When I First Met You

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Author's POV

"Come on, dinner is ready…" Jimin said, chuckling a little bit as he extended out his hand to Jungkook which the younger stared at with a glimmer of hesitation in his does' eyes.

It was this kind of moment… Jungkook couldn't help but think twice, worrying about what would happen if he touched the older man's hand. Though it's stupid, and even he couldn't understand why; there's just something about the whole scenery in front of him that made his heart scream to not return the gesture. It's like a warning that something bad will happen.

But truly, what's the worst that could happen? If his heart was a person, surely Jungkook would already slap the shit outta them for making him nervous all over just for this meaningless help that Jimin offered to give.

But nevertheless, he gave in, ignoring all the red flags inside his heart, and held out his hand; linking it with Jimin's only to feel an unknown yet familiar warmth spread throughout his core from the hand that touched the general's skin. The texture was a little bit rough yet the grip was soft; completely opposite and it made Jungkook instantly pull his hand away with wide eyes when he was already on his feet.

He couldn't restrain it.

It's too late for him to take back what he just did, he didn't think further and only acted on his instincts. But can you blame him? It just shocked him, he felt the hand was way too familiar as if he already held it before but he couldn't explain why he thought so when this was the first time.

He looked over Jimin only to feel guilty for what he did earlier. The man, as expected; already looked at him but what caught his attention was the Phoenix's eyes that typically glowed in dominance and lust, for the first time ever glowed in something Jungkook himself couldn't explain because it was hard for him to read. Was it disappointment…? Sadness…? Regretful…? Longing…? He couldn't guess what it is but what he knows for sure is that those brown orbs conveyed a different aura from usual.

Jimin looked crestfallen.

And unexpectedly, it hurts Jungkook. 

Every muscle in his body urged him to move closer and hug Jimin, leaving no space whatsoever between them. Every vocal fold in his mouth screamed for him to say something; asked if the other was okay, comforted him, and told him that he was back. And every inch of his aching soul begged him to kiss the man, make the other smile again, make the pain go away.

But he didn't.

And that's why his heart hurts the most.

Because despite all the things he feels inside, Jungkook stood still in his spot, ignoring bitterly how his chest ache, and didn't do anything but kept his gaze on the older. It shouldn't affect him in the first place, but it does and it confuses him so he acts as if he doesn't care, as if he didn't notice Jimin's current state, as if his eyes just didn't threaten to cry.

There they were, standing in front of each other, both hurting, both of them longing for the past, and both stared deep into each other's eyes.

Yet however, before the stare could last long, Jimin looked away and scoffed while rolling his eyes in an annoyed manner; giving Jungkook an arrogant look which made the younger dumbstruck for a moment, confused how the man's mood changed in a swift second from looking brokenhearted to an asshole. But nevertheless, he picked himself up quickly and immediately threw Jimin a warning glare to not start any kind of shit. But of course, that won't happen… The general just got something to say every time...

"If I knew you would push my hand away like that, I wouldn't even offer to help you. What a waste of my energy."

Okay, that's just fucking rude… He probably had gone too soft for Jimin earlier. The older indeed couldn't be in that position, broken heart and Park Jimin don't sit together at all now that he looked at it again. Jungkook was stupid to believe the sad act, he regretted even feeling sorry for the man beforehand.

"Pft– sucks to be you then. I thought you could help me but then I noticed your hands are smaller and your fingers are shorter than mine so it's useless that's why…" Jungkook sassed, rolling his eyes as he watched Jimin frown upon what he just said; totally offended. The view right then was so pleasant, that he couldn't help but laughed; finding Jimin's face more fun than ever–

"Is that so? We'll see what you will say about them when they are deep inside your ass."

–Only to choke on his saliva instantly when he heard the reply.

"Let's go now. The food must be cold already." Jimin said, smirking a little bit; clearly satisfied with the reaction as the two dogs barked; making Jungkook realize that there was not only them in the house. It makes him think they vanished into thin air and just come back because earlier when the tension was thick, not one of them bothered to make a sound but now they're barking. It occurs to Jungkook if both of the beautiful animals are trained to keep quiet or something.

