Taehyung's P.O.V

"Kim Taehyung!!"

"One second Jiminie!" Tae shouted from his side of their hotel room. Nervously gathering the gift he purchased Jimin to accompany the special picture of him and Yoongi from so long ago. This picture was special to him for so many reasons.

His memories with Bangtan were still the greatest of his life and those years gifted him with an irreplaceable family. One person in particular that he is growing rather impatient of being away from.

FLASHBACK - 2012

"Alright, that's enough for today guys. Head back to your homes, we will be meeting up with realtors in a few weeks to sign the lease on a dorm so start getting comfortable with each other"

All seven boys nodded at their manager before gathering their things and heading to the showers. Tae noticed that the youngest of their group never showered with them and decided to make an effort to understand why.

"Jiminie I'm gonna head straight home today, I'll see you back at our dorm!" Tae smiles before running out towards Jungkook.

"Jungkookieeeeeee!" He shouted startling the Maknae who didn't know anyone was behind him

"Oh, V-hyung, w-what's up?"

"You always go straight home and I figure it must be pretty lonely so I wanted to join ya" Tae wrapped an arm around Jungkook's shoulder to which the younger backed away shyly.

"T-thanks...I just p-prefer to shower alone so I do it at home" a faint pink blush tinted his cheeks and it didn't go unnoticed by Taehyung

"Gah, come on, we're gonna live together pretty soon you can't hide those rock hard abs from us forever Jungkook-ahhh" Tae wiggles his eyebrows teasing the younger and poking at his stomach, earning a slight grin from the raven haired boy who shoved his hands away

"You're crazy V-hyung!" Jungkook barely muttered out through his laughter

"Crazy about you, my Kookie!" Tae flashed the biggest box smile before continuing on their walk home. Determined to make this shy bunny boy open up to him before debut.

END FLASHBACK

Geez, I really have always been a sucker for you haven't I? Tae smiles to himself thinking fondly of the beginning of what he never expected to turn into what it has become now. Him being irrevocably in love with Jeon Jungkook and the feelings being mutual.

So lost in his thoughts he didn't notice that Jimin was standing in the doorway.

"Earth to Taetae"

He panicked realizing the gift for Jimin was on full display "DAMN IT CHIM I TOLD YOU TO GIVE ME A SEC"

"Woah my Taebear are you trying to get laid tonight?!?!" Jimin shouted as he ripped up the silky red button down shirt with a pair of red lace panties to match. "Jungkookie is gonna be heart broken" Jimin raised an eyebrow at the blushing blue haired man in front of him

"Gah, you Pabo." Tae yanks the clothing from Jimin placing it neatly back into the gift bag and tossing in tissue paper.  "This is my gift to you as your best man. It goes along with this.." Tae hands Jimin the picture of him and Yoongi and the older tears up immediately

"Oh my god Tae I was so chubby!! Wow, who would've thought I'd look this good now?" Jimin smirked wiping away his tears and hugging his best friend "thank you Taetae. Hmmm I've never wore lace before, think Yoongi will like it?"

Tae put on a sly smirk "Yoongi picked it out" which made Jimin's face immediately go flush with a bright red color.

"Tae?"

He hummed in response.

"When are you going to see Jungkookie again?"

Tae sighed heavily. He hasn't decided when to see the younger. Things were still difficult because he hasn't decided if he was going to move to Seoul and sell his home in Kyoto or if he would stay there and do some long distance thing. He wanted to go to Jungkook whenever there would be no more questions involved. "I d-don't know yet. I'm still f-figuring things out"

Jimin scoffed and sat on the bed next to him "Taehyung...you can't do this forever, ya know. I know how much you miss him. Why don't you at least call him?"

"Because hearing his voice will make it even harder. I'm gonna go to him Chim, I just don't want there to be any loose ends holding me back from finally getting what I've waited a million years for." A small pearly tear trickled down Tae's cheek which Jimin quickly wiped away.

"Well, until then..let's go finish planning my wedding!" He hopped up cheerfully dragging his best friend along.

Jungkook's P.O.V

Jungkook, Namjoon, Hoseok and Yoongi were all together making arrangements for Yoongi's bachelor party.

"First things first shitheads, NO STRIPPERS, got it? Jimin will beat my ass and honestly it won't do much for me anyway. If you guys wanna see naked bimbos, please feel free to go to the local strip clubs but leave me out of it."

Everyone just laughed at how the ferocious Min Yoongi is so whipped for his soon to be husband.

"Don't worry Yoongs, a stripper never even crossed our minds" Namjoon states proudly

"Speaking of strip clubs, let's go out tonight Jungkook-Ah! Us single men really need some action too ya know?" Hoseok chuckled as he elbowed the younger

But I'm not single...he thought to himself even though he knows it's not entirely true. He has no desire to go out, he just wants Taehyung. There is no denying the fact that he could use a distraction from the older's absence though..it's getting harder each day to not call him and hear his deep velvety voice.

He shrugged his shoulders "what the hell, let's get it!"

•••

10 p.m.

