+ note ; i know some of you were upset over last chapter and i apologize for that. but i promised an epilogue and i promise you, this will change everything in this entire story.

Jungkook had been having trouble sleeping for the past year, he would only get a few hours or so of sleep in before he was unable to feel the need to sleep. He would often stay up and go back through his messages between him and Taehyung or text the others to see if they heard anything from him - of course nobody responded to those texts. So it was a surprise to the brunette when he woke up at during the afternoon after going to sleep at 8pm the night before.

He slowly sat up in his bed, his head pounding for some reason he didn't know - after all, that was the best night's sleep he had gotten in over a year. The brunette let out a soft yawn before stretching his arms above his head. He then proceeded to stand up from his bed, only to be held back down by something in his arms.

Jungkook looked down, confusion clear on every inch of his face. There were small tubes sticking into his arms - one on each arm. That's when he noticed the room he was in wasn't his bedroom and the clothes he was wearing weren't his normal sleepwear. He was wearing one of those hospital gowns and was laying in a hospital bed. How he had got there, he had no clue. Although, he did have a suspicion that he must've passed out from dehydration at his apartment and the building's landlord must've walked in on the passed-out brunette and called the ambulance whom then took him to the place he was currently at.

I'll have to thank her for that later, the brunette thought while letting out a soft sigh. He leaned back against the hospital bed and letting his eyes close for a quick second. He knew there was absolutely no way he could get himself out of the room, let alone the bed, so he stayed put and waited for a doctor or nurse of some sort to walk in and check on him.

Jungkook ran one of his hands through his hair to give himself something to do - after all, being stuck alone in a hospital room where you don't have anyone that could be there with you was quite boring and he wanted to entertain himself somehow. He was the type of person who couldn't stand being alone for such a long amount of time before it drove him crazy. That's part of the reason why he was confused as to how he lasted as long as he did without his friends there to crack jokes and pick his mood up whenever he felt down.

He frowned at the thought of his friends who had all left him. It started with Kaesi, who ran away without an explanation. Then Hoseok who decided to end things with Kuhn and made it his mission to find the missing redhead. Yoongi and Jimin were gone not too long after that, moving away to another country and not telling anyone until a little less than a year later. Taehyung leaving was the most heartbreaking thing the brunette went through though, he lost the first person he loved because he wanted to pursue his dreams. Lastly, Namjoon and Seokjin who left him to go to America with everyone else. They didn't even bother asking the younger boy if he wanted to tag along with them. No, they just left with a small goodbye and a hug.

I miss them all so much, the brunette let out a shaky breath, I hope they're all okay, wherever they are.

"Ah, I can tell by your heart monitor that you're finally awake," a feminine voice spoke from somewhere within the room. "I brought you a few visitors but I told them you were still asleep. I bet they'll be glad to hear the news of your awakening."

Jungkook opened his eyes, confused at the nurse's words. The only friends he had had either gone to America or were missing. He didn't even know anyone else in his apartment well enough to call them a friend so the brunette was shocked at the nurse's words. But when his eyes had opened and he seen the group of six standing next to a redheaded nurse, he felt his heart stop.

The nurse's eyes widened as she rushed to the boy's side and told him to take deep breaths or he would pass out again. He couldn't really pay attention to what the girl was saying because he was in shock. The six people standing in the doorway with worried looks on their faces, all six of them were the people Jungkook loved more than anything in the world. Although, one of them was missing and that still saddened him.

"Look at me, Mr. Jeon. You have to focus on your breathing or you're risking yourself to pass out again," the nurse grabbed the sides of the boy's face so he was focusing directly on her. Jungkook's eyes grew wider at the nurse's facial features. "Take deep breaths, it will calm you down and stop your risk of passing out again."

The dazed brunette did as told and began to take in deep breaths before exhaling them. The nurse let go of the boy's face and let out a small sigh before stepping aside for the group of six to approach their friend. She was on her way to exit the room - since she knew the boy's breathing was back to normal - but was stopped in her tracks as the boy spoke.

"Kaesi, don't go. I need all of you here with me."

The nurse's eyes widened but she obliged and stayed in the room, the furthest away from everyone else.

"I missed you all so much," Jungkook sobbed out. He had tears streaming down his face at a quickened pace but he didn't care to stop them. He was too overwhelmed with his friends being back and he didn't care that he was being an emotional mess. "After you all left me, I didn't know what to do."

Seokjin was the first to walk up the youngest and embrace him in a tight hug. Everyone soon followed in suit, all huddling together while the youngest of the group continued to sob loudly. The nurse just awkwardly stayed back, before taking him being distracted as her way of an exit so she quickly left the room without anyone noticing she had disappeared.

