Forbidden Love

Chapter 4

Tae's POV

Jungkook and I were still outside, holding each other. I loved our closeness, the way his hands were holding my hips. His head was resting on my shoulder and I was able to catch a whiff of his hair. His hair smelled like rain which was very relaxing. His hands gripped my hips firmly but gently and I had my arms draped around his neck and shoulders. I let my fingers run over the back of his neck, his skin was soft and he smelled so good. He smelled like pine and mint. It radiated off him, it smelled so masculine and earthy. I was addicted completely. I ran my hands through his hair and it was soft. I had my eyes closed, so I could focus on anything and everything that was Jungkook. His hands left my hips as his arms wrapped around my waist and he pulled me closer. I felt so at peace, so calm. I felt him pull back and when he did, I turned my head and looked up at him. He had the sweetest look on his face. He brought his hand to my face and caressed my cheek and my eyes fluttered shut at the contact as I leaned into his touch.

"You're gorgeous princess." He said. I opened my eyes and looked at him, and his gaze never left mine. His fingers were soft. He was holding me closer now, eyes still locked with mine. I brought my hand up to hold his, and we just stood like that, just looking at each other. He smiled at me, I looked into his eyes, there was that same sparkle and crinkle by his eyes like there were in my dream.

"It's you..." I whispered. He gave me a confused look.

"What do you mean, it's me?" He asked and I blushed really hard.

"You're w-who I've been d-dreaming about lately..." I responded, seriously, why are you stuttering? He smiled at me. He brought my hand to his lips and kissed it.

"You've been dreaming of me?" I only nodded because I didn't trust my words.

"That makes me so happy. Ever since the first time I saw you in that clothing shop I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. I was out with my friends one night and I felt the pull and I followed it until it led me to the shop. I walked in and I saw this gorgeous boy, looking at a shirt with the biggest smile on his face. The pull was so strong that I wanted to just run up to you and hold you close and never let go. You turned to look at me but I hid, I didn't know how you would react to me being your mate because of what I am..." He said.

"What do you mean because of what you are...?"

"Tae baby, I'm a devil. I would hate to get you into trouble for being mated with me, someone like you deserves to be with someone that's like you...but I'm so selfish that I can't let you leave me..."

"Jungkook, what makes you think that I want to be with someone like me? The moment I walked through the school doors and I saw you, I didn't want anybody else. I'm happy that it's you. There's no way I'd dream about someone that I didn't want to be with. We've only know each other for a few hours at best but what I feel for you is real, we may not be in love with each other yet but I know that I like you a lot and I want to give us a try, you make me better. I'm nervous about what will happen when people find out...but I don't want to focus on that, not right now."

"You don't mind that I'm a devil?"

"No, not at all. D-do you mind that I'm an a-angel? I don't want to bring you down and ruin whatever your future may have in store for you, maybe only being with a devil can..." He cut me off with a kiss.

"No Tae, don't think that way, I don't mind at all that you're an angel, being an angel fits you so well. You're kind, sweet and your smile is breathtaking. You aren't going to bring me down, us isn't going to bring me down if anything it'll make our bond stronger because we're different from each other. It'll bring us together and our bond will be stronger." He said as he kissed my hand again. I smiled.

"I've been having that dream about you nearly every night for the past two weeks, I knew that I was dreaming about my mate and at first I was a bit confused but now I'm excited. I love that you make me feel so protected and safe and wanted. I've never had a boyfriend before nor have I ever dated anyone but with you, that doesn't matter. Having a mate is so much better than having a boyfriend that will or will not stick around. You, Jungkook are all I'll ever need, I know that's really cliché but that's how I feel, truly." I said. He smiled and gave me another sweet kiss.

"I'm so addicted to you Taehyung. Will you be my boyfriend? Let me make you feel wanted and cherished every minute of everyday." He asked as he gently held the sides of my face and looked into my eyes. I smiled and nodded.

"Anything for you." After that the bell rang, and we headed into the school for lunch. I was still very nervous, I don't want to be taken away from him and I don't want him taken away from me. I've heard stories about people from different sanctums being mated with each other. I've also heard about what those people do to make them reject each other. Sadly, I've never heard of anyone who has been mismatched and was able to stay with each other. Everything about rejection in stories of werewolves is very true, especially here. Being rejected is painful, feeling everything that was, is and might've been was broken down, everything crumbled away. Sadly I've seen it happen before, I was about 14 years old and seeing it left an impression on me.

Flashback

There was a woman and a man, arguing and fighting. I was at this gala thing with my mom and step-dad. The couple continued to argue and then the woman said, "I, Chandra McIntyre reject you, Bruce Gains as my mate...forever..." the man fell to his knees as he wept and screamed. I could see the pain in his eyes. The woman sobbed and sobbed as she wrapped her arms around herself. I guess it was more painful for the one rejected than the one who said it. I was terrified, I remember feeling that if my mate and I ever fought that bad, I would end up like the man weeping on the floor. I don't want that to happen to me... I remember that on the car ride home, I cried, my mother asked me what was wrong.

"A-am I g-going to get r-rejected t-too...?

"No honey, you won't."

"B-but what if I end up like the p-people who have been, mismatched...?"

"What do you mean Taehyung?" My step-dad asked.

"N-nevermind...I'll be okay. Could you turn on the radio to the classical station please?" My mom nodded and after a few minutes of listening to Bach and Mozart's compositions, I wasn't crying anymore. I felt calmer.

End of Flashback

"Tae, are you okay?" I turned to him and put on a smile that was partially fake and partially real.

"Yeah I'm alright. I'm just thinking."

"A-are you having second thoughts..?"

"No, never. I'm not letting you go. I refuse to." I said as I intertwined our fingers. We walked back into the noisy hallway and I was expecting everyone to completely stop what they were doing and look at us. You know, like the part in Mean Girls when everyone is watching The Plastics walk down the hall in slow motion? Except I had imagined everyone's eyes to be judgmental and condescending. But to my surprise, nobody paid any attention to us and I felt a wave of calm rush over me. It'll be fine, we can make this happen. I smiled and looked over at my boyfriend and he looked at me with a smile just as big.

"Tae baby, there's a couple people I want you to meet." Jungkook said. And that nervousness was back again. What if they ruin everything...? What if they report us...? I wouldn't be able to handle that... Tae, calm down, you don't even know who they are or what they're like yet...

"O-okay Kookie." He smiled at me again and we walked to the cafeteria.