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Jungkook woke up from a comfy, soft bed.  A lazy glow of the sun shined through the windows.  A soft blow of the wind stirred the curtains.  Was this really what heaven is like?

The boy peered out the window, spotting a little boy and a girl outside playing with their faint shouts of joy.  The little girl turned around, spotting Jungkook looking at them.  She smiled.

"Look!  Appa's watching us from afar." She yelled cheerfully, pointing at Jungkook.  The boy got up, looking at Jungkook as well with a bright smile.  The two waved.  Appa?  Am I their... father?

Jungkook waved back, though his expression still confused and shocked.  The two kids turned back around, continuing to play on the field.  Jungkook rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing things.  What dimension am I in and how did I get here?

The boy lightly stepped out of the room, realizing that he was in a cozy little cottage.  The internal design of the house was minimalistic, yet traditional.  Several dried flowers were decorated here and there and from the window, a strawberry field can be seen.  Heading past the staircase, Jungkook's heart jolted at the sight of several photo frames of himself and Taehyung hung on the wall.  The one that stood out the most was their wedding photo.  

Jungkook had to admit, they both looked dashing in that picture.  Jungkook was wearing a navy blue suit while happily being carried by the older.  Taehyung, who seemed like he was having the time of his life, was wearing a gray suit.  Somehow, something about the photo made him look even more handsome than usual, even if it seemed impossible.  His hair was a lot more curly and longer, letting out his goofy and playful side.  His laugh seemed a lot more relaxed and natural...

Suddenly, it occurred to Jungkook why he was here.  He was in a coma.

Coming to his senses, Jungkook slapped himself in the face.  No, he was still unconscious in reality.  Rapidly, the boy searched for a way to wake himself up, perhaps there was an exit.  He ran out the cottage, realizing the kids had gone far from his sight.  Jungkook's chest pounded as the next thing that washed up to his brain was the fact that Taehyung was dying.

Jungkook ran around the cottage, looking for Taehyung.  The boy cursed to himself for not being there with Taehyung.  What could he possibly do?  He was still unconscious.

The boy could've sworn there wasn't a cave earlier, but apparently there was a cave next to the cottage.  Following his intuition, Jungkook ran in the cave.  The cave was dark, but somehow Jungkook was familiar with the path as he rushed through the pitch black space.  He followed a light, which meant that he was close to reaching the other side.

The boy reached to a halt, realizing a figure standing in front of the end of the cave, facing the light.  Jungkook easily identified the figure.  After all, it was his lover.

"T-tae..." Jungkook breathed out automatically.  The end of the cave was irritably bright, causing Jungkook to squint his eyes.  It almost seemed like... it was reaching the end of the world.

Slowly, Taehyung turned to glance at Jungkook.  The younger couldn't see well from the contrast, but he could make out tears falling from his eyes.  "J-jungkook?" his voice trembled.  He took a step closer to the light, away from Jungkook.

"Are you alright?  Where are you going?"  Jungkook asked worriedly.

"My grandma... she's calling me." Taehyung looked towards the light.  "I can see her at the other side."

Jungkook realized what that meant as tears fell off his eyes.  "No... I'm not ready to say goodbye..."  The younger hiccuped.  "No, hyung.  Please.  Don't leave me like this."

"What's at your end of the cave?" Taehyung asked, pointing at the direction behind Jungkook. 

It took a moment for Jungkook to realize the place he went wasn't another dimension.  "Our future."

"What did you see?"

"Our little cottage house with two beautiful children, just as you told me.  The memories we wished we spent together.  The life we'd have..." Jungkook's throat tightened, as tears slipped off his cheeks.  "It's perfect..."

Taehyung's eyes wandered at the light once more before turning back at Jungkook.  His eyes were glowing with love, knowing exactly that that was the life he wanted.  Jungkook opened his arms as the older threw himself into his embrace.  The weight of Taehyung collapsing on Jungkook's chest exploded with relief in the younger.  "I love you so much, Kookie." Taehyung deep voice whispered softly next to Jungkook's ear, holding tightly onto the younger's little waist.

