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Epilogue

Jin was hugging Yoongi and wasn't letting go. It had been so long since he had last seen his best friend. He thought for such a long time that he was dead. Yet here he was, hugging him. It was only yesterday when Taehyung and Jungkook found out that Yoongi was alive. He felt especially happy for Jimin. Jimin seemed to be more happier than usual now that Yoongi was back.

Life was perfect. Taehyung and Jungkook had each other, Jimin and Yoongi had each other, and finally Jin and Namjoon had each other. They have been living the best lives ever.

"Yoongi," Jin said. "I really missed you."

"I missed you, too. I missed all of you." Yoongi said.

"See you guys soon," Jungkook said. "Taehyung and I have somewhere to go."

Taehyung gave Jungkook a look. They didn't plan to go anywhere. What was Jungkook talking about? Why did Jungkook decide to tell him now?

"We do?"

"You'll see." Jungkook just smiled at him.

Yoongi, Jimin, Jin, Namjoon, and Hoseok went out the door, saying their goodbyes to each other. As soon as they were out, Jungkook grabbed Taehyung's hand and dragged him outside as well.

"Get in the car, TaeTae."

Taehyung got into the car as Jungkook wished and Jungkook started driving. Jungkook wondered how Taehyung would react when they get there. He knew that Taehyung might have had some other plans for today, but this was too important. He absolutely had to go there.

"Kookie?" Taehyung sounded mainly curious; not suspicious or terrified at all. "Why are you driving to the cemetery?"

"To apologize," Jungkook said, pulling over and getting out, opening the door for Taehyung.

Taehyung didn't say any more. He understood now. He understood why Jungkook wanted to come here, and who he wanted to apologize to. He followed Jungkook as they searched for their graves. Until he saw them.

"Jungkook." Taehyung pointed to their graves. "There."

Jungkook held Taehyung's hand as he walked over to his family's graves. The moment he's been waiting for has come. This was his chance. He stared at his family's names carved into the headstones.

"I'm sorry," Jungkook whispered to the graves. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'm sorry I wasn't there to keep you alive. I'm sorry I didn't make your lives worth living."

Jungkook held back the tears that were threatening to spill out, and gripped Taehyung's hand even more firmly as he whispered the last sentence in a shaky voice.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you."

Jungkook couldn't bear it anymore. He buried his face in Taehyung's chest and he let the tears spill out. He felt Taehyung wrap his arms around him to comfort him. Jungkook sighed. He was lucky to have Taehyung as a boyfriend. He was lucky to claim Taehyung as his TaeTae. Jungkook heard Taehyung whisper in his ear:

"You might not have been there for them, but I'll always be there for you."