"Yeri's pregnant." Jungkook spat out. His mouth could barely let the words out.
She gave out an awkward chuckle that echoed through the empty balcony, the loud sound of the music could still be heard, "Stop messing around Jungkook." He gave a grim smile, assuring her — rather the both of them — that he wasn't lying. The look on his face made her bite her lip and grip on the hem of her dress, dropping any sense of profoundly.
"How long have you known?" Minji didn't want to actually know, she was just asking for just the reason her conscious and heart needed to know, every other part of her body was either numb or still recovering from shock.
This was going to change everything, his career was going to be a mess but all he cared about was Minji. After a long fearsome battle between their emotions, they were going to go through more battles except this time, there was no happy ending for either of them. Each outcome only came to a dead end which would destroy the both of them.
Minji stood still, letting the words hit her all at once. She cracked a sad smile and hugged him tightly, "then I guess this is going to be our last time together. We should make this memorable." She held him close like he did the same.
The sound of his beating heart was barely enough to make her forget the uneasiness residing in her heart.
"Can we just pretend that all this chaos didn't exist and we were actually right even if we're wrong?" He chuckled and gave a small nod. "Can we just leave right now? I want to be alone with you." Jungkook and Minji both had smiles on their face that didn't reflect a single speck of happiness, they were both mentally dying.
He interlaced his fingers around hers, wrapping them tightly as he held her small hand and brought her away. From any perspective they looked like the perfect fairytale princess and prince running away from the ball.
In a mutual decision, the two decided to go to the old bridge where they shared fond memories. The bridge was once beautiful, shiny and showed a picturesque river but like most, the beauty had slowly faded away over time; leaving an old dented, rusty bridge showcasing a contaminated lake, that had plastic bags floating in the water.
But somehow the lake still seemed to be the same for Minji and Jungkook. Not either one of them said a word but just continued holding each other's hand.
"Jungkook are you happy?" Minji broke the ice, speaking her mind to discard the void of silence.
He tightened his grip on her hand, "I'm happy with you. Every time I'm with you it's as if this relationship isn't wrong. I know I should've broken up with Yeri a long time ago but I just can't afford her hurting you any more. I know this all hurts because you're like my mistress and I know I was at a cross road but I can finally choose who I love."
Jungkook paused to look at the female dressed beautifully in front of him – he chose well, the dress, shoes and mask looked absolutely stunning in her. The soft hues matched well with her dark brown curls.
"I choose you Minji but," his voice began cracking and a single tear trickled down his face. "We really can't be together anymore. Not this way, I can't break you even more than I already have. I'm so sorry Minji, I'm so sorry."
Minji tippy toed and kissed his lips as she pulled his head down. "Come on let's go home."
They walked to Minji's house, once again being silent. They walked pass all the places filled with fond memories of their childhood.
At this point, they were both completely out of it. Their minds were all over the place. Yet somehow all they could was try and find a solution to get out of this but it ranged from bad to worse. There was nothing going to change anyway, all their solutions ended up the same.
When they made it to her house they said nothing and walked into her room.
Suga had long gone, the bag of chips he ate before her leaving was now situated in the bin, the plastic crumbled up. He had left a small note on the refrigerator stating that he will be back by 3:30pm the next day.
As Minji closed the door, she could literally hear her heart about to pump right out of her body.
Everything was just so surreal right now.
Minji walked over to Jungkook who was still standing. She tugged onto his shirt and looked at him as she laced her free hand with his. His attire no longer neat, his black tie was slightly loosened and his soft locks messy.
"Can you give me one night to show me your love?" She asked with the tears finally trickling down her face.
He stood there, holding her hand tightly as he trailed kisses down her neck. Their lips connected as their salty tears mixed in. The light brush of his lips created spontaneous sparks.
As Jungkook pushed Minji on her bed softly, he hovered over her with his wet tears still trickling down his face. Minji cupped his face and wiped away his tears with her slender fingers. He kissed her nose gently and interlaced their hands together.
This would be the last time they would be together forever.
Yeri's words echoed through their minds like a never ending clock.
