ten || the truth

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"Remember Taehyun, you need to find Yumi and apologize for what you did." Huening Kai reminded the male for the 1000th time now. Taehyun sighed tiredly and nodded, it was like Huening Kai was a living repeating record, saying the same thing over and over again.

"I know! I'll apologize, I just need to find her okay?" Taehyun said and stopped his movements, turning his body to look up at his friend who stared down at him with doubt in his eyes. Taehyun just scoffed and walked off once again, all morning the male wouldn't shut up about him apologizing. Now on their way to lunch it was like another round of Kai reminding Taehyun to fix his mistake.

"Well lucky you, she's right there." Huening Kai said and grabbed Taehyun by the shoulders making the male turn around. The ombré head's eyes immediately landed on the familiar brunette, she looked more neat and clean than yesterday. She had that bright smile up and going as she talked to one of her friends who he recognized as one of the well-known chemistry students in the university.

"Go on go on, go apologies, and maybe I won't murder you after school!" Kai said and pushed the male before running off after noticing Soobin waiting at their table for the two.

Taehyun groaned loudly and dragged himself towards Yumi, it's not like he didn't want to apologize. He did want to say sorry and tell Yumi that whatever happened yesterday was entirely his fault. But now he just felt annoyed doing this after being reminded almost 50 times now, but he couldn't let his anger get the best of him.

Approaching the two girls he awkwardly stood there for a few seconds before clearing his throat to get their attention. Both girls turned their heads and looked over at Taehyun with curiosity expressed on their faces since he had interrupted their conversation together.

"Yumi-ssi, may I talk to you privately?" Taehyun spoke up after staring at the two for a few seconds. Yumi smiled awkwardly and nodded, turning to her friend she told her she would meet up with them later after the talk was over. "What do you need?" She spoke up after her friend left, the once toxic angry tone being replaced with her usual friendly soft one.

"I-" Taehyun started, mentally cursing at himself for going blank. "I just wanted to say I'm so sorry for yesterday, I shouldn't have done that to do but instead I ignored your feelings and just made you do something you completely didn't want to do! I shouldn't have tricked you into drinking a love potion, i'm sorry."

Yumi stood there silently as if she was trying to comprehend everything the male had just said which made Taehyun a little bit nervous, was he about to be yelled at? or slapped? He did deserve it if he were to be slapped.

"Uhm..." Yumi spoke up, an awkward small giggle leaving her lips as she scratched the back of her neck. "I...Appreciate the apology.." She said slowly which made Taehyun sigh in relief, happy that she wasn't that angry with him.

"But...Can I ask something?" She said and looked up at the male with a sweet smile. Taehyun nodded his head and waited for her to ask the question.

"Uhm, who are you again?"

what...?

Taehyun's eyes shot up widely after what she had just said, his mouth dropped open trying to comprehend what she had just said and if he was hearing things. "...what?" He managed to croak out after the shock in his body slowly died down.

"It's just that...I don't think I know you at all haha...maybe you mistook me for the wrong person- but your apology was uhm, cool! Is it for a play?" Yumi said sweetly after seeing Taehyun's shocked reaction, perhaps trying to make the male less comfortable than he was right now.

Taehyun shook his head no and backed up slightly, pursing his lips into a thin straight line he looked away from the brunette. "Uh, yeah a play. I have to go now." Taehyun said before quickly walking off leaving Yumi in the dust. His thoughts were filled with shock and almost a million questions, how did Yumi forget him? Was she acting? It didn't seem like she was acting at all, it just made him so confused that after yesterday's event she just forgot him like that!

Shaking his head he speeded off back to the lunchroom, grateful that there were still twenty minutes left of lunch. When he arrived back at the table the sight made him want to barf up all of the air he had inside of him, of course, his two best friends were being all lovey-dovey while he was away. Soobin was resting his hand on Huening's thigh whispering lovely words into his ear, he could just tell by how red Huening Kai was.

"Ahh, you guys are so gross. You two might as well make out in the janitor's closet again." Taehyun said startling the two, making them both back away from each other. "Taehyun! How did the apology go?" Huening Kai said and smiled as Soobin awkwardly drank his tea.

