Jungkook
I wake up to someone shaking me vigorously and for a moment I think it’s Minji. ‘Cut it out gremlin.’ I grumble as I turn and place the pillow over my head, trying to go back to sleep.
‘Yah!! It’s not me bunny!’ She grumbles back as the two of us sit up to see Jimin there. I blink a couple of times – trying to figure out when he came in. I see Minji rubbing her eyes and I yawn and stretch. ‘Morning jagi.’ She says as she finally realizes Jimin is there but he looks worried and I look at Minji who looks back at me. ‘Okay, what’s wrong?’ She asks.
‘We have a problem.’ Jimin says with a frown as he shows us his phone. I see the article with a big bold heading.
BTS’S PARK JIMIN SPOTTED SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH MYSTERY GIRL NAMED MINJI!
The boys in BTS have gone to celebrate the holiday season with their friends and families but it seems one person in particular might be spending it with a secret sweetheart. A source informed us that Park Jimin was spotted in Busan with a mystery girl on Christmas Day. The source said that the girl is not someone from the entertainment world but the name Minji was heard. The source said "The girl isn't popular like Jimin so I don't know what he was doing with her in the first place." Photos of the possible couple were also made available to us. We wonder who this girl is?
I frown as I see a picture clearly showing Jimin and Minji even though their faces are covered. Jimin had called me yesterday after Minji had fallen asleep. He had gotten all the boys on call and told us what happened with that ex of his who we all hate. He told Bang about him and Minji and about the risk of being exposed because of what happened with Jiyeon. Bang was at least very understanding and said that should something come out, they’d try their best to limit it and keep Minji out of it.
‘This is Jiyeon’s doing, isn’t it?’ I ask and Jimin nods. Damn that woman makes me so angry!! She used Jimin, tried to humiliate him in front of us and broke his heart. After the break up, he started working so hard to the point of exhaustion. Now, she has the nerve to come back. I’m pretty sure she approached him for two reasons. Firstly, because she is an egotistical woman – she thinks she can use Jimin to make her more famous because of his status. Secondly, because she’s a jealous skank. The moment she saw Minji with him, she wanted to try and sabotage it but luckily, they knew how to deal with her. I'm glad they worked it out because I really want to see the two of them happy.
I look at Minji who is quietly reading the article, a serious look on her face. ‘I imagine so. Now that I think about it, she mentioned something but I didn’t think much of it at the time. I was too angry and I didn’t think she’d act this quickly. I thought we’d have more time.’ Jimin admits, sounding almost defeated. ‘I’m so sorry I got you mixed in this.’ He says, turning to Minji, who takes his hand in hers and squeezes it.
‘Hey don’t worry about me. Let’s focus on you.’ She says. ‘Besides, I’ve been in worse situations than this. Remember when Mr. Oh pushed my adoption on live TV?’ She asks.
‘How can I forget? I felt like strangling the guy.’ Jimin mumbles but she doesn’t seem to hear him. I look at her as she seems to zone out… or more precisely, zone in on some kind of idea. It’s almost like I can see the cogs in her brain working. ‘Minji? Babe?’ Jimin calls out to her.
‘I got an idea. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before.’ She says.
‘Care to elaborate?’ I tell her and she nods as she smiles widely. She turns so she looks at both of us.
‘We use the truth to our advantage. Do you know what journalism is all about? It’s about who can create the best story? Someone once said "journalism is organized gossip." When someone publishes a story which goes viral, someone else tries to updo it by providing a bigger story. Politicians do it, lawyers do it, news agents do it, magazines and media – they all do it.’ She explains.
‘Okay makes sense but what does it have to do with us? How is it going to help us protect you?’ I ask her.
‘Forget about me for a moment. Their gossip can't do damage to me but it can do to Jimin's career so take the focus away from him. You said you wanted to tell the world about us right? About you and I being siblings?’ She asks and I nod as I start to realize where she is going with it. ‘Then we tell the world. Think about it – what would create a bigger story – Jimin dating a mysterious girl with no actual facts behind it or Jungkook finds long, lost missing twin sister after twenty-two years who so happens to be the girl in the photo?’ She asks.
Suddenly, her words begin to make sense – a lot of sense. She’s right – if I reveal the truth about her myself and present it as fact, it will create more buzz. It would also explain why she is around Jimin in Busan because she is also here with me. ‘That’s genius Min.’ I say as I hug her.
‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ Jimin asks her and she nods.
‘I don’t want to do it just because we need to hide it for now but also because I do want to tell the world about my brother.’ She replies, forcing a smile.
