A Soulmate Who Wasn't Meant To Be
"Jimin you're up!" I hear Hoseok yell."Coming!" I walk to the end of the stage and wait as Yoongi introduces me to the audience."-making a comeback. He's the one and only Park Jimin. Give a round of applause people. Hey Chim, get up here!" I walk in the crowd's view as Yoongi walk towards me looking worried. Before I could ask him what's wrong he said, "He's here."The moment I heard those two words I froze, knowing exactly who he was talking about. "What?""I said he's here." He repeated. "Look, if you don't want to sing now, you could always wait for another night you know." Hearing him say this, I shake my head, "I'm fine. I can sing.""You sure?" He asked with eyes scanning my face to pick up on any lies. I smiled at him, "Yes hyung, I'm sure.""Alright then go on." Nodding, I head to center stage and stand in front of the microphone. Alright Chim, you can do this. You've done this plenty of times before in the past. Just keep your head down and don't look at the crowd. You won't see him. Easy right?"Hello everyone. My name is Park Jimin and I'll be singing one of my favourite songs tonight. It's called, 'Again' by XXXTENTACION and Noah Cyrus. Enjoy."The music began and I closed my eyes getting ready to sing. You can do this. Don't look at the crowd. Don't look at the crowd. Don't look at the cro-I looked, and the first thing I saw, was him. Staring at me. He looked exactly the same. The only change being his hair. It's brown now. He had blond hair the last time I saw him. Tears began to prick at the corner of my eyes as he continued to stare. Then he did something. Something I thought I'd never see again.He smiled. That boxy smile I loved so much and I broke. The dams opened.Yoongi came running. "Shit Park. I thought you said you were fine.""B-but I a-am f-fine.""No Park you're not. Get off the stage." He scowled.You're finally back here and the first thing you do is cry like an idiot, and for why? Just cause he smiled at you? Get a grip of yourself Jimin!"No, I can do this. Just let me change the song. Please?" I begged. He looked at me, scanning my face with uncertainty in his eyes. "Alright fine. But if you break down again I'm dragging your short ass off this stage and taking you home. Got it?"I nod and he left the stage. I take a deep breath, facing the microphone again, "I'm sorry about just now. I got a bit emotional. I'm changing the song if that's alright with you guys?" A few 'Its okays' and 'No worries' came from the crowd. I tried my best to put on a decent smile despite still feeling his eyes on me."This song is called 'A soulmate who wasn't meant to be'." I held the mic to my lips and sing,I never should have called'Cause I knew you would leave me
But I didn't think you could do it so easily
Fresh tears rolled down my cheeks as memories of our past started flooding my brain. Not again!~~Memory 1~~There was a knock at the door. Jimin opened and there he was. Standing there with a duffel bag in hand, looking like a Greek God."You called?" He asks with a smile on his face. Oh, how Jimin loved that smile."Tae! You actually came." He moved aside so Taehyung could enter. "Of course I did. Why wouldn't I Mochi?" Jimin blushed. That name always makes his heart flutter. The name Taehyung gave him. Mochi."I don't know, maybe because you're always busy and never have time for me anymore." With arms folded across his chest, Jimin pouted. Taehyung thought he looked too cute."Aww Mochi," Taehyung pinched his cheek. "Well I'm here now, aren't I?"Jimin blushed from the touch and slapped his hand away. Turning his head so Taehyung can't see his red face, he said, "Yeah yeah yeah whatever. Lock the door." And he walked to the living room.Taehyung closed the door and followed the latter to the living room. He placed the duffel bag on the couch. Jimin eyed the bag."What's in the bag?""Oh, you know. The usual. Clothes to spend the night and your favourite." Jimin looked at him curiously, "My favourite?"Taehyung unzipped the bag and took something out. "Yeah, your favourite." He shook the pack of Doritos, the chips tumbling loudly in its confinement. "Snacks."Jimin's eyes lit up like fairy lights. He rushed over, pushing Taehyung out the way. He opened Taehyung's bag, took his clothes out, and gazed at the snacks.Taehyung watched as Jimin sat on the floor as he started sorting out the snacks Taehyung brought. He chuckled, "I swear sometimes I think you love food more than me."Hearing the word 'love', Jimin raised his head. "Don't worry I will always love you the most and nothing can change that. Not even food."Taehyung was about to reply when his phone rang, making him swallow what he was going to say. He took it from his pocket and smiled when he saw the caller ID.Just by looking at Taehyung's smile, Jimin already knew who the caller was. That fond smile. "It's him, isn't it?""Yeah. Just hold on a bit while I take the call.""Okay."Taehyung left to the kitchen to answer the call leaving Jimin frowning at the snacks.After a minute or so he came back, "Look Mochi, I'm sorry but I gotta go.""What? Why?" Jimin was confused."Jungkook needs me." He should've known. It's always Jungkook needing him.That still made Jimin feel some type of way. "And what? I don't need you? You just got here not even 30 minutes ago and you're already leaving.""It's not like that. He just needs my help with something."Jimin scoffs, rolling his eyes, "You two live together. What kind of help does he want now that he possibly didn't need when you were with him at home?""Well, he didn't say exactly." Taehyung sheepishly smiled, hand rubbing over the back of his neck."Of course he didn't." Jimin mumbled. "Tae answer me honestly, when was the last time we properly hung out together?"Taehyung thought a bit, seemingly confused. "About a week ago. We went to the park with the others.""No Tae, I mean us. Just us two." Jimin specified.Taehyung tried to remember but no day, date, or even month came to his mind. "I don't know. Why are you even bringing this up now?""You know what, forget it. Just go." Jimin was agitated while Taehyung wondered why Jimin was getting so worked up.Jimin was already long standing by now. "Mochi come o-" He didn't want to hear any more especially with the building anger coursing through his veins."I said go Taehyung! Your boyfriend needs you!" That made Taehyung's heart sting. Hearing Jimin call him Taehyung instead of Tae. It was always Tae or Tae Bear or sometimes even the casual, "What's up, Soulmate?" but never Taehyung. It hurt a lot."What about the movie night?" Jimin looked at Taehyung through flamed eyes as if he was an idiot. He had to give the other male credit, for he doesn't think he'd met anyone this, this stupid, dumb, clueless. Still, that was part of what made Taehyung all the more special.He sat on the couch, hand in hair, trying to soothe the upcoming headache caused by his frustration and anger. "You don't have to worry about that. I'll do the movie night on my own like I've been doing for the past three months. Now go!"Hearing the *my own* and the *three months*, Taehyung started feeling guilty.Three months. He let Jimin do their movie nights alone for three whole