"Where'd you disappear to last night?" Bruno asks as you and Jungkook take a seat at their table in the dining hall.

You give Jungkook a look, your cheeks slightly red before you mutter, "Uh, we were just... discussing some things." You then quickly grab a glass, filling it with juice and sipping it in a fit of embarrassment. Jungkook gives you a side-eye with a smirk on his face.

"In other words, y'all were fucking." Mizuki retorts, a playful grin on his face as he watched yours and Jungkook's faces contort.

You choke on your juice, coughing as you clutched at your chest. Jungkook patted your back, trying to get you to calm down while Namjoon passed you a glass of water. "Thanks." You say, after finishing drinking the liquid.

Mizuki's smirk widens, "I was right then."

You send him a glare, teeth gritting as you used all the energy inside you to not smack the living daylights out of him. "Can we not talk about this while eating?" Yoongi says in disgust, grabbing a piece of toast and taking a bite out of it.

You sigh, beginning to eat but furrowing your eyebrows when noticing Kai wasn't with you all. You pause, looking up before asking, "Does anyone know why Kai isn't here?" Jungkook eyes your face, annoyance in his pupils.

"Master probably wanted to sleep for longer." Mizuki answers, not paying any mind to it as you tilt your head further in confusion. The one thing you knew about Kai was that he was an early bird, there was no way he wasn't awake right now. You stand up from the table, catching everyone's attention immediately. "Could you take me to his room, please?" You ask Mizuki, reluctance in your voice but determination your eyes.

Jungkook feels a pang of jealousy shoot through him.

"Sure." Mizuki replies, standing up along with you. As you were about to turn around, Jungkook grabs your arm, words not coming out of his mouth. You look at him, puzzled. You looked into his eyes, seeing that he didn't want you to go. Even if he wasn't saying anything, his brown orbs gave everything away in an instant. Your eyes soften, a smile on your face as you mumble, "Just trust me, Jeon."

He hesitates before letting go of your arm, deciding to trust you although there was still an ounce of pain in his eyes as he watched you leave.

-

"Kai?" You call out, knocking on the door as Mizuki walks away and back to the dining hall. Not hearing an answer, you decide to prop the door open, eyes scanning the room.

On the bed, laying on his stomach sat Kai, his face buried in the mattress underneath him. You shut the door, slowly walking over to him and tapping him on the shoulder gently. "Kai? It's pretty late, you don't sleep for this long usually."

He sits up, facing you with a sad look in his eyes. You flash him a look of confusion before asking, "What's wrong?"

He hesitates for a second, but when he sees you sit down on the bed next to him, he sits straight up, deciding to just tell you. "I miss Father." He says, hurt in his voice.

Your eyes soften as you bring your hand back, sympathy being displayed on your face. You pause for a minute, wondering what exactly to say. Deciding to just console him, you mumble, "Do you wanna talk about it?"

He nods, eyes glazing over as tears rimmed them.

-

"What could they be doing?" Jungkook asks himself, aggressively chewing on a piece of toast as he stares at a random spot on the table. "It's okay, they're probably just talking." He reassures himself before gasping and speaking, "But she's in his bedroom, oh my god they've probably fucked 23 times by now shit-"

"Is he okay?" Mizuki whispers to Namjoon, who had an amused look on his face before answering, "I wonder." Mizuki nods, watching Jungkook carefully as he mumbled some other things to himself.

"That's it, he's officially lost his mind." Yoongi breathes out, shaking his head in a look of mock disappointment. Namjoon purses his lips, answering, "I think someone should probably tell him that everything's okay."

"Why do that when we can watch Jeon Jungkook slowly kill himself?" Mizuki retorts, a snarky expression on his face as he closely watched Jungkook bite his nails in nervousness.

"You guys are mean." Lisa says, but she herself was smiling at Jungkook's behaviour, waiting to tell you about it. Yoongi shakes his head at her words before speaking, "We are what some people call intellectuals." Lisa raises an eyebrow, "Or sociopaths."

"Touché." Namjoon says, a grin on his face.

Jin watches Jungkook closely, head rested on his palm. A smile was on his face as he watched Jungkook nervously sip on some water before going back to his incoherent whispers to himself. Jin had never seem him like this, let alone for a girl. He was amazed. "I wonder if I should help him, I am his Hyung after all." Jin mumbles, pursing his lips.

