Jungkook looked at the other side of the room where his husband sat on a chair, his head bent as he looked into his desktop computer. Lately, he had been behaving strangely. Acting violently, rudely and talking harshly to him.

Due to the rapid spread of the red flu disease, he hadn't been able to move an inch away from the house and Yoongi was not helping matters. He had been stuck at home with him all day. Sometimes, he was very affectionate towards him, making rarely sweet love with him but at other times, he was very cold pushing him away when he so much as tried to get close to him. Jungkook was confused because he couldn't predict Yoongi's behavior. He didn't know what caused this sudden change but truthfully, he didn't care that much. He was more interested in fulfilling his mother's plans.

Slowly and cautiously, he walked towards Yoongi and tapped his shoulder softly.

"Yeobo"

"Mmh?"

Jungkook gulped. "My mother invited us to have dinner with her tomorrow"

Yoongi barely nodded his head. "Okay?"

"She's inviting Jimin and Taehyung as well"

As soon as he said that, a dark cloud hung over their heads. Yoongi's countenance changed drastically. He clenched his fist tightly.

"Why did she invite them?"

Jungkook swallowed hard. "I don't know..."

"You must like it. You must like the fact that he's coming along" Yoongi murmured under his breath in a hoarse voice.

Jungkook choked. "What?"

The other man suddenly stood up, anger evident in his eyes. "We are not going!"

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want to!" Yoongi yelled out loud.

Jungkook scoffed. "Excuse me? This is my mother we're talking about. Your mother in law. How can I cancel on her? What reason will I give?"

Yoongi was glaring at him and breathing hard. His eyes was filled with anger. Slowly, he came closer to Jungkook and the latter could feel the extreme pressure coming from him.

"You...Are you lying to me?"

"Yeobo?"

Yoongi wrapped his hand around his neck. He just placed it there without applying any pressure as he pressed a small kiss on his cheeks.

"I really hope I can trust you my love. You know how I feel about you don't you? You might not know but more than anything, I hate liars. I hope you aren't lying to me"

Jungkook stared at him a little scared of his behavior. His careless gaze was worrisome. Yoongi went on.

"I hope that all these is just my imagination. I hope to God it's not true"

Jungkook gulped unable to speak. He couldn't quite get Yoongi. The latter released his hand and shifted back from him, a small obviously fake smile appearing on his face.

"Fine! We'll go for dinner"

He walked away and Jungkook felt goosebumps appear on either sides of his arms. For a second, he had felt extremely scared. He didn't know what was going on inside Yoongi's head and he didn't intend to find out. He only hoped he would be able to break away from him as cleanly as possible.

*******

Jimin was very surprised when he received a text message from Jeong Hana to attend dinner outside the mansion. It was very odd of her to invite him to anything and he began to wonder what her true intentions was. He called Taehyung to inform him but Jeong Hana had already reached out to him so he had no choice but to attend the dinner even though meeting Jungkook was the last thing he wanted to do.

Mr Park was not in town so Jeong Hana had arranged their dinner at a five star restaurant instead of the family mansion and that was even more suspicious but Jimin didn't want to think too much about it.

That night, he stared at himself in the mirror in preparation for the dinner. This time unlike before, he wanted to look better than Jungkook. He didn't want to look like an ugly duckling next to his gorgeous looking brother. He wanted to stand out tonight so Taehyung's attention would be focused solely on him.

It took him a while to come to terms with his thoughts. It was at that point he realized he was already acting like a jealous and possessive boyfriend. Jimin slapped his cheeks to regain his senses but the ache in his chest was still there.

He couldn't help but feel bothered about Taehyung and Jungkook's relationship. What was going to go down during the dinner? Could he stand to see them together? And what about Yoongi? Was he truly over him now?

