Please Love Me Again | Taejin ✓

2. Regrets, Regrets

15 years later. Current time.

Seoul High School reunion. Park Hotel Banquet.

"Jin!!" Hobi shouted as soon as he saw Jin entered the banquet hall. "Here!"

"Hobi!! Oh my-- thank God the program hasn't started yet. I thought I'm gonna be late! I've got the slowest driver ever!" Jin rolled his eyes, which made Hobi chuckle.

"You are so mean! Shouldn't you be thankful that Namjoon always goes with you just anywhere you need to be??" Hobi said, pulling him to sit.

"You're right. He never says no whenever I ask him. Where's Yoongi, by the way?!" Jin asked.

Hobi pressed his lips together and took a deep breath, "Okay. Please tell me you're ready for this.."

"Ready for what?!" Jin asked with a creased forehead.

"For the biggest.. most explosive news of the year in the history of Seoul High reunions.. One that we've all been waiting for our whole lives--"

"Hobi!! Just freaking tell me, will you?!!" Jin snapped.

"Taehyung is here!!" Hobi gasped dramatically and quickly covered his mouth.

"H-he is?!!" Jin's eyes widened as he stared at his best friend, then he looked around the hall to spot Taehyung, but Hobi quickly tapped him on his arm.

"Yah! Way to obvious-- you are so obvs!!"

So Jin bit his bottom lip and inhaled deep as he fixed his gaze at Hobi. "Okay-- okay, sorry. Panic mode! How do I look?!"

"Like a haggard, tired lawyer who stayed up all night.."

"Hobi!!"

"Here, here.. this lip gloss would do. Put some. Your plump lips will do its magic naturally." Hobi whispered, then he quickly applied a small amount of gloss on Jin.

"Okay-- t-thanks!"

"Jin-- inhale, exhale.."

Jin did as Hobi said then he took the deepest breath before he spoke, "Okay. I'm good. Now-- fill me in!"

"I don't know much yet. But Yoongi is with Tae and Jungkook right now. They're having a few drinks by the mobile bar-- don't look!! Don't-- freakin'-- look!!!"

"I'm not looking!!" Jin hissed in a whisper.

"Okay, okay.. So, from what I've heard - he just arrived yesterday from the US. That's why his attendance here was so sudden. We know that Jungkook comes here to Seoul from time to time, so he was able to get two tickets for them."

"Oh-- I had a thought that maybe he's just Kook's plus one."

"Babe.."

Hobi and Jin's attentions were turned to where the voice came from. It was Yoongi, and behind him were Jungkook, Taehyung and another man that they didn't know - clinging onto Taehyung's arm.

"Oh- he's got his own plus one." Hobi whispered to Jin lowkey, then he stood up, "Babe! Jin just arrived."

"Ah, hi there, Jin!" Yoongi said.

Jin stood up too, his eyes quickly connected with Taehyung's. But he couldn't read anything from Taehyung's gaze, so Jin tried to compose himself and said, "H-hello guys!"

"Uhm- hey Jin!" Jungkook greeted, he then looked at Taehyung - as if waiting for him to greet Jin. But he just stayed silent. So Jungkook just walked around the table and approached Jin, "How have you been?"

"I'm good, Kook. Thanks. How about you? Did you guys just arrive from the US?" Jin asked, trying to hide his nervousness.

"Ah yes. Just yesterday, actually. I came with Tae - it's his first time deciding to come back and visit Seoul again. So uhm- Tae, you should introduce Jimin-ssi."