Prettiest Lie - A Taekook Love Story.

30 - Safe, even in hell..

Taehyung was nor even up from the bed in the morning, when his phone rang with Jimin's call. He had a late night talk show appearance yesterday and his schedule for the morning was clear. Taehyung answered the call after a few rings, and almost dropped it when Jimin's panicked voice came through the receiver.

"Oh my god! Tae, did you see? There's another article about Jungkook-"

Taehyung didn't wait to hear the rest of what Jimin had to say. He immediately cut the line and opened his Social media accounts. And there it was. Hundreds of posts and trending hashtags about Jungkook being gay.

Taehyung's knees gave out under him and luckily, the sofa was there for him to fall back. Even with the mild cold temperature in the apartment, Taehyung couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. It took only a few seconds for him to find the original article and he swore loudly when he noticed that it's from the same website as the previous article.

"What the-" Taehyung felt the rage burning like a wildfire in his heart.

Apart from the big reveal as being 'Gay', the article portrayed Jungkook as a playboy too. Making it look like he was someone who jumped from casual relationships, had makeouts all over the school disturbing other students, and overall being a typical bad boy. The article gave details about a few mischievous things Jungkook did as a teenager, although there's no description or detail about the boy he was with at that time.

The news was only a few minutes old but already, there were hundreds of comments. And more were being added every second. They varied from two extreme ends, and everything in between. There were people who said they would support Jungkook and that they were proud of him. But there were also people who said they were disgusted with him and cursed him.

Taehyung quickly closed the article as wanted to call Jungkook but before he could do that, an incoming call from Hoseok showed on his screen.

"Hobi, how did-"

"Tae, do you know where Jungkook is?" Hoseok's panicked voice cut through Taehyung's question. "He's not answering my phone."

"What?!"

"If you're at home, can you go and check his apartment?"

Taehyung, who was already out of the apartment, aggressively pressed the button to call the lift up. "I'm on my way."

The apartment was too quiet when Taehyung opened the door so he knew that Jungkook was either still sleeping, which was a little unlikely since Jungkook has always been an early riser, or the idol was not at home. Taehyung half walked and half ran to the bedroom only to see it being empty.

He quickly dialed Hoseok's number. "Hobi, he's not here."

"Shit!" Taehyung could hear the panic in Hoseok's voice clearly. "Where could he be?"

Taehyung went to check Jungkook's walk-in closet when he got a sudden idea and just as he assumed, one pair of the idol's jogging shoes were missing. So was his favorite black hoodie. Jungkook specially uses that hoodie when he wants to go for a run outside in incognito mode. He knew that Jungkook sometimes likes to go for a run, when he has too many things in his mind.

"Hobi." Taehyung felt the frustration growing in his mind. "I think he's gone for a run."

"Ohh.. he must be having his phone on silent.  I'm on my way, I'll be there in 20 or so minutes. I've already sent a few guys to your apartment too."

"Okay." Taehyung sighed. "Hobi we need to do something for this one."

"Oh we definitely will. I've talked with our lawyers already and that trash news site won't even know what hit them. I'm gonna make them go bankrupt."