Not Just Friends, Not Just Lovers

Part Thirteen (Shorter Chapter)

Word Count: 1,068

*I'm so sorry for the few week delay!!*

Lim Jimin knocked on Jimin's door.

"What's up?" Jimin asked, opening the door.

Lim Jimin quickly walked in and sat down awkwardly.

"Is something wrong?" Jimin asked.

"No one else is here, right?" Lim Jimin asked.

"No. Suga's working today." Jimin said, sitting down.

"I- I just have to tell someone this." Lim Jimin said.

"What is it?" Jimin asked.

Lim Jimin swallowed nervously.

"I like Doyum." Lim Jimin said.

Jimin looked shocked, but managed to work his voice.

"Um, I know you really well. You've had many crushes and literally all of them but me are straight. I don't want to burst your bubble, but Doyum is anything but gay." Jimin said.

"I didn't come here to get told that." Lim Jimin said.

"Well, I don't want you to get heartbroken. How many times have you been heartbroken?" Jimin asked.

"Like 10 times... But that's beside the point. I want to tell him while he's single. I want your opinion on it." Lim Jimin said.

"You shouldn't do it. If he rejects you, you'll be so hurt. I can't handle seeing you hurt." Jimin said.

"I've got my shit together now, I've overcame 3, including you, since I've known you. If you can remember, i get better each time. And I got over you quickly. I know if Doyum says no, I can overcome it quickly, without too much heartbreak." Lim Jimin said.

"Jimin. He's probably going to feel uncomfortable and ignore you. You'll never be the same once he finds out." Jimin said.

"But-" Lim Jimin started.

"You asked for my opinion and I'm giving you it. I need to get ready for school, leave." Jimin said, mad.

Lim Jimin left and walked to DY's house.

"Jimin!" DY said as Lim Jimin walked in.

"Hey." Lim Jimin said.

Lim Jimin plopped on the couch. DY sat next to him.

"Is something wrong?" DY asked.

"Something's bothering me." Lim Jimin said.

"Can I know?" DY asked.

"You've been keeping secrets from me, haven't you?" Lim Jimin asked.

"You're not mad at me, are you? I didn't mean to not tell you, i just didn't fe-" DY started, getting cut off.

"I'm kind of pissed at you. How could you not tell me you're meeting your brother? He's never done anything nice for you and I've told you to not meet him again." Lim Jimin said.

"You're not the boss of me. I can do whatever I want. I'm going to meet my family tomorrow." DY said.

Lim Jimin stood up.

"You're what?" Lim Jimin asked.

DY covered his mouth.

"I can't believe you. I thought we were your family now. Why would you even acknowledge them?" Lim Jimin asked.

"I love my family, no matter what they do to me. I can't just ignore them because they hate me." DY said, mad.

DY walked away.

"Jeon Doyum!" Lim Jimin yelled.

Lim Jimin walked after DY.

"You can't always walk away because you're mad. Let's talk this out." Lim Jimin said, picking DY up.

"Put me down." DY said, mad.

Lim Jimin walked over to DY's bedroom and put him down on the bed. Lim Jimin sat down on the bed.

"Tell me what's bothering you." Lim Jimin said.

"What do you mean?" DY asked.

"I want to know two things. Why the fuck you're meeting with your family, and why it bothers you when I say to stop." Lim Jimin said.

"I don't want to listen to you. I love my family and I feel like they love me somewhere deep down. I can feel it. The more I meet with them, the more I feel they get used to me again." DY said, tearing up.

Lim Jimin hugged DY.

"If it makes you feel better, you can meet with them, but as soon as you get hurt, stop seeing them, please. I worry about you." Lim Jimin said.

"Did you say happy birthday to Karina?" DY asked.

"Yeah. I'm so mad she left before I could say it in person." Lim Jimin said.

"I know, I wanted to host a big birthday for her just like we did with me." DY said.

"At least she's having fun." Lim Jimin said.

DY nodded and layed down.

"Is it bed time for you?" Lim Jimin asked, smiling.

"Mhm." DY said, turning to the side.

Lim Jimin patted DY's butt and left the room.

The next day, DY met with his family.

"Hey." DY said as his family came.

"What did you want to meet for?" DY's dad asked.

"I wanted to know something." DY said, speaking politely.

"What is it?" DY's mom asked.

"Have you ever loved me? Will you ever love me?" DY asked.

"Of course we loved you, god we would have put you up for adoption if we hadn't loved you. When you turned 12, we realized how much we loved Junseo, and how much we couldn't stand you. You aren't good at anything and that ruins our family. We've started a name now and we're getting even more popular without the burden of you. We can't just unlove you, but we also don't love you. Junseo hates you, of course." DY's mom said.

DY's brother nodded in agreement.

"Well why couldn't you just put me up for adoption when you started to dislike me? You hurt me and I would rather have been put up for adoption." DY said.

"Ugh, you were too old to even get adopted, you would've lived your life without a family and without a good home, don't act like you aren't grateful for what we did. We couldn't put you up for adoption because my husband's mom doesn't stand for it. We would've gotten yelled at. Also, you ruined your life when you went to jail and dropped out of middle school." DY's mom said.

DY looked down at the ground.

"So you're doing this again?" DY asked, starting to cry.

"You're my mom, yo-" DY started, getting cut off by his mom.

"I'm not your mom and from now I never will be! You're not part of our family anymore, when will you learn that?" DY's mom asked.

"We've told you since 3 years ago, as soon as you turn 18, we have the right to ignore you and we will." DY's dad said.

DY nodded and politely walked away.

He walked home and told Lim Jimin about it.