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Y/N POV

Taehyung was standing there, surrounded by his teammates. He looked rather intimidating, but small as he heard the comments that were being made. They saw us together a few days ago, something he probably didn't plan.

"It was just friendly, it meant nothing we are just friends, nothing else!" He shouted at them.

Just friends?

I didn't even listen to the other words that were spoken anymore, I've heard enough. I knew it meant nothing for him, I knew I was just being stupid. How could I be so blind, he was just trying to get me in bed after all. My friends were right, they told me to be careful, and only a few days later I stand here with tears running down my cheeks.

I look up and lock my gaze with Taehyung. He looks at me with desperation written all over his face. I want to go to him and take him into my arms, hug him and inhale his intoxicating scent but I can't. I spot Jennie standing in front of him, she's crying too.

She soon follows Taehyung's gaze and spots me. She scans my face but sighs, she probably knows what's going on by now and that I am in fact the girl they are talking about.

I can't take this anymore. As Jennie speaks her final sentences, I walk off. I need some fresh air, I need to clear my mind.

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Taehyung POV

I find myself standing in the garden, staring at the girl who I just hurt. How can I live with myself? I actually like this girl and now I brought tears to her eyes... Does that mean she sees us as more than friends? Ugh...

I man up and take the first step towards the bench, slowly making my way towards her. with each step I take I feel more anxious. What if she doesn't want to talk to me? She probably doesn't, this was a bad idea.

Before I could turn back around, Y/N spots me, causing me to freeze in my position. Well shit... I can't turn back now can I?

She quickly wipes her tears and gives me a smile, clearly a fake one. She pats the spot on the bench and motions for me to sit down. I quickly take my seat and analyse her face. Her eyes are still red but she's smiling. Her cheeks seem slightly blushy, probably because of the tears.

"What are you doing here Taehyung?" She says. Taehyung, not Tae I see. I contemplate what I should answer.

'Oh yeah I was just walking around and saw you sitting here, pure coincidence' Yeah not happening.

'I ran after you because I like you and don't want to see you upset' hmm, too direct.

"I needed some air, you know, after that argument in the hallway" I manage to make of it. Seriously Tae? That's all you got?

"I see, are you okay now? It seemed pretty heated..." She says.

"Yeah I'm fine, I should probably check on Jimin later but he needs to calm down first" I tell her. She nods and looks ahead, creating a silence between us. Even though she is being nice to me I can't help but think about her tears just now when we locked our gazes in the hallway.

"Y/N I know you were crying just now" I finally manage to say. She looks up and looks me straight in my eyes, making me dizzy. Her eyes are truly intoxicating, I could drown in them and not have a single care in the world, it would be a blessing. Focus Tae!

"What is going on?" I ask her carefully, not wanting to overstep any boundaries or make her even more upset. She sighs and removes her gaze from me again, looking ahead.

"It's nothing to be honest" she says.

"Don't say that, if you're upset it's something, at least it is to me" I tell her sternly. She looks at me and gives me a slight smile, just before it fades once again.

"Yeah uh, well, I just thought a lot about my ex last night and couldn't really sleep, it just got me really upset this uh morning and that's why I cried... I just get frustrated that he still bothers my mind from time to time" She slightly stutters out, must be the nervousness.

"I'm sorry Y/N, if you need me you know I'm right here, always" I say and pull her in for a hug. She seems slightly stiff at first but slowly hugs me back.

"Yeah... that's what friends are for right?" She questions me. Friends, the word I hate when it concerns Y/N... I don't want to be just her friend, I want to be more to her. Perhaps I was wrong to think for a second she feels the same way as I do...

"Yeah, friends indeed..."

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I took in a breath of fresh air, enjoying the sunset for a minute. The smell of grass and freshly fallen rain calms me down, absorbing me completely. It's just so peaceful...

"YOU ARE A COMPLETE MORON PARK JIMIN!!" Chanyeol shouts. So much for a little peace huh? After everything that happened today, I almost forgot we had practise this eventing.

"You know, just get over it Chan, it's not my problem that the girl you decided to like is a complete slut" Jimin states. I sigh and walk over to them, dreading this practise that hasn't even started yet.

