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"Oh hey, Taehyung. How are you?" Naeun asked as she opened the door for Taehyung. Taehyung gave her his dazzling boxy smile, "I'm fine. How are you?"

"Oh, I'm grand." She chuckled, holding up a book in her hand.

"Hello Taehyung." Jinhyun smiled at him, looking up from the TV.

"Hello!" Taehyung chirped and then turned to Naeun, "Is Jungkook home?" He asked, looking around.

"Jung-" Naeun began but Jungkook came running down the stairs before she could finish, his face glowing in excitement.

"Tae!" He chirped, wanting to wrap his arms around Taehyung the very moment but he stopped himself and grabbed Taehyung's hand. Taehyung flinched from the pain shooting up in his unhealed waist, the gesture going unnoticed by Jungkook, who started to drag Taehyung uptairs behind him.

Naeun started coughing dramatically. Jinhyun looked at her and let out a snort. Jungkook paused and Taehyung stopped, turning to her.

"Are you okay?" he asked and Naeun looked at him, then gave a sweet smile.

"Yup. I'm fine. I'm great." She said, trying to meet Jungkook's eyes, who was blushing madly and trying to look anywhere but his parents.

Jungkook turned Taehyung around and pushed him upstairs while giving a glare to his mother. Naeun mouthed 'use protection' to him and winked. Jungkook rolled his eyes and ran after Taehyung.

He quickly closed the door behind him and practically threw himself into Taehyung's arms, wrapping his arms around his neck and sniffing into his scent.

Taehyung closed his eyes, body stinging and legs shaking from the pain, a smile still etched on his face, and wrapped his arms around Jungkook's waist, hugging him tightly.

"You missed me a lot huh?" He chuckled, holding onto Jungkook tightly. Jungkook pulled away and at him, "Says the one who ran to me immediately after his flight."

Sure enough, Taehyung had taken a cab to Jungkook's place instead of riding in the car to his own with his parents.

"I just cant seem to stay away from you." Taehyung laughed and lifted Jungkook's chin up, capturing his lips in the long awaited kiss. Jungkook let out a relieved sigh and moved his lips against Taehyung's, clinging onto him.

He suddenly pulled away and blinked up at Taehyung. Taehyung looked down at him with furrowed brows as Jungkook reached his hand up and touched Taehyung's cheek lightly.

"You're okay." Jungkook said, more like a question.

"Yeah." Taehyung said, chuckling at the boy.

Apart from his brain hurting because of the events of the past few days. Apart from his whole body covered in ugly purple bruises and apart from the claw like nail marks on his wrist, everything was indeed okay.

Jungkook hugged Taehyung again, literally jumping over him. Taehyung wrapped his arms around his waist and caught him but the pain was too much and he stumbled down on the bed with Jungkook on top of him.

"Fuck." Taehyung hissed then shut up immediately, not wanting to worry Jungkook. Jungkook looked at him, still sitting on top of him and Taehyung looked back, trying to keep a straight face but winced when Jungkook placed a hand on his chest.

"Are you really okay?" Jungkook asked, worried as he rolled off Taehyung's body.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine. I'm just tired." Taehyung said, trying to sit up but his weak body was objecting any sort of movement so he just gave up.

"You are not." Jungkook said and reached for Taehyung's hand. Taehyung visibly flinched again as Jungkook touched his wrist, then cursing at himself for doing so.

Jungkook looked at him for a while, with big worried eyes and Taehyung looked away, gulping.

"Take off your shirt." Jungkook whispered slowly and Taehyung looked up at him with furrowed brows.

"No." He said bluntly but Jungkook reached for the hem of his shirt.

"Jungkook, I said no." Taehyung said, slapping Jungkook's hand away and moving away from him.

"Why not?" Jungkook asked, frowning.

"Because I said so." Taehyung stated and closed his eyes, pulling his knees to his chest and hiding his face in them. Jungkook looked at him for a second then reached out and poked Taehyung's stomach.

"Fuck stop." Taehyung hissed, jumping and sitting up and then whimpering in pain from the sudden movement.

"Tae." Jungkook said softly, "What happened?"

