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“What are you doing here? And who are you?” Said Tae as he pointed a gun at the handsome stranger who was rummaging through the drawers in his fathers office.  The man immediately stopped and looked right at him.

Tae tried his best to stay firm, and keep his trembling figure rigid.

The stranger with the most gorgeous & deep black eyes as Tae had noticed, merely shrugged, shut the drawer close and took some steps towards him.

“Stop! Or I’ll shoot you!” Tae weakly threatened

“No you won’t” said the man as he backed him into a corner and firmly clutched the tip of his glock

“Because to shoot, first you’ll have to take the safety off, and then steady your hand for aim” he added, as he promptly snatched the gun away from Tae, turned him around and wrapped an arm over his chest.

“Who are you?” Tae asked again, his voice filled with tremors

“The name is Jungkook and I am or I was your dads right hand man. Now I am, let’s say, your guardian?” Said JK

“I am 26, I don’t need one” Tae scoffed. He was scared yes but he was also annoyed with how bored & casual this Jungkook guy sounded, as if he wasn’t holding a gun in one hand

“Well then you can say that I am your bodyguard” Jk said, as he let go of Tae and tugged the gun away.

Tae rolled his eyes at Jk. He was an actor, clearly used to drama and if he were to be honest, he did like a mysterious edge to a man. But a day after his dad’s death, he needed neither drama nor a random person with gun snatching abilities, acting all cryptic in front of him.

“Yeah well I don’t need a bodyguard either, I’ve got 2 who can detach your head from your body, if I let out a small squeak” Tae said

“And yet you decided to confront a man trespassing in your fathers home by yourself?” Jk said lifting one of his eyebrows to throw Tae a judgemental look

Taehyung's resolve faltered even more and he gulped down a gasp upon realizing his stupidity.

“I was overwhelmed okay, I had been crying all night and then I heard noises so I did the first thing that came to mind” Tae responded

And seconds later he screamed at the top of the voice for help, something which he thought he should have done the moment his gun was taken away, instead of being spell bound by Jk.

“None of them will show up” JK said getting closer to him again and Tae went silent for a moment

“What?” He asked befuddled

“Well…… One is probably dead and the other is about to shoot your brains out” JK responded casually as he quickly ducked down with Tae, and a bullet went just past his head, cracking the porcelain vase on his dad’s top shelf!

Tae stared at Jk with wide eyes as he pulled out the gun from his back pocket and shot his trusted bodyguard of 5 years.

“See I know you have many questions, and I was hoping we’ll have more time for me to explain, but it is what it is right now, and I need you to trust me!”

Tae scanned JK’s face for any signs of lies. Being an actor he was good at telling if people were being fake or not, and in that moment despite shivering with fear, he could see nothing but sincerity in the beautiful eyes staring back at him cautiously

And so he did what he deemed was a more sane choice anyway than running out into the streets,screaming, without any security detail and ending up photographed in his penguin pajamas. He nodded and agreed to follow Jk, who in turn gave him a small smile before pulling them up and leading them out with a dash.

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Tae absolutely hated exercise, he still had painful memories of his training days for when he had to play the part of an athlete. So the fact that he had managed to keep up with the furious pace set by his “bodyguard” jk, came as a big shock to him

“So….. why are we running and sneaking away, when we could have just taken the customized porsche parked at my dad’s?” Tae asked panting & gasping for breath, as he tried his best to stay caught up with JK who was running like an olympian, without shedding an extra drop of sweat.

“Your own bodyguard was about to send you to heaven, you really think they wouldn’t have messed with your car?” Jk responded with a judgemental glint in his expression.

“Oh I am sorry, I don’t exactly run away from people out to kill me on the daily!” Tae replied breathlessly

Jungkook stopped for a second and looked at Tae, he knew he wasn’t being fair to him, but his hands were tied too.

“Sorry! My car is only a few metres away!” He said with reassurance and tugged Tae along with himself, offering him the empathy he deserved and needed.

“Quick get in!” Jk said and pushed Tae in the front seat of his SUV, and jogged to the drivers side. He didn’t waste a moment and hit the road.

From the corner of his eyes, he could see Taehyung nervously play with his fingers, and fix his mask anxiously

“Here….. not sure if it’s a better cover up, but give it a try” Jk said, offering Tae his black baseball cap which Tae grabbed quickly

“Thank you! The last thing I need is media tarnishing my reputation further and dragging you with me”

“Yeah I understand”

“Uhhhh….. so where are we going?” Tae asked watching JK take an unfamiliar route anxiously.

He firmly held onto the car door in preparation to jump out, at the slightest threat to his life. He had trusted Jungkook in the moment, given the obvious fact of him saving Tae's life, but that did not mean he wasn't scared or attentive.

“My apartment. It doesn’t have any links to your dad, so they won’t be able to trace us back there” JK responded simply as he fought the urge to make fun of Tae's stupid feeble attempts at guarding himself.

“Who’s they? You keep saying, they after me, they want to catch me, who are they? Who am I running from?” Tae questioned with worry

“I know you have questions Taehyung, but just wait until we reach and I will have answers for you!” Jk said calmly

“No!! I want some answers now, I don’t understand what’s happening, I don’t know who wants to hurt me, and you said they could hurt tannie!?” Tae screamed

“Who’s Tannie? Oh lord Tae, was a friend with you at your dad’s apartment? Why didn’t you say anything when we were sneaking out of his office??” Said JK halting his car in the corner of the road and facing Tae

“No that’s my baby, my red Porsche! You said they could mess it up?” Taehyung exclaimed with utmost seriousness

“You made me panic over a car!? Don’t you have like 20??” Jk said grinding his teeth in annoyance

“I only have 3! And Tannie is special, it’s the only car Yeontan rides in!” Tae said as if it was the most obvious fact in the world

“Right…… Yeontan your dog, your dog who has a car! You know what, let’s just go back and grab your car, we can’t afford to lose it!” Jk said with a smile

“Really?” Tae cheered

“No!?”

“I swear to god Tae, you just survived a shooting attempt, why would you even worry about your car?” Jk said angrily

His patience was hanging by a thread; it wasn’t easy that he was tasked with protecting someone as bratty as Taehyung, and top it all the man seemed to have zero self-preservation skills

“I don’t know okay! I was shooting for my drama, when I get a call that my dad passed away due to a silent heart attack and that they took away his body for an autopsy. I didn’t even get to see him and next thing I know my bodyguard wants to kill me and I need to escape! You think that’s easy?? To just be going through your days and suddenly have the only family figure in your life be snatched from you, and then be told to just blindly follow someone who you’ve never even met before! You think that’s easy!!? Huh!” Tae screamed, breaking into tears

This whole ordeal had taken a toll on him, and while he was usually good at displaying his emotions, as of the moment, he just wanted to cry.

“I am sorry! I know it’s not easy! Let me drive us back to mine safely and I’ll answer all your questions. Just try to not overthink in the mean time! It’s late, you can even take a short nap!” Jk said awkwardly patting his head, not knowing what to do with his hands for a moment

Tae merely nodded & closed his eyes shut, and when he opened them some time later he saw the car parking into a basement space.

Jungkook got out, and softly held out his hand for Tae, who latched on to it immediately, having felt thrown out of balance due to the day’s events.

They climbed the stairs out of the lot, & entered the lobby. The building wasn’t half as posh as the one Taehyung resided in, but it had a nice homely vibe to it. They took the elevator to the 7th floor & after spending a good while fumbling for keys, Jk let them in

“Water?” He offered courteously as he moved aside to let Tae walk past him

“Yes thank you!” Tae said 

“Here you go!” Jk said offering a bottle of water to Tae, as they sat side by side on the living room couch, facing the television set.

“Hmm… so are you going to answer my questions now? And I will also need to borrow your phone!” Said Tae

“Yup I’ll explain myself, but why do you need my phone, I don’t want them to be able to track us through your calls until I have a plan in motion” Jk asked

“I have to text my manager Jimin so he doesn’t go into panic after not finding me in the house later today! Tae answered

“Okay! I’ll grab you a spare phone to use and you can text Jimin, I already ran a check on him before and he’s safe!” Jk said walking up to the cabinet under the television and finding a phone and sim for Tae to use

“Thanks! And I knew Minnie is safe, he can’t hurt a fly!”

“Don’t trust people so easily Tae, now more than before it’s very important that you watch your back!” Jk said handing over the phone to Tae

“Says the person who wanted me to trust him the moment I met him” Tae rolled his eyes

Touché” Jk replied and walked away to give Tae some space

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2:35 am

Tae: Hi Minnie, it's me!

Jiminieee: Me who??

Tae: Me, Taehyung Ofc! Who else calls you minnie?

Jiminieee: Lot of ppl call me minnie! How do I know you aren't some weirdo creep

Tae: Park Jimin! Istg you better believe it's me before I tell Hobi hyung you burnt Mickey's favorite sweater

Jiminieee: YOU WOULDNT!

Tae: Try me!

Jiminieee: Alright I can smell the brat genes from miles away.... why are you texting me from a different number Tae?

Jiminieee: And why haven't you been answering my calls?

Jiminieee: Are you okay?

Jiminieee: Did you wanna do a cuddle session?

Jiminieee: Where are you? Are you still at your dad's? I can come over right away! Just say the word!

Tae: I am fine Minnie! Don't worry too much! I kinda broke my phone, so I am using a spare one.

Tae: Just wanted you to know that I'll be away for a bit, to process everything on my own, so I might not be reachable

Jiminieee: Taehyungahh ....are you sure you're fine? Where will you be? Lmk, n I can make sure the press won't be a bother

Tae: No no you don't have to worry about that, I'm at a friends place and it's off the radar!

Jiminieee: Which friend? Jin? Yoongi?

Tae: Just a friend u don't know.

Jiminieee: I have known you since you were 15, how do you have a friend, I don't know

of?

Tae: It's a new friend, I met him at the gym

Jiminieee: Since when do YOU go to the gym??

Jiminieee: Tae are you sure you are safe??

Tae: Jiminnnn...I am FINE! I promise! Could you pls reschedule any interviewsand re-work my dates for the 2 movies. I need a break

Jiminieee: Ofc tae! I am almost offended you had to ask! I am your best friend first, manager second, I already took care of all of that!

Jiminieee: You take all the time you need bub! And tell me everything about this new friend of yours, I'm sus

Tae: Stop overthinking Jimin! I have to go now, I'll text you later!

Jiminieee: You're not off the hook!! I need the details later! But more importantly just stay safe okay!🤗🤗

Tae: You're the best minnie!💜

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"Done?” Jk said plopping back down on the couch

“Yeah! So now would you care to explain? My head is hurting Jungkook, I need to know what is going on!?” Tae asked with a sigh

“Not sure where should I start, but your dad’s death wasn’t natural Tae, he was murdered.” Jungkook said, evading all eye contact

“What do you mean he was murdered? They told me he got a heart attack?” Tae asked, the shock from JK’s statement, evident in his voice

“The autopsy just came back and they confirmed that it was a pill induced attack” Jk responded solemnly,as he reached out and held Tae’s hands, finally meeting his gaze

“I don’t understand, why would anyone want to kill my dad? I know he was a lawyer, but he did the boring paperwork for cooperations?” Tae questioned as tears began to swim in his eyes.

He wasn’t able to believe that someone could hold so much hate against his father!

“Tae……. Again I don’t know how to tell you this, but your dad’s job was a cover up. He helped bury the money and paper trails of a big drug cartel operating in South Korea!” Jk replied

“No this can’t be true!” Tae took his hands away and shifted a little back

“Tae…… I am sorry” Jungkook apologized

He should have delivered the truth with a bit more sympathy, he thought in hindsight

“Wait….. if you were his right hand man, were you also involved in all of this? OH MY GOD Jungkook! Are you one of the people in the drug trade!!??” Tae screamed and moved farther away from Jk

“No! Hell No! I met him 2 years ago Tae, and he needed my help to get out of all of this. Your dad….. he only responded to these secretaries let’s say, and we were trying to get information on the main boss, so he could leverage that and leave” Jk answered calmly

“2 years ago? That’s when…. No!” Tae exclaimed

“Yeah he didn’t want to do this any longer after your mom’s death” Jk said carefully. He could see how perturbed Tae already was and the last thing he wanted to do was scratch open past wounds

“Did my.. D-id my mom’s death have anything to do with those drug cartel men?” Tae asked

“I don’t know Tae, at the time it seemed like a hit and run accident, but now I am not so sure!” said JK honestly 

Tae huffed out a breath and sat back down on the couch.

His head had begun to spin

“But my dad’s no more now….. why are these people still after me?” He asked

“Your dad left his estate to you, and in doing so he left basically the entire machinery of this organization in your hands, the last thing they want is for an outsider to probe into their business” Jk explained

"I don’t know what to say…… All of this is too much Jungkook! I just know that I need to get justice for my parents! What should I do?” Tae responded running a palm through his hair in frustration.

Jungkook scooted closer and squeezed his shoulder in support

“I am sorry Tae! And as for our next steps, we need to convince them that you want to be in the organization. That you don’t wish to be an outsider who’ll stop their business, but instead be an insider willing to assist! Once we have their trust, the target is off your back!” He said

“Great big words! But also what should we do to gain their trust?” Tae asked with a cough, frustration and fear had caused his voice to break.

“I think you should attend the memorial they have organized for your dad! To the world they are all successful businessmen, lawyers and officials who adored your dad but in reality they are nothing but means to clean up the blood money that flows through the organization. They are hosting this memorial to save face in front of their general contacts and such” Jungkook explained

“So I just show up at this memorial and do what??” Taehyung asked

“You just need to make them believe that you are not some weak pushover or pebble in their path they have to kick out. Your dad always talked fondly of his headstrong famous son, be that guy!” Jk said, doing his best to explain Tae his role in all of this, without revealing all his concealed secrets.

“My dad talked about me to his crime world associates? I some how find that hard to believe!” Taehyung rolled his eyes

“Tae…….” Jungkook started only to be cut off by Taehyung

“It’s K!, you don’t have to…. I’ll play the part, after all they don’t dish out Oscars frivolously. Also does this mean I can back to my home now?” Tae asked

“Ah at least not for a while, they could be wiretapping your place or something, it’s not safe, here’s better” Jk said and Taehyung looked at him lost in thoughts all of a sudden

“You know the paps will eventually find this place right?” Tae pointed out

“And when they do, you can just say that your own place brought back too many painful memories so you are staying with a friend here! Isn’t that what you told Jimin!?” Jk said

“You were snooping??” Tae accused

“I peeked for a second there, relax!” reassured JK

“Anyway, I’ve confirmed your attendance at the memorial, you sure you can do this?” Jk asked

“You are asking me if I, a seasoned actor, can convince a room full of criminals that I’m a bad bitch?” Tae asked with an eyebrow raised

Jungkook sighed, already knowing the response.

