Chapter 17

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Just as Jimin had offered they went to starbucks, quite a bunch of girls staring at Jungkook with heart eyes, but Jungkook either didn't notice or he simply ignored it. Jimin was the lucky person with heart eyes (it was hard not to stare when Jungkook looked so fucking hot) that actually got Jungkook's attention. They talked a bit, mainly smalltalk since that was all that Jungkook did aside from mean comments and fuck capitalism remarks, but Jimin didn't mind. He knew that Jungkook wasn't the guy to reveal much about himself, just like Taehyung, but Jimin knew that he still enjoyed his company. It was easy to tell that it was genuine when Jungkook smiled. Jimin decided that it fit him just as well as the mean cold glares and was just as hot.

He loved making Jungkook smile.

Afterwards they went back to their place, where Jimin helped Jungkook pick out tasks from his book before studying his own things while he was watching over him. He felt nice and comfortable.

Days passed and things continued with how they were. Jimin helped Jungkook study for his exam, they watched Vampire Diaries almost every evening and nothing really mentionable happened.

But to some extent that worried Taehyung. Since he'd cuddled with Taehyung that night, Jimin had hardly seen him. One time in passing, when Taehyung had just politely greeted him before disappearing into his room again. Jimin wondered whether Taehyung was avoiding him because he had made things awkward. He really hoped that wasn't the case and he was just imagining things.

"Have you talked to Taehyung recently? I feel like he's avoiding me." he asked one evening when he and Jungkook were sitting alone, eating dinner, Taehyung at one of his courses.

Surprised Jungkook looked at him. "Why would you think that?" His hand moved up, playing with his black snakebite.

"Since that night we spent talking he hasn't exchanged more than a sentence with me. It feels like he's avoiding me."

Jungkook shook his head, his messily styled hair getting even messier. "Nah I don't think so. He just sometimes does that. I haven't seen him much either... he probably just found someone to hook up with. When he finds someone he likes it's usually like this." Jungkook explained, oddly chill about it. Jimin couldn't help but wonder how he could distance himself so easily from that and not get jealous.

"That's relieving."

It was maybe half an hour later, Jimin and Jungkook were watching TV once again, when someone rung the doorbell. As usual Jungkook got up to tell whoever thought it was a good joke to bother them in the evening off, but when he heard the door open and a familiar voice fill the room, Jimin instantly got up to his feet.

This couldn't be. He couldn't be here.

Without noticing his feet carried him over to the door of the living room to glance out into the hallway. There he stood, looking just as arrogant as Jimin remembered him. Of course he noticed him too.

"There he is." Even the tone of his voice sounded mocking. Jimin froze in place, not sure what to do. What was his stepdad doing here? How did he even know Jimin was here?

Jimin shivered, wrapping his arms around his upper body, unconsciously trying to shield himself.

"I'm here to pick you up." his stepdick stated.