Chapter-18
The Distance

Just as the days passed by, Taehyung started keeping his quiet. You were cooking under the guidance of a chef, and you could see your own improvements. You wanted Taehyung to notice it so bad, but he didn't even say a single word about you.

He would wake by himself, get ready for his work, eat without a word, leave sooner than before, and would return home without any words. You tried to talk to him, but it was all in vain. Not only the quiet mode, but also the hidden treasures you find here and there.

A new set of lip oil and lip balms, a spruce green wooden box of jewellery- and now the biggest turn, tickets of the flight to Paris. You found the lip care set in his personal office. You were astonished to see the jewellery box in the suitcase he unpacked days before. You were about to keep it in the store room when you felt something was in there. And you were right. The shining piece of pendant was worth the price. You wondered when Taehyung bought it? Who is he going to give it to? And you want your questions answered so bad.

And the tickets of the flight? You found them in a book he has been reading nowadays. It was just a random book with a cheeky cover. It was thick enough for you to not read it so you didn't mind it. The book was just placed in the bookshelf but the tickets were luckily peeking out.

You were here, sitting on the couch of the sunroom, waiting for him to return home with the same stolid face. It was just apprehensive to see him say nothing and act like a stranger. You are the only one who knows how you are able to handle that grumbling face of his. You were wondering if you actually waited a month for someone so rude like him? He was all fine when he returned, and now all of a sudden he is behaving so badly with you.

Just as you hear the door open, you snapped your excited head straight to the door. And of course, he was here. But God knows why, he looked a little too fine today. The long curled locks perfectly landing on his brows, the coarse blue overcoat. Your pink lips were slightly apart, and your eyes were not ready to leave his face.

Just as he closed the door, his brown orbs were able to get your body. He twinkled his big eyes, pondering about the sudden stare from you. Your mouth couldn't help but to let out a praise. "Prince.", your voice was just beyond inaudible. "Huh? Prize?", he muttered to himself, looking at you all star-struck. Just as the reality pulls you back, you close your wide open mouth and snap your gaze off of him.

You sit straight on the bouncy couch, facing your small back towards him. "Why are you here? It's midnight.", he inquires. You looked at the clock, "No way, it is already midnight." You snap off your astonished look, "We need to talk." Taehyung's past flashed through his eyes.

Taehyung holds your shiny heels, glancing at the scratches that were marked at the side. His death flashed before his eyes, and he could feel his heart thumping in fear. It was almost bed time, and you would be here any minute. He quickly crawled to his shelf, picking out the black permanent marker. He screeches it on the scratches, throwing your heels back to the corner.

"What are you thinking of? Snap back to the reality!" Taehyung shuts his jaw and snaps his gaze to you. "T-The heels- I swear I didn't mean to do that. I just scratched it by mistake. I was using my sharp boots and then I stepped onto your heels. Though, the permanent marker hid the scratch so well. Don't worry, I will gift you new if you want me to-" "Wait- WHAT?! MY HEELS?! WHICH ONE?! YOU ARE SO DEAD TAEHYUNG!!", you arose from the couch in anger.

Taehyung could feel the anger from the long distance. "Y-You didn't find it out?!", his jaw dropped, almost touching the soft carpet. Your upper lip curled up and you were on the verge of beating the shit out of him for such a secret. Your heavy footsteps scared Taehyung.

You halted just before him, "Listen, those heels were worth your whole outfit. So, you better gift me something costlier." Taehyung tittered at you and nodded. "I am letting these slide off because this wasn't the dumbest thing you did. You better be in the bedroom till twelve, after your dinner-all ready to go to bed. "Ready to go to bed? W-What do you mean?", blush creeps to his cheeks as unholy thoughts run through his mind. He chuckles timidly at you. He looked away from your eyes, that he suddenly found tempting.

"Oh my God, this punk! Kim fucking Taehyung, if you keep up with this behaviour, you will be dead." You left him behind, with your anger.

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Taehyung twists the doorknob to the door of the room, peeking in cautiously before entering the room. You were resting on the bed, "Come in." Your hoarse voice sent shivers down his spine, he wiggled in the sudden sensation of cold. He slowly closes the door from behind and saunders to you.