"I love you too, Tae." Jungkook smiled, able to breathe all over again.  He could smell Taehyung's scent of strawberry fields, honey, and lavender.

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Jungkook flung open his eyes, realizing he was back to reality in a hospitalized bed.  At the corner of his eye, Jungkook spotted a figure standing up to check him.  It was his father.

The man's lips trembled and, without any words said, he embraced his son in relief.  Jungkook attempted to hug back despite the tubes attached to his body.  "Dad..."

"Are you alright?  Do you feel any pains?" Mr. Jeon checked up on Jungkook with a searching look in his eyes.  

Jungkook shook his head.  "Just a little dizzy.  But it's clearing right now."  The boy eyed around the patient room, realizing that Namjoon and Jin were sitting next to him too.  Though, they were asleep, leaning on each other's shoulder.

Not wanting to wake them up, Jungkook whispered.  "Where's Taehyung?  Is he okay?"

Mr. Jeon hesitated a little before answering.  "He's in surgery right now.  Should be almost done by now.  I told the nurses to update us as soon as possible."

Jungkook nodded his head slowly, mind still occupied by the worries.  "...Will he be okay?"

His father looked away.

"Will he?" Jungkook repeated.

"Hard to say.  The wound was pretty deep."  Jungkook realized his father decided to be truthful about it.

Jungkook attempted to get up his bed before his father stopped him.  "Woah, you just got up.  I have to let the nurses know that you're awake first."

The younger frowned.  "But... I have to see Taehyung.  Please, dad.  I really need to be there."

The man then glanced at his son, hesitating before he spoke.  "... You're in love with that boy, aren't you?"

Jungkook nervously bit his lip. "Yeah... I really really like him."

Mr. Jeon thought for a while before agreeing to Jungkook's request.  "Okay, then.  I'll let you get to him.  But you're gonna need help getting there."

Jungkook tilted his head in curiosity.  "Huh?"

»»————-　☆　————-««

Jimin opened his eyes, feeling a weight on his arm.  He lifted his head a little from the soft bed, only to see Yoongi sleeping with his head rested on Jimin's arm.  By the looks of it, Yoongi must've sat next to his bed for a really long time.

Yoongi woke up from the slight movement of the boy.  "J-jimin."

"Mmmm..." Jimin rubbed his eyes. "Yoongi..."

"Yes?  Do you need something?"  Yoongi responded quickly to his name.

"Are you okay?  Did you get hurt?" Jimin managed to breath out.

Yoongi's heart warmed knowing that the first thing Jimin asked was about his safety.  "I'm okay.  Didn't get a single scratch."

Jimin smiled in relief.  "Good."

The older gently brushed away Jimin's sweaty bangs from his forehead, eyes half closed and filled with guilt.  "I should be the one to ask that..."

The brown haired boy laughed.  "I'm okay too, hyung.  Don't worry about me."

Yoongi internally rolled his eyes at how selfless the boy was.  If it weren't for the older calling for help, Jimin would've lost a ton of blood and died.  Of course he had to worry about him.  Now that Yoongi thought about it, it was so stupid of the boy to sacrifice himself for Yoongi. Unless...  "You're in love with me, aren't you."  Yoongi concluded.

Jimin widened his eyes in surprise, stuttering.  "I-I mean... love is a strong word y'know. I'd say we're really close friends.... with benefits?"

Yoongi raised his eyebrows. "Would a friend with benefit make every excuse to make out or fuck with me?"

"Uh, Yeah?  That's what friends with benefits are for?" Jimin confidently answered.

"Then would a friend with benefit ask me to give goodnight kisses to them every night?"

"Well..." Jimin bit his lip.

"Would a friend with benefit take a bullet for me?"

"Uh-"

"Would they?" Yoongi cut, at this point teasing the younger.

Jimin fumbled his fingers shyly, speechless.

Yoongi's lips twisted to a tiny smirk. He let the words slide out his mouth. "You, Park Jimin, are in love with me."

"No I'm not!" Jimin giggled, cheeks tinting. Yoongi leaned over to give the brown haired younger a peck on the cheek. He then gave the boy a tickle, causing Jimin to giggle even more.

