Love Is Bound ‖ ✓

chapter 19

"I just asked for one date, can't believe you offered your whole life!"

Jimin jolts his head to see Minseo. His fiancee. With an overly sweet smile, she approaches him. There is nothing he can do. Not now, nor after he stepped out that hellhole. He is absolutely powerless.

It is his life. Though, is it really? He is being pushed around everywhere by this contract, which he willing signed. There is no stepping back. If he did, his father will ruin his life and make it miserable than it already is. Not to mention, y/n's life too.

"Can I talk to Minseo? Alone." Jimin says, not willing to move his gaze an inch away from the ground. "Of course. She is your fiancee." Jimin clenches his fist in an attempt to contain his peeved anger in. After his parents gives them privacy, Jimin blurts, "back out!"

"What?"

"You heard me Minseo. Back out from the marriage. I consider you nothing more than a friend. This is more unfair to you than it is to me. I can't back out. But you can, so please-" Jimin says in a heavy whisper. Living a free life is all he ever wanted. Marriage is something much far fetched.

If he would ever consider marrying anyone, it would be on mutual basis. And not with a gun at his head.

"It is not. I willingly agreed to this marriage." Minseo blatantly states as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "W- What do you mean willingly?" The blonde is confused. A person would only do so when they are either a gold digger or-

"I love you Jimin. I thought it was obvious but I guess not. Since you now know, I do love you. I am looking forward to this marriage." She smiles.

"We can't Minseo, I'm sorry."

"Jimin I know you don't want to drag her into this. Neither do I, but you leave me with no choice"

"Y- You are bluffing..."

"Trust me babe, I know."

| Next Day

Jimin🐥💜

Good Morning bub...

Have a great day!

If not, I'll make it great;)

Y/n bites her knuckles for two reasons. First, to make sure she is not fucking dreaming. Second, she wants to scream till her lungs swells up. This euphoric sensation is so foreign to her. Yet, appealing.

Y/n quickly threw on a pink sweater paired with white jeans and got into her long boots. With a braided hair and a winter blush, she perfectly pulled off a cute cuddly outfit for the day. "Tae, I'm leaving!"

Taehyung just hums in his deep ass raspy voice until he lifts his gaze. "Look at you all dolled up. I thought you were just friends!" He grins haughtily in one corner.

"I'm not dolled up. I'm dressed just as usual- is it too much?" Taehyung chortles when the brunette broke down faster than he imagined.

"I think you look cute."

"Aw thanks Tae. Ok I'm leaving, it's Mrs. Denvis' workshop today. Can't miss that! You want to join?"

"No can do unless she's a saxophonist."

"You and your saxophone. Anyways, I'm out. Bye!" Taehyung snickers to himself. Somehow, this girl is unaware of the child inside her that denies to be suppressed within. It wants to come out everytime it gets the chance to.

And that is what Taehyung fell for. Her inner child. It is difficult to have control over himself but he can try. At least he will be there to protect that innocence dwindling in the whirlpool of confusion.

Whatever might be the reason for Jimin to hold back from a commitment, and be just friends with y/n, Taehyung will accept it. Accept it whenever he reveals it. But if Jimin hurts his best friend, the blue haired swore he will not be a surety of Jimin's well being,

"I hope he's not playing her."

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The whole day is surprisingly good, actually. Except, the sudden closeness between Minseo and Jimin. Y/n tries to keep her distance from them as much as possible.

This whole friendship thing is more irky than them being a secret. Y/n is sure Jimin will not go for a relationship after that encounter with his parents on New Year's Eve but him being with Minseo gives off a different feeling. Definitely not a good one.

"...that's what! Thank God you support me. Y/n will never accept that the fish were kissing." Taehyung is drunk on the discovery of a new topic for debate, whether fishes kiss or not. "Y/n, it's definitely true. Believe me, my fish make out all the time."

"Jin. I don't care." She says bluntly. Here she is busy convincing herself that Jimin and Minseo have nothing; and then there is Jin and Taehyung, who have nothing better to care about than stupid fishes and if they kiss or not.

But then again, Y/n and Jimin agreed on being friends so, there is no matter altogether.

"I need my boba, please let's just go already..." She whines like a brat. Anything to get Jimin and Minseo out of her head. "Go by yourself! We have an important discussion to meet."

"Yeah, whether fish can kiss?"

"Yep!"

"Ugh, y'all are hopeless. I'll go by myself. Anything I can get you two?" She asks.

"One crème latte for me"

"Bagels for me! And yeah, if they have milkshakes then, I want one Oreo."

"Ok hold up, I was trying to be polite. Not your waitress", she gives up and walk towards Jin's convertible. It was rather four years, since she last drove herself around. Yeah, when she got her driving licence. She swore she won't touch the steering wheel until desperate times. This, was definitely one of those times.

And, desperate times call for desperate measures.

It's not like she is a bad driver, she just prefers the passenger seat more. The brunette does not have to think much about the cafe. Boba Sips is superior to any other cafe. She knew it and preached it.

With utter difficulty she manages to make it to uptown. The traffic here; do not talk about it. "Jin should have told me his car works manually. That shit, I'll never ride it again!"

Mindlessly trash talking about the convertible car, not to mention manual, y/n reaches Boba Sips. A spell casts on her as she entered the shop. Her childish sulk simmers down to calmness. The smell itself is refreshing.

Quickly ordering the needs, she walks out of the cafe. "Maybe now I can drive that piece of-" Something familiar, very familiar made her stop babbling. "Jimin..?" She peers through the glass of a restaurant. Very classy and elegant.

Even Jimin, he looks different. Fit into a tux, slick gel holding his hair back. His forehead studs the view. The dim yet satisfactory amount of light illuminated his porcelain features. But he is not with his usual friends, except Minseo who is wee close to him. They seemed like someone of an hierarchy.

Oh right, Jimin indeed is rich. Filthy rich.

True, he must have rich friends. Especially that casts out money. And y/n is not one of them. That's right that must be the reason, he chose to keep their relationship a secret. That's why he chose to be friends with her.

Just friends.

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Ooh I'm getting kinda excited! Woo!