Jungkook was in a hurry.

For the ravenette it had been quite sometime since he had last felt the need to visit a shopping mall and unfortunately for him, when the day had finally arrived it was accompanied with a dust storm in the city.

He recalled the way his ears had been blown off by Yoongi's constant groaning because of the awful weather and the fact that their jeep had no hood to it. Ofcourse, the older was known to hate water spraying on top of him for whatever reason.

But Jungkook on the other hand didn't mind it as much, always having an affinity for the tiny droplets splintering in the sky. His subconscious linked the caress of those drops soaking into his skin with liberty itself. He had adored the rains as they'd always let him feel free.

The ride took them a while, since the busy roads were jammed up with a terrible traffic but the duo breathed a sigh of relief when they finally reached their destined shopping mall in the heart of some big city. They parked the jeep a few streets away and walked upto the building, Yoongi's jaw dropping to the floor as his smallish eyes sized up the enormity of it all. The first thing he did was to snap his head at Jungkook and ask him why the fuck were they even there.

"To shop." Jungkook answered simply, while attempting to brush off some water droplets from his black leather jacket.

Yoongi stilled gaped at him, going to confirm that he definitely had to be kidding but Jungkook beat him to it and shook his head.

"No I'm not." The younger answered the unasked question before grabbing the older's arm and dragging him to the huge entrance.

They reached the security check and Yoongi was more than a hundred percent sure that the guard wouldn't let someone with as shabby appearance as theirs to even lurk around the area, let alone enter that obvious rich men's den, but was surprised when they were let in just like others.

The interior to the building was just as overwhelming, if not more, shimmering with all whites and golds and intermittent potted greens and Yoongi just couldn't hold himself in any further.

"Jungkook... what in the Jack's ass do you think we are doing in a place like this?"

Jungkook stopped on his tracks and turned back to look at his hyung with a confused raised brow. "What do you mean hyung?"

"You know exactly what I mean!" Yoongi hissed, already beginning to feel out of place and self conscious.

"You think... we can't shop here?" Jungkook guessed looking over at the older ravenette who simply rolled his eyes.

"Eureka! Thanks to the devil you figured it out." Yoongi faked a smile before it dissappeared, replaced with a scowl."Now let's get the fuck out of here before we get noticed or something."

"But... why?" Jungkook asked again, seeming really confused for a moment. "It's a shopping mall and a lot of people shop here."

"And what about the money that is needed to buy such things, kook? Where's that gonna come from? A tree?" Yoongi pinched his nose at the younger's stupidity before stepping closer into the boy's earshot.

"Do you realize the greens that one needs to buy things from a big shoppé like this...? we do not have! Not unless we loot this place or some bank or something and I'm sorry but I won't be robbing a place today!"

Jungkook's expressions turned from confused to slightly annoyed and then it was Jungkook's turn to pinch the bridge of his nose.

"Hyung... we are not going to rob anyone today." The younger informed him in a flat voice, "If we would be, I'd remember to tell you beforehand and actually plan to involve Hosoek hyung way before I'd think about involving you."

The older gasped in pure offence but before he could throw back a weak insult to cut the half seeming truth, Jungkook leaned closer to him and whispered something into his ear.

Yoongi's eyes widened and he looked at Jungkook in disbelief.

"Wha--what... you... really?"

Jungkook just nodded, a small smirk forming on his lips as he flicked his wallet and showed the man what his ace move was.

A black platinum card.

Yoongi watched the object in sheer shock, the Matt black finish of its surface and the thin silver strip on the top edge exactly confirming its true identity.

"Where the hell did you manage to snag that?" Yoongi half chortled half gasped, eyes shining with a new light of excited disbelief "Damn... Jungkook!"

The younger only winked at the other and flicked his wallet close, sneaking it back to his denim pocket before looking around the place for cameras. There were many it seemed.

"Wait... is that Taehyung's?" The older's voice quirked up and Jungkook looked over in confusion.

"Huh?"

"The black card, I mean. Is it his? He's a millionaire afterall."

"What- you think I'd steal from Mr. V?" Jungkook questioned Yoongi, feeling more than annoyed that the elder would think he could use Taehyung like that.

"So, it's not?"

