Bullets ; K.Taehyung

39 • The Truth As Told

"Here. I'm sorry for crashing our wedding, but I wanted to give you this," I handed over the silver necklace Y/N gave me the other day. "I know it means something. Even if you won't tell me, you gave this to her when you both loved each other, hmm?"

Taehyung's eyes widened from what I said. He closed his fist with the necklace inside and enclosed me in an embrace.

"You're the one for me now, you are my infinity. This...this was six years ago!" I smiled.

"You know it's not me. I know it myself so you should too. Even if it was six years ago, your love is still as strong that time today. Am I wrong?"

Taehyung didn't give a reply. His chin rested on my shoulder and I couldn't hear any sniffling, cries or anything. It was a few seconds of silence that time.

He finally spoke, "Why're you doing this? We were perfect, we were getting close to tying the knot- is it that feeding program that started it?"

Taehyung lets go and faces me, but his hands were on my shoulder. I could feel the silver pendant against my flesh.

"If I met Y/N even in the street, the way you look at her and the way she looks at you obviously signifies something. And, you that's not the way you look at me."

He cupped my cheeks all of a sudden. "What?! You're saying this because you think I'm angry right?! We can fix this-"

I took his hands off my face. "Why don't you fix the thing between you and Y/N first?"

He was silent as he stared on his feet. A minute seemed to have passed. "Do you really want to end this?" He said.

I smiled. "I can't see that you're happy anymore so-"

He inched closer. "Yes or no?"

I blinked a few times. "Yes."

I expected him to break down in front of me, give me atleast a slap which I deserve or walk away, but he didn't.

Instead, Taehyung hugged me again. Tighter, this time. "Never think those three years were meaningless. I loved you sincerely and if this is how you want it to be, if it makes you happy, I'll give both of us the freedom."

I hugged him back, knowing inside me that it'll be the last time I could freely do so. When he lets go, I plant a final kiss on his cheek before I finally go.

I felt tears down my face. I kept wiping them harshly since I said it myself; I'll take the misery for Y/N and Taehyung.

I went in between them and now I deserve and claimed this pain for doing so. I ask myself; would anyone even ever love me?

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JUNGKOOK'S P.O.V.
"H-Hyung, are you o-okay?" I asked as I nudged Taehyung hyung's shoulder gently.

He had this serious look, yet it was more of grief since there were obvious tear strains on his cheeks.

He then spoke, "You know something about Y/N and Jimin's kiss six years ago, don't you?"

I gulped as I haven't heard it right. No. I heard it right. I blink a few times as I didn't know what I was about to answer.

"Hyung, do you need a glass of water? I'll get one I'll be right back." I was about to face the door when hyung spoke again.

"I don't need a glass if water. What I need right now is the answer."

I gulped deeper this time. "It's time to tell me, Jeongguk."

My eyes widened as it was the first time hyung called me that. We were both alone in the lounge and I didn't have the chance to escape.

"Hyung, I can't."

He made eye contact. "Y/N told you didn't she?"

I guess there's nothing to hide. Hyung knows. Even if telling him means betraying noona's words, six years has been enough to keep making Taehyung hyung feel the pain.

I sat down beside him, taking a deep breath. "Alright. I'll tell you."

TAEHYUNG'S P.O.V.
Jungkook brought his phone out of his pocket out. He seemed to have swiped through a few turns here and there before he showed the screen to me.

"That was an announcement from the military force exactly five years ago."

I scanned the article and I was one of the men chosen to enlist even if I haven't reached thirty.

"Why don't I know anything about this?"

Jungkook broke the eye contact and looked down. "We never let you know. We always turned the television off when news was brought up, we took you out whenever our managers would bring the topic out, we did everything to keep you from it."

My brows furrowed. "And, it was noona's orders. I couldn't do anything since she already left."

My eyes widened as I seemed to have found the missing piece to a long time puzzle I was trying to fix years ago.

Y/N...I fired her that time.

I scanned the article again."Continue please."

"That time, noona left without warning and enlisted the military to take your place, to be able to protect you because your family feared you'd die in the battlefield if you enlisted yourself."

I felt a tear escape my eye. Flashbacks of memories at that hurtful time went on my head. She made it look like she cheated on me since she knew I'd go after her in the military if she didn't make me hate her.

I hated her so much and I became so selfish; I didn't even think about what misery she was facing in there.

"Noona told me all the difficulties she faced inside the training grounds and the battlefield," Jungkook added.

"She almost died from a shot from training. She got punished on her first day by morning for not fixing her bed properly; and it was 'cause she thought about you all night. She faced deadly gas through training which pierced bare skin like a thousand needles. She couldn't breathe, she couldn't think, she couldn't feel herself because of the pain, but she endured them all because her love for you was stronger."

JUNGKOOK'S P.O.V.
It's time to let noona go. Let the truth go. Let Taehyung hyung go. Let myself go.

If telling the truth meant setting many free, then I'm pleasured to be able to do it.

"You know what to do, hyung."

"Thank you, Jungkook."

I nod as I watched Taehyung leave the room. Him leaving means me not being able to be with Y/N noona in the future.

But because 'I'm hers but she's not mine', I need to let go of her and leave her with Taehyung.