You stare over at the other side of the table before looking on your phone to double check with Seulgi.

The only way you know that Taehyung is going to show up is if you're in danger of being on a bad date.

So, Seulgi, being the sweetheart that she is, set you up with her shittiest ex-boyfriend in order to help you out.

"Yo." You hear and immediately want to gag. Sighing, you look up and see the one and only Justin. He smiles down at you. You merely nod your head to acknowledge him before placing your phone back into your pocket.

"Hi." You say.

"So, Seulgi said you wanted to go on a date with me." he says while smirking. You merely roll your eyes. "Didn't think you'd be the one to break the 'chicks before dicks' rule... always thought it'd be Sunmi but good enough." He says. You sigh before shaking your head.

"Yeah." He then begins immediately getting the large loaf of bread.

"So, what did Seulgi tell you about me? I'm sure she probably talks a lot of shit about me to you and Sunmi." He cuts a large piece of bread for himself. "But did she tell you about how one time, during sex, she-"

"Whoa there." You hold your hands up to silence him. "Not interested in hearing anything about you two having sex. We are on a date." You say.

"But it was so-"

"I don't care." You say while watching him cut more pieces of bread from the large loaf. As he spreads butter on each piece he cuts off and continues to talk to you, he doesn't leave any left for you.

This causes you to arch an eyebrow while staring over at him. He then shoves multiple pieces of the bread into his mouth at once, not even noticing the look you're giving him.

After a few seconds of silence, he then looks up at you.

"Oh shit, my bad. Did you want some?" he questions before holding up a piece of bread that he had already put butter on. You then eye the piece of bread before noticing that his fingernails have some dirty, black gunk underneath them.

You try your best not to gag and instead shake your head quickly.

"I'm good." You state. He then shrugs before shoving the piece into his mouth. You physically cringe before clearing your throat and gulping to avoid throwing up.

The waiter then comes over and takes your orders. He then shoos the waiter away from the table once the waiter gets your orders, causing the waiter to narrow his eyes at the man.

You give the waiter an apologetic smile while mouthing the words 'I'm sorry.'

"So," he says with his mouth full. You look over at him and place your hand over your mouth as you see the half chewed, half un-chewed food in his mouth while he speaks. "Tell me about yourself, Y/N. We never really got to hang out or talk at all."

Disgusting.

Perfect.

Taehyung's bound to show up after you tell him about all of the disgusting stuff that Justin is doing right now.

"Well, I've been studying architecture. I graduate in about three semesters." You state while looking down at your phone to check the time.

"What do you like?" he questions while continuing to stuff his face full of food. You glance up before furrowing your eyebrows as you immediately shake your head.

God, why did Seulgi like this guy?

"I like coffee shop dates, animals, and riding motorcycles." You state.

"Motorcycles?" he questions before laughing, some food flying out of his mouth and onto the table. You flinch, moving backwards to avoid it hitting you. "Oh gosh, sorry." He says while picking up the bit of food that came out of his mouth. He then grabs a napkin and places the chewed up food on there.

"Why'd you laugh?" You question.

"No offense, but there's no way someone like you would ever ride a motorcycle." He states.

"But I have... I used to ride them pretty much twice a week." You respond while thinking about how often you and Taehyung would hang out, a small smile finding its way on your face. "I may not know how to ride one by myself but I like to ride them while someone else drives."

"Well, I don't know how to do that, so you're out of luck, sweetheart." He says while shaking his head. "Can't risk any head injuries." He says while pointing towards his head. You lift your eyebrows, amused by this statement. You then smile before nodding your head.

"Yeah... yeah, makes sense." You state while holding in a laugh.

What you wish you could've said is: do you mean more head injuries? However, you already know that you can't say that.

You then look down at your phone and start drafting up a text message to send to Taehyung.

Y/N: Hey, I know things are a little weird for us right now but would you mind being my bad date bodyguard one more time? I'm stuck with this guy who's doing the most disgusting shit...

You then lock your phone and decide that it's way too early to text him. You just want him to mess up one more thing to really seal the deal.

"So, who would take you on motorcycle rides?" he questions. "I don't remember Seulgi driving a motorcycle... she was good at riding but..." he drifts off.

"Because she doesn't." You respond while holding in a laugh. "It was with a friend." You state.

"Sunmi?" he questions. "Always knew that girl would be fun..."

You roll your eyes before you unlock your phone and quickly hit send on the text.

"You're so weird." You immediately state. This causes him to swallow his food, furrowing his eyebrows as he stares over at you.

"I'm weird?" he questions. "You're the one talking about motorcycles and on your phone the whole time. Jeez. The world doesn't revolve around you, Y/N." he states.

You immediately place both hands flat on the table, leaning forward as you make eye contact with him.

Your phone vibrates in your pocket.

Bad Date Bodyguard: Where are you?

"You're the one chewing with your mouth open, talking about your exes and other girls who aren't your date, and you're making fun of your dates interests." You state. "If I'm the weird one, then I never want to be what you consider normal."

He scoffs before immediately slamming his hand on the table. You flinch and lean back in your seat.

"You're the most prissy, uptight little bitch, Y/N." He says as he lowers his voice.

