24/7 Heaven

EQUAL

[Suga's POV]

                 I woke up without Tae Bi by my side, so I quickly get up and rush outside the bedroom to look for her. I hear the sound of TV from the lounge room and there I see Tae Bi sitting on the long couch. Her eyes are so focused on the news that she doesn’t notice me sit beside her.

                BigHit releases a statement regarding this hot issue about BTS’s Suga.

                My eyes are too busy staring at Tae Bi’s gorgeous face, but it didn’t last long when I heard the news.

                Recently, Dispatch uploaded a photo of the idol star walking in a prestigious condominium. Suga himself tells the media outlet last Saturday that he was there to meet this girl known by the fans as the ‘unique girl’. BigHit’s statement confirms that the BTS member is dating his non-celebrity girlfriend. They also ask for the fans’ warm support.

                A stolen shot of me wearing a cap, mask, and glasses is shown on the screen. I can’t believe someone still recognized me that day. That was taken when I went to Tae Bi’s unit to check her condition.

                I’m waiting for manager to appear next, or Jin, but the news only shows a live footage of what’s happening in front of our company’s building. ARMYs are gathered, as well as the media.

                The reporter continues, Lots of ARMY merge with media people to see Suga and hear him speak up about his relationship with this ‘unique girl’.

                Tae Bi finally moves to face me with her worried face. She should be happy because our relationship is not a secret. I don’t have a secret anymore.

                “Am I ruining your image?” she apologetically asks. That’s a question I wasn’t expecting to come. I thought she would say ‘You really told Dispatch that you’re in a relationship? That’s so brave,’ or ‘Wow, so I’m a celebrity now?’

                “What? No,” I quickly answer and grab the remote from her to shut the TV up. It’s not helping, obviously. I move closer to hold her hands. “You’ll never ever bring destruction to my life, okay? I think I’ve already said that to you.”

                Tae Bi nods but it still seems that something’s bothering her. The sunlight coming from the glass windows illuminates her flawless face and the natural color of her long brown hair. She’s such a beauty that no negative adjectives would fit her. Even if she’s sad, I still find her delicate. But of course, I don’t like her to be sad all the time because it hurts me more.

                “I’m happy to hear that,” she says, her lips not smiling.

                “Are you sure?” I tilt up her chin so she would look at me. “You don’t seem happy about it. Why, Tae Bi?”

                She taps my cheek with her finger, “You know that my American name’s Stef and my friends call me with that, but why are you calling me Tae Bi?” she suddenly asks. Meanwhile, she wraps her arms around my neck until our faces are just three or two inches close to each other. Gulping is hard to avoid. I smile nervously and just let my eyes rest on her. Seriously, why am I nervous? It’s absurd. We just slept together last night so why should I feel uncomfortable? Is it because nothing happened last night? I could feel heat rising up to my head. But when I stare at her, I also realize that Tae Bi’s not an opportunistic. I couldn’t see the sasaeng fan in her eyes. Instead, I see the real Kim Tae Bi. Funny thing is, her eyes are unsteady. She couldn’t look straight into my eyes. She also feels nervous and I think she feels bad for doing this because I could feel her arms slowly letting go of me. Before she could do that, I push her down until I’m on top of her.

                “Haha, what are we doing?” she nervously laughs. Her arms slip off from my neck so that she could cover . I think I just scared her. Just what did I do? If I’m aware of this awkward ambience between us then why don’t I stand up and separate from her? Or why isn’t she pushing me away?

                We both like it. That’s the answer I’m proposing.

                If we both like it then what’s next?

                “I’m calling you Tae Bi because ‘Stef’ is Peter’s girlfriend. Kim Tae Bi is mine,” Perhaps answering her question is the right move. That’s not a spontaneous answer. That’s my real reason why I call her Tae Bi instead of Stef.

                I thought it would puzzle her or she would find it corny. But then, she smirks at me and says, “Sounds reasonable.” She pulls me for a sweet kiss. It’s crazy. Our rapid heartbeats a while ago come to a stop. She wraps her arms around my neck for the second time and I don’t know where to touch so I just place my hands on her cheeks. When she does that, I don’t find our position awkward anymore. We both just did the right thing.

She has no idea that she inspires me to write another new song again.

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                It’s two hours before dinner time hits. Tae Bi is cooking at the kitchen and I am exchanging text messages at the dining table with Jin hyung about the current condition of the company. I just found that the tension between BigHit and the crowd outside is slowly abating probably because we confirmed that I am dating someone. Jin also updated our Twitter account with words of assurances about my smooth-flowing relationship with Tae Bi. Well, Tae Bi’s name isn’t revealed yet because hyung told me that I have to say it myself to the public. The members are also doing fine and they can’t wait to meet Tae Bi in person.

