Busan || jjk

XV

"How come you didn't tell us all of this before?"

Taehyung furrows his eyebrows at Jungkook who is sitting in a two seater sofa across from him. The youngest member of the boy group had just spilled everything to his friends. The group had listened silently, wordlessly. Only questioning when a certain detail was unclear. Jungkook feels much lighter knowing that there is no element of secrecy between them however the room feels heavier.

"Well, for starters I didn't think I would actually start hanging out with her," Jungkook licks his lips, wishing he had some chapstick with him right now. "Second, everyone was so busy with the promotions and stuff, I just didn't want to tell you guys when I know how hectic it all gets."

Jungkook would have felt alone if it wasn't for Namjoon sitting next to him on the sofa. He's the only one who knows and by far, he hasn't said anything to the group.

"It's alright," Yoongi calm voice is heard loudly in the room. "All of that doesn't matter. What matters is how we deal with the situation now."

Jungkook releases a deep breath, he wishes he was one of those people who could organise their thoughts and think clearly. But he's not; his thoughts are a jumbled mess, like strands of thread messily scattered all over. They're knotted in some places while some of them are loose ends. He's confused; should he just untangle everything or should he try to tie stronger knots? None of it makes sense.

"All I know is that I don't want to hurt my friend," Jungkook looks from Namjoon to Yoongi to Jimin. "But I also don't want this to mess up anything for the group. I understand how fragile things can get and how one small mistake will come out as a huge one out there."

"You can trust the company," Namjoon says from beside him. "They know how to handle these things."

"But you did the right thing by not giving her name," Seokjin says from where he's sitting scrunched up on a one seater with Taehyung. "This involves another person who isn't part of our lives and it's important she stays out of this mess as much as possible."

"But they should know her name right?" Jimin asks quietly. "They'll be able to look out specifically for her involvement and—"

"Make sure Jungkook barely sees her," Seokjin's tone isn't harsh, it's soft in realisation.

"No no. We shouldn't jump to conclusions, especially when nothing has happened," Namjoon relaxes the group. "I think Jungkook did the right thing by saying he will ask Hana— that's her name right?" He looks to Jungkook who nods his head cutely. "— whether he can take her name. If she's not comfortable then we'll have to see where we go from there but I'm sure she'll know it's for the best if the company is aware of this information."

"Yeah, Joon is right," Yoongi grunts as he gets up. "Let's all just sleep, we'll figure this out later tomorrow or whenever JK meets her."