Missing Fall-se

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Everyone is now already here in Seokjin's place to celebrate the holiday together. They already celebrated together with their family earlier at midnight, welcoming Christmas day.

I was standing near the window, holding a glass of water, when someone went beside me and handed me a small box.

A small box in black with a fixed ribbon in front, I just gave it a glance before giving the person beside me a raised brow.

"Merry Christmas" he greeted.

"I don't see others receiving that. Having your favorites, huh?" we both chuckled.

"You can open it later. In private, you know." I was about to open the box when he placed his hand on top of mine to stop me. I turned my head around to see if someone was looking in our direction. Gladly, there was no one.

Without any idea what's inside the box, I just gave him a nod in response and looked back at the view outside.

"You are not being careful," Namjun said as he was also facing the same direction as mine.

He then turned around and leaned his back against the wall, one hand inside his pocket while the other still holding a glass of wine.

I looked at the back seeing the people I love preparing the food for the games later, placing them on a table beside the other table where our gifts are placed.

Not so long, I let out a sigh before looking back at the window. Seeing our reflection, I saw Taehyung flashing a smile on his face. I still gave a small smile although he can't see it.

"Even how many times I tried to ask you, begging you to stop, I hope you know that I will never leave your side," he stated before drinking the last drop of wine in his glass.

Without giving each other a look, I asked, "What are you trying to say?"

"That even just for this day, can you please give yourself a break?"

"You know nothing, Joon-"

"I know everything. We know everything, Gun"

In a second, I quickly gaze at him with my mouth slightly open and my hand slightly shaking on its own, still holding the empty glass.

"We know that the Taehyung we have in here is not the Taehyung that we know. He's not our friend nor your lover-"

"How? I told him not to med-"

"We already know before you came that night. We were confused that time, but the way you acted towards him, you just gave us the answer." Namjun said as he stood up straight with his eyes locked in mine, full of concern.

"Why didn't you tell us, Soogun-"

"You didn't believe me! You never did!" I muttered.

"This is why I am keeping secrets from all of you. You're making me look like a bad person when all I did was to protect all of you."

After I said that I turned my back and made my way to where the others are. It was also the right time and the exchanging gifts will begin.

I went beside Taehyung and he immediately wrapped his hands around my waist. Why do you have to be in this mess?

As we sat on the floor, holding our gifts, Seokjin prepared an empty bottle and placed it in the middle.

Just like what we always do, the eldest then spun the bottle. The tip of the bottle stopped at Jimin, so he is the first to give his gift to the person he chose during our raffle.