Jungkook was going to be the father of the woman whom he had absolutely no feelings for while the woman whom he did love was going to be left alone once again.
"Are you sure that you want to do this Minji" Jungkook asked, sounding unsure that she was ready for this.
She was indeed scared; she had no idea what to expect, seeing that she never actually thought or talked about these kinds of things with anyone. Her mind was twisting thinking about how Jungkook had probably had his first time with Yeri since you can't get pregnant from holding hands.
Minji smiled, nodding. "I want you to be my first." She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down closer to her, she leaned in, kissing his soft lips.
Right now everything felt right even though it was all wrong.
The cars passing by flashed lights on their red faces. Minji's hair was a mess and her makeup had gone bad but Jungkook didn't care, right now she was the most beautiful girl in the world. Jungkook ran his hands through Minji's hair and gave it delicate kisses.
Their lips melted as he laid his warm lips on top of hers.
He slowly kissed down her neck as she moaned in delight with his gentle kisses. He made various purple kiss marks on her pale skin, showing other boys that she had once belonged to him. Tears continued coating her face, her eyes clammed shut until she felt Jungkook stop violating her skin.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this. I don't deserve you after all the shit I put you through, you have to find someone else who will treat you better than I did." Jungkook explained as he wrapped his arms around the petite girl's body.
Minji buried her face in his chest, listening to Jungkook's heartbeat. "I'll try my best." The words barely above a whisperer.
"Bae Minji I love you."
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Minji woke up the next morning in Jungkook's arms. He must've been exhausted from last night. Her beautiful, elegant dress was now wrinkled with large creases. It seemed like the long night ended too quickly because what came next scared her most.
Jungkook was going to leave her.
The hard reality of life was coming back to her even though it was clear at the start of their affair to the both of them.
There was never a happy ending to their love story.
Minji and Jungkook just never expected that this would be the cruel, grim ending to their love story. But this wasn't how they thought their love would be crumbled down, no this was far beyond their expectations, it was more bitter and harsh end.
Minji caressed his cheek with her finger and sobbed quietly to herself, thinking of how all night Jungkook held her and whispered how much he loved her no matter what.
When the night was coming to an end, she remembered how he asked if would stop time because he was afraid if this moment passes then it might've never happened and he would just gain more regrets.
He was Minji's everything. Their song was basically written from her one sided love. All the pain and torture she went through because of her best friend dating her first love behind her back. She could still remember the endless tears that came pouring from eyes to the time Jungkook stood outside her door and she told him to go away.
There was times were even Minji detested Jungkook. Like when he told her that he chose Yeri over Minji, then told her to enjoy the fall if the the two were on a cliff. She tried hating him really bad but somehow her feelings never failed to linger back.
When she confessed to Jungkook, it felt like a huge relief. But it was even better when he told her he liked her too. The only problem was that he also liked Yeri at the same time. At first Minji was angry at him for making her cheat with him while he was still with Yeri. She hated how he always insulted Jun. She hated how she always forgave him. She hated how she would just fall him even more.
Minji and Jungkook had rough patches but that was no surprise. He tried balancing out his feelings for the two of them but he always seemed to be in a crossroad, not knowing which way to go.
In short, their whole relationship was dysfunctional from the start.
But there were some good times too. Like when he gave her couple rings. If yesterday was a nice gesture from him. It was funny to think that Jungkook actually remembered the fact that she wanted these pair of boots months ago even though she had forgotten about them herself.
All their memories were shattering, all she wanted to do was stop time. She wanted to be selfish and tell him not to go.
But there was going to be a baby in the picture and she wasn't the mother.
Flashback - Minji's POV
"A person I like?" Jungkook nodded and waited for me to continue. I kept a fake smile plastered on my face and pretended to think although I already knew my answer. I wanted to tell him the truth. If only I could say it to him.
'The one I like is you.'
"I'm not sure," I lied and laughed it off as a joke, but deep inside it made me feel sick to my stomach. "Are you sure?" He asked not sounding convinced of my reply. I shrugged teasingly.
I picked up the remote and flicked through the various channel while trying to find a suitable show for my mood.
