Kiss My Ace

23 | bold lies

♤CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE♤
Bold Lies

"So Yoongles," Rosé coos as she skates down the sidewalk with her older brother. It was evening and the sun was still young. She treasures these times with Yoongi, since most of the time he keeps to himself in his room or is headfirst working on Cynder. "What is love?"

Yoongi's eyebrows furrow. "Well that's a random question, isn't it?" He softly chuckles as he looks at the ground, avoiding the bumps that could disrupt his wheels. "Why you ask?"

Rosé shrugs as she sways back and forth. "Like... What makes love, love? Do you have to prove yourself to them?"

"You're asking the wrong person, Ro," He sighs, disappointed in himself. "I'm the last one you want to talk about relationships with."

"Oh c'mon!" She pouts. "The way your face lit up when I saw you with Jimin earlier today isn't something I see every day from you. There has to be something there!"

...

"See? You love him~"

"I didn't even say anything!"

"Exactly!"

"I don't know what's gotten into you," Yoongi says, flustered. "You can't just throw the word love around like it's free food."

"Why not?"

"Because if you use it all the time for anything and everything, it looses its meaning."

Rosé looks down at the ground. "But if you never say it then how will people know that you care for them?"

Yoongi let's out a sigh, playing with the black ring on his middle finger. "Full of questions today, aren't you?" He slows down and looks both ways and double checks before crossing the road with her. "You don't have to only say 'I love you' to keep someone reassured. It could be the simple things such as telling them to be safe or show that you are always there for them."

"Is that what you feel for Jimin?"

"Actually, every breath I take isn't dedicated to him. That's clingy, which is the last thing you want in a relationship."

"Unless it's an equally clingy relationship," she replies, giving her witty smile.

"Pft, imagine a sociopath and psychopath dating. They would be at each other's throats the entire time."

"You still didn't answer my question~"

Yoongi pulls to a stop and hops off his skateboard. "I know," he replies coldly.

Rosé's jaw drops. "Excuse you, rude sir." She hops off her skateboard as well and catches up with the fast walker. "I know you. You always do this when you won't admit something, therefore—"

"Rosé could you fucking shut up!?"

Rosé's heart skips a beat. She looks up at her brother who was now infuriated. She can feel tears begin to weld up. "I..."

"At this age, no one actually cares! There's no point in giving it a second thought." He looks over to see a steam of tears flowing down her plump cheeks. "Love is shit, okay?" His voice softens. "You might as well do what you want because in the end they're gonna leave anyway, so I guess try your hardest for them to stick around."

Rosé bites her lip, speechless. "Okay," she squeaks, barely able to say it. She turns away and hops back on her skateboard, heading back to the house.

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"And then he just yelled at me saying how life is shit," Rosé says through the camera. "But I know him, he's just hiding that he has feelings for Jimin."

"That's the little shorty that was next to him? Damn they're both a snack," KoKo giggles, kicking her feet in the air. "I guess me asking Yoongi out isn't a good idea."

Rosé cups her cheeks. "Yeah I'm sorry about that. I thought he just had a little crush but the way the two interact is exactly like a couple, just not with the label."

"Gay is okay! It just kinda sucks when you're gay-zoned," KoKo pouts. "Truth be told, I don't think I would be able to keep up a boyfriend and college. I want to use my scholarships to their full potential without the distraction of waiting for the next time to suck my boyfriend."

"You're good at multitasking."

"And you're disgusting."

"You're the one who brought it up!" Rosé chuckles, laying her head on her pillow. "It's even worse to think that it's my brother."

"See? Now you're understanding what I mean! Imagine if we were ever to date, and you know what couples do—"

"Aish okay, okay!" Rosé covers her ears. "I get it! I don't want to picture you and Yoongibeing naked together?"

"Me being naked with who?" Yoongi pokes his head through the door.

Rosé facepalms herself. "Now this is awkward." She looks at her brother. "You weren't supposed to hear any of that."

"It's kind of hard not to when you and KoKo are literally screaming," Yoongi bluntly states. He starts to close the door but he stops himself. "Also, I'm sorry about earlier," he finishes, closing the door.

Rosé pushes her lips together before looking back at her screen where KoKo was cupping her cheeks.

"He apologizes so adorably," KoKo squeaks, freaking out. She goes quiet, looking like she's reading a message on her screen.

"You okay?" Rosé asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

KoKo looks back into the camera. "Y-Yeah, sorry I get distracted way to easily," she forces a chuckle. "I have to go though so... I'll talk to you later, okay?"

Rosé pouts. "Okay~"

KoKo's screen goes black, showing Rosé has officially hung up. She bites her lip, looking at her messages.

Y:
why do you ignore me :((((

Me:
I was in a video chat Mr. Impatient

Y:
oh with rosé?

Me:
Wow you actually got it right
But yeah sksk

Y:
hm
when are you going to tell her about us?

Me:
She would kill me if she found out

Y:
so you're just going to...not?

Me:
Guess so...

Y:
doesn't she have a boyfriend?

Me:
I thought you'd know that but yeah
It's an online relationship though
The douche asked for nudes

Y:
ah already to that point
didn't take you long

Me:
Whatever

Y:
why do you even spend time with her?
don't you have that college to focus on?
even so spend time with people that actually have a chance at life like reena and us
you become your friends
and rosé is a confused suicidal

Me:
Don't say that

Y:
you know it's true
as your boyfriend i am telling you to stop being friends with her
and if you don't
it'd be a shame if your future college found out they're lining up a sexting minor in their enrollments