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Yup another morning to get up for a hectic, and draining schedule. That was the first thought that popped up in Taehyung’s mind as he shifted in his bed to turn off the alarm that was causing pounding rhythms on his already achy head. He groans in utter frustration hiding his face in his pillow before finally making up his mind to start the day. Dangling his feet down the bed he kept sitting idly with eyes still shut. He was thinking of sleeping in just a few more minutes but then those thoughts shattered when he heard his leader calling out for him.
“Tae, Tae bud come on wake up we will be late”, Namjoon politely knocked on the door before entering to check up on the second youngest. Tae looked up to his leader with a hazy mind but immediately grinned at him with delight.
“Hyuuung………….. I am too exhausted” he extended his arms and pouted at the elder complaining like a kid. Namjoon stepped forward and retorted the gesture gathering the younger in a hug. Caressing the back of his head and placing some kisses on his hair. “I know you are. We all have been working so hard just wait until tomorrow’s concert and I will surely get you all at least a week of break”. He promised the younger man with affection.
“Really Hyung……..” Tae Jumped up in excitement as he shot up to look up at his hyung smiling with beautiful dimples. “Yes, I promise, now come on we have a busy morning. Luckily we will have the afternoon off so you could all rest up a bit before the concert tomorrow” Namjoon shared the good news nudging the vocalist to the bathroom to get washed up.
When he came down the stairs the aroma of Jin’s breakfast made him sway in happiness and he entered the kitchen engulfing the eldest in a back hug and a boxy smile. Jin jumped a little at the sudden change.
“Yah!! Tae Tae you scared the poor hyung. Come unhand me you will get oil splatters on your arms from the bacon.” Jin asked the second youngest in a polite tone still giggling at the surprising affection. “Hyung you are the best I was so fed up with my stupid diet. Today I was craving a good stomach full of my favorite food how did you know my mind hyungie….” Tae nuzzled in the back of his hyung while cutely whining to Jin.
“Aigoooo……….. my Taehyungi……… hyung knows everything. Now come on go sit on your chair I’ll feed my Tae some delicious breakfast in a min. Tae detached himself in excitement and marched towards the chair. Everyone else also made an entrance one by one with rumbling stomachs while the smell of frying bacon mesmerize them.
Jin happily turned around with the first round of plates serving the youngest two first. Meanwhile receiving drooling greedy looks from the others.” Yah brats hold your horses' food is coming I need to feed my babies first” Jin grinned and teased his older dongseangs while pampering and cooing the youngest ones. “Ah hyungieee……………….. I love you, my mouth loves you, and my tummy loves you the most.” Taehyung expressed his love to Jin while rubbing his stomach having his mouth filled like a chipmunk.
Jin laughed at the sweet expression while Yoongi rolled his eyes in annoyance. “Yah! my only hyung! I am hungry too you know” Jin glanced at Yoongi’s face with a smile. Turning to get the other plates he backfires “yah! my eldest dongsaeng ! I am not your maid” Jin said slightly smacking the eldest rapper while placing his plate in front of him “ wha…. You gave them breakfast too” Yoongi gave him a betrayed look while pointing at Tae and Jungkook. “They are my babies” Jin exclaimed while the youngest gave Yoongi a mocking mischievous smile. “ yah Jungkook don’t come to me for lamb skewers anymore.” Yoongi threatened the maknae, resulting in a look from big puppy doe eyes. Yoongi deflated his sternness at the sight and sighed while lowering his head shaking it left and right. “Aishhh ……. brat don’t look at me like that I’ll buy you lamb skewers whenever you want.” A loud laughter erupted in the room while the youngest showed his bunny smile and scrunched nose. Everyone knows Yoongi can’t resist those eyes, Jungkook was his baby as well.
“Yah looks like I am the only maknae who isn’t anyone’s baby” Jimin pouted with fake sadness. Hobi embraced the mochi in a tight hug. “You are my baby chimmy you are mine alone” the dancer snuggles his nose in the eldest maknae’s neck while giving him kisses on the head leaving Jimin in a giggly mess. Namjoon was contently watching everyone in the room with deep dimples.
