Song: "The Encore" By SHINee
(A beautiful song and lyrics.. My all time favorite!!)

It was their habit or you may call a ritual that they always ate dinner together. It was literally mandatory that all the seven members should gather together at the table.

Well it was six since last few months. And they were eager to gain the seventh one again.

And today too they were gathered for dinner. Although they were staying in Daesan for few days now. Almost 4 days. But still ritual was unbothered.

"Where is Taehyung?", Seokjin asked.

"Don't know. He went somewhere but didn't tell me where.", Jungkook said. The others frown could only frown at this.

"He'll come. Let's start.", Hoseok announced.

After the dinner everyone dispersed to their respective rooms. Taehyung was still not hear. Jungkook was growing worried at this. It was almost 11 pm but still no single trace of him.

He finally decided to slide it off and ask Taehyung in the morning if he returns by then.

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Jungkook was woke up by some rattling sound. He turned his head to see Taehyung stumbling on his feet while struggling to walk. It was clear that he was drunk.

Jungkook frowned at this. Why did he drink so much? He was going to get up and help him. But Taehyung started talking something gibberish that he halted his actions and listened carefully.

He was still stumbling. He hadn't noticed that the younger was already awake. Suddenly his eyes filled up with tears. And he started talking to the wall. Well he thought it was someone. But what can we expect from a drunk man?

"Jiminie??", Taehyung said caressing the wall. Jungkook wanted to stand up and stop him from doing some stupid actions. But he stayed still on his bed. It was a miracle that how Taehyung made it over here. But Jungkook was relieved.

Taehyung started mumbling and giggling again.
"Jimin ah, annyeong.", he waved his hand to the wall.
"How are you my best f-friend? We haven't litt-literally talked in some months.. Ani? I was sooo... Sooo angry on you for betraying me.. Us. You gave me another reason to hate you.... Oop—", Taehyung covered his lips childishly as if he told some secret. Jungkook furrowed his brow at this.

"Sorry, bu-but I already hated yo-you for one reason. You were stealing my Jun-junggukie from me...", Taehyung's cheeks were rosy from the alcohol effect. Maybe.

"I was the on-one who f-first befriended him. You came afterwards. I also befriended you first. But you started talking to him and flirting with him. And I really didn't like it much. He also started to like you until he came to me and told me about having cr-crush on you. I was sooo broken at that time. But I never showed anything. Because you were my bestie. I thought you would understand.... HOW CAN YOU BE SO DENSE PARK JIMIN????", Taehyung nearly shouted. Jungkook flinched at this.

"You both started hanging out more. You would sometimes ignore me... I really hated it. But still I forgave you. Always. It was always about you. All the members admired you. It's still about you... WHY??? Jungkookie, members... Everyone.. You ignored my feelings, you ignored me.... I was actually disappointed at you but then I was happy also that you disappeared. Jungkookie is closer with me now. He pays attention to me now... But then you are back. Now you'll steal it again.... YOU'LL STEAL MY KOOK AGAIN!!!!! I HATE YOU PARK JIMIN!!!!", Taehyung yelled with tears rolling down his face. And before started hitting the damn wall Jungkook rushed to his side and held down his hands from doing so.

"Hyung... Hyung... Stop!!", Jungkook tried to calm him down. Taehyung looked at him teary eyed. He realised it was the younger. So he held on to him for support.

Jungkook started comforting him with soft words.
"No one's gonna steal me hyung. I'm here. With you. Always." And he hugged him until Taehyung's head was rested on younger chest.

"Jungkookie....", Taehyung mumbled on his chest.

"Hmm?"

"You are he-here.... But my Jiminie is lost. I hate him but he knows everything about me. He knows me. Who will smile at me when I'm feeling down? Who will cry with me when I'm upset? Who will cuddle me without asking when I'm tired? Who will see through me when I'm quite?? Bring him back. Bring him back to me Jungkookie...", tears roll down Jungkook's eyes as he heard this.

"He is lost hyung... We lost him. But I will try to bring him back for you. For us."

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In the morning:

"Where the hell were you yesterday Tae?", Jin growled. Everyone feared Jin once he got angry.

"I was.. Out.", Taehyung said pinching his bridge.

"Out where?? Are you crazy?? What if someone saw us here??", Jin said annoyed with the younger.

"I don't know hyung... Just let it be...", Taehyung got equally annoyed and walked away. Others just stared at him. He was trying to remember yesterday's events. But after he bought drinks and went to the same lake he doesn't remember further.

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"Good morning hyunie."

"Good morning Jiminie..", Jihyun smile at him before helping him in his seat.

"Did you go somewhere last night?"

"Nope. Why?", Jihyun asked.

"I just heard you talking and then door shutting."

"Oh, It was nothing.", Jihyun said but huffed under the breathe remembering last night's events.

Last night flashback:

Jihyun was asleep peacefully. When she heard her phone going off. She quickly picked not wanting to wake Jimin up even though he was in other room.

"Yes?"

"J-Jiminie?"

"Who the hell—", Jihyun cursed the under the breathe before checking the caller id. And she was utterly annoyed to know it was one of those stupids who were trouble in her life and drunk as hell.

"Have you lost your last brain cell to call me this late?", she whispered annoyingly.

"Jiminie come by the la-ke.... I will write a so-song then... We can p-p-play... We cafebsgnek", Taehyung slurred pathetically.

"What a nuisance....", she grumbled before grabbing her overcoat to head towards the lake.

After reaching there he saw Taehyung sitting on the dock alone and singing loudly....

~I want you to be your light baby
You should be your light
So you won't hurt anymore, so you can smile more
I want you to be your night, baby
You could be your night~

He was lucky that no one was living nearby otherwise he would have been kicked for disturbing their precious sleep.

"Yahhh!!", she shouted grabbing his attention. He looked at her before giggling and standing up struggling. He walked up to stare at her and showed a little disappointed look.

"You— You are not Diminie... But you are cute too..... But you always frown.. Angry birdy!!!", Taehyung said pinching her cheeks who was flaring with annoyance.

She slapped his hand started dragging him towards their hotel. But it was a lot of work. Because drunk Taehyung was cute Taehyung...

And annoyance for Jihyun.

"Ji-Ji??", Jihyun kept walking holding his hand... Ignoring him while literally dragging him.

"Hyun-hyun??", He said again. He was literally counting his last days. Because Jihyun was seething. The only cute person she could tolerate and handle was Jimin... Not some idiot alien.

"No wonder I hate these fake people.", Jihyun whispered annoyedly under her breathe.

"Are you angry with Tae Tae??", Taehyung said pouting. Trying to give her his best aegyo. And there it goes.... Her last bit of patience.

"Owwww.."

She left his hand and held his ear in tight pinch. She started dragging him with his ear while he was wincing all the way to his hotel room...

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So, Taehyung is a little mess. Anyone can be in such situations. So what do you think so far? About this chapter?

I purple you.💜