Chapter 18
A/N: All of the places mention and pictures inserted are all only for references to the story. All the locations here are not related with the real ones in real life. Credits to all the respected owners of the pictures.
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The next day, Jimin decided to take a leave to school as well as his duty at the mansion. He doesn't have to worry about all these issues since he got all the permission from Mr. and Mrs. Jeon after their little talk.
Meanwhile, he left the mansion in an early time being for travelling by himself to Namyangju where the Yoo family lives. He took his bag with an extra t-shirt, umbrella, towel, his money, some baby wipes, and few rolls of classic kimbab just to make sure he's ready.
On his way on the sidewalk, he saw and went to a convenience store to buy three bottles of water just in case he get's thirsty on the way and waste no time.
But while he's still inside the convenience store, he didn't expect to see Jungkook who is jogging across passed the store he was in. Jin's accompanying him while wearing black jagger pants and a white shirt, which is unusual for Jimin to see.
"I didn't know he have a habbit of jogging this early..." He commented as he watches them until the disappear after seconds.
Shrugging it off, he comes closer to the counter and paid for the water bottles.
"Not sure if this is enough for me for a day until I get home." He said to himself and put them on his bag before exiting the convenience store.
"Oh I forgot to bring the photo album to his room yesterday—" he got cut off from his own when he touched something inside the back of his back. He opens his bag more loose, searching deeper just to see an album inside.
Which is the one he is talking about.
I'm really curious of what's inside of this photo album yesterday even though I almost forgot about it, Jimin thought and wanted to look at what's inside of it. But maybe looking through will do later on before he gives it to Jungkook.
Looking to his left and right, he starts his way off to the trains station straight to his right. He pulls his phone and clicks Taehyung's name from the contact list. The rings started to vibrate onto Jimin ear and after few rings, his friend answers the phone.
"Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf!" Lots of barking was taking over the call.
"Shh! You rainbow dogs, please be quiet right now! I have a friend here!" He heard Hobi yelled and hears dog whines after. "Jiminie! It's me Hobi!"
"Hey Hobi!" he felt a little weird, "That's so early for you to be with Taehyung."
"Yeah, I just surprised him a breakfast but he seems like he's still not in the mood." He answered, Jimin nods in understanding before speaking.
"Yeah, make sure to comfort him well. He did seem to be upset when you're not with us yesterday. Anyway, can I talk to him?" Jimin said.
"He's half asleep right now, I'm on a speaker so he can hear you well I think. Taetae, Jimin's on the phone." Hobi shakes him for the third time around since before Jimin calls but all he receive is a groan.
"Minutes are hours, wait...." Taehyung mumbles and Hobi sighs before speaking to Jimin again.
"What made you call this early Ji? Wanna hangout? Ah I forgot to tell you we're absenting today, but he didn't mind telling you since we know you can't right (A/N: because he's a maid). Sorry about that." He says and Jimin giggles for some reason.
"Well actually I'm also on a leave today, I'm off to Namyangju to meet someone."
"To Namyangju?" Hobi wondered.
"TO NAMYANGJU?!" Taehyung suddenly shouted, rising up to his bed and the two were shocked by his sudden energy.
"Y-yeah.." Jimin answers unsurely, a little uncomfortable.
"YAH WE'RE GOING WITH YOU!" He shouted again that have him to get uneasy.
"No no no no I'm good! I'm fine by myself Taehyung, don't—"
"Like hell I would make that happen! Hobi hyung, let's go!" Taehyung continues to shout.
Due to his best friend's loud voice he could help it but distance his ear from his from the phone.
"W-wait, now?" Hobi panicked, the puppies were quiet uneasy about what happening to their owners becayse they're suddenly loud today.
"Of course!"
"W-What about Namjoon hyung?! Won't that will make him mad that you're going out without asking?" Jimin kept panicking while he's on the middle of the sidewalk.
"He's skipping too so don't worry about it! My hyung *******"
"I'm not letting us go out by just us two only today. Jiminie, let's just meet at the station. Annyeong!"
