty side, burying his face into the pillow and inhaling the slight trace of Hoseok's scent. A smile crawled onto his lips, and he closed his eyes for a moment until he heard someone shuffling out of the bathroom. Looking up, he saw Hoseok walking back towards his bed like a sleep deprived zombie. Taehyung giggled softly and rolled back to his side of the bed with his back to the dancer. He blushed when Hoseok's sleep laced voice asked "did I wake you up?" Taehyung shook his head, trying to calm his racing heart at how sexy the older sounded. Hearing Hoseok hum in understanding, he blushed further. Soon Taehyung felt an arm wrap around his waist as it pulled him against the older's chest. Hoseok hugged him tightly and kissed the back side of Taehyung's ear mumbling "go back to sleep" and the younger nodded. Knowing Hoseok was right behind him calmed his nausea and soon he felt his eyes droop as sleep was about to carry him away again. But upon hearing Hoseok sigh, then whisper "I love you Tae..." Taehyung's mind snapped back to reality, heart racing, a blush spreading across his cheeks, and swallowing thickly. He forced a neutral expression on his face and kept his eyes shut. Hoseok thought the other had drifted asleep long ago, and after confessing, fell asleep as well. But Taehyung was wide awake, unable to sleep because of his nerves and soon he had to remove himself from Hoseok's grasp to rush to the bathroom. He stayed locked in the bathroom for the remainder of the morning, occasionally forced to empty his stomach when he worked himself up too much.

A few minutes past nine in the morning, Taehyung was jolted out of his half asleep state by a knock at the bathroom door. Sleepily standing, he flushed the toilet and shuffled to the door mumbling "just a second.." He opened the door without glancing at who it might be as he grabbed his toothbrush. Once he'd put the minty paste onto it, he began brushing his teeth and turning to see Yoongi standing in the doorway with a scowl. Taehyung immediately panicked and turned back to face the mirror as Yoongi sat his clothes on the counter, keeping his voice low to say "how long have you been up?" Taehyung shrugged, trying to keep calm as he rinsed his mouth out "just woke up hyung" a small chuckle left the rapper and Taehyung turned around to face him. Yoongi was smirking, shaking his head in disappointment "nice try. But you'll have to tell a better lie next time Tae, everyone else have been up for hours we all know that you've been in here the whole time. Hoseok told us you were gone when he woke up and well.... This is kind of the only place to hide." Taehyung felt like he was under a microscope with the way Yoongi was watching him. Silently cataloging every movement and reaction, Taehyung knew Yoongi would eventually be the one to figure it all out. He was too smart. Taehyung forced a laugh "I just wanted some quiet time to take a shower hyung" Yoongi chuckled again "then why didn't you turn the shower on?" Taehyung rolled his eyes, and shoved past the older to exit the bathroom. Hearing the door latch and click behind him, Taehyung released a breath he hadn't realized he was holding in as he walked back to Hoseok's room. The door was shut, and just as Taehyung's hand was about to knock, he heard a laugh echo from inside. He listened closer and realized that there were two laughs. One obviously belonging to Hoseok, and the other was, Jimin's? Taehyung listened longer and confirmed that it was indeed Jimin's.

Glaring at the door out of sudden jealousy, Taehyung turned on his heel and practically ran to his shared room. He immediately buried himself under the covers of his bed, and muffled his sighs with the pillow. Several minutes passed and he couldn't quiet shake off the nagging voice in the back of his mind repeating "he'll be glad when you're dead so he can be with Jimin." Over and over. Slowly Taehyung began to feel less and less wanted, thinking he should just quit now and that it'd be better for everyone if he wasn't around anymore. His thoughts spiraled darker and darker until suddenly he realized someone was hugging him. He poked his head out of the covers to see Hoseok smiling down at him "you ok Tae..?" Taehyung nodded, closing his eyes with a sigh "I was going to talk to you earlier but you were busy with Jimin.. So I decided to take a nap.." Hoseok raised an eyebrow questioningly before smiling brightly "I see. You got jealous didn't you?" Taehyung's eyes widened and he blushed instantly "n-no!" The older slipped under the covers to hold Taehyung in a tight hug as he laughed "don't deny it! Taehyungie is the jealous type huh?" He ruffled the brunette's hair and soon Taehyung found himself laughing as well.