"Nothing." Taehyung mumbled, pinching the bridge of his nose. Jungkook scooted closer to him and cupped his cheeks, making him look up.

"Do you trust me?" He asked, staring into Taehyung's eyes and Taehyung nodded, "Enough to tell me what's wrong?" Taehyung gulped and looked down.

"It's nothing Kook." He sighed and Jungkook leaned in, kissing him gently. Taehyung kissed him back, getting lost into the soft kiss but then felt Jungkook tugging at his shirt and pulled away, putting a hand over his shirt.

"Don't." He said and Jungkook gave him a pleading look. Taehyung returned the look, pleading Jungkook to let it go.

"Taehyung please." Jungkook placed his hands over Taehyung's hands and kissed him again then leaned his forehead against Taehyung's.

Taehyung looked at him, his brown eyes holding pleas for Jungkook to just leave it.

"Baby please. Let it go." Taehyung whispered. Jungkook looked at him with sad eyes and reached his hand up to trace Taehyung's cheek. Taehyung closed his eyes at the touch and leaned his cheek against the warm touch.

"Please." Jungkook whispered and Taehyung sighed.

"Don't- don't freak out please." He whispered, eyes still closed, and raised his arms over his head.

Jungkook started freaking out at Taehyung's statement and slowly took his shirt off.

Taehyung kept his eyes closed, waiting for Jungkook to say something but he didn't. Then he heard a chocked sob, opened his eyes and saw Jungkook with a hand over his mouth, tears rolling down his cheeks as he stared at Taehyung.

"Hey, don't cry." Taehyung said, moving closer to Jungkook wrapping his arms around his small frame. Jungkook sobbed into his hand as Taehyung tried to comfort him by rubbing his back.

"T-Tae." Jungkook let out, "W-what is this?" He sniffed and pulled away. Then looked at Taehyung and started crying again.

He knew at once that something was wrong, when Taehyung winced by Jungkook placing his hands on his chest. But he didn't expect it to be this bad. Taehyung's stomach was literally covered in bruises, literally.

Not a single patch of skin was clear. And they looked painful, so painful that Jungkook knew he'd be in the hospital if he was in Taehyung's place.

"Baby. Please don't cry." Taehyung whispered into Jungkook's ear, making Jungkook cry harder. Taehyung took his face in his hands, wiping his tears away with his thumb.

"W-who did this?" Jungkook stammered and Taehyung looked away, "And don't you dare say no one."

"My-my Dad." Taehyung replied in a small voice.

"What the fuck! This is- oh my god! I will literally-" Jungkook cried, tears dripping down his eyes and chest heaving up and down.

"No. Don't tell anyone. Don't do anything. Please." Taehyung pleaded, clutching Jungkook's hands in his own.

"B-but Taehyung this is crazy. Is he crazy or- oh my god-"Jungkook said as he looked at Taehyung and then looked away. Taehyung huffed, grabbing his shirt off the bed and started to put it on but Jungkook snatched it and threw it away.

"You need to treat those." Jungkook said sternly and got up from the bed, walking to the washroom for some ointment to put on bruises.
He sat in front of Taehyung and took some of the ointment on his fingers, rubbing it over Taehyung's chest as gently as he could. Taehyung still winced and flinched, grabbing Jungkook's arm for support.

"Why did he do this?" Jungkook asked weakly, hating to see Taehyung in pain.

"He doesn't need a reason." Taehyung chuckled dryly and then yelped as Jungkook dabbed at the side of his stomach.

"Are you telling me that- he-" Jungkook paused, looking at him with wide eyes and Taehyung looked down.

"Why do you think I don't come school for days after my father calls me? Why do you think I ask you to leave if my parents are home?" Taehyung whispered and Jungkook just stared at him, "Why do you think I stayed home those two days when you accidentally called me baby in front of everyone? Because I was mad at you? No Jungkook, it was because I couldn't move a muscle." He said, rolling his eyes.

"W-why didn't you tell me?" Jungkook asked, tears spilling out of his eyes again. Taehyung clicked his tongue, "Look at you crying while looking at old bruises. What would you do if you saw me coughing up blood and bleeding all over the bathroom floor?" Taehyung said, now breathing heavily.