months. Their movie nights started around the time they became best friends. It was somewhat traditional but to Jimin, they were sacred. And even though Taehyung knew that, and he felt like shit for abandoning his best friend, he still thought Jimin was being childish about this whole ordeal. "Mochi--""Taehyung please just get out of here before he calls again to see where you are. You wouldn't want him to worry, right?" Jimin stared him down whilst Taehyung just foolishly nodded. Taking one last glance at Jimin, he said, "Alright. Bye Mochi." He never got an answer.When the door closed, a tear slid down Jimin's cheek. Then another and another until Jimin started weeping."I'm sorry Tae. Don't go. Please come back and stay with me. Don't go to him. I'm really sorry." He cried himself to sleep that night mumbling, I'm sorry please don't go over and over again. While Jimin cried that night, Taehyung kept wondering why his heart stung so badly when Jimin called him by his full name. Jimin hasn't called him that in years. He couldn't understand why his little Mochi got so angry. He thought Jimin overreacted and that he shouldn't have gotten so angry over something so stupid. Taehyung just didn't understand. He couldn't. He couldn't understand what Jimin was trying to say and he couldn't understand how Jimin felt.Maybe he never will.~~End of flashback~~And I never should have held your handOn that cold rainy night'Cause, further along, it would cause another fight~~Memory 2~~"Oops." Giggles filled the lonely street, blending in with the light drizzle of rain. The streetlights highlighting tiny raindrops in the dark night. A pair of feet comes to halt. The owner of those very feet looks down at the drunken man currently sitting on the road. He sighed, "Tae, that's the fourth time you've stumped your toe and fallen."The said man, giggled again before folding his arms across his chest pouting, "We-well maybe if you h-held my han I wouldn't ave allen.""Maybe if you hadn't drank so much you could be walking straight." The male shot back. Taehyung looked up at him. Confused, he asked, "Ow can I w-walk straight when I'm gay?"The male looked at Taehyung dumbfounded. "Tae you-", He began to comment on the man's stupidity but was cut off by a, "Jiminie pabo!""Shut up and stand.""Nuh-uh. You otta promish to hold my han and not le-let me all again firsh.""No. Now get up.""No.""Tae I don't have time for this. It's raining and I'm cold. Plus I need to get you home before Jungkook starts worrying." Jimin whined, failing to notice the look on Taehyung's face when he mentioned Jungkook."You gon hol my han?" Jimin sighed, knowing that if he don't say he'll hold Taehyung's hand, Taehyung would never move. "Okay, I'll hold your hand.""Yay!" Taehyung clapped happily making Jimin smile fondly at him. Taehyung held his hand out for the other to help him up. Taking his hand, Jimin pulls him to his feet. He looks at their intertwined hands, looks at how Taehyung's larger hands are encased around his, and blushed at the warmth he feels from them. "Now let's go."And so, the two continued down the lonely street hand in hand unaware of the fact that one of them will be left hurt before the night ends.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Alright bye Tae. Take care." Jimin placed the glass of water on the table along with an Advil for when Taehyung wakes up in the morning. They had arrived at Taehyung's home about 10 minutes ago."Stay with me a bit?" Taehyung asked. Jimin was hesitant. Seeing this, Taehyung stared at him, "Pleease?"Not being able to resist Taehyung's wide eyes, Jimin agreed settling himself on the couch next to Taehyung. He closed his eyes a bit waiting for when Taehyung falls asleep to leave. After a moment or two, he hears footsteps. Opening his eyes he saw Jungkook standing there."Oh hey, Jungkook." Jimin gave a little wave as he greeted the other with a smile. Seeing a somewhat unhappy look on Jungkook's face, he asked, "You alright?""No, I'm not." The answer came from the man's mouth grumpily."What's wrong?" Jimin was genuinely concerned. Yeah, they have their differences but still, Jimin cared about the younger believe it or not.Jungkook tilted his head towards the kitchen, "Jimin can we talk?"Understanding what Jungkook meant he answered, "Sure." patting a dazed Taehyung on the head, he got up following the other.When he entered the kitchen words fell from Jungkook's lips, "I have a problem with you."Jimin furrowed his brows, confused, then asked, "Problem? Um, did I do something wrong?""Yea, you did."Jimin wondered what he did wrong. Scenarios flowing through his mind, trying to pick up on any mistake he made. When none came forward, he let out a breath, "Can you tell me what I did wrong so that I could fix my mistake?"Jungkook stated his problem, "I saw you holding Taehyung's hand. I don't like that.""Huh?" It wasn't that Jimin didn't hear what Jungkook said, but it's about what Jungkook said and the seriousness that came behind the confession. Plus the question flowing through Jimin's mind was, how the hell did he see that?"Look, let me be honest. I don't like how close you are with Taehyung. I don't like the skinship." The younger glared at Jimin, "Now tell me why you two were together and why were you holding his hand?"Jimin was feeling a bit on edge, "Seriously?""I'm dead serious." Narrowed eyes, a frown visible, the look on Jungkook's face wasn't saying otherwise.Jimin sighed before complying, "I was practicing a new song when he called me to come pick him up from a bar. While we were on our way back he kept stumping his toes and fell a lot so he asked me to hold his hand. I told him no but he insisted so I held his hand the way here to keep him from falling again.""Why would he call YOU and not me?!" Jealousy was the only thing Jungkook felt. Jealousy and irritation. Though only the irritation was written on his face."Uhh maybe because I'm his best friend!" Jimin let the words flow from his mouth in a 'duh' tone, annoying the Jungkook more."AND I'M HIS BOYFRIEND NOT YOU!" Hearing those words made Jimin feel as though a ton of bricks came crashing down on him. It hurt. It hurt really bad. Then that voice came again, Jungkook's right. You're not his boyfriend. You shouldn't be here."Yeah, you're right. I'll leave. Goodbye." He exited the kitchen, Jungkook following behind him. As he was passing the living room, Taehyung spoke,"Jiminie you don't ave to go. I wus the one who push-pushed you." Taehyung had heard most of the conversation. It wasn't that he was eavesdropping but it was that they were speaking a bit too loud, shouting even. Well, mostly Jungkook was.Jimin faked a smile. "He's right Tae. Don't worry about it. I gotta learn boundaries and know when to not step over the line. Remember to drink that water and Advil, yeah?"Facing Jungkook one last time, he did a 90-degree bow, "Sorry Jungkook. I'll never do it again. You won't have to fear anything from me. I'll keep my distance. Bye." And with that Jimin was out the door.~~End of flashback~~Trying to sing when I know that he is in that very crowd is hard. Especially when I could feel his eyes on me. I don't want to break down again. Then don't!How? I can't just pretend that he's not there. Then acknowledge him. Acknowledge his presence in that crowd. Stare him down. Let him know how much pain you're feeling inside.But if I look at him and sing I'll mess up. Listen, you know the next verse of this song right?Yes I do. Don't you think it relates to how you viewed him?It does. Then find his eyes in that crowd and stare him down when you sing. He'll know then that this song was meant for him. Let him remember and regret.And that's what I did. I found his eyes in the crowd and stared him down as I sang the next verse.Stranger, that's all I seeWhen I look into your eyesA soulmate who wasn't meant to be
