Chapter 17: Stop the act, let him fall

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      "Kim, stop staring at me like I am about to kill myself." the boy with the longer hair says without taking his eyes off the lake in front of them. 

      "It's not like you haven't tried it before. " Taehyung's reply makes the other one to roll his eyes, chuckling subtly.

       "And it's not like I'm trying again with someone in front of me. " Jungkook answers on the same theme, and the older boy only sighs weakly, moving his gaze as well.

      What he found out last night forced Taehyung to completely change his opinion about his roommate. After finding out that Jungkook had tried to commit suicide in the past (and not just once), he realized how much help the tattoo boy needs. So after they both returned to the room last night, Taehyung suggested he should go with him to a psychologist, but Jungkook, as usual, told him, "It's none of your business what happens to me." So yeah, he let the idea with the psychologist to pass.

     But instead, he promised himself something last night. He promised himself that he would be even more careful than before to do what Jungkook wants. He promised himself that he would take care of him, even if indirectly, being subtle. Again, nothing out of the ordinary. It's ... something purely human or just friendly.

        "I still can't believe you tried to do that. " the bandanna boy's whisper is lost in the wind around them, and Jungkook now moves his gaze to him.

        "Tae, you care about me?"

        This question makes the older boy swallow in sec, feeling something strange bloom around his heart. He then looks at the boy next to him, then smiles weakly.

         "Isn't that obvious enough, Jeon? " he chooses to answer with a sarcastic question, and the younger one smiles weakly at his turn.

          "Why?"

       Another question that makes Taehyung frown subtly. He doesn't quite understand what Jungkook means by that.

         "Why what?" the older one asks at his turn, trying to understand what he means. 

         "Why did you choose to share your care with someone like me? I don't deserve it, Tae."

      Taehyung refrains from smiling again because of that cute nickname, and instead dares to lightly touch Jungkook's long hair, taking the younger one by surprise. Such gestures make your heart jump in a strange and pleasant way, and the tattooed boy would lie if he says that the same does not happens to him. 

          "Because you're beautiful, Jeon. " this answer brings a scarlet color to the younger boy's white cheeks, while he tries to figure out if he heard well or not.

           "I am... what again, Kim?" he tries to keep his rebellious attitude, and the older one just chuckles at the funny sight in front of him.

           "Your attempt to make me move away from you is beautiful. " Taehyung says later, and the other one feels more than embarrassing. "But you are also beautiful, both on the outside and on the inside."

        Okay, now he's sorry he agreed to go out with him again before tomorrow's match. It was better to sit and train alone than to become a real tomato in front of him. Embarrassing! Really embarrassing!

          "Sh- shut up, Kim. You speak even bigger nonsense than yourself. " Jungkook mumbles and turns his gaze back to the lake in front of him.

     Taehyung just smiles broadly, feeling damn good right now. The fact that he manages to deal with another side of Jungkook makes him feel special in a certain way. Yes, a few minutes ago they were talking about death and suicide, and now they are flirting like two stupid teenagers. Again: bromance, not romance, y'all!

         "Look at you, trying to be the same cold, distant idiot again, when in fact you're just as shy as a teenager. " Taehyung insists on teasing the younger one, and Jungkook just rolls his eyes.

     Why did he let the bandanna idiot get so close to him? Why did he gave him a chance to befriend him? Just to be teased? And why does Taehyung seem to have the pleasure of forcing Jungkook to turn red as fire?

       "Easier with these lines, Kim. I don't want all your admirers to start running me with axes. " the younger one jokes and the other one turns his gaze at him, again. 

        "Don't worry, I'll make sure no one touches you. I will protect you. " Taehyung, says jokingly, in his turn, though he speaks as seriously as he can.

       And if until now Jungkook wasn't as red as a crab, now he doesn't seem to have much until he faints. I mean ... how can he pretend he hasn't heard that? I mean, he knows all too well that it's nothing more than some teasing remarks from the older boy's, but still ...

        "I... I can protect myself, thanks." Jungkook rejects the joke, then gets up from the bench and straightens his voice. "We should go back. I'm a little tired and we have an important match tomorrow. " he says later and the other one nods, then gets up from the bench as well.

       "Yeah, you didn't sleep a lot last night. We don't want you to fall asleep while you have to pass the ball to me, to score the winning goal. "Taehyung jokes and the younger one rolls his eyes again.

       "Sure, keep dreaming about that, Kim."

        "Neah, I prefer dreaming about you more."

     Okay, what the fuck is today? The day this idiot tries to make him look like a real tomato or something? But more than that, why does Jungkook seem damn affected (but in a pleasant way) by all these remarks?

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       "Do you really think I'll let you play against me tomorrow? Do you really think you deserve this right? " the repulsive voice of the silver-haired boy echoes inside the room, while the younger boy just closes his eyes and grits his teeth in pain.

        "I... I-"

        "Answer me, damn it! " Yoongi interrupts him by screaming, then gives him another leg in his stomach, causing the other one to squat even more because of the pain.

