Just One More Tear to Cry

Part 12

The night was not easy at all for Jimin since Jungkook's body temperature kept rising and falling from time to time. Though he stopped mumbling in his sleep, periodically he hugged Jimin like a child calling out for their mother. Being parentless himself, Jimin empathized with the phase Jungkook was going through. Jimin caressed Jungkook's head lovingly, and surprisingly, it calmed him down. Jimin remained wide awake the whole night, ensuring the elder was comfortable and alright. When it was past 5 in the morning and Jungkook was sleeping soundly,

Jimin felt his eyelids growing heavy and couldn't help but fall asleep.

The chirping of the birds and Jungkook's sweaty body stirred him awake several hours later. It took Jungkook several minutes to process what had happened the previous night. Feeling the weight on his chest, he looked down to find a sleeping Jimin snuggled into his chest like a small child. He checked the bedside clock to find out that it was 8:59 in the morning. Feeling weak, he decided not to go to work. After all, who would say anything against him even if he did not go to work?

He looked at Jimin again and contemplated whether to wake him up or not. He knew that Jimin hadn't slept even a little bit the whole night, so he decided against waking him up. Why does he worry about me this much? Who am I to him? Spending a whole sleepless night just to look after me? For what? Am I not the one who always acted rude to him? To insult him? Shouldn't he hate me? Why then? Is it acting again? You make my life complicated, Jimin. Who are you? Why is it difficult to understand you? Jungkook thought as he looked at the sleeping figure on his body.

He could smell the scent of Jimin's hair, and for once, Jungkook thought about how calm and soothing it was. What is wrong with me? What am I doing? Why did I ask him to sleep with me? I remember I was the one who didn't let him go. Why? Why did I want to keep him by my side? Maybe I was that sick not to realize what I was doing. But sleeping with a boy? Jeon Jungkook! What's wrong with you, man? For the first time in life, Jungkook questioned his own decisions. He couldn't understand why he was acting weird in front of Jimin. For one last time, he looked at Jimin and slowly moved the younger away from his body. With a little hum, Jimin turned into a ball and hugged a pillow. Jungkook cooed at the sight. No matter how much he despised Jimin, he couldn't stop himself from admiring the younger's cuteness.

Leaving the sleeping boy, Jungkook entered the bathroom and got freshened up. He made sure not to make a single sound, wanting the younger to sleep peacefully. He went downstairs to make him a cup of coffee and order some food for both of them. While he was trying to order food, the doorbell rang, and Jungkook went to open the door. It was Mr. Jeon who had arrived.

"Jungkook, are you both alright?" Mr. Jeon asked without entering the house. His voice sounded panicked, and Jungkook wondered why.

"Appa, come in. Why? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost this early morning?" Jungkook laughed, inviting Mr. Jeon inside. Mr. Jeon kept searching for the other boy.

"Why? Are you asking me why? Check the damn phone and see how many times I have called you! Where were you? And why didn't you go to the office? Wait... Where's Jimin? That brat didn't call me too. He used to call me at 6 in the morning every day to wake me up. Where the heck did he go? Did you two fight? Did something happen?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Appa. Take a seat first and calm down. Nothing is wrong. Everything is perfectly fine."

"If everything is perfectly fine, where's my Jimin? Chimmy... Chimmy..." Mr. Jeon stood up and started shouting, and Jungkook jumped to stop his Appa's screaming.

"Appa, shh... He is sleeping."

"Sleeping? Is he alright? Is he sick? He is not a person who sleeps until this late. Jungkook, did you do anything to my innocent boy?"