7 Steps to a Broken Ladder

16

Disclaimer - Slightly inappropriate jokes and tension (pg 13) in this chapter.

"Taehyung?" The girl asked.

"Yeah?"

"Why are you collecting flowers?"

"To give to someone special." Taehyung replied, smiling, as he plucked another cherry blossom flower from the tree, they spent time together underneath, "And here is the finishing touch." He bundled them together with a brown twig, tied them and presented them to her.

"What?" She asked confusedly.

"It is for you!" Taehyung exclaimed.

"Really?" She asked wide eyed, "But why?"

"Because I just wanted to give you. Stop asking me questions now." He finally painted a contented smile over his face after a while, her too.

-

"What do you think? Am I doing this right?" Taehyung, with a soft gaze, looked over at her and asked. He was anxious about his dance moves as he couldn't match up with the pace of his choreographer and other teammates.

"You are improving everyday and you are doing really well. People are really liking you. You should see the comments of your solo cover song you posted." She smiled as she spoke.

"Yay!" He grinned his boxy smile and she chuckled.

-

"Rest well as your heart does in the time to flow." Taehyung sang as his fingers played the piano.

"Rest well my soul, it's a long journey yet to sow and the mysteries to bloom." She sang along.

"Rest well, my soul, rest well, my friend, it's a moment to go."

"Rest well....." They ended it together.

Then shortly after, the girl played a tune, which if one hears, would imagine themselves in a cloud so peaceful, as if the life was never there to end in, and always and ever, could stay at a place, the home. The song was, The Lyre.

Ending it with her soul, very softly pressing those ending keys, she sighed, slowly opened her eyes and glanced at Taehyung with gleaming orbs.

"It was wonderful!" He clasped his hands and hugged her tightly that slightly caught her back but she assumed anyways, that he did because he was happy too as her and so she eventually hugged him back.

-

"Are you really....." Taehyung asked as he repeatedly told his mind to not let his painful tears escape out, as he saw her preparing her bag to finally leave his world.

"I have to." She chained her bag and turned to him, passing a soft smile. "Good luck." She said and turned to finally go. They left for a place called 'Magic Shop' during that time, that no one knew about and which eventually led into disappearance. The girl had come through it in a strange way, which had now turned into a better, and lovelier life.

"Kiara?" Taehyung called and she stopped in her tracks, turning around.

Her lips dried open as she patiently kept staring at him, for his final words.

"I...." Taehyung said as he fought his tears back and gulped hard, asking his mind to shout it out, everything he contained within himself.

"I...uh..."