"Irene?" Tae looked at the girl in front of him in shock but having traces of excitement evident in his eyes.

She ran up to him and draped her arms around his neck in a forceful yet eloquent manner. Almost impulsively, I had taken a step back, causing my hand to release from Taehyung's seemingly loose grip. I watched as he raised his hands politely to place them softly behind her to return the hug.

"What are you doing here? When did you get back?" He asked as he pushed her forward excitedly but kept his hands on her shoulders to keep their amity whilst they spoke. She moved her finger up to his face and softly poked his nose in a light and quick manner whilst cutely saying boop.

"I got back last night. We're going to be together again!" She spoke. My eyes opened widely at her words. "I transferred back this morning. Turns out I'm in Namjoonie's class again."

Her smile went from ear to ear as they blithely looked at each other. I had been standing right beside them, just content with the fact that Taehyung is wearing that facial expression that I love. His smile was neither rounded nor a straight rectangle but rather something in between. Despite having these feelings of contentment, I couldn't shake off the churning that my stomach seemed to be doing.

I looked at her and just as I had inhaled a breath of air to voice my greeting towards her, Jimin had nonchalantly strolled to where we stood and rested his elbow on Tae's shoulder.

"Hey, Irene. So good to see you." He said casually as though it hadn't been so long since they had seen each other. She smiled at them both enthusiastically and shortly after their moment of happiness, she directed her attention towards me.

"Hi! I'm sorry! How rude of me!" She said cheerfully while playing with her hair. She's the epitome of gorgeous. If Aphrodite had an incarnation, she would be it. "I'm Irene, you?"

"Y/n. Nice to meet you." I said back while admiring her perfect features. She had this cute button nose with slim eyes that were so pretty. Her lips were this light shade of pink and looked plump. She continued playing with her long, luscious hair that looked so soft and shiny.

"It's great to meet you, Y/n! I hope we can be friends!" She spoke while taking my hands into hers in a friendly manner.

Her hands. They're so soft and petite. Well, so was she. Her body was absolutely dream-like. Any girl would wish to have a body like that. She looked like a model. Compared to her, I might as well be a sea lion. She was a goddess. Everything about her just screamed perfect. Suddenly, the bell had rung which put an end to my scrutinising her every feature.

"Ah! I'm gonna be late for class on my first day! Tae! We'll talk at lunch." She said while running out. Not before yelling in our direction, "great to meet you y/n!" When she was completely out of sight, Tae and Jimin started laughing together and I watched them, confused.

"She'll never change." Tae said while his laughter came to a solemn end and Jimin just smiled and looked at him.

"She's gotten prettier, hasn't she?" He asked Tae. Now I'm curious. Who was she? "I guess those years she did modelling weren't a waste after all."

Wow, she was a model. Not that I'm surprised. She was gorgeous. I could already see her representing a name brand on the runway. Tae nodded his head to Jimin, and I mustered up the courage to finally ask what's been on my mind.

"How do you two know each other?" I asked out. Was that too personal to ask? It is his private life. He looked at me with a warm smile and loving eyes.

"Just old friends." He spoke out whilst guiding us to our seats. Mr. Min had just come in for homeroom to begin and had begun taking attendance just like any other day. She seemed pretty close with them but she didn't hug Jimin, does that mean that she gets along better with Tae? I trust him though. I believe in him, and aside from that, Irene seems like a genuinely nice person.

Besides not paying attention in class, as usual, I constantly glance back at Tae, and each time he would give me these cute puppy eyes. I turned back again and as he diverted his attention to me, he lovingly smiled at me again. This time I gave him a chewy smile and scrunched my eyes up cutely to respond to his face. I turned back to try and focus on the lesson that Mr. Min was giving, but it was to no avail. I missed his face already. once more, I had turned back and this time he had already been looking in my direction. Little did I know, he had been staring at me the entire time.

I didn't expect what came next. he brought his big, model-like hands toward his mouth and softly made a kiss sound against it, only to blow it in my direction, making his blowing vocal so that I would hear it. embarrassed by the apparent blush that had just painted my face in crimson, I turned around and buried my face into my arms against the table. Not even a minute later, a piece of crushed up paper flew to my desk landing next to my head. I slowly uncrumpled the paper to avoid any noise.

It read:

You didn't catch it~ My kiss flew away T_T.

I crumbled up the paper once more and clasped it tightly in my hand as my blush intensified, only to earn a soft chuckle from the man behind me. Even though my head was kept down throughout the rest of the period, I could still feel his gaze on mine. The bell had finally rung for lunch and I stayed back until everyone had left since my face still felt a bit warm. while I remained seated, he came up to my table and gently caressed hair with his long fingers.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to tease you like that." when he said that, I found the courage to look up at him and smile through my flushed pink face. "do you wanna get lunch?" he asked gently while still caressing my hair. I took the hand that was stroking my head into mine and stood up assertively.

"let's get lunch." I spoke while dragging him out of the classroom and not sharing a glance since the mere look on his face may make me shy again and I'd lose all of my confidence and resolve. He didn't seem to mind my sudden action since he never protested once, but instead followed me. When we got near the cafeteria, I suddenly got nervous since there would be so many people there, gradually, my pace slowed down, causing us to come to a halt.

"Everything okay?" he asked as he tilted his head forward and leaned in to align his gaze with mine.

"f-fine." I spoke out whilst trying to think up an excuse. "I think I just need to use the bathroom first."

