THIRTY-EIGHT

A/N: pls read my A/N at the end of the chapter! Thank you <33

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THEY WOKE UP quite early the next morning so that they can head back home.

Yoongi got ready first in the bathroom, while Jimin is still lying in the bed waiting for the elder to finish.

Jimin then also got ready, now leaving the bathroom to spot Yoongi on the bed already dressed up and waiting for Jimin. The younger puts on his white shirt before buttoning it up while Yoongi watches him quietly.

They haven't talked since they woke up only greeted each other and then getting ready right away.

„I'm glad Namjoon gave us a day off." Jimin interrupts the silence first, Yoongi nods in response while humming.

The elder stands up from the bed, heading to the door, as they are ready to leave.

„How do you want to spend your day off?" Yoongi suddenly asks.

Jimin shrugs, „Not sure. Probably in bed all day."

„Do you maybe want to spend it here?" The elder adds, making Jimin look at him with a frown, „You told me yesterday that you haven't seen many places even though you moved a lot. I thought maybe you wanted to see this city and spend the day here- with me."

The younger is quite surprised about the sudden offer now after they haven't talked since last night. Mostly because of what Yoongi said to him when they were about to fall asleep.

„Are you serious?" Jimin asks unsure.

„No I'm joking." Yoongi responds simply, making Jimin roll his eyes.

„Fuck you." Jimin jokes before his face went serious again, still searching for a lie or the truth in Yoongi's eyes.

„Of course I'm serious, silly." Yoongi then adds, flashing a smile at Jimin,"Come let's go. I'm sure you will like it."

Jimin is still unsure but now that Yoongi is reaching out for Jimin's hand, waiting for the younger to grab it, it's obvious that he isn't joking.

But the soft smile on Yoongi's lips is what gives Jimin warmth and security, so he accepts the offer and grabs Yoongi's hand.

With that he feels a soft squeeze around his fingers before being pulled out of the room in the next moment.

Jimin has never felt this normal in his life. Walking around the city with a close friend, grabbing breakfast and going shopping. It's something so normal but Jimin has never really experienced it.

After they left the hotel they grabbed something to eat, before deciding to walk around the city. Jimin remembered he needs some new clothes, that's why they went shopping afterwards.

„What do you think?" Jimin asks as he exits the changing room, now standing in front of Yoongi who's sitting on a chair waiting for Jimin to show him the clothes he picked.

„It's good." The elder responds, crossing his arms as he watches Jimin from head to toe.

„Just good?" Jimin asks unsure while looking down on the clothes.

„It suits you really good." Yoongi adds with a soft sigh in his voice. But the big smile on Jimin's lips is worth it.

With that the younger gets back into the changing room, trying on the next items.

Yoongi is on his phone while waiting for Jimin. As he hears him exiting the changing room again, Yoongi looks up, his eyes getting stuck on Jimin's visual.

The elder can't take his eyes off the stunning man who's standing in front of him, suddenly not that self confident like usually.

He's looking down on the pieces he's wearing, brushing the soft material of the white shirt. Yoongi can tell by the look on his face that he's not sure if he likes it or not.

„It's too much right?" Jimin asks, a frown on his beautiful face, „I thought maybe it would look good but it's bad-"

„No, you're perfect- I mean it looks good." Yoongi interrupts him almost immediately, as he sit ups in his chair to have a better look at Jimin.

The younger just looks at him without saying anything but his face speaks volumes.

„Trust me. It fits you. You should buy it." The elder adds with a soft smile, causing Jimin to smile too.

With one last look in the mirror, Jimin returns back to his changing room to change into his clothes.

He decided to buy the last two outfits and a casual one.

As they head to the cash register, Yoongi helps Jimin holding all of the pieces while they wait in line.

Both of them are still wearing their suits from the mission, at least they were able to leave their guns and bulletproof vests in the car before going out.

The two handsome males earned a few looks from a group of young women at the store , causing Jimin to smile and wink back at them.

