"My name is Jay. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Jay!!" Excitement overfills Jimin as he hugs Jay, thrilled to see him again. "Jay, I missed you so much!"
Jay cups the sides of Jimin's face and leans into for a kiss, using his tongue to skillfully push between Jimin's soft plumped lips to tango within Jimin's mouth.
"I missed you too Jimine." He says after he pulls away for a quick breath, before diving his lips upon Jimin's again while roaming his hands all over Jimin's body, especially Jimin's ass.
Dawon is speechless at first, completely being caught off guard by this alter. Hoseok has told her about Jay, says he's harmless, and she believes that just by watching him and Jimin make out right in front of her as if they haven't seen each other in years.
But when she sees Jay's hand reaching for Jimin's belt, she clears her throat, breaking their make out session.
"As much as I love to see you both happy and reunited, we still have a problem." Dawon looks over to her phone charging on the desk. "The royal council will be here any minute to take you away." She says to Jay.
"Take me away?" Jay blinks in confusion, then looks to Jimin. "To where?"
Jimin and Dawon look to each other, both letting out deep breaths. "Do you remember anything that's happened?" Jimin asks.
Jay places his finger upon his lip, humming a little tune as he thinks. "I vaguely remember, but it's kinda fuzzy. I'm sure Hoseok would know more."
"Hoseok!?" Dawon reaches out to Jay and clasps his hands, looking deep into his eyes. "Is he watching us?" She asks.
Jay smiles at her, but it's one of those awkward smiles one would do when they don't have an answer for a question. "Sorry, I really don't know. My head is still kinda hazy, must be whatever meds the doctors gave to me." He pokes the side of his head with a shrug.
And just like that, Dawon feels her heart sink with disappointment.
"This is not good." She tells herself as she walks away from Jay and picks up her dresses from the floor. "It's lovely to meet you, but this is all bad timing."
Jay arches a curious brow, then looks to Jimin for an explanation.
Jimin updates Jay on everything that's happened, from Yoongi shooting Hoseok, to his near death experience, then to Hobi waking up in the hospital.
"That's why we need Hobi. We want to prove to the council that Hoseok is too unstable to be by himself. If they see you, they'll think nothing is wrong and arrest you." Jimin explains.
Jay nods at that. "I don't want to go to jail anyways. My fabulous ass is too precious to be locked up." He slaps his ass for dramatic effect and shimmies his shoulders.
"Then can you somehow bring Hobi to front?" Dawon asks, ignoring the way Jay continues to rub his ass.
Jay shakes his head no. "Hobi is resting in a safe place." He says as he looks at himself in the mirror and touches his face. "Ugh. I look like a corpse." He looks to Jimin and Dawon, then snaps his fingers like a sassy diva. "Don't worry darlings, I'll make sure those royal pricks don't take my sweet ass away."
With that said, Jay saunters out of the room, with Jimin rushing behind to catch up.
Moments later a servant enters the room, glancing over her shoulder with curiosity. "It seems the prince is getting better." She says as she smiles to the queen. But then her smile drops when she sees Dawon was not amused by her words.
"Have they arrived?" She asks.
The servant nods. "They are waiting in the throne room."
+++
"Jay, this is not going to work." Jimin complains as he watches Jay admire himself in front of the mirror.
Jay has decided to wear an over the top outfit, meaning blue skinny jeans with a red leather Gucci top. The whole outfit screams expensive, which is what Jay is aiming for, but not what Jimin wants to see.
"Relax Jimine, I know what I'm doing." Jay boasts as he plays with his hair, fixing it into place.
"Jay, this is not a fashion show!" Jimin grabs Jay's hand, stopping him from fixing his hair. "We are supposed to convince the council into letting you stay here until the trial, not seduce them!"
Jay clicks his tongue. "Jiminie, you worry too much."
Jimin sighs deeply, nervously brushing his hand through his hair. Emotions build up inside him, making his chest hurt. "I do it because I don't want to lose you again." He is sincere and Jay can see that. "You don't understand how worried I was when Hoseok got shot. Jungkook and I thought it was the end, we really thought he was gone."
Those emotions overflow within, and Jimin couldn't help but cry as he spills his heart to Jay.
"I know what he did was unforgivable, and I'm not happy about that, but I don't want to lose him again." Jimin hiccups, trying to keep it together, yet he continues to fall apart.
Jay silently hugs Jimin, giving him a much needed dose of affection to ease his troubles. Jimin practically melts into Jay's arms, feeling himself calm down as he nuzzles his face into Jay's neck.
