Ugh! I really need to start updating more regularly, school sucks.

My finals are coming up, but after that is spring break, so I hope you will continue to be patient with me. Hopefully I can update more then.

AND NOW FOR THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!

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Kim Taehyung's hands were shaking as his multicolored eyes scanned over your stiff, shivering form. He didn't know what he was supposed to think. Was he really seeing you? Were you actually here or was he simply imagining things....had he really gone mad in his time in this all-too-familiar room?

His breath was unsteady as he slowly rose to his feet, the air between the two of you becoming thick and full of tension as he stared at you.

His heart ached inside his chest.

He had missed you so much...He had worried for you so much...And now...

His body shook as he took a hesitant step towards you, choking on a sob as he reached out for you.

Your e/c eyes began to fill with tears as you moved towards him, not really knowing what was going on...or even really how you got here...

You sucked in a breath as Taehyung's hands met your shoulders, colorful eyes scanning over your features as a worried look fell over his face, stray tears never ceasing to fall down his cheeks.

"A-Are you really here?" He whispered. "This-This isn't a dream, is it?"

You slowly shook your head, hand shakily moving to rest on his warm, damp cheek.

He sighed in relief at your touch, as if it somehow relieved his pain, his lip trembling as your thumb wiped his tears.

"T-Titan.." He started out slowly, eyes meeting yours. "Did he find you? Did he hurt you?"

You shook your head again, causing Taehyung to let out a sad laugh through his tears as he placed his hands on your face, forehead resting against yours as his body began to shake with soft sobs.

You couldn't stop a few tears from falling as he cried, your eyes taking in his battered appearance.

His colorful clothes were now torn and covered in mud and grime. The entire back of his shirt was covered in blood, some dried and some fresh. His orange hair was longer now, curling at the ends as sticking to his forehead. His skin was paler than usual and his hat was nowhere to be seen.

Taehyung shifted his position, moving his face to rest in the crook of your neck as his arms wrapped around your torso, pulling your body flush against his as he muttered against your skin.

"I-I was so worried." He admitted. "I-I couldn't stop him...He was so angry. He-"

You shushed him, placing your hand on his head and petting his hair as an attempt to comfort him.

"I'm alright, Taehyung." You soothed.

This felt strange to you. Usually, Taehyung was the one comforting you...He was the one telling you that everything was alright....but now, it appears you have switched your roles....you were the one holding him this time.

"I-I missed you so much." He sobbed, gripping the material of your shirt tightly.

You bit your lip, trying to keep yourself composed as you held the older man.

"I'm here now." You breathed out. "I won't leave you again."

Taehyung shook his head, clinging to you as though you would disappear at any moment.

In that moment, you couldn't help but feel sad. You had never seen Taehyung like this. He had never shown himself this side of you...the side of him that clung desperately to you as though you were only an illusion.

You had only ever known him to be witty and funny, cracking a joke every chance he got and making you flustered...but now, he was so fragile as if he could break at any time.

This was the effect his older brother had on him...This is the Taehyung of the past...the Taehyung you had never met before...the Taehyung that he had tried so hard to bury deep inside him.

It was as though you were holding a complete stranger in your arms.

And yet...at the same time you learned more about him in this moment than in the entire time you had known him.

Even while seeing him in this weakened state, your affection and feelings towards him didn't falter, in fact, they only seemed to grow stronger...the need to protect him seemed to cloud your mind and fuel your being.

It was comforting to know that, despite what he may want you to believe, Taehyung was human...he felt the strong emotions that you did and he has experienced a tragedy that made him perhaps more human than even you...

Although the two of you had always been close...it has felt like there was a wall separating the two of you...you knew so little about him and he knew next to nothing about you and your past. It was almost like the two of you were linked in some way...a way that made knowing all of those things irrelevant to connecting.

Maybe you and he weren't just forced together by some kind of coincidence...maybe your pain was what brought you together...

You gave his life color.

He gave your life light.

You smiled to yourself, wrapping your arms tighter around his figure as your hand come up to softly pet his tangerine hair.

The emotions that swelled inside your chest overflowed.

Did you love him?

You found your eyes widening slightly as the question unexpectedly popped into your mind.

You had never thought about love.

You had not led the kind of life that allowed for you to let down your walls emotionally...

You knew you had strong feelings for Taehyung, but that could be said about all the men you had met in this world....

So, why did you find yourself only asking this question about Taehyung?

"I love you, ya know."

You froze at the hatter's sudden confession, his head leaving the crook of your neck as he straightened his posture, hand moving to wipe away the tears that had stained his face.

Your eyes were wide as you stared at him in shock.

He said it so casually...as if it was already obvious to you...and maybe it was...maybe you already knew about his feelings....and maybe he already knew about yours as well.

"My-My mother always said I wouldn't have room for love in my heart." He smiled sadly, taking your hands in his. "She told me that my story wouldn't allow it...She told me I wasn't destined to love anyone other than myself...and that was the sad truth of who I was born to be...someone cold and distant from the world."

Your eyes softened as he raised your hand to rest on his cheek, thumb gently wiping at the stray tears that somehow managed to escape his eyes.

"I didn't want to be like that." He confessed softly, resting his forehead against yours. "I didn't want to be like my mother...like my brother...only able to see the world in black and white..not giving any room for color and life."

Your heart softened at that.

"I created my own story." He stated, eyes closing slowly. "I did it to find my color...I did it to find you...and now that I have...All I want is to spend my life loving you and making you happy."

A shaky breath passed your lips as your nose brushed against his, the familiar scent of cotton candy filling your senses as the two of you become close.

It was as though both of you had connected in a way that didn't demand words or actions..

You could feel each others emotions pouring down upon both of you as you embraced...they fell like water falling and touched you...

You two embraced like lovers in the rain, a knew understanding of each other causing your hearts to come together in a way you had never thought possible.

In that moment...You were his...not because it was something he demanded, but simply because that was something you couldn't help.

"I-I think I love you too."

Taehyung smiled lazily, his hand moving to rest on your hair as he planted a soft kiss to your forehead.

"When all of this is over..." He smiled. "I'm going to marry you."

A few tears fell down your cheeks before you even realized what was happening.

"Marriage?" You said.

He nodded, playing with your ring finger.

"If you'll have a mad hatter like me."

In that moment something clicked inside of you, a realization that made you reach forward and place a chaste kiss to his lips, the taste of both of your tears only causing you to become more emotional.

Taehyung leaned into your kiss, his eyes fluttering closed as he held your hand tightly.

Your whole life, you had been questioning your purpose.

Why were you born? What did you have to offer?

What story would be told when you passed on?

You had never known what your legacy would be...You didn't know what you would leave behind...You didn't know why you were put on this earth...

They say that, when a soul is created, so is it's mate. In every lifetime, those souls find each other...they complete each others destiny.

You had never really believed that....

but, as his hands interlocked with yours...you knew

You did complete one another...

You were his confetti

and Taehyung...

Taehyung was your story.