Without alert, the nurse came in to check on Jimin and caught the two boys flirting.  Coughing, Yoongi backed away from the boy as if nothing had happened between them.  After going though some procedures, the nurse revealed a knowing smile at Jimin. "You have a nice boyfriend."

Instead of correcting her, Jimin grinned back sheepishly. "Thank you."

The nurse looked at Jimin, continuing. "The gentleman stayed by your side worriedly for nights. We were worried he wasn't getting enough food or sleep. You're very lucky to have him. And he's also very lucky to have you saving his life too."

"Ahh... t-thank you." Jimin responded in realization. Yoongi's face turned red, bowing at her hastily as she exited the room.

Jimin bursted out a laugh. "Wow, that's really cute of you, hyung."

Yoongi narrowed his eyes. "The nurse exaggerated too much." Suddenly, he felt the younger's hand hold on to his.

The boy turned to look at Jimin, who's eyes were twinkling. "Thank you, hyung." he said softly.

"No, thank you for saving my life and stuff." Yoongi responded, shyly avoiding eye contact.

Jimin chuckled. "What can I say? I really am in love with you."

"And I really am in love with you, too- wait what?" Yoongi's mind clicked into realization. "You- you love me?"

Jimin raised a playful eyebrow. "Don't act so surprised. You've been teasing me into saying this ever since we first met."

Yoongi blinked his eyes, still processing. "Yeah, but I didn't really expect you... oh fuck it." He leaned over to kiss Jimin. Jimin close his eyes, tangling his fingers in Yoongi's hair.  They've made out a couple of times.  But knowing that this time they were doing it out of pure love, it felt so much more to the two of them.

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Mr. Jeon walked as fast and as stealthily as he could to Taehyung's room with Jungkook on his back.  Luckily, since Jungkook switched to his normal clothes, none of the nurses really noticed them.  Except, probably, the fact that a dad is carrying his full grown son on his back.  But other than that, no one had noticed the patient escaping.

"Wait!  Stop!" Jungkook softly exclaimed in his father's ear as they ran past a window.  "Taehyung's in there."

Jungkook's father turned to look and indeed was Taehyung wearing an air mask, unconscious as surgeons and nurses surrounded him.  Jungkook insisted on getting to his own feet, as his father let him down his shoulders.  The boy's eyes were glued to Taehyung, how fragile and precious the older boy looked.  

Mr. Jeon squeezed his son's hand, letting him know he's by his side.  Jungkook squeezed back, chest feeling sore as he prayed that Taehyung be okay.

Hurriedly, the nurses prepared the surgeon the AED as soon as the defibrillator projected Taehyung's heartbeat nearly flattening.  Jungkook's heart literally felt the jolt of Taehyung's body the second the woman yelled, "Clear!"

"He's gonna be okay.  He's gonna be okay."  Jungkook breathed out, eyes forgetting to blink.  

Still, the heartbeat flatlined.  The doctors attempted to let Taehyung undergo AED again.  Mr. Jeon looked down, unable to look any more.  Jungkook squeezed shut his eyes as tears fall out.  He could almost see Taehyung's face at the end of the cave, contemplating whether or not he should step the other side.  Taehyung... please live for me... please... you can do this...  Jungkook thought in his head, to the Taehyung in his head.

As if Jungkook's wish came true, as if Taehyung actually heard the boy's wish, Taehyung's heart rate jumped back to normal through the defibrillator.  All the doctors and nurses subtly exchanged glances at each other in surprise.  Jungkook let out a quivering gasp of relief as he wailed in joy, happy tears falling from his eyes.  "H-holy shit!"

His father lips twisted into the biggest smile, as he embraced his son tightly.  For a whole minute, the two were outside the surgery room holding onto each other, crying their hearts out.  It was a fucking miracle.

»»————-　☆　————-««

[5 months later:]

"So, wait.  You're telling me Taehyung and Jungkook saw their own future?" Yeonjun asked Huening Kai.

Huening Kai nodded.  "Yeah.  That's what influenced Taehyung to continue living."

