Jungkook ran out of his house in the direction of the bus top hoping he'd find Taehyung on the way. Since Taehyung didn't have a car or a bike, his only mode of transportation was the bus or his feet. Jungkook ran at full speed wondering how angry Taehyung was to cover so much distance already. But the question is, why was Taehyung suddenly mad at him? Jungkook is convinced that he didn't say anything wrong to spite the injured boy and he believes that he is only caring for Taehyung as a friend. Then, what in the world would've cause Taehyung's outburst?

And meeting jimin?

Well, that surely came out of nowhere considering how Taehyung walked away from jimin the other day while he was on his knees begging for Taehyung's forgiveness. And jungkook is only worried about them meeting because he knows jimin would hurt Taehyung again, and as a friend jungkook cannot allow that to happen.

He sighed in relief, finally spotting the blonde boy walking with a rigid stance.

"Taehyung!" Jungkook called as he approached the boy who was keen on avoiding him.

"Taehyung will you stop!"

Jungkook grabbed Taehyung's right hand- since his left one was injured- and turned him around forcefully.

"What the fuck is your problem?!" Jungkook yelled as Taehyung pulled his hand out of jungkook's grip.

"What the fuck is your problem!" Taehyung retorted. "Leave me alone! You had your fun with me now I'm leaving! That's it!"

"Don't make it sound like I used you only to throw you away!"

"Isn't that what you're going to do eventually, jungkook! Or have you forgotten how friends with benefits work!"

"What's gotten into you!" Jungkook grabbed Taehyung again by his shoulders and pulled him towards himself. "Did I hurt you somewhere? Did I make you feel uncomfortable? Tell me what's bothering you so that I can fix it!"

"This is what I don't understand! Why do you suddenly feel the need to protect me huh? From where is all this care and concern coming? This is making me uncomfortable jungkook!" Taehyung pushed jungkook away with all his might ignoring the pain that coursed through his elbow.

"Aren't we just supposed to fuck and go jungkook!"

"When have I ever said that! God Taehyung you're not a toy to me! How many times am I supposed to tell you that!"

"Then why don't you treat me like one!? Why do you care so much?!"

"I honestly don't understand why is me caring about you such a big issue.." jungkook runs his fingers through his hair. "You care about me too. That's why you jumped in front of a running car! To save me! How is that different from what I'm doing!"

"It's different. I had a reason for what I did." Taehyung looked away from jungkook which only infuriated him more.

"What is it? Huh? Tell me. What is the reason and how is you caring about me different from me caring about you?"

Taehyung gulped the lump in his throat and closed his eyes to stop his tears from falling down. He isn't sure if he should tell jungkook just yet because he himself is utterly confused and that's why he needs to meet jimin again and see how he feels around jimin. If Taehyung still has strong feelings for jimin then what he's experiencing for jungkook is mere infatuation, which he can easily get rid of. Or so he thinks.

"We should stop jungkook." Taehyung looks up to meet jungkook's confused face. "I think my strings are getting tangled..."

"What.." a look of realisation crosses jungkook's face and he takes a step forward, only for Taehyung to step away from him.

"Taehyung do you-"

"I don't know. I'm not sure and I.. I don't want it jungkook. After everything with jimin I'm just-"

"Then why are you going back to him damnit!"

Taehyung just exhaled and turns away from jungkook. He starts to walk away but of course jungkook follows him, urging him to stop and talk things out. Taehyung doesn't listen and keeps walking. Jungkook groans out of frustration and kicks a rock, he's about to follow Taehyung again but is interrupted by his phone. His phone has been ringing in his pocket for a while now and it's getting annoying. So he takes it out and answers, seeing Soobin's number flash on the screen.

"I'm busy Soobin I can't-"

"H-hyung... Help m-me..."

Jungkook frowns when he hears his brother's broken voice and holds the phone tighter looking in the direction where Taehyung is walking, then curses under his breath.

"Where are you?" He asks his brother, now worried about him.

"B-Behind seven eleven. Hyung pl-please hurry..."

"I'm on my way binnie.." jungkook sighed and started running in the opposite direction towards his brother. Hoping he's alright.

"You actually came.." Taehyung rolled his eyes at jimin's surprised tone.

"Now talk. I don't have much time." Taehyung crossed his arms over his chest waiting for jimin to start speaking.

Till now he only felt his heart pounding rapidly in his chest. But that's just because of all the drama he's going through today. The fact that he almost confessed his feelings to jungkook and now he's here meeting his ex, is enough to make his stomach flip and heart go bonkers, ready to puke at any moment.

"I want to clear the misunderstanding between us."