"You know I would tell you anything." I assured him. Jungkook pouted as I picked up my cup of soda from the table, and took a sip before putting back down onto the table.
I pinched his cheeks as he puffed them out, I pinched it tightly and pulled them until they were beginning to glow red.
"Ouch ouch Minji !" Jungkook exclaimed as he brushed my hand away and rubbed his freshly swollen red puffy cheeks.
"Aw is Kookie angry?" I asked mockingly and reached to pinch his cheeks again but this time he pushed my hands away.
He glared at me and turned away so his back was facing me. I laughed and hugged him from behind.
"Come on Kookie it was just a joke~" I cooed trying to calm him down.
I could feel the tingling sensation between us and it was so addictive. As if Jeon Jungkook himself was a deadly drug that no one was able to help me stay away from. His mellow sweet scent never failed to send me into overdrive. The way his voice could always make my head go to cloud nine.
I loved it so much.
I tightened my hug and buried my head in the croak of his neck. I enjoyed the moment and inhaled his scent.
"Hey Jungkook if you ever find a girlfriend you won't abandon or neglect me will you?" I asked.
He pulled away from the hug and stared at me as if what I had said was a very serious offence. I waved my hand in front of his face and waited for his reply. Jungkook had a serious expression, lips formed a straight line, forehead creased and his eyes not flickering.
"Did I seem like the type to abandon his childhood friend for a girl?"
I shook my head, "but what if she gets jealous and tells you to stay away from me?" I asked and rested my head on his shoulder.
"I don't care, I'll leave her. No I won't ever leave you." He stated.
End of flashback
The promise really was broken right until the end except this time there was actually no choice for him.
Perhaps if there was no baby in the picture then it might've worked out. After all her unrequited love was finally at last, no more.
Every second that passed by, filled her head with the impossible. Her dating Jungkook, graduating with him, getting proposed by him, marrying him and of course just being with him. All of it was nothing but her imagination going wild. It was a series of 'what ifs' and 'what could be'.
She grabbed all things that were sparred around the room and cupped his face gently, rubbing his cheek with her thumb.
"I knew it, I was right. I told you and you did shatter." Minji placed her lips on Jungkook's, giving him one last kiss. The soft feel of his lips on hers felt so right. The kiss was anything but sexual – burning with passion, emotion – it was the last one that could ever happen. Her eyes brimming with tears, making her eyes shimmer in the morning sunlight that briefly kissed her skin. as she laid her forehead on top of his. "You really did disappear."
Her tears fell on the ground as she glanced at Jungkook for the last time.
"Goodbye my first love."
2 years later
She stared at his figure in the distance and walked up to him, being as quiet as she could.
They haven't seen each other for so long.
It was once again a snowy day like the day they last saw each other. Minji couldn't remember how long ago it was, but it was such a long painful period. He was much busier these days with everything since he was literally living in his work place. The idol life must've been hard.
Minji giggled quietly and blew into his ear. "Boo!"
He jumped and let her hot breath send shivers down his spine. He quickly turned around to face the culprit but instead of scowling and yelling, he smiled seeing her face.
"Jagiya! Long-time no see!" He smiled, pulling her into a warm, familiar hug.
They couldn't help but feel happy to see each other. He was a busy idol and she was one of the best lyricist in the entertainment industry; when one was free the other was busy with a new job or schedule.
Minji smiled and hugged him back, wrapping her arms around his torso. "I missed you so much."
Even though they didn't see each other often, they had a strong relationship. Every morning and night he never forgot to greet her, when she was having a bad day, he would come over to her apartment and somehow he always knew what to do to make her feel better. They practically shared everything with each other, that's what they learnt from the past; no secrets not even little ones.
"Are you excited about our date?" He said, kissing her soft hair that he missed dearly.
She gave out an affectionate giggle and nodded, "of course you idiot, I've been waiting for this day all month. It's even on my calendar."
He gasped, over exaggerating as usual. "I'm honoured." He said, bowing a little, treating her like she was a princess and he was her prince.
For once in Minji's life, everything was right. She was dating the guy she loved and treasured her back, she had a stable job, good friends and she was actually happy.
It was common for her to smile now.
