The Red String Of Fate | tk

Chapter 52: Azure

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Third Person POV

"Sunwo, throw it at his head!" Jimin exclaims as he runs after the little boy. Hoseok away from him, dodging his little attacks.

"Me is trying!" Sunwo exclaims as he holds the ball again and runs after Hoseok. They were playing whatever game it was, dodging, hitting but they were out there, Sunwo, Hoseok, Jimin, Eunwoo and Taehyung's five students who had been so happy to see him back. Seokjin would join them moments after moments with drinks and snacks.

Jeongguk and Namjoon weren't home, God forbid they get some break from work and Yoongi had been laying around the house lazily, saying he'd join them out to play but hasn't been out yet.

Taehyung was sitting on the bench, looking at them play with a huge smile on his face. Sunwo has been laughing with his heart out, being picked up by the boys as they run around, goofy and fun. Taehyung sighs, his heart content at the sight of Sunwo being happy. He'd been wanting to see him happy like this without any fear of this happiness being taken away at any next moment.

Taehyung chuckles as he sees Sunwo tackle Jimin and his tiny fists attacking him, the other playing along. He hears him shriek cutely when Eunwoo hits him gently with the ball and he gets up to start running after him.

"It'd be more fun to give them water balloons." Taehyung hears a lazy, gentle voice and he sees Yoongi walking towards the bench. Taehyung tenses a little, looks away from his gaze. Yoongi sits on the bench next to him. The two are quiet next to one another, looking at the rest of them playing.

"He's a good kid." Yoongi says. "Was quite a handful when we found him though." He chuckles.

"Said he only wants to see Seokjin and none of us, pointed at all of us separately to cross us out." Yoongi says.

"But he got used to us, all of us. And everytime he was next to Jeongguk or talking to him, Jeongguk would look so nervous. It was fun seeing him like that." Yoongi utters.

"Seeing Jeongguk hugging a kid and being comfortable around him was a relief. Was a indication he hasn't completely lost himself." Yoongi says and Taehyung looks at him.

"Seeing him cry made me happy because it showed he has a heart that's not completely black because of this dark world. Made me fucking happy that he's a human and isn't lost in a void. It was the Jeongguk we all wanted to see it seems." Yoongi says. Taehyung feels his heart constrict at the thought of Jeon Jeongguk crying.

"He-He cried. Why?" Taehyung dare ask.

"Well, ask him. Or ask me---only when you're ready to hear why." Yoongi says and Taehyung frowns at that.

"But I am---".

"No. No, you're not and it'll further mess up your mind than the things already in there." Yoongi points at Taehyung's head.

Taehyung wonders when has he become so easy to read. He used to be the person who could read others.

Silence falls between them. Taehyung keeps looking at Yoongi who's looking ahead. He wasn't expecting Yoongi to come talk to him as he himself was scared to talk to him. He had been conversing with everyone but never had the guts to approach Yoongi even though he wanted to so bad. Maybe Yoongi sensed it and made the job easier for him.

"Yoongi---hyung, I---".

"It doesn't---it doesn't sound good from you." Yoongi interrupts him and Taehyung takes a deep breath because he just got interrupted after having crisis of courage to talk to Yoongi.