Choose Your Own BTS Adventure

PATH 1: TAEHYUNG - PART 3

When you got inside, the whole apartment was alive with activity. Everyone was now awake from their slumbers and in various states of disarray as they all scattered around, getting dressed and taking turns slipping in and out of the shared bathrooms. You noticed Minji at the stove, a frilly pink apron tied tightly around her cinched waist, cooking a large pan of eggs for the guys.

You were suddenly filled with the urge to find something useful to do, so you strode over to the cabinets and started searching for the one that housed all the dishes. You could feel Minji smirking at you, and when you finally found the plates, you resisted the urge to take one out and smash it over her head. Instead, you slapped on the fakest smile you could muster up, and set the plates down on the counter beside her.

"Here you go," you said sweetly. Your voice sounded as sticky as melted marshmallows but with none of the calories or trans fat.

Minji didn't even grace you with a response.

When you turned to the fridge to take out some orange juice for the guys, you heard a sickening crash come from behind you.

"Oh my god, Y/N!" Minji shouted for all ears to hear. "Look what you just did! You clumsy idiot! You broke all of their nice plates!"

Your eyes went round with shock, two perfect softballs sitting in your eye sockets where your eyeballs were supposed to be. You knew that you didn't do it. How could you have? You weren't anywhere near the dang plates! Looked like Minji was dead set on getting rid of you.

A few of the guys came into the kitchen when they heard the loud noise, to see what had happened. They looked from Minji to you cautiously, as if the tension between you two was actually visible. Now was your chance to rat the rat out and tell the guys what had really happened, but you didn't really want to argue with her in front of them. You didn't feel like it would go well for you, at least not yet. No, you decided to swallow your pride and wait for the right opportunity to get the she-witch back.

"I'm so sorry," you said when Taehyung came closer, gingerly picking up the broken shards of glass at your feet. "I'll pay to replace them. You can take it out of my paycheck. I'm really sorry."

Namjoon came over with a broom and a dustpan and swatted Taehyung away from the sharp glass and started to sweep the broken pieces into a neat pile. "It's okay," he said. "Happens to me all the time. That's why we always have like five extra backup sets. Tae, grab some more plates out of the closet, will you?"

Taehyung smiled at you and nodded before doing what he was told, placing a neat stack of dishes on the wooden dining table nearby. He spread them out while you watched Minji's face grow visibly smug right in front of your own eyes.

Okay, you thought to yourself. New game plan: I'm going to stay as far away as possible from this demonic hag. She can do her work and I'll do mine.

You planned to have a little talk with her as soon as the guys were gone for the day.

The twenty minutes that followed were filled with the familiar sounds of a busy morning. The guys all talked jovially with one another, sporadic laughter sometimes filling the empty gaps, while some of the members scrolled lazily through their phones. You noticed out of the corner of your eye that Minji sat so close to Taehyung, she was practically sitting on his lap. His face looked strained, like he was struggling internally between the urge to be polite and the urge to swat a crusty hoe away from his eggs. You didn't say anything that morning, instead focusing mainly on your own small helping of burnt eggs that you found left over in the pan, slowly picking at them without any real desire to eat.

Eventually, there came a knock at the door and the guys all stood to leave, their chairs making sickly scraping sounds on the marble floor as they did so. Namjoon slid into his jacket at the door and awkwardly turned to the two of you before he left saying, "If you need anything or have any questions, you can feel free to give me a call since it's your first day and you're probably a little nervous."