'My memories becomes songs', she offended said that when being asked about her music career or her personal life. He kept reminding her to stop talking about the painful past she endured but she never listened anyway.
Graduation was frantic.
Rumours of Yeri's pregnancy spread like wild fire, Minji was usually asked if it was true but she shrugged it off. On the other hand there was some good news as well, Jun debuted in a boy group called Contrast, while Minji became a lyricist.
BTS changed a lot as well. Suga found a new girlfriend whom he loved a lot and released his own mixtape. Jin finally got his girl to agree in getting into a serious relationship and he's in various movies and dramas. V's relationship was a little rocky at time but they were still strong, he hasn't really changed music wise but there was rumours of him getting into a sub group. Jimin's relationship hasn't really changed but he got a solo debut. Namjoon got into an arranged marriage and J-Hope? Although he got heartbroken from Eunha, he ended up meeting a special girl.
"Yah where are we going?" Minji asked as he rested his arm on top of her head. She was tiny compared to him since he continued growing even after graduation but she unfortunately stopped.
Now it's become a bad habit for him to do that to her.
"Relax Min, I promised to take you somewhere fun remember?"
She pouted and pushed his arm off her head. "Tell me!" She demanded with a stern voice. Minji crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks out. Her feet crunched on the snow as she blew a huff of false annoyance. She wasn't actually upset, it was just a technique to get what she wanted.
He laughed at her demand and instead laced their hands together. Minji sighed and just held his hand as he led the way.
After a while she quickly became inpatient again. "Are we there yet?" She asked, sounding like a child on a long car ride. He gave out a chuckle and shook his head which caused her to groan.
She looked up into the sky and smiled, admiring the soft, pastel hues.
"It's been exactly 2 years huh? Time flies by quick." She closed her eyes and let the grim memories fill her mind.
He stopped walking and let go of her hand. Minji opened her eyes as she felt the warmth covering her hands had disappeared. She stared at him with a sad look. He wasted no time staring and kissed her forehead as he cupped her face.
He let go of her and held her hands once again as he pulled her along with him.
When he stopped abruptly, he let go of her hand and let her see their destination. Her eyes widened as she couldn't let a single word escape her lips.
She looked at him speechless, her mouth gaped as she grimaced at the bitter taste that returned to her mouth.
"You didn't." He smiled and shrugged.
Everything was almost as she remembered it. The crisp smell of dead leaves filling the air in the winter as snow covered the trees. The building large with streaks of grey from the peeling of the paint.
One main difference was a large water fountain built in the middle of the pathway. Cobblestones now led around the frozen fountain.
They were at their high school, the same one they haven't been to since graduation.
"What are we doing here?" Minji asked but he ignored her question and pulled her into the quiet school, there were students inside but they were all quiet since it was the time of the year when they were preparing for graduation.
Minji just sighed and smiled at his childish behaviour.
"You idiot how is visiting our old school fun?" She giggled as he smiled shrugged.
They passed by all the rooms, all of them filled with different memories of heartbreak, love and friendship.
By the time they walked through the whole school, Minji was having mixed feelings once again. The entire building smelt of nothing but embarrassing moments and desperation to run away. For an art school it wasn't as lively as the ones she watched in the dramas where people danced in the hallways and sung from the top of their lungs. It was all an exaggeration.
High school was nothing but awkward years where adolescents went through changes in their life — everyone trying to fit in and become one of the popular kids – everybody made decisions in high school that they later on regret.
"Remember this place? You tripped over your own foot." He laughed as Minji blushed and hit his arm playfully. They both laughed but kept it as quiet as they could.
It was precious to her having him here with her now. He's always there for her even if it seems like he's not.
Once when they were having a massive fight about god knows what, Minji broke her finger and needed to go to the hospital. He heard about it quickly and ran out of their concert just to go see her. Minji remembered the frantic look he had on his face when he arrived.
They walked out into the courtyard and stood in front of the old tree. This tree was filled with more memories than the whole school.
He grabbed a shovel out of nowhere and began digging the dirt floor.
This was where they buried the time capsule on the last day of school.
