"So, what is this place anyway?" I ask Tae as I follow behind him.

We are currently crouching our way through some pretty gnarly shrubbery. Here and there have been tied a few colorful ribbons to guide the way. I yelp, startled by a lizard next to my face.

"Shhh, don't scare the poor guy!" He whisper yells at me as he shuffles back towards me as quickly as he possibly can. Actually, to be honest, I've never seen anyone shuffle quite that fast, shrubbery or no.

He takes my hand, dragging me along behind him with bright anticipation in his eyes. I see it whenever he looks back at me, chattering about this or that. The way that his eyes shine is so genuine and real...

How could I not trust him?

"And to answer your question, " he says as he pulls aside a curtain of ivy.

The place that we step into is almost otherworldly. It's as if I've walked into a whole other dimension. With eyes as big as saucers I take it all in.

It's enclosed on all sides by shrubbery and dozens of flowering bushes and small ferns. Flowerbeds litter the area in a pattern devoid of rhyme or reason, and they are filled with all flowers of all shapes, sizes, and colors. I'm pretty sure at one point that I even notice a couple lavender bushes.

There's a small chest, that rests beneath a large tree. Fairy lanterns hang from delicate chains that, in the dark of night, shimmer as if they were tendrils of beautiful magic rather than earthly metal.

There is a small patio set here, an antique table as well as chairs decorated with a similarly dainty floral pattern etched into the wood. The set is shielded from the elements by the boughs of the tree and the brightly colored canopy erected just beneath it. The pale blue of the canopy's material contrasts so beautifully with the deep green of the leaves, and the materials scalloped edges stick out in only the best of ways.

Small statues of adorable critters are scattered throughout the flowerbeds, and there is a tiny fountain near the center of the garden. The cobbled path that winds its way through the garden ends with a trellis overrun by some sort of climbing flower that I can't identify, but it's dainty, pale blue and star shaped flowers leaves me absolutely breathless.

"This is my secret garden." He finishes.

He watches me as I explore, eyes drawn by this flower, or that statue. But I don't fail to notice the joy shining from within his eyes. He's happy that I like it, I think.

"All of us used to gather out here, " Tae tells me. "Back before mom and dad died. We found it completely by accident actually."

He leads me to the chest and kneels before it. His hands rest upon the lid as he gathers his thoughts.

"Dad actually built this house, it was empty land before. But apparently there had once been a really fancy manor here that belonged to a foreigner. Remnants of the manors old garden were all that remained. So we cleaned it all out as a family, and made it our own. But none of my brothers ever come here anymore, so it's kind of my place now."

He opens the lid in silence, unintentionally giving me time to digest the tragic piece of information. My heart hurts for him. From within the weathered chest he pulls out a sleeping bag and the pieces of a telescope.

"I like the stars, " he tells me as he hands me the pieces.

He spreads the sleeping bag upon the ground with practiced ease before taking the pieces of the telescope from me. While he sets it up I admire him. In the moonlight his grey hair looks almost ethereal, splashed with slivers of gold and silver.

Lanky and tall, full of boyish charm, Taehyung is the avatar of innocence. The smile that he graces me with after the contraption has been fully assembled only further convinces me of this.

"Do you want to look?" He asks me excitedly.

"Sure, " I say, nodding my head as I approach his outstretched hand.

He laces his fingers through mine, leading me gently to the proper end of the telescope. I'm almost sad that he releases me in favor of adjusting the height for me.

"Go for it!" He tells me enthusiastically.

I barely even have to bend much more than my neck to gaze into the lens, and a whole new world expands before my eyes. It's more than just twinkling stars. It's dark and endless, and yet filled with such light and beauty.

I am startled by Taehyung's arms as they wrap around my waist. I try to turn around so that I can look him in the eyes, but he holds me in place by my hips.

"Keep looking, " he tells me softly, voice hitching slightly with the barest traces of desire.

So I continue to gaze upon the stars as he holds me.

"You remind me of them. The stars I mean, " Tae says quietly. His voice seems to have dropped, becoming deep and velvety.

Oh, I am so screwed.

I gasp as his lips make contact with my neck, tracing the column of my throat with tiny kisses. The feeling of his breathe against my skin is pure and electric. He spins me around by my hips, and the speed with which he does so has me floored.

Suddenly he is cradling the side of my face in his hand as his mouth meshes with mine. It's an all encompassing feeling, and I could even swear that a whole new galaxy explodes against my eyelids.

I moan as his free hand crushes me desperately against his firm body. My fingers drink in his skin greedily, even while his own do the same.

And when he pulls away we are both breathless. He places his forehead upon mine, hands resting upon my hips with fingers that are tense due to the amount of restraint he is putting forth.

"I really like you Chloe, " he groans. "I want you."