Stranger, who knows all my secrets
Can pull me apart and break my heart
A soulmate who wasn't meant to be
Why? Why is he crying? Because he realizes what you're singing about.I continued to stare at him. Watching as tears flow down his face. Even whilst crying he looked ethereal.I never should have kissedKissed your handI am under your control
I will never understand
~~Memory 3~~"Let's announce the Best Rap award for the night. In 3rd place, we have Kim Namjoon, coming in 2nd, Lalisa Manoban, and 1st place we have a tie for the first time,....Seo Changbin and Min Yoongi."They were all in their dressing room, watching on the flat-screen as the host announced the 3rd to 1st place winners for the last three categories left, cheering when one of their names were called."Best Choreography 3rd place winner is Jung Wooyoung, 2nd place, Nishimura Riki and in 1st place our reigning king,.....Jung Hoseok."Placing 3rd, we have Bang Chan and Hwang Hyunjin, Taking the 2nd place, we have Kang Yeosang and Jung Wooyoung" The man paused a bit, "And the trophy for Best Duo goes to...Kim Taehyung and Park Jimin."In the dressing room, the group of friends cheered again."We did it Tae!" In the excitement of it all, Jimin held Taehyung's hand and kissed it. It was a gesture they used to do a lot. They usually did it to comfort each other, to show appreciation for the other, or when they were proud of one another. They haven't done that in a while. Not ever since Jimin promised Jungkook...Oh fuck Jungkook!!!With the realization of what he had just done, Jimin began to panic. He let go of Taehyung's hand in a hurry, making Taehyung look at him confused as to why he did and why he did it so quickly.Jimin's eyes found Jungkook who looked very pissed. "Shit. Jungkook I'm sorry. I forgot." Upon saying those apologies, the others were confused. Well Taehyung was already confused, he just got a bit more surprised by the fact that Jimin was apologizing to his boyfriend. Taehyung thought, Am I missing something?Jungkook raised an eyebrow at the other mockingly, "Oh did you now? I thought we talked about boundaries Park.""Yeah we did, I know. That was just a force of habit. I'm sorry.""So you have a habit of kissing my boyfriend's hand?" From the way Jungkook spat those words, Jimin knew he said something he shouldn't have."Jungkook it's not like tha-" He got cut off by the vexed man."Oh really? What's next? Come on. Enlighten me with the other habits you have with my boyfriend." Jungkook snarled while Taehyung just watched the nasty look his boyfriend was giving his best friend and the desperate, helpless look Jimin had on. Taehyung's mind was in disarray. He was still confused. He tried to put two and two together as to try and figure out what the hell was going on but to his disappointment, he couldn't.While Taehyung was trying to get a hang of the situation, Jimin was having an internal meltdown, "I said I'm sorry Jungkook.""And I don't give a fuck. For all I know you could be doing it willfully." The others had enough, one of them stepping in to defend their first maknae."He only kissed his hand Jungkook! It's not like Taehyung's cheating on you!"Jungkook looked at him, "Stay out of this Yoongi. This doesn't concern you.""Yes it does. When two of my best friends are involved, it concerns me. All Chim did was kissed his goddamn hand and you're out here acting like they fucked. I'm sick and tired of you and your shit. They were best friends way before you came in the picture. It's not right for you to just come and tear them apart just because of your insecure ass. You behaving like this means you have no trust in Taehyung. If you don't trust him, then why the fuck are you still with him?" Yoongi fumed. His pale face turning red with anger."I do trust him. I just don't trust him with THAT!!" He pointed at Jimin. Six pairs of eyes stared at Jungkook as if he had grown two heads."Did you just? Did he just call me That?" Jimin thought he was hearing things. He was truly shocked. He knew Jungkook didn't like him but he didn't know that it was to this extent. To the extent that he would say such a thing."Yes I did. What are you going to do about it?" Jungkook responded looking all smug and shit.You see, Jimin has nothing but utter respect for Jungkook. He admired the younger in a way. Even though he was somewhat the cause of most of Jimin's emotional battles. But now after what Jungkook said, Jimin decided he's had enough, and all that respect had gained wings and immediately flew out the window, straight back to heaven where it came from."Hobi-hyung, hold me back." Now this made Taehyung snap to his senses. He knew what was coming. He had seen Jimin angry before, he had seen Jimin fight before, and he definitely has seen Jimin break a boy's nose with one punch back when they were in high school before. But what he didn't know was that what he saw, wasn't Jimin being fully angry and that's about to change. 'Cause he's about to witness firsthand what a truly angry Jimin looks like."Okay Chim." Hoseok had a knowing grin on his face. He held the end of Jimin's hoodie, not very tightly might I add. Jimin looked at Jungkook."Apologize and I'll forget about what you just called me.""Why must I? I said what I said. I'm not taking it back. Its not like you're gonna do anything about it." Jungkook was sure Jimin wouldn't do anything. Especially not with Taehyung here. He also knew how Jimin felt. Plus to him, Jimin looked weak. Jimin was shorter and smaller than him. But you know what they say? Never judge a Jimin by its appearance."Jungkook just apologize to him." Namjoon told the younger almost..., pleadingly."NO! His attention-seeking ass needs to realize that Taehyung is taken!" Now who told Jungkook to say that? He just dug his own grave. 