‘Okay then. We’ll do this and we can do it together.’ I say. ‘Go take a shower and get dressed so we can go live.’ I tell her and she nods. She gets out of bed with a happy sigh, bends to kiss Jimin on the cheek and grabs her clothes before she leaves. I turn to Jimin who is looking down at his hands and I sigh. I can guess what he is thinking about right now. ‘You know, I always felt that Jiyeon was a lowlife but I never expected her to go so low.’ I say.
‘She’s doing this because I rejected her.’ He says with a frown. ‘She wanted me to go back to her and I just rejected her. I told her that she doesn’t even begin to compare to Minji. She wasn’t too happy about that.’ He explains. ‘I’m so sorry Kook. I promised to protect her and instead I’m already getting her into trouble. Maybe I can’t protect her after all.’ He says, sounding completely disheartened.
‘Hyung… you chose my sister and you make her happy. We both knew we cannot avoid the media and you were being careful. It’s just so happened she was in the same place as you. Don’t worry too much about it – Minji’s plan is quite good and technically, she’s a trouble magnet herself so she attracts trouble.’ I say with a slight chuckle. ‘How about you stay with us for the video?’ I ask.
‘Shouldn’t this be something between you two?’ He asks and I shake my head.
‘You’re family to me hyung and Minji cares a lot about you, maybe she even loves you already, I don’t know and besides, they will be able to see why the three of us hang around together.’ I say and he nods. We fall silent for a moment but both of us turn our head as we hear her singing from the bathroom which is exactly next door.
‘Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand?... With every guitar string scar on my hand… I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover … My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue … All's well that ends well to end up with you … Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover …And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me…And at every table, I'll save you a seat, lover.’ She sings loudly, probably forgetting that it’s not just her and Yun. Then again, she does have a lovely voice.
‘I guess she’s a Taylor Swift fan.’ He says with a shrug and a smile. I shrug as well because quite honestly, I don’t even know who her favourite Western artists are.
‘And I can guess who she is singing about too.’ I say as I give him a knowing look to which he just blushes. ‘I’m not saying this because she’s my sister but she really does bring out the best in you hyung. You have so much energy and you’re so happy. I used to think relationships can be distracting but I guess I was wrong. I see you and Hoseok-hyung and how alive you look.’ I say and he nods.
‘She does make me feel that way. It’s like with every note I sing or every step I dance to, I think of her and wanting to make her proud to be my girlfriend.’ He says. Suddenly, we hear a knock on the door as the door opens and Minji walks in. ‘You look so cute!’ Jimin exclaims as his eyes seem to twinkle as he sees her. I chuckle as she’s wearing black skinny jeans and a Christmas sweater with a snowman on it. The white cotton of the snowman is all puffy and it seems to have wobbly eyes. Her cheeks go red as she sits down next to Jimin on the bed.
‘I know what can make it perfect.’ I say as I get out of bed and open the wardrobe. I pull out the Christmas box and pull out a Christmas hat and put it on her. ‘There, much better.’ I say and she giggles. ‘Hyung – we should all wear Christmas related stuff. I should have two sweaters in there, pick one. I’ll go get a shower.’ I say as I grab my own stuff and head to the bathroom.
I take a quick shower and walk out, wrap a towel around my body. I brush my teeth and then put on my underwear and pants. ‘Aish I forgot to bring my own shirt.’ I mutter to myself as I walk out of the bathroom and go back to the bedroom. I stop, with my hand on the doorknob as I stare at my sister and Jimin who are busily making out on the bed while Jimin is still shirtless and seemingly going closer to her.
‘Yah!! I said put on one of those shirt not kiss my sister while staying half naked.’ I yell, forcing them to jump. Minji’s eyes go wide and Jimin’s face goes bright red as he fumbles into the box and grabs a shirt. ‘You better not get her pregnant any time soon hyung. She’s still young.’ I say.
‘Yah! Stop acting as if you’re older than me. We’re twins.’ She retorts as she gives an annoyed, yet embarrassed look – mission successful!
‘I’m still the older twin.’ I say and Jimin looks at me. ‘Yeah we confirmed it with our parents. Eomma said I’m ten minutes older.’ I say triumphantly.
‘Yeah it doesn’t mean you can bully your sister.’ Jimin replies and I let out a chuckle.
‘Bully? Her? Hyung I was tickling her and she nearly broke my nose yesterday.’ I say. ‘If anything, she’s the one who bullies me.’ I say. She throws the pillow at my head but I catch it. ‘See?’ I ask.
