"Dowoo... stay."

That very moment V realized the importance of word stay.

He didn't know the weight of it before then. He didn't know how much courage it would have taken for Jimin to say it to him. He didn't realize it all before then.

Because he struggled to say the same.

No matter how hard he would try, he would never have the courage to ask him this.

But how would he know if he won't try?

He wanted to say this to Jimin when he caught his worried site at the door of the infirmary, a worried baby chick looking in his way with his softest gaze possible, always on for his Dowoo which for sure was impactful for this guy as well.

V literally forgot what pain is to see Jimin worried. He wanted him to stay so that Jimin could see on his own that he's alright but Dowoo just couldn't dare say it.

Maybe it's better to stay away when feelings have found no end to them, when they can't understand themselves.

Ease is when the heart is at peace and for Dowoo it was certainly missing.

Even his knee wasn't as painful as his thoughts but there's an irritation to it, irritation of not being able to understand his own emotions. And he had struggled with it all his life.

Maybe he would for a while.

This stayed the same for him throughout the night until he didn't realize when he fell asleep to the slight audible sound of the music coming from his brother's room.

Only if he knew what else was coming, well, V is a master at sleeping even under a loud speaker so those music sounds didn't mean a damn thing, perhaps there's only one enemy of his sleep at times and that being a little guy and his thoughts.

As if it was any better for Jimin who was twisting and turning himself on the bed, searching for a comfortable position because his thoughts took that away from him.

All he could wonder about was V and his well being. He dared to walk away after leaving him in infirmary with Jungkook and Taehyung but not a single second of the day passed away where he didn't think about the other.

But again he would want his brain to shut up and help him sleep because certainly the other doesn't care so why would he.

But he can't, he does care, he does a lot.

Other than these two were the other two who luckily could sleep so well, maybe better than anyone after that special night.

They had just taken their relationship to a next level and there's no going back for sure.

And just like this, it was soon a Sunday morning and the twin's house was at peace till late morning, Dowoo asleep on his own and the pair of sick lovers in the other room.

The inseparable souls were busy cuddling with Jungkook hugging Taehyung from the back, slowly leaving his slumber when he grew conscious of his surroundings yet still too lazy to even open his eyes.

In his subconscious state all he could feel was a body in his arms with his one arm working as a pillow for the other, his side face over the other's side face with limbs all over his warm body.

That very moment Jungkook had a natural instinct to just melt into it and kiss his shoulder and neck, side of his face repeatedly until the other one changed his expressions to slightly annoyed, losing his slumber with them.

Jungkook continued, continuously kissing and squeezing the other tighter in his arms to only earn whiny sounds from him which caused him to smile lazily and open his eyes.

"Baby..." And that octave deep low husky voice fell into Taehyung's ears who could literally feel goosebumps on his skin as if a cold breeze flew by his bare skin.

Taehyung fluttered his eyes too, being proudly caged between the other's arms who kept kissing the side of his face, pulling him more in.

He let out more whiny sounds and Jungkook kept smiling until he let go of the other.

"It's morning, get up." Jungkook asked the other, lifting his head up to check Taehyung's face who was preparing to sleep back.

"Baby... get up." Jungkook insisted again to see Taehyung closing his eyes but the other one didn't budge.

"Get up." Soon Jungkook tickled him by pressing the side of his belly and Taehyung whined more before opening his eyes and frustratingly looking at the other one.

"Could you just let me be? It's just the weekend."

"And it's also 10 a.m."

"But I still feel sleepy."

"What are you so exhausted for? Shouldn't I be tired instead?" Jungkook soon asked in a teasing manner, hovering over this slightly annoyed morning bear.

"Oh fuck you, next time you get a road roller pass on you, I'll see how active you be." As Taehyung retorted Jungkook chuckled, couldn't help but dug his head into Taehyung's neck, snuggling him again who hugged him tightly without any hesitation.

"Road Roller huh?" Jungkook asked, kissing his skin gently

"Yes, a big big one." Saying this Taehyung held the other one possessively who couldn't help but melt by his adorableness.

Jungkook just wanted his warmth and his love at that time so he let it be and let Taehyung run his hand through his hair while he got to kiss that skin.

It continued for a while until Jungkook really decided to get up.

"Dowoo must need our help, we should get ready before waking him up."

"Aww look at our worried bestie here." Taehyung teased and Jungkook smiled, getting away from his grip.