'Cause,All hell broke loose. Jimin pounced on Jungkook like a lion on a gazelle. Punches flying here and there like bats. Kicks being fired like war cannons. Heads being pounded on floors like hammers on nails. Scratches and bruises being formed as it does when someone falls off their bikes. Discolouration being formed on skins like paint on a white canvas. A puffed and bruised eye in the making like when you awake in the morning and you accidentally scratch your eye. To put it simply, someone was getting their ass beat!"Hoseok! I thought you were holding him back!" Taehyung yelled."Oops." Hoseok grinned. "My hand must've slipped."Taehyung groaned and went to pull them apart but he couldn't. Not with the iron grip Jimin had on Jungkook's hair. For heaven's sake.Taehyung got frustrated. Here he was struggling to pull them apart while the others were watching with proud smiles. "Guys stop standing there and help me before one of them ends up in the hospital!"Now the others didn't want to move. They really didn't. But when they saw Jimin squeezing the life out of a semi-blued face Jungkook, they decided to help because they certainly didn't want their friend to end up behind bars with a murder charge.After much difficulty, they finally got to pull them apart. The two fighters blowing hard trying to catch their breaths."What the hell is wrong with you?!" With an arm around a dazed Jungkook, Taehyung yells at the shorter male."What'd you mean what's wrong with me? He deserved it. You stood there and didn't even defend me. What kind of best friend are you?!" Jimin shot back, chest heaving up and down. Adrenaline still flowing."The kind that's looking out for you!""Looking out how? By standing there every single fucking time he insulted me. You never do anything. All you do is stand and look on like a little bitch." Jimin spat.'Pak'Silence. The only thing heard in the room, as everyone looked on in horror and disbelief. Though it was more prominent on the faces of the two best friends; Taehyung showing horror and Jimin, disbelief.The silence was broken by Seokjin, with a hand on his hip, head shaking and eyes looking at Taehyung with pity and excitement. "Oh Taehyung honey. You done fucked up.""Did you just slap me?" Jimin was holding his cheek as a single teardrop fell from both his eyes. Eyes that were filled with pain. Pain, disbelief, and betrayal. Taehyung just slapped him.Coming to his senses, Taehyung tried to explain himself, "I-I'm sorry. I didn't me-mean to. You were fighting with Jungkook a-and I got mad. Then when you called me a bitch I just- I don't know. I'm sorry.""That's why you hit me? IN ALL THE 15 YEARS we've known each other you've never hit me before. But you just did, and all because what? I called you a bitch and was defending myself from your insulting ass boyfriend!" Now Jimin was really mad. He was seething, he was pissed but most of all he was still itching to hit something."I was angry." Taehyung felt a bit desperate, desperate, and scared. He'd never seen Jimin this mad before and to think he was partially the cause turned something in his heart. Though he didn't know what it was nor why."Angry?! You have no fucking right to be angry. I'm the one who should be pissed. I've been taking insults upon insults from your boyfriend over there ever since you two got together. Insults when you weren't around and insults when you were. You never told him to stop, heck you've never even said a word or stood up for me. But now that I'm standing up for myself there's a problem? You know what Taehyung? Fuck you and fuck him. I hope you both have a good fucking life together!" With that Jimin turned to leave but was stopped by a firm hold on his wrist. Taehyung."I'm sorry Mochi. Don't be mad." Tears began running down the taller's face like precipitation.To say Jimin's heart didn't ache seeing the tears streaming down Taehyung's face would be an understatement. He wanted nothing more than to dry the man's eyes and stay with him but right now the anger he felt was more than any heartache, pain, or love running through his body, "Taehyung. Let. Go.""Please." The said man was too stubborn for his own good. He didn't want to let go.Jimin closed his eyes and tried counting in his mind to calm down but it didn't work. If anything it only spiked his anger. Edging it on more. He said through gritted teeth, "Taehyung let go before I do something I'll regret. I'm already holding myself back with little restraint.""I'm not letting go." Taehyung then opened his mouth to say more but those words flew back down his throat with force, from Jimin's punch.Taehyung groaned from the pain, letting go of Jimin's hand to cup his own nose. "Next time you'll listen when I say to let fucking go!"Jimin then walked away, leaving everything behind. The awards, the trophy, his friends, a bruised up Jungkook, and a bloody nose Taehyung.~~End of flashback ~~I never should have said"I love you"You never said it backSo why do I still care for you?~~Memory 4~~The night was silent, quiet. Stars littering the night sky like fireflies and the moon was out full, illuminating the earth. It was the perfect night to let go of everything. The perfect night to have the best sleep ever. Well, that's what it's supposed to be but not for Taehyung.The boy sat up in his shared bed, back against the headboard. It has been two weeks since the fight occurred. Two weeks since he had seen or spoken to Jimin. And two weeks since he's had a proper sleep, for every night his mind keeps replaying the incident. He felt like he was being punished for something he didn't do. Every time he lays his head down and closes his eyes, the fight starts replaying making him unable to fall into a slumber.He looked at the sleeping figure beside him, eyes burning with jealousy. He found it frustrating that ever since that night, Jungkook hadn't had any problem sleeping. He found it unfair that Jungkook got to sleep so peacefully while here he was struggling to even take a cat nap. He would've continued his thinking of how unfair everything was if it weren't for the ringing of his phone interrupting his thoughts.Groaning, he hurriedly picked up the phone walking out of the room to answer it. He didn't want to wake Jungkook, for the boy was very cranky when disturbed from his sleep.Without looking at the name of the caller, he just answered the phone with a grouchy, "Hello?""Tae Bear?" Came a soft voice. Taehyung's breath hitched at the name, a lump forming at the back of his throat.Swallowing hard, he shakily asked, "Ji-Jimin?"A giggle came through from the other side of the line, followed by, "Who's Ji-Jimin? I don't know any Ji-Jimin. I only know Diminie."Taehyung furrowed his eyebrows at the name, thinking, "Diminie? What does he mean by Di... Wait, is he.....?"He hurriedly asked, "Jimin are you drunk?""I said it's Diminie. And no I am not dru- *THUD* -ow!""Jimin are you alright? Jimin? Jimin?" He didn't get an answer. "Hold on I'm coming over."He entered the bedroom again quickly throwing on a random sweatpants and hoodie before turning to exit again. The minute he placed his hand on the doorknob about to turn it, a sleepy voice came, "Where are you going?"Startled, Taehyung turned around with a hand on his chest, trying to calm his jumping heart as he looked at the other. "You-You're awake.""Where are you going?" The male repeated. Taehyung searched his mind for an excuse. He knew that Jungkook would get mad if he were to say he was going over to Jimin's. So he said the only thing that came to his mind, "I can't sleep so I'm going out for a walk."It wasn't really a lie. He couldn't sleep and well his walk would mean driving to Jimin's house. But it didn't seem to convince the other, "You're going for a walk this late?""It's only 11:30. It's not that late." Taehyung moved towards Jungkook."Come on. Go back to sleep" He kissed his forehead receiving a hmm in return. Watching Jungkook close his eyes again, he waits until he's completely sure that Jungkook's knocked out before leaving the house not forgetting to grab his car keys on the way out.