27 - Just Friends

You look at the door that closed then turned to Yoongi. "Why did she leave?"

"I asked her if I could have a few minutes with you." He said as he shoves his hands into his pants pockets. He was wearing a black shirt, and a pair of black loose cargo pants. He walks closer to you.

Your eyes go back towards the door. "If someone walks in and sees us alone, they might get the wrong idea."

"They won't, noona, and hyung are outside making sure of it. Everyone knows I want some time by myself before a show. Strictly no interruptions." He replies with a smirk.

He's so close to you that you can smell his minty breath on your face. You step back but he holds on to your shoulders. "Stop moving away from me whenever I try to get close to you, please." He tells you.

"Why are you doing this?" You ask slowly because there seems to be a different vibe in the air since you've walked in. 

"Right now, I just needed to be with someone I feel grounded with. Having you next to me feels comforting. I usually ask for some time to be by myself because I need to redirect my thoughts to get my jitters away. " He explains.

With his proximity temporarily forgotten, you remembered how you promised to be his friend. You promised that you'll always be here for him to give your full support, this is what he is asking from you. Silly of you for thinking it's something else.

"I will always be here to support you specially after we've cleared things between us. I am proud of what you've achieved and who you've become, Yoongi. You do not need to worry about anything. I've seen you at rehearsals and you are great. I bet you'll do even better out there tonight. I'm here not just because I have to because I work for you, but also to support you as your friend." You meet his eyes, and you smile up at him. 

When he doesn't smile back, you worry that you did a lousy job in lifting his spirits. He said having you near him gives him comfort, but, looking at him right now, that doesn't seem to be the case.

"I thought you said having me around makes you feel relaxed. You look anything but at ease right now. You said we can be honest with each other; so tell me what seems to be bothering you? Maybe I can help."

"It's because I need more." He replies almost inaudibly.

"Uh, what?" You thought you didn't hear him correctly that is why you asked. The way he looks at you made you feel uneasy.

The corners of his lips lift up as he holds back a smile, and you can't help but wonder what he's thinking of right now.

"Is it ok if I ask you for a hug?" Oh, that's what he wants, you tell yourself. You feel ridiculous for thinking it was something else. He wants you to have a choice this time as his hands remain inside his pants' pockets. The last time he hugged you, he just went for his instincts and grabbed you. 

You look at him, he looks lost, not the confident, nonchalant artist he always shows the world. Your conversation over the phone comes back to you. He opened up how he feels about what comes with his success. How he feels alone even if he is surrounded with people. Earlier, he said that you make him feel grounded, maybe it's because you're a familiar face from his past before he became who he is now.  You've been with him for the past days, and you only see the person that he is, whether he is on, or off stage.

But you're starting to get scared of how he is making you feel. You got jealous with Mi-Na when you're not supposed to. His eyes makes every part of you tingle and you feel your heartbeat go wild when he is close just like what you're feeling right now.

You feel connected again with him somehow as you sense the burden he has on his shoulders, of having to meet people's expectations all the time. That isn't easy and that is what made you close the space you had between you. You wrap your arms around his waist, resting your cheeks against his chest. You hear his heartbeat pounding almost as hard as yours. You feel his arms go around you, bringing you closer to him. 

You don't know how long you were holding each other until he spoke. 

"I'm sorry Y/N."

"Sorry for what?" You ask without looking at him.

"Because I am breaking my promise." He answers.

You look up at him because his words puzzled you, when your eyes meet, your knees get weak. His eyes reflect something you've last seen eight years ago and that sends you into a panic.

"What do you mean?" You ask him slowly. You dread asking him this question, but you have to.

"I am taking my words back. I can't be your friend. I don't want to just be your friend. I want you back. I will do everything that I can to do that, I don't care if you're engaged. I'll do whatever it takes, without forcing you, Y/N. I'm sorry but I have to break my words again." He tells you before he bends to kiss the top of your head.

You're glad he didn't dare kiss you on your lips because if he did, you're doomed. You know you will give in; no doubt about it. You feel yourself falling apart.

"Oh god, no." You whisper. You were telling that to yourself and not towards Yoongi.

"I told you I will be honest with you, and I am just saying what's in my heart. I can't lie about it anymore." He takes your chin, so you'd look up at him. "Maybe you'd learn to love me again, maybe you won't. If in the end, you'd still decide to marry him then I'll respect your decision, it'll be my loss forever. I hope that somehow, you will try. Please?" He gently holds your head so your eyes would focus on him because you don't want to look at him anymore.

