When you opened your eyes, everything was dark around you. You were lying down on a hard surface but it didn't seem to be the ground as it was moving from time to time. Your head was hurting and you felt dizzy as if you had been drugged. You could hear a sound you knew well around you but you couldn't put your finger on what it was yet.

You tried to sit up but your forehead hit something hard, forcing you to lie back down. You scratched your head, groaning because of the pain. As if everything wasn't hurting enough already, you thought.

After a few seconds, you slowly lifted your hands above your head until they touched what you hit with your forehead. You started to feel it to understand where you were and you soon realized you were surrounded by the same hard surface everywhere.

Anxiety started to take over you as you realized you were trapped in a box. Like a coffin.

You tried to move your legs but it was as if they were tied together. You let your shaking hands slid to your legs until you felt something like a rope. You pulled it to make it move but it was too tight.

Suddenly, as you were trying to untie your legs desperately, something clicked in your mind and you finally recognized the sound you had been hearing from the moment you woke up. It was an engine. Which meant you were probably in a trunk.

A wave of panic took over you as you realized the situation you were in. Your legs were tied together, you felt dizzy and not in complete control of your body and you were locked in a trunk.

And as fear took over you, your whole body was like paralyzed. No tear escaped your eyes, no sound escaped your mouth, nothing. You were not moving an inch, your heart was beating the fastest it had ever beaten and your breath was chaotic, but that's it.

You wondered if you should scream in hope that someone would hear you or if you should be as silent as possible to avoid annoying whoever put you in their trunk. However, you didn't have to chose as the car stopped and you heard a car door opening.

Your first instinct was to close your eyes and act as if you hadn't woken up, hoping the person didn't hear your forehead hit the trunk. You calmed your breath easily, probably helped by adrenaline, but you could still hear your heartbeat echoing in your ears.

You heard footsteps next to the door and after a short pause, the person opened the trunk.

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You opened your eyes and sat up quickly in your bed, covered in sweat. You turned all the lights on in a hurry, your hands shaking uncontrollably. You looked around you, the comfortable atmosphere of your bedroom not even calm enough to make you feel better.

You had difficulties breathing and your heartbeat was way too fast. You were completely frightened because of your nightmare and it took you a few minutes to calm down.

You eventually looked at the time on your phone. 3am. You lay back down, sighing. Flashbacks of your dream kept invading your mind over and over again, reminding you how scared you felt for a second.

But was it really a dream ? Or was it a memory ?

-

"Can I ask you something ?"

Your head was on Taehyung's lap while he was playing video games. It was a chilly afternoon like you used to have before.

"Yep go on," he replied, chewing his gum carelessly.

"Doesn't Soyeon seem.. familiar ?"

"I don't know, I've known her for quite long now so I can't really tell." He shrugged, his eyes still glued to the screen.

"But when you first met her, didn't you get this feeling ?" you insisted, annoyed that you couldn't put your finger on why you felt this way.

"Maybe, I don't know... You might have seen her in High School though."

"Why ?"

"You know those high school reunion things ? That's how Jungkook and her met."

"So she was in the same year as us..." you said quietly, jealousy hurting your heart just by talking about them. You wondered if she knew Jungkook back in high school. Maybe she even already had a crush on him and you sighed at this thought.

"You shouldn't think about them too much, you know ?" Taehyung said as he put his controller down to look at you.

"It's just," you sighed, looking at your hands to distract yourself, "It's difficult.. It hurts."

"I know," he said softly, looking at you with a sad smile.

You stayed there in silence a few minutes, both of you lost in your thoughts. He was playing with a strand of your hair while you had your eyes closed.

Taehyung had been your best friend since High School and he considered you like his sister. The two of you along with Jungkook used to be the golden trio and you had spent your high school years messing around together.

Jungkook and you had ended up developing feelings for each other while Taehyung was more the kind to mess around rather than have serious relationships. There was never any kind of jealousy in your trio and everyone envied you to be honest.

"We should go out."

Taehyung's voice brought you back to reality and you nodded before getting up. 10 minutes later, you were in his car.

"I'm gonna bring you to a place I discovered some time ago. I'm sure you'll love it." He smiled before turning the music on, and you decided to forget all your problems for the day to focus on the sense of freedom and eternal youth Taehyung gave you.

-

Your eyes widened at the sight in front of you. Taehyung drove you out of town to the top of a hill and the sight was breathtaking. You could see the whole city underneath and it looked beautiful. Not many people knew about this place so you were isolated from the rest of the world as if you were in a bubble of peace.

"Do you like it ?" Taehyung asked, stopping next to you. You nodded, your mouth slightly open, making him chuckle softly.

"This is such a perfect happy place," you said, turning to look at him.

"It was my happy place but it can be yours now."

"It can be our happy place."

He smiled and you smiled back, a warm feeling taking over your heart. He was staring at you as if he wanted this sight engraved in his mind forever.

"Can I take pictures of you ? I already took some of this place but you make it prettier," he asked after some time, looking around as if he was already planning the angles. You accepted and that's how you spent the rest of the day posing for him, feeling like a model for some time.

When he stopped taking pictures, you both sat in the grass to watch the sunset on the city. And at this very moment, with Taehyung by your side and a beautiful scenery in front of you, you felt happy. For a moment, everything seemed to be like before and you felt happy. You felt peaceful.

You could feel Taehyung's stare on you as you were smiling mindlessly and you turned to look at him. He wasn't smiling but looked rather hesitant.

"Y/N... I wanted to tell you something," he finally said after gazing at you for some time, "I know I won't ever be able to replace Jungkook or have the place he had in your life but remember that I'll always be there and if you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask me. I know a lot has changed but me being there for you will never change so if you need a shoulder to cry on or just someone to distract you, please call me and I'll be there."

You gulped as you tried to keep your smile on.

"Thank you Taehyung. For today and for everything, thank you," you eventually managed to say and he put his arm around your shoulders before pulling you closer to him. And you stayed like that, watching the sunset silently, alone far away from real life.

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TAEHYUNG'S POINT OF VIEW

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