Tails and Toes • Jikook Mermaid AU

Chapter Five

Jungkook opened his eyes and sighed deep. The rays of sunshine that shone inside the bedroom had awoken the boy. Jungkook looked next to him and realised that he was alone in the bed, Jimin was already up. ''Oh god.'' Jungkook muttered to himself. A thought deep in his mind said that Jimin was earlier up than Jungkook because he wanted to go back to the sea. Maybe Jimin was gone forever now and he wanted to wait until Jungkook was sleeping and he was awake, so that he could sneak out without Jungkook stopping him. Jungkook didn't care that he was only dressed in his underwear, he got up from the bed and walked around in the bedroom. He quickly put on the clothes he wore yesterday and ran downstairs. If Jimin was gone, Jungkook couldn't forgive himself.

''Jimin?'' Jungkook called the boy with a loud voice while he stood still in the living room. No response. The black-haired boy started to get worried and walked with fierce steps to the kitchen and dining room. ''No. No. No.'' Jungkook whispered to himself and shook his head. Jimin couldn't be gone, not without saying goodbye. Jungkook cleared his mind and walked to the backyard, the only place Jimin could be that was left. ''Thank god.'' Jungkook whispered and smiled lightly. Jimin was swimming in the pool and he was so focused that he didn't notice Jungkook. When the boy sat down at the edge of the pool, Jimin greeted him.

''Good morning!'' Jimin said happily to Jungkook and waved with the fin of his blue tail to him. ''Slept well?'' Jimin immediatly nodded with his head and smiled when Jungkook asked the question to him. ''Yes, excellent! I was earlier up than you, but I didn't want to wake you. So, I decided to take a morning swim. I'll probably do it every morning, because it feels peaceful. You sleep really silent, by the way. You look so cute when you sleep.'' Jimin chuckled and didn't hide the large smile on his face when he talked about Jungkook sleeping.

The boy who sat at the edge of the pool didn't say to Jimin that he was worried and thought that he left. Instead, he just smiled and looked into the dark brown eyes of his friend. He also didn't want to ruin the good mood Jimin had. ''What do you want to do today?'' Jungkook asked Jimin who started to think about all the oppurtunities. The black-haired boy could immediatly see when Jimin had an idea, because he got a particular sparkle in his eyes when he thought of something.

''I want to dye my hair.'' Jimin said to his friend and Jungkook immediatly lifted one eyebrow while he looked suprised, but also confused. ''Dye your hair? Why?'' . ''Because it's so boring and I like bright colours. I don't want to look boring with my black hair. No offense, it looks amazing on you, Jungkook. But not on me, I want a bright colour. Something like Yoongi has, he has like a mint haircolour. What do you think? Can I pull something off like that?'' Jimin was excited about dying his hair and also curious about Jungkook's opinion.

''Oh, you can pull off anything, I don't doubt that. But if you want something like that, you don't hear me complaining. I think blue or red fits you the best.'' Jimin thought about it and then he nodded with his head. ''Red sounds amazing, I would love to have that!'' Jimin said loudly and out of his excitement, his tail splashed some water into the air. ''I really need to stop doing that, because I will literally drain your pool.'' Jimin said to Jungkook while looking at his blue tail that swifted relaxed underwater. ''No, I love to see you excited. Your happiness is precious.'' Jungkook said to Jimin with a smile.

''But anyway, I'm gonna make us some breakfast.'' The black-haired boy stood up and looked at the mermaid in the swimming pool. Jimin lifted himself with his arms out of the pool and laid down on the ground. He grabbed a towel and started to dry his tail off, while Jungkook turned around and walked into the kitchen. Jungkook made some bacon and eggs for the two of them and also made some toast. When he was busy with pouring some coffee into two cups, Jimin walked into the kitchen and dining room, dry and dressed in the clothes that Jungkook had given him the night before. White shorts, a white T-shirt with a black flower print, black flip-flops and blue sunglasses.

''Smells amazing.'' Jimin complimented Jungkook's cooking skills and sat down at the dining table. ''Well, thanks. It's not much, but I tried my best.'' Jungkook answered and put the pan with bacon and eggs on the table. Jungkook also put the cups of coffee on the table and Jimin looked really interested at the beverage that Jungkook put in front of him. ''What is-'' . ''Coffee with milk and sugar. Just try it, it's delicious and helped me staying up when I needed it.'' Jungkook interrupted Jimin's question, because he already knew what Jimin was going to ask.

''It's hot, though. But trust me, you are gonna love it.'' Jungkook said to the boy on the opposite of him. Jimin picked up the cup of coffee and brought the cup to his lips. He took a sip, bigger than expected. He immediatly swallowed it and looked at Jungkook. ''It has a strong flavour, I don't know yet.'' Jimin decided and Jungkook grinned. ''You will love it, mark my words.'' Jungkook said and then they started to eat. Jimin loved the breakfast Jungkook made and according to him, Jungkook was a great cook. When they were done, Jimin helped Jungkook cleaning up and doing the dishes. After that, Jungkook turned on the TV for Jimin, so that the boy could enjoy watching television while Jungkook went upstairs and changed his clothes.

He stood still for his clothing closet, because he needed to pick an outfit that also fitted the beach party vibe he would go to tonight. Would he even go to the beach party though? Taehyung would go with Yoongi instead of Jungkook. But the black-haired boy wasn't alone anymore. He had Jimin now. If Jimin liked it, he would go with him. Jungkook hoped Taehyung got jealous, because he thought Jimin was much better than Taehyung. Yeah, they were best friends, but it felt like Jimin took Taehyung's place now. And Jungkook didn't complain. He wasn't that close with Taehyung like he used to be. Jungkook cleared his mind and picked some clothes.

When Jungkook stood still for the mirror in the bathroom, he looked at himself. His mind was full of Jimin and only Jimin. But Jungkook realised that he wanted to be more than friends with Jimin. ''Stop.'' He said to his reflection in the mirror. Jungkook and Jimin were friends, good friends. He was stupid for thinking about Jimin being more than that to him. Jungkook couldn't contain his feelings for the boy, even hard how he tried. He would forever keep them hidden, he wanted to be friends, nothing more. He loved Jimin as a friend.