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"your boyfriend is really handsome,"

aera choked on her drink, glancing at the guy beside her who gives her a smile, nodding towards taehyung on her other side. she blinks a few times, gulping down the strawberry milkshake in her mouth, peeking at taehyung's face earning a glance from him and he smiles at her making her sigh.

"my boyfriend..." she mutters more to herself than to the guy who found taehyung attractive. but then on second thoughts, she realised that he wasn't wrong at all. taehyung is for sure insanely attractive with a powerful aura and features sharp enough to slice huma hearts. so she hides her mischievous grin and nods, looking at guy again leaning onto taehyung's arm, "yeah he's handsome, thank you,"

the boy chuckles silently, his attention only getting diverted when the elevator chimes and the doors slide apart. he gasps lightly, lifting up his free hand to give  a subtle goodbye wave to aera, flaunting his neat and beautiful nails painted in blue with little white hearts on the ring finger, index and thumb nail. aera points at the nail art, smiling at him and mouths, 'love that' getting a proud smile from the boy before he heads out.

"making friends huh?" taehyung glances down at her and she grins, nodding her head while sipping casually on her drink, still waiting for them to arrive at their floor. "do you maybe need a hug?" he asks, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, getting a laugh from her although she leans in his embrace, getting a little escape from the otherwise cramped elevator.

"oppa?" she looks up at his face and taehyung hums in response, noticing the naughty grin making it's way up the corner of her lips.

"okay, whatever that is. no," taehyung sighs.

"hear me out at least," aera pouts, leaving the straw from her mouth and turns her body to face taehyung.

"no, i know that smile and whatever you are thinking inside that little head. we're not ding that okay? it's a bad idea,"

"you don't even know the idea," the girl huffs, "just listen to me at least!"

"hey, shush," taehyung gives her a bit of a firm look when the other people in the elevator glance at them with unhappy faces. aera sighs softly, mocking at the elderly before completely hiding herself between taehyung's arms. the man sighs at her, not having anything to say, so he just pats her back, giving nervous smiles to the old couple and the middle aged men. "don't mind her please,"

"yeah, or else he'll beat you up," aera squints at them, "right oppa?"

"shut up," taehyung's hand smacks on her back, pulling a out an unhappy whine from aera as she now wriggles to get away from him  but he holds her strong enough, eyes giving off a strict glare now, "behave, aera," he lets out.

aera looks down, doing nothing after that other than sipping her milkshake while the other people roll their eyes. the elevator chimes again and aera comes to know that it's their queue to get going when taehyung's hand gives a subtle pat on her side. "please excuse us," he says to the old couple, walling out with aera and takes a deep breath, watching as the doors of slide back close and they're left alone. "what was that? is it fun—"

"hey no, just listen to my plan an—"

"yeah? you think so?" taehyung arches up a brow, "do not forget who's older and in charge here okay?"

aera groans inside, shutting her tight until she's less frustrated and takes a deep breath, smiling at the elder man, "i'm sorry, tae oppa. i'm just saying that i have a really good plan to prank everyone,"

"that's not what i'm talking about right now, am i?"

"no..." she sighs, "please don't scold me..."

taehyung sighs deeply, nodding his head and ruffles her hair, "alright, c'mon let's go. the boys must be waiting," he says with an assuring smile. aera on the hand stops him just as he starts walking towards jungkook's apartment.

"let's prank everyone, please?"

"fine," taehyung inhales, nodding his head for the girl to explain what her master plan was.

"yes! thank you!" aera jumps in excitement, pulling taehyung down to plant a kiss on his cheek, "now listen, my plan is to tell the other oppas that we're dating— means you and me. they'll believe us and then—"

"we're dating?" taehyung arches up a brow, soon breaking into a laugh, shaking his head, "you're so cute, princess," he pinches her cheek, "now we should go i—"

"i'm serious, oppa. let's do this! it's gonna be fun!"

"ri, i know you had a crush on me when you were a baby that doesn't mean we're doing this,"

"you're my favourite, tae oppa. believe it or not," she sighs, "y'know that guy back in the elevator said that i have a handsome boyfriend— he thought you were my boyfriend,"

"that's what you're friends with him for?" taehyung makes a weird face.

"nooo, god! he said your boyfriend is handsome and i was like, yeah i know thank you," she grins at him proudly, sipping her drink, "so now, my cute tae oppa, you're my boyfriend and let's prank everyone,"

taehyung massages his temples, dragging up his gaze from the floor to the younger girl's face, chewing on the inside of his cheek in deep thoughts, "you they'll believe you?"

"we'll make it look real,"

"i won't kiss you, you're a baby! i saw you like my little sister all my life and you literally grew up in front of my eyes, aera. i won't do anything inappropriate,"

"ew, you don't have to do that. we'll just hug a bit more than normal, hold hands and sit together, that's all," aera says, giving taehyung a look while he's already embarrassed and cursing under his breath. "okay, without making anything more weird, let's go and get them!"

