The Bet

Chapter Quince: Part 1

Sorry it took me so long to update! No excuse just didn't update. Hope you enjoy this chapter and as you can tell, I had to separate it because it was way too long-

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Taehyung sighs and rubs his hands down his face as he leans against the couch. The rest of his friends give him a questioning stare as they wait for him to talk. Taehyung decided to group everyone together a few days after the event happened to explain what exactly went down. They've been noticing Jeongguk has been ignoring them once again but instead of avoiding them altogether, he's been purposefully glaring at the boys whenever they cross paths. Something happened and they want to know why so they're glad Taehyung called this meeting.

"It always has something to do with you," Jin mentions, arms crossed as he glares at Taehyung.

Taehyung nods as he removes his hands from his face and stares at the floor. He gazes at the marble flooring of Yoongi's living room as he tries to organize his thoughts. The swirls of the brown and black color represent his thoughts in a way. His head is like the white negative space while his thoughts are the chaotic brown and black color that seems to randomly clash in different places. His eyes scan the floor and analyze it while stalling for time until he's ready to confess what he has done.

He can't believe Jeongguk actually doesn't trust him anymore. He lost the only person he's ever loved... Again! Jeongguk went back to showing all his love and attention to Minah while ignoring the group for at least the fifth time since they've met all because of Taehyung. It's like the two are on an off and on friendship that can't seem to make up their minds when they want to act like friends and when they hate one another. It's really not helping the group since there's already enough going on in each of their lives.

Taehyung lifts his eyes to stare at Jin, the one that criticizes him the most in their small group. The tall male has an arm wrapped around Jimin while the latter leans his head against his broad shoulder. He's noticed that those two have been a lot closer lately. They spend more alone time together and Jimin hasn't been all over Yoongi like he usually was in the past. They're hiding something and he wants to know what but there's a bigger problem that he has to deal with right now before he worries about other things.

He inhales a deep breath while closing his eyes before spitting out the truth. "I might have told Jeongguk about the bet while we were alone one day and now he's ignoring all of us. He thinks my love for him is fake which it was when the bet first started but as I got to know him more I found out that I really do have feelings for him. I'm sorry," he ends his explanation with an apology.

The groups' eyes widen as they stare at the blonde. "You did what," they shout in unison. Their eyes dart everywhere as they look at one another. The emotions of anger and guilt churning inside of them knowing they all share a part of the blame in this situation but are also furious that Taehyung told the male about their little arrangement.

Even Jimin felt bad for Jeongguk while they are still quarreling. He was mad at Jeongguk for not coming to him and resolving their fight but now he sees why. He has the right to be mad at Jimin. The smaller male's eyes soften as he looks at the ground in guilt. He doesn't want Jeongguk to be mad at him for this reason. Sure he was a bit peeved at the fact that Jeongguk would rather ruin his relationship with his boyfriend than break up with him but he didn't want to lose him as a friend. This dilemma can actually ruin their friendship.

"Taehyung... How?! Why did you tell him that," Hoseok asked with big eyes, his heart shattering inside of him knowing this is mainly his fault.

Taehyung shakes his head as he drops it in his hands. His fingers grip his hair as he starts hating himself as well. "It just... It slipped out after we were about to kiss. He was about to give me a chance at starting a relationship but then my big mouth opened up saying that I had to get that piece of information off my chest since it was weighing me down. I should have told him later... Like a year later when he would have been mad at me for like an hour before shrugging it off. I'm sorry. I didn't know he was going to hate you too. He thinks you're faking your friendships with him. This all backfired and I don't know what to do."