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Jungkook swiftly stood to his feet once he realized it was 5 in the evening. He wasn't going to stay a minute later as he rushed to clock out, running into Hoseok along the way. Jungkook titled his head at Hoseok, his expression dark when he was normally sunshine and smiles. Even darker than that night Hoseok found out Taehyung was contacting him instead. He had tried to smile like it hadn't bothered him. Jungkook definitely knew something was wrong as he approached Hoseok today though.

"Hey, Hobi. Is everything okay?" Jungkook asked as Hoseok sighed with exasperation. "No, the CEO wants to force Taehyung's reinstatement and make him look bad for other prospective jobs if he doesn't come back," Hoseok announced, rather annoyed and tired. Jungkook felt his heart sink at those words as he sighed heavily. "I shouldn't have gotten involved with his life, should I? He'd have been better off never meeting me, huh?" Jungkook asked, feeling dejected by Hoseok's words.

Although Hoseok quickly changed his tune when he noticed Jungkook's demeanor shift. "No, no, of course not," Hoseok reassured Jungkook, gently patting his shoulder. "He obviously likes you or he wouldn't have even considered making a deal with the CEO," Hoseok added, trying to cheer Jungkook up. He could tell it really bothered Jungkook as they walked together towards the timesheet. Hoseok bit his lip as Jungkook remained silent, his gaze still cast towards the ground before he sighed heavily once again. "I guess you're right," Jungkook finally answered, lifting his head and smiling at Hoseok.

It had to have been the most awkward smile that Hoseok had ever seen and he knew Jungkook was still bothered. His mind probably turning over with thoughts on how to fix this situation for Taehyung. "Hey, we should all get together tonight and go drinking," Hoseok suggested, trying to ease Jungkook's mind. Although Jungkook appeared tepid about that prospect and shrugged without so much as a glance towards Hoseok. "Ooooor, or, we can have a movie night at Jimin's place again," Hoseok added, hoping this suggestion would see a smile on Jungkook's face.

Jungkook looked up as he punched his timesheet to clock out with a soft hum. "I suppose we could do that. I enjoyed the last one," Jungkook stated softly as Hoseok nodded vigorously. "Okay, okay! I'll call Jimin up and set everything up," Hoseok declared excitedly, punching his time card as well. He rushed over towards the doors to leave while Jungkook lagged behind. He hadn't been feeling very energetic today as he trudged along behind Hoseok.

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Jungkook walked into his apartment without bothering to check the mail. He was too ashamed to read anything Taehyung wrote to him now. He set his briefcase down and collapsed onto his couch with a soft sigh. He rubbed his hands down his face, annoyed with himself for dragging Taehyung into his mess. He'd never felt so disheartened about sharing something with someone before, but he loathed the situation he'd involved Taehyung. He groaned softly as tears slipped past his hands and down his cheeks with contempt. He was so angry with the way things had turned out that he couldn't help the tears that dripped from his jaw and onto his pants.

He sniffled a couple of times, forcing himself to straighten up and stop crying. He wiped his tears away with his sleeves, standing to his feet to get ready to go over to Jimin's apartment. He changed his clothes into a pair of tight black jeans and a loose fitted light brown sweater as he walked out of his room. With everything that had happened this week, he was surprised he hadn't sat down to cry sooner. It helped a little bit as he grabbed his cell phone and headed for Jimin's apartment.

He opened Jimin's apartment door without bothering to knock, knowing he was always welcome. He closed the front door and approached Jimin's bedroom door, but stopped short of opening the door when he heard a soft moan. He froze on the spot, pressing his ear to the door momentarily to be sure of what he'd heard before flushing and stepping away from the door when he heard Jimin moan louder. He felt his face burn with embarrassment as he wandered back into the kitchen. He moved to grab a glass for some water, opening the wrong cabinet by accident. His eyes studied all the medications that beckoned towards him.

He absentmindedly reached for one of the bottles and stared at it for several moments before opening it. He didn't know what he held in his hands because even though he'd stared at the bottle for several moments, he wasn't really discerning any of the words on the bottle. Without a second thought, he dumped several of the bluish-green, liquid capsules into the palm of his hand, staring at them. He placed the opened bottle on the edge of the counter, his eyes still locked on the capsules that screamed for him to down them. The temptation was strong as his eyes never left the palm of his hand. It wasn't until someone knocked on Jimin's front door that he snapped out of his trance. He shoved the pills into his back pocket, quickly sealing the bottle again and throwing it back into the cabinet. He didn't want to be caught with whatever he had been holding because Jimin would certainly throw a fit. He moved to grab a glass for water as Jimin ran out of his bedroom in a bathrobe.

Jungkook could tell Jimin hadn't taken a shower with all the reddish-purple marks that littered the caramel skin of his neck, but Jimin had purposely wet his hair to make it look like he'd just got out of a shower. Jimin stopped short of answering the door when he spotted Jungkook, realization flashing across Jimin's face as he flushed bright red. Jungkook only smiled and laughed softly as Jimin sealed his robe and opened the door, welcoming all of their friends inside. That was when Jungkook noticed a tall young man with black hair join their group like he'd been there with them.

