"Cheers to the newly engaged couple!" Hoseok shouts as he raised his glass of tequila.

"CHEERS!" Everyone responded and took their shots.

Taehyung's not believing this. He too raised his glass of tequila but didn't drink it this time. He'd had a few shots earlier and he feels a little tipsy and he thinks it's enough. He knows his limits when handling alcohol.

The brunette observes his surroundings through his hazy eyes. Jimin and Yoongi are at the dance floor dancing to an upbeat music. Jimin, being the good dancer that he is, moves his body in sync with the melody, and his Yoongi hyung is also not that bad at all. He smiles while watching the couple having a great time.

Taehyung's eyes scan the place one more time and he spots what he's looking for (not that he'll admit it). Jungkook is sitting by himself at the bar, drinking shots and not socializing with other guests. If he'll look closely, he would tell that the man is sulking. Actually, Taehyung is constantly looking after him, he's quite concerned of the amount of alcohol Jungkook is drinking. He knows the man has high tolerance in drinking, but it doesn't make him less disturbed. And what confused him is that Jungkook never looked his way, like Taehyung doesn't exist. Like he's avoiding eye contact.

"Hey beautiful."

Taehyung slightly jumped at that. He was too caught up on the mystery that is Jungkook. He turned to face the tall guy that suddenly sat next to him and he never once seen him anywhere. "Hi. Do I know you?"

The guy laughed. He is quite good looking, but not his type.

"I'm Seojoon, a friend of Hoseok's." The guy introduced himself with a charming smile, and moved closer to Taehyung.

Taehyung actually thought of being nice to the guy but he smells of alcohol and is slightly red from all the drinking. The guy is mad drunk, he realizes. At that moment, he became uneasy. "I was totally there looking at you the whole time, but I think you look preoccupied." The man continued while being so close to him.

Taehyung fake smiled, "Maybe I was just stressed about work." Hoseok's friends with this guy?

"I've been waiting for the moment to talk to you, and here I am. I heard you're the mighty Kim Taehyung of BigHit. Well, I'm impressed." Seojoon said as he stared him.

"Well, thanks. I need to go." Taehyung stood up so fast and quickly walked to the direction of.. He doesn't know.

"Hey! Leaving so soon?" Seojoon stood up too and followed him.

Taehyung wants to go tell Yoongi, but he can see the couple making out at the corner. He doesn't want to ruin their night just because Taehyung is scared of some creep. He then looked for Hoseok, but the man is busy taking over the life of the party.

That leaves him with one.

Taehyung desperately scanned the bar area for Jungkook, but unfortunately, he's nowhere to be found. That's when Taehyung's heart started to race. Seojoon is still following him, and this time he feels the man's hand go to his lower back.

He snapped and quickly moved away. "Leave me alone!" He shouts but he can't be heard by others from the loud music, only Seojoon. The guy laughed at his attempt to avoid him, Seojoon then grabbed at Taehyung's waist to lean closer but he received a slap from the brunette.

I got this. Even though his hand hurt, Taehyung will never appear weak in front of this pervert.

"Fierce. I like that." Seojoon said while clutching his face. He seemed angry by how Taehyung treated him. And his eyes tell something dark. Twisted.

"What are you gonna do huh?" Taehyung bravely said.

"Let's find out, shall we?" Then suddenly, Taehyung is dragged towards the comfort room. He knows he can fight back, he can be brave, but what power does his small body has compared to Seojoon's muscular one? And he's already quite tipsy from drinking earlier.

He tried to pull his hand away from the iron grip of Seojoon, but to no avail. They are now in the hallway towards the comfort room and there are no people there. Taehyung is close to crying.

"Let me go pervert! Fuck you!"

"Let's try that."

"You will regret this! The moment I get away from you, I'll make sure to make your life a living hell!" Taehyung made sure to sound threatening but the man just laughed. He brought him to the men's cr and there, he slammed Taehyung's body at the back of the door while locking it.

Taehyung lets out a pained cry. Seojoon covered his mouth with his hand.

"Keep quiet or I'll stick my dick down your throat! I know you like it, boys like you like it that way."

Taehyung tried to get out of his grip and bit his hand.

"Ah!" Seojoon clutched his bitten hand and Taehyung got the chance to spit at him. Taehyung decided that if he ever dies today, he'll die fighting.

"You slut!" Seojoon raises his hand to punch Taehyung but it stopped mid air when they heard the sound of toilet flushing. Before they could react, Seojoon was pulled away from Taehyung, and it was a blur after. He slumped to the ground because he can feel his knees shaking. He didn't realize how scared he was.

"You should've checked first if there's people around you dickwad." Jungkook's voice is so deep that Taehyung can feel the hair on his skin standing. Jungkook didn't even bother to hear Seojoon's reply, he just went punching him.

All Taehyung could remember was Jungkook tackling Seojoon to the ground. Both men punching each other, but because Seojoon was highly intoxicated and had maybe taken drugs, he was taken down by Jungkook.

"Jungkook stop!" The said male has no intention to stop, but Taehyung got to his feet and hugged him tightly from the back.

"You idiot! I'm gonna kill you!" Jungkook still shouts at the unconscious Seojoon. He's really angry. How dare this fucktard touched Taehyung and attempted to punch and harrass him? His head is also spinning, he's not sure if it's from the alcohol, or too much anger or just from being hugged by the man he loves.

"Stop please!" Taehyung is crying now. He can feel the deep breaths from Jungkook, and he saw a glimpse of his eyes. His eyes are on fire. and he's suddenly guilty from all that's happened.

