19. What is a Soul and A Mate?

"Jungkook ... Jungkook! Wait up. Please don't leave me."

Jimin cried. His knees that was on the floor made a fine substitute for his feet as he walked using it and hugged Jungkook's legs before he can even leave and go far from Jimin. He held on him tight, still sobbing his heart out. It's a funny position, like a kid begging for his parent not to leave him at their first day of school. Jimin is a grown man, but the feeling surely feels like he was a kid one again. Hs grip never loosened even when the man tried to shoo his hand away, he remained holding on.

"Please one last chance, Jungkook. One last. I will make it worth it. Just one more chance, please. I will try to be better ... please, please." He got up this time trying to force Jungkook into a hug, but just like earlier Jungkook pushed him away, his ankles hitting the small table just at the enter of the living room. Jimin winced in pain.

"I already know where Seokjin is, Jimin. I will bring him here with Taehyung. You can stop pretending now." Jungkook said in a rather calm way that Jimin hadn't expected. He half expected him to yell at him, curse and call him a whore or aby other filthy names Jungkook has in mind for him, but he didn't hear those, all he heard was those words in Jungkook's mouth. Words that held no meaning for Jimin. At least not anymore.

Jimin doesn't care at this moment if Taehyung and Jin are together, they can have all the fun and love they want and Jimin will be happy for them. Right now, ... right now all he cares about is him and Jungkook. He is afraid to do this, oh so afraid of the rejection he is facing, he had spent almost all his life avoiding confronting the truth of his feelings because he is afraid. Afraid that he will lose, be vulnerable, and be himself. He is afraid that once he gets to be happy, it will be taken away from him. but it seems like being happy is not fated in Jimin's life, back when he was a child, up until now. Happiness is just so aloof and a stranger that Jimin doesn't know.

"Kook ..."

"OH PLEASE! Please, stop calling my name, stop coming near me, just ... just fucking stop! I don't want you anymore. It's a mistake that I fell in love with you." He spat. It hurts so much. Jimin wept. "I will get Seokjin back, Taehyung is all yours. You want me to forgive you? Then keep Taehyung to yourself, I will keep Seokjin."

"Jungkook ... no ... please don't do this. I ... just don't."

Jungkook just shook his head and left for real this time. Jimin wanted to run after him again. He wants to do a lot of things so he can prove himself to Jungkook, but as soon as he faces the young man, he will lose all his plans and just turn into a mess. He can't speak his thoughts and just stand there looking silly.

he hates himself for being like this. He wishes he is more like Seokjin who can tell anyone what the fuck he is feeling and not give a damn about what the world would think about him. He wants to be as happy as him. Jimin chuckled, as he stood there in the empty living room, he had a lot of realizations.

He wanted to be as happy as Seokjin and that made him do all those things he did. He thought that Taehyung is the key to his own happiness to just like what happened to Seokjin when they got together. Taehyung made Seokjin so happy that Jimin unknowingly become so envious and he tried to steal that happiness away from Seokjin, but he miserably failed.

He sighed, but he feels more determined now.

He looked at the stairs where Jungkook just stepped on, he is in Jimin's old room. Jimin remembered Jungkook saying he knew where Seokjin and Taehyung are, and he will be ready to take Jin away from his soulmate.

"Soulmate ..." Jimin mumbled.

Aurora once told him he and Taehyung were supposed to be fated together, but Jin came in and changed all of that because he got Taehyung whipped and head over heels in love with him.

But maybe, he doesn't need to be Taehyung's lover to be his soulmate.

He smiled. A genuine one.

With puffy eyes, he ran outside, hailed a cab, and went to the place that Jimin will surely get a link where Taehyung is.

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Taehyung and Seokjin decided to go out that day. Jin is craving for a cake and he wants to eat it where he bought it. Taehyung knew it was a thing for pregnant people, so he gladly drove Seokjin to a place he knew that serves amazing strawberry cakes and delicious coffee. They drove their way there. Taehyung with his free hand, hold on Seokjin's and brought it close to his lips and kissed them knuckle by knuckle. Seokjin tried to hide his blush by laughing and not taking Taehyung seriously.

