Ripple: BTS AU Story ✓

Chapter 23

Hello! I am back with another chapter. Comeback is here!!! Tell me in the comments what your favorite song from the album is! I also hope you all realize that time has been moving normally. Each member wakes up after another week. So, time is continuing like normal. Now, let's get into the chapter.

Taehyung blinks as he registers his location. He stumbles a little, not really expecting to be standing up. To be honest, he has no idea what he was expecting anyway. He can't seem to recall anything. Everything is just fuzzy and a little too bright. It's like he's drunk, but not. At least, he doesn't think he's drunk. Taehyung holds his hand in front of his mouth and lets out a breath. Nope, not drunk. "Where am I?" Taehyung asks surveying his surroundings. He stands in the center of a greenhouse of sorts. There are a wide arrangement of flowers on all sides of him. The greenhouse is pretty large in size and even has a little pond with a small bridge over it. Taehyung looks around in a mix of awe and confusion. The flowers are all different colors and types. They brought color and life to the greenhouse. Taehyung reaches out to touch one of the flowers, which just so happens to be a rose. "Beautiful..." Taehyung mutters. He has no idea why he's here, but it's not the worst place he could be in. He's surrounded by these gorgeous plants after all. Taehyung bends down and gently sniffs the rose. The sweet scent floods his nose and he lets out a euphoric sigh. His head is still not clear, but breathing in the aroma of the flower helped to make his mind somewhat less foggy. Taehyung thinks back to when he was younger, when his grandparents would show him plant life and tell him about flowers. "Each flower has a meaning...each one tells a different story," Taehyung states as he slowly lets go of the rose. He walks along the pathway, observing the different flowers. He hesitates for a second before sticking out his left arm. He continues to walk and allows his hand to brush against the petals of a variety of flowers.

He passes by a round flower with all different sized petals. Taehyung blinks when an image flashes through his head. He flinches, when not even a second later, a cold feeling passes through his body. The image was of himself, much younger, speaking with his parents and telling them his plan. His risky plan for the future. A future that wasn't definite. Taehyung could feel the fear that his younger self was experiencing, as if he was living the memory all over again. He tries to grip onto the vision and understand more of it, but it fades before he even has a firm grasp. He glances at the flower that he just touched. The plant is a magenta shade and Taehyung's fingers hovers above it just slightly. Dahlia. "Drawing upon inner strength..." Taehyung says.

He sighs and shakes his head. Taehyung lets his hand brush against the flowers as he walks past them. He found it necessary to continue doing it. The first time led to...something. It could happen again. Or he could just be losing it. He stops as his fingers brush only one petal of a large flower of sorts. The picture that flashes through his head is instantaneous and Taehyung barely makes out what it is. He only got a very quick glimpse of himself and some others. He has no idea who the others were, but they clearly were close. Close enough for Taehyung to open up to them and cry. That's the only thing that Taehyung was the only other thing he was able to make out before the image faded. Himself, with tears slipping down his cheeks and being comforted by...by friends. He looks down at the flower and is able to identify it immediately. "Hydrangea. Meaning heartfelt and honest emotions..." Taehyung murmurs, touching the shrub again. He frowns when no image flashes through his head as he trails his fingertips over the flower repeatedly.

Taehyung slowly moves away from the flower. It was rather clear that he wasn't going to get anything else from this one. He looks around, there has to be another flower that could give him another vision. It was weird, but for some reason none of this confused Taehyung. He had always believed in the impossible and it would seem that it was happening to him. Plus, he's always been extremely curious. Touching a few more flowers wouldn't do anyone any harm. Not really. He takes another step and touches the very next flower he lays eyes on, a lily. He closes his eyes shut, expecting an image to flash through his head. He stays like this for another minute before opening his eyes and pouting. He sighs and slowly moves his hand away from the pretty lily. He continues to walk and gently touches a roundish flower that is a beautiful purple tint. "A Morning Glory, a flower of duality.....why is it open? It's not morning...." Taehyung says. He stares at the flower in awe before images appear. It makes his head spin and pain hits him. He winces and lets out a surprised gasp. He blinks a couple of times as the images flash by in his head at a very fast speed. The images aren't all the same either, but they're all of him. In some, he has makeup on and a mic in his hand. In others, he's makeup free and laughing on the couch with someone. He shakes his head, not understanding what it means. "What is this? This makes no sense..." Taehyung mutters, "I...I don't know what's happening. What's going on?"