36 | goodbyes

The next morning Jungkook was contemplating whether his decision was right.


He had packed his bags and decided to stay with Hoseok for the time being until they both figured their shit out. He really didn't want to leave, but a part of him felt that this might do them some good.


Taehyung had woken up confused that day, not knowing what all that ruckus was about. His mind was still cloudy from last night and he had tons of questions about what happened and why it happened, his heart still in pain the most despite his headache.


"Jungkook?" He called out in a groggy voice. The younger took a moment before popping his head into the bedroom with a cloth in his hand. He was making Taehyung some food before leaving, I mean he still has a heart and all you know, he won't let the poor guy starve to death.


"Yeah?" He answered in a small voice, his chest aching a little when seeing the worn out expression on his face. He had dark circles under his eyes and for some reason Jungkook only now noticed how thin the older got. He couldn't help but feel like he was in the wrong once again although they were both idiots.


"How come you don't look upset with me anymore?" Taehyung sat up in his bed and drank some water from his nightstand, his throat still being very dry and scratchy.


Jungkook scratched the back of his neck and sat down on his own bed awkwardly. Of course he was still upset, but after doing the same stupid thing, he just couldn't feel anything else other than guilt.


"So you don't remember what happened last night?" Oh boy, here comes the talk he's been trying to avoid.


Taehyung put down the now empty glass and cleared his throat, avoiding eye contact at all costs. "I remember everything, I just.." he sighed and ran his cold hands down his face. "I don't understand any of this anymore. You say that you love me but you end up banging someone else—"


"Very ironic don't you think?" Jungkook crossed his arms, a small smirk threatening to come up on his lips. "Reminds me of a different encounter hmmm wonder what that could be." He tried to stay calm and not turn this into another argument, but it was hard for sure.


"So what? You did the same to get back at me? Like what kind of mentality is that?" Taehyung finally turned his head to look at the other across the room and immediately frowned at the way his heart skipped a beat.


"I don't know, you tell me. Why did YOU do it in the first place then maybe I will tell you why I did it?" Jungkook just shrugged his shoulders, feeling a bit good with himself for once even though he probably sounded like a massive jerk.


Taehyung wasn't in the mood to argue today, he just wanted to finally get everything off his chest, but after last night he felt hesitant and really overwhelmed once again.


"I uh.." he licked his lips and looked down again. "Jungkook it might seem crazy but I did it to see if.. if it would feel the same way as it did with you. Plot twist! Uh.. It didn't." He chuckled awkwardly. "The truth is I was scared to face the possibility that I enjoyed being with you more than with any girl I've ever slept with befo—"


"You're lying. What if I don't believe you? That's ridiculous I-" Jungkook huffed as if he just heard the most outrageous thing to ever come out of his mouth. He threaded his fingers through his hair, trying to make sense from what he's hearing. "I-It doesn't even work like that! You don't do that to someone who just confessed to you! You just.. don't."


Taehyung was at the verge of biting into his lip so hard until it bled. "I know that's why I still feel so fucking guilty about it but I'm NOT lying. And just when I thought I was finally coming to terms with my feelings, you just had to decide to fuck someone to try and make me feel jealous. Because I bet this is all that this is about! Who even was it huh? Can I at least know that?" Taehyung was squeezing fists at his sides from frustration, he knew he didn't have the right to be this upset, but it still hurt.


Jungkook stood up with a stone cold expression, his eyes stuck to the wall. "It was Hoseok—"


Taehyung scoffed at that. Of fucking course it was him! Bastard. He knew there was something fishy going on between them and he's been seeing it for years but never mentioned it.


"—and I'm going to stay with him for a while so that this-" he pointed between the two of them, "can cool off. We need time from each other and honestly? I can't deal with you right now, not like this. I'm sorry Taehyung, really, but you can't put all of the blame on me. You didn't seem to give a single shit about me when you said we were just "friends with benefits" so why do you care all of a sudden?? Please take a good look at yourself while I'm gone, that's all I'm asking." He was about to leave the room but was stopped with a loud thud.


"What? You're just gonna leave? A-and why does it have to be Hoseok?? Can't you just stay with Jimin again? What the fuck Jungkook. I don't get any of this! Okay fine, I admit that I fucked up badly, but it doesn't have to be like this!" Taehyung stood up a little too quickly to his own liking and said so much at once that he almost felt out of breath.


"I don't want to bother Jimin and Yoongi anymore with my problems, it's not fair on them-"


"They are OUR problems. Look Jungkook c'mon, we can figure this out. We always do! Please don't leave.." he grabbed his hands into his desperately and turned him around gently, their faces inches apart as he looked into his sad eyes.


"I'm in lo—"


"I can't do this right now Taehyung. Fuck! Stop it will you? I said I need time!" He pushed him away and quickly stormed out of the room. He made sure to turn off the stove and grabbed his already packed bags over to the door before getting ready to leave.


"So that's it then huh? Now you're the one running away? Isn't this what you wanted? I'm right here Jungkook and I actually want you! What's there to run away from??" Taehyung walked into the living room not believing that the other was actually already packed and going through with this.


Tears were threatening to fall from Jungkook's eyes as he was putting on his coat. "This? This isn't what I want. What I want is a normal relationship built on trust, I want to be able to look at you and be a hundred percent sure that the words that come out of your mouth are true. I want to feel.. LOVED and not USED! Okay? You messed with my head so badly and played with my emotions and now you want me to just get over it that quickly? To be honest with you, I'm not even quite sure if I want any of this anymore. So maybe you're just too late!"


"What? What do you mean?" Taehyung choked out barely above a whisper, his eyes already welling up with tears.


"I don't know okay! I just don't know what I want right now. Please just let me have some time away from everything. Away from you!" Jungkook wiped at his eyes quickly and turned around, hoping that the other won't see him hurting. "And you too.. should make up your mind in that time."


"But I already made up my mind—"


"Goodbye Taehyung."


And with that, Jungkook walked out the door, leaving a shaken Taehyung behind.


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IM JUST KIDDING GUYS DONT WORRY THERE WILL BE MORE CHAPTERS AFTER THIS DO NOT FREAK OUT


ahem anyways! see ya :D

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