TWENTY-SIX

THE NIGHT WENT on like this, with Yoongi playing a few songs and melodies on his guitar, while the others were listening peacefully, sometimes playfully.

It got quite late and soon they left to their bungalows one by one, leaving only Jimin, Hoseok and Yoongi behind.

„I'm off too." Yoongi suddenly says, making the two talking friends look at him.

„Good Night Hyung." Hoseok says with a smile waving softly at his friend.

Jimin gulps, he didn't say anything because actually he wanted to follow Yoongi inside. Maybe they could talk now. Maybe not.

„Actually I- I wanted to leave too." Jimin says soon after Yoongi entered their shared bungalow.

Hoseok nods understanding, wishing Jimin a good night as well.

Soon Jimin finds himself entering their bungalow, where he spots Yoongi, who's changing into his Pyjama.

Before saying anything, Jimin watches him secretly, as he pulls his shirt over his head, revealing his flawless skin. The younger gulps, before clearing his throat. Now or never.

„It was beautiful." Jimin says, „The way you play the guitar I mean."

The elder looks up, „Thanks" He responds before putting on his shirt and buttoning it up.

As he's about to turn around and actually even close the door of his room, but Jimin stopped him.

„Can we- can we talk please?" The younger quickly says, approaching Yoongi the same moment.

„I want to sleep." Yoongi responds, grabbing the handle of his door.

„Please." Jimin adds, taking another step closer to the elder. Now Yoongi notices the seriousness in Jimin's voice, and the small gap between their bodies. Yoongi's not sure how much longer he will be able to hold himself back.

„I want to know why you keep refusing me. Why don't you wanna work as a duo?" Jimin says while crossing his arms, a sigh leaving Yoongi's lips as he heard the topic of their talk.

He passes Jimin and walks to the living room, where he sits down on the sofa. Jimin frowns but follows him, „Just tell me already. What happened that you hate it so much?"

„I don't hate it." Yoongi interrupts, leaning back on the comfortable couch.

„Then it's because of me?" Jimin adds which makes Yoongi shake his head.

„What is it then?" The younger says impatiently, a big frown on his face as he finally wants to know the real reason.

„Come here." Yoongi suddenly says while patting the spot next to him on the sofa. Jimin frowns but obeys as he sits down next to Yoongi soon after.

After Jimin sat down, Yoongi reached out for his wallet that was on the table. Opening it, he then pulls out what seems a Polaroid.

The younger frowns even more but focuses his eyes on the small picture in Yoongi's hand.

It's a photo of a girl, a woman. She smiles brightly into the camera, she looks peaceful and happy.

„She's beautiful." Jimin whispers, not sure what to say even though there's so much on his mind.

„Yes she is." The elder responds.

„Who- who is she?" Jimin asks carefully, while Yoongi hands him the small photo.

„My girlfriend."

The younger averts his gaze from the picture to Yoongi, just to notice how close they were sitting.

„Your girlfriend?"

Yoongi nods in response, taking back the photo, „She was."

„What happened?" Jimin asks quietly. So many thoughts are going through his mind, so many questions.

„She died." The elder says, taking away Jimin's breath as these words left his mouth. The younger gulps.

„How?" Jimin asks after a short moment of silence.

„Suicide." Yoongi says while running his thumb over her picture.

„I'm s-sorry- that's awful-"

„She was like you, Jimin." Yoongi interrupts him, making Jimin frown in result.

„Like me?"

„She was special. Just like you. She had superpowers." Yoongi adds, finally looking into Jimin's eyes, „She killed herself because she couldn't live with it anymore."

The younger gulps, but doesn't say anything as he hopes Yoongi would continue talking.

„Her powers killed her." Yoongi explains, „And it was my fault too."

„Why?" Jimin asks with a frown, not sure how it would be his fault.

„She was my partner. We were a duo." And then it made click.

„I couldn't protect her." Yoongi adds, tightening his grip on the picture, while pressing his lips together, „I couldn't protect, not as a partner - not as lover."

Jimin looks deeply into his eyes, hoping to get some answers from them.

„She went crazy, it was too much. Her power was a special hearing. She could hear voices of the people who were about to die." Yoongi continues explaining, but Jimin interrupts him.

„But- It wasn't your fault."

„It was. I couldn't help her, I couldn't protect her. I did nothing and then she killed herself." The black haired male adds, now there's a desperate expression on his face. But only for a second, then in the next moment, his mimic goes back to cold and distant.

„Do you get it now?" Yoongi asks with a serious tone in his voice, „Why I don't want to work with someone else, with you?"

„But- but I'm not her. You know that, right?" Jimin says confused, „You don't need to protect me."

„It makes no difference. I can't risk to lose someone I care about, again." Yoongi says, his feline eyes piercing Jimin as he said those words out loud. „I can't risk to lose you." He whispers.

Jimin feels his heart skipping a beat, he isn't sure how to feel about this all. It's confusing and it gives him a strange feeling.

„You won't." Jimin responds, his eyes observing Yoongi's whole face, „You won't lose me."

The elder remains silent because the look in his eyes speaks volumes.

There's no need to say anything. It's their moment, the closeness of their bodies, the weakness in their words, the security they give each other, the piercing stares they share. Everything speaks for itself.

Just by that, their heads move closer, like magnets that attract each other. Jimin eyes travel from Yoongi's eyes to his lips, back and forth, hoping to get some sort of signals. They move closer, and closer, so close that Jimin can feel Yoongi's hot breath against his lips. The younger male hesitates, because he wants to be sure that Yoongi wants this as much as he wants it.

He hesitates and that's his mistake because out of  sudden someone opens the door, making them move away from each other immediately, almost as if they got caught by doing something forbidden. Which they actually did.

