The car slowly comes to a stop in front of the house and Jungkook can't help it when his jaw dropped in awe.

Scratch that. This wasn't a house.

This was a mansion. Or a fucking castle. There was no way this was a house.

The 4 story house -could he even call it that?- had an aristocratic atmosphere; Jungkook notes that the building itself was probably older than both Tae and his ages combined. Surrounding the entire area were lush bushes and a garden full of an assortment of flowers, ranging from different vibrant colors.

He leans closer to the window and sees a fountain in the driveway. "Holy shit" he thinks in wonder.

All of a sudden the car door pops open and Jungkook flops onto the stone flooring with a loud grunt; more in surprise than of pain.

He looks up unamused and blows the strand of hair that fell onto his fall away, seeing an amused Yoongi looking down at him.

"Oops" he says playfully, with not one ounce of sincerity in his voice and Jungkook narrows his eyes, brushing himself off as he stood up stiffly.

"Didn't think you'd fall for Tae's house this quick." He says teasingly and under his breath he chuckles and mutters, "...literally..."

Kook's eyes twitch slightly, a sign of his slowly increasing annoyance at the man-child in front of him. Knowing how people like that worked, he pointedly ignored the jibe.

"No wonder why Tae hired him in the first place... they're literally the same in mental age... they compliment each other well" the pang of jealousy that hit momentarily after that thought was quickly pushed aside and he grabbed his one duffle bag that held everything that belonged to him, before sneering at Yoongi.

Yoongi stood unaffected and smirked.
"Despite everything I teased him about, I'm sure this kid will be good for Tae..." he thinks "...god knows he needs someone to let in after everything that happened..." he finishes his thought somberly. But shakes his head quickly and ushers Jungkook to the house.

Jungkook takes a deep breath. "Here goes nothing..." he mutters and enters the grand door.
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If he thought the outside of the house was grandiose, he was sorely mistaken if he expected the inside to be anything less than perfect.

The marbled floors, polished with no sign of dirt, were accentuated by the crystal chandelier that hung teasingly from the high rise ceiling.

"Are you fucking kidding me" Jungkook mutters, astonished.

He thinks back at the childish persona that Tae carried and scoffed, assuming that all this money was handed down to him; not earned. Because how could Tae, of all people, really manage all that?

He stood awkwardly not knowing where or what he was supposed to do as Yoongi was still on the phone. Seconds later, he hangs up and gestures him to another room.

As Jungkook entered, his eyes zone in directly on the man leaning lazily against his seat with a dangerous smirk on his face.

Gulping both with mixed anticipation and apprehension, he tried to confidently approach the man expecting him.

"Tae" he mutters grudgingly

"Kook" Tae responds back deeply, not breaking eye contact as he motioned to the seat in front of him.

There was something hypnotic about Tae's voice and actions that demanded all attention on him and left no room for refusal.

Jungkook seats himself and clears his throat, masking any sign of the restlessness he was feeling.

He opens his mouth to speak but Tae beats him to it.

"Welcome Home Kook" he whispers intensely, eyes softening. Whatever Kook was about to say died down and his heart thumped painfully at the words he had longed to hear his entire life.

Despite the frustration that Kook felt, he wasn't cruel nor dumb enough to ignore how much Tae was willing to do for a nobody like him and maybe, just maybe, that was enough to start something.

The silence that encompassed them was more comforting and intense than awkward if anything but Jungkook didn't want to prolong the moment and so again he cleared his throat.

Tae snaps out of his gaze and claps excitedly, switching his persona instantly and going back to his bubbly self.

"Ah right right. Kook. So let's get you settled in yeah?" He says and jumps out of his seat happily and quickly storms out the room.

Leaving him with no other choice, Jungkook follows obediently.

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"So this is the Priceless vase I bargained for from the prime minister of Japan -a really sweet guy once you get him drunk enough- and this is my collection of..." Tae starts as he ranted about every object around him. He finally had Kook in his reach and there was no way he was about to let go. Not now. Not ever.

Yes, he was more excited than ever not even because this was Kookie he was talking about, but also because for the first time since he's lived in the bare mansion all alone, he had someone to share it with.

It finally felt like a home he'd fight to come back to. And if he wanted to keep Kook here, he wanted him to have the best impression of his -no, their- house.

Jungkook pauses in his steps quickly, feeling overwhelmed by everything around him and he grabs Tae's sleeve firmly, making him stop his story of the stones he brought back from the Bahamas.

"Tae... I told you before... I'm not here because I want to indulge in what you own..." he mumbles and Tae halts immediately, not understanding why Kook had so much problems with this.

"Kook what's the problem? This is everything I am and it's part of me. I can't just toss aside my wealth because it's something to be ashamed about. Because it's not. Is this what the problem is. Are you ashamed because of what I have?" He starts now growing angrier each second.

It wasn't that he couldn't stand Tae and his obvious sign of affluence; rather, it was because Tae thought that that was all there was to him. And to Jungkook, who knew the real Tae before he confessed the truth, saw that there was more to him than just his property and fancy objects he flung around.

With a sigh he tried to explain that fact but what Tae said next had him stopping. "You always told me that you had nothing and that people who had everything were lucky but ignorant. I may have everything I could possibly want, but what is it without a friend to share it with, a lover to enjoy it with, or a person to spoil. You think you're nothing but I see more to you than that Jeon Jungkook. It's about time you realize that even you deserve to be spoiled." He finishes and Jungkook gapes. This was the first time Tae really delved deep into this astutely and Kook was speechless.

"Tae... I..." he starts, wanting the chance to explain the actual problem.

But Tae jerks his arm frustratedly and turns to leave.

Kook went by his instinct more than logic and again grabbed him, but this time pressed him against the wall roughly, hearing him exhale at the force. He opened his mouth to argue and Kook took advantage of it, being unable to resist the man in front of him any longer.

Their lips crashed, Kooks more aggressively than Tae but he quickly caught up to the building ferocity and poured every bit of annoyance he felt into the bruising kiss.

In their heated embrace and activity, they failed to notice that they were still out in a very public corridor and that anyone could walk in on them at any moment.

Neither one cared.

When they untangled themselves from each other, panting from the lack of oxygen, Kook speaks up breathlessly. "I guess this is the only way I can shut you up..." he mutters, ready to finally explain once more.

"...I still feel a bit chatty..." Tae mumbles, voice coarse with huskiness and he grabbed the back of Kooks head to drag him in once more.

Knowing that it was futile to resist, and honestly he didn't want to in the first place, Kook let Tae lead him in.

He had time to revisit his point later anyways.

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Hey loves! Sorry this is quite late. I've been super busy as of late and I actually updated two other stories as well. It's 5am here but I wanted to leave you all something nice.

Thanks for taking the time to read my clumsy ass writing and still leave beautiful comments!

You're all so sweet. And I'm sorry again if I'm butchering everything up. It's hard to write stories like this for me but I'm having fun experimenting with it.

See you in the next update!