How Did It End Up Like This?

Chapter Eleven

A/N: Wattpad decided to delete this entire chapter (which was almost complete, BTW) so I had to rewrite it. I apologize for the long wait.

"I feel your touch, my heart is racing around
My heart is pumping, jumping up and down
When you see me fly, you can understand why"

A week had passed. Taehyung's words of 'I love you too' still haunted Jungkook's memory. He was relieved to hear those words from the older's mouth, but he wasn't sure how to react. It hadn't been brought up again, so Jungkook assumed that Taehyung forgot he had said anything, or, even worse, didn't care to go anywhere with it. Jungkook could hardly face him.

Jungkook was in the kitchen making ramen. He heard a door open, and then feet shuffling in his direction, but he didn't dare turn around. If he looked Taehyung in the eyes one more time, he would surely come to his breaking point. He continued to make his ramen, acting as if he hadn't heard the older enter the room.

"Jungkook?" Taehyung's voice had come out deep and raspy, how he sounds after a night of crying.

"Hmm?" Jungkook had to force himself back together. He could not break.

"Why have you not said anything to me since I told you that I love you too?"

Jungkook dropped the bowl of ramen that he was carrying to the table. He could feel a few shards of glass embedding into his legs, and the hot ramen burning patterns in his legs. "Ow," he mumbled after a moment, the shock was overwhelming him.

"Shit!" Taehyung hurried over and sat Jungkook in a chair in the kitchen before running into his room to grab a first aid kit.

"This is going to sting a little." Taehyung spoke softly. Jungkook could faintly feel his breaths on his skin. He nodded in acknowledgment. Jungkook winced as an alcohol wipe cleaned out all of his cuts. He could feel tears on his cheeks, but he wasn't sure what the real cause was.

Taehyung blew cool air on all of his cuts, trying to help with the burning sensation from the hot ramen, before placing bandages on each cut. He placed a soft kiss on top of each bandage. Jungkook was shocked at the older's actions.

Taehyung's lips trailed up to Jungkook's rough, callused hands, kissing each finger, followed by his palms, and then all the way up his arm.

"Tae..." Jungkook's voice came out high-pitched and squeaky. He could feel Taehyung's lips kissing his shoulder over the t-shirt he wore, and then up his neck and jaw until they landed on the younger's lips.

Taehyung pulled away before Jungkook could react. "I-I'm sorry, I, uh, don't know why I did that. I guess I just got caught up in the moment." Taehyung stood up and went towards his room, Jungkook calling after him.

"Taehyung!" Jungkook tried to chase him, but slipped on the mess of ramen. He immediately got back up, entering Taehyung's room without knocking. The older was curled up on his bed, shaking. Jungkook was frozen in the doorway for a moment before he sat down on the bed. "Hey, what's wrong?"

Taehyung shook his head quickly, wrapping his arms further around himself. "I-I'm fine."

"No, you're not." Jungkook laid down next to Taehyung, wrapping an arm around his waist. "Please, tell me what is wrong. I want to help you."

Taehyung swallowed hard before he rested his head on Jungkook's chest. "I know that I hurt you when I... left."

"I'm not even going to lie, Taehyung. It was the most painful few months of my life."

Jungkook wiped a tear from Taehyung's cheek before nuzzling the older's head into his neck. Taehyung's words came out muffled, but Jungkook still understood every word. "I don't even know how you can look at me with how much pain I caused you."

Jungkook placed a soft kiss on Taehyung's hairline. "I can look at you because you're beautiful, and I like staring at beautiful people."

Taehyung removed his head from the crook of the younger's neck. His eyes sparkled as they admired Jungkook. He hadn't even realized that the tears had stopped flowing and his body was no longer shaking. That's when it hit him how much pain Jungkook takes away. Jungkook is the morphine that his life has always needed. Without thinking, he leaned forward, feeling his lips on Jungkook's. The younger immediately kissed back. It was a slow, deep, and passionate kiss. It clearly showed how much the two loved each other.

Jungkook slowly rolled them over so he was on top of the younger, neither seperating the kiss. Jungkook bit the older's bottom lip, begging for access, which Taehyung granted. Jungkook slipped his tongue into his mouth, reminiscing on how great this feeling was. Taehyung's hands were on Jungkook's nape, keeping him close. Jungkook had his hands in the older's locks, gripping tightly, not wanting to let Taehyung out of his grip again. Their tongues fought for dominance.

They broke apart, and Jungkook immediately went to Taehyung's jawline, but stopped before placing his lips on the tanned skin. His eyes met Taehyung's.

"Why'd you stop, Kookie?" Taehyung was breathing heavily.

Jungkook pecked his lips quickly. "I didn't think that you would be ready."

Taehyung chuckled as he wrapped his arms around the younger's neck, followed by his legs around his waist.

"Jungkookie, I beg you."

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A/N: I don't even know what happened with this chapter, but oh well. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

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