They reached the coffee shop in about 30 minutes. Seokjin feels excited and Taehyung can see it by the way his love's eyes winkle and his smile almost ripped his face off at how wide they were. They placed their orders and ate. Taehyung looks at Seokjin and the ugly feeling on his chest is back, he remembers that he was about to tell Seokjin that Jungkook is ready to take responsibility as the child's father before they got interrupted buy their desire for each other and unexpectedly turned an ordinary night to be the most beautiful night in Taehyung's life.

He is terrified of what Seokjin's reaction might be.

He let out a harsh breath called Seokjin's attention.

"Angel," he said. The other male looked up with eyebrows raising and mouth formed an O waiting for Taehyung to speak. "Remember what I had to tell you last night?"

Seokjin hummed and nodded. "What is it?"

"I hope you'd understand I ... I am just j-just a –"

"Seokjin? Taehyung?" A voice stopped Taehyung from speaking and he almost cursed when he looked up and saw Namjoon grinning at them. He looked back to Seokjin who just rolled his eyes and looked at Namjoon with a bored expression.

"What do you want?" Seokjin asked coldly as he remembers how Namjoon cheated on him with a girl. Luckily, Jungkook was there to show him the truth making it one great reason why he fell for the man. He loves honest guys so much, it's a turn on.

"Well, nothing much ... I-I just want to apologize about what happened the last time. I am an asshole."

"Good thing you know! I was ready to chop your filthy dick off!" Seokjin said with a clenched teeth.

Namjoon winced but continued to apologize. He also faced Taehyung. "Thank you too, man. You know for making me realize."

That put a huge question mark between the couple. Namjoon caught on the confusion and chuckled. "Remember, you were with him when you threw rocks at me when you caught me and Jennie kissing."

Seokjin laughed an awkward laugh. "It's not him. it's Jungkook."

Namjoon frowned. "Seokjin, you know I have a very sharp memory, right? I don't forget people easily. This guy is with you that day. I can never forget his face while smiling smugly at me when you saw me kissing Jennie. Not to mention he threw my thesis away because he is angry about me asking for your help."

Seokjin is sure it was Jungkook who is with him.

Taehyung is sure, he cannot recollect any of those things that Namjoon said.

"You must be mistaken, dude." Taehyung said.

"Okay fine. I get it, you want to keep your relationship secret. I understand." Namjoon said in defeat. "But, hey, Jin I am really sorry. I know I have been an ass to you. I regret that now. I hope you'd be happy with Lucifer right here." He said with a grin.

Seokjin looked confused, "How did you know I call him that?"

"Huh? What do you have an amnesia? You always called him that. You even named him Son of Satan." Namjoon took his phone and scrolled for a bit before showing the couple a photo with some text messages on it.

In the phone was a not so HD sideview photo of Taehyung holding a stem of rose. It was taken two months ago, Seokjin looked bewildered. The messages below say, "Joon-ah where are you? The Son of Satan is trying to lure me with flowers so he can get me to bed. Come quick!"

Taehyung's eyes widened. "What the fuck?"

Namjoon took his phone back to his pocket. "See, I have evidence. Don't joke around me." He laughed. "But gotta admit, it's funny how you two acts well. Or are you sort of engaging in a, you know sexual type of role play like strangers meeting in a café and do the deed after and I am ruining it? Is this part of the show? The foreplay? If it is, I'll go ahead now. My girlfriend is waiting for me. Just stopped by to apologize!"

Both males can't help but laugh at Namjoon's statement. They watched him leave. Seokjin looked at Taehyung and said, "it's weird. But I'm pretty sure it's Jungkook, but how come it looked like you."

"I don't know. Maybe the angle?"

"Yeah. Maybe."

They finished eating and went home, both just wanting to rest, sleep, and cuddle. They walked out in the car only to see Jimin waiting outside. Jimin quickly rushed to their direction. Seokjin frowned, Taehyung's lover is here and he feels immense need to cage Taehyung and not let Jimin close, but before he can do that, Jimin blurted out words that stopped Seokjin from taking any sort of action as he completely froze in place.

"Tae, Jin, you better leave now. Jungkook knows where you two are and he will come here as soon as possible."