5 years later

"Dumpling!!" Eunji squealed as she hugged her brother before he could even enter the house. Goongmin laughed at his hyper daughter while carrying his and taehyung's bags inside.

"Oh my god I missed you too!" Taehyung squeezed his noona's bones.

The siblings pulled away and smiled wide at each other.

"Pink hair suits you so much! London did you good little brother." Eunji ruffled taehyung's hair as they finally enter the house.

"Alright what shall we order for lunch?" Goongmin asked his kids once they were settled in the living room of their new house in Seoul.

"Sushi should be okay.. but don't order too much, I'm planning to cook dinner." Taehyung said. Goongmin nodded and went to call the restaurant.

The rest of the afternoon was filled with stories of london and taehyung's experience as a successful art director. Though he was only an intern he got great reviews for his work and even made friends with one of the most famous models and actors of the company he was interning at. Eunji shared her stories of journalism and also told Tae about her new found boyfriend whom she thinks she'd like to marry.

They also spoke about their mother. Five years no contact with her did not really make that much of a difference in either of their lives but they know they have to talk about her and to her at some point. However, they were glad that Kang Daniel did not want any kind of relationship with them. They didn't either.

After eating lunch with his family taehyung retreated to his room to get some rest before he goes grocery shopping for dinner tonight. He threw himself on his bed and checked his phone for any messages. He smiled when his phone rang displaying a familiar name.

"You forgot to call." Thick British accent came through the device as tae smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry zaynie..."

"Yeah yeah, not even twenty four hours have passed and you've already forgotten about me."

"Hey, I met my sister after a long time okay.. I needed to spend some alone time with her." Tae rolled his eyes and Zayn smiled. His English had improved a lot, thanks to this guy.

"Of course love, don't worry I ain't mad." Zayn sighed. "I miss you already Tae."

"Aww I miss you too."

"Liar." Zayn chuckled. Taehyung laughed as well then yawned. He bid his friend goodbye promising to call later.

Taehyung took a three hour nap and woke up exactly at 6 in the evening. He went out of his room to see eunji watching a hockey match on the TV with their dad.

"Oh you're up!" Goongmin greeted his son who joined them on the couch as well. "We're going out for dinner tonight. Go get dressed."

"Really? Where?" Taehyung asked, to which his father said, it's a surprise.

Taehyung shrugged and left to his room. He wore a printed silk shirt with tight black jeans and black blazer since it's winter. He combed his candyfloss pink hair to tame them and even straightened them a little. Once satisfied with his bangs taehyung wore his rings, sprayed a drizzle bit perfume, took his phone off its charger, wore his boots and went out. He saw eunji in a white floral dress and a coat and complimented her. She whistled at Tae. The siblings clicked a few pictures while they wait for their father. Taehyung even sent a few to Zayn.

Once Goongmin came out in a suit the three left the house. Tae sat shotgun while eunji sat behind and Goongmin drove. On the way to their surprise destination Goongmin stopped by a flower shop and bought a bouquet of orange tulips. Taehyung was busy texting Zayn to notice where they were going and both his family members were grateful for it. The car stopped in a familiar driveway which caused taehyung's eyes to bulge out of their sockets and drop his phone. Eunji was already ringing the doorbell.

"Dad.." taehyung uttered too stunned to move.

"They've all missed you so much Tae.. seokjin never failed to drop a text asking about your well-being."

"I-I can't.. I'm not ready to see them again." Taehyung shook his head, uninvited tears gathering in his eyes.

"You're never going to be ready Tae. But that does not mean you should neglect them. Jungkook has-"

"Don't." Taehyung gasped. "Don't take his name."

Goongmin frowned with concern. He watched eunji step inside the house and he knew everyone is waiting for taehyung only now.

"Do you.. do you hate him? Hate them?"

"What?!" Taehyung exhaled abruptly. "No! Of course not! Why would you think that?!"

Taehyung took a shaky breath.

"I could've caused soobin's death. Dad, I was so careless. I was so.. so irresponsible. If anything, I'm ashamed to show my face to seokjin Appa. What am I supposed to say? How am I supposed to apologize?"

