Chapter 13: Broken Past

Everything is so silent that you could hear a pin drop inside the room. All the members are sitting opposite Jisung and Hyunjin and with their eyes focused on them, Jisung can't help but feel a bit nervous.

Hyunjin saw him from the corner of his eyes, hesitating before he put a hand on top of Jisung's fidgeting ones. He smiled at him when Jisung looked at him with wide eyes.

Chan coughs, "Okay. So, I haven't told them anything yet but we're going to have a serious talk." Felix looked at them back and forth before he opened his mouth to ask.

"Are you dating?"

"No!" Jisung blurted out in shock, his face and neck turning red and it made Minho snicker at the look on his face. "I mean, no. It's not that." He turns away, biting his bottom lip and puffing his cheeks out which looks like a hamster trying to be angry.

"What is it then?" Minho asked, a smirk creeping up his face. "You like each other?"

"Hyung!" Hyunjin whined, hiding his face in his hands. "Can you guys listen up? Oh my God." They chuckled and finally settled down to wait for them to speak.

"It's not like, it's far off-"

"Oh my God, I totally knew it-"

Jisung ignored Felix's outburst and continued, "We used to date before. Not anymore though." He looked at Hyunjin, "We kind of had a bad falling apart and that was the main reason why we didn't like each other during our pre-debut."

"We talked already, which is why we're all good with each other. But, it was a really bad breakup."

Jeongin raised his hand, "Why did you even break up in the first place?"

"Miscommunication." Hyunjin and Jisung said simultaneously that they surprised one another before laughing it off.

"But, it really was only that. He thought I cheated but I never did. It's okay now."

Changbin asked, "Why didn't you just talk about it though? If it was just miscommunication."

"We were dumb and stupid." Hyunjin chuckles, "I didn't know and I was so upset that I let my feelings take over me before he could even explain. It was so bad that I had to threaten him to get out of my face."

"It was horrible," Jisung muttered under his breath but everyone could hear it so clearly. "Seeing Hyunjin's face struck with so much despair and knowing that I somehow caused it-"

"I told you it wasn't your fault." Hyunjin faced him.

"But-"

"No buts." He cuts off, "I was the dumb one. I clearly mistook you for that other person and I didn't even think that there could be people that look like you. I never thought of anything at all and just took it out on you. It's never your fault."

Hyunjin remembers when he yelled at Jisung, his emotions taking over him, and now that he looks back at it. He could see the way that Jisung's smile fell out of his face.

Hyunjin was at Jisung's house, waiting by his doorstep when he heard the sound of a car approaching. The taxi stopped in front of the house and Jisung walked out of it with a huge smile which made Hyunjin's heart break further.

Was he happy that he met up with his other man?

Jisung walks up to him and is about to open his mouth when Hyunjin beats him to it.

"Let's break up."

He could see the words process over Jisung's head, his smile suddenly falling, and looking at Hyunjin with sadness and shock in his eyes.

"What? What are you talking about?" Hyunjin didn't speak, his tears prickling his eyes yet again when he remembered the very moment he saw Jisung kissing that other guy. He could hear the taxi driving away and the birds chirping. It was peaceful in the surroundings and he hated to be breaking it.

"Hyunie-" Jisung tries to reach his hand but he flinches away immediately which makes Jisung step back.

"Get away from me. Do not ever speak to me again. This will be the last time that we see each other." As Hyunjin was about to walk away, Jisung grabbed his wrist.

"No! Why? What's the reason? What the hell, Hyunjin?"

"I said get the hell away from me!" He pulls his wrist off, turning to Jisung with a fuming face. "I do not ever want to see you again!" The tears continuously run down his face. Despite his blurry vision from his tears, he could see Jisung's heartbroken expression. It was as if his life was drained away from him.

"No. You have to explain to me why you are doing this?" Hyunjin wipes his face with the sleeves of his sweater. Taking a deep breath and saying the very last thing that Jisung heard from him.

"I hate you with all my life. I fucking despise you, Jisung. Do not ever get in contact with me again." If his heartbroken face falls even more, Hyunjin doesn't get to see it as he turns away and walks off with his past being left behind.

"I was immature. Having to tell you that." Hyunjin wipes the stray tear on his cheek. "I didn't mean to tell you that, it was... It wasn't justifiable why I even said that in the first place." He looks at Jisung's teary eyes. "I'm sorry for everything. I know I apologized again and again but everything that I did to you, it's all on me."

"Hyunjin..." Jisung chuckled sadly, "I already forgive you ever since we talked. I... I couldn't accept that you were acting normal after everything you said to me but it's also not a reason to fight you."

"I never would hate you." Hyunjin took a deep breath. "Thank you for accepting me after all that I've done."

Jisung smiled, "Thank you for being honest." He opened his arm as an invitation for Hyunjin and he jumped at the opportunity, burying his face in Jisung's neck and smelling the scent that he longed for. How he missed having to feel the warmth wrapping him.

He could hear claps all around him and they separated from each other as speed as light forgetting that they had the rest of the members watching them.

"It was like I was watching a drama," Seungmin commented, nodding and clapping.

"Very emotional. 10/10. Would recommend." Jeongin wiped his imaginary tears.

Felix sniffled, "I never thought that you would be living in my fan fiction." Changbin pats his back slowly, giving him a tissue.

Minho and Chan look at them fondly, Minho radiating off supportive energy and giving a thumbs up while Chan smiles proudly at them.

"I'm glad that both of you talked this out. After all, the progress you had with each other really..." They knew what Chan was trying to say as he softly laughed. "I hope that the two of you continue to be civil with each other."

"Thank you, hyung." Jisung smiled, "For being patient with us."

"Thank you too, hyung." Hyunjin bumped Jisung's shoulder.

"So, when will you two start dating again?"

"Innie!"