Lies | kim taehyung ff

The Truth

~ The Next Day ~

Walking down the hall with Jungkook to head over to class, Taehyung suddenly became our topic in our conversation.

"What do you even like about Taehyung?" Jungkook curiously asked.

Oh gosh, where do I start.

"He's the most kind-hearted human I've ever met, his selfless nature, his irresistible charms, his honest personality, his genuine affection towards all the people he cares about, his-"

But as I was endlessly pointing out all of his attractive features from my eternal list in my head, Jungkook suddenly placed his index finger on my lip and shut me up.

"Okay, I think I get it now." He said.

"I mean, Taehyung may be perfect in almost every way, but he's not the most honest person you'll ever meet." He said as he slightly shook his head in denial.

"What do you mean?" I curiously asked, a bit surprised at the fact that he actually said that since he was like obsessed with Taehyung when I first met him.

Jungkook seemed to hesitate on telling me, but he grabbed my hand and pulled me along with him towards the stairway so no one would hear us.

Looking around and making sure no one was around, he leaned in closer to me to whisper something to me.

"Don't tell anyone this, but Taehyung happens to have a history of dating a billion girls in this school, and not just one at a time, but a multiple at a time."

I gasped in utter astonishment, unable to believe what I was hearing right now.

"He finds a rather vulnerable girl so he can easily manipulate her into falling for him, uses her for his own benefit, and once he gets tired of her, he dumps her and never speaks with her ever again." Jungkook said.

My jaw was dropped from the dubious information he was telling me.

Was this true?

Would that generous and whole-hearted Taehyung actually do such an atrocious thing like that?

"A-Are you sure? Because I'm pretty sure Taehyung isn't the type to do such a thing like that..." I reluctantly muttered, earnestly hoping that this was all just a simple lie.

"Aera, I've been friends with him since middle school, I'm pretty sure I know all there is to know about him. I mean, not trying to backstab him or anything, but I just thought that you should know. You're my friend, and I would really hate to see you all devastated because of Taehyung." Jungkook said as he gently gave me a pat on my head.

"I mean, it's your choice to believe me or not, but I'm just warning you. Be careful with Taehyung, he's tricky."

I nervously gulped and stayed silent, still doubtful of what I just heard about Taehyung.

"Well, I gotta get going to class. See you around Aera." Jungkook said as he gave me a small wave and left.

My heart and mind was in an extremely confused state right now.

Should I believe Jungkook?

I mean, he was the most truthful person I knew, considering the fact that he straight up told me that I was a worthless loner on the very first day I met him.

But whenever I was with Taehyung, he would never show a single sign of dishonesty whatsoever. He was literally the most benevolent, thoughtful person I knew.

He was that person who saved me from my internal suffering and hell I've been going through these past years, demonstrating how it felt to actually have a generous friend by my side.

If what Jungkook stated was true, then I guess I'll just have to find out for myself.

~ After School ~

"So, what do you think the answer for this equation is?"

As I was tutoring Taehyung like usual, I couldn't help but sense this intent stare on me.

I looked up to see Taehyung gazing directly at me, instead of looking at the math equation I was referring to.

"Aera, what if I told you that I liked you?"

His sudden question caused me to freeze in my position, causing my heart to increase its pace.

"Uh, w-what?" I nervously questioned him, wondering if I had just heard him wrong, since the question was so unexpected to come out of his very own mouth.

"What would you do if you found out I had feelings for you?" He asked as he rephrased his question.

I thought he joking for a second, but the serious expression on his face said otherwise.

Is he just saying this to get my hopes up?

Is he trying to fool me, or is he honestly asking me?

I should've been overjoyed at the fact that my biggest crush had just asked such a question like that, but because of what Jungkook had told me earlier today, I couldn't help but doubt whether if he was being truthful or not.

"I-I don't know..." I shyly muttered, thinking this was the safest answer to give right now.

Taehyung suddenly let out a small laugh, timidly fixing his hair as he looked away from me.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to pressure you with my question. I was just wondering." He said.

I just laughed it off, trying not to make it obvious that I was extremely nervous and anxious right now.

I mean, yeah, I like Taehyung.

But the thing is, I was afraid of being hurt if he was only using me for his own benefit, like how Jungkook said he did with his previous "girlfriends".

I quickly shook off my negative thoughts and returned my attention back on tutoring Taehyung.

"Oh by the way, can you come over to my house tomorrow for my after school tutoring? Sorry, I have a really important thing to do right after school and I don't want to keep you waiting." He said.

I answered him with a nod.

"What time?" I asked.

"Hm, 4?" He replied.

"Alright." I said.