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Check out my new story 'Arcade'! Taehyung and Y/N both lose someone special in their lives, causing them to be drawn to each other. However, they might end up playing a rather dangerous game...

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Taehyung POV

I stood outside as I managed to inhale the fresh air that hit my skin. I didn't realise how toxic the air inside that apartment was, but I feel liberated.

I put my hands in my pockets and started walking. It isn't cold, quite warm actually on this spring evening, but I felt shivers running down my body. It feels surreal, I'm single now, I do not have the safety and security of Jennie anymore. I sigh as I continue to take steps, not really knowing where I was going.

I soon found myself in front of the local university bar. I sighed and got inside, I need a drink.

As I walked in, I saw it wasn't as busy as usual, probably because it's not a student night. I walked up to the bar and my eyes searched for Yoongi, needing one of his strong drinks. I sighed in frustration as I couldn't spot him and looked down.

"Need a drink?" I heard the familiar and delicate voice speak, already knowing who it was. I looked up and saw Y/N, looking at me with a sweet smile, probably knowing what's going on. I nodded and she prepared me something, something that seemed quite strong. When she returned, she placed the drink down in front of me and I stared at it.

"It's a special drink I drink when I'm sad, I figured you need it" She said whilst climbing over the bar and taking a seat next to me. I took a sip of the drink, and god, it was strong, but good. I felt the burning sensation go down my throat as I exhaled a breath I didn't know I was holding.

Y/N was examining my face and behaviour before sipping her own drink. It was silent, but not an uncomfortable silence, it was nice. All sorts of thoughts were running through my head, did I make the right choice? Should I have left Jennie alone right now? Should I perhaps check on her? No, don't bother her now, she probably wants to be alone.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Y/N asked me, interrupting my thoughts. Should I? I stayed silent for a little, wondering if I wanted to talk at all. My mind feels so clogged, like something is stuck and it's stopping my brain from working. But once I glanced at Y/N, I admired her features. Her hair was tied up in a high ponytail, probably because she's working. She wore a black outfit which showed off her body, I never realised she had such a great body. I glanced up to her face again and looked into her eyes, drowning in them once again before looking back at my glass.

"I broke up with her" I told her to which she nodded understandingly.

"We were honest with each other and finally communicated, but we realised we weren't making each other happy anymore, it was mutual" I explained. Y/N gave me a sad smile and patted my back. To be honest, I longed for her touch but I knew I shouldn't. Y/N probably isn't even interested in me and I'm not in the right mindset.

"Did you feel like you made the right choice? The right choice for you?" She asked.

"Yeah, I did. I hope we can both now move on and try to chase our own happiness" I stated, making Y/N smile.

"Good, I hope you will Taehyung" She said, taking another sip of her drink. That made me think, she mentioned she drinks this when she's sad.

"Did you make this drink often?" I asked her curiously. She froze, knowing I was referring to the 'sad' part of her previous explanation. She seemed to hesitate but chose to answer my question.

"Only a couple of times, Yoongi taught me" she explained.

"Yoongi is my brother, he first made it for me when I broke up with my high school sweetheart, since then he taught me how to make it myself" She explained.

"Wait, Yoongi is your older brother??" I asked in shock. Now that I look at them, it makes sense. They are both caring but can seem slightly cold when you first approach them, their features and their eyes. They have the same eyes, that's it!

"Haha yes, not a lot of people know to be honest, that's why I help at the bar from time to time and am able to drink during working hours" She said whilst lifting her drink up and downing her glass.

"That explains you downing your glass after all" I said whilst laughing, making her chuckle.

"To be honest, this is the first time I'm drinking this drink without crying" She says. She looks down at the empty glass and sighs.

"The last time I drank this I broke up with my long term boyfriend, kind of like you now" She explained. I listened carefully.

"Everything seemed perfect, we were perfect for each other, but he turned out to be more interested in my fourth roommate, Irene" She explained.  She takes in a deep breath and exhales before she continues.

"I found them in my bed when I came home from the date he never showed up for..." She explained, making me widen my eyes. What a dickhead.

"I broke up with him on the spot and she left the next day, not coming back, it's been the three of us ever since" She says, refilling her glass. I sigh, my break up wasn't so bad after all, this would completely wreck me.

"I cried for so many days, but one day I decided to just get on with life and pour all of my emotions into my art, its been one year now and I feel happy now" She says whilst smiling, making me smile as well.

