Chapter 9

Yoongi had worn what Jennie bought him. At first, he was hesitant to put it on since it was branded by a high-paying company. He was deciding if he had to wear the ones Jennie bought or just his clothes from his closet.

"Min Fucking Yoongi, we're gonna be late, asshole!" He heard Yungmin knocking on his door.

"I'm gonna go with Jimin, you car-less man!" He shouted back as he looked at himself in the mirror, admiring his reflection.

"Well, surprise! I'm gonna go with him also, dumbwhore." Yoongi rolled his eyes as he gently combed his hair. "Jimin's here! Come out!" Yungmin once again shouted, making the other one groan in annoyance. He was ready to pounce at the other and just duct tape his mouth forever.

He grabbed his wallet, keys, and phone as he opened the door, internally cursing at his brother. But as soon as he opened it, he was greeted by a smiling Jimin.

Damn, he looks hot asf.

He scanned his figure from top to bottom. "Jimin might melt if you keep looking at him like that, you fag," Yungmin said with a disgusted face as Yoongi gave him a middle finger.

****

When they entered Namjoon's mansion, it was filled with dancing people. Yoongi knew some of them; half of the crowd must be rich since they were wearing branded stuff.

"Hey, glad you made it, Yoon!" Namjoon man-hugged Yoongi.

"Happy birthday, bud," he said shortly as the birthday boy went to Jimin and hugged him as well.

"Happy birthday, bro! This one's for you, Yoongi picked that one hehe," Jimin said, rubbing the back of his head. He wasn't sure what to give Namjoon as a present since he basically owns everything at this point.

"Yow, thank youuuu! Auh, you both shouldn't haveeee! Anyway, I have to entertain other visitors now. Jimin, you know the place. You guys have some fun," Namjoon said, waving bye at them.

Jimin scanned the place with his eyes and spotted Jungkook and the guys at the corner of Namjoon's house. They were already drinking champagne and beer. "You're late, Jimin!" Hoseok said, handing a glass of beer to him.

He offered Yoongi some, but the boy declined since he wasn't into drinking. He could only look at the taller who drank the beer like it was water. As soon as he drank it, he placed it on the table. "Ah, I missed the taste."

"Boy, the last time you drank was yesterday," Jungkook said, smacking Jimin.

The whole group was having fun. Jennie joined as soon as they spotted them. Yoongi was sitting on the couch, chatting with Jennie and Lisa, while Jimin was standing beside Yoongi holding a glass as he also chatted with his friends.

"Jimin-ah!" The whole group stopped talking and drinking when they realized who it was. As they all turned their heads, Seulgi, Jimin's ex, was waving her hand at him. "How are you?" she said and went for a hug.

"W-what are you doing-"

"Namjoon invited me, duh! Wow, you have gotten taller and muscular! You even changed your hair to black?!" she said with an annoying tone.

His hair wasn't black before?

"Yeah, since they just banned it from school."

"Can we talk privately?" Seulgi suddenly said, now with a serious voice. She pulled Jimin's hand as they headed to the porch. Jimin could only look back at Yoongi who was already frowning.

"I wanna throw hands," Jennie said, clenching her fists.

"Who was that?" Yoongi asked her.

"That, my friend, is Jimin's ex. Pretty but fucking toxic. She cheated on him! That snake..." Hoseok butted in, taking a sip of his Sprite.

"Look at Jimin, though. He looks like he isn't interested at all, hahahah," Taehyung also butted in.

"I'm sorry, Jimin," Seulgi said, taking a deep breath as she held Jimin's hands. "I know it's hard to forgive, Minnie. But what I did was wrong. I hope we can have a fresh start."

"Seulgi, I have moved on. Even if I did want to get back with you, it wouldn't be the same anymore. I don't like a girl who gives in that easily," he said, looking down at the girl whose face is now annoyed.

"What? Is there already another girl?"

"How pathetic of you to say tha-" Jimin was cut off by a pair of lips planted on his. Seulgi had kissed him! He was too shocked to move but pulled away as soon as he realized.

"You do not ever fucking do that again," he said as he walked out, leaving Seulgi dumbfounded.

He went back to his friends. Deep in his heart, he wanted to see Yoongi but he was nowhere to be seen. He looked at Jennie, and she gestured to him that Yoongi went out as Jimin obliged.

As soon as he got out, he spotted Yoongi lighting a cigarette in Namjoon's small garden. He sighed as he went to him and grabbed the cigarette out of his hands. "What the fuck, Jimin?" Yoongi went to grab it back but the taller was too fast to react.