‘Shouldn’t you be wearing your shirt or is Jimin the only one who is not allowed to be shirtless?’ She asks and I roll my eyes as I reach into the box and pull out a sweater. Jimin’s sweater has a reindeer on it while mine has Santa Claus.
‘Are you ready?’ I ask and she nods. ‘You don’t have to be nervous. The comments will be popping out, don’t try to answer all of them. Pick the ones you want to answer. Let me and Jimin start first.’ I say and she gives me a thumbs up. I set up the phone on the desk and Jimin and I find our place in front of it while Minji stays hidden. We put the live on and wait for a while just as the views start to gradually increase.
‘Hello everyone!’ Jimin greets as he waves at the camera. ‘So, it’s the day after Christmas and I’m here with Jungkook. We hope you had a fantastic Christmas. We’re in Busan and at Jungkook’s house and we’re enjoying our time with our families.’ Jimin says.
‘That’s right. Christmas is a very important time of the year for us but today I have a special announcement regarding my family. A couple of months ago, in October to be exact, I was home and I found out that I have a twin sister. We were separated at birth but luckily, I managed to locate her quickly and for the past weeks, we have gotten to know each other and grew even closer. Today, I’d like you to meet her.’ I say as I signal her to come over. She sits down next to me and exhales as she waves at the camera.
‘Hello everyone. My name is Minji.’ She says. I look at the views and comments which are exploding by the second. It’s like a ripple effect.
JKlove: Did I hear him right? He has a twin sister?
BTSForver: Ohh wow!! I never expected this news! What great news!
ArMy: Isn’t that every ARMY’s wish? To wake up and find out that they’re related to BTS? Haha Jokes aside, I’m happy you found your sister.
Mochilove101: Wait? Minji? Is she the same one who was seen with Jimin? It kind of makes sense since both you and Jimin are in Busan right now.
I look over at Minji and nod as I let her take the lead. ‘Yes, there was an article recently published. This is my first Christmas with my brother and in getting to know him, I did get the chance to know the rest of BTS. In fact, Jimin-Oppa has helped me to surprise Jungkook when I came here. It’s also true that I spent Christmas with Jimin but also with Jungkook. As luck would have it, Jungkook and I, along with our parents, decided to go and eat lunch and Jimin-Oppa and his family were there. We had lots of fun together after that.’ She explains.
I stare at her for a moment, wondering how she had the confidence to just say that so naturally. It’s almost like she is a natural speaker with the right amount of confidence and charisma. She reminds me of one of those speakers who gives a presentation but draws you in or a lawyer in court. I smile, as I remember she was brought up by a lawyer and a doctor. I look at the other comments that keep popping up.
ShipsToSail: Great! Now I’m going to have another favourite pair of siblings to root for besides AKMU!! I hope you post stuff you do together.
Jinji: Whether you’re together with Jimin or not, it should not be our business. As long as our boys are happy, we’re happy.
JungkookStansRise: Wow! She’s so pretty! She has the same smile as Jungook.
‘We do have the same smile and some say even our eyes are similar. Minji is also a great singer and great in athletics and archery and Taekwondo.’ I say.
‘She really is. She beat Jungkook in a match.’ Jimin says.
Baekhyun
It’s the day after Christmas and I’ve never felt so disappointed with myself. I swore I’d never play again but I couldn’t control myself. ‘Oh come on, lighten up hyung. You didn’t lose that much money.’ Chi-Won says but I just glare at him.
‘I warned you Chi-Won. I can’t control myself when playing. I just got lucky that I didn’t lose anymore.’ I yell a bit out of frustration. ‘I swore to my sister that I won’t play again. You don’t know the trouble I almost got her in.’ I say.
‘She doesn’t have to know hyung. It was just a few games. You didn’t keep playing when you started losing.’ He says.
‘That’s besides the point. The point is I broke my promise to her and if I broke it once, I’ll break it again. I’m not like her, I don’t have strong will power. Even now, every fiber in my being is telling me to go and play and earn what I lost.’
‘Hyung, playing a couple of card games isn’t a bad thing if done in moderation. You like to play, so what? Your sister is not your boss. Don’t tell me you’re scared of her.’ He says snickering.
‘No, that’s not it. I love my sister and what I am scared of is getting her into trouble because of my bad habits.’ I say. ‘Whatever. I am going home.’ I say as I start walking away. I walk past happy couples and families I feel the stab even worse. ‘You’re such an incompetent fool.’ I mutter to myself.
