So It Blooms...

Untitled Part 4

The next time Jungkook wakes, he hears birds chirping outside his window and the other familiar sounds of his bedroom. As he gets up he notices that he is no longer wearing the robe Taehyung gave him.

After that Jungkook is positive that he is dreaming lucidly. Which is the only way he can explain returning to his 'dream garden' and seeing Taehyung every night then waking up in his own bed.

And in all honesty it doesn't bother him in the slightest, so he goes back every night.

Taehyung was right. He now had a place where he could 'escape' to. One that was much more thrilling than his own reality yet still made him feel so completely at peace. So he'd be damned if he didn't take full advantage of that.

Jungkook also couldn't deny how unbelievably drawn to Taehyung he feels. He thinks his whole 'world' is breath-taking and he wants to spend the time he gets not spent in servitude with him just talking. 

And he relishes in the fact that for some reason the handsome man seems to want to spend time with him as well.

He wants to learn more about Taehyung, but most of the time Jungkook can practically touch the barrier that he puts up between them.

Always sharing, but never too much. Careful at all times. It was honestly driving him up the wall and Jungkook wasn't sure if he'd ever know anything about him.

At least until one particular night while he had been hanging out with Taehyung and Yeontan. In the midst of talking, Taehyung became very distracted and jittery and excused himself abruptly.

Jungkook munched on the bushel of red grapes before them as he watched Taehyung quickly disappear behind the neighboring columns.

Strange. He'd never seen the other so panicked before.

"You know what that was about?" Jungkook asks the tiger idly lounging at his feet. Yeontan lifts his head, grunts and lies back down.

Jungkook lets out a breathy chuckle at the striped lump before him. "Guess I'll find out myself."

Jungkook gets up and follows where Taehyung vanished to, following the lanterns through the marble hallways until he hears voices on the terrace. He can't make out most of the conversation, but he recognizes when Taehyung speaks.

"-minie, please? Later. Or whenever you want, just not-"

"Ok well, have you at least told-"

"-I can't - it's more.."

That's all Jungkook hears before his cover is blown by one of Tannie's cries alerting Tae and his 'guest' that they weren't alone. Jungkook brown eyes meet with Tae's surprised blues. He blushes instantly when he realizes how he must look hiding behind one of the marble statues.

"Ahh, I'm sorry." he rushes to apologize until Taehyung waves him off.

"No, it's alright Jungkookie. I shouldn't have just left like that."

"I'll say." The stranger chimes in smiling knowingly at an embarrassed Taehyung who is looking between the two seemingly struggling to find his words.

"I believe introductions are in order." the man says in a chipper voice in Taehyung's direction. He sighs.

"Jungkook.. this is Jimin. He's a friend of mine that lives nearby." Jungkook hears before zoning out completely.

The man across from him is very handsome, wearing very soft looking cream robes and his light colored hair is adorned with a crown of freshly cut yellow roses and white carnations.