Sky Full Of Stars

The Price of Fame

"Why?" Jungkook half shouted as he paced back and forth "We can be careful. We can be invisible, even."

"But what if we're not?" you replied, trying to calm him "If we get caught again, I'm done. They saw me go into the building."

"Because it was the MAMAs!" he said, exasperated "Everybody was under a microscope that night. They don't know it was to see me!" Jungkook looked at you, a mix of anger and hurt in his eyes.

"But they know I'm seeing somebody, now. It's not a secret anymore. Please don't be angry with me, Kookie. " you begged "I know this isn't ideal but..." you began but he cut you off angrily.

"Not ideal?!" he growled "You call me out here in the middle of the night to tell me you can't see me anymore and you say it's not ideal?"

"I'm risking a lot just to be here and tell you in person." you said with a quiver in your voice. "What do you want me to say?"

"I want you to say that we'll still see each other just maybe not as much." he countered. "I should have known this would happen once you got a taste of fame."

"This isn't my choice, Jungkook!" you half shouted back, countering his anger with mounting frustration of your own.

"Yeah, it is actually." he said as he placed his hands on his hips and tightened his jaw.

"Why are you acting like this?"

"How should I act, Y/N?" he asked taking a step closer to you before shaking his head and smirking as he looked skyward.

"I was hoping you'd be more understanding," you said as your eyes glassed over with emotion "I knew it was too much to expect for you to be happy for me, but I at least hoped for some tiny bit of compassion. This is hard for me, too."

"I should go before someone sees us. We wouldn't want to tarnish your new image." he said blankly, turning on his heels and beginning to walk away.

"Jungkook!" you shouted after him as a big tear rolled down your cheek "Don't leave like this, please."

But he never stopped walking and he never turned back. You watched helplessly in tears as he got further and further away.

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Jungkook powered through the door of the apartment, passing by Taehyung and Jimin, both playing a video game in the den, without saying a word.

"Hey," Jimin called out "what's wrong?", but Jungkook continued on to his bedroom slamming the door behind him. Jimin and Taehyung looked at one another and paused their game, walking to Jungkook's door. Taehyung knocked first.

"Jungkookie," Taehyung said loudly "Can we come in?"

"No! Just leave me alone." Jungkook shouted from the other side.

"Are you okay?" Jimin asked concerned "Do you need anything?"

"I said leave me the fuck alone!" he shouted, very loudly this time, followed by the loud thud of something heavy hitting the backside of the door.

The ruckus woke Yoongi from a sound sleep, so when he entered the hallway, he was none too pleased. He strolled up to the door and turned the knob, finding it locked. "Jungkook!" he said sharply "Open the door."

"Hyung, please not now." he called from inside. "We can talk tomorrow."

"We'll talk, now." Yoongi answered with authority "Open the door." he listened as the lock was turned, and motioned for the other two boys to return to their game. "I'll handle this." he said quietly before turning the knob once more, only this time the door opened with ease. He walked in and saw Jungkook standing with his back to the door, and hands on top of his head. "What's going on?" Yoongi asked again and Jungkook simply shook his head side to side before sitting down on the sofa, and turning his tear stained face toward Yoongi.