Tails and Toes • Jikook Mermaid AU

Chapter Four

''It's crazy to think that there are more than fifty different pizza's. And I want to try them all!'' Jimin excitedly said to Jungkook who stood next to him, both waiting for their order to be ready. ''Let's begin with just one.'' Jungkook was being realistic, but he didn't want to ruin the fun for Jimin. ''Jungkook!'' The black-haired boy turned his head to the right side of the little hallway of the pizzeria. He saw someone who he rather wanted to punch in the face than talk to. ''Hey, Yoongi.'' Jungkook tried his best to act like he was happy to see Yoongi, but he hated the guy ever since he knew that Yoongi wanted to get close to Taehyung.

''Nice to see you again. Ah, you brought a friend with you! I don't think I've ever seen him before.'' Yoongi didn't smile that much, but when he saw Jimin, his face lit up with a gummy smile. ''I'm Jimin! Are you also a friend of Jungkook? It's great to meet you.'' Jungkook rolled his eyes when Yoongi shook Jimin's hand. ''Ah, I haven't seen you at the beach before. Are you from the city? I'm Yoongi, by the way.'' Jungkook wanted to answer for Jimin, but Jimin could easily make up a story himself. ''Yeah, I am. Jungkook and I have been friends for a long time, so I decided to move from the city to here. The beach is more beautiful than the city, isn't it? Especially the ocean.'' Jimin explained the fake story and it sounded real, even though it wasn't.

But Jimin couldn't say to Yoongi that he was a mermaid, he couldn't say that to anyone except for Jungkook. The black-haired boy glared at Jimin when he talked about the sea, he didn't need to make it obvious. ''I suppose you're right. The beach is more beautiful than the city. The nature here is also really fasciniating.'' Yoongi nodded with his head and Jimin was glad that Yoongi liked the beach and the ocean. After all, it was Jimin's home. When Jimin thought about his home and his two best friends, he bit his lip and walked out of the pizzeria without saying anything to Jungkook or Yoongi.

''Shit, did I say something wrong?'' Yoongi asked Jungkook who stared into the direction Jimin walked. ''It would be a pleasure if you just could keep your mouth shut around Jimin. Thank you very much.'' Jungkook answered and wanted to say more than that to the mint-haired guy next to him, but his order was ready. Jungkook paid the lady behind the counter and then he grabbed the plastic bag with the two pizza boxes and milkshakes. He walked out of the pizzeria with a hurry, not saying anything to Yoongi who stared at him with big eyes. Jungkook looked around and found Jimin after a few seconds, who was standing by the fence of the pizzeria.

''Jimin, what's wrong?'' Jungkook asked the boy who immediatly looked up at him when he walked up to him. ''Nothing, I just- when Yoongi and I talked about the beach and the sea, I thought about home. Do you think Hoseok and Seokjin miss me? I'm not even away for a day, oh god, what am I thinking? I'm weak.'' Jungkook laid an arm around Jimin's shoulders and looked at him with his piercing brown eyes.

''Listen to me, you aren't weak. You are just out of your comfortzone and left your home and your brothers behind. I assume this will happen every day when you're on land. When Seokjin left to land and Hoseok and you were left alone, did you miss him?'' Jungkook knew how to handle such a situation, because he was very good at comforting people. He understood their feelings and always had the best advice ready. ''Well, yeah. But he told us not to worry about him, so we didn't. The first day he was gone was torture though, because we are always together. It's always just us three'' . ''And what did you tell Hoseok and Seokjin when you left to land?'' Jungkook his eyes were focused on those of Jimin, which looked a bit confused but also a little bit sad.

Jungkook understood it, Jimin already missed his home and his brothers. ''I told them that I would be back and that I would miss them. Seokjin said that I needed to have fun and didn't need to think about home. And Hoseok said that I should focus on the new things that I would explore, not on the things I already know.'' Jimin answered Jungkook's question and they started walking to his house, while still discussing the feelings Jimin felt.