It had been a week, but Jungkook was still getting texts. He hadn't responded to any of them...... But he also hadn't told Taehyung either. He had asked repeatedly, but Jungkook always lied.

They had all been about the same. Consisting mostly of 'I miss you's and 'I'm sorry's and 'please talk to me's. Jungkook was tired of it, but he also didn't have the courage to block the man who had been his first love.........

And his first nightmare......

The nightmares had come the first night, the third night, and every night since... Taehyung had begun to refuse to leave Jungkook's side unless there was an actual test he had to take.

Yoongi covered for Taehyung at work as best he could, but even when Taehyung absolutely had to go, he would bring Jungkook cause he wasn't going to let him out of his sight if he could help it.

The last time Jungkook was having nightmares like these, Taehyung nearly lost him....

And Taehyung wasn't gonna let it get that far again. Jungkook had already started to look like he was loosing weight and it had only been a week.

It was friday night, and Taehyung had fallen asleep before Jungkook for the first time since he started staying over. Jungkook just enjoyed the warmth that Taehyung provided while he held Jungkook tight in his arms.

Jungkook was almost asleep when her heard a whimper and felt Taehyung pulling him closer. He looked up at Taehyung in confusion, his hand placed on Taehyung's chest.

"Koo..." Taehyung's whimpers were starting to form into words. "No...."

Jungkook leaned a little closer to try to make out what Taehyung was muttering in his sleep. 

"Kookie, please no...." The words were clear to Jungkook that time. He was surprised to hear his name.

'Was it a nightmare? Should I wake him up? Why am I in it?' As soon as these thoughts ran through Jungkook's head, Taehyung began whimpering again.

"Kookie, don't leave me please." Taehyung was no longer quietly whimpering. His voice was still a bit quiet but is was easily audible now. 

Jungkook was about to wake him up when one last whimper escaped Taehyung's lips. "Jungkook, please..... I.... I love you."

Jungkook froze. He couldn't comprehend what he had just heard. Was Taehyung in love with him? He couldn't see how that could be possible?

Taehyung began whimpering again. Jungkook decided to push his thoughts aside for until later. He had to wake Taehyung up for now. 

"Tae. Tae wake up." Jungkook shook Taehyung. Taehyung's arms tightened around Jungkook as his eyes shot open. He was breathing heavy.

Jungkook tried to calm Taehyung down. "I'm here, Tae. I'm here. Breathe." Taehyung looked at Jungkook, but that only made him tear up. He burried his face in Jungkook's shoulder.

"Plaese don't leave me. Please don't ever leave me." Jungkook wrapped his arms around Taehyung's next. He had never ever seen Taehyung like this. It genuinely worried him.

"I'm not gonna leave you, Tae. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere." Taehyung didn't say anything, but Jungkook could tell his word helped to calm him.

Taehyung had fallen asleep again after several minutes. Jungkook couldn't help but let his mind wonder to what he had heard Taehyung say in his sleep.

'Was he saying that to dream me or.... Was it even to me? If it was to me, how did he mean it? Was it love love? Platonic love?' Jungkook sighed quitely before pushing the thoughts fully from his mind.

He snuggled up close to Taehyung, burying his head in Taehyung's chest before falling asleep.

•the next day•

When Jungkook woke up the next morning, Taehyung was still very much asleep. Jungkook got up onto his elbow. He moved very carefully as to not wake Taehyung. He carefully pushed himself up to where he could lean on to the headboard.

Taehyung hadn't woken up but he did move to where his head was resting on Jungkooks chest. Taehyung's arms stayed wrapped around Jungkook's slender frame.

Jungkook smiled at Taehyung's sleeping figure. He couldn't resist running his hand through Taehyung's hair. As he felt Taehyung's soft hair running through his fingers. He could feel his heart flutter at the thought of being able to do this daily.

Doing this was nothing new for two boys. They had had a touchy-feely relationship for years. But suddenly it felt different. For Jungkook, it was something he had only felt only once before.

He last felt like this when he was with Hoseok....

He couldn't help but wonder if these feelings for Taehyung had come from hearing those words the night before... Or if they had always been there... Just hiding behind a wall not allowing him to feel those thoughts for fear of the same scenarios occuring again.

The days passed by with pretty much a similar routine for the two boys. Wake up wrapped in each others arms. Eat breakfast, whether it be going out or making it at home. Decide what to do for the day, unless Taehyung had to work. Then, at the end of the day, go to bed together, with Jungkook usually going to sleep first.

On the rare occasion that Taehyung fell asleep first, Jungkook would think about everything.

His nightmares had gone away for the most part, but he wasnt sure if he was happy about it. The nightmares leaving meant that Taehyung would also go back to his own house.

So why was it so different with Taehyung. They weren't even dating.

The fact that this was bothering him so much even when he knew they weren't dating was confusing Jungkook.

Jungkook wasn't completely sure why, but Taehyung no longer staying upset him. It was something that he had never felt before. Even when he had been dating Hoseok, he had never fully minded him going home....