The Package || Jinkook

Chapter 5

Jin and Jungkook carry bags filled with ingredients from the jjigae up the two flights of stairs to Jin's apartment. They carefully set the bags onto the kitchen table and begin organizing them in accordance to the order they will go into the pot. Slowly but surely the meal comes together and the stew bubbles up, the succulent aroma filling the apartment. Every crevice of the small kitchen is filled with the familiar moment.

"I remember when Yoongi was living with me and I would make this for us. I swear I was practically his mother." Jin says as he stirs the stew with a wooden spoon. Jungkook nibbles quietly on a round crinkle cut carrot. His two front teeth break off tiny pieces of the orange vegetable; the corner of Jin's mouth angles upward as he watches the younger boy munch away like a bunny. 

"Do you ever get lonely? This is a big apartment to live on your own." Jungkook mentions after sending down the carrots with a big gulp of water. Jin crosses his arms over his chest and leans against the countertop. Jin opens his mouth to answer the boy but something stops him.

A knock resonates throughout the house and Jin suddenly shoves himself off the counter to rush over to the door; an air of desperation heavy in the air. Jin pulls open the door and as Jungkook tries to peek at the mystery guest, he can only see a twinge of dark colored hair.

"Give me a minute Jungkook, I'll be right back," Jin closes the door behind him, his broad shoulders to blocking the view.

Jungkook sighs deeply at the secrecy. He thought that the secrets would end at this point but I guess knowing his deep dark secret wasn't enough to make Jin trust Jungkook.

An idea pops into his head and he tip toes over to the door. His head turned so that his ear is flat against the door but he can't hear anything Jin or the mystery person are saying. He backs away from the door and examines it, smiling mischievously when he sees a glint shining off a piece of glass. He goes back up to the door and peeks through the peephole. 

Moddled together, the two figures outside shuffle in front of the door. They talk with their hands and stand intimately close. Jungkook can't see the face of the mystery person but it's clearly  man. His shoulders aren't as broad as Jin's but definitely defined like a man's, ending at a subtle point and gliding down to thin arms. As Jin turns around after being handed something, a pale hand shoots out and smacks the man on the behind. Jungkook gasps loudly and tries to stifle a laugh as he runs away from the door and back into the kitchen.

"What's that?" Jungkook bursts out even before he sees what Jin is carrying in his hand.

"You don't know how to mind your own business do you?" Jin quips. Jungkook smiles as he notices the red blush clutching the older male's throat.

"I could just run out there and catch him before he leaves." Jin's eyes widen and he shakes his head.

"No, it's okay. Um... I don't even know what it is to be honest. He just handed it to... wait a minute," Jin furrows his eyebrows angrily and approaches Jungkook. The smaller boy backs up to create space but eventually bumps into the sink. Jin is inches from the boy and Jungkook can smell him. His heart quickens and for some reason he wants Jin to touch him; maybe he wants that to break the tension somehow.

"How did you know it was a guy?" Jungkook bites his lip and looks away from Jin's piercing eyes. He can't help but smirk at the situation and he gives up trying to be slick.

"I peeked through the peephole." He says with confidence. Jin grabs Jungkook by the shoulders and shakes him. Jungkook lets out a nervous laugh as Jin scolds him about being nosy. He turns around quickly and grabs the pot cover, slamming it over the pot of jjigae and lifting it off of the stove top. He places Jin's baby pink oven mitts under the heat to avoid burning his hands.

"Thanks for the food, bye!" Jungkook runs toward the door and escapes up stairs. Jin doesn't care to chase after him.

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"This is delicious! Ugh I love Jin's jjigae," Yoongi gingerly brings the spoon up to his lips and sips at the thick broth. Jungkook mimics him while admiring the smile that Jin's food brings his hyung.

"Oh, did you get what you ordered?" Yoongi asks casually. Jungkook chokes on a piece of meat and begins coughing wildly. Yoongi stands up quickly and begins slapping him on the back. As the coughing settles Jungkook sips on his water and calms down. Holly comes running off of her bed and over to Jungkook's side as if to check on him and make sure he's alive.

"You okay there?" Yoongi asks as he takes the bowls to the sink and starts clearing the table.

"I'm good, I'm fine, totally okay." Jungkook doesn't know what to do next, Yoongi simply stares at him awkwardly while Jungkook stares at the table in front of him.

"So did you get what you ordered?" Yoongi asks again. Jungkook takes a deep breath and shakes his head, letting out the breath obnoxiously.

"No. The package belonged to Jin. I gave it to him when he came to pick me up," Yoongi's eyes widen and he looks at Jungkook deeply.

"Did you open it?" He asks. The boy's heart races and he contemplates telling the truth. It can't hurt him right? Yoongi won't be upset and it's not like he has to tell him what was in the package. But what if he gets curious and asks? Jungkook has never been a very good liar...

Looking directly at Yoongi he tries not to blink and he puts on a serious face. He holds back the laughter that tends to follow one of his lies and manages to choke out-

"No"