Taehyung blushed furiously the second he pulled away, breathing heavily and his lips swollen.

Jungkook tried to chase his lips, landing a few chaste kisses.

Taehyung couldn't help the shy smile that overtook his face, whining softly as he tried to hide his face with his fingers.

"Let me see your face." Jungkook chuckled softly as he gently pried his hands away, pressing a small kiss to his knuckles.

Taehyung bit his lip as colored bloomed around his cheeks.

"So pretty." Jungkook smiled, feeling over the moon.

" 'M not." Taehyung protested, bottom lip sticking out.

Jungkook smiled regardless, bringing in the small boy for a hug. He held him tightly against his chest, the warm smell of bread reminding him that they were still standing in the middle of the bakery.

He could feel Taehyung's hands fisting the back of his shirt tightly, making his stomach flip with butterflies.

The peaceful moment was suddenly interrupted when Taehyung spoke softly, "Jungkook?"

He slowly pulled back from his chest to look up at him.

Jungkook could see the sadness and fear creeping up in his eyes, making him worry that Taehyung was beginning to regret his decision.

"What is it?" He asked nervously, hands placed on the boys lower back.

"My father wont accept it." His eyes held a sliver of defeat.

Jungkook's eyes darkened slightly at his words, already aware of the situation.

He sighed loudly as he gently caressed the hair on the nape of Taehyung's neck, making the smaller boy hum lightly.

"It doesn't matter if he doesn't accept it. You want me as much as I want you and that's all that matters. No one else matters." Jungkook whispered softly against Taehyung's lips.

"We-We can't tell anyone about... us." Taehyung blushed lightly at his own words.

Jungkook huffed loudly as he realized that what Taehyung was saying was the best option amongst the rest.

He dully nodded his head, completely hating the idea but knowing it could be much worse if the pastor ended up seeing them holding hands.

"Well, Jimin already kind of knows..." Jungkook trailed off sheepishly, making Taehyung's eyes widen before a small giggle left his lips.

And if Jungkook wasn't already whipped enough, now he was.

"I-I should probably get going." Taehyung spoke softly.

"Let me walk you home." Jungkook replied quickly.

"No, it's okay." Taehyung gently pushed him back.

"But-" Jungkook started but was cut off by Taehyung pressing their lips together.

He immediately kissed back, never wanting the feeling to end.

Taehyung then pulled away, soft giggles leaving his lips as he saw Jungkook's lovesick eyes.

"Bye." He said softly, walking backwards towards the door.

-

"Tae!" Was what Taehyung heard as he walked into school the next morning.

He quickly turned around to see Jimin trying to run up to him, bumping into a few people along the way.

"Hey." Jimin breathed once he was in front of Taehyung.

"H-Hi." Taehyung spoke nervously, feeling a bit scared now that Jimin knew about Jungkook.

"Listen I'm really sorry about tricking you into going-" Jimin rambled nervously, thinking that Taehyung would be upset with him.

"It's okay." Taehyung shyly spoke, cheeks flushed.

"I tried to tell him it was a bad idea but he insisted-" Jimin tried to defend himself, he really did.

"Y-You knew... And you didn't mind? T-That I'm..." Taehyung trailed off quietly, still unable to say it.

Jimin's rambling finally stopped as he watched Taehyung look anywhere else but him.

Like he was ashamed about it.

"I like someone too, you know." Jimin spoke softly after a second.

Taehyung looked up at him confused.

"My friend, Yoongi. The one that works at the tire shop. We-We're lovers." Jimin explained with a small smile on his face.

Taehyung's eyes shot up to look at Jimin, lips parted lightly in surprise.

It was the mean looking boy that had glared at him when he first saw him in the bakery talking to Jimin.

"R-Really?" Taehyung managed to ask.

"Yeah." Jimin nodded happily, eyes forming into crescent moons.

"But... How?" Taehyung mumbled, confused.

"Yoongi doesn't really like coming to this side of town because of how close minded the people are. So, I usually spend most of my free time at his house or at the tire shop. No one ever bothers us there. No one knows about us, not even my parents know he exists and I'd like to keep it that way." Jimin explained quietly.

