(Third Person POV)

“You are joking right?” Jin stared at Namjoon's face with disbelief written all over his face.

“I wish I were but no actually.”

“Does he think I'm dumb?”

“No. I don't.” Namjoon replied to the unasked question, a small smile playing on his lips.

“That was definitely a guess...”

“No Jin, that wasn't a guess.”

“Is it because I kissed him? Is it-”

“No Jin! No! I just can read minds. That's it.”

“You've got to be kidding me!!!” Jin's face was completely red in frustration.

Namjoon sighed, sadly getting the hint that Jin was just not ready to believe anything yet, “We should go back now...”

“Yeah...” Jin nodded his head, “Let's go.”

They headed back home in silence but unlike other times, the atmosphere was unbearably awkward.

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“Where did you guys go?” Mrs Kim asked when they entered through the door.

“We went on a walk...” Namjoon replied.

“Oh...well sit down on the table then. I'll be serving soon. And oh! Call the two in your room too. God knows what they are doing... it's so quiet.”

Namjoon and Jin made their way upstairs to the former's room only to find the door locked from the inside.

“What are they doing?” Jin asked to which Namjoon shrugged in reply and knocked on the door.

A minute passed before Taehyung opened the door, looking like a complete mess. Curious, Namjoon peered inside the room just to find Jungkook in the same state.

“Did they fight?” Namjoon started panicking and rushed towards Jungkook's, who was sitting on the bed with a firm grip on his shirt's loose buttons, side. “You okay?”

“Why wouldn't be he?” Taehyung murmured under his breath.

“This looks suspicious...” Jin sighed.

“I'm okay,” Jungkook replied in a meek voice.

“We kissed.” Taehyung declared.

Almost instantly, the same thought crossed both Namjoon and Jin's minds- “We did too.”

“What? Like out of nowhere?” Namjoon asked.

“Yeah...here we thought you were scared of him,” Jin said to Jungkook.

Suddenly, a big smile appeared on Taehyung's face as he replied, proudly, “He likes me too!”

Namjoon stared at him, dumbfounded, for a good minute before turning to Jungkook and asking him, “What happened?”

“He saw the portrait that I drew of him...” Jungkook mumbled.

“And what? Jumped to the conclusion that you like him?” Jin asked.

“You think I'm an idiot?” Taehyung scoffed.

“Any doubt?” Jin retorted.

Getting the hint that a fight was about to break out between the cousins, Namjoon suggested, “Let's eat first.” As if on cue, Mrs Kim called them at that time.

Lunchtime was spent pleasantly as everyone, including Namjoon's parents, chatted and joked around. Namjoon's parents were happy to find out that Taehyung and Jungkook had started dating but they couldn't help but look at their son pitifully.

“So, you are saying Jungkook drew your portrait?” Mr Kim asked Taehyung.

“It doesn't look exactly like me... guess he wanted to be subtle...but yeah. If you look, the eye area is definitely mine.” Taehyung explained.

“And he drew hearts on the back of the paper?” Mrs Kim giggled while asking.

Everyone except Jungkook, who was blushing furiously, laughed at this, “You two make such a cute couple... Waiting for when Joonie brings such a cute guy too.” Mrs Kim commented.

Jin coughed at that, noticing how surely she said ‘guy’ and extended his hand to grab a glass of water only to come in contact with Namjoon's, who was also going for that glass, hand. Both retreated their hands swiftly and hoped that no one noticed anything.

At that moment, the same thought crossed both of their minds again, “I never wanted things to be this awkward...”