Mess

Minho:
I swear Taehyung if you don't respond in the next five fucking minutes, I'm locating your ass using the facial recognition data base!😡

Minho:
Don't even test me on that!

Woosung:
Minho calm down🙄

Woosung:
He's probably just overwhelmed with a lot going on

Minho:
He doesn't respond to my messages and it's driving me fucking insane!😡😡

Taemin:
Join the club, I'm in the same boat and I can't locate Jimin anywhere🥲

Felix:
Guys trust me, they won't like it if you're constantly being way too all up on their asses

Felix:
Trust them that they can handle it

Ten:
And if something happens then what?

Ten:
They're both missing now!

Yeonjun:
Hide and seek yay!🤩🤩

Ten:
YEONJUN NOT NOW

Taehyung:
I'm ok

Minho:
Omg

Woosung:
Kid, not trying to be that person, but right now isn't the greatest time for you to go all stubborn emo teenager and ignore us!

Taemin:
At least one of them appeared😀

Taehyung:
I'm with Jimin

Taemin:
And is that suppose to help me sleep at night?

Taemin:
Where are you guys?

Taehyung:
Phoenix

Minho:
You went to Phoenix??!?

Minho:
Are you insane?!?

Taehyung:
I wasn't going to let Jimin go on his own

Taehyung:
Anyways we're okay, he's going to go through his initiation tomorrow

Taehyung:
How's Jeongguk?

Woosung:
At the hospital, he's ok

Woosung:
No broken bones or anything too severe

Woosung:
Just heavily dehydrated and starving

Woosung:
He'll probably wake up tomorrow

Taehyung:
That's good to hear

Taehyung:
Anyways I'll keep you guys updated

Minho:
Stay safe

Taehyung:
mhm

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Walking down this dark and empty hallway, filled with nothing but silence as time continues to fly by, followed only by heavy footsteps and whispers of the wind against the broken glass is all they could hear.

Well, all Taehyung hears.

He rubs over the bandages on his knuckles, following quietly after Jimin until he suddenly stops in front of a door, using a key to open it easily and stepping inside.

What awaited inside is a classroom, not a surprise since this was a high school building. No chairs or desks anywhere though, perhaps just the teacher's desk in place at the front of the class and the chalk board against the wall.

There's nothing much hanged from the walls or even curtains along side the windows to show that this room was once occupied, just an empty classroom with only a single mattress on the ground without even a cover over it.

"Welcome to my old room."

Taehyung flickers his eyes to Jimin, seeing the way he's looking over his surroundings with this nostalgic stare in his eyes. He didn't stay still for long like this and just goes down the room to a cabinet drawer. While he did that, Taehyung stopped gawking over the place and removed the hoodie he had on him, laying it around on the desk while taking off his shoes to place it neatly beside it.

He's limping a little from the fight, but luckily the medic here was kind enough to check his wounds and bandage him up, and gave him a wet towel to clean off the blood. Unfortunately the showers being too full for him to clean up, but not like that was as important than him resting.

Jimin returns back with two blankets and sets it on the bed, turning to Taehyung, "Well, this is all I have so...... Sorry this isn't more fancy or-"

"It's okay," Taehyung cuts him off, trudging himself to the bed with a dismissive stare, "I use to sleep on the floor as a kid, so don't worry about it."

Which isn't exactly a lie.

Got to love being his parent's favorite.

Without as much as a cringe, Taehyung gets down on the mattress and lays back with a heavy sigh to his body a bit sore from the hits he took. Jimin goes around the room and shuts the blinds of the windows, making sure his door is locked with the blind also down too, then he takes off his shoes and shirt from his body before going to the rest at the open spot against the wall on the mattress, not caring if it was probably dusty from the years of not being used.

Not like he's not lived in worse environments.

The two laid like this in silence. Unable to sleep yet unable to say anything more to what just happened down stairs - since clearly a lot fucking happened. They just preferred not talking about it.

But something did wander Jimin's mind.

Far too many swirls that left him feeling crazy if he doesn't get the answer for it now.

So he asks, "Why are you here Taehyung?"

Taehyung was silent for a second or two, thinking his words over before sighing with a followed shrug, "I don't even know Jimin," He mutters, "I just didn't want something bad to happen to you."

"When did that even happen?" Jimin huffs, shuffling a little on the bed and stuffs a hand behind his head, "You like Minho, remember? We only are associated each other to get to the heirs, initially. Now because we literally have to be around each other for our safety. Nothing more than that. So when did it change?"

"I don't know Jimin, is it a crime to care?" Taehyung snaps, piercing his blazing eyes to the side of Jimin's face, "I could ask you the same thing since you risked you whole fucking life just so Boss could give Jeongguk back."

