Saturday seemed to drag on, with Jungkook deciding to spend time with his old friends, while Taehyung made his way back home after, ahem, a very tiring session with Jungkook. 

He found himself suddenly devoid of complaints and feeling refreshed. However, upon entering his apartment, he was greeted by the sight of Jimin and V cuddled up on the couch watching a movie. Taehyung decided to interrupt by jumping on the side of the couch to hug Jimin, who rolled his eyes at him. Sensing Jimin's obvious upset, Taehyung knew he needed to work on it.

"Aren't you happy to see me?" Taehyung asked as he hugged Jimin from the side, causing Jimin to momentarily retract away from V.

"No, now, get lost," V replied from Jimin's side, prompting Taehyung to give his brother a serious look.

"Thank me, you two got to cuddle right now because Jimin was supposed to go shopping with me." Taehyung retorted, prompting V to pull Jimin back to himself.

"Go find someone else to shop with you, we have to finish this movie." V insisted, attempting to shush his brother, who retaliated by smacking V's head.

"You don't get to speak, I'm talking to Jimin." Taehyung countered, but V grabbed his hand and twisted it, sparking a fight between them while Jimin was stuck in the middle.

"Argh! Can you guys shut up?" Jimin screamed, pushing them away from him to stop the fight.

"I know you're mad, and you have every right to be, but don't worry, we can go shopping now, and lunch is on me." Taehyung offered, but Jimin remained visibly upset, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Stop trying to manipulate me into your plans again. Now, get away, we were watching a movie." Jimin said firmly, shifting closer to V and laying his head on his shoulder, while V protectively held his waist, giving Taehyung a victorious smile.

"Fine then, if that's how it's going to be. Nobody likes me, do they? Just because I couldn't answer your calls once. But remember all the times I waited for you, even though you have a habit of being late? Whether it was for university or our simple dates, I never argued with you over trivial matters. And now, when I ask you to join me, you act as if I'm not even making an effort, and what I did was unforgivable." Taehyung said out loud dramatically, causing Jimin to sigh and sit properly.

"What do you want?" Jimin asked nonchalantly, and Taehyung looked offended, his puppy eyes shining as a pout of sadness formed on his face.

"What do I want? I simply suggested we go shopping together, and you—"

"Fine, stay for a while and let us finish the movie." Jimin relented, resting his head on V's shoulder again.

"No, he's not going anywhere for the rest of the day. You guys can do whatever you want some other time." V declared, prompting Taehyung's offended expression.

"No, I said what I said, we're going shopping, and that's final." Taehyung insisted, but V shot him a deadly look.

"You can't always get what you want." V retorted.

And Jimin had had enough.

"Can you guys shut up? You two ruined the whole movie for me. Now I don't even want to watch it, and Taehyung, you've ruined my mood for shopping too." Jimin exclaimed after standing up, causing Taehyung's expression to shift back to sadness.

"But you said you'd go, and now—" Taehyung started.

"Yes, I said it, and now suddenly I don't want to." Jimin declared with frustration, almost tearing up Taehyung, while V stifled a laugh, which didn't escape Taehyung's notice.

"Stop, you fucking bastard! Dare to do this, and I'll kill you." Taehyung said angrily, grabbing a pillow and aiming it at his brother's head, who looked at him with confusion.

"What did I do?" V asked innocently, while Jimin stepped between them once again.

"Taehyung, stop. He didn't do anything. It's you who decided to ditch our plan at the last moment, and now suddenly you want me to go while we are enjoying our movie." Jimin tried to reason, but Taehyung looked at him with shock and sadness.

"Wow, not even a while of dating, and you've changed." Taehyung said dramatically, his voice dripping with sadness, hurt, and betrayal, while Jimin sighed tiredly.

"Will you stop being dramatic and leave us alone?" V interjected, prompting Taehyung to look at him with burning rage.

"Oh, shut up! It's all because of you! You stole my best friend." Taehyung accused, ready to strike V with the pillow, but V swiftly snatched it away and threw it.

"Did I say anything when you stole mine?" V defended himself, causing Taehyung to step back, exhaling his anger forcefully.