Jungkook and Hoseok were already feeling a good buzz whenever they stumbled into the Atomic Cowboy a local strip club which hosted both male and female strippers. Jungkook was already incredibly uncomfortable but Hoseok begged so he agreed not trusting the drunken male to go solo.

The music was nice and surprisingly it wasn't as trashy as Jungkook expected it to be. Aside from a few over-zealous patrons desperately clinging to the dancers giving them lap dances..it just seemed like a normal club.

After some hours passed, Hoseok had his eye on a specific stripper with long brown hair and a nice ass..he quickly was lured into a private room which Jungkook knows is gonna cost him a fortune. Not wanting to ruin his hopelessly single friend's fun he walks over to the bar to get a drink, he's shocked when he feels the collar of his shirt being yanked and he's thrown against a wall.

He shakes his head and looks up to see who could possibly be responsible and is shocked at the angry man in front of him

"B-bogum?"

"What the fuckg are yous doing in a place like this huh? Where the fuck is Tae? Does he know you're heress? God you fin-lyyy get to have ma baby and here you are ogling these cheap whores? You don't fucking deserve him!" Bogum slurs through his drunken stupor pushing Jungkook again. To which he feels the younger grip both of his wrists.

Jungkook is pissed. One because Park Bogum is the last person he wanted to see right now, Two because he didn't even want to come to this stupid bar and hasn't ogled a single person and Third because Bogum seems to think Tae is already his, which is just another reminder to Jungkook that he has no idea where in the world Taehyung is right now .

"you know what Park?! You don't know what the hell you're talking about. So don't come at me a drunken mess, I could pummel you into the ground if I wanted but I think Tae would kill me. So shut the hell up and go back to where you came from before I do something I regret!" Jungkook growled the words before letting go of Bogum, aggressively, causing the drunk older to stumble

He gets in Jungkook's face one last time before stumbling off "you took everything from me and you have the nerve to take it for granted, fucking prick" Bogum spat and walked off

Though Jungkook knows full well that Bogum is just drunk and has no knowledge of the current situation between him and Tae. His words kept ringing in his ears and got him thinking. Maybe a good blast to a wall was what he needed...He chuckled before sending Hoseok a text that he'd be waiting outside. He decided to call his favorite hyung.

Please pick up. Please pick up.

Taehyung's P.O.V

Tae was all settled in bed cuddled up to Jimin who insisted they slept together like old times when he heard his phone ringing from the bathroom. Wondering who the hell was calling him at 2 a.m. he crawls out of bed and is shocked to see Jungkook's name on the caller I.D.

"K-Kookie?"

"Baby..."

Tae's heart fluttered hearing the pet name coming from the voice his heart has been longing for.

"W-why are you calling? And at this hour?" Tae giggles a little and it makes Jungkook's heart do backflips

"Hoseok dragged me out and I uh bumped into an unexpected person..." he coughed nervously "that person just reminded me that it's been over a month since I heard your voice and I couldn't wait anymore. I'm so sorry if I woke you." Jungkook's voice was unsure..he didn't want to do anything to make Tae change his mind.

"Who did you bump into Kookie?"

"Bogum."

Tae's stomach was in knots. He and Bogum were still friends but he receives drunken texts every single weekend from Bogum so he can only imagine what his ex husband had to say to the man he believed is Tae's current lover "oh god, Kookie I'm so sorry if he—"

Jungkook cut him off "no don't worry about it, he was drunk and definitely said some things he shouldn't have but I don't mind" jungkook chuckled lightly "it felt good to think about you. I miss you..."

Tae wished so badly he could run through the telephone line and hug the muscle head on the other end of the phone. He sniffles when he realizes tears are falling "I miss you too, Kookie. I can't wait to see you."

"So when will I get to see you, Tae?"

Silence. He still wasn't sure but he knew now that it would be even harder to stay away.

"I don't know, I'm still trying to figure out some things about my future..." he heard Jungkook's breathing get heavy on the other end "but of course know that those plans are all surrounded in you, my Kookie. I hope you are still waiting for me whenever I make it back to you." And if only Jungkook knew how Tae genuinely means those words.

Jungkook is beaming on the other side of the phone and let's out an exasperated breath "I will always be waiting for you, Kim Taehyung."

Both of their hearts are pounding knowing they're so close yet still so distant. "I love you, Jungkook."

"I love you more, baby."

Tae ended the call smiling like a fool. That phone call was exactly what he needed to make up his mind. So he sent a quick text to his realtor, that his bugging him for days to make a decision, before  crawling back into bed with a full heart.

Just a little longer, Kookie.

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A/N: I know some people hate filler/fluff but I love it. I'm sorry I'm a huge fan of a detailed story :( if this is getting boring I'm truly sorry. But the next update has a time jump closer to Yoonmin's wedding 😍

So I noticed I earned #2 on #taekookfanfic like omg. Neither of my stories have ranked higher than 80 on any tag. So I'm honored and so excited. Ajajjaja I love you. Thank you for giving my story a chance 😭💜