Taehyun sighed loudly and shook his head before sitting down in his usual seat which was across from the two. "It's...Huening Kai, she forgot about me, like it's like my whole existence is gone from her memory!" Taehyun said he doesn't know why he felt so distressed...It should be a good thing that Yumi forgot about him. So why did he feel so...Upset?

"At least she won't bother you anymore Taehyun, don't stress about it," Soobin said, giving the male a comforting smile. Even though he had no idea what Taehyun and Huening Kai has been doing he decided not to question too far, as long as the males are happy then he was happy. So even without not knowing anything he wanted to be there to support his boyfriend and best friend no matter what.

"Thanks, hyung..." Taehyun mumbled and felt his phone ring again, groaning loudly he pulled his phone out and looked at the ID just to find out it was Beomgyu again. It's been two days since he's heard from the male and he did feel bad for not answering his calls and just leaving his messages on seen or delivered but he was so busy!

Declining the call he put his phone away only for it to go off again which made him curse a little too loudly. "God! Fuck how clingy can this old man be?!" He groaned not caring if he received odd looks from the people in front of him. Looking at his phone again he was somewhat relieved to see that the ID was just his sister calling him. "I'll be right back guys, noona is calling me. If lunch ends go ahead and go to class I'll be fine."

Both boys nodded at what Taehyun said. The male picked up his backpack and waved goodbye to the two before speeding off to the hallway where it was most secluded so he could hear Yuri better.

"Hello?" He said once he finally picked up the call after finding an area that wasn't near the loud areas.

"Why do you take so long to answer calls? By the time you answered, I could be in a retirement home already!"

Taehyun rolled his eyes hearing his sister scold him for answering late, she was always like this. If he didn't answer her messages or calls in a limited time she would scold him for hours saying how anything could happen in those million years he took answering the phone.

"I was talking to Huening Kai and Soobin, noona. What do you need? Lunch will end soon and the halls will be crowded so it'll be hard to hear you in a bit."

"Taehyun-ah, I need you to come home right now. It's an emergency."

The male eyes widened after what she said, worry started to build up inside of him which made him panic a little. "Are you okay noona? Do you need to go to a retirement home now?" He asked nervously. Hearing a loud snort on the other side of the phone made him a little bit more confused.

"No! But seriously, you need to come home right now. Stop by the convenience store and grab some yummy gimbap though! Love you, little bro!"

"Noona-" Taehyun said before hearing the sound of the call ending, pulling the phone away from his ear he frowned slightly. He was so confused why Yuri told him to hurry up home, he didn't even hear the slightest bit of fear or sadness in her voice when she was talking. Shaking his head he decided to go by his sister's orders and quickly texted Kai that he would be out for the day.

"Taehyun?"

The male suddenly froze after hearing a specific voice that always made his heartbeat increase. Looking up from his phone he met eye contact with Yeojin who stood in front of him with a sweet delicate smile that made his face heat up slightly. "Yeojin.." He gasped out softly feeling his heart go bazonkers.

"Hey! I was looking for you, I was a little worried I couldn't find you yesterday but it turns out you didn't show up! Are you okay?" She asked him, yet Taehyun was spacing out since he was so mesmerized by her beauty. It was always a rare occurrence that Yeojin would approach him first, he felt like he was dreaming.

"I...I'm okay— I had uhm...Family problems?" He said in a confusing tone as if he wasn't even certain of himself. Mentally slapping his head he looked at Yeojin who just giggled at him. "I'm glad everything's alright." She said tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

The two stared at each other silently before the loud sound of the bell rang startling the both of them, with slight panic in Yeojin's eyes she quickly grabbed Taehyun's arm and wrote something down with a sharpie that she somehow had. Taehyun's eyes widened as his heart exploded from the sudden action, once Yeojin was done she smiled softly at the male before quickly walking away to her class.

Taehyun watched as she got farther and farther until she disappeared amongst the crowd, looking down at his arm he saw a number written on it; Yeojin's number. A wide goofy smile crept onto his face as he quickly walked towards the exit of the school, he was so happy he couldn't help but just explode with joy.

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"Noona, i'm home," Taehyun called out once he entered the house only to have silence respond to him, it seemed like these days the only answers he got was just damn silence. Sighing loudly he walked over to the kitchen and placed the bags he had gotten from the convenience store and walked over to the couch flopping down on it.