“Hell yeah I can!” Tae said and flipped his hair

Today was literally hell for him, but now he had a greater sense of purpose, a goal to achieve- taking revenge for his parents death. So Tae pushed down all the hurt and pain he was feeling, he could deal with emotions later, right now he needed to be brave!

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“This won’t do” Tae shrugged looking at himself in the mirror

“You are telling me that none of the 53 pairs of suits I painstakingly fetched from your stylist work?” Jk said with annoyance

“They are too red carpet, I am not celebrating!” Tae said with a cold stare

“It’s a black suit Tae, doesn’t have to mean anything. I, for one, find it hard to believe that people will put any meaning to your outfit when that gorgeous face of yours is right there to distract them” Jungkook said walking up behind him and looking at Tae through the mirror

“Trying to flirt with the damsel in distress, CLASSIC!” Tae said, elbowing JK in the waist and went to pull on his shoes

He wouldn’t admit to Jungkook but his appreciation was all he needed. Call it a career hazard, but he had developed an innate need to seek validation from praise.

When he followed JK blindly that night, he knew it was partly a stupid move, but in less than 24 hours, he had come to trust the man.

He admired his straightforwardness, and he could tell that Jk was a gentleman through and through, their sleeping arrangements would vouch for that.

Today morning to be precise, after their talk, JK graciously offered Tae the bed, who being the “chivalrous” person himself told him that they could share the large bed without any issues.

Only there were several issues, especially those furthering JK’s sexual frustration!

For starters, Tae was sleeping in his boxers and a borrowed tshirt from Jk, which he had conveniently discarded as soon as the room began to warm up slightly.

To top it all, Tae kept moving closer and closer to Jungkook trying to cuddle him in sleep and Jk being the gentleman he is, and for his sanity, kept scooting away as he struggled to keep his thoughts clean at the sight of Tae’s adorable face and bare chest.

Eventually though the space ended up being his enemy, and JK fell off the bed.

The man didn’t complain though, he was so tired from the events of the night and so desperate to squeeze in a few hours of sleep before the rush of the morning made it impossible for him to do so, that he slept off on the floor.

When Tae woke up to see him there, he couldn’t help but coo over the pout adorning his face and admire his giving nature.

In conclusion, their time spent together was exceptionally small, but Tae had already begun to add JK’s to his trusted peoples list.

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“Can we fetch Tannie? I know you find it ridiculous but it was a present from dad and I want to drive it to his memorial” Tae asked

“Okay…. But I will check it thoroughly first, and then, ONLY THEN, you can drive it around again!” Jk agreed reluctantly, as he fastened his watch and got ready to lead Tae out of the door

Tae turned back and gave him a half-smile

“Thanks Jungkook”

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“So tell me everything I should know?” Tae asked to calm down his nerves

They were on their way to the sea-side hall that had been reserved for the memorial, and since Jungkook could see Tae almost shiver with anxiety, he had taken on the drivers seat.

“There are a lot of people involved in this but mainly 5 people and your dad were at the head of it!” Jk said and Tae hummed in response

“Who do you think would have wanted to harm my parents?” Tae asked

“I can’t say for sure, any of them could have, but that’s why we are doing this today. It’s not easy to be at a memorial of your victim and not slip up even in the slightest. We might get some clues today, but more importantly we have to initiate the conversation to get you in, just so they stop going after you!” JK explained

“Hmmmm….. okay. Wow I will have to be in a room with my parents murderer and share pleasantries with them. I’m going to be sick” Tae replied gulping, and rested his head on the window

“You’ll be fine Tae, I’ll be there!” Jk replied

“Tell me more about them.” Tae asked

“There’s businessman Park Hyungsik. You might have heard of him, he owns one of the largest international shipping and logistics networks. They call him the tycoon of the oceans, he helps with the movement of the drugs.”

“Another important member is Park Seojoon, a rising member of parliament who is extremely adored by the public, especially the youth. He helps with concealing and approving locations for the production facilities the organization has here”

“And Hyunbin n Son Yejin, the couple own a large financial consultancy and worked closely with your dad in laundering the money through various accounts.”

“So many influential and famous people are involved in such dirty work? I officially hate humans more now” Tae scoffed with disbelief

“Yeah it’s vile. That brings me to the last one, Jessi! She’s the negotiator, I haven’t always understood how she operates, but she knows a lot about a lot of people and leverages that for the organization’s benefit. Truly a formidable & handsy woman” Jk said shaking his head

They had almost reached the venue so JK took a deep breath and held onto Tae’s hands in his lap .

“I’ll be with you every step of the way Tae, you got this! Just be yourself” Jungkook reassured and Tae nodded taking a few deep breaths himself as JK ventured to park this car

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“Oh Taehyung it’s so nice to meet you! I am so sorry! Also, this may not be the best time, but I’m a big fan!” Jessi had screamed and engulfed Tae in a hug the second he walked in, as if they’d been friends since forever.

Jungkook was right she was quite handsy!

“Oh hi!” Tae said meekly.

“Why don’t we let him go inside first, Jess!” Jungkook said keeping a hand on his back as he ushered Tae forward.

Tae was thankful for the warmth and assurance that hit him when JK brought him close.

“Of sure! Taehyung, again I am so sorry to hear! Gwangjun-ssi was like a father to me too!” Jessi added and walked away

Tae nodded in her direction and walked inside with Jungkook right beside him.

Right in the centre of the hall there was a huge picture of his dad, and at the foot of it tons of delicacies and flower bouquets flanked the sides of the path that led up to the picture

Tae’s resolve weakened. He hadn’t got enough time to mourn, before he was being rushed out of his home, away from people waiting to gun him down. He exhaled a shaky breath as his eyes gathered some dew.

He couldn’t stomach that he was breathing the same air as that of his dad's killer

“Tae….. You need to make your rounds now! Remember the boss bitch you told me you could be?” Jk said squeezing his shoulder in sympathy and Tae nodded

And right as he was about to turn, a voice called out to him.

“Oh Taehyung, we meet in such unfortunate circumstances”

It was son yejin who came and hugged him with her husband right beside her, looking at Tae in a salacious manner

“Thank you for being here to bid farewell to him” Tae responded cautiously

“Of course, we had known and supported each other so long, we had to be here” She said

“Thank you! I do hope that when the time comes, you will extend the same support my way!” Tae added suggestively

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. It was nice meeting you Taehyung, sorry for your loss, your dad was a good man” Hyunbin said, sincerity amiss in his tone

Tae did not like him, he concluded, he just nodded in response and followed Jk further into the crowd

Meeting with the rest of the people was seamless, Tae was a charmer with a bunch of sympathy points up his sleeve. But he wasn’t sure if they were trusting him.

Having Jungkook by his side was a big help, sure the man was very much a stranger to Tae, but he was his source of comfort here.

Jk cut through conversations when he could see Tae get uncomfortable, and at the same time gave him room to act naturally.

“Hey! I don’t think we’ve met before, I am Hyungsik! Your dad talked a lot about you to me!” Said Hyungsik extending his hand for a shake.

“Hi yes!“ Tae replied curtly as he hastily gulped the piece of fish from the buffet.

Tae had parted from JK to grab a tiny bite

“I see you have made it to only good thing about such sad events, food!” Hyungsik giggled as he fetched a small plate of his own to fill

“Wait I’m sorry, was this too soon? I have a very morbid sense of humor” He added while swiftly turning away from the buffet to face Tae

“Oh please don’t worry!” Tae giggled back in response. Tae found Hyungsik slightly adorable, he seemed very harmless

“Ah thank god! I’d to hate to add to your sadness during an already sad time! How you are putting up by the way” Hyungsik asked holding his hand with a squeeze

“Been better, but I am still processing it all to be honest!” Tae answered honestly

“Well then do let me know if there is any way I can be there for you!” He added with a small smile

“You can start with giving me that last piece of egg tart you snagged” Tae answered

“Oh here you go!” Hyungsik passed his tart onto him

“I was kidding” Tae said

“It’s the least I can do for you” Hyungsik replied

Tae was about to pop the tart in his mouth when Jungkook appeared out of nowhere and ate it himself

“Hey that was mine!” Tae frowned

“Sorry, I just really love it! And if you have a moment, could I talk to you?” Jk said fumbling with his words with a mouthful

“Sure! Uhmmm nice to meet you Hyungsik- hyung? Is it okay if I call you that?” Tae asked

“Oh you betcha! See you!”

Before Tae could even say his goodbyes properly Jk was dragging him away

“What were you thinking being all giggly friendly with Hyungsik? Might I remind you about how harmful these people can be” JK spoke with gritted teeth as he cornered Tae outside

“Well in this sea of harmful people, he seemed the most genuine. And I have a good sense of judgement so I am sure he isn’t out to hurt me!” Tae said, and flared his nostrils with a humph

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“You say that but he could literally be trying to poison you with his food!” JK whisper screamed

“I asked for that tart, he didn’t offer it to me! So unless he was trying to poison himself, I think it’s safe to assume that he’s harmless” Tae retorted

“He wasn’t trying to poison you, but someone was trying to poison him” Jk whispered

“What do you— Oh my god Jungkook!!!!!” Tae let out a scream as he tried to prevent Jk from falling on the floor.

His scream caused a crowd to build around him.

“Will one of you idiots call the fucking ambulance” Tae barked as he saw JK’s pale face and drooping eyelids

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“I already called the emergency services! An ambulance is on the way!” Jessi responded

Taehyung was scared, confused and above all engulfed with an urge to protect the man in his arms, the same man who had saved his life not once but twice in the span of a day

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The ride from the venue to the hospital wasn’t easy. It surely didn’t help that someone from the media had tailed his car, and now he had a swarm of media vans trailing behind the ambulance.

Tae knew he was going to get an earful from Jimin but he needed his help

And of course Park Jimin came to his rescue

1:36pm

Tae: Jiminieeeeel!!

Tae: SOS

Tae: CODE RED

Jiminieee: Oh god Tae just tell me the website and I'Il get your nudes taken down

Jiminieee: Remember you are the victim in all of this, and I will handle it

Tae: No?? What???

Jiminieee: You just said Code Red, that's code for "my nudes are out"

Tae: No that's not it, uggghhh code blue then

Jiminieee: Your pants tore off on stage?? Where were you even performing?

Tae: Oh for fucks sakes, I've got media on my ass. A bunch of reporters tailing me

Tae: Pls make em go away

Jiminieee: Oh so Code Pink

Tae: The codes don't fucking matter rn

Jiminieee: Ofc you'll say that, you don't even remember them properly

Jiminieee: You are so irresponsible Tae, I ask only one thing from you, that you familiarize yourself with our secret emergency codes and you can't even do that

Jiminieee: I have dedicated my whole life to taking care of you, like I haven't had sex in 4 months I am so busy looking after you, and you can't even follow through with my code system

Tae: Jimin..... - will give whole 2 hour written exam on your coding system, if you could just focus on the problem at hand and get these scumbags away from the ambulance

Jiminieee: Yeah Ofc right on it, let me get our PR coordinator to remind these firms just how much money you and our agency bring em

Jiminieee: Wait..... hold up, wtf do you mean ambulance

Jiminieee: Tae are you okay? Omg where are you,I am coming right now

Tae: Minnie, I am fine!! A friend got sick, so I'm just going to the hospital with him

Jiminieee: Of course the mystery friend you won't tell me about

Tae: I promise l'Il give you all the details later! For now just get these gossip hungry assholes off my back

Jiminieee: You better call me and explain!! And don't worry I'll handle the press.

Tae: Thanks Minnie!!! You're the best!

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Soon the ambulance reached the hospital and Jungkook was rushed into the emergency ward.

All the staff were a little bit shocked seeing Korea’s top actor at the hospital in such frenzy, but his influence drove them to tend to Jk with that much more care

“Taehyung-ssi, how do you know the patient” Asked the doctor after he had rapped out further instructions on what needed to be done

“Uhm… he’s my friend… Is he going to be okay?” Tae asked with worry and a sprinkle of a anger over being questioned on their relationship first

The doctor nodded

“Paramedics did a good job of administering the correct stabilizing anti-dote. We’ll be flushing out his stomach to wipe out any remaining traces of the chemical. He should be fine soon, this poison is only lethal for people with a negative blood type” The doctor said, going over the notes from the paramedics 

“Thank you so much doctor! And I have been a regular here for all my treatments so I hope you’d be able to ensure our privacy!” Tae said

“Yes Taehyung-ssi, please do not worry! I’ll ask a nurse to guide you to the private room where you can wait! We’ll bring the patient there” The doctor said with a smile and move out of Tae's way

As an actor Tae was groomed to maintain a certain front around others, but when he was finally alone in the room he was led to, all the demons came to haunt him.

He took a staggered breath and wiped the tears that had slipped off. He was taken over by a sense of worry and relief at the same time, and he didn't know how to process it all at once.

Thankfully though, Jungkook was going to be okay.

Chapter Text

"I think you have a crush on me!” Said Tae as soon as he saw Jungkook open his eyes

“I just woke up after almost dying and this is the first thing you want to say to me?” Jungkook asked. His voice was groggy from the long sleep he had after the procedure, and he was still feeling very sluggish.

“I could hug you and cry my eyes out, but I just assumed that would be too much drama for you?” Tae said, stepping forward to sit next to him

“I’d rather you continue with your baseless assumption instead” Jungkook scoffed

“Oh you hurt me Jungkook-ssi! Calling my statement baseless when it had scientific logic behind it” Tae added with a smile

“Oh yeah? What’s this genius logic, I’d love to know?” Jungkook asked with a sarcastic notch to his voice

“You were sooooo jealous of Hyungsik earlier! I had a lot of idle time to think about the happenings, and your jealousy was obvious” Tae answered

“If you’ve forgotten, you and your safety are my responsibility, so I was merely following through!” Jk replied back

“I know you want to protect me, but I don’t think it’s for the reasons you have shared with me!” Tae said

Jungkook was rendered speechless for a second, Tae could see that he was trying to figure something out, his eyes curious, as if he was wondering what Tae knew

“Don’t worry, I won’t pressurize you to tell me! You can give me your grand confession of love later! For now just tell me how you are feeling?” Tae added without waiting for JK’s response

“Hungry?” Jk said timidly and he was rewarded with Tae’s laugh

“Right yes! They basically emptied out your guts I hear, so you must be starving! I’ll call in a nurse to bring you your boring food” Tae said squeezing JK’s palm, as he went to call a nurse on the intercom

“Oh by the way I am glad you are okay!” Tae added

Jungkook nodded and sighed in relief. He wouldn’t admit it out loud, but he was glad Taehyung wasn't on this bed instead of him!

Soon enough, his food was brought to him & the doctor explained the care plan that he had to follow after being discharged tomorrow.

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“You know what my only regret is Jungkook?“ Tae asked while looking out of the window into the Seoul cityscape.