"Ofcourse it isn't, are you dumb hyung?" Jungkook hissed,"I'm doing all of this for him, to protect him and you think I'd steal for him? Also, we're here to buy some clothes for Mr. V... thought I'd kept him too long in his old clothes and they might even begin to smell now. He showers daily though... but wearing the same clothes could nullify the effect anyway. It's not like I care... his body odor is amazing but I'm getting these for his sake. And you here are accusing me of robbing him of his hard earned money, seriously??"

"Alright... Alright fine jeez. I was just wondering where you got that." Yoongi rolled his eyes. Jungkook was being overdramatic about everything Taehyung (as per usual). "So who did you get it from then?"

"Just someone." A vague reply.

"Someone who?" The older probed curiously but Jungkook simply turned away from him."You will get to know soon." Was all he said before walking away to some big store inside the mall.

"Since when did he start keeping things from us?" Yoongi wondered to himself quietly, thinking back to the time when Jungkook confessed about having built a home for Taehyung and himself without anyone knowing about it. Even Hosoek looked surprised at the sudden revelation, which seemed purely accidental on Jungkook's part.

Whatever you're doing... just... don't get into too much trouble.

The older ravenette sighed to himself, looking on as the younger entered an extremely exorbitant store under the name- GUCCI.

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The clock was striking something close to seven in the evening and it was still raining quite heavily when Jungkook returned to the basement where he had held Taehyung.

On his way he thought about changing into some dry clothes first since he had been in his rain soaked clothes for more than half of the day but then quickly shrugged the thought away, choosing to go surprise Taehyung first.
He had really missed seeing his idol's face for one whole day and he decided there could be no more delays to it.

Jungkook quickly reached the outside of Taehyung's room but stopped himself at the threshold a wave of uncertainty rising in his chest. He reopened the bag of clothes he brought for Taehyung and peered down, giving the few outfits a quick once over.

Jungkook had himself picked them out for Taehyung but he really wasn't sure if the older would even like them. Jungkook wasn't big on fashion but based on his years long observations of his favorite idol he knew exactly what type of clothes the other likes to wear. Cute, comfortable ones.

Jungkook really hoped his idea worked, especially in pacifying the idol a little in favor of himself. He knew Taehyung wasn't someone who was going to be impressed by material gifts but he could atleast give it a shot and see, right?

Therefore, licking his lips in somewhat resolute determination Jungkook gripped the bags tighter under his palm and pushed open the door after turning the key twice.

Silence.

The room was dark and silent, almost appearing empty. Jungkook frowned at the lack of light or warmth in the quiet room and his hand automatically moved towards the light switch, uselessly flipping it up and down before realizing the current was out.

Probably because of the rain...

Jungkook's eyes widened as a sudden thought struck his mind.

Shit... Mr. V! He said he hated darkness.

The ravenette quickly jostled his pockets, looking for his phone before pulling it out and turning on the small flashlight. He flashed it around the medium sized room a couple times before realizing Taehyung wasn't there.

"Mr. V?" He called out. "Are you alright? Where are you?" He asked.

No answer.

An unknown fear began rising in Jungkook's chest, spiking up the anxiety in his veins. He dropped the bag on the floor and stumbled forward, reassessing the room for a trace of his beloved who was currently no where to be seen.

Did he run away?

No, that's impossible Jungkook. There's only one way out of here and you have the key to it.

Maybe he's just hiding somewhere.

"Mr. V, hey, are you... are you there?" Jungkook called out again, moving to look around the idol's floorbed which currently had nothing on it save for a few crumpled up sheets."Fuck where did he-"

Jungkook stopped speaking when he heard a sudden sound go off from behind him. The sound of a door closing followed by floorboards squeaking softly. The ravenette felt the hair on his neck rise in que when he heard a familiar deep voice ask softly-

"Jungkook... is that you?"

The younger quickly spun a 180 on his feet, huge waves of relief washing over him when he spotted Taehyung standing just outside the small washroom of his room. But wait, there was something... odd?

Taehyung's blue hair was wet, color dripping down along with the droplets of water from the hair falling over his eyes and... he was naked?

Jungkook choked on his spit.

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The atmosphere had gotten calmer.

Outside, the rain had stopped pouring and now all that was left was the gloomy after-shower effect lingering amongst the remaining clouds in the night sky.

But inside the basement things were so glaringly opposite it seemed as though the real storm had moved in here after getting sucked into the vacuum that Jungkook's mind had suddenly become.