"Are they always quiet? Why didn't I see them before?" He asked, following Jimin from behind as his nose was instantly greeted by a delicious smell coming from the dinner table which his stomach couldn't help but let out a growling sound in return; catching the older's attention who chuckled at that while Jungkook's cheeks immediately reddened in embarrassment and his arms instinctively hug his lower torso.

"Fuck." He cursed under his breath, thinking of thousands of excuses to make inside his mind so that he could cover it up. "Sorry. That must be coming from them." He smiled stupidly, implying at the dogs as Jimin glanced at them before returning his gaze back to Jungkook when another set of growls echoed the area. Evidently, coming from the younger's stomach.

Jimin burst out his laughter, eyes turned into crescents as Jungkook tightened his grip around his body before lightly smacking his belly and cursing loudly in his mind about why is this happening right now. If the situation is not as silly as now, he would surely be in awe of the way Jimin's eyes beautifully glowed. But with what had happened, all he wanted was to run away from the older man who was grinning widely. He's so sheepish about the whole scene but one thing though, it didn't look like the man was teasing him. Rather, he looked pleased to know that the younger one was hungry.

"First of all, I'm glad that you're hungry. Please sit first, I'll reheat them in seconds." Jimin mumbled, still grinning but now in a teasing way as Jungkook closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them again with an obviously fake smile. If not because of his stomach acting up, he would already go over there and slap the shit out of Jimin or maybe choke him. But nevertheless, he nodded and went to sit on the wooden chair before the dogs, again, followed his steps and lay low around his legs; making him giggle.

"And yes, they both are trained to be quiet because they'll go with me on my undertaking, and usually it takes silence to succeed. I bring Ddosun– the Cane Corso's breed– and Bam– the Doberman Pinscher's breed– every time I go to work so that's why you never met them both before." Jimin explained, his back towards Jungkook as he busied himself on re-heating the dishes he cooked while the younger listened intently to his words.

"Ahh, they're so cute! I almost shit in my pants when I first met them just minutes ago." Jungkook sarcastically jokes, looking down when he feels something brush against his legs only to find Bam curled up to him.

For some reason, the Dobermann didn't stop asking for his attention, and not that he's complaining but it occurs to him if Bam is like this to every guest or if this treatment is just special for him. Still, he smiled nonetheless, holding out his hand to caress the beautiful animal; feeling the soft like cotton textures of fur that were gorgeously reflected by the lights against his a little bit rough palm.

"They're just excited. I told them you would be coming tonight. They never planned to nor will ever hurt you, I could confirm that." Jimin uttered and somehow, the tone was slow and sad at the end of the statement that it caught Jungkook's attention, making the younger one raise his eyebrow in confusion. What's with the swift change? One moment, the general was all hot and cold or even egotistical bastard but then in one blink, his tone changed into a dreadful one, and his Phoenix eyes went gloomy while his face expressed nothing but the longing for someone.

Even though Jimin's face was hidden far from him, he could hear and feel the pain through the older's raspy voice…

"Anyway… How's work today? I'm actually surprised when you texted me during your shift. Guess there aren't many customers?" Jimin asked, breaking Jungkook's deep thought as he focused on the general only to realize the table was now filled with many kinds of Korean dishes in bowls while there were two more in Jimin's hands that were about to come.

Did he really zone out that long?

How come he didn't notice the food was already served?

"It's f-fine… There were many customers, but I asked SeokJin to leave early." Jungkook half lied, stuttering at the beginning as he connected his hands before starting fumbling his fingers together nervously. Well, the truth is there were really many customers and he did ask for early leave. It's just that he didn't work as a cashier and I'm sure you all know that.

"Ah, I'll thank him for that." Jimin declared, finally bringing the last two bowls in his hands and putting them on the table as he glanced at Jungkook; watching the younger awkwardly display his fake smile. But it didn't last long, the younger squealed before grinning widely when he noticed there was a bowl of freshly grilled porks' bellies; showing the pair of bunny teeth he has that Jimin always thought were hella cute.