Fair point.

Jimin grimaces, unable to say anything back because he doesn't fucking know how to respond to it. He doesn't know what he's doing anymore, why he did it, or what's running through his damn mind as they speak. All he knew was that he had to do it.

He just had to get Jeongguk back. Fast.

The only person he ever cared about in this mess is Taemin, even began to believe in the fact that he actually started to like him as they grew closer when they were crossing boundaries together. But did he ever really?

He doesn't know the answer to that either.

Everything is just.... Messy, and hasn't had the time to himself to think over things properly through.

Taehyung suddenly sits up now, running his fingers through his long hair and brushing it back before tying it up with a scrunchy, letting a few loose and wet strands caress his face but he lets it be and stays there seated, gazing to the mattress.

Jimin slowly rises and rests on his elbows, staring at Taehyung with a perplexed gaze.

Then Taehyung's shoulders slumped, shaking his head to himself, "I.... I don't know how to explain what it is that's running through my head right now. But all I can tell you is that I can't pinpoint an exact time or date that this just..... Happened. Towards you and Jeongguk, I just grew more protective? I'm not sure. Maybe it was when the truth came out and I was alone, we only had each other - I don't know, okay. I don't know. It's not that I like you guys, I just feel this need to just - Ugh, I'm losing my mind."

Jimin stayed still, just listening to him, understanding what he means because in reality he does.

A lot.

Taehyung rubs a hand down his face, grunting, "There's just a lot going on at once, and I'm trying to handle things well. My priority now is to make sure you and Jeongguk are safe, that's it. I lost enough as it is already," And he lays back down on the bed, "Just forget it. I don't even know what I'm saying by this point-"

"I get it," Jimin whispers, this time making Taehyung slowly look at him, "Trust me, I do. But from my perspective, you and Jeongguk are the only things I can see clear. With Taemin, I feel like there's still a lot I don't know and it's like fog over where he is, making me not know how to even.... Act around him. It agitates me."

Jimin then slowly turns to his side, facing Taehyung, "I find myself feeling calmer around you and Jeongguk. I can talk about anything and it won't feel like I'm a walking taboo. You know?"

Taehyung carefully smiles to this, reaching a hand and pinching Jimin's cheek, "Won't you look at that? You are getting comfortable around us, you're just a little shy."

Jimin's face coils in a scowl and he slaps Taehyung's hand off him, "I still don't do the whole affectionate thing. Just because I'm comfortable doesn't mean you two still don't irritate me."

Now Taehyung grins, staring carefully at Jimin now before he gets a bit more serious, "That's okay. Whatever you're comfortable with is okay."

That's actually.... Really thoughtful of him.

Wow, look at the growth.

Even if Jimin tried not to smile to this, he did, nodding a little before closing his eyes, "We should head to sleep, tomorrow is a long day."

"Can I ask you something though?"

Jimin flutters his eyes back open, waiting.

Taehyung also turns to his side, staring at him back, "How can you be so calm despite everything that's happening? I mean, I've had a few mental break downs here and there, went crazy when Jeongguk has been missing for days and yet you were just.... Still."

That is true, Jimin is the only one out of everyone that hasn't... Broken apart, at least not in front of everyone.

This clearly sent Jimin to think his next words a bit more clearer. He didn't say anything for a long moment and Taehyung was just about ready to drop the conversation, but Jimin soon enough responded.

"I was scared, for everyone," He whispers, almost as if telling that to himself, "What happened to my sibling left me feeling terrified that we were the cause of this. Then to hear that Jeongguk went missing just made me feel as though I didn't protect him well enough, or didn't see that shit coming. I was hurt....." Then his eyes flickers to Taehyung, "But I saw how much it affected you, and I thought that I have to be the stronger one of both of us. To be like a pillar or something for you. So I held it in, well enough, until you could be able to be strong too on your own-"

Taehyung suddenly leans forward and clasps their lips together, catching Jimin completely off guard to what he just did.

It was brief, only momentarily, but when Taehyung pulled away, he instantly scooted farther away from him, "I'm sorry. Shit, I should've asked. I know you said you didn't want to be kissed and here I was like a fucking hormonal teenager-"

"Taehyung," The man reluctantly looks back at Jimin, seeing him still looking shocked, "Stop freaking out please."

"No because you said you didn't want to be kissed like that again and my dumbass did just that - I don't know what happened okay, I was just too drawn to what you were saying that I just-"

"Taehyung-"

"I'm so so sorry. I always do shit like that with Jeongguk when he gets all sentimental since he told me it distracts him and my mind just zoned out and - You know how I am! I really like sex so I just started thinking lewd shit that was clearly irrelevant and you're there half naked and I'm a fucking idiot right now because that's so irrelevant and I'm a damn pervert I know-"

"Taehyung!" Jimin grabs his face now, forcing him to face him, "Shut up."