"Actually, no. Jungkook is still a friend of friends, unlike you." Taehyung spat the words at Jimin before storming into his bedroom and slamming the door shut, leaving V and Jimin in silence.

Suddenly, loud music filled the apartment.

"Things change, people change, everything change~~" 

"He needs attention, nothing else." V remarked, while Jimin sighed, diverting his attention to his boyfriend on the couch, who seemed indifferent.

"No I don't think this time it's all about attention." Jimin replied.

"He's always been this dramatic. Now, come here." V said, stretching his hand and pulling Jimin onto his lap, embracing him tightly and placing kisses on his jawline and cheek before giving him a chaste kiss on the lips.

"I think I should go check on him." Jimin whispered, and V rolled his eyes.

"And what about me?" V asked, prompting Jimin to exhale exhaustively.

"Both of you equally mean everything to me. So please, let me go check on him." Jimin pleaded.

"But then he'll ask you to go shopping, and you won't be able to refuse, and then you'll decide to just leave me alone. Jungkook isn't here, and you want to leave. What about me?" V whispered, his inner child seemingly voicing his needs, softening Jimin's gaze.

"Why would you say that? I'm with you, see? I'm right here in your arms,l." Jimin said gently, causing V to look away.

"And you still don't spend much time with me." V whispered, eliciting a smile from Jimin.

"Hey... Am I not with you right now? Okay, no one's leaving you alone. Let me go convince him, and then maybe we can all go shopping." Jimin suggested, and V finally faced him.

"What will I do there?"

"Well…"

~♡~

"Wow, I can't believe we got it on sale! I never thought I'd be able to get my hands on these shoes." Taehyung exclaimed with joy, and Jimin squealed in agreement. The two best friends hopped happily, holding hands as they exited a shop in the mall.

"For how long will this go on, guys?" V questioned from behind, standing with plenty of bags in his hands, having been forced to carry them all.

Jimin had managed to convince Taehyung to go shopping again, and V had reluctantly joined them. Despite his efforts to blend in, he couldn't quite understand their fashion choices.

V's hands were painted with shades of tint and glosses, products that had been tested on both of his hands by the two others. At times, he was even forced to be their personal model, donning funky hats and goggles as they experimented with different looks.

And to make matters worse, he was also their designated bag carrier, lugging around the loads of shopping they had done while following them around the mall.

As much as he hated being left alone, he found himself equally disliking being in his current situation. Or perhaps not quite as much?

"Aww, my strong man, come here. Just a little bit longer. There's one more sale we need to check out." Jimin coaxed, casting a sympathetic glance at his sulky boyfriend.

Jimin walked over to V's side, soothing him with a loving kiss on the cheek before taking hold of his arm again. 

"Just a little bit longer, Dowoo. We'll find more stuff for you too."

"You guys have only gotten me a t-shirt so far. Stop trying to bait me into more." V said frustratedly, prompting Taehyung to walk over to his brother and take hold of his other arm.

"And that t-shirt is fun! Don't worry, we'll find you more." Taehyung reassured him, flashing a bright smile.

V sighed, feeling a mixture of frustration and affection towards them. Despite his annoyance at being dragged along on a shopping spree, he couldn't help but appreciate their efforts to include him.

"Fine, just one more sale." V relented, giving in to their persuasive charm. He knew that resisting their enthusiasm would only lead to more pouting and pleading.

As they made their way to the next store, V couldn't help but smile at the antics of the other two. Despite the chaos of their shopping trip, he was grateful for their friendship and the moments they shared together.

"Before long, everything was sorted out, and they not only treated themselves to exciting stuff but also remembered to pick up things for Jungkook and V.

Somehow, V was actually much more tired than the other two, and his belly started to growl in the shop. It was mid-afternoon, and he hadn't had lunch since that mere bowl of ramen in the morning, which he had to share with Jimin.

"Okay, here's another one for you." Jimin said, handing V another bag, while V slid the previous ones back onto his forearms to make space for it in his hand.

"Thanks, Your Highness. Can we go now and eat?" V asked, appearing tired, and Jimin couldn't help but aim to pinch his cheek, while V just gave him a weary look.

