(Tata's POV)
I don't know why I did it.
One moment, I was on the other side of the room, trying to avoid Jungkook's balls while trying to throw some myself.
And then the other moment, I see Lisa with her evil grin, about to throw a ball towards a proud Y/N that's standing with her back to the wall. With her eyes closed.
And as the ball is released from Lisa's hand, time slows down.
It doesn't stop though.
I quickly hurry towards Y/N, holding her body between the wall and myself, when time goes back to normal again.
And the ball hits me.
Hard.
I wince, but I look down to see a small Y/N staring into my eyes, surprised that I had stopped the ball for her.
To see if she's alright, I looked deeply into her Y/C/E eyes, and see, past an invisible barrier, a vast galaxy of planets and stars filling her very existence.
And when I blink, I'm suddenly in a wide universe, filled with infinite dots that represent stars that immediately surrounded me.
I was back to my original form.
I could feel it.
Euphorically lifting my long, polka dot arms and feeling wild thoughts cascade through my heart shaped head, my eyes got drawn to the ball of light in front of me. A ball of light that went through every crack in a whole, filling everything, EVERYTHING, with hope and happiness, that defeated all kinds of darkness; and that specific, beautiful light was slowly taking form - a form of a human being - a girl, perhaps? - becoming clearer and clearer to the eye - and I gasp.
It was HER.
Y/N.
And I blink once more, to be back to the horrible gymnasium.
She was still staring up at me in horror, gazing into my brown eyes, caught up in the moment.
I...
She...
"Y/N." I whispered so lowly so she was the only person who could hear me.
I was about to ask her about the image I saw, when Mr. Choi yelled,
"Mr. Kim? Ms. Y/L/N? Are you two alright?"
Without breaking eye contact, I nodded, with Y/N following suit.
I pushed back from her and made a few meters of distance between her and me, still gazing into her eyes.
Finally, I broke eye contact with her and strayed back over to my Hyungs, Chimmy and Cooky.
Just before I could reach them, a strong, small hand grabbed my wrist and made me turn around.
"Taehyung!" It was Lisa. "I'm so sorry I hit you! Seriously, that hard throw wasn't for you, but... You know... Her." Lisa said, pointing at Y/N, who was now getting embraced by Jisoo? I think?
I carelessly shrugged and continued my walk over to the others, while Lisa kept babbling on and on and ON about stuff that I really didn't care about.
Noticing me, Koya Hyung went up to Lisa, mumbled a few words to her, who grinned, winked, and flounced away to her group of girls who were already asking her about what Koya Hyung asked her about.
"What was the price this time, Koya?" RJ Hyung asked as we approached him.
Koya Hyung shrugged and replied, "I just told her that she could eat lunch with us someday. Sorry about that." RJ Hyung smiled in response and patted Koya Hyung on the back.
"You okay, Tata?" Jimin asked, worriedly hugging me, which I wordlessly accepted.
I nodded, but Jimin kept clinging onto me like a little baby does to a mother.
"Give him some space, Jimin; he just got hit by Lisa!" Shooky exclaimed, shaking Jimin out of his embrace.
Pouting cutely, Jimin sidled away while Koya Hyung came closer to me and said, "Tata? Are you okay? You seem a little... Paler than usual."
'Not here, not now ', I signaled as I swallowed, and slowly shook my head.
Koya Hyung understandably nodded, patted me on the shoulder and went to talk to RJ Hyung I guess about me. They were whispering among themselves and giving me concerned looks while I leaned against the thick gym wall.
My eyes kept flickering over to Y/N, who was sitting on the ground, watching other people play dodgeball, while talking comfortably - quietly - with Jisoo. My eyes stayed there for a few minutes, wondering confusedly what I had seen from her large eyes.
Why was she a ball of light?
How had I transformed into my original body?
As I stared at her hard, she suddenly looked up and caught my gaze on her.
I kept the eye contact, and thought,
'Was she... Like us?'
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(Y/N's POV)
P.E class is finally over.
But I feel like Taehyung has changed for some reason.
After he hit Lisa's ball for me, I can't help but feel his eyes on me during the remainder of the class.
Why did he keep staring at me?
'Well,' I thought, 'It's the end of school!'
After I bid Jisoo farewell by the gates of Bighit High, I walked back home, still confused by the day's event.
It's only been two days, but...
Why do I feel so anxious?