“Whha—“ came Jungkook’s mumbled response as he tried to gulp down the porridge they laid in front of him

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“I never fixed things with my dad. After I came out to him, he was just very stone cold to me, unlike my mom who was very understanding about it. But after she passed away, I had seen my dad make more and more efforts to get close to me, invited me for dinners. But I was just so bitter about his lack of support in the start, I never stopped to think that maybe he needed me that time. I was so busy growing my career, to prove to him that I could be gay and still be someone people looked up to, I didn’t stop to be his son." Tae said, pausing to take a deep breath, as if he was summoning the courage to fight his demons.

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"I deprived him of the chance to be a better father, and now he’s gone and I am deprived of the chance to be a better son. I regret it, I really do, wish I could have heard the words ‘I am proud of you Tae & I love you’, from him.” Tae said shakily and rested his head on the window pane

In the background, he heard some shuffling around, and he turned to find Jungkook getting off the bed and fetching the tee and sweats, Tae had brought for him to wear tomorrow.

“Wait what are you doing?” Tae asked

Jungkook turned towards him and his heart broke a little, seeing the tear marks on Tae's face

“We’re leaving and going home, I have something to show you” JK said curtly

“No we are not! Doc said you have to be under observation overnight and you can go home tomorrow” Tae countered

“Well, I know my body better than the doc, and I am feeling just fine so let’s go!”Jk said, sliding into the pair of sweats comfortably under his hospital gown

“Jungkook stop, you need rest, oh lord!” Tae said moving forward to stop JK from pulling the gown off.

“Taehyung, trust me okay! I’m fine! I’ll get better faster at home anyway”Jk replied with a smile and took the gown off, effectively catching Tae off guard who shamelessly stared at the well defined troughs and peaks of his chest.

“Show’s over!! Now pack up, and let’s go!” Jk said chuckling, only to receive a slap on his arm

“Ow! Don’t hurt the patient that’s like hospital rule number 1” Jk said rubbing the area Tae smacked

“Don’t be a dickhead, that’s like life rule number 1” Tae said

“Can we leave and do this married couple banter later?” Jk said and Tae nodded with a huff

“I don’t have my car here, the ambulance was our ride if you remember, so we have to wait for our cab to arrive!” Tae rolled his eyes at him

“Right yes okay! Let’s still sneak out carefully though” Jk said and held Tae’s hand as they slowly tip toed their way out of his room

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“Now what was so important that you had to drag me back to my dad’s house right now? Didn’t you say I wasn’t safe here?” Tae muttered with annoyance

“It’s safe as long as I’m with you and as for what I needed to show you, give me one second……. Ha found it!”

Jk passed a thick binder file to him.

Tae cluelessly took the file from Jk and flipped through the pages. There were a whole bunch of legal case documents inside.

“Exactly how many people did dad sue for me?” Tae asked gaping at the changing serial numbers as he looked through the binder

“Probably hundreds……. He might not have got the chance to say it to you Tae, but your dad accepted you for who you were!” said Jungkook

“His literal fave hobby was to show the news and posts about your successes online to anyone he met, and then come back and get me to sue anyone he saw being rude in the comments” Jk added, as he reminisced being on the receiving end of angry rants from Tae’s father on how these people were treating his precious little baby unfairly and how he’ll personally drag them to hell and fry em!

“Oh Jungkook….. I don’t know what to say” Tae said sitting down on the couch and exhaling a deep breath as he tried to digest all this insight

“He was at your fansign after your Oscar win you know?” Jk said sitting next to him

“What? I didn’t see him?” Tae answered immediately

“He got scared, thought you wouldn’t like it, so he sent his intern instead” Jk said and got up to retrieve a photo frame from the tv display

It was a framed mini poster of his, with his four-clover signature on the corner

“Pull the poster out!” Jk said and Tae nodded unlatching the back stops and pulling the poster out

He looked at it with a small smile before turning it over

‘I’m now Oscar-winning actor Kim Taehyung’s father! My tete-ah, my pride and my heart!’ read his fathers scrawny deep handwriting that had left imprints on the other side too.

Taehyung broke down, he slid off the couch and a loud wail broke through him

Jungkook sat next to him and hesitantly put his arms around Tae, who latched onto his source of warmth, immediately sobbing harder!

“I couldn’t even tell him I loved him too, that no matter how far I was, I still cared for him! I am the worst son ever” Tae said in between sobs

“You may not have said it Tae but your dad knew! He knew it because you showed it in more ways than one. He knew you had asked his doctor to send you a copy of his medical records each time he went for a checkup, and that you sent him new vintage artefacts for his collection on his birthday. He knew who invited his university friends over to his house on your mom’s death anniversaries, so he won’t be alone and wallowing in pain. He knew Tae, he knew you loved him, and he loved you right back! So much so, that his only request to me everyday all through these years that I’ve know him, was to keep you safe no matter what happened to him! And I promise to you Tae, that I’ll fulfill his only request, you’re safe here!” Said JK as he tightened his hold on Taehyung.

Tae merely nodded as he continued to hiccup and cry. He was feeling very helpless, he kept wishing for a miracle so he could turn back time and mend his ties with his dad. But alas, life doesn't work that way, and he had no choice but try and make peace with the reality.

“Can we go back to your place or my place? I don’t want to be here, I miss him and it hurts so much more now to be here!” Tae requested as he sniffed through some of the snot he had collected.

“Yes, let’s go back to mine! I haven’t checked through your place!” Jk said

He pushed Tae slightly away from him, and then ever so gently wiped the tears on his face

“I just needed to show you what you and your dad couldn’t communicate, so you wouldn’t be so hard on yourself. Now that, that’s done, we don’t need to stay here” He said and pulled Tae up

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“Can you stay with me tonight?” Tae asked once they were back and ready to get to bed

“Sure! I have a sleeping bag somewhere here, I’ll just take the floor!” JK answered

“You’re literally recovering from poisoning, I am not letting you sleep on the floor!” Tae said

“You and I both know I’ll eventually end up there…….” Jk said with a shrug

“Hey! That last time I was nervous and restless okay! I promise I’ll be a good bed sharing buddy!” Tae said with a smile

“Okay… but never call yourself my bed sharing buddy again” Jk said sternly

And the two called it a night

Tae obviously took off his shirt again, but this time in stead of kicking Jk off, he hugged him close

“Next time if you doubt something is poisonous, just throw it on the floor” Tae whispered

“I agree… that wasn’t my brightest moment” said Jk

“But hey I was right, Hyungsik was harmless, if he’s a target too, then he can’t be the killer!” Tae pointed out

“He wasn’t in the wrong this time, doesn’t mean he’s not a bad guy! You need to stay wary of these people!” Jk warned subtly

“Just admit that I’m right and you overreacted because you were jealous” Tae cooed

“Great! You’re already in dreamland, I didn’t know you could sleep-talk” Jk retorted

“Fine! Stay in denial. Good night” said Tae, as he snug closer to Jk

“Sleep well!” Whispered Jungkook.

Chapter Text

“Where do you think you’re going?” Tae asked, stepping outside into the living room where he saw Jungkook fastening the laces on his shoes

“I just have some work to do! I’ll be back soon” Jk answered with a smile

“No you don’t? The doctor said you need rest! You literally fainted on me yesterday Jungkook, and had a whole bunch of scary procedures done on yourself, and yet you are parading about as if you’re a model for a health supplement!” Tae scolded

“Tae I’ve literally rested the whole day! I woke up at noon! NOON! and then upon your insistence, I sat through both the spy kids movies! I feel like I have rested enough! I won’t be out too late I promise!” Jk answered back

“What if someone comes to attack me while you’re away? What then?” Tae tried to make an excuse to stop him

“I promise you, you’re safe here! Just have your dinner, watch another movie and I’ll be back” Jk said repeatedly checking his watch

“What do you even need to do in the evening? What lawyer work just has to be done right now?” Tae asked blocking JK’s way at the door

“Taehyung for fucks sakes, just go back and be the little princess you are, some of us have to actually work hard and stuff you know, I can’t sit around and indulge you in your whims and fancies!” Jk spat in annoyance

“I do work hard! You have no right to say that! You know what just leave! Like I told you 2 days back, I don’t need a babysitter!” Tae said and moved aside

An instant pang of guilt hit Jungkook at the sight of visible hurt in Tae’s eyes

“Tae…. I didn’t—“ Jk was cut off

“Just leave Jungkook, I know you’re busy!” Said Tae

Taehyung was angry, annoyed and quite frankly hurt by the way Jk brushed his worry off.

But above all those feelings was a gnawing curiosity.

He had come to trust Jungkook, hell the man saved his life twice, but he couldn’t help but wonder if he was selfishly keeping him safe

So of course Taehyung the dramatic overthinker that he was decided to do the only thing that made sense to him in that moment, he decided to follow Jungkook.

Taehyung got hastily dressed, grabbed his cellphone and drove out in Tannie.

He had done enough cop movies to know that a successful tail wouldn’t try to follow all the way, but instead try to predict the destination and change paths.

So that’s what Tae did, after a few turns, he easily figured out that Jk was headed to the docks.

If what Jungkook had told him was the truth, then the docks were obviously hubs for dirty exchanges, and somewhere deep down Taehyung wasn’t ready to find out what he had come looking for.

Nonetheless, Taehyung was a man on a mission, and his first task was finding Jungkook!

Curbing the rumble of his car, he drove around aimlessly to spot JK’s exact location.

He was about to give up, when he heard some large thuds coming from a large shipping container. He put his car on park, and went to investigate.

Of all the things Taehyung was expecting to find, a punched out Jungkook on his knees at gun point, was way down in the list!

“These intelligence services officers don’t let us live in peace.” Muttered an angry looking man, who in Tae’s perspective could use some styling help

“So officer jung- KOOK? Why couldn’t you just leave us alone and enjoy a quiet vacation somewhere?“ The unhygienic angry dude said kicking Jk in the gut, who has held down by 2 goons

“Boss, let us send him for a life long vacation” joked a third minion

“HOLY FUCK! HOLYYYY FUCKKKK!!” Whispered Tae in panic

If this was an actual movie, these guys would be paid actors who would willingly get beat up by Tae, but sadly this was real life and the ever macho on-screen Tae, had the hand-eye coordination of a blind chicken

But despite being held captive by a surging cowardice, Taehyung knew he had to do something, and if the nudging of the main bad guy’s gun on JK’s forehead was any indication, he had to do something FAST!

“Sorry Tannie! I am sorry my baby” mumbled Tae as he rushed back to his car

The next thing those 5 men and Jungkook saw was a red car speeding into the storage unit, and stopping right before it could burst out of the other end. Everyone moved away to dodge the car and Jungkook used the distraction to free himself and shoot his twin captors in the knee.

He quickly slid into the passenger seat.

“Sorry Tannie, Omg I am so sorry baby!” Tae was shaking and mumbling, his hands had turned white

“MOVE IT TAE!! Back out!” Jungkook screamed and right that second Tae swooshed his car out

Taehyung truly did not know where the hell he was supposed to go, so he just followed his muscle memory to guide them out of the dock, as Jungkook fired defensive shots on the people chasing after them. Soon enough though, the pair were out of their sight.

“What the fuck were you thinking barging in like that? You could have gotten hurt?” Screamed Jungkook when he realized they were out of danger. He quickly took out his phone and shot a quick text to his superior, so his team could take their next steps

“Taehyung are you listening to me, do you have any idea what you have done? You are already a roadblock, that a major drug ring ,wants to desperately remove, and now you’re also the person who interrupted a major arms deal!” Jungkook scolded putting his phone away

Taehyung abruptly halted his now beat down car in a corner and threw the best punch he could muster right onto JK’s cheek (well he was going for the nose, but he missed of course)

“What the fuck?” Jk shouted, his hand going to cradle his cheek that had turned an angry red

“Why can’t you shut up??? Or I don’t know if you have to say something, just say thank you?” Tae screamed at Jungkook

“Oh yeah, okay then! Thank you so much Taehyung! You’re a bigger pain in the ass now!“ Jungkook retorted angrily

“I should have just let them blow your brains out! For you, I even hurt Tannie! Do you see that hood?? That hood will cause a fortune to fix!! I don’t even know if they make this exact red anymore!” Tae said and huffed out an angry breath and flared his nose at Jungkook

“Great, now I have a gun shot wound, a bruising cheek and an annoying pest to deal with” Jk said in resignation, and rested his head on the seat

“How dare y— Wait what do you mean gun shot wound?” Taehyung asked and his eyes got as wide as saucers, in fear

Jungkook merely took another deep breath and shifted on his side to show Taehyung the gunshot wound on his shoulder

“How is this not the first thing you said to me? Oh my good Jungkook we need to get you the hospital!” Taehyung exclaimed and turned to the wheel

“No we can’t go to the hospital! They could try to trace you and I, and the first place they’ll search would be public health spaces!” Jungkook said as he took another deep breath

“We’ll just have to go to a house or hotel or something” he added

“Oh I know!! Jimin has an apartment in this area! I know the code, we can go there!” Taehyung suggested

“Yeah sounds good!” Jk agreed and Tae put the car into gear again

“And Taehyung…… Thank you!” Jk whispered before he closed his eyes, the adrenaline rush wearing off

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“Jungkook……. Uhhhhh Jungkook! Wake up! Oh lord did he die?? Oh god I knew I should have gone to hospital… fuck! Jungkook” Tae said trying to shake Jk awake as he leaned to his side to try and hear JK’s heartbeat

“I am awake! You are so dramatic” Jungkook deadpanned, opening his eyes and Tae lifted his face immediately, accidentally pressing his lips on JK’s. He quickly stumbled back in embarrassment

“You know I am not 5, you don’t need to kiss my boo boos away” Jk said with a smirk

“You literally probably have a bloody hole in your body where it’s not supposed to be, how can you be cheeky” retorted Tae as he got out of the car and rounded to JK’s side

“This isn’t exactly my first time Tae! There’s a whole bunch of shit that I am used to” Jk said calmly

Taehyung shook his head and lent a hand to Jk, as he got out. They discreetly made their way out of the parking and into the building.

Taehyung quickly got into Jimin’s apartment and then let out a startled scream

“What the fuck Jimin? Hobi??” Tae screamed

Yes it was Jimin’s apartment but as far as Tae knew it was just an investment and he barely came there, but now it seemed like Jimin was coming here in more ways than one.

“What the hell is this guys? How could you do this?? Hobi how could you cheat on Yoongi hyung?” Tae said

“Taehyung it’s not what it looks like” Jimin started to explain

“Minnie you both are trying to shove your hard dicks into your boxers, and you my friend literally have cum stains on your lips! What about this scene is misleading?” Tae asked angrily

Jimin had been his best friend for way longer than he had been his manager, & Tae didnt understand how Jimin could stoop so low! Hobi & Yoongi had been together for years, & if Jimin & Hobi were going at it, at his abandoned apartment, there was no way Yoongi was aware of it.

Taehyung was about to confront his friends more when he heard a thump in the background.