"Okay, we're on our way." Jimin assured, and soon Taehyung walked into the scene with two bags in his hands. V quickly busied his hand by holding Jimin's and pretended to look away while whistling.

"Don't act like I didn't see. Now let's get some Korean barbecue." Taehyung said to his brother, who smiled at the mention of food.

"After you."

~♡~

"Ah, I'm starving. I can order anything on the menu." V sighed as he entered the bustling restaurant filled with numerous tables, with Taehyung following after him and Jimin.

"Choose wisely because lunch is on me, which also means deducting money from your dad’s account." Taehyung warned his brother, who rolled his eyes.

"Oh, is that Jungkook over there?" Jimin quickly caught sight of Jungkook sitting afar, accompanied by his two friends at a table, sharing drinks and food.

"Oh, hi Jungkook!" Jimin called out, and Jungkook turned around to find the three walking into the restaurant.

"Oh, hi guys! What a surprise!" Jungkook exclaimed happily, so grateful upon seeing them.

If there was one person who seemed the happiest to see Jungkook, it was V, more than Taehyung, if you may ask, because he missed his buddy.

"Are we interrupting something?" Taehyung asked as he walked towards his boyfriend, who had two friends sitting on the opposite side of him.

"Of course not, Tae. We have plenty of space for all of you." Jungkook said happily, aiming to hold Taehyung's waist as his boyfriend approached to stand next to him. But Jungkook's little gesture of claiming had fireworks shooting across Taehyung’s heart.

"Can we have an introduction with these two handsome guys over here?" Jimin decided to interrupt, observing how Jungkook's friends were looking at them endearingly.

"Oh yes, of course." Jungkook agreed, standing up.

"They are Eunwoo and Bangchan, my old schoolmates and forever besties." Jungkook introduced with enthusiasm, and the two guys waved at them, dressed just as funky as Jungkook himself, with gleaming eyes and wide smiles. Anyone could tell Jungkook is so lucky when it comes to having good friends.

"Hi guys!"

"Nice to meet you."

The two greeted the other three who smiled, and waved back.

"And he is Jimin, my very amazing friend." Jungkook started with Jimin, who waved with a crinkled smile, and V could see his joy, actually a little too much joy.

"And he—" Before Jungkook could introduce V, Chan decided to interrupt.

"And he is V, Kim Dowoo, right?" Chan asked, and V nodded, looking down timidly.

"And he is his twin, Kim Taehyung, who stole our buddy’s heart." Eunwoo added, and everyone was blown away, except Jungkook, who smiled shyly, pulling Taehyung closer by his waist proudly.

"Right."

"We don't blame you." Chan said, nuzzling his shoulder with Eunwoo, who nodded.

But Taehyung was suddenly blown away. Wow. Did it really happen?

"And why are you guys standing? Please join us." Chan encouraged, making space beside him where Jungkook decided to walk and shift closer, while the other three decided to sit on the opposite side, with V in between after putting all the shopping bags on the side.

"Taehyung looks way better in real life." Eunwoo said to his friend, who smiled timidly.

"I see the soju is finally getting to your head." Jungkook added, turning the meat on the grill.

"And I have to mention the same for V, he is so handsome in real life." Chan spoke up, and V smiled timidly, looking down.

"I know, right? So are you two." Jimin replied on behalf of his boyfriend, noticing how Jimin's smile didn't drop any time upon seeing the two guys.

"And you're so adorable." Eunwoo said shyly, digging his face into Jungkook's shoulder after failing the attempt at flirting, and Jungkook chuckled.

"Wrong person, buddy. You see, V, they are dating." Jungkook announced, and Jimin was slightly taken aback, while V just looked in his direction, suppressing his proud smile.

"Shit, my bad." Eunwoo sat back up, focusing on pouring himself more drink, while Jimin giggled at his tipsy side, and Chan offered moral support by tapping his back.

"Your friends are just like you, Jungkook." Jimin complimented, and Jungkook smiled warmly, looking at his old friends and then the new ones.

"And you all seem to be like Jungkook too." Chan added, and everyone giggled lightly.

"I see what you did there." Jimin said playfully, and Jungkook decided to pour drinks for all.

