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I emerged into the kitchen where I found Seokjin helping himself to some slices of toast. He chomped on them hungrily, the bread disappearing quickly. 

I put on my pair of high top Converse and my sunglasses. Seokjin took note of this and watched me as I grabbed my keys. 

"Where are you going?" Seokjin asked curiously. 

I turned to him, answering, "I'm going out to meet Yoongi and Hoseok hyungs."

His eyes brightened, saying, "Ooh! Can I come?" 

"No," I said sternly. 

He was taken aback by this and he tilted his head to the side, asking, "Why's that?"

"It's just the three of us. You are free to leave whenever you like," I said. And with that, I opened the door and left the house, closing it behind me. 

I climbed into my car and put on my sunglasses, shoving the keys into the ignition followed the vehicle roaring to life. I looked up at the house and saw Seokjin watching me from the kitchen window. My heart ached at the sight of Seokjin being sad that I'm leaving while also kind of fluttery since that told me that he misses me when I'm away. However, Yoongi and Hoseok both said that Seokjin absolutely cannot come along. So, I put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway, shifting into drive as I stepped on the accelerator pedal. 

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I arrived at the usual spot our group tends to meet which is the bubble tea shop. I parked my car in one of the parking spaces outside and made my way into the bubble tea shop. I looked around until I found Yoongi and Hoseok sitting at a booth. I approached them and sat across from them since they were sitting together. 

"Jimin!" Hoseok said as he threw his hands up in the air with a big smile on his face. I smiled at Hoseok. He always knows how to make our days brighter. 

"Jimin-ah, how are you?" Yoongi asked. I liked it when my hyungs called me 'Jimin-ah' like that. The only time I didn't like it was when they're tones were monotone or stern which usually meant that I was in trouble. 

"I'm great. How about you guys?" I answered. 

"I'm fantastic!" Hoseok answered, taking a sip of his bubble tea. 

"I'm doing pretty good, too, but Jimin, are you sure you're doing alright?" Yoongi asked. 

I knew he was taking about Seokjin. They know that I had brought him home with me last night just to keep an eye on him. All my brothers know how I feel about Seokjin and the positive and negative affects that he has on me. Well, all my brothers except Seokjin. 

I shrugged, answering, "Yeah. I mean, he acted like he does any other time I take him home with me. Although..." 

The memory of this morning when I discovered that Seokjin had crawled into bed with me appeared inside my head and my heart melted inside my chest. I could feel a smile slip onto to my face at the thought of that moment. 

"Did he make your heart flutter?" Hoseok asked, raising an eyebrow at me. 

I nodded, answering, "This morning when I woke up, Seokjin was in bed spooning me. He was on the couch when I fell asleep. In his sleep, he muttered, 'Jimin is my little teddy bear' and I wanted to die in his arms."

Hoseok and Yoongi exchanged glances. Hoseok had a smile on his face but it faded when he looked at Yoongi. Yoongi hyung was the first to turn back and look at me. He sighed and grabbed one of my hands and squeezed it. He opened his mouth, asking, "He doesn't like you the way you like him, you know that right?"

My heart ached at the sound of those words even though I knew them well and I nodded my head slowly. 

"Jimin, we would love for you to be with Seokjin if he was the same person he was in high school. Not the person he is now," Hoseok spoke up. 

He was speaking for all of my brothers. We all liked high school Seokjin better than this one. I preferred to love the high school Seokjin than this one. 

"I know," I said, squeezing Yoongi's hand back. 

He's the only one that knows the reason why I still can't let go of Seokjin. The others probably have an idea or have figured it out by now. 

I couldn't let go of Seokjin because I knew he was entirely capable of going back to being the person he was in high school, the person I fell in love with. 

"Just remember: Don't let him influence you into doing something you shouldn't be doing. He listens to you the most. Try to lead him out of his habits," Yoongi said. 

I only nodded. 

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