Part nine

[Time travelled]

"This is going to be our hideout. Just Ours."

Taehyung was standing in front of you. The school uniform perfectly fits his body, his tie and cuffs undone making him look effortlessly gorgeous. His smile plastered over his face and he walked backward to show you around.

"This place is ours. You better don't bring your oh-so friends here." He said and sat on the bench.

You found yourself standing on the school terrace which was a hideout. Your and his hideout.

"Again...it's a dream..isn't it?" You whispered and looked at him. "Do you like it?" He cocked his brows and tilted his head. You nod your head.

"I don't want to leave. Can we just stay here for a while??" You said and step forward. He nodded his head, "yeah. We can. It's our free period anyways." He said and tap the empty space on the bench beside him.

You place yourself beside him. Your eyes never left his face. "Don't stare at me, yeah?" He cockily said, your cheeks flushed red and you looked away with a small chuckle leaving from your mouth.

"Y/n." Taehyung called your name as your head turned immediately towards him. "What's in your pocket?" he stares at you and then his gaze follows towards the pocket.

"I- don't know-" you put your hands in your pocket revealing the small box. The pendant box. You stare at the box, he looks at you and then the box.

"Ah, this..it's a pendant." You said and rolled your thumb over it. You took a deep breath and looked at him. "For you."

He didn't say anything, he didn't move. Your eyes meet with his, "I want to give it to you." You said and placed your hand on the pendant you were wearing.

"I know it's too late to give you but I want to give you this anyways. I'll be happy..even though it's not-" you pause and look at the pendant, "-real." You whisper and held his hand and place the box in his palm.

He looks at you and then your hand holding his tightly. He felt the same feeling again, they were the same eyes as if you were trying to say something. The look which he couldn't forget. The day when you wanted to say so many things but couldn't say it loud. That day, he couldn't read you like an open book for the first time. Your birthday. Seventeenth birthday.

It feel different from the other days, what was it? He couldn't catch it.

He opened the box revealing the green pendant, his fingertips touched the stone and his body shuddered. He looked at you, "do you want me to put it on?" He asked as you nodded your head.

He gently opened the necklace as if it was the most fragile thing in the world. The necklace wraps around his neck, securing the necklace making sure it doesn't fall. He admires the shining pendant dangling on his neck and looks at you.

"It's so beautiful." He said and smiled, "I love it." He added and his eyes met with the similar necklace on you.

"It's a soulmate pendant." You told him before he could say ask. "I always wanted to save you.." you look down.

You always wanted to save him. You are desperate to save him. Save him from everything so he can live, be alive.

"I don't know what nuisance you are trying to say about saving me and from what-" he holds your hand between his and holds your chin up so he can stare deep into your eyes.

"Stop overthinking. Whatever you are sad about, it's going to be alright. I'm beside you. I promised you, didn't I? You don't have to save me. I'm your shield..I'm the one who is going to protect you and will always be beside you." He said. He searches for the sparkling eyes he sees all time but he just finds the broken and dull eyes of yours.

"Trust me. Believe me." He said, cupping your cheeks between his hands and placing his soft lips on your forehead. "You don't have to worry about anything." He said, against your skin.

"I don't want to lose you.." you whispered, you closed your eyes, "I don't want to lose you either.." you heard him.

"Now, take a breath and open your eyes."

You took a breath...and tried to open your eyes.

You couldn't, you wanted to but couldn't.

"Y/n! Wake up or you are going to be late." You felt a tap on your shoulder. You finally could open your eyes.

"You should've woken me up if you couldn't sleep. What the hell, y/n?" Jungkook said and stood in front of you, his hands wrapped around his chest.

"What's the time?" You asked and yawn, stretching your body. He looked at the clock, "well, you have exactly 25 minutes to get ready for your work." He said and cocked his brows.

"I'm so lateeee!" You stood up, almost throwing the chair over and you rushed towards the bathroom as Jungkook chuckled.

Jimin was on time and when you decided to leave without having breakfast, you got an earful from your parents. "Come home early today! No excuses." Jungkook said and slammed the door closed on your face before you could even say anything.

"Looks like it wasn't a good morning." Jimin said and chuckled. You shake your head and sighed.