"My favorite! You made samgyeopsal!" The younger squeaked jovially, looking over all the dishes that were on display while Jimin could only just stare and smile softly without him knowing.

On the left; there was a bowl of Korean Spinach Salad, sesame sauce, and a stack of newly washed lettuce along with a bowl of Tteokbokki,  Fishcake Banchan, and Salmon sashimi. Besides them, there was a bowl of kimchi– the usual side dishes for Korea–, cheese slices, freshly grilled beef in Sukiyaki's cut, and lastly Jungkook's favorite; Samgyeopsal.

"Fuck, I'm hungry. Let me just eat first!" Jungkook babbled, grabbing a pair of stainless steel chopsticks along with an empty bowl positioned not too far away from him before starting to drag the grilled pork belly inside the sesame sauce to drench it. Without any shame, he shoved the slice inside his mouth before moaning a little bit at how good it tasted; completely oblivious to the fact that Jimin was staring at him without stopping with a happy yet sad smile.

He missed this…

"Jimin! It is so delicious! What are you waiting for? Come here and eat!" Jungkook talked cheerfully, breaking Jimin's thought as he nodded and made his way to sit opposite the younger. He grabbed the last empty bowl before picking up the pair of chopsticks to get the grilled beef he always cooked when he made samgyeopsal. He shoved the meat inside his mouth, followed by a piece of lettuce and a cheese slice as they ate in silence with Jungkook squealing here and there at how it tasted.

Jimin couldn't help but stare at the younger one with a smile on his face along the way. He might look creepy like an old faggot lusting over teenagers but he didn't care. He missed this and he was happy, extremely happy to see this scene again after a while… He didn't know how long he had been staring but one thing for sure it was worth his time. It has always been like this, he will eat beef while the other one will eat the pork belly to which he would tease about how the dish is the male's favorite.

Instantly, without any warning; his sight heated and blurred.

"Why are you so quiet? Tell me a story or anything interesting! It's boring to eat in silence!" Jungkook called him out, continuously shoving the grilled pork belly in his mouth one by one as Jimin blinked and cupped his face, swiftly wiping his eyes with his thumbs as he felt them wetted second after. He removed his hands and forced his lips to curve into a smile.

"I don't have an interesting story to tell…" He mumbled, trying so hard to not stutter over his words and tearing up with the scene in front of him. He just couldn't help it, how could he fail to miss the way the thin lips pout every time the cheeks puffed in and out to chew on the grilled pork belly, how could he fail to miss the way the doe's eyes glowed as if galaxies filled them every time he cooked his favorite food, how could he failed to miss the way the sweet honey voice echoed his house every time… Now tell him, how could he?

This is all the thing he wanted.

"Come on! Everyone has their own story to tell, most tell me about their love story. Tell me yours then! I'm thrilled to know how they fall in love with a cold, egotistical son of a bitch you are." Jungkook enunciated as Jimin could only smile sadly at it while holding out his tears back. Nothing had changed yet everything changed, they're so close yet so far away, they are still them but they are not.

It amused Jimin how the younger called him just like the first time they met, it didn't change.

"I fell in love once, back then when I was still a drill instructor…"

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When I first met you, I didn't know how I would first fall for your laugh and later for your sense of humor, how eventually we would start skipping sleep just to listen to each other breathe, how we would get to know one another so well it would take just a shared look to read your mind and how your bear hugs would be the best remedy to my sadness.

When I first met you, I didn't know how lucky I would become to be yours, Jungkook.

When I first met you, I didn't know how lucky just I would become...

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[A/N: Fever be saying to me: “Hakuna Matata, here I come madafaka” lol. It's hard to write in this state but I managed, I'm sorry if you found any errors in my writing, I've tried my best to write in this dizzy state💔💔

Also, applause to that one angel who wrote a long-ass theory paragraph in the comment section😂😂💌

Lastly, I love you all! Please take care of yourself! Stay safe my angels! 💃❤

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