"yoongi!" taehyung shouted, running into the two's shared apartment.

yoongi was laying down on the couch, still recovering a bit from surgery and taehyung had drove back from the cabin as fast as he could to see him.

hoseok, jungkook, namjoon, and jin were all in the apartment as well, but taehyung was way too frantic to notice them.

"holy shit! are you okay? what the hell happened?" taehyung asked, slightly panicked, running over to yoongi and grabbing his hands.

yoongi just shook his head and assured taehyung he was fine.

"just a minor surgery. they said i'll be all back to normal in a week or so," yoongi said, smiling lightly to show him he was fine.

tae just put a hand on his chest and took a few deep breaths, feeling his anxiety subside a little.

"thank god."

yoongi just laughed.

"it was sweet of you to come all the way back, but you really didn't have to. i didn't mean to cut your little vacation short."

"no, it's fine. i was ready to come home."

the conversation fell silent for a moment and taehyung turned his head, finally realizing the two weren't alone in the room.

first, he saw namjoon and jin.

"oh... hey guys," tae said.

then, he noticed hoseok

what?

and when his eyes landed on jungkook, he just about fainted.

his lips parted slightly in shock and his eyes widened.

"jungkook."

the whole group just stared at the two, knowing how weird it must be, knowing tae wasn't aware of anything that had happened since he left.

"hey," jungkook said, a hint of sadness in his voice.

it was clear to him that taehyung wasn't exactly happy to see him. although he should have expected it, it still made him sad.

taehyung looked amazing. he always looked great, but he looked especially good at the moment. his old blonde hair was now back to, what jungkook assumed was his natural color. his hair was wavy, a few pieces falling down gracefully over his face. he had small hoop earrings in, paired with a black turtle neck and jacket, probably to protect himself from the chilly weather outside.

"what... what's going on?" taehyung asked, looking back to yoongi.

yoongi just sighed.

"we've got a lot of explaining to do."

-

"so... what you're telling me is this was all just a big misunderstanding and everything that happened with the court was... jimin's fault?"

"yeah, pretty much," yoongi said.

taehyung just sat there for a moment, not really knowing what to say.

he was shocked, to say the least.

he had spent the last week trying to forget about jungkook and move on from the whole thing and now yoongi was telling him the boy was innocent. actually, he was more than that. he was the victim.

"i... i don't know what to say," taehyung said, looking over to jungkook.

taehyung felt awful. he should have known something was going on with the boy. he should have known jungkook would never intentionally hurt him.

"it's not your fault, taehyung. we all fell for jimin's manipulation. we all fucked up," hoseok said.

taehyung just sighed, looking over to jungkook, hoping for some sort of reassurance.

but jungkook was just looking down, toying with the string of his hoodie.

"come on, i've had enough of all this. let's have some fun," yoongi said, standing up from the couch.

"hey, you need to rest!" hoseok said, hopping off the couch and grabbing onto his arm.

"babe, i'm fine. i can walk," yoongi said, reassuring him, "let's just make some food and play games or something."

"be careful. please," hoseok said, petting his cheek.

"i'll be fine," yoongi said, leaving a quick peck to his lips.

taehyung just looked at them, a little surprised. he didn't realize they were together now.

"so... you guys are official now, i'm assuming."

"oh... did i forget to mention that?" yoongi asked, laughing slightly.

"yeah," tae said, smiling at him, "but... congrats. i'm happy for you guys."

yoongi just smiled back and thanked him, heading to the kitchen with hoseok.

"food time!" jin shouted, jumping from the couch and darting to the kitchen.

namjoon just laughed, quickly following him, leaving taehyung and jungkook just sitting there. jungkook went to stand up from the couch and follow the others, but taehyung stopped him.

"jungkook, wait."

the boy looked up at him, a bit caught off guard.

"what's up?" he asked, an unreadable expression on his face.

there was an awkward vibe between the two, the exact opposite of when they had first met.

neither of the boys were really mad at each other, but it still felt weird. the last time they talked, they got into a pretty big fight and they weren't sure what to do now.

"can we... can we like... talk. like... just you and me."

jungkook sighed, realizing it was probably a good idea.

he really did want to make up with taehyung.

he wanted everything to go back to how it was before.

"yeah... okay. when?"

tae just stood up, holding his hand out for the boy.

"how about now? we can go for a walk outside."

jungkook nodded and grabbed onto taehyungs hand, feeling himself be pulled up from the couch like he was a feather, jungkook feeling sparks flow throughout his body from just the simple touch.

his feelings for the older were definitely still there.

"guys, we're going for a walk!" tae shouted, "we'll be back!"

-

jungkook and taehyung were walking along a path that circled a big lake, just catching up and talking mindlessly.

"it was fun... kind of," taehyung said, thinking back to the cabin trip he went on.

"kind of?" jungkook asked, with a laugh, "that doesn't sound too convincing, tae."

at first jungkook laughed, but then he realized his slip up and immediately went to apologize.

"sorry, i didn't mean to-"

taehyung shook his head.

"no, no, it's fine. when i... when i told you not to call me tae... i... i didn't mean it."

he stopped walking for a moment, collecting his thoughts and turning to look at jungkook.

"i didn't mean anything i said to you that day. i was hurt and upset and i wasn't thinking. you don't owe me anything, jungkook. i should have known something was going on with you when you were acting all weird and i was just a fucking idiot. i was caught up in my..," taehyung stopped for a moment, questioning if he wanted to admit it, "i was caught up in my... my feelings... for you and all i felt was rejection and i didn't know how to deal with it. and i'm sorry i left you on that court day. and i'm so fucking sorry i kissed yoongi. maybe you don't give a shit, i don't know... but that was wrong. i just... i wanted to be with you so bad and i didn't want to play you and that's exactly what i ended up doing. i'm such an idiot," taehyung said, shaking his head.

jungkook just looked at him for a moment. he felt his eyes getting a bit teary, so he immediately embraced the older, tightly.