"Yes, my friend may need me to help him wash up." Jungkook said and got up, taking his clothes from the floor while Taehyung showed his needy arms to him.

"I need help washing up too."

"And why may I ask?"

"A road roller messed me up last night."

Jungkook couldn't help but chuckle at him, getting closer to the bed to hold Taehyung's hand and help him get up, who on his only shorts clung on him until Jungkook took him to the bathroom.

They have just started.

~♡~

The kitchen was filled with the sound of chopping and steam wheezing out of utensils mixed with familiar giggles that caused Dowoo to toss himself over on the bed, hissing at the pain in his knee whenever he would move.

More than that sound coming from outside, he woke up from the pain in his knee which barely could let him sleep again.

He contemplated for a while before finally opening his eyes and he could feel how he was too late, it would almost be near afternoon.

He wanted to sit up and reach out his hand to get the phone to check time but he felt just too helpless.

He tried to sit up and stay like that for a while, looking down at his knee and wondering for a moment. He woke up and his contemplation started.

The kitchen was consumed by Jungkook and Taehyung cooking together, the naughty and teasing Jungkook would not leave a chance to mess with the other and Taehyung would only giggle.

There were kisses shared more than the knowledge to cook, perhaps they just went with the flow and cooked a healthy meal together.

Dowoo could hear Jungkook was there and he wanted to get off his bed but the pain couldn't let him.

But he didn't have to struggle for long because Jungkook just walked into his room.

"Hey V! My buddy!" Jungkook exclaimed as he barged in to find his friend sitting on the bed with disheveled hair, looking in his way.

"Good morning, Jeon Jungkook, here in your service." Jungkook said happily and V just tried to open his eyes.

Jungkook opened up the light switch to lighten the room and continued to open his windows.

"You're early today?" V asked his friend who stopped in his actions, turning around to face his friend.

"Well, yes, early for you." Jungkook got along and V didn't care.

"How's your knee now?" Jungkook then asked and walked towards the bed to sit on the edge beside his bestie.

"Still hurts." The elder twin said in his husky voice and Jungkook hummed, checking his knee while gently touching.

"Could be because of laying all night. Well, breakfast is ready, wanna eat now or you wanna wash up first?" Jungkook asked and V was slightly zoning out.

"I want both." As he said, Jungkook just chuckled.

"Well ba- Tae, Taehyung is preparing a meal so how about I help you wash up first?" Jungkook fumbled with his words but got carried away and stood up, asking his friend firmly who nodded.

"Okay." V couldn't disagree.

"Should I take out your fresh clothes first?"

"Sure."

Jungkook then made his way to his cupboard, opening the door.

"What should I get?"

"Anything?"

Jungkook nodded and searched carefully until he found a dark T-shirt and a pair of shorts but soon his attention caught a white shrug, more like an adorable cardigan that he carried.

"Bro, how old is that?" Jungkook asked and showed that cardigan to V whose face suddenly went blank.

"Why?"

"Does it even fit you? It's so tiny." Jungkook said jokingly but raised his eyebrows at the familiar smell, he then proceeded to inhale it deeply.

"What the fuck are you doing may I ask?" V asked out of irritation.

"This smell, it seems so familiar."

"Put that back." V then said in a dangerously low voice that made Jungkook narrow his eyes but he just put it back anyway.

With this Jungkook brought his clothes and helped him get up and make his way to the bathroom and close the door after helping him sit and fresh up until he tried to recall that smell coming from the shrug.

That smell kinda stuck in his brain, as if it was a fruit basket, or a jam shop or something that's very fruitful and floral, somewhat yummy.

He tried not to give two fucks and later helped his friend wash up without wetting his braces and all until he helped him come out of the bedroom and lay on the couch of the living room as per V's demand because he wanted to watch TV.

Jungkook then proceeded to walk into the kitchen to help his boyfie serve the meals.

As V laid on the couch he felt something under his back which he took out and it was his brother's phone lying there before him and just when he held it a message popped up on the screen. He wouldn't give a damn if the contact didn't show Jimin's name between heart emojis.

"Is Dowoo better now?"

V almost paused for a moment, rereading it again and staring at the screen as if his life depended upon it.

That fling of notification blew his senses away that he felt so warm and relieved but he didn't know why.

"Here is your food, Dowoo." Soon Taehyung walked over with a tray of food, serving them on the table and V sat up, handing his brother his phone who put it away.