       This time he did not come to meet Jungkook with his friends, but alone. He wanted to have even more satisfaction while hitting him. After all, it's funny to see how the person you hate with all your heart is hurt by other people, but it's even more fun for you to be the one to hurt her.

      And he knew for sure that the Jungkook idiot would show up as soon as he wrote to him. He knows he feels more than guilty, but Yoongi couldn't care less. No matter how many regrets Jungkook has, he can't bring him back with that.

        "It... It- hurts." Jungkook manages to say as he wraps his hands around his stomach, and for a few moments, the older one stops, only to look at him with more contempt and hatred.

        "Really, Jungkook? It hurts?" Yoongi then asks and sits on his knees, and grabs the younger one's chin with his right hand, forcing the tattooed boy to look at him. "But didn't what you did in the past hurt everyone tens of times more? Because of you ... because of you he died! And you complain that it hurts now?! "

        Jungkook's tears start to run down his cheeks. He can't understand if it's because of the pain or the words of the boy in front of him. Probably the second option. Or maybe it's because he knows Yoongi is right. He knows that what he did hurt many more people, and much more. So with what right he complains at the moment?

        "I... M'sorry." that's all he can say, and immediately after that, his phone interrupts him.

       Yoongi raises his right eyebrow, then takes his hand from under the younger boy's chin, and grabs Jungkook' s phone out of his sweatshirt pocket. He smirks as soon as he sees the caller's name, then gets to his feet. The younger boy tries his best not to become even more agitated than he already is. Yoongi can not answer! Taehyung doesn't need to know about this! No!

        "Kim Taehyung. I've noticed in the last few days how close you two are. Suspicious of being close even if you are roommates and in the same team. " Yoongi says and then spins the phone in his left hand, still smirking.

         "We... we are- are not close." the younger one mumbles under his breath, trying to be as credible as he can.

       It's okay as long as Yoongi has something against him, but by no means can he get Taehyung into this mess. He knows what the silver-haired boy is capable of, and he needs to keep him as far away from his roommate as possible.

        The sound of the notification on his phone makes him go out of from his thoughts, and to look at the older boy.

       "So sweet, he just texted you." Yoongi comments then looks at the younger one. "He wrote <<Yo, Jeon, where the hell are you? You said you were going to the store, but I don't think it takes that long to get there. >> Aish, he is worried about you, Kook." he says after in a sarcastic tone, then he becomes more serious. "Should I pay him a visit with my friends to him as well? What you say?"

       The last words Jungkook hears makes him tremble just at the thought that Taehyung might be beaten because of him. It doesn't matter what happens to him, but he can't have other people on his conscience. Especially on Taehyung, by no means. He's the only one who's been able to get close to him since he got here. The only one with whom he spoke extremely intimate things, and with whom he managed to open up at least a little. No ... nothing can happen to him, damn it!

        "N- no, please!" the tattooed boy raise his voice a little, trying to get up from the ground, but without any result. "He doesn't ... he has nothing to do with me, Yoongi! Leave him alone! " this time his voice is a little more stern, and the older one just chuckles. 

        "I can not believe this! You ... did you fall in love with him, Jungkook? Really, are you so shameless? "

       Jungkook just frowns as he grits his teeth again, trying to be as calm as he can. There is no point in answering him, or telling him how much he is wrong. All Yoongi has to do is stay away from Taehyung.

        "N- No, I Have nothing to do with him. You ... if you want revenge on me, do it. You don't have to put innocent people in this. " the younger one comments, and as soon as the phone rings again, Yoongi presses green, then turns the phone on the speaker.

     "Finally, Jeon! Where the hell did you get lost, idiot?  When you will be back?"  Taehyung's thick voice makes the boy on the ground swear in his mind, while the silver-haired boy just looks amused at the scene in front of him.

       "He came to have some fun with me, Kim. Do not worry." Yoongi says and for a few seconds, a strange silence settles in the empty room.

       "Who the hell are you? Where's Jungkook and why are you with him? " the boy with the bandanna asks and then some strange noises are heard beyond the wire - he is probably getting ready to leave the room.

        "I am God, and I have come to punish him for what he has done in the past. " Yoongi jokes, and before Taehyung says anything, he hangs up the phone, then slams it as hard as he can; a few shards jumping close to Jungkook.

       "Yoongi, please, don-"

        "If you dare to say my name to someone, you know all too well that you will no longer be the only one who will suffer. " the silver-haired boy says, then kicks him hard in the face with his left leg, and the last thing Jungkook can see before he falls asleep is the pleasure on the face of the one who once meant more than a brother to him.

      And he can't do anything, but he wonders, would it be easier if it was really over back then?

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Yeah, another dramatic chapter because we love thisssss

I tried to slip in some suspense, I hope I managed at least a little:)))

I wait for your comments and see ya in a few daysssss (I need to update on my main account as well hehe)

This chapter went from 🥺 to 😏☺ and then back to🥺🤕 (we love some twisted chapterssss)