Flashback
"You're being stupid again!" Minji yelled at him as they stared at the hole in the ground. She was looking quite unamused while he looked rather proud of himself.
He chuckled, "come on let's just put in the time capsule before old lady Ji catches us and makes us go through high school again!"
She sighed and handed him the time capsule, "who taught you Ms Ji's nickname?"
"Lee Solbi noona and V hyung." Minji sighed, of course it was the two troublemakers.
Solbi and V were somewhat a legend in the school. Solbi was V's sister's best friend and the two were practically also best friends; they got in trouble a lot. The two were slackers and where they went, trouble followed. It was quite funny when the two fought, the two of them would bring up each other's love interest since they were also close with each other's partners. Solbi was dating Jung Daehyun the idol and V was dating a really pretty girl.
"You better not follow in their footsteps and become a troublemaker." She warned.
He smirked and buried the time capsule. He stepped back and admired his work. She scowled at him and hit his head lightly. "You're an idiot."
He laughed and rubbed his head, not caring that she had just called him an idiot. He picked her up bridal style and ran away from the courtyard as he heard Ms Ji's dark mutters coming closer.
Minji was blushing but that didn't stop her from hitting his chest repeatedly, demanding that she put her down right at that instance.
He stuck his tongue out at her and hugged her tighter to his chest.
The faint smell of his cologne wafted into her nose, calming her down a little but not stopping her tiny fist from making contact with his chest.
"We'll come back for sure to dig this thing up!"
End of Flashback
They had really come back.
He took out the box and handed to her. She opened the box, revealing the various pictures of different people and memories.
"Hey Min look at this picture! This is when you couldn't stop crying so I made a bunch of funny faces and carried you, Suah took this picture for us." He said, sat down and leaned back against the tree. Minji soon followed and sat next to him on the floor.
They looked through the photos. Most of the pictures were of her with him while others were of her or him with some mutual friends.
One photo caught her eye in particular.
Minji felt the tears brim in her eyes. She was getting emotional once again.
It was a picture of her in the middle of Jun and Jungkook at the fireworks display. He noticed the picture and smiled, "this was a nice memory." He said and wiped her tears away. "Not really it was such an awkward day. Both of you were so awkward. The fight afterwards didn't really help at all." The leaves blew and some fell on their heads.
"Come on let's go." He grabbed her hand and tucked the box into his backpack, not minding the dirt.
"Where are we going now?" She asked, irritated that they were walking once again. "Come on I'm taking you to the park to get ice-cream." He answered after hearing the irritation in his voice, as usual he knew what to do to calm her anger down.
She held his hand tightly and pecked his cheek as they walked down the park to get some ice-cream. He grinned and asked her what ice-cream she wanted. After he ran off to the ice-cream man, she sat on the bench and waited for him to come back.
Minji hummed a random beat and watched her boyfriend stand in line for ice-cream even though it was freezing cold.
Her hot breath was visible through the cold air.
It looks like a dragon's breath!
She still remembered when he said that a few winters back. He's so immature and childish but she didn't realise it before but she was just as childish as he was.
Minji gave out a dry chuckle and stared at her black lace up boots.
It was given to her 2 years ago on the exact same day.
She remembered everything from that day every time she looked at the pair of shoes. Minji smiled at the shoes as snow began falling.
"Bae Minji?"
She jerked her head up and stared at the familiar man holding a young child's hand.
"Jeon Jungkook." She whispered, he didn't have that effect on her anymore. She didn't go insane with the sound of his voice and even though he looked exactly the same, she didn't even blush.
"What are you doing here?"
"Date." She replied nonchalantly, it wasn't awkward between them; even though this was their first time talking to each other after that single night.
Minji turned to the child and held her hand out to shake the child's. "Nice to meet you, my name is Bae Minji. I'm your dad's childhood friend."
The child giggled and shook her hand. "My name Jeon Jinri." She said, not being able to speak properly because of her young age. Minji kissed Jinri's cheek and hugged her. "You look just like your father." Jungkook cleared his throat, making Minji look at him once again. "I'm cuter than her just so you know." Minji raised an eyebrow.
"Jinri's way cuter than you." Jungkook scowled before bursting into laughter with Minji.
