Friends - Chase Atlantic

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It wasn't by the soft caresses of the warm sun peaking through the window curtains or by the soft tender touches on his skin that woke Jungkook up from his heavy sleep.

It was by the soft pecks of kisses on his face.

For a good second he thought he was dreaming, so he let it continue for a while longer. However the second he felt the lips pecking over his, he snaps awake to realize this is real.

The lips on him only lingers to give gentle soft pecks against his skin, not with the intention if it going anymore intimate. Jungkook finds himself smiling when he saw Taehyung being the one behind these soft touches of affection before kissing him back, but just then he pulls away to smile down at the ravenette.

"Finally you're awake, I was bored."

Of course.

Jungkook blinks through the light around around him, rubbing his puffy eyes off of his sleep before slumping back to the bed with eyes closed, "Go be bored somewhere else, I'm sleepy."

He didn't have to be looking to see Taehyung's lips gapped in offense, eyes glittering in the playful way of being upset. It all happened so suddenly when he pokes Jungkook's sides, forcing a squeal to stumble out of his lips.

Oh no....

Taehyung now is on him, tickling his sides while Jungkook screeches in childish giggles, desperate to pry his hands off of him but he can't stop laughing and his muscle felt limp to do any actually pressure.

"T-Tae! I can't breathe!" Jungkook shrieks with his wide smile reaching his teary eyes, clearly unable to see the tender smile of Taehyung's lips.

If he did then he probably would've exploded by how his heart would've overrun with heat.

Taehyung gently leans over and pecks his forehead, making Jungkook start to relax from his hands that stopped pressing on his sides, now is caressing his soft skin.

"Your Elmo sounding ass laugh is hilarious to listen to by the way."

Jungkook snaps his eyes completely open, glaring at the innocently looking Taehyung with the smug smile, not holding himself back as he presses on his side as well. Knowing damn well that man is as ticklish as it gets.

He shrieks as a reaction, letting his laughs bombard the walls as Jungkook attacks him with tickles. Something about the way Taehyung's smile is so bright and happy just couldn't make Jungkook continue to torture him like this. He rubs his side affectionately instead, watching as Taehyung catches his breath with bubbling giggles and sparkling eyes staring at the ravenette.

He's so beautiful.....

This soft and tender moment was too much for Jungkook to hold back from leaning over and clasping their lips together, pushing his doubts aside. He expected for Taehyung to perhaps push him away. The light of day is already shining through, not like their comfort in the night where the secrets are stored.

However when Taehyung subtly moves his lips, in sync with his, Jungkook could just die of happiness even if it's just for this single moment.

However, the light will never be their friend.

Maybe even fate itself.

That much is obvious when a knock hits their door, that followed by it creaking open.

"Hey guys! I'm preparing the living up for-"

Jungkook's whole soul never has escaped his body so fast in his life the second he heard that voice.

Him and Taehyung instantly break away from their kiss, looking to see Jimin standing by the door with lips gapped.

Fuck....

Oh no....

The clear expression of shock and the processing of what he is seeing is evident on his face, holding onto the door tightly as though his feet were seconds away from giving out.

With nothing but one thing cruising his mind.

Yoongi.

The three didn't say a word, not until another voice came along that had Jungkook wanting the Earth to swallow him up completely.

"Uh Minnie.... You good-"

Yeosang is standing behind him now, eyes looking at the two and he himself visibly paused. There's no way to describe the horror that flooded through Jungkook's body the second he met his little brother's face, especially when he sees the way his brother's eyes went from completely blank to utter rage in a matter of seconds before storming off somewhere else quickly.

W-Where is he going?

Fuck what is he doing!?!

As though Jimin snapped away from his shock, he looks at Taehyung, his face scrunching you in anger, "You better fucking get dressed before he actually fucking murders you."

Taehyung and Jungkook were already putting their underwear on, Taehyung shuttering words and breathes between his lips before looking at Jimin.

"Please Jimin this isn't-"

"I don't want to hear it," He bellows out his lips, glaring at the two, "My brother thinks so fucking high of you and is growing very serious feelings for you. Does he fucking deserves this? For you to be fucking around while you both are developing something!" And then his eyes sneers to Jungkook, "And you! You knowing this and still fucking with him! My brother didn't do shit to you-"

Yeosang suddenly shoves past Jimin with a frying pan, every intention on slamming it against Taehyung's skull to hopefully fucking kill him.

The second Jungkook saw this he sprung to his feet and held his brother brother back while Taehyung cowers against the wall, staring with horrified eyes to the angry younger male in front of him.

"I FUCKING WARNED YOU ABOUT MY BROTHER! BUT NO YOU JUST COULDN'T FUCKING HELP YOURSELF HUH! I SWEAR I SEE YOU NEAR HIM AGAIN IM GOING TO RIP YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF!" Yeosang shouts angrily, fighting against Jungkook's arms but the ravenette held on tighter just to give enough time for Taehyung to sprint out the door and for Jimin slam the door shut to leave the two brothers alone.

