Precious Gems | JiKook

二十六

we hit 10k!! *gives you all a big smooch on the cheek*
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"So what, do you run this now or something?"

Like he had specified, Namjoon had actually ended up supplying Jungkook with a gun to protect himself. It was Namjoon's old one - Jungkook knew this because he had watched the older male take it with him on multiple occasions.

After they had met and talked in the convenience store, Jungkook had found himself following Namjoon back to his house, just because of the slightest glimmer of trust he could see in him. It had obviously payed off to listen to him though, because Jungkook now stood in front of Jimin with his own gun for the first time.

It was close to Jimin's in size, but was a lighter silver compared to the gunmetal colour of the older thief's gun.

Namjoon hadn't taught him how to use it properly, however, which was the reason that he found himself standing in front of Jimin right then. In the same abandoned building that Jimin had taught him in the first time, the older thief looked at him with a mixture of shock and amusement on his face.

Jungkook shrugged, turning the gun around a few times in his hand and getting used to how it felt in his hand. It felt foreign, but Jungkook knew that would never change, and so he simply shook off whatever fears could have weighed him down.

"I know people." He answered, not being able to bite back a smirk when Jimin looked taken aback by his response.

"Oh, do you?" Jimin took a few steps closer to Jungkook, pulling his gun out of his back pocket and making sure the safety was on.

It had been a few days since he had seen Jungkook, and a few days since they had last uttered a word to each other. It was obvious that there was a lot unspoken between them, but that was too much for Jimin to attempt to unpack right now. Yes, he had kissed Jungkook. And yes, it was just as breathtaking as he had imagined - but when he weighed the importance of addressing his feelings or working on the heist he quickly found himself favouring the latter.

"I do." Jungkook held his gun out to Jimin to observe. "I had to find something to do, considering that you didn't want to talk to me until now."

Jimin sighed and couldn't help but roll his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest and looking at Jungkook.

"It's not that I didn't want to talk to you, I was just busy planning the heist that we're doing soon." Jimin answered, gesturing between the two of them. He paused for a moment, biting his bottom lip before adding on his next words. "Besides, you're the one who left when I was sleeping."

He regretted the words as soon as they left his mouth, the look of hurt that flashed across the younger boy's face making him cringe internally. Waking up alone the morning after he had given in to his desires wasn't what he had expected, but maybe it was what he needed. If Jungkook had stayed, he probably would have ended up kissing him again.

And though that was what he wanted, it was the last thing he needed. Romance was a distraction, Jimin was convinced, and so he viewed the kiss as a slip up - something that he should forget about.

"Don't try that." Jungkook scoffed softly, his lips turning down into a frown as he stared the older male down. "I left because you gave me the most memorable kiss of my life, and then told me to forget about it. Would you have stayed?" He wasn't surprised when Jimin didn't answer, watching as the older male's graze dropped to the floor. "Exactly, so don't ask me to."

"We didn't come here to talk" Jimin sighed, rubbing his hand up and down his arm to try and subside the guilt he was feeling. "We came here so that you can get more comfortable with the gun you're holding right now. Can we just do that?"