Tulip

Telling the Girls

Right after the doctor left the room, Chaeyoung fled as well, grabbing a cab and heading straight back to her dorm. She just didn't felt like being in the same room with seven boys, even if one of them was her cousin and another was her patient.

On her way back, she called her parents wishing them a safe flight and told them to say hi to her sister. They were going back to Australia that night, so Chaeyoung felt quite bad for not sending them off at the airport.

She plopped down on her large bed and buried her face on her fluffy pillow as soon as she entered the room.

She was really getting dizzy from all the things that's been happening to her.

First,

A cute, scratch that, guy from a hella famous boyband confessed to her, and she rejected him.

And then the same guy fell sick.

And oh-how-luckily, she was a nurse at the hospital he went, and so she was tasked to nurse him.

That alone was quite irritating for Chaeyoung, but that wasn't the end of it.

Turns out the member of the same boyband was her cousin.

Yay.

This little bitch named Fate is really enjoying this huh?

Chaeyoung pondered to herself for a while, contemplating whether she should tell the girls or keep it a secret to herself.

The girls would probably be super surprised and super excited at the same time. That's quite handful, but Chaeyoung knows that she doesn't really have anyone else with her besides them. They've been through a lot together, she shouldn't keep anything away from them.

So she decided that she'd tell them once and for all.

 
 
 
A few moments later, the girls were gathered at the living room, awaiting for whatever Chaeyoung was about to tell them.

"So, what do you have to tell us?" Jisoo asked, as Chaeyoung stepped into the living room dragging a pouting Lisa who was disturbed from her video games.

Chaeyoung practically made the three of them sit side by side on the sofa, while she grabbed a small chair to sit in front of them.

She looked at her bestfriends, then started speaking.

"Okay so, um, I've got some work to do at the hospital, so you guys probably won't see me often for a few days. Nurse work. Gotta nurse someone, that's all." She spoke, waiting for a reaction from her audience.

But the girls were pretty much unfazed. It wasn't anything new.

"Uh, yeah, okay. Is that it? Please don't tell me that's the reason you made me pause my movie, Chaeng. You might be cute, but I sure as hell would kill you if you get in the way of my movie." Jennie saip, gulping down her milk, and opening another bottle.

"A-ani, that's not all!" Chaeyoung said, flustered. "I uh, I-"

"Oh, come on, Rosie. Hurry up, I wanna go to the next level!" Lisa said, annoyed at the suspense.

Chaeyoung took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm going to nurse someone at the hospital. And that someone is Jeon Jungkook."

The girls were shocked as expected. Jennie even choked on her milk.

"Say that again please?"

"I uh, I'm assigned as Jungkook's nurse, they think it's best for me, an idol, to take care of him, because he's an idol.. Which doesn't make sense. I know."

Jisoo, Lisa and Jennie stared at the main vocalist with their jaws hanging.

"And that's still not all.."

"You've got more to tell?!" Jisoo asked, her voice loud.

Chaeyoung bit her lower lip as she thought twice about telling them the next news.

"Um.. Jimin sunbaenim is my cousin." She said.

"WHAT?!"
 
 
   

***

 
 
After Dr. Seo and Chaeyoung left the room, BTS stayed a little longer with their youngest brother.

"You're such an idiot, Jungkook." Yoongi said, shaking his head.

"It's hard to believe our fittest member is hospitalized for getting sick." Jin said, laughing in disbelief.

Namjoon was just shaking his head. "And I thought you'd learn your lesson after what happened at the Wings concert two years ago."

"Yah, you should be more careful!" Jimin nagged at the maknae.

"Yah, you Park Jimin. You don't get to say anything to him yet. You owe us an explanation! What's with you and Rosé-ssi?" Taehyung said, turning everyone's attention towards Jimin.

"Eh? I already told you! We're cousins!"

"I know that, you idiot. I meant why didn't you tell us earlier?" Taehyung rolled his eyes.

".. Oh. I-I didn't know either.. My mom invited me for lunch with her sister, and turns out the daughter was Rosé-ssi. I'm just as surprised as you are." Jimin said, his hands put up in surrender.

For a second, the room was filled with "ooh" and "aah".

"But man, she's really pretty, right?" Hobi said, and Jungkook felt uneasy with the topic.

"Aish, Jimin. You should've told me earlier that you had a beautiful cousin!" Taehyung said.

"I already said I didn't know, you stupid son of a-"

Suddenly Taehyung got on his knees in front of Jimin, like he was begging for something.

"Jimin senpai, can you introduce me to her??" Taehyung said, holding Jimin's legs like a beggar. Jungkook who was lying on the bed twitched an eyebrow in irritation.

"Huh? No way!"

"Pleaaseuu..!" Taehyung clasped his hands together and flashed his puppy eyes. Jungkook scoffed.

"Wha-"

"Jebaaaall??" Taehyung pleaded again, his eyes shining with hope.

".. Fuck. Fine. But don't get your hopes high." Jimin said, and Taehyung jumped in joy.

The members laughed at the scenario, but Jungkook was really disturbed about it.

Before Taehyung could say anything else, which Jungkook knew would be about Chaeyoung, he cut him off.

"Guys, can you go home first? I want to rest. You're too loud."

The members looked puzzled. And the still-excited Taehyung was about to say something when Jungkook cut him off again.

"Especially you, hyung. You're the loudest." He said.

The members laughed a little when Taehyung pouted, none of them noticed the youngest member's annoyed tone.

"Yeah, yeah. We'll go now. We'll come visit you after our schedule's finished tomorrow." Namjoon said.

"Yes! Then I'll get to see Rosé-ssi again!" Taehyung cheered, and Jungkook rolled his eyes as they left.

When it was finally silence and peace's turn to visit him, he folded his arms behind his head, closing his eyes to sleep.