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Finally pulling up to Jimin's house, Taehyung hurriedly turned off and locked his car before running over to Jimin's front door.He pounded on the door and called out but received no response. Not wanting to assume the worst, he tried turning the door handle only to find it locked.Taehyung was about to panic when he remembered that he had one of Jimin's spare keys attached to his car keys. Taking out the key he inserted it into the lock hearing it click.With the door finally open, Taehyung entered, only to be hit with the smell of alcohol.He walked to the living room hoping to find Jimin. Reaching the living room, the lights there were dim and Jimin was nowhere to be seen, but what he did see were ten empty liquor bottles and many empty beer cans littering the coffee table and floor.He frowned, wondering if Jimin drank all that. He looked around the room. Despite the bottles and cans littering the place, it still looked clean. That much was expected. Jimin did like cleanliness after all.A bright light caught his eyes. Following it he was led to the kitchen. Upon entering, he finally saw the one he had been looking for. Jimin.Jimin was sitting on the floor, back against the kitchen island. In his hand, he held a glass of water while next to him stood a half-empty bottle of Hennessey. Taehyung couldn't see his face, for his head was bent looking at the glass in his hand.Approaching the seated boy, Taehyung called out to him softly, "Jimin?"Hearing his name Jimin raised his head. A gasp escaped past both males' lips. Jimin because Taehyung was in his house and Taehyung because Jimin looked different. Not only did he look different, he was also bleeding.Shaking off his surprise, Jimin smiled at the man standing before him, "What's up Soulmate?"Taehyung watched as thick red blood ran from Jimin's forehead, past his eyes, on his cheek finally stopping at his chin. Ignoring the greeting, he frowned, "You're bleeding.""I am?" Jimin touched his face, trailing his fingers to his forehead. Wiping it a bit he pulled away to see blood on his hand. "Huh. Would you look at that, I really am."Taehyung looked at the man as if he was an idiot, "You didn't notice you were bleeding?""No, but it explains the headache and stinging pain." Diverting his full attention to Taehyung, he continued. "Anyways, why are you here? It's late.""You called me.""I did?""Yeah, you were drunk and I heard you fall over the phone so I rushed over." Taehyung gave him a once-over. "By the way, you don't look drunk anymore.""I guess hitting my head made me a little sober.""You remember how you fell?""I think so. Let's see....wait, now I remember, I did call you. Uhm I was on the phone and I slipped, hit my head on the counter, and fell. Then...I got up to get some water and sat down here when I got a headache.""Alright come on. Let's get you cleaned up." He offered his hand to Jimin who took it, ignoring the warmness he felt. When Jimin stood up, he swayed a bit, "Woah there.""Guess I'm still partially drunk." Jimin chuckled.Taehyung rolled his eyes before guiding Jimin to a set of stairs. "Can you make it up on your own?"Now it was Jimin's turn to roll his eyes, "I'm drunk, not disabled.""Alright suit yourself."Despite saying that, he still held on to Jimin's hand, leading him up the stairs and Jimin followed quietly behind with a cheeky smile.They walked the small distance to Jimin's bedroom. Entering and closing the door behind them, Taehyung continued to lead until he stopped in Jimin's bathroom. He let go of Jimin's hand, bending to open one of the cupboards under the bathroom counter. There he pulled out a first aid kit, white with the red cross and a silver handle."Looks like you still know your way around.""Of course I do. Your house was like another home for me.""Yea, it was." Taehyung failed to notice Jimin's sad smile. Instead, he opened the first aid kit, pulling out what he needed."Come." He pats the countertop, "Hop up."Jimin complied, jumping on the counter. After making sure Jimin was sat comfortably, Taehyung picked up a cotton ball and a small glass bottle. The bottle had a red and white label with a green cross. Below the cross were the words, 'Red Lavender Tincture'.He opened the bottle, pouring the liquid on the cotton. He held up the now red-soaked cotton placing it on Jimin's forehead and began to wipe away the blood."Ouch." Jimin hissed and pulled away.With his free hand, Taehyung pulled Jimin back toward him. He held Jimin's jaws and squeezed, keeping him in place. "Hold still.""That thing stings, you know?" Jimin pout. Wasn't he supposed to add it in water first?"Well next time be careful when you drink." After he wiped the blood away, he took out an antibiotic cream and a band-aid. Taehyung squeezed some of the cream out its tube onto his finger before rubbing it on Jimin's wound. "Why'd you even drink so much anyway? You're not one to touch alcohol."Jimin sighed. "I was trying to forget some things and I didn't want to be sober. Being sober means remembering, I didn't want that."Done with applying the cream, Taehyung held and rid the band-aid of its protective wrapping before placing it on Jimin's injury, "Is it the fight? I really am sorry Jimin." He took another cotton ball and soaked it under the bathroom sink, wiping the rest of the blood from Jimin's eye corner, cheek, chin, and fingers. "Done."Jimin watched as Taehyung went to the small bin behind the bathroom door, discarding the used cotton balls and band-aid paper. "Do you remember when we first met?" He asked.Having discarded the items, Taehyung answered with a smile, "Yea I do." before heading to the sink to wash his hands."Do you remember when we made promises to each other? I had said that I promise to never hide any secrets from you." Jimin continued to watch Taehyung, looking and memorizing his every move and facial expressions. "Well, I've been hiding something from you for a long time.""You have?" Taehyung paused as he was closing the first aid kit. He had already washed and dried his hands and placed everything back in the kit."Yeah." Jimin lowered his head, preparing his mind and heart for the upcoming confession and possible rejection."What is it?""I love you." He confessed.Hearing this Taehyung laughed, "I know Mochi. That's not a secret. I love you too." He picked up the kit and placed it back in the cupboard.Jimin raised his head again and stared at Taehyung, stumped. That wasn't the reaction he expected but then again, it's Taehyung. The guy could really be simple-minded at times. "No, you don't understand. I love you, really love you. Like more than a friend. I always have.""W-What?" Now this is what he was expecting. To see Taehyung's eyes, widen and his mouth dropped. To see Taehyung shocked.Jimin sighed again for the umpteenth time. He leaned against the mirror, lending his weight, "I did a lot for you, you know. Like when we were younger. You were quite the mischievous type. Have you never wondered why your parents never scolded you