A Mutually-Assured Attachment ✔️

Part 3

"Hiii, babyyyy," Taehyung chirped through the call. He was wearing an all black fit consisting of a black tee and black plants, his hair appeared particularly soft and fluffy on the screen, and his regular smile, which never leaves his face, was slowly melting you inside, causing a tint of crimson to appear on your cheeks. "Oh my god, I miss you like crazy. Just come back already." He complained and sat back in his seat, his arms crossed behind his head, and a smile on his face.

"Hi, Tae. I miss you too," You chuckle, your cheeks flushed with a shade of pink from his intense stare. "But, I have some great news!" You chirped and clapped your hands happily, as if you were a toddler who had just discovered a lollipop, which Taehyung thought was adorable.

'What is it?" He leaned forward to the camera at a quick pace, his big but narrow eyes glistening with the screen of your reflection.

"I'm coming home tomorrow!" You squeal, and happiness hits you like an absence of all negative emotions, with the existence of any positive emotion prompting joy to come in a variety of flavors.

"Finally, finally, finally!!" Excitement shines from within him, brightening his eyes and spirit. He begins to jump like a delighted child who has conquered in a tense game. You chuckle at his reaction. "I'm coming to pick you up at the airport tomorrow! And you have to stay with me for three months to make it up to me!" He crossed his arms and raised his left eyebrow waiting for your response.

"I'll see about it." You shortly reply but he doesn't seem satisfied with your answer.

"What do you mean you'll see?" Very quickly, his expression shifted to one of seriousness. "You better or else I'm not talking to you." Arching his eyebrows down, he limits his forehead, glaring at you.

"Alright, fine!" You make your boyfriend's cheerful condition return to its proper spot by rolling your eyes in a humorous manner.

Then you could hear Taehyung's room door squeak open, hinting that someone had entered his room. Taehyung smiles as he moves his head towards it. You frown suspiciously. Who could that be? You were perplexed.

"What happened?" Taehyung asked the person — who was a stranger to you — in his room, smiling.

"I was bored downstairs so I came up here. Wanna play video games?" You were relieved when you heard a faint voice that sounded like a man. However, it sounded vaguely familiar. Strangely, it felt a little TOO familiar.

"I can't. I'm talking to my girlfriend," Taehyung shrugged his shoulders. "Why don't you come meet her? Come." he suggested. Then Taehyung smiles and turns his head back to you, as if going to introduce you to the person.

But, all of a sudden, Taehyung begins to lag as well as his audio. Perhaps he lost his internet? You thought. Then you hear him saying, "hold on, Y/N. I'm lagging," as He gets a little closer to the camera, which you assumed was because he was working on his laptop's internet.

Meanwhile, you receive a text message, which your phone notifies you of by generating a ting sound. You pick up your phone and open it, only to discover it's Jungkook. With a roll of the eyes, you open the message to see what he had to say now.

"I see you FaceTiming your boyfriend. Must be fun eh?" You read the text out by whispering it under your breath. As you finish reading it you slightly gasp and look up from the phone. Your gaze darts around your room, suspicious that Jungkook is lurking there, observing you.

"Don't look for me in the house, I'm not there." He texted, pausing you from straying your gaze here and there and paying attention to the texts.

Confused, you stare up to the screen frowning, noting that the lagging problems were fixed and Taehyung's head was faced towards his room's door, eyeing someone up and down and then appears Jungkook, with his hands in his pocket, his body pops into the camera making you gasp, your breath hitch.

You were stiff in your seat, unable to react. Is this for real right now? Or is this another one of your dreams about him? Even when you tried, you couldn't blink. You went to such lengths to forget about this jerk, to make sure you never ran into him again because you knew you'd be crushed if you did, especially now that you've moved on to someone else. What exactly is he doing with your boyfriend? Was the genuine question, and you clench your teeth in thought.

"That's your girlfriend?" Jungkook fixed his focus on Taehyung first, then on you, as if he didn't recognize you. He was likewise wearing all back, a black tee and black cargo pants, his hair gelled up on either side of his head.

"Yes," Taehyung grinned, turning his head from Jungkook to you. "Y/N, um...this is my best friend, Jungkook."

That's it, you lost it there. Your eyes widened, and you quickly shut the camera and covered your mouth with your palm. Him and Taehyung are best friends?! Your brain nearly exploded. You were supposed to get far away from him, how the hell did you end up close again?! You wanted to yank your hair out because of frustration.

It's been a year since you broke up with Jungkook and you haven't seen him at all after that. Seeing him next to your new chapter ached your heart because you thought things were over but Jungkook was right when he stated, "This is just the beginning." You see what he was getting at now. He's going to damage your and Taehying's lives in such a way that you'll appear to be the villain and he'll appear to be the victim.

"Umm...Y/N? What happened?" Taehyung inquired as he stared at the black screen, your face no longer appearing.

You take a deep breath and respond, "I-um...Tae, I gotta go. I'm sorry, my mom is calling." You lied.

"Alright, but-" Taehyung was immediately cut off when you clicked the end call button.

He frowned, finding it a bit strange because you've never left without saying "I love you," even when you were running late. "That was weird." Taehyung mumbled softly.

"It's okay." Jungkook patted his shoulder and then walked out the door, leaving Taehyung alone in the room. He smirks and pulls his phone from his back pocket, texting you right away.

Groaning you hurl your phone away from yourself as far as possible and drop your body in bed. "Why is life against me?!" You grumble and begin crying in your pillow, slamming your legs against the mattress like a child.