CRUSH | JiKook

19

One month later...

He could not wait. Today was the D-day.

The day his hyung would be back from wherever he was.

He tapped his foot impatiently, waiting for this class to end.

He even glared at his lecturer who was still having fun explaining the assignment report that needed to be due by next week.

Several minutes back, he received a text from Taehyung that Jimin was already in the practice room and he had been feeling very nervous for some unknown reason.

He could hear the other students started to groan audibly at the lengthy explanation and as if the lecturer now realized that he had unconsciously held them back, sheepishly smiled and finally let them go.

Jungkook took the chance and run at his full speed.

He was so desperately looking forward to seeing his hyung again.

He could not wait to see his hyung.

How he missed him...

Once he arrived at the room, he instantly spotted the hyung amongst the members, letting out his cheerful laugh.

Oh how he missed that laugh...

That crescent eye smile...

He slowly and quietly made his way towards the older as he still had not realized his presence.

It was until he was standing behind the older that did the members finally acknowledge his presence and as if they were having telepathy amongst each other, quietly moved towards the door, trying to give the space between him and Jimin.

Jimin finally turned around with a wide smile at the sight of him.

"Hi, Jungkook. I'm back~"

"Hyung..."

Jungkook stepped forward and enveloped Jimin in a tight hug, his head rested in his neck, discreetly inhaling his scent, while Jimin only stood there awkwardly, frozen on the spot at his sudden behavior.

"Welcome back, hyung..."He croaked from Jimin's neck and tightened his hug.

"Y-yeah?" As if he got the energy back, he slowly wrapped his arms around Jungkook's back and let out a smile and closed his eyes.

"Don't you know how it got lonely when you were not around?"

Jimin only hummed in response.

"Don't you know how difficult it was while we were dancing when you were not at your usual spot?"

Again, Jimin hummed.

"Don't you know Jin was mad at me when you were away?"

This time, Jimin let out a laugh.

"It's not funny, hyung..."

"Okay, sorry sorry. My bad."

They were both plunged in silence for a moment before Jungkook finally pulled back.

"Hyung..."

Jimin looked up, straight to his brown eyes.

He was nervous.

But he needed this to find out whether he still had...

"Is it too late now to say I love you?"

They stared at each other for a while, before Jimin looked away to his feet and stepped back.

Jungkook's heart beat faster at Jimin's action – signs of rej-

"I'm sorry Jungkook, but..."

He waited for the shorter man to finish up his sentence, mentally bracing himself for the next.

Jimin inhaled and exhaled before looking up at him, this time with seriousness in his eyes.

"It's too late now, Jungkook."

And a tear escaped from the well of his eyes down his cheeks.

...the chance.