Jungkook steered clear of the new face, although he was certain he'd seen him somewhere before, greeting Hoseok and Yoongi with a hug. They were holding hands and looked happy as Jungkook had to comment. "Are you two in a relationship now?" Jungkook asked as Yoongi flushed and roughly pushed Jungkook's arm with a serious expression that told him to stop asking questions. Jungkook only laughed as Hoseok pulled Yoongi's head into his chest to soothe the elder. Yoongi appeared to relax into the gesture, making Jungkook smile playfully. He briefly asked Namjoon and Seokjin how they were doing before plopping down on the couch and gesturing for them to start this movie.

Jimin laughed loudly at Jungkook before heading back into his bedroom to change quickly. He was certain that nobody else other than Jungkook knew he was completely nude underneath his robe. He quickly threw on a pair of sweats and a loose fitted black tee as he emerged from his room once again. Jimin plopped down on the couch next to Jungkook as he gestured towards his friend with the dark hair. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet Hyunjin," Jimin announced with a wide smile. They all greeted him, except Jungkook who opted for a silent waved and a half-assed smile. Jungkook froze when Jimin stood to let Hyunjin sit next to him instead as Jimin sat in Hyunjin's lap. He was beyond uncomfortable now.

Jungkook silently tried to move away but before he could, Yoongi and Hoseok sat beside him, sandwiching him between Hyunjin and Yoongi. His anxiety reeled on him, erupting dangerously as he abruptly stood to his feet. "I- I'll just watch from one of the kitchen chairs," Jungkook claimed as he grabbed one of the kitchen stools and sat facing the television. Jimin seemed surprised as he stared at Jungkook. "Are you sure? There's plenty of room for you, Kookie," Jimin urged as Jungkook shook his head and stayed firmly planted on the kitchen stool.

Jimin sighed softly as he started the movie, glancing over at Jungkook now and then because he looked so lonely and broken. He knew Jungkook had been having an exceptionally rough week, but he looked even lonelier with all the couples that filled the room now. He noticed at one point, Jungkook wasn't even watching the movie, but instead, stared at the ground. It only made him look more alone and depressed as Jimin stood to his feet. He walked over towards Jungkook and tugged on his arm slightly, smiling when Jungkook looked up in alarm. "You should join us Kookie," Jimin insisted as Jungkook shook his head. "I'm fine, seriously," Jungkook affirmed, hoping Jimin would just enjoy the movie and the company of his male partner.

Jimin frowned at those words but returned to sitting in Hyunjin's lap as Jungkook turned toward the table. He'd lied. He wasn't fine and being in a room filled with couples only hurt him more as he sighed softly. Although he was certain none of them could hear him over the surround sound that blared loud noises from the movie. He just wanted to be in Taehyung's arms as he sniffled softly, wiping his eyes from any shed tears.

He sipped his water, turning back towards the movie. It was in this instance that he realized that everyone else was preoccupied with their significant other as Jungkook made a face. He turned back away from the movie, standing to his feet as he walked over towards the counter. He looked up at the ceiling, praying he could be with Taehyung soon as he wandered back over towards the table again. He slid his hands into his back pockets before he realized that he'd shoved all those pills in one of his back pockets.

He pulled them out, staring at them once again before glancing over to ensure everyone was preoccupied. With his week as rough as it was and Taehyung too far away to do much to comfort him, Jungkook felt the weight of all those negative thoughts cloud his entire mind. He grabbed his glass of water as his eyes remained locked on his friends. While he was aware he shouldn't do this, something inside him was urging him to continue. He took a small gulp of water before dropping one pill into the back of his throat. He swallowed it with ease as he took another gulp of water, dropping two more pills into the back of his throat. He swallowed them without a problem and took another gulp of water. He dropped three more into his mouth, swallowing them before gagging softly.

He swallowed three more pills down before gagging violently this time, the sound catching Jimin's attention. "Jungkook? Is everything okay?" Jimin asked, climbing out of Hyunjin's lap and walking over towards Jungkook. Jungkook forced the last 3 pills down before Jimin could get to him, gagging violently once again. "Are you going to be sick?" Jimin asked softly, not realizing what had transpired yet. Jungkook gagged forcefully once more as Jimin walked him over towards the sink in case he needed to vomit. Although Jungkook remained in a dry heaving state over the sink as Jimin soothingly rubbed his back.

"Hey, Minnie. What's this over here?" Yoongi asked, speaking up as he held up a small bluish-green capsule. Jimin walked over to study the capsule, realizing it was one of the sleeping pills he'd been prescribed a while back. "What's this doing over here?" Jimin asked before noticing it was in the spot that Jungkook had been sitting. They all turned their attention towards Jungkook. He dry heaved once again before a soft, feeble moan escaped his lips and he collapsed onto the floor.

Everyone rushed towards him, Jimin the first one beside him as he shoved his phone towards anyone who would take it. "Call an ambulance, quickly," Jimin shouted as he cradled Jungkook's upper body in his arms. He pried Jungkook's mouth open, forcing his fingers down his throat. He turned Jungkook onto his side as he spilled some of the contents in his stomach, the same pills littering Jimin's floor. Jimin smacked Jungkook's face hard to keep him coherent as Yoongi grabbed the cup Jungkook had been drinking from. He filled it with ice and then water before splashing the water in Jungkook's face. Anything it took to keep him awake.

Jungkook moaned weakly, his arms hanging limply by his body as Yoongi splashed him with more ice-cold water. They were doing everything they could to keep him coherent as they waited for the ambulance to arrive.