Hiraeth

CHAPTER 8

The room was as dark and cold as last night. Yet the warmth he received from the younger boy was enough to put him into deep sleep. It was the best sleep he had ever had in his entire life. He was too comfortable that he wanted to stay in that position for as long as possible.

His eyes flew open and the was welcomed by another person's face. Unlike last night, this time, he was facing him, still in his arms.

He pushed away the fringes that blocked his eyes. He stared at him. Feelings undescribed and mixed. Confusion over powering everything.

The younger stirred in his sleep and opened his lidded eyes.

"Goodmorning." The older of the two said.

"G-goodmorning too, hyung." Blush once again went up the younger's face. Reminiscing the events of last night, he hid his face deeper into the crook of the older's neck.

"Still sleepy?"

Jungkook noded his head as 'yes'.

"I'll turn on the lights."

Taehyung stood up, leaving the only source of warmth the had. After turning on the lights, he went straight into the bathroom.

Jungkook sat up from his position. Took a pillow and screamed into it to muffle the sound.

'Just what happened last night!? That wasn't normal! There's no way regular people would do that to their friend! Or was it normal and I just don't know? aaargh! '

He ruffled his hair in frustration.

Once again, the two of them became awkward with each other. Well, most of the time, it was only Jungkook.

He always avoid Taehyung whenever he touches him. Or he goes away when he arrives.

"Hey, why are you avoiding me?"

Taehyung stood beside Jungkook, who was cooking the barbeque on the grill. The house they use was at the beach, so it was no problem going back and forth from the sea and the house.
Jungkook tensed up the moment Taehyung's shoulder touched his side.

"No-No I'm not."

He concentrated his gaze on the barbeque yet his mind was floating away.

"Yeah you are."

Jungkook won't look at him so the kept hitting him his elbow, but only lightly.

"Hyung, stop."

Jungkook was starting to get irritated by him.

"I'm not avoiding you so stop."

"Then look at me straight in the eyes and tell me you're not."

Jungkook placed down the tongs and looked straight at Taehyung's eyes.

They looked at each other. Jungkook's confidence blew away the moment he looked at the older.

"I-I'm not avoiding y-you.."

He looked away and went back to what he was doing.

'Seriously, what's his problem? '

"Jungkook! Taehyung! We can take over now!" Soomin yelled, walking back from the beach alone.

Soomin took the tongs from Jungkook and patted his back.

"Go have fun!"
She said with her usual happy voice.

"Thanks." The answered with a smile and ran to the beach where there is Daehyun watching over Minju while Taehyung followed him.

"Thanks Jungkook, watch over her okay?"