"yeah," he mutters, wrapping his arm around aera and leans down to kiss the side of her head, right above her ear, "you're a sweet little baby. stop growing up so fast,"

"okay," she giggles, hugging him tightly as they head to the foor of jungkook's apartment. aera presses the doorbell, waiting with taehyung for her brother to open the door and let the prank begin. taehyung was about to withdraw his arm from aera, but stopped as they heard jungkook's voice and aera smiled widely, excited for things to start building up slowly.

"hey, took you guys long enough," jungkook says, opening the door and welcomes aera and taehyung inside. aera glances up at taehyung, exchanging a smile before hugging jungkook. "how was trip to daegu? i guess nobody missed me," he grumbles, crushing aera's body  in a bone cracking hug.

"ow! too tight!" she winces, "tae oppaaaa!"

"leave her, kook," taehyung says, subtly losing jungkook's grip on her which the brother doesn't notice and laughs it off, going for a brotherly hug with taehyung.

"hello everyone," aera grins, entering the living room with her arms extended outwards, "riri's back!" she squeals, throwing herself between jimin and hoseok hugging them together, then stands up to hug the rest of them, "i missed you all so much!"

"we missed you too," jin pats her head, smiling at her.

taehyung hugs them as well, joining the boys and aera glances him, standing up from her place next to jimin and strategically positions herself beside taehyung, getting a subtle smile from him. "i see the daegu trip has someone stealing my best friend huh?" jimin acts offended, getting a laugh from aera while taehyung begins with his acting, seeing the fun in aera's idea for he knows the boys will definitely give reactions worth watching.

"i guess so," he chuckles, draping his arm around the girl, who leans closer, grinning with satisfaction.

"wow, okay so tae's your favourite now?" jungkook arches up a brow and aera nods without hesitation, "nah, that's me. your favourite,"

"no. tae oppa is my favourite, right oppa?" she looks at taehyung who nods for her, watching her with a fond gaze. "see?" aera turns to jungkook, "he loves me a lot, and i love him a lot,"

"okay fine," jungkook sighs, standing up and heads to the kitchen, "come help me get the snacks,"

"okay..." aera shakes her head, thinking of mire ways to make the boys suspicious of her relationship with taehyung, because they clearly don't mind anything right now. although before she does anything, taehyung pats her back, getting a glance from her.

"i'll help you," he says. aera stares at him for a moment, then nods quickly, smiling as this could be a great opportunity to start making things more obvious.

"thanks," she stands up, following him to the kitchen and jungkook instructs her what to do. right when she's about to grab a bowl, taehyung pretends to trip on his steps and holds onto aera for suport. she gasps, holding his arm quickly to save him from falling, "are you okay?"

"drop that," taehyung whispers, nodding the glass on the counter and aera does exactly that, shattering the glass on the floor in front of them, "oh my god, baby are you okay?" now he asks this time, more worried and prominent while aera watches him with amused eyes for she thought he wasn't really into the plan. but seems like taehyung changed his mind.

"ah— ow! i think i stepped on something," she winces, getting attention from the rest of the boys, but taehyung is quick to lift her up in his arms, taking her back to the living room and sits her on the couch, crouching down in front of her before jimin or anyone else did.

"you should be careful, aera," he mutters with a concerned sigh, bring her leg up to place thr right foot on his thigh, "does it hurt?" he looks at her face. aera nods her head, closing her eyes and points at her heal.

"oppa, it hurts..." she bites on her lip, pretending to cry and reaches out to hold onto something. taehyung gives her his hand instantly, moving to the couch, sitting next to her and hugs her gently.

"wow... is it that bad...?" jungkook arches up a brow as none of them seem to be ad worried as taehyung.

"what do you mean?" taehyung asks.

"i uh, nothing," jungkook shrugs, "something's off,"

"like what?"

"like my foot," aera whines, "ouch! oppa help me, it hurts,"

"yes, sweetheart. don't worry, do you wanna go home or—"

"excuse me? this is home," jungkook massages his temples.

"i meant my place," taehyung says, heaving out a deep breath while the rest of them frown at him.

"why?" jungkook faces the elder this time, "i don't know what this is. but tell me what's going on?"

"nothing's going on, kook. your sister's hurt and i'm trying to help her,"

"i don't think she's hurt that bad. besides there wasn't anything she could've stepped on,"

"are you serious? you wanna do this right now?" taehyung chuckles dryly, "help her out if you want, she's in pain bro. why are you arguing with me?"

"i'm not. you're acting weird. both of you,"

"guys, let's not argue over this," jin says, "we should help aera out first. tae, get some ice for her and jungkook, be kind,"

"wha—" jungkook exasperates, staring at the eldest with disbilieving eyes.