"I love you guys so much," the brunette spoke to the group between sobs. He hadn't felt this much emotion at one time and he didn't know how to handle it so he just continued to cry.

"We love you too, Kookie, you know that," Seokjin told the youngest of the group. The others nodded their heads in agreement and hugged the brunette tighter.

Their group hug lasted for a few minutes before they had to pull away because they were standing too close together and it made them start to sweat. Jungkook looked amongst all of the group before his eyes landed on the pinkette standing the furthest away from the youngest. He frowned upon seeing how far apart they were from each other.

"Taehyungie, why are you so far from me?" Jungkook's voice came out weakly as he asked the older boy. Taehyung just shrugged. "Please come closer to me, I want to hug you alone."

Taehyung was shocked at the younger boy's words. Most of the time Jungkook would be too busy with Jimin to even know of his existence and that hurt the older boy. So he was beyond confused when the maknae asked him to get closer so they alone could share a hug.

"Wouldn't you rather hug Jimin?" The older boy asked rather harshly, earning a cower from the blonde.

Jungkook rose an eyebrow in confusion before looking between Taehyung and Jimin. He was confused as to why Taehyung would ever say anything like that because he was dating Taehyung, he was not dating Jimin nor would he ever dream of dating him. They were too much like brothers, it would be awkward for either of them if they had got into a serious relationship that was beyond "just friends."

"Why would I want to hug Jimin? I love you, not him," Jungkook's mouth spoke before his brain had time to register what he was saying. The brunette's eyes went wide at his own statement, his gaze falling on his lap as all of the chattering quieted down. All gazes were then placed upon the brunette whose face was a deep crimson color.

"Y-you love me?"

Taehyung was beyond surprised at the youngest boy's words. In fact, he went into a small shock from the weight his words had left on him. Never in a million years did the pinkette think he would ever hear those words come from the brunette's mouth. Even though he's heard them come from the younger in a playful tone, he never meant it in the way Taehyung always wanted. He never meant that he loved him the way Taehyung loved Jungkook.

"O-of course I do," the youngest of the group mumbled before bringing his hands to his face. He was blushing beyond belief and the last thing he wanted was for one of his friends to see him in such a flustered state - if they did, they would embarrass him for the rest of his life and he knew it.

The brunette felt arms wrapped around his smaller frame so he peeked through his hands to see Taehyung holding onto him tightly. His head was leaning against the younger boy's while Jungkook leaned his head into the crook of the older boy's neck. He felt so safe in the pinkette's arms, he felt as though nothing could hurt him as long as he was there with him. All he needed was Taehyung and things were already going to get better. Taehyung made everything better.

"How are you feeling?" The redheaded nurse from before had re-entered the room, causing the two to break away from their embrace. "Sorry to startle you, but I need to know how you feel. Is your headache gone? Do you feel dizzy?"

Jungkook shook his head at the nurse's questions. "I'm feeling much better and my headache is gone. I'm a little dizzy but that's probably because I just had the best hug of my entire life." The brunette chuckled slightly at his last comment.

"Alright. You should be able to be set free soon, then. I'm sure your manager would be glad to hear that," the nurse offered a kind smile, which the brunette returned. "I'll be leaving now, just buzz me in if-"

"Wait! What do you mean "manager"?" Jungkook asked quickly, making sure to stop the redhead from leaving. "And why did you run away back then?"

The redheaded nurse rose an eyebrow at the rest of the group who simply shrugged. She sighed before closing the door to the brunette's room so nobody could hear in on their conversation. "Your manager, Bang PD. From your idol group, Bangtan. Do you remember that?" The girl asked carefully.

Jungkook shook his head.

"But you never answered my other question. Why did you run away back then? After you confessed your feelings to Hoseok?"

Hoseok and the redheaded nurse both went wide-eyed at the brunette's question. They hadn't expected Jungkook to say anything like that, especially since the ravenette never told anyone about the redhead.

"Wh-what are you talking about?"

"Don't you remember? All of you left me to go to America. Taehyung cheated on me with some girl named Jihyo, Yoongi and Jimin ran off to America to get married or something, Namjoon and Seokjin left for America after their honeymoon and you, Kaesi, disappeared about a week after you confessed your feelings towards Hoseok, whom spent the rest of his time searching for you," Jungkook explained to the confused redhead and ravenette.

After all of the words left the brunette's mouth, the redhead knew exactly what had happened. She had seen this in multiple patients beforehand. Whenever someone had fainted due to extreme dehydration, they would often spend their time in another world - kind of like a paradox to the actual world they live in. It was a dream, but it felt like it was all really happening to them. So it wasn't surprising when Jungkook had said those things, in fact it was a good sign. That meant he was one of the lucky few who didn't experience nothingness while being unconscious in the real world.