You immediately pull your phone out and begin typing out the address to the restaurant to Taehyung.

You then draft up a second text to send after sending the address.

Y/N: Please hurry. He's slamming his hand on the table and I'm scared he's going to be violent.

After hitting send, you look up and see Justin now narrowing his eyes at you and breathing heavily. You gulp and look around to make sure there are witnesses.

Maybe this wasn't the best idea considering Seulgi did mention he has a bad temper.

"Here's your orders." The waiter says before gently placing your plate directly in front of you. You smile up at him and thank him. He then drops Justin's plate without any precaution, causing it to make a noise on the table.

"What the fuck was that for?" Justin's voice raises.

"My bad, sir." The waiter says.

You take a deep breath, checking your phone for any indication that Taehyung is here. You're getting more anxious as the waiter now begins pushing his buttons. You're scared that he's going to hit someone.

"You're right. Your bad, as in you're bad at your job." Justin begins telling the waiter.

"Sir, I don't get paid enough for your antics." The waiter says before looking over at you. As he sees that you're quiet and anxiously checking your phone, he tilts his head to the side before looking back at Justin. "Is there a problem here, miss?" he questions while looking down at you.

"Um-" you begin to speak.

"No, there's no issue here." Justin interrupts you.

"I wasn't speaking to you. I was speaking to her." The waiter says before making eye contact with you. "Are you in danger?"

"I have someone coming to pick me up, it's okay." You say.

"You what?!" Justin exclaims before slamming his fists onto the table. "You're on a date with me and have the nerve to call someone to get you in the middle of it? How are you being such a bitch?" he questions.

The waiter now looks behind him and gestures for other employees to show up for backup.

"Guys, we have a violent man ready to hit his date over here." He says while looking down at you. "Don't worry, we're going to make sure you get out of here safely."

Your phone beeps.

Bad Date Bodyguard: Don't worry, I'm parking. I have a friend in there who can help. Ask for Minho.

You look up at the waiter and see that, coincidentally, Minho is the waiter that's already helping you. It's funny how the universe works.

Looking over at Justin, you see that the man is now picking up his fork and pointing it at the waiter.

"Sir, you need to leave." Another waiter comes up and speaks.

"I'm the manager of this establishment. You're making a scene and making everyone uncomfortable by behaving this way. You need to leave." A woman steps forward behind the other waiter. Minho and the other waiter move to their sides slightly to reveal the woman who's now scolding him.

"Oh, please. What are you going to do? Nag at me until I leave? Get back in the kitchen, honey." Justin says before looking over at you. "And you. Why are you trying to leave our date? You're the one who went out of their way to set this shit up."

Upon hearing the phrase 'get back in the kitchen,' most customers let out audible gasps and begin scolding the man. Many women are beginning to cuss this man out as you merely take a deep breath and avoid eye contact.

"Y/N." you hear the familiar deep voice. Widening your eyes, you look up and see Taehyung standing there as he stares down at you. You immediately stand up and go next to him. He holds his hand out to you and pulls you towards him.

Once he does this, Justin begins to get up and Minho blocks him from getting to you. As you and Taehyung stand together, the security begins grabbing Justin and escorting him out of the building.

"Thanks for making sure she was okay, Minho." Taehyung says to Minho. Minho's eyebrows lift in shock before he smiles widely.

"Taehyung!" he greets Taehyung with a hug. Taehyung merely grins before hugging him back. "How are you doing, man?"

"I'm alright, man." He responds before shrugging a shoulder. He then picks up a toothpick from the toothpick dispenser on the table and placing it into his mouth. He then speaks while allowing it to hang from the side of his mouth. "Would be better though if it wasn't for that asshole scaring my friend, Y/N, here." Minho looks over to you apologetically.

"I'm so sorry about that, Y/N." he says. "I'm also sorry I'm meeting you under such weird circumstances. Let me know if you ever stop by here again, I'll pay for half of your meal to make up for this whole accident." You immediately shake your head.

"No, don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault." You say. He nods before pointing behind him.

"I don't mind, really. However, I do have to get back to my tables." He says before looking at Taehyung. "It was nice seeing you, man. And it was really nice meeting you, Y/N."

"You too." You say before looking over at Taehyung. He now has the toothpick between his fingertips as he twists it between his teeth, getting some leftover food out. He then carelessly tosses the toothpick into the nearest trash can before nodding his head towards the exit.

"Are you ready to get going?" he questions. You nod and give him a small smile.

"Yeah." You respond. He nods before gently placing his hand on your arm and guiding you.

*****
Happy 10 year anniversary of Bangtan everyone! I watched Bangbangcon 2023 and I was so happy to rewatch those concerts. And getting to see the Ddaeng performance once more was so jdjssjjswj.

Don't forget everyone, on Friday, June 9th, there will be a new song released called Part Two by BTS. We need to stream this song with the same energy that we streamed Butter and Dynamite with. We want to show that even though Jin and J-Hope are in the military now, we didn't forget about them, we have to show as much support as we can to this song.

I hope all of you are doing well. I know I am, after hearing about the new song. It really made me so happy.

I purple all of you!
Kim 💜