My Best Friend | Jikook / Vmin FF

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Jimin was on cloud nine. There was a rotating disco ball on the club's roof that was shining on his face every now and then. The cooling was at the perfect temperature, not too cool to make him shiver when he stops to breathe, but still cool enough to make him dance nonstop without feeling hot. The DJ was listening to all of his demands, putting up all the songs he was requesting. This is what parties should be like. Hoseok and him were on the dance floor jumping and dancing like there was no tomorrow. He could see his other remaining friends, Yoongi and Jungkook talking to their one and only CEO Kim Namjoon, also their friend, somehow, chatting by the bar and looking at the dance group with drinks in their hands, slowly headbanging every now and then to the playing music. His other coworkers Nayeon, Dahyun and others were dancing alongside them, sometimes just mimicking their steps to make a huge dance circle that looked like a performance. They looked like a happy group and in a way he was indeed happy, with his current life.

He thinks back while spinning around looking at everyone's smiling faces that he'd come to call his friends and colleagues. He felt grateful because he didn't get here easily. Taehyung, his best friend and him had not come from any reputed institution so when the time came to look for a job, they struggled to land one which could cover their loans and still manage to give them a comfortable life in the expensive city that is Seoul. Thank god for Taehyung who got Hoseok's referral through his old friend circle and in turn, he brought Jimin in the company.

Thinking of Taehyung made him realize, his best friend was MIA. He did promise him that he'd show up, a bit late though as he had run into some serious issues with one of their long term clients. Though Jimin was doubtful about him coming here. Taehyung who was usually very social had been lately acting very quiet and aloof, Jimin had no idea why. On asking what's wrong, he had distracted Jimin by mentioning some or the other topic everytime. Jimin let it go thinking maybe he would come to him eventually when he is ready but he never did.

Taehyung had been his best friend since childhood, he transferred to his school when they were both nine. He still remembers the day when he had scraped his knee while playing on the school grounds and started crying on seeing little blood while sitting on the ground. That's when this new guy sat next to him slowly and asked him for his permission if he could look at his wound. Jimin saw Taehyung and was lost in his beautiful warm brown eyes, they held so much care like he was a grown man taking care of a baby. Taehyung took him to a nearby tap while supporting him by the shoulder and then kneeled down to wash his wound. He then took out a clean blue handkerchief from his pocket and wiped it dry. He then looked up at Jimin and smiled, "See, it's all good now. You were worried for nothing." Jimin was overjoyed to find someone like Taehyung as a friend who cared for him so much that he never felt the need to go anywhere else.

Maybe Jimin needed to try harder, maybe he was not being a good friend to Taehyung lately, he was too distracted and the reason being obvious.

As if on clue, a hand snaked through his waist and that made him immediately turn away from Hoseok and Nayeon. There stood his reason, Jeon Jungkook, the recent and lucky hire made by their Senior Vice President Kim Seokjin. The very reason for Jimin's distraction from the past couple of months.

"Hello Stranger", Jungkook whispered smiling and came closer, as close friends could be in a crowded club where it's difficult to hear. They had been seeing each other for the past two months. No one explicitly knew about them, although it was known that they made a great team at work thus earning them less glares as they were usually this close always. Jimin, usually being a warm personality liked to hug all his friends and no one suspected much when the hugs and touches lasted a little bit longer with Jungkook.