Chapter:5

...Yoongi remembers the first time his heart leaped out of his chest and into his throat out of pure excitement, fear, nervousness, and love....

...Those four emotions were common when he thought about Jimin. But when the younger boy had asked him to help him with a very important performance, Yoongi felt them all for the very first time....

...It was a lazy day for Yoongi. He didn't have school and he didn't feel like playing at the moment so he was in bed scrolling through his phone....

...All of the sudden Jimin had burst through his door looking very excited, and to Yoongi, very dangerous. In a rush, if words he asked, "Yoongi, will you please perform with me?"...

...Yoongi had looked at him with an unbelieving look, "Jimin, did you hear yourself? Me? Perform with you? I'm pretty sure you should go to Hoseok because I can't dance for shit."...

...Jimin laughed (Yoongi's heart fucking stopped), "Hyung, do you think I don't know that? I don't want you to dance with me, I want you to play the piano while I dance. It's for a competition. If you have, like, live music there it increases your chances of winning."...

...Yoongi snorted, "So you're just using me to win?"...

...Jimin shook his head vigorously, "Of course not Hyung, you're like the best musician I know- well, the only musician I'm comfortable with and that is also good."...

..."First of all, of course, I'm the best musician you know, I'm the best piano player here and I've won multiple awards. Second of all, what about Jungkook, doesn't he play the cello or something like that? And third of all, what do I get out of this?" The last question was for Yoongi to not seem so eager about this. He was going to do it regardless of what he got out of it because, in the end, he would be spending time with Jimin- and wow he really went soft for the kid. Where was the old Yoongi who only cared for piano?...

...Jimin snorted, "I swear to god, there is one other thing you're best at and it's being a cocky son of a bitch." Yoongi shrugged, "But Jungkook plays the guitar, nothing like the cello, and he's not nearly as good as you are at piano yet. And as for what you'll get out if it? Well, there's a little prize money so maybe some of that. I don't know, what do you want?"...

...Yoongi smirked, he was going to make Jimin get flustered and he knew it. He sighs dramatically, "Well if you can't pay me with money, I guess you'll just have to pay me with your body."...

...The reaction he got out of Jimin was everything he was expecting....

...His eyes got wide and his cheeks went red. He stuttered a bit when he said, "H-h-Hyung! That's th-"...

..."And by that I mean you'll have to run a few errands for me."...

...Jimin visibly relaxed, "Jesus Christ, I'll do whatever you want just help me out."...

...Yoongi laughed, "I'll help Jimin, what song do you have in mind? Also, when is it?"...

...Jimin threw his arms around Yoongi's neck and squeezed him tight, "Thank you thank you thank you! This means so much you have no idea."...

...Yoongi smiled to himself and hugged the boy back, "It's ok Jimin. I know you would do the same for me."...

...It's true, Yoongi 100 percent trusted that Jimin would do the same. It was weird, Yoongi never expected things like that out of people. He never even expected much out of Namjoon, Jin, and Hoseok, people he's known for years. He knew that if you expected too much you would be let down very easily, but with Jimin, he felt like it was ok to expect things from him. He felt like it was ok to let his guard down and trust the boy....

...Jimin pulled away and had a huge smile on his face, "It's May the eleventh, four months from now. The song I had in mind was a song called Pin-up girl. I found it on YouTube. I'll send you the link if you need it."...

...Yoongi thought for a moment, "I think I might've heard it before. One second."...

...He pulled out his phone and went to his music. He searched the name and it was on one of his most listened to playlists....

...He smiled to himself, he would never get over how their taste in music was basically the same....

..."Yeah, I have it on my phone, it's a good song. You'll do great."...

...Jimin blushed, "I hope so, I really want to win. Apparently, there are, like, scouts or whatever, there and if you leave a good impression, once you graduate they will contact you. It could really help me have an actual career in dance. My dreams would really come true."...

...God, Yoongi really loved it when Jimin talked about dance, he couldn't really decide if he liked hearing him talk about it or seeing him actually do it....

..."So when do you want to get started?"...

..."As soon as humanly possible."...

..."Soooo, tomorrow?" Yoongi threw him a smile....

...Jimin gave him a questioning look, "Are you going to know it by tomorrow?"...

...Yoongi laughed, "Jimin you're talking to someone who always procrastinates learning new songs for homework until the night before. I'll be fine. You just make sure you get enough rest and ready to practice tomorrow."...

...Jimin's smiled again before he hugged Yoongi one last time....

..."Thank you Hyung, you're the best."...

