Haneul took a deep breath and continued walking towards Bundang High. She was scared and nervous. Scared that BTS would hate her for ignoring them and nervous because she hasn't talked to them in one week.

Entering the school gates, Haneul was pulled into someone's chest. She pulled back and turned to look up at who it was. To her surprise, it was one of the people she was looking for.

"V." His name slipped off her tongue naturally. However, V didn't smile but looked dead serious. "We need to talk and there's no excuses." With that, V pulled Haneul to the back of the school.

When they reached the back of the school building, V was still holding onto Haneul's wrist. He didn't let go even though Haneul felt kind of weird she let it be.

V stared at Haneul. She was really standing in front of him and she wasn't resisting. He softened knowing that she was so close to him. That one more step and he could be hugging her feeling her warmth.

"Um, V…" Haneul started. V blinked in surprise. Had Haneul really just spoken? Had she really? After a whole week of ignoring him and she finally speaks? V was speechless.

Haneul lowered her head and apologized, "…I’m sorry." V knitted his eyebrows together confused to why she was apologizing to him, "Why…are you apologizing? You didn’t do-" Then he faltered remembering how she had ignored him and the other BTS boys for the past week.

"I’m sorry that I ignored you and the others. It's just…I’m scared of…of gangsters." Haneul whispered the last part. V stiffened hearing the last part. *Scared of gangsters? Why would she be scared of gangsters?*

Then it came to him. His eyes widened. "How'd you…I'm a gangster?" He breathed. Haneul looked up at him with tearful eyes, "Minzy told me. I…" She choked on a sob being unable to finish her sentence.

V pulled Haneul closer to him, "Haneul, is that…is that why you ignored me and the others?" Haneul lowered her head a