Jungkook followed Jimin back to the resource center as they started to clear up the snacks all around the table together and the empty coffee cup too. Jungkook gathered the snacks and set them into Jimin's briefcase swiftly, but Jimin was quick enough to catch Jungkook in the act.

          "Jungkook, what are you doing?" Jimin laughed as Jungkook closed the briefcase and placed it over the table.

           "We don't have time to finish eating this! We need to be quick and get to the samples."

            "Ah, for once I just want to take a break. The Gala is in a few weeks. No worries." Jimin assured but the younger shook his head and held up a finger to push the center of his glasses up.

             "This decides if our project is worth sponsering, Mr. Park." Jungkook mentioned as Jimin sat on the table and looked down at the briefcase.

              "Jungkook, if my briefcase smells like dried seaweed, I'm going to hurt you." Jimin threatened as he raised up his hands but Jungkook quickly started to tickle Jimin and make the older lay back onto the table and laugh as Jungkook smiled and kept torturing Jimin this way.

              "Who do you think you are? Going to hurt me like this?!~" Jungkook shouted in a tease as Jimin gasped for air in between his laughter and started to shout.

                "AH JUNGKOOK!" Jimin shouted as Jungkook stopped and adjusted his glasses as he carried Jimin's briefcase. "Y-You tried to kill me!" Jimin gasped as Jungkook laughed hysterically.

             "I was defending myself, Mr. Park. Come on. Follow me." Jungkook added as Jimin looked down at the table and back at Jungkook as his hands were still pressed back against the table to hold himself up. Jimin watched Jungkook walk off, not bothering to follow as he thought back at the sudden burst of joy he felt with Jungkook right there that left the older blushing.

            Jungkook then looked back and waved his hand back and forth, signalling Jimin to tag along as the older noticed his own glasses was tilted after Jungkook teased him and constantly tickled him as a playful punishment. Jimin straightened his glasses and ran up to Jungkook, catching up with the boy to work. Jimin walked alongside Jungkook as he tapped the younger's shoulder.

             "Jungkook, will you be able to even go to the Gala? You have your main job and very soon you'd be going to it and I won't be able to take you here. You'll have a different work schedule." Jimin inquired and grew curious to know what was Jungkook's plan for this.

            "Well, I'll still need to talk to the Chief about this. But don't worry, Mr. Park. I'll be here in the mornings.. But I won't need a ride home. I'll leave this place around 6:00PM sharp. That's when my night shift starts." Jungkook stated as he took a turn to the chemical laboratory where they still had their samples. "That's if... We can get work done early, then you can take me to work and you'll be home." Jungkook said as Jimin laughed and looked at the younger.

           "That's so difficult! I can't be too quick. This is like school for me, work then study until 11PM, then I get home." Jimin compared and walked into the chamber with Jungkook. "But I can step out to drop you off." Jimin said as Jungkook smirked again.

          "You love me, Mr. Park?~" Jungkook teased again as Jimin shook his head again and let out a cute giggle, shoving the younger back.

          "Stop it, already!" Jimin laughed as he looked at the younger. "You always suspect there's love. I just do it because you are an essential piece to our team!" Jimin added as he placed on his gloves and apron.

            "Mhm... 'Essential piece to the team' more like I am an essential piece in your life." Jungkook corrected the older and picked up goggles and walked up to Jimin, placing it over Jimin's glasses and looking at the man as he adjusted it. But Jimin just didn't stop him. "You're not stopping me. Why am I surprised?~"

            "You've been this close to me before..." Jimin added on and looked at Jungkook.

              "I have. But I won't force myself on you like this. Like I said before, I can wait years and years if I have to. I like getting what I want, but only if I know you'll try too." Jungkook mentioned. There it was again, the confusing and stressful situation Jimin thought of multiple times. It was enough to cause him to stay up all night and Jimin knew he was going to end up restless if something else happens again.

              "This isn't important right now.. Focus at the task at hand, Mr.Jeon." Jimin whispered as he looked down and ensured the strap around his head was tightly secured. Jimin then moved out of Jungkook's reach and stepped up to the shelf that held the samples. By now, the sample was going great and Jimin just smiled happily as he looked at the coral.

          Jungkook took a moment to watch Jimin's eyes light up by looking at the sample they worked on together. Jungkook knew better not to force his love for the older down his throat and just decided it'll be better if they took time. Jimin wasn't going anywhere and Jungkook knew he would win over Jimin's heart. It was the truest feeling he felt deep down. The way Jimin stood for the kiss that night made Jungkook know that Jimin was hiding something he hasn't used for a long time and it was his true feelings he hid from everyone.