"And what did they see?" Beomgyu asked, unamused.

"A cottage, their two kids, an-"

"Wow, wattpad content am I right." Soobin rolled his eyes.  "Have you been reading too much fanfic lately?"

Huening Kai narrowed his eyes.  "Why don't you ask Jungkook yourself, then.  I swear that-"

"Shh!" Taehyun hushed the other boys.  "Can we please work on our summative project for biology?  Our due date is literally tomorrow!"

"Oh, right.  That thing." Yeonjun blinked in realization.

Taehyun groaned in exhaustion.  "I should've known group projects weren't fun at all..."

Beomgyu laughed.  "What are you talking about? It's fun to be in the same group with you, Taehyun."

"Yeah, same here!" Soobin tagged along.

"Heck, didn't know school's even more fun than training." Huening Kai admitted.

"That's cause I've been doing all the work and carrying all of your asses!" Taehyung buried his head in his hands.  "Geez, and all you've been going on are just Taekook rumors."

"They're not rumors, they're real!" Huening Kai defended himself.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.  After silently pointing fingers at each other, the boys decided to let Huening Kai open the door this time.  Groaning, the younger opened the door to see a face he hasn't seen for a while.  "Mr. Jeon?"

The man smiled.  "Huening Kai, boys.  How's school going?"

"Great thanks to your tuition fee." Yeonjun responded with a grin.  "I thought you were still in prison."

"My punishment was luckily reduced cause my lawyer argued that it was due to self defense."

"That's great!" Huening Kai exclaimed.  "Good to know we're the first ones you're visiting."

Mr. Jeon furrowed his eyebrows.  "Umm... not really.  I went to visit Jungkook."

"So we're second." Huening Kai assumed.

"Uh... and then I went to visit my company." The man continued hastily.

"Oh."

"And then-"

"Okay, we get it." Soobin cut.  "We're glad you made it here anyways." 

Mr. Jeon smiled warmly.  "Just, wanted to check on you boys.  You guys remind me of my son.  I just wished I could've spent more time with Jungkook.  Now he's... all grown up with a life of his own." The boys could see happy yet regretful tears welling in the man's eyes.

"Hey, well you can still spend time with us." Huening Kai tugged the man's sleeve, eyes twinkling innocently.  "Perhaps help us out with homework?"

Taehyung puffed his cheeks.  "Did you just ask him to take over our biology project?"

"Which part of help did you not understand." Beomgyu hushed the younger, going in plan.

"Sure I'd gladly help out with homework." Mr. Jeon walked into their mess of a dorm.

"And can we also go to a cat cafe afterwards?" Huening Kai asked.

The man could help but grin at the kid.  "Of course."

»»————-　☆　————-««

Things were finally going smooth for the boys ever since they've all escaped from the drama and violence of Jungkook's mother.  The boss had given up chasing after them, and Jungkook had reunited with his father after returning the money.  

The boys spend their time separately ever since the near death experience of the bomb, perhaps to each heal their own minds from the trauma.  Honestly, Jungkook had no idea where the rest of the boys went.  All he knew was that Taehyung was by his side, resting.  His honey brown eyes staring at Jungkook with love.  These past five months were incredible.

"Why the look?" Taehyung's deep morning voice asked, rolling over the bed to get a closer look at Jungkook.  A few strands of his bangs from his messy bed hair subtly covered his eyes.

"Just thinking bout Yoongi and the others." Jungkook shrugged.

"Not about me?  Wow. I'm jealous." Taehyung jokingly frowned.

The younger chucked, nudging the older playfully.  "I've been thinking about nothing but you for the past 5 months, Tae.  All day and definitely all night."

Taehyung raised his eyebrow, pretending to be offended.  "So you're sick of me?"

The younger snorted in disbelief.  "Yeah.  I'm soooo sick of you.  I'm gonna go find another hot game producer who could also model and beat ass and fuck real good." Jungkook answered sarcastically.  "I'm sure I can find someone like that in tinder somewhere and specify the word 'perfect' in the description."