He just loves his brothers so much, he sometimes wonders how 7 different people became such a loving family. As a leader of the group it sometimes really pained him to spoil such hard-to-come wonderful moments in their tough schedule. Especially times around comebacks. So, even now he was struggling to say his next words. Everyone seemed so happy. They all have been working so hard and it was wonderful to see them relax a bit but alas………… Idol life is tough.
Namjoon cleared his throat and tried to get everyone’s attention. “Come on everyone stop arguing about your favorite maknae they all are cute and my personal favorite as well. But you know finish your breakfast we have to leave in like 15 minutes.” Everyone let out an annoyed whine while sparing not so amused look at the interruption of the leader. “Look let’s do this quickly, good news is we have the afternoon off so we hyungs can cuddle our maknae all we want.”
Namjoon suggested with a nervous dimpled smile. Everyone smiled at the leader’s innocence they knew he doesn’t mean to make them work more, but that is how their life was. More tiring less relaxing. So they all sighed and got back to their food and made quick efforts to get on with their schedule.
After the delicious breakfast, they all loaded in the van the manager had arrived in to pick them up for dance practice. All of them were visibly very tired as Sejin peeped at the boys from the mirror. Yoongi was trying to snooze for a few minutes, Jungkook and Hobi were at the back looking out the window, and Jin was in between the front seats Jimin and Taehyung. Tae was listening to some music while Jin and Jimin had their heads on each other’s shoulders.
And Namjoon was in the passenger seat beside him with dark circles and eye bags working on something over his laptop. He felt pity for the young boys but he knew them. He knew them working hard beyond boundaries is what got them here in the first place. Everyone was so quiet, as the van drove along the way to the studio. Tae was listening to some music to relax when a notification popped up on his phone and the corners of his lips lifted into a happy smile.
Yooni: yah! Taehyung you there?
Tae: yah what’s up?
Yooni: what’s up!! When was the last time I actually saw your face in person?
Tae: ummm…..
Yooni: that is right forever ago
Tae: I know I know I am sorry you know how tough my schedules are
Yooni: I don’t know we have to meet up please how about today sometime.
Tae: well as a matter of fact we are in luck. I have my evening off due to the concert tomorrow. How about dinner my treat?
Yooni: Really! That is great but might I suggest my house tonight. We can catch up and I’ll cook your favorite.
Tae: Are you sure? Won’t that be a burden?
Yooni: Come on I don’t get to impress Kim Taehyung with my cooking every day.
Tae: ok ok I give up. Your place then. 8 o’clock?
Yooni: Done 8 o’clock. See you tonight.
Tae: See yah..
Taehyung shut his phone screen with a content smile. Which got the oldest member a bit curious. “What got you smiling like that?” Seokjin questioned the young boy still keeping his head on Jimin’s shoulder. “oh, hahaha nothing my friend Yooni from college just texted me and………..” he tried to satisfy his elder with an answer but got interrupted by Jimin “ OOOooooooooooooooo……………… yooni the big googli eyes,long silky hair and a slim structure the forever crush of Kim Taehyung and ummmmmmmmmm…………………” Jimin teased his soul mate exposing his secrets to the group while Tae screamed at his lungs and launched himself over Jin to put his hand on Jimin’s mouth and stop him from further blurting out another word.
Everyone in the van hooted at the two and their little drama. Even Lil meow meow smiled exposing his gums and keeping his eyes closed in the process still pretending to sleep. “ Park Jimin not another word or I will kill you.” Tae threatened his bestie resulting in loud snickers from the dancer. “ yah yah get off I can’t breathe” Seokjin tried lifting the second youngest off of himself to separate the two sparing 95s. Tae got back at his seat still glaring at Jimin who was continuously laughing his heart out grabbing his stomach.
“okay okay what is this about Tae why did she text you?” Leader asked him turning his head back and trying to hide his dimples in the process. “ umm….. we haven’t had a meet up she invited me to dinner at her place” he confessed avoiding looking up in embarrassment. “ oooooooooooooooo………………….. a date nig……..”
