{ Once
Again... }

"All passengers kindly put your seat belt on. We have arrived in Seoul, South Korea."

Jungkook's heart was thumping loudly against his chest, as he heard the announcement of the pilot. His hands trembled with emotions that he can't point out.

"may you have a great time."

He closed his eyes and let his fall against the wall. "yeah. great time..."

Reaching the airport he doesn't know what he did expect. Did he except for some grand welcome? Nope.  Did he think of his parents coming to him and welcoming him with warm hugs or anything. "as if."  he thought sadly.

He just doesn't know why he even comes here. Well, he knows but he doesn't wanna think about that. Or more of about him. 

He craned his neck to see any familiar face but to his dismay, he find none. He looked at his luggage and clutched the handle of the trolley very tightly. He shouldn't have come here. He should have stayed in America.

His throat starts to feel heavy and his eyes started to burn from unknown pressure. As his mind started to cloud with ugly thoughts.

"why am I so pathetic? Did I think that my coming here will do something good? I am so stupid. Stupid stupid stupid-"

"jungkook?..." 

Jungkook let out a surprised gasp as he snapped his neck up. And his heart started to beat loudly against his chest like before but this time there was something added to it. It was something small but a tingly sensation. It was like something blooming inside him.

He gaped at the man in front of him, who was looking at him with the same surprise, his lips were forming a small "o". He still looks so handsome and young. Nothing had changed besides the length of his hair and the little bit of his height.

His eyes were still the same as they were before. There was nothing but warmness inside him. It's just that those warm eyes never looked at jungkook. They were never warm for him. As if jungkook were not made for that warmness.

It was a saying that the eyes of a person are the window to their soul. But why does it feel that whenever jungkook looked at those eyes he only find the ocean? A clear black ocean. Which doesn't seem to hold anything for jungkook.

As it feels like an eternity before the man broke out of the daze and cleared his throat.

"hello jungkook,"  he said. Oh fuck. When did his voice get this deep? Jungkook closed his mouth as his cheeks warmed because of the embarrassment.

"h-hey Taehyung..." he muttered. It sounded too weak to his own ears, he doesn't wanna know what it sounded to Taehyung.

But it's like Taehyung heard the greetings as they both stayed silent and gazed at each other for some seconds before someone bumped into jungkook from behind causing him to lose his balance and drop his bag on the floor.

"oh my God I am so sorry!" the stranger apologizes and left from the scene. Before jungkook even get down to hold his luggage, he saw taehyung crouching down and taking his luggage, and silently moving towards the exit leaving a very speechless jungkook to trail behind him.

The ride was silent. None of them uttered a word throughout the ride. Jungkook stared out of the window and taehyung only focused on driving. It was about an hour before they reached taehyung house. And jungkook widened his eyes in realization.

"fuck.  I am gonna live in his house." 

Fuck his life and his luck.

jungkook stared at the house in front of him with awe. the house was not very big it was not small either. it was...just a cute home. it was surrounded by a beautiful green garden. there was a big tree that had a swing on it. his widened eyes took wandered everywhere, drinking every small detail because it was really beautiful. if jungkook didn't know any better then he would have believed that this was straight out of the fairytale. 

taehyung was silent behind as he stared at jungkook. his arms were crossed against his chest. It was still confusing to taehyung how they ended up in this situation. he won't lie that he was shocked to see jungkook. his mom had asked him to pick someone up from the airport, and he had tried to question her but she just send him away with little "you will know by yourself. just be nice."  

he was shocked. When he caught the glimpse of jungkook, he felt everything start going in slow motion. It was like the only thing he can focus on was the younger man.

Jungkook changed so much. He was now taller, with big bulky muscles, and dressed in a black outfit. His blonde hair was long enough to reach his neck. There were multiple small hoops in his ears.

But one thing didn't change. And it was funny to think that it will change. Those were the eyes of jungkook. They were the same as before. Big doe eyes with dark brown shade and so easy to read.

