A Night-Long Lament

rejoice!

(3rd POV)

Y/N grasps her mouth in glee. She turns to her left and leaps onto Yoongi. "Thank you! Thank you!" She exults.

Yoongi lets out a longed breath of relief and pats Y/N's back. "I'm grateful you're able to return to us." He smiles and meets Jungkook's gaze.

Jungkook looks away and falls behind Namjoon and Taehyung. Taehyung rushes over and Y/N turns to face him and the rest of them. "Thank you all so much. You poured your faith into Yoongi and I. I am in your debt." She bows very low and plops of tears escape her eyes and onto the ground.

"Aish..." Jin breathes and rests his hand on Y/N's head. Everyone begins to envelop Y/N and draw her into one great embrace.

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Y/N makes it back to her empty room and flops onto the bed. She squeezes her eyes shut and clasps her palm around her heart.

"I thought I was going to stay there forever..." Y/N smiles and laughs shakingly. "I don't even know how I will be able to repay them..." A small drop runs down the side of her temple and into the roots of her hair.

It dawned on her. If she didn't win this case, she would've been cooped up in that cell for a very long time, or... worse. Just to end her thoughts, Jimin creaks the door open.

"Y/N? Are you here? I was wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner... I was thinking that you forgot since you're not as accustomed to it as you were before." Jimin wanders next to her bed and looks down at her. "I'm glad Yoongi was able to win that case. I don't think he would be able to take another loss--" Jimin bites his tongue.

Y/N sits up. "Another loss?"

Jimin sighs and sits next to her. "I... probably shouldn't be telling you this, but there was a girl a couple years before you that Yoongi deeply fell in love with..." Jimin looks down. "Everyone was really fond of her... But, one thing led to another, and she was put in the courtroom and Yoongi was her defense, like you. The judge's verdict was guilty, and she..." He gulps. "She was sent to death."

Silence hung in the room. Jimin starts up again. "Yoongi-Hyung was torn. He was sent into a spiraling depression and he didn't come out of his room for weeks."

"I... I'm sorry I asked you Jimin... I know this must've been hard for you and your brothers, and especially for Yoongi." Y/N pauses and looks down.

Jimin looks at her and smiles. "I've noticed you dropped honorifics." He jokes.

Her head shoots up "I-I'm sorry...! I forgot- I"

"No, no, I'm glad. It feels like we're growing closer." Jimin then stands up and stretches. "Let's head down now." He smiles and leads the way.

"Ah, Y/N-ah!" Hoseok calls. The others turn their heads to Jimin and Y/N.

As they sit down, Taehyung remarks, "It has been a while since we've all had a meal collectively, I'm pleased we can resume again."

Namjoon speaks up after, announcing some news. "Mm, I forgot to mention that we have a wedlock to attend to. It's in a couple of days, so just be ready."

"Wedding? For who?" Jungkook says, basically asking what Y/N was about to ask.

Namjoon looks up at Jin and Hoseok. "Sehun's."

Hoseok doesn't bother to look up from his plate. "I'm not going."

Namjoon puts down his chopsticks. "Hyung, you don't need to interact with him at all, just be present."

Hoseok sighs. "If that's what you say, ok."

Namjoon exhales then states, "Y/N and Yuna will need an escort, so that'll be determined on shortly."

Y/N's head perks up from her plate. "An escort?"

"Like a partner, you'll be accompanied with the entirety of the event," Jin replies.

She shakes her head. "No, I know that, but if Yuna and I need one, won't the rest of you require one as well?"

"Yes, but that can easily be arranged." Yoongi answers.

A bit of time passes, and Y/N and the brothers still eating at the dining table. She feels at home almost. Namjoon then announces, "We've decided that Jungkook and Y/N will be accompanying each other and Yuna is being accompanied by Yoongi."

Y/N looks sideways at Yuna, who looks clearly displeased with the outcome. Yuna spots Y/N looking and rolls her eyes.

Jungkook chokes on his water and begins to cough. "Y-Y/N?" He blurts.

Y/N frowns. She already recognized Jungkook didn't fancy her, but he didn't have to make it that obvious. Y/N speaks up to just to spite him. "Is there any particular reason for these choices?" That did, in fact, bother Jungkook, as he turned to face her with a scowl.

"Namjoon and I decided based on how close your ages are to the other's," Jin replied coolly.

Jungkook sits back down, slumping.

"Now, besides all of this business talk, let us celebrate Yoongi and Y/N's triumph!" Jin announces happily as he thrusts his glass of wine into the air.

"Rejoice!" everyone yells.