This dinner was the only way he could find out his true feelings for sure but first, he couldn't loose to Jungkook so he dug into his wardrobe for something jaw dropping to wear but found out to his horror how unfashionable he was. He didn't own a single sexy piece of clothing. He started to rummage through his brain for a solution. After pondering for what seemed like ages, he finally decided to quickly order a black jump suit online. The suit was delivered within few minutes. He had his hair done and applied some make up to his face. As he did all these, he couldn't believe himself. He couldn't believe he was actually trying to look good for Taehyung. He couldn't believe how jealous he felt thinking of sharing Taehyung's attention with Jungkook. The thought alone annoyed him.

Jeong Hana had already left home early for the dinner. Jimin finished and looked at himself in the mirror. He looked dashingly handsome. His overall appearance was flawless and he was very sure of leaving an impression on people tonight but he felt something was missing. His neck was too bare for the outfit. After thinking for a while, he decided to wear an accessory. He thought of his favorite pendant. The one he had received from that strange boy years ago. He brought out the necklace from where he had kept it on his shelf and put it on. Immediately he looked at his image in the mirror, he knew his look was complete.

Taehyung informed him that he was coming to pick him up so when he finally appeared at the mansion, Jimin strode out to meet him downstairs where Taehyung was waiting beside his car. On the way, Jimin met Nanny Ji hye. When the woman saw him, she smiled looking impressed.

"You look so handsome Jimin" she muttered.

"Thanks Nanny"

She suddenly grabbed Jimin's hand. "I feel strange knowing your step mother set up dinner outside the mansion. What could she be planning?"

Jimin shrugged. "Nothing good. I'm sure but I can handle it. I know I can"

Nanny Ji hye arranged his hair and sighed before following him outside the mansion to meet Taehyung who was waiting. As soon as they came near, Taehyung's face turned red upon seeing him. He was blushing fiercely and his eyes was sparkling as he stared at him.

He cleared his throat nervously.

"Wow... Jimin... you look...you look..."

"Georgeous doesn't he?" Nanny Jihye answered for him and he hid a smile.

"Oh Tae...this is my nanny Jihye" Jimin said.

Taehyung immediately looked up and shook the woman's hand.

"It's so nice to finally meet you. I have always wanted to meet you. Jimin talks about you a lot. You're very important to him"

"He's important to me too. He's like my own child" Jihye said. She narrowed her eyes. "That's why I want you to take good care of him. Don't ever hurt him"

Taehyung stared at Jimin with soft eyes.

"I'll take good care of him. I promise I won't be the reason for his sadness"

"That's good to hear Taehyung. I feel I can trust you"

She nodded her head. "You two should get going now. You don't want to be late for the first dinner the mistress is hosting on her own"

She sounded a bit sarcastic as she gently nudged Jimin towards the car. As they were getting in, Taehyung's eyes was drawn to something sparkling around Jimin's neck but because they were in a hurry, his attention didn't last long. They both entered the car and began to drive. But Taehyung's attention was driven back to Jimin's neck again. He couldn't see much of the neck piece because it was hidden among layers of clothes. He couldn't help but feel it was familiar. Jimin caught him staring and gave him a pointed look which made him retract his gaze.

They drove leisurely until they finally reached the restaurant. They got down from the car and was directed by a staff to the VIP area where the dinner was arranged.

Jimin had cold feet as he stood in front of the door. He didn't want to step inside but then he felt Taehyung's hand grab his own squeezing it gently. He turned and looked into his  gentle gaze.  Jimin felt a lot better just by looking into the other's eyes.

"It's okay... shall we?"

Jimin nodded and Taehyung opened the door. They entered and saw three people sitting around a table. Jeong Hana was seated at the head while Yoongi and Jungkook was seated beside her.

The woman's face was lit in a big smile as soon as they entered. Yoongi didn't even look at them while Jungkook was staring intently at Taehyung. Jimin noticed how beautiful he looked in a red checkered shirt, his long neck exposed and a glittering earring dangling from his ears coupled with how he was leering shamelessly at Taehyung. He looked at the person beside him to see if he noticed but Taehyung was heading towards Jeong Hana still holding his hand.