...After saying that he ran out of the room and all the way home....

...After he left Yoongi pulled out his keyboard and looked up the sheet music for the song. He listened to it a few times while reading over the sheet music and he practiced it all night long....

...He didn't want to disappoint the younger boy when it was time to practice the next day....

.......

...Three months later and they were still practicing....

...And Yoongi could barely contain how much he wanted to just smash his lips again the younger boys....

...It was so hard....

...Every time they went through the routine perfectly Jimin would have a huge smile on his face and he would turn to Yoongi asking how he was. Yoongi, of course, always praised the boy. How could he not? Watching Jimin dance, it was something else....

...The worst part of practicing with Jimin was that every time the younger boy messed up he was so hard on himself. Yoongi never realized how much of a perfectionist he was until now. Every time he messed up he would have to stop and calm himself down....

...Today was definitely a bad day for Jimin....

...He was irritable about something. It was obvious because it affected how he danced. His emotions always showed through how he danced....

...But when Jimin fell that's when Yoongi knew something was up....

...The younger boy was going through the routine just how they practiced it. Jimin was at the part of the routine where he would jump and twist in the air, something he's done a million times by now, and right as he was about to jump he tripped and fell....

...Yoongi didn't know what to do, Jimin only ever messed up by forgetting a part, never by falling or anything like that....

...Yoongi jumped up from his piano and ran over to him. He had curled in on himself, something Yoongi has only seen him do a handful of times and started crying....

...Yoongi knelt down by him and laid a comforting hand on his back. Jimin was shaking with sobs and Yoongi had no idea how to comfort him....

...Yoongi finally spoke, "Jimin, hey Jiminnie, what's wrong. I hate seeing you cry, please tell me." Yoongi sucked at this....

...Jimin just kept crying. Yoongi finally sat down next to him and pulled him into his lap. He might not be good with words but he was pretty decent with actions....

...Jimin wrapped his arms around Yoongi's waist and cried into his stomach. He held Yoongi like he was the only thing keeping him alive....

...A small part of Yoongi, a selfish part, wished this would never end. But Yoongi hated seeing Jimin cry....

...Yoongi lifted Jimin's head up to look at him. His eyes were puffy red and still spilling with tears, his lips were swollen, and overall, he looked so tired....

...Quietly Yoongi asked, "Jiminnie, what happened?"...

...Jimin takes one of his hands away from Yoongi's waist and wiped his eyes, he stuttered when he spoke, "M-my g-grandmother. L-las-last n-night, she p-passed away."...

...Yoongi's eyes went wide. Why the hell did Jimin come to practice today? It's ok for him to miss a fucking practice. Yoongi couldn't believe it....

..."Why did you come today? Don't you know that you should be grieving or something? It's not ok for you to just come and try to practice while not in the right state of mind. It's really dangerous. You could have hurt yourself." Yoongi didn't know what to say so he just said what came to his mind....

...Jimin nodded sadly, "I-I kn-know Hyung, I just d-didn't want to th-think about it. I really l-loved her and n-now s-she's gone. She wanted to see me p-perform in May and now she isn't g-going to be there. It just feels wr-wrong. I d-don't know I-if I want t-to do it anymore."...

...Yoongi patted his back and held him tighter, "She's still going to be there Jiminnie, she'll watch over you. She'd want you to do it, so do it for her." Jimin nodded, "Do you want to go home? Maybe start practice up again a couple days from now? I think we deserve a break. You've been doing really well."...

...Jimin started to nod again but looked up at Yoongi again instead, "I-I don't want to go home. T-Tae and J-Jungkook aren't there and I also don't w-want them to s-see me like this."...

...Yoongi thought for a moment, "Do you want to go back to mine and Hoseok's dorm? We can watch those dramas you like to keep your mind off of her. If it helps you can also talk to me about her."...

...Jimin nodded, "Can we please do that," he wiped his eyes again, "I really like spending time with you Hyung."...

...Yoongi ignored the way his heart leaped at the last sentence and got up. He helped Jimin stand and they walked to his car....

...Once they got to Yoongi's dorm Jimin found a nice romantic comedy drama and Yoongi made him hot chocolate, Jimin's favorite drink. He handed Jimin The drink while he went to go find a few blankets....

...When they were all settled down Jimin and Yoongi were sat side by side watching the drama. It seemed a little cheesy for Yoongi's taste but he could see why the younger boy enjoyed it....

...After a while, when Jimin's cup was empty, the drama was almost over, and his head was resting on Yoongi's shoulder, Jimin spoke, "Hyung, could I spend the night? It's kinda late and I'm really tired."...

