CRUSHED BY A STAR

you reached the cafe as promised to your mother in the morning. entering the cafe, you were greeted by the smell of coffee and freshly baked buns. you stomach grumbled hungry, as your gaze met your mother and her best friend, mrs. park.

"annyeong eomma, mrs park!" you chirped while bowing slightly. "mrs park? call me eomma too. you've been with us since you were little, honey."

"sweetcake, how's school today?" eomma asked.

"school's fine. everything's fine." you assured your mother.

"i thought jimin's with you! he told me, he's walking you home today?"

"oh, i didn't see him when i got out from the school, so taehyung walked me to the cafe today, but he told me he has something to do, so he sends his regards, to both of you." you told both your mother and mrs. park giving a tight smile.

the truth was that, you saw jimin was talking to a girl while placing his arm around her waist at the school compound. the girl was acting all shy, smiling at him. jimin did promised to walk you home from school today, but the plan was cancelled the moment you saw jimin spoke to the girl. cheeleader with long smooth silky hair, long legs, one of the most beautiful girls around in school, all from some stupid survey done by group of guys in school.

yoon areum.

you rolled your eyes and huffed remembering the incident back in school. you were snapped out of your thoughts as your mother called you.

"sweetcake, why don't you order something at sit along with us?" you nodded and went to order sweet coffee and a slice of cake. once done, you sat back beside your mother.

"honey, i was telling your mother to come over to our house tonight!" she squealed. "yes, for dinner." your mother continued. you groaned internally, because you are not in the best mood to meet jimin. you forced a smile to both of them.

*******

"the jungs are here!" mrs park welcomed you with her arms opened.

"look at you sweetcake! you've turned into a fine young lady! when was the last time i saw you?" mr park seokjin widened his arms out reaching for you. you just love mr and mrs park! they are like a second parent to you.

"two weeks ago?" you grinned enclosing yourself in his hug. "honey! the jungs are here!" he yelled for mrs park, who was in the kitchen. mrs park came out from the kitchen and wiped her hands on her apron before reaching for you.

"oh, my daughter is here already!" she gave you warm motherly hug.

"come let's move to the dining, and i'll call for jimin!" mrs. park were about to call jimin but at the same time, jimin was on his way descending down the stairs.

speaking of the devil!

"there's my boy!" mrs park said, while her arms were still wrapped around your shoulders. "hello, mr and mrs. jung!" he greeted.

"come son, to the dining we go!"

*******

"this is delicious, unnie!" your mother, jung haebum compliment on mrs. park dish. "i need to have this recipe!" mrs park smiled, muttered a thank you to your mother.

"just like the olden days!" your father began. "exactly, when both sweetcake and jimin were three, eating and playing around the house! now they are sixteen, and were getting older now, aren't we hoseok?

"ah, jimin! i remember you told me, you wanted to marry sweetcake someday!" father said, making me blushed, but you rolled your eyes internally as you remembered the incident back in school.

"that would be great, if we are to be in- laws!" both of your mother and mrs park, squealed at the thought. the thought which were long gone the moment you saw jimin with areum at the school compound.

"oh no, no!" you told them, making them turned their heads towards you. "come on, we are still in school, we are sixteen still. it's still young for us. isn't that right, jimin?" you glared, at jimin, pinching his thigh, who was sitting speechless beside you.

"ah yes. yes. i-indeed. y-young, we both are." jimin said, unsure of the whole situation.

"plus i am sure, jimin seems to be interested in a girl lately. or at least, i assumed him to be."

"really jimin, why didn't you tell me?" mrs park said.

"well, i am not sure of my feelings yet, but, she does have this attraction, that makes me drawn towards her. her cheerfulness, and sassiness, and she is indeed beautiful." jimin explained shyly.

you can help but frown at his statement. before your parents as well as jimin's noticed your frown, you recovered quickly by smacking jimin's elbow.

"oh my god! i am your best friend and you did not even have the courtesy to tell me? we practically share each other's secret. wait, am i or am i not your best friend?" you knew that you tend to talk to much if your are sad, or nervous. before jimin catch the fact that your are speeding with your words, you decided to stop. you glared playfully at him, masking the sadness in your heart.

"aha! not only me, but you too! you have a crush on a boy in school! taehyung told me!" he said pointing his finger at your nose, mocking you. you groaned stilly as you rolled your eyes at him.

kim taehyung!

please swallow me up, earth!

you clenched your fist under the table, silently prayed that taehyung doesn't reveal the name of the guy you have a crush with. park jimin.

both of your parents chuckled seeing the two of you bantering.

*******

both of you excuse yourselves to the garden, leaving your parents catching up in the living area. jimin brought an apple juice for both of you while sitting in the garden, watching the night sky. sipping on the apple juice, both of you looked at the bright stars, beautifully painted the night sky, like an art. you look at the piece of art who was sitting next to you, enjoying his apple juice, smiling, while looking at the moon and the stars. you inhaled a deep breath.

"you want to talk about it?" you bravely asked, even though you knew the answer.

"talk about?" jimin asked innocently looking at you, still smiling. you couldn't help but melted at his smile.

"the girl you've been crushing on." you beamed. you raised your legs folded nicely against your body, while turning your whole body, facing him. you rested the glass on your knee, waiting for his responds.

"well she is beautiful, like a star." he looked up to the sky pointed to the brightest star. "-- like that one! there's thousand of stars in the night sky, but that one shines the most. bright and clear!"

of course, she's a star. a head cheerleader. famous!

"whatever she did, she aces! her studies, dance class. she knows how to bake. I love her chocolate cake. the taste is out of the world. she takes a very good care to me. i love her being in my arms. i love it when she plays with my hair. whenever i am sad or depressed about something, she helps to console me, liftened up my mood. i can't see myself without her."

she's perfect!

you pouted, thousands of thoughts came crashing into your brain. you began to compare yourself to her. your eyes became glassy. tears were pooling. you blinked your eyes several times, holding yourself from bursting.

"she's perfect." he stated.

you forced a weak smile. a tear escaped. jimin turned his head towards you. you were secretly hoping that he did not see the tear escaping from your eyes. he scrunched his face in sadness. placing his glass away. he wiped the tears.

"you are my star, my sweetcake. you shine brightly among all the girls in school, i can never imagine myself being with someone else. you are perfect to me." he reached for your hand and intertwined them.

"look, our hands fits perfectly. we are meant to be. together." he declared making your heart jumped, at his confession.

he likes me!

i am his star.

"so who is areum to you, jimin?"

"she is just a girl asking for attention in school, by pretending to hurt her ankle today. i never have had spoken to her before. wait--" he pulled his body slightly away from you, while your hands are still clasped with each other. "-- so that's the reason you weren't at the compound after the class ended and went back with taehyung?"

"oh." you responded, avoiding his eyes. "how did you know that i went back with taehyung?"

"well, taehyung called me once he dropped you off at the cafe. and--" he paused. you looked at your intertwined hands, wishing that taehyung did not exposed anything.

"he did told me, that you've always had a crush on me for a long time!"

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a/n: kekeke, sorry for the delay. this as requested! love you!

requested by: jeonmaknaekook
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