RE Beginning: FAITH ~V~

Chapter 17

TW: SA Mentioned

"Luna, please," Taehyung begs. He places his hands on her shoulders, gently pushing her off him so he can see her face, "Please tell me what's wrong,"

"I..." Luna clears her throat, "I can't,"

"Why?" He mutters. He shuffles so he is sitting cross-legged in front of her, leaning forward.

"I don't... I don't want you to hate me," Luna mumbles, gulping down a sob.

"I promise you; I won't hate you," He reassures, giving her a small smile, "Please just tell me,"

Luna looks into his eyes, tears still gently sliding down her moist face. His eyes are so genuine, full of kindness and love for her. He looks so concerned, the fear hiding just behind his eyes.

I should tell him... it'll be okay. I can do this.

She takes a big, shaky breath, roughly wiping her face of all her tears. She sniffles a little, looking down at her hands as she fiddles nervously with the blanket.

She proceeds to tell him what happened with The Eye. She leaves out certain details, like how she was training to be an assassin at the time, and how he targeted her because her father was a crime boss. She stuck to the basics, the kidnapping, what she remembers happening, how she was found, and how her father reacted when he found her. Throughout the entire explanation, Taehyung's expression is blank. But when she looks up at him, she can see the bubbling rage hiding behind the mask.

She then proceeds to explain how she has struggled with intimacy ever since. She tells him how it's only touching and any activities beyond that. She also adds that this is why Jungkook felt the need to cheat on her. He nods along to her explanation, his jaw clenching and unclenching.

Please don't leave me... please...

"I didn't want to say anything because..." She bites her lip.

"Because you were worried I would do the same?" Taehyung finishes, sounding angry. She nods timidly.

It's moments like these that she has always tried to avoid. She has never been this emotional or vulnerable with anyone, besides Jimin. But even then, she was usually drunk. It makes her feel weak and stupid.

Stupid fucking trauma.

Startling her, Taehyung places his hand softly on her face, gently gliding his thumb over her cheek. She looks up at him warily, startled to see tears in his eyes. Her eyes widen, completely bewildered by his reaction. He takes a deep breath before speaking.

"I will never... never... cheat on you," Taehyung says firmly. His jaw is trembling slightly as if he is close to breaking down and crying himself. Before Luna can reply, he continues.

"And I am so sorry you had to go through something like that. I will never do anything you are not comfortable with, okay?" She nods, "So, what are you genuinely comfortable with?"

"Genuinely?"

"Yes," He says sternly, "I don't want you to say you are comfortable with something that you aren't comfortable with just for my sake,"

"Oh," She nods, gulping, "So... you won't..."

"I'm not going anywhere," He places his other hand on her other cheek, leaning in closer, "I care about you, a lot. I'm not going to leave you over something like this. I don't care if we never end up going that far. As long as you are by my side and happy, I am happy,"