I jerked away from Jimin, nearly slipping on the ice and grabbing the wall for support.
"Naerin-ah?" He asked, looking slightly hurt.
"That girl just toke a picture of us." I whispered, barely able to breathe.
Jimin's head shot up, looking towards the stranger now leaving the rink and quickly rushing towards the door.
"Shit." He said under his breath, pulling me to the exit as well. "We should get out of here."
I couldn't think over the sound of my heart beating rapidly.
"How long till that picture spreads?" I ask as we slip off our skates.
"She might not post it."
"She wouldn't have run away if she was going to keep that to herself." I answered, running up to the counter to get our normal shoes back.
"An hour, then. Maybe less." He said, grabbing my hand as he called a taxi.
"We should tell everyone before they see it online." I was trying my best to stay calm. Jimin nodded.
The taxi arrived quickly, thank god, but it was still a half hour ride back to the dorm, during rush hour.
I held Jimin's hand tightly, checking the time every five minutes.
At some point, I told Jimin he should check twitter.
What we saw was not good.
That picture of us was splattered everywhere. If any of the boys were on SNS, they defiantly saw it. This would make it so much worse.
I was expecting Jungkook to be mad, for the members to be surprised, maybe upset, but I was also expecting to tell them before their entire fan base knew.
My phone rang, with my brother's caller ID. I looked up at Jimin, and he motioned for me to answer it.
"You can't avoid it." He said, and I answered the call and put the phone to my ear.
"Where are you right now?" Jungkook said immediately, his tone harsh. I bit my lip.
"I'm in a taxi, on my way to the dorm." I said simply, trying to keep the emotion out of my voice.
"Are you with Jimin?" He asked, as if he could barely get the words out. I glanced at the man next to me.
"Um...yes." Jungkook laughed quietly on the other end.
"What else have the two of you lied about, then? You promised me you were just friends."
"Maybe we should talk about this when I get home." I said, not sure how else to respond.
"Yeah." He paused. "Maybe." Then he hung up, and I slowly toke my phone away from my ear.
Jimin and I said nothing, but he squeezed my hand to let me know he was there for me.
~~~
Jimin unlocked the apartment door, and it swung open quietly.
I had a clear view of the kitchen, where the members, not including Jimin, had congregated. My brother was hunched over the island, squeezing his phone tightly. Almost everyone else was on their phones. I sighed.
The boys looked up at the sound of the door opening.
Silence. The tension in the air felt like a sticky cloud around me.
"I think we should explain ourselves first." Jimin said, placing a hand on my upper arm and pulling me towards the kitchen.
Still, no one said a word.
I ran a shaky hand through my hair.
Two beats of silence.
"Are you guys hooking up, or actually dating?" Yoongi asks, and Jungkook looks up at me and Jimin, waiting for an answer.
"I love her." Jimin says immediately, and all the boys begin to talk at once.
"This makes it more complicated."
"How are the fans going to react?"
"Is Naerin going to get kicked out of the dorm?"
"Are they even allowed to date?"
"When did this even happen? She's only been here for a three or four months."
The words blended together in my head, until I can't hear my own thoughts, only what the people around me were saying. I stumble, placing a hand on the wall for support.
"Enough." Namjoon said, and I welcomed the silence, trying get rid of the nausea that had overcome my body. I squeezed my eyes shut.
"Are you okay?" Jimin asked me quietly, I nodded, slowly letting my eyes open.
Everyone was staring at us as Jimin continued to check on me, feeling my forehead for a fever and then asking if I wanted to sit.
"When did this start? When did you even find time to be together?" Jungkook asked bitterly. Jimin looked at me again, then spoke.
"We were in the studio at the dorm every night, talking. Anytime I had a moment to spare, I spent it with her. We lied a lot, like tonight. I would say I'm sorry, but I'm not. It was worth it." Jimin gave me a small smile. Jungkook scoffed.
"I am sorry." I interrupted before my brother could say anything. "For lying. We could have found a better way."
"Jimin-ah, you could've trusted us. We wouldn't have told anyone." Taehyung said, looking slightly hurt. A few of the others murmured in agreement.
"We were going to tell you all. Soon. But I kept putting it off because I was scared. Jimin has been trying to convince me." I said quickly, not wanted to cause rifts between Jimin and the boys.
"Scared of what?" Jungkook yelled suddenly, making me flinch. Jimin was by my side in an instant. He had been keeping his distance before, not wanting to aggravate the situation. But now, he didn't hesitate. I welcomed his loving touch, slowly working to soothe me.
"I was scared that this would happen. That you would overreact and send me back to Busan and I wouldn't see Jimin again." I snapped back, the first time I've raised my voice since we got back to the dorm.
"Maybe I should. You didn't want my help or money in the first place."
"Like hell you will." Jimin said suddenly, making everyone turn towards him. "I'll go back with her." Jungkook's eyes widened.
"Jimin, we have a contract—" Namjoon started.
"I don't care. I'm not leaving her." Jimin snapped, cutting Namjoon off.
I pulled Jimin's sleeve, silently asking him to look at me. When he finally did, I frowned at the look in his eyes.
"Whatever happens, we'll still see each other, okay? It'll work out. Everything will be fine." I said quietly, feeling uncomfortable with everyone else watching the two of us.
"You two truly love each other?" Namjoon asks suddenly, and we both nod. "Then we'll figure something out. This was bound to happen eventually, and Jimin just happens to be the first." He paused, looking around the room. "Jungkook-ah, your going to have to accept this eventually. But right now, we all have to go to BigHit. Including Naerin. This is officially a scandal."
~End of Chapter~
So much angst!! I'm feeling really inspired to write after Jimin released his new song, which is eerily similar to the relationship between him and Naerin.
Happy New Years, lovelies!! <3
~k
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