Fresh Hope

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Inside the room.

Nam smashes his fists on the table, startling the others, stands up tossing his chair back, and leaves the room through a different door.

The vocal line sits in silence.
Tae picks up Nams chair and starts to clear the mess. The rest follow suit. Only Jin remains seated. He looks a little pale.
"Jin hyung, are you hurt?" Jimin asks, "Yeah, emotionally and physically. How could I be such a bad brother? My rib hurts, too. I deserve the pain. Just let me be for a moment."
Tae looks at the members he cant believe what's happened, and without thinking, he bursts out laughing again. The others join in this time, but they start to talk through it, "I really thought Nam was gonna end up with a broken arm."
"I didn't think it was serious until Suga Hyung head butted him,"
"There was some force to that punch though, Jin, you should get it checked,"
"I wish Yoongi let me get a few hits in with Nam. How could he be a snake like that?"

The mess is cleared up, and the guys sit back down.
"Jin Hyung, tell us what really happened, coz we still feel confused." Asks Jimin.
"Well, I'm wwh, people tell me all the time that I'm handsome, but Nuna, she was different. She knew us before we came to the States and started winning awards. She saw me. That's how it felt. She is kind and sweet and takes an interest. She's pretty, too. So when Hoba said he had worked with her Again I thought that maybe it was some kind of fate, that I could see this kind person again and actually be seen for me" Jin talks with sincerity, and the guys see a new side to him. "I went with Nam under the pretence it was because I was shy, you know when Nuna came to see us as with her friends. I really just wanted to see her without Hobi around"
He leans over and groans into his hands, then sits back up immediately and holds his side, whinging in pain. "It just wasn't meant to be. She looked so beautiful and listened when I spoke, she even understood when I said I felt like there were too many new faces for me" Jimin hands him a glass of water, but he points towards the whisky "when I saw her at sound check I felt like I had the biggest smile on my face and felt really embarrassed by it. I decided I would talk to her if I got the chance." He downs the glass and gives it to Jimin to pour another. "When Nam told me how he thought she was beautiful and smart and he was waiting for the right time to ask her out, I felt like I was on a deadline. He can speak English too, and they would have that in common. She wouldn't have to keep translating things." He stops talking for a moment. His rib is starting to hurt, even with the alcohol. "When I saw her with her friends later, I only wanted to say hello. But she offered me to come hang out with them. "
Jin shakes his head and takes another drink.
"Nam had told me how he was feeling. He also told me that he thought there was a window of opportunity since Hobi had told him about a disagreement between Nuna and him. That's how he made it out, like they had argued over something small. "
"But Hyung, how did you end up kissing her?" Asks Tae.
"Well, she was talking about how Nam and Yoongi had shown interest in her, but she was friendly with Hobi and felt really confused. I wanted her to know that I was interested too so I kissed he, and.... It was the wrong thing to do." He rolls his eyes closed and makes fists with his hands. He really enjoyed it but knows he has to put it out of his head. "I love my brother too much, and when she stopped it, I knew she loved him too." Jin looks like he's about to cry or pass out. "Hyung, you should go see about your ribs. Yoongi is compact and dangerous. Once you have been checked out, you can speak to the others. They will have calmed down. " JK is concerned for his eldest brother. Jin just wants to drink. JK pours for one for all of them. That's when Hoseok comes back in.

Down in the bar.

Nam settles himself onto a stool. The bar is quiet, it's after 3am. The bar tender takes his order and let's him know that they are closing soon.
Sipping on his beer, he takes stock of what's happened. He got so mad at Jin because he got in there before he did. 'Why am I so fucking jealous of him? He's my bro and I shouldn't have done that. He was insulting me so I gave back. It was childish but so...' Did he really expect Hoseok to fight with Jin? 'He should have slapped him or something, fucks sake Hobi, show some sort of dominance. Just sitting there. Shit.
It's only now that his bloods not pumping rapidly through his veins that he can feel he has a lump and pain on his forehead. Fuck, Yoongi got me good, 'I will have to congratulate him on that'. Now that he thinks about it, he knew Yoongi would be the one to hit him, but he didn't expect him to punch Jin too. What a fucking night. He downs the beer and asks for another along with two shots of tequila. He knows he needs to go back and face the music, sort it out with his brothers. Another 20mins and he heads upstairs. He's feeling calm and kind of foolish. He has to apologise to Jin, Yoongi and Hoseok. Hanging his head he walks towards the common room.

Outside of the room.

Yoongi walks towards the end of the hall. Hoseok walks behind him
"Hyung, are you ok?"
"I'm sorry bro. I didn't mean to loose it like that, but the disrespect is huge" Yoongi runs his hands through his hair with pent-up frustration. He looks like he still wants to hit something.
"Bro, are you ok?" Yoongi looks at Hoseok.
They hug, Yoongi trying to convey his sorrow for getting physical. Hoseok showing that he appreciated it.
"What are you thinking? What are you going to with the guys? Have you even thought about your Nuna?"

"Bro, I love her. I do. I've felt this way since she walked into the suite in LA. I didn't know what it was though, so I decided to just be friends. I felt protective of her. She had just been put through the ringer with her long term boyfriend. She has such a big heart and carries so much love for people that possibly don't deserve it. I would have just cut everyone of that arsehole family off but she kept in touch with them. It must have been a drain on her. We can talk about anything or just be in comfortable silences while on video call. When she looks at me, I just feel full."
They guys have walked towards Hoseok's room, inside they sit and Yoongi opens some whisky.
"As for Jin Hyung and Nam, well they are my brothers, they will tell me their reasons why, I will forgive them and we will all move on"
Hoseok not one for whisky takes it from his brother and downs it, "fuck, that's horrid"
Yoongi laughs at him and pours another "nope, I don't want any more of that"
Yoongi, says "Jin had no right, he could have spoken to you, but he wasn't oblivious he knew something was starting with you guys and he still went there".
He drinks down the Amber liquid.

"Nam, I don't understand why he was being like that" wonders Hoseok.
"I can't understand it either. When he's calmed down you can ask him" offers Yoongi. "What are you going to do about your Nuna"

With a huff, Hoseok stands up, "I need to figure out a few things. You can stay here until your ready to speak to the guys." And he leaves, the only thing in his possession, his phone.

He sends a text.
"I know".

Ring, ring.
"Hey Nicole, I need a favour"