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"Where are Taehyung and Jungkook? Didn't they set an alarm?" Namjoon asked to no one in particular when he checked the time for the third time. The group, minus Taehyung and Jungkook, were all eating breakfast in the hotels restaurant with their bags and luggage packed and dropped off at their manager.
"They are probably hangover, those lightweights are too young for alcohol" Yoongi muttered as he took another sip of his coffee. Hoseok and Jimin laughed at the comment and continued to talk about happy nonsense stuff.
"I will go get them" Seokjin said a minute later after he stuffed the last bit of pancakes in his mouth. But when he stood up, he noticed mr Lee coming out of the elevator with Taehyung and Jungkook.
"Wow what happened to them?" the oldest asked as he observed the youngest two from a distance. Taehyung looked like a walking zombie, wearing comfortable clothes with sunglasses and his hair wildly falling over his eyes. Jungkook looked even worse and didn't even try to hide it. The maknae was wearing black clothes, but his face looked puffy and his usually big bright eyes were swollen and lifeless. But the thing that stood out the most, was the fact that the usually very close friends didn't interact with each other and stood at a distance.
So Seokjin quickly come over and went to Jungkook first. 'Hey, are you okay? What's going on, did you cry?"
Jungkook shook his head and turned away from the oldest. Seokjin however didn't accept the refusal and grabbed his arm before Jungkook could walk away. "Jungkook, hey, please talk to me"
"What's going on?" Hoseok asked as he too came closer to Jungkook.
"I'm fine, just leave me alone"
"Kook you look awful. Are you hangover? Do you have a headache?" the rapper asked concerned and raised a hand to check the younger one's temperature, but Jungkook dodged the hand and stepped back.
"Please just leave me alone"
"Jungkook..." Seokjin sighed and looked at Hoseok for help. The two then looked at their manager and the other members, who had gathered around the second youngest, who didn't seem more talkactive.
"Let them be for now. We need to go to the airport" mr Lee interrupted when he checked the time and told the manager they needed to leave in 5 minutes. The manager nodded and told the boys to get going.
"Did Taehyung say anything?" Seokjin whispered to Namjoon before he got into the van outside the hotel. The leader shook his head while clenching his jaw, something he always does when he was stressed "No, he just ignored all of us. Something is wrong, something bad has happened between them"
"Did something happen after me and Hoseok left yesterday?"
"No, everything was fine. Taehyung and Jungkook even wanted to play some games afterwards. Maybe one of them cheated?"
"I don't believe they're like this because they lost a game of Mario Kart" Seokjin whispered, but once again mr Lee interrupted them and gently guided them inside the van.
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The time waiting at the airport and during the flight was awkward. And awkward didn't even cover half of that. Taehyung was cold as ice, not saying any word and keeping at the distance with an aura around him that screamed 'fuck off'. While Jungkook looked like a kicked puppy that also didn't feel like talking, but at the same time it looked like he desperately needed a hug.
"Kook, please tell use what's wrong. It hurts seeing you so upset" Hoseok tried again during the flight since he and Jungkook were seated next to each other in the plane. But the youngest whipped his eyes with the back of his hand when new tears were forming and once again shook his head "I don't want to talk hyung, please just leave me"
The older one nodded a little disappointed and watched how the maknae turned in his seat to lean against the window side. Hoseok carefully lifted his hand and ran his fingers through Jungkook's hair, and sighed relieved when Jungkook didn't turn away.
After landing, the hyung line gathered together with Jimin to talk what to do. Jimin suggested taking Taehyung and Jungkook apart because it was clear that something had happened between them and maybe they would talk if the other one wasn't near anymore, but all members were tired and it would be better if Taehyung and Jungkook first got a good night of sleep before trying to talk to them.
So the group eventually got in the van again after collecting their luggage and didn't share a word between them as their driver drove them home. Once they arrived at their dorm, everyone quickly got out, but their manager who was sitting in the passenger seat called Namjoon over before he got inside as well.
"Namjoon, I don't know what happened between Taehyung and Jungkook, but they need to fix it before Monday. We can't risk any delay, the schedule is already packed and we really need both of them to be at their A game"
The leader nodded and told the manager he will talk the younger boys, before he grabbed his suitcase and got inside as well.
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"What could have happened that they are so upset and distant with each other?" Jimin asked out loud as he, Namjoon, Seokjin, Yoongi and Hoseok gathered together in the living room with cups of tea. Taehyung and Jungkook had unsurprisingly gone to their rooms after coming home even though it was still early in the evening.