Goongmin rubbed taehyung's shoulder, "you're not at fault. And even they think that. C'mon, let me prove it to you how much they love you."

Taehyung paused took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He rubbed his face with his palm and followed his dad out of the car. Goongmin held onto taehyung tightly as they knocked the door.

"Taehyungie!" Seokjin squealed and engulfed the pink haired boy in a bone crushing hug.

"Oh my god you've become even more beautiful now!" Seokjin cupped taehyung's face and Tae couldn't hold himself back.

"I'm so sorry!" He all but wailed, bursting into tears.

"Oh no baby no, don't cry. Shh.. no one is blaming you for anything my dear. We never did." Seokjin himself had tears as he hugs taehyung again. "I'm so so happy to see you again Tae. And I'm so sorry for not being there for you. You've shouldered the unnecessary blame for far too long love. Let it go now yeah? It's not your fault.."

Seokjin pulled away and smiled at taehyung wiping his tears. He brought Goongmin and Tae inside the living room which was crowded by literally everyone! His school friends, officer Hoseok and officer Yoongi. Even park Jimin was here!

"Taehyung hyung!" Soobin yelled and got up from his position on a chair. He ran toward taehyung and hugged him.

Taehyung was shocked, would be an understatement. He was more surprised by soobin's size than his sudden attack. The boy had sprouted! He was taller than taehyung, almost namjoon's height now.

Soobin's scream had gathered everyone's attention. Which is what caused taehyung's eyes to catch jungkook's. Taehyung studied jungkook's changed features. Long wavy black hair coming down to his eyes. Toned up muscles and deliciously thick thighs. Wow. He wondered if jungkook is interested in him anymore or no. Taehyung's attention snapped back to soobin when the boy stumbled back a little and jungkook dropped his smirk to reach for his brother. The long-term effects of brain injury had everyone on their toes around soobin.

"I'm okay I'm okay." Soobin reassured with a sheepish smile. "Hyung! How have you been?! Where have you been?! Why did you leave me?!"

Taehyung had to look up to talk to soobin.

"I um, I'm so happy you're alright.."

"I'm as healthy as Hoseok hyung!" Soobin laughed. Tae laughed as well.

Everyone came in one by one and hugged taehyung except for jungkook and Yoongi. The cat like man expressed his anger but one puppy dog look from Tae had his heart melting, so much that he even allowed taehyung to hug him. The dinner proceeded with a lot of laughter then. Seokjin had decorated the dinning table with a variety of foods, taehyung's favourite japchae at the centre.

"Oh jimin-ah can you get the wine from the kitchen please." Seokjin requested.

"Of course Appa!" 

Everyone was talking and busy in their conversation. Taehyung was talking to eunwoo when jungkook interrupted them and asked for some private time with the man of the evening in the backyard. Tae nodded wordlessly and followed jungkook out. Internally trying to calm his hormones who are just forcing him to jump on jungkook.

"Wow.." taehyung said refering to the cold night breeze and cloudy sky. "I accepted at least a few stars."

"You look beautiful Tae." Jungkook said with such intense eyes. Taehyung blushed. "The colour suits you."

"T-thanks.." Tae stuttered. "Jungkook I'm.. I'm sorry for-"

"Don't apologize Tae. It's all in the past now. I just, I just want to know one thing."

Jungkook stepped closer to taehyung taking his face in his warm huge hands.

"Do you want to start fresh with me Tae? Can we- can we begin again?"

Taehyung nodded, "I want to. Jungkook, I really want to start over with you."

Jungkook did not need to be told twice. He captured taehyung's lips in a desperate kiss. Both loving and longing for each other. There were salty tears mixed with so many other emotions as they claimed each others mouths and basked in the warmth of love on a chilly December night. It almost felt like a dream. But it was not. They were truly here. In jungkook's backyard. Kissing.

"God, I missed you so much." Jungkook whispered when they pulled away to breathe.

"I missed you too."

They stayed there for a few more minutes. Foreheads touching, breaths mingling, hearts content.

