Genre: Angst
Summary: The reader plans to ask Jimin to Valentine's Dance but Jimin already has a date.
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My best friend Zienna was zipping up the back of my dress while simultaneously lecturing me on how to approach my crush, Jimin , before the Valentine's Dance tonight.
"And please don't use that voice you use when you're nervous." She said straightening out my dress. "What voice?" I asked defensively. "You know the one where your voice gets all high pitched and you start squeaking. I've heard you do it when you were talking to Jimin last week."
I shoved her off playfully. "I did not!" I laughed. "You did too!"She said slppaing my arm. I groaned. What if I squeaked tonight, I had plans to ask Jimin to go to the dance with me today. I knew he didn't have a date because Zienna was dating his best friend, Taehyung and he had assured us he was going solo. My plan was to go over to Tae's house with Zienna and when Jimin and I both didn't have partners, I figured we would just end up going together.
Zienna was putting on some more mascara when she saw my nervous reflection in the mirror. "Y/N.. Don't worry. The worst he can say is no."
I nodded my head gravely, "You're right, that is the worst thing."
Zienna laughed at me, she always said I was overly dramatic. In a way, she has point. Last year, Jimin held open a door for me so I mass texted her during a presentation. She wasn't happy.
Zienna pulled me up by arms and looked me straight in the eye. "You got this Y/N. If he says 'yes', then awesome. If he says 'no', whatever, I'll share Taehyung with you and we'll treat him like fourth wheel the entire night!" I laughed and gave her hug. I wanted to believe that I would be okay if he said "no" but I knew I wouldn't. I don't really know what love is or how it's supposed to feel like, but what I feel for Jimin, when he walks into a room or when someone says his name, feels pretty close to it.
We got to Tae's house and we rang the doorbell. Zienna was wearing a midi silky rosy pink dress that hugged her curves. I always felt like Zienna had the perfect body which is why I really didn't want to be standing next to her if Jimin opened the door. I was wearing a strapless silver fitted dress that I paired with shiny reflective gold heels. I felt pretty but I was still really nervous.
"Hey babe- Woah" Taehyung's eyes raked over Zienna's over body and I instantly felt a pang of jealousy; not because I liked Tae but because I loved their relationship so much.
"You look amazing Zienna, wow!" He pulled her close and we got inside the house.
Tae led us to the living room where his mother and father were talking to Jimin. We greeted his parents and they complimented us making us thank them bashfully. I looked over at Jimin and he looked handsome as ever. He was wearing a grey tux with silver embellishments and a red tie. I looked down at my own outfit and it looked as though we planned it.
Jimin looked over at me and laughed. "Wow." He said motioning between our outfits. "People will think we're a power couple," He said laughing. I blushed furiously and replied, "A force to reckon with." He laughed harder.
Zienna looked over at me from her seat on the couch, raising her eyebrows at me. Ugh. I shook my head subtly and then she narrowed her eyes, letting me know that if I didn't say something, she would.
I turned over to Jimin and took in deep breath. "Hey, Jimin, I was wondering-" I was cutoff by the sound of doorbell. Jimin's eyes immediately lit up and he said, "That must be Rita!" he quickly moved to open the door and sure as hell standing outside looking stunning as ever was Rita.
"Rita, you look stunning," Jimin said grabbing her hands and kissing her cheek as he pulled her inside. They walked into the room holding hands. "Hey, everyone!" Rita said brightly. Everyone in the room responded except me. I couldn't look over at Zienna, I knew she would have that expression she pulls when she feels absolutely terrible at something but also really disappointed. If I made eye contact with her, I would break. Jimin was looking at Rita the way I imagined I looked at him. I wanted to cry or yell and tell him how I felt about him, but I didn't. That's how I knew I really did love Jimin, because when you love someone, their happiness comes first and no matter how hurt I was, I didn't want to spoil something as heartwarming as Jimin's smile.
"Y/N, I love your dress." Rita said to me and I smiled as brightly as I could. "Thank you, Rita. You look beautiful."
"Should we go now?" Jimin said, putting his arm around Rita's waist.
"Yeah, we should." Taehyung said, standing up. Zienna moved over to me and whispered, "Are you okay?" I nodded slightly.
"Actually guys, I'll meet you there. I need to stop by my house real quick," I lied. Zienna saw right through it too, shaking her head at me.
"Oh, are you sure? We can all wait outside if you want?" Jimin offered sweetly.
"No, I'm sure. I'll see you later."
I quickly said goodbye to Tae's parents and the rest of the gang and got in my car. Only when I was parked in my driveway did I finally allow myself to cry.
Word Count: 998 words