"it's okay, tae. i-i was mean to you, too. even though i didn't want to be... i still was. if you treated me that way i would have gotten mad, too," jungkook said, into his shoulder, squeezing him tighter, "and you're not a distraction, tae. i didn't mean that. i-i love being around you. i always do."

jungkook pulled his head out of tae's shoulder and stared at him, still leaving his arms wrapped around him.

"you wanna know what i was thinking about at the cabin?" taehyung asked.

"yeah," jungkook said, eyelashes fluttering, his cheeks and nose pink from the cold.

"you," he said, moving his hands to grasp jungkook's cheeks to keep him warm, "i thought about you every second i was there. i thought about your smile. your adorable, perfect, fucking smile," tae said, watching as jungkook's face lit up, smiling radiantly, "i thought about your soft voice, and your soft skin. i thought about you calling for me and saying my name. i thought about the way it made me feel to have you curled up with me on the couch under a warm blanket, watching who knows what on the tv. and... i though about sleeping in the same bed as you... cuddling up with you and listening to your soft snores as you drift off to sleep," tae said, causing a small giggle to escape jungkook's mouth.

"and..," taehyung stopped, realizing how close his face had gotten to jungkook's, "and i thought about... if i would ever get the chance to kiss you... if i even deserved a chance."

jungkook just stared at him, with his glossy doe eyes.

"you can..," jungkook started, mixing up his words do to nervousness, "kiss me, i mean. you can kiss me."

taehyung just smiled, not being able to keep in the laugh from how adorable jungkook was.

once he calmed down from his laughter, he just met eyes with jungkook once again.

the environment became more thick as they both realized what was coming next.

tae leaned into the boy and kissed him, softly.

jungkook immediately felt butterflies in his stomach. sparks were flying and he immediately started to feel weightless.

it felt like everything had disappeared and left just the two of them behind.

it went on for a while and jungkook wasn't sure if ten seconds had passed or an hour, but frankly, he didn't care.

he was lost in taehyung.

eventually, though, taehyung had to pull away, struggling to catch his breath.

both boys just stood there, still dangerously close to one another, panting.

jungkook looked up at him, meeting eyes once again.

"kissing you..," jungkook started, still trying to catch his breath, "it feels so good. i've... i've never felt anything like that before."

taehyung just smiled, letting his forehead fall forwards onto jungkook's.

"me neither."

-

"can they just come back already?" hoseok whined, "we need to tell them already."

"just calm down, babe. don't be so nervous," yoongi said, "i'll tell taehyung when they get back."

"what are they doing walking around out there, anyways? they're gonna catch a cold," hoseok said, shaking his head.

"they probably wanted a private place to make out," jin said, snickering, not having any idea of the truth in his joke, namjoon laughing along with him.

"oh, please. taehyung's too much of a hard ass to make it up to jungkook. he can't even apologize when he does shit wrong. if something actually starts up between them, i'd be shocked."

"i don't know, yoongi. i think jungkook changed him a little. he seems more soft," hoseok said, with a laugh.

yoongi just shook his head, assuring hoseok that when the two came back, it would still be the same awkward vibe between them as it was earlier.

almost on cue, taehyung and jungkook walked back into the apartment, holding hands and laughing.

hoseok looked over to yoongi, raising a brow.

yoongi looked at him and then back to jungkook and taehyung, confused look on his face.

"hey, guys," hoseok said, smirking.

"hey," they both said, not being able to hold back their smiles.

"so... taehyung," yoongi started, "i have to tell you something."

"okay," tae said, big smile on his face, hand still latched with jungkook's.

"so... us four have been talking for awhile and i've decided i'm moving into hoseok's apartment and namjoon is moving into jin's," he said, like he was ripping off a band aid.

before tae could respond, yoongi spoke up again.

"i know it might hurt, but don't be sad. i'll still see you all the time... and you'll get the whole apartment to yoursel-"

tae quickly cut him off.

"yoongi, it's fine," tae said, happily, not even showing a small sign of disappointment like yoongi was expecting.

"really? you're not upset?"

"no, of course not!" tae said, "you're dating hoseok. you should live with him if that's what you want."

"are... are you sure?"

"yeah! a hundred percent. besides, i'm sure i'll be able to get a new roommate soon," taehyung said, looking over at jungkook and winking at him.

jungkook was screaming on the inside at the thought of really living with taehyung one day. getting to kiss him more often and cuddle him every night sounded like a dream.

"you could at least pretend to be sad."

"i will miss you, yoongi, but it's for the best. you're gonna be really happy with hoseok and i'll be happy, too."

"yeah... true," yoongi said, sighing, "are you really gonna get a new roommate?"

the other boys in the room just rolled their eyes, not believing how incredibly stupid yoongi was being,

"he means jungkook, you dumbass," jin said, snickering, "looks like you were wrong."

yoongi still looked confused, taking a minute to think.

"wait...you... and jungkook..? are you guys..?"

"boyfriends!" jungkook shouted, happily, revealing their little news.

taehyung just squeezed his hand tighter.

"yeah... we worked things out," he said, smiling.

all the other boys immediately started congratulating them, jin poking a bit of fun at the two, but being happy for them, none the less.

"well, this sure worked out well," yoongi said, smiling.

"yeah. it really did."

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