I Still Want You [Taekook] - Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Seoul - July 2018
No One's P.O.V
Finally, they arrived in Korea. During the flight and the way to restaurants, both Jimin and Jin can't stop squealing, feeling excited, but afraid and panicked at the same time. They excited because they're going to meet Taehyung's sister which means they can ask her Tae's whereabouts, but worried that his sister going to angry towards them.
"Noona, can you tell me where is Taehyung?" Jimin look at Jin
"Should we ask her like that?" He added
"will she answer? How if she kick us out of the restaurant? What if she slaps us? She wouldn't pour us a glass of water like what happens in the drama, right?" Jin said worriedly
"Oh my God, you two drama Queens. It's been more than 8 hours since you two talking about the same topic over and over. Can't you stop?" Hoseok can no longer withstand his frustration.
"Well..." Jimin just fidgeting with his finger, meanwhile Jin glare at the younger male.
"Said that once again and I wouldn't feed you ever again." Hoseok can only raise his hands in defeat.
"But seriously she's not going to angry at us, right?"
"I can't guarantee on that, but I think no. That time we met her after the scandal, and she seems fine towards us." Namjoon tried to calm his boyfriend.
"Actually, I have a bad feeling about this one" Yoongi said, make the other members submerge in worried.
Eventually, they arrived at the restaurant where they requested to meet Kim Tae Eun, Taehyung's Noona.
Beautiful waitress escorts them to a private room where the CEO already waiting.
As soon as the door opened, they are greeted by Kim Tae Eun's smile. But the smile is not the beautiful smile as it used to be, the smile is bitter, just a formality smile. There is a glint of hatred in her eyes which goes unnoticed by the six males.
"Please sit down" the six males and their manager sit down after shaking hand with the CEO.
"Thank you very much for taking the time to come here. I know you are very busy, even you just arrived from America."
"No, it's the other way around. We are very honoured because you took your time fly from Germany to meet us" Namjoon said, represent other members.
"Well, glad you understand that. Since you know it, let's not waste any time and talked about your contract as our brand ambassador. What do you think about that?"
"she's so cold," Jimin said in his mind while gulping. He is scared.
"Can I ask her about Taehyung? she's so scary" that's what Jin thought
"Being the ambassador of your brand is an amazing experience for us. We learn a lot from this collaboration. So, it would be great if we can work together again"
She's smirking. "Unfortunately I don't want to renew this contract anymore."
She left the seven males to look at her in disbelief and shocked until a deep voice echoed in the room.
"Why are you so reckless Noona?"
A red-haired man entered the room. He is wearing an unbuttoned white jacket with a black T-Shirt underneath it. a black bandana adorns his head. A lip-piercing beautifully sat on his plump lips, complementing the four piercing on his left ear and three piercing on the right one. There is a tattoo on the left part of his neck.
A stick of cigarette between his fingers. He inhaled deeply, then letting the smoke spread into the room.
"Are you crazy Noona? end the contract with them? They are BTS. The biggest K-Pop Group in this world. Why should we end the contract with them?" The man gives a sneering laughter.
"Ya. Kim Taehyung. What are you doing here?" Kim Tae Eun walks towards his brother.
"Having fun" he inhales his cigarette again. His sister dragged him out of the room, leaving the BTS members in utterly shocked.
"is he Taehyung? Our Taehyung?" Jin asked, tugging the hem of his boyfriend shirt.
"Physically, yes" they do nothing except drowning in their own thought.
After exactly 15 minutes, Kim Taehyung entered the room alone.
"I'm sorry on my sister's behalf. She is stressed about her upcoming wedding, not to mention she is also on her period, that's why she made a careless decision." he sat in the chair that his sister had occupied.
"Let me introduced my self. My name is Kim Taehyung. I'm the vice president of this company, even though based on my style I don't look like it."
"Taehyung-ah... Tae... It's been a long time. How are you?" Jimin asked in teary eyes. He really misses his best friend.
"I'm sorry Park Jimin-Ssi. We don't know each other personally, so let's keep addressed the other name in an honorific manner."