                [Okay, how about a video chat later? –Yoon Gi]

                [Better. –Jin hyung]

                We end the chat because Tae Bi sits next to me. She smells like the food she’s cooking. It doesn’t smell bad, actually it makes me hungry. Her long hair is tied up in a messy bun and I place behind her ear the strands of hair covering her face. She looks beautiful.

                “The members are dying to see you,” I tell her, referring to BTS.

                Her eyes widen and she looks at the phone I’m holding. “Really? That sounds ironic. I should be the one saying that, not them.” She sounds so happy and excited. I’m glad to see that the wounded Tae Bi is starting to recover through my existence. I couldn’t wish of anything else but for her happiness. “Tell them I’m excited to meet them in person. Oh gods, it feels like my dream and reality just collaborated. BTS? I can’t wait to see Jin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, Jimin, and Rap Monster. What should I do? Or how should I act when we meet?” she’s starting to get jumpy and I couldn’t help but laugh.

                “How about Suga?” I ask, pouting my lips. My fans would definitely love seeing me pout but I’m saving this for Tae Bi.

                She gives me a peck and smiles, “You know I’m excited everyday to see you. That will never change. BTS is like a best friend to me, but you’re not because you’re a part of me.”

                I lie my head down to the table because of giddiness. I don’t blush easily but what she’s had said really makes me red. I feel her pinching my ears and making fun of me.

                “Why are your ears red? Haha! This is my first time to see you blushing. I wanna see your tomato face. C’mon,” she tickles me so that I would sit up and reveal my face. I also blurt out laughing because she doesn’t stop tickling me.

                “Alright, alright. You see this?” I point at my face while laughing. Both of us fill the spacious room with our guffaw. She stops from attacking me and grabs my phone. Before I could ask what she’s going to do with it, she already captured a photo of me giggling like a kid. My phone has a passcode and only me, Jin and Tae Bi know it. When she shows me my photo and see how terrible my face looks, I tickle her tummy as my revenge and she almost fall from her chair. We both exclaimed “Oh”. But good thing, I’m so quick at catching her.

                “Alright, let’s stop from that,” Tae Bi tells me but she’s still laughing. Tears are on the edge of her eyes due to laughing out loud with me. I also force myself to stop but I couldn’t because of the sound of her giggle and of course, the words she said to me a while ago. That’s extremely sweet. Laughter is still in us.

                “Wait, are you applying to be my assistant lyricist?” I jokingly ask her. She raises her eyebrows until her eyes get super big. She intentionally stretches her nose so the features of her face would all seem big and hilarious. She looks really, really funny that I chortle and almost get choked. “Stop it, you’re making yourself look more attractive.” I laughed out.

                She stops and also laughs with me, “You find it more attractive? Then why should I stop?” she repeats her clown face and I feel my stomach aching because of too much gas and giggle.

                “Stop it, I’m starting to have stomachaches,” my voice sounds crazy because it’s mixed with chuckle. “You look funny.”

                “No, I wo stoop,” Tae Bi continues her pantomime and exaggerates her words so it would really sound hysterical. I couldn’t help but pat the table for laughing hard.

                I don’t think there’s a need for some dinner because our stomachs are already full from laughing for hours. While we wait for the food to get cooked, we didn’t do anything but exchange jokes and ridiculous facial expressions.

                Finally, the moment I’ve been waiting for has come. I’ve been waiting to know her deeper like this and love her more by appreciating every piece of her. What more can I wish for if I already have Kim Tae Bi in my life?

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pastelyoghurt
#1
Chapter 37: i literally cried reading this fanfic! im so happy that they both reunited again and i'll be thankful if u decided to write an extra chapter about their life afterwards!
Angelz0715 #2
Chapter 37: OMG This is so cute xD
Kuro_Wol
#3
Chapter 37: WHY IS MY COMMENT MISSING??!?!?! omg i had commented after i finished reading this okayyy. thank you so much for the special mention ahahahah i love you to bits and i hope you write again soon :) i loved every moment of this story and it was an honour to be one of your first few readers ahahahaha :) THIS FIC TOTALLY DESERVES MORE ATTENTION MAN.
Kuro_Wol
#4
Chapter 25: idk why i laughed at the part where hobi bought everyone bubble tea - I WANT BUBBLE TEA TOO OMG
Kuro_Wol
#5
OMG THIS IS COMPLETED?! SHIZ HOW DID I MISS THE UPDATES?!?? i'm gonna read all of this later tonight omg
alleesor25 #6
This story deserves more love
Kuro_Wol
#7
Chapter 18: Chinggu Ya!!! Finally got to read this~! Loving this story even more. Keep em updates coming, even if it's slow :)
fara_ain #8
Chapter 18: i love your story damn much!!
please update soon
fara_ain #9
nice plot~
Kuro_Wol
#10
Chapter 15: My feeeelllssss. Stupid sasaeng fans and media interrupting everything aishhh.