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REPUTATION; TaeKook.pt2

            Jungkook waited for Taehyung at the rooftop as usual . Waiting for the old wooden door to make the creaking noise  indicating that his love has arrived, but it was all quiet except for his footsteps as he walked to and fro.

'He must be busy with something?'

        Jungkook tried searching for him for the rest of the classes too but seems like he skipped them.
      

On the other hand, Mark called Taehyung for homework updates...

"H-Hello?"
               'He cried??'

"Tae? What happened?"
"N-Nothing. Why you asking?"
"Don't lie to me. I've known you enough to tell when you're sad. Now tell me who hurt you?"
"I-I'm fine Mark. You're misunderstanding. "
"You know what, I'm coming over and I want you on your couch in comfortable clothes when i do. Bye."

        He immediately hung up the call and rushed towards Taehyung's apartment .

        He rang the doorbell , and the door was opened by a blanket man.

               It was Taehyung, in fluffy purple pyjamas and matching sweatshirt and a blanket wrapped messily around his head and upper body.

Mark would've almost cooed at him if it wasn't for his face that looked pale and eyes red coz of crying for hours.

     "H-Hi Markie..."
"Let's get inside first okay?"
      Tae gave a little nod and stepped aside for him to come in, closing the door behind.

"Do you like hot chocolate?" Mark asked with a smile.

Taehyung simply nodded again , eyes resembling a lost kid. Mark asked where the kitchen was and after sometime , he came back with two mugs of hot chocolate and sat beside Taehyung on the couch.

"Here...now tell me what happened. "

Taehyung told him everything from the start, all about the secret relationship, well it wasn't much of a secret now.

Mark understood the situation and consoled him and even made Taehyung understand that he wasn't the one in the wrong.

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NEXT DAY, Mark and Taehyung went to class together...

Jungkook watched his lover enter the classroom and sit in his usual front seat with Mark as he was sitting at the back. When Taehyung glanced at him, he passed a small smile which was clearly ignored by the latter. Jungkook was confused... 'did i do something?'

During lunch time, Jungkook made his way to the rooftop but he saw Mark and Taehyung in the cafeteria. They were sitting at the corner so it wasn't much noticeable. Just as Mark went to buy their lunch, Jungkook took it as a chance and went to the particular table.

"Hey Tae, why aren't you in the rooftop??"
Taehyung looked down biting his lips.

"Let's talk okay. Come to the rooftop in a minute but don't let anyone see you." With that he again made his way to the rooftop.

After sometime, the door opened and Taehyung entered with his head still down. He quietly sat on the bench beside Jungkook, not daring to look up.

"TaeTae what happened? I missed you so much!!" Jungkook said and hugged his boyfriend tightly. Oh how badly the latter wanted to hug him back but he resisted. He knew what he had to do.

"Why?" He whispered.
"Huh??"
"Why did you miss me??"
"What do you mean why TaeTae? Why won't I miss my boyfriend??"
"Oh. I thought no one will like a faggot like me. Afterall, i just a worthless crap according to you right?"

"What are you- wait you were upset about that? Baby you know i didn't mean any of that. It's just i had to keep my reputa-"

"Oh yes your reputation!!! Which is more important than anything else to you. Even me!" He was fuming with anger and heartbreak.

"TaeTae you know it's not true-"
"No i don't know! Because it doesn't look like i matter to you more that those people who don't even know the real you."

"Please TaeTae listen to me once i-"
"Stop calling me that. " he said in a voice so cold that Jungkook flinched.
"Don't you ever call me that again. It sounds fake and loveless. "

With that being said , Taehyung walked away. Reaching the door, he turned around.  His face expressionless but tears still streaming down. "Oh and by the way, we're over. It's good for you. Now you won't have a pathetic secret to be embarrassed about ."

And that was it. He walked back to the cafetaria where Mark was waiting for him. As soon as he saw Taehyung's sorrowful face, he didn't ask anything but just hugged him tightly, rubbing his back in an assuring manner.

Jungkook came running behind and his heart clenched at the scene in front of him.

"Hey look! Mark and the faggot hugging!!"
"Ewwww"
"What are they doing?!"
"How can Mark even touch that piece of shit?"

"Hey Mark ! So this ugly bitch is close to you huh? So let me ask this straight do you like this piece of crap??"

The cafeteria went silent. Every eyes on the two...

No. Taehyung couldn't bear this all again. It was already painful enough. He wasn't that strong to hear things from his loved ones again. He was ready to run out of the place when...

"So what if I do huh?? What is the problem in it? He is not ugly, you all are. For you can't see his beauty, must you all be blind. You have no right to call him names when he is so much braver than you all and is being himself!! Not like you fake people running around popularity!! You know what ? Fucking grow up for once!!" It was silent. No one said anything, too shocked at his sudden outburst. Even Taehyung.

"Let's go TaeTae" Mark intertwined his hands left the cafetaria. As both were away from the students in the hallway, Mark finally let go of his hand.

"Tae I'm so sorry i shouldn't have left you alone in the first place. And then they were talking nonsense and i lost it and-

"Did you mean it?" Taehyung whispers.
"That you like me did you mean it Mark?"

"I-I do. You're so sweet, beautiful and polite Tae how can someone not fall in love with you!!! It's okay if you don't feel the same. "

"Mark, you can't be my boyfriend."
"I-I understand-
"YET. Somewhere deep down my heart, i still feel for Jungkook . And i don't want you to be a rebound. I need some time so wait for me to get over my feelings. Can you do that for me?

"I can wait for you forever if i have to!" Mark replied with a wide smile of joy and eyes glistening.

Taehyung chuckled. "It won't take forever though. Now let's get back to class the recess is over. "
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On the other hand, Jungkook was still frozen in his initial position.
'I just had to say that and it would've been us. If only i was brave enough. But i lost him. The only person who accepted me just as i am. But I didn't...'

He just kept drinking if it was worth it? To lose the love of your life for mere strangers that come and go? To lose the only person who would've stayed??

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