Luna(A BTS Soulmate AU)

LXXXIV

Luna made her way up to the roof where she'd seen Tae' siblings and Jimin's brother go when everyone crowded the second floor where they'd been hanging out in the lounge.

They were sitting at the patio table when she approached, smiling down at them warmly as she asked if she could sit.

Jimin's brother, Jihyun, hopped out of his seat and pulled hers out for her.

"Thanks, that's sweet of you," she says, making him blush.

"Did our brother send you?" Tae's sister, Eun Jin asks, making her brother nudge her side.

"No. I needed to get away for a minute and when I saw you all come up, I figured it'd be the perfect time to chat," Luna chuckles, not letting the younger girl's attitude phase her.

"Chat? About our brother?" Eun Jin asks, tilting her head in confusion.

"No. I've only been made aware of the tension between you all this morning and I didn't hear it from him. I'm not one to stick my nose into others' family scuffles, but we can talk about that if you want. I really just wanted get to know you all a bit and let you know that I'm here for you as a sister. Your brothers mean the world to me so therefore you do too. We can exchange numbers incase you ever want to talk or if you need something," Luna says, chuckling as their eyes widen.

"That's so nice of you Noona," Tae's brother, Jeong Gyu, replies, speaking for the first time.

His voice was deep for his age, reminding her of Tae's. In fact, both his siblings reminded her of him. They all had black hair, tan skin, and unique eyes. They all looked like their dad.

"It means a lot that you came to talk to us," Jihyun says, shooting her a shy smile.

"That's sweet unnie but if you're as busy as the boys, you probably won't have time," Eun Jin replies, looking down at her hands.

"If there's one thing I've learned throughout my career is that it's not about how much time you have. It's about how much time you make. I think the boys are still figuring that out for themselves. Recently, we've had a long talk about what we could do to keep ourselves happy and healthy. Everyone mentioned spending more time with family so we're going to talk to their managers about fitting more time off into their schedules. No matter what time you may call, if I'm not onstage or in a meeting; I will answer. If I can't answer, I'd call you back as soon as possible," Luna replies, directing that last sentence to Eun Jin, who nodded her head.

The three exchanged numbers and fell into a comfortable conversation, mostly consisting on their hobbies and goals for the future.

Jihyun excused himself to go eat again and Luna turned back to Tae's siblings.

"Unnie, do you think we're being unfair?" Eun Jin asks quietly.

"I can't tell either of you how to feel and I don't know the full story so it's best that I don't judge. What I will tell you though is that feeling how you feel as a result of what someone else has done is never unfair. Your emotions are your own to feel," she answers.

"I don't know what Namjoon told you, but long story short; we feel neglected. Eun Jin struggles with it more that I do because she's younger, but we still haven't really let it go. We're very happy for our brother, but he just up and disappeared on us. No calls or anything and when they blew up, people started to recognize us. It went from people trying to get close to us as friends to get to him and escalated higher the more famous they got. We were stalked, harassed, bullied; you name it and he wasn't there for any of it. We had to move and start going to school online to escape all that. We lost our home, our school life, and our friends and not a word from him. That's why we're angry," Jeong Gyu explains, the hurt evident in his voice.

"We know that we're not the only idols' siblings to go through this. It happens all the time, but some support would have been nice. He's the reason for all this and he couldn't even bother to call. I know he's busy, but I find it hard to believe he didn't have not one moment to spare all last year," Eun Jin sniffles.

Luna scoots into the seat that Jihyun left and pats Eun Jin's back.

"I'm not going to sugarcoat anything just because he's my soulmate. He was wrong. I'm not sure why he didn't call...maybe it was fear that you would be upset at him. Either way, that's no excuse. I've been through something similar and I know how it feels to be neglected by someone you love," Luna says, pursing her lips sadly.

"What did you do? Did you forgive them?" Eun Jin asks, wiping the tears that had escaped on her sleeve.

"After a very long time, yes. I wished I had done it sooner," she says.

"Why didn't you?" Jeong Gyu asks curiously.

"Because I was hurt and it was easier to ignore the situation than it was to confront it," she answers.

The siblings both look to be in deep thought, mulling over what she'd said.

"Look, long story short; my dad abandoned my mom and I when I was young. Yes, they're soulmates, but there weren't any cases of multiple soulmates back then so he found Jooeun and chose her. He divorced my mom and married Jooeun and started a family with her. My mom and I were harassed and attacked and bullied for a long time after that. He only called to talk to me once he'd gotten Jooeun pregnant to share the news. After that, I shut him out for years. I just pretended he didn't exist, but I held onto that hurt and anger. It's not a healthy thing to do. Trust me, it becomes heavy after a while and just turns into sorrow. I just forgave him about two-three weeks ago and I feel like I can finally move on from it. Releasing all those negative emotions made me feel lighter than I have in a long time," she smiles, standing up and stretching.

"I'd better get back down there before they start looking. Think about what I said," she says, patting both their hands and walking away.

"Unnie! Could you send him up when you see him?" Eun Jin asks.

"Sure, I hope you both get the closure you need," Luna says, holding back her smile.

She made her way back into the house and down the stairs. Once she got to the second floor, she made a beeline for Tae, who was lounging on the sectional with his parents.

"Sorry to interrupt Tae, but your siblings are asking for you. They're up on the roof," she says, smiling at his wide eyed look.

He passes Yeontan to her and gives his parents a look before making his way upstairs.

"I don't know what you did, but I'm convinced you're an angel of some sort. We've been trying to get those three to talk since last year," Tae's mother says, making Luna chuckle.

"Sometimes, all we need is to hear a similar situation to put things into perspective," she replies softly, smiling when she catches her father's eye.

She could only hope that Tae would right his wrongs with his siblings now. After all, you only get one family.

A/N: Filler chapter. Ceremony is coming in the next one 💜💜💜

Song recommendation: Stigma-Taehyung 💜