The Fault In Romance

18

taehyung's pov:

"oh sorry, I did not realise someone else was here" someone said which caused me to look in that direction to see one of jungkook's friends that I have not met before but I have seen him in jungkook's band.

"hi I am ryan, you must be taehyung" he said, walking closer to me as he puts his hand out for me to shake. I shake his hand.

"nice to meet you" I reply back smiling, still overwhelming nervous but I tried to act confident.

"is it okay if I sit?" he asked, pointing to the seat next to me. I thought it was nice that he asks permission first so I nodded.

"how come your not with the others?" he asks, looking at me with curious eyes.

"I am not a huge fan of large crowds" I whisper

"not a fan of the basketball guys?" he says, shooting me a sweet smile. I chuckle a little and nod.

"I dont blame you, honestly I dont even like hanging around them at times" ryan said, which definitely shocked me.

"really? how come?" I asked, feeling curious to know why. 

"I have strong values when it comes to friendship, that you never judge each other, trust, loyalty, and always be honest. I feel like some of the basketball guys are bullies, they judge people and it upsets me cause we dont know what someone is going through. my values dont match up to some of the guys. dont get me wrong it is fun to party with them but I dont talk to them much, only when we party, train or sometimes during school."

"I try stick with jungkook, yoongi, namjoon or my girlfriend" ryan stated

"your in a relationship? that is cute. how long have you both been together?" I ask

"a year now, its crazy how quick you can fall in love with someone in a short period of time."

"I guess that is what happens when you meet the one, your other half" I smile

"you in a relationship?" he asks me and I shake my head

"how come?" he asks straight away

"not sure to be honest" I laugh along with him.

"i wont lie, I have seen you around school before and you seem so shy. Im surprised with how this conversation is going." I was not sure how to feel about that comment, would that be him judging me?

"sorry that came out wrong" he sighed, shaking his head as he tries to form the words. 

"whenever I see you in class your quiet but when I see you interact with jimin and jin, your smile lit up the whole room. sometimes I hear comments that the basketball players make about you and I never thought about it but I always knew there was a different side to you" I knew the basketball players talked about me, for someone they call invisible the surely can see me. 

his comment did make me feel better. 

"thank you for not judging me" I whisper, telling him it means a lot. 

"you should not have to thank me for something people should be doing on a regular basis" ryan spoke, his voice serious. 

"does jungkook ever hear them talk about me?" I ask, fiddling with my fingers. 

"no. majority of the time the boys whisper whenever they talk shit about someone, jungkook never pays attention to when they whisper" I nod, thankful that whatever they say about me wont be put into jungkook's head. 

"by the way you play the drums so well, I was fascinated by it. did it take you long to learn?" I ask, ryan gasps and smiles. 

"that is so nice of you to say. I started when I was 10, I was shit at it but then eventually got better. I love the feeling of it, and the thrill you get when you play it. I will have to teach you some time" ryan suggested, I nodded telling him that it sounds like a plan. I wont lie I am surprised that ryan was so nice, I expected majority of jungkook's friends to be cocky or judge me on the spot. 

"jungkook talks so highly of you, he is lucky to have three great friends to always have his back"

"I appreciate you saying that. when did you and jungkook even start talking?" he asked

"gosh uhm, it was the day you guys played at the bar. we actually had proper conversations that night. today I was waking to the bus stop in the storm and jungkook offered me a lift to his place cause jimin and jin were staying over for the night so I came along" I replied, keeping it short and sweet. 

"he seems very fond of you" ryan said, I looked at him in surprise. wondering who he was talking about. 

"who is?" 

"jungkook" 

that definitely made butterflies swirl in my stomach. 

"what makes you say that?" I ask

"I see the way he talks with you, the way his eyes follow you, he has asked yoongi a few times if he knows you well through jimin. if I am being honest I think he wants to get closer to you but he is worried that your uncomfortable with it" ryan says, being straight up which I like. 

I sigh "I try to act confident but sometimes I am way too shy. its not that im uncomfortable its more I am nervous." I say

"you like him" ryan whispers which made my eyes widen and I shook my head. he noticed I was panicking and he grabbed my hand. 

"hey no, its okay. I already knew you may, im not the type of person to just spread that to everyone. I think he likes you as well" ryan said trying to calm me down, which worked. 

"really?" I ask

"yeah. since it is early days, there is definitely some type of attraction between you too but get to know each other. be a little flirty and see where it ends up, warm up to him and show him who you are" I wont lie this was such great advice, I very much appreciated everything ryan was saying. 

"if I am being honest. I dont approve of a lot of people dating jungkook cause I dont think they are right for him or I think they are using him. but with you, I trust you and think your interested in him for who he is" 

"I promise this conversation will stay between us, what is said in the cinema room stays in the cinema room" ryan said, smiling as he holds out his pinky. I wrap my pinky around his and whisper a thank you.

"always" he said back, ruffling my hair before we heard people start to rush into the theatre room.