"The day that I saw him at the bakery..." Taehyung thought back to the first time he saw them together.

"Yeah sorry about the way he looked at you. He gets very overprotective sometimes when he thinks someone is going to say something rude about us. Especially considering your father but he-"

"My father?" Taehyung asked confused.

"What?" Jimin replied.

"You said especially considering my father. What do you mean?" Taehyung asked again.

"I didn't say that. I think you heard wrong." Jimin laughed nervously, waving a hand to dismiss the thought.

"Listen I'm really proud of you for what you did. It's not easy to admit your feelings for someone else." Jimin spoke sincerely, bringing his arms around Taehyung.

Taehyung quickly latched on, hugging his friend tightly for comfort.

He felt a few tears leak from his eyes, making him blink rapidly to get rid of them.

"Thank you Jimin. And don't worry, your secret is safe with me." Taehyung smiled lightly at his friend before the bell rang, making them practically run to class.

-

After school, Taehyung hummed a random tune as he walked home.

His Bible was clutched tightly in his hand as he read a few passages, not really paying attention to his surroundings.

So when a hand landed around his waist, he immediately panicked.

He gasped loudly before turning to the side to see Jungkook smiling down at him.

"You scared me! I thought you were someone else!" Taehyung cried, lightly hitting his chest.

Jungkook laughed loudly before bending down to press a warm kiss to his lips, making Taehyung shriek loudly before pushing him away.

"We are in the street!" He panicked, looking around to see absolutely no one around them.

"There is no one, Tae." Jungkook smiled widely.

"S-Still." He blushed, looking down at his Bible.

"I've been waiting for you to walk past here since two." Jungkook spoke exaggeratedly.

"Don't you have school too?" Taehyung asked curiously as they walked down the road together, Jungkook's hand still on his waist.

"Nah I work at the tire shop with Yoongi, remember?" Jungkook replied, running a hand through his hair.

"But aren't we the same age? I'm still in my last year of school." Taehyung frowned.

"How old are you?" Jungkook asked.

"Eighteen." Taehyung replied, looking up at him.

"Me too." Was all he said.

"Did you finish school early then?" The small boy asked innocently.

Jungkook scoffed lightly before shaking his head, looking at the road ahead.

"Just stopped going." He shrugged.

"Why?" Taehyung pressed further, interested.

"We don't really have a lot of qualified teachers at that school." Jungkook replied.

There was only one school in the center of town, the one Taehyung was currently attending, as well as another school on the opposite side of town where Jungkook lived.

"Then you should just enroll in my school." Taehyung quickly suggested like it was the most obvious thing.

"I can't just show up and expect to be accepted Tae. Besides they don't want people like me there. Why do you think they built that other school closer to my home? They think we aren't qualified to receive decent general education."

Taehyung frowned at his words, knowing that the situation wasn't fair.

Jungkook shouldn't have to drop out of school just because society believes that he won't succeed.

"But-" Taehyung began, only to be cut off.

"It's okay, Tae. I prefer working with Yoongi-hyung anyway. Education won't really get me anywhere in this God forsaken town." He breathed.

Taehyung winced lightly at his words, knowing you should never pronounce God's name in vain.

"Sorry." Jungkook apologized once he realized his mistake.

" 'S okay," Taehyung sighed softly.

"It's just not fair." He continued, pouting.

"Life's not fair." Jungkook tried picking up the sour mood.

Taehyung gave him a face meaning that he was serious, making Jungkook sigh in defeat.

"Tell you what, you can help me by getting your own diploma. Nothing would make me happier than seeing you walk across that stage."

Jungkook smiled, making Taehyung's eyes moisten because God, life really isn't fair.

"Jungkookie." Taehyung whined, feeling guilty for some reason.

Jungkook gently placed a kiss on the crown of his head.

"Come on, lets go get some dumplings." Jungkook laughed softly, changing the topic completely as he saw the small food stand come into view.

He led the way, but not before removing his hands from Taehyung completely.