He turned around to see JK slumping and holding onto the edge of the couch.

“Oh shit Jungkook! Minnie we’ll talk about this later, just bring me a first aid kit quick!” Tae ordered

“Yeah Yeah…. Right one second!” Jimin said as he rushed out to find the first aid kit and Hobi helped Tae lay Jungkook down on the couch

“Here you go!“ Jimin said forwarding the kit to Taehyung

“Thanks! So do either of you know how to fix a bullet hole?” Tae asked sincerely

“No I do not, and also trying not to panic here BUT WHY THE FUCK IS A PERSON WITH A BULLET LODGED INSIDE THEM, at my house and not the hospital?” Jimin screamed

“Oh so your apartment is a sex temple for cheaters only, is that it?” Taehyung barked back

“You have no right to speak to Jimin this way!” defended Hobi

“With all due respect Hobi hyung, I’m more mad at you than Minnie, but if I were to take it on you, you’d have your face rearranged for cheating on Yoongi hyung.” Taehyung said icily

Before the talk could continue, Jungkook interrupted.

“Sorry for interrupting but could you please stitch me first Tae? Also I do not have a bullet hole, it scraped past my shoulder not through it!“ Jungkook explained

“Right yes fuck okay! I can do that, I played a doctor for a whole 4 seasons, I can clean and stitch a damn wound!” Tae said trying to reassure himself and Jungkook nodded in support

Jungkook slowly took off his shirt and turned away from Taehyung so he could have a better look

Holy bejeezus thought Tae as he took all of Jungkook’s well built glory. Taehyung would be so embarrassed if he popped a semi, while trying to treat the bloody wound on his shoulder, BUT DAMN was JK making it hard for him by looking like THAT!

Taking a whole bunch of deep breaths and with some help from Jimin, Tae successfully got JK all patched up, and was now helping apply ointment on the fight marks on his body.

Jk had said he could apply the ointment on his own, but Tae wasn’t going to pass up this chance

After a few minutes, when Tae was sure he wouldn’t be able to practice any more sexual restraint, he took a deep breath and moved back

“So……… I know you are mad at me and we will talk, but can you please tell me what’s going on?” Jimin asked and Tae hesitated

“I wish we could give you the full details Jimin-ssi, but for now we’d really appreciate if you could help us discreetly leave the country for a while!” Jungkook asked

“This is no time for vacation! Wtf do you mean we are leaving the country Jk?“ Tae asked in a whisper

“I mean that we need to be out of the country for a short while, so we can sort out the situation” JK muttered while gritting his teeth and eyed Tae warily, who slowly seemed to understand what JK meant

“Yes! We must leave! Right, uhmmm Jimin can you book us tickets to france?” Tae asked 

“Taehyung what situation are you in? You have been acting so weird lately I am worried, and now you show up with an injured man, who you are leaving the country with, if all this gets out it will be a media circus? Also did I mention, I am worried about your wellbeing!! ” Jimin voiced out his worries to his friend earnestly

“Minnie just trust me on this please, and I’ll keep faith in you too about your own situation” Tae said moving his eyes between Jimin and Hobi

“I now realize, you might have your reasons as I have mine! And I promise you we can trust Jungkook!” Tae added reassuringly

“Okay! I’ll get the company private plane ready for you, so you can fly out in peace, and I’ll have your car ready for you at the airport!” Jimin said scooting over to hug Tae

Sometimes you just have to trust first and question second, and Jimin knew he had to do that

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“You promise that you’ll call me right when you reach? And you mister new friend, if Tae gets a scratch on him, I will pull out every single hair on your body slowly” Jimin said hugging Tae and giving an intimidating glare to Jungkook who gulped anxiously

“Geez relax Minnie! And whatever it is you two are doing, please don’t hurt Yoongi hyung! Be honest with him!” Tae said pleadingly

“Taehyung-ah! I will explain everything after but Yoongi and I are not together! Just go for now, but we’ll talk after!” Hobi said

Taehyung nodded and parted from his friends, to board the plane with Jungkook

“Wow your friends……They seem interesting” Jungkook remarked sheepishly as he shuffled in his seat and buckled himself up

Taehyung who was plopped right next to him just rolled his eyes

“Rich coming from the super secret agent who claimed to be my dad’s underling. I have had enough of your small explanations JK, I need the full truth now, or I will make sure this plane never leaves!” Tae remarked and right on cue his personal pilot came out

“Taehyung-ssi we are ready to fly, and will depart shortly if it’s alright with you!” He asked

“Come on Jungkook, answer him, are we good to leave?” Tae asked raising a brow

“Yes, we are! Thank you!” Jk said through gritted teeth as he squinted his eyes at Tae

Tae almost leaped out of his seat in victory, but he held back, considering that the plane was ready to take off.

They must have been stable in the sky for only 3-4 minutes when Tae piped in, looking towards Jungkook

“Start talking mister, NO LIES” He said

Jungkook took in a deep breath, and decided that maybe sharing the truth with Taehyung was the only way forward. 2 days with the man and he knew, there was no way to get him to simply follow his words, eventhough he would prefer that Tae stay clueless and safe, he had no choice.

“I am part of the undercover global unit of the defense and security department. Agent Jeon Jungkook!” He said honestly

“Holy fuck why would you tell me this??? Now they’ll have to kill me for knowing your true identity!” Tae exclaimed and Jungkook almost laughed

“You watch too many movies! We don’t go off killing people just like that. For undercover agents, our identities are compromised way more often than you think, we usually buy or blackmail our way out of such scenarios!” Jk explained

“I don’t think I can buy or blackmail you though, but I think I can just trust you! The only reason we don’t openly associate with anyone is because we can’t let the enemy have any leverage over us, so we dont merrily share our occupation with everyone!” Jk added

“Right of course that makes way more sense! But why were you working with my dad? Why not just catch him?” Tae asked

“When I first got assigned to this mission, my goal was to find out the internal workings of the drug cartel, and use that information to break their chain!” Jungkook answered

“Your dad was only one pawn though, there were so many people and so many layers to work through, and the tracks were well covered. So I started with your dad, who agreed to help me, e-ventua-lly…..” Jungkook added, his voice breaking in towards the end

“And you need me now, because with my dad gone, you do not have an in, into the organization. So this is why you needed me to get in, so I could get you in?” Taehyung said, the realization that he was nothing but means to an end for Jungkook, not settling well for him

“You know that’s not true Tae! I worked closely with your dad for 3 years, and for someone who had no parents, I in a twisted way, saw him as my father figure too! I know my loss cannot be compared to yours, but i don’t only want to make a rock solid case on these criminals. I want to punish whoever hurt your dad with my own hands! These organizations have their own evil ways to lure people in and make them stay, but your dad was one among the few trying to make amends and I incredibly respected him for that” Jk said sincerely

Taehyung turned to his seat and closed his eyes, trying his best to process all this information.

“And who were those men today?” Tae asked after a few moments

“Sometimes we get tasked to run interference or surveillance on an impromptu basis, when we have a tip or something. Today I accidentally compromised my position. I guess I was a little distracted” Jungkook responded

“Why?” Taehyung asked

“I kept thinking of this kind man who was worried about me, I haven’t had someone worry about me in a while!” Jk answered looking right into Tae’s eyes

“Well I think said man will always worry about his friend and “guardian”, so please work on the not-getting-distracted bit” Tae said punching jungkook on the arm slightly.

Jk just shook his head and let out a small laugh

“So what are we going to do while we are in France?” Tae asked

“Anything really? My superiors will let me know once the few who had managed to escape are caught or change bases, then we can go back without any threat” Jk answered

“Well I doubt I wouldn't be threatened. There is a whole bunch of my dads lovely deadly coworkers who want me to go give him company!” Tae said sarcastically

“They won't get what they want Tae, I will keep you safe, even if its the last thing I do” Jk said and Tae smiled at him

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“Are you feeling okay?” Tae asked as they got out of the airport and hopped into his rental car

“I am fine but I would really just like to sleep to be honest” Jk said

“Okay! Rest up, my villa is only a short drive away.” Tae said and grooved his car into motion

After a short 20 minute drive, both arrived at Tae’s vacation home by the ocean.

Taehyung put the car in park and found Jungkook fast asleep again. For a special agent, Jungkook surely fell asleep very easily!

“Hey JK! Wake up! We are here!” Said tae as he gently nudged him

Jungkook’s lips came into a pout, as he slowly moved awake.

“You are such a baby to be honest!” Tae said adoring his face

“I am more likely the baby protector, but whatever floats your boat!” Said Jk

“Whatever! Lets go in” Tae said as he ushered Jungkook into his house

“Wow I hate rich people but boy do I love their toys!” Jk said as he roamed his eyes around the living room and singled on the large home theatre and gaming station

“Be a good one and I’ll let you play with them! But for now, you can use the guestroom on the right, just scream my name if you need me” Tae said as he moved to his own room to get settled in

Jungkook surveyed the area and made sure the place was secure before he went to rest

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Jungkook was drowsily rubbing his eyes and walking into the living room when he saw a figure by the pool.

From the outline of the body, he could make out it was Tae, but the shaking of his shoulders alarmed him

“Taehyung whats wrong!” Said Jk as he sat down next to Tae

“Its too much Jungkook, its too much all at once! I know we didn’t have the best relationship, but he was my dad and I miss him and sometimes I am doing good, other times I feel so shit! I don't know what I am doing” Tae replied in between hiccups as he cried into his palms

“Oh Tae! Come here! Don’t judge yourself for how you feel! Grief comes in waves, and all you can sometimes do is to wait for it to tide over!” Jungkook said scooting closer and wrapping his arms around Tae, only then realizing that Tae was all wet and in his swim trunks

“I just want to run away, escape for a little bit. Just don’t want to accept anything, and be the carefree person I was a few days ago, no goons, no mafia bosses, just happy ol me!” Taehyung said as he snuggled closer to Jk’s warmth.

“Then do it!” Said Jungkook

“What do you mean do it?” Tae said pushing away from JK’s embrace

“We can’t go back, till at least half the mess is sorted, so in a way you have escaped Tae! I am here and no one will touch you here, so just do what you want! If you want to forget, then do it” Jk said

“How do I just forget Jungkook? That was wishful thinking on my part” Tae said with a sigh

“Let me help you!” Jungkook said and pushed Tae right into the pool

Taehyung after recovering over his shock, angrily swam to the edge and dragged Jungkook down who fell in with a yelp

“What the fuck tae, I am not dressed for a swim, and did you forget about my bandage” Jungkook said as he quickly leapt over the edge

“Oh god Jungkook! I totally forgot! Here dry up and I’ll help you change your dressing!” Tae said passing him a towel

“You dry up too! You were literally shivering earlier!” Jungkook said as he moved closer to Tae and gently rubbed his hair with a towel

Tae was locked in staring at Jungkook. At some point he was sure, he was subconsciously counting the droplets falling on his face from his hair.

He probably would have never broken out of his trance or even realized that Jungkook was a very active participant in this staring contest, had a gust of wind not blown by, causing them both to shiver.

“Uhm, lets go inside and I can help you change your dressing” Tae said

“Right! Yeah, of course, my dressing has to be changed, yes!” Jungkook said and hastily dropped the towel, and rushed inside with long strides

Taehyung let out a small laugh and followed him inside. For all his macho persona, Jungkook was indeed a baby, Tae concluded

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“There as good as new!” Tae said tapping JK’s shoulder lightly as he finished changing the dressing on his wound

“Thanks Tae! Ah, ouch!” Jungkook exclaimed in pain as he tried to wear a tshirt

“You idiot, just wear button ups! Here!” Tae said
He quickly walked to the cupboard and picked out one of the baggy button ups he always kept at his place and brought it for jungkook.

He snatched the tshirt off his hand, and placed the shirt on his back, trying to slowly slide one of JK’s arms in.

Tae was absolutely oblivious to the fact, that he was sitting in between JK’s legs on the bed, unlike Jungkook who had become transfixed, he sat absolutely frozen as Taehyung slowly slid his arm through.

Tae was the most beautiful man JK had ever seen! Even the trace of all the moles on Tae’s face would make the most beautiful constellation, he thought.

All his thoughts however came crashing down when Taehyung turned to him after sliding his left arm through

They were both frozen in the moment, the lack of distance between them, and the shared warmth, both making it hard for them to move away.

Taehyung knew he was horribly attracted to Jungkook, and considering that Jk wasnt moving an inch he obviously felt some pull too
So he decided to act upon what they had discussed at the pool, he decided to forget and just kiss the man who said he’d help.

Of course there was an inkling at the back of his mind, telling him that this meant way more than what Tae was alluding, but as soon as their lips met,
Tae couldn’t care less for reason and meaning.

Slowly and hesitantly Jungkook’s arms wrapped around Tae’s waist, as he pulled him closer.

“Tae are you sure about this? You know I cannot commit, my job doesn’t have room for anything meaningful” Jk asked, his voice raspy

“You told me this is our escape, that I could forget about everything here, so give me these few days Jungkook. Let me be Tae, just Tae, not the orphaned actor running away from criminals, and you be just Jungkook not some agent! Can you give me that? Give me a few days?”
Tae asked, steeling himself from the hurt that had inevitably come at JK’s blatant refusal to commit.

Jungkook looked at Tae, a thousand emotions fighting their way out through his eyes despite them being hooded with arousal.

With a deep breath, he nodded & kissed Tae harder

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Tae had never been kissed like this before, never had any of those other men been so languid, as if any moment rushed would be the greatest loss.

Jungkook lightly adjusted Tae on his lap, his lips only leaving Tae's for short intervals to suck in small gasps of breaths, as he fervently but gently kissed him.

Jk didn't want this moment to pass ever, Taehyung had quickly become his beacon of hope, his guiding firefly in a dark forest full of danger and miseries, and he didn't ever want to let go of the privilege of holding Tae this close.

He slid off his own barely worn shirt and slowly removed Tae's tshirt, as he guided Tae to lay on his back. Jungkook had seen Taehyung in this state before, but the fact that in that moment he had the right to touch him, and mark him, made his blood flow in a rush, his own skin burning up in all the right places

Jungkook was going to take his time, if he was to have Tae for a short while, he had to cherish Tae as much he could. He threaded his fingers in Tae's hair as his lips, which seemed to have a mind of their own, mapped a southward route from his face to his collarbones.

He nipped and sucked on the two ridges between his shoulder and chest, and rubbed their crotches together, rejoicing at the wanton moans that Tae let out.

Not having enough of the beautiful sounds Tae made, jungkook toyed with Tae's nipples, which were pebbling under the smooth swipes of his tongue, feeling ecstatic on hearing the now louder moans.

"Fuckkk jungkook, I never thought I could cum just from humping, but fuckkkk I am so close!" Tae rasped out, before he pulled JK's face up from his chest and kissed him while roughly grinding their clothed crotches together

Despite how irresistible Tae's actions were, Jungkook wanted to take his time, so he held back and planted his hands on Tae's waist to slow him down.

