A Broken Idol

[8] : Unloved (pt. 2)

M U S I C I S R E C O M M E N D E D

"Hey, what's up?"

Tae said, while walking towards 6 members.

"Nothing much," Namjoon said. "Unlike Kookie."

Jungkook, who was about to protest, got a stare from Yoongi. And no, it wasn't his usual shut-up glare..

This was the hurry-up stare.

He nodded and exclaimed nervously. He breathed in deeply and shook his head like a dog.

"What's going on?" Asked Taehyung.

Hobi smiled widely, unable to contain his excitement, and said, "Kookie here just needs to tell you something important."

He blinked, but then nodded. "Okay- he faced Jungkook- what is it?"

The maknae made his move. He grabbed Tae's hand and dragged him to the other side of the field, while "spirit" maknae.

"So much for watching the show," Jin said.

Jungkook hurried and ran with Tae in tow. They stopped when they were far away from the rest of Bangtan.

This is it, boy.

Man, that voice just couldn't leave him alone, could it?

Tae smiled slightly and waited for the maknae to say something. But no, he preferred to pace around and whisper to himself what sounded like a self-motivation speech.

"Hey!"

He stopped in his tracks and looked at Taehyung, who gestured for him to proceed what he needed to say.

With a final slap to his face, Kookie breathed in and said, "Lookshuwe'veknowneachothersinceforeverbutIreallylikeyouandwantedtoaskifyou'dbemyboyfriend!"

He gasped for breath while Tae paused to interpret his friend's ranting.

Jungkook...liked him? Tae, although he dearly admired his best friend, just didn't like him that way.

"Look, um, Kookie," he started, "I like you too...but just not in that way."

"Oh..."

Tae smiled and said, "Please don't let this affect our friendship, 'kay?"

The maknae nodded and smiled back, doing his very best to not break down in front of his friend.

"Yeah..yeah, okay. See you at shooting!" Jungkook yelled, leaving a slightly worried albino behind.

[Later]

Tae had returned with a first-aid kit and had set to work on disinfecting Jungkool's scars. Jimin, meanwhile, explained to the guys.

Namjoon cried a bit. "Why didn't he tell us?"

"He's not the kind of person to do this!" Hobi said through tears.

Yoongi held a neutral face and remained quiet. Who knew Jungkook was this kind of person?

Jin bit his lip in attempt to keep back from sobbing uncontrollably. Although he never said it, the maknae was one of the few people to inspire him.

"You see," started Jimin. "He's been getting a lot of comments from him overeating to being a, well, a loser."

Tae gently bandaged Kookie's arm and said, "Then he started harming himself..." He then proceeded to roll the sleeve down.

They all choked back a sob, except for Yoongi, who was silently crying.

The maknae then twitched, startling everyone. He yawned and sat upwards on his bed. "Hey guys-"

"-JUNGKOOK!"

Exclaimed Jin, who was fuming pretty bad right about now. "How dare you not tell us!"

"Tell you what?" Jungkook asked, cunningly placing his hands behind his back. Everyone immidiently tensed, whilst not talking.

Jin practically yelled, "That you c-"

"-couldn't tell us about Psychokinesis screened at the movies?"

The maknae titled his head in confusion as the others sighed in relief. Namjoon quickly covered Jin's mouth and asked, "So, want to come to the movie?"

"Well, okay!" The maknae semi-squealed.

The guys decided it was best to leave already. Jungkook quickly opened the door as all his friends

When they all left, Jungkook stood up and excused himself to the kitchen. As he was about to leave, Jungkook said, "I'm unloved."