𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝘀 ♡ 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗚𝘆𝘂

Twenty-two; Cheater

"I was hoping that things would change, but we went right back to your games."

"Hyung, are you okay? You look so worn out." Taehyun comments. worry was written all over his face as he looked at Beomgyu. 

"I am, Grape. Just tired. Anyway, Hyung has to go now. Oh, And be ready to go to a party with me tonight. Love you." Beomgyu pecked his lips before leaving the penthouse. 

"Love you too," Taehyun responded after a nod of his head. 

Taehyun yawned before sipping a sip from the black coffee he made for himself. He feels uneasy, 

He doesn't like being alone, out of his comfort zone and he feels bored. 

"Should I take a walk?" He asks himself and he nods to himself, Taehyun then grabs his coat, and his AirPods and walks out of the house, to the streets. 

Taehyun wandered around, Went into pastry shops, and shopping malls, and tried to entertain himself as he was alone. 

While he was walking, he saw a brightly lit building and fished his phone out to take a picture, But something caught his attention. 

"You want it? Come on, take it. Here you go." Obviously, it was a few bullies bullying a small kid. 

Taehyun calmly walked over and cleared his throat. 

"Hey, what's up?" He asks, crouching down to meet with the smaller kid's eye level. 

"Do you know 'em?" He asks and the kid nods, "They're my friends." 

Taehyun almost snorted. He literally saw them bullying him. He remembered his past, how he was trusting fake ass people and considered them friends. 

Once again, Taehyun's decided to trust this boy who happened to be his friend after a very long time, after going through a lot. 

Literally being framed for having sex and making a woman pregnant when he was just Sixteen? 

He'd kill himself rather than watch someone go through that. 

"Come here." He askes the older ones sternly, 

"I'm his brother, If I ever see you bothering him, I'll swear to god I'll be the devil you all see in those Horror movies." He glared at them, quite mercilessly, and scared the eleven-year-old boys.

"And you, These aren't what you call friends, Okay? Friends are people who love you, who care about you, and who you can trust. Do you understand?" The boy nodded and Taehyun ruffled his hair. 

"Off you go." He warned. 

He shook his head on his way back to the other side of the road, but a pair of pink sneakers appeared in front of him. 

"Move—" Taehyun looked up and his eyes widened. 

"L-Leia...?" He mumbled, the older girl scoffed, a chuckle escaping her lips. 

"Oh my, It's you!!" She cheerfully exclaimed and Taehyun blinked but remembered that she is Included in their business stuff and he thought about what could happen if he acts immature.

He gotta be a lil nice. 

"N-noona..." 

"No, no, I'm American. You called me Noona back then we were small, Taehyun. It's changed now." 

"I know." 

"What are you doing out here?" 

"Just... Walking..." Taehyun answered hesitantly. He wanted to ask her why she did something like that years ago, What he had possibly done wrong,