"Hyung , how much longer ?" , the younger said , yawning . He had been sleeping for most part of the journey and has just now woken up from the siren of an ambulance that just passed by them . "We're almost there" , the older seated on the driver's seat said assuringly , for the 10th , or maybe 11th time now . The couple had left for Jimin's 'mystery place' 5 in the morning . He insisted on driving 400kms himself and so Jungkook had to run , early in the morning , to book a rental , well it wasn't that difficult a task actually , its just that the latter was half asleep at that time . "There" "What ?" "This is where I wanted to take us" "A shrine ?" "Matsunoo Taisha"
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The couple was walking around the garden of the utterly empty shrine , holding hands lovingly .
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"Hyung" "Y-eah" "Why did you want to be here - specifically? I mean Kyoto is 5 hours from Tokyo . You must have -" "Yea , I just - I know this is really stupid to drive 5 hours for - but I just wanted to visit .. umm ... the ... intertwined pine here." "Intertwined pine ?" "There's this 350-years-old pair of trees that got intertwined as they grew . There's this myth that the trees protect each other from diseases and because of that the pair is still thriving after 3 and a half centuries . They believe that not a single branch ever fell off either tree and once when someone tried to cut one of the them , the others new branches grew out vigorously around the cut part as if covering a bleeding wound." "Oo" , the younger was in awe listening to the stories behind the pair of trees right before him . "And this spot is known as the marriage spot" , Jimin completed with embarrassment . "Baabeeee , it's tooo cute" , the taller said , dramatically clutching his heart . The shorter giggled away his shyness , his face - glowing the brightest shade of red . Turning towards Jimin and taking his other hand as well , Jungkook spoke , little louder than a whisper . "Baby , I know you're trying to hide it for my sake but you're no less nervous than I am . But let me promise you a few things : One , I'm NEVER EVER gonna leave , even if you kick me out , I'll sleep right out the door . Two , I'm NEVER EVER gonna let you feel lonely again , I'll always be there , and I do mean ALWAYS. And three , whatever we will have to face in future , in everything , in every struggle , you will always find me by your side. I promise I'll be your safe place so that you don't have to suffer alone any more than you already have." Jimin just looks down at their hands , wordlessly and starts caressing the taller's bare ring finger . "What happened baby? Did I say something wrong?" , Jungkook asked , worried at the utter silence . The shorter then looked up and shyly placed a quick peck on the younger's cheek .
At a small , decent cafe in the quite suburbs of Kyoto , the couple was having breakfast - a typical Japanese breakfast . There's something about Japanese food that always amused them , it was feel good food and yet mostly healthy . For Jimin , it was peace food and Jungkook , the best way to start a calm day as a homebody on his vacations .
"I HAVE GOT TO post about this place , everyone NEEDS to taste this" , the older exclaimed with the first bit of salmon in his mouth - a PeRfecT salmon. "Well , the fans know about our trip now . So I guess you can." , the younger said , not looking up from his phone . "What ? How did they -" "Some recognized us at Disneyland and that - your cutie-" "JUNGKOOK !" "Yeah yeah , That hotel staff posted his picture with you. He was in his uniform so the fans came to know where we were staying" , the said man told in a dead tone , still scrolling through his feed. Jimin thought for a bit before speaking . "I don't think we need to worried though . We are going to announce us eventually , it's better if we start dropping hints" "You've changed baby" , the younger was amazed by his fiancé's calm composure . "I know right , it's something about this - approval from our parents , your proposal , the rings , the fact that you're my fiancé now and that I'll get to call you husband soon enough , all of this has made me so confident in us. I know most people now don't take marriage that seriously but you know , I have a really deep and devout concept of marriage" "I've noticed that , suddenly you seem so much more calm today like we're both nervous but you're at a different level of peace . Like a boat , you . We're going through fast moving water but you flow with ease." "The best songwriter award goes tooooooo - JEON JUNGKOOK-SHI" , Jimin hands the taller an 'air award'. "Thank you , thank you so much" , Jungkook wiped his fake tears , "I couldn't have done this without him - my husband , Park Jimin" , the younger continues the dramatic acceptance speech while the thanked man is just trying to hold in his laughter. "Yes bitches , he's Officially and legally mine now" , the drama queen turns into a sassy ass , as if referring to someone in his fake audience . "Officially and legally" , the older repeated again and burst out laughing .
