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Jungkook's POV

Dinner time! After a whole long day of fan meetings and interview, it's finally meal time! The hyungs on the car were either napping or listening to music when Namjoon hyung asked the most important question, "what's for dinner?"

"Japanese!"

"Thai!"

"Chinese!!" I shouted and heard someone saying the same thing as me. It was Jimin hyung.

We exchanged glances and smiled, and that still made my heart flustered. I was behaving exceptionally well today, hanging out with Hoseok hyung and Taehyung hyung instead of being the third wheel in the Yoonmin relationship. It surely disappointed some Jikook shippers during the fan meet but all I can say is sorry...Jimin hyung is the one who forbid me to stick to him so 'openly' in public today.

"Chineseeee!" we suggested in unison again, insisting that we haven't had that for ages.

And with Mama Jin agreeing, manager hyung headed to our favourite Chinese restaurant. After being guided by a waitress to our room, we sat down randomly and coincedentially, Jimin hyung was sitting beside me! Words can't describe how delighted I was only to find out that Yoongi hyung was sitting directly opposite him.

I have nothing against Yoongi hyung, I'm serious, they just tend to stick a little too close, too often. I know, they are still having their honeymoon period as a couple but do they really need to stay beside each other 24/7?

Okay, jealousy aside, Jimin too noticed my presence and couldn't help but get flustered. His smile was obviously forced when I glee at him, not saying about the fact that he immediately turned to look at Yoongi hyung who was luckily playing with his chopsticks.

"Hyung..." I pouted.

Again, Jimin hyung scanned through the surroundings anxiously before whispered back, "wae yo?"

"You haven't been talking to me for the entire day..."

"Andwae yo Kookie, people will get suspicious if we-"

"Not talking to your 'beloved and most favourite' member will also arouse their suspicion."

"But Yoongi hyung..."

"Yah hyung!!" I whined, softly of course, "I'm not trying to kiss you or what, I just wanna talk to you, like normal band members do."

"Arraso," he mouthed.

Finally, food is served and everybody waited no long before digging in. As the biggest eaters in our group, Namjoon and Taehyung hyung ordered additional two more bowls of rice and contributed greatly in clearing all the dishes.

"Should I serve the desserts now sir?" the waitress asked politely.

"Aniyo," Jin hyung, who had a temporary belly, quickly replied, "you can serve later, let us have a rest first."

"Ne."

Naturally, resting time means using phone time. The room instantly became silent except for typing sounds emitting from the seven devices.

"Yah Kookie," Jiminie hyung tilted his head and showed me his phone, "did you post this?"

It was a picture of him sleeping soundly in the car. "Ne," I said cheekily, "just to show off my nice photography skills."

"Not forgetting your world-class model," he smirked and pointed to himself.

I chuckled and recalled what happened earlier...

In the car to their fan meeting, manager hyung insisted that they get some sleep during the two hours ride to look energetic in front of ARMYs. Not that tired Jungkook soon woke up after an hour, feeling the little urge to go to the bathroom. What caught his eyes was sleeping beauty Jimin, who was tilting his head to a side, looking like a kid with his scarf wrapped around his neck.

Of course, Jungkook could not resist but to snap a picture of it. To be honest, he already had thousands of such photos in his album but still, he had to capture this lovely moment. However, there's no perfect ending for any stories, no exception for this flashback, when Yoongi came into the picture.

He shifted himself beside Jimin and guided Jimin's head onto his shoulder. It was his responsibility as his boyfriend, he claimed, before falling back into his deep slumber after resting his head on his boyfriend's.

I sighed, failing to stop myself from recalling the sad part of the story. Haishhh this is the fate of being a third wheel - you can never have your man to yourself, openly and freely.

At this moment, I felt something warm on my hand. And soon those short fingers intertwined with mine. I looked at slowly in shock, only to see Jiminie hyung biting his lips while pretending to use his phone.

Experienced us quickly hide our tightly interlocked hands under the table with me staring at it, hoping somebody will wake me from this dream. My heart rate began to increase, I could feel it, before letting out a small smile uncontrollably.

"Wae yo hyung?"

"I miss you..." he whispered, avoiding my eye contact.

"But this...is it too obvious?"

"Don't worry, the others are all occupied with their phones, including Yoongi hyung."

"Jo-ah! (Good) I miss you toooooo!" I mouthed and showed my eye smile.

Holding my favourite pudding dessert, I began gulped down every single scoop of it, unlike my other hyungs who no longer have any space in their tummy for desserts. The first one who caught my attention was Jimin hyung, thanks to the continuous sound of him poking the pudding yet not scooping it up to eat.

"You don't like that hyung?" I asked.

"Aniyo, just...just feeling a little bit full."

"Then...ah!" I opened my mouth wide, hinting him to feed me. Of course, the other hyungs immediately stared at us, including Yoongi hyung, but it was a normal gesture - Jiminie hyung likes to feed me whenever he have snacks.

After spending the entire day Jimin-less, we finally get the chance to interact and feeding is definitely something that made me felt bliss. However, Jimin hyung wasn't enjoying it as much as I do. I could see his eyes darting to the left, stealing glances at Yoongi hyung to ensure that his boyfriend isn't suspicious or angry.

I certainly felt disappointed after seeing how uncomfortable he looks when feeding me despite trying to maintain a straight face. But then again, yea I'm the extra one, I need to endure, for the sake of Jimin hyung and our secret relationship.

Excusing myself to the toilet a while after, I actually went out to breath in some fresh air, probably my brain just lack some oxygen to sort my feelings right. I must be lying if I say I'm not jealous of those couples on the streets holding hands, whispering into each other's ears lovingly - something I want yet can never ever do.

"Wae yo?" a voice came from my back.

It was Jimin hyung, using the same scarf to wrap his neck and had his jacket on to protect him from the cold weather.

"Why are you out here alone?" he asked.

"I'm tired of this" was my planned answer, keyword - planned. But then, saying out my true feelings will only cause more troubles to him and us, which is totally not welcome at this moment. And in the end, I replied, "Aniyo, just trying to digest my food." I hope my smile wasn't too fake.

"Ahhh I see, I thought you were feeling unwell."

"Aniyo, the pudding you fed me...it was so healing."

"I can't do it all the time you know..."

"Neeee. Is our night date later still on?"

"Errr...hmmm...actually...Yoongi hyung asked me out for a date too just now. He said it has been ages since we been out, so...I guess..."

"Okay," I hung my head down and replied immediately, "I get it, hope y'all have fun."

At this moment, the other five hyungs emerged from the restaurant and gathered beside us. "Manager hyung has paid, let's go!" Hoseok hyung said.

"Ne."

"Aigoo Jimin ah," Yoongi hyung's aeygo voice immediately attracted our curiosity, "your hands are freezing!"

And as soon as I turned back to witness the lovely dovey couple, their hands were tightly wrapped together, with Yoongi hyung trying to warm Jimin hyung's hands.

Okay, I tried to remain calm, I tried to not get jealous, I tried so hard but I can't. I could feel my heart aching again and that's when I forced myself to look up in the sky instead. I chose not to listen to their cheesy conversation where Yoongi hyung will go "You will catch a cold like that!" and Jimin hyung will chuckled, "Aniyo, I'm not that weak." "But I will get worried okayyy."

"Yah yah yah," Hoseok hyung commented, "no PDA-ing guys, you got three other lonely single friends here."

Everybody laughed while the Namjin couple also slowly distant themselves apart. 

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