"I will die out of horniness Jungkook!" Tae whined in protest and JK laughed in return

"That wont be the worst death now, would it?" Jk said sliding away from tae as he planted a series of kisses on his belly, nipping a bite right above the base of Tae's cock, causing Taehyung to hum in painful delight

He quickly peeled off Tae's boxers, and his palms glided over Tae's smooth legs in the process

"Do you have lube here?" Jungkook asked, his hands alternating between squeezing and rubbing Tae's thighs

"No why would I need sex supplies in a vacation bachelor pad" Tae responded with sarcasm

"Tsk!" Jungkook let out a sound of disappointment, and pinched the tip of Tae's erection, causing him to lift off the bed

"Try again brat, before I become more tempted to prolong your release!" Jk added, squeezing his left buttcheek before landing a crisp spank on there

"Just check the drawers of the side tables, FUCK!" Tae screamed in pure sexual agony

"See now was that too hard!" Jk said pecking his lips and moving to check the drawers.

He swiftly retrieved the lube and condoms.

"Do you have a preference? I haven't in a while but I don't mind being the one getting dicked down?" Jungkook asked caressing Tae's sides

"Just fuck me, will you?" Tae asked shamelessly and Jungkook shook his head with a smile

"You wreck me Kim Taehyung" Jungkook said leaning between Tae's legs

"Good! Now return the favor!" Tae remarked bracing himself for the sinful pleasure to come

Jungkook gave a tentative lick to the tip of Tae's cock, teasing the sensitive flesh there, before sucking on his length

With his left hand, he popped open the bottle of lube, messily squeezing some on his fingers, as he bobbed his head up and down on Tae's crotch in sync with Tae's laboured breaths.

He lightly rubbed his rim, before slipping a finger through, absolutely loving the sound of Tae's hiss as he did so.

He set a relentless rhythm between sucking on Tae's cock and the lube soaked finger he was pushing past the entrance of Tae's glorious ass.

"God! Jungkook, fuckkkk, just put it in" Tae said as he squirmed in bed, his entire body and mind frustrated by the push and pull of Jk's mouth and hands

"I need to prep you wel!" Jk answered shortly, as he slipped three fingers together into Tae's hole, prodding around to find that special bundle of nerves that were bound to set fire to Tae's arousal

"Holy shit! Fuckkk" Tae screamed as Jungkook got successful in his search and rubbed furiously on Tae's prostate

"Wow, don't you have a filthy mouth" Jk remarked lifting his head off Tae's cock, as he kept fingering Taehyung

"Fancy you say that t-H-at, after you had my dick down your th-r-OAt!" Tae answered, his voice breaking due to the effect JK's ministrations were having on him

"Touché" said Jk, as he slid his fingers out, and moved back slightly to hurriedly shimmy off his sweatpants

He calmed down his breathing and palmed his dick slowly to tame his arousal, which was a failed cause in JK's opinion, because just the sight of a panting sexually frustrated Tae, laying in front of him in all his naked glory, was enough to get him to burst.

Taehyung, are you okay? Can I move forward?" Jungkook asked, resuming his position above him after putting on a condom, as he nudged Tae's entrance with his dick

"Jungkook Jeon, if you do not put that monster cock of yours to some good use in the next 3 seconds, I will kick it off you!" Tae threatened as he braced his palms on JK's chest

Refusing to test the honesty behind his threat, Jungkook slid right into Tae's loosened asshole in a powerful single stroke

"Fuck! Fuckkkkk" Tae said pulling his chest up to latch onto Jk for dear life

"Relax Tae! And if its to painful I can pull out! Just tell me what you want!" JK assured taehyung and rubbed his sides, all while pressing the most gentle kisses on his shoulder and neck

"Just..... just give me a few moments" Tae requested, breathing in that comforting scent and aura that Jungkook had enveloped him in

After some minutes of adjusting to the intrusion, Tae slightly moved his hips in a downward motion, nodding at Jungkook to let him know that he was ready.

Jungkook started off with slow powerful thrusts, before setting a steady hard pace.

Neither of them were capable of holding any conversation after, as the only exchange between them comprised of moans and grunts

Taehyung who was already at the edge for what seemed like centuries to him, couldn't hold back for very long

"Fuck, fuck jungkook I am so close!" He rasped out, squeezing his eyes shut as Jungkook quickened his movements and rubbed Tae's dick with one hand.

"Ahhhh!" Tae screamed as he came apart in Jungkooks hand, painting his own belly and JK's hand with cum

Jungkook moved his hand away and slowed down to help Tae's orgasm wash over him. He took Tae's mouth in a soft kiss, one that meant to show just how grateful Jk was to be the one to take Tae to the pinnacle of physical pleasure.

Not wanting to overstimulate him and cause him any pain, Jungkook came to a slow stop and started pulling out

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Tae asked halting jk's movements

"Uhhhh" jungkook's hazy lust clouded brain struggled to form a response

"You haven't come yet!" Tae stated in a "as-a-matter-fact" manner

"But you just did and I don't want to hurt you!" Jk replied, finally gaining his senses, despite how hard it was due to the clench he felt from Tae's ass

"I am not some doll, I won't break!" Tae said still feeling very aroused despite coming down from his high only a few seconds ago, and he moved his hips in a back and forth motion on Jk's dick to prove the same

"Not all precious things break Tae, doesn't mean you don't care for them as if they would!" Jk said caressing Tae's face

"Stop being corny and fuck me already!" Tae screamed in anguish and clutched onto JK's shoulder, forcing himself to ignore the strong impact of Jk's words on his heart

"Ah ouch!" Jk screamed, his face contorting in pain as he almost slipped and fell on Tae

"Shit shit! Sorry, your wound! On second thoughts, just lay down Jungkook!" Tae said pushing himself back, as Jk's still very hard erection slipped out.

He gently flipped their positions, and made Jk lay on his back.

"Let me take care of you now!" Tae said softly, as he trailed his hands on Jk's chest, covering every place he touched with a soft kiss after.

He moved back and lightly squeezed Jk's dick in his palm, before pressing a quick kiss on the tip, and getting in position to ride him

"Tae you don't have to..." Jk said holding his waist

"Don't be a lousy fuck and make me cum twice at least!" Tae scraped on Jk's ego, and in that same second Jungkook gave a hard push upward into his ass

"Ahhhhh! Relax you beast, let me...." Tae said holding on to JK's waist and balancing himself after being thrown off by his sudden thrust

Tae slowly moved his ass up and down on Jk's hard crotch, surprisingly watching his own dick hardening up again so quickly,

Jungkook guided Tae's movements with one hand, as his other hand went to rub Tae's dick. The overstimulation from his actions pushed Tae to bounce on Jk's cock with much more vigor

"Fuck fuck fuckkkkk" Tae screamed as he bounced on JK's cock like a stretched and released spring, steadily chasing after his high.

"Taehyung, I am close! Jk said as he tightened his grip on Tae, and practically squeezed Tae's cock

"Me too! Me too jungkook.. fuckkkk!" Tae screamed as he continued to ride JK

"Ungghhh" Jungkook let out the most sinful grunt as he spilled inside the condom while buried in Tae's ass.

Taehyung unable to keep up with the probing of JK's dick on his prostate and the otherworldly hand job, followed right after and spilled onto Jk's hand for a second time that evening

Jungkook moved his hands slowly around Tae's ass, as he pulled out his now spent dick.

He moved Tae to lay beside him and took off the condom and tied it for disposal.

After a few deep breaths and clearing his mind of the sex induced high, Jungkook got up to fetch a towel from the ensuite washroom.

He carefully wiped around Tae's lower body with the warm wet towel, and then threw it aside.

Taehyung who was still reeling from his twin orgasms, pliantly let Jungkook provide him the after-care that he needed.

🔞🔞

Once the two of them were relatively clean, Jungkook kicked off their discarded clothes and wet towel to the floor, before covering their naked torsos with the unused blanket.

Feeling too spent to even put clothes on, jungkook pulled Tae's naked frame close to his own, as he pressed probably the millionth of soft kisses on Tae's neck and back, snuggled him.

Tae shrunk in Jungkook’s embrace. He knew what they shared moments ago was way more than some coping mechanism, he knew he was just signing up to be hurt, but as he let himself be lulled to sleep by JK’s heartbeats, he decided to be clueless to everything he was supposed to know

After all if being clueless to what their intimacy meant, and what the future held for them, would borrow him just a few more moments to bask in the warmth and safety he always craved, then blissfully clueless he shall be.

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🔞🔞

"Fuckkkkk fuckkkkk Jungkook oh god fuckkkk!" Tae said slamming his hand on the misty window as he desperately tried to latch onto something for his sanity, given how relentlessly JK was trying to fuck him out of his senses

"You're so fucking loud!" Jk said clasping a hand over Tae's mouth and maintaining the beastly rhythm of thrusts that he had set

"Unnnnggggg mmmmghh" hummed Tae as his fingers curled into an iron fist

Jungkook kept fucking in and out of Tae in an unforgiving manner, after all he had been challenged with the task of making Tae cum 4 times. He didn't care how overstimulated Tae was this time around, he was going to fuck Tae into delusion if he had to, but he wasn't going to lose

Jk slowly slid his hand between Tae's legs, and started palming Tae's dick

"Nnnnnggghhh" Taehyung's whole body shook with tremors as jungkook slowly palmed his sensitive dick, the slow and gentle motion, a complete contrast to the way he was slamming in and out of him

"What did you say huh, I won't be able to make you cum more than twice? Should I stop? 3 times is already more than 2?" Jungkook whispered in Tae's ears as he fisted the tip of Tae's dick

Taehyung shook his head in a 'no' repeatedly, too afraid of the state he'd be left in if Jungkook stopped. All his nerves were set alight with ferocious painful lust flowing through them, and he was convinced he'd die if he was left to sizzle down instead of bursting into ecstasy

"Aw does this little brat not want me to stop?"

Jk asked mischievously as he gave one sharp thrust in before slowly dragging back, keeping his hand secured over Tae's mouth

Tae shook his head again, slowly pulling back and lowering his head, causing his nose to rub against JK's palm in a silent submissive plea

"Please" Tae begged, absolutely delirious

"I got you Tae, I got you!" Jungkook said gently as he kissed Tae's cheek before holding his waist tightly in his hands and fucking into him hard and fast

After a few more thrusts, Tae came apart, his dick spurting small drops of cum across the window for the fourth time as JK filled up the condom over his own dick

Tae's legs shook and he almost fell on the ground, only to be caught by JK, who quickly flipped them around and sat against the window with Tae in his lap.

He soothingly rubbed tae's back and held him in his arms, doing his level best to help calm down the tremors still passing through Tae's body.

"You're so fucking mean, what if my dick fell off me?" Tae questioned in a whisper, and Jungkook rewarded him with one of his rare unapologetic laughs

"I think your dick will be just fine, its your ass I am more worried about" Jungkook teased back and Tae hit him sharply on his chest

"You better have a gold medal in after care, or this sex spree of ours will come to an early end" Tae threatened as he rested his head on JK's chest, who tightened his hold on Tae, letting their heated heartbeats come in sync

🔞🔞

"How was it like for you?" Tae asked Jungkook

Both of them were sat cross-legged on the rug beneath the coffee table in the living room, very engaged in making beaded jewelry, an activity that Tae said was recommended by his therapist to help keep his mind stress free. However currently, Tae had brought up the activity to distract themselves for the fuck fest they had going, and provide their bodies some well deserved recuperation.

"How was what like?" Jk asked back as he slipped another black bead through his string

"Coming out? You know my story how my mom was supportive but my dad turned his back on me, at least initially, how was it for you? You don't have to answer if you aren't comfortable!"Tae said

"Well one of the privileges of being an orphan was that I never had anyone to come out to? I've lived all my life not having to worry about a single person's opinion of me" Jungkook answered honestly

"Wow I wish I had your life, I spend every second of mine worried about the opinions of others, regardless of whether they are opinions of close ones or random strangers on the internet." Tae replied

"Well the random strangers don't matter Tae, and I think you are lucky you have loved ones who can offer you their opinions. My life has been carefree but extremely lonely" JK said thoughtfully 

"You're not alone now Kookie, and like you said neither am I! We have eachother" Tae said as he scooted closer to JK and wrapped his arms around him

"At least for now we do, and I am thankful for that Tae. It's nice to have someone in my corner for once" Jk said patting Tae's elbow and slightly returning the hug

Taehyung ignored the bitterness that had seeped into his chest at JK's use of "for now", just like every other painful thought that he was tucking away during the course of this vacation.

"How did you know you were gay?" Tae asked again

"Does this quiz on my sexuality have a reason? Am I fucking you wrong, that you've begun to have questions on my gayness?" Jk joked in response

"Shut up and just answer! This is one of our common grounds so I am just trying to make conversation" Tae said sliding a few beads in

"I think we have a lot more in common than being gay! But I'll humor you" Jk said & Tae patted his back

"Good choice! Now tell me!" He persisted

"Well going to bed every night & dreaming of being choked between the thighs of a senior at training camp was a dead giveaway"

"No way you had a crush on your senior? Was he like mega hot?" Tae questioned more

"Namjoon hyung was not only hot, he had a very sexy brain, and of course the thighs of adonis" Jk said dreamily and Tae huffed in annoyance

"I bet I am hotter and sexier than your senior" Tae said with haughtiness

"I don't know about that but you are definitely cuter" Jk said pinching his cheeks & Tae swatted his hands away

"Okay now my turn! What is something you've always wished your boyfriend would do for you?" He asked

"OH my my Jungkook, are you hinting at something?" Tae teased and Jk rolled his eyes at him

"I am only asking because you seem like a giver, and I am curious if there's something you wish someone would do for you?" Jk clarified

"Well I haven't been in long or deep enough relationships, where I could have giant romantic expectations. I anyway am not much into grandeur, but I am a cliché. I don't know, I'd love to come back home to tiny surprises" Tae said dreamily

"Create one of those cute moments from dramas in real life, you know where your partner brings you a necklace as a present and puts it on your neck, and you have that eye lock. And like coming home to a pizza and movies cuddle session, and and" Tae rambled on, only to be cut off

"Okay okay I got the general idea you sap! Stop before I get diabetes!" Jk interrupted

"You asked!! Anyway this is wishful thinking, what I truly want is someone who'll love me the best they can & let me do the same!" Tae replied with a smile before he returned to his bracelet

"Clearly I shouldn't have asked!" Jungkook joked

"You're so fucking mean! Go away!!"Tae whined and pushed jk

"Okay okay! Stop!" said JK as he stood up and left the room

"Hey I didn't mean for you to literally leave!" Tae hollered

"I am peeing!" Jk screamed back

Tae blushed slightly and returned to his relaxing jewelry making activity.