I finally reach home and Yoona is there to greet me. ‘Hey little bro—oh what’s wrong? You look *ed.’ She says.
‘Nothing.’ I snap at her and she looks at me. ‘Sorry noona. I don’t want to talk right now. I just want to get some sleep.’ I say and she looks at me worriedly.
‘You’re not sick, are you?’ She asks as she approaches me, ready to touch my forehead for fever, a habit she had since we were younger.
‘Stop it. Stop being so annoying.’ I scream at her as I go to my room. I slam the door shut and lock it. I rest my back against it and slide down against it. I’m sorry noona but I can’t even look you in the eye without feeling ashamed of myself. I hear her knocking and I sigh. ‘Go away.’ I say but she doesn’t. Instead, I hear her sit down and settle on the other side of the door.
‘Hey Baek, you know I’m here for you right?’ She asks but I don’t respond. ‘I don’t know what’s wrong – maybe you had an argument with someone. You don’t have a girlfriend you didn’t tell me about do you?’ She asks but once again I don’t respond. Why does she keep talking when I don’t respond? ‘You can tell me anything but I won’t pressure you – I just want to tell you how proud I am of you. You’ve stopped playing, you’ve stopped wasting so much time and you haven’t caused trouble. You’re working really hard and you’ve been really happy lately. I’m so proud of you.’ She says. I gasp, trying to catch my breath as she talks as I feel tears of shame rolling down.
Minji
The video that we posted this morning broke the Internet. Twitter and a lot of the social media outlets were literally blowing up about the news of Jungkook and his missing sister. Within the first hour,
#TwinsReunited started trending worldwide. Most of the comments by ARMY were very positive and happy for Jungkook which made me happy in return. I knew he was worried about their reaction.
‘You were right about the sibling story burying the other one.’ Jungkook says as we walk together, to calm ourselves from everything as we enjoy the crisp, cold evening air. Our breath comes out in puffs, almost making it seem like we’re smoking.
‘Yeah. I’m just glad I thought of it. I remember one of the cases my Appa worked on. Someone had leaked information so they made a bigger story using the truth.’ I explain and he nods. ‘Kooks, did you know Jiyeon? I mean before BTS? Was she always like that?’ I ask.
‘I didn’t know her much but I had heard of her. I never quite liked her but Jimin thought he really loved her at the time. He was just a teen - I just think, he knew she wasn't treating him right but was afraid to let go. The day of the break up wasn't the first time she abused him verbally but he was too blinded. He’s not someone who gives up on anyone.’ He says and I smile.
‘I’m glad. I’ll be honest with you Kooks – I was so scared that I would lose him. You and Jimin have become so important to me and I can't go through losing someone that important to me ever again. I had swore I'd never let myself love again but then I met him and I couldn't stop myself from loving him, even if I wanted to.’ I say and he nods.
‘I know sis and trust me, he feels the same way about you. You have no idea how scared he was when he couldn't find you at first. I've never seen him like this about anyone, not even Jiyeon who he loved.’ He says as we walk over the river on the bridge. We stop for a moment as we stay in silence looking on when suddenly we hear loud screeching. We both turn to look as we see a car swerving, clearly someone is drunk driving and it’s speeding in our direction. My blood runs cold and my feet feel heavy. It's like my whole body gets paralyzed, my eyes fixed on the headlights. What are milliseconds feel like a lifetime. Everything becomes silent except for the blood pounding behind my ears.
‘Minji look out!!’ Jungkook screams as he pushes me away. I hit the floor hard and I yelp as I hit my elbow and knee against the cold floor just as I hear a loud crash. For a moment, my ears feel as if they are ringing and I feel the skin on my arm and leg burning. I sit up and turn to look as I see the railing of the bridge broken, with half the car dangling out.
I stand up as I look around for Jungkook but I don’t see him. ‘Jungkook!!’ I yell as I look around. My heart starts to beat faster and it feels like my chest is closing in on me, making it almost hard to breathe as I begin to run around. ‘JUNGKOOK!!’ I scream loudly as people start to gather around. Someone is filming the scene, someone else is calling for an ambulance and some are rushing to the car.
I look down over the bridge and that’s when I see him floating by, barely managing to fight against the current. ‘No, no… no this can’t be happening.’ I say as I shake my head. Memories start to flood my mind as I look on and see him go under. I remember the burning sensation in my lungs and the immense pain I was in when I was drowning. I remember the engulfing sound of the water, my inability to breathe and the darkness surrounding me and how scared I was.
