i know i promised a longer chapter but i'm so sorry :( it just felt right to stop this chapter where it did
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jungkook wriggled out of taehyung's grip and got out of the bed, staring at taehyung as if he had said something so offensive that he was worthy of being imprisoned.
"why, you ask? really taehyung? after everything i just told you ?"
"i told you i've forgotten about all our fights so why can't yo-"
"i can't because i hurt you, kim. it wouldn't be right of me to steal the position of that special someone who deserves you and treats you right."
"jungk-"
"please, for the love of god, shut up.
there's nothing we can do except hope for this situation to get better. has jimin contacted you yet?"
no answer.
"taehyung i'm speaking to you."
"why did you tell yugyeom then?"
"what?"
"if you're so ashamed of us being together, why did you tell hi-"
"you think im ashamed?! you think i'm fucking ashamed?
wow kim, you're something else you know.
to think i fell for you when all you can manage to see are the assumptions you make of me."
"then why did you tell him if you weren't going to do anything about it?"
"WHY DID YOU TELL JIMIN THEN, HUH?
you make it sound like people don't spill their worries out , taehyung." jungkook's voice cracked as he finished his sentence.
"w-what?"
"yeah. i heard you on the phone that night with jimin. but after a few days i thought your feelings faded-"
"yeah, well who's making assumptions now?"
jungkook sighed as he caught the bridge of his nose between his two fingers, squeezing it in frustration.
"taehyung. you need someone who makes you the happiest person alive. and unfortunately that really isn't the guy who's been giving you hell for half your life."
jungkook left taehyung's room after uttering those words and went to lie on his bed, sure of the fact that he won't be able to sleep at all.
jungkook was so mad for taehyung that he knew he would take a long time to move on.
but ,
he didn't really want to move on.
loud knocks and thuds woke the two boys up and caused them to reach the living room in shorts, sporting messy hair and black eyebags from the obvious lack of sleep.
taehyung rubbed his eyes and asked in a raspy voice that gave jungkook chills,
"sherrif? what's going on?"
"what's going on is you not being smart enough."
"what?" jungkook snapped.
"has jimin contacted you yet?"
"how do you kno-" tae started.
"answer the bloody question."
"n-no. he hasn't."
"and how long has it been since he's gone to that club?"
"a few days." jungkook muttered.
"did you not find that suspicious at all?
im not supposed to be here anyway but now that i am, can i please have something to eat or drink?"
"well, i thought he was busy with college...but now that you mention it, that's pretty unusual of jimin to do. he always gets back with a call or text." taehyung's eyebrows scrunched up as he spoke.
"mhm. strange isn't it. he disappeared right after the request."
"how do you know he was requested to do something."
"because he texted me yesterday.
he's captured and being kept as a hostage right now as we speak.
he must have seen something or caught some evidence. whatever it is, it's bad. he managed to send a distress message to me."
"when are we going to get him?"
"tonight. be ready by six."
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taehyung sank to the floor as pulled at his hair.
"fuck, i should've never gotten him involved. all i wanted was to find out who got us framed but i got him into shit again."
"hey, hey. don't beat yourself up over this. we're gonna find out who did this. it's okay, baby." jungkook squat beside taehyung and rubbed his back as he gave taehyung his glass of water, looking at him with a look that was laced with concern.
taehyung looks back at jungkook because his ears definitely didn't lie, and immediately, jungkook widens his eyes and tries to stand up. eye contact was starting to really tear him apart from the inside.
taehyung pulls on jungkook's wrist and soon enough, their lips collide. jungkook's eyes were open for a split second and he revelled in the way taehyung's eyes fluttered shut. he never knew someone could look so happy,
so complete,
with their eyes closed.
taehyung was here, kissing jungkook like he meant it,
yet
a second later jungkook was pulling away, wiping at his mouth and staring at taehyung with teary eyes.
