Night of Sin: BTS AU ✓

Chapter 22

Hello! I am back with the next chapter. This chapter is pretty much going to tie up some loose ends and explain some relationships the characters have with one another. I'm sure you all would like to know about Yoongi and Hoseok. And more about Jimin and Namjoon. A lot of that is going to come out in this chapter. So, without further ado, let's get into it.

The boys decided to go back to Jin's house for a while. There were some things that they needed to talk about and it was something that the seven need to discuss on their own. The brothers had thanked their gangster cousins profusely for their help. The cousins brushed off their thanks and told them to visit more often, even if things between them had changed. Taehyung and Hoseok also said their thanks. The two promised to repay the gang somehow in the future. Jimin didn't want to say anything, but being in debt to a gang, especially one like SVT, was never a good thing. But, the cousins had already offered to pay them back. Jin said a thank you as well in his own unique Jin way. Yoongi and Jungkook both made up for it with their own much more meaningful thanks. After the gang and the boys had departed, the seven guys sat in Jin's living room doing absolutely nothing. They just sort of sat there and stared at each other. Things got a bit crazy. None of them expected for any of this to happen. But, it had. And because of it. Things were different. Namjoon and Jimin couldn't just go back to stealing, thoughts of their father circulating in their minds. Hoseok is more than shaken and wants to be nowhere near a spray paint can. Taehyung is more worried about Hoseok than he ever could be. Yoongi is still trying to process his father leading a gang. Jin's head is filled with questions about all of these strangers, minus Yoongi and Jungkook, sitting in his home! Jungkook has come to care a little for each of the men in the room. They weren't together for long, but days like the purge bring people together. In sort of sick ways. But, it does bring together people that probably never would have met in another situation. The group needs to talk. Even if they don't want to. They need to.

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"Alright, let's talk. We've sat here in silence for long enough," Namjoon states, "I promised I would explain everything to Yoongi once we got out of there. And we're out, so I'll tell my story. But, I'm not the only one that's going to be talking. We all have something to say. We all have questions for each other. And we need to get them out in the open. I know that no one wants to spill all of their secrets to one another. I get that. But, we're not strangers to each other anymore. And for that reason, we all need to talk. We all need to explain our story. Even you, Jin. Cause there is a story with you. There's something with all of us. It's time to let that out. Agreed?" The others look at one another for a couple of seconds before all nodding their heads. They have to do this. "Who's going to start?" Yoongi asks.

Taehyung raises his hand, "I'll go. I don't have much of a story, so it won't be anything shocking. I'm not hiding anything. My life is just not that special." The others give him their undivided attention. "As you know, I come from a fairly wealthy family. They've always had these high expectations for me and they've always put a lot of pressure on me to be a certain way. I'm not that type of person. The stuck up rich kid. The one who looks down on others. I've never been that way. People think I am, but I'm not. I really am not. I've just...given up, you know. People never see me for who am and only as my parents wish for me to be seen. They hate me for being someone I'm not, so I might as well just be the ass they want me to be. I put up a front a lot of the time with people I don't know. I'm sorry if I've done any of that with any of you. It's a defense mechanism...and it's no excuse, but it's why I'm...not the nicest at times. Hobi hyung is the only one who understands that...that's why we go out during the purge. It's my escape. The only time I'm ever really free." Hoseok takes Taehyung's hand in his own and gently squeezes it. Taehyung flashes his cousin a small smile. "I'm sorry, Taehyung," Jimin mutters, "I never knew hard it could be."