"Excuse me! Can we get more meat & soju?" Jungkook said to the staff, who nodded before working on his request. Jungkook suddenly noticed how Taehyung was quiet all the time, lost in his mind. Noticing his hands on the table, fiddling with each other, Jungkook decided to hold them to steal his attention. Taehyung was brought back to life, while Jimin’s extroverted nature got engrossed in talking with Chan and Eunwoo, while V, more introverted, joined with mere nods.

Jungkook raised his eyebrows as Taehyung met his eyes, and Taehyung shook his head, his cheeks flushed red, which didn't go unnoticed by Jungkook. He decided to get up with his stool to sit next to Taehyung, who was slightly surprised by his move.

Jungkook took a piece of meat from the grill and plated it for Taehyung along with other side dishes, which suddenly caught the attention of the other friends.

"Ohhhhh." Chan and Eunwoo cheered loudly, attempting to tease Jungkook, who simply suppressed his smile by biting his lips, causing his dimples to appear.

"They are cute." Eunwoo murmured dreamily, seeming drunk as he leaned his face into his hands against the table, while Chan seemed to enjoy it a lot.

"He seems drunk." Jimin remarked, and Chan nodded in agreement. Eunwoo turned his face to admire Jimin and V, as V got himself busy cutting slices for Jimin on his plate.

"And you two are cute too." Eunwoo murmured again, and Jungkook chuckled at his friend, while Jimin and V were slightly taken aback, but they shyly continued to do what they were doing.

"I asked you not to drink too much." Jungkook reminded him, and Chan pulled the bottle from his side to put it away.

"I’m gonna die single." Eunwoo muttered and sat back up, looking away with a gloomy face.

"How come you're still single while being this handsome?" Jimin asked.

"Because cute people like you are taken."

V momentarily stopped stirring the meat to raise his eyebrows while looking at his boyfriend, who hid his face with his sweater paws shyly.

"Oh, you're into guys!" Jimin exclaimed.

"I'm into everyone who's born cute." Eunwoo said, slightly tipsy.

"Then probably he's not the one. He wasn't born cute." V spoke up, casually cutting the meat, while Jimin passed him a deathly glare.

"Of course I was the cutest to be born ever." Jimin retorted, and Eunwoo smiled while looking at him, leaning his head into his hand.

"I agree." he replied, and Jimin looked in his direction.

"He's seriously so adorable when drunk." Jimin giggled, and V couldn't help but intervene by clearing his throat.

"Don't mind him, guys. He recently had a breakup with this girl, so yeah." Chan explained.

"Oh." Jimin's expression changed to one of pity.

"Handsome people get dumped?" Jimin asked, and Eunwoo suddenly seemed serious.

"Don't mention her. Just because I'm not that rich, she decided to leave me?" Eunwoo started throwing fits.

"Actually, I should never fall for cute people. They're very dangerous inside. They practice witchcraft and lure people into their traps—" Eunwoo started to be dramatic, and Chan held him back.

V couldn't help but stifle his laughter as he brought his lips closer to Jimin's ear and whispered, "I'll call you 'witch' from now on." Jimin then hit his elbow into V's belly, causing him to groan.

"He's gonna pass out soon." Chan said apologetically on behalf of his friend

"Well, Taehyung has been pretty quiet all the time," Chan noticed, and Taehyung was broken out of his little bubble of thoughts, facing the others with a bit of wonder.

"I guess he's tired from all that shopping and—" Jimin started with a teasing smile, only for Taehyung to give him a death glare. Jimin suppressed his smile, while V simply rolled his eyes.

"He's another witch!" Suddenly, Eunwoo said out loud, dropping his head onto the table again, causing everyone to laugh even louder.

"Oh god, he's so wasted," Jungkook commented.

"I guess with this economy, you're a witch too, Eunwoo, for being so cute," Jimin added, and Eunwoo was only able to lift his thumb up in response, causing everyone to laugh, except for V who was suddenly biting the insides of his cheeks.

"Let's focus on the food and enjoy ourselves guys, he'll have a good sleep now. Don't mind him." Jungkook suggested as he noticed his friend while trying to steer the conversation away from Eunwoo's woes.

