MAKNAE [twd] *editing*

【67】

My hands wrap around Taeyang's jacket, pulling it off the bed and to my chest. I left my bag in his room, I was still wearing the jacket he'd placed over me after the events. How were Daniel, Beth, and Maggie the only ones aware of what was happening?

I bite down a smile as I pull the jacket around my shoulders. Strong, Hana. You've got this.

"Fighting," I whisper to myself with my fists up.

I leave the room, beginning down the stairs only to get cut off as Daniel stood at the bottom with his arms crossed.

"Hey," I smile.

He doesn't respond, one hand placing on the railing and the other in the air like he was confused.

"What?" I ask, tilting my head at him.

"Dude," he starts, "What the hell?"

"What?" I repeat.

"You and Grimes?" he offers like I should know.

"Which Grimes? What?"

"Unless you suddenly got a thing for guys double your age- Carl Grimes."

"Do you ever make sense?"

"Carl overheard you and Maggie talking. He said you were talking about him and your feelings for him," he clarifies.

As the pieces fall together in my head, Daniel continues.

"What about you and Taeyang hyung? When did you and Carl get close?"

"No, no.. Maggie and I were talking about Taeyang. Not Carl," I shake my head, stepping down the remaining stairs to stand directly in front of him.

"He said.." he trails off, looking to the door, "Carl told us that you were talking about him."

"No! Why would he think that? And 'us' meaning who?"

"We were hanging out and he told me, Ben, Ron, and Mikey."

"Ron literally just saw-" I cut myself off.

"Saw what?" Daniel asks.

"Same as you. Well, not the same but close enough."

"Oh! So, that's why he asked if Carl was serious.."

I sigh, Daniel humming in thought before his eyes widen, "Oh shit."

"Now what?" I cry out.

"Ben.. Ben was going to get hyung from work and meet up with us at Ron's for the movie. He probably told hyung because you know he can't keep secrets!"

"Yeah, I wonder where he gets that from," I nudge his shoulder before running my hand through my hair, "It's Taeyang. He'll know it's not true."

"Yeah.. Yeah, you're right," he breathes like he was the relieved one.

"Come on, we'll be late."

Daniel nods, stepping aside so I can step off the stair and we begin out of the house side by side. I grow more relieved to have Taeyang's jacket from the night air as we walk down the street. I forgot the way to Ron's, luckily Daniel knew where to go.

"Hey guys, oh! Hana," Jessie happily smiles as she opens the door following our knock.

"Hi," I smile back nervously.

She gives a soft look, nodding supportively, "It's good you're here. Really."

I stay silent, looking to the porch with a shy grin. She laughs, opening the door wider.