"I don't personally see the need to." Mizuki says, smiling wide. Yoongi sighs before resting his palms flat against the table. "Honestly I'm starting to get scared." Yoongi says, before rolling his eyes and reaching over the table and jabbing Jungkook in the shoulder. He stares up at Yoongi, confused.

Yoongi sighs, "Look, kid. Don't be so worried, the girl is practically head over heals for you and I doubt she's gonna cheat on you this early into the relationship. And with Kai of all people? No way."

"I'm telling Master you said that." Mizuki says before sipping on his drink. Yoongi throws him a quick glare before focusing back on the distressed boy. "Just chill, is all I'm saying." Yoongi finishes, a soft look on his face.

Jungkook takes a deep breath before smiling, although the smile didn't seem to reach his eyes. "Thanks, Yoongi."

Yoongi scoffs, "I'm two years older than you, call me Hyung."

Jungkook rolls his eyes, but gives in anyway. "Alright, Yoongi Hyung."

Jin smiles.

-

"I'm glad I got that off my chest." Kai says, smiling over at you. You smile back, seeing the familiarity in his face all over again. So many memories were coming back. And then your smile falls as you get reminded of the questions you had yet to ask him.

With slight hesitation, you ask, "Uh, Kai, is it all right if I ask you a couple of questions?"

He nods, sensing the seriousness in your face. He knew what kind of questions you were going to ask and he was ready to be honest.

"Why'd you introduce yourself with a fake name and why did you stop being friends with me all of a sudden?" You ask quickly, already dreading that the answer would be because he truly didn't want to be friends with you. Kai looks at you with a soft look, and this thought immediately flies out of your head. There's no way someone who wouldn't want to be friends with me would look at me like that, you think to yourself.

Kai inhales a deep breath, as if preparing to say quite a few things, before opening his mouth and beginning to speak, "My Mother despised the idea of me making friends, she assumed they would all betray me in the end. The letter 'K' was out of my mouth before I could even stop it. When you had just turned 18, Mother caught me going out to give you your present. She burned the gift and forced me to end everything with you, which is why I did it in such a rude way. She died a couple of years after, and that was when I told Father about my feelings for you. He supported me, his only son, and agreed to me marrying you. Though that didn't really happen." He chuckles by the end of his explanation, eyes looking towards the ground.

Your eyes soften as you understand everything behind what had happened. It felt like you finally got closure. But one question was still lingering in your mind. "Why didn't you just introduce yourself as K instead of Kai when you kidnapped Jungkook and I? I'm sure that would have worked better if you were trying to marry me."

Kai shakes his head, a sad look in his eyes, "I had ended our friendship by saying I hated you and didn't want to be friends with you anymore. I doubt you would've married a guy who said all that shit to you. So I decided to be someone else, I even changed my personality to be a dick so you wouldn't recognise me."

"You didn't need to do that." You say, eyes softening yet again.

Kai sighs, mind mixing with many thoughts before he says, "I did." He pauses, looking up at you with a spark of hope in his eyes. Although he hated himself for asking this, he still needed to. He wanted to know. Voice shaking, Kai continues, "...would you marry me now after you've realised that it's me? That I am K?"

He leans closer to you in anticipation.

You widen your eyes slightly, a little bit taken aback by his question. Of course, you had a really big crush on Kai when you guys were younger, since you practically grew up with him. And you could feel a little bit of those feelings come back when you stared into his eyes, but when it came to love, one thing or rather, one person seemed to flash through your head, no matter what occasion or who you were in front of. You smile sadly, and that's when Kai knew the answer. He leans back, and even though he figured out what you were gonna say, he waited for you to speak.

"I'm sorry, K." You begin, standing up off his bed and looking down at him, "I have to admit I did like you when we were younger, but right now there's someone else I want to be with, someone I want to spend my life with and grow old with. Although that person used to be you, it's not anymore. I'd rather be completely honest with you than lie about what I was feeling. I just... I love someone else."

Kai nods, a sad smile on his face. "I thought so." He mumbles, heart crushing inside his chest.

"But that doesn't need to change anything between us, that doesn't mean we aren't friends. You were my first best friend, and I'd like you to remain to be my last. What do you say?" You ask, a large grin on your face as you extended your arm out. "Friends?" You question, waiting for him to shake your hand.

Kai smiles, a genuine one this time. He was okay with being a part of your life, even if it was not as a couple.

"Friends." Kai announces, grabbing your hand.