"Yeah, let's eat together now, you were so hungry, right Dowoo?" Taehyung added, offering a reassuring smile to everyone, especially his brother.

As they continued to share basic talks about life and everything in between while enjoying their meal, the atmosphere remained light and jovial. Chan and Eunwoo had to leave very soon as they were in Seoul because of important work, which was to visit Chan’s sister's university. They successfully completed their task and decided to meet up with Jungkook while they still had time before heading back to Busan.

"Well we have to leave, but we'll definitely catch up soon." Chan said, offering a smile to the group.

"Definitely! You guys should come over to my place sometime." Jungkook suggested, eager to extend the invitation, and Chan agreed.

"Yes, and you're always welcome at our place too." Taehyung added, and V gave a nod of agreement.

"We'd love to see you again." Jimin spoke up, and the slightly tipsy Eunwoo gave them all a thumbs-up.

"Sure, we will. Anytime we're in Seoul, that will be the first thing to do. Now, we're getting late, so we should get going." Chan said eagerly, and Eunwoo reached for a lemon to suck on, attempting to stave off his impending hangover.

With promises of future meet-ups, Chan and Eunwoo bid farewell to the group, sharing warm goodbyes with Jimin, Taehyung, and V. 

Chan and Eunwoo eventually had to excuse themselves and Jungkook decided to help them get to their cabs, making sure his drunk friend Eunwoo is safely placed in the cab who started crying dramatically upon sharing byes with Jungkook.

The remaining trio watched as their friends left, feeling grateful for the enjoyable time they had shared together.

~♡~

After returning from the restaurant, V found himself laden with loads of shopping bags, while Taehyung decided to spend the rest of the day with Jungkook at his place.

As the evening approached, Jimin decided to join V at his place for a while before heading home to avoid his aunt's incessant calls.

"Ah, today was awesome." Jimin exclaimed as they entered V's place, with V following behind, setting down all the bags by the door.

"Jungkook's friends are truly impressive." Jimin continued.

"Yeah, you seemed extra impressed." V commented, and Jimin turned around sassily.

"Why is it a bother to Mr. Kim Dowoo?" Jimin asked, and V passed him a serious gaze.

"Well, you never talked to me like that." V revealed, causing Jimin's expression to switch to playful ones.

"Oh, like what?" Jimin teased, intrigued by V's response.

"Like you did with that handsome guy called Eunwoo." V remarked, tasting something bitter on his tongue as he addressed the other guy as handsome. Jimin felt giddy feelings inside, noticing how V seemed slightly jealous and sulky.

So Jimin simply decided to step closer to him and snake his arms around his neck, clinging to him with a playful smile on his lips.

"It's because you're special." he whispered on top of V’s lips, who tried so hard to seem unfazed, but it was clear it was affecting him.

"Anyway, I have to—" V attempted to break free from Jimin's hold, but Jimin tightened his grip and placed his lips right on the side of V’s neck, kissing it gently and trailing them down.

V held his breath and froze in his actions, unable to pull away from Jimin's enticing touch.

As Jimin continued to trail kisses down V’s neck, V found himself melting into the sensation, his resolve weakening with each tender touch. 

Feeling V's tension begin to ease, Jimin leaned in closer, his lips brushing against V’s skin in a delicate dance. V's heart raced as he surrendered to the sweet intimacy, his hands instinctively finding their way to Jimin's waist.

"Is anyone even as handsome in my eyes as my Dowoo?" Jimin whispered, continuing to kiss V's neck, trailing up to his jaw and the corner of his lips. V couldn't resist any longer.

"Jimin, stop…" V whispered, pulling himself away slightly. Jimin paused, turning to face him.

"Why?" Jimin whispered, his tone seductive, as he leaned in closer to V.

"Because I hate when you do that and then leave me just sitting here…" V tried to explain.

"And?" Jimin whispered, his voice laced with desire, closing the distance between them once more.

"I will… do something with you." V warned, but Jimin only responded with a playful smile.

"How about I do something with you?" As Jimin whispered those words, V was completely captivated.

───♡───

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