"Where is he? It's been 5 minutes since lunch time started and he still isn't here. Did he say anything about being late?" Taehyung asked his friends. They all shook their head saying no.

The Bangtans were sitting at their usual table and they were waiting for Jungkook but he still hasn't come. Taehyung was losing his patience now. He checked his phone for the 100th time before deciding to go and look for Jungkook himself. For some reason he had an uneasy feeling settle in his stomach. He just ignored it and went in search of Jungkook.

Taehyung walked to Jungkook's classroom, but it was empty. He then went to the washroom and again didn't find Jungkook there. Taehyung searched for him all over college and with every passing minute his heart was sinking in worry. Too many negative thoughts were roaming in his mind. "What if he's hurt or what if he's kidnapped again?" Taehyung thought frantically.

He kept calling his phone, but nobody answered. Taehyung could feel the fear creeping back in, the same fear he felt on the night Jungkook was kidnapped. He immediately called his friends and within minutes they were beside him.

"I can't find him anywhere. He's not picking up his phone too. I am scared guys. What if he's in danger. I can't lose him again. Please do something." Taehyung said at the verge of tears. His friends immediately got into action.

They all went different ways trying to search for Jungkook. They even questioned his classmates if they have seen him, but nobody seems to know anything. They all tried calling him over and over, but still nobody picked up.

"Tae, you dropped him to his class right. Did he seem nervous or scared to you?" Namjoon asked. Taehyung shook his head no. He remembered how Jungkook had kissed him and how he ran away shyly. No, he was fine and happy in the morning. Taehyung is sure of it, because Jungkook's eyes is like an open book to him. He clearly saw the happiness in his eyes and those weren't fake. Something must have happened after he left him in his class, there is no other explanation.

"Guys, Jungkook didn't attend professor Choi's class today. It was the 3rd period. His classmates said that he was absent in the class." Jin said hurriedly.

"So you are telling me that Jungkook attended only 2 classes today, then where did he go? Then where did he go if he didn't attend the classes." Taehyung questioned.

Jungkook had been sitting on the park bench for over an hour now. His tears hasn't stopped flowing. All he remembers is running out of the college, he kept running till his legs burned, till he couldn't breathe anymore with no destination in mind, but it seems like his feet had a mind of its own. He found himself standing in front of the park, the same park he used to come everyday for 3 years, where he would sit alone and watch all the happy families around him wishing that maybe one day he could be happy too just like them. He hasn't been here ever since he started college, because he had found the very happiness he had wished for, he found friends, he found a family and he found Taehyung and now here he is again standing in this park because just as he had found them, he lost them all in the blink of an eye.

So here he is sitting on the bench crying to himself unaware of all the sympathetic and disgusting looks he's getting. His phone was ringing off the hook. But he doesn't dare to answer it. He knows who it is and he hates himself for making them worry, but he doesn't have a choice. He knows if he answers the phone, Taehyung will know something is wrong just from his voice. He knows Taehyung will come looking for him, but he can't face him or any of them, not now. If he's going to have to ignore them then he can't break down everytime he sees them. He needs to prepare himself. He decides not to go to college for some days atleast till he's all cried out. "Yes that's what I'll do. I am sorry hyungs, please forgive your Kookie." Jungkook thought before taking his phone out and sending a text.

"Guys we are wasting our time standing around, infact we should be out there looking for him." Taehyung said frustrated. He was panicking internally, but he pushed it all down. It wasn't the the time to panic.

"First let's see if he is home and then we'll decide what to do after that." Namjoon said. They all agreed and rushed out. Just as Taehyung was about to get on his bike his phone dinged. He hurriedly took it out to see a message from Jungkook.

"It's Kookie." Taehyung said to his friends. He felt dejavu. Last time he got a call from Jungkook's phone it was to inform him that he's admitted in the hospital. He opened the message hesitantly and read it out loud.

"Hello hyung, I know everyone is looking for me. I am sorry for leaving without telling. But please don't worry I am fine. I just have to go away for some days with my father and I don't know when I'll be back, so if I can't attend calls or messages please don't worry. Goodbye and thank you for everything hyung." Taehyung kept reading the message over and over. He don't know what to think about it. All of them were confused with the message.

"I don't believe a word in this message. My gut tells me he's not fine." Taehyung said.

"My gut tells the same thing too. But there is nothing we can do other than confront him in person. But that's not possible if he's not at home like he says in the message." Namjoon said.

"He's at home. I am sure of it." Taehyung said.

"How can you be so sure Tae. Maybe he's telling the truth and he's traveling with his father." Jimin said not really believing in it himself.

"His father doesn't give a damn about him. He told me himself that his father won't even notice if he went missing for months when I asked him why no one called him when he was staying with me. All that man cares about is his business. So I don't believe it for a second that Jungkook is with his father. He's lying and I am gonna find out the truth." Taehyung said determined. His friends were shocked to know about Jungkook's father.

