The One

Chapter 22

Yoongi:

"Hyung?" Yoongi looks up from the table as Jimin's voice invades his thoughts. BTS is in a meeting with Bang PD-nim. He looks around at them all. Jungkook and Hoseok's concerned expressions, Namjoon folding his arms beside Seokjin, Taehyung fiddling with a pen, and Jimin staring intensely at him. He stares back, his eyes slightly narrowed as if daring him to say anything about the scandal that came out yesterday.

Of course, after spending so much time at Lilly's house, his members noticed him sleeping in his own bed last night.

He looks away from them, staring at Bang PD instead.

"Alright," Bang PD murmurs, "Let's start discussing the next album. We're all doing solos for this one too right?"

"Yes," Namjoon nods, giving Yoongi a side glance, "We're already passed composition stage. The younger members will organize how they'll do this, whether on their own or with a producer," Namjoon explains. Seokjin nods, knowing full well Namjoon is talking about him as well, even though he's the oldest.

"Understood. I've decided on a few concepts, so we'll talk about that today,"

Bang PD continues to drone on about the concepts for this album and what the compositions should be. Yoongi knows he has quite a few compositions already.

I'll just choose one of the nicer ones and polish it up. Yoongi thinks to himself as his thoughts stray to Lilly.

She has been trying to get in contact with him since he last messaged her yesterday morning. But he's been ignoring every single one of her attempts at contacting him. He can't stop thinking about what Vanilla said to him.

"She was all over me... You should control your girlfriend..."

His jaw tenses as these thoughts penetrate his mind. Is he telling the truth?

Why would he lie?

Exactly, Vanilla has no reason to lie. If he hated Yoongi, or if he had anything against Yoongi, they wouldn't be friends. There is no reason for him to lie.

But then, that would mean Lilly is lying.

He has been ignoring her, but he can't help but read the messages.

LILLY: Yoongi, I didn't do it!

LILLY: You know I could never do that.

LILLY: I trust you completely, why don't you trust me?

LILLY: Ask Vanilla, he'll tell you the paparazzi took shots to make it look that way.

LILLY: In the 'kissing' photo his face is just in front of mine. You can't even see our lips or whether they're touching.

LILLY: Either it's a misunderstanding – if you ask Vanilla, he'll confirm that – or it's a setup.

LILLY: CALL ME!

Anyone in the wrong wouldn't be trying this hard. If she did do it, why would she ask Yoongi to talk to Vanilla, who would just make her look bad?

All of a sudden, the meeting is over. Yoongi stays for a moment, mulling things over in his mind.

"Hyung?" Jimin asks again, placing his hand on Yoongi's shoulder, "Let's talk,"

Yoongi nods, letting Jimin lead him to Yoongi's studio. They sit down.

"Yoongi, you don't believe those articles, do you?" He asks, a small frown on his face. Yoongi scoffs, looking away from him in annoyance.