Jimin removed the phone from his ear as Jin's loud complaining -which he withstood for ten minutes now- had started hurting his ears.

He had called one hour and a half into the movie, disturbing him then he had proceeded to rant about the trouble he has caused him with being famous, for as expected, now that the news about his minor car accident and his one week rest were out, reporters and fans had gathered outside his apartment building with banners that wished him a quick recovery and fan chants that Jin had to listen to first thing in the morning after he managed to escape the claws of the reporters that had already managed to camp on the lobby.

You had gone on and ordered some more food as that phone call was going on, finding it a bit extra that people were reacting this strongly for such a short break he was taking. Like, imagine what could go down if he was to get really injured someday. The thought only seemed bothersome.

"Hyung, you escaped, didn't you? You are just fine at work now. Just go on with your day and go sleep at your girlfriend's for some nights and problem solved." Jimin rolled his eyes at him for he believed that he was just overdoing it with this ranting of his.

"Oh is that so? Do you know where I am right now Jimin? I am at the park near my workplace. A place which I can't get inside cause it's also full of reporters! I am regretting the day we publicly let them know we were blood-related, I swear!" Jin left his forehead rest on the window for he sure was too tired to be dealing with this all first thing in the morning.

"What? There too? Are you sure DongMin gave them the right statement? Such a fuss for just-" His words were cut as the doorbell rang and you immediately got up from the chair you had occupied near the bed and left to go open, thinking that it was the delivery yet once you opened the door you were faced with a worried DongMin that burst inside the apartment without even greeting you.

"Hey! This is not your house to be getting inside like this!" You followed after him, instantly annoyed by his behaviour but once he entered Jimin's room and made eye contact with him, the words that escaped his lips, had your momentary anger wash off.

"We are in trouble."

Jimin left his eyes to portray his surprise for a moment before he proceeded to put Jin on speaker, feeling that whatever his manager was to say, his Hyung would most likely have to be also aware of.

"I am listening."

"The company released the statement and I left the word travel around as we had planned. A minor car accident which you weren't at fault about and which obligate you to take some rest but this morning...."DongMin found his throat getting dry, making him unable to speak the news to him for it was more than unfair and he felt angered and frustrated himself.

"This morning what DongMin? Spit it out!' Jimin's gaze hardened on him as he felt his patience running thin at that instant.

"The director you are currently working with posted that he fired you. And apparently, he did so. The document arrived shortly after at my office." His Statement had you looking at him in disbelief for there was no reason for someone to fire Jimin. As far as you had seen, he was more than loyal to his job and did his best to act well and satisfy the requests of the director. Just what could have happened to make him take such a decision that basically would harm him too for Jimin was the top actor of the country.

"Fire me? Me? Are you sure?" Jimin tilted his head, showcasing that it was hard for him too to believe the words his manager was telling him.

"Jung Hoseok has taken your place. The media is going crazy, speculating about the reasons you got replaced. And others are showing light on the fact that this is the first time you got fired in your career. It's all just a mess and your fans are fighting online. Some claiming that you did nothing and you were fired wrongly and others claiming that you must have done something pretty heavy for the director to throw you out."

"Jung Hoseok...wait that's the name of the third most popular male actor of the industry, right?" You pointed out as the name ticked in your memory, him being one of your suspects regarding people that would benefit from Jimin's career taking the downhill.

"Yes, he is one of the top three." DongMin confirmed your thoughts as Jimin seemed to have fallen quiet, the word replaced swirling around his mind like a ghost that had doomed his soul.

Replaced, fired. Him. Someone who lived for his job, did  anything for this art. Lived and breathed for it and never hesistated to even putting his health at risk if it was for acting. Someone with such a passion and dedication, was put aside without even a solid reason and was about to be rediculled and blamed about it. The thought only made his own saliva taste bitter.

"Have you contacted the Director? What excuse did he gave for this decision of his?" He left his phone aside despite being still on call with Jin and removed the blankets that were still covering half of his body, intending to get up from that bed for apparently he could not afford to rest any longer.

"I have called many times. He doesn't pick up." 

"Someone must have bribbed him or blackmailed him with something. Such a decision hardly benefits him unless he proves that he was right on firing Jimin." You spoke your thoughts with worry on your face for you realized that the only way of that director proving Jimin wrong, it was for him to make up lies about him and due to the situation and the fact that he has fired him officially, his claims had a bigger chance to be believed. They were definitely going to make a move that would cause trouble that Jimin can't come out unscared from for without proof anything can be doubted.

Truth takes a lot to come to the surface and time was significant. You were sure that the director was not someone stupid enough to play with his own career like that for when Jimin is proved to have been fired without a reason, may will judge him. However till then whatever lie he is to say about him, was gonna harm Jimin's reputation for till his words are proven wrong, he is on the side who's word has an impact.

"We should make a statement before he gives a reason. Let's say that you got fired because your injury was not as light after all and waiting for you would delay the schedule of filming. If we state it first, maybe it would be more difficult for him to lie and give any other reason." Jin gave his piece of mind through the speaker, having thought just like you did and Jimin threw his eyes towards his phone that was laying on your bed then he left a deep sigh escape his lips.

"You do that. DongMin and I will go meet the director face to face. We have to close this here, no matter what." He gave a stern face towards DongMin who quickly rushed to grab his jacket from the suitcase that was still left at the corner while Jin hand up the call and looked himself at the mirror briefly. After one and two inhales he stepped out of his car, ready to face the mass of reporters that once they spotted him, rushed his way.

"Maybe DongMin should go alone. You are still in no condition to be going around." You reminded him as DongMin helped him put on his jacket and Jimin smiled at you for a moment, for it sure sounded funny the fact that you thought that he had any other option to begin with.

"Rest is obviously a friend that doesn't like having me for long Y/N. Get me my medicine and tag along, if you want." He patted your shoulder as he passed you by leaving DongMin to take his phone and you to grab the bag with his medicine and a coat for your own self, inwardly finding this still not the best idea for his own health but recognizing that the situation called for action.

"He has not gone to work today." DongMin informed him, in relation with the director as he himself has been trying to find him since early morning.

"Let's go to his house then,any possible place he could hide. We are gonna visit them all till we find them." Jimin responded as he halted by the door to wear his shoes and you rushly put on yours, and grabbed your backpack, shoving his medicine in it.

"Okay but even if we do, what are you gonna do? If they bribed him or are holding something against him as Y/N suggested prior, then there's no way he will listen to us." DongMin's words had Jimin look him with a cold expression that made you both freeze for a moment, for it felt like you were the target of an iced arrow.

"Listen? Who said that I am going there to have a conversation with him? Oh no, you got me all wrong DongMin. When I see him, the last thing I am gonna do is have a civil conversation with him." Jimin stated fiercely then turned around and stepped out the door, leaving you and DongMin meet eyes for a moment, both understanding that whatever he was thinking of doing, it was not about to be a pleasant sight to witness.

---To be continued...