part 22

11:09pm, that same night...

     You laughed as Taehyung nuzzled his face into your neck and spread soft kisses all over your soft skin. He hummed softly and continued to lower down your neck to your collarbone, nipping at your sling slightly. "Tae, stop it..." you whispered in denial but your arms only held him closer to your body. "Hmm..." he nipped the skin under your collarbone and kissed the spot one more time before bringing his face up to meet yours. "Stop acting like you don't love it." He grinned and leaned in to quickly peck your lips. He pulled away and laid down next to you, opening his arm to invite you to lay on his chest. You crawled over and laid your head the crook of his neck and wrapped your arm over his waist. You felt his arm pull you closer and his hand dig itself into your hair. "Are you sure you don't want to sleep in your room?" You asked him but Taehyung reassuringly shook his head. "I like it better here," he smiled, pecking your forehead. "I get to hold you all night and wake up to you in the morning. I'd take that than my lonely bed any day." You rolled your eyes and gently smacked his chest, knowing that he was just teasing you. However, you had smiled at his words and closed your eyes when you felt him dragging his fingers up and down your back. Taehyung has become quiet which made you open your eyes and look up at him, seeing that he was staring into nothing. "Are you okay?" You slowly propped yourself up with your elbow to look down at him. Taehyung shifted his gaze down at you and smiled. He brought his free hand up to caress your cheek and swipe his thumb over your skin. "Yeah, I'm just thinking about stuff." He replied. "About what?" You tilted your head slightly, turning to press your lips on his wrist. "You can always talk to me." Taehyung smiled at your words and placed a piece of hair behind your ear. He pulled you back down to him and wrapped both of his arms around you in a tight embrace. "I just..." he started. "I never thought that this would've happened. I never expected your father coming up to me that day and I never thought that I'd be here in bed with his daughter." You laughed at his words and felt vibrations from his chest as he laughed along. It was silent for a brief moment before you spoke, "Do you ever regret it?" Taehyung looked at you as you rolled off his body to sit up, holding yourself up with your arms. You sighed and looked away. "What do you mean?" Taehyung asked as he sat up along with you. You looked to him, seeing the moonlight shining on his face. He looked ethereal. You could've sworn that in the beginning you could never see Taehyung in that way but looking at him now made your heart do flips and your stomach turn upside down. You wanted him, all of him. "Do you ever regret saying yes to my dad?" You asked as you looked at him. "Do you ever get tired of protecting me so much? Do you ever regret, this?" You gestured to yourself which made Taehyung's eyes widened and he immediately took your hands to hold in his. "Y/n," he whispered. "What's gotten into you?" You stayed silent at his question— you weren't sure what got into you. Ever since you had the nightmare, you've been on edge. You couldn't really think straight since your panic attack either. Many thoughts had erupted your head and you had become concerned over almost everything, including Taehyung. "I-I'm sorry. I'm just saying nonsense..." you apologized while chuckling slightly.      Taehyung watched you and leaned in to kiss you a soft kiss on your cheek causing you to close your eyes again. "Princess," he whispered, his breath hitting your face. "I could never, ever regret anything. It's actually the opposite." You felt him graze his lips against your jawline and his hands squeeze yours. "Please look at me, y/n." Hearing his words, you slowly opened your eyes and looked at him. His expression was soft and gentle and his gaze was reassuring and endearing. "I love you," he confessed. "And I don't regret anything that happened because it all led me to this moment; me and you." He smiled and caressed your hair. He leaned in and softly kissed your lips in a short kiss. "When it comes to you, I regret nothing." You stared at him and noticed how his eyes gleamed when he stared at you, how his expression turned gentle, and how his actions showed his affection toward you. You cupped his face and pulled him in for another kiss which he gladly returned. Both of your lips molded together and you wished that you had found Taehyung earlier in your life. You hoped that you'd meet him in the next life, and the life after that, and that life after that. You didn't want to leave his side. You pulled away with both of your foreheads still connected. "Thank you," you whispered. "Thank you for everything." Taehyung smiled and pulled you down to lay on the mattress again. He held you close to him and wrapped his arms around your figure. "Oh," you looked up to meet his eyes again. You smiled. "I love you too." You buried your face into his neck and smiled against his skin. Taehyung chuckled and rested his head against yours in a comforting matter. "Get some rest, Princess. It's late and you need your beauty sleep." You slowly nodded and closed your eyes. You could already feel the sleepiness take you away as you tightly held onto Taehyung's body, wishing that he'd never disappear from your life.

     Taehyung glanced at you when he finally noticed you were asleep. He sighed quietly and slightly shifted so that he could get more comfortable with you in his arms. He loved the night the most; you two would finally be alone together and away from all the chaos in the morning. You would be his and he would be yours. As selfless as he tried to be he couldn't help his selfish desires bubbling up within himself. How could he ever regret anything that happened when it was all for you? He got worried and anxious when you asked such a sudden question like that out of the blue. He loved you deeply and genuinely, and could not stand a single thought of you being out from his reach. He stared down at you and smiled. "Thank you." He whispered before kissing your forehead. Taehyung suddenly looked to the side where his phone was laying when he heard it buzz on the nightstand. He removed one arm from you and reached to grab his phone from the shelf and opened up the screen, showing a message from Hoseok.

Hoseok:We need to talk.

Him:About?

Hoseok:This morning.

Him:Okay, what is it? Was breakfast bad or something?

Hoseok:I'm talking about with Luna and y/n

Hoseok:What's gotten into y/n? She scared the hell outta Luna

Him:Y/n had a bad nightmare the night before. She was crying all night.

Him:Did you text me to complain about it?

Hoseok:No, I'm just saying that Luna was really scared. She had a nightmare from her past again.

Him:She's always had those nightmares. We've all been through it too. She'll be okay as long as she just sleeps it off.

Hoseok:She literally came crying to me again. Y/n really triggered her

Him:Are you saying it's y/n's fault?

Hoseok:No, of course not. I'm just saying that Luna was really triggered by this morning. That's all.

Him:And what does that have to do with me?

Hoseok:Dude you're one of her best friends. You should fucking care about her.

Him:Who said I didn't? I care about her a lot, but Luna isn't the only one going through a hard time right now.

Him:Besides, she has you too, doesn't she? Why are you complaining to me when you were the first person she thought about after her nightmare?

Hoseok:I'm just saying that you should care about her, too. You've been caught up with y/n lately that you two haven't been talking a lot.

Him:I have to take care of y/n, I'm her bodyguard after all. What does that have to do with you, anyway?

Him:If Luna had a problem with it she would've just came up to talk to me.

Him:Are you just trying to pick a fight with me?

Hoseok:No, idk

Hoseok:Just forget it