          The boy walked up to Jimin after he ignored putting on his apron, glasses, and goggles. Jungkook approaced Jimin and suddenly the older flinched and looked at Jungkook. "Jungkook!"

        "Hello, Jimin." Jungkook played along but Jimin shook his head and looked at Jungkook from head to toe.

              "You can't ignore safety! Go put on the gloves and the other things! Go!" Jimin worried as Jungkook smiled and shook his head.

               "Nothing ever happens! I'll be here and nothing else will go down, okay?" Jungkook assured. "I'll be fine, Mr. Park."

                "Oh you stubborn boy! Don't come crying to me if you get acid on your hands!" Jimin claimed, as he went back to recording the Coral's reaction time to time. Jungkook smiled and started to wander around. Wanting to prove Jimin he was wrong again. The boy walked around and picked up a random mixture from the coral and walked over to Jimin's table and set it down.

              "See? Handled with care!" Jungkook assured but the man quickly made it to Jungkook's side, snatching the flask and setting it down, unknowingly spilling some onto Jungkook's hand.

                 "You need to be more careful! It could have spilled onto your skin and even worst you could have been burning your skin off!" Jimin panicked as Jungkook looked down at his hand, feeling the slightest burns on his hand as Jimin looked back and gasped. "JUNGKOOK YOUR HAND!" Jimin shouted and cupped his mouth as the younger let out a chuckle and looked at Jimin.

            "It's just a burn, Jimin. It doesn't really hurt. I'm okay."

            "No you're not! The chemical could be bad for your skin!"

             "Really? It doesn't even hurt.." Jungkook replied as Jimin quickly pulled the boy to a corner of the room, snatching his round glasses, and pulled the hook that spilled water to wash off the mixture from his hand. But it also drenched Jungkook's clothes entirely. "AH,  JIMIN IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL!" Jungkook shouted as he felt cold water run down his clothes and to his hand, easing the slight burn he felt earlier.

     "It is! Hold still." Jimin said as he looked at the time and back at Jungkook while he still held the hook down. "Just a little more." Jimin added as Jungkook smirked and swiftly pulled Jimin into the water, getting him drenched as Jimin let out a shout. "JUNGKOOK, STOP! MY CLOTHES!" Jimin shouted as Jungkook only chuckled and pulled off Jimin's goggles and glasses, leaning back on the wall and suddenly, pulling the older into a kiss.

        Jimin stopped complaining and could feel the younger tug down his left glove and drop it onto the floor and pulling Jimin's ring. Taking it off completely. By there, Jimin opened his eyes slightly to still see the blur of Jungkook's figure still kissing him while his free hand glided up and cupped a side of Jimin's face. Jimin heard Jungkook chuckle in between as he kept his lips locked with Jimin, it just felt so right at the moment, Jungkook just had to do it. Leaving Jimin confused again.

             Jungkook felt Jimin break the kiss again and look at Jungkook as the cold water stopped running along their clothes. Jimin stayed looking at Jungkook as the younger placed Jimin's glasses back over his eyes and made a cute smile. Jimin grew embarrassed and quickly turned away to enter the drying room as he cupped his face. This left the younger to laugh and pursue after the shy, older boy to retrieve his own glasses and return the ring. Jungkook followed after Jimin and gave him back his ring as Jimin looked up at Jungkook and returned the glasses too in silence. But deep down, Jungkook knew Jimin grew flustered.

           "I'm sorry." Jungkook apologized with a smile and patted Jimin's red and drenched hair. "Did I hurt your feelings? Was I too quick?"

            "Ah, shut up! You said you'll wait! What in the world was that?" Jimin asked and raised the tone of his voice, but just looking at Jungkook made him burst into laughter. "Stop looking at me like that, you make it so hard for me to get mad." Jimin laughed as Jungkook smiled and took off his drenched coat to place over Jimin.

             "Here, keep warm." Jungkook added, making Jimin smile again and feel more comfortable with what just happened. Jimin held Jungkook's coat and closed the drying room, pressing a few buttons so the room could fill with a quick and strong gust of wind to dry them quickly.

           Jimin then looked down at his ring and took it off, setting it on a small table along with his glasses as the gust of wind started to blow through the small closed room, making Jungkook laugh as he held onto his glasses and walked to the older boy. Holding Jimin's hand so the man wouldn't press any other wrong buttons since he couldn't see that well.

           Jimin felt the hand contact, he knew Jungkook held his hand and couldn't help but to giggle as his giggles fadded under the loud sound of the air pumping through the vents that dried them together. Jungkook turned his head and he could see Jimin giggling, but he couldn't hear it over the noise. This moment alone touched Jungkook's heart and he couldn't even bear to look away from Jimin's cute smile.