you never walk alone | pjm

Chapter / 25

"Will you be okay?" Kookie asked.

Confused, I asked him what he meant.

"You're claustrophobic, aren't you?"

"Oh," I replied. "That."

I smiled and said that I'd be fine. Just as I was about to stand up, Jimin asked me if I wanted him to bring one for me. Smiling, I said that that'd be great. A few seconds later, all of them returned with pieces of cake. Taehyung came too.

Eating the food, we talked about the presents, the decorations, the party itself, the people here, etc etc. By that time, we'd all moved to the sofa area. I sat next to Jimin, leaning my head on his shoulder and slightly dozing off. It'd been 3 hours since the party started, and most of the people were getting tired. Just then, the DJ changed the lighting and music. A slow song played and the lights dimmed into a deep purple.

Everyone cleared the dance floor as couples started walking in to dance.

Jimin held out his hand, smiling. Smiling back, I slipped my hand into his and we walked over to where everyone else was dancing.

"Hey," Jimin whispered as we swayed. "Remember this song?"

I looked at him.

"It's the song that Suga-hyung played," he grinned. "The first song we danced too."

I laughed quietly, remembering the End-Of-Tour party. He kissed my cheek as I rested my head on his shoulder. I could hear his heart beating - fast at first, but it slowed down as we danced. His hands stayed loose on my waist, bringing me closer to him. I closed my eyes, taking in the music and the sound of his breath at the same time. It was relaxing.

A few songs later, Tae's mom asked to dance with Jimin (it was kinda cute ahaha), and I went to sit back down. Before I could get comfortable, Taehyung came and asked me if I wanted to dance. I smiled and stood back up.

"My mom worries" he said quietly as we danced.

"About what?" I asked.

"You," he continued. "And Jimin."

"Really?" I asked, half-surprised.

"She worries more for you," he said. "You know... She says that you haven't had that much happiness in your life. With your parents, foster parents, previous boyfriends, all that."

I nodded as he spoke.

"She wants Jimin to give you all the happiness you've missed out on, but since he's an idol she thinks it'd be hard and stuff."

"It is hard," I said. "But he makes me happy. He gives me all the happiness I need."

He nodded.

"It's hard sometimes... But I can deal with it."

He hugged me. I looked across the hall to see Jimin dancing with Tae's mom. She said something to him that made him smile. That smile... An angel's smile... He laughed a little and said something to her. She smiled widely and gave him a hug before walking away to her husband. Just then, he caught my eye. We looked at each other for a few seconds before a boy (probably a friend) walked to Jimin to say 'hi'.

"I love him," I whispered.

"I know you do," Tae replied. "He loves you too."