Something Gained Always Comes With a Sacrifice


   They arrived at a large apartment complex. A small garden grew green before the entrance. Jimin got out of the car and beckoned Tony to follow. They climbed about seven concrete steps before reaching a beautiful oak double door. He slowly opened the door and stepped inside. He was greeted by a well furnished lobby. People were heading in and out while also chilling in the chairs offered.

Jimin turned and waved his hand, "Come." Tony eagerly followed, having no idea what was going on. Jimin dug the piece of paper out of his jean pocket and unfolded it, peaking at the room number. He walked up to the lobby desk and handed the paper to Tony. He pointed to the clerk and then put his index finger on the room number.

Tony furrowed his eyebrows and said, "room number 44?" The lady smiled and did a series of pointing and directions. Tony nodded and grabbed Jimin's hand and started to lead him down a hall on the right. Jimin's stomach rolled as he watched Tony's tall body from behind. His arm was stretched out and his large hand wrapped around Jimin's petite one. He brushed it off as soon they loaded an elevator and Tony let go of his hand to press the top button.

"Thank you." Jimin randomly said as the giant machine started to pull upwards.

Tony perked and eyebrow in confusion before relaxing his face into a toothy smile. He said, "you're welcome Chim Chim."

At that Jimin felt the temperature in his cheeks slightly rise. Again, he brushed it off as being trapped in a hot elevator. He smiled up at Tony and wrinkled his nose, "Tony~" Tony laughed at his odd response, scratching the back of his neck.

The walls dinged and the wide door automatically slid open. Jimin nervously stepped out and eyed the doors in front of him trying to find room 44. He peered down the hall a ways to conveniently find the matching number about two doors down. He stepped up the the dark wooden frame and firmly knocked. He heard rustling as Tony impatiently shifted his weight side to side. His attention was brought back to the door when a lock clicked from the other side and the whole thing cracked open, leaving a dark space and no one to greet him. Uneasy, Jimin slowly pushed the door wide open. He looked up at Tony and Tony nodded, reassuring him to go inside.

Once about three feet in the room, an unknown entity flicked on the lights and seven energetic men jumped into the air. Hoseok screamed and rushed to his long lost buddy, embracing him into a sweet and painful hug.

"Ow," Jimin laughed. Hoseok looked down at the other and sighed.

"I'm so glad to see you Jimminie!" He exclaimed.

"I'm glad to see you too." Jimin pulled his lips up and bowed his head slightly as he looked across the room to his other friends. "Oh, I almost forgot!" Jimin gently pushed Hoseok away and slipped to Tony's side. Tony was looking up at the ceiling and standing awkwardly as the others spoke a foreign language. Jimin felt bad to invite him to a party where he couldn't even understand what anyone was saying. In panic mode, Jimin almost ran to the other side of the room, grabbed Namjoon by the sleeve, and dragged him back to Tony. "Tony." Jimin deadpanned.

"Uh... Hey." Namjoon awkwardly mumbled at Jimin's large friend.


"Umm.... hi." Tony's eyes darted to every corner of the room and finally found his way back to Namjoon. "So you speak English? Not to be rude or anything I was just wondering."

Namjoon scratched the back of his neck. "Um yes I speak English. And don't worry you didn't offend me, I get that a lot."

"Oh ok." Tony flashed his classic smile and shook Namjoon's hand. Namjoon's face lit up with joy and he smiled too. "I'm Tony."

"I'm Namjoon. Nice to meet you. Are you his friend or what?" Namjoon beckoned him over to sit on the couch with him and Tony followed him, leaving Jimin to wander off and meet Jungkook, who was at the table preparing drinks.

"Hey," Jimin chirped up. "Long time no see!" Jimin wrapped his arms around the youngest, embracing him in a long hug.

"I'm gonna trip over you and spill my drinks silly." Jungkook said, a laugh following his words.

"Hey I'm not that small!" Jimin pouted in reply. "It's been forever since I've seen you guys and you greet me with a short joke!"

"Yep!" Jungkook smiled proudly as he set the tray of drinks on the stained wood coffee table. "I'm joking with you come here." Jungkook opened his arms and Jimin jumped into them like a lost puppy. They were held in a tight hug for a while when Tony cleared his voice from the couch and stood up, towering over all of them. He went over to Jungkook and politely shook his hand.

"Hello, I'm Tony," he greeted. Jungkook smiled back.

"I am Jungkook."

"Well nice to meet you Jungkook." Tony looked at Jimin, then glued his hip to his. He was nervous about meeting Jimin's friends from Korea, and he wasn't sure how to act.

After about 20 minutes of chatting and snacking on the food Jin and Jungkook prepared, they all settled down in a circle on the floor. With the television playing quietly in the background, Yoongi sat close to Jimin as Tony comfortably leaned on his hands. "What should we play?" Yoongi asked.

"7 minutes in heaven!" Hoseok practically screamed. Jimin blushed deeply and Tony just sat there waiting for some kind of subtitle to show up.

Yoongi saw Tony's lost look so he leaned in close to Tony and whispered the game they were going to play. Tony blushed and sat up. Hobi and Taehyung were laughing and joking around about who should go first. They decided to take on the role of leaders and forced everyone to play Rock Paper Scissors, the last 2 standing will have to be in the closet together. They gathered into a tight bunch and went on their first round. Yoongi and Jimin lost first. Second round, Tony lost. Third round, Namjoon. Then, Hobi and Jin. The winners were of course Jungkook and Taehyung. Tae gave a boxy shy smile and headed to the nearest closet between the kitchen and living room. Jungkook blushed, following in his footsteps. Slamming the door, Jin took out his phone and started the timer.

"It's started!" Jin yelled. Silence fell upon the room when suddenly there was a loud bang against the door. Jimin wondered if someone fell, but he new he couldn't intervene until the time was up. Another loud crash escaped from behind the white door. Heavy breathing and quiet moans could be heard every once in awhile when the timer beeped. Jin knocked on the door and the pair came out. Jungkook's hair was noticeably messier than before, both of their clothes disheveled and wrinkled.

"Another round?" Taehyung said, almost out of breath. Everyone slowly nodded their heads.

RING RING!

Everyone jumped at the sound of a phone ringing. Jimin dug into his phone for the cell phone that was only used for emergencies. Who could be calling him? He answered the phone and a man's voice came in. He heard his name but freaked out and gave the phone to Tony. Tony held the phone to his ear and answered, "hello?"

Tony nodded a few times until the air suddenly got cold. His face dropped and he glanced at Jimin for just a second before his eyes snapped to the wall in front of him. He said his "Thank yous" then hung up. He stiffly gave the phone back to its owner and pulled Namjoon close. He whispered something into Namjoon's ear and Jimin just silently eyed the both of them. He was alarmed when Namjoon's eyes filled with glassy tears.

Everyone turned to Jimin and Namjoon cleared his throat. "Jimin," he said with a quiver in his voice. "Your mom had a heart attack."

Jimin couldn't process what he just heard. He gulps and barley squeaks, "What?"


A/N

OKAY THIS WAS A REALLY HARD CHAPTER TO WRITE I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT! I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CREDIT @Cgb103 FOR THE 7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN IDEA.

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