At work, everything goes as planned. Finish recording the shoot and it couldn't have been more than good. Successfully finds the restaurant with the help of the moon and finishes off the day with a good coffee.

"Tomorrow is going to be our last shoot. Good work everyone. Good job y/n. As usual, we could complete everything before the time because of you." Lara said, making you give an embarrassed smile. You shake your head, " WE did hard work and it paid off and not to forget we didn't get approval yet." You said.

"Y/n sunbaenim, can you please work hard on 'how to take compliments' as well?" Baek said, making everyone chuckle.

When the car stopped in front of the red light,"Should we get drunk today?" Jimin said excitedly and turned over to you, breaking the peaceful silence in the car.

"We still have a few things to sort out tomorrow..maybe tomorrow?" You said. As he sighed, pouted and turned his head towards the road as if a baby got denied from having candy.

The car stops in front of your house as jimin turn his head to see you, "By the way, earrings look beautiful on you." Jimin said, making you smile. "Yeah they do. Thank you again." You said, as he smile.

"Meet you tomorrow then." Jimin said. You got off of the car and bid him goodbyes.

"Good night." "Good night, y/n."

After having the dinner and some chit chat with your parents. You and Jungkook head towards your bedroom.

"I'm sleeping on the bed tonight" Jungkook said and laid himself on it. "Get up. I'm not going to sleep on the floor." You said and kicked his leg slightly.

"Don't kick me." "Yeah, I will. What are you gonna do?" And,

You both guys end up having a pillow fight.

Nothing new tho.

"Okay, I'm tired. Let's sleep." Jungkook said and gave up, throwing his body back on the bed. You nod your head with a heavy breath leaving your lips.

You went to complete your night routine and you got a sight of Jungkook sleeping in the same position as you left. You chuckled and turned on the air conditioner.

Your eyes travel through the room and your eyes fall on an empty studying table. Where is the dairy? And...the pendant?

A panic rose in your body, going through every drawer yet you couldn't find anything.

"What are you finding?" He asked in a sleepy voice, you turn around and look at him, "sorry for waking up..but did you see my diary and the small box..I left it on the table." You said.

"Oh, I kept your diary in that box." He said and let his body fall again back to sleep.

You rush towards the box of your old things and start searching your dairy...and the pendant box. While searching, your eyes fall on the dairy making you feel relieved.

"You didn't read anything right?" you asked, as Jungkook replied with a hum in response. And then, your hands start searching for the pendant box. It wasn't there.

"Hey, where is the small box?" You asked. He gets on his elbow and stares at you in confusion.
"Which small box? The diary was the only thing I found on your table." He said and furrowed his brows together.

"No. I left it on the table. It was a small box with a small green pendant inside." You said but Jungkook didn't seem to be convinced.

"I don't know..." he said with total confusion written on his face. "Oh..okay..go back to sleep." You said as Jungkook nodded his head and slept.

You went through the big box again. While rustling things there and there, the small box of photos opened and fell all over the floor.

You groaned, not having enough energy to put everything on the place again. You sighed and with some energy left you started collecting the pictures and that's when something caught your eyes.

The picture. Taehyung. Smiling. But the green pendant around his neck. Bright and shining.

It's the same pendant...

Was your mind glitching or playing dirty tricks??? You didn't know....however it seems like that.

You went through every photo and found more than a few photos with him wearing that green pendant.

You were sure, the pendant..the necklace wasn't in his neck before. In the photos...it wasn't there..how..

Was that really a dream?

Every possibility was popping in your mind. What was this?

The memories were replaced with dreams.... the photos replaced the other ones.... your 17th birthday..and the pendant in his neck.

Whatever was happening...there was only one way to figure out everything.

If this is true...then it means..i can go back to the time...

But it's not possible..

And that's when your eyes travels down towards the green pendant..shining and twinkling around your neck.

You hold the pendant in your palm, wrapping your fingers around it...

If this is true..that means.. you can save him..

If this is true...then...there is slightly a chance of...to change the past..

You can save him.

You are going to save him.

You are going to find out everything.

His worry. His reasons. His problems.

You are going to make sure, he will be alive.