"Please Jay, please don't let them take you away." Jimin's voice comes out small and wavered.
Silence falls between them, then a soft knock is heard at the door, followed by Dawon and her servants entering the room.
"Jimin, the Royal Council is here." Her somber tone shows that she is not pleased with this news. "Jay, are you ready?" She asks, looking at his outfit.
Jay silently smiles and nods at her, his silence being very out of character. He then goes into his closet and changes his clothes, deciding on grey sweatpants and a dark blue sweater. He even fixes his hair to cover his forehead and took off the make up he had on, showing off his dark circles.
"Now remember, we have to convince the Royal Council to let you stay." Dawon walks up to him and takes his hand. He can feel how much she is shaking. "If you can have Hobi front, that would be even better-"
"I'm not going to hide from them any more."
Jimin and Dawon gasp, both looking at each other, then to-
"HOSEOK!!" They both shout his name as they hug him, both breaking down into tears of happiness.
Hoseok wearily smiles, wishing this moment can last forever. "I'm sorry." He tells them, feeling his heart slowly break as he takes their hands. "I'm so sorry for hurting the both of you."
"That doesn't matter Hyung, what's important is that you are back." Jimin says, brushing his body against Hoseok's. "We wont let them take you away."
As much as Hoseok wants to believe that, he knows this has to be done. He has to face the consequences of his actions, and the consequences will be severe. "I have to go with them." He tells Jimin, knowing the younger male is not going to accept that.
"But you will end up in jail." Dawon tells him.
"I'll end up in jail either way." Hoseok grimaces at the hard fact. "I don't want to prolong this process anymore." He kisses them both on their foreheads, telling them both to stay strong for him, as he then grips their hands tightly and leads them to the door where the servant was waiting.
"Take me to the Royal Council, I'm ready to see them."
The servant silently nods and steps aside, gesturing them to follow her.
The three of them hold hands as they went down to the throne room, where they can hear the council members talking behind the door.
Dawon wipes away her tears and fans her face, making herself look somewhat presentable, even though she doesn't give two fucks about her looks.
"I'll go in first to greet them." Dawon steps forward and enters the throne room, leaving Hoseok and and Jimin outside to wait.
"Hyung, please don't do this." Jimin pleads as he grabs onto Hoseok's sweater. "There has to be another way."
Hoseok pulls Jimin for a hug, resting their foreheads together. "This is the only way." Hoseok mumbles.
"But it wasn't your fault." Jimin utters, suddenly losing his voice under the tides of his emotions brushing against his chest.
"Technically it is." Hoseok sighs, still feeling bitter about what he did to Yoongi. "Jimin, if they put me in Jail-"
"They wont!" Jimin interrupts.
Hoseok gives him a stern look. "If they do put me in jail, it will most likely be for a very long time." Jimin shakes his head, deluding himself that it won't happen. "If that happens, I want you to forget about me....forget about us."
That felt like a stab to the heart. "No!" Jimin cries, unable to withstand the harsh blow. "Why would you fucking say that!!"
"Jimin!" Hoseok grabs Jimin's shoulders, holding onto him for what may be the last time. "I don't want you to waste your time waiting for me! I want you to be happy, I want both you and Jungkook to be happy." His voice strains under the weight of his words, making this goodbye so much harder than it needs to be.
"How could you fucking do this to us!" Jimin punches Hoseok's chest, crying hysterically. "Do you know how important you are to me!" This isn't the goodbye Jimin wanted. Neither of them wanted this.
Hoseok grabs Jimin's wrist and pins their bodies together, crashing his lips upon Jimin in a heated kiss.
Jimin kisses him back, gasping for air as his sobs break though. "I won't forget you." He whispers, trying so hard to not fall into a mental breakdown. "After all we've been through, I can never forget you or Hobi, or Jay...or..." Jimin bites his lip, not wanting to mention the doctor. "I love you Hoseok, and I want all of us to be together. You, me, and Jungkook."
Hoseok caresses Jimin's face, tenderly kissing him all over before pecking him on the lips for the last time.
"We love you too, Jimin."
Jimin stares at Hoseok for a second, his jaw dropping at that familiar deep tone.
But before he could even question it, Hoseok opens the doors to the throne room, catching the attention of Dawon who was trying to convince the Royal Council to let Hoseok stay.
He looks at them, then to two police officers who came with them, both here to arrest him.
Then with a smile on his face, Hoseok holds his hands out to the officers.
"I, Jung Hoseok, surrender myself to the Royal Council."