2003

Y/n excitedly approached Taehyung, Chaeryeong, and Jimin, hoping to join their playtime. "Hey, can I play with you guys?"

Taehyung exchanged glances with the others, and they hesitated before dismissing her.

"You're too young, Y/n. Maybe next time." Taehyung replied.

“I am old enough,” She said. But her siblings and Taehyung told her to go inside.

Feeling rejected, Y/n decided to play with the neighbor kids. Unfortunately, the fun turned into a mishap, and she ended up hurting her knee.

Taehyung, realizing Y/n was missing, went outside to search for her and found her injured. The neighbors' kids left her after she started crying.

"Y/n, what happened? Are you okay?" He asked. She was just crying. “It's fine, don't cry,” He brushed off the sand from her leg.

“Can you walk?” He held her hand and tried to make her stand up but her knee was injured.

“Get on my back.” He exclaimed. Gently lifting her onto his back, he carried her home.

She put her chin over his shoulder, her cheeks were pressed against him. Taehyung took a heavy breath, he felt weird with her.

Y/n, anticipating scolding, was surprised when Taehyung showed kindness. "I'm sorry, Tae. I didn't mean to get hurt."

Taehyung, with concern in his eyes, reassured her. "Don't worry about it. I'm more concerned about you. Let's get you home."

As they walked, Taehyung's tone softened.

"You know, Y/n, you can always play with us. It doesn't matter if you're the youngest. We just want you to be safe." That was the reason he doesn't play with her, because he is afraid that she would get hurt while playing.

Y/n, touched by his words, smiled through the pain. "Thanks, Tae. I thought you'd be mad."

"Nah, I'm not mad. Let's play together next time, okay?"

Arriving home, Taehyung made sure Y/n was comfortable. "And don't forget, you're always welcome to join us. We're friends, right?"

Y/n nodded, grateful for Taehyung's unexpected kindness.

He told her that she can play after she recovers, so Y/n was waiting for the day her knee would recover, but when she did, he asked Taehyung to play with her.

He refused to play with her.

“But Tae! You said you will play with me.” she whined.

“You will get hurt again,” Taehyung said.

“I will not,” She pulled Taehyung's sleeves. “Please,”

Before Taehyung could say anything they both heard something. It was Taehyung's and Y/n’s father. It seems like they both were arguing over something.

Taehyung got curious and wanted to know what the fight was about, as they both are best friends. But then he noticed Y/n, who looked scared.

“Fine, come let's play.” He held her hand.

“Why are dad and Uncle yelling?” She asked.

“They are friends, friends argue, don't worry.” He said as he walked away and went to the front yard. He told her that but he was worried too.

“They look mad at each other.” She exclaimed.

“Of course you dumbo, when someone is arguing they are mad at each other.” Taehyung said.

“I am not a dumbo!” She said Taehyung turned to her.

“What else are you? You ask dumb questions, you are dumb.” Taehyung said. He likes teasing her because he like her expression how she frowns her eyebrows and pout a little.

She picked up the rock from the ground and was about to hit Taehyung.

“Stop Calling my dumb!” She threw the rock but it couldn't hit her.

“Look, your throw is dumb, you can't even hit the target.” Taehyung said, she crossed her arms.

Before she could say anything, Taehyung's father came. “Taehyung, we are going home.”

His father came and held Taehyung's hand and then took Taehyung away. 

Taehyung asked his father what happened but he didn't reply. And then When he went home, his father started arguing with his mom too.

His parents started arguing a lot after that, and Taehyung doesn't know the reason.

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Taehyung sat, his brow furrowed with hidden thoughts. It affects kids when parents argue, and these days his parents keep arguing and Taehyung doesn't know the reason.

Y/n noticed Taehyung's change in demeanor and toddled over, curiosity written all over her face.

"Tae, why the long face? Something wrong?" She asked. Y/n is 4 years younger, and she mostly stays in her imagination, playing with her imaginary friends.

So it surprised him that she was the one who noticed that something was wrong with Taehyung. Not even Jimin, who is Taehyung's best friend at that time, didn't even notice him.