The older embraced Jungkook tightly, rolling on the bed as the two laughed.  "You think it's funny, huh."  Taehyung kissed Jungkook's collarbone and neck over and over, tickling the younger.

"I met my father today." Jungkook softly said, tone serious.

"He's out of prison?" Taehyung rested his head on his arm, facing properly at Jungkook.  "That's great."

"Yeah.  It's a relief they let him out early." Jungkook smiled, yet the older could tell he was still in a serious mood.

"Hey, if you're worried that I'm still traumatized about the whole thing, I'm really okay." Taehyung assured the younger.  After all, it's been almost half a year for the both of them to clear out the bad thoughts.  "We could meet the boys."

Jungkook's face brightened.  "Really?  You're okay with that?"

"Yeah.  I'm kind of wondering what they've been up to as well." Taehyung got up the bed, then scooping the younger up.

»»————-　☆　————-««

It's been so long since the boys seen each other, Jungkook was starting to think maybe some of them got lonely to death.  Little did Jungkook know, all of the boys weren't in isolation at all.  In fact, just like Jungkook and Taehyung, the other's have been living with each other as well.  Jin moved into Namjoon's apartment, while Jimin and Yoongi lived together in the second floor of Hoseok's house.

The first ones that arrived at the cafe were Jin and Namjoon, as soon as Jungkook and Taehyung saw them, they ran to embrace the two.  "Jin hyung!  Namjoon hyung!" Jungkook cried.  "It's been so long!"

Namjoon's hair now was now closer to brown as the purple faded.  It was now longer and was slicked backwards with a tiny mullet.  He was also a lot more muscular as he showed off his biceps by wearing a tank top.  Jin too, had his natural brown hair combed back, exposing his dashing forehead and sharp eyebrows.  He was wearing a cute fluffy white hoodie, which contradicts but somehow balances out with his hot face features.

"How are you two doing?  We haven't contacted each other since the day you two left the hospital." Jin shifted his glance between the two boys excitedly.  "Are you feeling better, Taehyung?"

"Yeah.  It was nothing." Taehyung bragged.  

Jungkook shook his head in disbelief at the boy.  "You nearly died."

Taehyung shrugged with a grin, pretending that never happened.  

Just then, Jimin, Yoongi, and Hoseok arrived.  The others hung open their jaws, shocked by Jimin's new hair color.  It was midnight blue.

"J-jimin!" Jungkook pointed at his hair.

"Oh, yeah.  I lost a bet with Yoongi." Jimin rustled his hair shyly.  Jungkook noticed Yoongi placing an arm around Jimin's waist, suspiciously like boyfriends.  Jimin shook the topic away.  "Wow, how long as it been?  Four, five months?  What's up with you guys?"

"Living together, programming games while Jungkook plays them through his gaming channel." Taehyung replied.  Jungkook smiled at his lover, knowing that he's probably showing off a bit.

"That's cute.  Jin pursued in acting and now he's working on a movie." Namjoon piped up, proudly glancing at Jin.

The rest of the boys congratulated Jin, in awe.  Knowing that Jin used to pursue in acting, Jungkook was happy that the older had finally achieved his dream.

Jin rolled his eyes at Namjoon.  "Who told you to tell them what I'm doing?"

Namjoon blushed.  "Sorry, I'm just so proud of you, baby."

Jin forced back a smile, trying to look cool.  Yet everyone on the table could tell he was flustered.  "Anyways.  It's nothing that impressive.  I'm just a side character-"

"-that had a sex scene!  That's impressive as fuck." Namjoon cut, blurting out.

The other members paused.  Jimin nearly fell off his chair and Hoseok nearly spilled his sprite.  "What?"

Jin facepalmed.  "Okay, don't tell the juniors, though.  They're not old enough to watch that."

"Or Jungkook." Jimin added jokingly.

"Hey, I'm old enough, alright?" Jungkook puffed his cheeks in frustration.  Taehyung ruffled his hair playfully, soothing the younger.

"Anyway, let's just not watch the movie when it releases in the future.  It's fucking awkward to watch you guys watch me do dirty stuff."

