Unlasting || Kim Taehyung

11: Steps

A decent amount of time has passed, you've talked to Taehyung a few times on the phone, and he seems to be doing a lot better, but you haven't gotten to see him in person since. All you've been doing is school work and sitting around.

You and Mari ended up talking on the phone for hours as you gave her the rundown on everything that happened, but you still have yet to explain in detail to her what the purpose of the mission was. You figured you'd meet up sometime soon, but lately she seems to be preoccupied with something, more giddy and giggly.

You take a seat at your counter and sigh. You want to see Taehyung again, more than anything, but you aren't sure if you can just show up. Based on how he's been talking on the phone it seems like the guys have been busy with jobs or going out on nightly watches, meaning less time for the two of you to spend together.

You glance over to your side, your phone sitting on the counter top, almost taunting you. It only takes a few moments of pondering before grabbing it and clicking on Taehyung's name. The line buzzes a few times, and you nibble at your bottom lip as you wait for him to pick up.

"Hey y/n, what's up?"

"Hey," you say with a bit too much enthusiasm. "Uh... I don't know, I guess I was just bored and wanted to talk to you." You can hear a quiet laugh through the phone. "Are you doing anything right now?"

"Right now? Uhh, I'm actually going over some work stuff with Namjoon."

"Oh." He can hear the disappointment in your voice.

"I should be done soon, do you want to meet up after?" Your whole body perks up.

"Yeah, I would love to."

"Do you want me to stop by your place?"

"Mmm, I could meet you at the base, and if you're not done I could talk to the guys while I wait."

"You must really be bored huh?" You laugh.

"Hey, I love hanging out with them... but yeah." You hear him laugh.

"Okay, I gotta get back to work, but I'll see you in a bit?"

"Alright," you grin. "Bye."

"Bye."

You end the call and smile to yourself. You're not sure how long you should wait before heading over, but you're certain if you came early you'd find some way to entertain yourself. It only takes a few more minutes of thinking for you to get up and head out the door.

The sun is now starting to set when you enter the base. As you walk into the main room you see a couple of the boys sitting at the table, all of them looking up as you approach.

"Hey y/n, what are you doing here?" Jin asks.

"I just came by to see Taehyung, and to check up on how things have been going."

"So... you came to see Taehyung?" Yoongi resorts, making Hoseok laugh.

"Fine, yes I came to see Taehyung, but I wouldn't mind hearing about any progress you guys might have made." You take a seat at the table.

"Well, since you're so concerned," Yoongi says sarcastically. "Nothing much has happened, no drastic increases in attacks or appearances, we haven't gotten any information about where Mark may have gone, or anything about Soyoung."

"What about Johnny?"

"We've been working on it, but it seems he doesn't actually know too much about what Soyoung has planned." You hum in response when you notice Taehyung walking in from the hall.