He lied.

BOTH OF JIMIN AND JIEUN were now walking side to side while listening to the night air as Jieun was looking down at the ground. On the other hand, Jimin was aware of the fact that Myundae might be somewhere near them so he had to be more careful so that he won't check out on Jieun. He was low key jealous if any guy checks out on Jieun. He hates that for sure.

They were all quiet but none of them felt awkward or something. They're comfortable with each other now and that made them to not feel awkward to each other even if they don't talk. Jieun then shoved her hands into her pants pocket because she was cold. It was midnight so it wasn't weird if she gets cold very easily.

Jimin had finally came back to reality and noticed that Jieun was shivering. He raised an eyebrow then took off his hoodie to give it to her. "Take this, " he said while wrapping her bare shoulders with his hoodie.

A strong scent of him was smelled and it gave a slight mood of peace to Jieun but she tried to make it less obvious so that Jimin won't notice it. "How about you? Are you okay being cold? " She asked in concern even she loves the fact that Jimin was so caring to give her his hoodie. He smiled.

"It's okay, I'm used to it. " He stated then they continued walking. As the soft wind was gently hitting their faces, Jimin spotted a couple who was being all clingy to each other. He chuckled softly. "Cute. " He commented then turned back to look at Jieun who was being in her own world.

He titled his head to the right, waiting for the moment for Jieun to notice that he was looking at her. But unfortunately, she didn't notice him. He rolled his eyes silently then stopped walking. His sudden stop had finally bring Jieun back into the reality. She looked back at him then furrowed her brows. "Why did you stop? " She asked.

Jimin just smiled at first then walked to her. He didn't know that Jieun was actually appreciating the sweet scent of his hoodie. She adores Jimin's smell a lot but she's too shy to admit it. That was why she didn't speak a word. He crossed his arms then faked a pout. "You weren't paying attention to me. " He complained while being cute.

Jieun couldn't help it but to laugh at how he acted. "If you think that you're cute, then you're damn right, " she chuckled softly while hitting his shoulder. Jimin noticed that Jieun was holding onto his hoodie so tightly as if she didn't want to let it go.

Then, he changed the topic. "You really love my hoodie, don't you? " A little smirk showed up. "But you never ask for it from me. Why? " He asked.

His question forced Jieun to stop laughing and looked straight into his eyes. She could see that Jimin really wanted to know the answer. She shrugged, "I don't know. You wear hoodie because you're cold. So why would I ask for it? " She answered casually.

Jimin shook his head then held both of her shoulders to make her looked at him. "You really think that I wear hoodie because I'm cold? " He asked. Jieun nodded as response.

He chuckled. "You're wrong. " He stated. "I only wear them so that you'll ask me to give it to you. " He smiled sheepishly.

"I kept waiting for the moment. But it seems like you'll never ask for it. " He sighed, making Jieun blushed as she was now looking like a red tomato.

Jimin knew that Jieun was so shy when he said that. But he also knew that she loves it. Smiling, he spoke, " So please don't hesitate to take my hoodie whenever you think you need it, okay? " He asked.

"I'm talking to you, are you listening to me? " He repeated since she didn't answer him at first.

"Mhm— okay. " She nodded her head then kept it low because her face was red.

Next morning, Jieun woke up just to find that she fell asleep while holding Jimin's hoodie. His scent really holds the power of comforting people. Jieun actually has problems to sleep. But when she's with his hoodie, she fell asleep easily. She smiled at the thoughts then got ready for work.

Once she was ready, she walked out from her room and realized that Jimin was already sitting on the dining table while staring at the food. "Jimin? " She asked and walked towards him. "What are you doing? " She asked then looked at the food. "What's wrong with the food? "

She thought that there was something wrong with the food. "Nothing. I'm just waiting for you to wake up so we can have breakfast together. " He answered. Hearing that, Jieun's heart melted.

"You wait for me? " She was happy to know that. "That's so sweet of you. " She smiled then sat across him.

"What did you make for breakfast? " She asked and finally looked down at the food.

