Like an Echo [KTH Fanfic]

Lena

December 31st, 2018

"That isn't a Korean name," his mother said.

"I guess it isn't," Taehyung looked between the ring and his mother. "I'm still excited."

"As you should be. . .but you have a career to worry about."

"I know, Eomma, but I have a feeling this is going to mean good things for me," Taehyung smiled. "Very good things."

          His mother seemed to have spaced out for a moment.

"Why don't you go back to your dorms, I have something to do," she said, her feet immediately carrying her out of the room by the end of her sentence.

           Taehyung wondered for a moment before he treaded back to the dorms.
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"Taehyung, why so down? No luck?" Ellie, Taehyung's bandmate Namjoon's soulmate found Taehyung right as he entered the dorms.

"No," Taehyung sighed as she patted his shoulder.

"You'll find her, Tae," Ellie said.

He tugged on the ring around his neck, the name Lena engraved in the shiny metal. The name taunted him, giving him chills and filling him with wonder. Part of him feared he would be just like his hyung Hoseok, who had known his soulmate's name for nearly a year and still didn't know her.

"I hope so," Taehyung sighed, his shoulders drooping.

"Tae Tae," Jungkook ran up Taehyung, bringing him into a hug.

"Hi, Kook," Tae said as he forced a smile. "Where is everyone?"

"Getting ready for karaoke night, let's go," Jungkook tugged on his sleeve and pulled him to the rest of the boys.

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In the middle of Up & Down by EXID, Taehyung's phone rang out through the room.

"Eomma?" Taehyung answered his phone.

"Sweet one, I called a friend, I found your soulmate."

"You...you what?" He asked.

"She's the daughter of a good friend of mine," his Eomma said.  "She lives in Japan, she'll be here tomorrow."

"Y-your friend? You mean you know her?"

"I've never met her, sweet one, they've lived in Japan since her birth."

"I'll be at your house first thing tomorrow, eomma," Taehyung said as he smiled.

Taehyung hung up after a brief set of goodbyes, turning to his bandmates and jumping up and down.

The ecstatic nature of Taehyung soon filled the room, cheers and praises filling the room. This nature would only be met later on for special occasions, and this was the first of many.