“Are you sure it’s OK that I come with you?” Taehyung asked Yuna as he slung his duffel bag around his shoulder. He leaned against the door frame of the washroom and watched her brush her long hair carefully.

“You keep asking this and I keep saying yes.” She took a hairband off her wrist and twisted her hair up into a tight bun. “Jungkook invited you anyways, he wants you to come. And I think it’s a good thing, I mean you deserve a break already. You’ve been working really hard, and we’ll get to spend some time together too which is a bonus.”

Taehyung adjusted his baseball cap awkwardly and nodded. He still couldn’t help but feel that he was still intruding in some way though, but he couldn’t back out now. Jungkook might feel hurt.

He glanced at Yuna again, things were a bit weird between them since a few days ago. He guessed because she saw him crying and Jungkook comforting him. But he just lied again, saying that he was only stressed out about his job and was confiding to Jungkook about it. He already knew she didn’t believe him though, he’d been lying to her a lot these days, but it was for her own sake.

There was no way he could properly explain himself to her anyway; because he didn’t really know what he was feeling either. On that night in the living room, he really thought he was sure about his feelings, but everything in his head was now some sort of internal conflict.

Taehyung felt like he was just being desperate and delusional. Taking someone’s kindness a bit too far for his own good, falling for someone too quickly and too easily. Having those kinds of feelings for Jungkook just made him selfish, and liking him in that way would only hurt Yuna too. He had no place in between their relationship, so he was just going to back off and stay acquainted with him like he should have done before.

It made him laugh though; the fact that he actually thought Jungkook somehow liked him too.

He chuckled. Being lonely really did mess with your head didn’t it?

“You and Jungkook have been getting along pretty well recently, yeah?” Yuna glanced back at him.

Taehyung nodded. “Yeah, I guess.”

She stared at him for a while then looked away again. “That’s good, but don’t be getting too close to him; I don’t want you to steal him away from me.”

He froze. “What?”

“I was just joking Taehyung, calm down.” She laughed.

“Oh...right.” His phone rang then and he pulled it out of his pocket, Hoseok was calling. “Yeah?”

“Are you coming to pick us up already? Yoongi and I have been waiting at my house for like eight years now.” He replied.

Taehyung sighed. “OK, OK, I’m coming, just hold on.”

“Is that Hobi?” Yuna asked.

“Yeah, I have to go pick them up. You’re fine going with Jungkook right?”

She nodded. “Yeah, don’t worry about it.”

“OK.” Taehyung hugged her quickly from behind. “I’ll meet you up there, tell him to drive safely.”

Yuna didn’t respond and he hesitated to leave, thinking she was mad. But he forced himself to go anyways, just trusting that she somehow understood why things have been so off between them lately.

He drove slowly, thinking how badly he wanted to reverse time and go back to the moment Jungkook meant nothing to him. It was just so much easier that way. Taehyung tipped his head back and let out a long breath, he just needed to forget about everything.

Just forget.

**

“I don’t want to go on this stupid trip.” Yoongi muttered as he slumped towards the car.

Hoseok put his bag into the trunk. “Hey, you’re not backing out now alright? Opportunities like this don’t just come around everyday.”

“It’s not like I even wanted to go in the first place, you just forced me to come.” He crossed his arms and looked at Taehyung who was leaning against the side of the car, waiting for them to load their things. “Since when did you and Jungkook get so close that he would invite you on a trip with him anyways?”

Taehyung shrugged, trying not to look obvious. “We’re friends, I guess he just wanted to do something nice for me.”

“Damn, I really need to get more friends who are rich and handsome, it seems to have benefits.” Hoseok grinned. “Do you think he’s gonna throw parties or invite over beautiful girls?”

Yoongi rolled his eyes.

“Who knows,” Taehyung opened back up the door. “Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”

“I call shotgun!” Hoseok raced towards the front seat before Yoongi could sit down.

“Aish,” He hissed and trudged towards the back seat in a huff.

Hoseok reached back, slapping his legs playfully. “Cheer up man, I promise it will be fun.”

Yoongi sighed. “Fine, I guess I’ll try to show some enthusiasm. Let’s sing some road trip songs, yaay!”

Taehyung snorted as they began belting out choruses and he started the engine, pulling away from Hobi’s house and driving towards their destination.

**

He drove for a while, following the directions carefully. Taehyung could immediately feel the change in the air as he rolled into the countryside of the city. The peacefulness of the area put his mind and body at ease quickly.

By the time he reached Jungkook’s cottage, the sun was setting and it seemed like the night time had come to life. There was an electric energy in the air. The home was huge as he expected, and Taehyung could immediately hear the loud music and people from inside. Cars were littered all around the lot.