His eyes were wide, pupils probably blown apart, that is if someone could spot them in the sheer darkness of the room and they were shamelessly fixed on something. That something being- His idol's lithe body covered with nothing but a thin white bedsheet cover that wrapped his torso from under his armpits and stopped in a knot right above his tan chest.

Even if it was dark in the basement room, it was as clear as the day that Taehyung was absolutely naked underneath that thin layer of cloth.

"..." the ravenette gulped, his voice coming out grained from having taken huge chunks of air when his mouth had fallen open a few minutes ago. "W-what-What are you..."

Taehyung suddenly sneezed causing the other to flinch and break out of his dumb trance. Jungkook blinked and looked over at Taehyung again, who was wiping his nose with the back of his hand whilst looking like a little kid and the former felt his heart do a somersault and a back flip simultaneously.

"Mr. V?" He finally called out, feeling his heart beat louder in his chest. Taehyung looked up at the call, his big tiger-cub eyes peeking from behind baby blue hair, stretched wide with innocence.

"What were you- do-doing? L-like this?" Jungkook asked with some difficulty, forcefully willing his eyes to stay on the other's face and not linger anywhere south.

"I was only showering." The idol replied with a unintended rasp, "and then suddenly the lights went out." Jungkook could literally hear the pout in the older's voice, making his heart boom louder. If that was even possible.

"O-okay but you could catch a-a- cold." Jungkook tried to tell him, but then his eyes could no longer hold themselves on Taehyung's perfect pouty face and slid downwards, tracing the glistening skin on the latter's neck followed by his exposed collarbones visible in the dim lights of his torch.

Jungkook's eyes couldn't help but fix themselves upon the slight swells of Taehyung's buttery pecs, probably in such shape from the regular workout he was required to do as a performer.
The ravenette drew a bated breath and quickly looked away from those luring Venus fly traps. He cleared his throat and shifted his weight from one leg to another.

"And what happened to your clothes? Why are you wearing... that?" The younger ravenette managed to ask the next few questions without stuttering and he was grateful for that. He just hoped he didn't sound high pitched or something. God, that would be weird.

"I accidentally ripped them earlier this morning," Taehyung answered back, the pout in his voice still present as he slowly floated his way across the room and towards the ravenette, making the latter freeze right on his spot.

Jungkook noticed how when the blue haired idol walked, his long tan legs peeked out gracefully from the single open pleat in the folded sheets, coupled with a natural sway of his curvy hips. The idol absolutely matched a runway model from a delux night show in Paris, and in Jungkook's opinion - probably three times sexier.

"And the rain water kept coming in from the vent so I had to use all the towels to block them up." Taehyung huffed, one of his hands flicking the wet bangs away from his eyes and settling them behind a ruby studded ear, while the other still held onto the knot on the bedsheet, keeping it in place.

Jungkook was left speechless. Not because he didn't have an answer to the other's complaints (which he obviously didn't) but more so because of the proximity that Taehyung had so casually created between the two of them.

Both were currently wet and steaming off their skins, Jungkook still dressed in his skin tight water soaked leather clothing and Taehyung, on the other hand, wrapped in nothing but a long white and almost transparent bedsheet, standing just a few inches away from him, looking like a ten course meal on an island in Hawai put up on an offer for a beggar like Jungkook.

Not only that but the blue haired was furrowing his beautifully shaped brows under the flashlight, probably trying to see Jungkook clearly through the darkness, and his lush lips tugged forward into the beautiful pink pout that Jungkook wanted nothing more than to just devour at the moment. Jungkook squirmed on his spot when he felt his pants tighten slightly.

"I need more clothes," Taehyung began, sounding all whiny and demanding as usual but Jungkook couldn't take his eyes off those wet lips as they moved so swiftly, even though they were set in a scowl right now, "You said you would take care of me! Is that how you are going to do it? Huh? By keeping me in the same clothes for weeks! And there's no proper ventilation in the bathroom, and the shower place keeps jamming up and today I almost ran out of toilet paper too. Yah! Are you even listening?"

Jungkook broke out of his lip-staring trance and was once again brought back to the real world by Taehyung's voice that now begun sounding angrier.

"Y-yes, yes Mr. V I'm listening." The ravenette nodded, feeling slightly nervous now that Taehyung could properly see him back in the darkness. He hoped the other didn't look down and see something he wasn't supposed to see. "I... uh..  I noted everything. It will all be fixed first thing in the morning, but f-for now... you should get dressed or you'll catch a cold-"

"But howw??" He was interrupted by Taehyung's sudden long whine, and for a second Jungkook felt like the other was doing it on purpose. Inching closer that was. It looked completely innocent and unintentional at first but that was until Taehyung stood right in Jungkook's face, their feet touching, and bodies feeling a bit of the warmth emanating from the other.

