Taehyung’s POV

I hid behind Jimin for the whole first half of the fan signing. Although I was focused on smiling for the fans, I kept an eye on Jaehwa from the corners of my eyes.

Nothing really in particular stood out to me except for the fact that Jungkook was persistent with bothering Jaehwa. He asked her to get pens so many times that he had enough to draw rainbows in five different shades. I snickered as she made a motion to kick him under the table, maintaining that sweet smile that only she knew how to make.

“Yah,” Jimin pushed me over and shook the photo book in my face. “Your turn to sign.”

I let out a grunt and nodded, beaming up at the fan that now faced me.

“Guys, TaeTae is so out of it today.” I jumped as Jimin bellowed into his microphone.

"Aish, what is-" I stopped in my tracks and realised that everyone including the workers were staring at me, Jaehwa was one of them. I ducked my head quickly and blocked my eyes from view with my hand.

“TaeTae?” I hear her whisper to Jungkook two seats away from me. “Who's that?”

In the spur of the moment, I grabbed the microphone from Jimin's hand and held it up to my mouth. The fans looked at me in surprise as I broke out into song in the middle of the fan signing.

The members laughed and joined in. Eventually, the whole fan meeting was erupting withRunin our throats.

"Jae, learn the song," I heard Jungkook's voice over the crowd. "You can't seriously be thinking about working here if you're just going to-"

"Leave her alone." Suga joined in on their conversation with a lazy voice. "You got the poor girl running around for you all morning. Give her a break."

My voice died out and I looked over at them feeling kind of left out. Even so, I kept my mouth shut for the rest of the fan meet, feeling bitter at the throat.

A few minutes after lunch, the workers were called off to break. I watched as Jaehwa joined the other workers behind the curtains, laughing playfully as they conversed in quiet voices. I zoned out, not once realising that two seats from me, Jungkook was doing the same.

Jin, who sat between us, hit the two of us on the back of our heads, knocking us back into reality. "You had your breaks already, pay attention."

I locked eyes with Jungkook for a split second, then turned back to face the overwhelming crowd of people before me. I heaved a sigh and twirled the marker in my hand, waiting for the next fan to line up in front of me.

"KIM TAEHYUNG!"

A shower of voices erupted from the crowd and I jolted my head up in alarm.

"Yes?" I called back, searching the crowd for the owner of the voices.

"TAEHYUNG!"

I looked over to the back of the line and my eyes landed on a disgruntled girl in the back of the line. She was rubbing her eyes frantically and calling my name out with an extreme desperation.

"Yes?" I called back, waiting for her to make eye contact with me. Beside her, another girl tossed her a blank look before she looked down at her hands. She tucked her hair behind her ear, exposing the big brown eyes that had looked at me countless times in the studio.

"J-Jaehwa?" I uttered in disbelief as she waddled into the line with what looked like a photo book.Wasn't she not a fan?

Three seats down from me, I wasn't the only one that had noticed her presence in the crowd.

"Yah, Taehyung," Namjoon flicked a finger at her from behind J-hope's back. "One of the workers is here to get your signature."

I let my mouth drop open.Jaehwa wants my signature? Me?

It was as if the line moved quicker now that I knew that Jaehwa was in it. I glanced nervously at her every few seconds then stopped realising that she was staring right at me.

How do I keep my identity still hidden? Is this it then? Should I just give her a nice surprise?

I blinked, imagining how angry she'd be.No, that's not going to work, she'll get annoyed for sure.

"Tae, isn't that the girl from the studio?" Jimin leaned in towards me.

Jimin!

"Listen, can you help me make something up, like I'm signing in place of V or something." I said quickly, eyeing her as she approached the table.

"What, you still want to keep the act?" He shook his head. "Just tell her the truth."

I gulped.

But-

Jaehwa and I locked eyes and my heart stopped. We stared at each other for what felt like forever before I realized what was happening and tore my eyes away from her.

"Hold on," I hear her say to Namjoon. "He'spart of BTS?"

"What do you mean?" He said back. "That's-"

"AH!" I cried out suddenly, not knowing what else to do. The crowd was silenced instantly, and everyone turned to look at me. "I have to go to the washroom."

I watched as the surprised faces of the fans and members turned into smiling ones in a blink of an eye. I stood up from my seat with an apologetic smile and let my eyes wander to Jaehwa.