...Yoongi smiled to himself, "Yeah Jiminnie, my bed is big enough for two so we can share."...

...Jimin hummed happily, "Can we go now?"...

...Yoongi looked down at the younger and realized that his eyes were already closed. He must've been pretty tired, "Sure Jimin, come on." Yoongi stood up and held out his hand for Jimin to take....

...Jimin took his hand and they made their way to Yoongi's room. The older let Jimin borrow some clothes and he also changed into his pajamas. There was something strangely domestic about the whole thing, something that Yoongi wanted more of....

...Jimin got into bed and Yoongi turned off the lights before he did the same. They settled into a position where they were lying on their sides, looking at each other. Jimin was looking into his eyes and Yoongi was almost scared he would be able to see into his soul....

...Finally, Yoongi spoke, "Whatcha thinking about?"...

...Jimin sighed deeply, "Just, what if I mess up, you know, at the competition? If I'm doing it in honor of her and I mess up, wouldn't that be bad? She would be watching from wherever she is and she would be so disappointed." Jimin's breathing started to become a little uneven, "I just can't disappoint her, she's done so much to help our family when we needed it. I just ha-"...

..."Park Jimin you must be crazy," Yoongi brought his hand up to Jimin's face, "You are the most talented dancer I have ever seen. The only time you ever made mistakes when we practiced was at the beginning. Today was just not a good day. You had too many emotions building up and you didn't know what to do. You are always doing the dance perfectly but when you point out the things you missed it's always something no one would notice, Like your foot being off a half an inch at the ending. Stupid little things that literally only you know about. When we go out there and perform you will do wonderfully. I have no doubt in my mind that you will make your grandmother proud. She's probably already so proud of how hard you have been working. Jimin, you are amazing. Please don't let your insecurities get the better of you."...

...Jimin blinked a few times to make his tears go away and then responded with a shaky voice, "Thank you Hyung, that was really nice of you to say. Thank you so much," the boy leaned closer and wrapped his arms around Yoongi's waist....

...Yoongi patted his head and said, "No problem my little Jiminnie. Now, go to sleep."...

...-...

...Yoongi remembered that night very well. Jimin had fallen asleep still holding onto Yoongi. It was an amazing experience, Yoongi is very cold natured and having someone so warm like Jimin sleep so close to him was great. That night was also the best sleep he had had in months....

...Yoongi remembers the days leading up to the competition. Jimin tried to stop critiquing all of the smaller things and Yoongi loved the smiles Jimin threw his way when they went through the whole song without many mistakes....

...He remembers the competition all too well. It was something that will forever be burned into his brain. It was not only a beautiful performance but a very special day for both Yoongi and Jimin. One that changed everything....

..."Holy shit! Holy shit! I can't wait till you guys go on. Practically the whole school is going to be there to support you and Jongin." Taehyung was bouncing off the walls while he was speaking to Yoongi and Jimin....

...Jimin laughs, "I hope at least one of us wins, that way everyone won't be disappointed."...

...Jungkook smirked at Yoongi, "I heard the whole classical music department is coming just to hear you play. Apparently, you don't let people hear you play that often and this is some sort of rare occasion."...

...Yoongi snorted, "I don't usually play for other people so only the teachers and sometimes friends hear me play. For friends, it usually takes a while."...

...Jimin furrowed his eyebrows, "Really? You let me hear you pretty early on. How do you know you're the best when you've never been in competition?"...

..."Oh dear Jimin, you have so much to learn. You can tell someone is not as good as you just by hearing them. You can tell if they have practiced enough or if they don't have a good technique. It's really easy to see if you're self-taught or if you were professionally taught. It's all in the sound of how they play and in the body language." Jin, who is a violinist, spoke the cold hard truth....

..."What?! How is that even possible?" Jimin asked....

...Yoongi answered this time, "Well, with a violin it's pretty easy, it's all in how they hold the bow, if they are looking at their instrument, and the posture. With piano it's about posture, how they place their wrists, if they have sheet music, if they are too stiff, if they are looking at their sheet music, if they have their eyes closed or open, if they are looking at their hands or the piano, if they seem to struggle with moving their fingers just right, the look on their face, probably a lot of other things too. So yeah, I'm the best. I go to every competition so I can and watch all of our classmates that play the piano play. Also, I've been told by all of the teachers that I'm the best and they are some of the highest trained musicians in Korea."...

...Jimin looked shocked, "You can know all of that by just noticing those small things? That's insane. I never knew."...