"I'll walk you there." he spoke out. Before I even had the opportunity to think up an excuse, he lovingly gazed at me and walked into the direction or the bathrooms, having me trailing behind him since we still hadn't released from each other's grip. We approached the bathrooms and I was about to go in when suddenly, the goddess had walked out of the bathroom.

"Y/n! Hi." Irene spoke out happily and shortly after diverting her attention to Tae. she ran up to him and playfully draped her arm around his shoulder. "Why don't we have lunch like the old days?" She said and she looked at me.

"You two go on ahead, I-I'll join in a bit," I said to them since I don't want to hold them back.

"Y/n, you sure?" Tae asked me with hesitation in his eyes. the truth is, no, I'm not sure. I don't necessarily want him to leave, but at the same time, I don't want to be a burden or a nuisance to him.

"I'm..." I hesitated for a second while glancing at her arm around his shoulder. "I'm sure, I'll catch up." I said while trying my hardest to give them a genuine smile. I'm used to faking it by now so it isn't that hard anymore, all I had to do was picture Taehyung looking at me with happiness evident in his face and I have a reason to be happy.

"If you insist, let's go Taehyung-ie. Thanks, Y/n." she called out as she energetically ran off with Tae towards the cafeteria. Even though I'm disappointed that they left, he probably hasn't seen her in a while. I may not know what having genuine friends is like, but I don't want to hold him back from reconnecting with them. I began making my way into the bathroom and I heard people talking inside. I continued walking in, only to see Ahreum and her two friends. I'm not sure what to think of her anymore. I had been mentally preparing myself for what was to come.

Surprisingly enough, all that I heard was the sound of her makeup bag, zip closed and their heels echo passed me as they walked out of the bathroom. Not even a single word was directed at me. Not a glance nor a gesture. It felt peaceful to finally have some peace with this girl. I wonder if she and Irene were friends too. They were in the bathroom at the same time, but then again, so are millions of other people around the world so it isn't that much of a shocker.

After I had finished at the bathroom, I made my way to the cafeteria and looked around for Tae. I saw him walking back to the table where Jungkook and the hyungs were seated. Their faces lit up when they saw her making her way towards them alongside Tae. I couldn't hear their conversation since I was too far away but when Tae noticed me standing there, he put the food tray down and walked towards me with a smile on his face. There's the smile I love. I love everything about it.

"I got you the same thing as me. If you want something else..." I shook my head to deny his offer of potentially having to buy me more food. He lovingly looked at me and clasped my hand in his once more and guided us to the table where everyone was at once more. I liked this feeling. It wasn't foreign to me anymore and my hand feels comfortable in his. We walked up to the table, only to get an excited but shocked face from Irene.

"Oh my goodness! Are you two an item?" she asked to which he nodded and lifted our intertwined fingers to make the image more visible. "That's adorable."

The element of sarcasm was vaguely evident in her voice but she could have been genuine to an extent. I really couldn't tell but her face seemed quite genuine when she said that.

Taehyung and I had sat down and next to each other and everyone at the table had started their own conversations. He got us Macaroni and cheese for lunch. around the table there was a hand made lunch at Jungkook and Hobi, a packet of chips and Namjoon, a sandwich at Jimin, and a fruit bowl at Irene. it kind of feels nice to have another female at the table.

"Hey Tae, don't you love strawberries?" Jimin asked out loud. I started nodding my head impulsively. Tae chuckled at me answering for him as I chuckled and put a strand of my hair behind my ear.

"Yeah, Why you ask?" he said. Before Jimin could answer, Irene had a strawberry from her fruit own on the fork she had been eating with and brought it closer to Taehyung's face.

"Bite it! Just like old times!" she insisted but Tae shook his head and nudged her hand away, but it was to no avail since she persisted on with her hand moving closer. "Oh, come on, you like them, don't you?" she asked.

"Easy there. if I wanted strawberries I would have bought them too." he said while chuckling at her persistence.

Deep down inside I was glad that she denied her offer. not that it matters (probably) but that would have been an indirect kiss since her lips touched the fork too. I haven't even kissed Tae yet. Is that a bad thing? It's not like I don't want to, but maybe he doesn't want to.

Lunch continued as the conversation topic constantly changed, most revolving around Irene and what she's been doing whilst she had been away. It turns out that she had only left during the beginning of this school year. She had been modelling for a clothing brand and had gotten tired of all of the stigmas around being a model, so she left and came back to graduate. she truly is amazing. Aside from being friendly and a total social butterfly, everything that I wish I could be.

The rest of the day went on as any other normal day would, except I couldn't help but think about Irene. She is such an amazing person. The only thing that I was slightly afraid of is these feelings of admiration turning into jealousy.

After school, once again, I had been walking hand in hand with Tae as we exited the school gates to head home. Jimin wasn't there again and even though Tae said nothing about it, I could tell that it bothered him a little bit. as we walked out of the gate, the goddess appeared as though from thin air in front of us.

"Tae, its been so long. Can you walk me home, just like old times? fill each other in on what's been happening." she spoke while playfully punching his shoulder.

What was even the deal with her 'just like old times.' first with the strawberries and now this.

"I usually walk with Y/n though. you see, we live..." before he could finish, she was tugging on his arm like a small child throwing a tantrum.

"You're not gonna let me walk alone, right? I just got back after months."

"Well..."

A/N What do you think Tae's gonna do? leave it in the comments.

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