"Who's ready for the snow hike??" the tour guy exclaims in the loudest tone possible. Taking a look at the thick layered snow and unexceptionally dark sky, it oddly feels too wrong. Too wrong to choose to go outside. "Well, you're going to go in pairs so you wouldn't get lost in the huge place and your fate is going to be decided by these chits" he continues, wiggling a big glass bowl full of chits which i assumed, had our names. "J-jungkook, i don't wanna go" i whisper to jungkook who was standing beside me, now looking at me with a confused expression.

"Are you okay? Are you sick, y/n?" he asks, placing his palm on my forehead. An involuntary smile shows on my face seeing how caring he can be at times. I shake my head and manage to shoot a smile at him, "nothing, let's go" i say, holding his hand and heading in between the crowd busily cheering for the most unexpected partners ever.

"okay so these 4chits consists of the fate of the 2other pairs left out in this room!" he announces, the audiences eyes sparkling with excitement. All eyes were on us.

Taehyung, Jungkook, Me and Jia.

I leave out a visible sigh, clearly unhappy with whichever way the partners might end up in. Taehyung and I? No doubt we would have the best time of our lives.. but that would mean Jungkook would be paired with Jia. And in no way am I going to be happy with the duo. Taehyung and Jia? I wouldn't even in my dreams let her even in a proximate distance with Tae knowing how much he despises her. Especially after the coffee incident. He is too good to be left alone with the bitch around. There might be a chance of him going to jail too, knowing it wouldn't take him a shit to leave the girl in the cold with possible bears roaming around. Now that, leaves us alone with Jia and I. We all know how that's gonna end up. And nu-uh.

No way am I going to bear the one who stole my man away on my first day of the most romantic tour of my life.

"wow, this was unexpected. Taehyung and Jia....." he pauses looking around the crowd with either their mouths hanging open or gasps leaving out of it. "you are not the pair. Everybody cheer for Taehyung and Y/n!!!" he continues and the audience breaks into loud 'woo's' and 'aaahh's'. For a moment I completely forget about the whole man stealing bitch and happily swing my arm around Taehyung's neck, hugging him like my life depends on it.

And taehyung?

Being the most happiest one among all, he turns around spinning me while I hold onto his neck for my dear life. Giggles leave my mouth as my feet attaches to the ground again. But you know what doesn't?

Taehyung's hand on my waist.

And, not to forget.

Jungkook's deadly glares towards me.

Now the real game starts.

"Guys, i'm reminding you again. Do not go further away. This is not a safe place and if you manage to lose your track or detach yourself from the group, you have your walkie-talkies. Channel 02. Me or my team will get connected to you in no time." he repeats again and I take a look at the view outside again. Why do i feel like something bad is gonna happen? The night and the clouds look darker than before and I swear on jimin's height, it got waaay cooler than before.

It wasn't even past 5mins since Tae and I started our way to reach the other cabin when it started drizzling snow. It was beautiful. "Yah! Why did you throw that at me!! It's freezing taetae" i shout at him for throwing a snow ball at me, but that doesn't stop the guy from throwing another one- the rectangular boxy smile of his growing wider and wider. "You are so dead buddy" i retreat and grab a handful of snow making a ball. "Y/n, it's on." he says and starts running towards me while I run away from him, trying hard not to fall on the slippery ground. The silence was taken over by our loud heavy laughter and giggles and just when I was about to slip, taehyung slips his hands around my waist and starts spinning me around with me being mid-air, in his arms, curling up like a ball. Heavy pants are followed once we both hit the cold ground with our backs, finally taking a break from all the running. "It feels like old times" he says, being the first to break the panting-cycle.

"Remember the time I used to run around with your ice cream?" I giggle, "yeah, and ended up falling each time with my ice cream" he continues, also giggling remembering the nostalgic feeling. "Hey! I did feel guilty for always doing that okay?" "yup, you made that clear while crying our way back home for the ice creams which btw, were mine and i on the other hand had to assure you it was okay when i was the one who actually needed to mourn for the uncountable ice creams you threw." he talks back and I playfully hit his arm while still laughing at the memory. "I'm sorry.." he continues, and i look at him "for assuring me it's okay?" I play around only to earn a smack against my forehead. "No idiot.. for leaving you alone when you needed me the most.." he replies. I was shocked.

Shocked, because I had not expected him to remember what happened back then.

Because he feels guilty about not staying by my side.

But mainly because..

We were just 8 back then.

And he still knew that I needed someone.

Someone to help me feel secure.

Someone who would protect me from them.