The Act Before Love | BTS JIMIN fanfiction

Chapter Twenty-One

You just got out of the car when your phone rings.

After closing the door of your car and locking it, you pull your phone out from your purse. Looking at the caller ID, you see that Chaeyoung was calling you.

Why is she calling me? Doesn't she have work?

You answer the call, and immediately, you hear Chaeyoung's voice.

"Y/N! What do you think I should do?" Chaeyoung asks.

"About?" You start walking towards the HYBE building.

"I'm nervous. I asked Jin for dinner and I'm planning to ask him out." You craddle your phone between your ear and your shoulder as you prepare to go through HYBE's multi-step security process.

"When?" 

"It's tonight." She continues to describe what she thought out, asking you whether it's good or not.

"Unnie, it's a good plan. Don't be too nervous, ok? You can do it! Fighting!" you say, hoping to cheer her up.

"Alright, thanks Y/N. I should go now." You walk into your manager's office, with a smile on your face.

He looks at you with a worried expression on his face.

You tilt you head, wondering why he looks so worried.

"Y/N..." Namjoon starts, "How can you still be smiling?"

"What? Is something wrong?" 

"Have you not seen?" 

"Uhh...no?" Unsure of what he is talking about, you lean over to look at the laptop screen that he has been staring at.

Glancing around the screen, you see that there were also many tabs, all with articles already written about you.

Frozen at the images you see before you, you slowly turn to him.

"You...really didn't know?" he asks.

You shake your head, the words refusing to come out.

The first thought that comes into your mind is Jimin

Would he get mad if he saw this online?

Your relationship just started, you didn't want it to end already.

You were going to run out of the door to explain everything to Jimin, but Namjoon starts speaking.

"When was this taken? Tell me what happened." he says.

"Two days ago. I was leaving this building. That day, I was wearing heels, so Jimin offered to drive his car here from the parking lot to pick me up, so I wouldn't have to walk that much. I was waiting for him when Taemin showed up and suddenly apologized. I was really confused, but I knew something was up. I never should've agreed. He offered to drive me home, and I specifically told him to my boyfriend was picking me up, hoping that he would back off if I said that. I didn't say who, although he probably guessed. 

After, he told me to go on a walk with him. I really didn't want to, but it would look bad on me if someone was nearby and filmed it or something. I didn't want that, so I agreed, but I quickly texted Jimin and told him to wait for me somewhere else because I didn't want them to argue again. Taemin always got mad whenever Jimin was around. I went with him, and all of a sudden, he told me he wanted to take a picture with me. He said that if I didn't do it, he would think that I still don't forgive him, meaning that he would continue to bother about it, so I let him take a few. I told him I didn't want the picture because, well, why would I? I didn't know that this was what he was going to do with this picture. I've caused more trouble for you guys, haven't I?"

"Well, yes. But we'll figure it out. Thanks for telling me what happened."

"What...are the other articles saying about me?" you ask hesitantly. There must've been a reason that he still hasn't shown me yet.

He tries to stop you from looking, but you were already skimming through the tabs.

Did Taemin and Y/N really break up? What are they hiding?

Was Taemin's post just a fight between them?

Is Y/N cheating on Taemin then? 

Scrolling down, you see photos taken secretly, photos of you and Jimin being playful and intimate with each other during different events.

You click through the tabs, one by one.

"Should we just tell the public that me and Jimin are dating? Would that help?" you ask.

"No. That would only make them think you're cheating on one of them. Or it would make it seem like you're two timing."

"But what if we make it clear that I already broke up with Taemin?"

"Then that would make it seem like you're not taking your relationships seriously, or you had another motive for dating Taemin. Netizens would spin the truth and somehow say that you dated Taemin for fame and money, or something crazy like that."

"Can we tell them what happened that night?"

"You can, but I don't see how that would help. Taemin's fans will say you're just making something up because he broke with up. Your fans will support you and try to defend you, I don't see many things for them to say in order to justify this."

You sigh, not knowing what to do in this situation.

"We can't even say that the picture was taken against your will because you're smiling, and you did let him take the picture. Plus, the photo was taken near this building. Most fans would recognize it. "

"C-Can I..." you start. After starting your question, you start to think that it is absurd, still thinking about this even with the situation in front of you.

"Can you what?" Namjoon looks at you.

"Can I talk to Jimin about this?" you ask, before trying to explain yourself. "I don't want him to misunderstand and I just want to clear this up to him."

"Ok, go. Try not to take too long, you still have to practice." 

"Alright."

You leave his office and go into Jimin's manager's office first, checking if he's there.

The office was empty, its door closed. Then, you head to the practice rooms that Jimin usually uses. Jogging there, you see him inside.

"Jimin!" you call out as soon as you seen him.

He stops the song that was playing and looks over at you.

"What's wrong?" he asks.

You run over to hug him. He hugs you back, before asking, "What happened?"

You quickly explain everything to him, rambling and stumbling over some parts. He continues to hold you in his arms, but during your explanation, he brings you to a bench on the side so you can sit down. However, you noticed that he started walking away towards the end of your explanation. You couldn't see his expression since his back was turned to you.

"Please don't be mad at me." you finally say, after a few seconds of silence after you finished.