"They probably had an argument and said bad words to each other" Yoongi said, but Hoseok shook his head "I don't know, they never had an argument before"
"But that would explain why they're so upset, since they never argue" Namjoon added
"But what could they argue about to become this upset? And also after such a good day? The concert was awesome, we had fun having drinks. We haven't had this much fun in a long time. It doesn't add up" Seokjin said and glanced towards the hallway that lead towards the bedrooms.
"We just have to wait until they're ready to talk" Namjoon said and sighed when he looked at the clock on the wall "Maybe we should get to bed early as well, I think tomorrow will be difficult day as well". The others nodded and went to the kitchen to wash their cups.
"Are you going to try and talk to Jungkook?" Hoseok asked Namjoon in the kitchen. The younger shrugged his shoulders "I don't know Hobi. Maybe I just leave it to him. I don't want to push him too hard, we already asked many times today and he kept telling us to leave him alone. What about you? And Jimin?"
Hearing his name, Jimin joined them. "Yah I think I will do the same. Are you okay with that Jimin?" Hoseok asked the smaller member, since he Jimin and Taehyung shared the same bedroom. Jimin nodded, but also look at bit sad. It was clear that Jimin desperately wanted to talk to the other 95-liner, but they had to be patient.
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Namjoon knocked two times before opening the door to his and Jungkook's shared bedroom. The room was dark and he didn't hear anything, so Namjoon silently entered the room so he wouldn't wake Jungkook if he was sleeping. The leader took out his phone and turned on the light and moved closer to Jungkook's bed. The maknae was lying on his side with his head towards the wall so Namjoon carefully leaned over him to look at his face. Just as he thought, Jungkook was asleep but Namjoon looked pained at the sight of dried tear tracks on the boy's cheek.
"What is going on with you?" Namjoon whispered and readjusted Jungkook's blanket a little bit even though it was already covering Jungkook perfectly. The older one then got back to his side of the room and got ready for bed.
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Hoseok and Jimin also knocked a few times on the bedroom door before entering the room. The lights were on and when they got inside, they saw Taehyung sitting in his bed with his headphones on, eyes clouded and he picked at a thread of his blanket.
"What should we do?" Jimin whispered to Hoseok
"I don't know" the rapper answered but after looking at Taehyung a little longer, Hoseok decided to sit down on Taehyung's bed and placed a hand over Taehyung's fidgeting ones.
To their surprise, Taehyung looked up and for the first time day he didn't look like he wanted to murder someone. "Sorry, you want to sleep?" he asked and made a move to get out of bed.
"Oh no, I'm just checking on you" Hoseok said "You don't have to go" he added when Taehyung got out of bed, but the younger one didn't answer him as he left the room.
Hoseok looked at Jimin, who got tears in eyes but shook his head in a way that said 'we should give him some space if he wants space"
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Yoongi was checking his phone while Seokjin was brushing his teeth. The oldest one looked tired and ready for bed, but Yoongi didn't feel any close to sleeping so he told Seokjin he was going to watch some TV before going to bed.
The rapper slumped down on the couch and grabbed the remote, not noticing that Taehyung was walking behind the couch to get to the kitchen. So when Taehyung got to the living room 5 minutes later with a cup of tea, Yoongi jumped at the sudden presence of the maknae.
"Sorry I didn't expect you here" the older one said
Taehyung shrugged and sat down on the other side of the couch. The two watched a film in silence, but the film was cheap and the acting so bad it caused goosebumps on Yoongi's skin.
"Why did nobody tell those actors that they could better find a different job? A random person walking down the streets could do better than this" the rapper mumbled as he grabbed the remote and changed channels. Taehyung made a small sound that sounded close to a laugh, but Yoongi didn't want to give it too much attention. It felt like one wrong move or word could close Taehyung off completely again.
Yoongi found a channel with a documentary about The Big 5 in Africa, showing some impressing scenes about a lion chasing a poor antelope. The two watched in silence, but to Yoongi's surprise, Taehyung suddenly started talking after half an hour.
"Hyung?"
"Hmm?" Yoongi hummed back in response
"I don't know what to do"
"Do what? Do you mean going to bed?"
Taehyung shook his head and let his head drop as he start to fidget with his hands. Yoongi sighed and move closer to him on the couch "Do you want to talk about it?"
The maknae was silent for a moment, but when he lifted his head again Yoongi saw a tear running down his cheek.
"I don't know where to start hyung"
"What is on your mind right now? Why are you upset?"
"Because I hurt Jungkook" Taehyung whispered as more tears formed in his eyes.
The older ones was shocked, because he couldn't believe that Taehyung would ever hurt Jungkook, but instead of answering he decided to keep quiet to let Taehyung take the lead.
"I'm so angry with myself, I'm his hyung!"
