Chapter 20

"Damn it!  Why is it so fucking difficult for people to follow a few simple fucking requests..."

 Yoongi swore under his breath, trying to make as little noise as possible as he hurried towards the door to fuss at whoever was knocking so insistently.

He'd just gotten Hoseok to fall asleep.  It was the Beta's first time back in his own bed in his own home after being discharged from a three day stay in hospital and the Alpha thought he had made it abundantly clear to everyone in their friend group that the patient was to be left alone until tomorrow so he could settle back in and rest.

"What the hell, Jimin-ah?!  I said that I'd call and let you guys know when..."

The bodyguard flung open the door and froze.  Instead of Jimin or any of the others he found Dantae standing there clutching a dozen roses.

"What the **** are you doing here?" growled Yoongi.

"I-I came to see Hoseok-ah," replied Hoseok's flustered ex.

"Why?"

“I heard about what happened.  I wanted to check on him.”

“He’s asleep.”

“Is he okay?”

“He’ll be fine,” snapped Yoongi.

“I’m glad to hear that."

The bodyguard didn't respond other than to stand in the threshold and glare.

Dantae cleared his throat before continuing.  "I...uh.... also wanted to thank him for the other day.  For protecting Yooshuk-ah.”

“I’ll pass that along.”

“I’d like to tell him myself.”

Yoongi's eye twitched.   “I bet you would.”

The other alpha shifted his weight and huffed in irritation.

“Listen, I’m not sure what your relationship actually is with Hoseok-ah but he was my…”

The bodyguard cut him off with a intimidating snarl.

“Exactly.  WAS…past tense.”

Yoongi leaned towards Dantae in a menacing fashion, causing the other man to take an involuntary step backwards.

“I- I never meant to hurt him,” he stammered weakly.

 “And yet you did,” retorted Yoongi.

 “You don’t understand..." Dantae's shoulders slumped as he avoided eye contact with the clearly more dominant Alpha.  "You don’t know what it was like…”

The bodyguard narrowed his eyes,  making no attempt whatsoever to conceal the obvious contempt he had for the man in front of him..

“You’re right.  I don’t know what it’s like to not honor a solemn commitment made to someone I claim to love.  I don’t know what it’s like to throw away a great relationship because I can't control my hormones.  I don’t know what it’s like to not cherish the most amazing, fierce, talented, headstrong, brave and loyal person I've ever met.  And I never will.  Because, unlike you, I know a good thing when I see it.”

He reached out and snatched the flowers from a now cowering Dantae.

 “I’ll make sure Hoseok-ah gets these," said Yoongi.  "I'll tell him they're from you.  If he wants to contact you then he will.  In his time and in his way.  Until then, I think it’s best that you leave. Now.”

Yoongi closed door firmly in Dantae's face then jumped back in surprise when the action revealed  Hoseok standing here, leaning on a crutch.

They stared in silence at each other until Yoongi finally asked, "How much of that did you hear?"

Hoseok studied the Alpha carefully.

"Enough."

The bodyguard rubbed the back of his neck.   "Are you angry I didn’t let him inside?"

The Beta shook his head.

"No."

Yoongi glanced towards the door.

"Should I stop him before he drives away?"

"No."  Hoseok adjusted his grip on the crutch before asking,  "How...how much of that did you mean?"

The Alpha looked up and replied without hesitation.

" All of it. Every word."

The Beta's voice dropped to a tentative whisper. "Really?"

"Really."  Yoongi nodded firmly then remembered that he was still holding onto the flowers from Dantae.  It took a determined effort on his part to not roll his eyes as he shoved them towards Hoseok.

"Here.  These are for you. From him."

Hoseok took the bouquet, barely giving the flowers a glance before he tossed them over his shoulder. He then stunned Yoongi by grabbing hold of the Alpha's shirt collar.  He pulled the bodyguard forward and before he knew what was happening the Beta crashed their lips together.

A dumbfounded Yoongi was so taken off guard that he lost his balance and pitched forward.  He managed to catch himself at the last moment, inadvertently pinning Hoseok to the wall in the process.  The frantic Alpha instantly tried to push himself away to ensure he hadn't injured the dancer but Hoseok was having none of it, greedily tugging him back into another passionate kiss.

This time Yoongi was prepared.  Now he was a fully active participant, bracing one hand against the wall to steady himself while moving the other to the base of Hoseok's neck.  He buried his fingers in the Beta's hair and tilted his head to one side in order to deepen their connection.

The pair soon lost all track of time, becoming an intimate tangle of lips and tongues until they finally pulled apart long enough for Hoseok to gasp, "Fair warning, you Smug Smoocher.  I...I'm a mess."

Yoongi gave a distracted shrug as he began trailing kisses along the Beta's jaw.

"Yeah?  Well...I hate to break it to you, my Combative Canoodler but so am I."

Hoseok tipped his head to give the Alpha more access as his lips began slowly venturing down the dancer's neck.

"We're going to need to have some long, complicated conversations about how to handle the inevitable disagreements we'll have in the very near future."

"Agreed," hummed Yoongi as he placed soft, open mouthed kisses on Hoseok's collarbone, causing the Beta's voice to turn ragged.

 “You also need to know that I’m not going to change who I am to please you or anyone else," insisted a breathless Hoseok.  "I’m pretty much a ‘what you see is what you get’ type package so don’t go into this thinking you’re going to miraculously turn me into something I’m not.”

The Alpha began dragging his lips up the other side of Hoseok's neck.

“Same here," murmured Yoongi.  "But for the record I find this package extremely appealing.”

“Oh, yeah?”

“Yeah."  The Alpha nibbled on Hoseok's earlobe and preened when the action elicited a provocative **** from the Beta.  "To be honest, I’ve always found all that simpering, servile, overly submissive crap kind of a tired cliché, you know?”

“Really?” panted Hoseok.

“Really.”

“Good to know…"  The Beta dipped his head down and began peppering the side of Yoongi's face with kisses of his own.   "And while I fully agree with your assessment of stereotypical ‘meek and dutiful’ subgender stereotypes, would you have any objection if – from time to time – I chose to be submissive?”

Hoseok could feel the smile on Yoongi's lips as they pressed into the crook of the dancer's neck.

“Hmm…I’d be fine with that…as long as it could work both ways.”

The Beta purred in pleasant surprise at the request.

“Oh….Interesting…Another other secret kinks I should be aware of, hyung?”

“Plenty.  How much time have you got?”

Hoseok sighed contentedly as he ran his fingers through Yoongi's hair.

“All the time in the world, my Ravishing Romeo.  All the time in the world.”

The End

Notes:

And now our story has come to an end...

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