"Guys please, let's just focus now, for the sake of the championship" Namjoon states, the only smart one here apparently.

"Like you actually care about this Namjoon, you aren't even into girls so what do you know about it-" Kai says before I cut him off.

"That's enough!!" I shout, silencing everyone. I see half of the teams giving me nasty looks and the other half looks down in shame.

"Namjoon is right, we are doing well in the championship and we can't ruin that because of our personal problems" I state. I hear several people scoff, making me slightly mad.

"You should have thought about that before you decided to treat Jennie the way you did" Mark, one of my teammates sneers.

I've had enough at this point and quickly make my way up to him and the others. I stand right in front of him now, towering over him. I hear him shiver in fear but he doesn't budge. I look him straight into the eyes and huff.

"Don't talk to me like that ever again" I state. I turn around and face everyone else.

"We are a team and we don't disrespect each other like this, but since it doesn't seem like we are going to be resolving any of our issues tonight..." I say before taking a short break to breathe.

"...You all should get your shit together and work as hard as you can for this championship, if you won't there are many other lads who are willing to take your place any minute" I state.

"Now grow up and get yourselves warmed up, coach should be here any minute now and I don't want to hear anything about this again" I state before I take my leave to run my warm up laps. This is going to be a long road to the championship title, if we ever win it, because we won't if we keep up this track record.

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"That for sure was an interesting day wasn't it guys?" Jungkook playfully asks. Jimin shoves him to the side, clearly not in the mood for this whole clown.

"Oh don't be so sulky now darling, at least you did great at practise" Jungkook states.

I just sigh, my mind is wondering off to Y/N again. Did she mean it? Just friends? I know she Literary said it this morning, but I feel like she's hiding something. I feel like she wasn't just bothered about her ex boyfriend, it was something else and I feel like it has something to do with me.

"Hey did you actually talk to Y/N?" Jungkook asks me.

"She seemed quite upset in the hallway, was it because of your statement about her just being a friend?" Jimin adds.

I didn't even realise I said that until these idiots reminded me. Maybe she heard and that's why she got upset. Maybe she didn't see me as just a friend but covered it up because I said this.

"Well, when I talked to her afterwards she said she was upset because of her ex boyfriend, but she might have actually been upset because of this" I confess.

"It seems logical, don't you think it's a huge coincidence that she was crying over an ex boyfriend just as you made that statement?" Jungkook questions me.

"Yeah it is... But I don't know if it's worth it, she said we are just friends..." I state.

"She might have done that to cover up her real feelings, perhaps she was embarrassed" Jimin says. Jimin might actually be right, it all makes sense now! I'm just an idiot!

"Just talk to her about this, she will understand and you might get yourself a little confession out of it" Jimin says.

"Well, you might be a little too late for that..." Jungkook says, causing us to look at him. He is staring at a couple standing across the street as I follow his gaze.

Once my gaze reaches the couple my breath hitches. That's Y/N, with a guy.

She is talking to him and he is standing really close to her, they look close, too close. This is my fault, of course she's moving on... I should have just been honest with her and told her straight up that I like her, just like I should have told everyone in that hallway.

I feel like I want to punch that guy standing so close to her, but I can't. She needs to be happy, and it's clear now that her happiness isn't me.

"Taehyung are you-" Jimin says but I quickly cut him off.

"Let's just go" I say before walking off. They look confused but quickly follow me.

"Taehyung it may not have been what it looked like" Jungkook states hastily. I sigh, I feel sad, jealous, betrayed... All sorts of feelings I shouldn't have, and I hate myself for it.

"It doesn't matter, she isn't mine, just a friend after all"

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A/N: First of all, I'm SO SORRY for not updating the last couple of weeks... I had my exam period and I had to do everything online which took a lot of extra work and preparation... I'm finally enjoying my vacation right now (inside of course) and am getting back to writing!! I'm excited to share more content with all of you and I want to thank you for reaching 500 reads in the mean time!!! This is my first book and I never got into the story to reach a lot of reads, but it is nice to see that my work is appreciated so thank you all for reading <3 Stay safe and healthy my loves!!