parallel universe

six

"no, namjoon hyung, you have to believe me..."

"i'm not insane... please..."

jimin's eyes fluttered open to the noise jeongguk was making beside him. his forehead was drenched with sweat, signs he's been having a bad dream, or maybe a bad time. 

"hey, jeongguk, it's okay, i'm here."

jimin scooted over to jeongguk's side and held his hand, stroking the back of jeongguk's hand with his thumb, pressing jeongguk's head to his chest. 

just like that, they continued sleeping away their saturday afternoon, not that jimin minds. 

it was 2 hours pass noon time till hoseok couldn't take it anymore. jimin doesn't usually sleep in this late. he figured something might be wrong with jimin since he mentioned feeling a little under the weather recently. 

he knocked on jimin's door twice, but there was no answer. 

"jimin? jimin, i'm coming in."

hoseok pushed open the door to find himself gawking at the scene unfolding before him. 

jimin and jeongguk were cuddled up under the covers, snoring away. they almost looked like a couple if hoseok hadn't known jimin personally. 

jeongguk stirred in his sleep, waking up from the light that shone into the room when hoseok opened the door. 

"h-hoseok? what are you doing here?" jeongguk's voice still hoarse, hand holding his temple that was throbbing madly from the alcohol he practically inhaled yesterday. 

"i could ask you that" hoseok lifted an eyebrow,  gesturing to jeongguk's posture. 

the brunette almost got himself into a coma, missing the sharp edged table by inches whilst trying to jump out of bed. 

"what the fuck is jimin doing here?"

now, the blonde was awake too and had a questionable look on his face. jimin groaned and turned himself to face jeongguk. 

"no, jeongguk. what are you doing in my house?" jimin deadpanned. 

that's when it hit jeongguk. he's here again. 

whatever happened last night completely foreign to him. 

"i..... errr....."

"i......" 

"no explanation huh?"

"how about confessing you missed me and just wanted to see me?" jimin smirked and looked jeongguk in the eye. 

jeongguk scoffed. 

"miss you? c'mon jimin, stop dreaming."

"apparently i wasn't the one having a dream."

"what?"

"you... uttered something in your dream.. something about namjoon?"

jeongguk was suddenly nervous. the alcohol, as if, on cue, seeped through his system, making him gag and he made a dash for the bathroom. 

jimin, though doubtful, went to check on jeongguk while hoseok excused himself and went to make lunch for them. 

..

"so, i think i deserve an explanation?"

"what?" said jeongguk who was nursing a cup of hangover soup on the island. 

"why were you in my room? and drunk, if i may add on."

jeongguk spilled some soup on his trousers when it went down the wrong tube in his gullet in the midst of processing jimin's words.