"Taeeeeeee" Jk screamed, causing taehyung to drop the beads in his hand, and rush towards the source of JK's voice

"What the fuck jungkook, I almost tripped over the sofa, I ran here so fast!" Tae said running into the room, short of breath.

"Come here!" Jungkook gestured and taehyung stood in front of him

Jk gently turned Tae around so he would face the dresser in his room

He then softly kissed the back of his neck before putting around a simple chain with a single pearl stuck on it

"It didn't feel right to know that people out there weren't treating you the way you deserve!" Jk said softly and just held Tae close

Tae was at a complete loss of words. He liked having these little cheesy fantasies, but for one of them to become real, it felt exhilarating

"Thank you" Tae said earnestly and lifted the chain to kiss the bead

"I really......aphhhh" He couldn't finish his sentence as he accidentally swallowed the bead and started to choke on it

"Holy shit oh god Tae" Jk screamed and performed the heimlich maneuver on him

Within moments Tae spat out the bead and slumped against jungkook, huffing for breath

"For someone with no gag reflex while giving a blow job, you seemed to have choked on a bead really easily!" Jk joked as he rubbed soothing lines on Tae's sides

"So you almost kill me and then somehow have the audacity to tease me? I see how it is!" Tae responded, his eyes narrowing into slits as he stared down at jk, his lips forming an adorable little pout.

Jk just pulled him close and kissed the pout away

"Has anyone ever told you, just how adorable you are? Jungkook asked, looking at Tae with so much affection that it made his cheeks burn a bright shade of red

"Not really, sexy, hot and breathtaking are the more commonly used adjectives for me" Tae answered back with a smirk

"All great adjectives for you, but adorable, cute, endearing, highly overdramatic should be on the list too!" Jk said with a wide grin, only to earn a soft smack on his shoulder, as they pulled away

"Oh, I forgot bratty and fiesty!!" Jk said breaking into a laugh

"You keep this up, and violent and murderous will be added to the list" Tae said landing a few soft punches on his chest, which jungkook dodged and ran away from, but Tae was right on his tail.

The room boomed with noise of their laughter, enveloping the pair in a happy bubble

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"If you didn't become a spy/lawyer/cop person, I'm clearly still a bit confused about what you do, anyway, what would you be?" Tae asked as he applied light eye shadow on his eyes

"I don't know, maybe a painter?" Jk responded casually, looping his belt over his pants

Taehyung laughed in response

"It was a serious question!" He scoffed

"And I am serious. It may not seem like it, but I was really into art at one point in my life!" Jungkook answered, having put on his shoes

"Wow, I would have never guessed!" Taehyung said in astonishment 

"What would you have guessed?" Jk asked walking up to Tae, and snatching the dangling earring from his hand, helping him wear it

"I don't know, street fighter, professional boxer.. or maybe a stripper, especially with this body of yours" Tae said running his arms over JK's chest

"I am starting to think that you only want me around for my body...." Jungkook teased

"Why? Do you want me to want you around for something else other than your body?" Tae teased back

"Na... I'd take your lusty gaze over some douchey love gestures any day" Jk said with a shrug

Taehyung's face immediately deflated. The flirtatious spark that was burning in his eyes, flamed out in an instant as a cold reminder rang in his heart.

They were fucking to forget how fucked up their current situation was, and that was all there was to it.

Whatever little fantasy Tae had bubbling up in his head had to die down. But he wasn't worried, Jungkook would clearly never seize to shoot darts on his happy romance bubbles at every chance he got.

"Right! well let's go? I need to get wasted and shake my butt!" Tae said pulling away

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"Another tequila lime please!"Tae screamed at the bartender, hoping he'd be heard over the loud music

He had lately been feeling a lot of feelings he didn't wish to feel, and what better way to drown them out besides tequila, it was the healthiest alcohol afterall

"Now why is a sweet thing like you, buying drinks for yourself?" A tall man said, coming next to Tae

Before Tae could answer, he felt an arm circling his waist

"His drinks are bought, I promise you!" JK said, the mean glint in his eye, sparkling more than the club lights.

Tae quickly moved away from JK's touch, his callous reminder of where they stand with eachother, was still smoking in his chest.

"Would you like to dance with this sweet little thing?" Tae said batting his eye lashes innocently at the handsome European man in front of him

"And what about your broody boyfriend" The guy whispered in Tae's ears

"OH he likes to watch! It's one of his kinks!" Tae said winking at the man

"In that case, we must put on a good show" The man said putting his palm on Tae's butt as he guided him to the dance floor

Jungkook was a reasonable man, capable of exercising restraint in the most dangerous situations, but in that moment, he was seriously struggling with fighting his urge to bury a no-good-asshole 6 feet under.

He couldn't believe Tae had just abandoned him for that lousy stranger

"A whisky on the rocks please!" Jk ordered, he wasn't going to sit and put himself through this painful torture sober.

"Another one for me!" A deep voice said beside jungkook, startling him a little

The moment JK turned his head to look at the man, his eyes widened

"What are you doing here, hyunbin?" Jk asked as he urgently looked at tae, who was dancing away at a short distance from him

"Don't worry about him Jk, as long as you answer my questions honestly, the knife that my handler is carrying will stay in his pocket" Hyunbin answered

And that's when Jungkook saw it, the Japanese knife in the back pocket of the jerk who was turning Tae around in his arms at the moment.

Jk saw red.

"A scratch on him, and they will find your body parts in every country around the world" JK answered sharply

"Like I said, you answer me honestly, and we can all go back home safely" Hyunbin said with a wicked smile

"What do you wanna know?" JK asked through his clenched teeth as he kept stealing glances at Tae

"Look, jungkook, I know Tae is useless, and he had no clue about what his dad's business was, which means his sudden interest in working with the cartel is because of you. Now I want to know why you want in so bad?" Hyunbin asked

"Because I'm the only one besides Gwangjun-ssi who knows how he did whatever it is that he did, and yet he left all of his fucking estate and signing authority to his pea brain son, and I got jack shit! Made me a fucking babysitter when I should be taking over the firm!" JK said, immediately switching gears and putting up an act

"Tae is clueless and an idiot, but that also makes it easy for us to use him. He just has to use his pretty hands to sign the blanks we tell him to" He answered with a smirk

"Why were you so worried for him then? If he's just a pawn for you?" Hyunbin questioned

"What can I say, I am weak for pretty little dolls" JK added with a wink and Hyunbin laughed

"Listen JK I know you've done some great work helping out Gwangjun, and I'd love to help you get your foot through the door, but my help doesn't come at no cost" Hyunbin said

"Whats your price?" Jungkook questioned back

"I don't need money, I need gwangjun's network. I know the channels but I don't know the people who keep their mouth shut, and I want their names, otherwise we could be on exposure risk" Hyunbin asked

"I'll give you the names, but I want you to arrange a meeting of the top guy with us. I want a seat at the table and a permanent cut, in exchange of that I help you cover your own petty theft from the organization" JK answered and colour drained from Hyunbin's face

"Don't look so surprised, I know you were stealing from them. I don't care. I just want a seat at the table and for the money to keep flowing through to me, so get me that meeting with the cartel leader and consider your stolen money a ghost's myth!" JK said raising his glass

Hyunbin sighed and reluctantly cranked JK's glass with his own.

"Now if you'd excuse me, I'd like to get back to my beautiful puppet" Jungkook said climbing out of the bar stool he was perched atop.

His skin was crawling with anxiety. Something about this visit didn't feel right.

In addition to that, he had his heart in his mouth knowing Tae was millimeters away from a stabbing while was busy sipping his whiskey.

"How about you dance with me now?" Jungkook said pulling Tae away and shooing hyunbin's minion away

"You're such a buzzkill" Tae said rolling his eyes

Jungkook laughed. Trust Taehyung to be a drunk brat, while jk was sweating bullets worrying for him.

He took a deep breath and then latched their lips together. The surprised gasp Tae let out, got lost somewhere in JK's mouth

The impromptu kiss turned into a full blown make-out session on the dance floor. Ever since JK had seen Tae in that silky red top and those sinfully tight jeans, all he had wanted to do was to rip them off Tae's body and cover him with kisses instead.

Taehyung was definitely devil sent on earth to seduce him, and JK was a mere human. He let Tae take away the bitter taste from his whiskey earlier and leave the citrusy-sweet taste of him on his tongue.

He isn't entirely sure why he kissed him, but as he did and as Tae kissed back, Jungkook slowly felt his worries ebb away. Tae's soft skin that pebbled under his touch was proof that he was okay and safe, and that as long as Jungkook kept him close, he'd be fine.

"Am I poor kisser or something? Why are you so zoned out?" Tae said pulling away from JK with a pshch

"I got distracted thinking of all the things besides kissing that I wanted to do to you!" Jungkook said rubbing at Tae's sides, as they swayed along to the slower beat

"Well instead of thinking why don't you just show me, Jungkook-ssi!" Tae whispered in his ear

"Fuck! We're outta here!" Jk said and dragged Taehyung out of the club

"Have you ever had beach sex?" Tae asked as Jungkook hailed them a cab

"Nope. Have you?" Jk asked

"Nah! Do you wanna do it?" Tae asked

"Have sex with you on a beach?" Jungkook confirmed

"Yes dummy!" Tae scoffed

"Yeah sure!" Jk said still unsure

"You're so cute kookie! I know just the beach we should go to!" Tae answered as they sat in the cab, while JK played with his thumbs out of excitement and anxiety.

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"Holy fuck!!! Jungkook!!" Tae screamed as he climaxed in sync with JK. He took a deep breath and fell atop his chest, as he slowly came down from his high.

Jungkook lightly moved the hair away from where they were sticking on his sweaty forehead.
He shuffled around slightly as he used his button-up shirt to cover their lower bodies, which were still connected to each other.

"Tae.... let's just dress up and leave soon, yeah? You said no one comes here, but I don't want
to risk you getting into a scandal" JK said softly

"Jungkook I promise no one will come here" Tae reiterated as he adjusted himself more comfortably on top of JK

"And how can you possibly be so sure of that?" Jk asked caressing the top of his head

"Because it's a private beach owned by my dad!" Tae replied

"Oh"

"Oh indeed! That villa in the corner and this beach was a birthday present from my dad for my mom. One of my last fond memories with both of them was our summer barbecue here before I came out" He said, his voice tinted with melancholy

Jungkook didn't say a word, having lived without parents, he could understand what Tae felt. That said, he never got the chance to meet his parents ever, but in Tae's case, he got some time with both of them, only for them to be snatched away, so it must be a bigger loss

Jk wrapped his arms tightly around Tae, breathing in his scent as he tried to provide as much warmth as he could to him.

"Even if no one can see us, let's still go inside Tae, I don't want you to fall sick" JK said gently patting his shoulder and Tae hummed in response

"We can't go to the villa. I haven't been ever since mom......" Tae said snuggling closer to JK

"Okay then let's go back to your place. I'll call us a cab. Come on Tae, it's cold tonight and you are already starting to shiver" Jk said getting up and lifting Tae along

They got up and dusted themselves off before putting on their discarded clothes.

"Aahh shit!" Jk yelped as he tried to put on his shirt

"Oh God are you okay? I keep forgetting about your injury!" Tae said as he gently caressed the area and helped jk put on his shirt

"You're so easily worried! I AM FINE" Jk replied

"It's healthy to let people worry about you from time to time kookie!" Tae said pulling his cheeks

"Do I have a say in whether or not I like this nickname?"Jk asked as they walked towards the road

"Nope! You're kookie!" Said Tae

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"Tae hey.... Tae wake up!" Jungkook said slightly nudging Taehyung from his asleep position in the taxi

Normally he would have loved to carry him home, but his bullet wound had been burnt by the beach sand and it would quite difficult for him to carry Tae's weight now.

Tae slowly opened his eyes and took in their state and location. Nodding mindlessly he stepped out of the cab

"I'm going to sleep like a log! Good night kookie!" Tae said walking towards his room and Jk's heart sank a little at the lack of an offer to cuddle

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH" Tae screamed loudly and Jk ran to his side

"Jungkook..... jungkook oh God!" Tae stammered

"There's..... there's blood.... and a body" Tae said pointing towards the bleeding frame on his bed as he shivered in fear

"I am going to be sick" Tae said as he rushed to the in-suite washroom.

Jungkook had wanted to rush to him, but instead he used his absence to inspect the body.

The man had no pulse so he was dead for sure. He wasn't dressed like anyone on the mob or the cartel.

Jk flipped around his body, and shut its eyes before he patted it down quickly for any proof and he found some quite easily.

There were room keys to a hotel nearby, a mobile phone and a wallet.

The name of the dead man was Hwang Park and he wasn't from the mob or the cartel

Jk could still hear Tae puking his guts out in the background, when he quickly typed out a message to one of agency's local extraction agents to help with the removal of the body from the site.

Before JK could investigate further, he realized that he missed a text from Hyunbin

Hyunbin: Took out a guy at your place when we came to find you. Saw one of the men without a mask, couldn't risk it. Take care of it for us will ya?//

Jungkook heaved a big sigh and ran a hand through his hair.

He knew the deadbody purposely wasn't removed from the room.

It was a message, that if Hyunbin could kill a random stranger if he felt threatened or was in danger to be exposed, then Tae who was a pebble in his path would be an even easier kill.

Jungkook slightly shivered at the thought.

He wouldn't admit it out loud, but he knew that Tae wasn't just a case subject or a support piece in his mission anymore. He cared about him, and just the thought of the constant looming target on Tae's back made him worried.

He needed to make sure Tae was okay and stayed okay

"Tae can I come in?" Jungkook asked, knocking the door to the washroom

"Yeah" came Tae's feeble voice

"Feeling better?" Jk asked

"Well I've come down from my happy high to my forever petrified for my life state, so not sure if 'better' is the word I'll use. But I'm done puking if that was what you were referring to" Tae said looking up at JK with tired eyes from where he was slumped on the bathroom floor

Jungkook nodded and slid right next to him

"Hyunbin's guys took him out when they came here looking for us" Jk said cautiously

"Hyunbin found me in the club today. He has agreed to help initiate you into the cartel in exchange of my help in covering the tracks of his illicit activity from the cartel. He was stealing from them and your father and I knew that from a while" Jk added

"Did he know dad knew?" Tae questioned back

"Because if he did, then he could be the one to have hurt my dad." Tae said, eyes widened

"Could be, we can't be sure. But he does have clear motive now." Jk said nodding thoughtfully

"So much for a vacation to forget huh?" Tae laughed sadly

"I am sorry Tae. You don't deserve any of this" Jk said, frustrated

"How can you be so sure? I could have been a big time asshole in my past life and this is karma finally getting to me" Tae joked and JK laughed a little

"I find that hard to believe, but I am glad you are taking this well" Jk said

"Don't have another choice. I want revenge for my parents Jungkook. Whoever hurt them and is hurting countless others, has to be caught and punished. So if I have to man up, then that's what I'll do." Tae said determination and JK gave him a small smile in return

"We'll find whoever took your parents away from you. But for now, we need to go to a hotel or something, before the extraction team arrives to take the body away" Jk answered and Tae shook his head

"I can't go to a hotel, there's risk of me being papped" Tae responded

"I don't have a safe house in this country. But there's another place I can think of" Jk suggested and Tae took the hint easily

"I haven't been in that house ever since mum passed away. I don't know jungkook" Tae said, resting his head on his palms, as he brought his knees closer in

Jungkook wrapped an arm around Tae and kissed his head

"We are slightly out of options Taehyung.... " Jk said

"Fine! Anything is better than sleeping in the same bed as a dead guy, I guess" Tae said shaking his head

"Let's go then!" Jk said pulling Tae up with himself

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"You were such a cute baby! Oh my god, LOOK AT YOU!" Jungkook was smiling widely at a picture of toddler taehyung in his swimming gear with a big dinosaur floatie.

