Precious Gems | JiKook

二十五

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"It's been awhile Kook, you still mad at me?"

Two days since he and Jimin had last spoke, and Jungkook found himself at the convenience store not far from Taehyung's house. He was in the middle of choosing what drink to get, when he was interrupted by someone who he had thought he had gotten rid of.

Namjoon leaned up against the side of the refrigerator in the store, crossing his arms over his chest and smiling as he waited for the younger boy to answer. Jungkook frowned, huffing before turning to face him.

"What do you want, Namjoon?" He asked in an annoyed tone, taking in the appearance of the older male that stood in front of him. It had been just over a month since they had last spoken, and Namjoon really didn't look all that different - despite a few new tattoos that had appeared on his hands.

Namjoon laughed softly at Jungkook's annoyance, sending a sly smile in his direction.

"So you are still mad at me." He laughed, watching as Jungkook opened the door to the cooler and scanned the options for drinks once more. "No need to be so hostile, I didn't even do anything to you."

Jungkook narrowed his eyes, grabbing a bottled iced tea before turning to meet Namjoon's gaze once again.

"You mean, besides threatening my life for a couple million won?" He countered, annoyance only bubbling up more when Namjoon merely shrugged in response.

"Ah, let's not forget that it was a couple million won that you stole from me, right?" Jungkook's eye twitched, and the grip that he had on his drink tightened. "So, I'd say my actions were pretty justified, meaning that you really don't have a reason to be mad." He smiled, but his expression was full of smugness.

Jungkook started at him blankly for a few moments, trying to think of what he could say or do to get him out of the situation he was in. The issue with Namjoon was his fault, but the man in front of him was far too cocky already to hear the truth out
loud.

"Can you just get to the fucking point?" He finally asked, turning on his heel and making his way over to the cash desk. "You always do this. You come up to me with a guilt trip, and then ask me for a favour that I'll say yes to because I already feel bad." He turned his head for a moment, meeting gazes with Namjoon who was following behind him. "I'm tired of it."

Jungkook reached the cash register, greeting the employee and setting his drink on the counter. He scanned over the various add-ons at the register such as candy bars and phone cases. Thinking for a moment, he grabbed a white lighter and placed it next to the drink.

"I don't think I do that." Namjoon finally answered after Jungkook was done paying, following the younger male out of the store. It was quite cold, and Jungkook thanked himself for wearing for wearing a hoodie instead of a T-shirt like Namjoon was. The fact that it was Jimin's hoodie, was something that he didn't want to think about.

Jungkook rolled his eyes at Namjoon's response, but waited for him to continue nonetheless. "But even if I do, I'm not asking you for a favour this time. I'm offering something."

Jungkook raised an eyebrow, looking to Namjoon with bewilderment.

"I don't want anything from you." He answered immediately. "I literally just got out of my debt to you, I'm not trying to owe you anything anymore."

"I don't want anything in return, this is just me looking out for you." Namjoon answered, walking beside Jungkook and watching as the younger boy cracked open his drink. There were a multitude of bruises and scars on his knuckles, some of them still even looked swollen, and Namjoon felt his lips tug down into a frown.