an; final chapter, omg! you guys chose cute over drama which i was kinda bummed about because i'm so sadistic istg but i listened!! i hope you love it and pls read the an at the end too for my soppy mess of a thank you

Jimin, Taehyung and I delve further into the forest in hope of finding some wood to burn. There's trees everywhere but apparently only certain branches will suffice for our bonfire.

"There's loads of it here," Jimin says. "Violet, you can pick up these and me and Taehyung will go find some more. Don't worry, we're only a few metres away." 

"Okay, sure." I say and begin to pick up the wood, branch by branch. 

The pile grows so tall that it reaches my chin and my arms begin to struggle with their weight. We're only around a minute walk away from the cabin, though, so I don't mind. 

"Tae, Jimin!" I call. "I'm going to head back now."

I look around and they're completely out of sight, even though I could see them just a few seconds ago. I call their names again, this time slightly more weary, before deciding to head back anyway. They probably just went a little further into the forest and forgot to tell me. 

Something inside of the bushes beside me moves and I gasp, jumping back sightly. It was probably just an animal, Violet. Carrying on, I walk a little quicker towards the cabin. 

That is, until, someone jumps out at me from behind a tree, shouting "boo!" so loudly that the branches tumble to the floor. 

Jimin and Taehyung laugh so loudly that I'm sure all the animals in the forest can hear them. They high-five each other, proud of the fact they successfully scared me. 

"We got you real good, Violet." Jimin says, in hysterics. I attempt to look angry but fail miserably, smiling instead. 

"Guys," I whine whilst motioning towards the fallen branches. "Look what you made me do!" 

"Sorry." Jimin laughs insincerely. 

"Don't worry, babe. We'll help you pick them up." Taehyung offers and crouches down.

Despite it taking way longer than intended, we head back to the cabin with our collections ready for the bonfire. It isn't dark yet but the sun is beginning to set, which means there isn't too long to wait.

"Took you guys long enough." Eunki says once we return. I nod knowingly and let the boys explain their 'hilarious' prank on me to the others. 

When they all laugh I exclaim, "it wasn't funny! I almost had a heart attack. Show me a bit of sympathy, guys." 

"Sorry, Violet, but it sounds pretty funny." Yoongi laughs and I jokingly glare at him.

"It really wasn't."

For a while we sit around on the sofas, endlessly chatting until the sky outside dims. We don't need a clock to know it's approaching nighttime; the huge window opening up the sky outside to us is the only indicator we need. I even notice a few stars scattered about, slightly dim but preparing to glow. 

Taehyung and I head back into our temporary room and change. It's a little colder outside at night (obviously) so I decide to simply put on a coat over my outfit. I borrow Tae's navy scarf and slip my own hat onto my head, on top of my hair which colour is beginning to fade. 

"My scarf looks good on you, Vi." Taehyung grins, stepping towards me. He places his hands onto my hips and tugs me a little closer, before enveloping me into a surprising yet comforting hug. 

"I think it looks better on you." I say with a little smile. 

There's a knock at the door and Taehyung shouts "come in!" before Sehun steps inside. He smiles at us both, a somewhat awkward expression on his face. 

"Eunki asked me to get you guys. We're starting the bonfire now." 

"Okay, we'll be out in a minute." Taehyung says and Sehun disappears. 

"He's so awkward with us." I laugh the moment the door closes. 

"Probably because Namjoon punched him that time last year," Tae chuckles. "He hated us, probably still does." 

"I'm sure he doesn't, not anymore," I say confidently, leaning up and kissing Taehyung quickly on the lips. "Come on, let's go."

Outside it's partially eerie but mostly exciting. The previously bright surroundings are now almost pitch black, the only light coming from the cabin's windows and the small flames that are beginning to grow. I watch as Yoongi and Sehun throw branches of firewood into the pile, laughing as they joke with one another. It's nice to see Sehun is finally feeling more comfortable with us. 

"Isn't it amazing?" Eunki asks, wrapping her arm around my shoulder. "It looks so pretty." 

"You've never seen a bonfire before?" Jimin asks, partially teasing with a little grin. 

"Of course I have, stupid. The school has a bonfire every year!" Eunki resorts. 

I remember the first and only annual bonfire I attended last year. It was an amazing night and that was because Taehyung confessed to me there. I remember the surprisingly shy look on his face so vividly that it feels like only yesterday that it happened. 

"We should truth or dare." Namjoon suggests and everybody snaps their heads towards him.

"No."

"Nope."

"No."

"Come on!" He complains. "It'll be fun, I promise!" 

"Truth or dare is never fun, Namjoon." Eunki corrects him causing us to laugh and him to pout. 

"Gosh, fine. I thought it was a good idea." 

"Guess what, bro," Yoongi says before continuing, "it wasn't." 

"I hate you guys." Namjoon mumbles as we all form a (once again, messy) circle around the fire, probably too close for safekeepings. 

"It's strange, isn't it?" Eunki begins and I prepare myself for another of her long, infamous speeches that either make me cringe or cry, sometimes both. "That last year, when Violet first joined our school, I was warning her away from you guys. Well, not you, Sehun, because you're a little marshmallow and they were mini satans." 

I laugh and look at Taehyung who pulls me closer into his side. 

"I told her awful -- yet true -- stories about you to try and make her disinterested. I think even if I told Violet you guys were murders she wouldn't have stayed away." 

"Because we're just so amazing." Hoseok says quickly, interrupting. 

"Seriously, though, isn't it weird? If she listened to me and stayed away more, we wouldn't be here right now. We probably wouldn't even talk to each other yet here we are." 

"It's really weird, I couldn't imagine our lives without each other." Taehyung says and the others nod. 

"I remember vividly," I giggle, the memories rushing back. "Eunki said to me: 'stay away from those boys, Violet'," my laughter triples at my bad impression of my best friend's voice. 

Eunki seems to remember her own words, a look of realisation crossing over her features before she finishes the sentence with a knowing grin. 

"--they're nothing but trouble."

an; holy crap, it's over omgomgomg

where do i start? omg

thank you guys so so so so so so so so so so so so much!! i appreciate every single one of you seriously

every reader every follower every commenter every voter honestly ily sm

this book has gained so much attention over the past year and it's honestly crazy! i'm so glad people have enjoyed (i hope) my book it means so much

i'm sorry if this isn't the ending you were looking for (that's if ur a sadistic little shit like i am) 

in the last chap i mentioned something about the door being unlocked and that was kinda (pun intended) an open door for me to bring some drama into it (like a burglar or mike the shit popping up outta nowhere) but you guys wanted cute so i hope you loved it

i've cried so many times writing this book i'm such a mess 

but seriously i sincerely hope you enjoyed reading this even when the chapters were really depressing and dramatic (basically every chapter) 

i'm currently writing a baekyeol/chanbaek short stroy which i hope will be up for christmas, so look out for that!

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 anna x

trouble, ended: 4th december, 2016, 01:11am