30| promise me

"baby what's wrong?"

jungkook cupped taehyung's face in his hands and wiped the tears with his thumb. he knew something was wrong with the older boy, it's unusual for him to be so quiet and deep in thoughts.

taehyung nervously looked into jungkook eyes, fearing what will follow. "kook, i've thought a lot... about you and your father-

"angel, you don't need to think about this, please. don't worry about me." taehyung bit his bottom-lip and looked down.

"n-no, i want to tell you what i think." taehyung said determined. he believes mr jeon doesn't want bad and even if, jungkook should at least hear what he has to say.

the ravenette wasn't fond of hearing what taehyung has to say. if that's really what has troubled the silver haired the whole day over? he retreated his hands from taehyung's face.

"okay, go on." jungkook's voice was already cold, too cold for taehyung. he hated it, he wants jungkook to hold him again. now taehyung's scared.

should he tell jungkook that he and his father had a talk? no, he would get angry.

"i-i just think y-you could talk to him maybe."

jungkook chuckled lowly and taehyung's back ran cold. "baby, that man destroyed my life, all he's gonna do is telling lies again."

"b-but bun, he maybe changed? in the message he said he took therapy a-and he seems to regret what he has done. just listen to him once."

jungkook furrowed his eyebrows at taehyung. "you want me to forgive him?" why was it bothering taehyung so much?

taehyung sighed. "i j-just think you can listen to him once and maybe he explains the things-"

"i don't need any explanations taehyung!"

the older flinched by jungkook's harsh tone. "i-i just wanna help you, everyone deserves a second chance and maybe he can make everything better. maybe he can be a good father to you."

"are you taking his side now?! you don't know him, you don't know what he can do, how he can trick everyone! taehyung that man is dangerous, he killed my mother!"

"he said she killed herself!"

jungkook halted and looked at taehyung with wide eyes.

"he?"

taehyung felt his throat getting tied up.
"j-jungkook i-"

"you what? talked to him? are you here to make me go back to him?!" jungkook grabbed taehyung's shoulders harshly, the older whimpered lightly. "is it that what has bothered you the whole day over?"

"please listen to me, kook-"

"taehyung don't tell me you fucking trust him?!"

"he took a therapy kook, he is different, he said he wants to make things good between you two. he said he even pays your school and flat for you-

"that's a fucking lie!"

taehyung felt tears forming in the corner of his eyes. "p-please don't shout at me." taehyung looked down, but jungkook didn't seem to be interested.

"i-i thought you'd help me..." jungkook's voice was low now and taehyung's heart broke.

"i-i'm trying to help you, p-please j-just talk to him. just once yeah?"

jungkook looked into taehyung's eyes. whenever he did this, he felt excited, felt warm, fascinated. taehyung's eyes always seemed so familiar, the most beautiful things in the universe, but now... they looked like eyes of a stranger. taehyung looked like a stranger to jungkook.

"i thought that i can forget everything when i'm with you! but you're just bringing everything up again, taehyung. i've been always disappointed by people who meant something to me, my whole life over a-and i thought you would never do this to me... i thought you'd never disappoint me."

taehyung sobbed quietly. jungkook is disappointed in him.

"taehyung, i love you, i really do. i love you so much, it hurts, but right now... right now i feel
like i don't know who you are."

taehyung's sobs became louder, jungkook let go of his shoulders, which lead to taehyung almost falling.

"i-i a-am sorry. i just thought-"

"it's not what you think, it's what he has told you. i can't believe that your believed him, tae... i need time."

taehyung's eyes widened and he hugged jungkook tightly. "n-no p-please don't break up with-"

"i won't." jungkook said. he let taehyung hug him, he didn't hug back though. "i... i can't."

taehyung clung tighter onto jungkook, crying against his broad chest. "i-i love you."

jungkook closed his eyes. he hates to see taehyung cry, he hates to hear this broken voice. but right now he hates that taehyung is turning his back towards him. he's trusting the devil and forgot was jungkook has told him, how much he suffered. people say to forget the past and move on, but oh honey, that's one of the hardest things on this world.

and jungkook could never forget what his father has done.

"let me go taehyung."

taehyung shook his head and at that point jungkook rolled his eyes. he grabbed taehyung's arms and pushed them from himself, he didn't let go though.
"you don't listen, do you?!"

"k-kook."

"i said i need time, taehyung!"

taehyung gulped visibly, he tried not to sob out loudly, his lips were quivering though.

"o-okay, i-i'm sorry.."

jungkook sighed. he looked at taehyung state and he hates it. he hates that the person he loves so much is crying because of him. but jungkook doesn't want to get disappointed anymore. not by taehyung.

jungkook planted a small kiss on taehyung's forehead and both closed their eyes for a second.

"promise me you stay away from him, angel. i beg you."

and he went off. and all taehyung could do was watch and watch and watch, the tears not stopping to roll down his red cheeks.

"everything goes like planned, mr jeon."

"good." the man smirked.

taehyung felt numb... nothing more than that. oh wait, he also felt dumb.

he is questioning if what jungkook said was right. if he also got tricked by his boyfriend's father. but taehyung, the angel he is, always tries to see the good in people.

he was laying in his bed, curled up in all kind of blankets, he wasn't crying, he was just laying there doing nothing but thinking.

he then took his phone, wanting to call jungkook, but he haltered when he looked at the contact. 'loml♡'

taehyung gulped, trying not to cry.

why does it feel like he lost jungkook?

it feels the same, but he knows he didn't lose him. jungkook needs time, taehyung accepts that, understands that. he messed up. he fucked up.

and when the moment comes where he gets to talk to jungkook again, he will apologize and show jungkook how sorry he is.

taehyung hates himself for not staying by jungkook and following his father's request to ask him to talk to him.

it was never confirmed that jungkook's mother killed herself, everyone just assumed that. but it was also never confirmed that she was killed.

but it's confirmed that this man destroyed the life of the boy he loves. and his mind simply pushed that fact away in pity for the man who got drunk because of his problems and then acted impulsive.

you see it too, do you?
taehyung is dumb.

he grabbed his phone again, he needs someone to talk right now. normally he'd call jimin immediately, but that wasn't the wisest decision. he scrolled down, till he saw the contact he was searching for.

he called.

"hello?"

"yoongi hyung, a-are you free right now?"

"tae is everything alright?"

taehyung sat up, straightened his posture. "euh, yes i'm okay, just wanted to ask if you wanna hang out."

"nah, i'm sorry, am on my way to jimin's party."

"oh, i forgot. have fun, hyung!"

"wait bear, euhm, do you maybe wanna come along? you don't have to, but i'll pick you up and stay with you, i promise. you miss the whole fun, my guy."

taehyung thought a little.

"you don't have to, i'm just suggesting. you know, what happened with bogum is over, he won't ever touch you... you should enjoy your life tae."

"i..." yoongi is right. taehyung should enjoy his life. he is a little melancholic right now, he needs something to distract him.

"okay, hyung, come over in 15."

"nice. am on my way."

"see you."

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