54 SOMEBODY ELSE

After he stooped, I was all fazed and flustered.

When we first kissed in the rain at Serendipity, that was my first kiss itself.

I wasn't really used to all this, so I got flustered real easy.

"Do you know.." Taehyung stepped back a little, not much, just enough to create an inch of distance between us, with his hands in his pocket "You being flustered is such a turn on" he clicked his tongue and let out a small husky laugh.

I gave him a sheepish smile to respond.

"umm I need to get changed you know?"

I spoke in order to end the tension and awkwardness of being in a towel still.

"I know" he nodded and sat on the bed.

"That's what I'm waiting for" he tee-heed and smirked. I had never encountered this side of Tae. I mean I had, in a way, him being intimidating and all dominant, just not this way, so direct.

My clothes were placed on the bed. I looked at the clothes and then back at him.

I slowly approached the clothes and kept looking him in the eye.

In a split second I grabbed the clothes and rushed towards the bathroom, I was almost there when suddenly, out of nowhere, Taehyung stood there, guarding the bathroom door.

"Not so fast" he said and shook his head, the smirk sticked to his face.

"Stop it please~" I pouted and whined.

"What if I don't?" My back was against the wall, I was yet once again cornered.

"I love you, Hikari. And if you're not ready, I won't force." My eyes softened at that. He backed off me, pushed himself off the wall, and walked towards the door.

My heart was pounding against my chest, I want to stop him. 

And so I ran fast.

Fast enough to catch before he escaped the room.

"Taehyung," I was holding his wrist as he looked down at me.

"Yeah?" I retained our eye contact, I didn't budge this time.

"Kiss me" I said and something in his eyes changed. He let go of my hold on him and held me by the waist and pulled me closer.

"What if I don't?" He smiled and leaned against the door, with me leaning on him. He anticipated my answer.

"Then I'll ask Kenma to kiss me-" 

That was enough to provoke him, I giggled. It was intimate, it was passionate, it was everything, from him anything is everything for me. His hands were at the hem of my towel, and he smirked, while I tried not to panick.

"Still going to ask Kenma?" My towel is one pull away from falling off my body, behind which is my bare skin.

"No."

"Don't try to initiate a conversation that involves another man with you," Suddenly he was so serious, I could tell he was, anyone could. He seemed angry but not quite, he seemed possessive?

"EVER. AGAIN." He was serious, he definitely was.

I nodded.

"I need words Hikari, gestures don't count." His gaze was itself so intimate.

"I understand, I won't" Finally, I didn't stutter.

"Good" he pecked me again before letting go of my towel.

"Get changed, I'll be downstairs" he ruffled my head, his entire aura a different one now. He's again so sweet, so considerate like an entire different person. I sometimes doubt if he's suffering from Split Personality Disorder. 

I locked the door after him and with my back at the door, I slid down and sighed, with my head in my hands and my face all red, I giggled at my hesitations.

I quickly got changed and headed down to make the breakfast for everyone. It was almost 5, I still had a lot of time on hand.

When I reached the kitchen, I saw Taehyung taking out an apple to eat. I face palmed myself and closed the refrigerator and took the apple from his hand and put it back.

"Go sit somewhere" I gestured him to exit the kitchen "I'll make some pancakes for you"

"I want to watch you make it" he shrugged and leaned against the counter.

I sighed and began making some pancakes for him along with the rest of the breakfast for everyone. I was a quick learner,I took cooking classes in my free time and so I had nearly mastered the art of cooking.

While I was mixing some batter in a bowl, I felt Taehyung walking towards me.

He back-hugged me and put his chin on my shoulder.

"Yah...don't disturb me while I'm cooking" I shoved an elbow in his stomach.

He fumbled back and pretended to be hurt.

I ignored his whinings and continued cooking.

"You're no fun" he said and walked out of the kitchen. I felt like he was annoyed by me pushing him away. I was hurt by him saying that, am I really so boring? Will he leave me for that? He did say that if I'm not ready he won't force, what if he already has someone else in sight?

I sighed and quickly made the pancakes along with a milkshake and picked up the tray and carried it to him.

"Tae-Tae?" I looked for him in the living room but he wasn't there. So I placed the tray on the table and went outside, on the terrace to check out for him.

He was there, bare feet on the grass, hands in the pockets of his trousers and head up, eyes glaring the mystifying sky. 

I slowly sneaked towards him and back hugged him. He removed my hands and walked elsewhere.

I followed him, tried holding his hand but he shook it off and ignored me.

"Forgive me," I walked in front of him but he turned around "Senpai?" I thought on hearing the word 'senpai' he would talk back but he still didn't.

"I could date Ila or akito instead you know? They wouldn't mind some skinship" He said while scrolling through his phone. Those were the names of gorgeous actresses with him he had worked shortly before. There were dating rumours of them being together. A sharp pain arose in me.

It's that again, the pain of rejection. I don't want to be alone again.