Love At First Kick

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We were laying on my bed in the dark, just staring up at the ceiling for a long while.
It's been a crazy evening, and I don't think he, himself, digested all of it just yet.

'Shit.' He curses quietly, then chuckles

'What?' That was a bit out of nowhere

'I think I'm just starting to realize that I might never have to see him again.' Even in the dark, I could see him smiling

'Well, you did scare the shit out of him. Honestly, I would have helped you beat the crap out of him if it wasn't a threat to our future in the sport. God knows he deserved to be tortured to death.'

I will never be able to phantom the evil intent behind a person continuously inflicting pain on their own child. There must be a special circle in hell for those kinds of people.

'If you didn't stop me, I'm pretty sure I would have put him to sleep. The moment I saw him raise that hand at you, I wanted to break it in pieces.' His fingers were intertwined with mine as he was holding my hand the entire time, but talking about this, I felt him squeeze it a lot tighter.

'He might have raised it, but he never got to me. You made sure that didn't happen.' I smiled at him

'I didn't even realize I moved until he was already against the wall. I surprised myself to be completely honest.' He sighs deeply. 'But at that moment, all I could think of was keeping him as far away from you as possible.'

I came closer to him so I could see him better. I turned on my front and propped myself on my elbows, looking at him. 'I can't even explain how proud I was when I saw how you stood up to him. I was ready to lay him down on the spot, but you moved so fast that I didn't have the time to do so.'

'I already told you that you mean everything to me, and I meant it. I almost let you get hurt last time, and it's been killing me just how useless I was. I promised myself I'd never let that happen again. Not to you.'

'Jimin, I never once thought you were useless. I understand why you were the way you were. It's not something you can overcome in a day. But you did overcome it today. You protected me, and you protected yourself and set yourself free. I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of you.' I don't know if he can see me smiling, but I am so happy he is free.

'It felt like a humongous boulder had been lifted off my shoulders. I feel so much more relaxed.' He sounds free, that's for sure

He pulled himself up a little, almost sitting by the pillows.
'Come here.' He opens his arms, waiting for me to sit on him and hug him

I did so, happily. He wrapped me up in his loving embrace, holding me close to himself.

'I promise you, I will always protect you. No matter what.' He says quietly into my ear

'You've been doing that since day one.' I giggle, then pull away to look at him, gently holding his right side of the face where there's no bruise. 'And I promise I'll protect you just the same. Always.'

I really want to kiss him, but I have to stop myself from it. The cut on his lip is far from healed. It must hurt even when he talks. It could start bleeding any moment if he puts any pressure on it.

He must have wanted the same.

I felt his hand going gently at the back of my neck, slowly pulling me close. My heart went into a race mode, beating as if it's about to jump out of my chest.

'Jimin.' I whisper his name quietly, feeling his breath on my lips as he pulled me so close to himself

'Hmm?' He hums, gently brushing my jaw with his thumb