He felt a bit nauseous knowing that he was about to walk into another one of Jungkook’s infamous parties, but he guessed it was inevitable.

“Oh , I can’t believe he’s having a party right now. Do I look good?” Hoseok asked frantically, fixing his hair.

Yoongi yawned, crashed out for most of the drive and flicked him in the back of the head. “You look fine.”

“What if I meet the love of my life here-”

“Hoseok, chill. It really isn’t that amazing.” Taehyung muttered and climbed out of the car.

“That’s because you’ve probably already been to so many already, so you’re used to it.” He replied, stepping out as well.

Yoongi came out too and grabbed his bag from the trunk, chucking them theirs. They walked into the house and were immediately bombarded with loud people and laughter. Taehyung wondered where Yuna was, she must have arrived already.

“Is there a place where we can put our bags?” Yoongi asked over the music.

“Just drop them here and come with me.” Hoseok threw his down and grabbed Yoongi’s hand, dragging him into the crowd and leaving Taehyung behind. He was tired, wasn’t in the mood to party after driving for so long.

He pushed through a few people to find the stairs and climbed them slowly, wondering if there was an empty room anywhere he could crash out in. He saw a room then with the door slightly open and pushed it open cautiously.

Jimin was standing, talking with a girl and drinking beer. When he noticed Taehyung, he smiled. “Hey, you made it.”

“Uh, yeah, sorry I didn’t mean to disturb you I was just looking for a place to sleep-”

“What? Jungkook invited you all the way up here and you’re just gonna sleep?” He took Taehyung’s bag from him and threw it on the bed. “Come on just loosen up a little and have fun, you can sleep later. Soomi and I were just going downstairs, you should come with us.”

Taehyung glanced at the girl, she was giving him a polite smile. “Ah, OK.” He eventually caved in.

Jimin slung an arm around his shoulder and lead him back downstairs. He could tell he was a little drunk, it made him uncomfortable. They moved through the crowd and went out onto the back patio were a few more people were hanging around, drinking and laughing underneath the outdoor lights that hung from the wooden overhang.

The backyard was decorated beautifully, Taehyung admired the stone water fountain that had a small little stream and pond trickling from it’s base. Pretty flowers and waterlilies floated around in the pool. He wanted to reach for one, but he figured he’d look weird doing it.

“Taehyung!” He heard Yuna’s voice then and looked over. She was sitting with Jin, Jungkook and a few of their other friends. They were playing cards and drinking, some already looking more wasted than others.

Taehyung froze when he noticed Jae-eun, talking happily with a guy just off to the side. His stomach sunk, how was he supposed to approach her after what happened?

Jimin offered him a seat by Yuna and he sat down slowly beside her. She was holding hands tightly with Jungkook who gave him a small smile.

“Glad you could make it.” He said.

Taehyung just nodded and looked away. “Yeah,”

Jin reached over then and handed him a bottle. “Here, have a drink.”

He took it from him slowly.

“Ha, guess my plan backfired. I told you about the trip to get you angry and then Jungkook just ended up inviting you, ah well.” He laughed and the girl beside him leaned her head on his shoulder.

Jungkook glared at him. “That was you?”

He stuck out his tongue and Jungkook tried to grab at him, but Yuna got in between them. Taehyung peeked over at Jae-eun then and she was already looking at him, he quickly looked away.

“I’m bored, can we play something other than cards.” Jin’s girl whined then.

“Let’s play spin the bottle.” Soomi offered.

“Seriously? What are we, five year olds?” Yuna chuckled.

“Well I don’t know about us, but you definitely are.”

Jimin choked on his drink and started laughing uncontrollably, Taehyung tried to hold his back too but couldn’t help but giggle. Yuna shot him a look and he quickly covered his mouth.

“I’ll play, I don’t care, what about you Soojung?” Jin asked his girl and she nodded.

“Jae-eun, Heonwoo, come play spin the bottle with us.” She called them over and they moved closer. Taehyung sneaked a peek at Heonwoo, he was really cute. He had light brown hair that was parted slightly and small, but kind eyes. His smile made Taehyung’s heart skip. Jae-eun caught his eye again then and he gave a small wave, trying to break the obvious tension between them. She gave him a small smile in return.

“Remember if it lands on anyone you spin it to, you have to kiss them even if it’s a guy or girl.” Soomi said.

Jin grabbed Jimin’s shirt suddenly then and started making kissy faces at him.

“Aish,” He pushed him away, laughing loudly.

Taehyung suddenly felt nervous. There was no way in hell he wanted to play this game, it was too risky. But there wasn’t exactly any backing out of it now. He took a long swig of his drink, hoping to get drunk before the game started so he wouldn’t feel anything. Jungkook glanced at him.

