Yoongi's POV

Jin called a 'family meeting' as soon as Namjoon reported that they had no luck talking with y/n.

I swear I saw her everywhere I turned today. She was always rushing around and peeking over her shoulders and I couldn't help but feel worse.

I finally dragged myself out of bed and solemnly walked over to Jin's room. Entering, I notice everyone else was already here and situated. At my arrival a couple turned, but made no comment as I slowly shut the door and walked my way over to the empty armchair across from Jin.

They definitely kept to their words on keeping up this silent game, however Jin kept dragging me with them during breaks and at lunch. The others didn't speak to me, but being in their presence was enough of a punishment because their silent treatment left me feeling guiltier as I sat their twiddling my thumbs.

"Alright. Now that we are all here, the first topic of discussion is Jeju."

"Jeju?" Jimin asked for all of us.

"Jiju?" Jin asked confused.

"What is Jiju?"

"That girl that was a part of this whole mess! I don't even recall her name."

"Jisoo." Namjoon answered.

"Ah yes, her. In any case, she can't just be left with a clean record. No no."

"I already have the audio saved onto my laptop and was itching to hit that damn 'post' button."

"I think we should wait before posting. I think we should confront her first and explain that we know what she did. Play a little of the 'anxiety card' on her and make sure she knows she fucked up." Hoseok answered eerily calmly. He almost never responds to anything calmly.

"Hyung, that's dark... but brilliant. I love it." Jimin agreed with a smirk.

"I don't know... I mean I agree with confronting her about the whole scene so she knows she's not off the hook, but I think we should take y/n's reaction to consideration. Would she want us to post it?" Taehyung had his thinking cap on. Metaphorically of course.

"Of course she would." Jungkook responded as if it was obvious.

"I don't know. She has her own copy of the audio too, so why hasn't she." 

We all took a moment to consider his words. 

"I may not have known her long enough, but you guys have to have noticed her dislike of attention since the beginning of the year. This whole thing made it worse, but by posting that audio, it would bring the gossip back up."

"I guess you have a point Taehyung." Jin agreed.

"Then we at least confront her. I'll always be ready to hit 'post'. I'm just surprised she got involved. Yoongi. You could have prevented it from getting this far since you 'knew' she was lying. I still can't believe-"

"Namjoon. Right now is not the time to point fingers. Now we move on to the next topic of discussion. Y/n."

At her name, I felt a wash of regret. Anytime she was just anywhere, I always felt my heart wince. I couldn't blame just the soulmate bond.

"I miss her and she's only about four doors down." Taehyung sighed out. The others were grieving and I hated how this turned. I would have been perfectly fine if I was the only one having to grovel for y/n's trust, but the others had to suffer for my idiocy.

"We all do too, love, but it's our fault as well." Jin gently stroked Taehyung's hair as Taehyung leaned against his broad shoulder.

"We all fucked up. We knew she wouldn't easily come back to us. We need to be the ones to step up and make an effort unlike the last few times where she was the only one."

"She asked us to leave her alone. I don't want to. I never meant anything I said to her. I can't lose her so quickly. I have to apologize." Jungkook whimpered as Jin brought him closer on his other side. At the maknae's plea, we all felt the pang of sadness. I knew it was emitted from him.

You may kiss your soulmate to kickstart the bond and begin the connection process as represented by the ability to feel your partner's heart aches. However, you can't feel emotion until you physically connect with each other and emotionally intertwine. Still then, strong emotions are the only ones that can be reflected across the bond. Doesn't matter how far both partners are, if one feels a strong emotion, the phantom emotions will be present in the other.

I feel worse knowing that they have to be her soulmates as well. I wish I didn't know. I'm not complaining about her being the last piece of our complex puzzle, but I'm the only one that knows. If I tell them, they will feel ten times worse. And I'll feel a hundred times worse. 

As if this secret wasn't already weighing about a ton on my shoulders.

"I- I think we need to give her time. We can't force her to forgive us and we may drive her away if we keep pestering her. She deserves to take time alone. I know we all want to make amends quickly, but swarming her isn't the way to do it. With time, I hope- God I hope- she will forgive us. Or at least you all. I really don't deserve forgiveness." I avoided looking at them. I have been this whole day since I didn't want to see their disapproving looks.

"Yoongi... don't say that."

