The Bet

Hurt

Author's POV

10 mins later~

"Yahhhhhhh!" Jimin was greeted by a smack on his head leading him to groan and massage his sore head.

"Ahh! Hyung! Seriously?!" Jimin frowned and throw glares at yoongi.

"That wouldnt happen if u didnt abuse my phone awhile ago!" Yoongi snorted at jimin making him giggle at his past action.

"All of you! Where have you all been! I had been waiting for you for like an hour already! Arent you all tired?" Jimin exasperated.

"Awww our jiminie is worried for us all~" namjoon cooed receiving a short glare from jimin.

"What are the foods?" Taehyung asked, still clinging at jungkook. Jimin's smiled turned into a thin line upon resting his gaze at taehyung and jungkook's intertwined hands, that only seem to tighten when he saw it.

Jimin gave taehyung a warm smile that could hide all the fakeness and said, "see for yourself, i bought all of the delicious foods."

"..but! You all-" he paused and pointed at all the members faces before continuing, "have to pay me." He finished.

Complaints and whines are heard all over the restaurant after jimin announced the consequence.

"Yah! Stop that! Atleast i didnt doubled it for letting me wait here for an hour!" Jimin snapped at them.

He received pouts and frowns  from his members but he didnt care.

"Where's hobi-hyung?" Jimin asked when he didnt notice hobi anywhere.

Jimin looked around for him, he even went outside the restau , just by the door, to see if jhope is anywhere to be found.

He was looking straight when someone bone-crushed hug him from behind, making him yelp.

"Ahhh! Hyung! What the heck!" He said and struggled to free himself from jhope's grasp.

"Never!!!" Jhope childishly said out loud and twirled jimin while back hugging him. They end up laughing together as jimin was also tickled on how jhope was handling him.

"Did you miss me ?" Jhope asked as he rested his chin on jimin's shoulder.

"Dream on! Let's go eat, i'm hungry!" Jimin said and playfully punch jhope's shoulder. Jhope accidentally dropped down a huge paper bag, gaining jimin's attention.

"What's that hyung? Why is it so big? You could have just bought a smaller one." Jimin said, going to the paper bag and attempted on getting it for jhope, when jhope was quick enough to get it himself.

"Oh, it's nothing just something i wanna buy for someone." Jhope smiled and smiled at jimin.

Jimin just nodded, dismissing the case, and pulled jhope inside with a smile plastered all over his face.

This didnt go unntoiced by the members, especially not by jungkook. He saw every scene outside those thin clear walls. He saw those cute smiles, those laughs, those giggles and hugs. Everything. 

Jimin sat down, jhope sitting beside him. Jungkook was sitting opposite jimin with taehyung beside him.

They fell into complete silence, while eating, as all of them is tired from going to rides after rides.

"Hey yoongi-ah did you know-"

"I didnt know." Yoongi smirked when he saw jin's face. Turning into beet red as seconds tick.

Everyone from the table laughed as they saw the two started bickering at one another. The silence now gone and was turned into a light mood.

Jimin watched the members, smiling to himself as he recalled all his past self.

He used to be alone, limited with only yoongi, jin, and his relatives. He doesnt go to party's, he doesnt even go out of his apartment. He only stays inside... crying over him. It has been a year, and here he is sulking and grieving. He cant seem to let go of his first love, though he is not all his first.

He remembers how he takes him everywhere he wants, surprises him with gifts he doesnt deserve. He spoiled him in some ways but not until jimin told him to stop and said that he himself is enough.

Jimin remembers it all, the pain, everything. But that changed when he was introduced to these four boys that eventually became his close friends. One even surpassing that so called friendship.

He excused himself from the members as he was close to tears  he immediately left for the comfort room.

Meanwhile~

After jimin left, so did yoongi and jin, yoongi excusing himself for fresh air and jin excusing himself coz his parents called him, asking for his safety.

The members that were left fell into complete silence again. Taehyung started the conversation.

"So.... what now?" Taehyung asked, looking at jhope and namjoon.

"Continue it jungkook." Jungkook's eyes widen at what namjoon said. But it turned sad once he remembered.

"I dont think its necessary anymore. I mean, we are already close to them, him. We gained his trust, friendship. I dont think we should continue this namjoon-ssi." Jhope said with a serious face, looking at namjoon disapprovingly.

"It already started, jungkook made a move already. I can see it, and taehyung cant be left there waiting." Namjoon said while pointing at taehyung. Taehyung agreed with namjoon.

"Unless jungkook doesnt love taehyung anymore." Taehyung sadly looked at jungkook. Jungkook became tensed as all the attention was on him. He doesnt know what to say. True, that he is still doing the bet and he just cant back down now, can he?  

He thought about it deeply and finally made his decision... that will soon change everything.

"I'll continue it hyung." Jungkook looked straight at namjoon's eyes confirming and making it clear that he is not backing down.

"Are you serious?! Are you crazy jungkook?! What if something bad happens to him after doing what you did?!" Jhope raised his voice laced with anger and disappointment.

"Arent you the one who made this bet? I'm just finishing what you have started!" Jhope was taken aback about what jungkook just said. But at the same time, it made him feel guilty. He is the one who started it all.

"Then I.am.pulling.myself.out. I dont wanna be part of this anymore. Jimin is close to me now, i treat him as my brother. If i am the one who started it....then i am ending it! If you wish to continue, then go. But just so you know, you started it again and i will fo my best to protect him from you. Even if he comes to know the truth, i will stay by his side." Jhope made sure that jungkook heard every word he said. Jungkook was stopped in his tracks as he saw jhopes intense glare towards him.

"You can't just do that?!" Jungkook shouted. Good thing they are the only ones in the restaurant, jimin reserved the whole floor for them.

Jhope smirked before saying, "oh yes i can." Before leaving.

Jungkook was pissed and annoyed that jhope had the courage to pull back from the bet. He doesnt want to continue but he loves taehyung right?

Right?

Taehyung side hugged jungkook and said 'it was fine'. Namjoon also gabed a worried look towards jungkook. But jungkook have had enough of it all.

He stood up and went straight to the comfort room, where jimin was.

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