“Who wants to go first?” Soojung asked curiously.

Jimin finished up the last of his drink and placed the bottle on the table between them. “I’ll go.”

Taehyung held his breath as he spun it and it landed on Jae-eun.

They leaned over him and kissed slowly.

“You’re a good kisser, I should try you more often.” He winked at her and she laughed.

Jae-eun spun next and it landed on Soojung. They kissed and everyone started shouting and hollering.

“That was so hot.” Heonwoo whispered and Taehyung smiled at him.

Soojung spun then and it landed on Taehyung, he felt his heart leap into his throat. But he tried not to act nervous and took off his hat so it wouldn’t get in the way, then leaned towards her. She kissed kind of sloppily and used a lot of tongue, it almost made him gag but thankfully it ended quickly.

She was blushing when he pulled away and Jin laughed loudly. “Oh , I think Taehyung almost stole my girl away from me.”

Soomi gave him a seductive look. “Is he that good of a kisser?”

“You wouldn’t expect it coming from such a cute face right?” Jae-eun spoke up then and he felt himself blushing really hard.

“How many times has he kissed you?” Jimin asked then with a smirk.

“Only once.” Jae-eun looked at him again. “But it was really good.” 
Taehyung looked at her but didn’t really know what to say, so he just spun the bottle instead. It landed on Yuna.

“Um, you can pass that one if you want.” Jin said and everyone started laughing.

Taehyung spun again and it landed on Heonwoo. He looked at him, heart pounding loudly in his chest. The girls especially started watching closely as they leaned in closer to each other and their lips connected. It felt a lot better than the first kiss, the sensation was nice.

Heonwoo pulled away and was laughing softly.

“He’s a good kisser right?” Soojung pressed.

“It’s kinda awkward to admit but yeah.” He smiled and Taehyung felt his face turn red.

Jimin gave Taehyung a high five. “You got literally both girls and guys whipped for you man, you’re amazing.”

Yuna was smiling happily at them, probably glad that Taehyung was having fun for once. But Jungkook was just staring at him and his gaze looked more cold than usual. Taehyung looked away and back to Heonwoo who spun the bottle this time.

It landed on Jungkook.

Taehyung watched closely as they kissed, feeling his stomach twist. But there was nothing much to it and Jungkook still looked pissed off after.

He spun the bottle next and it stopped; on him.

“Oooh.” Jin cooed.

“The two best kissers in the group, this should be interesting.” Jae-eun smirked.

Yuna glanced at Taehyung, her smile was suddenly gone.

He looked at Jungkook and their eyes locked. There was no way he could do this, especially not in front of Yuna.

“Sorry um, but can I pass? I-I wouldn’t feel right kissing him, that’s my sister’s boyfriend. It would be rude and kind of awkward.” He stuttered as he spoke and Jungkook just tilted his head, something he did when he was pissed off.

“Oh come on,” Soomi pressed. “It’s not even going to mean anything, just do it already.”

“Hey, he doesn’t have to do it if he doesn’t want to. Don’t force him into something that makes him uncomfortable.” Jimin said.

Soomi smirked. “Since when did you become such a mediator?”

“I try.”

Taehyung looked back at him.

Jungkook just gave a forced smile, looking kind of hurt. “It’s OK, you don’t have to do it if you’re uncomfortable. It doesn't matter.”

Taehyung nodded, forcing himself to move on. It was just for the best. He spun the bottle again and it landed on-Jungkook.

Soojung squealed. “I think it’s fate guys, just do it quickly.”

They stared at each other for a long time and Taehyung took in a long breath. Just like he said, it didn’t matter, the kiss wouldn’t mean anything. He just had to do it fast and get it over with, everything would be fine. Jungkook moved in closer to him then and their faces were literally only inches apart. Taehyung closed his eyes because he was too afraid to look, just him being that close to him was suffocating.

The world stopped moving as their lips brushed slightly, but Taehyung felt something wet seep into his pants. He pulled back quickly.

“Oh crap, I’m so sorry,” Yuna apologized. She’d accidentally knocked someone’s drink over on his lap.

All the girls groaned.

“Are you serious right now? They were so close!” Soomi grumbled.

Taehyung shook his head and stood up slowly. “It’s fine, it was just an accident.”

Jungkook watched him carefully.

“I’m gonna go change, you guys keep playing without me.” He avoided eye contact with Jungkook as he walked passed, feeling really embarrassed.

“Wait,” Jungkook grabbed his arm before he could leave and stood as well.

Taehyung blinked. “What-”

He cut his words off and kissed him hard.