..."Lucky for you, you can't always tell with dancers, you sometimes can but not always. You have practiced enough to where they probably won't notice so don't worry. And as for me, I've been trained ever since I was like 5 and I have some of the best posture when playing piano, even if I have horrible posture when not playing."...

...Jimin smiled, "Well that's a relief. We should probably go get ready Yoongi. The competition starts in three hours and we need to warm up." Yoongi groaned but before he could protest Jimin took his hand and pulled him away....

...They practiced for a good hour. Every time Jimin did the dance he nailed all the moves perfectly. Yoongi has complete faith that Jimin was going to do well....

...As the time for the competition to started to near, Jimin started to get more nervous. He was bouncing on the balls of his feet, he would smile and then it would fade really slowly. Yoongi could see the boy was having a hard time....

..."Jimin, you're going to do great. Just don't worry about it. You have listened to this song almost every day for three months. You have practiced this more than a hundred times I know. You're ready. The most important thing is that you give a good performance. It doesn't really matter if you win. As long as you are proud of the performance you give it doesn't matter where you rank in this."...

...Jimin gave Yoongi a genuine smile, "Thank you Yoongi Hyung. Somehow you always know how to calm me down."...

...Yoongi smiled back at Jimin and then the performers were called to the waiting area....

...Soon, Jimin's name was announced and they both got up. Yoongi have Jimin one last look of encouragement and they went onto the stage....

...Yoongi sat down at the piano and Jimin took his position on the stage. When the curtain was pulled back again Yoongi took one last look at Jimin and started playing....

...The music lit up his whole body as usual but Yoongi couldn't pay attention to that now. He looked away from the piano, knowing that he knew the keys well enough that he wouldn't have to look down. He watched as Jimin started to dance....

...During practice, Jimin always danced perfectly but when he was up on stage everything seemed to change. Jimin looked like he was dancing with all he had. He looked so beautiful and elegant. No one could outshine Jimin. The young boy was breathtaking in every way. The way he moved his body was unreal. The amount of passion that seemed to be flowing through his body, the way he looked as though nothing could stop him....

...With every move it was like Yoongi was falling deeper and deeper into li- no, this was love. Yoongi was in love with Jimin. He was in love with how the boy smiled, how he talked, how he laughed and cried and slept. Yoongi was in love with how Jimin danced and how he much he loved to dance....

...Yoongi was in love with the mere idea of Park Jimin....

...Yoongi was so overwhelmed that as the song ended and Jimin was breathing heavily and the crowd was roaring with approval he stood up and made his way to Jimin. He placed his hands on the boy's shoulders and he looked at him in the eyes. Jimin's smile was fading but he didn't look upset; if anything, he looked in awe at Yoongi, like what was happening was some kind of dream....

...Yoongi brought Jimin closer and he placed his lips on his. It was gentle at first but then Jimin started to kiss back. Jimin's lips tasted like heaven. They were softer than they looked and Yoongi never wanted to stop kissing him....

...But soon Yoongi heard the screaming of the crowd and he took a step back from Jimin. Jimin was looking at Yoongi with a look of desire. Yoongi has never seen something so stunning....

...Yoongi was about to suggest they leave the stage and talk about this elsewhere but as soon as the thought entered Yoongi's mind Jimin pulled him back close to him and their lips came together once again. This kiss was much more passionate but, sadly, short-lived because the announcer was calling for the next performer....

...Jimin and Yoongi looked into the audience and bowed, something they were supposed to do when the performance was over but other things had clearly gotten in the way. There were hoots and hollers from their classmates and Yoongi was able to catch sight of their friends. Taehyung and Hoseok were yelling their heads off while Jin and Namjoon were clapping, meanwhile, Jungkook had his phone out filming the whole thing....

...Jimin took Yoongi's hand and led him off stage. Only then did Yoongi come to his senses, "**** Jimin! I don't know what I was thinking. I'm so sorry. What if they deduct points for that. Shit. I'm an idiot."...

...Jimin looked at him with a scared look, "You-you don't regret kissing me do you?"...

...Yoongi looked at him again, he smiled, "If I said yes it would be the biggest lie I ever told. I've been thinking about doing that since Christmas."...

...Jimin's face lights up, "Really?! I've wanted to kiss you ever since I first heard you play."...

...Yoongi smiled, "So like, how would you feel about going out on a date sometime?"...

...Jimin blushed, "I- oh god- I would love too."...

...That was the first time Yoongi smiled that hard. He couldn't believe that Jimin liked him back. This was unreal to him....

