Factitious [Jikook]

XXXII: I love You, More Than...

Jimin's POV

Heavy breathing can be heard with the squeaking sounds of shoes, sweats are dripping on the floor making it slippery and hard to move in.

“ten minutes break guys,” our coach shouted clapping his hands, most of us flop our body on the floor out of exhaustion. I tried to walk and grab my bottle of water but my legs is to weak to move even father makes me collapse on the wooden floor with a loud thud.

“JIMIN!” I heard sungjae hyung shouts my name and rushed over me, helping me to stand up and walk to the corner of the room where my belongings are. “are you that exhausted? Maybe we can talk to ──”

“I'm fine hyung... I didn't warmed up earlier, maybe that's the reason why my legs gave up.” I cut him off and assured him with a small smile on my face. My smile turned into a grinned seeing his reaction, he shook his head ─arms crossed over his chest glaring at me,  as if I made a terrible mistake and he is ready to scold me.

“aish! You know how important to warm up your muscles especially if we will dance three hours straight...” he started uncrossing his arms as he point one of his finger on me, in a cute threatening way.

“from now on I will keep an eye on you! I will check you from time to time and to ──”

I shake my head mentally, “ah! Hyung I'm not a kid anymore and I just did it because I'm in a hurry, I don't want to start my day in a horrible way and I will never gonna do it again...” I cut him again, sometimes the way he treat me is...

More than a friend, I dunno I don't want to jump in any conclusion or assume anything. But there was a time that he act more like a boyfriend not a friend. But of course I always brush it off, I don't want to bring that up making both of us act awkward to each other.

“and stop scolding me, your worst than my mother y'know~” I sassed I can his face turned into frown, pouting his lips. “yah! You're being weird hyung and stop acting like that it make me cringe honestly. ” I uttered making a disgusting face, before chugging my bottled water.

“ouch! You're being too meanie on me my jiminie...” my head whipped like a speed of light hearing what he called me, only jungkook call me his jiminie... And hearing it to somebody else is so weird, his eyes dilated mouth bit agape I can tell that he is shock at his words.

“ha.ha.ha don't misunderstand it minnie it means not─”

“I know hyung don't be nervous,” I give him a assuring smile. “...i know it didn't mean anything, and I know you only love me as a baby brother, right?” I asked him, I can see his body flinch a bit but then relax afterwards. With an unhumour laugh he mumbled a weak yes, smiling faintly.

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Sungjae heart twinged, jimin literally cleared it up that he is only a brother to him and nothing more. He already knows it and he prepared himself for the painful rejection, he thinks he can but he was wrong it's so painful especially hearing it from the younger itself.

The pain is too much but he manage to pull a small smile on his face, excusing himself to go to the bathroom, jimin only hummed in response making his heart twinges even more.

“why?! Why I can't be him?!” he cried out slamming his hands on the tiled sink, glancing up to his on reflection.

“why I can't be him?! I've known you first than him! I love you first than him! I-i care about you first than him...” he cried even more punching the mirror before him.

“I am the first one to meet you! To laid an eye on you, to give you love, affection! I should be the one calling you mine...” he sobbed, knuckles are bleeding... But he doesn't care... Maybe this can be his chance to catch the younger's attention.

“I love you, more than you ever imagine and I will do everything to steal you from him...”