Colored With a Kiss (Jikook)

Part 7

(Three days later)

Jimin's POV:

Every day I've been on the lookout for him. Tae and I are keeping busy painting flowers, but I'm constantly distracted.  Each sound I hear, I think it's him.  It wasn't until a few days after our last encounter that I saw him again.

Jimin: There he is!

Taehyung: You're not going to stop are you?

Jimin: What? He seems really nice.

Tae shook his head while looking at me.

Taehyung: Please be cautious. He may seem normal, but you just never know.

Jimin: And that's why I'm going to talk to him some more and get to know him.

I approached him from behind and he gave another little scream.

Jimin: Sorry.

Jungkook: It's okay, I was wondering if I'd see you.

Jimin: I've been looking for you the past few days.

Jungkook: I had to work late.
You really do practically live here.

Jimin: You have no idea.

Jungkook: There are more flowers today. They're so beautiful. Look, there's some new pink colored flowers.

Jimin: I wanted to add some more colors.

He gave me a puzzled look.

Jimin: I mean, it makes a nice contrast for painting.

Jungkook: Yes, it does.

Jimin: Do you have a favor color?

Jungkook: I like purple. I wonder if we'll see any purple flowers?

Jimin: We'll see about that.

Again, with the odd look.

Jimin:: So tell me about yourself?

He was finished setting up and started talking while painting. He told me about having moved to this area last fall. It sounded like he didn't have any friends and was kind of lonely.

Jimin: It's hard to believe that you don't have friends. You're so approachable.

Jungkook: Thanks. But normally I have a hard time talking to people.  For some reason though, I find it easy to speak with you.

Jimin: I'm glad. I want to get to know you better.

I looked at him and smiled warmly. He looked up from his painting and smiled back. His cheeks were getting red. It was super cute. We stared at each other for a few minutes. He was biting his lip.

Jimin: I'm not making you nervous, am I?

Jungkook: I just haven't spoken to anyone in awhile, other than my coworkers.

Jimin: My coworker is my best friend. We talk all the time.

Jungkook: That must be nice. I had some friends where I used to live. I miss it.

Jimin: I'll be your friend.

Jungkook: Really?

Jimin: Absolutely.

I grabbed his hand and squeezed it. And he gave me an adorable, bunny smile.

I watched him paint for another hour. He told me all about himself: his parents' divorce, his dad's new family, coworkers making fun of him, all of it. I felt really bad for him. He definitely needs a friend.

It was getting dark out. He packed up his supplies and turned to me.

Jungkook: Want to walk out together?

Jimin: Umm, sure.

So I followed him out of the woods and to the main gate.

Jungkook: Do you need a ride or anything?

Jimin: Umm, no. I just need to wait for a friend to come get me.

Jungkook: Oh.

He looked disappointed.

Jungkook: Can I get your number?

Jimin: My number?

He pulled out some device from his pocket.

Jungkook: Your phone number.

I had no idea what he was talking about.

Jimin: I don't have one of those.

Jungkook: Really? You don't have a phone? How will I contact you?

Jimin: I'll meet you here again. Will you come tomorrow?

Jungkook: I should be able to.

Jimin: Ok, I'll see you then.

I watched him leave. He turned around a couple of times to look at me and I just waved. Then I quick dashed to the nearest set of trees and returned to my normal size. I got on the fungal network and contacted Hobi.

Jimin: Get a word to Hobi that I need him to come get me.

Within a couple of minutes he appeared.

Hoseok: What are you doing way out here?  Were you thinking of joining that human?

Jimin: I walked out here with him so he wouldn't think that I lived in the forest.

Hoseok: Oh ... so you haven't told him?

Jimin: Not yet. I'm trying to be cautious, like how you all told me to be.  But it's hard. He is so sweet and kind. And he needs a friend.

Hoseok: You've got it bad.

I looked at him and he was smirking at me. So I smacked his arm.

Jimin: Hyung, I do not. He's just a friend.

Hoseok: Uh huh. We'll see about that.

Jimin: So can you take me back home, please?

Hobi wrapped his arms around me and in a blink I was at my burrow.

Jimin: Thanks, hyung. Do you wanna come in?  You can stay for dinner. I can already smell that your brother is cooking up something good.

Hoseok: Sure

He followed me in. Tae was draping his head over Yoongi's shoulder watching him cook.

Jimin: Hi there. Do we have enough for Hobi to join?

Taehyung: Of course!

Tae ran over to me and picked me up, twirling me around.

Taehyung: Jiminie, I was so worried about you. I wish you'd stop talking to that human.

Jimin: His name is Jungkook. He's harmless.

Yoongi: He's not stopping.

Hoseok: Nope, he's hooked.

Jimin: What? We're just friends.

Yoongi: If you say so.

Tae put me down and looked at me all worried.

Taehyung: If something happens to you, I'm gonna kill you.

Jimin: That doesn't even make sense. Nothing is going to happen.  And you couldn't harm a gnat.

Little did Jimin know, that someone else was in the woods observing them. And that someone was not happy about his budding friendship with Jungkook.