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Jungkook was seven and Jimin was nine when Jimin told him that it's okay for boys too like flower and other pretty things
"What is this?" Little Jungkook looks up curiously at Mrs. Park, his little finger is pointing at the six petals flower in the white vase. There is a lot of colors in one vase, white, yellow, orange, apricot, pink, red, purple, and lavender, it's pretty, Jungkook thought
"Its called Alstroemeria" Jimin's mom said as she smiled down at the little boy, her hand were busy cutting thorns from some flowers that Jungkook doesn't know the name of
"Alsto..." His little lips turns into a pout as he try to recall what Jimin's mom just said. He shook his head lightly before he turns his head to Jimin's mom once again, curiousity filled his eyes. "You mean like, roses?"
Mrs. Park laughs as she saw the confusion on Jungkook's face. "No, baby. It's a lily, peruvian lily"
"Lily?" Jungkook asked again
"Yes, it's a lily. If roses is the flower of love," she stop put down the scissor and put the flower into the vase that is displayed on the cashier table. "Then lily is the flower of friendship"
Jungkook nods his head as he mutters her last sentance, eyes turning back to watch the pretty flowers that caught his attention since a couple of minutes ago. "A flower of friendship"
"We're open now" Jimin's mom says cheerfully after she turn the open sign on the front door
Jungkook love visiting to the flower store of Park family, he love the pretty colors of flower and the floral scent around the room. But he doesn't like going there when there will be people going in and out the shop to buy flowers, it ruins his little adventure time in the flower shop. That is why he always come to visit before he go to school, when the shop is still closed.
"Can i have one of this?" Jungkook asked. "I will tell my mom so she will give you the money"
Mrs. Park take one of the lily that is ready to be bought from the display vase, she handed it to Jungkook with a wide smile on her face. "I will give you a free lily since you are Jiminnie's friend"
After he bid good bye to Jimin's mom, he walks off from the store to go to his school that is not far from his and Jimin's house
"Jimin hyung!" Jungkook yelled when he see Jimin on the school's gate with his friends, they were laughing about something when Jungkook yelled Jimin's name
Jimin turns his head towards Jungkook with no expression on his face
"Ah that little kid again" said one of Jimin's friend
"Is he your friend Jiminnie?" Taehyung, one of Jimin's bestfriend, asked
"Yes, and none of you can be friend with him! He is my friend only!" He said posessively. He cross his little arms on his chest as he watch Jungkook running to him with a wide smile on his face. Cute. He thought silently
"Hyung! I have something for you!" Jungkook said as soon as he get near to Jimin, his lips are forming a wide smile making his chubby cheeks looks even cuter.
"Ta daaa!" Jungkook cheers cutely as he sticks out his hand to Jimin with the pretty flower in his hand. "Your mom said that it's a flower of friendship! It's pretty right?" Jungkook said exictedly
"Jiminnie you like flowers?" Taehyung asked
"Isn't flower is just for a girl?" His other friend asked again
"It's not!" Jungkook protest as he pout at the older guys in front of him. "Flowers are pretty! Everyone can like pretty things!" He said again before he turn his head to Jimin, eyes watering as he asked Jimin, "Boys can like flowers too, right?"
Jimin smiled as he take one step closer to Jungkook, taking the pretty flower from Jungkook's hand, "Yes, boys can like flowers and other pretty things too"
"Really?" Jungkook asked again, the smile on his face returned as he rub his watery eyes with his hand cutely
"Yes, really" Jimin ruffled Jungkook's hair, assuring the younger that it's okay to like flowers and showing his affection at the same time, though it caught him by surprise when Jungkook suddenly crush him into a hug
"So, hyung like my flower, right?"
"I- i-" Jimin stuttered as he felt his cheeks getting warm, his friends are watching for god sake. "I do, Jungkook-ah"
Jungkook finally let go of him and put his hands on Jimin's arms, squeezing it lightly as he smile determinedly to the older boy, who is looking at him with an embarrased eyes, by the way.
"I will save up my money and buy hyung a thousand of flowers of love then!" he leaned in to give a peck on Jimin's cheek before he walks off into the school cheerfully, leaving a frozen and red Jimin at the school gate
"It looks like a scene from a drama that my mom watch last night" Taehyung commented from the background followed by the laughter of the other kids, the comment and laughter turns silent to Jimin's ears as Jimin grips on the lily tightly
He will wait for one flower of friendship to turn into a thousand flowers of love