♛The Wallflower♛ (Jikook/Kookmin) [[COMPLETED]]

♛Chptr. 24: Close Encounter♛

3rd person's POV

After that morning fight, Jungkook was advised to go home for the day after they brought him to the infirmary. Turns out that he was having a fever after all. 

Jimin didn't have any choice but to accompany Jungkook home since he's the only one whom they knew was close enough to Jungkook for the latter not to worry about his safety. But of course, that was just their excuse, they just didn't want to go all the way out to help a friend because they were simply being lazy.

Since Jimin was actually a lot stronger than how he seems to look, he literally just carried sleeping Jungkook bridal style until they arrived at Jungkook's house. He knocked politely on Jungkook's home after almost a 15-minute walk but it seems as if Mrs. Jeon was at work so he had to ask Jungkook if he has a spare key in which Jungkook nodded, slurrily pointing at the specific pocket of his bag.

Jimin opened the door with the key whilst he still carries Jungkook in his arms without having any problem. He excused himself and walked upstairs before he placed Jungkook on his own bed, tucking the latter in a warm blanket. He was about to leave so Jungkook could rest but then a hand grabbed his wrist stopping him from stepping further out.

"Stay..." Jungkook told in a huff, his hand felt hot and his eyes were still shut. His chest was moving up and down from how he breathes oddly. Jimin stared at Jungkook for a while before he gently removed Jungkook's hand on him to rest it on the side of Jungkook's bed.

"J-Just wait here..." Jimin said embarrassed by nothing in particular. He fastly ran downstairs and into the kitchen to scan everything, any food supply could do by now. In the end, he decided to cook some congee for Jungkook since it would be easy to swallow and eat. 

It only took him a few minutes before he brought a glass of water and the congee in a bowl upstairs. He could still see Jungkook sweating and huffing so he decided to wake the latter even though he doesn't want to disturb Jungkook's rest. He placed the hot bowl down the side table as he hooked his right arm beneath Jungkook's shoulders, his other free hand on Jungkook's bicep to help Jungkook sit up.

"Y-You should change your clothes hyung, it's all sweaty..." Jimin mumbled and Jungkook nodded slowly, his back rested on the headboard of his bed and he was still breathing very hard, beads of sweat displayed on his forehead and on the side of his face, his cheeks and ears reddened in the hotness of his own body because of his fever. 

Jimin went to the closet to grab a plain white t-shirt and maybe grey pajamas too for Jungkook to wear. He placed it neatly on the corner of Jungkook's bed before he stepped in the bathroom and grabbed a basin of water and a clean towel which he saw neatly folded at the bathroom counter. He walked back to Jungkook's side of the bed after he put down the basin on the side of his feet, making sure that he wouldn't accidentally kick it and make a mess. 

He saw Jungkook having trouble unbuttoning his school white polo but he didn't say a thing. So he waited...

and waited...

and waited--

"Argh! I'll do it! I'll do it!" Jimin got frustrated by how infuriatingly slow Jungkook was unbuttoning his polo. He was still in his second button and Jimin decided to help since Jungkook was having a hard time anyways. Jimin sat on the side of Jungkook's bed, his small fingers working on Jungkook buttons. Jungkook was still huffing, his nose and cheeks turned red in no time once again because he seemed to be really sick. His eyes were still on Jimin who was helping him, a smile crawling unconsciously on his face.

"You could fight for yourself but why would you only do it now?" Jungkook asked with his voice sounded weak and a little shaky. Jimin's fingers and focus still on the last two buttons of Jungkook's polo.