when you did something bad or when you got in trouble?" Taehyung shook his head. "Of course you haven't. You always thought they were spoiling you, but you see the thing is, I always took the blame. When you broke your mom's vase or like that time when you scratched my dad's car by accident, I accepted your punishments for all of that.Remember when I broke that boy's nose back in high school? I got suspended for two weeks. You had asked me why I did it and I just told you he tried to snatch my phone...I lied. I did it because he was going around school spreading rumours about how you were cheating on your boyfriend and how you slept with your English teacher for better grades when in reality, your boyfriend was cheating on you with him, and he was the one sleeping with the teacher."Taehyung stared at Jimin; disbelief prominent on his face. "How come I never heard anything?""That's because I did everything I could to make sure you wouldn't know about it.""Why? You could have said something?" An emotion somewhat like betrayal flashed through Taehyung's eyes, but it was only for a quick second."Why? Because I loved you, you idiot. I didn't want to see you all sad and crying. I promised to keep you from all dangers, didn't I? I promised to keep you happy, didn't I? To never let your smile fade, right? I stood by you through every decision you made just to keep you happy even when your choices weren't making me happy.You know whenever you asked me why I wasn't dating anyone I would just say I haven't found the right one yet, but I did find the right one, you. And I was foolish and stupid enough just to hope and think that maybe just maybe you would notice and like me back or even just return a fraction of those feelings, but you never did. Then I like the idiot I am pushed my feelings aside just to see you happy. Every guy that you liked I supported you. I even helped you get through all your breakups and meltdowns. I was there and each time I only hurt myself more.After a while you stopped dating, and I was glad. I thought maybe just maybe I could finally tell you how I felt about you and that you might give me a chance, but I was just naive. We had our movie night, and I was planning on confessing. When you came over you were so happy. It made me happy to see you all smiley and laughing. Then right when I was about to confess, you told me you met someone, a guy named Jungkook. My heart broke and I started crying. You asked why and I told you that I was happy for you. Indeed, I was happy for you, but those tears weren't only happy ones, they were sad ones too."Taehyung watched as tears flowed from Jimin's eyes non-stop. Even though Jimin was crying, he still had a smile on his face. It created a heart-breaking image. Taehyung's heart suddenly began to ache in a way it never did before. He took a step forward, "Jimin I-""No let me finish. I-I want to get it all out." Jimin took a deep breath to calm his shaky voice. He then continued, "When you introduced Jungkook to me and the others, I was glad because he seemed like a nice guy. Then I started to worry because your other relationships never lasted and most of the time, you'd end up hurt but I was proven wrong. You guys lasted longer than I expected. After your one-year anniversary, Jungkook started acting different towards me. At first, he started mocking me for simple things, but I laughed it off thinking he was just joking around. Next were the insults. I never said anything to you or him because I didn't want to be the reason you two fought. Then two years passed, three years and it continued. He never stopped. I always endured everything, not wanting to be the cause of a fight, until he started insulting me right in your presence. It hurt really bad when I saw you pay no heed and when he noticed, it just got more worse. Still, I planted a smile on my face because I was happy you found someone you really liked.That fight...two weeks ago, that fight, I don't regret beating the shit out of him. It felt good. Really good. All that pent-up anger and frustration was just...released. I felt so satisfied. But when I came home, I felt suffocated. You know why? Because I hit you. I never did that before. The guilt was eating me out so bad I started drinking to forget. Being drunk really helped a lot so for the past few days all I did was drink, drink, drink."By now tears were streaming down Taehyung's face. He couldn't believe what Jimin went through because of him. "Jimin I really am truly sorry for hitting you.""I know." Jimin then jumped off the counter, existing the bathroom leaving Taehyung alone with his thoughts.When Taehyung finally existed the bathroom, Jimin had just finished changing. He watched as the shorter laid on his bed.Jimin saw Taehyung staring at him. He asked softly, with a hint of hope in his voice, "Lay with me? Just this once?"Taehyung was hesitant at first but still nodded nonetheless. He moved towards the bed before lying down. The two laid facing each other.Jimin stared into Taehyung's eyes and spoke,"If I were to ask you to tell me that you love me romantically, would you? Just to make me feel better?" Taehyung froze. He didn't know what to do or say.Jimin looked at the tense Taehyung and smiled, "Don't worry about it Tae. Forget I said anything."Still facing each other, Jimin began to find it difficult to keep his eyes open. He whispered,"I love you, Tae bear. Always have and always will. Goodnight." And so, Jimin drifted off to sleep, leaving Taehyung wide awake feeling things he never did.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When Jimin woke up Taehyung wasn't there. The memories of the night before came ramming into him like a truck before an accident. A sob escaped past his lips as he remembers telling Taehyung he loves him. Then that voice comes again,Look at what you did. You're so stupid. I know.No you don't know. You just had to go and tell him. I was drunk!Being drunk is not an excuse. Be quiet.You chased him away. Shut up.You scared him off and he's never coming bac-"I SAID SHUT UP!" The voice disappeared. He held his head as a pounding headache followed.Searching for his phone, he dials a number, waiting for the person to pick up."Hello? Jiminie?""Hobi hyung, I'm leaving.""You're what now?""I'm leaving. I'm taking a vacation.""Now? Why?""No reason. I'm just a bit tired and stressed." There was a pause on the other end before a question came that made his heart sting,"Jimin, are you leaving because of Taehyung?" Hearing the name started waterworks behind Jimin's eyes as he let out another sob.The lack of a reply and the sound of crying gave Hoseok the answer to his question. He sighed, "When are you coming back?""I don't know.""Do you want me to postpone your shows until you return?""Cancel them. All of them.""You sure?""Yea.""Jiminie, take care alright, and look after yourself. Eat a lot. Don't stay in your bedroom moping around. Go outside, enjoy the sun and have fun. Maybe go on a date or two. When you come back, I want to see a real smile on your face, okay?""Okay. And Hyung?""Yes Jiminie?""Thank you.""You're welcome." And the call ended. Jimin laid on his bed for another hour or so, crying his heart out. When he was satisfied, he took a shower, cleaned himself up, packed up all his clothes, necessities, and everything he thought he needed, then left.After Jimin left, no one knew where he went, how he was doing, or if he was even still alive as he had broken off contact with everyone. Well, no one except the only person Jimin went to with all his problems after he and Taehyung stopped hanging out often. Hoseok, who Jimin trusted and who had promised Jimin to not tell a soul anything.~~End of flashback~~Stranger, that's all I seeWhen I look into your eyesA soulmate who wasn't meant to be