Once their laughter died down, Taehyung snuggled into Hoseok's chest, quietly mumbling "of course I'm the jealous type... Everyone is... Hyung, I really like you..." Hoseok smiled, pecking the younger's lips "I know. I like you a lot to Tae. I may laugh or joke around with Jimin, and sometimes the others, but you're the only one for me!" And within a split second Hoseok had pecked the younger's nose, causing Taehyung to blush "ok hyung I get it.." He mumbled shyly. Hoseok laughed and glanced at the clock "it's past ten now... Should we get ready for our date?" Taehyung nodded and soon he was left alone in his room to change.

Hours passed by in a blur for Taehyung, his nerves easing with each passing moment and soon he was sitting in the theater. Seated on the back row, watching a movie called The Fault In Our Stars, Taehyung stole a side glance at his date and smiled to himself. Hoseok had of course been a perfect gentlemen, and kept the whole day cheerful. A blush crept across his face at the feeling of Hoseok's hand gripping his own during the movie. Taehyung had tried to keep himself distracted the whole movie out of fear of breaking down. The movie was painful to watch, and he'd barely held in tears throughout the first half. It was only when Hoseok leaned over close to whisper in Taehyung's ear that the younger was shaken from his thoughts. Hoseok's breath fanned over his ear, making the younger shiver and made it difficult for him to focus on what the dancer was even saying, but he managed to hear him "this movies pretty sad but... I thought it would be be romantic. But if it's too depressing let me know and we can leave" Taehyung immediately shook his head quickly grabbed the back of Hoseok's neck to pull him into a kiss.

It surprised Hoseok of course, but soon he found himself returning the sweet kiss. Taehyung smiled against the older's lips, and slowly pulled away with a grin and shyly whispering "nothing will ever be depressing if you're around Hobi hyung" Hoseok blushed at the comment, and nervously cleared his throat as they both leaned back in their seats to watch the last few minutes of the movie. Taehyung held back his tears, focusing his attention on Hoseok from the corner of his eye. The dancer was crying shamelessly, muffling his sobs by covering his mouth. He then looked down at his lap, hands fidgeting nervously as his thoughts drifted. 'Would Hoseok cry more at his funeral? Would the others write speeches?' But the one question echoing repeatedly was simply 'would they miss him?' His mind races back to reality as he realized the credits were rolling. Hoseok was furiously wiping his eyes, coughing and trying to calm himself down "that movie was so sad! Ahh, I knew I should've picked a different one..." Taehyung shook his head, smiling at the older "it was a good movie hyung" Hoseok noticed that Taehyung hadn't been crying and raised an eyebrow "yah, you didn't cry?! How?!?" Taehyung chuckled, standing up and stretching with a cheeky grin "I told you already, nothing's ever sad when you're around" Hoseok blushed again, and stood with a chuckle "ok Tae, if you're happy as long as I'm around, I'm never leaving your side!" The two laughed in unison.

Soon they were walking back to the dorm, Hoseok's arm draped over Taehyung's shoulders while the younger's wrapped around Hoseok's waist. They walked in a comfortable silence, occasionally commenting on the bypassing surroundings until they reached their home. Hoseok held the front door open, allowing Taehyung to enter first with a grin. The younger blushed and rushed inside to see two figures sitting on the couch. Taehyung silently crept towards the sofa, seeing Jin and Namjoon in the middle of a make out session. Hoseok held back a laugh and pulled Taehyung into his room since it was closer with a quiet whisper "let's not distribution them" Taehyung sat down on the bed, scratching his head in confusion "when did they get together?" Hoseok shrugged "the night we left you at the studio.." Hoseok looked away, still feeling guilty about Taehyung ending up in the hospital. The younger kicked his shoes off and crawled underneath the covers "ah. Guess I missed that.." He shivered, wishing he'd worn warmer clothes. But soon enough Hoseok's arms wrapped around him, warming him up from the inside out.