stigma || K.TH

8. fake dating

Taehyung knocked on your door. Little did he know how today would change him. You open the door. Your face was stoic. Blank. "I need you to leave and never come back." Taehyung's smile faded. "Why?"

His question tugged at your heart. But after what your sister had told you. The flash drive going missing. The pain you would cause the group if it came out. You needed to stay away from Taehyung. Far away.

"Because I don't need what we have going public. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore Mr. Kim." The nickname sent him into a spiral of fury.

He became even more pissed as the door slammed in his face. Taehyung was determined to eventually figure out what went wrong.

Months later he stared Jungkook down. Taehyung had been interrogating Jungkook for months since it was revealed that he had the flash drive. "How did you get it?" Jungkook rolled his eyes. Taehyung had yet to give a genuine apology to him.

"Don't know. Plus we have to practice so focus." Jungkook huffed as he stood back up and pressed play on his phone. Taehyung felt like an outcast in his group. Barely anyone wanted to speak to him.

He deserved this. But at least everyone had someone to go home to. Everyone except him. He let the girl of his dreams slip through his fingers. The practice door opens as their manager walks in. The music dims as they begin to listen.

"I'm just here to get Taehyung." Panic ran through his veins at that statement. Taehyung followed his manager out the door and into his office. There you sat. You looked different.

You wore a tank top disguised as a bandana and baggy jeans. Pink butterfly shades added to your aura. Taehyung was at a loss for words as his manager began to speak. "So the company decided to make a statement about the dating rumors. And have-"

"Did you talk to Dahlia?" Your words sliced into the conversation. Your leg began to bounce as you felt Taehyung's stare on you. Keep calm. Don't react. "Yes, and she thinks this is a good idea. We need you two to fake date." You snapped out of your stoic expression.

"Why would Dahlia think this is a good idea?" Your brows furrowed. She knew the whole story. She knew how much you wanted to escape Taehyung's life. To you, your presence was enough to ruin his life. "Because you're now an aspiring actress and any publicity is sometimes good publicity."

Taehyung examined your features. As you become more animated with your words your shirt raised. Staring back at him was a new tattoo and a belly button piercing. "Are you just gonna sit there and look stupid? Don't you have anything to say?" Your harsh words snapped Taehyung out of his trance.

In his eyes, it wasn't a bad idea. It gave you more publicity and it gave him a way to stay away from his members. His pride is the reason he has yet to apologize. "I think we should do it."

Taehyung prepared himself for the worst as he saw your eye twitch. "Fine if he and Dahlia think it's a good idea who am I to argue?" A smile grew on his manager's face at the agreement.

"Before you make the contract, I want to establish the terms of our agreement." Taehyung's brows raised. It was then that he hadn't realized the logistics of what he agreed to.

"We only associate with each other for business reasons. We're allowed to date whoever we want. And lastly, this fake relationship thing can only last a maximum of three months."

"Done."

Taehyung rolled his eyes at his life being decided for him. At this point, he had come to terms with the fact that he sometimes made terrible decisions. You smirked and stood up. Before leaving, you shook the manager's hand and gave a nod to Taehyung.

"Pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Kim."

Your phone rang for the third time in the past ten minutes. You ignored it. A sigh left your lips at the name that appeared across the screen. She hadn't stopped calling all day. Probably because HYBE released an official statement about you and Taehyung dating.

Honestly, your phone had been going off all day, but Quinn had been the only one to call you. "You should probably answer next time. She is still your sister." Dahlia spoke as she sat down with the popcorn.

"I also may or may not have invited a certain set of friends." Your lip twitched. Destain written all over your face. The doorbell rang before you could ask her any more questions. "Can you get that? I want to make sure we pick the perfect movie for us to watch."

As you walked toward the door, a pit formed in your stomach. Something was wrong. Something weird was going to happen tonight. You opened the door and your suspicion was confirmed. Zoey, Asher, and Cameron stood at the door. You zeroed in on Cameron who you knew had a crush on you for years.

"We just wanted to congratulate you on your first movie as an actress. And of course your new relationship." Your lips pursed as you gave a curt nod and stepped to the side to let them in. Dahlia walked back into the living room with furrowed brows.

"We're still missing someone and I think he brought a plus one." What was supposed to be a movie night with your best friend turned into a movie party.

Yoongi narrowed his eyes at Taehyung. He knew who was in there and wanted nothing to do with it. "My wife is going to hate this." Taehyung shrugged as he rang the doorbell. This broke the contract. But he'd find a way around it.

He just didn't like you being around Cameron. He brought Yoongi along to make sure he wouldn't do anything stupid. You answered the door and your smile faded. Stoic. When is your face not?

Yoongi rolled his eyes as he pushed past Taehyung and you into the house. You snarled before letting the younger in as well.

This can't end well.