Chapter 18: More than a friend

       Jimin held Jungkook's hand through the dark hallway. Jimin just wanted to feel something he hasn't felt in a long time. He too had those moments when he longed for someone else's touch or just a small and simple hand hold. Jungkook walked down the hall not minding Jimin's hand that was locked with his. However.. The boy didn't lock his own hand since he knew Jimin was just scared and didn't mean anything like that. Jungkook was only there to escort him to the stairs Jimin came from.

             The halls we're dark now. The dimmed lights were cut off and the only source of light was Jungkook's room behind them and the moonlight emerging from the small openings of the decaying wood that blocked the windows. Jimin then turned to gaze at Jungkook's dark figure and only see his body moving through the dark while he still allowed Jimin to hold his hand. "Jungkook? Why do you make it look so creepy up here?" Jimin whispered so no one could hear them. "It looks so dead up here.."

          "I do it because I don't want no one to bother me. I absolutely hate that.. But you? It's an exception. I just felt bad the other day." Jungkook answered making Jimin giggle before Jungkook covered Jimin's soft lip to silence him. Jimin remained quiet after... But, Jungkook only yanked his hand away from Jimin's soft skin. He felt Jimin's big plump lips and soft pale skin on his smooth and charming face Jungkook could barely see, but only see the shape of in the dark. "I-I'm sorry.." Jungkook apologized quickly as Jimin smiled and looked down at the ground. Slowly panning his attention to the hand he had locked with the boy.
 
         "That's fine. I needed to be silent. I deserved that." Jimin whispered as he can see the end of the hall approaching up ahead. Just then he began to feel the younger's hand tighten.

           "You know... I can't go too far with you. This floor is as far as I can go. You can make your way down the steps without me... Okay?" Jungkook assured as Jimin smiled, yet Jungkook couldn't see the warm smile that was given to him through the cold hallway. "And.. Before you go and leave. Can you do me a favor?" Jungkook wondered as Jimin shook the hand and started to swing it back and forth gently as if they were a couple on their date, walking together down the docks and to the sea.

          "Mhm?" Jimin hummed softly, feeling fearless of the dark hall since Jungkook was there with him.

          "If it isn't much trouble... Can you get my mail before you get here tomorrow?"

          "Oh of course! I'll just need your keys." Jimin added as Jungkook took a moment to think ad they finally reached the end of the halls.

          "I'll drop it onto your balcony in the morning in a box. How's that?" Jungkook proposed as Jimin thought it was a smart idea, but, it would have better if Jungkook could have done this on his own like he would before. Yet Jimin understood the fear he would have with others.

           "Oh of course! Anything is great. Don't worry." Jimin stated as he looked down at their hands as soon as they stopped in front of the staircase. The flashing Exit sign was blinking it's red light and all Jimin could see was Jungkook gazing down at their hand contact too. Jimin eyed Jungkook too as they both locked gaze at each other before Jungkook softly released Jimin's soft and small hand to nervously scratch his neck.

          "So... Um.. I'll see you tomorrow?" Jungkook wondered as Jimin smiled and nodded his head with such a great and big smile afterwards that was only seen when the exit sign flashed it's red blinking light.

        "Yes. Good night! Sleep well." Jimin added with his sweet and soft voice. Jimin walked down the steps to only look back to see Jungkook standing up at the top of the steps like how he was before. The time Jimin didn't know who the boy was all along. Jimin managed to get back to his apartment as he tried to open the door, but it was left locked.           

         "Fuck.." Jimin hissed under his breath and began to knock on the door repeatedly until he could hear Taehyung shout from inside. Signalling that he was coming to the door. Only then, Taehyung only unlocked the door swiftly to swing it open and pierce his eyes at Jimin in anger and a bit of worry in them too.
                     
          Taehyung's face wrinkled as he had on a white face mask sheet over his face that carried a scent of watermelon and strawberries. The younger was only wearing long pajama bottoms that were plaided blue and black. He folded his arms showing his natural slightly tanned body and tilted his head. Expecting a good excuse from Jimin now. "Well?"

         "What do you mean 'well'?" Jimin raised an eyebrow as Taehyung kept his glare at Jimin.