"T-Taehyung!" He almost shouted but the call was already dead.
He was left out in the street, some people are already stealing glances at him which made him to just keep going but suddenly it rains lightly. Jimin gets his umbrella immediately and open it.
"Why did you suddenly rain?" He asks through the sky that is crying non-heavy dews of water.
It would be more difficult to travel across a city and a town from here when it's raining. Even so, this is the first time that Jimin's suppose to be traveling alone.
But then his friends are coming with him.
He'll feel bad if he left them behind and go alone so he just let them go with him. After all, they gain his trust to them the most.
When Jimin arrived in the train station station, he saw the two waiting for him outside. He jogged to fasten himself and greet them as he met their eyes.
"You two are so early!" He says and chuckles.
"We we're taken here by my house's driver. But good thing you bought an umbrella Jimin." Taehyung complemented and they went inside.
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"Why didn't we just use the car? I think it'll take around four and a half hours to arrive there easily from the last time I went there." Hobi questions while walking inside the waiting area, trains are stopping and running as these arrive.
"Hobi, you should try traveling with public vehicles sometimes." Taehyung tells him as he (Hobi) walks behind them.
"Yah, I used to do that before I quit my work ans just to go to school for you!" He complains. "It's just that private vehicles are more safe and comfortable."
"You're so kind Hobi..." Jimin stated and smiled, "Maybe next time will do but for now let's go, the train is waiting!" He says a little loud as their train arrives.
They were just on time as the train arrived. It was only Jimin who heard the speaker to announce the next train so good thing he'd not only paying attention to his friends.
When the three finally got in, it wasn't really crowded as what Jimin expect it to be. Since it's still early, there were only few people inside. Even outside the train, he only saw travelers with such a massive bag hanging on their back and regular people.
Getting a seat as well, Jimin sits across Taehyung while Hoseok sits beside him. All of them finally get to the point where the two wanted to know what is Jimin up to.
"So... Who are you gonna meet? Don't tell me it's someone you don't even know! Or someone who wants to scam you but you just don't know! Or it's you're gonna meet up with my brother?! Are you dating him without even telling me?!" Tae exclaims that both Hobi and Jimin cringed to the fact that he's exaggerating again.
"Calm your sh't Taehyung, since when will I let that happen?" He asks him in disbeleif.
"Well, you know I'm just goddamn worried." His best friend stated.
"Then listen to him first." Hobi advices sincerely and the he calms down for that reason.
Taehyung just sighs before nodding in agreement, it's natural for Taehyung to be like that towards his friend Jimin since his he almost got molested at a restaurant they went for his 16th birthday two years ago.
Also, both Hobi and him knew that he's not that good at dealing with public vehicles. Jimin usually goes for a walk wherever he would need or like to go. So Taehyung just wants join his company to make sure he won't get lost or be in danger.
Of course Hobi understands him. It made him kind of jealous and they almost fought because it made Taehyung seem like he gives his attention to Jimin too much, but then he knows that Taehyung just does as his friend..
In the matter of fact, Jimin is also afraid of vehicles. Right after his accident with his mother years ago, he got traumatized and feel the anxiety of being in a hypothetical accident anytime after he gets inside of it whenever.
But when he's got a company like Hobi and Taehyung, he will be at ease. His memories of the accident weren't remembered by him, himself, but he's got his anxiety of being inside of any vehicle.
"So why are you going there?"
"I'm gotta meet Ms. Yoo, the one that adopted me before I became a maid." He whispered the last word.
"And your goal is?" Hobi asks as he went through his bag to get something.
"I'm looking for more of my memories and my mother's stuff.
I was wondering if there are anything that I left behind after I went to Busan to work for the Jeon's since I almost forgot about them." He answers, taking a sanwich from Hobi when he offered him some as well as to Taehyung.
A moment of silence takes place in the three of them as each of them takes a bite and Taehyung looks at Jimin in guilt.