"come," taehyung says, taking aera's hand and takes her inside to her room. once they're inside, aera takes a deep breath, covering her mouth so she won't laugh too loud. taehyung on the othr hand just shakes his head, grabbing his hair with his hand. "aish! this is so fucked up. they're gonna get mad at us for this,"

"i know, but it's the gun is worth it," aera says, sitting on the bed and grins up at taehyung as he's standing beside the bed, "by the way you're a genius, oppa,"

"i know right?" taehyung smirks proudly, tapping her chin gently with his fingertips. "but for real, you're okay right? the glass didn't hurt you did it?"

"no, i'm fine," aera says, patting the space beside her and taehyung sighs deeply, "okay now what? what are we going to tell them?"

"i don't kno—" she's cut iff by some light footsteps outside the door and aera stands up quickly, looking around until an idea clicks her head and she glanced at taehyung with a mischievous grin. "i think jungkookie won't like this," she chuckles to herself, placing her hands on taehyung's shoulders for support, sitting on his lap and puts her injured leg on the bed, "help me out oppa,"

"where did you learn all this from?" taehyung mutters in surprise, giving a light smack on her back, making aera laugh.

the door swings open and aera stops laughing instantly, going back to her pained expression, staring at her foot where taehyung's gently massaging while his one arm is wrapped around her waist, holding her on his lap as she's sitting sideways.

"what the fuck?" it's jimin at the door, getting taehyung and aera's attention, making the girl gasp as she quickly stands up and pretends to stumble, though taehyung holds her again. "what is all this? why are you—"

"i- i can explain, oppa. tae oppa's just helping me with my foot, that's it," aera says.

"yeah," taehyung nods, looking away as he clears his throat, "i uh, i'll get some ice, you sit here aera,"

"tae," jimin stops him with a firm glare, "i don't wanna assume anything. so just tell me what's going on with you and aera?"

"nothing, jimin. why do you think there's something we're hiding from you?"

"because i wouldn't have found you like that if you weren't," jimin grits, stepping in front of taehyung, exhaling deeply to keep himself calm, "please, just say it. you're my best friend and i don't think i wanna accuse you of anything,"

"we're dating..." aera mumbles, getting a glance from taehyung and she shrugs her shoulders, "it's okay, tell them,"

"yeah, we're dating," taehyung admits.

"what?" hoseok gasps from the back, rushing to the room as well, "you're dating riri? are you crazy?!"

"he's doing what?" yoongi frowns.

"he's..." hoseok shakes his head in disappointment, "tell him yourself,"

"let's talk outside," taehyung says calmly, looking at aera and holds out his hand, supporting her to the living room while jimin glares at both of them.

"guys," jimin starts, "these two have something to say,"

"yeah?" namjoon nods, "what is it?"

"i'm so ready for gossip," jin sighs, "things have been so boring lately,"

taehyung exchanges a glance with aera and takes a deep breath before saying, "we're dating— me and aera,"

there's silence for a moment until jungkook stomps up to taehyung, grabbing his collar harshly and pushes him back, "are you out of your mind?! kim taehyung seriously?! i trusted you— we all trusted you through the the years and you do this?!"

aera gasps, holding his arm, "stop it, oppa. ease don't fight. i'm sorry, i'll explain you everything. it's not tae oppa's fault," she says.

"you—" jungkook grits, "is that why you went to daegu?"

"no," aera shakes her head, "i went their only for the school trip. but then i knew tae oppa's there too, so when the trip was over i thought maybe i could stay with him for a few more days, then we'll fome back together. and it's not like i didn't ask you... you said yes, that's why i stayed,"

"yeah," taehyung nods, "and while she was there, i realised that i love her— like, really love her,"

"no you did not," jimin hisses in anger, "i can't believe this taehyung. i always trusted you with everything, trusted you with my whole heart and you... really?"

jungkook shakes his head, grabbing taehyung by his shirt, "do you have any shame left in you?! she's thirteen years younger than you kim taehyung! you fucking saw her grow up in front of your eyes, how can you be like this?! no— no, i won't let this happen. get out," he glares at the elder.

"no, wait—"

"quiet, aera," jimin voices out strictly, "go inside. i'll talk to you later. don't think you did a good job with all this,"

"but—"

"go inside, i said," jimin raises his voice before turning to taehyung, "and you, leave,"

"okay fine," taehyung nods, speaking calmly, "but i gotta see aera once,"

"no, just leave," jimin pronounces, "don't make me forget you're my friend, taehyung. please, get going,"

"jimin, please i know it's hard for you, but try to understand us. she loves me too. wouldn't you want your sister to be happy? i promise i'm gonna keep her—"

"shut up!" jimin yells, "aera's still young and immature and but at least you have to be responsible! didn't you say you loved aera like your own sister? what happened to that? you said she's a sweet little kid, and now you're in love with her? seriously? you sound pathetic right now!"