"Ah, I see. You mistook your dream as reality," the redhead finally spoke up after a few minutes of not saying anything. "You're name is Jeon Jeongguk, also known as Jungkook, who is in a world-famous idol group known as Bangtan. You are in the group with the fellow boys around you and you enjoy to sing and dance. Does that seem familiar to you?"

Jungkook shook his head.

"I see. Would anyone like to help him remember?" The nurse looked amongst the group of boys who all looked at each other. None of them knew exactly how to refresh the youngest boy's memory so they all were confused.

"Let me try something," Taehyung said before turning his attention back on the brunette.

Taehyung walked back over to Jungkook and sat down on the hospital bed so he was facing directly towards the brunette. He carefully placed his hands on either side of the brunette's cheeks before leaning his forehead against his. Jungkook's cheeks tinted crimson as the older of the two leaned in closely to where their lips were ghosting against each other's. Then he did it, Taehyung leaned in all the way to close the gap between their lips, meeting the younger's in a soft and gentle kiss.

It was just as Jungkook had remembered from his "dream" as Kaesi had said. The brunette closed his eyes as he started to get lost in the gentle kissing. That's when it happened; all of the memories he had came flooding back into his mind. Every concert they had from their debut all the way to their latest concert in Tokyo. All of the play-fights he had with Taehyung, all of the skinship they shared on stage, all of the times they cuddled when the other couldn't sleep, all of the time fans would sent in fanart they drew of them, every little thing that's happened since he could remember. All of his memories were back, his old self was back but his "new self"wasn't going anywhere either. He had the memories of both his dream and his actual life.

Taehyung pulled away from their kiss and leaned his forehead against the younger boy's. Jungkook opened his eyes slowly, only to be met with the gaze of the pinkette. He smiled widely at the older boy before nodding his head quickly.

"I remember. I remember all of it," Jungkook spoke happily, while Taehyung's grin slowly faltered to a frown. "But I also know that I love Kim Taehyung more than anything else in this entire world."

Taehyung's frown quickly turned into a box-shaped smile once again and he couldn't help but bear hug the boy in front of him. "I love you so so so much, Jungkookie." He spoke loudly to the boy who was right next to him.

Jungkook smiled as wide as he ever could while burying his head in the crook of Taehyung's neck. He placed a feathery kiss to the older boy's skin before nuzzling further into his neck. The other members watched the scene, both confused and happy at the same time. They were confused with the sudden love Jungkook had for Taehyung, but happy to see the two boys whose love for each other was visible through the shine in their eyes.

"Alright, if you guys are coming out as a couple, it's about time everyone else do as well," Seokjin was the first to speak up - and sadly - interrupt the moment the two younger boys were having. "Namjoon and I are actually in a relationship - have been since debut."

Yoongi rolled his eyes at the oldest hyung. "Yeah we knew, you two made it really obvious." He acted like he was annoyed but his lips twitched upwards in the slightest. "And Jiminie is mine. Got that? Good."

"Look who's talking," Namjoon scoffed at his hyung. "You and Jimin were sometimes more obvious than Jinnie and I."

Jungkook laughed at the blue-haired boy's statement. He leaned further into Taehyung's embrace - who completely changed the position they were in. Taehyung was now sitting on the bed next to Jungkook with his arm wrapped securely around the youngest boy's waist while Jungkook leaned his head on the pinkette's shoulder.

"What about you, Hoseok? Dating anyone?" Jimin furrowed his eyebrows at the ravenette - whom was trying to avoid entering the current topic.

"Yep," the ravenette chirped up with a wide smile gracing his lips. "And she's right over there with the red hair."

"Fuck you, horse face."

Everyone in the room laughed at the girl's comment before all breaking off into a random conversation that the youngest didn't pay too much attention to. He was too focused on the pinkette who had his arm wrapped securely around him - the boy whom he loved with all of his heart.

"Hey Taehyungie?" Jungkook asked in hopes of getting the older boy's attention. "Can you promise me something?"

Taehyung looked down at the brunette with a raised eyebrow but nodded his head.

"Promise me that you'll never leave me," Jungkook mumbled quietly so the pinkette would be the only one that could hear his question. Taehyung pressed a small kiss to the tip of Jungkook's nose before smiling widely.

"I promise."

+ last note ; and that is the official end of Instagram. i hope all of you enjoyed reading this story as much as i enjoyed writing it. also i would like to thank all of you for taking time out of your day to read this story.

not to mention i added all the requested ships [ namjin + yoonmin + kaeseok ] i will make a one shot for each ship in this if you want btw.

[ im still gonna post a selfie or two if this story reaches 10k btw. and omg this is 3.1k+ words ]

goodbye.

ky out.