"So if I can get through that and be happy, I'm sure the two of you will find your own paths and be happy too" She says, filling up my drink and lifting her glass in the air. I lift up my glass as well and lock my gaze with hers.

"To chasing happiness"

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A few days later

I arrive at practice and quickly get changed in the changing rooms together with Jungkook and Jimin. We were early which means the others would probably arrive in 10 minutes.

"I'm still so happy she is not coming to practice with us anymore" Jungkook squeals before he earns a slap from Jimin.

"Dude, it's insensitive! Not that I disagree tho, but still!" He scolds him, whilst Jungkook is still grinning in happiness. I chuckle at their silliness, they've never liked Jennie, but have been great friends.

When Jungkook found out, he popped the bottle of champagne his dad gave him with the order he shall only open in on special occasions, like making the year of winning the championship. But no, for him it was me breaking up with Jennie. Jimin even kicked a girl out of his apartment to celebrate with me, of course after checking if I was okay.

I truly was okay, I felt liberated and free. Y/N helped me a lot that night and said all the right things, making me believe I truly made the right choice. I've actually been thinking about Y/N a lot lately, I want to get to know her better and actually ask her out. I'm not sure if she would ever agree, but it's worth a try right? Otherwise, being friends with her would be the next best option, even though I know I can never stay friends with her, I'm too attracted to her.

"Tae, you okay? You're spacing out again" Jimin states, making me look up at him.

"Ah sorry, I was just thinking about something" I explained.

"Something or someone?" Jungkook asked with a smirk on his face, leaving me with a confused expression.

"Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about, I saw you basically eye-raping that Y/N girl the other day, you're obsessed with her" He states. WHAT THE HELL?? I widen my eyes and want to say something back, but I can't find the words. He is right tho, not about the obsession, but I do like her and am interested in her.

"How do you know who Y/N is??" I quickly ask back.

"Yoongi told me the other day, telling me to keep Jimin away from her, but that's not the point! When are you going to ask her out?" He asks with a grin.

"I was actually thinking about that, but I want to do it soon, she's interesting" I state.

"Well good! She seems nice and she's very pretty, like natural pretty, not Soyeon pretty" He explains. I laugh at his statement, she definitely is.

"Why should she be kept away from me??" Jimin asks offended.

"Yoongi is scared she'll get an STD-" Jungkook says but gets cut off by Jimin's punch in his stomach. I laugh and they start laughing as well. Just then, the boys start walking in.

"Good evening my dear sunshines!" Hoseok says with the biggest smile plastered on his face. Then, he smirks at me, already telling me he's up to something. And he was. 

"What did I hear in the halls? Kim Taehyung, the Kim Taehyung is single?" He asks in surprise. I chuckle at his silliness and nod.

"Isn't it great Hobi?" Jungkook asks in delight.

"Jungkook be respectful! Taehyung might be upset you know" Namjoon says as he walks in.

"He seemed perfectly fine to me" One of the players mentions. I look up and am surprised to see Kai leaning against the wall. All the players have arrived by now and it becomes silent.

"Doesn't he? I would definitely be more upset if I were you" He states coming slightly closer to me. Tension is starting to arise in the locker room.

"Jennie is the hottest girl in this school, but you let her go because, well why actually Taehyung?" He asks in an intimidating tone. Kai is a lot bigger than I am, but I'm still the captain and he should respect me.

"Do you have a problem Kai?" I ask calmly. He scoffs.

"Of course I do! You just let Jennie go because you made her feel insecure and got annoyed by her insecurities, actually, you were just being a dickhead to her" He states, looking mad. I gulp, but need to look like I'm calm. Right now, I want to punch his face so hard, he will not be able to play for the rest of the season. But I can't do that, I'm the captain and need to keep the peace.

"I never knew you would feel so upset about this Kai, but let's just focus on practice for now and-" I said but got cut off.

"Upset? No, but I never saw you for a disrespectful dickhead, that's for sure. I guess I'm just disappointed in you 'captain'" He said and started walking off, but before he left, he turned around once more, looking straight into my eyes.

"Just know that some people cannot move on as fast as others, something that has became all the more apparent the past few days" He says before finally leaving the dressing room.

Everyone is looking at me in confusion and to be honest, I'm just as confused as they are.

What was he talking about?