He situates down, just at the very end of the bed. You watch him behave so timid, thinking that he might had have an idea of the conversation. "What are you up to? Are we playing treasure hunts?" He frowns, "Treasure hunts?" You sighed at his clueless self and arose from the comfortable mattress.

"I will get it straight.", you walk to the nearby table, picking up the green wooden box. "What is this?" You watch Taehyung drop his jaw and widen his eyes. He tries to form some words, only to receive silence. "Are you trying to avoid me?" "What?", he curls his lip up, "It's for my mom." "Okay, then why does it have our wedding photo?", you cocked up your right eyebrow.

Taehyung purses his lips together, staring at you in your deep black eyes. "Okay, I am throwing it away-" "It's for you.", he mutters aloud. "If it was for me, why didn't you give it to me till now?" Taehyung shifts his soft gaze down to his knees, "I-I was not rea-" "Okay, if you don't to give it to me now, I am fine with it."

"It's not like that. I was waiting for something. And also, don't go around picking out such secretive stuff from my things. It's not always hiding, it's waiting for the right moment, sometimes." He looks into your eyes, with his own baby ones. You felt like embracing him for a moment. You were just holding back from the surprise that he had a plan to give it to you. Your bad, you decided to reveal his personal plan so early.

"Okay. But what about the lip care set?" You picked up the heavy box of cosmetic, and Taehyung was already biting on his lips. "Don't pick up my things even if you see them clearly!" He huffed at your nosy behaviour. "Okay, it is the second last time. But what is this?", you started to unwrap the plastic sheet from the box when he held your hand.

"Don't open it." "A lip care set? For what? Usually, I see a man buying such things for their loved ones, because they kiss. What is your reason?", you yanked off his hand and continued unwrapping it. "Kim Y/n, don't doubt my loyalty. I am as loyal as a pet to you. Only you." You look at him with the warning gaze. He stared in your eyes, and for unknown reasons- you could see a sparkle of the familiar feeling in his eyes. It was unknowingly comforting and warm, you could just not ignore it.

Your hands stopped the work they were doing, and your body slowly walked closer to him. He watched you slide your arms from his chest to his collar. He could feel the warmth of your fingers through his silky silhouette blue shirt. "I am not doubting your loyalty. I am just telling you not to hide things from me. And comparing yourself to a pet? Don't do that. You are a human." "It's okay. I will even be a pet if I can get your comfort that way." He was busy exploring the unmistakable beauty of your eyes, and he didn't realise the time when your smooth lips landed on his scarlet ones.

He had his mind swift back to the reality when he saw your eyes closing. His heart forgot to beat for a few moments and he didn't even bat his eyes. You swiftly swayed your hands up to his cheeks and squeezed them. He quickly moved his lips with yours in unison. You placed your hands on his eyes and removed them once they were closed.

He started to take the control of your lips instead. He held your jaw lightly and started sucking hard on your lips, as if his life was on line. Your restless body urged you to stick to his muscular ones and you couldn't help but to actually do that. He took a great notice of your body and pulled you closer to him. He pushed him and you to the table, placing his hands on the either side of you.

You continued syncing your lips with his. None of you had the idea of your breatheless state nor did you mind breaking the kiss. He pressed his body completely on you and you were already tempering up. He was trying to get the better of your lips even though he was already having the best of them.

You opened your eyes, only to see him already looking into your eyes. That was when you felt like your knees weakened and your stomach is giving up. You started to tremble under him. Seeing you tremble all of a sudden, he swiftly pulled out. His eyes widened at the state he had you in, the state you were in-just becauae of him. His cheeks were drunk with the blush and his heart was seemingly beating a little too fast. He started to take his steps back, far from you.

You wiped off your mouth with your wrist and moved your eyes to him. Watching him step back, you started to pounder. "Why did you do that?", the hoarse voice was straight from his throat. You furrowed your eyebrows at his saying and pulled your body back from the table. "What do you mean? I did it, just to tell you that I can get this gift from you.", you shoved up the heavy packaging. He continued staring into your eyes, "Are you playing with me? Are you seducing me? Why the kiss when you don't even like me?"

Your lips aparted with the unconventional thought running in your heads. He shook his head side to side in disappointment, disappearing from your sight in a blink of eyes. The last vision of him was storming out of the room....

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