𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓶𝓮 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷

Loyalty

It's Tuesday and as usual, Jimin and Jungkook sit in YOURS café during lunch break. But unlike the other typical days, today the couple can leisurely enjoy their time since Jimin has put down his days-off starting this afternoon.

"So, you're really going to tag along?" Jimin asks the person sitting by his side.

"Of course," Jungkook says.

"You should rethink it. It's not going to be something fun. It's mainly labor work."

"If you can do it, I should be able to do it."

"But aren't you afraid of bugs and insects?"

"I'm not afraid. I just find them disgusting. It's different." A full-grown man tries to convince with his doe-eyes.

Not convinced, Jimin asks, "But would you run away if you see bugs?"

"Well . . . I wouldn't run away but I would like them to stay away from me." Jungkook still tries to reason.

"You're really not going to change your mind?" Jimin asks one last time.

"Nope." Jungkook shakes his head, set in stone with his decision.

"Alright. Just don't complain when that day comes." Jimin picks up a straw and digs at his small bowl of colorful shaved ice.

"Jimin oppa!" a sweet voice calls from a close distance.

"Yuna." Jimin spontaneously waves at her, feeling a sudden rush of nervousness. He sees another figure towering behind her, easy to guess who.

"Hi Hyung! I'm also here!" Soobin shouts excitingly, waving his arm.

Instantly, his excitement turns into amusement. A goofy smile emerges on his face when he sees a familiar person sitting next to his Team Manager.

Happily, he follows Yuna who hurries to the table Jimin is at.

"Of course, you are here too," Jimin grumbles under his breath once the couple arrives at the edge of his table.

"Oppa, you're here with. . . ?" Yuna wonders, her eyes peering at the handsome man next to Jimin. This kind of presence she thinks she has seen him somewhere before, but she can't exactly pinpoint where.

Meanwhile, Soobin smirks at his mentor who is clearly bothered with Yuna and his sudden appearance.

"We shouldn't bother them. Let's go get our own table," Soobin suggests to the dazzling lady by his side while his eyebrows waggle mischievously at his Team Manager. He holds her hand and pulls her to an available table nearby before she can oppose.

"What was that?" Jungkook asks, examining Jimin's face.

"Was what?" Jimin replies.

"Why is he looking at you like that?"

"It's all because of you!" Jimin says with a slight scorn.

"What does it have to do with me?" Jungkook asks with a nonchalant face.

"Because you left those marks on my neck and he saw them!" Jimin exclaims in a whisper with his jaw clenching by the end of his sentence.

Jimin has been careful. Sunday at Jungkook's place, he wore a secure shirt that he didn't have to worry about the marks. When he went home and ate dinner with his uncle, his uncle didn't notice it. On Monday, he is cautious enough that he wears a turtleneck to work. Nobody should be able to see it unless his shirt is pulled down.

Jimin underestimated Soobin's level of nosiness. Soobin asked him what he did during the weekend. Jimin revealed he went over to Jungkook's place. He was immersed with his work and wasn't careful when Soobin suddenly pulled down his shirt and saw the corner of his neck.