Namjoon raised his eyebrows.  "Says the one who acted all slutty the first time we met."

Jin sputtered, embarrassed.  "I don't remember that." He fake coughed.  "So, what about the rest of you wackos?"

Jimin raised his hand excitedly like a kid.  "Oh!  I earned some money!" The boy glanced at Jungkook.  "Well, to return the money Jungkook and his father supported.  Thanks to you, my mother's all well."

Jungkook scratched the back of his head.  "Hey, you really didn't have to."

"Okay, let me just say... he got a lot of help from me..." Yoongi quietly added.

Jimin nudged the older to stay quiet. "Umm... as I was saying..."

"Wait, you didn't steal the money... did you?" Jin narrowed his eyes.

The midnight blue haired rapidly shook his head.  "No! I went busking!"

"Trust me, he couldn't have earned much without me. We faked a proposal each time to make it extra special. Tons of people threw money sayin' we cute and stuff." Yoongi added.

Jimin shot a glance at the older, hitting him lightly on the shoulder. "Damn it, Yoongi. Did you really have to... Anyways, we later on got a real job as like restaurant performers. I do the singing and he does the rapping. So at the end things got smooth for us."

Yoongi smirked at the boy. "Very smooth."

Jimin nudged the older as he shot him a glare.

Yoongi raised his shoulders. "What? Didn't we get a ton of alone time at the end?"

The blue haired boy blushed.  "Well, yeah..."

"To be honest, I couldn't decide whether they're dating or not." Hoseok whispered to the other boys, shrugging.

Namjoon whispered back.  "Same.  They've been like this since they've joined the group."

"Whatever's going on, it's actually kinda cute." Jin admitted.  The rest of the boys subtly nodding their heads to the older's comment.

Jimin and Yoongi were still bickering and flirting even after the boys were done gossiping about them.  Just then, Jimin piped up.  "Oh!  By the way, Hoseok has news for you guys."

Hoseok widened his eyes, not expecting his name to be called in this situation.  "Oh, yeah.  Jungkook's father gave me his position as the CEO earlier today."

Everyone's jaw dropped, shocked once again.  "WHAT?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jungkook bounced on his seat in excitement.  "We could've given you a celebration gift!"

Hoseok tilted his head.  "Wait, you're not mad at me?  I basically took your place!"

Jungkook's eyes widened in realization.  "Oh!  No, no.  I never wanted that position in the first place.  But I'm so glad my dad has someone to pass down his company to.  I couldn't think of a better person than you, Hoseok.  Congrats, man."  The younger imagined the red head as a responsible CEO in his father's place.  His father, indeed, chose the right man that was just as dedicated.

The red haired grinned shyly.  "Ah, that's a relief.  Thanks, Jungkook.  It's an honor."

"Awe, how much we've accomplished in five months.  It's insane." Jimin smiled warmly, tearing up a bit.  "I've miss you guys so much."

"Me too.  Til this day I still feel like our past was unbelievably dangerous and crazy." Namjoon admitted, sighing.  "I felt like I was gonna die any moment.  But I'm glad we're all still alive and actually chasing our own goals.  Not to be cheesy, but I wouldn't ask for a better ending to this crazy adventure shit."

The boys nodded their heads, taking in the moment of relief once again.  They were in a hell of a ride.  Sure, there were the ups and downs, but living in the brink of death was not their kind of lifestyle.  At least not anymore.

"Hey, tell you what." Taehyung got up his seat, which all the boys watched in confusion.  "How bout we host a party in our house, Kookie?  To celebrate all these achievements."

Jungkook jumped up.  "Sure!  After all, it's been so long since we met all of you."

The rest of the boys murmured in agreement as they got out of their seats, heading off to Taehyung and Jungkook's house.  It was like the day never ended, as the boys partied for hours, catching up with everything in the past few months.  Later, the juniors joined along in the party.  Even Jungkook's father popped in the party with nice wine and snacks.  Of course, he specifically asked the juniors to stay away from the alcohol but they didn't listen.  The man sighed hopelessly at the half drunken boys.  Just then Taehyung caught eye contact with Jungkook, sharing a smile.  At that very moment, Jungkook couldn't help but think to himself how lucky he is, to have a family.  To have a group of people who loved him for who he is.  

