Yeona couldn't fathom V's sudden actions. She sat there in the restaurant booth for few more minutes.

'Must be work.' Yeona thought.

Getting up and walking out of the restaurant, she took a slow walk across the park, tracing back her path. However, what made her skin creep was the eyes she could feel on her. She could feel people staring at her.

'You are just being paranoid.' She thought.

She increased her pace and got into a taxi. Yeona decided to pay a visit to Eunji and she directed the driver to Eunji's address.

"Yeona you have come dear? Go upstairs." Eunji's mom welcome her.

She opened Eunji's bedroom door to find Eunji on her phone, tears in her eyes. Hearing the door creak open, Eunji hastily locked her phone and kept it beside her.

"Gwencchanayo?" Yeona asked.

Eunji nodded and faintly smiled.

Yeona sat on her bed and held Eunji's hand.

"You can tell me Eunji, you know that right?"

Eunji nodded without saying anything.

"Did you go somewhere?" Eunji asked looking at Yeona's dress.

"Eh? Oh. No... I just wanted to go to work like this today...there was...there was this occasion there in office..."

Eunji just nodded not questioning her further.

"Did he... Mr. Lee contact you?"

Eunji's eyes became teary and she shook her head.

"Its good he didn't. Also why would he? I told him I am engaged." She mumbled.

"Umm... Tell me something truthfully Eunji... Do you like Mr. Lee?"

"I-"

"Girls?" Eunji's mom knocked at the door.

"Nae eomma..." Eunji answered.

Her mom opened the door revealing a tray with juices and some snacks.

"You needed not bring these aunty." Yeona said.

"Eat! Young girls like you all should eat and be healthy!" She smiled as she caressed Eunji's and Yeona's faces.
"I'll go. You guys enjoy." She left.

"So tell me do you-"

"Please. Lets not talk about him Yeona." Eunji's voice dripping with pain.

Yeona nodded.

"Okay then. Tell me you want to do something? Lets watch a movie? Your favourite!" Yeona tried sounding excited.

Eunji nodded and played the movie on her laptop. As they sat munching on the snacks, watching the movie, Ye-jun came in.

"Hey you girls! Oh movie. I'll too join!" He sat beside Eunji.

Ye-jun took a few glances at Yeona in between the movie and he would always find her checking her phone and keeping it aside, before looking back at it again.

'Maybe waiting to leave or...for someone's call or message?' He thought.

The movie ended and Yeona took her leave.

"I'll drop you home. Lets go." Ye-jun proposed.

Yeona nodded and bid Eunji and her mom bye. They were still awkward and neither Yeona nor Ye-jun would have the guts to actually start a conversation. The car ride was silent and without a word as one could guess.

"Thanks for the ride. You want to come inside?" Yeona finally spoke before getting off the car.

"Annio. You go ahead. Bye."

"Bye." She got out of the car and walked inside her house.

Greeted by her parents, she rushed back in her room and freshened up before jumping on her bed, again staring at her phone with the hope of getting atleast a message from Taehyung.

'Should I message him? Will it look desperate? But...am his yeoja-chingu...' She fought in her mind before settling with the decision of messaging him.

Yeona: Gwencchanayo?
Yeona: Taehyung?

She waited for a few minutes but there wasn't a single reply. He didn't even see the messages.

'Maybe he is busy with his schedule...'

Yeona: I think you are busy with your schedule. I understand.
Yeona: I'll sleep now. Message me when you can.
Yeona: Jal-jayo. (G'night)

Keeping her phone aside, she closed her eyes, drifting off in her sweet slumber.

The next morning she woke up and quickly checked her phone, there were three messages left to be read. All happy and smiling, she opened the messages, only to have her excitement being ruined by the sight of the messages being from her office and her telecom service.

Taehyung still hadn't replied to any of her messages, he hadn't even seen them. Nonetheless, she thought to leave him a message.

Yeona: Jal-jumusyeosseoyo (Did you sleep well?)

Getting up from her bed, doing her morning routine, she went out for breakfast. She chewed her breakfast slowly when the door bell rang.

"Yeona can you take that?"

"Nae eomma."

Yeona opened the door to find a man holding a small bouquet near his face. She couldn't understand who was that but before she could ask him, the man peeked from the side of the bouquet, revealing a smiling face.

"Ye-jun?" Yeona was shocked.

"Hey!" He ruffled Yeona's hair and passed her to get inside.

"Here this is for you." Ye-jun gave the bouquet of lilies to Yeona's mom.

"Ye-jun! I am seeing you after so many days!" Yeona's mom squealed.

They talked for a bit while Yeona looked at them still shocked.

