Paternal

8.8K 675 358
                                    

            "J-Jungkook! W-what are you doing here?!" Jimin panicked as Jungkook turned off his camera and placed his hands on his hips.

           "I think I should be asking you that. Aren't you supposed to be at school?" Jungkook asked calmly as Jimin sighed.

             "I-I don't have to tell you..." Jimin muttered looking at Yoongi and Taehyung.

          Jungkook looked over to Jimin's friends and looked back at Jimin. "You're with them.. Are you?"

           "I don't have to tell you.." Jimin repeated as Jungkook scoffed.

            "Jimin it's just a simple little question." Jungkook was acting like a parent to Jimin and the younger felt guilty having to confront his new neighbor this way. "I need to get you back to school..."

            Jimin's eyes widened. "N-No! Please I can't!! The teacher will give me a punishment for being late!" Jimin worried as Jungkook looked down.

            "I can't have you out and around the streets... I'll take you home." Jungkook claimed.

            "No! Wait I can't! My mother is there..." Jimin pleaded to Jungkook so he wouldn't ruin his day. "Just pretend we didn't see eachother!"

          Jungkook then tilted his head keeping a stare at the student. "These boy's aren't good for you.... Did you want to do this?" Jungkook gave a face that made Jimin feel guilty again.

           "T-they offered..I decided to go with it.." Jimin confessed. Then, Jimin's face grew pink. "Why do you care?"

            "Just come with me, I don't want you to stay here... You can stay at my place until school is over." Jungkook suggested as Jimin shook his head.

            "I'm perfectly fine here.. No one has caught me yet.." Jimin claimed as Jungkook shrugged.

            "Okay. My offer still stands, just being a friendly neighbor to another.." Jungkook understood Jimin didn't want to leave the market so soon. "I'll see you around." Jungkook waved as he walked out.

        Jimin began to think to himself, Jungkook was actually willing to guide Jimin to the right direction.. But he refused it all.. The man just met Jimin today and so far, he showed care about his education and responsibility. Jimin sighed as Yoongi walked up to him. "So Jimin, let's get something to eat since Taehyung over there is dying." Yoongi laughed as Jimin kept staring at the man. He wanted to become friends with the man... It was the social butterfly in Jimin that made him want to get to know the man.

             "...that was my neighbor..." Jimin claimed as Yoongi was in disbelief.

          "Wow, I never thought someone you know would be here." Yoongi laughed. "Let's get to the food carts!" Yoongi walked over to Taehyung and held his hand out. Taehyung was 'dying' (atleast that's how he took it as.)

            "A-are we going to eat?" Taehyung questioned in a soft voice making Yoongi want to hit him.

           "Yes! Get up you aren't dying... Pft..extra."

         Taehyung made a teasing smile and stood up "Let's be quick."

            "Guys... I think I should listen to my neighbor... He was very worried.." Jimin claimed looking out the glass doors of the store still seeing Jungkook walking off with his camera and recording the market as he walked farther and farther from the store. Leaving Jimin to think on his own...

          "Um... Okay Chim-Chim... If you don't want to hang with us, we understand." Taehyung replied. The way he said it made Jimin feel like a traitor.

           "Ah, you guys stop!! I don't need to be seen as a traitor!" Jimin responded noticing Jungkook was already out of sight!

            Yoongi laughed and shook his head. "Traitor." he teased as Jimin couldn't wait any longer! He had to follow Jungkook.

             Jimin quickly changed into his new shoes and ran out the store holding his school indoor shoes in the bag. Jungkook was filming the sky as he walked along the Namdaemun Market not realizing that Jimin was running to him.

          "J-JUNGKOOK-HYUNG" Jimin shouted as Jungkook turned around to see Jimin come to a stop. "I-I'm sorry about that... I was just complaining.."

            Jungkook smiled and turned off his camera. "It's fine. You did a good thing, they seemed like bad influences.."

           "I suppose.." Jimin responded. "We should get to know eachother then." Jimin's face made a smile.

          "I see, let's head to my house. Street food doesn't seem that good to me.. Alot of walking.." Jungkook claimed as he walked down the market street.

            "Why were you here?" Jimin asked as Jungkook came to a stop.

            "..O-Oh! Um.. I was actually going to buy some indoor shoes for my home and hopefully find cushions for my tatami mat, you know... The usual things..." Jungkook replied.

         Jimin noted that Jungkook was feeling nervous for a second there... Was he lying? Jimin shrugged and walked alongside with Jungkook. As they walked, people gave them smiles as if they were supporting it and Jimin felt uncomfortable. Just what were the people smiling about?

               The two walked out of the market as Jimin was looking at the ground feeling a bit hungry... He should have gotten food from a cart but Jungkook was walking quickly home and Jimin didn't have time!

           The two got to Jungkook's house as Jimin became fearful just thinking his mother might come outside and catch him standing there. Jungkook opened the door and stepped inside as Jimin followed. Just when Jungkook took off his shoes, Jimin looked down to see he was matching shoes with Jungkook! No wonder he received supportive smiles at the market... They all believed Jungkook and Jimin were in a relationship since matching shoes was a couple thing!

Dreamer | Jikook |Where stories live. Discover now