"What are you planning to do?" Jin asked concern lacing his voice for Kookie.

"I am going to his home." Taehyung said starting his bike and zooming away. The Bangtans all looked at each other not knowing what to do. They decided to wait for Taehyung's call instead.

Taehyung parked outside Jeon mansion before taking his phone out and sending a message.

"I am outside your house. I know you're in there Kookie and I'm not leaving till I see you." Taehyung typed the message and sent it. Jungkook was lying on his bed hugging his kookie plushie and still crying when his phone dinged. He immediately took his phone and unlocked to see he has a message from Taehyung. He clicked on the message and started panicking as soon as he read it. He went to his window and looked outside and sure enough Taehyung was standing right outside his gate. He doesn't know what to do, how to make Taehyung leave. He fell down on his knees crying. "Please Hyungie, please don't make it harder for me." He kept crying hugging his knees and fell asleep on the floor. All the exhaustion of the day overtook his body and mind and he fell into deep slumber. But his tears didn't stop even in his sleep.

Taehyung doesn't know how long he's been standing outside. His friends called him, but he didn't pick their calls. He was adamant about not leaving until he sees Jungkook with his own eyes even if he has to stand here for whole night. It was after midnight when Jungkook woke up. He rubbed his eyes trying to clear his foggy brain. As soon as his thoughts cleared he went to the window and he was shocked to see Taehyung still standing there. He looked at the time and his heart shattered. "How long have you been standing there Hyungie?" Jungkook thought.

He thought for sometime before dialing his number. Taehyung picked up the call on the very first ring.

"Hello Kookie." Taehyung said excitedly.

"Hyung what are you doing? Why are you standing outside my home?" Jungkook asked coldly.

"What do you mean why kookie? I am here to see you." Taehyung said feeling hurt by Jungkook's tone.

"But I don't want to see you. So please leave from here." Jungkook said getting angry. Taehyung was shocked. Jungkook has never spoken to him like that. He doesn't understand what he did to make Jungkook angry.

"What are you saying Kookie, why you don't want to see me. You were happy in the morning and everything was fine, then what happened all of a sudden that made you so angry." Taehyung asked confused.

"I don't need to tell you anything. You are no one to me. So please stop making a scene outside my home and leave before I call the cops on you." Jungkook said clenching his fist so hard his nails were digging into the flesh. He wanted to feel the pain. The physical pain was nothing in front of the pain he was feeling in his heart and the pain he knew he was giving his hyung. Taehyung felt like someone stabbed him in his heart when Kookie said that he is no one to him. He knows his kookie can never talk like that to him.

"Then call the cops since I am no one to you. But I won't leave until I see you with my own eyes." Taehyung said stubbornly. Jungkook doesn't want to hurt Taehyung anymore than he already did. He thought Taehyung will leave if he talked rudely but instead it only made him more stubborn. He went to his balcony and stepped out coming into Taehyung's view.

"Look up." Jungkook said through the phone. Taehyung immediately looked up towards the mansion and his eyes fell on the figure standing in the balcony.

"You said you'll leave if you saw me. You saw me, now leave." Jungkook said before walking back inside. Taehyung felt relieved. He wanted to make sure Jungkook was safe and he did that.

"Thank you Kookie. Now I can leave peacefully. But one more thing before you disconnect my call. You are mine Jeon Jungkook. I knew you were special when I first saw you at the cemetery. I liked you when Namjoon hyung first introduced you to me. I felt protective towards you when we spent time at that park where you told me about yourself. I went mad when you went missing at the party. My heart started beating again when I found you safe in the hospital. I felt euphoric everytime I held you in my arms. I feel happy when you smile and I feel my heart shatter into a million pieces when you cry. And I realized standing out here waiting to see a glimpse of you that this Kim Taehyung is madly, passionately and irrevocably in love with you. And I am telling you right here right now that you are mine Jeon Jungkook and no one can change that not even you. I don't know what happened between the time I left you in your class and you leaving the college, but I'll find the truth. I made a promise to always protect you and Kim Taehyung never breaks his promise. Goodnight baby, I'll see you later." Taehyung said smirking before disconnecting the call and leaving from there.

Jungkook was frozen in shock. His heart was pounding at a million miles per minute. He wanted to run into his arms and stay there forever. He always dreamt of a knight in shining armor coming to rescue him and Taehyung is 100% better than any knight. The way Taehyung just declared his love and claimed him as his left him reeling. He had to hold onto the wall to not lose his balance and fall down. Any other time this proposal would have made him the happiest person in this world, but right now all he could do was cry his heart out at his cruel fate.

What do you think is written in Jungkook's fate? Will he tell Taehyung the truth or let him go? Find out in the upcoming chapters.