Minnie In Love

5. It's Finally Happening

Jimin could not stop fidgeting in the chair next to his best friend.

"Could you stop moving already? You're making a scene," Jin shook his head.

"I'm not making a scene," Jimin complained with a pout. "I'm just... nervous." He turned his head and took off his sunglasses so he could see his best friend clearly, "Hyung, you don't think he'll stand me up, right?"

The elder chuckled, sitting more relaxed in the chair, "It'll just show you how much of a jerk he is right?"

"JK is not a jerk."

"And you know... how?"

Jimin squinted his eyes at his best friend, knowing he was being a pain in the ass on purpose. "Ok. Fine. I don't know." He sat back and crossed his arms over his chest, "I know he's sweet because he always welcomes newcomers on my channel, he never said really nasty stuff in the chat box, and... and I just think so." He huffed in his seat.

Jin, sitting next to the wall, turned a bit so he could put some of his body weight against it as he stared at his best friend, who just stared at the front door. "You're going to freak him out if you're glaring like that."

Jimin kept his eyes focused on the doors, "I can't help it... when I'm not looking at it, I end up looking at it." But Jimin uncrossed his arms and put his hands in between his thighs, glancing down, "It's all fluttery in my tummy and I just want to get this over with already."

"Patience is a virtue~"

"You-"

Before Jimin could roll his eyes or stick out his tongue to his dad of a best friend, his eyes caught sight of the front doors opening. The fluttering he felt stopped immediately, and was replaced with a bubbling excitement, expectation. But his face was clear of any emotion as he just stared.

Jin blinked a few times as his best friend suddenly seemed to shut down. He stopped mid-sentence and was looking at something towards the door. As Jin followed his gaze, he saw a young man standing at the entryway looking a lot like a deer in headlights. Wide eyes, frozen on the spot. Tall with darker hair, round framed glasses, hoodie and jeans. He seemed exactly like what Jin imagined one of Jimin's fans to look like.

As he looked at Jimin, he noticed his best friend looking just as frozen; scared, anxious, but thrilled. He took that moment to stand up and make his way to the stranger.

"Are you JK?"

The guy was dazed, still looking in Jimin's direction despite Jin's body now blocking his view. But as if his brain started working again, he suddenly looked up and gave Jin his attention. "I'm JK."

"Then allow me to introduce myself, I'm Jim- I mean, Minnie's best friend, and for all intents and purposes, his bodyguard. You can call me Jin."

The stranger looked a little out of his element, staring down at Jin's outstretched hand. As an automatic response, he outstretched his hand as well so they could shake. "It's nice to meet you."

Just as Jungkook was about to pull away, Jin squeezed his hand tighter and pulled him in close. He talked in his ear, making sure to keep his voice quiet enough that only the nervous boy could hear. "If you so even think about harming Minnie in any way - physical, emotional, whatever - I'll come after you so fast, you'll wish you'd never even followed his channel to begin with. Understand?"

What made the threat more real was the fact that while Jin was squeezing the shit out Jungkook's hand, he carried a sweet smile on his lips as he did it.

"I understand," Jungkook tried not to wince.

"Awesome," he finally let go. "Then-" he stepped to the side and brought the stranger to the table, "Allow me to introduce Minnie."