The room was silent.

No one said anything but their faces showed no expression. Where they happy? Where they upset?

I looked at them waiting for some sort of answer and that is when Heejin spoke up, "Why didn't you tell us?"

"I grew up in a rough house and my brothers were no different. I felt like a coward for leaving them with my parents and I tried to help them without letting anyone know. But I got tired of hiding this secret, I love those boys. They have gone through much more because I left them in that house."

Silence.

"I didn't want anyone involved in my situation so I hid it. Hoping no one will find out. However, my brothers grew up and they wanted to be someone and I let them because I want to give them the same chance I was given. They are my life and I didn't want anyone to find out about them so they wouldn't be involved in this life of a celebrity."

"Quiet," Yuju spoke up interrupting my explanation. "You don't have to explain anything. We were all trainees at one point. I know what you must have gone through to be where you are now. I don't understand why you hid them from us but I know you didn't mean any harm."

The girls nod in unison.

"So you're not mad at me."

"Of course not silly on the contrary I'm happy you told us it means you trust us a lot!" Sunhee runs towards me and embraces me tightly.

"So now why don't you tell us about your brothers." Doyeon smiles patting my back.

"Well if you all want to meet them I can call them." They nod already excited as I pick up my phone and see Bomins contact.

Ring ring ring

"Yo noona did you see the news? We got shown on dispatch alongside Hyung Hyun Joon feels so guilty he won't come out of his room. Ar-Oh."

He sees all the girls in the frame waving at him.

"It's okay they already know."

They all try to take over the frame shouting,

"OMG are you the youngest?"

"You're so cute."

"Unnie he looks similar to you!"

Bomin seemed so overwhelmed and I couldn't help but laugh, "Okay okay you guys can meet them in person when we are back from tour. Until then, Bomin show Hyun Joon so they can meet him too. "

He nods and gets up from the dining table and goes to the room. He opens the door and there is Hyun Joon looking through his phone.

I call out his name, "Hyun Joonie~ it's your noona."

He looks up and looks like he had just cried, "Noona! How are you? I'm so sorry I didn't think anyone would see us. Hyung didn't even put on his mask he walked around openly I'm sorry."

"It's okay. It was all part of my plan. I wanted everyone to catch you three together so I can tell the girls who you two really are."

He sees the girls waving at him and he smiles, "Really they know who we are?"

"Now they do they also thought you were really cute in your magazine cover isn't that right girls."

They all nod and smile, "You look a lot like our unnie you have the same eye shape and nose wow I can't believe she actually has two brothers!"Sunhee looked closer into the camera. I noticed the sudden blush in Hyun Joon.

Right. He is a huge fan of Sunhee. Hm...I could work with cupid right now.

"Sunhee especially liked your pictures she thought you looked really cute."

"Unnie!" She nudged my shoulder. And I winced in pain exaggerating obviously her strength.

"Really?"

"Of course she wouldn't even let me see the magazine cause she was gushing all over you!" Heejin laughed remembering her expression.

They were both beat red and we couldn't laugh. We talked for a while longer until I noticed the time.

2 am.

"Shoot we have to go to bed. Tomorrow is a busy day!" They all whine but eventually hang up.

"Thank you y/n for trusting us with something like this. We know how hard it must have been to keep this all to yourself." Yuju patted my back as she went out of the room to her own.

I didn't expect the girls to react that way. That just shows how important they were to me and I was to them. My brothers were finally revealed to the girls.

Now I just have to take it a step further and tell the news who he is. I texted my manager to email Bang PD to tell him to tell all media outlets the truth.

And so he agreed. Two days later it was all over twitter. Trends pictures everything I imagined that may have happened. Hashtags such as #Y/nBrothers, #Dreamlikelies, #Y/nTruths

Somewhere positive but obviously some were negative. The girls were there for me every step of the way. At the concert venus, the fans tried asking me about it. I was honest with them. I told them I would reveal a statement later about my past and the truth.

Manager-nim thinks it's not the right time to tell everyone about my past. But I know that everyone will think ill of Dreamlike if it is not revealed. Yoongi thought it would be fine that we were strong enough to take in any criticism.

And so the days turned into weeks. Every interview we went to asked the same questions, "Why hide your brothers? Did the girls know? How do you girls feel about not knowing until now? Do you hate your brothers?"

Even JYPP talked to Bang PD to set something up. From New York to India to Canada to Australia I expected this news to dial down that something new would happen but nothing. We were already in August and people were still wondering about my brothers.

Especially now that they have stepped into the spotlight. Hyun Joon continued to model and even got offered higher gigs just because of our relationship. Yet he denied every single one saying, "If they are only doing it because of you I don't want it. I want to earn it."

Bomin started participating in swimming competitions next to Xu. He started making headlines as an upcoming swimmer. The criticism got a bit harsher of how they are only making it this high because of me.

Sometimes you get tired of all this criticism and even though people tell you it will dial down you feel it won't and you realize it won't until you address it yourself.

Our last night in Australia I asked the girls if I can talk about it and they all approved knowing that it will make things better manager agreed as well knowing how much we were struggling and not focusing.

I had the mic in my hand and I was clutching it. All the fans were cheering and clapping.

"Hello everyone. I would like to say something."

At the sound of that cheers dial down and all you heard were murmurs.

"I am here to tell you about my brothers. They are my life. Yes, I left them but I always helped them the best I could. I grew up in a harsh life. But I was able to make it out of there. My brothers each had their own talent but had to give it up because of the life we lived. My youngest brother Hyun Joon he was found by JYPP I never introduced him. Bomin my other brother he was always a great swimmer. Xu saw that talent in him and helped him. My brothers have the talent and the strength to do things they want to do."

Silence.

"My brothers are upset at how critics have been criticizing us. But I'm upset because many fans have been buying into these critics. I know I haven't talked about it. But here I am in front of all of you. Because you aren't just our fans you are our family. You made us who we are and I am thankful for that! These girls gave everything to me to strengthen me in these moments. My friends gave me encouragement through these months to know to not give up. I love you all and I don't want to hide anything from you."

Yuju stepped up alongside me.

"She's right we can no longer hide anything from you guys. It's not right we are family. So here is one more thing."

"I look over at her and shake my head."

She smiles and grabs the mic.

"The truth is-"