Jungkook sniffed then wrapped his arms around Taehyung's neck and pulled his head into his shoulder. Taehyung let out raspy and broken breaths into Jungkook's shoulder as Jungkook massaged the back of his head.

"Don't tell anyone." Taehyung pleaded, pulling away. Jungkook didn't say anything.

"Jungkook please. He would literally kill me." Taehyung pulled away and looked at Jungkook, who looked down and continued applying the ointment gently over his chest, lip quivering lightly.

"Please." Taehyung said and Jungkook sighed, "Okay."

"Promise?" Taehyung asked and Jungkook looked up at him, "You promised that you would take care of yourself, didn't you? This- this is how you take care of yourself?" Jungkook said, blinking away his tears.

"I couldn't do anything." Taehyung mumbled, looking down, "Just please promise me."

"I hate you for making me make this promise." Jungkook sniffed and Taehyung looked at him, "Promise?"

"Promise."

Jungkook applied the ointment all over his chest and back and then turned to him, "Do you have any on your legs?" Taehyung blinked up him and then shook his head.

Jungkook sighed and then made Taehyung take his pants off, leaving him in only his boxers. He had to cover all of his legs in the ointment because they were literally swelling from the bruises.

"Please don't hide stuff from me Taehyung. Don't lie to me." Jungkook said as he tugged Taehyung into the bed, covering him up with a blanket. He sat down next to him on the bed and gently ran a hand through Taehyung's hair then leaned in and pressed a kiss to his lips. Taehyung hummed into the kiss.

'My parents hate me so fucking much that they would let me die for money. I want to fucking murder my father. My father beats me to pulp every time he sees me. I want to take you to the honeymoon suite of your dreams. I could kiss you all fucking day and not get tired. You make my heart go crazy even if you just fucking looking at me. I think you are the prettiest boy in the whole entire universe. I am not strong enough to let you go yet. I am not an only child, I have a fucking brother. I AM FUCKING ENGAGED!'

The first three he didn't say because he didn't want Jungkook to worry more. The next five he didn't say because he was straight. And the last two he didn't say because somethings are batter off unsaid. He did say something though.

"I won't." He whispered and kissed Jungkook again, lacing their fingers together.

"I won't hide anything from you."

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Taehyung stretched his arms over his head and opened his eyes which were puffy from sleeping soundly after such a long time.

He saw Jungkook sitting beside him, scrolling through his phone. Jungkook realized that Taehyung was awake so he turned his head to look at him.

"Good Morning- well Good Evening actually." He smiled and reached out to hold Taehyung's hand.

"What?" Taehyung yawned, rubbing his eyes, "We had school today. Why didn't you wake me up?" He asked getting up. Jungkook rubbed his hand softly.

"How do you feel?" He asked and Taehyung squeezed his eyes tightly.
"Refreshed. Tired but refreshed." He yawned and Jungkook smiled, "That's why. You needed to rest."

Taehyung laid back down on the bed and put his head in Jungkook's lap. Jungkook put a hand on his forehead, running it through his hair.

"Thank you." Taehyung whispered, eyes closed and letting Jungkook ruffled his hair.

"For what?" Jungkook tilted his head, looking at the boy in his lap.

"Everything." He answered and took Jungkook's free hand in his own, playing with his fingers.

"Well, that's what best friends are for right?" Jungkook asked and Taehyung hummed.

"But I never do anything for you. Look at you, the night I called you before the trip, you asked me to take care. Then yesterday, you cleaned me up and helped me. You are always doing something for me but I don't do anything for you." Taehyung said and Jungkook blinked down at him.

"Yeah you don't. You so weren't the one who got me an A plus in my Chemistry exam. You so weren't the one who made me feel so good in my first time, or any other time. And I wonder who it was who took me to the carnivals and dinners and made me happy. That wasn't you right?" Jungkook asked, looking down at Taehyung fondly.

"But I always got something in return. The chemistry test, we made out and you were sitting on my lap the entire time. Your first time, I wanted to fuck you. And the carnival and dinners..." Taehyung paused.

"Yeah?" Jungkook asked, trying to control his grin.

