Three

Jimin and Hoseok headed to the basketball game together. He could remember this moment all too well but he wanted it to be different after he knew how things would turn out.

The auditorium was completely packed. Their college was having a game with another college. This was the deciding game because it was the championship and all eyes looked to Jungkook.

Luckily, they found a seat and sat down waving their light sticks in the air. The players began to bundle into the field. His friends Namjoon, Yoongi and Soonyoung where there but Jimin shouted at the top of his lungs when he spotted Jungkook running in, his hair bouncing, his muscles constricting beautifully with every run. He was so handsome. All the girls shouted his name. The cheerleaders had a special song which they sang for him each time he entered. He blew them a kiss and they swooned. Some of them fanning themselves with their pom poms to steady their breathing.

"Jungkook I love you!" Jimin shouted and Hoseok jabbed him on his stomach. Jimin knew how things turned out between him and Jungkook in the end but right now, he didn't care. Experiencing this moment all over again made him feel so alive.

His breathe hung when he noticed a black head player stop in the middle of the auditorium, his eyes searching the faces of the crowd. Jimin stared at him. It was Taehyung, his best friend. The one who in the real world had without words confessed that he had loved Jimin which was the reason he left him ten years ago.

How long did he feel this way for him?

Was he in love with him at that moment?

How was he going to face him now?

He hid his face. He didn't want Taehyung to see him so he covered his face with his hands but Hoseok pulled it away.

"What are you doing? Taehyung is waving at you!" He said

"Oh..." Jimin pretended not to have noticed and looked at Taehyung. He was waving at him. He forcefully waved back. Taehyung shouted something to him but he couldn't hear it because of the noise. He just nodded his head and Taehyung jogged off. He remembered that moment but couldn't recall what Taehyung shouted to him.

"Hook me up Jimin. I think your friend is hot"

Jimin shook his head at Hoseok. "You are such a flirt!"

"Whatever, I wear it with pride"

Jimin laughed. The game started and it was a tough one. Both teams were evenly matched. Before the second half, they were tied. Jungkook looked frustrated but Taehyung kept calming him down. He whispered something into his ears and Jungkook looked better.

When the second half started, it was intense. They kept scoring into each other's net till the dying minutes, the game changer. Taehyung got the ball and two players from the opposing sides stood in his way trying to block him from passing the ball to Jungkook at the other side. No one knew how he did it but he bounced the ball into their middle and tricked them into moving to the left but instead, he dashed to the right, captured the ball and passed to Jungkook who leapt high into the air and threw the ball over an opposing players head. The ball went straight into the net. The crowd went wild as the final whistle blew.

Jimin smiled to himself. He still couldn't believe he was relieving this glorious moment all over again. The other team ducked their head in embarrassment as their own team lifted the cup in the air. They were now three time College basketball champions. The team cheered and Jungkook was lifted up high. Jimin and Hoseok came down to join the celebration.

Taehyung, Namjoon, Yoongi, Soonyoung were lifting Jungkook high. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

He waited until the merriment had died down and the boys went to their locker room all sweaty. Jimin entered and saw Jungkook. He could remember what happened at that time.

Flash back.

Jimin slowly walked towards Jungkook and shoved a wad of comic books in his face. The boy looked shocked.

"Em... Do I know you?"

Jimin smiled shyly "I'm Park Jimin, Taehyung's friend. I heard you like comics so... "

He raised an eyebrow still looking clueless.

"Okay... Well I just came to congratulate you. You were great on that field today..."

Jungkook shrugged. "Listen Jimin are you trying to flirt with me?" He smirked.

Jimin sighed softly. "Is it wrong for me to flirt with you?"

Jungkook shook his head and laughed sexily brushing his fringe from his eyes with his hands. "I'm sorry but I'm not gay"

After saying that, he left. Jimin just stood there stunned and embarrassed.

Flashback ends.

Now he was armed with information. There was no way he would make that kind of mistake again after everything he knew. He slowly approached Jungkook. The latter looked at him and Jimin gave him his eye smile.

"You were great today" He said.

Jungkook flashed him a smile. He put on a clean shirt. God, he smelled so good.

"Thanks....you are...."

"Jimin!" He winked at him and Jungkook chuckled, his eyes twinkling.

Jimin smiled shyly "I was thinking of taking you out for a treat"

He saw Jungkook heave deeply. "Listen Jimin..."

"Wait!"

Everyone in the locker room looked at him and he smiled "I know what you are going to say now. You are going to say Jimin, are you flirting with me?"

Jungkook gasped. "How... "

"And my answer to that is yes! I am flirting with you"

Jungkook shook his head. "I'm sorry but I'm not...."

"Gay?" Jimin finished for him and Jungkook's eyes literally almost fell from its socket.

"How did you do that?"