That’s what it takes to snap me back to reality. I climb over the railing just as someone is ready to stop me. ‘Lady what are you doing? Get down from there.’ He says.
‘My brother is down there.’ I say just as I jump. I hit the water with a loud crash. I feel it rushing around me as I sink down before I can go up. It's so cold and for a moment I feel like my heart is about to stop working. My mind starts to get into overdrive – telling me to start panicking but I take calming breaths. You can do this Minji – you were a champion swimmer. I tell myself as I come back and take a deep breath of air. I look around and see him floating by - Jungkook.
I start to swim towards him but as I am almost next to him, I see him sinking down. ‘No!! JUNGKOOK!!’ I scream as I increase my strides. I take a deep breath and go under. My heartbeat right now is going crazy as it beats fast. You need to save him! I tell myself.
I see him, sinking further as his body begins to spasm. I manage to reach him and grab his hand as I start to pull him up with me. Please, please hold on Jungkook! I drag him with me, using all the strength I have.
We break through the surface again but I don’t hear him breathe. I look at him and see the gash on his head and I realize he must have hit his head which is why he wasn’t able to even try and swim.
‘Come on Kooks.’ I say as I drag him to the river bank. I grunt as I pull him up and lay him on the cold ground. I begin to shake him but he doesn’t respond. I lower my face to his mouth and nose but there are no signs of breathing. ‘Please!!’ I scream as tears start falling down. 'Someone help!!' I scream but I realize that most of the people are focused on the scene with the car.
'Jungkook!! Jungkook don't this to me come on.' I yell as I look at his lifeless body. He's soaked, cold, pale, unmoving and dying. Fear is running through my whole body right now but I take a deep breath and try to remember what Eomma had taught me. The more time I spend panicking, the less time I have to save him.
I place my hands on top of each other at the centre of his chest and begin to press down. I begin to count out loud to not lose count... I need to do thirty compressions at a certain speed – it needs to be more than one per second. I finish the first thirty set and I tilt his head back and lift his chin. I pinch his nose with my fingers as I blow into his mouth two times - each time lasting for a second but there is still no response.
'Please, please Kooks ... please wake up.' I beg as I begin to do the compressions again. I begin to feel tired but I push on. 'Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty.' I say as I repeat the same procedure.
He suddenly takes a deep breath and begins to cough loudly. I help him sit up as he throws up the excess water from his lungs. 'That's it. Cough it up.' I say as I rub his back. He stops and looks at me.
'Minji...' He coughs out and I nod.
'I'm here. I'm here.' I say as I begin to cry as I hug him. I sob, loudly in his chest, finally letting out my fear. I feel his arms around me as he puts his head on the space between my shoulder and neck. ‘You scared me so much.' I say as I grip onto his wet shirt, refusing to let go. My fingers are probably digging into him right now but I don't care. I feel my whole body shaking all over and not out of the cold.
‘Shh it’s okay. I’m okay.’ He says with a shaky voice as he rubs my back. Good God if I don’t have a heart attack after these two days, I never will. I think to myself as I recall everything that happened – almost losing Jimin because of Jiyeon, having to stop the news of us spreading and now almost losing Jungkook in the same way I lost Minho. ‘What happened? All I remember is seeing the car rushing at us.’ He says.
‘You… you pushed me out of the way. I don’t think the car hit you but it broke the barrier. You must have hit your head and you fell over. You… you were drowning.’ I explain as I begin to hiccup, still not letting go of him.
‘So how did I end up here?’ He asks and I sigh. I feel him tensing up as he seems to make the connection. 'You ... you jumped after me, didn’t you?' He asks as he pulls away from the hug and looks at me. I nod. 'Are you crazy? You could have gotten yourself killed! What if the current swept you? What if you hit your head? What if you had a panic attack?' He asks but I take his hand and squeeze it.
'I was not about to let my brother die and I guess my fear of losing you trumped my fear of water.' I say as I begin to shiver. I start to feel the effect of the cold wind against my wet body and hair. I feel exhaustion starting to settle in.
‘Minji.’ He says as he touches my face. He starts to look at me and then he holds my arm. 'You've grazed your whole arm.' He says but I don't say anything. He keeps checking me over and he stops at my knee. 'Your knee too.' He says as he traces his finger over it. He sighs and then looks at me again. ‘If it weren’t for you, I would be dead.’ He says.
‘You saved my life too remember?’ I ask and he nods. ‘This Christmas is definitely one I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.’ I say.
‘You can say that again.’ He adds.
