Bargain (Not Met) (JungHope)

Interlude - New Year's

"Oh, I feel so threatened right now," Jungkook mocked and, God, Hoseok wanted to shove his face down the toilet. "Seriously, hyung, I'm gonna have to carry you all the way home, so you might want to be a little more gracious to your savior."

"No," Hoseok hissed with as much venom he could muster.

"Pardon my interruption," Taehyung said lightly, a hint of laughter in his voice, "but I do believe I have a vehicle that's functional and in the garage and very free to use."

"I dunno how to drive," Jungkook immediately answered.

"And I can't drive," Hoseok groaned miserably, curling into a fetal position on the tile floor the moment his stomach finished relieving itself.

"I suppose that leaves me, then," Taehyung sighed wistfully. "But I'm afraid I can't guarantee our safety while driving through the snow storm outside right now."

"So, are we just gonna chill here?" Jungkook questioned, lips fighting back the grin that threatened to reveal his gleeful reaction to the situation.

"I'm not chilling anywhere," Hoseok murmured against the floor, words slurred and near incomprehensible.

"I have plenty of guests' rooms, so make yourselves at home," Taehyung said, ignoring Hoseok's weak-willed protests.

As Jungkook and Taehyung made a joint effort to drag and carry Hoseok off and away from the bathroom floor, Hoseok muttered into Jungkook's neck, "Don't go anywhere near the first room."

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"So." Hoseok curled even deeper into the comforter upon Jungkook's attempt at acknowledging the elephant in the room. "Did you find out anything?"

"Not anything that'll help you, no," Hoseok muttered reluctantly.

Hoseok listened as Jungkook groaned and let out a breath of surprise when feeling the demon collapse onto the bed he laid in. Jungkook curled his body in close to Hoseok's, and the feverish warmth that the demon brought with him was enough to have Hoseok frantically tugging off the comforter and kicking at the demon's lanky limbs.

"You had all this time to talk to him, and you didn't learn anything?" Jungkook whined against Hoseok's attacks. "What did you even talk about, then?"

"None of your business, Demon Boy," Hoseok hissed, biting at the stray finger Jungkook used in an attempt to calm him. "And if you're so curious, just ask him yourself since you're already here."

Jungkook whined and pressed his body flush against Hoseok's, much to the office worker's disdain. "I don't wanna! That was your job! I don't wanna do it!"

"Jungkook—Christ, let go!" Hoseok slammed his fist against the meat of Jungkook's arm, which was wrapped tightly around his torso. "What is with you and confrontation?"

"Says the guy who's in denial." Jungkook squeezed Hoseok even tighter, and Hoseok found himself swallowing back bile. "Oh, sorry. I forget how fragile humans are."

"You're turning into one, and haven't you figure that out for yourself by now?" Hoseok rolled over to face Jungkook properly. He frowned at the pout that greeted him and reached a hand up to pinch at Jungkook's cheek. "C'mon, kid. Just go talk to him. He's literally just down the hall."