„You're such a tease, Park Jimin." Yoongi says after noticing him flirting with the girls. The younger chuckles in response.

„I'm just not as grumpy as you are." Jimin responds bumping his shoulder with Yoongi's, „Just have some fun for once."

„I have a different idea of fun." The elder says quietly into Jimin's ear, causing Jimin's heart to skip a beat. With that he places his arm around the younger male's waist, pulling him slightly closer to himself.

Jimin feels his heart suddenly beating faster even though there's no reason. Yoongi is just joking around, why is he taking it too serious again?

Gladly there's no time for Jimin to overthink since it's his turn to pay for the items.

„How do you want to pay? Cash or card?" The lady at the cash register asks, looking at Jimin.

„By-"

„By card, please." Yoongi suddenly interrupts, already holding his card out to pay for the clothes.

„Wait what are you doing?" Jimin asks confused, trying to stop Yoongi from paying but the elder already did.

„Thank you." Yoongi says to the lady as he grabs the bag and turns around to leave.

Jimin follows him still confused why he would pay for Jimin's stuff.

„Why did you do that?" Jimin asks, grabbing Yoongi by his sleeve so he would slow down and wait for him.

„I wanted to buy you a gift for becoming my partner, but I didn't know what you like." Yoongi responds as he turned around to face Jimin, „So this is my present for you."

With that he holds out the bag for Jimin to take it. The younger hesitates but grabs it with a sigh.

„It was so expensive." Jimin says with a apologetic expression on his face, „But thank you, Hyung."

Yoongi just pats his back, before pushing him to the exit so that they finally leave the store.

The elder suggested for them to go to a cafe to grab some coffee and take a short break.

They've been walking around for hours already.

After ordering two coffees and a strawberry cake for Jimin, they sat down on a table right next to the big windows. It's a small but comfortable cafe, Jimin liked how it looked from the outside so they decided to go to this one.

Jimin immediately takes a bite of his cake, sighing loudly because it tastes so good.

„I love strawberry cakes." Jimin says taking another bite before smiling brightly.

„You're so simple sometimes." Yoongi says with a snort, making Jimin look at him.

„It's cake. Everyone loves cakes." Jimin responds bluntly making Yoongi chuckle shortly.

„Wanna know a secret?" The elder then says, leaning slightly forward. Jimin does the same while nodding curiously.

„I'm really good at baking." Yoongi says making Jimin widen his eyes.

„How comes I never tasted one of your cakes??" Jimin responds disappointed.

„Because it's a secret. No one knows that I'm good at it." Yoongi says, leaning back again, „If the others knew, they would want me to bake a cake every day."

Jimin chuckles but nods, because hell yes they would absolutely be like that.

„It's funny, how little we actually know about each other." Jimin suddenly says after a short but comfortable silence. The elder hums in response before taking a sip of his coffee.

„Tell me more about you. I'm curious about who Min Yoongi actually is."

The elder looks up, right into the silver eyes that already have caught his attention back then when they first met. Jimin has his right elbow placed on the table, to support his head while waiting for Yoongi to talk about himself.

„What do you want to know?"

„Everything." Jimin responds, „I want to know everything about you, Min Yoongi."

Yoongi bites his lower lip before nodding. How could he say no to Jimin? When he looks at him like that, making Yoongi's chest burn like it's on fire?

„Okay fine..I was born in a small city not far away from here actually. My parents were hard working people, they did everything for me and my siblings. I have an older sister and a younger brother."

„So you're the middle child?"

„Yes that's right. But we get along really good. My sister is happily married and a mother of two.

My brother travels around the world, I haven't seen him for a while." Yoongi continues, „My parents- they are good people. They gave us everything we wished for- actually you would love them."

Jimin smiles, „Why?"

„My family- I'm nothing like them. They are really cheerful , kind and actually loud. They say what they think and are sometimes impulsive. Just like you." Yoongi responds, causing Jimin to snort at his words.