"Oi lovebirds! Come on in and eat! We're all starving here!" Jimin's voice interrupted them. Jungkook chuckled while Tae blushed.

"By the way, since when are you and Jimin friends?" Taehyung asked. He still had not spoken properly to his ex boyfriend. But he was planning to make amends.

"We kinda bonded over the fact that we both got dumped by you." Jungkook snorted. "We were drunk okay and apparently we were friends before I fell for you. So I was just jealous of him or more like insecure."

"Do you still feel that way?"

"Heck no." Jungkook said. "I know you love me."

Taehyung stopped in his tracks. Jungkook stopped as well and turned to give Tae a confused look.

"I.. do you still love me jungkook?"

"I-I do, yes. Do- do you?" Jungkook suddenly had a ball in his stomach. What if taehyung did not love him anymore? What if he already found someone else?

"I love you too. So so much!" Taehyung ran up and hugged jungkook. The breath of relief that left jungkook's mouth was a blessing. He picked taehyung up and twirled them around.

"I love you so much Tae!"

"I love you more Kookie!"

"Hmm and I had to go through these hardcore training sessions for like a year before they took me on the team you know. And it was especially hard because I'm chief Namjoon's son." Jungkook spoke as he fed himself a spoonful of ice cream. He was explaining his journey of becoming a police officer to taehyung deliberately elaborating the difficulties of his training in order to impress the pink haired beauty in his arms.

Him and Tae were in his room hanging out after dinner. Their friends wanted to hang out with them later for the entire day so they left for now. Goongmin and eunji left too seeing that Tae did not have any plans to leave jungkook anytime soon. Soobin went to bed early because he was starting to get a headache and because he had to answer yeonjun's call. The said boy was in Chicago at the moment but he was going to come back to Korea in a few days for Christmas.

"I can't believe soobin's going to Chicago. I'm happy for him though." Jungkook said feeding taehyung a spoonful.

"Yeonjun's parents will take good care of him." Taehyung said.

"Yeah. They already spoil him. They were here last Christmas and you should've seen how soobin was treated like a literal prince. That brat."

"Had he been okay?" Tae asked in a small voice.

"Yeah. Mostly. He has headaches and sometimes even faints if he does something physically draining. But he's fine. Appa says head injuries always leave some sort of effects."

Taehyung sighed.

"I'm so happy yeonjun and soobin are together. What about mark and yugs?" Tae asked remembering about yugyeom's incomplete love story.

"That didn't work out." Jungkook shrugged. "Mark's with Jackson by the way and yugs is dating Jennie."

"Kim Jennie!" Taehyung sat up. "The one who liked you?!"

"Yeah. The one who's entire group dated me." Jungkook chuckled receiving a slap to his shoulder by Tae.

"Did I tell you how hot you look with long hair?" Tae smirked.

"Nope. Tell me again." Jungkook pulled taehyung closer, causing him to straddle his lap.

Taehyung played with jungkook's hair giving him a massage.

"You look so hot Kookie. Damn I can't take my eyes off of those thighs." Tae whispered seductively.

"Someone has a muscle kink?"

"Oh you'd be surprised." Tae winked. "What do you think about skirts? I've read about cross-dressing you know? What do you think? Would I look good?"

Jungkook's mouth went dry, "baby, you need to tell me what you read. My imagination is going wild."

Taehyung giggled then gasped when jungkook pulled him closer. Their chests touching.

"Well, my imagination used to go wild too whenever I would read all of that.. but.. now I don't need to imagine anything.."

Taehyung trailed a finger down to jungkook's abs.

"I've got you to bring my wildest dreams come true."

"With pleasure my love." Jungkook whispered and flipped them.

The rest of the night was exactly like the contents of the comics jungkook caught taehyung reading.

That is the end! Oh my god! Wow! I rewrote the epilogue because the previous one had a sad ending. But whoop! How was it?

If you liked my writing then please do read my other works as well! Love you all so much for reading and being so patient with me! Thanks a lot for your support! See ya soon! Take care and stay safe!