Jiyong’s POV…

“Jiyongie, what happened?” She asked me once I had confessed I had made a huge mistake. She pulled me into her embrace as I let the tears continue to fall.

“I let her go.” I whispered through tears before she sighed, rubbing my arm up and down in a comforting manner.

“Why did you? I thought you loved Hoku-ah?” She asked as I sniffled nodding.

“I love her Omma, I still love her.” I whispered admitting before she pulled away from me to get a better look at me.

“Why did you let her go then Jiyongie?” She whined obviously hurt as I hung my head in shame.

“I did something Omma, something that can’t be taken back.” I whispered before she growled gripping my shoulders tightly.

“Jiyongie, snap out of it! You’re still not making any sense!” She scolded as I looked up in tears.

“Trang.” I whispered as her eyes lit up.

“Why are you with that kind of person Jiyongie? She broke your heart long ago, haven’t you learned?” she whined patting my cheek as I bit my lip.

“I’m being blackmailed.” I finally let it out as she gasped looking at me in horror.

“W-what? By who?” She asked panicked as I whimpered again.

“Trang.” I whispered before she quickly pulled me into a hug.

“Oh my boy.” She whispered now in tears as I cried into her shoulder.

“What happened? Tell me everything.” She whispered, I did just that. I told her everything that happened, what Trang told me, what she had before my mother was now crying alongside her.

“I knew my boy wouldn’t let go of such a nice girl without a logical reason.” She said patting my back in relief, still crying with me.

“Why didn’t you tell anyone?” she asked pulling away as I looked up to her softened eyes.

“Omma, the guys have nothing to do with this, if I say anything and word gets out, it won’t only take me down but them also. I can’t do that to them.” I whispered embarrassed before she nodded in understanding, hugging me again. My mother was always the one fan that always stayed by my side no matter the reason, that’s why I always trusted her.

“Appa was so upset when he heard the news at work.” Omma whispered as I laid in her lap, staring out the window in front of us.

“He probably hates me.” I muttered while she brushed my cheek.

“Jiyongie, I think your father grew attached to Hoku being around.” Omma mentioned causing me to smile.

“She does that to everyone.” I whispered in memory.
“She’s a very sweet, smart and charming girl Jiyongie. You’ll probably never meet a girl like her again.” Omma whispered as I nodded in agreement.

“She would have made a great mother and wife.” She added breaking my heart even more.

“Jiyongie, you should go speak to your father about it.” She then added as I did what I was told, finding him in our game room, sitting in front of  the fireplace. I was afraid to talk to my father after my mom informed me how he took the news. Even when I was friends with Trang back in our trainee days, he never liked her. He always told me she didn’t have a nice aura, that she looked like the type to only hold onto things that gave her pleasure, such as money and fame. He was right, after that, he never let me live it down.  And now once again, I had let him down.

“Appa.” I mentioned walking into the room before shutting the door, he didn’t move or acknowledge me.

“Appa, can I talk to you?” I asked walking over before taking the furthest seat from him on the couch, again he didn’t answer.

“I’m sorry.” I spoke never leaving my eyes from my lap.

“I really liked that one Jiyongie, what happened?” He finally spoke in a stern voice as I sighed.

“I’ve been blackmailed.” I mentioned feeling his stare on me now.

“What? How? Who?” He asked now sounding worried as I explained everything I had explained to Omma earlier. He sighed once I was done before patting my shoulder.

“Let me tell you something Jiyong.” He mentioned as I looked over to him.

“Have you told your members about it?” He asked as I hung my head, shaking it.

“You need to tell them, they are all being pulled in both directions because of this.” He spoke through knowledge.

“I understand why you don’t want to tell them, but they are already disappointed in you. You can’t have your members disappointed in you, you are their leader, you need to be someone they can look up to, no matter your mistakes in life. Mistakes are brought to us to make us stronger and realize what in life is important.” My father added lighting something in my heart, he was right, he was always right.

“You should let them know the real reason why everything is happening. You never know, they may say they don’t care about the hardships your honesty could bring, they are there to support you Jiyongie, that’s what friends do.” He added patting my shoulder.

“YG won’t be happy.” I mumbled before he sighed.

“When is that man ever happy?” My father asked causing me to chuckle. YG was beyond upset when news of Trang and I dating reached his ears, he scolded me for hours before basically kicking me out of his office. Couldn’t blame him though, he was now being hounded by media and fans about it.

“Jiyongie, do what you think is right. You love Hoku-ah but in turn you turned your back on her because of something out of your control. If she really means that much to you, speak up to the members, tell them. I’m sure they will all feel the same way.” My father advised causing me to smile and nod.

“Thank you Appa.” I thanked bowing my head before he pulled me into a hug.

“Son, I’m always proud of you, but don’t let your mind get in the way of what you know is right.” He mentioned as I nodded, patting his back.

And with that, I was now on my way back into town. I had to tell the members what happened, and with Trang in Japan, I didn’t have to worry about her walking in and finding out I had spilled the beans. I sped into the parking lot, stopping centimeters from the parking wall in front of me before I bolted out of my car into the building. Lucky enough they were all already in the studio recording without me.

“Hyung.” Seungri spoke in surprise as I pushed the door open panting out of breath.

“I thought you were on vacation?” Hyung’s angry voice asked from the studio as I put a hand through my faded red, now more of a peach color hair before looking to them.

“I need to talk to you guys.” I spoke still out of breath, shutting the door before pulling the blinds down.
“What’s going on?” Youngbae asked sending me the glare that I was not used to seeing from him.

“I-broke-up-with-Hoku-because-Trang-is-blackmailing-me.” I spoke in one breath causing everyone to stare at me in confusion and surprise. I explained everything into detail, pointing at my arm before pulling out the photos, placing them on the table between us. An awkward silence followed before hyung rubbed the back of his neck.

“Why did you agree to it?” Daesung whined before I sighed.

“Because if this all got out, they wouldn’t only attack me but you guys also.” I mentioned as they looked to each other and then to me.

“Hyung, do you think we would care?” Seungri asked as I my eyes widened.

“I mean, we’ve all been through this before, Seungri’s Scandal and your case, we’re still together right?” Youngbae asked as I smiled in realization.

“I didn’t want you guys to get hurt and most of all Hoku.” I spoke looking down in shame.

“Hoku-ah is a strong woman, I think we’ve established that on more than on occasion.” Hyung pointed out as I smiled.

“I hate to break everyone up but Ji, do you have any proof that it was Trang that set this all up?” Teddy interrupted us only causing me to growl in realization before shaking my head.

“None?” Seungri asked as I leaned my head back shaking it.

“I told you, I woke up in the hotel room, no one was there, I had a cotton ball on my arm and those photos were in the side drawer.” I explained pointing to them as everyone grew quiet.

“You spoke to her on the phone right after?” Youngbae asked while I nodded.

“But that wouldn’t prove anything, especially since I was the one to call her.” I pointed out before it grew quiet again.

“Where were you before that?” Hyung asked as I massaged my head trying to remember anything.

“I was walking to the restaurant Hoku asked me to meet her at, I bumped into someone, I can’t remember who though.” I spoke aggravated with my loss of memory. We sat there for 10 minutes in quietness before a knock emitted in the room. Quickly I grabbed the photos off the table and shoved them into my bag, nodding for Daesung to open the door.

“Oh Hyung.” He said opening the door more to see that it was Sean Hyung. Something in my mind clicked.