It was oddly quiet in the house, he didn't understand why he had to sign out of school to come home when Yuri wasn't even here. He sighed heavily and grabbed his backpack that was on the floor, zipping it open he swiftly grabbed the spell book, placing it on his lap as he stared at the cover.

He wondered why his grandmother had this in her attic and never said anything about it and why she specifically left it in there when it was something so powerful. He wondered how she even managed to get a hold of something like this, he used to believe magic and wizards or whatever wasn't real at all and that it was all a fake hoax, but now after the past days of events that led up to now, he couldn't help but have a change of thought of how much the spell book has impacted his life in a good and bad way.

He had planned to use it for his desires, to make Yeojin fall in love with him. But after experiencing the crazy events that happened with Yumi it made him wonder just how far can the spells go, like one of the spells made Yumi forget about his whole existence for goodness sake!

Hearing the door click open he looked up curiously. Feeling relieved that it was his sister he looked back down at the book only listening to the sound of footsteps around the house.

"Tyun..."

Taehyun's world stopped after hearing a calming tone of voice, the one that had comforted him throughout his childhood life. Slowly looking up he met eye contact with those same brown orbs that would always comfort him endlessly, feeling the air leave his body he quickly stood up ignoring the fact that the spell book dropped loudly. Looking slightly down at the shorter woman in front of him he shakily walked closer to her with shock on his face.

"Grandma..." He breathed out as his grandmother smiled brightly, even though it's been a few weeks since he had seen his grandma it felt like forever, especially since she had left out of the blue randomly. Quickly feeling himself being pulled into a hug he hugged the elderly lady back tightly with a bright happy smile on his face.

"Tyun, I missed you so much." His grandmother said softly before pulling away from the hug, staring at her grandson for a few more seconds before her eyes landed down on the spell book. "You found the spell book..." She said and sighed bending down slightly to pick it up, flipping through the pages as if it was just a natural book.

"So you knew about it? Grandma, why did you leave? Why do you have this book? Grandma-"

"Yah! Calm down on the questions I just got back here thanks to your sister picking me up from the airport." She said and walked over to Yuri who stood there in silence.

Taehyun sighed shaking his head, his grandmother hadn't changed a bit. She was always one to have a snarky attitude and bark back at people, there were times she would purposely play tricks on him or his sister just to get them riled up. Nevertheless, he adored his grandmother but he had so many questions that needed to be answered.

"It was wrong of me for leaving you two so
suddenly, let's talk. Especially you Taehyun, Yuri had told me about the troublesome things you've done." His grandmother said and sat down on the couch, signaling for the two to sit down on the chair next to her.

The two siblings silently walked over to one chair for each of them and sat down silently, watching their grandmother look through the spell book as if it was something so familiar in her eyes.

After a long long long moment of comfortable silence, his grandmother looked up at them with guilt in her eyes. "I should start from the beginning with my sudden disappearance." She said and closed the spell book placing it to the side of her.

"It's not anything bad or important dears, I went to Australia for a while to experience more fun and time to myself."

Taehyun's face turned into a frown after hearing what his grandma had just said, all this time he thought she had moved away because of an important reason but it was because she just wanted vacation time to herself. "Grandma..." He heard Yuri sigh stressfully.

"I know I know! It's selfish and I'm dearly sorry for not telling you guys and just leaving out of the blue." She said before silence slowly formed around them. They awkwardly stared at each other feeling all types of emotions.

"So, about the uhm spell book...Will you explain to us why you have it?" Taehyun asked softly breaking the silence. His grandmother stared at him for a few seconds before sighing and nodding. Slowly picking up the book she looked down at it for a few seconds and looked up at the two.

"This spell book, I don't know how you managed to find it. I made sure to hide it well enough so none of us would see it again." She said as she softly caressed the leather of the book. "This book is a family relic, your great...great....great...just a lot of greats grandma had this and passed down generation by generation."

"Grandma that doesn't explain anything, it's just a book," Yuri said frowning at her explanation.

"You didn't let me finish brat," Their grandma said glaring at Yuri who instantly
shut up and sat up straight, clearing her throat she looked over at Taehyun with a serious expression. "I know you two aren't going to believe me but...We come from a bloodline of witches. This spell book was only made for witches."

