*Taehyung*

A week passed, then another and with the time I forgot about the fact that I had kissed Hobi hyung during Rookie King. Jungkook did not mention it either. He was still possessive and jealous, but by avoiding sensitive topics like "My boyfriend had kissed Hobi" he was able to control his emotions.

Meanwhile the fact that I was occupied with school (I was preparing the exams daily with Jimin and sometimes Namjoon hyung's help), the promotion of N.O and our upcoming album might have helped me get over it too. I liked Hobi hyung but nevertheless did I feel remorse.

There was only one last episode of Rookie King to shoot and then it would be all in the past and I hoped it would stay there for good.

Meanwhile, last week, Hobi, Jimin, Jungkook and I had been preparing the shooting of the music video Beautiful. When the day of the shoot finally arrived, the crew gave us some instructions. The four of us should turn around the same "beautiful" girl, reveal her our feelings and ask her out. This was all the music video was about. Jungkook was the first one to go talk to the girl. The manager had allowed us to touch the girl's hair and hand during the shooting to make it look more convincing to the audience. So, while Jungkook was trying to convince the girl to go out with him by giving her his lovey-dovey eyes and beautiful smile, I was observing him closely. I was not the jealous kind of boy, but I did not want my boy to get too close to her. Not even when it was only pretense. My eyes were always on him.

In the end, the shooting was wrapped up in less than two hours. The staff congratulated us on the efficient work, and we drove back home to our dorm. In the car, Hoseok hyung and Jimin were sitting next to each other and they were looking at the shots that the movie director had chosen to keep and edit into the final music video. At the same time, I was sitting as close as possible against Jungkook, our knees were touching whenever the car drove over a bump. Hidden underneath the sleeves of our sweatshirts, our fingers were linked.

I sighed. I hated that we always needed to hide.

Jungkook had noticed me sighing and was looking questioningly at me. I just shook my head. Insistently, Jungkook kept looking at me. I shook my head once more and pressed his fingers between mine. Then, with my eyes I indicated him the rearview. The manager was driving the car but from time to time he checked upon us in the mirror.

Jungkook followed my stare. Unbothered, he checked the rearview, making sure that the manager was concentrated on the street, then he bent over and blew a soft kiss on my ear. Instantly, I felt myself blush. I turned around to look at my bunny. Jungkook was smiling at me. It was the same smile he had given the girl during the shooting, but this time the smile reached his eyes. It was like his eyes were ablaze and smiling at me. I blushed even more and fast, I turned my head to hide the blushing. I heard Jungkook giggle as he pressed my hand.

I was staring through the window, watching the people who came from work and were all dressed up, the man in suits and the women in skirts and high heels when suddenly, Jimin and Hobi hyung burst out into laughter. "Oh my god! Tae, you are hilarious!", Jimin blurted out.

Not understanding what Jimin was talking about, I faced him. Jungkook was side eyeing him too. "You are impossible! You were not looking once at the girl!", Jimin said while he was having another fit of laughter.

"What are you talking about?", I asked a little unnerved. Hoseok hyung stayed quiet but from time to time he covered his mouth with his hand trying to cover up a huge grin. "What?!", I asked again.

"You did not look at her once! Your eyes were always on Jungkook. Even if it was your time to ask her out, you did not look at her. You just looked straight at the camera", Jimin blurted out then laughed again, holding his stomach that must have hurt from all the laughing.

I raised an eyebrow then glanced at the rearview where I met the manager's eyes. They were fixing me before moving to my left where Jungkook was seated. Swiftly, I looked away, trying to look unbothered.

"Let me see", Jungkook intervened. He took the camera from Jimin and looked at the videos without saying a word. When he had seen them all, he still did not say anything, but his eyes wandered towards me. He looked all serious. I furrowed my brows in reply. From Jungkook's look I could see that he was telling me that I had made a mistake. I had been too obvious.

I felt my hands get sweaty. Jimin and Hobi hyung had noticed my change in behavior. But for them it was easy to notice my stares because they knew about us. This would not mean that anyone would immediately notice that I was in love with Jungkook. I reached for Jungkook's hand. Without touching his fingers, I took the camera from his hands.

I looked at the videos once. Twice. I looked at them over and over again. With every time, my heart was beating faster, and a pain expanded in my chest. The hyungs had become all quiet and Jungkook had moved a little closer to Jimin, so that our knees were no longer touching. By the time we arrived at the dorm, my hands were all wet.

Arrived at home, we got out of the car and waited for the manager to open the door of the apartment for us (Jimin had forgotten the keys on the kitchen table once more). He held the door open for us and Jimin, who was followed by Jungkook and Hoseok, was already taking the steps two at the time to get back to the dorm.

I was still holding the camera in my wet hands. I handed the manager the recorder and I was about to pass him to get to the dorm as well when he took hold of my shoulder.

"Taehyung", he said. I felt my heart race in my chest. I looked up at his usually friendly but now unreadable face and swallowed hard. "Send down Namjoon, please. I have to talk to him about an urgent matter", he added, insisting upon the word "urgent" His eyes were looking at me like he wanted to see inside my soul. Swiftly, I nodded and greeted him farewell.

As I was climbing the stairs to our dorm, I felt my knees getting weak underneath me. I had to grip the handrail. That was when I noticed that my hands were trembling badly. I paused halfway up, taking in a deep breath.

Shit. Shit. Shit. I thought. He knew. He fucking knew about me and Jungkook!

Plock. A faint sound came from the stairs. Plock. Plock. I looked down at my feet. Plock. There were a few wet spots on the wooden stairs. Plock. I lifted my trembling hands towards my face. My cheeks were wet with tears.

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Thank you all for still being around!

I am truly sorry for not updating you for such a long time! There was so much going on in my life - so many positive and also not so positive changes (but I try to focus on the positive ones).

I thank everyone who is still around!

I also try to write on a more regular basis for myself, even if I won't update right away. I felt under pressure by having to write xwords per chapter. Often work did not allow it and I felt tired and unsatisfied with the result. I try to take on a new approach (write when I find the time, even if it is not as much, and update once I am done). I hope you understand!

I also felt the urge to write this new story "Pretty Boy" inspired by the movie "Pretty woman". It helped me to get out of this writing blockade. I hope you have some love for that Taekook story too.

I purple you all! Stay healthy and have a good day/night!