"I'm Jung Taemin."

Tae blinked, his face vacant. Jimin and Kookie peeped at each other.

"What?"
It was Hoseok who responded first.

"Hyung, once again, Taemin doesn't exist! It's a lie you came up with three years ago, to save our asses!" Yoongi said feeling frustrated and scared, all at the same time.

Jin just shook his head. Yoongi continued.

"Yes! It's a name that Joon came up with that you used well at the right time!"

"I need an explanation for this," Kookie said holding up the blanket,"What is this doing here?"

He walked a few steps towards Jin," Did you steal this hyung?"

"Yes," Jin replied bluntly without wasting a second.

"Jin hyung! Why would you do something like this?" Tae asked him.

Jin shook his head.

They watched him as he rubbed his eyes,
"I would explain-" his face,
"-if you give me a chance-" and then ran his hands through his hair messing it up,
"-to SPEAK!" he yelled towards the end.

He hit his hand on the table causing everyone to jump back a few steps. Everyone stood wide eyed in shock and terror.

"Okay," Hoseok breathed out, "speak then."

Jin nodded. He then walked, past Jimin and Kookie who moved out of the way, to his wardrobe. Feeling alarmed Yoongi glanced at Joon who looked back at him, his chin pointed as he tightened his jaw.

One by one, Jin placed a few items on his desk. No explanation was further needed when the boys saw the items.

A teddy, a tiny box that had a cross on a chain, another box with a paper crane, an old diary. Kookie held the blanket while Jimin still had the snow globe.

The only thing missing was...

"The tyre of the skull board," Joon said as his heart raced.

He turned to Jin,"Did you purposely leave my tyre at the Bowl?" his brows furrowed and lips pursed in anger.

"I'm sorry Joonah!" he walked to Joon, placing both his hands on either side of the tall boy's face,"I was so angry at the time! I shouldn't have..." he said looking into his eyes.

Joon slapped away his hands as he shouted,"Jin hyung!"

Putting his hands up in defence, Jin stepped back," Okay! Okay!"

He sat on his chair and said, "But like I said before, I'm Jung Taemin. I'm not Jin."

When none of them spoke, Jin said,"My food is getting cold! Let's have breakfast first," he stood up and ran to the steps,"and then I'll explain."

When he climbed up the steps and left, Joon looked at the rest. Everyone looked terrified. Though they half expected that Jin might lock them in there, they were relieved that he didn't.

One by one they followed Jin and left the room, carrying their respective items.  By the time they had reached the kitchen Jin had already set the table. Jimin looked at his hyungs, waiting for the next step.

"Well sit!" Jin said as he sat down. Slowly everyone followed his order. Even though they remained seated, none of them touched the food on the plate. Jin sighed and said, "I swear I didn't poison it. I love you guys. So eat up!"

As they ate in silence, Jin cleared his throat.

"Promise me you'll listen with a cool head. And I'll answer your questions as calmly as possible. Is that okay?" he looked at everyone. All nodded in response feeling more nervous than satisfied.

All except Joon who just glared back.

"Okay?" he smiled at Hoseok who gulped.
Kookie answered instead, "Okay hyung."

"Technically Kookie, I'm your age."

Kookie's face scrunched in confusion.
"I was born when Jin was three years old," Jin said raising three fingers," So please don't call me 'hyung'."

Kookie's eyes widened while Jimin straightened his spine. He looked at Joon who seemed to listen intently now.

"I'm what you'd call an 'alternate personality'." He finger quoted.

"Is that why you were visiting the psychologist?" Jimin asked now.

Jin just smirked.

"I never visited him. Jin did. And just because grandpa forced him to."

He put down his spoon and laughed, "Stupid shrink thought Jin was depressed. He did not have any clue about me."

Yoongi's jaw dropped. This person in front of him was confident, made fun of people, spoke without any shame.

"You are not Jin hyung..." he murmured.

"Thankyou!" Jin smiled at Yoongi, "now you get me!"

Yoongi was shocked. He didn't expect anyone to hear him.

"Um...so where is Jin hyung then?" Tae asked him confused over his own question.

"Good question!" Jin spoke enthusiastically," Jin is sleeping now. After his slip up last night about me, he went haywire," Jin rolled his eyes,"When he fell asleep, I woke up."

"What?" Hoseok asked unable to understand anything.

"Look, normally I come out when he is sad or feeling down. In case he faces any situation he can't handle, I come."

Joon looked at him in disbelief. Seeing Joon eye him with such an expression Jin said,
"I'm not his enemy, I'm his friend. He needs me. He needs my help."

"We are his friends too. I was always there whenever he needed me. Why did he never tell us anything?" Joon questioned him.

"Please tell me you are acting hyung," Hoseok said to Jin.

"I'm not acting Hoseokah. And I'm not Jin. I'm sorry. But when all of you left town to live your own lives, Jin felt lost... If not for me, he wouldn't even have a job or any means to survive really."

Jin turned to Joon," You have always been there for him, for all of them," he gestured at the rest of the boys.

Staring right into his eyes, Jin continued," that was why I fell for you..."