"but the pavements cold..." i whine only to see him smirk. "yah! don't you dare say it taehyung!" i yell as he wiggles his fingers in the air.

i grab his perfect hands but he instantly intertwines our fingers tugging me toward him. i decide to just give in so i proceed to kneel down in front of him, "aish, you'll hurt your knees pabo," he pouts at me.

"i'm just fine taetae ah~," he releases his hands from mine but i hold back his right hand and he lazily looks at me. "now just what did you see that was worth ignoring my cries for help?" i roll up the sleeve of yoongi's jacket, "i saw some dandelions!" he chirps happily.

"dandelions?" i question raising his hand up to my lips, "ye, i want to blow them." he points to over to some bushes just behind me. i turn back to see multiple dandelions wavering with the slight evening breeze.

i face forward with a feign hurt expression, "my sweater was practically coming off and i had the cold icy air touching my skin!" i explain. "but it wasn't as important as the dandelions? yah! taehyung ah~!" i bite his forearm but not deep enough to hurt him.

he fakes a cry of pain then laughs slightly, "you're so 4d soo yeong ah~."

i huff, "says the one that stopped to blow dandelions at night." i release his hand from mine and crawl to where the dandelions are. taehyung follows suit.

we both sit crossed-legged staring at the white furry-looking plants. i turn to face taehyung and see him lean toward the dandelions but then he stops, "aren't you going to do this with me?" he faces me with furrowed brows and a pout. i gasp and quickly lean down beside him.

"ready?" he asks and i nod taking in a deep breath. "go! go!" he says and i exhale all the air from my lungs onto the dandelion.

i watch as the little white floaties break off and fly into the air floating to wherever the breeze takes them. there were still a alot of floaties left on the plants so i quickly blew on them watching as more floaties erupted into the air.

i've never done anything like this before and although expelling that much air made me feel a little dizzy and short of breath- i loved it! it somehow made me feel free. the floaties left the plant and is moving on. they're no longer trapped in one place. they're free to go wherever the wind leads them. eventually to settle down and spore.

i look over at taehyung and he's staring right at me with a small yet noticeable smile. i blush at the thought of him staring at me. "hah, i'm sorry." i say shyly looking away, "i blew alot more than i should've."

his small smile turns into a more noticeable one, "did you make a wish?"

i freeze at his words, "you're suppose to make a wish?" i look at him perplexed.

he shrugs, "i always do." he blows another dandelion and i stare at him. he's so cute and innocent. i just want to take him home and cuddle him forever- while protecting him from this cruel world.

"aish, i'll make a wish now." i quickly say then slap my hands together in front of me and intertwine my fingers. i close my eyes and form a thin line with my lips, focusing on nothing but my thoughts.

i make a wish.

i open up my eyes to see that most of the floaties settled down on the bushes but taehyung begins to pick each one up until he has a bunch of them. he brings them up to his lips and blows it back into the air- at a higher altitude this time, "what did you wish for?" his tone is innocent.

i bite my lip as he turns to face me, "isn't it suppose to be a secret? like when you wish upon a falling star or blow out your birthday candles?" i cover my freezing hands with my sleeves.

his gaze falls to my hands, "well... the wishes i've made before and kept to myself still hasn't come true." he frowns.

i gasp, "really?" he nods as i shift to a sitting position, "okay, i'll tell you." i prop my elbows on my knees and rest my head on my hands. "i wished for every bit of happiness to always remain in the life of the people i care about." i smile but he doesn't say anything, rather his face becomes pensive at my reply. "yah! you're mentally judging me!" i tug at his hand.

he breaks away from his pensiveness and gets up, gently pulling me with him. "you really wished for the happiness of other's?" he asks, walking beside me. his tone of voice feels a little more serious.

"neh, i did and don't worry i didn't forget you okay..." i smile shyly only to have him poke my cheek, "but what about your happiness?" i glance at him questioningly.

why the sudden question?

but the truth is that i'm not happy- im only happy when i'm with jungkook, jimin and the oppa's but now it's with the addition of taehyung. also, when i think about it i know things could be much worse than they're already are.

i give him a fake smile then look down, "i'm content, really." i lie, allowing my hair to fall to the sides of my face. i don't need to trouble him with my issues.

"you're content?" he leans down to look at me, pushing a strand of hair behind my ear. i purse my lips and nod, "soo yeong ah~...if i was forced to live in an..." his words make me straighten up. "...out house..." my breath hitches and i stop, feeling my heart pump faster. "i wouldn't be content." he finishes, stopping to look at me.

i stand frozen starring at him, "h-how do you know about-"

"hoseok hyung," he interjects rubbing his nape slightly.

"he told you..." i mumble, looking down at my shoes.

"he told me everything soo yeong ah~." he stands in front of me placing his hands on my shoulders and i bite my lip nervously, "why do you put up with it? you don't deserve that kind of treatment."

"taehyung ah~," i feel a pang of hurt in my chest. "that home belongs to my father, it's the only physical memory i have left of his. everything else of his was sold or thrown out by mrs. hyungsik." i feel the tears brim in my eyes. "even though i detest her for doing those things without my consent, i'm still happy that she's given me a place to stay and hasn't thrown me out." i bite my lip trying to fight back anymore tears from flowing.

"soo yeong ah~," taehyung pulls me into a hug. "cry it out, you'll feel a lot better trust me." he soothes my back and i breakdown, crying into his chest.

i've always cried alone in my bed with the comfort of no-one. the hurt and loneliness i felt always consumed me but my only salvation was jungkook and jimin, they helped me get through things when i wanted to give up but right now crying in taehyung's arms is a whole different feeling.

it's like he's mending all my broken pieces back together, slowly yet noticeably.

my cries slowly become soft sniffles. taehyung lifts my head wiping away my tears away, "do you know what i had wished for?" his voice is sympathetic and i shake my head. "i've wished for your happiness and for things to get better for you." he places his soft hands on my face and i smile lightly at his thoughtfulness. "but if there's anything i can do to help. i will."

"thank you taehyung ah~, but you don't have to..." i take his right hand in mine, "and you're a sweet person, i'm sorry for biting you." i chuckle lightly brushing my fingers over the place where i had bitten him.

he laughs cutely, "your territory has been marked."

i look at him appalled, "and what's that suppose to mean?" i sniffle.

he cackles, "nothing. now let's get going, for real this time."

i nod my head, walking beside taehyung in silence- enjoying the quiet of the night while occasionally looking up at the stars. i've been friends with jungkook and jimin for a long time but i've never felt a feeling like i do with them when i'm with taehyung. the feeling is soft and fluffy, i've never felt it before but i've taken a liking to it.

and i don't want this feeling to leave so i really do hope that taehyung meant it when he said forever because i meant it when i said always.

"soo yeong ah~," taehyung suddenly says breaking me out of my wild thoughts, "i just realised..."

he looks at me with doe eyes. "do you think that maybe there's a reason for mrs. hyungsik not throwing you out?"

a/n: oof, i'm back with a late yet early update! hope you guys liked this! please comment and let me know your thoughts. dropping a vote would be appreciated too! ly!

*unedited like every other chapter oof. update (29/04/19): i am slowly editing this book, so the grammer and spelling will be corrected and there also may be some changes in chapters, hopefully nothing major. i hope to see you in the next chapter! ipy!

~author-nim 💜