"I have a question," Taehyung voiced to Jungkook.

They had just completed a long trek up a mountain, the same one they climbed all those weeks ago. Taehyung was propped between the younger's legs, leaning back against his chest. His hand idly played with the rips in Jungkook's jeans.

"Okay," Jungkook prompted him, drawing lazy patterns over the elder's chest.

"Why did you never want anyone to sleep in your bed before?"

Jungkook smiled. "Before you, you mean?"

"Yeah," Taehyung affirmed. "I guess I always knew you didn't want people sleeping in your bed. But I never really questioned why."

The younger considered for a moment. "It just never appealed to me before. I don't know . . . my bed was my safe place. It was where I could hide away from the world if I wanted to. I didn't want to just let anyone share that with me."

Taehyung hummed in understanding. "I think you mean that you were just oddly possessive and didn't want to share what was yours with anyone."

"What's mine is mine," Jungkook agreed. "That extends to you, too."

Taehyung tilted his head back on the younger's shoulder so he could make eye contact with him. "Oh, really?" He challenged.

Jungkook raised his eyebrows in a suggestive manner. "Yup. You belong to me. Your body, your heart . . . " He paused, thinking. "But to be fair, you did give those things to me."

"I did. They are yours, Kook. I'm yours," the elder confirmed.

"And that's why I have no issues sharing a bed with you. I want to share everything with you because at the end of the day, we belong to each other. What's mine is yours."

Taehyung smiled brightly at him before turning to look at the views before them.

The last time the two of them were here, their relationship looked a lot different. They had just started being physical with each other and were hiding that fact from their friends. Taehyung was concerned if his friends knew what they were doing, they'd talk them out of it. Maybe the reason he was so worried about them knowing in the first place was because he never wanted it to end.

Now, as he was held by Jungkook in a loving embrace, he wasn't worried about anything ending at all. He had no concerns. Their friends knew and supported them.

Everything had fallen into place.

"Do you know the first moment I realized I loved you?" Jungkook suddenly asked, breaking their comfortable silence.

Taehyung shook his head. "No. But let me guess!"

Jungkook laughed. "Okay, go for it."

"Was it . . . was it when I called you baby for the first time?" The elder guessed, remembering how Jungkook had made a point of bringing that up.

"Nope."

Taehyung's face lit up. "Oh! It was when I first kissed you!"

Jungkook smiled against his hair, but shook his head. "Not that time either."

"Hm . . . " Taehyung racked his brain, trying to recall all of their sweet and tender moments.

"It wasn't at the art studio, was it? When we painted together?"

"You're not going to guess it," Jungkook said. He shifted the boy into a seated position so they could look at each other more easily.

He needed to see Taehyung's reaction when he told him.

"It was when you were fucking me in the shower. You know, when you were being rough and pulled my hair."

Taehyung's eyes grew big and his mouth dropped. "That was when you knew you loved me?"

Jungkook laughed out loud, savoring the stunned look on the elder's face. "Can you blame me? It was hot!"

"You're impossible," Taehyung grumbled.

"That was a big night for me," Jungkook responded, inching closer to the other boy. He lifted the elder's chin with a finger. "That was the night you kissed me. After I had been wishing to do nothing but for days on end. You showed so much love and care for me that night. I don't know why it all hit me when we were in the shower, but it did. All I could think of then was how much I loved you."

Taehyung placed his hand over Jungkook's, which had moved to hold the elder's cheek. "Thank you for telling me that. Being with you . . . it's more than I could have ever asked for."

"It's the same for me. I used to think you were beyond my imagination, Tae," Jungkook said, looking deep into Taehyung's eyes. "But then I think again, and you are way beyond my imagination."

"When did you become so romantic?" The elder asked, leaning closer to Jungkook.

Jungkook drew forward as well. "What can I say? You bring it out in me."

They kissed deeply, something they could never seem to get enough of doing. Each knew it would never get old. For as long as they were together, they would show the other all the love in the world.

"I love you, Jungkook," Taehyung said against the younger's lips.

"I love you, Taehyung," Jungkook responded. "And never forget it."

Taehyung kissed him once more. "I'd never dare."

The End.

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