Yoongi remained silent, but he placed a hand on Taehyung's neck and squeezed it to offer some comfort but also to encourage him to keep talking.
"He was drunk. And I just- I'm so stupid and I will never forgive myself and I don't know what to do. Fuck, I messed up so badly hyung" Taehyung rambled on and covered his face with both hands as he started to cry.
"Do you want to explain what happened?" Yoongi asked carefully
"I- I - I don't know how hyung" Taehyung said through hiccups
"Did something happen during Mario Kart?" and that question earned a small laugh from Taehyung who shook his head and whipped his tears with the back of his hands. "No, Jungkook won of course. We had fun, but something happened afterwards"
The room became silent after that, and Taehyung took a deep breath as he looked at Yoongi. "Please hyung, please don't tell anyone else"
"I won't, I promise" Yoongi answered without hesitation. The younger sighed again and look away from Yoongi as he gathered the right words to explain what happened
"I kissed him hyung. We were talking and I just -. He was drunk and I just kissed him like that. He looked so.... Hyung I messed up so badly, I'm so sorry"
The rapper didn't want to show it, but god he was relieved that all of this was because of one kiss. He had played all worst case scenarios in his head why Taehyung and Jungkook were this upset, but all of them were a lot worse than a drunken kiss.
"I panicked and left the room without saying another word and I only hurt him worse because of that. Thinking back, it was a silly moment and we could have laughed at it"
"But was it silly?" Yoongi asked as he gently took Taehyung's hand in his own
"I don't know hyung" Taehyung whispered and the older one didn't fail to notice how the younger one's cheeks turned slightly redder.
"The two of you are very close and these things happen, especially after having a few drinks. But the most important part is to talk to each other. I'm sure it will be alright after talking to him"
"But I hurt him hyung. And I was irresponsible! I'm the older one and I should have been more careful since he was drunk"
"But you're also young, only 2 years older. Look, I'm not going to tell you what you did what wrong, because I wasn't there and I don't know exactly what happened. But one thing is clear to me and that's you would never intentionally hurt Jungkook. You're a good hyung, never doubt that. The two of you need to talk about what happened and I'm sure that you will work it out"
"You're not mad?" Taehyung asked in a small voice
"Taehyung, don't get me wrong but I'm relieved this is about a drunk kiss. I was fearing a lot worse had happened between you two. I'm glad you're talking to me right now"
"Does it make you uncomfortable? I mean, because we kissed?" Taehyung asked awkwardly, his ears turning adorably red. Yoongi chuckled and ruffled the boy's hair
"Oh kid, you don't even know what your hyungs has done at your age" and that has gotten Taehyung's attention, causing Yoongi to laugh again
"When you, Jimin and Jungkook still went to school, me and Namjoon sneaked out of the dorm at night to go to parties. Seokjin was being Seokjin and told us to be home before midnight but we never listened of course. So at some point Seokjin didn't let us go anymore. Namjoon and I had climbed out of bathroom window one night to go to a party. But that night, we had drunken too much. I kissed a couple of girls and wanted to take a girl to the restroom to 'do a little more than kissing'. I didn't know the girl was the same girl that Namjoon had been talking to all night and kissed as well. Namjoon caught us sneaking to the restroom, and well... He was MAD"
Taehyung was listening with wide eyes, his tears long gone and also looking a lot calmer as he was being distracted by Yoongi's story.
"He hit me in the face and gave me many new names. The next day we were both hangover, Seokjin was mad, I knew I had fucked up, Namjoon knew he had fucked up. In short: it was a mess. We didn't talk to each other for four days, but once we got together and talked about it, and everything was fine afterwards. We can laugh about that night right now, but that's not really the point. The point is that you two need to talk"
"I can't remember that you didn't talk to Namjoon for four days"
"Ah well, it was that weekend when Hoseok had taken you three to his grandmother so you won't be bothered by it"
"Sounds like Hobi hyung" Taehyung said with a smile, but also yawned when exhaustion was settling in. Yoongi smiled at the younger one and placed a hand on his neck again "Let's get to bed, you must be tired after today"
Taehyung hummed and leaned towards Yoongi to hug him "thank you hyung"
"You never have to thank me Tae" the rapper said as he hugged him back "Now get to bed"
The maknae nodded and walked around the couch to go to the hallway. But then he stopped and turned back to Yoongi again "Hyung, what if the kiss wasn't a drunken mistake?"
Yoongi said nothing before he moved closer to Taehyung and tucked a lock of hair behind his ear "Talk to Jungkook and be honest about your feelings. But know that hyung always loves you no matter if the kiss was a drunken mistake or something more"
"Love you too hyung" Taehyung said as he went to bed with a calmed mind and ready for what's about to come tomorrow.