Defamation

Right before them is a sitting Jimin with a nervous look on his face, breathing heavily, hands together, fiddling as he was about to open his mouth to say something when Yuki spoke the moment Yri gave her members a confused and surprised look, clearly wanting someone to explain things for her.

"He insisted to personally apologize."

"Chemmy," he stood up, and for a second, was hesitant to walk towards Yri but the heavy uncomfortable atmosphere surrounding left him with no choice, "I uhh. . . I really am sorry about a while ago."

Never really knowing what to do, he involuntarily held Yri's cold hands and enclosed them in his, giving everyone inside the room different silent reactions.

"I don't like to see you upset."

"Uh. . . hehe," Yri gave out an awkward sheepish chuckle, smooth yet firmly removing her hands from Jimin's as she meet one by one her friends' reactions but all seemed to be trying not to burst out with their caged emotions.

"Honestly, you shouldn't even be apologizing right now because. . ." she looks down and back at Jimin, scratching her head with an unsure chuckle, "It is I who should be, so umm. . . Park Jimin, I sincerely apologize for my existence."

"You know me—" Yri took a step back and weighed her elbow on Taehyung's shoulder as she looks up to his height with a rapid raise of eyebrows and a hint of smirk, "I'm such a crybaby, right, Tae?"

Took him a moment before realizing Yri is actually telling him to agree whether he likes it or not, and there he goes, scrunching his face, synchronizing with her slow, sarcastic nod before turning back to Jimin with the same head bobbing.

"Wait, isn't Bang PD-Nim looking for you guys?"

At the same time, Yri and Taehyung looked at each other, both understanding each other, and knew it was time for them to go. They waved each other goodbye as the two members of Bangtan left the room, in which outside stood a BigHit staff member, seemingly already waiting for them to come out.

"Well, umm. . . That escalated quickly!" Margaux blurted out with a light scratch on her head.

"What do you expect— a drama?" Yuki sarcastically commented, rolling her eyes and walking out of the scene with a smirk.

The room died silent as the members one by one made their way to their designated beds, falling down freely with a heavy sigh; except for Margaux— she bit her lip, slowly approached the maknae, and took a few exhales.

"Yri, I—"

"Nah, I'm really good," Yri raised her free hand up with the other one covering her face, "I just need some good rest, and you should too."

As always, the members would go bid each other their goodnight wishes before or after all of the lights have been turned off, except for the youngest that pretends to be fast asleep with her light fake snoring that can't actually fool anyone.

12:05 am

'Ugh, why the heck can't I just sleep peacefully?' Yri muttered to herself, pouting at the darkness, waiting for a visible silhouette to respond back.

"Yri, are you still awake?"

"Oh what the f—" stopping right there, Yri clutched onto her dearest heart after getting a shock from the voice that came out of nowhere that she thought was actually from the silhouette she's expecting.

"What's up?"

Trying to regain her lost cool back, she responded to Mar with a blunt, uninterested tone in her voice but deep within her, heart almost palpitating from the shock.

"I just want to say I really am sorry. I promise it will never happen again."

Still keeping the cool, Yri didn't move a muscle to even turn to her side where Margaux just sat by, near the edge of her bed as she felt the mattress oozed down behind her.

"I don't want to ruin our friendship over a guy just like that."

And that's where Yri felt like something loosened up inside of her, making her smile faintly as she finally sat up to give her close friend a tight embrace. She breathed over her shoulders and let out a single tear before trying to speak. Because that's when she realized how sincere Margaux really is and that throughout the day she's been apologizing nonstop to Yri proves how she really doesn't want her to get upset which Yri thought to herself that it doesn't make her less immature if she just keeps on giving them the cold treatment.

"I should be the one saying that— Sorry Margaux, I'm really sorry you have to get through with my pointless drama."

Wiping a tear away, Yri thought to herself that if only she'd earn a dollar for every time she would cry, she'll be a freakin' billionaire.

"No, Yri. I will never get tired of your never-ending drama."

They chuckled to themselves as they both delve into some deep conversation 'til 1 am, not giving a damn about the time.

"By the way, I have a secret to tell you."

With that sudden confession to make, Yri felt her heart skipped a bit, anxious and excited at the same time, she raised an eyebrow with a curious look on her face.

"Jimin has a crush on you."

Jimin.

Has.

A.

Crush.

On.

You.

It was at least straight a minute before she could finally process the words again and again, reacting only inside her brain where her emotions overwhelmed, keeping a straight face outside.

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