a/n: brace yourselves.

"thank you oppa's," i smile after getting off yoongi's suv. "and please don't go back to the café, take a break for once and go to one of the parks." i bow slightly as they nod in response.

"will do." hoseok says. "and are you sure you'll be fine here alone?"

i nod my head, trying not to show my nervousness, "i'll text taehyung my location. i'm sure he'll be here in abit."

i shamelessly lie once more.

i don't have my smartphone because it's at home in that dump shattered along with my heart.

"alright, take care and call us if you need anything." yoongi offers and i nod.

i step onto the side walk and watch the huge black suv drive off into the night. with a sigh i look around the deserted area which is illuminated by multiple street lights along with a few lights from the school building. i walk up to the staircase and i make my way towards lu.

once i'm there i slowly settle down, trying not to scare lu and i open up the water bottle that i got from yoongi's van. i take ahold of the cut up milk-box that's inside lu's pen and i rinse it out, pouring some water into it.

"sorry i don't have milk for you today, little lu." i smile softly as i place the freshly replenished milk-box infront of the yawning ginger feline. "but have this, it's equally as good."

i smile warmly when i see lu slowly start licking at the water. my right hand comes into contact with his soft fur and i pet him slowly. he's so beautiful and for an animal that's not domesticated he's really well-behaved. it's surprises me that no-one's actually taken an interest in him.

"lu, i'm going to rant alittle." i cooe softly, "i'm really bad at introspection... so i need your help." i watch him enjoy the water.

"i'm a stranger to heart break." i admit, making myself comfortable in a cross-legged position and if seokjin oppa saw me now he'd have a cardiac arrest because which person sits on the floor while using a gucci dress. "so tell me, is this feeling really heartbreak or am i just being selfish?"

lu stops licking at the water and he begins to purr for abit. then he suddenly turns and runs up to the side of the pen that's facing me and his little paws innocently scratch at the cardboard box.

"i'll take that as being selfish then." i pout, fiddling with the water bottle. "obviously the oppa's are right because why would he go so far as to make me fall in love with him if he's just trying to make someone else jealous?"

i hear a couple of cars drive by and lu jumps around in his pen. it seems as if the water has filled him with life because he's bursting with energy now and he reminds me of hoseok oppa.

"even if the message is a misunderstanding, how could it have been so articulate and- ugh i don't know..." i whine, re-setting my cap frustratedly. "taehyung has never said anything mean to me before. he's always said sweet things and he always sounded sincere..."

i sigh heavily and lean closer to lu watching his every move, "maybe i should go look for tae?" i mumble, finally thinking in the direction that i think is right. "maybe the message wasn't even his fault? maybe someone made him do it? could it-"

but just as my my veil of selfishness and blindness starts fall and i begin to think rationally again, lu suddenly dashes into the milk-box spilling over the water, taking me by surprise. "yah~! becareful lu!" i yell and quickly take him in my hands.

luckily, there wasn't much water in the milk-box so only a portion of the pen got soaked by the spillage and as for lu, i can't leave him to run around because he may run onto the wet portion of it.

so, i think fast and take off my cap placing it into a dry part of the pen thereafter i gently place the purring feline inside of it and soon enough he begins rolling about in it. i sigh in relief and slump with my hands over my crossed legs.

"such a handful but your adorableness makes up for it." i chuckle softly but my moment of being alone with lu soon comes to an end by a sudden deep and enchanting voice that cuts through the air.

"soo yeong ah~!"

i hear my name being yelled and my body freezes in surprise.

that voice.

i bite my lip.

i got so used to listening to that voice everyday that i can actually wager my life on a guess of whom it might be.

"taehyung..." i mumble to myself and he speaks again.

"i'm sorry soo yeong ah~!" he yells and i hear his heavy breaths from where i slowly start to get up. "i didn't send you that message, it was a big mistake. i made a big mistake and i'm sorry!" i hear his footsteps and i turn to face him.

my eyes travel down the stairs and towards the presence that's getting closer to me with each passing second. soon enough he halts at the foot of the staircase and my gaze sets on him.

he looks breathless which means he must have ran all the way here from wherever he was but despite that and his dishevelled scarlet hair he somehow manages to look absolutely ethereal.