"Jin. I caused all of this. I'm sorry. I truly am for messing up your relationships with her. I didn't deserve to meddle with you guys because of my salty attitude and thoughts." I looked at my hands as I tightly squeezed them together. 

There were several beats of silence as my head swarmed with thoughts regarding their disapproval. It honestly felt like one of the worst times in my life as I felt the high tension around me and the guilt eating away at my conscience. My eyes started to blur as I stared hard at the ground and my hands started to throb from the blood pressure that I was cutting off due to my tight grip.

A figure suddenly forcefully ripped my arms apart and a weight landed on my lap before I could register anything. Soft hair tickled my chin as the figure wrapped their arms tightly around me. I glanced down shocked as I saw the familiar blonde hair of a certain individual that was too sensitive to emotions. He always reacted to one of us if he noticed that we felt remotely down.

I honestly am surprised he held off this long even though I don't deserve his comforting and familiar cuddles. I tried to wrap my arms around his shoulders to pull him away, but he furiously shook his head as I felt a wet sensation on my collar bone.

He was crying.

"No. I can't stay mad. I-I'm sorry. It's my fault too. I was mean to her too. I can't blame you completely Yoongi-hyung. I love you." He sobbed as he wrapped tighter around me by bringing his legs around my waist and holding me captive in his snake-like hold.

I finally glanced over at the others as they shot wistful looks in my direction. I couldn't help it as I felt my eyes brim with tears and I hung my head low, trying my best to keep from making a sound.

"Yoongi. It's okay to cry. Yes, you made a mistake, but let us help you through it."

I tensed at the topic. I can't. I don't want to be weaker than I already am. I already felt humiliated by acting so childishly with my attitude towards y/n before... and up to now with my tears.

Wiping my eyes, I look up at the others' familiar smiles. 

That's the smile they always gave to any one of us who was sad and felt the need to rant. Normally it was one of the maknae's that had to vent out their frustrations. 

Even I've held that patient look before when I waited for one of my soulmates to talk and open up to me.

I've rarely been on the receiving end though and normally it was only with Jin or Namjoon, not everyone.

"I'm fine." I notice the others deflate at my response. Shit. I don't want them to feel bad. Please.

"I-I'm not ready to talk. I know you're here for me, but I deserve this guilt alone."

"Yoongi, you can't let your emotions manifest in the tiny bottle you've shoved them into and stuffed to the brim. I can guarantee you that if you just  freely express everything you want to say, you'll feel so much better. We won't judge you, ever."

I looked away with so many words compiling on the tip of my tongue. But my damn pride was too strong. I hate it sometimes. Okay, all the time.

"Please, drop it. I know. But I just... can't. Please understand that I'm not ready to. It doesn't mean I'm never going to open that bottle, but right now the cap is screwed on too tight. I'll work on loosening it, but right now I just can't."

Namjoon sighed as he finally nodded. Jimin gave me a reassuring peck on the side of my neck.

"We understand Yoongi. Even when you mess up, remember that we've all messed up too. We won't pester you about it, but please keep in mind that we are always here for you. But don't plan on keeping all your emotions to yourself for too long."

I nodded at Namjoon's considerate and tender words. 

"Jimin, go sit with Jin." I tried to move him away but he stubbornly shook his head.

"No. I don't wanna." I gave Jimin a tired look as he returned it with his own determined one. Sighing in defeat, I look away as Jimin snuggled impossibly closer.

"Okay. We give her time. But that means we all have to stick with this idea. Especially you three." Jin concluded as he directed pointed looks towards Jungkook, Taehyung, and Jimin.

"But for how long! I'm going to burst if I can't apologize to her soon enough. I miss her snuggles." Taehyung whined as he gave Jin a pleading look.

"We give her all the time she needs."

"We can't just ignore her! I can't possibly. We have to show her that we acknowledge that we're sorry somehow! Please." Jungkook tugged on Jin's shoulder as he provided a prominent pout.

"Y/n doesn't like big gestures. The attention thing?" Hoseok added.

We all stayed silent as we contemplated what to do.

"For now, the best thing to do is to give her space. If she, by some miracle, opens up just a bit to us, then perhaps we can try to do some acts of apology." Namjoon's tone held an air of finality.

"And Jisoo?"

"We'll confront her tomorrow."

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A/N: Well well, some inner turmoil I see. This whole chapter was straight up dialogue, but it did hit some points.

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