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Yoongi tapped his fingers nervously against the table. Where the hell is that guy? Curse damn Namjoon for setting him up with a guy with no basic etiquette. He glanced at his phone for the millionth time, but still, no reply from his date.
To: blind date bastard
Where are you now? We are meeting at 12pm right?
Sent: 11.45am
Read: 11.47am
What the hell is wrong with him? This was one of the kind of people Yoongi hates the most. Those who fucking bluetick him.
Ping!
From: blind date bastard
Sorry sth came up lets meet next time
Sent: 12.14pm
Read: 12.14pm
"What the fuck... " Yoongi muttered angrily. He picked up his Iced Americano and took a small sip. He looked out of the glass window and took a deep breath. What a good start to his Sunday.
Just as he was about to stand up, the door chimed open and a guy barged in, breathing heavily. Yoongi looked at him in shock, because thank God if he had gotten up earlier to the door he would have been tossed over the counter by the guy. Yoongi could not help but continue to stare at the person, who was still trying to catch his breath, hands on his knees. When the guy stood up, and sweep his eyes over the cafe to see if anyone was staring at him, Yoongi had his breath taken away.
It was Park Jimin, the campus hottie, the top Arts student, his neighbour and his fucking ex.
"What the hell is wrong today?" Yoongi groaned.
Yoongi quickly side stepped him and reached for the door.
"Wait. You are my date for today right?"
Yoongi turned his head around to see Jimin holding on to his wrist, and staring right into his eyes.
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about." Yoongi deadpans, but he was internally screaming. This can't be his blind date, he still had Jimin's number saved as Park ChimChim. Furthermore, his texting style was way different from the blind date bastard. Jimin's text contains a lot of emojis while the guy was plain boring.
"I texted you, remember?" Jimin attempted to force Yoongi into a mutual understanding and Yoongi could not help but suspect that Jimin had been set up on a date but he was trying to escape. Still, he could not help but let the words tumble out of his mouth, "I was stood up by my date you fucktard."
"Oh no you were not," Jimin insisted, pulling Yoongi after him out of the cafe.
When they were quite a distance away from the cafe, Yoongi forced Jimin to stop.
"What was that about?" Yoongi demanded.
"Hoseok set me up on a date with a girl. Can you believe that?" Jimin said incredulously.
"Uh huh," Yoongi replied sassily, crossing his arms and raising one of his eyebrows.
"You know how gay I am."
"Obviously."
"Go on a date with me, " Jimin finally said.
"Of cour- wait what? " Yoongi nearly vomited his Iced Americano.
"I have to pretend that I wasn't even set up on a blind date with the girl! Come on, it's just for show! " Jimin grinned.
What was I even in a relationship with this guy in the first place? Poor girl, I better apologise later, Yoongi thought.
"Wait just a minute-" Yoongi started but Jimin just shot him that smile that made his heart squeeze in the most uncomfortable way. It was this smile that charmed Jimin into Yoongi's stone heart.
What an asshole, Yoongi thought angrily, but he also secretly smiled. It's been a while since he had fallen in love. Maybe he just fell in love with Jimin again. Just a little. Yoongi promise.
Jimin pulled him into a cafe they used to frequent. Just why did Jimin did that Yoongi had no idea. Maybe this was the cafe that Jimin was supposed to show up for his blind date.
"Oh Jimin!" A female stood up and smiled.
Jimin walked past her without acknowledging her, and Yoongi shot an apologetic smile her way.
So this is the poor girl Jimin had stood up. How ironic, Yoongi thought pathetically. I was stood up and I'm helping someone else escape his blind date.
Jimin pulled him into a corner booth and sat him down.
"I'm going to get us drinks. You still like their chocolate muffin right?"
Yoongi nodded, surprised that Jimin still remembered. As Jimin walked towards the counter, Yoongi's eyes trailed after him. Now that they have already put up their show, isn't his job already done?
"2 Iced Americano and 1 chocolate muffin please."
What was it that Jimin had that made Yoongi fall for him? Now that he was actually thinking about it, there wasn't much, is it? It was just a mere infatuation, isn't it?
Well, their break up was not exactly very dramatic, they tried to break it off on a good note with mutual understanding. However, it did not stop Yoongi from being solemn for quite a few good weeks because that Park Jimin stole almost all his firsts. Luckily not his virginity. Yoongi promised himself that he would only lose his virginity on his wedding day. He was traditional like that.
When Jimin came back to their booth, Yoongi sent him a quizzical look. Jimin just shrugged and smiled, handing Yoongi's his Iced Americano.
"So..." Yoongi started.
"So...?" Jimin stopped swirling his drink and looked at Yoongi.