Tae just rolled his eyes & cuddled up to Jk, doing his best to be comfortable in that house.

Jungkook put the album aside and looked at Tae with a frown

"I am sorry you have to be here Tae. Do you want me to get us a hotel? I will cover you up so good, no one will know you are you" Jungkook offered again, understanding Tae's situation

"Thank you kookie. But I just want to sleep, please hold me" Tae asked

"Of course I'll hold you Tae, I'll be here as long as I can" Jk said kissing the top of his head

"Not as long as you want to stay?" Tae asked with a yawn and his fatigued eyelids slowly drooped shut

"I want a forever with you. But I can't have it" JK whispered

Jungkook didn't understand love. He simply didn't understand what it meant to care for someone more than yourself, to find your happiness in their smiles, he didn't understand such devotion.

But as he held Tae in his arms, love was the only way to describe what he was feeling

He wanted to trace a map of all the tiny moles on his face and body, wanted to never stop holding him, wanted to wake up and goof around at breakfast with him, he wanted so much more of Tae then he was allowed to have.

And with that thought, Jk gently got off the bed

"Hi Jessi! I saw that you left me a missed call. What is it?" Jk asked, finally having returned the call he received from her

"Awh honey, no how are you? No how's the weather? You sure only mean business don't you?" She flirted

"I don't have time for this" JK responded, clearly ticked off

"Alright alright, I am sure our agent is very busy playing house with the actor isn't he" Jessi said and JK's blood ran cold for a second

"You know?" He asked calmly

"Of course I do. Didn't I tell you, I know people, it's what I do" she answered

"And before you go into panic mode, or start texting someone to clear me from the scene, I need you to know that I want to help, of course that's if you help me!" She added

"What do you want Jessi?" Jk asked calmly

"Immunity of course. I help you with intel on the organization, you clear my name. I kind of want to start afresh you know!" She said

"You know I can't negotiate a full immunity for you" Jk responded

"Ah that's too bad I guess, I was really hoping to share some helpful shit with you, and of course not expose your ass" Jessie said with a laugh

"Give me some of the helpful info, and if it is as helpful as you claim it to be, I will do what I can for you" replied an annoyed JK

"Well for starters, take Taehyung to the event being hosted by Seojoon's party to celebrate his win, the head of the cartel is going to be there, if you nab him, I guess you wouldn't need much more?" Jessi answered

"Why do I need to take Taehyung there? I can just go by myself" JK replied

"You could.... but it would be awkward not taking the guy everyone wants to meet, considering Hyunbin has invited the big guy to initiate you both into the organization" She said

"How do you know about what Hyunbin did?" Jk asked

"Seriously, this is getting boring Jeon. Just tell me if you can get me my immunity deal or not" Jessi said, sounding bored

"Who's the top guy we are going to meet?" Jk asked

"Now now what's the hurry Jungkook-ssi. You get me my immunity, and then I give you more details. My free advice is only available once" Jessi said

"If Hyunbin is already going to introduce me to the big guy, why do I even need you?" JK asked

"Oh did I forget to mention, that you both are being invited to get killed off? You shouldn't have told Hyunbin you knew about his dirty work, the initiation is a front, he's going to kill you both off & impress the leader. He wants to be the right hand" Jessie said with a laugh

"Which is why your best bet, is to show up, find the leader and get the fuck outta there before he kills you off. Now I'll see you at the party and you better have the papers I want to see" Jessie said

"There's no way in hell I am going to be at the party" Jk said

"Awh honey, then you'll expose yourself right away, and our lovely helpful top dog, will dig himself a deep tunnel that none of your best agents would be able to pull him out of. Seriously are you usually this slow, or has dicking the actor made you dumb?" She replied and hung up

Jungkook didn't even wanna ask how she knew. But he did know she had a point, they'Il basically have to walk in a death trap, to nab the head of cartel.

He couldn't believe that Hyunbin instead of initiating them, was initiating himself to seniority in the cartel, and what better way to prove allegiance than to get rid of thenaive newbie and government spy.

He knew they were safe for now though, if the leader is still coming, then Hyunbin hadn't yet told him the truth about their identities.

Most likely because he needs the information on Tae's dad's network before he cleared them out for the cartel. So as long as JK had some leverage he knew they were safe. But still going off solely on Jessi's words and taking Tae along seemed to be the worst idea

"Kookie?" Jk heard Tae's whisper from where he stood by the balcony door

"Why did you get up so early?" Tae said as he went closer and hugged jungkook from behind

"We have to go back to Korea" Jk answered

"So soon? Didn't you say it was risky?" Tae asked

"It's not anymore, and I have some leads on the case that I need to look into so we need to go back" Jk said masking his worries

Taehyung nodded, the movement causing ripples on JK's back

"So much for a vacation, I guess" Tae said sadly

"All of this will be soon be behind us Tae. I am close to exposing the leader of the cartel, once we nab him, everything will be okay, you can go back to being Korea's actor prince" Jk said turning around and holding Tae's face with a smile.

But Tae's heart sank at the revelation. As much as he wanted to return back to safety and normalcy, both of those things came at a cost of losing Jk.

A big part of Tae didn't want to be out of danger anymore, as long as it meant Jungkook was always going to be with him

Shaking his thoughts and fears away, Tae nodded slightly and slotted his lips with JK's.

Their "Whatever-it-was-ship" was on a ticking time clock, and he wanted to squeeze in as many moments of closeness as he could.

As they kissed eachother softly, the chilly air from the ocean forcing them to get closer to eachtohers warmth, Tae let his mind wander.

He realized he loved jungkook, maybe not in the best of circumstances, but he had steadily fallen in love with him over the span of this week

A part of him questioned whether this love was a result of the vulnerability he felt after his fathers loss, and whether his feelings would eventually go away.

But as Jungkook rubbed his sides and held him close in his warm embrace, Tae knew he was down bad & never recovering

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"Where are you going?" Tae asked

"Somewhere" Jk answered

"When will you be back?" Tae questioned back

"Late" Jk said

"Why do you have to go?" Tae asked yet again

"Work" Jk said promptly

Taehyung had had just enough of the short vague responses. He got up from where he sat on the couch & forcefully turned JK around to face him.

"If you don't want me to go out on the street screaming & telling the media everything, YOU BETTER GIVE ME CLEAR ANSWERS!" Tae shouted

"Taehyung I can't possibly tell you everything about my work. Why must you know everything?" Jk said

"Because I have this knot in my tummy, that's telling me you are about to do something awfully stupid, & I need to know if it's time to test my knife skills" Tae said with a huff

Jungkook giggled in response

"No knife skills need practicing. Just stay back here, relax! I'll be back in a few hours" JK replied gently

"But...." Tae objected, worry so evident on his face, it made JK's heart beat out of his chest

"But nothing! I'll be fine" said Jk

"You better be! I don't ever want to stitch a wound in my life ever again" Tae said hugging jk tightly

Their yet to be confessed feelings were looming strongly between them. Tae was relaying his love, fears & worry in that hug, while JK enveloped Tae in his safety & warmth

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Jungkook: I am just pulling up in the parking lot, see you shortly//

JK texted Jessi, alerting her of his arrival at the party venue

He parked his car and checked his phone for a reply, but unfortunately he didn't receive one.

Shrugging off this bad feeling growing in his chest, Jungkook started looking around in the lot to find Jessi's car. It had leopard print decals all over it, so it should've been an easy find.

After a few more minutes of aimlessly walking around, JK sighted the car.

Rushing towards it, Jungkook pulled the door open for a bloodied figure to fall in his arms.

"Hyunbin???" Jungkook said, shocked beyond his wits.

In the car, there lay not one but 2 bloodied bodies of Jessie and Hyunbin.

Nothing made sense to Jungkook anymore, but feeling pulse on Hyunbin's wrist, JK quickly called for medical help.

**Buzz** JK's phone rang.

"Yes sir!" Jk answered his senior

"I have the cleanup crew on their way there, I believe the medics are close too" Namjoon said

"Also wanted to let you know that we went through the stalker whose body you found in France, 's camera. Turns out that Hyungsik had his men following Tae. A bunch of cars in the background of Tae's photos belonged to his company." He added

"But if he wanted to kill Tae, why would he kill off Hyunbin? Jessi might have gotten revealed as the mole, so I get that, but why him? He was inviting Tae n I to this party to kill us, apparently?" JK said

**alert- main door open**

"Unless they didn't want Tae to be killed. Holy fuck, sorry sir! Could you please get some backup to tail me, I think Tae's in danger. Someone entered our home" JK said, as he rushed towards his car, guiding the medics to Jessi's car with hand gestures.

He could be less bothered about saving the lives of 2 gang criminals. Taehyung, on the other hand, he'd burn the city for, even if there was a little scratch on his nose.

Quickly getting in, he sped his car to their home.

As soon as JK got their apartment building, he took a moment to steady his breath. He had to think rationally and not alert anyone who might be dangerous to Tae of his arrival.

He calmly opened the door to their house, only to find, nothing or no one inside.

Losing his composure a little bit, Jungkook started to look for taehyung everywhere but couldn't find him anywhere.

"Where the fuck are you Tae!" He screamed and kicked the bed in frustration, only for Tae's mobile phone to fall on the floor.

He quickly grabbed it, and the sight of his lock screen broke his heart. It was a selfie of the 2 of em, sarcastically smiling.

With renewed determination, Jungkook started to think. They needed Tae to be alive, so he was safe (he had to be!), but where could they have taken him?

Jungkook was racking his brain when another beep sounded through Tae's phone.

Tae had enabled find my phone through his watch, and suddenly hope had sparked within JK.

He could trace him through his watch. He dashed out, synced his GPS with Tae's watch and drove into the streets

In a few minutes, JK arrived where he least expected Tae to be taken to.

At his father's house.

He signaled the team that had followed him there to stand by until he took a clear view of the happenings inside and slowly went in.

"And to think that I thought you were into me. What a piece of scum you are hyungsik!" Tae screamed as he struggled to get out of the chair

"Keep talking and the next time your face is on tabloids, it's going to be for a damned obituary" Hyungsik growled

"Once Jungkook finds out about this, you better worry more about your own obituary," Tae screamed, and JK, who had behind a wall, did his best to stifle a giggle.

Trust Taehyung to sass-out on a hardened criminal, as if he was talking to a rival co-actor.

From what Jungkook could see, there were only 5 men inside. 4 of Hyungsik's goons and he himself. It would be easy to outnumber then if they went in now.

Jk was about to radio his team when another person walked in.

"Now now listen you fucking brat, I didn't go through killing my own husband, just to end up with nothing. Seojoon will have my head if he knows what we did"

"So you better open your mouth and tell me where the dossier with shit on us is kept, so we can all get outta here" son yejin said with a menacing scowl on her face.

"I mean Hyunbin had his death note signed the day he tried to poison me. I don't blame the guy, since I was fucking his wife, but he had it coming anyway, should've known better than to try and hurt me" Hyungsik said with a morbid shrug

"Not the time for this Hyungsik! You!! Brat, start talking" Yejin shouted, pulling Tae's hair

"I WILL REPEAT MYSELF LIKE I DID IN THE CAR ON THE WAY HERE, AND WHEN U BEAT ME UP USELESSLY- I DONT KNOW!" Tae screamed

Jungkook felt a nerve in his brain crackle at the thought of Tae getting hurt because of these assholes. Deciding that it was pointless to wait longer, he asked his team to enter.

Son yejin at the lack of Tae's response was about to slap his face when JK interrupted her.

"I'd keep my hands away from him if I were you!" Jungkook said as he pointed his gun at them.

Her hands dropped in a second and before she could bark orders at her men, JK's officers came storming into the house, quickly overpowering those men.

"See I TOLD YOU! I fucking told you that when Jungkook gets here you all will be dead meat! Didn't I say that, YOU IDIOTIC BUFFOONS!" Tae challenged as Jungkook released him from the binds

Tae immediately hugged JK tightly, his labored breath clearly indicating how scared he was.

"I am so happy you got here, Kookie," Tae said and JK ran his fingers through his hair gently in response.

"Now go on beat them into a pulp," Tae demanded, letting go of JK, and Jungkook merely laughed in response.

"They'll be taken in for investigation first" Jk answered

"Great so I got beat up and I don't get to see them beat up. This fucking sucks ass" Tae said, as they saw the officers come to cuff Hyungsik & Son yejin, to lead them out.

"Ever since you fuck'n came into the operation, things went to shit, you filthy sewer rat" Yejin screamed

In the next second, she took advantage of the officer, having put his gun down to arrest her, and took her own gun nearby to take an aim at JK.

JK heard 2 shots before the officer pushed her down on the floor to arrest her.

He looked down wide-eyed at the bleeding torso of Tae. It seemed like he had a gun wound on his lower abdomen and left leg.

"Tae noooo, oh my god no Tae. Someone fucking call the ambulance right away" JK said as he sat down and held Tae gently, his hands covering the wounds

"Hah, guess we are even on the saving lives score board" Tae giggled through his pain

"Shut the fuck up!! Are you stupid. Oh God Tae, no no no no." Jk said as his vision started to get slightly blurred with the tears welling up his eyes.

"Why are you crying, I am the one in fucking pain. Stop acting like a pussy, I expect better from the man I love" Tae coughed up and Jungkook almost stopped breathing.

Before JK could respond or react, the emergency responders showed up

What followed next was an absolute blur to JK. He just followed the motions, his attention entirely focused on Tae as the responders fussed over him and took him to the hospital.

Jungkook didn't even have a moment to be elated over being the man Tae loved, his worry taking over

He sat anxiously waiting for the doctor or someone to tell him about Tae's condition. His phone was beeping with updates from the team, but he had no will or desire to look at anything. The most precious man in his life was fighting to live, he could be less bothered about work.

JK had just closed his eyes when he heard commotion from the corridor.

"You! YOU!! Ever since my best friend has found you, he's been in some trouble or the other! If anything happens to him, I'll kill you" Jimin screamed when he arrived

"I... I am sorry Jimin" JK said weakly. He was already severely guilt stricken. Tae was boasting about how JK could protect him, and yet he failed.

