Scripted

Part 12

"What?"

"I mean. Everything I have believed till date was a lie. I used to think we're just friends. That. Hah! Ridiculous. Who can't sleep without their friend at night? Hah! I used to think our relationship is a figment of people's imagination - turns out, I am the idiot. They saw through me before I could figure myself out. I used to think everyone overreacts when it comes to you and me. When in reality, it seems you and I have unknowingly given them enough reasons to freak out. But. But. What is more important is, I have missed so much, Tae. I don't want to miss another moment. I... please be my boyfriend ok? Pretty please. Like I will die if you don't say yes, no pressure"

"You menace. You talk as if I didn't propose the idea of a relationship two seconds before your speech!"

"So it's a yes"

"One track mind"

"Yes?"

Sigh. "Yes, Jeon Jeongguk. Yes. I will be your boyfriend"

"Fuck!"

"Now what happened?"

"You said yes"

"You thought I'd say no?"

"Hang on, I'm still digesting this piece of information"

"What will I do with you, you big baby?"

"Just love me"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"Guk, what did you say?"

"I really have to stop thinking aloud"

"So you did say what I thought I heard?"

"If it is, would it be a bad thing?"

"You don't have to go beating around the bush with me you idiot. No it wouldn't. I've... I've....", deep long breaths, "I've been in love with you for years, Jeonguk-ah"

"Huh"

"Not the reaction I was expecting, no"

"Wait a minute"

"Oh"

"Get down from my lap"

"Oh?"

Now Taehyung is scared. He does get down from JK's lap though. Can't sit where he's not allowed, he thinks wistfully.

I knew I shouldn't have said that. The excitement got the better of me. Now I've messed it all up.

"Guk.. Hey, Guk why are you crying? Again? Guk, what's wrong? Jeonguk-ah... you're scaring me"

And it is scary, until he feels hands wrap around his torso, and a head nestled into the crook of his neck, and hears these words, little muffled, but still, clear enough to understand.

"I'm sorry Voo. I'm so sorry for being so stupid. I'm just brainless, am I not? I never realised your feelings for me, as much as I didn't realise mine towards you. It must've been tough. I... I couldn't wait for a day to tell you, and you've had to hide it for years. Years, you say? How difficult did I make your life Voo? Can you ever forgive me?"

"Oh dear lord you almost gave me a heart attack. Get off me you muscle bunny. It's alright Jeonguk-ah. Everything takes its own course. You took your time, I took mine. I wanted to wait for you to realise on your own. Not that you treated me any different than a very jealous, overprotective, doting, loving boyfriend over the years. What do you think started off the rumours? It's your behaviour towards me. I never missed much, I think"

"Ohh, so the kissing is pointless you mean? I'll just have to kiss you more to show you what exactly you...we've missed"

"Insufferable!"

"But you love me!"

"I do"

"I do more"

"Yeah?"

"Always"

This is how it always was for them - easy, natural, organic. They were drawn to each other because there was no other way... they were born to be together. At least that's what Taehyung believed. They would have found their way to each other because of the red thread , if not anything else, if not BTS... this, Taehyung knew in his heart. That's why while Jimin always got frustrated with Jeongguk's oblivion, he never did. He always hoped for the best, and left the rest to destiny - the strong believer of destiny that he is.

When finally they settled down to talk, after, ahem, a LOT of kissing, on Jeongguk's insistence (and who's Taehyung to say no to that), and a sudden announcement of "Oh... hey, Kim Taehyung, I forgot to tell you, I love you. I. Jeon Jeongguk, hereby declare that I'm truly, madly, deeply in love with you," in the middle of kissing, they discussed the next steps. And here's how that conversation went.

"So, do you want to tell the others?"

"Yes"

"That was fast"

"The alternative is a tough act to keep up"

"As in?"

"Hobi'yung knows. And you're saying shorty knows about your feelings - before me, which, I am very upset to know, but will act like an adult about - and Hobi'yung said they keep talking about us. So what's the point really. That way I can kiss you whenever I want and hold you and make you sit on my lap and cuddle with you."

"Which of the above do we currently not do, anyway?"

"Kissing - seriously Kim Taehyung. Stop ignoring the fact that I am the best kisser in the world"

"Oh my God Jeonguk-ah. Are you going to be like this with me now?"

"I am always like this with you"

"Except for the kissing"

"There you are. I love you"

"Hmm. I do too. Though I'm starting to wonder why"

"No. No no no no no no no. Do not let your thoughts walk that path. Before I know you will realise you could've had better and leave me"

"You do realise that you are too extreme?"

"Can't take a chance with Kim Taehyung"

"Stop. What about the company?"

"I don't want to tell them. Not right now. But if you do, I won't say no, obviously"

"Why do you not?"

"They've tortured you enough. I want revenge"

"What?"

"Yes."

"Elaborate"

"Later. Do you want to tell them now, though?"

"No, not really. I'm scared they'll restrict us again."

"They won't dare. We're not just the upcoming South Korean band anymore. You and I are brands by ourselves, hyung"

"And yet, there are so many rules"

"When did we start caring about rules?"

"Aah. Right. This is why I love you"

"Among million other reasons"
"Aish, brat"

"Your brat"

Taehyung doesn't think he has blushed this hard these many times in a single day. But now they have to head out of the room for dinner with the others, and he really, really doesn't want to go. When he came back from his schedule today, he had no idea his life would change like this in a matter of hours. He went out this morning wishing he wouldn't miss his dongsaeng too much during the day, and knowing it won't be true. And he came back to the dorms to his first, most magical kiss with Jeongguk, to confessing feelings, to having a boyfriend. And now, he's heading out to dinner to tell his members about his relationship. Talk about life doing a 180-degree!

But he wouldn't change a thing about this day.

Perfection!