Suddenly, a series of knocks can be heard at the door, and Yoongi is calling them.

"Taehyung?? Are you there? Fuck open the door! Is the pervert with you? I swear if he does anything I'm gonna kill him! Taehyung!"

"Hyung I'm right here! I'm with Jungkook." Taehyung sniffs while crying and he opens the door to a panicked Yoongi. By then, Jungkook is slightly calmed down from the sudden affection from Taehyung, and slowly realizing the situation.

"Tae, oh my god." It was Yoongi who pulled him first without even scanning the area. His hyung hugged him so tight, made Taehyung feel how worried he was. His tears never stopped falling. Then gradually, people came to where they are.

"What happened?"
"Oh my Taehyung sweetie."

Jimin and Hoseok looked so worried as they saw what happened and joined the hug. Jungkook just stood there looking at them. Slowly, he feels the relief flooding through his system seeing Taehyung is now safe with his hyungs.

Jungkook had a few bruises on his face, but it felt like nothing. He realized Taehyung is worth all the bruises and pain he'll receive. He quietly walks toward the door, not disturbing the group, when he felt a hand gripping his. He looked back at the owner of the hand and his eyes widen. Taehyung is holding him, and even though his eyes are filled with tears, he still looks beautiful. He can feel the unspoken plea of 'please don't leave'.  Jungkook nodded and he was also pulled into a hug.

After the hugging session from their hyungs, the police came to assess the situation and got Seojoon. It was only then that they know from Hoseok that he never knew the guy and he's never friends with him. He was a stalker. Taehyung is a public figure and a beautiful man, so it isn't a surprise that many people know him and admire him. They just didn't expect to come to this extent.

Yoongi also told them that a stranger caught a glimpse of Seojoon and Taehyung going to the cr and he was quite worried because their situation seemed off so he called the police. It was also the time Yoongi was looking for Taehyung to give a toast when the said stranger went up to them to ask if he was looking for the guy he saw going to the cr. Yoongi confirmed and the rest is history.

"Hyung I'm sorry for ruining the party." Taehyung softly said. He's now wrapped in Hoseok's jacket and sitting so small with his head hung low.

"Sweetie don't apologize. It's never your fault. We didn't even realize a creep was stalking you here." Jimin softly said while caressing Taehyung's face.

"I'm just sorry." Taehyung still insists.

"Stop it Tae. If anyone who's sorry, it's me. We didn't even realize you were missing. If it wasn't for Jungkook, I don't know, I don't want to imagine what would've happened to you. Fuck it, I need to get my hands on him too." Yoongi grits his teeth and forms his hand into a fist. He is still definitely mad and probably blaming himself too.

"Babe." Jimin slowly reaches out to his fiance and just held his hand until it became loose. They stared at each other, silently communicating.

"Hey, stop blaming each other. It's all that crazy Seojoon's fault, okay? And we made sure to keep him in jail. This was completely out of our hands so let's just be thankful that everyone's safe." Hoseok said to ease the tension.

All this time, Jungkook is silent while clutching an ice pack that the owner of the bar provided to put on his slightly swollen face.

Jimin turned to his bestfriend, also worried for him and scanned his face. "Jungkook, let's get you to the hospital."

"I'm alright." Said male just shrugged and continued clutching the ice.

"No. We need to have a doctor to look at you."

"It's not that serious Jimin, its just a small bruise. That Seojoon couldn't even land a punch properly. I could take care of this at home." He said nonchalantly, but in reality, he still badly wants to strangle the guy. Seeing his dirty hands touch Taehyung earlier made him really mad that he didn't think twice to punch him into unconsciousness. It was like anger was consuming him and he never felt something like that when it comes to other people. He's not guilty for doing that to the guy, because he deserved it, but he can't get over the fact that he'd go to this extent just for Taehyung.

"Still! We need a doctor to look at you." Jimin is still adamant on taking him to the hospital but the younger just wants to go home to calm down completely and rest after having a long bad day.

Yoongi this time also insisted. "Yah kid, listen to your hyung. You need to get a check up."

"I said I could handle this at home–"

"Please Jungkook. If you don't want to go to the hospital, at least let me take care of you at home and then go to the hospital in the morning." It's Taehyung this time. It's the first time he had spoken to him.

Jungkook was left speechless at that. Never did he expect those words to come out of Taehyung's mouth.

"I'll drive you home." Taehyung softly said, probably shy or maybe because he owes something from Jungkook saving him.

"I-I can manage. I can drive by myself. You don't need to." Jungkook wants to prove everybody that he doesn't need babysitting. He moves to return the ice pack to a staff but when he's about to reach over, he winced from the pain on his arm. He then realized his body started aching after the adrenaline wore off.

"See? You can't manage by yourself." Hoseok pointed out.

"I'm still not going to the hospital." Jungkook stubbornly said.

"Who said I'm taking you to the hospital? I'm suggesting that Taehyung should drive you home and keep you company until you get better. Right Taehyungie?" Hoseok's eyes are shining while talking, and Jungkook is afraid what will Taehyung say, how he would react. He doesn't want to make Taehyung feel like he's being forced into doing something, especially now that they are not in good terms.

"Really, Mr. Kim. You don't need to worry." Jungkook insists.

He looked at Taehyung's face, and it surprises him how all he sees is concern and he looks apologetic over the situation. Oddly, he sees the Taehyung from eight years ago. Taehyung slowly nodded and stared at Jungkook's eyes, determined.

"Let's go home, Jungkook."

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