Goodbyes hurt

Chapter 9

"Hey,you okay,hyung?",Jungkook asked from the side as he eyed Jimin,he had been distracted since the morning,Jungkook noticed.Jimin was answering Jungkook and giving his input into the conversation but he wasn't quiet right there.Jungkook drew near and  brought a hand to gently rub comforting circles on Jimin's back.At times to press them onto his shoulder and Jimin relaxed.

"What happened?",Jungkook asked and Jimin sighed,"Just the dance competition"
He had already made his mind up to not tell Jungkook.What's the use anyway?What does he even tell him?
Jungkook nodded and started comforting him with soothing words of how amazing Jimin was,for a while Jimin did feel fine.That's when his eyes landed on Jisoo at the far end of the room,along with a group of people she had never been seen with usually.Taehyung was sitting to the left of Jisoo,his head down on the table.To his opposite sat Yoongi and Jin.Namjoon was standing by Taehyung and all of them were deep in conversation.

Suddenly Jimin felt like he was alone.Jisoo patted lightly on Taehyung's back as he sat up and Jimin noticed,his eyes were red.Jimin was not going to sit here and watch his friends gush over the one person he hated the most.

"Let's go out",said Jimin.Jungkook was more than happy to see Jimin initiating anything on his own.He immediately responded with his bunny smile and got up excitedly.Jimin took his hand and followed.But,unfortunately for Jimin,Jungkook suddenly came to halt infront of the group Jimin was trying to hide from.Jimin cursed his forefathers for continuing the Park line.

"Taehyungie hyung",Jungkook said to everyone's shock.Taehyung stared up at him like he had seen a ghost out of thin air.Everyone at the table exchanged glances,nervous glances.Yoongi nudged Taehyung lightly and Taehyung cleared his throat.

"Are you okay?",Jungkook was concerned,anyone would be if they saw Taehyung like this.His eyes were bloodshot like he hadn't slept in a while and the tiredness washed all over him like the living soul left him.
"Yeah,am just under the weather",Taehyung said quickly avoiding Jimin's gaze at all costs.Not that Jimin was looking at him,he was glaring at Jisoo who didn't even care to acknowledge his existence.

"Oh..be careful,hyung",Jungkook said,wondering why everyone was looking at him like when he'd stop talking.Namjoon was undisputedly the awkward of them all.He shifted from one leg to the other continously.
Taehyung nodded and Jungkook smiled at the others as he left,Jimin trailing by him.

"How does Jisoo sunbae know Taehyung hyung?",Jungkook asked Jimin and he just shrugged.He had a similar doubt himself,how does Jungkook knew Taehyung.But he wasn't going to ask.Once the duo was out of sight,Taehyung returned to his position, face down on the table and sighed.

"I say don't move out,Tae",Jin said,leaning back into his seat.
"I support,You didn't do anything wrong",Jisoo nodded solemnly.
"It's not like you came here just for him",Yoongi scoffed but stopped on his tracks when he saw Taehyung's face.His mouth turned into a perfect 'O'.
"You came for him",Yoongi finished and Taehyung bit his lips.The group sighed unanimously and Taehyung was quick to speak,"Wait..He is happy with Jungkook,am not going to destroy that.And ..and he definitely hates me so-"

"But doesn't mean you need to leave.Just concentrate on your studies,Your world doesn't have to be Jimin centered",Jin made the comment and waited for Taehyung to reply,"It had been Jimin centered from the moment I knew him"
'He is a lost cause',That much was clear on everyone's face.
"Are you taking your meds properly?",Jin changed the subject.Taehyung nodded.
"Doesn't seem like it.Don't make me call your mom",Jin warned.

"I wanted to stay awake to apologize to him.Those meds tire me out"
"So you thought it's best to miss your antidepressants and anxiety medications?You do know what it could do to you",Jin raised his voice and Jisoo shook her head in shock.

"Wait,what the hell,Tae?!",Jisoo questioned.
"Another time",Taehyung had enough of their attention on him.He swung his bag over his shoulders and walked away.

-

"Jimin..Jimin,wake up",A soft knock landed on Jimin's windows.Jimin whined as he was brought out of his slumber dream land.He turned around and gasped at the sight of a head by his window.
"Tae..damn!!",Jimin sat up straight as he sped up to push the slide window open.He stood aside to let Taehyung in.
"What are you doing..it's freaking 3:30 in the morning Tae"
Taehyung hunched down to catch his breath and when he straightened up,he smiled wide,sliding his bag back into place.
"Come",Taehyung pulled Jimin to his bed and they sat face to face.Jimin watched in anticipation as Taehyung pulled out a small jar from his bag.He held it in air to show him the contents
.
"Wahh!!",Jimin gasped,instantly remembering to hush after.Around a number of fireflies lit up the jar flying around.Jimin's eyes sparkled bright and he exclaimed,"The lid doesn't have holes"
"No holes,the air dries out.They need moist.That's why I put this apple in there.Open the lid and blow into the jar everyday",Taehyung instructed as he handed the jar over to Jimin.

"You are giving it to me?",Jimin exclaimed.

"Yeah,Who else?They don't live more than a few weeks.I'll get you more if they do",Taehyung promised and Jimin went silent watching them.Taehyung continued,"I been wanting to give you this after I got the last one,couldn't wait till 4"

"Taehyung"

"yeah?",Taehyung kept his eyes on the jar and the twinkling lights.

"Thankyou"

Taehyung didn't reply.He checked the time to find it's 4 in the morning and smiled.

But when the last firefly died,Taehyung wasn't there to replace it like he promised.

-

Jimin walked into his room to find it silent.He had purposefully stayed past 12 to wait for Taehyung to fall asleep so he doesn't have to have another awkward encounter.To be honest,he secretly wished Taehyung had left.But to his despair,the boy was bundled up in the other end of the room.Soft snores from his sides filled the interior.Jimin ignored him to get changed and when he settled back onto his bed,he couldn't help but steal glances at Taehyung.His hair was all over the pillow,spreading off his forehead.He was the same boy who brought him fireflies in the middle of the night and fell asleep by him the rest of it.Jimin took a deep breath,5 years be it.He was not over it.He knew it but he was not going to acknowledge it.He turned around to face the wall to get sleep,fully well knowing he was going to be awake in four hours.

A/n:So here here ..
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