Care For Me

10

Jungkook's POV

*Jimin! Jimin! Jimin!*, I screamed through the mind-link as I ran back to the hotel.
He answered right away. *What is it? What went wrong?*
*Nothing went wrong!*, I stated quickly and felt my cheeks starting to hurt from my beaming smile.
*Then why the alarm?*
*One minute.*
Saying goodbye to Y/N after walking her back home had been like tearing my heart out of my chest and yet I was too happy about everything that happened today to dwell in my sadness over our separation. I had given her a good night's kiss on the forehead after a long, affectionate hug. Did I want to part from her? Absolutely not. Would I have liked to stay for dinner? Indeed. But she taunted me by saying I would not get another meal from her because this witch preferred children for her recipes. Despite my efforts to change her mind, she stood her ground. Eventually, she had told me that we had already seized the day and she wanted some time to let everything sink in. It seemed like my hint at her possibly being my mate had really gotten to her. Not in a bad way necessarily, it had just taken her off guard. My wolf had earned himself some scolding for that. Especially because he had nothing to back it up with. No recognizing her just yet. Only undeniable attraction and longing for her. That made it extra hard to let her go. But I respected her boundary and reluctantly left. I couldn't wait for the moment when I wouldn't have to hide this side of myself from her anymore. Nothing would ever separate us again then.
I opened the door to the hotel room, closed it by leaning against it and then dropped myself onto my bed. Jimin was doing some sit up alterations and stopped in his movements when he saw me. He got up and stood next to my bed, towering over me with his head tilted.
"Okay...? What's with that grin?"
I rubbed my hands over my face and slid them into my hair.
"Ugh, Jimin..."
His expression distorted as he eyed me cautiously.
"Don't tell me you lost your virginity."
My head whipped towards him and a disbelieving glare appeared on my face.
"What? No."
He shrugged. "Then what's going on?"
My beaming smile returned in an instant.
"Today has been the best day of my life so far.", I summarized vaguely, my chest swelling with the multitude of feelings rising in me upon recalling everything Y/N and I had done together.
Jimin smirked and took a seat.
"Yeah? How come?"
I turned my head the opposite way to hide the flush in my face. He lightly punched my arm.
"Keep it non PG, will you?"
I rolled my eyes, looked down at my chest and fiddled with my fingers on my stomach.
"She was adopted.", I began.
"Okay...?"
Jimin cocked a brow, surely not being all too impressed.
"Found in the woods when she was only two years old.", I added, which made his face light up.
"Oh. Okay!"
Now he was on board with my excitement. I flipped onto my stomach.
"Her birthday is this Friday. At least the birthday they chose."
"Hm. Okay.", he replied and pulled his legs onto his mattress before leaning forward to lightly stretch.
I had to bite my lip to contain my smile.
"Her voice considers itself a wolf."
My words almost made him tip over and fall.
"No way! Really?"
I nodded and rolled over again as I pushed my hair back. Utter bliss made my stomach flutter. Today had been incredible.
"And Y/N agreed to date me in order to get comfortable and used to me being a permanent part of her life."
"So you recognized her?", Jimin questioned.
Truly the only thing that could be brought up that could taint my mood. I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms on my chest.
"No but I have enough signs. And after today it will take the moon goddess herself to tear me away from her."
His uneasy expression in return made me furrow my brows in suspicion.
"What?"
He shrugged, got up and paced around. "Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you and all..."
I sat up and glared at him. "But?"
"It won't take nearly as much as the moon goddess to separate you, I fear. Temporarily, at least."
Bitterness sprouted in my stomach and a mixture of displeasure and irritation flamed up in my chest. At this point I was beyond sensitive to the idea of being away from Y/N, apparently to a point that instantly triggered me quite aggressively.
"Meaning?", I asked through gritted teeth.
Jimin grabbed my phone that I had left here since I didn't want to be distracted while spending time with Y/N. He handed it to me with an apologetic frown.
"It pretty much buzzed all day. I hate to burst your bubble but..."
I ripped the device out of his hand and unlocked it to read the messages Tae and my parents had sent. The more I read, the harder my jaw clenched and the worse the negative feelings boiled up in me. By the time I was done, Jimin had retreated to the corner furthest away from me. Not that that spared him from my growl and the fury induced glow of my gaze. My hand balled to a fist and I took deep breaths in order to keep my composure.
"Sorry", he mumbled.
I dropped back onto the bed and determinedly shook my head.
"Oh, fuck, no."
"It's not like you have a choice."