My Idol

Chapter 17

Taehyung never thought a day would come when he would dread leaving his shooting spot. He always hated photoshoots. Even more when he had to travel to different places, but this time, he actually enjoyed it.

It was a nice change considering that he knew his life would be the same as before. Running to the company at night and preparing for a collab in the morning, Taehyung could only sigh at those thoughts.

"You can take an early leave if you are tired, Taehyung. " Jin says, thinking that maybe the idol was tired from shooting from morning till evening.

Only if the CEO knew.

"It's alright, hyung. I'm not even that tired, and perhaps, Hyunni is having a good time here. I can't really leave without her. " The last time, Taehyung had addressed the CEO by his name, the male had scowled and said that he would prefer hyung rather than these formal greetings.

Taehyung liked that. He was tired of formal greetings too, and he liked being able to call someone hyung other than Yoongi.

Jin frowned slightly at the words, then stared in the direction where the idol was gazing. From this place, they could easily see Hyunmi and Jungkook playing god knows what, but they both seemed happy and didn't have scratches, so it was safe, he guessed.

Jin had already 'very politely' threatened Jungkook that if by mistake Hyunmi cried or got any scratch, he would personally show every embarrassing thing Jungkook did in his 'obsession' with Taehyung. The younger had nodded with red cheeks and ears, and he seemed to follow that well.

"You don't have to worry that much about her. We would drop her in the room if she asked. " Jin offered, but Taehyung shook his head with a chuckle.

"It isn't needed. If I got up from here, Hyunni would come here running. " Jin smiled and looked at the girl, and now he noticed she would turn her head every time to make sure Taehyung was still sitting there.

Jin thought it was a great time to talk to the idol privately. Jimin and Yoongi were out for some work, which he didn't know about, while Namjoon had gone for a walk, and considering Jungkook and Hyunmi, they both seemed too engrossed in their play that they won't come to them any soon.

"I have been meaning to ask you something since we first met. " Taehyung looked at him with confused eyes, and if he wasn't wrong, then Jin was sure he got a glimpse of the terror of anticipation in the idol's eyes.

"Like what?" Taehyung asks, and Jin knows by that tone that he can't ask Taehyung straightforward questions. The idol would never answer them.

"Nothing special. " Jin shrugs, stretching his arms a bit, and giving a brief smile. "When I started HYBE, I wasn't sure I would succeed or if trainees would even trust me. I spent a lot of time learning how an entertainment company worked. However, Cube has always been such a secretive company that I could never understand how it worked. "

Taehyung looked confused until the idol realized it, but the looks in his eyes told him that maybe the other had taken his words the wrong way. "What I meant to say is that I had heard a lot of rumors of Cube, but I don't trust them, but I do want to hear a bit about your company from you. You told us about staff, and a few rules, which I don't think are appreciated by me, but what do you like doing in the company?"

"Uh, mostly anything that I could get my hands on. Sometimes, I stay in the practice room till midnight with Jimin, who teaches me a few steps, or sometimes, I would be in the studio, playing with beats here and there. " Taehyung smiles, but it doesn't reach his eyes, and the tone of his voice wavers, which had Jin believe that the idol was purposedly avoiding talking about his company.