Death and Dying (A~ Got7 Fanfic)

Chapter 13 // Jinyoung

"Why doesn't he ever eat meat with me?" Jinyoung asked Yugyeom for the hundredth time.

He had been complaining for almost an hour about Jackson to the first person he could find. Unfortunately for the maknae, it happened to be him.

"Maybe because he doesn't want to listen to you whine," Yugyeom suggested.

"I don't whine."

Yugyeom rolled his eyes at the statement, but there was no point in arguing with Jinyoung. He just wanted the conversation to end soon so he could eat dinner.

"Maybe Jackson doesn't like me!" Junior said with a gasp, "Maybe he gossips about me with Bambam!"

Yugyeom sighed at his hyung's ridiculousness. "I think that they're just closer friends. I mean, you and JB hang out with each other alone a lot, too."

Jinyoung thought about it for a moment before replying, "That's different."

"Not really," Yugyeom mumbled to himself.

Before Jinyoung could scold Yugyeom for making the comment he barely managed to hear, the door opened. Standing in their peripheral was a nervous looking Mark. Jinyoung looked away from Mark instantly, feeling his heart clench with sadness.

"Uh, sorry to interrupt... I was just wondering if I could talk to Jr. for a second," Mark said in a quiet voice.

"Oh, thank god!" Yugyeom exclaimed, jumping to his feet and getting ready to flee the room.

"Actually, Yugyeom and I are in the middle of a very important discussion," Jinyoung said, looking back to Mark, trying to seem like his normal self.

"NO! NO! NO! We're totally done talking! I actually need to go to the bathroom really bad or something! So, Junior is all yours!" Yugyeom said quickly and a little louder than necessary.

Jinyoung sent the maknae a harsh glare as Yugyeom rushed out of the room.

Mark shut the door after Yugyeom was gone and turned to Jinyoung. Mark stood there for a while, feeling uncomfortable in the silent atmosphere with Jr. After a few minutes, Mark sat down on Bambam's bed, opposite from from where Junior was sitting on Yugyeom's.

"I'm sorry" Mark said in a serious tone.

Jinyoung looked at him in surprise, "What are you apologizing for?"

"I know that you know. You found the ring" Mark clarified.

"Oh."

"Oh? That's it? You seemed pretty angry last night. Aren't you still mad at me?" Mark asked in frustration and disbelief.

"Well," Jinyoung swallowed, "I'm happy that you found someone you love."

Mark narrowed his eyes, "Then why did you push me?"

Jinyoung looked at the floor, refusing to meet Mark's eyes. He couldn't come right out and tell him that he was madly in love with Mark. He would never tell him the secret he had been hiding for a year. It would just complicate things for Mark and his fiancee.

"It doesn't really matter."

"Is it because I kept it a secret from you guys for so long?" Mark asked.

Jinyoung shook his head. How could he be mad at Mark for keeping a secret when he was doing the same thing.

"I know this is asking a lot" Mark started after a while, "But could you not tell anyone about him."

Junior's head snapped back up in shock, "Him!?"

Mark looked taken aback at the question, "Wait... You don't know?"

Jinyoung stood up in a rage. He had been so afraid to confess because he thought that Mark was straight and that he had absolutely no chance because of it. But Mark was engaged to another guy?

"No I don't know who you're fiancee is! He didn't exactly spell it out, now did he? But I don't care who it is and I don't care if you're getting married or not!" Jinyoung spat.

Mark stared in shock and it nearly broke Jinyoung's heart all over again.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean that... Of course I care" Jinyoung apologized, "I'll just go."

"No! Tell me why you're upset! Tell me so I can help!"

"It doesn't matter" Jinyoung said again as he went to exit the room.

He was caught off guard when he felt warm fingers wrap around his wrist suddenly. Stopping in his tracks he turned to look at Mark who had risen to his feet in his effort to stop Junior.

"Of course it matters. We're friends. So please, don't do this. Don't hide your feelings from me" Mark said desperately as he stared into Jinyoung's eyes intently.

Jinyoung stared back as he listened to Mark's words, then his eyes travelled down to where Mark's hand was wrapped around him. The contact still gave him butterflies even if he was trying to get over his hyung. He felt his eyes begin to water as he started to understand that he couldn't be mad at Mark for loving someone that wasn't him.

Junior blinked a few times, to stop the tears from actually falling, and then looked back up at Mark, "I just need time."

Mark nodded slowly before letting go of Jinyoung and stepping back a little.

"Okay" he said with a small smile that made Jinyoung's eyes start to water once again.

"Thanks" Junior said sincerely as he left the room. 

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Author Note:

This chapter was written by yours truly! <3