"Welcome!" Jeong Hana said. Her eyes was fixed on Taehyung and not Jimin. Taehyung openly smiled. "Thanks for inviting us on such short notice"

"It's no problem. I wanted us to be in a less stifled environment than my mansion. Hope you don't mind."

"Not at all"

Taehyung turned to Yoongi and reached out his hand. "Nice to meet you again Buddy"

Yoongi looked up at him and there was an unmistakable hint of repulsion in his eyes but it vanished immediately as he shook Taehyung's hand.

"Yeah...nice to meet you again" he murmured under his breath.

Taehyung shifted uneasily due to Yoongi's cold reaction but then turned to Jungkook who was wearing an uneasy smile on his face.

"Hello"

Jungkook reached out his hand. "Hello"

Taehyung took a deep breath before taking the other's hand. Jungkook casually began to stroke it. Jimin noticed Yoongi's piercing gaze on their joined hands and pulled Taehyung back. He stared at Yoongi and noticed that he had a grave expression on his face. He kept giving Taehyung death looks.

"Thanks for inviting us" he said quickly and dragged Taehyung to sit down beside him. They began to eat and Jeong Hana spoke.

"So how are the both of you doing in your relationship?"

Taehyung raised Jimin's hand showing off to them.

"Actually, we are doing great. We are making so much progress"

He kissed the back of Jimin's hand. Jungkook frowned hard. Jeong Hana rolled her eyes while Yoongi avoided looking at them. Jeong Hana feigned a smile on her face.

"That's good to hear" she said.

The atmosphere in the air was toxic and Jimin still hadn't figured out his step mother's intentions. Dinner ended quickly and Jeong Hana wiped her mouth.

"It is wonderful that I get to hang out with my children and their significant others" she said.

Jimin felt disgusted. He knew that smile of hers was fake. He was so uncomfortable and couldn't wait to leave. The five of them left the room after they finished their meal. As they were leaving, it didn't take long for Jimin to notice that Taehyung and Jungkook was missing but he didn't want to raise an alarm to rouse Yoongi's attention since he was busy talking to Jeong Hana. Jimin wondered if he knew Jungkook was missing or if he was pretending not to notice. Yoongi's behavior had been strange the entire day and Jimin couldn't help but think he knew something. Silently, he slipped away to search for the two but inside his heart, he was breaking.

********
Jungkook had pulled Taehyung to a far corner when no one was looking and when they were alone, he tried kissing him but Taehyung resisted.

"Stop it! Stop it right now! Don't you have any sense of shame?" He squeezed his face as he looked the other way

"It's your fault! You are making things so difficult which is why I'm making a mess of myself like this" Jungkook said.

"It's my fault?" Taehyung scoffed. "You caused all these. You are the one who left me! You are the one who broke my heart. Now I'm trying to move on and you just won't let me?"

Jungkook stared at him. He was quiet for a few seconds just scrutinizing him.

"You've changed" he suddenly blurted out. "There's something about you. I can't quite put my finger in it"

He looked into his eyes. "The way you look at me now. It's different"

He took a deep breath. "It can't be...it can't be that you've fallen for my brother is it?"

His eyes was wary and he looked so confused.

"We have to get out of here before someone sees us" Taehyung said and was just about to leave when Jungkook grabbed his shoulder and kissed him fiercely.

Taehyung pushed him off but his heart nearly dropped when he looked up and saw Jimin standing few meters away staring at them with tears in his eyes.

"You...you have to come out. The others will find out you are missing soon" Jimin whispered. His lips was trembling and he was squeezing his fist tightly.

Taehyung pushed Jungkook off him and staggered towards Jimin  but he seemed so far away even though he hadn't moved an inch. The look in his eyes...it was piercing. He couldn't bear to see the hurt in those eyes. It was like it was tearing his soul apart and he couldn't breathe.

"Jimin... it's not what you think..."

But finally, Jimin turned away and fled. Taehyung went after him. Jungkook went after Taehyung  and soon, there were three people running across the hall.

