Kim v

Taehyung

"Tae, what do you think about Jihae?"

I raised an eyebrow at Jimin's sudden question, not to mention it was a weird one. Jimin was spending his night at my house for a few months. His parents were in states with my parents for their business trip. And of course, we were extremely excited because we could spend time together without them worrying about our whereabouts.

"What is there to think about? She's not the same level as us."

Jimin frowned. "Geez, when are you going to stop?! You always look down on everyone else, Tae," he said, which caused me to roll my eyes. He should be the one who should stop telling me what to do. Why was he angry anyway? Did he like her or what?

"Look, you're my brother, Taehyung," he said, in the softest way possible. "I don't like you behaving like this. You're rich, yes, everyone knows that. But that doesn't mean you can always treat people like that."

"Yah, Park Jimin, Hyemin said-"

Before I could finish my sentences, Jimin suddenly cut me off. "Haish, Hyemin again! It's always been Hyemin and Hyemin. Hyemin this, Hyemin that. Ugh!"

I once again raised an eyebrow, this time at his sudden outrage. "What the hell? Why are you suddenly being offended like that? Are you jealous or something?"

Jimin's face turned red, I could see it. I could clearly see it. I think he was trying to keep a secret from me, a secret that could ruin our friendship. But it's Jimin, he wouldn't hide something from me, right?

"W-what? Of course... not!" he stuttered. "Look, it doesn't matter. The point is that since you date Choi Hyemin, you've changed."

What he said made me frown. "What do you mean that I've changed? I'm still the same Kim Taehyung, stupid."

"Don't you realize it?"

"No, not at all."

He sighed. "Before you dated Hyemin, you were such a nice boy! Kim V, do you remember that?"

I literally had no idea what he was talking about at the time. It sounded so stupid for me.

"No. What the hell is Kim V?"

"Kim V was a super kind boy who always ranked first for every subject in school. He was incredibly smart and really diligent. He worked so hard when he was chasing a perfect score. He didn't even think about popularity and girls. He only cared about his friends and grades," he said, causing me to think hard to remember whether or not I was really given the nickname Kim V, "and last but not least, he was a kind and generous guy."

After that, he stood up and picked up something from my locker. "Do you remember this moment?" he asked while showing me a picture, but honestly I didn't remember anything. It was a photo of me and Jimin with some poor kids in a poor village. How the hell did he know where to find that photo anyway? "This picture was taken 3 years ago. Kim V and I used to visit villages and donate our stuffs. Kim V really loved the kids and he would play along with them and have a conversation with their parents. He really did enjoy the moment."

I went quiet as I stared at the picture. "Is this.. me?"

"That V nickname was given by our elementary school friends and teachers. It stood for Victory and do you know? That Kim V guy is in front of me now," he said. I was still looking at the picture as I tried to remember that moment, but I couldn't remember anything. I was pretty sure I was not having amnesia. I mean, was this really me? Well, my face did kind of change, but did I really enjoy this day? "And then, Hyemin came to your life."

"What do you mean?"

"She chased the hell out of you, Tae. At first, you didn't really care and you kind of ignored her, but suddenly you gave in," he said. "To be honest, I was really shocked when I knew you were dating with Hyemin."

His words made me think that he liked Hyemin. I wasn't sure enough, but how he told me a story of Hyemin and me was quite obvious. He was definitely jealous, I was sure. "Did you like Hyemin?" I asked, which made Jimin tensed as I noticed.

"N-no, I didn't say that I like Hyemin. I was just shocked," he said, not looking at me. "Because of her, now you only care about popularity and reputation. You're now so lazy and you don't even care about your school. And your Kim V personality has definitely gone."

Hearing him say that somehow made me offended. "No, it wasn't me! I wasn't that Kim.. ugh, whatever it is. I was lazy then and now! I was like this before and I never cared about my grades. It's not Hyemin's fault!"

Jimin held both of my shoulder and stared at me for a while. "Taehyung, I am your brother for a long time. I know you way better than anyone, even Hyemin. See? You care about Hyemin more than me."

I let go of Jimin's hand from my shoulder. "Whatever. I know you're my brother, Jimin, but Hyemin-"

Once again, he cut me off. "Fine, do whatever you want. I'm tired, I'm going to sleep now. Good night," he said as he walked into the guest room and technically almost slammed the door.

I looked back at the picture and stared at it. Was what Jimin said true though?

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