I'm Vine Ft. Kim Taehyung (BTS) {COMPLETED ✔️}

Part Seventy-Eight 칠십팔

~ Taehyung ~

"I'm Alyssa from the magazine The Triangle. Nice to meet you!"

I see her bright eyes in front of me as I do another push-up. I remember every single detail from that day... I remember the first second my eyes found her and how she nearly tripped when she came into the room and saw us. My brothers and I knew it right away: She is an Army. But not just any Army... At least, not to me.

I remember how she sat down on her chair, holding her notes, her recorder and her nerves. Damn, she was nervous. She was scared to look at us, but when she did, she couldn't stop staring. Absolutely adorable.

I remember how she got so professional once she asked us the first question. She was genuinely interested in us, of course because she was an Army. That is why we always love to do an interview with an Army. They actually care.

During the entire interview she proved that to us. I had a feeling she was stuck to the questions in her notes, even though she wanted to ask us completely different things. But she handled it perfectly. Not that she had it easy, because I was one of the people sitting across from her and even though she was interviewing us, I wanted to know more about her. So I asked questions back to her. It threw her off guard, I noticed, but she answered it anyways. With blushing cheeks, I might add...

I also remember how we ended the interview with a hug. I never wanted to admit it, especially back then, but my heart jumped when I held her. Her hug was so sweet, so warm and so nice. I was really scared that I wouldn't see her again... But boy was I wrong!

Even that day itself, I was lucky to see her again. When we finished all our interviews, we went into the other room for the photoshoot. I remember how my eyes scanned the entire room... And there she was. Standing next to the food tables. Even though it was against the rules, I walked over to her. I just needed to talk to her again.

"Taehyung?" I scare and drop on the floor. I totally forgot I was doing push-ups before drifting off into my thoughts. As I lay on the cold gym-floor, I feel how my heartbeat nearly hits the roof. Was that because of the push-ups, the daydreaming or the loud noise behind me? Maybe all of the above.

I turn around and sit up to see who called my name. For a second I pray for it to be Alyssa. But I know she never comes here. That's why I am not surprised to see Ye-Jun stand in front of me instead.

"Hi," I say, "You scared me." Ye-Jun laughs a little, "yeah, I noticed. Are the push-ups too hard for you?" She laughs at her joke and puts her stuff on the bench next to the mirrors in the room. I stand up and grab my water bottle. Maybe, just maybe I feel a little bummed that she is here now too. I wouldn't mind having some time alone.

"Yeah, probably," I answer her. She turns back around to me and smiles. "Maybe you should stop skipping our dance lessons to keep your condition in track," she says with a wink. Instead of answering her, I take a sip of my water. A great way to postpone an answer, if you'd ask me.

She is right tho... I have been skipping our dance lessons lately. I just don't feel like doing that anymore. I still love dancing and I still love teaching, but doing that with Ye-Jun just feels wrong. Especially after I kissed her while being drunk... Not that we ever speak about that again.

"Why? Do you miss your amazing dance teacher?" I joke instead of giving her a proper explanation. Ye-Jun laughs, "Of course I do! So when are you coming back?"

I feel my heart ache. My whole body immediately screams no. No, I don't want to do dance lessons with her anymore. I shouldn't. It's wrong. But why? Just because I don't have the same feelings for her as I thought I had, doesn't mean we can't be friends, right? We could still dance together, right?

But it doesn't seem fun anymore... Maybe because I want to have these dance lessons with someone else. But I won't tell her that. It's probably better if I don't tell anyone that.

"I think it is best to stick to your official choreographer," I tell Ye-Jun honestly. She scares by my reaction. "R-Really? You want to quit completely?" She asks. I nod and put my water bottle down. "I think it's for the best," I tell her.

She looks confused and takes a step closer to me. "Is this just because of the kiss?" She scares me. We agreed to not talk about it... But her saying this to me all of a sudden... She is onto me...

"No," I half-lie. It is not completely because of the kiss, but it also is. It was wrong for me to kiss her, but it felt even more wrong that she kissed me back. I don't even know if she really likes me like that, but I also don't want to find out.

"Then why are you doing this all of a sudden? I thought we were cool?" She asks me. I sigh and look away from her. I want to tell her the truth, but I can't. But I also can't just tell her nothing. So I decide to give her the most lame excuse I could give her...

"It's just that I have to focus on my own work more. It's getting really busy and I need to make more time to practice my own choreography," I tell her. She locks eyes with me and keeps staring at me, like she is deciding if she believes me or not. But then, she nods. "Okay," she says, "That... That happens, I guess. It is the downside of being an idol." I nod. I feel how she is onto me and she knows there is more to the story, but I am glad she lets it go and accepts it.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," I tell her. We both look at each other awkwardly. It feels like the entire atmosphere has changed in a few minutes. My heart aches a little, because I like Ye-Jun, as friend. I never wanted it to be weird and awkward between us. But deep down I know this is what I should do. If I really want to find my way back to Alyssa, I need to keep my distance from Ye-Jun. It's for the best, I know it is.

"Okay... Then I guess I'll just go..." She awkwardly says. I look at her and see a sad look on her face. I feel bad... I don't want her to feel bad...

So before she walks away, I grab her arm to stop her. "Wait, Ye-Jun, please know that it has nothing to do with you," I tell her. She looks at me and smiles a little. "I know," she says, "I just didn't see this coming because we had such a good time and I learnt so much from you. And I hope I didn't ruin it myself." I smile a little, but feel my heart ache once again. "I swear, you didn't. It is all on me and my busy schedule," I tell her, "We'll still be friends, right?"

She smiles and giggles a little. "Of course. I will try not to hate you after this," she jokes. I laugh and feel how the atmosphere changes once again, but this time for the better. "Thank you very much, that means a lot," I tell her and bow. She laughs and bows back to me. "Of course!" She says.

I realize I am still holding her arm and quickly let her go. "I'll get going now," She says and grabs her stuff. "Okay, we'll see each other soon, okay?" I smile. She smiles back at me and nods, "We will. Have a great evening, Mister Taehyung." I smile and nod my head back to her. "Thank you, you too, Miss Ye-Jun," I smile. We both laugh and then she leaves the room.

When the door closes behind her, the silence returns in the room. I can't help but feel a bit relieved. Like some weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I really think I needed this. Probably even more than I thought. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved being Ye-Jun's choreographer. But I feel like it was fun for now, but it is better if we end it and leave it in the past. We both enjoyed our time and we both learnt a lot, but it is time to move on.

All though 'moving on' feels a little overrated while we were just choreographer and student.

I take a seat on the floor and take a deep breath. I feel exhausted. But not like my body is exhausted, but my brain. Do you know that feeling? Like after a long day of just sitting down or a day at the office, your brain is exhausted, but you can still run a marathon? Well, I feel like that now.

But luckily for me am I in the gym. So I find some space in front of the mirrors, big enough for me to dance. I grab my phone and search for a good song to dance to. I smile when I find Save Me by BTS. I can't help but feel a smile appear on my face. Save Me brings back so many memories... But not just from BTS.

Without thinking twice, I connect my phone to the speakers and start to dance. I even sing along to all the lyrics and even the rap. No matter how hard I try, I can't get the bright smile off my face. But honestly, I would rather keep that smile forever especially during this song.