AGAINST THE ODDS | KV ✓

Chapter 14 - Understand

It's either the anxiousness or adrenaline rushing through his veins making Taehyung's heart jump in his chest as he stares out of the car window, letting breeze ruffle his unkempt hair as the curls eventually block his vision but he doesn't even try to tame them.

"Nervous?" Namjoon questions with a light laugh.

"Kind of." Taehyung agrees as he unnecessarily flattens down the slight crinkles in his trouser pants. "I'm also excited."

Namjoon hums as he finally enters the pack house's driveway and Taehyung swears it's like any of the dream mansion looks like.

Two tall towers at the front corners and the dome in the middle, those polished gray bricks lined up give it a touch of British architecture but the dome is more of Islamic architecture. It's a perfect blend together. 

As his brother parks the car along with the other cars in the order, Taehyung's heart thumps as he steps down, marvelling at the other cars that stand besides his brother's Porsche.

"All these other cars are owned by Sir," Namjoon supplies with the piece of information, "he also has his bike parked inside the garage, he rarely rides it though."

Jungkook on a bike can be insanely hot and Taehyung has never seen the leader ride it around the roads but someday he wishes he would be privileged to see it, perhaps even join his mate.

"Cool." Taehyung hums, taking a deep breath, looking around the garden watching the gardener work around the shrubs shaping and trimming them. "It's beautiful."

"Oh, it's all because of Mr. Song, he is the gardener." Namjoon points vaguely at the gardener. "He says plants are his passion. Sit with him once and he'll tell you so much about plants and trees that you'd be left in awe with his knowledge of botanics." He speaks highly of the man referred to in his words. "Sir's mother was fond of nature." He adds in the information.

"She was?" Taehyung looks at his brother.

Namjoon hums. "Sir says she used to love walking around gardens and Sir used to often join her." He speaks with a certain nostalgia as if reminiscing the moment he had this talk with the leader. "In her memory that Sir is so keen to maintain the gardens, he himself doesn't really step in."

"What's Sir's favourite corner in the packhouse?" Taehyung asks as they start to walk towards the main door, the wood was dark and hand ancient Hangul dialect carved on the borders.

"His own room," Namjoon chuckles, "it's more of an apartment, he renovated his room and broke down the walls that separate his room with his parents and brother," he presses the buzzer of the intercom that's installed on the wall, "he has everything there, bathroom, kitchen living room, it's a real huge space. No one is allowed inside. I've only seen it twice that too from the doorstep."

"Sir doesn't even let the maids in?" 

"No, he cleans and keeps his room extremely tidy, he cooks for himself too."

Taehyung tilts his head a little startled as the doors part open. "Why so?" He bows down at the maid who opens the door for them before she quickly disappears.

"I don't know, he says he doesn't like people intruding his safe place." Namjoon walks in and Taehyung frowns at his brother's words, instinctively going to palm his pant's pockets where he feels the keys. "He sometimes hides in there when things get tough, it's his sanctuary he says."

"Oh." Taehyung breaths out, gripping over the keys from above the fabric of his pants. "Do you think it's even appropriate for me to enter?"

"He wants you to be there, Tae." Namjoon shakes his head. "He is letting you in his life, please don't do anything that would hurt him."