Stranger, who knows all my secrets
Can pull me apart and break my heart
A soulmate who wasn't meant to be
Wish I could go back to the day we met and leave you beSit and look pretty~~Memory 5~~"You're very pretty." The boy seated on the bench heard.He looked up to see a petite boy with chubby cheeks standing in front of him. "Thank you and you're beautiful.""I wish." The boy sat down. "What's your name?""Taehyung. Kim Taehyung." Taehyung smiled. "What's yours?"The boy smiled back, answering, "Park Jimin."Taehyung noticed how Jimin's eyes disappeared when he smiled and how his cheeks got chubbier. It reminded him of something. What was it?"Mochi." He whispered."What?" Jimin asked confused."Your cheeks. They remind me of mochi.""Shut up." Jimin blushed. Seeing the pink colour take over Jimin's cheeks, Taehyung thought, His cheeks really do look like mochi.After a moment of silence, Taehyung spoke, "You know, I've never seen you around here before.""That's because we just moved. To be honest I didn't even want to come here. I wanted to stay with my grandmother. My parents forced me to.""I guess we were meant to find each other then." Taehyung said.Jimin raised an eyebrow, "You mean like soulmates?""Yeah." Then Taehyung stood on the bench. He placed his hand across his heart and said,"I, Kim Taehyung, am the soulmate of Park Jimin. I promise to always be by his side and to never let him fight alone. To always be the shield that protects him from the storm and to never let anything ever come between us. To never reject him and always find a way to make him smile. To never make him cry or be the cause of his sadness. To be his floor when he feels groundless and to be his light in his time of darkness. He will forever be my soulmate and bestfriend.""You're so weird." Jimin giggled."I know." Taehyung jumped off and sat. "Now it's your turn.""Alright here goes.""Okay." Taehyung looked on as Jimin stood on the bench this time. He smiled as he saw Jimin copy his actions, placing his hand across his heart saying,"I, Park Jimin, am the soulmate of Kim Taehyung. I promise to always stay by his side and to never leave. To always keep and hide him from every danger. To always pick him up when he's down and to never hide any secrets from him. To always keep him happy and to never let his smile fade whether I am the cause or not. To be happy for him in all achievements and life changes without jealousy, envy or greed. He will forever be my soulmate and bestfriend in this life, the next and for eternity.""You made it sound like wedding vows." Taehyung mocked, teasing Jimin with a smile."Shut up!" Jimin blushed as he jumped off the bench and sat again. "You're one to talk."The two continued to talk, tease and play, getting to know each other a bit more and from then on, they were inseparable.~~End of flashback~~Never should have calledNever should have helpedNever should have kissedNever should have saidStranger, that's all I seeWhen I look into your eyesA soulmate who wasn't meant to beStranger, who knows all my secretsCan pull me apart and break my heartA soulmate who wasn't meant to beThe music stops. I moved away from the mic, watching the crowd through teary eyes. Some were crying but nevertheless they cheered. It made me happy. Happy to stand here again and make people feel my emotions through the songs that I sing and make people smile and laugh and sing along to every word that flows from my lips. I am happy. Happy to be back.I wiped a few stray tears from my eyes and smiled at the cheering audience. Taking the mic from its stand, I bowed and said, "It feels really good to stand here and sing again. Thank you for having me and thank you for being the first audience to witness my comeback. It was an honour."I bowed again and began to quickly walk off but was stopped when someone yelled, "Sing one more!"I looked at the audience. "What?""Yeah, one more!" A guy in a blue shirt shout."Sing!" They began to chant repeatedly.I smiled apologetically, bowed, and said, "I'm sorry. I don't have another one." and continued to walk off. I just want to get off this stage so that I can go find a dark corner to continue crying my eyes out."You just made the worst mistake"I stopped."And you'll regret it, darling"That voice.....it's familiar. Isn't that-"'Cause once you give and then you take"I turned around and my eyes widened. There he was, standing in all his glory, singing on the stage,"You only end up wanting"Kim bloody Taehyung.The End~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Just kidding!(Italics - TaehyungItalics underlined - JiminBold Italics underlined - Jimin and Taehyung(Brackets) - Backup)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ooh, was everything not enough?When did he even-?Ooh, 'cause one day you'll wake upAnd then you'll sayHe looked at me.I wanna be your loverI don't wanna be your friendTwo figures appear, holding microphones. They look familiar...Exactly like...Jin and Hoseok.You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearIt is Jin and Hoseok. What are they-?So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)They're his backup singers? Did they plan this? How could they?I, I wanna be your loverI can't stay here, I have to leave. I turned and ran-Baby, I'll hold my breath-to the end of the stage, only to be stopped by Namjoon. "Go back." He said sternly.You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearI shook my head, trying to get past him, but he held my hand and dragged me back on stage against my will. I looked past him and-So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)-saw Yoongi. I looked at him, pleading for help. He merely sighed and shout, "Just sing with him!""Yeah don't leave him hanging!" The blue shirt guy from before yelled.Again, babeAgainI looked at Yoongi then at Namjoon. I knew Namjoon wouldn't let me pass. He looked determined.I sighed, turning around to look at the man singing. Maybe I should just sing.Again, babeIt wouldn't hurt to. Besides, he's singing my song.AgainI lift the mic to my lips and sang with him.You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearSo tell me that you love me againHe moved the mic from his mouth. It was my turn.Ooh, she's screaming in my head (head)Ooh, I left her where I slept (slept)
Somewhere where I can't escapeI'm running from myself (myself)
Somewhere in between in love and broken, I'm in hell
He began again.Saying, "I wanna be your lover, I don't wanna be your friend"You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearSo tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)