"How are you feeling now?" Taehyung asked and sat next to his brother, handing him a plate with fried eggs with the drizzle of his favorite chili oil with bacon on the side.

"Soup is still hot, so drink it later. I made it especially for you so that you can feel some pain relief." As Taehyung said V nodded.

V started eating the egg with his fork, spacing out.

"I asked you how you are feeling." Taehyung insisted again and V broke out of trance.

"Better."

"I'll rebandage it for you after eating, okay?" Saying this Taehyung got back to the kitchen to bring his and Jungkook's meal and soon the two joined V, both of them sitting on the floor near the table and busy eating and watching television when suddenly the bell buzzed.

"I'll take it." Jungkook said just as immediately and got up to open the door.

"Hi..."

"Hi Jimin!" As Jungkook exclaimed, V snapped his head back quickly to look at the door, watching how the cute male hugged by a loose large sweatshirt and ripped loose jeans walked in.

Jungkook closed the door and was suddenly in a daze as he inhaled that same smell, coming from none other than Jimin.

"My chipmunk is here, you're on time, come eat with us." Taehyung said happily and extended his hand for Jimin to come over and sit with him on the floor beside the table and Jimin did, watching how Taehyung was busy eating while V was looking at his way, not caring about his food in hands.

"I'm full, aunt had off today as well so she cooked a good meal for me." Jimin informed but Taehyung still brought a soop full of food to his mouth and Jimin had to open up.

Jungkook decided to come and sit besides Jimin as well, noticing how his bestie was continuously staring at the other.

"It's not December, why are you wearing High neck on Sunday?" Jimin soon blurted out to hear that Jungkook and Taehyung both dropped their spoon, silence filling the living room with Taehyung's eyes slightly widening at his friend and Jungkook quietly sipping his juice.

"Bitch it's my wish, and it's not like this T-shirt is warm. Let me." Taehyung said in a duh tone and continued to eat and feed Jimin, for him his friend is better with his mouth shut.

"Your soup buddy, have it." Jungkook handed V the soup then to distract him as well while Jimin and Taehyung talked about stuff, in their own world until Taehyung finished his meal and got up to get relief spray.

As Dowoo was slowly sipping his soup, Taehyung sat on the edge of the couch beside his extended leg to remove the brace and crepe bandage, still busy talking to Jimin about their classes but then Taehyung's phone buzzed that distracted him and he carried it up to see it was from a delivery service about something he had ordered.

"Jungkook, will you come with me? I got my parcel today. Would you help me get this stuff? It's heavy." Taehyung requested and rushed towards the door immediately and Jungkook got up on a single command, following Taehyung towards the door.

Jimin who heard and saw all of this got up as well, slightly panicking to be left alone.

"I'll come with you too." Jimin shouted from behind but the other two didn't even wait for him.

"Oh no don't worry, Jungkook can do it on his own. Stay here." Saying this Taehyung already closed the door behind and Jimin was left to stand there alone, right beside V.

V was still sipping his soup, acting cool as he noticed how Jimin kept standing until he decided to bend down to carry the empty dishes from the table to take them to the kitchen, pretending to be busy in it to get noticed by the others.

Unfortunately the kitchen faces the back of the couch which is beneficial for Jimin who took it as a chance to ignore the other who was still waiting for him to ask once, if he's alright.

Maybe V will break the ice then, and talk it out, maybe he'd just-

He doesn't even know himself.

The other hand, Jungkook and Taehyung made their way to the elevator, right when they entered Jungkook got a question in his mind.

"Have you ever dreamt of kissing in an elevator?"

Well, Jungkook just asked while Taehyung already smiled, standing in front of Jungkook and proceeding to grab his neck and kiss him out of blue, causing Jungkook to widen his eyes but melt into it right away.

If they could, they would just devour each other like that but the elevator was fast.

Just when they reached the bottom floor Taehyung let go even though Jungkook didn't want to, already high on him that he just wanted more.

But they need to stop.

As the door opened up, Taehyung walked out as if nothing happened while Jungkook smiled like a fool while walking past him.

"By the way, what did you order?" Jungkook asked from the back, following his adorable boyfriend.

"Nothing, just a pair of shoes." As Taehyung said casually Jungkook chuckled and shook his head.

This boy.

He just wanted his boyfriend to accompany him for those kisses he could steal.

