WINGS || Taehyung

#22 - Unclear Feelings

Soo Young rushed back into the cafe with wide eyes, her breath labored as though she'd run a marathon. Taehyung couldn't have been more thankful for her precise timing - for she had come the moment Taehyung had finished explaining himself, and the wings had been long out of the way. But the moment both men caught sight of the panicked look in your co-worker's eyes, all thoughts and remembrance of any other details of occurrences that had occurred previously flew out of the window.

They got up quickly, the chairs groaning against the concrete as they pushed it, their legs quick - Taehyung's much quicker than Jin's - as they rushed into the changing rooms. Namjoon followed quietly, taking his time, naturally lagging behind. Taehyung once in the room, took the seat Soo Young was seated on, Jin almost pushing him off in the process. With a glare towards the Sinner, he quietly sat down on the bench you laid on.

You made an attempt to open your eyes, but they seemed glued shut, and the throbbing at the back of your head wasn't being any close to helpful either. Once you were almost successful at opening your eyes, the glare of the white light in the room along with the thumping in your head and somewhere around the region of your abdomen, made you groan and shut your eyes tightly, letting slip a few tears - courtesy of your eyes being dry before you'd opened them.

'Y/N...' You heard a male voice beside you, making you give another try at opening your eyes. This time you were successful, but you took a while before your vision could adjust to the people beside you. But it remained blurry, giving you only the ability to see the defined outlines of the people.

'Taehyung?' Your voice came out hoarse and cracked, the person in front of you shifting forward at the mention of his name. The more you kept trying to concentrate and willed for the blurry vision to clear, the more your head hurt. You lifted your head, but it just made the pain worse - like somebody decided to slam a hammer to your head - your hand reaching at the back of your head as you let out a small cry.

'Shh...Y/N, you're hurt. Don't touch it.' Taehyung whispered as he moved your hand away, and readjusted the ice pack under your head which you hadn't noticed until you'd felt it with your hand. Your crown had probably gone numb either from the impact from previously, or because of the ice pack being there for too long.

You laid your bead back down and let out a sigh. You turned your head slightly, so you could see both Taehyung and Jin. You smiled at Jin, but didn't get a response from him, making you furrow your eyebrows in return.

'What happened?' You asked to no one in particular. Either way, you knew both of them had different answers for your question. And you wished somebody would bring you water.

Taehyung glanced at Jin before looking back at you again. He gave you a long stare before shaking his head, 'No, love, you rest. We'll talk about this later.'

Your frown only dug deeper into your forehead, 'Why?' You really needed that water right now.

He shook his head again and gave you a smile that made nothing feel better. You remembered what had happened earlier, but the reasons and causes for it - you were still unaware of. It was scarring - yes - but it hadn't seemed to scare you anymore - although you'd only be able to say so if you had yet another endeavor with that being.

'He's not safe for you, Y/N.' Jin blurted out, making your gaze shift swiftly to his. You cocked an eyebrow at him, not being sure of what exactly he was talking about.

'Not safe? What are you talking about, Jin?' You asked, a forced laugh making it's way into the conversation. Just then, you remembered what Taehyung had done when you were in that man's hands earlier that day, but instead of asking him about it, you simply denied it, reasoning that you might have been in too much of pain that you ended up seeing things. It seemed absurd, to think so, but...you had your own reasons as to why you didn't want to find out exactly who Jin's accusation was pointed at.