"I took you there because- because you are my friend and you...make me happy too." Taehyung mumbled, turning red.

"And you said you don't do anything for me?" Jungkook asked and Taehyung shook his head, "No. I don't. What did you get from cleaning me and patching me up? Nothing."

Jungkook scoffed, "Since when is everything about wanting something back? I don't want anything. I don't like seeing you hurt Tae." Taehyung sat up and took Jungkook's hand in his own.

"You do so much for me but I always hurt you. I just say bullshit when I am angry without thinking and I always keep secrets from you. You never do that." Taehyung said, looking into Jungkook's eyes.

"Who said I don't keep secrets from you?" Jungkook rose his eyebrow and Taehyung squinted his eyes at him.

"You do?" He asked and Jungkook shrugged.

"Maybe." He said and Taehyung clicked his tongue, "Tell me."

"It's a secret. Why would I tell you?" Taehyung pouted, "I told you my secret. Its only fair." Jungkook nodded, amused.

"How do I know you are not keeping anything else from me?" Taehyung stayed silent for a second, "I'm not."

"I'm not either." Jungkook replied and Taehyung rolled his eyes, "Jungkook, tell me." He pleaded and Jungkook looked at him.

"Okay." He took in a deep breath, "But not today." He finished and Taehyung frowned.

"Why not?" Taehyung asked and Jungkook looked down, "Because I'm not ready." Taehyung squeezed his hands and nodded.

"Tomorrow. I promise." Jungkook assured and then got up from the bed, "I'll get you something to eat. Go freshen up."

Taehyung stood up and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wore a clean shirt. Jungkook came back a while later with a bowl of ramen, setting the tray in front of Taehyung.

Taehyung was sitting on the bed, legs crossed, hands folded into his lap and looked at the ramen. Then at Jungkook. Then back at the ramen.

"What?" Jungkook furrowed his brows.

"My hands don't seem to be working suddenly. Ah Jungkook! I can't move my hands!" Taehyung closed his eyes and cried dramatically.

"Shut up, you drama queen." Jungkook laughed and picked up the chopsticks. He twirled the noodles around and held them up, blowing on them a bit then brought it to Taehyung's lips. Taehyung slurped the noodles, grinning up at Jungkook.

"You are a baby." Jungkook chuckled, feeding him again.

"No. You are the baby." Taehyung shook his head, chewing and scrunching up his nose.

"You are a baby dog." Jungkook said, giggling a little, trying to contain them in but burst out laughing when Taehyung did too.

"I can't believe you actually said that in front of everyone that day." They laughed, thinking about how ridiculous the excuse was, "It was so bad. Oh god!"

"And I can't believe they actually bought it." Jungkook said, laughing harder. He shook the chopsticks in his hands, accidently flicking the soup over Taehyung's face. Taehyung got startled but Jungkook giggled, leaning in and licking it off his nose and lips.

Taehyung looked at him for a second, then both of them started giggling, pressing their foreheads together and just giggling uncontrollably. They jumped back when the door of the room opened and Naeun peeked in.

"Are you two okay?" She asked reluctantly.

They pursed their lips and looked at each other and started giggling again. It soon turned into laughs and Jungkook toppled over into Taehyung's lap as he clutched his stomach while laughing hard.

"Yeah... I will just leave." She said, giving them a weird look and walked out, closing the door behind her.

"Why-why are we laughing?" Jungkook managed to speak from between his fits of laughter.

"I don't know." Taehyung said, trying to calm himself down. It took them a while but finally their giggles died down leaving them panting.

Jungkook was still in Taehyung's lap, breathing heavily. Taehyung leaned down and nudged their noses together.

"I'm just happy." He confessed and Jungkook hummed, putting his hand through Taehyung's hair and pulling him in for a kiss, feeling his heart leap as Taehyung's lips touched his. Their lips glided perfectly together, fitting together like the last two pieces of a puzzle, the pieces which complete the whole picture.

"Jungkook." Taehyung whispered.

"Taehyung." Jungkook whispered back.

They said nothing more because nothing else was needed to be said. They already said what they wanted, desired actually.

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I thought I should post a chapter today as a thank you for 1k. So here you go.