My Bestfriend's boy friend [Taehyung x OC x Jungkook]

16 - And if his heart is still even intact

A/N: Sorry for the delay, I got really sick these past few days :(

 Few days ago...

"Taehyung!—" Minseo called excitedly but the guy immediately turn his way to the opposite direction. "What with that?" She mumbled with a pout.

It's been going on for a few days now and it's so obvious to Jimin's eyes that Taehyung is avoiding Minseo.

"Hey, Tae. What's with that?" He asked the younger as soon as he caught up with him. "Did the two of you fight?"

"Nope." He muttered. "I'm just busy, I need to be somewhere."

"Yah. We don't have anything until 4PM." Jimin called with a pull to his arm, "Where are you going?"

"I don't know... I just have to be somewhere."

"Tae... What's happening?" Jimin called out in worry.

"Noona!" They hear Jungkook's voice from afar.

Without wasting any second, Taehyung pulled Jimin's arm towards the practice room.

"I'll tell you, but not here. Let's go."

"Please tell me you know that's stupid." Jimin muttered in disbelief.

"It is. But I need to."

"You can't avoid her. Dude. You're Minseo's bestfriend. You've known her since you guys are kids. I'm sure Jungkook will look past that." The older guy said, clearly not believing that the younger even thought of this.

"I know, Chim, but what if I can't look past that?"

"Tae..."

"Chim, they're not even official yet but I'll be lying if I tell you that I'm not a little bit jealous. Hell, I'm so jealous I can't even look straight to his eyes these days."

Jimin was speechless for a while. For the first time, he didn't know what to say.

"And it's making me so damn guilty..." Taehyung exasperatedly said. "This is what I'm talking about... There's a lot at stake here regardless of what I do. If I tell her or anyone about how I felt, I'm risking everything. The years of our friendship... Not just with Minseo but with Jungkook as well. I'm gonna ruin my relationship with both of them... I'm gonna hurt them and I can't do that."

"But now... it's you who's hurting." Jimin said empathetically.

"That's what eating me inside. Seriously, I don't know what else to do." Tae continued as he palm his face, frustrated about everything. "God, that look on Jungkook's face that day when he saw the heat packs... It's as if I betrayed him. What more if he knows I feel something about the girl he likes?" Then he faces Jimin. "Chim, I can't be that friend to Minseo anymore. I can't take care of her like how I used to without hurting Jungkook..."

"But... This all avoidance, don't you think it's also hurting Minseo?"

"Of course it is, I can see it in her eyes. But she's still acting strong and trying to act normal around me. But she knows something's up, she's a smart girl. She's gonna notice it." He said with a bitter smile.

"Aish... Really. I'm so sorry... I don't know what to say, Tae." Jimin said as he pats the younger's back.

"You don't have to say anything to me, just be that friend and listen like you always do." Tae replied with a strained smile.