Taehyung, avoiding the serious question, grinned mischievously, "Long face? Nah, just practicing my superhero look. You wouldn't understand, little Y/n."

Y/n, undeterred, pouted, "You can't fool me, Tae. I know something's up. Tell me!"

Taehyung, choosing the teasing route, smirked, Taehyung chuckled, ruffling Y/n's hair, "Oh, Y/n, my mortal enemy. Maybe I'm just plotting my grand victory over you in our next game."

Y/n, crossing her tiny arms, rolled her eyes, "You wish, Tae. But seriously, spill it. Why so serious?"

Taehyung, still evading the question, pointed a toy sword at her, "A superhero never reveals his secrets, Y/n. But you should be worried about my master plan!"

Y/n, giggling, grabbed a toy shield, "Master plan? I'm not scared! Just tell me what's bothering you, and maybe I'll consider sparing you in our imaginary battle."

Taehyung, relenting a bit, sighed, "Fine, fine. Maybe I lost my favorite action figure, but you can't tell anyone, got it?"

Y/n, with a sly grin, replied, "Your secret's safe with me, Tae. Tell me which action figure? Was it a super hero one?”

“Yeah, the superman one” Taehyung lied as he didn't want to tell her the actual reason why he was said to.

She nodded her head. The next day at school, he finds a superman action figure on his desk. He stared at it and confused wondering who left it here.

But there was a note, and in a really bad hand writing it was written. “Now don't be sed Tae,”

Taehyung chuckled seeing the way she spelled sad, wrongly.

He knows it's Y/n. She must have asked her father or grandpa for this. He smiled, while staring at the superman action figure.
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Taehyung finally gets to know the reason for her parents' arguing. They were arguing because of Jungkook.

Taehyung's whole life changed from that day. He was thinking about his father hitting him for the first time.

His father's words got repeated in his head, “I always would choose Aera over you, Jungkook over Taehyung,”

Jungkook over Taehyung.

He was alone when Y/n came to him, “What happened to you? You got the action figure then why are you still sad?”

“Leave me alone,” Taehyung exclaimed.

Y/n pouted, her eyes wide with innocence, as she tugged at Taehyung's sleeve. She would always tug his sleeve.

"Tae, can you please push the swing for me? My feet can't touch the ground, don't sit here sad like this." she pleaded.

Taehyung, arms crossed and a mischievous glint in his eyes, smirked. "Why would I help you, Y/n? You're always teasing me!"

Y/n's bottom lip trembled as she frowned. "But it's just a swing. Pretty please?"

Taehyung hesitated for a moment, then shook his head defiantly. "No way! Find someone else to push you." He turned to walk away, leaving Y/n alone on the swing.

Y/n's eyes welled up with tears, but she quickly wiped them away. "Fine, I'll find someone better to push me anyway," she muttered, trying to sound brave.

As Taehyung walked away, he couldn't help but glance back at the sad expression on Y/n's face.

She will not understand what he is going through.

Y/n pouted as she approached Grandpa, her eyes welling up with tears. "Grandpa, Taehyung didn't push me on the swing!"

Grandpa chuckled, "Oh, sweetheart, no need for tears. Grandpa can push the swing for you." He began to stand up.

Her grandpa is always humble and nice, he owns such a big business but he is a really down to earth and humble person.

And he loves Y/n, she is his favorite. He likes spoiling Y/n with love and everything she wants. He is her closest friend, because she spends most of her time with her grandpa.

“Did you not give him that action figure?” His grandpa asked, he was the one who Y/n asked to buy it for Taehyung.

But Y/n crossed her tiny arms and declared, "I did, Grandpa! I was nice to Taehyung, but he's not nice. So, I'll be rude to him now!"

Grandpa paused, looking at Y/n with a wise smile. "Being rude won't solve anything, my dear. We should be kind to everyone." He gently pushed the swing, "Just like this swing, life goes smoother when we're kind."