Raising his hand, he points his index finger at me and starts walking-I, I wanna be your loverYou're leaving when the clock hits ten-towards me.You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearSo tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)I don't know what it was but seeing him walk toward me, stirred up something inside, something familiar. Against my will, my legs began to move on their own, and before I knew it, we-Again, babe, again-were standing in front of each other.Again, babe, againYou don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearHe walked closer, closing the little gap that was left between us. He then hugged me with his free hand, leaving me stunned.So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)So stunned, I forgot to sing. My heart began racing as he pulled me even closer. I did not think it was possible, but now, we were touching chest to chest.Again, babe, againHe bent his head and whispered in my ears, "Sing." And for some reason, I began singing again.Again, babe, againHim being this close to me felt oddly comforting. Like a missing piece completing an unfinished puzzle.You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone my dearAs the song neared its end, I leaned my head on his shoulder, feeling his hand fall from where it was hugging me, to my free hand. He then held my hand tightly as we sang the last line of the song.So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me again)It's finished. The song's finally done. The audience erupted into cheers and applause. A few were even whistling. He still held my hand and I still kept my head on his shoulder. For some reason, I didn't want to move. I felt relaxed and comfortable as if all my worries were drifting away. Then I was brought back to reality when he said, "You broke your promise."I rose from his shoulder and stared into his eyes. "What promise?""I, Park Jimin, am the soulmate of Kim Taehyung. I promise to always stay by his side and to never leave. You left. To always keep and hide him from every danger. But how could you if you weren't there?"Wait, what?"To always pick him up when he's down and to never hide any secrets from him. You did pick me up when I was down then you weren't there to do it again and you even kept your biggest secret from me. To always keep him happy and to never let his smile fade whether I am the cause or not. My smile faded. To be happy for him in all achievements and life changes without jealousy, envy, or greed. I'll admit, out of everyone I know, you were the only one truly supporting me. He will forever be my soulmate and best friend in this life, the next, and for eternity. Soulmates don't leave each other just like that, neither do best friends, but you did."I forcibly shook my hand, letting it fall from his. The audacity of this bitch."Jimin, you left me here on my own. I know I wasn't the greatest, but you didn't have to leave. You could have stayed and maybe we could have worked something out. Why did you leave? How could you just pack up and go? Why did you break your promise? Why?""BECAUSE YOU BROKE YOURS FIRST!" I shout.Dead silence overcame the building. His eyes widened as he stared at me, confused. "Huh? What?"I placed my hand across my heart, aggressively. The thump echoed. "I, Kim Taehyung, am the soulmate of Park Jimin. I promise to always be by his side and to never let him fight alone. You were never by my side when I needed you and you always left me to fight on my own. To always be the shield that protects him from the storm and to never let anything ever come between us. You let Jungkook come between us. And what shield? You never protected me from anything, I did all the protecting! When I and that little boyfriend of yours fought, you didn't hesitate to take his side. You fought against me. Some shield you are! You were the storm itself.""Jimin, I-""No, don't Jimin anything. Shut the fuck up and listen!" I glared. I had enough of this shit. I let out everything I felt; Everything that was bottled up inside for all these years."To never reject him and always find a way to make him smile. I had asked you to lie to me and tell me you loved me romantically, just to make me feel better, but even that one small thing you couldn't do. To never make him cry or be the cause of his sadness. You made me cry so many times, I've lost count, and eighty percent of the time, you were the cause of my sadness. To be his floor when he feels groundless and to be his light in his time of darkness. Taehyung you were my floor but never a strong one. You had cracks and holes. In my time of darkness, you could've never been my light, because you yourself were the one keeping me in the dark. He will forever be my soulmate and best friend. If this is what a soulmate is like, then I don't want one!Now you're asking me why I left. Taehyung, I left to protect my sanity. If I had stayed any longer, I might've just killed myself. I couldn't be around you anymore. It hurt so bad. There were times when I regretted meeting you all those years ago. I even regret falling in love with you."Tears began falling down his face but I said the one thing that had been bothering me, "It took me a while to realize that you're just a soulmate who wasn't meant to be."A sob left his lips when that sentence fell. "No don't say that.""It's true. Those four years that I've been away, had reality crashing down on me." He tried to grab my hand but I took two steps back."Now listen, I may still love you and all, but I will never expect anything from you again. I don't care what it is, just don't hope to see me coming to you for anything." With that said, I turned on my heels and walked."Marry me!" I stopped again. Did I hear correctly?"Jimin marry me. I love you." Damn, I did.But what the fuck?!I was shocked, and I would be lying if I said I didn't feel something. However, I still had to be rational. I looked at him over my shoulder and asked, "What happened to Jungkook?"He looked down then back up. I watched as a sad smile graced his lips. "We broke up." He answered.Wow, they broke up? I wonder who ended it.But I didn't ask that. I asked what I really wanted to know. "And how long after I left, did it take you to realize you loved me?"All of a sudden the sad smile he wore disappeared. His head hung as he stared at his feet, fidgeting. The words, "A year.", flowed from his lips woefully.A whole year, huh?"And how long have you loved me for?"His fidgeting stopped. He then hesitantly answered with a stutter, "I-I don't know."My eyes started to blur. I looked up at the ceiling and blinked hard to prevent any tears from falling.He doesn't know Jimin. He doesn't know.I sighed, looked ahead, then continued walking. "Goodbye, Taehyung."I left the stage, leaving everything and everyone behind me. I left the audience, some were crying while others threw dirty looks. I left Jin and Hoseok, who stared with sympathy and pity. I left Yoongi, who watched on sadly. I left Namjoon, who stared at me with disappointment clouding his eyes and face. But I didn't care anymore.And most importantly, I left Taehyung, who had fallen to his knees calling out for me to come back whilst sobbing and weeping as if in pain.