The Most Painful Rejection

Jimin's POV

I've known her since she was 13, I was 17 then. We were just about to debut.

It was Yoongi Hyungs 20th birthday celebration. It was that day that we found out that Yoongi Hyung has a half sister. When his father died when he was 4, his mother remarried and that's how he got his half sister.

It's funny how Yoongi Hyung is such a tsundere type but when it comes to Yoojung, his demeanor changes. He is the sweetest and most caring big brother to her. I remember thinking she was cute back then.

She became close to us when she started pursuing becoming an idol herself. She was accepted as a trainee in fantagio and had to leave Daegu and transfer here in Seoul. Ever since then she was always present at all of our events. She practically became everyone's little sister. She was present at every showcase, every concert, every small performances that we had.

It was then that we started to develop a bond. It was natural that she became closest to me, Tae, and, Jungkook we were nearest her age. Back then I thought that my feelings for her were just brotherly. I thought that getting mad at the younger trainees at Big Hit for talking about her and having a crush on her was normal. She is Yoongi Hyung's little sister, that makes her our sister too.

One day, it was our free day but everyone else had something to do. Only Yoojung and I was free. So we decided to spend the day together. We went to a museum, an arcade, ate korean barbecue, and when night time came, we went to Han river. We just sat there and talked about random things. Well she talked while I just stared at her. Where was the 13 year old, shy, little girl that I met years ago? Time flies so fast, indeed she has now turned into this lady beside me. She was cute back then. But now she is beautiful.

This was the first time that we ever went out without Tae and Jungkook or the other members. Spending time alone with Yoojung, was refreshing. It made me think, is this what it feels like to date her?

I immediately dismissed that thought. I can't be thinking of that. She's our baby sister. I can't fall in love with her.

You see, the irony is that, while I keep stopping myself from liking her more and denying that I was in love with her, the more I see so much good in her and the more I see reasons to like her. So I tried harder. I avoided spending time with her alone. And for a moment I thought it worked. But boy I was wrong.

When a trainee from fantagio confessed to her and actually asked her to be his girlfriend, and she said yes. I lost it. I reacted without thinking.

"You think you're mature enough to date? You're just 16?! Do you even know what dating means? Maybe that's the reason why you have not debuted yet, you're distracted. Instead of working hard you are just flirting with him."

I only realized the degree of my words to her when Yoongi Hyung yelled at me.

"Jimin, that's enough. That's too much" He said. He sounded mad. He should be, I was being a jerk. But what's even worse was Yoojung's reaction.

I saw the agony in her eyes. I made her feel like she was stupid. She walked out on us.

Yoongi Hyung told me the real story. I found out that she only accepted the guys proposal because she couldn't reject him in front of the other trainees. She didn't want him to be embarrassed. Yet another reason to fall in love with her and another reason to feel like a jerk.

I can still vividly remember Yoongi Hyung's words that night.

"Just because some other guy, did what you wanted to do first, does not give you the right to be angry specially at Yoojung. I care for both of you. And if you think that I don't see the way you look at her and care for her, you are wrong. Be a man, Jimin. Admit to yourself that you have feelings for her. If you're thinking about me, and our friendship, stop. It's fine. Just don't hurt her or force her to do something she doesn't want."