(Warning:- Fluff ahead)

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"Mimi, it's been too long since you arrived at my home. Would you like to shower?" Jungkook asked softly as he sat beside Jimin on the bed in the room.

"Can I just skip it for another day?" Jimin asked, creating a few more excuses in his mind.

"I would have allowed it if it was a day or two. It's been more than two days Jimin-"

"I just don't want to shower! Leave me alone," Jimin raised a tone and instantly controlled his lips to shut them up.

"It's something else, that's bothering you. Isn't it?" Jungkook asked as he carefully took the male's hand in his and rubbed his thumb over it.

"C...could you not push me to do certain things that I do not wish to do?" Jimin asked in a shaky voice.

"Of course, I wouldn't force you to do something that you don't have a will. But bathing once a day is a good habit, Mimi. It's a way to relieve your stress and feel fresh."

"Do you think I don't know that?" Jimin asked with a perked up eyebrow.

"You are a smart man, Jimin. I just want you to give me a valid reason for it."

"I don't have any explanation-"

"You do!" He interrupted.

"And what makes you think so?"

"Your eyes, they speak a lot about what goes in and around your head," he answered.

Jimin gulped and turned his head away from Jungkook towards the wall, "It's nothing..."

"Doesn't matter how trivial it is, Mimi. You can put it out before me. I won't judge you, I promise," Jungkook gave a slight squeeze over Jimin's hand and flashed an assuring smile for the boy.

Jimin inhaled sharply before letting go of the air abruptly. He slightly shifted in his position to face Jungkook head-on and scooted closer, "He used to watch me through cameras. The word privacy was ripped off my dictionary. He used to observe all my moves. I didn't realise it, until one day I found a camera behind the shower table. I...was so angry and scared at that time. I tried to pluck the camera off and break it. I didn't know my trivial action has its consequences to face-"

"What do you mean?"

"He barged into the...bathroom and he...just-" Jimin's hands trembled as he remembered the time.

Jungkook was quick enough to get the hint and pulled the boy into his arms. He softly patted his back to calm him down.

"I...become paranoid the moment I enter a bathroom alone. I...get anxious," Jimin mumbled against Jungkook's chest.

"It's okay to get thoughts, Mimi. It's okay to feel doubtful. But Mimi, it's more important to know the quantity and duration of those thoughts. A glass of water is light when you hold it for a minute in front of you. But as the time passes, the same glass starts to feel heavier. Your hand starts hurting but neither the amount nor the size of the glass has changed. It's the amount of time you hold onto it. It is similar to the thoughts and worries in your head. Learn to let go of them as the time arrives," Jungkook explained as he brushed a few strands of Jimin's hair.

"You sure are a great talker, aren't you?" Jimin mumbled as his eyes fluttered shut.

"Do you want me to shower you, Mimi?"

Jimin slowly got off Jungkook's chest to look at the male who put forth such a bold request.

Jungkook immediately panicked by the words he just spoke, "I...didn't mean it that way. Trust me, I only wanted you to have a company by your side so you don't end up having negative thoughts-"

Jimin chuckled as Jungkook kept blabbering excuses to calm him down.

"Wouldn't it trouble you?" Jimin asked.

"Why would it? I promised to take care of you. And providing you comfort in every aspect that you find difficulty is my priority-"

"I am full of...scars, Kook. Would you be able to handle that?" Jimin asked in a muffled tone.

Jungkook pulled his shirt up to reveal a part of his abdomen, "Well, guess what? I am full of scars, too. I wouldn't judge you, ever."

Jimin's fingers traced the old scars of whip marks that were carved over Jungkook's abdomen, "Who!" He asked in a demanding tone. His aura completely turned into a ferocious Dracula as he observed a few more marks over the chest and neck area.

"Who did this to you?" Jimin howled in a low tone.

Jungkook gulped at the sudden tone change of Jimin. He wasn't used to this dominating aura of his Mimi. He has never experienced those furious possessive eyes before.

Wait! Maybe he has?

"Mimi, are you...?" Jungkook's voice trailed off as he saw Jimin almost tumble to the floor losing his balance. He was lucky enough to catch him on time.

"I am okay. I just felt a bit dizzy," Jimin replied.

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"I... don't think I want to shower," Jimin stuttered as he stared at the corners of the shower room. His eyes quivered as he went rampant on searching for any cameras fixed in there.

"Mimi! Look at me. It's okay and you are okay. We are going to just focus on washing you up and nothing else. Come on, brave man we practised this an hour ago. Yeah?"

Jimin nodded nervously clutching onto Jungkook's arms with his fingers, "Are you sure there isn't a camera behind that mirror?"

"Hey, calm down. We just checked every corner of this bathroom and you did witness it with your own eyes. There isn't any, Mimi," Jungkook tried to console the boy who was too jumpy and scared to walk ahead.

"I will stay by your side, Jimin. If you feel unsafe then I will be by your side to remind you that you aren't alone and I will protect you at all costs. Could you please calm down and follow me?" Jungkook asked as he pulled Jimin's tiny hands off his shoulders and took them in his hands.

It took a lot of patience and time for Jungkook to convince Jimin to undress and sit in the bathtub.

"Do you like warm or hot water, Mimi?" Jungkook asked as he turned the faucet on.

"Medium hot," Jimin replied and instantly clutched onto Jungkook's wrists as the taller tried to stand up.

"Where are you going?" Jimin asked with panic.

"I will wait for outside-"

"S...stay!" Jimin mustered the courage to demand something for himself.

It was the first time Jimin had asked for something. He wasn't sure why he did that but he didn't want to stay alone in a closed space.

It wasn't just stuffy; it was scary too.

"O...okay," Jungkook replied, his cheeks turned slight pink by the sudden demand.

Soon the bathtub filled with water and only Jimin's head was out of the water. He sat there with his knees pressed against his chest and rocked himself lightly.

"Are you going to stay like that whole night?" Jungkook asked unsure of Jimin's actions.

"It hurts to move my hands to my back. It's better this way. It's still showering-"

"What about soap?"

"I am having a plain water bath. It's a big thing. Now let me-"

"No! You ain't getting out of here without bathing properly," Jungkook explained with a frown over his lips.

"Then wash me, Mumma!" Jimin stretched his arms towards Jungkook and pulled him into the tub.

"What the hell! I had just showered," Jungkook fired back as he looked at his clothes that were soaked wet.

Jimin on the other hand flinched back and his lips wobbled as he heard Jungkook shout at him. He didn't mean to hurt him. Why did he have to scold him for that?

"I...am sorry," Jimin whispered an apology.

Jungkook immediately regretted his actions and scooted closer to the male and held his cheeks within his palms, "No, it wasn't your fault. I am sorry for raising my tone. I...wasn't thinking straight."

"Hmm," Jimin hummed in a dull tone and stared at the water before him.

"I have a strawberry body wash that I rarely use. Would you like to try that, Mimi?" Jungkook tried to pull the boy's attention back to him.

It was hard but eventually, he had all of Jimin's attention towards him.

"Do tell me if you feel uncomfortable. Okay?" Jungkook confirmed before pouring the body wash into his hand.

"Okay," Jimin nodded and sat quietly in the bathtub.

Gold is soft when pulled out of the rocks under the earth. It has to be carefully heated and mixed with other metals to make it strong and resilient.

Similarly, it takes time to mould a person into a human again. It takes time. And my dear friend you have to wait with patience for that.

A/n:- Okay! I think you already guessed something steamy is up to come up in the next chapter.

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