The Vow

42

Jin took a day off to be with Hoseok. The last few days Jin noticed his brother was warming up to him. But then his mood would change abruptly and would get irritated at even the smallest of things. Jin took it all in. He could understand what Hoseok was going through. Somewhere he felt guilty. Maybe because he forced Hoseok to marry Jungkook, maybe he didn't believe Hoseok when he needed to. He wanted to save his brother but that ended up hurting him even more.

Jin turned off the TV, "Well, that was a nice movie. Did you guys enjoy it?"

Yoongi spoke flatly, "Yeah, it was alright."

Hoseok forced a smile, "Me too. It was cute."

Jin noticed Hoseok's fake expression, "You look tired."

"I'm fine, Jin. Just a little sleepy", Hoseok said sadly.

Yoongi scoffed, "Sleepy? You've been sleeping all day. You barely ate anything."

Hoseok shrugged, "I'm not hungry."

"Hoseok, you can't keep doing this to yourself. You need to take care of your health." Jin reinstated.

Hoseok didn't say anything. Jin reached out to touch Hoseok's shoulder, "Hobi, please. Don't say that. You have us. We care about you."

Hoseok pulled away and gave a sad smile, "No, you don't. You're just pitying me. You're just here because Jimin asked you to."

"That's not true. We're here because we love you. You're my brother, Hoseok. And Yoongi is your friend. We want to help you."

Hoseok teared up, "You can't help me. No one can. Everyone leaves me. Eomma appa left me, Jungkook did, and now Jimin....And he's gone."

Yoongi's tone softened, "Hoseok, Jungkook's not gone. He's still alive. He's in jail, but he's alive. And Jimin....I don't know maybe he had good reasons."

Hoseok sniffled, "But I can't see Jungkook. I can't talk to him. I can't touch him. He's as good as dead to me."

Jin wiped Hoseok's tears, "Hobi, don't say that. He's still your husband. He still loves you."

"Then why did he do it? He didn't believe me when I told him about Gguk. He kill that innocent girl. Just...Why?"

"We don't know, Hoseok. We don't know what happened that night. Maybe it was an accident. Maybe he was framed." Yoongi reasoned.

Hoseok shook his head, "It doesn't matter. He's still guilty. He's still a murderer. And I still love him. How can I love him after what he did?"

Jin hugged his baby brother, "Hoseok, it's okay. It's okay to love him. It's okay to miss him. It's okay to be angry at him. It's okay to be confused. You're going through a lot. And we're here for you. We'll always be here for you."

Jin was consoling Hoseok when they heard the doorbell ring. Yoongi got up and opened the door. "Jimin?"

Jin and Hoseok looked at the door to see Jimin standing.

Yoongi nodded at Jimin and let him inside. "Jimin-ahh", Hoseok cried as he ran to hug his friend. Jin looked on as Yoongi went and stood near him. Hoseok cried on his best friend's shoulders. "I missed you too Hobi", Jimin hugged his friend and cried. He missed him.

Jin felt a pang of sadness. He wished he had this strength of bond with Hoseok. Jimin understood Hoseok...truly. That's a unique friendship bond between the two.