Under his gaze, Yoongi could not help but duck his head. He could feel blood rushing to his cheek and he mentally slapped himself.
Get yourself together, he mentally chided to himself.
"So...why are we still here? Isn't my job done?"
"Hmph, true. What do you have after this? I thought you were stood up by your date," Jimin said, nearly smirking at how Yoongi's face flushed red.
"You hit a sore spot. Apologise," Yoongi demanded, crossing his arms.
"Sorry Yoongs. But what do you have after this?"
"How is that your business?"
"Well your reply tells me that you have nothing planned. Wanna go somewhere? Mall? Hongdae? Oh you know what? Let's go to the park! We can rent the bicycles and ride around! You liked it, right?" Jimin said excitedly.
Honestly, Yoongi was tempted. But just why, is Jimin suggesting all the activities as if nothing has ever happened before? Has Jimin already moved on? So he is nothing but just a friend? A past fling? Yoongi had so much in mind he didn't even realise he had answered with a yes.
Next thing he knew, he was pulled up by Jimin, drink in his hand and his half eaten muffin left on the table.
"Seriously Jimin! What are we doing?"
"Didn't you said that you were going to pretend to be my date for the whole day?
"Just when did I say that?"
"You didn't but I just assumed. Let's just go!" Jimin grinned.
-
It was near evening when they took a break at Han river.
"I'm going to the convenience store. Wait here for me okay?" Jimin said, patting Yoongi's thighs just as they were seated at the steps.
Yoongi didn't have a chance to reply and Jimin had already left.
Just what was happening? He was not just confused by what was happening. Yoongi was also confused by his own feelings. What was this all about? Why is Jimin acting this way? Just what does Jimin want from him?
"Hyung!"
Yoongi turned around and saw Namjoon from a distance.
"What are you doing here?" Namjoon asked.
"Oh, I got stood up by my date. Jimin made me become his fake date to escape his own blind date. And here I am now waiting for his ass to come back from the convenience store. Ironic isn't it?" Yoongi chuckled.
"Oh so that was what happened...now I get it," Namjoon muttered.
"Get what? What do you know?"
"Nothing! Bye hyung! Seokjin must be waiting for me!" Namjoon grinned, and in a distance, Yoongi could see another man looking in their direction, crossing his arms.
"Yeah hurry and go! Don't keep him waiting."
As Namjoon walked back to where Seokjin was, Yoongi sighed and turned back towards the Han river. Where was the damn Jimin?
Speaking of the devil, Jimin appeared next to him with sundae cones in his hands.
"Chocolate chips for Yoongs and lime for Chim!" Jimin chirped happily, not noticing that he had used the nicknames they had for each other in the past.
"Yah Park Jimin. Just what are you doing right now?" Yoongi turned and made Jimin face him.
"...I'm eating my cone?"
"Not that, dumbass. Why are you doing this? What have you been planning? Why are you dragging me around? Just what do you want from me?" Yoongi could not take it anymore and shot off.
"I got your blind date's number and told him to ditch you," Jimin shrugged and turned to look back at the setting sun.
As his words sink in, Yoongi was suddenly filled with rage.
"What? You had my date ditch me? Why? You just made me feel a whole lot worse, do you know that? Wow seriously. I thought I was not good enough for my date that's why he decided to ditch me in the end. Now, I'm being told by my ex, that he told my date to ditch me on purpose. Why? You want me to suffer forever? Be single forever? Are you going to do this every time I am being set up on a date? So that I'll be alone forever and just wallow in sorrow that no one wants me? Park Jimin, you asshole how can you-"
"I just can't stand seeing you with someone else okay? I just can't stand seeing some other guy hold your hands, hold you when you are upset, snog you, and take away your innocence! I don't want to see anybody else do it except me!" Jimin nearly shouted.
Silence.
"Seriously why did I even plan this in the first place aish all the trouble I went through I even had to punch some sense into that guy literally-"
"Did...you really mean it?" Yoongi asked quietly.
Jimin's head snapped towards him and look at him in shock.
"Why would I do all this just to lie to you?"
"Chim..." Yoongi whispered, tears prickling his eyes.
"Yoongs oh my god," Jimin sighed in relief, immediately pulling Yoongi into his arms.
"You bastard. Asshole. " Yoongi said in between breaths, hitting Jimin with his fists with every word he could think of to describe Jimin at that very moment.
Jimin, however, did not feel offended, not a single bit. He was just glad that Yoongi was back to being his- wait Yoongi has not said his answer!
Jimin gently peel the sniffing Yoongi away from his embrace and hold his shoulder gently.
"Yoongi...would you be my boyfriend?"
The rest was history.