Chapter 7 - Me after you

https://youtu.be/GCrvAOtsc0E

Listen to this if you read the story. You won't regret it 

I'm off to work now, hopefully able to write some more tonight. 

Stay tuned Jikookers and BL fans :D 

Jungkook POV

"Guys! Guys!" Namjoon shouted on his way inside their recording studio the next day. They were sort of just chilling their, Yoongi working on some beats whit Hoseok bopping his head to them. 

Jin was playing a game on his phone while Taehyung looked for new clothes on one of the Computers. Him and Jimin- well they ended up like they usually did: together on the sofa, watching funny videos on Youtube. 

They had been laughing for nearly an hour straight, but Jungkook could still not get enough of Jimin's laugh. 

He felt his stare more than once and he himself was not much better, using every chance he got to take a sneak at the beautiful boy next to him. 

Again he wondered what had changed so much since his birthday. Has he always been this good looking? This cute and tiny with that adorable eye-smile? 

That's when Namjoon burst yelling through the door. They'd been waiting for him to finish his chat with their manager. 

"Guys, you won't believe this! We've been nominated on the Melon Music Awards again! And the manager thinks we might actually make a win this year!" 

There was a moment of silence- and then they erupted, hooting, yelling, jumping around and hugging each other. 

"We gotta celebrate this after dance practice today!" Jin announced already raising a toast with a water bottle. 

Jungkook glanced at Jimin and he met the other boys eyes when they both remembered what happened last time they were celebrating and drinking. Slowly, both of them started grinning. 

"Why are you starring at each other grinning?" A voice suddenly said close to his ears and Jungkook jumped in surprise. Taehyung was looking at the both of them with narrowed eyes. 

"Ah.. nothing. We- we are just happy for the nomination." he stuttered, not making a great job of hiding the truth. 

Tae didn't think so either. "I know something is going on here, you two can't fool me." 

Then he turned to Jimin with a pout: "I though the we told each other everything!"

Great, Jungkook thought, he is pulling the guilty number. But Jimin only smile and patted his friends shoulder. "Come on, Tae Tae, don't be jealous! No one but Yeontan can ever replace me in your heart." 

Taehyung's suspricion disappeared the moment Jimin had mentioned Yeontan. He smiled his rectangular smile and bobbed with his head. 

"Yeah, Yeontan is really irresistible. You just have to love him!" 

And as if there wasn't enough suspicion already, Jimin turned to Jungkook, holding his eyes with a grin as he said: "Totally." 

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They ended up going to a Karaoke bar. It was one of those that offered privacy and shelter from prying eyes. The more famous they got, the harder it was to do normal things like this. 

They often talked about it- what fame would really mean or how far they might make it. But only one thing they agreed on every time: they would always stay true to themselves and keep each other grounded, no matter how many fans they had or how many countries knew of them. (*if only you knew then, what we know now.... 'BTSworlddomination)

They made themselves comfortable in the room, spreading over the sofa's, ordering drinks and some snack and then went for it. 

They all loved going to Karaoke Bars, not to flex their vocals or rap-talents- quit the opposite.

Taehyung started off with a sad song, acting it out like the brilliant actor they all knew he were, fake crying and adding some sobs in between that had them cracking up. 

He immediately followed his performance with a rap-song, stumbling over the words but making up for it with his passion. 

Yoongi and Hoseok chose a love ballad. Yoongi's high notes had them covering their ears, it sounded that awful. Hoseok was quite all righr, but messing it up on purpous to make Yoongi laugh. 

Then Namjoon had them rolling on the floor and holding their stomachs as he growled into the microphone, disfiguring the song he had chosen. 

Jin got up, still trapped in a laughing fit because of Namjoon's performance and of course, chose the most girlish song on the list. He send lying kisses to the girls on the screen and ad-lipping about how beautiful they were. 

All the while, they were drinking and Jungkook already felt a little tipsy. He had made himself a promise earlier not to get drunk tonight- or maybe never again. 

Then it was Jimin's turn. 

He watched as he got up with an elegant jump and grinned like a mischievous cat. But when he got to the choice-pad, he hesitated, looking at all the possibilities. Jungkook couldn't clearly see the expression on his face a he chose one, because he stood with his back to them, but as soon as the song came on, he knew Jimin had to be insane. 

It was by Paul Kim, 'Me after you' ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrvAOtsc0E and yes, I know this was released in 2018, so way before this story line, but it fit perfectly and Jimin would sound like an absolute angle singing it...)

Jungkook held his breath as Jimin hit the first few notes perfectly, looking both shy and happy. 

The other's were groaning and protesting about how lame it was for Jimin to not make it fun, but they also grew silent as they became too transfixed by the boy with the angle voice. 

Jungkook could not understand how Jimin had ever been uncertain about his voice, crying frustrated about not being able to sing the way he wanted to. 

It was like the room disappeared and all he could see was Jimin, holding the microphone like it was a treasure, his eyes closed as he sang the lyrics he knew by heart. It was about meting the love of your life and how happy they make you. 

And when the chorus came on, and he opened his eyes, he only looked at Jungkook. 

There was no doubt about the meaning. He was singing it for him- and Jungkook could not look away. He didn't care who was watching. 

Jimin imprinted the words on his soul with every new tone and Jungkook felt his heart beat so fast, it was ready to jump out any second. 

He knew then. 

He could never be 'just friends' with this boy. It didn't matter that he never felt like this before- he did now. 

He was absolutely and completely in love with him. 

The last note sealed it in his heart and Jimin lowered the mic, still looking at him. There was a moment of silence, that felt like an eternity and Jimin smiled, warm and happy and full with love. 

Then the clapping and hooting of the other boys ripped him out of his trance-like state. "That was awesome, ChimChim!" Taehyung exclaimed. "It's like the song was written for you!" Jin added, followed by a: "I never knew you could be such a softie." by Hoseok. 

Yonngie gave two thumps up and smiled fondly at his younger brother. 

But it was Namjoon who made him swallow hard and made him drop the stupid smile on his face. 

He wasn't clapping, or hooting. 

He was sitting with his arms crossed, wearing an unreadable expression on his face: a mixture maybe of surprise, concern and worry as he skipped his eyes between Jungkook and Jimin. 

Jimin, who had noticed this too, was turning a little red and quickly sat, then drank his soju glass in one go. 

Namjoon kept looking, then scratched his head like it was hurting him to think, and then to their surprise, he also drowned the glass in front of him. 

They had rarely seen Namjoon getting drunk. He liked to stay in control, feeling like all the responsibility lay on his shoulders. 

Jungkook knew that he was more than suspicious about them now. 

And he should care more. 

But all he kept seeing in his mind, was Jimin on that fake little stage, a plastic mic in his hands, singing to him about how much he loved him. 

And nothing in the world could make him feel happier.