It Will Never Be Too Late

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Jimin ran to his classroom although it was just 6:31 in the morning. But, he didn't care much about him being very punctual in his class. The only reason he's always running like a ninja to his room was because he knew that his ultimate crush would arrive at the room at exactly 6:32 and he needed to look good (and normal) before he arrives. Jimin panted wildly as he plumped himself onto his chair and checked his wristwatch. He had 4 seconds before his crush arrives so he quickly wiped off his sweat and finger-combed his glistening black hair.

Sure enough, when his watch turned 6:32, a man with average height lazily opened the door to find Jimin fumbling with his phone as usual. He has always wondered why he always finds that boy doing nothing on his phone whenever he arrives at the classroom. He walked toward the boy and sat beside him, exhaling a tiny "hello."

Jimin looked up at him with wide eyes, surprised at the fact that Min Yoongi, his quiet seatmate-slash-ultimate-crush, has talked. But, he wasn't so sure if it was to him.

"U-Um, me? Hello, me?" Jimin stuttered while pointing to himself.

"Yeah, you. Who else?" Yoongi replied and Jimin incredulously gasped.

"O-Oh, hello, you! I mean, hello, Y-Yoongi hyung." A pink tinge slowly appeared on the tip of Jimin's ears and Yoongi found it incredibly adorable.

"You're Jimin, right?" Yoongi said and the younger shyly nodded while nibbling on his lower lip, which made Yoongi scream "You're so cute!" on his mind. Or...was it just really on his mind?

"R-Really?" Jimin mumbled and he covered his face with his hands. He started blushing so hard, he looked like he was going to explode anytime soon. Yoongi's eyes slowly widened when he realized what just happened.

"O-Oh, did I say that out loud?" he asked and he felt his face becoming warmer.

"Y-Yeah, were you not supposed to?" Jimin replied and Yoongi screamed inwardly out of embarrassment.

"I-I wasn't supposed to, but I don't take it b-back, though." Jimin almost squealed. Well, he actually did, but stopped himself midway by putting a hand on his mouth. Yoongi couldn't help but laugh softly at the cute action of the other.

"I don't know why we never talked." Yoongi said randomly. "I mean, we're seat mates but we never actually talked."

"Ah, yeah. It's your loss." Jimin replied confidently, the blush on his face ebbing away. "I'm really fun to talk with."

"I know. But, it's not too late, right?" Yoongi smiled.

"Of course, it isn't." Jimin smiled back.

"So, friends?" Yoongi offered his hand. "Not just seat mates or acquaintances?

Jimin wanted to be more than friends but of course, he had to be patient, so he took Yoongi's hand and shook it. "Friends."

Ever since that day, the two became inseparable. They never did something without the other. Even going to the comfort room!

They go to school together at exactly 6:32 in the morning (not that they check). They eat lunch together. They study together. They walk home together. Some of their classmates are even misjudging them. And some of the girls are starting to ship them, making 'YoonMin' their official ship name. It felt a bit weird, yes, but for some reason, they liked how their names sounded together.

As days pass, they become closer and closer, and Jimin's feelings go deeper and deeper. And one day, a thought occurred to him. This feeling he had wasn't just a crush anymore. It was already love. He cried. He cried because he was scared. He was scared that his feelings would ruin their friendship. So the next day, Jimin decided to avoid Yoongi. He decided to erase his feelings for the older, so as to not destroy their friendship.