AIRMAIL [Taehyung POV]

Oneshot

Wall of Kingdom was never peaceful. Fifteen walls were already doomed, lost in the hands of enemy; left lonely, empty, tainted with blood of deceased generations. Hope was laid within seven more walls, safe and sound.

THE LIFE WITHIN THE WALLS WAS NEVER CALM.

A boy in his late 17 years old, tall and built with long eyelashes stayed with his family within wall 6, the second of most dangerous wall in Wall of Kingdom.

The safest wall were Wall 1 and 2, rich and wealthy. He never once went into those walls as they only accept people in higher ranking to enter and made a living. He heard that there were schools in Wall 1 and 2, and he admitted that he was a little eager to have schoolmates and friends except for he can't.

Young men of Wall 6 didn't go to school, they polished their art of war everyday and preparing themselves as government may call them to battlefield any time from now.

Kim Taehyung munched his bread when he heard a siren loudly howling but seemed too far from his place.

Wall 7.

Taehyung hoped that young men on Wall 7 stay undefeated. He swallowed his food and take a glance to feathery creature stood on his window frame. Snow was just finished her meal. He smiled and took a piece of paper, wrote something on it and tied it to Snow's feet before he released her away.

In his life, there were few souls who were dear to him, his parents, Snow and Hana. His bird Snow, was a faithful bird. For a bird to have a long life of nine years was nuisance but not for Snow. His Snow was an old bird he cherished as she was there accompanying him in sadness and happiness.

And Hana; there was this old folks saying, one day you will found someone who is worth all your whole life, and Taehyung knew he found his already.

Hana is a girl, staying far within Wall 3; where Taehyung loved with all his heart and he hide that very well from her. They had been exchanging letters occassionally in these 9 years, never met, never talked only letters by air.

Taehyung snorted when he heard another siren booming in the air, this time, twice. He knew that the wall was already lose to bad people and that sent shivers to his body, knowing that the government will start gathering young adults of 18 years old and above to start an army.

He smiled when he received Hana's reply, she sounded happy and that gave him more energy to accept the reality that government will call on him any time, was it now, or in another two days, on his 18th birthday, he didn't know.

He had butterfly in his stomach, when she asked about his name and age and gender.

Seriously, she never make a guess of me?

But he replied nevertheless.

***

KimTae. 18. Male.
And I'm sorry this is so sudden but I need to tell you this.
I like you Hana. I will fight for Wall of Kingdom and get myself promoted as a General. Then I will get into Wall 3 and I will find you. Please wait for me. Please.

***

But he thought that this will probably freak her out so he erased it back and wrote an awkward "hahaha" instead. He let Snow out to send his reply and Snow came back letter-less.

"Taehyung", his mother knocked on the door and gave him a sad smile. He smiled back and took a worn-out slingbag filled with his necessities for army camp.

"Let's go, Snow", Snow fled to Taehyung's shoulder and he walked out of his room, kissing his mother's cheek. "Take care, mother"

***

Apparently the enemies multiplied and attacked Wall 6 in many directions, East, West, North, South. They had panzers working for them and washed the region clean.

Houses were burnt to ashes, crops were stomped flat, people were caught and killed.

It caught the army off-guard, General got panicked, the young armies got killed in every way possible, bullets and grenades. Not giving them a second chance.

Taehyung was placed in the front line, the first platoon to defend their Wall. He had army clothes and machine gun slung around his shoulder; too heavy for his arm to lift it properly and his back was hurting because of backup bullets around his body.

It was cruel; in Taehyung's view, their General took them for granted and chose a few young armies to be sacrificed for Wall of Kingdom's good.

Taehyung felt his chest, a strip of bombs was chained around his body, under his shirt and the only thing he can think was,

Do not die. Hana is waiting for you.

Do not die. Hana is waiting for you.

Do not die. Ha--

Their General screeched and they ran forward with sniper on hand, gunshots and bombs were heard in every way, left, right and Taehyung saw something on the air, he thought it was a drone but -

Snow.

He tripped on muddy ground when he heard a squeak up the air and Snow fell next to him, bloody and dead. He cried and tried to stand up before he fell down again. Enemies were gathering around him, smirking and had their guns on him.

Under less than a quarter minute, the enemies circling him like ants circling sugar. And Taehyung did the bravest thing an army should do, with "Hana, I love you", whispered from his pale lips.

He bombed himself and the enemies.

***

The war lasted for a week, and the enemies were defeated. Wall 6 was left stranded but will be rememberred by inner walls for they had save their lives. Now and probably forever.

***

Little that everyone knew, another white bird sat on deceased Taehyung's window frame, a piece of paper tied nicely around its feet, waiting for Taehyung to let it off.