The words from the red-haired male really broke Jimin's heart into many pieces.
"You're not Taehyung, right?" a tear drops down his chubby cheeks
Taehyung stared at the cigarette between his fingers and inhales it again. Just as he removed it from his pink lips, he blew the smoke in the air slowly.
"Let's keep this meeting stay in a professional way." He said.
"Then please stub out your cigarette in the ash-tray." Said Namjoon, the calmest member in this situation. The other members already lost their mind. Jimin and Jin looked down hiding their cries. Yoongi and Hoseok are busy soothing the two people.
Don't ask what Jungkook felt. He feels as if he stuck underwater, everything is slow and warbled as he keeps his shaky hands under the table.
"By the way, the smell of your cigarette's smoke is different," Namjoon said suspiciously.
"Oh sorry. I forgot that smoking weed in South Korea is illegal." Taehyung said. He hurriedly stubs out his cigarette.
The members who have gone 'crazy' now are even crazier. Taehyung smoking weed? Is he really Taehyung?
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Jungkook's P.O.V
I can't listen to the slightest what Taehyung, Namjoon Hyung, and Sejin Hyung are talking about. All I know is they are talking about the contracts.
Now the only thing on my mind is Taehyung. Though his voice is the same, he looks so different. What was once a cute, soft, with a feminine type of body, is now more masculine.
He still as handsome as ever but in a different way. His pinched-in cheekbones rested on skin that was stretched tight by exercise, replace his old chubby cheeks. He has a sharp jaw that was rugged and masculine. He has a broader shoulder. And his cute and sweet boxy smile is nowhere to be found. All that adorns his face was a smirk or sneering laughter.
Actually, I don't really care about his new appearance at all. What concerns me is his personality. His personality is 180 degrees different from my Taehyung's personality. Why do you change, Tae?
"You change. You look so different. Why do you change?" Yoongi hyung worded what's exactly in my thoughts.
"Why you said something like you already knew me for years. It's our first meeting"
"Ckk. What act do you want to put, Kim Taehyung?" Yoongi hyung sneering at his answer.
"What's wrong with you Min Yoongi-Ssi?" his look throw a dagger towards Yonggi Hyung.
Silence.
"What's the meaning of that Tatoo?" Hoseok Hyung tried to distract the tension with a question which actually also questioned by other members, including me. The tattoo on his left neck reigned gallantly in German.
"Nobody is tired for the sleep of death"
"Alright, this meeting is enough for today. Hopefully, in the future, we can work together well. Thank you for coming."
Taehyung was about to leave when Yoongi hyung stopped him.
"you haven't answered my question. Why do you change, Kim Taehyung-Ssi?"
Taehyung still steps away but halt his movement in front of the door.
Without turning his back, he said something.
"There are two reasons why people change. Because their minds have been opened, or because their hearts have been hurt." with that he leaves the room.
He leaves.
No.
He can't leave again
I ran after him
After so long without him, I think I'll just die if he leaves again now.
"Kim Taehyung" I called him, and he turned towards me. Our eyes met.
When I try to speak, my voice falters into unintelligible croaks. I want to tell him I love him, I miss him, but I don't think he'll believe me and I'm afraid it will sound hollow. Of course, he's disappointed in me, resentful towards me, he might hate me.
"I'm sorry." the word that finally came out of my mouth
"for what?"
"everything" and he laughed
"we just met once when you asked me for direction some years ago. nothing is wrong and needs to be forgiven."
He turned around but I back-hugged him. I put my hands to wrap his torso. He just stands still.
I let my tears wetting his shoulder. I'm crying like a madman. I don't care with the stares from the waitresses directed at us. I will not let him go again.
"I'm Sorry Tae, I'm sorry. I want you back. I want so much to keep you close, to talk and laugh like we once did. I know I'm a jerk, I made a big mistake. But please give me another chance again, Tae. Please forgive me. Forgive me for walking away and not stand up for you. I love you, Tae. I never stop loving you."
"To say sorry to me would be like covering a bullet hole with a band-aid" he let go of my arms and stepped away leaving me alone.