Bittersweet Love / Tzuyu x Male Reader FF

Chapter 9: The Press and More

(Y/N's POV)

I entered Tzuyu's room and I just see her tearing up in her pillow, I go over to her to check on her. "Tzuyu?" She shot up from her bed, she's been crying a lot, I never seen her like this before. I'm really shocked seeing so much emotion coming out of her face. "Y/n?" She seems shocked just like how I am. "Are you okay?" I ask her, I mentally facepalm myself for asking a stupid question at this time. "No, Y/n. I'm not okay." She looks at me like someone has stolen her soul. "Talk to me Tzuyu, what's wrong?" I ask her. "I'm ....... Someone......" She mumbles and I couldn't hear her.

"What was that?" I ask her. "Nothing Y/n, I'm just really stressed out with the situation that's happening right now." She tells me as she wipes her tears, I really hate seeing her like this. I wish I can be a better friend to her. "Hey, Tzuyu-ah?" She just looks at me. "Want to go out and get ice cream?" She seemed surprised when I asked her. "R-Really?" She looks at me with her cute puppy dog eyes and a pout.

"Yes, of course. I need to be here for my best friend!" I grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the room. "Jihyo-noona, Sana-noona! Tzuyu and I are just going to get ice cream! We won't be late!" I rush Tzuyu and I to the door. I just hear Jihyo and Sana yell out "Be safe, don't be too late!" As we go out the door. Tzuyu and I put on our masks and caps, finally we're alone and have our privacy.

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We make it to the ice cream parlour, Tzuyu gets her favorite Cookies & Cream ice cream, I get my typical mango ice cream. She looks happier, I'm happy that she is happy. "Y/n?" Tzuyu asks me, looking down at her ice cream. "Yes Yoda?" She looks sad again. "How come you're going to go public with your relationship with unnie?" I stop eating and I'm a little taken back from what she asked.

"Well, you saw that photo of us, right? JYP-nim and I thought it would be better to reveal my relationship with Sana and to you guys, so the media attention can be taken away from you... I wouldn't want the world hating on you, I would do anything to protect you." I smiled back at her. "But you would be losing your normal life, media will be all over you, I wouldn't want you to lose something like that for me." She looked me in the eyes. "Tzuyu-ah, I would sacrifice anything so you can be happy." I said without hesitation.

(TZUYU'S POV)

"Tzuyu-ah, I would sacrifice anything so you can be happy." I widen my eyes, I realized something. He really meant that, that he would give up anything so I can be happy.

"Did he let Jungkook ask me out thinking I would be happy?"

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We finished our ice cream and we're walking back home. I feel so guilty, he must've thought I wouldn't accept his feelings, but did he have feelings? I need to find out now, before the press conference. I stopped walking, making Y/n look back at me. "What's wrong Tzuyu?" he asked, his eyes look so worried. "Y/n-ssi... Did you have feelings for me?" He looked shocked by my question. "I just want to know... If you really meant that you would sacrifice anything."

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"Yes Tzuyu-ah, I did."

"Did?"

"What do you mean you did?" I start tearing up a little, I try to stop myself. "My feelings for you were back in high school, when we were still teenagers, I never confessed because I was afraid you didn't feel the same and our friendship would be ruined. If I had a choice, I would keep you in my life forever even as a friend rather than losing you forever after my confession." I look down, I feel sadden by his answer. "If I just confessed to him back then, we could've been happy together. Instead of me and Jungkook."