rain [taekook] DISCONTINUED

lost stars

CHAPTER TWENTY NINE // LOST STARS
Jungkook POV

I let a relaxed sigh escape my lips as Taehyung continues to play with my raven black locks of hair, my head resting on his lap as he sits on his couch with me sprawled out beside him--more so on top of him. He watches a long, long movie as I stare up at the ceiling, bored out of my mind. We've been sitting like this for hours, at first it was peaceful, now my body can't sit still.

"Squirmy," Taehyung mumbles and stares down at me. I shrug, "I'm just bored," I try to say as nicely as possible, it was sweet of him to invite me over so late in the first place, I don't want to seem like a bad person to diss him in a way.

"Well, what do you wanna do? I'm up for anything, truth is I was just waiting for you to fall asleep so I could turn off this awful movie," he exaggerates and turns off the TV, I giggle. "What makes you so sure that I would've fallen asleep?" I counter and cross my arms and snuggle my head further into his lap. "You're a baby," he teases and I smack his arm.

"Am not!" I protest and he chuckles, "what ever you say bunny."

I sit up and we both stand and head towards the front door, we grab our jackets and boots and slip them on. Taehyung leads us down to the garage under the complex and we both hop into his car which always gives me a spark of excitement. He starts the engine and then we're off.

I open the window just a crack so the cool night air can circulate around the vehicle, it's so crisp and fresh, the most relaxing feeling in the world. "Aren't you cold?" Taehyung asks, chuckling slightly. I shake my head and smile, a lie of course, but I can't help but notice how alive the crisp air makes me feel, even if it's gradually making my porcelain skin numb. "Nope not really." He starts to laugh silently as he continues to drive down the busy roads that are slowly becoming more and more empty as we exit the city and enter the country side.

We continue to zoom down the late night streets for several minutes, all in a comfortable silence. Then we arrive at the place I suspected we would go to, the ocean. It's hard to hold in my excitement when we park the car, Taehyung doesn't understand the joy it brings me to escape the city, the busy streets, my complicated life. Even if it's only for a little while.

We both hop out of the car and make our way over to the singular bench, dazed eyes focused on black water, nearly impossible to see with such poor lighting but the waves are clearly heard. How wonderful would it be to see a sunset here? I can already imagine the beautifully blended colours, the swirly clouds, the warm melting sun. It would be even better than watching the one at the park, even more amazing.

"I used to come here with my dad a lot." Taehyung breaks the silence, the harsh sounds of the crashing waves practically stop for him like he's some sort of God. "It was always fun, we'd always pack a picnic or something," he continues and I nod, if only my family were so simple. "But then he got a job promotion. We moved. He forgot about me. And the picnics. All the afternoons we had spent together. Of course he still loves me and I still love him but our relationship will never be the same, you know?" I stop nodding, soaking in all of his sad words, he tries to remain a happy spirit but I can tell form his wavering voice that this topic is not enjoyable for him.

"I'm sure he means well, sometimes parents just forget, you know? Like your dad forgot about your special moments together and my dad forgot how to decently treat another human being," I say without really thing too much and my eyes widen. I didn't mean to say that. "I-I..." I try to speak but end up stuttering making Taehyung laugh, his deep chuckles bounce off the crashing waves.

"You're so cute when you're perplexed," he says and I smile slightly, thankful that it's dark so he can't see my cheeks heat up. "But it's true, everything changes eventually, sometimes for the bad, sometimes for the good," he continues and I tilt my head in confusion. "Isn't all change bad? It's differing from usual habit, particular events that take place in our everyday lives, the things we get used to. How can change be any good? It comes, it corrupts, it... changes. I hate it," I whisper, my voice soft against the crashing waves that seem to become gradually louder for me.

"Well, if I didn't decide that I needed a change in my life by moving away from my parents, I would have never have met you," he says and our gazes lock as he moves closer to me, his body heat swarming mine with a warmth that I've come to love, "and then where would I be? I'd be bunnyless." I laugh slightly while he cracks a soft smile, but then it fades as the familiar butterfly feeling returns in my stomach as he leans in our lips only centimetres apart, brushing off each other gently before locking.

He reaches up and touches my cheeks delicately as our lips move in synch with each other, I reach my hand up and place it at the side of his neck. I always loved how our lips mould together, like nothing can separate them. How our two differnt tastes combine together, my sweet one mixed with his minty fresh, the aura of a writer and the aura of an artist. Several wonderful seconds pass, seconds I don't wish to end. I feel Taehyung smiling against my lips and then he pulls away, still smiling. My smile fades.

"What are we?" I ask in a quiet tone, at first I think he didn't hear me but then he grabs my hand as we both stare out at the sea.

"I don't know... but I like it."

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I'm creepin' in your heart, babe.