...Their friends soon made their way backstage. Hoseok slapped Yoongi on the back, "I knew you had it in you! I never thought it would happen like that, honestly, I never took you as one for big public displays of affection but we all have our differences."...

...Yoongi blushed, "Shut up. I didn't plan it. I just- god I don't know- felt overwhelmed with emotion?"...

..."Aww, Yoongi, that's so adorable!!" Taehyung jumped on Yoongi, giving him a back hug....

..."Get the **** off of me. I don't have to explain myself, I did what I did and I don't regret it." Yoongi scowled....

...Jimin smiles and blushed, "You guys, leave him alone."...

...Jin smiled, "So, are you guys possibly going to go out?"...

...Jimin and Yoongi looked at each other. They both smiled and Yoongi spoke, "Yeah, we are."...

..."That's great and all but I think Hoseok had someone he needs to pay," Jungkook smirked....

...Hoseok paled, "Dammit kook, I forgot all about that."...

...Jimin looked between the two boys, "What's going on?"...

...Jungkook smiled, "we had a little bet going on. I thought Yoongi would make the first move and he thought you would. We get 50 dollars on it."...

...Jin smacked the backs of the two boy's heads, "You two are awful."...

..."Yeah but now I'm 50 dollars richer." Jungkook smiled....

...Yoongi looked at Hoseok with betrayal, "I can't believe you bet against me."...

...Hoseok ran behind Jimin, "Jimin! You're the only one who can stop him. He loves you, please don't let him hurt me."...

...Jimin laughed and Yoongi's expression softened, "Sorry Hobi Hyung, you brought this on yourself. By now you should know I am a wimp and would never make the first move in fear of rejection."...

...Yoongi put an arm around Jimin's shoulders, "Who could ever reject you? You're like, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."...

...The younger boy blushed deeply and looked down with a small smile on his face....

...Jungkook gagged, "That's so fucking cheesy."...

...Hoseok squealed, "I can't believe it's finally happening! Min Yoongi knows how to flirt and he's good at it!"...

...Yoongi pouted, "I've always known how to flirt, I've just never found someone worth flirting with."...

...Jimin hit Yoongi's chest, bashfully, "You are going to have to stop that. I blush too easily and I can't take it."...

...Yoongi smiled, "I'll stop if you say you'll be my boyfriend."...

...Jimin laughed, "Woah there grandpa, you're getting a little ahead of yourself. I'll be your boyfriend if our date goes well."...

...Yoongi smiled and kissed Jimin's cheek, "Then I'm going to have to make it one hell of a date."...

...Yoongi remembered the whole thing so well. It was one of his happiest memories. Jimin had won first place. There were a few people who were upset about it because of what happened but the judges said the kids took place after the performance was over thus they couldn't take any points away. The judges said that Jimin's performance was one of the best ones they had seen in years....

...Yoongi had a few kids from the music department come up to him and tell him that they finally believed all of the rumors about Yoongi. Yoongi just nodded his head at all of the comments....

...They went out to celebrate the win that night. It was close to midnight when they all got back. Yoongi didn't remember a day before that night that he smiled so much. Jimin had always day beside him and when they went to eat the younger boy took his hands and held it under the table. It was so cheesy but Yoongi couldn't see to care, especially when Jimin blushed so cutely when Yoongi ran his thumb over his knuckles....

...Yoongi remembered later that week when they went on their date. Looking back on it, it made him cringe....

...Yoongi had stressed about what to wear and eventually, Hoseok told him that Jimin had once mentioned how he thought Yoongi looked hot in a certain white shirt that hung loosely on him. So he settled for the shirt that was mentioned and some black skinny jeans....

...He hadn't really planned anything out considering this was the first time he ever really went on a date and he had no idea what the **** to do. When he picked up Jimin, the boy was in a long sleeved light pink sweater and black jeans of his own. When he saw Yoongi he complimented his clothes by saying that he looked hot in the shirt (Yoongi secretly thanked God for Hoseok). (That was a first)....

...They ended up going to some cheap restaurant and then going for a walk in the park. At the end of the date, Jimin smiled and told Yoongi that even though it was a pretty mediocre date he would still be his boyfriend....

...Yoongi wore a bright smile the rest of the night and couldn't sleep at all. Hoseok came down to his room at 3 a.m. telling him that if he had to hear Yoongi play Can't Help Falling In Love one more damn time that night he was going to ask if he could change roommates. Yoongi just smiled and found a different song to play....

...These were some of the memories Yoongi was happiest about because they bought so many beautiful years in his life....

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