"Kookie you're up", Jimin said rubbing his eyes.

"Why didn't you sleep on the bed?", Jungkook stroked Jimin's cheek with his thumb.

"I didn't want to get sick too so i could take care of you", Jimin stood up to feel the taller's forehead.

"Sick?"

"You were burning up last night and just fainted i guess", Jimin took the damp cloth and the basin to leave.

He went to the bathroom rinsing the water and exchanging it with a new one.

"Lie down. I'll make you porridge", he folded the cloth and soaked it with the new water.

He was about to put it on Jungkook's forehead until he was stopped. His hands were clasped in between both of Jungkook's.

"Your eyes are puffy.. did you cry too?", Jungkook made sure.

"No..", Jimin looked away.

"You can't lie to me"

"It's just.. i realised i was the cause Jieun had to go through that too now i feel so guilty", he sniffed.

"Hey hey, come here", Jungkook pulled him to sit on his laps, "we have each other now remember?", he kissed the smaller's forehead.

"You have no idea how terrible you were last night..i was so panicked you won't even remember me when you wake up today. I thought you were mentally disturbed by that", Jimin rubbed his eyes.

"But i'm not. I'm perfectly fine, see?", Jungkook opened his arms wide and put them down again when he saw Jimin was being serious, "Sorry i scared you", he hugged him.

Jimin nodded, "Lie down for now. I'll make you a nice porridge".

...

"I got the lead??"

Jimin covered his mouth as he gasped. He looked at the name list again and again as though it'd change seconds after. He jumped at his place in excitement, eyes grew like the balls would pop out.

"Jimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn !!", a voice from across the corridor called for him.

"Hobiiiiiii !!", Jimin ran to him.

They met in the middle and jumped like crazy. People passing by looked weirdly thinking what's got into them.

"I got it!", Jimin jumped and jumped.

"You got it!", Hobi jumped along.

They held each other acting like chimpanzees in the hallway and Hobi paused.

"What'd you get?", Hobi questioned.

"The lead! I got the lead for Puma", Jimin explained the obvious.

"Oh really? Congrats jiminie !", Hobi smiled again.

"I thought you knew", Jimin tilted his head slightly scratching it.

"You just told me", he shrugged.

"Then why were you all happy?"

"I thought you were screaming about the sale festa this weekend. I won the first line up pass", he scoffed at himself.

"Oof ..It's this weekend ?"

"You can't come? I thought we should all go together", Hobi pouted as he begged with his facial expression.

"Sorry.. i planned to attend a play at the main theatre with Jungkook so he could relax his mind a bit before the press release announcement"

"A play?"

"Yeah it's about a girl who got trapped in a well and drowned in her own tears.. has a theatrical performance too", Jimin explained with thumbs up.

"Why not a nice candle light dinner or a disney movie with cozy couple pyjamas and socks on bed?", Hobi bewildered at that.

"It's a friend's request. We can't not go", Jimin just smirked.

"It's that huge huh ?", Jimin nodded, "Well tell him i say good luck"

Hobi patted Jimin's shoulder who just waved goodbye as they went separate ways. But Hobi didn't budge from his spot.

He saw Jimin walking away staring at his back. He just looked at Jimin quietly.

There's something he's been meaning to tell his best friend but words didn't come out. He couldn't bare to see Jimin's reaction to his news.

He shook his head and took a breath, "Jimin!", he called just before his friend could disappear from the sight.

"Yeah?", Jimin turned around pausing his step.

"Right after the play or Puma or Jungkook, can you make time for me?", Hobi grew a smile as he requested.

"I always have time for you", Jimin shrugged.

"What about time for us? Let's hang out and do things we haven't tried yet"

Jimin frowned clueless at the sudden request and slowly nodded, "s-sure", he chuckled.

"Promise you'll see me", Hobi waved with his cheekbones sticking out as much.

"Okay see ya", Jimin waved too but a bit weirdly.

Hobi walked to the practice room his group had been using and found no one inside.

It's still early. He put down his bag and went infront of the mirror. He sat down with legs crossed and stared at himself.

He sighed. He looked down at his hands and sighed. He lifted his bangs upwards and sighed again.

He stared at his reflection and remained quiet. Somehow he noticed the guy in the mirror changed to someone different.

Eyes a bit slumped, skin a bit more pale, lips slowly more purple.

"You owe me sleep dear lupus, a load of sleep"


A/n: Lupus; a type
of autoimmune
disease

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