         "Jimin!  Do you know how worried I was for you?!  I called you five times today or even more than that!  I cooked for the both of us but you weren't even there! you didn't even do your work so I had to do it for you and edit it on my own! Where were you when I needed you?" Taehyung argued as Jimin sighed and walked forward into the apartment.

          "I'm sorry my beautiful wife. I was working overtime~" Jimin joked around as the younger slammed the door shut and turned around to remove the face mask before the time was up. Taehyung was blushing slightly, but he didn't let his feelings get in the way this time.

          "I'm not joking, Jimin! You left me the whole day to do YOUR work and mines together! We're a team!  The least you could do was to at least tell me where you were going!" Taehyung added as Jimin sighed and walked to the room with the angry boy behind him.

           "I'm sorry I was just out and around the town. There's nothing to worry about. just be glad I made it back safely."

            "Ah.. Jimin you don't understand!  Put yourself in my shoes! I was locked up in here all day. I brought back groceries as much as my money could buy in our budget, come home to see you weren't here. I decided to wait but the more I waited, I was wasting time! I updated your blogs, found you a trainee to interview since Boss wanted us to cover lives behind trainees who are training to become idols, and I edited my work... All on my own." Taehyung shot back at Jimin. Not wanting yo yell or snap at his best friend, but he was upset the whole day because of what Jimin did to him and neglected him.

             "Taehyung... I'm sorry I left the work all to you! It won't happen again. You can take my earnings for this week!  Okay?" Jimin tried to cheer his best friend up but Taehyung kept a cold glare at him.           "I... I even took the time to cook for the both of us but you seem like you had a great day and went out to eat. Look at you! You don't seem like you are hungry or anything. Maybe you we're out with some man who kept you happy. You probably have him your phone number. Oh but don't worry, Jimin! I also charged your phone so you wouldn't come back to it with no battery! Because guess what?" Taehyung took a pause so Jimin could actually guess.

            "W-What?" Jimin responded sitting down on his bed like he was getting a lecture from his Mother.

             "Oh just guess, Park Jimin!"

             "Because... You care about me..?"

            "Yes!  Because I care about you enough to not see that the boss will call us back to Seoul and leave your sweet Home, Busan!" Taehyung continued as Jimin just prayed for this to end soon. He was even thinking of ways to make it stop so he can bail out of this conversation.

          "Ah Taehyung! I get it now!" Jimin sighed ad Taehyung only stepped forward and folded his arms and looked down at Jimin who was sitting on the edge of the bed. Meanwhile, Jungkook was walking to the abandoned room across his actually apartment room and walked in to to the room that had the vent so he can hear Jimin and of course sing to him now. Jungkook got on his knees and looked down the vent to see the light of a room. But only far down. That's when he could hear the two roommates arguing.

             "I need to talk to you like this so you wouldn't do it again!" Taehyung stated as Jimin closed his eyed and threw his head back onto the bed and gazing up the vent to see nothing but pitch darkness.

          "You don't have to know where I go. Stop worrying. Your just a friend to me... A brother..." Jimin stated but Taehyung quickly brought Jimin up by his shoulders while Jungkook watched from upstairs through the vent.

          "A friend okay... I bet you went off to the third floor to meet your lover up there. That ghost or weird old guy!" Taehyung only worried as Jimin quickly shook his head.

          "No he's not an old man! He's an actual resident! And I don't love him! I just met him! I would never love someone like that! Especially when I met them the first day." Jimin continued. Cupping the hand he held with Jungkook on his way down the hall with the boy. Just then Jungkook gave a deep glare down the vent. "Why do you worry so much? I know you care but this is exaggerating for a friend." Jimin claimed as Jungkook made sure he  could hear this answer while he softly tapped onto the vent bars with a cold and old rusty screwdriver that was left there for a long time. He used this to tap onto the vents when he was angry at Taehyung.

             "Believe it or not... You're more than a friend to me, Park Jimin... Closer than a Brother. I do more than care for you." Taehyung then concluded at that as Jimin looked at Taehyung. Not feeling the same way so he just sat there. Baffled at those words like it froze him in place. Yet, just beyond the vents... Jungkook clenched his fists in anger just hearing it and looking down at the vents to see Jimin was just sitting there. Silently through it all.

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