Yoongi and Jeong Hana was stunned to see Jimin running hastily out of the restaurant with Taehyung madly at his tail. They saw Jungkook running after them too and Yoongi held him back, stopping him in his tracks.

"Kookie, what's going on?"

Jungkook shook his head. He seemed dazed and confused. "Nothing... it's nothing!" He whispered.

Yoongi stared hard at him. He leaned closer.

"We're going to have a long talk when we get home" he whispered.

******
Outside, it was dark but Jimin was running blinded by tears. His chest was heavy and the pain he felt was unbearable. It was so sad that this was the way he had confirmed his feelings. That he had fallen in love with Taehyung. Seeing them kiss felt like he had been pricked by thorns.

"Jimin! Stop!" Taehyung yelled behind him.

Jimin finally stopped. He turned round and looked at Taehyung who was standing there helplessly. He had never seen Taehyung like this. He always seemed so confident but at that moment, he looked defeated. Jimin felt weak but when he remembered how Taehyung was kissing Jungkook in front of him, an indescribable anger swelled inside him. It surprised him just how jealous he was.

"Go back and continue kissing Jungkook for all that I care" he yelled out loud. Taehyung slowly came over to him and stopped right in front of him

"Are you jealous?" He whispered

"Does it matter?" Jimin shook his head. "What are we doing? Are we just playing around? All these while, was I a joke to you?"

"No...you aren't a joke to me. Maybe at first it was but now, I've never been more serious in my life" he reached out to touch his cheek but Jimin shifted away from him.

"You liar! You only know how to use people"

He laughed bitterly. "what was I thinking? I should have known I was a project to you. Something to just waste your time. My mind kept telling me not to believe you but I kept bringing up reasons to think you aren't that bad. I grew to...." He stopped talking holding back his tears but it kept pouring fervently.

"Jimin trust me. I wasn't wasting your time!"

"Then why were you kissing Jungkook?"

"Can you just stop and let me explain?"

Jimin waited for him to speak. "I didn't want to kiss him. He forced me. He's obsessed with wanting me back but that's not what I want anymore because now, I want you"

Jimin shook his head. "How do you expect me to believe that after what I just saw?"

Taehyung suddenly hugged him tightly. "Believe me Jimin. I feel something for you. Something strong and I don't want to ruin it. There's something between us."

Jimin pushed him away.

"Do you believe that? How can there be something between us when you've never officially asked me out. We were only brought together because of my father's selfish reasons. You hate my family and all you want is revenge. How can you tell me there's something" 

"I was nothing more than a pet you thought you could control. Nothing was ever real in this relationship. Nothing! If you had any sort of true feelings for me, then I wouldn't catch you kissing my brother!"

Those words stuck hard in Taehyung's chest. He was distraught and looked down to hide his face when suddenly his eyes caught the shining light of the necklace on Jimin's neck. He reached out and touched it. His eyes widened when he saw the pendant.

It couldn't be!

Jimin stared at him confused. "What are you doing?"

Taehyung felt like he had lost his mind as his eyes focused numbly on the pendant.

"How... why are you wearing this?"

"Because it's mine!" Jimin stared at him in confusion. Then he shook his head. "This doesn't even matter. Let's end this farce and continue living our lives separately"

But Taehyung's grip on the necklace was strong. Jimin struggled to release from him until the necklace broke free from his neck.

"Please... explain. Why are you the one with this pendant?" Taehyung growled.

Jimin rolled his eyes. "Didn't you hear me? I said it's mine!" He sighed. "I don't know why I'm still here... Can you hand me my pendant now?"

A cab was passing by but Taehyung was still gazing numbly at the necklace.
Jimin gathered his breath and hailed the cab.

"Fine keep it!"

He couldn't understand what was wrong with Taehyung and why he was so fixated on that necklace but at the moment, he didn't care. He just wanted to be away from him. He entered the cab and it drove away.

Taehyung watched with a heavy heart as the car drove away and right there, the truth began to dawn on him.

Thanks so much for reading. We are finally here people