„Hey Jimin, you forgot your phone outside-" Hoseok says while entering the bungalow, taking a sudden halt as he spots Yoongi and Jimin on the couch, sitting closely next to each other, panic written all over Jimin's face while Yoongi is looking away.

„You could have knocked." The elder says as he stands up from his spot, to go to his room.

„I did. But you guys didn't say anything." Hoseok responds while walking up to Jimin to hand him his phone.

„Thanks." Jimin mumbles as he grabs his phone, looking away awkwardly.

There's a soft grin on Hoseok's lips, as if he knows something but he stays quiet while he turns around to leave again.

„Have a good night, Jiminie."

It may sounded easy, but Jimin really couldn't have a good night. Not after his talk with Yoongi, not after knowing the real reason for him acting like that.

Yoongi really must have suffered during that time, seeing the girl he loves losing herself to the superpower and then killing herself to end her own pain and suffering.

Jimin doesn't even want to imagine the pain Yoongi had felt during that time, it must have been really hard for him. After all he's blaming himself for her death, even though it wasn't his fault at all. He's afraid to lose another partner, another person he cares for?

So he really cares for Jimin?

It doesn't matter, in the end he still refuses to work with Jimin. And the younger doesn't know what to do anymore, how to persuade him. There's nothing much he can do about it, he can't change the way Yoongi thinks and feels.

The only thing he can do is to hope that he will change his mind, someday.

-

The next day started with them having breakfast together before going on a hike, which was actually a stupid idea. But still it was a lot of fun, even though they got lost and it took them almost half of the day to get back to their bungalows.

For the night they planned on going to a bar, which is not far away from the bungalows, to party together.

A few drinks in and Jimin finds himself dancing in the middle of the dance floor, having the best night of his life. At least it's what it seemed in this moment.

The trio of Bulletproof is dancing with him as well, while Taehyung is having fun with Hoseok, Jimin has paired up with Jungkook who's almost as drunk as Jimin himself. A few girls joined the dancing group as they all were laughing and having fun.

Being drunk helps Jimin to forget all the thoughts and questions, strange feelings and worries that has been on his mind lately. Even though his eyes travel to one certain black haired male, who's dark eyes were watching him the whole night. It drove Jimin crazy, he wanted to go over to Yoongi, dance with him, make out with him, be close to him - just two hot bodies pressed against each other.

Jimin really wanted to do it. Because from the look in Yoongi's eyes, he knows, that the elder wanted it too. But no one made a move.

The younger stayed at the dance floor, even when Hoseok and Taehyung already left, just like the rest of the group.

In the end it was only him and Yoongi. The elder is sitting at the bar, still watching Jimin who's completely drunk in the crowd, dancing with strangers.

Jimin didn't care when a man approached him and started dancing with him, his hands traveling all over Jimin's hot body. Yoongi however, did care. Especially when the stranger started grabbing Jimin by his butt while whispering stuff into Jimin's ear.

Emptying his glass of bourbon, Yoongi approaches the dance floor, making his way to Jimin and the pervert. The next moment he grabs the man by his arm, pulling him harshly away from Jimin.

„Get lost." Yoongi growls, piercing the man with angry eyes.

„What's your problem man?! We're just having fun." The man responds while grinning brightly, one hand still on Jimin's hip.

Yoongi clenches his jaw, before grabbing Jimin's hand, pulling him closer to himself to get him away from the stranger.

„He's with me, so fuck off." Yoongi says before dragging Jimin from the dance floor, but the younger had other plans.

„I want to stay." Jimin says, as he makes the elder take a halt, „Dance with me."

With that he drags Yoongi back to the dance floor, giving the elder no chance to react. Placing his arms around the older male's neck, Jimin then pulls their bodies closer together. Yoongi places both of his hands on Jimin's hips almost automatically.

Fuck, he knows he will lose himself, if Jimin starts dancing with him this closely.

„Don't be so shy. Let's have some fun." Jimin says with a grin, his eyes staring deeply into Yoongi's dark ones.

„I'm not shy. Just sober." The elder responds, as he tightens his grip on Jimin's hips before pulling him even closer till their bodies are pressed against each other.

„We could change that." Jimin says after leaning in to Yoongi's ear so that he could hear the younger over the loud music.

„Not tonight." The elder responds but what happens next takes his breath away and leaves him speechless. It's Jimin's soft lips against the skin of his neck, leaving a trace of kisses on the porcelain like skin.

„Jimin-" Yoongi starts but gets cut off when he feels the younger starting to softly suck on the skin, just then he realized what happens at the moment.

„Stop Jimin." He says with a stern voice, making Jimin stop in the same second, before he looks up to the elder, his eyes now dark and full of lust.

„You want it too, I know that, Sergeant." Jimin responds against Yoongi's ear, sending a shiver down Yoongi's back. He hates how much power Jimin has over him. There's no way he could let it go further.

„That's why we should continue this at our place." Yoongi answers after leaning in to Jimin's ear. As he pulls away, he leave a soft kiss on Jimin's cheek, way too pure compared to the words he said just now.

But of course they wouldn't continue this at their place. It was the only way to get Jimin to follow him so that Yoongi could bring him home safely. He would never take advantage of someone.

Even though he would love to go further with Jimin. It's not the right time, nor should he let it happen at all. It's too dangerous.

Burning himself on a fire called Park Jimin is too much of a risk.

But fuck, what should he do?

A/N: wooowww what a chapter!!

One of the most important chapters in my opinion!

Now we finally know Yoongi's reason for refusing to work with Jimin- what do you think? Do you understand him?

Arghh and the tension in the end :') they are so whipped for each other-

Anyways thank you guys for the support <33