Ripple: BTS AU Story ✓

Chapter 4

Hello. I hope you enjoy this chapter. I have this feeling that you all know the order this story is going to go for a bit. I'm sorry if it annoys you that these chapters may feel like fillers, but I hope you continue to read nonetheless. On with the chapter!

Taehyung's POV

I began to walk around again after Hoseok hyung left. I take a few photos every so often. I take a deep breath and look up at the sky. The sun still shines brightly and the clouds are white like snow. I take my phone out and check the time, 4 pm. Earlier this morning, an old friend of mine texted me and said he was in town. He wanted to meet up at 5:30, so I could show him around and we could go get something to eat after. I still have a lot of time before I have to go back to my apartment. I wander around, not really caring where I ended up. Sometimes wandering around lead you to new places. I enter a section of the park I don't recognize. I instantly light up and begin to explore. There are benches all around the area. There is a large open section of grass in the center. There are flowers surrounding the grass. There a bunch of trees all over that provide the perfect amount of shade. They still allow just the perfect amount of light though. A bird lands next to the flowers. I smile and bring the camera to my face. I quickly take a photo. The loud clicking of my camera startles the bird and it flies away quickly. I grin as I look at the picture I took, perfect. Things seemed to be going pretty well today. I've gotten a bunch of great photos, got a job assignment, and I would be meeting up with a friend later on today. Yup, things seem to be going pretty well. I let my mind wander and think about what I'm going to do later on in the future. I smile as I see my biggest dreams coming true. I open my eyes and stare up at the sky. There is a cloud that is really close to the sun. Instead of blocking out the bright rays, the cloud becomes wispy and lets the sun's light through. I take a few steps back. I try to perfect my shot. I frown as I look through the scope of my camera. I need to get a better angle, maybe if I moved back a bit more. I continue to move back until I bump into something. "Hey watch it." Or someone. I whip around quickly. As I do this my camera flies out of my hands. My eyes widen as my beloved camera goes flying. It begins to fall towards the ground and I reach out for it. I didn't time it correctly and the camera misses my reach. It plummets to the hard floor. Suddenly a hand wraps around my camera before it shatters on the ground. I breathe a sigh of relief, all of those captured memories are safe. I look at the person who saved my camera and frown. He looks somewhat familiar. He's rather short compared to my height and he has a small frown on his face. He hands me back my camera and I take it from his hands. I bring it close to my chest and hug it. I bow my head down, "Thank you so much for saving my camera. You have no idea how much this means to me. Oh! And I am so sorry for bumping into you. I didn't notice you were behind me. I was just backing up to get a picture. Is there anything I can do to repay you? For saving my camera and as a way to say I'm sorry for bumping into you."

"One, you're welcome. You should be more careful. I'm not that mad that you bumped into me. As for that favor, sit down and talk with me. Seems like a weird request, but I've been sitting here for a few hours and am this close to losing my mind. I need to hear another human-beings voice," the man replies. I nod my head and take a seat next to him. I look back at the sky and frown. The cloud has disappeared and the shot I wished to capture has been lost. I quickly shake it off, there will always be more pictures to take. "I'm Min Yoongi. From the looks of it I'm older, so call me hyung," Yoongi says not making eye contact with me.

I smile at him, "Nice to meet you, Yoongi hyung. I'm Kim Taehyung." Yoongi gives me a curt nod. I look around the area that we're sitting at. The bench is made of wood and is fairly smooth. There is a few engravings on the handrails. There a bunch of trees surrounding the bench, thus shading the entire bench from view. It made sense why I was unable to see Yoongi before. "So, Taehyung. Why are you here?" Yoongi asks.