"Believe me, I'm not a mind reader. I just have a feeling about what people think"

"Right" Jungkook said staring at Jimin strangely.

"So will you like to go out with me sometime?"

"I... "

Taehyung suddenly joined them and when Jimin saw him, his words got hung in his throat.

"Hey Jimin, what are you doing here?"

"I came to see you!" He answered and Jungkook just smirked.

"Are you ready to go?"

Jimin was confused. "Go? Go where?"

Taehyung sighed. "I told you I would treat you to pizza and ice cream if our team won today" He pouted. "Or you didn't hear me?"

Jimin really didn't want to go out with Taehyung. He could tell he was grabbing Jungkook's attention. What he wanted right now was for Taehyung to go. He was just ruining everything.

"Well em you see...."

"No worries Jimin. We'll continue our discussion later"

Jimin's heart melted. "Okay but can you give me your number?"

"Number?"

"So I can contact you"

Jungkook sighed and called out the number. Jimin quickly saved it on his phone.

"Don't call me" Jungkook said.

Jimin grinned "Oh I won't"

"Bye hyung" Jungkook said to Taehyung and the latter nodded. "Of course. Make sure you have enough rest"

Jungkook left and Taehyung grabbed Jimin's neck.

"You still have the hots for him don't you?"

"You know I do"

"Come on, let's go. It's getting late"

Taehyung dragged Jimin out of the locker room and out of the building to his car, an old Honda accord his late father had left for him.

Jimin stopped and looked at the car. "Don't get in. It's going to stop on the way"

"What are you saying? My baby is in perfect condition" Taehyung said with a wry smile and slapped the back of the car.

Jimin rolled his eyes "I said it's going to break down on the road"

But Taehyung refused to listen. They ended up in the car and on the way to the restaurant, the car stopped.

"What?" Taehyung yelled.

Jimin smiled to himself "I told you, you should have just listened"

Taehyung glared at him. "But how... How? You did something didn't you?"

Jimin raised his hands up innocently.

"I didn't do anything"

Taehyung sighed. They got out of the car and Taehyung called a mechanic who came after one hour to tow the car.

It was eight pm when they started walking. The night breeze was cold and instead of something cold, Jimin wanted something hot. He spotted a man selling hot potatoes on the side of the road and pulled Taehyung towards his cart.

"What are you doing?" the younger complained.

"You can buy me these potatoes instead" He said.

"Is that what you want?" Taehyung asked and Jimin nodded. They ordered the potatoes and Taehyung paid the man after he gave it to them. They both sat at a bench beside the seller and started to eat. Jimin looked at Taehyung and many things crossed his mind. Why did he keep this secret to himself? Why didn't he feel like he could tell him.

Taehyung caught him staring and he quickly looked away.

"Why were you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing, it's just that...." He took a deep breath "Is there something you want to tell me Tae?"

He looked red all of a sudden "No there isn't."

"Are you sure? You know you're my best friend and we shouldn't be keeping secrets from each other"

Taehyung heaved heavily "You're acting really strange Jimin. Why are you suddenly asking me all these questions?"

Jimin fondled with his hands "You know what? It's nothing. Just forget it"

Taehyung shrugged. "Anyway, the guys and I are having a party this Saturday. We are having it at Namjoon's house. You are invited. You can bring all your dancing buddies with you"

"I'll be there"

Actually he didn't go the party ten years ago because of Jungkook's rejection and had spent the first week locked in his room. He wasn't doing that again. He suddenly remembered something "I'm signing up for that dancing competition"

Taehyung arched an eyebrow "I thought you said you weren't going to do it"

"Well I changed my mind"

Taehyung stared at him with a look of surprise as he continued "Thank God for second chances"

Taehyung shook his head and smiled. "You're acting really different but it's good to see you so positive"

Jimin nodded. He was a brand new person who was never going back to his future.

Taehyung suddenly grabbed his hand "Are you done eating?"

Jimin looked down. He had finished his potato. "I'm done"

"Now let's go for a run"

"A run? At this hour?"

Taehyung fake frowned. "You need to stay in shape. Do you have any idea how much calories you just had?"

"Screw it! That's why I hate it when you buy me things" Jimin said with a pout.

Taehyung smiled smugly and started running dragging Jimin along with him. All Jimin could do was cry to the night.

It was past ten when he returned to his dorm. Hoseok was already asleep so he quickly showered and dressed in his night gown. He lay on his bed and thought of today's events. Eating hot potatoes with Taehyung on the side of the road ten years ago had never occurred so did Jungkook giving  Jimin his phone number. He had changed some things on his first day back to the past which meant that he could still change his destiny. He checked Jungkook's number on his phone. He wanted to call him but it would just seem weird. The one thing he knew was that he would never waste this opportunity. Never!

With that in mind, Jimin drifted off to sleep.

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