There's no way to describe how fucking angry Yeosang is.

Not even angry, more so fear.

For his brother if he knew who Taehyung truly was. It pisses him off that Taehyung tries so hard to stay with a good boundary away from him because of this and this fucking happens!

His brother is not going to get hurt and for someone to get away with it!

Taehyung is damn lucky Yeosang is keeping his mouth shut only because that is something Taehyung has to admit to him himself, not for Jungkook to hear it from anybody else.

Yeosang is strangling viciously in Jungkook's arms, angrily moving against Jungkook's iron grip m.

"Let me fucking go!"

"No!" Jungkook yells back, "Not until I know you're not going to go off to kill him!"

Yeosang throws the frying pan against the wall to not think about using it against his brother and turns around, pushing Jungkook hard backwards with his face completely red now.

"The fuck is wrong with you!" Yeosang snarls darkly, "Wanting to get another pass to have your heart fucking broken again? What happened to no sex and just friends!? For fucks sakes Jungkook! Where's you damn grip!"

The ravenette scowls at him and grabs his sweat pants from the ground, yanking them on, "You don't understand and it's none of your business."

"I don't understand!" Yeosang exclaims, crossing his arms over his chest, "Please Jungkook help me understand how I should be okay with seeing my brother naked on the same bed with the same guy who fucked him over and is currently seeing another guy? I have every right to be worried and angry with you because I can't stand the idea of someone hurting you!"

This only made Jungkook rolls his eyes, running a hand through his hair in frustration to his brother's words, "I know what I'm doing! Stop trying to be like the older brother when you're fucking not!" And he gets up to stand in front of him, "You don't see me fucking intervening when it's with you and Jimin when it's so fucking obvious you feel something for him! Maybe I should let him know how you feel and perhaps see if he'll stick around for a kid!"

Oh he went through deep waters there.

And Yeosang was not one to feed into that bait.

"Don't turn the tables onto me!" Yeosang shouts back equally as angrily, "Did you honestly think that after this he's going to look at you any different? No! He's going to go back out there, see Yoongi, Jimin's fucking brother, in the eye and pour out how much he fucking likes him. And you? You're just going to watch and get hurt all over again for letting him take advantage of you-"

A loud smack echoes the room.

Very loud.

Jungkook's hand burns as Yeosang's face flies to the side, face completely shocked as his skin slowly began to sting in irritation from the sudden pain.

Never has Jungkook ever hit him like this before......

They promised..... They wouldn't...

However Jungkook was so fueled with anger that he didn't see the slight panicked looked in Yeosang's eyes as the flashbacks storms into his mind, prickling his mind to the memories of his forsaken youth.

All he felt was his anger.

"You don't know shit about what's going on between us! Okay!" Jungkook roars back angrily, not noticing the way Yeosang jumps back with his body now trembling as he holds onto his cheek, "So don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong!"

There's something in the way that Yeosang quivered in fear, wide eyes now glistening in tears that had Jungkook pushed out of his anger to realize..... What he just did to him.

He hit his brother.

They swore to never hit each other like this, like how their father use to do....

Oh.... No....

Jungkook's whole heart drops in guilt and tries to step forward but Yeosang only stumbles back to crash to the wall, keeping a distance, with eyes now averting away from him with a look Jungkook recognized too well.

A look that resembled the same one when their father use to beat them; Fear and hurt.

An emotion he caused that onto him.

This is Yeosang's trigger, an assault to his face.

"Y-You're right, it's none of m-my business," Yeosang shutters as he goes to the door, head down to avoid Jungkook's eyes, "I just wanted to protect you since you're my brother, but that doesn't matter. I'll leave you two alone then."

"Little Gem wait-"

But the door already slammed shut behind him, leaving Jungkook alone to recall everything that just happened with a heavy heart.

His hand ached hard, only left to imagine how Yeosang's cheek must feel right now.

He fucked up..... So bad.

Jungkook closes his eyes and tries to calm himself down as he stares at the bed he woke up with Taehyung, feeling that caress of his heart in regret to what happened.

He let himself get carried away by his heart, knowing very well Taehyung would never give him a chance.

No.... No, he knew what he was doing.

He can't think like this.

He wanted this to happen.

That's his weight to carry.

So Jungkook sits down on his bed, face buried in his hands with stubble sniffs coming out of his nose, now left to feel incredibly overwhelmed despite the fact it's still so early in the morning.

New Years is about to be fucking fantastic.

Meanwhile outside the door stands Taehyung, watching as Yeosang storms back into his room without noticing Taehyung there.

All the while Taehyung grips onto his own wrist tightly, fighting back his own emotions.

He fucked up.

He was pushing him away, how did last night ended the way it even did?

This is why he needs to stay away.

Even if it hurts the only person he cares about.

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A/N:
Oh boy this was intense.....

This is about to be fun.... Ha ha ha..... Uh oh boy.....

Let's see what happens!!

We will see our lovely other characters, so hopefully Ten can lift up the spirit!!

I PURPLE YOU!! <33