“ PARK JIMIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!………………………………….” Tae screamed again while trying to get at him to stop. “yah! Yah! Okay, okay calm down you will ruin my handsome face Taehyung” the eldest caught him in time before he attacked Jimin and made him settle down on his seat.
“So, at what time is this da……… I mean meet up” this time Hoseok perked up in the commotion resulting in both Jimin and Jungkook doubling over in a fit of chuckles. Tae sunk in his seat hands over his face in a weak attempt to hide the growing blush. “8:00 PM…” Tae answered in a muffled voice while still hiding behind his hands. “ hahhaaa okay, okay that is good that we have our schedule cleared then. Go ahead and enjoy. Tomorrow is going to be very tiring so you will at least have some relaxed nerves” Namjoon encouraged the younger to have a good time. “And Tae I would like to meet my little future sister-in-law someday” Seokjin teased him this time and again a loud chorus of merriment broke out in the van. All Tae could do was try to hide his ears turning a deep red color.
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It was past midnight when Namjoon finally heard the front door opening. Everyone went to bed early, so they could get as much sleep as possible before the concert. Namjoon however decided to wait for his roommate to return. He had left the dorm around seven and told them that he would be back by 10. But when the clock strikes 11 he got a little worried. He picked up his phone and wanted to give Tae a call but then relented. “ Aaaishh………… Kim Namjoon gives the boy a little break in his personal life he's not a child anymore…….” he scolded himself before placing the phone back on the coffee table. He looked at the clock which showed 11:10 PM.
He decided to wait until his dongseang returned. However, his intentions backfired because his mind and body had other plans. He drifted into sleep as exhaustion took over. Thankfully it wasn’t deep when their Tae Tae returned. He rubbed his eyes in the dim light and saw Taehyung slipping off his shoes and placing them on the rack. “Tae you are back” he saw the boys stiffen at his voice giving no reaction nor any reply after that. Namjoon was faced with his back.
He was wearing a black hoodie and had his head covered in the hood over his cap. Something felt incredibly wrong, there was an unsettling feeling in Namjoon’s stomach and the lack of response from the younger boy was a little terrifying to his liking. “TAE” this time he called out to the boy a bit louder doubting if Tae heard him the first time.
NOT YET……IT’S NOT THE RIGHT TIME……………….
Taehyung turned his head to his left side and gave a small nod before answering Namjoon. “Yes hyung I am back I am sorry it took longer than expected.” His voice was so stern and straight that a shiver ran down Joon’s spine. In other words, it was creepy. It wasn’t Teahyung voice, he thought for a second before shrugging the idea based on maybe he was very tired. “A….h…… nnn…t a …problem” Namjoon had no idea why he was stuttering and why suddenly he was scared as hell in his presence.
Tae was standing in the same position he didn’t even move a finger since he last spoke, head still tilted left. “u..mm ssso.. ahhhhem” he was still stammering so he cleared his throat and tried speaking again “ how was your evening” Namjoon didn’t understand what the hell was going on but right now he did not want to be alone with Taehyung in the same room. There was no response, as he still replied in silence.
I SAID NOT YET….. LEAVE HIM NOW…………………..
Tae gave a small nod once more. “I am tired hyung we will talk tomorrow I am going to bed” saying this he turned towards the stairs with his eyes still hidden under the cap and the hood. He walked up to their shared room as if he was controlled by something else and not his own will, not even sparing a glance at Namjoon. Namjoon practically let out his breath he never realized he was choking on after he heard the door click shut.
He looked down and saw his hands trembling, his breathing out of control, and sweat drenching his entire persona. Not long after he started sobbing lowly at the whole ordeal trying to comprehend what was going on with him. He drew his legs to his chest burying his face in his crossed arms. He was shaking miserably and rocking back and forth in a trance, mumbling as the dark night proceeded.
That is not tae…….not tae……..tha……….nt …. Tae
not tae……..
not tae……..
not tae……..
not tae……..
He kept on mumbling frightened to his core not even daring to get up to his and Tae's room.