The night had went by better than you had imagined, eating, laughing, with small conversations and comments over the movie you were currently watching.

Taehyung had sat next to Sira, his head having rest on her shoulder at some point and his hands snagged against her waist cuddling her softly, making her flushed at the beginning but as time went by she got used to it and focused on the movie and his laugh that couldn't stop from her comments.

Jungkook, you and Jimin couldn't help but laugh too at the couple that sure were a good entertaining duo and to your pleasure, it seemed like Sira waa able to bring out of Taehyung his happy and carefree side. Not the pretending one that he always keeps but a real sincere happy attitude.

Jimin had noticed that too, and that might have been the reason why he before leaving from her house, told her that she should look forward to one more present from him if she was to make his brother smile like that more often.

At that moment it was only you, jimin and Jungkook at the corridor as Sira was escorting you out, Taehyung having remained on the living room as he had decided to stay a little longer at Sira's house.

You hugged her and bit her good night as the two guys stepped outside, giving your friend a smirk once pulling out of the hug.

"Oh shut up. We are just going to talk!"She said hitting your arm as she understood immediately what you were thinking and you laughed as she closed the door, smiling too.

" Hurry up Y/N, it's freezing cold. "Jungkook's voice reached your ears once you stepped, your eyes soon finding him standing next to his car, in which you had come with together.

You approached him with quick steps till you saw Jimin besides his car, probably waiting for you to go greet him.

"Get inside Jungkook. I will be back in a moment." You told him before rushing towards to Jimin, soon standing before him, your footsteps having left footprints on the fresh snow that had fallen.

It wasn't too much, just enough to cover the ground and make everything look so bright even though the time was almost two in the morning.

"Thank you for coming Professor. It was nice having you." You told him with a polite smile and he just looked at you for a moment, before surprising you with his action.

In a blink of an eye you were in his embrace, his hands around your shoulders, before a small pat followed your back then pulled back.

" To formal of a greeting Y/N. I am out of duty. I am just Jimin." He responded and you blinked a few times before nodding, at a loss for words.

"Do you have plans for new years?"

"I will go home. I am leaving tomorrow evening." You responded and somehow it looked like his expression fell by the news.

"Okay. I wish you have a good time then. See you when you get back." He said then smiled, his car keys making a sound as he messed them on his palm, walking to his driver's seat.

He got inside and turned on the engine, then waved at you before disappearing into the night and you just turned around, heading back to Jungkook's car.

Jimin kept driving steadily on the road, as he felt like bursting inside. He didn't know what it was but he felt so positive at this moment that he couldn't help smiling, he couldn't help opening his window and let the cold wind get inside his car and turn up the music, letting the sound get out.

He focused on the lyrics of the song, soon singing along to the random song that had popped on his radio, his mind traveling around tonight, traveling around you.

A weird feeling had woken up inside him, like a challenge that was daring him to make you strip out of the formalities that you sometimes still keep with him.

He didn't know why he didn't liked them. Till now he didn't had any problems with them, he actually required them as a reminder of your position and his, however when he was out of work, he always had the urge to be seen as himself only and not as a professor that was his job.

He was still young after all and always behaving into norms wasn't fun, always being proper, thoughtful, professional, it wasn't all him.

Maybe that's why in holidays he tends to get out of his persona more often, as it was the case with that sudden hug that gave you earlier.

He acted as Jimin, a guy only two years older than you, that at the moment wanted to hug you and feel your warmth.

"I must have drunk more than I should have" He murmured to himself criticizing his own small thoughts as he laughed, then turned down the music a little bit and rolled up his window.

He tried focusing on the road but the Christmas song echoing still around the atmosphere kept creeping on his mind, somehow the lyrics bringing you on his mind again.

🎶..i gave you my heart, This year to save me from tears, i will give it to someone special ~🎶

Once he realized what he was thinking, Jimin turned the radio off completely and stayed in silence.

Stop it. Stop it! You know nothing about her. Don't mix her care and friendliness. You are just her professor to her.

He told himself inwardly, trying to convince his mind that the games that it was playing on him weren't nice nor welcomed.

But you can get to know her more if you really want to.

Another thought blurred back in his head, making him somehow get mad, his feet stepping on the gas petal a little bit more.

All he needs to do is reach home and fall asleep, leave this drinking thoughts aside and focus on something else for the moment.

He had no room for more mistakes or any new relationship. He knew that well and he had no intention to derive from those however in a way he had never imagined happening with you, he was being affected.

Was it because he was feeling lonely, was it because he was broke and you seemed to be healing him, was it the care that you showed towards him, was it your personality that he actually he started admiring since from the Beginnings.

You had had so many chances to break free from him, you could have blackmailed him after learning about Neerin, you could have given him out to Taehyung about his relationship with an idol, even on the media, just to get free. But you did non of that.

He had never asked why directly, however he had made some assumptions one of them being that such actions didn't fit your morals and that had always looked admirable on his eyes.

How you behave, how you handle situations, how you express your opinions and aren't afraid to raise your voice on him when you feel that he has stepped over his boundaries. It was as if he never really had any control over you, you just let him have some only to occasionally showing him that you are still ruling yourself, under that facade of his slave.

Indeed it was intriguing, fascinating to a point. A woman that knows how to hold her grounds and step out of her quiet self, when she has too. A woman worthy of respect and you had won his a long time ago.

You had done so many things for him, that he had not noticed at first sight nor had looked much into them, but how he is and can't help but appreciate them more.

Appreciate you more and have a desire to keep you around for longer. But your agreement will soon be over as in February the semester will come at an end and he had promised you to let you go earlier as well, so time was even shorter than that.

Imagining his life without you around, somehow made him feel weird. As if something was missing and it should be there.

It seems he has grown up to be more used to your presence than he had realized.

But before you go, i own to at least say myself that i knew you. So, i have to know you better.

He thought, a smile creeping on his lips as he had given in on the thoughts he was trying to shove away but with a good excuse  so he could reassure his consciousness and justify his upcoming actions.

---To be continued....

Happy new year ~everyone ~~

I wish this year will bring more opportunities to reach our goals and fulfill our dreams. Let's get stronger and try to improve ourselves through everything this year throws at us. Fighting ~~💜