With You for Christmas

pt.6

A tug on my sleeve made me look up at Taehyung. His focus was more on the dark forest over my shoulder than on me. A hesitant look on his normally confident persona.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"Don't worry Hyung, I come here every holiday so I'm not going to exactly get us lost."

Taehyung harrumphed behind me, taking a step closer so that he was practically stuck to my back without actually touching me. Not that he needed to make me any more aware of every breath he took, or for the heat to crackle between us.

"You aren't exactly reassuring me this is safe."

His words were mumbled so close to my ear that I almost jumped out of my skin. Oh, I'm pretty sure he knew exactly what he was doing and it wasn't an utter coincidence that his hand snaked around my waist a moment later, fingers almost teasing in the way they dragged against my shirt.

His chest finally pushed up against my back as he rested his chin on my shoulder. A soft hum prodded for an answer, a smile pressed against the tip of my ear.

I had to take a deep breath, and if I crushed the fingers of his hand that still held on to mine, it was his fault.

"We both know that the Forbidden Forest is as dangerous as the Hogwarts grounds can get, Hyung. Why would I lie to you when we can very well walk right into a beast that resides in the forest?"

I rejoiced at how stable I managed to keep my voice. Talking made me forget my predicament for a moment there.

He was more than happy to remind me of his proximity.

"Hmm, true."

Was it really necessary for him to blow on my ear before he pulled away? And he had the gall to laugh when I jumped.

"So, Mooncalfs was it?" He asked. An innocent smile formed on his lips at the glare I shot him.

Pouting, I nodded my head. "Yeah, they only come out during the full moon and their mating ritual is something to behold."

I started walking as I talked, Taehyung offering no protest as he fell into step beside me. He knew better than to make too much noise once we entered the forest. At least not until we were hidden away as high up in the tree we decided to sit and wait on. The canopy of leaves gave us good cover from anything that would be lurking around on the ground. It's not like we both didn't also have our wands within easy reach of our robes. It would not only be stupid but also suicidal to even think of entering the forest without being ready to face anything.

He waited for me to settle down before he took my hand back in his. Hooking his hand around my arm and pressing his side flush against mine, his head fell to rest on my shoulder. As surprised as his sudden show of affection made me, I was starting to get used to having him close.

It had barely been two days since we started hanging around and I was quickly learning how much of a touchy person Taehyung was. Honestly, when the two of us were alone together like this, I sometimes even questioned why he was called 'cold'.

Then we got back to reality and I was hit by how quickly he could wear that perfectly indifferent mask, a dead look in his eyes as he stared down at anyone who got in his way.

"Is there something on my face, or are you admiring how beautiful my side profile looks?"

Face heating up, I quickly averted my eyes.

I need to stop doing that. Getting lost in thought while staring at him. And I kept questioning how he knew that I have the biggest fattest crush on him? Like I wasn't making it so obvious.