Recap:

I was too late.

He's gone.

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Kim Tae Hyung POV

"Tae?," Baekhyun called through the phone.

"Where the hell are you?!," I yelled at him in anger.

"Calm down."

"I can't! Why is Bangtan Caramel getting disbanded?!"

Baekhyun was quiet for a while. "We... did it to protect them."

"What?"

Bangtan Caramel POV

The van stopped in front of the Big Hit building and the members stepped out. Before anyone could surround them, they were quickly taken inside the building.

The lobby was a mess. People were rushing around with a panic as he held their paperwork and files.

"What's going on?," Jungkook asked as he gave Jimin's arm a slight nudge.

"I don't know," Jimin murmured.

"Let's meet the President personally," Hoseok suggested and the rest nodded.

They reached the President's office. Jimin knocked on the door. "Bang PD-nim?"

"Who is it?," came the reply.

"It's us. Bangtan Caramel."

"Come in."

Jimin opened the door. They entered, and the office and were greeted by their President and another man who was holding a camera.

"What's going on, PD-nim?," Hoseok asked.

Before Bang Si Hyuk could reply, the man next to him spoke, "Wah. They really look like pretty girls."

Bangtan Caramel blinked. They stared at the man with curiosity while the man just smirked at them.

"PD-nim?," Jungkook called for an explanation.

Bang Si Hyuk remained quiet.

"Hello, I'm Mr. Kang," the man spoke with an evil smile. "And I know your secrets."

Bangtan Caramel gasped.

Kim Tae Hyung POV

I sat there on the couch, as I listened to what Baekhyun had to say.

"That paparazzi got photos proving BTC are boys and he is now threatening the President that he will expose them."

"What did the President do?"

Baekhyun sighed.

"That photographer is asking for money. And the President plans on giving it to him to safe BTC."

"But why does BTC have to disband?"

"The President has other plans for them. And the boys can't live as girls forever, now can they?"

"When are you coming back?"

"Today."

"Alright."

"Taehyung, don't do anything reckless.  And don't try to contact the boys but I can't say if it's the other way around."

"Hmm."

"Bye. I'll see you soon."

"Bye."

I hung up. I laid down on the couch and went through my contact list.

Should I call them or should I not?

I was in a fight with myself now. My mind told me not to while my heart told me to.

RING!

My phone rang, right in my arms. And I nearly jumped in delight when I saw Hoseok's name on the screen.

I answered the call. "Hopie?!"

As soon as I answered the call, three voices boomed through it.

"Taehyung, are you okay?"

"Sorry you had to hear that terrible news."

"Tae, are you doing fine?"

I chuckled a bit. "Yeah, I'm a bit fine now that you called me."

I could hear Jimin laugh a bit.

"It's good that you're fine."

"Ya, Jungkook, let me talk to Tae too."

"It's my turn first!"

"What about you? Do you ever plan on returning?"

There was silence again; the voices disappeared for a moment.
And then a voice replied, "We don't know, Tae."

I nodded a bit. Trying my hard to keep a sob inside me. I had to be strong, for them, for him.

"Tae, are you there?"

"Yeah. I'm glad I heard your voice."

A small giggle escaped from him and that made me smile. It caused a slight flutter inside me.

"Enough lovey-dovey! I wanna talk to him now!," another voice yelled and then all three of them were arguing.

I couldn't help but laugh.

Just then another voice spoke. It was none other Baekhyun's. "It's time. Let's go."

The argument stopped. It was silent yet again.

I panicked. "Go where? Ya, tell me!"

"Goodbye, Tae."

"We are leaving for US."

And then they hung up on me. "Hello? Hello?! Ya, answer me!," I was still yelling.

No reply.

I tossed the phone away and brought my arms around me. I couldn't do anything else.

I cried.

Lee Tae Yong POV

The next day, I was in my class, biting my lower lip as I tried to block Mark's and Ten's conversation.

But I couldn't.

"Shut up! Just shut up!," I yelled back at them.

They were quiet as they stared at me in shock.

I heard about Bangtan Caramel's disbandment; that's the news all over the school.

I am the one to blame for it.

BANG!

"Lee Tae Yong!," Taehyung screamed as he stood at the doorway.

I looked at him. He was furious. He could literally kill me, but his friends were holding him back.

"Let go!," Taehyung yelled at his friends. He pushed them away, walked to me, pulled me up from my seat by my collar and then -

BAM!

I was on the floor now. My right cheek had started swelling after that cheek. I could feel blood inside my mouth.

"Taehyung!," Mark yelled in anger.

"You bastard!," Taehyung yelled at me. He bent down to me, grabbed me by my collar again and punched me right across my class.

I didn't do anything.

I deserved it.

"Tae, stop it," Seokjin ordered as he tried to pull Taehyung off me. But he didn't budge.

"Why'd you do it?! BTC disbanded and it's your fault!," Taehyung screamed. His eyes were red now because of the tears.

I had never seen him cry.

Namjoon and Seokjin together pulled him away from me. Taehyung was still yelling as they took him away.

Yoongi glared at me. "You should get beaten up, punk!" And then he followed behind.

I was still on the floor, wiping the blood off my lips at the back of my hand.

"Taeyong, did you really - ?," Mark gasped.

I clenched my fist. "Yeah. I did it. I hated BTC and I'm glad they're disbanded."

Mark gritted his teeth. He came down upon me, gave me a huge punch across my face and left.

"Mark?," Ten called behind but Mark had already gone.

Ten looked down at me. "Taeyong, I know you think of us as you're sidekicks but we think of you as our best friend." And then he left.

I stood up. Dusted the dirt off my pants and sat down on my seat and looked out the window.

I didn't look at the other students who were staring at me now, muttering curses behind my back.

I avoided eye contact with them.

I didn't want them to see my tears.

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