My Beloved Rival [Kim Taehyung FF]

Chapter 13- Happy Birthday

"You did great... I'm so proud of you. You can cry all you want... I won't let go of you... I'll be here with you" 

At that moment, I willingly let my tears fall because I knew, that no matter what he would never judge me but will be by my side. Whenever I'm in my worst state, he would call my name in the sweetest voice and will bend down to hug me and while gently caressing my hair he would always say, 'don't worry, I'm always with you'. He was someone on whom I could always rely on and show him my weakest stage because he would never judge me like others but will always listen to me. 

Minutes passed as I finally stopped crying. He handed me his handkerchief which I used to wipe my tear-stained cheeks. I looked at the cake which was completely ruined. Taking a glance at me, he asked,

"Ms. second place... did you cry because of that guy... or the cake?"

"The cake of course! Who would want to cry after him!" I replied, quite annoyed making him giggle

"Why would you cry over a cake?"

"BECAUSE I USED MY ENTIRE MONTH'S POCKET MONEY FOR THIS AND I HAVE NOTHING LEFT! AND INSTEAD OF GIVING ME A COMPENSATION, THAT JERK RAN AWAY! NOW, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!" I yelled at the top of my lungs because I was just so mad making him burst out laughing

"But... whom did you buy the cake-e for?" He asked while he continued to laugh

"THAT WAS FOR Y- that was for... for... for..."

"For....?"

"For... my brother!" I replied

"Aren't you the only child?"

"Cousin brother!"

"Isn't he in Busan?"

"Cousin brother's.... mother!" 

"Isn't she in Vancouver for a business trip?"

"Why do you know all this?!"

"Just some general knowledge. I need to know everything about my enemy to figure out their next attack" He said making me roll my eyes

"General knowledge my foot.... wait... how did you know that I was here?" I questioned looking at him suspiciously as he looked everywhere but him

"I was on my way-y to meet my... Yoongi Hyung!" He said

"As far as I know... Yoongi doesn't live in this neighborhood"

"To meet Yoongi Hyung's... friend Hoseok Hyung!" 

"Aren't their houses right next to each other?"

"What the- when did they change houses?!"

"They've been always like this!"

"But how do you know this?!" He questioned

"As you said, just some general knowledge" I replied winking at him 

"I feel like vomiting" 

"Shut up" With that, we both started laughing. People looked at us thinking we were crazy but we could care less. I looked over at Taehyung and thought, 'I'm glad that it was you who saw me at my weakest stage'. A small smile spread on my face as I looked down. 

"Wait... you have cream on your face" I heard him say and when I looked in his direction, he came closer to me, and with his fingers, he wiped the cream off my face. My heart started beating fast, I gulped down the lump that formed in my throat. Smiling at me, he returned to his original position, sitting against the wall leaning against it. He took the lighter out of his pocket, he kept opening and closing the lid while looking at the sky. 

"Y/n... do you know.... when I saw you crying while kneeling... at that moment, I just wanted to hug you and keep saying, 'don't worry, I'm here'. I don't know if this is what rivals do or not but... that was what I felt at that point. I hope that... whenever you are at your weakest point, I'll be by your side to embrace you and comfort you" He said 

'If it wasn't for this... I don't think I would've ever realized my feelings for you'

'Taehyung'

"Taehyung," I said 

'I like you'

"Thank you," I said smiling at him 

[Time skip: 11:57 pm]

Taehyung's POV:

I slowly opened my eyes to the ringing of my phone. Who the fuck would call me this late?! I swear if it's Hoseok or Yoongi Hyung trying to prank me again, I'm gonna stop talking to them from tomorrow onwards for a week! My hands reached out to my phone while I sat on the bed half asleep. Checking the caller ID, my eyes widened as I realized it was from Y/n. Why would she call me so late?! Did she get any crazy challenge ideas?

"Hello... Kim-m... Taehyung speaking-g" I spoke in a sleepy voice

"Taehyung! Come down! I'm waiting for you!" I heard from the other side 

"Okay... come down... you are waiting for me.... which means you are in front of my house... wait... WHY AND WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE THIS LATE?!" I nearly yelled as I slipped and fell of my bed 

"Would you stop yelling?! Just come down or I'm coming in!"

"Fine fine. Geez, what challenge do you have this time?!" I asked getting off the floor. Twisting the handle of the door, I walked down the stairs and stopped in front of the main door. She won't do the ice-bucket challenge would she?

"Open the door, Taehyung" 

End of POV

"Open the door, Taehyung" I said as I heard the door unlocking. Checking the time, I realized that it was almost time. Lighting the candles, I waited for him to him to come out. The moment he came out, the clock struck 12 and I yelled on the top of my lungs,

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAEHYUNG!" 

His eyes widened and he looked shocked like really shocked which soon turned into a smiling face. I could see his eyes glistening as he slowly walked toward me. 

"Cut the cake!" I said handing the knife over to him and putting the cake on a bench nearby. He made a wish before blowing the candles and finally cutting the cake while I clapped my hands. We took took a slice of cake each and sat on the bench. 

"Wait... then the previous cake was for me?" He asked making me nod

"Why would you make so many excuses then?!" He said

"I couldn't have let you know about it... it wouldn't be a surprise anymore then" I replied

"Ms. second place.... thank you"

"Just because it's your birthday doesn't means I won't yell at you for calling me that" I said making him laugh

"But Taehyung... I've never seen you celebrate your birthday even with your Hyungs.... why is that?"