"Have some breakfast dear?"

"Annio ajumma. I ate." Ye-jun said.

Yeona finished her food quickly and Ye-jun followed her to her room and plopped on her bed.

"What are you doing?" Yeona asked.

"I am just trying to get us back to normal Yeona. You know it well too that things are so awkward between us right now that we don't even share the slightest of words. I don't want things to be like that. I want my friend back, please." Ye-jun said all in one go.

Yeona's eyes watered but she held in her tears and leaned to pinch Ye-jun's cheek like old days.

"Yaah!" He shouted.

"Aww! My friend is hurt?" Yeona asked laughing.

"Ofcourse!"

"Lets gets back to normal. I too miss you Ye-jun. I am glad you took the step first. But I still don't fee-"

"Okay stop it. I am okay don't worry. Its all okay. Now if you will please get ready then I'll take you to my house. Lets go out somewhere with noona."

"Good idea. I'll go get ready quickly."

Ye-jun sat scrolling through his phone while Yeona looked through her closet.

Suddenly Ye-jun's expression changed and he looked at Yeona.

'I have to tell her...' He thought.

"Yeona..." He called.

"Nae?" She chirped.

"I think you need to see this..."

"Mwo?"

Yeona got up and looked at Ye-jun's phone. Her expression changed from happy to horrified to sad. Her eyes grew wide as a saucer. Her eyes teary and hands trembling.

*******

Taehyung sat with his head hung low, between his hands as the other members, except Yoongi, surrounded him, everyone tensed.

RM was pacing inside the room, holding into his head. Jimin and Jungkook held onto V, trying to calm him down.

"We told you to take care Taehyung! We told you! You would be so careless we didn't think of that! You not only risked it for you but for the others too! Don't you love this?" Bang PD shouted.

*Flashback to one hour ago*

Taehyung's phone rang all of a sudden when things were escalating between him and Yeona. Frustrated at the interruption, Tae picked up the call.

"Yeobo-"

"Get back to dorm right now Taehyung. You are everywhere on the internet. Someone saw you with her in the park and snapped you. Bang PD needs to talk to you. Get here right now!" RM growled from the other side of the phone.

Taehyung trembled at his hyung's words and left Yeona alone in the restaurant. He couldn't even bid her a proper bye. He had to hurry before things got out of hand.

*End of flashback*

"Say something!" Bang PD shouted at Tae.

He was shivering under Bang PD's voice. Hot tears streaming down his cheeks. He was shaking.

"We'll hold a conference meeting in three hours. Get ready and when you are asked about her tell her its a rumour and nothing else. Deny being in the park. Tell someone mistook a man to be you. The photos that are all over the internet thankfully don't show your face. You are all covered up so you can deny being-"

"How... about... her? Did...did her face...show?" V asked.

"Are you still concerned about-" Bang PD shouted.

"Annio. Her face isn't visible. Just a bit of it though. Not much recognisable. Don't worry." Jimin said assuring-ly.

Tae nodded.

"Get ready." Bang PD said before thundering out of the room.

"What have I done!" V said hiding his face in his hands.

"Just do as Bang PD says... We haven't got anything else to do... We can't...help this V..." Jin said.

"He is right. We want to help this but we can't..." Hoseok said.

"Get ready all of you. Tae... please stop crying..." Namjoon kneeled infront of his figure.

"Hyung..." JK was also teary.

Taehyung was made to get ready and he wore something casual. The makeup artists tried their best to hide his sad face with the make up but nothing seemed to work. His eyes said it all.

"Buckle up V. You will say exactly what I asked you to say." Bang PD warned.

V nodded without saying anything.

The press conference was held and Taehyung took a deep breath before showing his acting skills, changing his face from sad to stern.

He walked infront of the cameras and reporters trying to get some spice out of his life. Greeting everyone, he sat with the other members.

"You all may ask the questions now." Someone from back announced.

The reporters started throwing their questions at him which he tackled skilfully.

'Only for the boys...' He thought.

He could not let the others stuff because of him. He wasn't selfish to give up on them, who were family to him.

"Annio. It wasn't me. I am not dating at the moment. As you all know, I have a busy schedule and I was with other members practicing in our building. I never went to the park..." He stated plainly, expression-less.

The press conference ended and without sharing a words with the others, Tae walked away, his face again sad, his eyes teary.

The next morning the news was everywhere. He wasn't dating anyone. He had denied everything. He had denied being in love.

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A/N:

Life isn't as simple as it seems and for Idols? Its harder.

All we request is to respect their decision and support them no matter what. They are our idols and let us respect their privacy, trying not to invade it.

(Haengbog: means Happiness, from Google)