He is indeed guilty because he realized that showing his childhood pictures to Jimin made him so lonely. He knows that his best friend is happy when he's with him and Hobi, but then it's still hard for the person not to have any parents or family to be with.
Jimin has been alone for 12 years, it's good that he was able to survive but then living like that for so long is not easy.
Hobi have seen his lover's down expression immediately. He didn't know why and he was about ask him why but eventually hold himself back when Taehyung speaks up.
"We're...going to help you Jiminie." He says, lowering his head and obviously showing that he's holding back himself from crying.
Hearing that from him, the other two on the other hand looks at him confused. They didn't know the reason why he is stopping himself from crying over something.
Jimin lick his lips to prevent it from drying, "Taehyung what's wrong?" He asks.
"I mean, you obviously felt lonely without your mother and father. Don't you? They were the only family you know since you were still a child.." Taehyung mumbles.
The three of then stares at each other just to continue the moment of silence. Hobi just can't say anything else about it while Jimin looks away for the pressure he was feeling.
Being alone didn't really made him so alone, he's got the maids to grow up with. And when he entered high school, his life became even more colorful than ever, even if his secret position as a maid remained a secret to everyone.
He just wants to have his mom's memories to last with him, although she's gone. At least she wasn't gone from his memories and to his heart.
There is no need to be sorry for where he is now.
"Hey! Have you given Jungkook the album? Taehyung says he gave it to you yesterday to bring it to him!" Hobi tries to cut the dramatic aura around them, lightening up the mood of the rest.
"I-I haven't!" He stutters glancing at Tae as he speaks, "Actually I somehow bought it with me."
Just before Jimin takes out the album and the doors start to close, someone suddenly jumps to enter the train on the last second. The person's clumsiness brought everyone's attention including the three.
"Hyung?" One of them says.
The man looks up, standing up immediately as he sees his qbrother and smiles when he sees the others with him.
"Taehyung, what are you three doing here? Aren't you suppose to be at school today?" Namjoon cooly greets him with his own questions.
"A-ah hyung..." He stutters, not knowing what to say and embarrassed. Hobi sighs as he watch Taehyung who doesn't know what he should answer.
"I'm sorry Namjoon, it was my idea to skip today. But we also want to go with Jimin to Namyangju to meet someone." Hobi talks to him instead.
While Jimin doesn't feel like talking to Namjoon, he feels so uneasy especially that he remembered what Ms. Jeon told him that Namjoon knows something about their childhood.
"Oh hey Jimin, didn't see you there almost." Joonie greets him with those cute dimples showing off.
"Y-yeah...hey..." He just mumbles.
His tone isn't suppose to be like that but then Namjoon eventually takes a seat beside Taehyung.
"What about you, what are you doing here?" Hobi asked in return.
"Nothing special to be honest, I wanted to visit my friend from Namyangju. Might as well as explore the strawberries around there, they're pretty popular too." He answered.
Jimin glances at him, he thought that it was cute for Namjoon to want some strawberries from Namyangju but he also looks away when he met his eyes. His hyung seems to fit on that place since it's similar to his name.
Namjoon in Namyangju.
On the other side, Namjoon can't look away from Jimin, worried that he might have done something wrong to him and he's avoiding his look towards him.
"Did I do something wrong?...Jimin?" He asks that shocked Jimin for seconds and panicked.
"N-no! Of course not Namjoon!—hyung..." He says, waving both of his hands in denial, "It's just that I'm tired since yesterday and slept late, that's all.."
He is indeed tired from yesterday, but that's half a lie. Jimin just want to ask him so badly if Namjoon knows something legitimately but he's afraid of what might happen.
Again, they became quiet for about an hour. They either ate food, have a little chattering about Namyangju, and totally forgot about the album they were talking about just before Namjoon suddenly appears.
An hour before they finally get to the location, Namjoon and Hobi decided to go for a bathroom break. Jimin and Taehyung were sleeping next to each other right after Taehyung changed positions with Hobi.
"Hey Hobi, do you think Jimin is still afraid of me?" Namjoon brought up the topic just when he is inside the bathroom.
