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"Kim Namjoon!"
The door banged open, and the room became silent.
Jungkook wanted to d-word right this instance.
Why was he like this? Why?!
He hadn't meant to push the door back that hard, he hadn't meant to shout out his name like that.
But...but Jungkook couldn't help it.
He had raced to the second floor, just minutes after Taehyung, his best friend, had advised him to quickly act on his feelings.
"If you like a person, you should let them know before it's too late." Taehyung had said.
However, this wasn't what made Jungkook act so rashly.
It was the piece of information that came afterwards.
"I heard someone else was planning on proposing to Kim Namjoon. Hmm...what's his name?"
"Ah! Yes! That handsome senior, Kim Seokjin from his class."
And that was enough for Jungkook to leave everything behind and race up two floors and crash into the classroom where Namjoon was currently seated.
Kim Seokjin... who could forget that name? Or that face?
He was something out of a fairytale book - too beautiful, to be real.
And if he had eyes on Namjoon, then Jungkook didn't stand a chance...unless he made the move first.
So...here he was, making a fool of himself.
"Did you need something from me?"
That voice - so familiar and lovely, and Jungkook knew as he faced the speaker, that he would follow this person to the ends of the world, if it meant he could see him, hear him and capture that dimpled smile.
"Uh...I-I...I-I need-"
Jungkook couldn't get the words out.
Standing in front of Kim Namjoon was already too much.
Jungkook had only thought of seeing him, of getting his attention before Kim Seokjin did.
But now, being in his presence, Jungkook's earlier courage had evaporated and replaced with muddled thoughts and heavy tongue.
He couldn't speak his thoughts.
With hundreds of eyes watching his every move, he didn't know if he could do it...if he was capable of proposing to Namjoon.
"I-I uh-"
"Cat got your tongue boy?" Someone hollered from the back of the classroom.
Jungkook ignored them and stared at the ground.
His face was burning up, the humiliation too much, and tears pricked at the back of his eyes, but he stayed put. He needed to muster up courage, enough to let Namjoon know that-
"How about we go outside and have a chat? yeah?" Namjoon asked, and Jungkook was already nodding before the guy finished his sentence.
"Yes!"
They were out of the class and in to the deserted hallway, before Jungkook lifted his eyes to meet Namjoon's gaze.
And Jungkook felt himself going red the second time in the day.
Not even Kim Seokjin could compete with Namjoon in terms of looks.
Kim Seokjin was all sharp cheekbones and shrewd eyes that made his beautiful features seem cold.
Whereas Namjoon's face held a gentleness that enhanced his beauty tenfolds.
The kindness in his eyes, the small, cute dimpled smile and the question on his face, wondering what Jungkook wanted from him - everything was making the younger go crazy.
He needed to hurry up with the proposal before he combusted.
"I-I uh...wanted to talk to you."
"Oh-" Namjoon frowned and looked him over. "D-do I know you?"
"Uh...no. B-but I know you."
This was so not the conversation that Jungkook wanted to have.
"And...?" Namjoon was waiting for him to speak more, to make sense of it all.
Jungkook drew in a breath and closed his eyes. It was the only way he would be able to speak his heart.
Here goes nothing, he thought.
"I really like pizza."
"Huh?"
"Pizza?"
"J-just hear me out." Jungkook mumbled.
"Okay. Go ahead."
He mentally congratulated himself at the slow progress. At least Namjoon had agreed to listen to him.
"I have always liked food, pizza being at the top of the list. It's something that I dream about every single day."
"But that's changed now."
"How so?" Jungkook could hear the curiosity in Namjoon's voice.
He must be wondering what Jungkook's love for pizza had to do with him.
"I have come to like something else...like something more then pizza."
"Oh-"
"I have come to like someone...more then I like pizza."
Jungkook opened his eyes and stared at Namjoon.
By this time, he knew his face looked like a tomato, and there was probably smoke coming out of his ears, with how hot he felt.
But he kept on going, speaking his heart out.
"I-I like Namjoon hyung, more then I like pizza."
"And I really like pizza."
Jungkook kept his eyes fixed on Namjoon's face, waiting for a reaction - a possible heartbreak, because what were the odds that he would accept Jungkook.
Jungkook was a junior and a stranger to Namjoon. They didn't know each other well.
He knew there was 0.0000000001% chance this would work out, but Jungkook couldn't give up that tiny piece of hope.
And so he held on.
A minute passed, and then some more, and the two kept staring at each other.
Jungkook was slowly losing that confidence. He dreaded getting rejected by Namjoon. Of course he had prepared himself, but it was going to be hard to not think of Namjoon hyung and not want to kiss him but-
"I like pizza too."
"Huh?"
Jungkook's eyes widened at the big smile on Namjoon's face.
"That was a really cute love confession." He said, and then chuckled, and Jungkook's heart skipped a beat.
How could someone be this beautiful?
"D-does that mean it's a yes...?" Jungkook dared to ask.
Namjoon had smiled at him right...maybe there could be something more?
"Hmm...that's remains to be decided."
"Oh-" Jungkook couldn't stop the smile from slipping off his face. "I-I see-"
"How about we talk some more, on our pizza date?"
"D-date?" Jungkook's head snapped up and he almost stumbled back from the shock. Did he hear that right? A date?
Namjoon had taken a step closer to him.
"Yes, a date. unless...you have some other plans?"
"No!"
Jungkook cringed at how high-pitched his voice sounded, but he couldn't help it.
A date! A freaking date with the Kim Namjoon!
"I-I don't have any plans!" Jungkook all but screamed in Namjoon's face.
"Great!" Namjoon let out a laugh, before leaning in to ruffle his hair.
And Jungkook...well Jungkook had turned into jelly and melted on the floor and had a stupid smile on his face.
"I'll meet you after class. Okay?"
"Yes!" jungkook couldn't stop smiling at Namjoon.
He had done it! He had confessed!
Jungkook watched Namjoon wave at him, and then return back to his class.
He made a silent vow to himself, in that moment.
This date was going to be the best pizza date ever!
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