It was just like they were childhood friends meeting after a long time.
Both were acting like nothing had ever happened to them. The fire and burning feelings of the two faded away and now they were just friends.
"Where's Mrs Jeon?" She asked, referring to Yeri. He sighed heavily, "She's having a tough time at home, her dad and mum are still angry at her for becoming a teenage mother." Minji honestly felt bad for Yeri, her life was pretty tough after the baby was born but she never got involved, not even once.
"How about Suga oppa? I haven't talked to him for a long time, he's busy with his new girlfriend? Oh and how about Jimin oppa? Can't forget about V oppa, J-Hope oppa, Namjoon oppa and Jin oppa either!"
The last time she had seen any of the BTS members was probably 2 or 3 months ago.
Everyone was just too busy to hang out.
Jungkook chuckled at her excitement and told her everything as Jinri ran around the park. She hadn't yet realised it but everything had changed so much in two short years.
Minji was listening but she was also wondering what the heck Jun was doing, it shouldn't take this long to buy ice-cream. Now she was worried that he found a prettier girl and ran off with her or he was kidnapped by sasaeng fans and was being transported to somewhere far.
At that moment, as if it was planned, Jun came back with their ice-cream in his hand. He smiled at Jungkook politely, said hello, turned to Minji and gave her a small peck on her nose. She giggled and laced their hands together.
"It was nice seeing you Jungkook." She smiled.
It was an odd feeling, seeing how unusually causal they were treating each other. To think they would reunite exactly two years after that single night that shattered both their hearts. But what could they do other then moving on like normal people? Despite the long battle of moving on, each succeeded.
"What took you so long?" She asked Jun.
He giggled and licked his ice-cream. "You two looked like you were enjoying yourselves so I thought it would be nice for the two of you to catch up." Minji loved the fact, Jun trusted her enough to be around Jungkook even though he was aware of her old relationship with him.
As they passed Jungkook, she caught the scent of his cologne. He never changes does he? Two years yet he uses that same cologne.
"You were always my little secret."
Jun tuned his head and smiled a litte. "Did you say something?"
She smiled and gave a sweet eye smile, her head titled to the side. He twirled locks of hair in his fingers.
"Nothing."
Jun gave a smooth low chuckle and pat her head. They smiled at each other before he gave a soft kiss on top of her head. He let the new scent that she loved, drive her insane for him.
"I love you Bae Minji."
He hugged her gently as she held him back. "I love you too Kang Jun." Minji buried her head in his firm and muscular chest.
"But I still think you and Suga oppa make a better couple than us."
"Yah Bae Minji!"
Life is full of secrets, no matter what they are; secrets are always meant to be out.
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Author's notes
486 days ago I started his Fanficiton and I'm finally done.
This is the end. I know the story might have not ended the way you wanted to but it's my story so deal with it, nah I'm kidding. Minji ending up with Jungkook would be like every other Jungkook fanfic, this is a 99% angst with a 1% fluff. Sorry if this wasn't the ending you wanted! Not all love ends up the right way.
Before people attack me for saying this chapter was unrealistic, I would like to say that story is just written for entertainment. But if you do want to hate then I'll accept full criticism.
But I'm grateful for all your support even though this is quite a cliche story and got my lame puns. I still remember getting a comment about how shit this story was and how I should just delete this story. Then there was the time one specific person asked how I was getting reads for a horrible story. Thanks to Jaein who was being one stubborn motherfker and convinced me to continue.
I just wanted to say one thing but please don't take it the wrong way — writing is just my hobby so please don't threaten to stop reading my books just because I'm slow at updating; I'm not obligated to spend my life on writing, I also have work to do.
There is an alternate ending probably available on my Quotev and Wattpad account. Alternative endings will be made for Jungkook and Suga but this is the official ending. The alternative endings have only been made to keep you from killing me from frustration :)
All those comments positive comments totally made my day every time. Not sure why you guys cried, when I looked back on the chapters I cringed at how bad my writing was lmaoo.
Quick acknowledgement to all those who voted and commented, I love you all ♡
See you next time,
Yunachi ♥️