"soo yeong..." he repeats and different sorts of emotions twirl inside my tummy as i scan him.

he's dressed sharply in a black tuxedo and by the looks of it, it's probably gucci. it also has some fancy black patterns sewn into the blazer and he's wearing a cute black bow tie which is adorned with a little wasp pin.

my mind suddenly ponders on the thought of how could such a handsome and obviously rich young man be into a girl like me- a mistreated servant who doesn't have anything materialistic to offer.

"taehyung..." i take a breath in and for the first time i take notice of the purple gift bag in his hand. "all through the afternoon i blamed you for making me hurt so much... i was so stupid..." i feel the tears slowly brim in my eyes and taehyung hangs onto my every word. "but the answer was right before me yet i didn't see it until now..." i bite my lip, "was ah ro really that jealous of what we had?"

"neh, i guess she was and i promise i'll never do something as stupid as lending her my smartphone again. i don't want you to go through anything of that sort again." his voice is stern yet delicate. "it was completely my fault and i'm sorry for hurting you." his eyes reflects forgiveness.

i give a small sad smile, "it takes a person alot of courage to admit that they're in the wrong. you're really courageous taehyung ah~."

i see a shy smile form on his handsome features, "you really think i'm courageous?"

i nod, "almost kissing a girl that isn't your girlfriend is walking a thin line and asking a girl to sit upon your hands could have gotten you killed yet you still did it anyway." i chuckle lightly and he steps foward. one foot at a time he ascends up the staircase with a warm smile. "taehyung ah~ you taught me what love is, what it's like to be daring, to just be myself and i thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of it..." i bow slightly.

he stops just a few steps from the top so he's the same height as me and he's smiling a huge boxy smile that i love so freaking much but something had dawned on me earlier when i first laid eyes on him and now i'm unsure if hoseok oppa was correct when he spoke about the red string of fate between me and taehyung mostly because he and i are worlds apart in terms of everything.

"you don't have to thank me soo yeong ah~ because you're the one that's taught me things. things like what the real world is like and the kind of people that live in it." he informs, taking my hand in his and making me hold onto the gift bag he's been carrying all this while.

but this contact suddenly makes me nostalgic and i remember the first time he did this. it was in the school library, when he had lied about yoongi oppa buying me cupcakes.

"i always assumed that everyone was kind and genuine..." he continues speaking and my eyes stay frozen on him. "but through you i realised that my assumption was wrong because most people put up a front and although you were mistreated you didn't do that- you still showed kindness to the world and i love that about you." he says as lifts the gift bag up to my chest level then he pouts waiting for me to open it up. "i got this made specially for you."

my lips part and i stare at him for a few more seconds before finally feeling intimidated by his strong gaze and i look down at the gift bag in defeat, "you didn't have to get me anything tae..." i mumble and pull out something from the bag that's huge, soft and red.

i stare at it in awe as my eyes scans the huge heart shaped plushie that looks exactly like the character, tata which taehyung had previously drawn in english class.

i let out a subtle laugh as i run my fingers over the soft fabric- trailing them over it's cute features and finally over its yellow lips that's plump and full just like taehyung's.

"taehyung...this is so sweet..." i smile weakly feeling the tears form in my eyes. "but i can't accept it and i can't do this..." i bite my lip as my heart aches.

"why not? you love tata don't you?" he looks surprised at my words, "and what can't you do?" his voice is shakey.

"be with you tae." i admit, my eyes filling with more tears. "reality hit me when i saw you just now."

"why can't you be with me?" his voice is serious and i sense underlying hurt in it.