"Why are you smoking again?"

"None of your business."

"Let's get out of here." Jimin threw the lit cigarette on the grass and grabbed Yoongi's arm.

"Why don't you go with that ex of yours?" Jimin stopped and looked at him amusingly, "And can you stop grabbing me? It hurts!" He shouted at the taller.

"Why are you being such a bitch right now, Yoongs? Did I do something bad?" Jimin said with lazy eyes. The other one realized that the boy was drunk.

"No! Just go inside, leave me alone."

Jimin stared at the other. He had cold, sad eyes, eyes that he had never seen before. He finally gave in and scoffed at the other. "Fine."

***

When Yoongi was finished smoking, he put the pack of cigarettes in his pocket and decided to go inside. He was greeted by music roaring and people grinding their bodies against each other. He went to his friends. Jennie was still on the couch talking with Lisa and other girls. Jungkook and Taehyung were playing Fortnite, and Jin was scolding Hoseok for laughing at Namjoon who was already knocked out on the couch.

"Damn, who let him drink that much?" Yoongi said amusingly to Jin. The other one sighed and pointed at Jimin and Hoseok who were going crazy under the influence of alcohol.

Yoongi wondered how Jimin hadn't stopped drinking considering it was almost midnight. "Jimin has been a big drinker since he turned 18. Chugging beer like it was water, aish."

"Why though?"

"I think it's his way of escaping life. He never wanted to be a seminarian. When he was in 10th grade, he decided he wanted to be a psychologist but his father really didn't approve of it," Jin said to him. "If you haven't heard of this story, Jimin and his family were poor back then. So when things started to go better for them, his father decided to make Jimin a priest, as a 'thank you' gift. How could a parent do that to his own child?"

Yoongi's heart sank. So was he really going to be a priest? This was so fucked up, especially since he was growing feelings for the other.

"We really couldn't do anything about it, even Jimin. He wasn't afraid of his father but he was afraid of disappointing him."

"I met his mom. She was very cheerful and kind. Why didn't she do anything to make her husband change his mind?"

"His father is a controlling freak, Yoongs. He has been like that since their life got better, and it was all because of Jimin's hard work."

Yoongi was about to respond to Jin's statement but they both jumped when someone laughed loudly, his whole body on the floor. They both sighed and got up.

"Jimin-ah, that's enough," Yoongi said and took the other's arm, carrying it and putting it around his neck.

"Let me help you," Taehyung, who was playing with Jungkook, got up and went to help Yoongi carry him.

"Put him in the guest room!" Jin shouted as they went upstairs where the guest room is located.

They flopped Jimin on the bed as they breathed heavily. "That motherfucker's heavy," Yoongi stated, making the other chuckle.

"Oh shi- Yoongi, you must take off his clothes and make him wear new ones. He really doesn't like sleeping with dirty clothes," Taehyung said while heading to the closet and bringing out clothes and towels and giving them to Yoongi.

"How could he know? The boy's already drunk, let's just go-"

"Trust me, Yoongs, he will get all grumpy if he wakes up with the same clothes he had worn," Taehyung remarked as Yoongi could only nod and agree since he thought the other would help him change Jimin's clothing.

Before Yoongi could react, Taehyung ran out of the room giggling and shut the door. The poor boy could only sigh and looked at the other while whining.

He had no choice but to get water inside the bathroom as he took Jimin's clothes off starting with his bottoms since

it was harder. The other was still wearing boxers though. He soaked the towel in the water and wrung it to remove the excess liquid as he gently cleaned Jimin's thighs. When he was done, he grabbed the shorts that were on the bed and put them on Jimin.

He unbuttoned Jimin's top, revealing his tattoos that made the boy's jaw drop.

He has tattoos? The hell?

He cleansed Jimin's chest, all the way to his abs. "Now this is the hardest part," he muttered under his breath. He took a deep inhale as he pushed Jimin for him to cleanse his back.

As soon as Jimin had his back facing him, he gasped, dropping the towel he was holding. There were scars decorating his whole back. Scars that looked like lightning; he had never seen this before.

Yoongi's mind raced as he stared at the scars on Jimin's back. They were deep and jagged, a stark contrast to the smooth skin he had seen before. He gently traced one with his finger, feeling the rough texture under his touch.

"I never knew that scars could be this beautiful." He whispered to himself.