"Sorry? Do you think sorry cuts it?? Do you know the millions of lives that will be affected by this?" Jimin screamed

"Media got wave of Tae being shot at, & no amount of coaxing from me or the company could curb the news. There's fans lining up outside the hospital in worry. What should I tell em?? YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT HIM, HE TRUSTED YOU!" Jimin screamed again, pulling on Jk's collar.

"Jimin, calm down! We need to be here for Tae first, we can do this screaming match later" Hobi said, pulling Jimin back, who let JK go with a shove.

Hobi saw JK's red eyes, his downcast face as he had let Jimin vent on him, his guilt and the depth of his worries was evident to Hobi.

A couple of hours later, the doctor finally came out and JK rushed towards him.

"He's fine, out of danger. Both of the bullet injuries were in non-fatal zone. He did lose a considerable amount of blood though, so we'll have to keep him under observation overnight" He said

"His leg will also have to be in a cast for at least 3 months. But beyond that, he should be getting better very soon. Please do not worry" The doctor assured and Jungkook hugged him out of gratitude.

"Can we see him?" He asked

"Not tonight, but in the morning yes!" The doctor replied

Everyone was relieved to hear the news. Jungkook for the first time that day had a moment of peace.

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Next Morning.

The minute Tae was moved to his private ward, Jk rushed to be at his side.

"Leave him alone now will you? He's seen enough, because of you" Jimin said rudely

"Until Tae is all healthy, I am going nowhere. I can't express how guilty I am that he was in danger because of me, and I am more than willing to beg for your forgiveness and, above all, his, but I am not willing to leave his side, till I know he is okay" Jk said with conviction

"Jimin just let him be for now. Taehyung trusts him and we have to respect that. Anyway Tae's wellbeing is our priority right now isn't it?" Hobi advised and Jimin reluctantly nodded

"One more scratch on him and I'm gonna make a soup outta your balls" Jimin glared

The three of them waited in Tae's suite for a couple hours, and soon Tae woke up

"Kookie?" Tae said immediately after waking up

"I am right here" JK reassured, reaching out to hold his hand

"Everything hurts down below" Tae said weakly

"That's because your idiot ass decided to take bullets for me. So of course it's hurting now" JK scolded

"Hey don't be mean to the patient. That's not allowed" Tae chastised back

"Fine! Let me buzz in the nurse on duty to check up on you!" JK said & pressed the button on his bed

The nurse came right away to check on Taehyung and gave him some fluids to help him gain some energy. She then administered the prescribed painkillers through his vial, asked him to rest more and to not fight the drowsiness that would kick in after 10-15 minutes.

Jimin jumped in, right after the nurse departed.

"I am so glad you are okay Tae! Fuck, you scared us all!!" He said holding Tae's hand

"I am sorry for the mess Jiminie. Does the press know?" Tae asked

"You don't have to worry about any of that" Jimin said

"But if you must know, I released a statement about an injury with details and said that you're fine and recuperating so your fans won't worry too much either." Jimin reassured and Tae nodded with closed eyes

"You need to take better care of yourself Taehyungie" Hobi chimed in

"I am sorry for scaring you all. I have been playing hero so long, my save mode got activated right away" Taehyung said softly

"I doubt you jumping in a literal line of fire had to do anything with a hero complex, but I'll let you figure that out later" Hobi said suggestively

Before anyone could say anything more Jungkook cleared his throat.

"His painkillers will kick in soon, and we should probably let him rest more. Jimin-ssi, I'll be right by his side, you can go home and rest now" Jungkook said

Jimin protested right away.

"If you think I'm going to let Taehyung spend any alone time with you, you've got another thing coming. He's been in nothing but danger with you, and no way on earth will I allow him to be in a position where he could get hurt, again" Jimin screamed

"Hey Minnie! You have no right to talk to Jungkook like that! He has saved my life multiple times and cares for me deeply, so stop guilt tripping him" Taehyung intervened 

"Tae, I'd prefer if you zoned out this conversation and focused on resting and being relaxed!" Jungkook said focusing his gaze on Tae, before turning towards Jimin

"I have done nothing to gain your trust but please believe me when I say that theres nothing more important to me than Tae's safety,  and I will be right by his side, protecting him with all my heart." He promised, looking straight into Jimin's eyes.

"You look really tired yourself Jimin-ssi, and I think a little rest will really help!" He added, breaking eye contact after a moment's pause

"Jungkook is right. You need to rest too, otherwise you won't be able to take care of Tae tomorrow. I'll drive you home!" Hobi chimed in and Jimin finally conceded, only agreeing to leave once JK promised to call him if anything happened.

"I don't know what to do with you Tae" JK said sitting on a stool next to his bed and holding his hand, once Jimin and Hobi had left.

"Wow, did I scare you that bad?" Tae teased

"You have no idea" JK said as a tear slipped down his eye

"I am sorry Kookie" Tae said feeling JK's tears on his hand

"No, I'm sorry Tae. You should have never been caught in the middle of this." JK responded

"You did everything you could to keep me safe, don't blame yourself" Tae said & Jk shook his head in a no

Tae was about to correct him, when he silenced him with a finger on his lips

"You need to rest and sleep. We'll talk later, I'm just glad you'll be fine" JK said finally and Tae nodded back at him

"I'm happy you are fine too" He said

"All thanks to you!" Jk said softly kissing Tae's palm

"It's nothing you wouldn't have done for me" He said and kissed JK's hand in return

Jungkook nodded meekly and got up to kiss Tae's forehead.

"You were so brave today Tae, I am so proud of you!" Jk said

"Thanks Kookie!" Said Tae and slowly went to sleep as his medication took over.

Jungkook sat there and watched him for hours, too afraid to fall asleep and miss on attending to Tae's needs. 

But slowly JK's own fatigue won over and dozed off at his bedside

Chapter Text

Taehyung had been discharged 4 days later, but honestly he felt like he was still in the hospital, with Jungkook doting over him constantly.

"Tan-ah, will you do me proud and bite the ass off this jerk" Tae asked his puppy Yeontan

"Stop putting ideas in this little devil's head and finish your milkshake without whining" JK said flopping down next to Tae and rubbing Yeontan's fur too

"This is hardly a milkshake. It's a medicine cocktail, without ANY CHOCOLATE!" Tae whined and Jk just glared at him

"This is what I get for saving your life. Endless torture" Tae grumbled but drank the milkshake nonetheless

"See, let this be a lesson for you to not jump in and save others. Save yourself!!" JK said with a smile, and got up to put the glass away

"You can give me all the lessons you want, but you know I'd jump in to save you again if ever the need arises, right?" Tae asked

"And that's what scares me Taehyung. You know my job, I can't bear the thought of you being in danger because of me" Jungkook said

"You do realize that I don't care about that? I'd much rather both of us be in danger and be together, than me perishing away with worry" Tae said simply and Jk closed his eyes in defeat.

It baffled JK, just how easily Tae was willing to give up his sense of security for him

"Don't be so cavalier, when it comes to your wellbeing Taehyung. I may not always be around, and you sure as hell can't come with me everywhere I go, so I need you to promise me that you'll keep yourself out of harms way at all times" Jungkook said strictly

"And why do you care?" Tae questioned

"I just do" JK deadpanned

"I know you heard me" Tae said

"What does that mean" Jungkook asked

"I know you heard me that day when I said you are the man I love. But you never said anything back" Tae sucked in a breath and paused

"That either means that you don't love me back, or you didn't understand what I meant. Just in case it's the latter, I want to make it clear. I love you Jungkook, I don't know how it happened or how it happened so fast, but I just do. You make me feel grounded, like I belong, like you are my person! I don't ever want to let go of this feeling. So if protecting you means I can hold onto this feeling for a longer time, then that's what I'll do and you can't stop me" Tae said with sincerity

Taehyung's confession caught JK off guard. He didn't know how to process the intensity and depth of his words.

"Taehyung, I....... I don't know what to say" JK said

"In my line of work, I can't have long term relationships. Let alone with a famous actor" JK said

"Those are just technicalities. What do you feel Jungkook? We'll figure out everything else" Tae said moving closer to JK and cupping his cheek

"And don't you dare lie to me. I know your tell, so I will know when you lie" Tae added

"What's my tell?" JK asked instead

"Clearly, that's not important. Just tell me if you feel anything for me or not, " Tae asked with a pout

"You know what I feel, Tae," JK said simply

"Yes, I do, actually. BUT SAY IT" Taehyung demanded

"I love you too! But that doesn't change anything Taehyung. We can't be together" JK said, frustration evident in his voice

"We can though, at least that's what Namjoon-ssi said" Tae replied

"What did Sir say? Wait a sec, how do you even know Namjoon hyung?" A confused JK asked

"Your senior came to visit me in the hospital while you were away getting my prescriptions. He had brought some documents and stuff. I had to sign some NDAs in regard to your identity and the whole situation and then give my statement and agreement to testify in private, " Taehyung explained

"I had asked him then, that if this would mean that you'd have to go away, and he looked at me straight in the eyes and said that you won't go anywhere, you don't want to, he promised me that if you want to stay , he'll help us figure it out" Taehyung added with excitement

"Wow, I don't know what to say. I never knew I had the choice? When I got recruited, I just accepted this to be my life" Jungkook said with bewilderment

"But you do have a choice Jungkook. Please tell me you'll stay?" Tae almost begged

"Taehyung, I love you but I also have a duty to serve. I don't know if I can choose between the two, this easily." Jungkook said softly

"I get that, I do. I won't be selfish and ask you to leave behind that part of you completely. But at least talk to Namjoon-ssi?" Tae requested

"Okay I'll talk to him! For now, your recovery is priority! So it's rest time" JK said lifting Tae up in his arms

"You suck, you know that right? We just confessed to eachother and you made it a life and career talk, instead of making out with me. That's rude" Tae complained

"Oh how dare I! That's very wrong of me. Let me fix this right away" Jungkook said laying Tae down on the bed and coming on top of him carefully

He softly held his face in his hands, the most beautiful he had ever seen, and connected their lips

Every kiss that they ever shared was so precious to Jungkook, but for some reason, this one was even more special to him. He didn't know what it meant to be loved, so the fact that someone as perfect as Tae had chosen to love him, and that he could kiss him, felt like a dream to JK

The two had been making out for only a short-while, when the ringing of JK's phone interrupted them.

"Sir? I had been meaning to call you" JK said answering the call

"I am surprised it took you so long to call me. I expected you to call right after I spoke to Tae" Namjoon said

"He didn't tell me about your talk until minutes ago" JK explained

"Ah that makes sense" Namjoon said

Jungkook slowly left the room to have the conversation outside.

He didn't want Tae to overhear and be disheartened right away, if the conversation didn't go the way Tae wanted it to

"Hyung, I don't know what you have promised Tae, but please know my duty towards the country is my top priority and I won't let you down" Jungkook said sincerely

"Oh Jungkook, I know that. You are one of my top field agents, I trust you implicitly" Namjoon said

"But I don't think you are fit to be a field agent anymore. You know we can't have an officer with clouded judgement on the field" Namjoon added

"I assure you Sir, that my judgement will always be objective , with the country's interests first" JK argued

"Jungkook, why do you think we hire people with minimal family ties if any for such jobs? It's because when you have little to lose, you have the most to give. But now you have someone very important in your life, and despite what you say, fear of losing him will always be there"

"I can't have a fearful officer." Namjoon said

"But hyung, without the organization's security or backup, both of us will end up being easy targets, and while I don't care about myself, I can't do that to Tae" Jungkook asserted

"Hah! So you wanting to stay on was to protect him and not because of your sense of duty, " Namjoon teased

"You know that's not true, hyung, but I won't lie to you and say that's not a factor. If me remaining active maintains the safety net around him, then it's an obvious choice" Jungkook said simply

He already felt like he had failed Tae's trust in him multiple times and that he broke the promise he made to his father about always keeping Tae safe. So for now his first priority was to have as much protection in place for Taehyung as he could, especially considering how complicated the trials against the cartel are going to be, and just how tough it will be to shut down each aspect of their widespread operation. 

"Being a field agent isn't the only way to remain active, Jk. That's why I had called, but you already had your defenses up. I am moving you to the risk assessment and analysis team. You'll still be a part of the organization, have its protection, which you can extend to Tae and you won't have to leave him behind for another mission!" Namjoon explained carefully, and a huge smile broke out on JK's face

"I don't know what to say, sir! I am so thankful." JK said

"You've done such good work for us Jungkook, it's the least we can do for you" Namjoon said

"Thank you thank you again hyung!" Jk said

"You're welcome. We'll discuss the transition details when you return to work after the 1 month recuperation break I am putting you on. It's better for you to lay low till legal proceedings against the cartel are done" Namjoon replied

"Noted! Thank you so much!" JK expressed his gratitude again

"Stop thanking me, and go tell Taehyung the news. He looked ready to kill me when I met him because he thought I'll take you away. Between you and I, I think he scared me into transferring you" Namjoon joked

Jungkook laughed and cut the call after, going towards Tae's room right away.

Taehyung was sat on the bed, anticipation and worry all over his features

"You are something else Kim Taehyung" Jungkook said with a smile

"Stop praising and tell me what he said?" Tae asked

"How do you know I was praising you? Something else, could mean anything, weirdo whacko brat" Jk teased, sitting beside Tae and pulling his cheeks

"Kookie, don't get distracted and tell me what Namjoon-ssi said" Tae whined

"Wait hold up, is Namjoon-ssi the same Namjoon who's thighs, lead to you discovering that you were gay?" Tae added with shock

"Now who's getting distracted? Also yea" Jk answered

"Ugghhh fine, just tell me what he said. And for the record my thighs are equally as sexy" Tae said rolling his eyes 

"Should I sing a ballad on the beauty of your thighs first?" Jk teased

"Just tell me!" Tae said slapping JK's torso lightly

"Well, you successfully scared a senior international security officer, and he succumbed to your unspoken threat. I'm being moved to desk duty, and that means I don't have to go anywhere." He said dropping a peck on Tae's lips

"Oh my god! I am so happy Jungkook" Tae said

In the next second, JK was in Tae's arms as he hugged him tightly

"I've lost too many people, I couldn't bear the thought of losing you too" Tae said softly crying on JK's shoulder

"Hey hey! Even if I wasn't around, you'd have always had me Tae." Jk said cupping his face

"I'Il always be in your corner, looking after you, even if I'm not physically around. But luckily for you, until you're sick of me and need space, I am going nowhere! We still have so much to discover together! I'II be with you for as long as you'll keep me" Jk added

Tae nodded rapidly, as he sniffed his tears away

"So forever?" Tae said when he calmed down

"If a forever is what you want. Then a forever is what you'll get" JK said

"That sounds perfect! I love you Jungkook" Tae said softly

"I love you more Taehyung" came his reply.