taehyung and i enter a tram and inside this little mode of transportation is a few people whom are seated at random seats, some are alone and some are accompanied by their significant other.

taehyung and i decide to sit three seats from the front, beside each other, and he let's me take the window seat too. we sit there in silence for a short bit and i reflect on what taehyung and i did a few minutes ago.

i can't believe that i actually kissed him. it feels so incredulous, like i'm in some sort of dream that sounds too good to be true.

i shut my eyes tightly and pinch my right arm to make sure that i'm not actually in an illusion. i feel the pain on the demis of my skin and i open up my eyes only to find taehyung's head poking infront of me.

i gasp, it's real.

"you should stop second guessing yourself soo yeong ah~, you and i are together now and that's that." he informs rather casually and he quickly pecks my cheek making my cheeks flush. "and where are we going?"

"you'll find out soon," i mutter softly and nervously take the material of my dress between my palms.

"but i can't wait." he drawls, now leaning his head against my shoulder and pouting.

i look down at him and bite my lip. i still don't get how he can be so ethereal and cute at the same time. i guess it's probably because he has really good genes.

"do you really want to know?" i ask sweetly, turning to face him and he nods. i brush my fingers over his cheek and speak again, "to your murder scene." i decide to be weird and tease him because he always teases me.

i watch his face light up in surprise while i hold back a laugh, "yah~! soo yeong ah~... what happened to all the affection you were showing back at school just now?" he mumbles rather cutely and he wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to him.

i gasp once more while staring at him but my lips literally brush against his cheeks and i feel my body rest almost over his lap while my shoulder presses against his chest. also, his arms around my waist is sending billions of jolts of electricity throughout my body.

oh man, holy shit.

i panic internally but he seems all unbothered about our proximity. i would love to be that unbothered right now but sadly enough my body isn't designed to stay stable when making such kind of contact with the opposite sex hence my heart rate escalates to heights i never knew it could reach.

"so..." he turns to face me and our lips make contact for a spilt second. IS THIS BOY TRYING TO KILL ME! "where are we going? for real this time."

i gulp and look down at my dress trying to hide my flaming cheeks. maybe i shouldn't have teased him like that because i got ten fold of what i did.

i part my lips slowly and speak, "somewhere... special."

"is it like your hideout?" his voice is deep and his breath hits against my cheek.

"not exactly." i give him a small pursed lipped smile, "i used to go there with my parents."

"used to?" his voice falters and it becomes soft.

"neh, a long time ago during the spring festival..." i reply and he allows me to move back to my seat. "my mom and dad met there... my biological mother and not the dragon lady, i mean." i turn to him with a little chuckle.

"then i feel honoured to be going there." he declares.

i smile at his words then turn to lean my head against the window but before it could make contact with the glass i feel taehyung's hand sweep under, so my head rests on his hand instead of the glass.

my heart warms at the gesture and i look out the window seeing the buildings passing by in rapid successions.

"after my mom passed on and dad met the dragon lady, we started going there with her but ever since i felt no love and magic in that place. even after my dad's demise, i went there often but nothing was the same." i explain as the tears threatens to flow but i hold them back.

"soo yeong ah~..." i feel taehyung's free hand grasp mine and he intertwines our hands together. "doing the same things you used to do with different people will always lead to the feeling and experience and being different." he explains and i look at him perplexed. "everyone's different and everyone holds a different place in your heart."

"but what about the love and magic i felt?" i question, turning to look at him with a pouty face.

"some things fade with time," he pulls me into a side hug. "but little remnants will always be there..."

"what do you mean?" i look up at him.

"if you're taking me there, you're obviously expecting to feel that love and magic again, am i right?" he says rather playfully and a small smirk forms on his lips.

"maybe i am." i sigh and poke his cheek.

"you just need someone that's willing to help you remember, that's all." he ruffles my hair just a little. "so i'll help you out."

• • •

after getting off the tram taehyung and i walk hand in hand toward a little park area that's not famous like yeouido park, songpa naru park or even the olympic park rather it's a simple park with minimal features and no festival activities.

if you take a tram like we did just now, from near the school, it'll be a like a 15 minutes ride to get here but if you take a bus it'll be a 10 minute ride. unfortunately for us we had missed the next bus so we had to take the tram instead but i didn't mind because the more time spent with taehyung the merrier.

we enter the park area, as i swing the gift bag in my hand and my eyes catches sight of a few couples picnicking out under the beautiful cherry blossom trees which are doused in fairy lights and the lampposts floods the terrain in brightness.

"whoa... the scenery..." taehyung drawls as he absorbs the sight before him. "it's so beautiful even though it's not as big as the other parks but it's cosy and i like it." he turns to me with an excited look.

"that's so good to hear." i wrap my arm around his strong one. "people don't normally come here because of how small it is." i explain.

"well people should." he pouts, looking around, still trying to absorb every inch of this place. "and there's even a river with those classic metal bridges!" he tugs me along to one of them. "which one do you want to go on?" he asks.

i smile at his cute behaviour while staring at one metal bridge in particular that has a family of three standing on it. i feel a small pang of hurt shoot through me but i ignore it and point towards the said bridge.