Even right now, taehyung was feeling something funny in his stomach as he watch the other man staring at his house. Realizing that it was getting late he just cleared his throat and grabbed jungkook bags before saying.

"let's go inside now." 

Jungkook just hummed and grabbed the other bag before following him.

Beautiful house." the latter said, clearly wanting to cut the silence.

"thank you."  was the only reply he got.  Jungkook felt his lips forming a pout a, he glared at the back of the other man.

Meanwhile, taehyung wants to smack himself for the dry response. "really taehyung. This is what you can answer?" 

They had just reached the door, as taehyung pushes the door open and glanced at jungkook awkwardly. 

"Welcome,"  he said as he fiddled with the doorknob. And before jungkook could answer or say something he was cut off by a loud squeal that echoed through the house matching the loud footsteps.

"wait-, Taesung no!" he heard Taehyung letting out urgently.

Before jungkook could move around, he was hit on his leg by an unknown force. He choked on his breath and looked at his leg. And oh.

It's a small kid. Who was hugging his leg tightly and jungkook can feel him vibrating in happiness.

" you came! You came! I know you would come!" the kid or a small boy said as he hugged jungkook leg more tightly.

Jungkook stared at the kid helplessly before staring at taehyung who was looking at the kid with nothing but fondness. The toddler was still snuggling in his leg as jungkook continue to stare at him.  

he hesitantly let his hand rest on top of the kid's head, not moving or anything. just keeping it there. but it seems like the kid is happy with it as he hugged his leg more tightly. 

"h-hii..." jungkook mumbled shyly. the kid detached himself from jungkook leg and looked at him with big innocent eyes. jungkook sucked his breath as he stared at the kid back. he can't believe that he had noticed this before but this kid looks so much like taehyung and of course her. 

"h'ello!" the toddler said cheerily as he smiled brightly at jungkook. and oh. even his smile looked like taehyung's. jungkook felt something cracking in his heart. of course, he would look like taehyung. of course taehyung would have a kid. of course-

"My name is taesung! Kim taesung!" he introduced himself. jungkook gave him a wobbly smile as he noticed how the kid, taesung stared with nothing but naked awe. it made him wonder what he had done to make the boy look at him with such an expression. this is the first time they are meeting each other. 

"My name is jung-" jungkook tried to introduce himself but was cut off midway when taesung squealed happily and shooked his head. 

"i k'now you! you are kookie! the fairy! mommy told me about you! she told me that you will come!"taesung babbled happily not knowing how his words made jungkook confused. 

"kookie? that's my nickname. but he is not even sure how this kid knows this. and his mom? why would she talk about me? this doesn't even make sense."  jungkook thought as he stayed silent. 

Suddenly tears were glistening in his eyes as he stared at jungkook with somewhat sadness. His small lips trembled.

"i-i knew you would c-came. B'ut no'one b-believed m-me..." taesung complained as the tears started to fall from his eyes. And jungkook felt like his heart was stabbed a thousand times before it was stitched again. As he watched the small kid crying silently on his own all because of him. It was getting hard for him to breathe as the lump in his throat won't go down.

Jungkook has done many things in life for others but it was like the others didn't have any plans to return those favors.

And it's fine, He better off without someone's help. He is better alone. But sometimes he also wished to have someone beside him telling him they love him, they miss him or they care for him. But it was like some sweet dreams to him.

Hearing someone saying that they waited for him had lightened something inside jungkook. And before he knows he was at his knees hugging taesung tightly who hugged him with the same force. 

"i-i am sorry... I am sorry for b-being l-late..."  he whimpered as he finally let the tears fall and a small sob broke out in his chest.

"it's o'k. At least y-you're here 'ow," taesung said as he tighten his small arms around jungkook's neck, hiding his face in the crook of the neck and sighing in relief.

And at this moment jungkook decided that there is no way he gonna leave this child. Fuck taehyung and everyone else. he just gonna live in Seoul for taesung and he will live with him until taesung wants him to stay.

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