Taehyung bites his bottom harshly, staring hard to Jimin's lips and scrunches back, "Look, I suggest you just move away from me. Maybe if I was the past charming self that I was, I would've done something, but because you -"

"What did I just say Taehyung?"

Jimin's voice is leveled lower and slow now, his gaze dark as he stares into Taehyung's eyes that's filled with every restraint to not do something bold right now on the spot.

Now Taehyung is quiet, gulping to the smell of Jimin's usual luring scent of his cologne and held every bit of self control he's had. Don't get him wrong, he can control himself. It's not like a sex thirty asshole, he's a sucker for consent. At the moment he just read the message wrong and that's his fault.

Around Jimin and Jeongguk he just has a hard time controlling himself, almost like a drug pulling him in, but he can resist it.

If he tells himself that over and over again in his head.

It's clear that Jimin is hesitating as he stares at him, a lot. He's looking between Taehyung's eyes and it was obvious he was not up for pulling first moves, or maybe that's just Taehyung's mind playing things.

Yet when Jimin carefully looks down to Taehyung's lips, he surprised him when softly pecks over them with his lips.

Taehyung's skin flared, immediately, and before Jimin could even pull farther away from him when he breaks it, Taehyung snakes his hand and grips the back of his back, pulling him once again back and hungrily kisses his lips.

The force of it was so sudden and needy oozing out of him that Jimin immediately whimpered to the abrupt contact, but didn't pull away.

They wanted this distraction, just for a little while.

Even if it didn't lead to anything.

The contrast to how they kiss is so obvious, yet they fed off of it because it drove into their hidden pleasures. Jimin is about deep and long kisses that would make someone's need sparkle up like a volcano, meanwhile Taehyung's is hot and aggressive with such possessiveness that would leave anyone's head swimming with nothing but lust and hard sex.

A dangerous contrast when put together.

Yet so addictive.

Taehyung finds his way to hover over Jimin's body after pressing him down, climbing over him, rough and large hands caressing and moving down the side of his body while gripping his skin. The touch is clearly turning Jimin on by the way he's whining more under his breath and refusing to let their lips part for a second. There's no telling how turned on Taehyung was getting just by kissing Jimin's lips alone, how he kept praising him was enough to show how much he was craving this.

They were completely blinded by lust.

A glass that had to be shattered.

"Taehyung," Jimin moans with a desperate pitch in his voice, not even knowing where his fucking mind is right now when Taehyung trailed his raw lips along side his neck, "I... Let's not.. Taehyung."

"I know," He responds back, more like growls as he forcefully gathers his composure, "Stop..... We'll.... Stop."

"I-I'm sorry."

Taehyung calms down, rising his head up and looks down at Jimin to see the reluctance clear in his eyes, no doubt hesitant to Taehyung's reaction, "Don't ever feel sorry for not wanting sex. We don't have to do anything, it's okay."

"But..... Can we just.... Still do, you know - Shit."

This time Taehyung smiles, "Look you getting all shy again."

"Shut up!"

Taehyung snickers and leans down to his face, smirking, "Hearing you say that kind turns me on tiny."

Jimin shutters under his breath, closing his eyes, "You being that close makes me..... A little-"

"Horny," Taehyung drawls, "I know you like foreplay, but don't worry. Not tonight. I promise."

Then Jimin opens his eyes again, a little calmer now too, with a small twitch of a scowl on his lips, "Don't get use to me being like this, I'm still a heartless bitch. So stop acting like I'm some fragile glass."

"And does that mean this heartless bitch want a kiss?"

Evidently blushing now, Jimin just tries not to smile, maybe even more as Taehyung guides his face to tilt up by the chin and clasps their lips together.

Guess Jimin from now on won't be so reluctant on more physical contact with them as before, perhaps still stern just for the sake of it but definitely has crossed to be comfortable and trust them enough for it.

It's a little hazy where they all stand. They're not friends, not lovers, more than strangers but less than being in love.

They don't trust each other with everything.

They can barely get along.

They're only associated with each other now because of them being walking targets.

They're just.... Who knows.

But one thing for sure is that they definitely know they can rely on each other to keep each other safe.

That's without a doubt, a promise.

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A/N:
Awe

So cute!

I kinda like how you can see a lot of the growth between the two specifically in this chapter. It shows how much time they have spent with each other to get to this point.

As we know, I don't usually like to include the 'titles' so soon when it comes to relationships in my stories. So let's just say that right now they're just.... Okay with each other.

I guess....

I PURPLE YOU! <333