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21 Questions?

CHAPTER 6 - 21 QUESTIONS?

Thankfully, they found berries. Elderberries, Tae believed. There was a bush on the other side of the beach that contained a lot of them, so the two of them were peacefully eating. It wasn't much, but it satisfied the growl Tae has had in his stomach for a day now. He wasn't sure how long they were on the island, but it had been nearly a full day since the porcupine and cobra incident. The sun was setting on them now, Tae glancing around for any signs that another predator would come to finish them off. He found none.

They had a minimal amount of water and food, but it was enough to ease Tae's mind. Food, starvation, dehydration... all of those were problems he had never faced before. It made him wish he could shrivel inside himself, hiding from the world in a cape made of his own muddy flesh.

Although they were safe for the time being, they had to consider the possibility of no rescue coming. Y/n raised a valid point before: airlines were much safer than they used to be. The odds were, they were pronounced overdue, and a search team was out on the hunt for them. Now what was left was the team finding the survivors. With a vast ocean and potentially hundreds of islands in the surrounding area, how were they to expect a rescue in a timely manner?

Taehyung held out hope. If not for himself, then for his friends and family. His mind wandered to Jimin's eye smile, and how he wished he could see it one more time. Of course, he had pictures of Jimin on his phone, but he didn't want to burn battery. If he had any left, that was. He didn't want to bother checking.

His attention went to Y/n, who was nibbling on the berries. For a moment, he considered asking her how she was holding up. She beat him to the punch, her swallowing the food and allowing her voice to spew into the air.

"Well, now would be a good time to talk, don't you think?" she asked, plopping another berry in her mouth. They didn't have an unlimited supply, but there had to be several dozen in those two bushes, so there was that. He had to admit she was a delicate eater, if that made sense. Always chewing with her mouth closed and never got even a splash of juice on her face. Him on the other hand...

Taehyung used the pad of his thumb to brush off a spec of juice on the left corner of his lips, his eyebrows shooting up. "Talk about what exactly?"

"Each other. Play 21 questions. Do you have any better ideas? We're kind of each other's only source of entertainment."

"I thought girls liked to think of imaginary scenarios in their head and fall into them all day," he said, but he phrased it more like a question. She picked up on the questioning tone and tilted her head. "My ex-girlfriends were all that way."

"When I was in high school and college, sure, I did it all the time. Not much anymore though." She held another berry to her lips, a sigh passing by her tongue. "Times change, just like people." She ate the berry in seemingly one gulp, Tae noticing how this time, she did get some juice on her lips.

When he chuckled, she stared at him with wide eyes. Ah, this girl had some innocence left in her after all. He couldn't help but admire it. So, he leaned forward, using his thumb to wipe it off her flesh. "You don't have to worry about being so clean around me, I spilled juice on my clothes like 8 times."

Despite his thumb being on her lips and their proximity, she smiled. "9. I was counting."

"Of course you were."

He went to pull back, but she nearly hopped and kept his hand in place. "Double-check. I want to look presentable." He raised one brow. Mentally, he was dying a little. Why was she being a bit... flirty? No, this couldn't be flirting. Not when they started off on such a bad foot. "If I'm gonna die here, I'm dying in style. And if we get rescued, I'm doing that in style too."