You bite the insides of your cheek to control your feelings from showing. You do not want to cry. Why did this have to happen now? You know you love Dylan but Yoongi's messing up your head. Even if he broke your heart years ago, you find yourself not wanting to break his.

"I don't know Yoongi. I am not sure how to answer you right now." You answer honestly.

He smiles at you. "You didn't answer 'no' straight at my face, so I'm happy. You have no idea how relieved I am right now."

Wait what? You ask yourself. You said you're not sure how to answer him so why is he happy about it? Should you have said no? But you are being honest with your answer because saying 'no' to him will be a lie.

Someone knocks at the door, and you hurriedly moved away from Yoongi although his eyes follow you. Kyoung-Mi entered.

"Your five minutes are up." She announced although she does not look anywhere at your direction. She clears her throat before she looks at Yoongi and then at you. Another knock on the door and Sungha's head pops in. 

"Just checking if everything is clear. They're coming in soon." He says.

Yoongi nods his head in response while Kyoung-Mi asks the other man to send in Hyeri. When Sungha left, she walks toward Yoongi. 

"Now, let's see if we could do something about the uhm, make-up on your shirt." She says quietly. 

You turn towards them and see that your make-up has left a smudge on Yoongi's shirt. You cover your mouth and Yoongi laughs as he watched your face.

"Relax. We can always change it if it doesn't come off right, noona?"

Kyoung-Mi looks at you with a grin. "Of course, we've got lots of these shirt here. If this is the white one, then it's a big problem because that is from the brand you're endorsing. Well, there are other shirts too."

You feel embarrassed over the fact that now Kyoung-Mi knows something is going on between the two of you. She also knows you are engaged, what will she think of you now? When you were a teenager, you don't give a shit over what people thought, but now that you're an adult, things are different. 

Hyeri enters the room, and you hurriedly excuse yourself as you walk out of the room. Just in time, you see David heading in your direction. He doesn't see you because he's on his phone, to your relief.

You retreat back towards the lounge. You replay the scene that happened earlier, and you're left feeling confused. Sungha appears later on with your twin behind him.

"Surprise!" She jumps in front of you.

"What? How?" Where the words you managed to say.

Kylee flashes an id similar to yours but hers says 'Guest' instead of 'Staff'. "My hard work paid off. Mr. Lee gave this to me as a 'thank you'. He said, 'your sister is there, so you should be there too.' And here I am." She turns to Sungha. "Oppa over here helped me get in though. Some of the security people sort of got confused." She laughs. 

"They were thinking of you when they saw her. They wondered why her id changed." Sungha explains.

"Thank you, Oppa." You tell him, copying your sister. You are not used to using honorifics that you're supposed to be calling older males or females in Korea. Your sister is better than you with that.

Sungha nods his head and leaves the two of you.

"I'll get to watch the concert too." Kylee giggles next to you. When you don't respond, she looks at you. "Uh-oh, something's wrong."

You run your hand through your hair. "I don't know Kylee." You tell your twin.

Your sister gasps and covers her mouth. "Oh my gosh, it finally happened, didn't it? You're having second thoughts with Dylan because of Yoongi." She whispers to you. 

You cover your face. "I really don't know Kylee. I love Dylan but, fuck it! Why now? Why not last year, or way before that even."

"I can't answer that sis but all I know is that reality is right now. To tell you honestly, if you really love Dylan the way you're saying that you do, then even if Yoongi comes back, you'd always stick with Dylan. But seeing you confused, shows something else. I knew it right after I saw your face when he left our house that night. You had a different glow in you." Kylee says.

"I feel like I'm cheating on Dylan, Kylee." You whine.

"Why? Is it because you're starting to have feelings for," Kylee paused when people started walking around you. The whole time, you were talking in hushed tones since both of you just want to be safe. "...him." Kylee finished her sentence.

"I don't want to talk about it here anymore. Let's talk later, Kylee. There's only twenty minutes left before the start of the concert. You should go to the spot where you guys are supposed to watch. I have to get to my spot to do the job." You tell your sister.

"Will you be ok?" Kylee asks you.

"I'll be fine sis, don't worry, I can handle this. I am very good at not showing people how I really feel." You reply as you leave.


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