She was not amused. As our eyes locked, she raised an eyebrow at me and smirked.


Don't look at me like that, I'll feel guilty.

When I came back from standing frozen in the washroom, Jaehwa was knelt before my spot with her arms crossed on the table.

I slid into my seat with a small smile and bowed my head at her. "Hello, how are you today?"

She scoffed as my voice cracked from nervousness. "V's friend hm?"

I gave her my widest smile and opened my marker. "Not a fan hm?"

She shook her head and pointed to the photo book. "I'm not a liar. Make it out to Eunbi, it's for my friend."

I blinked.

"What?" She said flatly, her usual cheerful tone was no where to be seen.

"Jae!" Jungkook leaned over Jin and beamed at her. "If you wanted my signature, you could've just asked."

She shot him a glare, then playfully stuck out her tongue at him. I pressed my marker down hard on the paper as I heard Jungkook's laugh.

"So," She directed her attention back to me. "When were you thinking of telling me,V oppa?"

I winced at her emphasis on my name and completely forgot what I was signing. I chuckled nervously and capped the marker in my hand.

"Jae," I started but she held up a hand to stop me.

"Thanks for making me out to be the bad guy." She muttered in annoyance.

"Don't feel bad," I tried again. "It didn't matter."

She narrowed her eyes. "So your saying it is my fault then?"

I stared hard at her, not knowing how else to make the situation better. Without another word, she rolled her eyes at me and yanked the photo book out if my hands. I watched as she stalked off the stage without another word to anyone.

Now you've done itTaehyung. She's never going to talk to you again.

Before I directed my attention back to the next fan, I found my eyes falling on Jungkook. As our eyes locked, my mind emptied of all thoughts instantly. There was an unspoken silence between us that not even the screeching of the fans could break. When he finally broke our stare, Suga waved his hand to get my attention. I blinked and shifted my eyes to him.

He made a series of actions that took me less than a second to understand. First he pointed at Jungkook, then he made a small heart with his thumb and forefinger and then-

Suga grinned as he pointed his thumb in the direction of the backroom.

"Jaehwa." He mouthed, his eyes curving into that teasing smile of his.

I frowned and turned my head. I heard Jungkook start to complain behind me, knowing fully well that he would deny it. After all, Jungkook was the worst with girls, let alone a girl that he liked.

He did deny it, but there was hesitation, one that was almost undetectable.

Jungkook was wavering.

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Jaehwa's POV

I went to the cafeteria to study after work. I didn't really have a reason to as I didn't have an up coming test, but it was always good to review.Or was there a different reason?

I sat at the same table I did that night when Taehyung studied with me. An annoying itch of guilt tickled me since meeting him at the fan signing. At the time, I was angry but now that I thought about it-

I was too harsh.

I flipped another page in my book and looked expectantly at the door. The cafeteria was almost empty with the exception to the few that still lingered, chattering away with their friends. At around midnight, it was empty.

I frowned and looked over at Eunbi's photo book. With a groan I collapsed on the table with my head between my arms.Maybe he's just too busy, maybe he's home already.

I shifted my position to look at the door and almost choked.

Taehyung stood at the entrance and was staring straight at me. My heart rate spiked and suddenly, my mind went blank. Not knowing what else to do, I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep.

I heard him approach me. He was dragging his feet behind him lazily probably because of how tired he was from practice.

I wanted to comfort him. Yet, what are the boundaries I have to take now that I knew he was a member? My aunt had told me that I should keep my distance and he certainly wasn't an exception.

That's right, he was a BTS member and I am his worker.

That is what separates-

My train of thought was cut short when I felt a hand on my hair. I froze as the hand ran its fingers through my hair and wisped away the strands that were in my face, away from my eyes.

Not a moment later, I felt his forehead press against mine and our breaths fused into one. It clouded our faces, making the already warm room even warmer.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you before." His voice was a whisper and I could smell the mint scent of the toothpaste he had used.

"I liked it when you didn't treat me like a member," He continued. "So please stop avoiding me."

Then he left without another word. When I was sure he was out of earshot I opened my eyes and cursed under my breath.

The cafeteria was empty again and the events from earlier seemed like nothing but just a dream. And yet, the feeling of his hand and forehead on my head, still tingled me to the bone.

"What, was that?"

Notes

EIYO LOOK WHO'S BACKKKKK

<3 didn't have time to edit these chapters, so please bare with the mistakes