"Misunderstanding!?!" Taehyung laughed mockingly. "You call cheating, misunderstanding?"

"Taehyung please, let me explain.."

"Explain what!" Taehyung spat. "How you cheated on me and then almost revealed my sexuality to the school?!" 

"The sex was a drunken mistake Taehyung! And that guy only spoke about you because I kept moaning your name!" Jimin raised his voice getting annoyed by Taehyung's accusations. 

"Were you that desperate that you couldn't wait for me!? Or was sex your ultimate motive for being in a relationship with me huh?!"

"Hell no! I like you a lot more than you think Taehyung! How could you even-"

"Liar!" Taehyung screamed, angry tears brimming his eyes. "If you liked me that much then you wouldn't have cheated!"

"STOP SAYING THAT! STOP FUCKING SAYING I CHEATED ON YOU! I DIDN'T MEAN TO AND I FEEL EXTREMELY GUILTY ABOUT IT TILL TODAY!"

Jimin yelled grabbing Taehyung and bringing him so close that their faces were inches apart. One move and jimin would be kissing him on the lips.

"All my friends were bragging about their partners.. they were teasing me and it got to my ego! I know I'm fucking stupid for letting that happen but trust me Tae, I was so drunk that I didn't know what to think! I didn't realize what I was doing!"

By now even jimin had tears in his eyes.

"You lied to jungkook about me. You told him that we-"

"I know, and I'm so sorry for that. Everyone was praising jungkook for being good in bed because his girlfriend couldn't shut her mouth! And I got jealous! I got so jealous that I started babbling bullshit about how you mo- about you.."

A shiver ran down Taehyung's spine feeling disgusted, while jimin stroked his hair behind his ear gently, to try and calm him down.

"I'm so sorry baby, I'm so so sorry for hurting you like that.." jimin whispered. "Please come back to me tae-tae.. I can't bear to see you with jungkook.."

Jimin was so close. Too close. Taehyung could feel his breath on his lips as he pleaded for Taehyung to accept his apology. Jimin's touch reminded him of their time together. The lovely cuddles and giggles. The sweet and deep conversations. The delicate and tender touches. His kisses. It came back to Taehyung. All of it came back to Taehyung. And he closed his eyes again, surrendering to jimin's soft touch, jimin's lips that were now on his. Moving slowly and cautiously, waiting for Taehyung to kiss them back. Which he did. But this time, he didn't feel his stomach flipping or the firecrackers bursting in the back of his head.

He felt nothing.

"Why are you getting into so many fights these day Soobin? This isn't like you.." jungkook says as he dabs the cotton pad onto soobin's bruised cheek. Soobin winces and tries to pull away but jungkook holds him in place giving him a glare.

"There are some people I can't tolerate.." Soobin says wincing yet again and pouting. "Hyung be gentle, hurts.."

"Shut up. And don't give me that bullshit. I know you binnie and I know you're not a violent person. So now will you please tell me what's wrong and whom am I supposed to beat up?"

"You don't have to get involved hyung, it's nothing, trust me."

Jungkook huffs and gets up from his bed to throw the cotton away. He's so angry at the moment that he can't breathe properly. Everything is messing up with his head and he feels like he's losing control of the situation. Which he hates a lot. If anything, jungkook's like to be in charge of everything. Including his emotions. But that seems to be getting difficult as the days pass.

"I found you in an alleyway Soobin! Beaten up to a plump and you're telling me it's nothing! Like hell I'm going to believe that!"

"Hyung I'm fine, please-" 

"Look, either you tell me the truth or I'm telling dad about this."

Soobin's eyes went wide at this and he quickly stood up from the bed, wincing at the pain that shot through his leg. Jungkook caught his arms and made him sit down on the bed again, checking if his sudden action opened the wound or not.

"You can't tell dad. You can't tell anyone. Please hyung. Please."

Jungkook frowned looking at his brother's horrified expression. He cupped soobin's cheeks and wiped the stray tear that fell.

"Okay, calm down, I won't say anything to dad. But please binnie, at least let me help you."

"I promise I'll tell you if things get out of hand."

Jungkook sighed, bringing his brother to his chest. He rubbed soobin's back, closing his eyes to contain his tears of frustration. He didn't understand what's going on. He felt bad for letting Taehyung walk away from him but at the same time, he couldn't leave his brother hanging. Soobin is no doubt important to him but today he realised that Taehyung has also gained a sort of importantance in his life.

When Taehyung spoke about his feelings today, he also confused jungkook because jungkook has been feeling the same way.

What if jungkook has actual feelings for Taehyung..?

Well, there's only one way to find that out.

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