Y/n, swinging higher now, considered Grandpa's words with a thoughtful expression, as the breeze tousled her hair.
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Y/n stamped her little foot, glaring at Taehyung. "Why won't you let Jungkook play with us or me, Tae?"

What is everyone taking his side? Taehyung was furious, he saw Jungkook and Y/n playing and told Jungkook to not play with Y/n. And then Y/n got mad when she noticed Jungkook not playing with her, because she thought maybe it's because of her. As Taehyung dislikes her.

Taehyung, folding his arms, replied, "Because You should not play with Jungkook.”

Y/n, cheeks flushed with frustration, shot back, "That's not fair! I want Jungkook to play!"

Taehyung raised an eyebrow, "Play with your dolls,”

Fueled by a mix of anger and determination, Y/n took a bold step and she pulled his shirt aside as she bit Taehyung's shoulder. It was not gentle, she bit him so hard. Making him groan in pain.

She didn't stop until she left a permanent mark of her tiny teeth on his shoulder.

He had to push her, because blood was not enough for her to stop.

He winced, "Ouch! What was that for?"

Y/n folded her arms defiantly, "Now you know how it feels when you're not being nice!”

Taehyung rubbed his shoulder, a mix of surprise and amusement in his eyes. He was in pain too, she stared at his shoulder and the. She was shocked by what she did.

Then suddenly she was Guilty. She stared at the blood and started crying. “Oh no, sorry,”

Taehyung was still whining in pain while holding his shoulder but then he saw Y/n who started crying loudly.

“Y/n, I should cry. Why are you crying?” He asked. And she just continued crying while apologizing to him.

He cupped her face. “Stop crying it's fine,”

She shook her head. “Let's go to my mom, I am so sorry.”

“You should think before doing anything,” He said. Y/n doesn't think twice before doing anything then she regrets. That habit of hers sticks with her even after she has grown up. She still makes impulsive decisions.

He hugged her, she was shorter than him, she could feel her soaking up his shirt with her tears. And Taehyung started crying too. Not because of the bite, but because of what was going on in his house. Jungkook changed his life, he changed everyone’s life forever.

“Is it hurting that much that you are crying?” She asked as she hasn't seen Taehyung cry a lot.

“It is hurting a lot.” He replied. The pain of fairytale ending for him was a lot, now he had to face reality.

Reality his father was not perfect, his family was not perfect.

She kissed his shoulder and mumbled yet another sorry. She just wanted to kiss the pain away. But Taehyung smiled.
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Taehyung continued being rude to Jungkook, Taehyung didn't want to share the space and toys with Jungkook but now he was being told to do that.

Except for explaining to Taehyung how he should behave, his father scolded him.

Taehyung's father sternly addressed him. "Taehyung, I won't tolerate such disrespect towards your brother," his father's voice echoed.

Taehyung lowered his gaze, Jungkook stood nearby, silently observing the unfolding scene. "Dad, he—"

"No excuses, Taehyung," his father interrupted, his tone unwavering. "Family comes first, and you should treat your brother with respect."

Feeling the weight of his father's disappointment, Taehyung retreated to his room. Alone, he clutched an action figure, the superman one which Y/n gave to him.

As he sat on the edge of his bed, a wave of emotions overcame him. Tears welled up, streaming down his cheeks.
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Jungkook hesitated, clutching the toy car in his hand as he watched Jimin and Chaeryeong play nearby. Y/n, noticing his hesitation, approached with a warm smile.

"Hey, Jungkook! Want to play with us? It's going to be so much fun!" Y/n said.

"I-I don't know. Taehyung said we can't be friends if I play with you." Jungkook replied.

Y/n reassured him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry about that. Friends should be able to play together. Come on, let's show Taehyung that it's okay."

Jungkook nodded hesitantly, and they joined the game with Jimin and Chaeryeong.

Later, Taehyung watched from a distance as Y/n, Jungkook, Jimin, and Chaeryeong giggled and played together. Feeling left out, Taehyung's usual lively demeanor shifted, Jungkook took his friends. Jungkook took his father and now his friends too.

Y/n noticed Taehyung sitting alone and tugged Jimin over. "Come on, let's invite Taehyung to play too!"

