Goodbyes hurt

Chapter 17

Jimin was once again on his early morning strolls,He jogged along the banks of Han river.The sun was peeking from the distant buildings and he stopped a while to admire the beauty.The rays reflected off the water like glimmering sword glares.He got lost in the memory that followed.

"Mom and Dad fought again yesterday",Jimin said,his voice almost feeble in the midst of the birds singing.But Taehyung still heard him.

"My Mom and Dad fights a lot too",Taehyung said,trying to comfort Jimin.Jimin knows it's a lie but he doesn't question it at all.Instead he was just happy that atleast Taehyung cares.Silence fell between the two again and Jimin scratched his head lightly,lips turning into a frown.

"What is it?",Taehyung read the discomfort right away.Jimin shook his head immediately and Taehyung urged.

"Promise me you won't laugh",Jimin said and Taehyung raised three fingers in the air and nodded agressively,"I swear"

"Umm,Have...have you had your first kiss yet?",Jimin grimaced,feeling stupid at his own question.Ofcourse,Taehyung hasn't.He knows his bestfriend well.Yet Taehyung replied cooly,"Nope,why suddenly?"

"Joon myu told me kissing makes you happy,something about the level of rise of dopamine-"

"what!!-",Taehyung doubled over laughing.He tried to hold himself steady but failed and slipped off the park bench.Jimin,at first, instinctively reached towards Taehyung to help but then remembered he was making fun of him and folded his arm in dismay.

"You said you wouldn't laugh",Jimin pouted and Taehyung knelt infront of him and pulled Jimin's cheeks."aww,my Jiminie is so naive".Jimin slapped away Taehyung's hand.

"Oww" ,but Jimin didn't react.He continued to pout.Taehyung drew closer to kneel right infront of Jimin,"She just wants to steal your first kiss,my idiot..",Said Taehyung,his eyes softening at the sight infront of him.

"Really?!"

"You are the only one who doesn't know she has a big faaat crush on you,Everyone else in the class know"

"Ohh,I almost gave in"

"What!!You were considering giving in,Shame on you Park Jimin.Wait,Do you like her?"

"Calm down,Tae.I was only curious.Thank goodness I asked you, else she would have stolen my first kiss",Jimin said almost with a tint of innocence and Taehyung smiled widely at that and said,"I can save your first kiss so that no brats take it"

"Huh?how?"

"Naive Jiminie",Before Jimin was able to anchor his mind,his breath was knocked out immediately.Taehyung had moved closer and pressed his lips over Jimin's.Jimin remembered gasping,letting out a squeal and feeling Taehyung's both hands firmly on his thighs.Their lips remained still as if they were asking each other,'what now?'.Taehyung was the one to answer as his lips slotted into Jimin's and tugged lightly at his lower lips.Taehyung's hands left Jimin's thighs and landed one on his hip and the other on his nape,angling Jimin's head so that their noses doesn't collide anymore.Taehyung sucked onto Jimin's lips and Jimin couldn't stay still anymore,he reacted in enthusiasm.He closed his eyes tightly and let the pleasure take over him,oh the dopamine,I guess.

The softness of Taehyung's lips send ripples of happiness along Jimin's spine and he re-adjusted forward.He let out a breath and thought Taehyung will be disgusted but instead felt his smile against his lips.When neither of them could breath anymore,Taehyung pulled away and his lips were red and plump.Jimin knew his would be the same.

"I saved your first kiss.It is safe with me",Taehyung smiled widely and Jimin just stared at him,not being able to set his mind to think properly anymore.Taehyung is stupid,He doesn't know anything,He doesn't know what he does to Jimin's heart,He doesn't know that he let Jimin save his first kiss too.Stupid Taehyung.

Jimin wanted to know why he did that,what Taehyung's feelings are but he never got the chance to ask that day.Taehyung's phone rang only seconds later.He remember running alongside Taehyung all the way down to Taehyung's home where a crowd and an ambulance waited.Taehyung's father was no more.The fate always played an ugly game.

"Heyo,Jiminie",Hoseok patted on Jimin's shoulders ,knocking him out of his reverie.Jimin quickly got up,sliding his sleeve across his eyes to hide away the tears.

"Hyung,finally restarted jogging?",Jimin smiled.

"You were crying,weren't you?",Hoseok was quick to catch but Jimin shook his head and took off.Hoseok sighed and followed,"wait up,silly"

-

Taehyung and Jisoo sat on the couch in Jisoo's condo waiting for Namjoon to go out for dinner.
"Jimin said you are not sleeping in the room anymore",Jisoo didn't take her eyes off Taehyung and the latter didn't react.Jisoo landed a light slap on his shoulders,"ow,Jisoo"

"Why aren't you sleeping in the room?"

Taehyung shrugged and continued typing down his assignment.Jisoo pulled his laptop away and stared.
"Jisoo,please.It is due tomorrow"
"Then answer me"
Taehyung sighed in defeat,"I am getting nightmares too often and panic attacks and need someone,I don't wanna bother him."

"Oh",Jisoo took a moment to let that sink in,"Do you wanna move to our condo? we have a spare bed"
Taehyung just waved the idea away and pulled the laptop back towards him and started typing.
"Yoongi hyung can handle me",Taehyung said and Jisoo reached for his hand.
"What is it?",Jisoo calmly asked and Taehyung shut the laptop himself.
"There's no reason.I am just sad,I think everything is going fine but it's not.For a second I'll be on cloud nine and the next,am six feet underground.And when it happens,It's ..",Taehyung closed his eyes,"It's hard to breath.It's hard to calm down.And it hurts a lot.It's like a stone tied to my heart"

When Taehyung opened his eyes,tears that caught in them poured out.
"How long it had been?",Jisoo moved closer to Taehyung and took his hand into her's.
Taehyung's lips turned thin and he shrugged,"I don't know,I lost count..I- "
Jisoo sighed as she lunged forward to hug Taehyung.
"I want happiness too,I wanna smile genuinely at least once.Is it too much to ask?"
Jisoo's hands ran through Taehyung's hair as she said,"You deserve all the happiness.Shh..it's okay,am here..you are fine.We are fine"

Taehyung eventually dissolved into her hug and held onto her tight.

-

"Hey !! you..Hey red shirt",Yoongi called out and the guy in the red shirt turned around staring.His eyes went wide when he saw the caller.
"Am very busy,sunbae",The boy announced and tried to leave.But Yoongi was quick to step infront of him.
"Not too quick,I heard you are telling everyone that am your's.Also to quote 'stay away from my husband yoons'?"
The boy grimaced and bit his lips in embarassment.
"Did I give you my word that I'll marry you?",Yoongi asked.
Hoseok shook his head lightly.
"Did I tell you that am your's?"
"no"
"Have I ever even spoken to you?"
"no.."
Yoongi stepped back and watched Hoseok drew further away from him.
"If you want to start something,you gotta ask me.Not go around spreading rumours, alright?"

Hoseok nodded in excitement.
"So ..so um,will you go out with me,sunbae?",Hoseok mustered up all the courage.
"No and don't call me Yoons",Yoongi said and left a shocked and confused Hoseok behind as he walked away.
"Brat!",Hoseok breathed.

A/n:Hii ya'll..Hope you all are doing fine,mentally and physically.I been down for a while but I'll be fine.Dont forget to stay gold.. love you

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