Engraved | Taehyung & Jungkook

Taehyung - Yearning

Taehyung was confused when he saw Jungkook walking with Sulli through the hall of the Blaze building. His hand was around her waist and she didn't seem uncomfortable with it. What was going on? Did they know each other?

Just as he was thinking, his phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and said that it was a text from Jungkook. He said to go see him.

Taehyung spotted Jungkook walking back across the hall again. He quickly jogged to catch up with him.

"Jungkook!" Taehyung called.

Jungkook turned around and smiled when he saw him. "Ah, Taehyung, here you are. Yoongi-hyung is ready to see you and Yerin. He wants you to meet him in a place in near Nakdong."

"Yea. Um, I saw you and Sulli walking together just now. I didn't know you two are friends?"

"I'm just helping her with something," Jungkook said. Something was nagging Taehyung but he shrugged it off.

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Taehyung was touring the big cocaine factory of FIRE with Yoongi and Yerin. He was very intrigued by all of this but he had to use every last bit of his effort just to make sure his mind didn't wander. As soon as the plan was made, which was to deliver Yerin to Leader Kim in order to lure him out, Taehyung quickly hurried out from the cocaine factory. He got back into his car. He sat there looking at his phone. Again, the nagging feeling was there but he couldn't tell what it was. He mindlessly scroll through his phone until he saw a picture Sulli posted on Kakao a while ago. He then realised what it was: he really wanted to talk to Sulli. He exited that app and went to his contact. He held the phone to his ear as he waited for the call to connect.

"Taehyung?" Sulli's voice said from the phone. Taehyung smiled hearing her voice.

"Sulli, I will be leaving Busan tomorrow. I was just thinking if I could see you before that."

There was a moment of silence from her side which really scared Taehyung. Luckily she replied, "Of course. Where do you want to meet?"

"Coffee shop again?" Taehyung asked.

"I'm really tired, I don't feel like going out again. Can you come meet me at my house?"

Taehyung wasn't sure if that was an invitation to anything more. "Yea, now?"

"Sure," Sulli said. She then told him her address.

He stepped on the gas peddle and headed for her location.

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After passing Min Yoongi's mansion that was still being repaired, Taehyung soon arrived at Sulli's house. He parked and got out of the car. His heart was pounding in his chest as he approached her door. He stood there for almost a minute, rehearsing his greeting before finally plucking up courage to knock on the door.

It was opened and the beautiful face of his crush appeared.

Sulli smiled like an angel and said, "Hi Taehyung."

Taehyung swallowed and replied. "Hi, Sulli. I'm good."

Fuck, he royally messed up.

Sulli chuckled and invited him in. He nervously stepped into her house.

The first thing he noticed was a jarring lack of things in the middle of the living room. He could tell that a large furniture used to be there by the discolouration of the wooden floor.

Sulli noticed him staring and answered the question in his head, "Oh yea, there used to be a sofa but Yoongi's blood soaked it so I had to throw it out."

"Right," Taehyung whispered. "Where do you normally sit then?" he asked.

"Well, I am using my bed as my sofa at the moment," Sulli replied. "Um, you want to sit there?"

"Ok," Taehyung followed Sulli into her bedroom. It was neat and tidy, and its walls were painting pastel pink. It was very homely with many pictures pinned on a board abover her bed, which was filled with cushions.

She rearranged the cushions so that he could lean on them and asked, "Would you like a drink?"

"W-Water please," Taehyung replied. He has never been in a girl's bedroom before so his nervousness was surfacing.

"Alright, I'll be back," Sulli said as she went out to get the water. She was back after a minute with the glass of water but nothing for herself. She handed it to Taehyung and climbed on the bed to sit opposite him.

She crossed her legs and closed her eyes. She really did seem tired.

"So why are you so tired? Taehyung asked. "Did you not get enough sleep last night?"

Sulli and said, without meeting his gaze, "Yea, something like that."

"That's not good..." Taehyung muttered, knowing there was something more to it. "Anyway, I just wanted to see you before leaving to Goyang. I don't know how long I'll be there for."

"Why are you going there? Is it work related?" Sulli asked.

"Something like that," Taehyung replied, mimicking Sulli's own words. They both chuckled.

"It's gang-related isn't it?" Sulli said and Taehyung nodded. She continued, "I hope you don't get yourself into too much danger."

"I don't know," Taehyung said, the corners of his mouth downturned, "It might be very dangerous, depending on how it goes."

"Is anyone else I know going with you?"

Taehyung nodded, "Yea, Boss is going, Yerin and Jimin are going too."

Sulli's thin brows furrowed as if she was remembering something. "Wait a minute... Yerin? Is her full name Song Yerin?"