A Night-Long Lament

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(Your POV)

The next day after cleaning the yard, your hand aches in pain from the cut. It's wrapped in thick layers of bandages because of Jin. You squeeze your hand in pain as you walk down the hallways to the newly scheduled social lessons with Jimin. 

First time in a while...

Your memories pull you back to what happened last time, and you hesitate to enter the room. Jimin bursts out the doors, meeting you. "Y/N! You finally came!" Happily, he grabs your hand and pulls you to a grand table Yuna is seated at. 

Yuna...

Jimin leaves to go grab books as he seats you down next to her. "I'm going to retrieve the books,  I'll be back soon enough." He waves goodbye as he leaves for the library.

Yuna's eyes dart in your direction. "So, how did that musty cell treat you?" She sneers.

Unbothered, you reply, "Actually, it wasn't too bad." 

Yuna narrows her eyes at you. "You know, you probably are ordering these attacks. I don't know much about you, but when we visited your house back then with Tae-Oppa, you didn't have a kingdom or anything. Just some delusional parents." She laughs. 

Processing what she said, you cock your head. "Delusional?" 

Yuna giggles. "Yea! Did you see Taehyung's face when he pulled you out of there! Even he was scared of you!" 

"He... He what?"

Yuna comes in close to you. "Oh! And not to mention Jimin! When that whole attack thing hit, he was cursing under his breath about you! He said stuff like 'My, my, I wish I didn't get myself into this mess' and 'Why me'! I feel bad for you, sweetie." She pats your back in her way of sympathy.

"Yuna, I don't think--" 

"Listen, they may not show it, but I think they're getting a little tired of you and your shenanigans." She whispers. 

Jimin walks brightly back into the room with a gleaming smile on his face. "Did I mention the both of you look amazing today?" He walks behind you and places the books in front of you.

Still processing what Yuna said, you don't answer him. "Y/N, is something the matter?" Jimin comes and sits next to you, but you don't answer him. 

"S-sorry, carry on." You manage to pull out. Jimin gives you a sideways stare and proceeds to discuss the new lesson.

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During the whole lesson, you were caught up in your thoughts, not paying Jimin any attention. You couldn't get it off your mind. Was Yuna just toying with you? Or what she was saying was real? You shift uncomfortably in your seat and squeeze the hem of your shirt.

It makes sense. They're supposed to be nice to me. I didn't think they'd go this far... I got carried away. Maybe--

"Are you alright, Y/N?" Jimin shakes your shoulder gently. "You seem a bit out of it." Trying to not show your hurt side, all you do is smile back at him. Jimin looks at Yuna and dismisses the lesson for the day.

"Bye, Y/N! Bye Oppa!" She waves goodbye and prances away from both of you.

Jimin looks at you affectionately. "Y/N, What's the matter?" He whispers to you.

You turn your head away from him. "Nothing's wrong, Prince." Jimin pulls away from you, hurt.

"Y/N, I thought we said--"

You turn your head at him angrily. "No, it's fine, Prince. I'm sorry for involving myself with you and causing so many problems for you and your brothers." You get up to leave and he latches himself onto your wrist.

"Y/N! Where did you get that from? You were never a problem!" Jimin exclaims.

Standing there, not answering Jimin. You furrow your brows. "Clearly I am! Yoongi, Hoseok, Jin, and you all got hurt because of me! If that's not a problem, I don't know what is!" 

Jimin comes closer to you with sympathetic eyes, but you pull your wrist from his grasp and back away. "None of that is your fault! You were proven innocent, it's someone else!"

"But I'm the one attracting that to all of you. Everyone is tired of me! I'm sorry-- I have to go." You run off, Jimin following behind you, yelling incoherent sounds.

Exhausted, you stop for a moment to catch your breath. Gripping your hand in pain you thud down on the quartz floor. "What am I doing..." You pant.

You put your head in your knees and pant. Suddenly, you hear footsteps clop against the ground. Quickly, you get up to try to run again, but Jimin grabs your shoulders.

It all happened so quickly, you couldn't comprehend anything, or even move.

As he grabbed your shoulders, he pressed his plump lips against your own. You grow less tense as his lips are against your own, completely melting into him. But, for just one, slight moment, you kiss him back. 

Realizing what you're doing, you push off of him. "J-Jimin!" You exclaim.

"S-Sorry! I--" He begins to explain himself, but you push yourself off of him and run to your room, rubbing your lips off with your sleeve.