I Need U (Kim Namjoon x Reader)

Chapter 18

Namjoon waited nervously on the leather couch of the cafe, he legs won't stop shaking. He kept glancing at the door, then back at his watch, then repeat the process like he was designed to do that. Eventually his neck got tired but he couldn't stop doing it. The person he was waiting for was late and he couldn't afford to leave. The person he loves was on the line. Finally the door opened, a ring followed. Taehyung finally showed up and gave Namjoon a bored look as he approached.

Flashback

Taehyung stood over Namjoon like a tower. Wearing a bandana, Taehyung's features were more prominent and more intimidating. If looks could kill, Namjoon would have been dead by now. "What the fuck are you doing here?" Taehyung growled.

"Taehyung, don't hurt him." you said. He said nothing back to you, and instead, picked up Namjoon's by his collar. Yoongi and Seokjin ran up to them to pull Taehyung back, fearing he would get violent.

"I just wanted to talk to Y/N, that's all." Namjoon answered.

"And it's clear that she doesn't want to talk to you. If I'm not mistaken, you're also fired, so you have no right to talk to her." Taehyung spat. The boys got tensed. They've never seen Taehyung so worked up before, he had always been so cheerful and bright. But when it came to you, they understood the measures he would take.

"I know I've made a lot of mistakes but please, Y/N, let me make it up to you." When he called out to you, you hid yourself further behind Jungkook and Jimin. You couldn't face him.

"Looks like she doesn't want to talk to you." Taehyung scoffed. "I think it's time you leave." He signaled for the boys to take you somewhere else and when he felt that Namjoon wouldn't run after you, he turned to leave.

"Please," Namjoon begged. "Just hear me out. Even if she won't believe me, I just need someone to know the truth."

Taehyung bit his lips. "Fine, meet me at the cafe near our house tomorrow."

Namjoon stood up and offered him a shaky hand to shake, which Taehyung didn't care for. It made Namjoon more frustrated. "Thank you for meeting me here."

"Don't think I'm doing this for you." Taehyung said bluntly. "I'm only here because of my sister. I need to know what's going on because she's a mess right now. And somehow, it's because of you."

Namjoon sighed. "It is because of me that she's hurting. I can't begin to say how sorry I am and how much I didn't mean to. I don't even know where to begin."

"Maybe you start by telling me that you were the person that robbed her that rainy night." Taehyung said while taking a sip of his hot chocolate. Namjoon's eyes widened.

"How did you..."

"I was the person that washed your hoodie. It made me disgusted but I recognize your cologne the minute I saw you. And I felt Y/N's reaction after you left. A sense of recognition and fear."

"Why didn't you report me to your parents or the police?" Namjoon questioned, almost a little bit hopeful.

"Oh believe me, I wanted to. I was waiting for the perfect moment to ruin you, when Y/N would get uncomfortable with you and or if you make one wrong move. I was ready to kick you out of the house and lock you in jail. But then I saw how she was around you, more relaxed and just a bit livelier. I couldn't bare to take that away from her."

"That night I just wanted to make some quick cash to buy medicine for my mom. I never thought that night would mean so much to me." Namjoon confessed. Taehyung rolled his eyes. "I'll be completely honest. I knew who she was, I knew about your family. So when I saw that she needed a tutor, I didn't hesitate to apply. All I wanted to do was take a few more things to pay for the hospital bills. I honestly didn't know why she chose to hire me even after recognizing me. But she told me because if she didn't give me a chance, who else would. From that moment on, money was the last thing on my mind. I wanted to really teach her, to watch her read, to hear her laugh, to see her smile. It was something I look forward to everyday."

Taehyung grunted, his territorial side wanting to emerge. "So you were the robber from last week? Is that why Y/N fired you?"

"Yes, I was the robber and Y/N let me go."

Taehyung laughed soundlessly. "You're a fool, Kim Namjoon."

"What?"

"I'm beyond resentful that you robbed our house. But those things can be replaced. You took something else of mine that I could never get back or replace."

"What is it?"

"Her happiness." Taehyung answered flatly. "You took away her smile, her laugh that I love so much, you took her trust away. I blame myself for her low self-esteem. She never had a real friend until Ji Eun. She had always been so scared to open up herself to anyone because she knew they wouldn't really care. They're always looking for something else that she had. But you were the first person in so long that she let her guard down around. I felt how eager she was to see you, though she was hesitant, she dove in head first to be near you. It wasn't long until she started liking you, I felt all that even when she tried to hide it from me. It made me more livid that she would like someone like you, but I let her be because she was so happy and she needed that. But you took it all away."

"Taehyung-ssi."

"You took my sister from me." Taehyung said between his teeth. Namjoon saw the redness in his eyes and tears building up. "I just want her back."

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." Namjoon repeated. "I know I destroyed her trust. And now she won't believe me when I tell her I love her." Taehyung didn't seem surprised by that statement.

"So now what are you gonna do?" he asked.

"Are you going to turn me in?"

"No," Taehyung answered. "Because that would involve her more and besides, she wouldn't want that. Although she might hates you, she wouldn't want you in jail." He stood up and left money on the table for his drink.

"I'm going to turn myself in. But I need to tell my mother first." Namjoon told him.

Taehyung shrugged. "Whatever." But inside, he wished things went back to the way they were before.