freckles

* chapter nineteen *

Namjoon froze, Jimin's heart slamming itself against the inside of his chest.

"Awh shit." Jimin mumbled as Namjoon closed the door behind him, walking towards him. "H-hyung-"

"All I'm going to say is make sure you have her consent next time you want to kiss her. That kind of kiss is something boyfriends do and have permission to do." Namjoon sighed, sitting next Jimin on the bed. "Oh hi Juno." Namjoon rubbed the cat's head, Juno purring.

"I'm such an idiot I'm sorry." Jimin hit his forehead with the palm of his head. He hit himself quite hard which shocked Nmajoon, Namjoon pulling Jimin's hand away from his head so he wouldn't hurt himself. "I just..." Jimin sighed and looked back down at Claudette, smiling at the sight of her. "Hyung, I like her a lot."

"I know." Namjoon nodded, laying his legs out in front of him, his the longest out of the three of them. "You're not the best at hiding your emotions Jiminie." Namjoon smiled once Jimin's wide eyes were on him.

"I-I'm good." Jimin trying to defend himself, his fingers about to get themselves lost in her hair again. But Juno shoved her head under his hand, Jimin getting distracted with his cat.

"Mmm, your eyes give it away."

"Uhm, why are you here Hyung?" Jimin changed the topic, hoping his face wasn't red.

"Well, Yoongi and Jungkook got pretty pissed that you didn't return after disappearing with Claudette." Namjoon folded his hands behind his head, leaning back on the headboard, Jimin following. "You know how those two get. They're just really protective."

"Yoongi hyung scares me when he's pissed." Jimin mumbled, looking down at Claudette, finding a small comfort in her beauty. "But Jungkook?"

"He said you pushed him away when he was gonna say something to Claudette." Namjoon looked over at Jimin, Jimin taking a few seconds to process and remember.

"Oh, right." Jimin frowned, remembering Jungkook with his shaky hands. "She needed to sit down, I didn't care what Jungkook needed to say. Hyung, she had a seizure." Jimin's heart beated with an angry fire, not the flustered beat he had earlier. Why did Jungkook get to think he was so important?

"I know Jimin-"

"So excuse me for wanting the best for her-"

"Jimin." Namjoon interrupted him. "Lower your voice." Jimin and Namjoon both looked down at Claudette as she mumbled something, turning a bit before stopping again. "I'm not the one mad at you, okay? You can take it up with Jungkook later, but hold your temper."

"Yeah I will." Jimin sighed, smoothing her hair. "So why are you here?"

"Oh, figured you wanted some company." Namjoon crossed his arms, seeming unable to sit still. "Plus we decided we wanted to take Claudette out tonight to get her mind off things."

"Oh really?" Jimin sat up. "That sounds like a really good idea!"

"You should probably wake her up." Namjoon looked down at his watch, standing up. "Make sure she's okay with the idea of going out with us, okay?"

"I will, don't worry!" Jimin smiled and waved Namjoon off. "Ettie~" Jimin sang gently, smiling down at her. "Wakey wakey."

"Morning already?" She mumbled, turning onto her back and started to rub her eyes as she yawned. "It felt like-" Her eyes opened, locking on Jimin's smiling face above her. "Oh wow."

He's beautiful.

"Oh no!" She sat up, whacking her head with Jimin, both of them groaning and rubbing their foreheads.