„Sounds like we would get along." Jimin says, making Yoongi nod.

„My mother would love you." The elder responds immediately. Jimin looks up from his drink to his partner, a surprised expression on his face, after hearing Yoongi's words.

„Really?"

Yoongi nods once again before taking a sip of his drink, slowly placing the cup back on the table,

„You're a loveable person, Jimin."

It's the first time someone ever said something like that to Jimin and he would be lying if he said that it didn't mean the world to him. Hearing these words coming from someone else, coming from Yoongi, causes a warmth and the feeling of security to take over his body.

It not only made his heart beat faster, but also fall even harder for the male in front of him.

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The day went on like that, they talked a lot, Jimin could swear he haven't heard Yoongi talk this much before. But they got along so good, it was so natural and authentic. They talked, joked around and laughed like they've been friends for years.

Jimin hasn't felt this good in a while, now walking around a beautiful city, having long conversations and just enjoying the moment. It's like therapy to Jimin's soul.

They stayed in the cafe for a while, just talking about personal stuff and experiences, it was fun and interesting.

In the end of their small trip, Yoongi wanted to show him the river of the city.

There's a long path next to it, where they could walk while having a beautiful view on the huge river.

„It's really beautiful here." Jimin says as they decided to take a break while leaning against the fence of a bridge they wanted to cross.

„It is indeed." Yoongi responds simply.

Jimin takes a deep breath, a smile forms on his lips as he stretches his body.

„It feels so good." Jimin says, looking at the river, „I haven't felt this alive for a while."

Yoongi looks to his left, just watching Jimin's side profile without saying something. He wanted to give Jimin the opportunity to say what's on his mind.

„Ever since I joined Bulletproof, I feel like my life makes sense. For the first time I felt like I'm useful, that I have a purpose." Jimin continues, „My whole life I felt like a burden, I felt lonely and misunderstood. No one could handle- me. Not even my parents."

The younger takes a short break, he chuckles but it's a rather sad sound that's coming from his mouth.

Biting his lower lip, Jimin looks down on his hands that are resting on the fence.

„I don't know where I would be right now, if I haven't met you guys." Jimin says, suddenly feeling a lump in his throat and tears. He hates that tears tend to form so easily, making him feel like a baby, so fragile and small.

„You're not alone anymore." Yoongi says, making Jimin look at him, „And I will make sure you never feel lonely again."

Before Jimin could say anything, he feels two cold hands on his cheeks and soft lips on his own.

The elder holds him tight, as they move their lips against each other, a feeling that makes Jimin forget about anything around him. His whole body gets weak when Yoongi kisses him like that.

Immediately responding to the kiss, Jimin places his hands on Yoongi's chest, where he grabs the collar of Yoongi's suit, deepening the kiss with that.

This also feels natural to Jimin. Like it's supposed to be.

Suddenly the elder pulls away, creating a small gap between their lips, before he sighs, „I'm sorry- I shouldn't have kissed you without-"

This time Jimin interrupts him by placing his lips on Yoongi's again.

„You don't need my permission to do that. Never." Jimin breaths against Yoongi's lips, earning just a nod from him.

With that the elder connects their lips once again into a long and passionate kiss.

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A/N: arghhh are we loving this beautiful bonding? :') I'm sure we are!

How did you like today's chapter? They're finally getting to know each other more, it's beautiful to see their relationship grow :')

However:

I had a great maybe even strange idea: I want to write a side story for „The Duo"!! I've been thinking about it for a while and now I finally got an idea!

But I think some of you might won't like it.. it will be a side story about Jungkook bc many of you like his character in this book! BUT it would be boy x girl! Bc recently I'm really into the Korean singer Bibi so I came up with this idea!

I don't want to spoiler too much, I'm just curious to know if you would read this kind of side story :) ?

It's not even 100% sure if I will publish the side story at all, I have one month off before I start working full time in April so I want to finish my books in March <3

Thank you for reading so far, have a nice week! <33