"that one." i chirp and taehyung's gaze shoots over to it and without hesitation he tugs me along.

once at the bridge taehyung gracefully holds my the palm of my hand and ushers me onto the bridge, allowing me to pick a spot from where we'd observe the cherry blossom trees which is boundering the river's banks.

"what do you think?" i ask, placing the gift bag beside me as we stand on the opposite side to where the family is.

"it's really beautiful." he declares as i watch a few petals float on the surface of the water. "the atmosphere's different here. it's calmer."

"my dad always told me that he liked things simple and calm." i look at taehyung whose leaning on the railing and looking down into the water. "but i don't know what he saw in that dragon lady."

"well..." he turns, propping his left elbow on the railing and looking at me, "don't get offended but some women show you what you want but when the knots tied everything changes."

i raise my eyebrow at his remark, "if i didn't experience it first hand, i would be offended." i purse my lips. "and you seem to know alot about everything, don't you?"

"i gue- oh man! what was that!" taehyung suddenly yells after hearing a splashing sound in the river and i giggle at his reaction.

"it's koy fish, tae." i pat his arm as a few more giggles escapes my lips and i notice the family turn to look at us. "i'm sorry he startled you!" i say as i bow slightly.

"i didn't know there where koy fish in there." taehyung mumbles as he bows as well but just as we are about to turn around, the women approaches us and asks if we can snap a nice family photo of them with their polaroid camera.

without hesitation we accept and taehyung snaps a beautiful picture of the family while they stand on the bridge. their picture came out perfect because the cherry blossom trees and the lighting seems to enhance the beauty of the picture.

also, this family digs up my memories of my own family, when it was just mom, dad and i. how i miss those days but seokjin oppa was right when he said experiencing new things and making friends can fill up those voids because eveytime i think of it now, it doesn't hurt as much as before.

and the magic and love i stopped feeling back then is floating around me. i can feel it but it isn't completely there yet. maybe with a little more time and coming here with the people that i care about and that care about me will eventually bring back that feeling. i don't really know if i'm right but that's how i feel at the moment.

"soo yeong ah~?" taehyung's voice suddenly snaps me back to reality and i see his perfect hand waving infront of me. "they want us to take out a photo together."

"uh?" i mummur, looking at taehyung then at the family.

"polaroid photo soo yeong ah~," he gently pulls me close to him. "because we helped them out."

i quickly compose myself and wrap my arms around taehyung's body while leaning against his chest but taehyung quickly runs a hand through my hair neatening it because it probably looks like a birds nest. then he slides his left arm around my waist just as the women says smile.

하나 (hana- one).

둘 (dul- two).

셋 (ses- three).

snap.

the photo comes out of the camera and the kind women hands it to us. we thank her and soon we all go back to where we were originally standing.

"dear heavens," i say while taehyung and i stand heads together, as we stare at the photo. "i have to get one of these polaroid camera's. this is beautiful."

"neh, mostly because you're in it." he flirts and does a little wink.

"are you insane?" i question, as small bursts of laughter escape my lips. "my hair is literally a nesting ground."

"awh, it's not so bad." he chuckles as he pats my head.

"it is, that's why i wore my cap because i didn't do my hair..." i explain while chucking the photo toward him. "and you keep this."

"why?" he questions. "you should keep it."

"you chased after me first," he looks at me shook and i let out an airy chuckle.

"just keep it, i'll make copy." he finally suggests and i agree to his plan.

i pick up the gift bag and gently place the photo inside but something other than tata catches my attention. i notice another sticky note stuck on the inside of the bag and it's purple.

"what's this?" i look at taehyung suspiciously and pull out the note then i read the words neatly written on it.

"i purple you."

i look up at him and he has small tints of blush covering his cheeks, "purple is the last colour of the rainbow so it means i will trust and love you for a long time."

"taehyung ah~ your mind... it really amazes me." i stare at him in awe noticing petals of cherry blossoms fall passed him, "but i purple you too."

i move to hug him, tightly and i feel his hands slowly drape around my body holding me close to him— he smells so good, just as he always does— then he gently pecks the top of my head and rests his chin on it but suddenly i feel something vibrating in the pocket of his blazer.

i release myself from him and he pulls out his smartphone reading the caller id.

"it's jimin ah~." he says and answers it then he listens to whatever jimin's says. "hm, she's here with me and everything's fine now." taehyung says then puts the smartphone on speaker.

"thank the heavens," jimin breathes in relief. "but with that aside you two need to go to the mainhouse right now. it's really important." he insists making taehyung and i look at each other in confusion.

a/n: oml, i can't believe i'm at chapter 29! i didn't think i'd make it this far because at one point i really hated this story and wanted to re-write it. so to those of you whose reading this, thank you so much for sticking with me on this journey. i appreciate it.

okay, i just had to add this lmaoo. i found this the other day and it legit justifies taehyung's words😂. (updated: 12 feb 19).

song suggestion: cotton candy by astro. it's so soft, i love it! also, don't forget to vote and comment!

~author-nim💜