chapter 1

"Kookie, relax."

"I'm relaxed." Jungkook said but Taehyung shook his head.

"No, you're not. Stop shaking your leg, babe. Stop being so nervous, everything will be fine."

"What if they don't like the song? What if they don't like the story we're telling them? After all-"

He stopped and even without words Taehyung understood his concern.

After all, this was their story - a story wrapped up in the lyrics and made such that a common listener might think it was a romance between a girl and a guy.

But to anyone who looked closer, they would know the song wasn't gender specific. They would know it could be the love story between a girl and a guy or a guy and another guy or between girls for that matter.

Namjoon being the genius lyricist, had incorporated such gender neutral lyrics in the hopes of telling Taehyung and Jungkook's feelings - if not in the public via media, then as a song.

That's what Namjoon had said, Taehyung recalled.

"I have had enough." He had said one day, coming into the room where Jungkook and Taehyung were sitted, holding hands after having to stay separate for the whole day.

They both had been surprised to see thier leader looking so frustrated.

He usually kept a cool head, and never resorted to aggressive display of emotion. But that day had been different. The way Jungkook and Taehyung had been kept separate throughout the day had grated in his nerves and he had told them the same.

"It's not fair, you know." He had said after a tense pause. "Why can't you be together in one frame? It's not like you're going to end up missing each other by the end of it. Couldn't they just allow you to be friends in front of camera, instead of cutting your moments every single time?"

His questions held truth to them, but neither Taehyung nor Jungkook had answers to them.

Namjoon wasn't actually looking for ansers, infact to their surprise, he had come to their room to announce his plan for the next song.

"I wrote a song for you guys." He had said.

It wasn't the first time he wrote a song for them, so Taehyung didn't quite get what he was trying to say, until he read the lyrics.

"This...-" he knew he had tears in his eyes, becauee kept patting his back, as he held the music sheets in his hands.

"This is about us...?"

"Yes, and no." Namjoon said with a slight infliction in his voice. "The story is about you, but it doesn't point fingers at you."

"That was a smart move, Rapmon hyung. Thanks." Jungkook said with a smile and Namjoon nodded.

"I wanted to push it through, the song...and I didn't want it to get rejected. I even talked with Bang PD-nim about this."

"You did?" Taehyung couldn't have been more surprised. To think that Namjoon took thier case up to the big man, it was unreal.

"It's not like he likes keeping you guys separate." Namjoon said after a pause.

Taehyung couldn't help rolling his eyes at the sentence. "I know... I know. It's for our better future, for our career that we can't reveal the relationship. I'm aware. But the staff -"

"Yes." Namjoon had caught on to what he was trying to say. "They could use some advice on how to go about things without making it seem as if they want to break your friendship."

"Yes. I wish they weren't so...strict?" Jungkook whispered.

"PD-nim is also responsible for this." Taehyung added.

"Not really -" Namjoon said before Taehyung could continue. "I think because he has been so busy with the promotions, he hasn't had the time to look after the new staff. And we'll, you already know how they are."

"If the plan is to keep you separate, they'll do it no matter what."

"Ugh! I hate this." Jungkook whined, to which Namjoon had chuckled and said. "Well atleast you have a new song to look forward to."

"That's something."

"True." Taehyung had agreed and knew the song would be another beautiful masterpiece.

And he was right.

DNA had proved to be more then just a beautiful song. They had a bright and colorful music video to go along with the song, which had Taehyung and Jungkook sharing the screen for quite a few sequences.

It made Taehyung happy at how the song had shaped out.

But Jungkook... Jungkook had grown cold feet ever since they had announced the release date of the song.

And now, as they waited to the fans reactions, Jungkook was even more restless and it was making Taehyung question his faith in their fans. Was it too much? Will their fans not like what they see? Will they not like the lyrics about Taehyung and Jungkook's love?

More questions, but zero answers and Taehyung's head throbbed in time with the ticking of the clock overhead.

Suddenly, the studio felt stuffy and Taehyung didn't know whether he was actually feeling under weather or Jungkook's panic had tainted him as well.

The wait was slowly becoming unbearable.

Two sets of eyes were fixed on the screen where the DNA music video had just been uploaded on Youtube. They waited...

And waited...

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