With a proud smile on Jimin's face, he answered, "Your favourite meal for breakfast. Pancakes. "

Feeling extremely happy, Jieun clapped her hands in excitement. "Gosh. They look so delicious. " She couldn't help but to have a taste right away. "As expected, it tastes so good. Thanks, chim. " She giggled. They started eating together and Jieun was too busy enjoying the meal that she didn't bother to talk to Jimin. Jimin on the other hand didn't mind about it because he knows that food is the most tempting thing for her so he ain't complaining. But once she felt like she wanted to start talking, she looked up at his face but her smile dropped when she noticed that Jimin had a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

"Jimin, are you okay? You look exhausted. " She was concerned, for sure.

He didn't expect that Jieun would notice them. He turned away then covered his eyes. "No, I'm fine. I just— couldn't sleep last night. " There he goes, forcing a smile.

Jieun could sense something. "But you don't look fine. What was bothering you? " She tended to know. But from his reaction, Jieun was aware that he looked like he wasn't ready to tell her. "It's okay if you don't want to tell me then. But I really hope that you're fine and please tell me if there's something not right. " She insisted.

With the thing being said, Jimin nodded his head. "Sure, thanks for your concern. "

11.05 a.m.

Jieun had left for about 1 hour now. She went to work and Jimin was alone at home. Feeling bored, he decided to go to his studio to spend some time before thinking of what to do to have fun with Jieun tonight.

"I'm feeling like going out for dinner with her tonight. " He mumbled to himself before getting changed.

"Jimin, why are you looking so tired? Didn't you sleep last night? " Namjoon was the second person who noticed that Jimin was acting weird and kept yawning. Jieun was the first one to notice. Jimin was busy in his own world until Namjoon patted his shoulder and made him to give him all of his focus.

He sniffed, "Oh, Joon. " He approached him in the most simple way before turning away from him. "I didn't sleep yesterday. " He informed.

Namjoon knew it already because by the way Jimin acted, it clearly showed that he didn't have enough sleep. "What were you thinking of? It must be something important, right? " He could read his friend, Jimin. They are friends since they were in highschool so it's very easy for him to read Jimin.

Didn't expect what Jimin would say, he simply answered "I was thinking about Jieun. " Jimin went straight to the point without having any doubts of telling Namjoon. For him, since Namjoon already knew about his feelings towards Jieun, then there's nothing for him to hide. Just go straight to the point. Make it easy.

With the answer given, Namjoon nodded his head. "I see. " He looked straight to the mirror just to see the reflection of him and Jimin. "You think a lot about her. " He commented. He knew that Jimin loves her a lot. He was aware about that.

"What's bothering your mind actually? "

As Namjoon had asked him that, Jimin decided to heave a sigh before squinting his eyes softly. He couldn't describe what he was feeling. He was clueless about his feelings. It was unfamiliar for him. "Losing. " He said the word before turning to Namjoon. "Have you ever felt the fear of losing someone even they're still in front of you? " He asked seriously. His eyes were focus on Namjoon and he could see that his pupils went bigger.

Namjoon furrowed his brows before asking, "Are you terrified of— losing her? " He wanted to make it sure.

"Yes. " Jimin answered right away.

A footsteps were heard behind of them and then it stopped, making Jimin and Namjoon to look at their back. "Then why don't you just confess already? " The person asked.

They gasped.

Jimin

"So what are scaring you or convinced you to believe that you'll lose her? " Jungkook asked me as he sat in front of me. I was embarrassed knowing the fact that he accidentally heard the whole conversation of me and Namjoon. But at least I could trust him.

The way he asked me was so serious. It was because Jieun is his best friend. He concerns a lot about her. I hope he won't beat me up if I tell him that I have feelings for her. "Is it because of me? Are you afraid that I might probably have feelings for Jieun and will take her away from you once I know you have feelings for her? " I choked right away when he spitted those words out from his mouth.

"No, no. I never think of that. " I shook my head. "I know that you only see her as— your best friend and a sister. But, yeah, I'm quite afraid that you might ask her to leave me because I'm not good enough. " I cleared my throat. "Jieun deserves a good man. And I'm trying to be one. " I confessed.