"i know..." taehyung looks down, "god, we need to tell you something," he says and calls out for aera who has been hiding behind the wall instead of actually going to her room. she appears instantly, going straight to taehyung without limping even once and holds his hand.

"yeah, there's one more thing i think you all should know," she says.

"you still have something left?" jungkook speaks with anger.

"it's a prank,"

silence takes over the room as the words take time to settle among the boys. hoseok and namjoon are the first ones to react as they gasp loudly, bothing clutching the left side of their chests, pretending to have a heart attack while the elder two stare in shock at taehyung and aera. the brothers however are too stunned to react, until jungkook hisses, massaging his temples with his hand, cursing under his breath, "the fuck did i fall for it..." he mutters, making taehyung and aera laugh, giving each other a high-five.

"you guys are crazy," hoseok mumbles.

"like, actually crazy," jimin emphasizes, shaking his head, "i almost had a heart attack! i couldn't believe you... tae and riri... god!"

"i know right?!" jungkook groans, "i should've known!"

"got you," aera grins at him, then rushes next to taehyung when she sees that jungkook might smack her or something. "hey! don't hit me! i can still date tae oppa and he'll beat the shit out of you!" she threatens jungkook.

"he won't. we're homies for life,"

"well, your homie just pranked you with me," aera smirks at him, making taehyung snigger.

"you did it on purpose. you just wanted some attention,"

"of course i did," aera grins, "but wasn't it really great?! like damn! tae oppa you'll make such a good boyfriend!"

"i know," taehyung nods, "so what do you think— should we make it official?" he arches up a brow, smiling in flirty manner that manages to make aera blush. she steps away from him, finding jimin and goes to hug him instead. "ah shy now are we?" taehyung teases.

"stop it, tae," jimin says, glancing at his sister's face.

"aw look at her," namjoon chuckles, "how were you acting till now?"

"he wasn't being like that," aera mumbles.

"but you said you liked me, don't you?" taehyung says, "and you wanted to marry me?"

"yeah," she nods, "but... don't do that, tae oppa. it's weird, i'm not ready,"

"and here i thought you liked me," he clicks his tongue.

aera shakes her quickly, facing him and says, "i like you!"

"i don't think so,"

"i do like you..."

"if me and jungkook are drowning who'd you save first?" taehyung asks.

"me obv—"

"you, tae oppa. of course i'll save you first," aera interrupts jungkook, getting a gasp from him while taehyung smirks proudly and the rest of the boys laugh.

"thank you so much, riri," taehyung grins, giving her a hug, "that calls for a date doesn't it?"

"you and me?" aera asks and he nods in response, "yes! yes yes yes!"

"perfect, so i'll come pick you up tomorrow at six. your brothers and the rest of the boys and can figure something out for themselves,"

"yeah, i love the idea!" aera squeals, "so after this are you really going to date me?" taehyung laughs at her question as jungkook gives them a judgemental look, rolling his eyes.

"he's only doing this to make you happy for one day," jungkook says, "don't be too excited because he won't ever date you. you're a kid,"

aera glances at taehyung who just chuckles and she sighs, "i won't date you either. you're like my brother tae oppa. but yeah, when i find a boyfriend i'm gonna sure he's someone like you, and all the good things from all my oppas,"

"of course. you deserve the best," taehyung agrees, giving her a high five, "now c'mon guys, i'm really hungry! let's something,"

"yes, i'm hungry too," aera nods, taking her place beside jungkook who pushes her away with a scoff.

"go and sit with your taehyung," he mocks.

"okay fin—"

"i'm kidding, god! you're stupid!" he exasperates, holding her hand and shoves a bowl of chips in her lap, "you're a baby, so act like a baby. don't flirt with guys. taehyung is caring with you, but other guys are just straight out piece of shit and they don't deserve you, aera,"

"i'm not leaving you for a guy, oppa. don't worry," she grins, pinching jungkook's cheeks and gives him a tight hug, "you're soooo cute!"

"no, i'm mad at you, idiot,"

"but you're still cute when you're jealous," she giggles, kissing his cheek before whispering to him, "i'd save you if you drown, koo. you're my favourite," jungkook smiles at that, nodding his head and pats her back.

"i love you, kiddo,"

"thanks, i love you too,"

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a/n- because ik i haven't updated in a while and u guys must've been waiting like cute little puppies awww 🥺🥺🥺 ilysmmm 💜 thank you for waiting cute little babiieesssss

aera- i know u guys are jealous of me *grins*

tae- *laughing* stop that

kook- *annoyed* yeah, stop it. disgusting

jimin- *chuckles* didn't you promise haewon shoping today?

kook- *gasps* ahhh right! i gotta go bye! noona's waiting for me! vote the chapter and do whatever you like, love me and also live yourself. byeeee!

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