Fragile Longing (Taekook)

Chapter Seven

"The fire can't touch me,

for I have burned one too many times,

& the sea can't harm me,

for I've been drowning all my life.

Oh but you could rip my heart open,

darling,

for I have never known love before."

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There was complete silence inside the pickup, except for the radio where an anchor keep talking about the weather. Kim Taehyung Gulped in fear, his hand holding onto the steering wheel tightly, eyes set on the road. 

"You know I am strong enough to not get hurt by a little accident right?" He laughed or at least tried to hoping to get a reaction from the cold stone aka his sister sitting beside him, gripping onto her backpack more like crushing it within her palm. And he gulped again, trying everything not to just beg for forgiveness for something he didn't even do.

"I am really ok...I mean..I always had strong bones. Remember when I broke that gangster's head while you were in class ten. He got admitted to hospital while I only got a few scra...."

The glare make him stopped midway. The rest of the drive was spent in silence until he parked infront of the college gate. She made no move to get out, he didn't even know what to do anymore. She has been like this since this morning after seeing his wounds. He said he met with a small accident but didn't explain what it was. She will freak out more if he tell that he jumped willingly into a break failed car for someone else.

Suddenly the loud sobbing sound broke the silence making him freak out more. 

"YO..YOU ASSHOLE..."

"Language Kim Yoona." He corrected while trying to wipe her tears away. Getting punches in return. Feeling proud as hell when those punches hurt. He taught her how to punch after all. "I hate you...I .."

He let out a sigh while pulling her in his arms. The sobs were wreaking havoc on his heart. Kim Taehyung can bear anything except his sister's tears. "I am sorry.."

"It's al..all your fault."

"Yes..I am sorry."

"I..Ha..hate you."

"I hate myself too."

"I really..really.." She broke down again making him tightened his arms around her. "What..if..what if something happened to you? What if..what if..you left me too?" She broke down more and more making him feel guilty.

"You know nothing will happen to me." He puled her face wiping her tears away. "I will be right here with you, forever."

"I told..told you not to.. fight..what if..you leave me to like mom and dad.."

Taehyung hold onto her face firmly. making her look at his eyes. "Listen to me carefully. I am never leaving your side. I am here and I will always be. Just like this. I promise."

The sobs seems to finally die down as she pulled herself together, glared at him again. "If I ever see you hurt again, you have to eat Jimin Hyung's cooking for one month."

His eyes widen in panic, a shudder running through him even at the mention of that. That idiot will surely kill him with his ever changing recipes, if one can even call it that. "Got it. No fighting. No getting hurt."

"Good." She gave him the stink eye before getting out going towards her college. 

That sight again bought a different kind of peace in his mind. To see her living a normal life, away from all the mud he was rolling in, this was all he ever wanted. And now to see it coming true make him finally feel at peace, even if it's for a moment only.