[YOONMIN FF] CROSSFIRE

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     When Taehyung left the school building, he noticed the sky darkening and the big grey clouds closing in. He let out a sigh and tossed his hood over his head, walking faster so he doesn't get caught in the incoming rain. Taehyung soon realized, raining is big trouble for his 'home'. When he was younger, his little brother and he ran away from home. He found a manmade ditch for his brother him but sadly, he lost his little brother.

     For 8 years, Taehyung has been living in that ditch. He is now 17 years old and almost every day, he goes back to the area he lost his brother at, hoping his brother would somehow come back. It's sad to say, Taehyung kind of don't remember what his brother looks like. Right now, he should be 15 years old so, puberty can have changed a lot from his little brother. One huge thing Taehyung does fear is if he's really close to his brother, looking at his brother, or bumped into his brother without knowing.

    Yes, Taehyung is afraid of the fact he doesn't remember his face or he wouldn't be able to point him out. The number 1 thing he fears is if his brother isn't even around anymore....if he passed on. He just knows he's gone and he should be 15 years old. He does remember, his brother had the most beautiful eyes. He was so innocent yet strong. Taehyung doesn't think that his brother knew he was strong at such a young age. He was very shy, scared, yet brave.

     As Taehyung was walking home, He heard the loud clap of thunder. Taehyung put his head down and walked a little bit faster. He bumped into a man or rather a young man?

"Move out my way," said the young man

" 'Excuse me' is the correct words, man," Taehyung said as he watched the man stop in his steps. 

     He turned his head and looked dead into Taehyung's eyes. Taehyung got a better look at the young man. He's wearing all black, mask on his face, only can see his darting beautiful dark eyes, a black hood over his head. He looked dangerous.

"Tuh..." The young man spat and turned back around, continuing to walk away

"Son of a bitch..." Taehyung muttered and walked away as well.

~*~

     As soon as Taehyung made it to his home, the first thing he did was place a pond liner over his 'home'. He grabbed 3 buckets, 1 for the inside of his home and the others to collect rainwater. Taehyung then went inside the ditch to set up his sleeping area. As soon as he was about to start, his stomach started to rumble. He looked over to his money jar to see if he had enough money to buy something to eat.

     Sadly, he only had $7 dollars. It wasn't going to get him full but, it's enough to at least feed him. He needed to make more money. How he does it? Well, he sings...at parks or downtown. He's a street performer and that's literally his job. All he has to survive after all. He has a little radio that he only let it play classical music. He relaxes to it and most of the time, sing with it.

     He grabbed the $7 dollars and made his way to a nearby store he visited for 8 years. In fact, this is the store he went to at a young age when he ran away, asking for food. As soon as he walked in, the cashier's eyes lit up.

"Taehyung! How are you? Are you doing alright?" The man asked

"Hey, Mr. Kyung. I'm just fine." Taehyung said as he grabbed a sandwich out a refrigerator and a small juice.

"How's school?" The man asked with a smile as Taehyung sat the items on the counter

School....huh

"I got sent home. No big deal" Taehyung said when he placed the $7 dollars on the counter.

"Oh, Taehyung. Could you do a bit better? Lighten up, son. There are so many great things in school you could be doing. Ever thought about joining a club? Hang out with your friends or something." The man said as he scanned the sandwich and juice. 

He grabbed the $7 dollar and placed it into the cash register. He placed the items into a bag and sat it on the counter.

"Not joining a club, it causes money. I'm doing just fine. Also, you're not my dad" Taehyung grabbed the bag and walked out.

"Later, Mr. Kyung".

Mr. Kyung sighed and closed his eyes. He noticed the heavy rain pouring down outside.

"See you later...Taehyung. Please stay safe"

     Taehyung made it back 'home' and climbed into his ditch. He took off his jacket and sat down in his sleeping area. He reached over to turn on the radio and reached for his bag. He took out the sandwich and unwrapped it. One of his favorite Beethoven pieces was playing, Moonlight Sonata.

     Taehyung sat back, joined the peaceful sound of the beautiful piece going well with the rain outside and ate his food. He couldn't help but think about his future life. What was he going to do? He can't live in this ditch forever. He needed to get up on his feet soon and get a real job. Maybe become a professional vocalist? He wants to do so many things but with his little brother. God, he misses him so much.

     Taehyung started to tear up from the thought of it. When he would protect his brother from his mother. When he would let her touch him instead of his brother. When she brought different guys over, he would hide him in a safe place so he wouldn't get hurt. Some of the men would hit Taehyung and his mother would laugh and watch. They would smoke loud, get insanely drunk, have loud sex. They would even try to get on Taehyung.

     Taehyung did whatever it took and whatever he knew to make sure his little brother was safe and away from the situation. When he found out his brother was missing, he was so scared, broken, lost. He used to breakdown and cry occasionally but he found Hoseok. He was a happy ball of sunshine and smiles who helped him through things. When Hoseok finally opened up to Taehyung about relatable issues, Hoseok started to act a bit meaner? He seemed to be more depressed, angry, rebellious? It's like he puts on a fake identity to make it seem like he isn't going through troubling issues. You know what they say, watch out for the happiest people. The prettiest smiles hide the ugliest scars, The prettiest eyes cried the most tears, the kindest hearts felt the most pain.

     They then meant Namjoon, then Yoongi (who was an asshole to them) and lastly, Eunja. Taehyung started to smile a bit thinking about his friends. He wonders where they were doing. Were they going to hang out? They were most likely going to come to him soon or later. Actually, now that he thinks about it, Hoseok might have to be home before his dad. Taehyung started to think about maybe walking over to Yoongi's.

     He finished up his sandwich and drunk his juice. He placed the trash into the bag in a corner. Marche funèbre by Chopin soon came on the radio. Taehyung hummed with the song soon, singing with the beautiful piece. His beautiful rich baritone vocals going alone the relaxing yet rushing Orchestral. Started to close his eyes and focused on the beautiful sounds he was making. Loving what he's doing, he couldn't help but think how his brother would react to him singing. Him thinking about his brother again made him sing louder and more powerful.

"Taehyung?"