»»————-　☆　————-««

"I know everyone's here for the gaming speed run livestream.  But today I think it's time I introduced to you all for a bit and share what's been going on in my life."  Jungkook introduced through the webcam live at home.

He took a deep breath, "My name's Jungkook.  I'm a gamer... and a lover."  

The boy smiled a bit before eye contacting the camera.  "We'll get into the lover bit in a second.  Back when I was still speed gaming for content, I used to be arrogant and looked down on others a lot because I was so good at it.  I guess it was a way to cope from my anxiety ever since my parents divorced and kinda left me alone.  I got by each game requested by you guys really quickly just to show off how well I played.  Well, until one day, I came across a game I couldn't beat."

Jungkook looked down before continuing.  "What seemed to be a small game unfolded to a trap from my mother.  She wanted to get revenge to my father for dumping her.  Therefore, she used me to hurt my father.  I nearly died a couple of times.  Luckily, I had friends with me that I made along the way.  Although they used to work for my mother, they redeemed themselves and helped me out.  At the end, my father saved me, too.  But the one person that stayed by my side, who was able to let me open up to these people in the first place, was Taehyung.  At the beginning, when I had no one, he built trust from scratch and tried so hard to keep me safe.  At the end, I trusted him and we sort of fell in love with each other."

"Sort of?" Taehyung walked in the room out of nowhere with a smirk on his face, shocking Jungkook.  "You were so in love with me."

Jungkook mouth a "hi" at the older before turning to the webcam shyly.  "That's my lover- well, boyfriend, everyone."

Taehyung sat down beside Jungkook and leaned in to give the boy a passionate kiss, right in frame of the cam.  The older's eyes then panned to the camera. "Wait... is this live?"

The younger bit his lip, nodding.

"Oh, shit.  Sorry." Taehyung fixed his outfit a little, which couldn't be helped anymore.  He was literally wearing a loose shirt and pattered trousers with a fancy robe over his shoulder.

"It's... okay." Jungkook couldn't help but notice the comment section telling them to GET A ROOM.

Taehyung embarrassingly got up.  "Uh... I'll just, wait for you to finish the livestream downstairs, okay?"

Jungkook abruptly gripped his arm to stop him.  "Um." He turned to the camera, speaking at the thousands of viewers behind watching them.  "Hey, uhhh...  that's it for the livestream.  I'm just gonna... um.. have an intimate conversation with Taehyung.  Soo..... I'll see ya next time!  Press the like!  Subscribe!  Whatever!"  Jungkook hurriedly ended the video before closing the computer screen.  

Taehyung raised his eyebrow in surprise.  "I thought you were in the middle of your story-"

"Nah, I could tell my viewers the story any other time." Jungkook waved off the topic, tugging his lover closer to his chest while biting his lips.  "It's Taehyung time."

Taehyung's lips widened to a boxy smile as he slipped his arms around the younger's waist.  Jungkook blushed, gently resting his arms on the older's shoulders and leaning in close to his lips.  

Suddenly, the younger pecked Taehyung on the nose, giving the older a spark of warmth in his chest.  "Did you just... boop me?"

Jungkook giggled at Taehyung's response.  "I love you, Tae."

"I love you too, my little Kookie." Taehyung brought his hand to Jungkook's face, lightly brushing his thumb over the boy's rosy cheeks.

Jungkook smiled, "I love you a googol.  I win."

Taehyung couldn't help but smile back at his boyfriend.  He wrapped his arms around the boy as they both cozily snuggled next to each other.  "You always do, Kookie.  You always do."

Once again, the older lured Jungkook closer to his lips, lightly tilting the boy's chin.  This time, Jungkook followed as the two shared a passionate kiss, feeling the excitement fill into their chests.  Excitement of the new memories they'd share together, the ups and the downs.  The bitter and the sweet.  Whatever it is, wherever the 'game' takes them, Jungkook is happy he's going through them with his lover.

THE END

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