"I am left with no clothes at all." Taehyung said, lifting his shoulders in a shrug, "And look, even the sheets have gotten a little wet--" He was going to pull up the lower hem of his current gown to show Jungkook where it had gotten wet when the other grabbed his hand and stopped him midway.

"Stop."

The idol looked up at Jungkook and for a second his heart leapt up in his chest when he noticed the dark look in the younger's eyes. The grip around his wrist felt cold and hard, perhaps because of the glove Jungkook always seemed to wear, or maybe because of the way temperatures seemed to have suddenly dropped in the basement.

It made chills run down Taehyung's spine and he licked his suddenly dry lips and stared into Jungkook's eyes like a deer at headlights.

Did he do something wrong?...

Maybe he... overdid his acting? But didn't Jungkook like it? Seeing him in the rawest of forms? Something a lot of people would kill to get a glance of?

And wasn't it supposed to provoke Jungkook and consequently distract him so that Taehyung could work around his that weakness and find a way out of there?

But then... instead of pouncing on him in the first chance, why did his kidnapper look... angry?

Or was he... nervous?

A brief moment or two passed and Taehyung felt the grip around his wrist loosen and he drew in an invisible breath when the other finally dropped his hand and moved away, looking a little surprised with himself.

Jungkook reached a hand in his raven locks and ruffled them, a staggered sigh leaving his lips and eyes closing shut in defeat, but also some latent relief that he hadn't gone too far in fulfilling his hidden desires.

"I got something for you." The ravenette then said, changing the mood of the conversation and taking a few more steps back. Taehyung couldn't help but feel cold at the absence, making him curl in on himself.

Taehyung only looked down and nodded, sensing Jungkook walk away for a few seconds before returning with a large paper bag in his hands, making the other look up again in surprise.

"What's that?" The idol asked, gripping the bag in his hands and looking into it.

"Clothes." Jungkook answered briefly, before flicking his gaze towards Taehyung, who was busy rummaging through the bags.

"They're GUCCI!" Taehyung yelled in surprise, causing Jungkook to crack a small smile in return, followed by a nod.

"For you."

"Oh mi God, it's really gucci!" The idol couldnt help it and bounced on his feet unintentionally, feeling like he won a prize or something. Taehyung temporarily forgot that he was in the middle of a plan to bring Jungkook down and instead focused on the new clothes he got from his favorite brand, squealing happy like a kid. He pulled out a large beige sweater from the bag and smelled it, the expensive smell making him sigh in delight before he unfolded and wriggled into it.

"You're welcome." Jungkook chuckled at the other's cute impatience and even helped him into the sweater by pulling down the hem to his waist. The material felt warm on Taehyung's freezing skin, making the older sigh louder in relief. This was good, really good.

As Taehyung got busy with checking his other clothes, he failed to notice the longing look on Jungkook's eyes which were solely fixed upon him. Taehyung only looked up again when he heard the younger's retreating steps towards the door.

Was he leaving so soon?

"Jungkook?" Taehyung didn't know why he stopped him, maybe it was out of pure impulse but he only realized that after Jungkook had already stopped at his call. The younger turned back and raised a brow.

"Yes?"

"Uh-- nothing. You can go."

The younger looked confused for a second before letting out a low hum and turning back around to leave the room, but then thought something and stopped again.

Taehyung had already discarded his wet bedsheet and was currently standing in just his new sweater that easily reached down to his mid thighs. His hands were still inside the bag, assessing the material of new captivity wardrobe when Jungkook looked at him from the door and smiled to himself.

As much as I want to see you naked right now... and also every night and day of my life, in my arms, I will do it only after I get you in it forever. And that day is coming very soon Mr. V.

Neither of us have to wait that much longer.

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A/n: Hello, loves.
How yall been doing?

It's getting more and more difficult to write these days. A lot has been going on in life and yeah, sometimes i do feel like I don't have it in me anymore :(

There's just a small advice I need--

Should I discontinue Paenboi and start another book from scratch? With a fresh and more engaging concept?

Or do you want me to continue this?

I'd like real feedback please, cuz this book is a slowburn.

I love you all ♡