Hobi was outside when he heard Namjoon to speak with him, confused why he is asking such a thing that's impossible.
"Why would you say that?" He asks back.
"It's just that, he looks like he's avoiding me."
"You're way too smart to think like that. Jimin likes you, you're even his role model, so don't be like that. Maybe he's got something on his mind that he can't tell anyone yet."
"Speaking of Jimin, why would he meet someone at this day?" Curiosity suddenly hits Namjoon and the other just became quiet about it. "Hyung?"
Hobi was worried that Jimin's secret might get revealed if he tells the reason why Jimin wants to go in Namyangju. But he doesn't want to lie to him as well so instead, he told him that he should ask Jimin about it since it's too personal.
Not quiet convinced, Namjoon began to learn that Jimin doesn't trust him that much as much of how he trust Taehyung and Hobi. Maybe it's because he doesn't hangout with them that often and he's too busy being a model student among all the students in school.
But he respects that, and didn't brought it up as they went back to their seat wherein the younger ones are still sleeping peacefully.
Thirty minutes just before their stop to the train station of Namyangju, Jimin wakes up alone with his best friend leaning onto his shoulder. Right along that, he was surprised when Namjoon is also awake while Hobi's not there beside him.
He looks up to him when he noticed Jimin to move and wide awake as he sees him right away.
"Oh, you're awake." Namjoon stated, the younger just slowly nods and looks away, awkward with their situation.
"Do you want some dango? They're homemade."
Namjoon offers him the seal-shaped strawberry bean paste dango nicely with a smile but Jimin looks at them before answering.
"No thank you hyung but, I'm good." He literally turn him down quick.
It was odd for Jimin to decline him today so he confronted him already for his actions.
"Jimin." He calls that made Jimin to jump a little from his position but thankfully Taehyung didn't wake.
"H-hyung?"
"You've been acting pretty strange since I am with you. Do you need anything? Did I do something?" He continued, "I can't just ignore your actions since earlier."
"So tell me... What is wrong with you today?"
Jimin bites his lower lip in to fidget a little and simultaniously looks to his left and right. The younger really would like to ask him but he's just really afraid to speak up.
But then it's really time for himself to come out of the shell.
"H-hyung I'm—" Yet he is too pressured to say it.
Namjoon looks at him in despair when Jimin stopped there and bowed his head. He thought that he should not push Jimin if he doesn't earn any enough trust from him.
"I get it, don't force yourself."
"...Eh?" Jimin looks up in a sudden and see Namjoon smiling. "H-hyung I'm sorry, I think you- you misunderstand my actions! I'm not scared of you anymore believe me! "
The older was also surprise by the quick response from Jimin.
"Why would I misunderstand?" And he puffed a fluffy chuckle. "Your actions are still genuine as ever."
"What do you mean?"
"Honest as always, I'm just– concerned even though we don't hangout like how much you do with Taehyung and Hobi but I—" he was completely cut off when Taehyung opened his eyes and caught his older brother's attention that also had Jimin's.
Hence, he's pretty dazed after waking up.
"Are we there yet?" He asked everyone around him and made a little soft yawn.
That cut off to where the conversation is at as Jimin takes over to talk to Taehyung. Namjoon sighs in dismay, disappointed of himself that he didn't succeed to know what up with his friend.
"I guess it's better luck next time for me." He thought of himself and answers to his brother when he was called by him.
"Yah hyung! You didn't tell me you were making dango yesterday! So that's why you're busy!" Taehyung exclaims, red headed.
"You'll end up eating them if I did." He says as Hobi arrives back and curious of what's up to the three of them.
"Where have you been Hobi?" Taehyung asks to him this time.
"I was out to get everyone some yogurt drink, the seller passed by but I totally missed it. They had different flavors as expected!" Hobi answered.
"Awesome!"
The chattering went so far and time passes by, they're already near to Namyangju station and the four of them indulged their moments while drinking yogurt drinks.
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