"Excuse me... what?" Taehyung almost can't believe the words that just spilled out of Jimin's mouth. His mother? Alive? Is it first of April or something?

"You know exactly what I'm talking about!" Jimin hisses and crosses his arms confidently, "when you wouldn't tell me anything, I took it into my own hands."

"What the hell did you do?" Taehyung feels like his face will get stuck in a frown after this. What the hell is Jimin talking about? He better not have done what Taehyung think he has, then this might be a bigger mess than he could have feared.

"S-She's alive?" now it's Jungkook who looks over at Taehyung, confusion painting his features. He has never really asked much about Taehyung's past love, he has too much respect for Taehyung to do that. But one of the few things he does know is that she's dead... or at least, that's what he was told?

"What? No!" Taehyung yells out in frustration. He turns back to Jimin, "who on earth has convinced you about that?"

"Well, you wouldn't tell me about my grandparents, so I contacted them myself," Jimin spits and crosses his arms, stating it as if it makes perfect sense and that's what everyone would have done in this situation.

Taehyung stares at him for a good 30 seconds. Taking in the very being of his son and wondering how on earth he become so goddamn stupid! Okay, that was mean. But holy shit that boy is too naïve for his own good, Taehyung seriously needs to do something about that. Maybe it's a childhood trauma that has made him like this?

He did read about it when Jimin was still a child, considering that Jimin's childhood wasn't exactly pretty. It's like he's always craving attention or assurance... Taehyung can't figure it out. He doesn't want to seem mean, but these are the honest thoughts running through his head right now.

Jimin is now the one to frown as he looks at his father throwing his head back suddenly and laughing out loud, almost in a creepy way. Taehyung laughs his heart out and holds around his stomach. Oh god, how did he not figure that out?

"Why the hell do you think I told you they aren't important to us?" Taehyung asks. Jimin gets an offended look on his face and takes a step back, "because you have been keeping this a secret! And my grandparents are the only ones who know the truth."

"And let me guess, you only talked with Ah-Seung and not your grandfather?" Taehyung crosses his arms over his chest, now completely serious again. Jimin takes a minute to think over that statement. He indeed hasn't spoken with his mother's father at all, it's only his grandmother that has picked up the phone.

"Yeah so? She knows way more about mom than you do, and I want to know more about her," Jimin hisses. Taehyung chuckles and shakes his head in frustration, his hand running through his hair to get it out of his eyes. After taking a deep breath he walks over to Jimin and places his hands on his shoulders, looking deeply into his son's eyes.

"The day you were born, I was given the most amazing gift I could have asked for and I wouldn't change it for the world," he begins and Jimin gulps since he knows Taehyung is referring to him, "but that day also took someone very dear from me. Your mother was the only person before Jungkook that actually saw me as more than just a weakling with no money. She gave me a reason to fight for my life again," he continues.

"I saw her Jimin. Dead. On that hospital bed with the line dying right in front of my eyes. If there was anything I could do to change that, I would have. However, she gave me you. My new reason to live. Don't you ever think I would lie about something like that... this is my life line you're talking about... a person who loved me to her very last breath. She's not alive Jimin, I'm sorry."

Jimin looks at him with big eyes, the tears already stinging. Why are everyone telling him different things? Why does he listen to all of them? What should he believe? Who should he trust? He doesn't know. He's just a stupid kid at this point.

Taehyung let's his hands fall and gives Jungkook a side glance as they wait for Jimin to start asking questions.

"B-But... my grandmother... why would she say she's alive? How can I know you're telling the truth?" the younger has a voice that indicates he's done with all this shit. 

"When you were born, there was quite a 'benefit' following behind you. Because of the loss of your mother, your new guardian or parent would get an amount of money that would help get the family back on their feet. I used that money to buy an apartment and therefore get us away from my father..."

"But what does that have to do with my grandparents?"

Taehyung sighs, not knowing how he should start explaining all of this.

"When I got your mother pregnant, her parents weren't exactly happy. They are extremely religious and sex before marriage is a sin in their eyes. They literally threw their daughter out of their house because they were that angry. Luckily, she was able to stay at a friend's house in the mean time... they even called you the devil's child," Taehyung gulps, "when I got to the hospital and heard the t-terrible news, I called her parents. But they didn't care. That was until the funeral. Ah-Seung suddenly realized that with you came quite a sum of money, so she tried to get custody over you... luckily, my lawyer won and I got to keep you. If that was the right choice I don't know, but that's the truth."

Jimin takes a breath and looks down. His grandmother only wanted him for money? But... what about all the story she told about when Jimin was a kid? Was that just a lie? Jimin feels the information fill his heart and stomach, making it hard for him to breathe. Is this what a panic attack feels like? He gets ripped from it once Taehyung once again grabs his shoulders.

"Calm down Jimin, you're okay. Ah-Seung has always been very good with words, but she probably tried to convince you that your mother is still alive because she now knows we are rich. She might have been trying to get some money from you..." Taehyung states, that's the only thing he can think of... "You haven't done anything wrong Jimin... this is my fault too, I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you."

"B-But she was so sweet I-I-... how did Kim Joon Tae know?" Jimin questions, thinking back at that once again. That's a loose end he never really got figured out by himself.

"Kim Joon Tae... wait- did you go meet him in the jail? Without us knowing?" Jungkook asks from the side, his eyebrows sinking down to show the sudden anger taking over him. Ugh, this boy just can't stay in his lane.

"Uhm... kinda?"

Taehyung pinches his nose and Jungkook just sighs. Jimin bites his lip and feels his cheeks tint, he knows he has been of so much trouble for them. Or at least, he's starting to realize that.

"That man has a lot of contacts outside of prison, we tried to see who it was so we could keep you safe."

Oh, that explains the note they had. Fuck.

"Unfortunately, we didn't get to know about Yoongi in time to do anything about it. But I know he has had contact with Ah-Seung before, that's why I was extra careful with letting you know about her. That's kind of biting me in the ass right now..." Taehyung sighs, "but at least we realized now, or else he might have made her get money from you. I can't understand why that man can't just leave me and my family the fuck alone."

Taehyung's eyes get dark as he remembers back on all the things his father has done to him. That guy should be on death row, fucking maniac.

"I can't believe they would plan that out to trick us?" Jungkook says in a frustrated manner. 

Jimin just looks straight ahead as his fathers start discussing how they could have missed that, considering that they apparently have a lot of contacts in the police because of Jungkook's job. Still, Jimin doesn't agree with them at all. Everything is his fault. He almost wants to laugh at himself, is this really what's happening? Has he been the worst son ever for this?

"She can't... it can't have been a lie..." now it's like the reality of the situation hits him. He has actually got himself hyped to believe that his mother is alive. That she's out there somewhere, waiting for him. But... she's not. He feels like he just lost her for good.

Taehyung grunts and grabs Jimin's arm which the younger yelps at in surprise. He gets dragged out to the entrance and Taehyung throws his jacket at him.

"W-What?" 

"We are driving to their house. Right this instant," Taehyung says as he grabs his own coat and throws it over his arms.

"Wait... as in right now, right now?"

"Yes, and then we are going to put an end to this mess."