Hoseok's POV :

I stared at Yoongi hyung as he kept fidgeting with his fingers while sitting on the sofa.

It'd been fifteen minutes already and he hadn't uttered a single word.

I knew something was bugging him.

I knew he didn't expect to see me in Daegu.

I knew he was wondering where his parents were and what was I doing in his house.

I knew he had so many questions in his mind.

But he wouldn't ask anything.

He wouldn't say anything.

I knew he would just let the storm of his thoughts die inside him.

He's always been like this.

Crying alone,suffering alone,keeping everything inside himself.

I'd been the only one who broke his barriers.

I'd been the only one who recognized his sensitive soul lying underneath those grumpy mannerisms.

My grumpy hyung.

My hyung.

"I missed you so much.....",I murmured and he finally looked up at me.

I was in tears.

And he knew that.

He looked away as soon as our eyes met with each other.

I felt a firm palm upon my left hand while I was sniffing.

I looked at him.

He was glancing at everything but me;his hands still on mine,caressing it tenderly.

He used to do this whenever I was upset over something;whenever I was sad.

Yes.... I can become sad too.

I just....prefer to show my positive and brighter side to everyone.

Having the dream to be a dancer has never been easy for me.

My family never supported this dream of mine.

I used to hide my frustrations and all of my pains behind my wide smiles and loud laughter.

But I was unsuccessful to do so.

Because I wasn't the only one who broke the emotional barriers.

Yoongi hyung was the first and only person who saw my dark side.

I couldn't hide from him.

I didn't want to hide from him.

I could cry my heart out in front of him.

I never felt that he'd judge me as a weak person if I show him my vulnerability.

And he actually never did that.

He never judged me.

Never tried to console me either.

He just comforted me.

Assured me that everything would be alright at the end.

We are going to be alright at the end.

But everything changed that day.

"I thought you would never come back to Daegu.",hyung muttered.

I snapped out of my thoughts.

"I.....never left Daegu for good.",I tried to say as properly as I could between my hiccups.

He caressed my hand more firmly;trying to calm me down.

I took a deep breath as he looked at me with questioning eyes.

"I...I went to Gwanju...I had to,because appa said that my grandfather was sick and wanted to...meet me.I...I didn't know... Appa was....he was deceiving me...",tears rolled down my cheeks and I sighed as hyung wiped them away with his thumb.

"He wanted to trap me because I had nobody there to help me.He knew he wouldn't be able to suppress my passion if I live here....I was unable to contact with any of you because I basically turned into a prisoner..."

I tucked my forehead at hyung's palm,drenching it with my tears as they rejected to stop flowing out of my already red eyes.

He drew comforting circles on my back with his other hand.

"When I finally could run away from our house at Gwangju and came here,I got to...k-know that y-you were gone...",I mumbled;not sure if he could hear me properly as my words were becoming muffled by his palm.

"I....I also found that...your family...they had left Daegu....",I blurted out and immediately looked at him;my eyes wide at the blatant way I told him the sour truth.

He kept silent for a painful minute.

"Hyung...they...they thought you wouldn't come back....they were so depressed that they had to leave the city...",I said;desperately trying to make him say something...anything.

He sighed and nodded quietly.

"Does anybody know where they've gone?",he asked calmly.

I shook my head shamefully. How could I reveal such a hard fact infront of him the very day he arrived?!

He nodded once again.

"But....why are you here? In....our house?"

I smiled sadly at him while rubbing my eyes.

"I was....I've been...waiting for you...",I confessed.

He furrowed his eyebrows.

"For me ?"

I nodded.

"I knew you'd come back. I....wanted you to be welcomed in your own home.....",I trailed.

He hid his face on his hands as I breathed out,-

"So I rented this house and waited for you..."

His shoulders slumped down and I realized that he was....crying.

I reached out for him,enveloping him with my arms.

"Hyung.....you know...I've bought this house now...for you....I....I've a dance academy now....hyung...you were right... Everything is alright now...see...I've reached my dream...hyung...",I whispered as he crumpled between my arms.

After a few moments,he sniffed and looked up at me.

"Me too....I...I've reached my dream too Hoseokah....",he murmured as I cupped his face and wiped away his tears.

His pale skin blushing because of all the crying.

My hyung still looked so adorable;so beautiful!

My hyung....

"But.....",he continued.

"It's been so hard to fight without you....",he frowned.

I smiled.

"It's been hard for me too,hyung...",I said.

"And we have to fight a lot in the future too.",I continued and he nodded quietly; now staring directly at my eyes.

"Hyung..... Let's.... Let's fight together then?",I whispered.

He smiled while his eyes were still teary.That gummy smile of his!

He leaned in and pressed his forehead with mine.

I could feel my smile reaching my eyes as my grumpy hyung whispered back,-

"Together...."

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So first of all....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOONGLES!!!

I LOVE YOU SO SO SO MUCH MY BABY MEOWMEOW 😭😭😭😭😭

And I know that you love me too;I mean....you're glowing so much while looking at me!😋💙

Now...

I don't really know how many of you were actually waiting for this update, but anyways.... This book is a birthday gift from me to my beloved SOPE.So...yeah!

Let me know your thoughts....

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