BUBBLEGUM (A Taehyung Fanfiction)

Chapter 23: Almost

TAEHYUNG'S POV

"Do you think we c-can find her?" I asked Jin hyung beside me, who is too busy eating his cotton candy.

"Trust me we-" *chomp* "will. Don't you trust me?" He replied, before taking another bite from his cotton candy.

"N-No?" I questioned.

"Oh come on child! Have a little faith on your cousin!" He grinned, shoving me a bit. I grimaced and just nodded meekly.

"Besides I know someone who can help us." He added and continued walking towards the building.

When we have reached the lobby, Jin hyung immediately went to the counter asked questions. I didn't really heard what they we're talking about, because my mind was trailing on to a certain someone who I've been missing for a long time.

Then I felt a hand on my shoulder, making me jump a bit in shock. "Jeez, I think you've had too much coffee there bud." Jin hyung chuckled, try to lighten up the mood; but, I only looked at him with an almost pained expression, making him grab me on my shoulders.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked softly, tone almost too soft, as if he spoke in a louder voice I would break easily. I looked at him in the eye, and replied with a strained voice.

"W-What if w-we can't find her?" I gasped, almost out of breath. "What if s-she doesn't want to be found?" I added frantically as my lips shake a bit as I held back a sob.

Almost immediately, Jin hyung pulled my body into a warm hug; rubbing my back in a circular motion to give me a sense of comfort. I gulped hard and tried to relax.

"Even if she don't want to be found, we will not stop looking for her. I promise, Bub." He said firmly, before pulling back. "Now stop crying, because we have to find your girl, okay?" He asked, eyes determined. I held back my tears and sucked it up, feeling the need to be tough.

"Ne, hyung." I replied. He smiled and ruffled my hair. "Kaja!" He grinned.

Later on I met his friend named "Tony". The man was a gigantic black American. Great in stature, intimidating at some point, but not until you heard him speak. The man was friendly, cheerful, and very compassionate. He also works in the embassy so somehow he knew the people who enters and exit the country. He gave us a list of the places within L.A. where we can find Loriel, it's just that there are quite a number that has the same name.

"If you guys need anymore information, I'd be more willing to help, just not on illegal stuff, okay?" He joked making us chuckle.

We thank him for the helpful guide he gave us and waved him goodbye. Scanning the file on our hands, Jin hyung and I discussed what place to go first.

"Maybe we should start here since it's closer than the others. That way we'll be able to search faster today." He suggested, I hummed in agreement.

"Tony hyung is too nice. I don't k-know if he's allowed to g-give this kind of information, yet he still managed to give it to us." I told him.

"Yeah, he's been very kind to people. Jimin would probably liked him for his sense of humor." Jin hyung replied, amused.

"Eh-" I shrugged at the thought. "Jiminie is too much of a pe-pervert to entertain Tony hyung. The man might end ul being culture shocked." I added.