Dream come true [BTS | KOOKV]

Chapter 7 - The day arrives

"Over here, guys!" Hoseok ushered Taehyung and Namjoon over as they got inside the restaurant, and sat down on a table for 7.

"An extra chair?" Namjoon asked. "Yeah, we invited a sunbae from Shine to join as well." Hoseok replied, and as if on cue, someone walked in and Hoseok immediately went over to greet them.

The two sat down and Hoseok introduced him as Suga, a.k.a Min Yoongi.

"Hey, Suga, it's you!" Namjoon exclaimed.

"Hey." He blandly responded.

"You two know each other?" Jimin asked.

"Yeah, we're planning to do a collab soon." Namjoon responded.

"Cool. Well, here comes the food!" Hoseok exclaimed in joy as their food was served, and everyone happily dug in.

"Wait, a Collab? Seriously? That'll be one hell of a chartbuster!" Jungkook excitedly said after swallowing a bite of his pasta.

"Hyung, let's bet. I wager $500 they'll top at least 4 of the top 5 American charts, including billboard within a month!" Taehyung said to Jimin.

"And I wager $1000 they'll top all 5 and more within a month!" Jimin replied with a smile.

"And I wager $1 they're gonna top half the charts in the entire world!!" Hoseok chimed, earning a few laughs from the entire table.

"Deal!" The chatter went on, and after dinner they moved on to drinks, and enjoyed themselves for a few hours before they decided to part ways again.

"Rapmon, May I borrow Tae for a while?" Jungkook quickly approached them before they left.

"Oh, sure. Will you be dropping him home or shall I pick him up later?"

"I'll drop him, don't worry. Come on tae." Jungkook held taehyung's hand and led him towards his car.

"Where are we going?" Taehyung let Jungkook drag him along in his drunk state.

"Somewhere." They got into the car, and Jungkook helped Taehyung strap in. Jungkook was drunk and shouldn't have been driving as far as he was planning to, but he really wanted to take tae to his favorite place, especially since it was a beautiful full moon night.

"Howw are you still sober? You drank soo much." Taehyung slurred.

"I drink a lot, baby." Both of them went silent for a good fifteen seconds, and Jungkook regretted the slip.

"I'm not a baby." Taehyung replied with a pout, and Jungkook had never been more thankful for Hoseok forcing an entire bottle of rum down Taehyung's throat, though he was a bit worried about it because tae didn't look like he drank much.

Regardless, Tae looked so cute that Jungkook couldn't help but coo at him. "Okay, okay, you're not a baby. Happy?"

"Yesh." Jungkook made sure to keep chatting with Tae the whole way to make sure he wouldn't notice where they were going, even if he was drunk.

After about an hour, Jungkook stopped the car, and helped Taehyung get out.

"What's this..." Taehyung trailed off, and even though he was drunk, he couldn't help but be in awe at the sight before him.

It was a roadside cliff, overlooking the sea, and the full moon was reflecting in the water. It looked like a scene out of a movie.

"This is my favorite place. Glad you like it." Jungkook's smile widened and he led Taehyung to the other side of the road. They leaned on the railing and stared at the sea.

Well, not both of them. Only Taehyung was staring at the sea with a sparkle in his eyes, while Jungkook was staring at his beautifully illuminated face with a dreamy smile.

"We can come here whenever we feel down." He slowly uttered, and Taehyung turned to look at him.

With a deep breath, Taehyung resumed staring at the sea.

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After about a month of practice and keeping touch with the others, Taehyung felt confident and much, much better about himself. His voice had gotten even more beautiful and melodious than it already was and for once he felt like he could actually win and become a singer.

The day of auditions was here, and Taehyung would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous, but he was prepared.

He was standing in a corner of the waiting area of the building, which he had visited multiple times, although this time was very different, and it was very packed. There was literally no space to even move, and even the media was trying to push their way in, causing waves that toppled people over. Taehyung started feeling claustrophobic, especially since he was being pressed to the wall.

He thought of going up the elevators since he had a pass and the staff knew him so they would let him through, but there was absolutely not even a hairbreadth of space to move. He did not expect it to be like this. This isn't how they showed it on TV!!

Just when he thought he was gonna faint, he saw a bunch of black figures enter the area and the crowd loosened up a bit. He didn't know why, because he was hyperventilating and dizzy, but he felt slightly relieved when the noise and congestion eased.

The black dots clouding his vision still stayed though, and he kept leaning on the wall, unable to breathe. He couldn't hear anything either - just a faint ringing. He was about to fall, when strong hands quickly caught him. He didn't have the energy to look up and see who it was.

They were saying something, but he barely caught it.

"...tae...here..." He couldn't make out what they were trying to say, but he recognized the voice.

"joon...hyung..." He was able to slur out before he lost consciousness.