Secret Love - A Taekook ff (English version)

Secret Love part - 17

2016: It was just after Taehyung's and Jungkook's anniversary of their relationship, in february, as Jungkook and Taehyung were asked to join a crisis meeting with all the other BTS members. Nobody knew what it was about, but they had a few meetings like this last year, as there were death threats to RM. They thought it must been something similar. All sat around the table, with the most important managers and Hitman Bang. He showed them an article from a gossip website. "Read." As the hyungs started to read it, they begun to shift on their chairs nervously, Jungkook's and Taehyung's eyes became bigger and bigger. They looked at the managers fearfully, who were angry and worried, with their arms crossed over their chests. The article was something like this:

«Wewill soon unveil a gay couple from the K-pop world. Both are from the same,popular group, with an age difference of two years. Get ready." Jungkookgulped. Hitman Bang broke the silence. «We warned you to be careful. Somehowthe information slipped through. I don't know how, but we need to react. Ourtour is just about to start, you are successful like never, and we don't wantto end it here. We will try anything that that website keeps his mouth shut." "Means?"Jimin asked. «We need to pay. Pay a lot.» The members looked at each other,shocked. Taehyung looked to the ground, mortified. "Sorry..." "We can't cope witha scandal. That's why...we can't supportyour relationship any longer for the moment." "What do you mean?» Jungkookasked, filled with anxiety. "If you are not a couple, nothing can be revealed. Assimple as that." Jungkook and Taehyung looked at each other in shock. "But...""Jungkook, it's for your own safety. For our all safety", a manager said.Jungkook looked helplessly at RM, but he just shook his head. He looked aroundfor help, and wanted to stand up, but Taehyung held him back. Jungkook sat backon his chair. «We will do as you ask», he said slowly. "But Tae...!" "We don'thave a choice." Jungkook no longer understood the world. It wasn't right to beforced to break up like this. He gulped and was about to cry. Jimin couldn'tlook at that and covered his eyes in his hand. Jhope stroked Jungkook's back ina soothing manner. «I'm not saying you can never be together again. But we needto be careful right now, and this will be important for that. Are you twoagree? To break up temporarily?" «Yes», Taehyung said calmly. Jungkook lookedappalled at him, but he gave in soon after. "Yes..." Jungkook said resigned."Good. Then you are all allowed to go now. We will keep you up to date."Jungkook rushed out, as he wiped his tears with the sleeve of his pullover. Hecouldn't believe it. He and Taehyung were officially separated. He cried somuch that he broke down and had to throw up on the toilet. Jimin found him inthis condition, lying on the bathroom floor. He didn't left his side and gavehim a cold wet towel. Taehyung was all silent and subdued . He didn't say asingle word. RM tried to talk to him, but he couldn't get through him. Heseemed in shock. Only when he was in his room with Jhope and Jimin in theevening, he busted out in tears. Jimin and Jhope comforted him. They were alsocrying with him. Tae was very serious about this and immediately took hisdistance to Jungkook. He only talked to him if necessary and got out of hisway. Jungkook felt ignored and abandoned. He couldn't take it. He always criedhimself into sleep or stayed up for hours. Taehyung didn't even wore hispresent on his wrist anymore. It was like they never existed like this. Him andTaehyung. Jungkook consoled himself with company of others, with work, videogames or with Love songs. His lovesickness was bad and he was craving for Taehyung.He missed everything. His touch, his scent, his warmth in the night next tohim. To observe him in rehearsals, the short talk...they weren't enough. Heneeded to change something. Taehyung on the other hand closed his feelings deepinside of himself. He only opened up in front of Jimin and tried to focus onwork. But he didn't felt different from Jungkook. Couldn't sleep at nights. Hewas tensed and stressed out. His carefree way changed into a seriousexpression. He tried to smile in front of the camera, but it was always a forceto seem happy and joke around. He was a good actor, so he could manage this. Onlyhis eyes revealed his true sadness from time to time. He was running away. Awayfrom Jungkook. Too much fear of what will happen if they make theirrelationship public. What if someone caught them on their trip? Who betrayedthem? Taehyung's heart become heavier and heavier, and he absolutely hated the disappointedlook on Jungkook's face. It was the best news since then, as the gossip webpageremoved their headline from their page, means; Bighit had payed. They were outof danger.