His Boxy Smiles

Chapter 3

Days passed by with constant morning til' afternoon shootings for Taehyung. But his days didn't stop there. He still had practice and a whole lot of gap to catch up to. Needless to say that he still hadn't been able to spend good quality time with BTS.

He was getting more impatient as time passed by and maybe even angered every time they gave him the excuse that they were too tired. He was tired too and would love to collapse on bed as soon as possible to maximise his sleeping hours before another hectic day. But no, he would prefer spending time with them because he value their time together more. Why couldn't they just go along with his plea for once? For sure they could eat out with him, couldn't they?

Yet, despite being upset all the time, he still tried his hardest to understand.

Now, Taehyung sat on the backseat of the car, completely drained from everything.

He would try again later but right now, let him wallow in his loneliness for once. He closed his eyes and before long, he had fallen asleep.

The next time he opened his eyes, his manager told him that they were back at the dorm.

'Already?' he thought he had asked out loud but when his manager didn't reply, he blinked and tried again.

"Hyung, why are we back at the dorm?" he asked.

"We were stuck in the middle of traffic for 3 hours. The others should be arriving back soon too," his manager gestured to the sky above. It was indeed already dark. "And I figured you'd be too tired to do any practising today. Maybe you can take an early rest and hang out with the others. I'm sure you guys miss each other way too much."

Taehyung's eyes lit up. He hope so. He really hope so.

This time, Taehyung was confident that he wouldn't be rejected again. After all, he had brought good news along with him tonight and Bangtan celebrates good news, right?

He quickly took a shower and got dressed. He plopped himself down on the couch to await their return. He was scrolling through his phone when half an hour later, the boys piled in, faces dark.

"You're back!" Taehyung greeted cheerfully as he sat up. However, he frowned once he noticed the tension in the air around them.

He wondered what happened. Clearly, something bad happened during practice. "What's wrong?"

Taehyung knew that Bang PD-nim probably scolded them but he still asked.

Nobody answered him, they were clearly not in the mood to deal with Taehyung. Don't get them wrong, they love the boy but in the kind of state that they were in, the boy's cheeriness might just make them explode.

Taehyung hesitated but he still asked. "Want to talk about it?"

"Sorry, Tae. Too tired. Let's talk about it tomorrow," Jimin gave him a weak smile as he pulled out of his sneakers.

Tomorrow... That word was getting on his nerves but he gulped it down. Instead, he nodded.

Suga made a bee line for his room and Taehyung suddenly remembered the good news he wanted to share.

He should tell them when everybody's present. Maybe his good news could at least lift their spirits up too.

He was about to speak when Jungkook had beat him to it.

"I swear, hyung, if you ask to hang out at this time of the night, I will punch you."

Everybody froze. Even Suga who was already midway through his room's door had stopped on his tracks and stepped back to look at the maknae.