Well, this definitely is not the case with V and Jimin because apparently they were ignoring each other in the house.

They kept pretending to be the fools they are until V's own phone buzzed on the table in front of his couch, the number belonging to that girl.

V tried to reach his hand towards it but it was too far so he tried to extend his arm more with soup in the other hand, his aim was too firm in the phone that he forgot he couldn't move well and just when he reached the phone, boom, the soup fell all over this leg, the same leg he got hurt a while ago and the way he hissed loudly and winced, Jimin couldn't help but left everything he was doing to rush towards his side.

It's rare for V to suffer from physical pain or maybe his endurance is high, the reason why Jimin was very panicked.

That sudden fall of the soup caused him to move and his unbraced knee was slightly contracted causing him to wince in pain and he literally gave up, flinching roughly as he tried to regain his comfort.

"Dowoo, what happened- oh my god!" Jimin quickly approached him, shocked himself to see the mess and to also see V in so much pain that he began to panic on his own.

Jimin quickly ran away to get paper towels to help him clean the excess while V was holding onto his leg that was burning slightly.

"Put your hand away, you're only hurting yourself." Jimin said in a worried yet concerned way, taking his hands off his leg and wiping it all for him carefully while V just sat back and sneakily looked up at the other one who was so engrossed in wiping it all off for him.

Luckily the couch had a leather covering so it didn't take longer for him to wipe it as well.

He just sat back and let Jimin handle the rest, cleaning it more with wet wipes and proceeding to spray his knee and rebandage it which Taehyung previously couldn't. It all happened because of his free knee after all.

V stopped for a moment to just look at Jimin's worried face, his soft worried gaze and knitted eyebrows. The adorable face hustled with that trouble he caused yet he was rescued with his cute little hands.

"Why couldn't you just stay still? What was so important-" Jimin forgot they were not on good terms, he was back to the old bickering but he shut his mouth soon, focusing on the bandage only while Dowoo exhaled as if a weight lifted off his chest.

He still cares.

Those eyes of the black haired turned to gentle ones, who was just busy staring at Jimin, for sure Jimin's 6th sense could tell him he was being stared at but he couldn't care less.

V leaned the side of his head on the backrest of the bed, staring at Jimin with his blank yet shine filled eyes. As if he missed to do it closely while Jimin's cute little pout of concentration appeared causing V's hands to flutter, urging to mess with the other one but he had to sit back and let him. He literally forgot what pain is as he watched Jimin, felt him so close after a while, getting to inhale his delicious cologne.

Everything about him is so welcoming that he was struggling to sit still.

After Jimin was done with the bandaging he put on that brace but he clearly struggled to do it properly so V bent over a little, helping Jimin with their hands slightly brushing against each other which Jimin took back in a swift manner and let V do the rest on his own.

But then Dowoo's phone buzzed again and Jimin could see the facetime belonging to no one but that girl.

Jimin quickly just looked away as if he didn't see it and just stood up, let V do the rest on his own who looked up at the other one with slight bewilderment.

It was like he had a lot to say but Dowoo couldn't find proper words to do so, he didn't know what to say that could possibly help him explain himself, his yearning and his feelings.

He let the phone buzz while Jimin decided to just walk away until V quickly reached out to hold his wrist, resisting him from leaving and Jimin quickly turned himself back, looking down at his wrist being completely engulfed by Dowoo's big hand who showed the old puppy eyes that Jimin would get to see rarely.

"Thank you..." The slightest utter of words was all he could share but that pair of words had a weight, it had pain and it had emotions. As if he missed him and wanted him to say something back because he's not good at it.

For a moment Jimin just stayed like that, wanting him to say something more because he wanted to hear more. Maybe a sorry would work, maybe how are you or can we be like before?

Anything at that very moment, literally anything but V instead let go of his hand to look down again because he was waiting for his words instead which he didn't get.

He then watched his phone buzz for the nth time that he decided to pick up and that's it, that's when Jimin decided not stand there and clown himself anymore.

The next thing he did was to walk away, completely out of the home without caring.

Maybe it's better to not poke what you can't fix, let it heal or destroy on its own before it becomes too hard to even control.

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So sorry that I couldn't update on time this Wednesday. I got super busy. I will be more from now on. Maybe I will be only able to update once a week, you can only expect update on Sundays from now on. I hope you guys can understand me.

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