Under the lights tonight || Park Jimin

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It was a long day. I cleaned the house and did the grocery shopping. I just picked up the boys from school and we were walking home. San was silent, not wanting to talk to me but Yeonjun was relaying every little detail of his day to me. I nodded along as we walk.

"Wait boys," I pause and we all stop, "You're going to hang out with a friend of mine tonight while Aunt Mae and I go out."

"Is it Jimin-Hyung?" Junnie gets excited.

"Not this time," I laugh at his excitement to see Jimin, "It's one of Jimin and I's friends."

"Is it someone else from BTS?" San crosses his arms, speaking up for the first time today.

"Well..." I trail off.

"That means yes," San laughs, "When did you become friends with all of them?"

"You're friends with BTS?" Yeonjun cocks his head to the side.

"Yeah, I guess I am," I laugh, "I met them because of Jimin."

"Jimin knows BTS?" Yeonjun asks, even more confused.

"Jimin is in BTS." San rolls his eyes.

"He's in BTS?" Yeonjun's jaw drops and I nod.

San rolls his eyes again, "So who are we going to hang out with tonight?"

"Seokjin," I mutter, hoping the conversation would end as we enter the gate. We were all stunned to see three black boxes, each box smaller than the last, on the steps. Of course, Yeonjun ran forward to investigate.

"They're for you, Ana!" He shouted before going into the house. San moved past me and went inside as I scooped up the boxes. Surely they were from Jimin but why would he send a gift before tonight. I went into the house setting the boxes down. I took a seat beside the boxes. I started with the biggest box. I undid the black silk ribbon and removed the lid carefully. Inside the box was a simple black slip dress and a card from Jimin.

Ana,

I know I haven't told you much about tonight so I took the liberty of doing a little shopping for you. Wear this and I'll see you at 7.

I smiled to myself as I dropped the card on my dresser top. I took the next box and opened it to reveal a pair of Suola So Kate Loubitains, which if you know anything about shoes, are a very exclusive pair. Inside was another card.

Ana,

A rare pair of shoes for a rare kind of girl.

I roll my eyes and admire the shiny material of the red bottoms. I went to the next box and opened the smallest box carefully. Inside was a pair of thin simple hoops and a necklace with a teardrop-shaped opal.

Ana,

An opal necklace so you'll think about me when I'm gone.

I smiled, touching the pendant carefully. Of course, Jimin gave me a necklace with his birthstone on it. It was simple yet so sweet. I decided to get ready instead of wasting time. I slip into the dress slowly, next moving to my vanity. I didn't do much makeup because I hate the way makeup looks. I think makeup is a waste of time. I did a little concealer to cover my acne and a little mascara. I pulled out a curling iron from the drawer, one I hadn't used since my mom was alive but I decided that was too much. Instead, I left my hair down and pinned two of the front pieces out of my face, it was simple but I didn't want to do that much work. I clasped the necklace on and placed the earrings on before slipping into the shoes. I look like a million dollars thanks to Jimin and everything fit perfectly, which had to have been Stella's doing.

"Someone is at the door!" Yeonjun yelled.

"San, please answer it!" I yell back as I shuffle my belongings into the black clutch that Aunt Mae had gifted me a while ago, "I'll be right down." Before I left I spritzed on some perfume coming downstairs. I was surprised to see Seokjin waiting for me.

His eyes turned to meet mine, "Ana you look amazing!" he cheered.

"Oh no I don't," I roll my eyes, "San, Yeonjun this is Seokjin." I introduced them.

"Please you guys can call me Jin." Jin jumps in.

"Hi, I'm San."

"I'm Yeonjun!" Yeonjun jumps as he says his name.

"Nice to meet you guys." He smiles.

"Wait, are you Jimin-hyung's Jin-Hyung?" Yeonjun cocks his head to the side, "The one who's really good at Mario?"

Jin laughs, "I am Jimin's Hyung," His ears turn red, "I am pretty good at Mario."

Yeonjun rolls his eyes, "I bet I'm better."

"Is that a challenge?" Jin raises his eyebrows.

"Yes." Yeonjun scoffs.

"Alright, we'll have to see then." Jin laughs.

"Thank you for taking them tonight..." I trail off, "You don't have to."

Jin rolls his eyes, "It's fine really. You and Jimin are going to have a great night."

"I hope." I blush.

"Maybe even a good enough night that I'll have to send your brothers to school tomorrow." Jin jokes.

"Seokjin!" I snap.

"Alright, alright," He laughs, "I guess we should go."

"Thank you again," I turn to the boys, "You need to listen to everything he says and behave. I'm serious. I'll see you tonight."

"Bye Ana." Yeonjun hugs me to which I gladly return. It felt almost normal to be around Yeonjun now.

"Bye Junnie," I let him go, "Don't cause any trouble for Jin," I warn and he grins.

"Bye Ana." San surprises me by hugging me.

"Bye San." I hug him back.

"Okay let's get out of here," Jin laughs, "We have junk food and video games to get to." I watch them all head out of the house to the street where Jin's car is parked.

"Promise you'll get them a healthy dinner!" I call after them to which Jin gives me a thumbs up. I wasn't too keen on Jin driving them in a sports car like that but I was going to ignore it for now. As I watched the sparkling blue sports car pull away with my brothers inside, it was replaced by a black car that looked just expensive. I couldn't take my eyes off the car as Jimin hopped out. His brown hair was side-swept and although it was just a plain black suit, he looked stunning. He grinned as he saw me in the doorway, he revealed the bouquet of daisies in his hand.

He was practically jogging up to the door to meet me, "You look absolutely stunning, like a dream." His eyes went up and down my body.

"You clean up nice," I tease, "Very nice." I laugh.

"I got these for you but I think you're outshining them by far."

"Thank you," I smile taking them, "I'll get them unwrapped and into some water before we go."

"The flowers aren't the thing I want to unwrap," Jimin mutters.

"What?" I turn and raise an eyebrow at him as he follows me into the kitchen.

"Nothing," He blushes, "Just thankful your friend Hye was able to help me get you these beautiful flowers."

"Oh, they're from Hye's shop, how lovely." I smile, setting them down to fill the empty vase from the center of the kitchen table. I cut the plastic before dumping them into the vase, "Ready?"

"Of course." He holds out a hand for me, heading back to the door. He holds the door and waits for me to lock it before heading out to the car beside me. The sun was coming down, soon to set.

"Where are we going?" I stop by the car door and before I could open it, Jimin beats me to it.

He holds the door open for me, "Somewhere lovely." He surprises me by speaking in English.

"Where?" I ask climbing in. He ignores me and closes the door, jogging around the front. I guess it was going to be a surprise.