When Jimin went to Taehyung he must it clear, "You can only be my friend or Jungkook's friend, not both!"

Jimin, Chaeryeong, and Y/n exchanged glances, and then Y/n spoke up.

"We want to be Jungkook's friend. You can join us too, Taehyung!" Y/n said.

Taehyung, angered, crossed his arms. "I don't want to join! You have to choose!"

"We've already chosen. Jungkook is our friend, and you can be too if you want." Jimin replied.

Taehyung walked closer to Jungkook, there was sudden fear in his eyes. Taehyung took the toy car that Jungkook was holding. “This belongs to me, you are a thief, he is a thief, don't show your toys to him, he will take them.” Taehyung said.

And then he pushed Jungkook harshly, causing Jungkook to fall on the ground.

Y/n pushed Taehyung, and stood In Front of him, “Why are you so mean to everyone?!”

Taehyung didn't say anything to Y/n and just stormed off in frustration, leaving Jungkook, Jimin, Chaeryeong, and Y/n to continue playing and building their friendship.
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Taehyung's eyes narrowed as he observed Jungkook gleefully playing with a shiny new car. Unable to contain his curiosity, Taehyung approached with a scowl.

"Hey, where did you get that car? Did dad buy it for you?" Taehyung demanded, crossing his arms.

Jungkook looked up, a mischievous smile on his face. "It's not yours, Taehyung. Y/n gave it to me!"

Taehyung's scowl deepened, his dislike for Jungkook evident. “Why would Y/n give you a car? That's not fair!"

Jungkook shrugged, reveling in Taehyung's irritation. "Maybe Y/n likes me more than you."

The words stung, and Taehyung's resentment grew.

As Jungkook continued to play with the car, Taehyung couldn't shake the feeling of envy and frustration.

Fueled by a mix of anger and frustration, Taehyung stormed back to his room, his small hands trembling.

Clutching the Superman action figure, once a prized possession, he couldn't contain the surge of emotions within him.

With a sudden burst, Taehyung unleashed his pent-up frustration on the action figure.

This is not fair, He thought Y/n cares for him, but she cares for Jungkook too.

The sound of plastic cracking filled the room as he forcefully broke the Superman figure.

As the shattered pieces lay before him, Taehyung felt a strange mix of satisfaction and remorse.

The broken superhero now mirrored the fractured relationship between the two young brothers.
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Taehyung started being alone, he doesn't want to talk to Y/n, Jimin or Chaeryeong. He started ignoring Jungkook. It didn't take long for Jungkook to feel the sting of abandonment.

Jungkook decided to fake an injury and blame Taehyung for it. He wanted to get Taehyung's attention, why is he acting like Jungkook doesn't exist?

Jungkook was still young and he wanted attention and he realized that their father and Y/n took his side.

Jungkook tearfully described how Taehyung had caused the "accident." To their father.

Taehyung's father, who sternly scolds his son for what seemed to be a callous act. The accusation cut deep into Taehyung's soul, leaving him furious and hurt.

“ Taehyung, how could you be so careless, and keep hurting your younger brother?”

“ Dad, I didn't do anything! I swear!” Taehyung said he just needs peace. He was already so disturbed he doesn't want to deal with Jungkook or anyone.

But his father hit Taehyung. The second time and it was not even his fault this time. “You and your mother! What is wrong with you both huh? I will throw you out of the house if you don't behave.”

Taehyung looked down and clenched his fists. Jungkook was innocent too, and he was not expecting that. But he just wanted Taehyung’s attention.

Later Jungkook tried to apologize to him, Unable to contain his emotions, Taehyung confronted Jungkook, the pent-up anger erupting in a single, regrettable moment.

“ Why would you do this to me, Jungkook?!”

“Maybe if you hadn't ignored us, this wouldn't have happened.” Jungkook said.

Taehyung, driven by frustration, let his emotions get the better of him. And this time he actually beat Jungkook really badly.

Which just led to Taehyung getting into a bigger problem and his father decided to sent Taehyung to the boarding school.
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