Step-Brother [Namkook]

Chapter 14

Jk pov-

"I thought we were going on a romantic date, Namjoon"

"This isn't romantic?"

"An art gallery? Really?"

He scratches the back of his head. "Umm... Well... This is the only place I could think of."

I shake my head. "Come with me then. I know where we should go."

He drives and I tell him the direction. "Umm.. Jungkook, I have an idea where you're taking me."

"No words. Just keep going."

And like that, we finally arrive to the amusement park.

"Right what I thought." He shakes his head and I chuckle.

"I like this place."

"I'm sure you do."

I grab his hand and drag him inside. "Wow... This place is so crowded today."

"Of course. It's weekend." He says as we keep walking hand in hand. "So, what you wanna do first?"

"There are so many things, I don't know where to start."

"Hmm... Let's see..." He looks around. "What I like here are haunted house, rollercoaster, photo booth, oh you like cottoncandy too right?" These are the things I like. Maybe that's why he's mentioning them. Damn, he's so sweet. I love this guy.

"Then let's go to the haunted house first." I grin.

"You're the boss."

Namjoon buys the tickets for the haunted house and right when we were about to head in, we hear someone calling my name.

"Jungkookah!" Turning around, we find Tae and Jin hyung coming towards us. "Oh, you're with Namjoon hyung?"

"What're you two doing here?" Namjoon asks Jin.

"We're on a date." Jin replies. "What about you two?"

"Right. When did you two get close?" Tae asks. I uncomfortably look at Namjoon and catch him giving a secret signal to Jin, which he catches and nods.

"Tae, why don't we go somewhere else? Let them be." Jin asks him.

"Why hyung, are you afraid of the haunted house?" Tae asks and Jin scoffs.

"As if! I just don't want us to disturb Jungkook and Namjoon."

"What's there to disturb? We're all friends here. If anything, THEY should be the one concerned as WE are the one on a date. By the way, How're you feeling now, Jungkook? You sounded better on the phone yesterday."

"Yes, Tae, I'm fine now. Or I wouldn't come here."

"Right... But I'm amazed you came with Namjoon hyung."

I look at Namjoon who bites his lower lip and I can see his expression turning sad. But he speaks up anyways. "I was the one who insisted on coming. Our parents didn't want him to anywhere alone."

Tae nods. "Oh, that makes sense."

"Umm.. Namjoon, can I ask you something?" Jin asks, concerned.

"Sure."

"Come to the side with me."

Namjoon looks at me. "I'll be back in a minute." He says and I nod, watching them disappearing to the corner.

Nj pov-

Jin drags me to the side and sighs. "What's going on?" He asks.

"What?"

"Come on! I mean you and Jungkook! What's going on? Are you two dating now?"

I clear my throat and smile. "Uh.. Yeah.. We are."

He raises his eyebrows. "I could see that, but why did you lie to Tae? You wanna keep it a secret or something?"

"No, it's not that. But... Jungkook hasn't told anybody about us... So I was thinking I should give him time to tell his friends himself..."

"What if he doesn't tell anybody? What if he asks you to keep it a secret? Would that be okay with you?"

I think for a moment. "It's okay if he doesn't tell anybody. I can understand. He always thought of himself as a straight guy so... He deserves some time for himself. To understand himself and feel comfortable."

"Oh, my god, Namjoonah! Can you ever be selfish for once! How about you? Would you be happy living in secrecy like this?"

"To be honest, I feel like love isn't something to keep hidden. It's the most wonderful feeling in the world. I'd love to shout out to the world that this is the guy I'm in love with... But what's more important is... being with him. I'll sacrifice anything as long as I'm by his side. That's all I want." Jin sighs and takes me in a hug. I smile and hug him back. "You're a very good friend, Jin. Thank you for understanding." He nods and pulls back.

"Try to talk with Jungkook. If he can't accept himself as gay, or you, as his boyfriend, then this is gonna create too much problems in future."

I nod. "I'll talk to him."

"Good. Now, let's go back and I'll try to take Taehyung out of your hair."

"That'd be amazing. Thanks." He winks and we walk back.

"Took you long, babe." Tae says, snaking his arm around Jin's waist.

"Yeah... Actually I was thinking, how about we go home?" Jin asks.

"Already? I didn't even talk to Jungkookie properly yet." Tae replies.

"Yeah? Bummer. I thought... We would go home and... Do something more fun...?" Jin suggests and Tae chimes up.

"Jin hyung! Wow! You're the best! Let's go home! Bye guys, I'll talk to you later at school Kookie." With that, Tae drags Jin away.

I turn to look at Jungkook, who seems to be lost in his thoughts.

"Hey... What's wrong?" I ask him.

"Huh? Nothing..."

"You can't lie to me, Kookie, I can see right through you."

He sighs. "Well... Running into Tae like this make me think that... This relationship... You and I... We have to keep it a secret..." He turns to look at me slowly with two teary eyes. "I love you, Namjoon. But... Can you do me this favor? Can you keep this a secret?"

I give him a smile so he can feel better but those words were really painful. Even though I knew he'd say this... But... Somewhere I was hoping he wouldn't.

"It's okay, Kookie. It's alright. I'll do anything for you. Just don't cry, okay?" I slowly rub his shoulder to comfort him but infact, he starts crying even harder and comes close and hugs me tightly, hiding his face in the crook of my neck. I wrap my arms around him and rub his back slowly. "It's alright... It's okay. It's gonna be okay."

He sniffs and hugs me tighter. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that... I... I was just testing... I wanted to know what you'd say. I knew you'd agree but I was hoping you wouldn't. You're so selfless that it makes me feel bad. I hate myself that you do so much for me and I feel like I'm not enough for you."
He takes a deep breath and pulls his neck away to looks me in the eyes and I notice tears in those beautiful eyes that make me wanna kiss him. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. Infact, I was thinking of coming out."

"R... Really?" I ask. This is a very brave step.

"Yes. This is the least I can do for you. I'll come out. I'll announce our relationship. You're not the only one incharge of giving happiness. I should do the same."

I smile. "Thank you, Jungkook... But you don't have to force yourself..."

"I'm not. I really want to. Because I know you're not the type to keep something hidden, something you're so proud of, something like... Love itself."

I smile and hug him back. "I love you, Kookie."

"I love you too, hyung."