"That's good to know that you're trying to improve yourself for her. " Jungkook nodded but I couldn't differentiate whether he was roasting me or actually complimenting me. "But now, tell me what's bothering your mind? Afraid of losing her? What do you mean? Is she sick or something and don't tell me? " He asked and was ready to snap if anything happens.

I shook my head right away to tell him that there was nothing wrong going on with Jieun. "No, she's absolutely in a fine condition. " I stated. "It's just—" I stopped my words and looked down at the floor.

"I met her ex yesterday. " My voice trailed off and my eyes were low. Jungkook gasped in disbelief as I could see on his face that he was worried.

"Did he say anything? About hurting Jieun or something? " He was concern about Jieun. Of course.

I shook my head. "No, he didn't say anything bad and he told me that he would never try to take Jieun from me. Because he thought that she's already mine. " I sighed.

"Then that's good. What's the point of you getting worried? "

He won't understand.

I sighed deeply before closing my eyes and took a moment to breathe. "I'm afraid that if anything happens to me— Myundae will take her away from me. " It was hard for me to say it.

Instead of asking what I was trying to say, Jungkook just looked at me with a symphatize look on his face. His eyes got softened as he patted my back. It seemed like he already knew what I was talking about. But I never tell him anything. I was curious.

Did Namjoon tell him about my secret?

Jungkook

"I'm afraid that if anything happens to me, Myundae will take her away from me, " Jimin spoke as I could see the worried look on his face. But at the same time, I could that he was afraid of the thing he said.

He was afraid if anything happens to him. I was certain that he was talking about it. Namjoon told me already about his secret. Namjoon didn't have any bad intentions of telling me about Jimin's secret. He did that to make sure that if anything happens, I won't blame Jimin for doing so. And I understand that.

Jimin was now looking at me with a confused look, trying to read me if I already knew what he was talking about. But I changed my expression to avoid him from suspecting anything. "If anything happens to you? What is it suppose to mean? " I pretended to be clueless. Namjoon knew that I was just playing along.

As what I expected, he just heaved a sigh then shook his head. "Nothing to worry about. " He lied.

"Okay then. Hope that you're telling the truth. " I added.

We spent almost 3 hours at the studio until Jimin stated his intention to head home. I noticed that he was acting weird as if he wasn't being himself. But I just shrugged the thoughts off before he came to me to say "I'm going to bring Jieun out for dinner. " He told me. "Are you okay with that? " It sounded like he was asking for my permission.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "It's not your first time going out with her right? Why are you asking for a permission now? You should had do this awhile ago, " I scoffed while rolling my eyes at him.

He chuckled at my statement. "Yeah. But this one is quite unusual. I'm going to take her out for a date. " He laughed but I didn't laugh. I put on a serious expression which made him stopped laughing.

Noticing that I didn't laugh, he cleared his throat before saying, "Hey, I'm just— joking." He said awkwardly. Though he said that he was joking, I know that he didn't. He was serious. He was just afraid that I may get mad and judge him.

I scoffed. "Stop with your lies, Jimin. "

"I know you love her. " My words had him shocked. He blinked several times, trying to digest what I just said. I scoffed once again, "Stop acting like you're surprised. Everyone knows you have feelings for my best friend." I rolled my eyes.

He gulped.

"You— knew? "

"Of course. " I answered right away. He seemed a bit uneasy when I told him that I knew it.

He was probably thinking that I was going to critic him. I chuckled softly before gently nudging his shoulder. "What are you thinking of? " I asked.

"Don't worry though, I don't mind if you like her. " I told him as he looked at me. "I trust you and I believe that you can take a good care of her. "

He was somehow speechless and surprised.

"And if you're afraid to lose her, " I went closer to his ear before whispering, "Tell her about your feelings. I bet that she likes you too. I know her very well. She has feelings for you. So don't make her wait for you to confess for too long. " I smiled.

I backed off and before walking away, I told him, "You have my bless. Now go, dummy. " I left him dumbfounded alone.

I hope that he got my words right and confess to her.

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[A/N]

I miss you dummies.