"because of everything." i drop the tata plushie back into the gift bag, "we come from completely different worlds and i'm a nobody with nothing to hold onto." i explain and he just stares at my sudden outburst. "and then there's you, you're so handsome, smart, kind, charming, funny, the whole package! what would people think if we were together besides you must have already gotten so many confessions and secret admirers who are obviously better looking than i am, you'll only break their heart."

taehyung stares at me for abit after absorbing everything i just spat out he begins to speak, "soo yeong ah~ you are not a nobody. you're are the most wonderful person i've come across and if people think otherwise then they're crazy. you're also the only one that gets my jokes, you're smart and sweet and when i'm with you i can actually be myself." his words strike my heart making it pound faster in it's cage. "and materialistic things don't matter to me."

i watch him slowly climb the last remaining stairs, approaching my form and my reaction to his movement is to start moving backwards but sadly enough it leads me to hitting my back against the entrance of the school doors. i drop the gift bag in the process and he stops right infront of me, pinning me against it.

my breath hitches and blood fills my cheeks as his hands go on either side of me, blocking any escape. his body is literally inches away from mine and he stares deeply into my eyes, "and for heavens sakes," his hot breath fans over my skin, "you're so damn beautiful."

i feel my heart beat faster than ever before and it's threatening to burst out from my chest so i look away trying to calm myself down but alas it's futile.

"don't look away..." i feel one of his soft hands make contact with my chin making me look up at him once more, "remember your message, it was so happily typed out and in it you mentioned that we're both 2d and together we form a 4d pabo." i bite the inside of my cheek as i nod, feeling a hurricane of emotions hit me. "and as for those girls, let them be heartbroken because this heart..." he takes my right hand in his and places it over his chest making me feel his rapid heartbeat. "only beats for you and no-one else."

i look down to his chest then back up at him, "but tae-"

"soo yeong ah~," he whines suddenly cutting me off. "stop playing hard to get before i kick you in the butt."

my facial features warp into one of surprise due to his words. just a second ago he was so passionate with words but then he hit me with that line.

how extra.

i part my lips planning to comment on his weird statement but instead i suddenly feel a pair of warm yet soft lips crash against mine. my body is completely consumed by shock and paralysis overcomes me as well.

i was caught completely unawares and i blink for a few seconds before realising that taehyung is actually kissing me and soon enough my paralysis begins to fade away and i kiss him back.

our lips move in sync and i feel his hands travel down to my waist, pulling me closer to him. my body slowly relaxes and i slip my arms over his shoulders as i melt into the passionate, sweet and downright amazing kiss.

his lips stay connected with mine for a few minutes before we pull away from each other for air. he stares down at me while licking his lips and my cheeks flush an even brighter shade of scarlet than his hair.

curses.

those lips of his are heaven.

"you still want to play hard to get?" he cocks a brow and smirks playfully. "because i want to make you mine..."

despite my flustered dilemma i manage to choke out some words, "you can't just kiss a girl unexpectedly like that."

"you said i'm courageous." he leans in closer. "or did you forget that already?"

i chuckle cutely and pull him into another gentle kiss. our lips brush over each others once again while my hands travel through his soft locks and our bodies are much closer to each other than before.

kissing him for a second time is even better than the first (and that was so divine in itself).

this kiss is like large amounts of pure bliss being shot throughout my body and filling every void of saddness within me.

shortly after i pull away from him, completely breathless and i stare into his magnificent eyes as he stares back into mine, "do you really like me?" my voice is soft and my cheeks smoulder.

"are you insane?" he shoots breathlessly, tucking a piece of hair behind my ear. "cupids arrow hit me in the butt a long time ago."

i chuckle shyly, "then come with me," i say before picking up the gift bag and pulling him down the staircase while being careful not to tumble the both of us down it. "and say bye to lu."

"where are we going?" his innocent voice questions.

a/n: oml this chapter is over 2600 words, sorryyyyy. gosshhh and i can't believe soo yeong and taehyung kissedddddd!!! yahhhh~!!!!! omg okay *breathes* how was the chapter, good or bad?

n.b. your potaeto of an author was confused once again while writing this. don't ask why, idk also.

also, the message taetae mentioned, *hint hint* it's to do with one of the two surprises i have planned!

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~author-nim💜