Uncharted | k.th. (Limited Time)

41| Intensions

Clamorous chains of thunder jolted Noel as her head glanced toward her window, seeing the flash of lightning following it. A lone tear falls from her face as she sighed from the lack of sleep. Times like these would be an instant invitation to crawl out of bed and made her way down the hall to Taehyung's room. A sharp pain traced within the breath she released, wanting this to be a time where she could. She needed him and yet he's the reason for her distance.

Noel glanced over to her nightstand, grabbing her phone to see notifications from the one in question. Tears trickled down her cheeks, reading the message he left:

Have I done something, sweetheart? I don't enjoy seeing you hurt. Remember my promise to you.

Noel replayed the words in her mind. His promise, she repeated. "The promise he made after our night, the same night." She mumbled. So many feelings sheathed her at the moment. With Jungkook's words and Taehyung's actions following, her insecurity was haunting and the fear from it was vomiting. What am I to believe?

Noel knew there was only one way to find out what happened between them that night. She needed to know. She needed to hear it from Taehyung's lips, and needed assurance their relationship stemmed from their feelings of one another and not another means of his escape.

Noel noticed the time on her phone before getting out of bed. It was two am, and she knew she was in for a sleepless night if her thoughts continued to fall into a pit of the unknown. Her hand rested on the knob of the door and she gritted her teeth before undoing the locks to open it. She walked out of the room quietly and into the living room, headed to Taehyung's room.

"Sweetheart?" a deep, raspy voice called out to her as she noticed the shadowed figure leaning up from the couch.

"Tae? What are you doing? Why are you on the couch?" Noel wondered as she drifted closer and turned on the lamp next to where he laid.

Taehyung rubbed his eyes to focus before standing to face her. "I was worried about you so I slept or tried to on the couch. Are you okay?"

Noel sighed, feeling her muscles tense from the heaviness of her breath. "N-No. I need to tell you something."

Taehyung's heart started pounding, nervous about her thoughts. He took her by the hand and led them to a seat. "Talk to me Elle."

Noel's eyes trailed to him in the dim lighting. Her heart melted seeing the anxiety flowing within them. "I-I saw Jungkook on yesterday while I was getting things for dinner." Her gaze lowered. "He wasn't nice to me." She mumbled.

Taehyung's jaw clenched, but he gained composure and chanted to himself to not react. He gently lifted Noel by the chin. "What did he say to you?"

"He said some pretty hurtful things, but I understand why." She gulped before speaking again. "He said something almost happened between you two when he saw you at the gym." Defending him was the last thing she wanted to do, but Noel wasn't a monster. Despite of how he treated her, she understood where it stemmed from.

Taehyung gulped. "What did he tell you?"

Noel's stare was now in full attention of his. "He said you almost kissed."

Taehyung's lips parted as a silent breath escaped. The memory of their last encounter blazed in his mind. "But we didn't. I couldn't. Part of me may have wanted to, but why would I hurt myself like that again?"

Noel's eyes brimmed with tears. "Is that why you were so upset when you came home that night? Were you upset because you wanted to?"

Taehyung shook his head. "No. I was upset because I'm tired. Tired of dealing with this hurt, and trying to understand why. Tired of my heart being broken."

"Do you still love him?" Noel blurted.

Taehyung's heart pounded immensely against his chest. He feared this question, but sure of his answer. "I care for Jungkook, Elle. We were together for almost a year. I will always love him but I'm not in love with him."

Noel nervously chew on the inside of her lips as she formed her next question in her thoughts before speaking. "Are-are you with me to escape him? Are you not over him?"

"No." Taehyung answered abruptly. "I don't need to escape him because I'm over him." He leaned in closer to Noel. "I have feelings for you, Noel. I want you. You're my one and there is no one else."

Noel's tears fell faster as a stillness calmed her beating heart. "I'm sorry Tae. I'm sorry for how I acted, but I was scared."

"Shh..." Taehyung whispered as he tugged Noel in for an embrace. "I made a promise to you, sweetheart. We promised each other." He drew away from her, smoothing his lips to her for a tender kiss. "I intend to keep it. I intend to keep you."

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