Taehyun and Yuri stared at her in silence before bursting out in laughter making their grandmother stare at them blankly. "Grandma! Are you okay? You sure you didn't get kicked by a kangaroo?" Yuri said laughing loudly holding her stomach. "Yeah what she- OW!"

Taehyun and Yuri both whined out in pain loudly after feeling a sharp pain in their arms. Quickly looking at their grandmother they both saw how some sort of red mist was coming out of her hand, and that made Taehyun's heart drop. It was the same as the gold mist he had once experienced when he was practicing the spells.

"Don't you dare laugh, i'm being serious. Your ancestors are witches, we have witch blood in us which allows us to use this spell book. Taehyun how could you not notice that when you touched the spell book that it only activated for you and not Huening Kai." Their grandmother said with a straight face. Taehyun's eyes widened in realization after what she had just said, it was true. The moment he touched the book it transformed into a whole new design and there was gold dust everywhere.

"Wait how do you know-"

"Besides the point, I hid this away for a reason...To protect you both, this relic is very very very precious and fragile. Someone like you who has no idea what he's been doing can do very very stupid things and Yuri here told me that you cast not only one but TWO love spells on two people which backfired greatly, am I right, Taehyun?" His grandma said in a very stern voice which made chills rise in his body, he had no choice but to just nod his head in shame.

"I figured, I assume one of the spells you used was love at first sight...Correct?" She said which made the male nod again. A heavy sigh left her lips as she looked at him with saddened eyes. "That spell...You only have thirty days until it ends right?"

"Twenty-four...It'll be twenty-three more days tonight." Taehyun answered her and looked away nervously, he heard his grandmother sigh for the millionth time now before hearing the couch creak slightly. He heard footsteps approach him closer as he quickly looked up, seeing his grandma stand there with a soft smile as she handed him back the spell book.

"Go rest up, okay?" She said and walked back to her spot on the couch, Taehyun stared at her for a moment and nodded. Quickly standing up he walked over to his grandmother and pecked her head before rushing upstairs making sure to close the door.

"...You're hiding something aren't you?" Yuri suddenly asked after making sure Taehyun was in his room so he wouldn't hear their conversation.

"As sharp as always Yuri-ah..." Eun-Ji said looking at her granddaughter with a soft smile that quickly went into a frown, "Your brother doesn't know what he's doing and it's going to backfire on him. What he's done is absolutely unacceptable...Yuri who is the person that he accidentally cast the love spell on?"

Yuri stayed silent for a few more seconds before getting her phone out, typing in a name, and turning her phone to show her grandma. "Choi Beomgyu."

"Ahh, Taehyun...What have you done..." She sighed before noticing something, her eyes squinted slightly as her expression changed for a quick second only for it to be back to a blank face. "Yuri-ah, I'm going to tell you something and you have to do it no matter what, okay? If you agree I'll tell you what I'm hiding from Taehyun."

Yuri stayed silent for a few seconds before nodding.

"Okay, Grandma."

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Taehyun tiredly closed his notebook and looked over at the clock, he had studied for a few hours to ease his mind off of what his grandmother had told him today. This whole time he had some type of witch-power blood in him and his grandmother had never told him. What did bother him was how she managed to guess the love spell he used so correctly.

Hearing his ringtone go off he looked over at his phone and saw it was Beomgyu's ID once again. He felt bad that he's been ignoring the elder for a while but it was too much, he was too tired to talk to anybody right now.

Leaning back on his chair he had lost track of time and it only made him realize that it was midnight when he felt the tingly pain on his wrist making him look down at it, watching one of the hearts fade away.

Twenty-three more days. Just twenty-three more days until Beomgyu would stop being in love with him.

Looking to the side he saw Yeojin's number that was on his arm still, feeling a wide smile creep up on his face he quickly grabbed his phone and added the number to his contacts.

Even though today was...A mess, but at least something is going right.

Texting Yeojin he felt his heart rise more after seeing her respond right away, completely ignoring the text messages from Beomgyu that went on for about five minutes before coming to a full stop.

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a/n : what's your favorite TXT Japanese song release? Mine has to be Ito and Ring :)