20 19. Infinity

Thursday, 19th. March. 2015 - Afternoon

As soon as class finishes Jin is waiting by the staircase for me. Leaning casually against the railing, hands buried in his pockets. The suave black fitting pants and baby blue silky shirt accentuate his perfect male-model like figure. It was deceiving contrasted to the silly side I'd come to know of him. It put me at ease, making his stunning looks a little less intimidating.

"Why do you always look so good?" I asked. Following the way the loose fit shirt hangs off his broad shoulders and flows, tucked into his neatly pressed black slacks, the belt being the finishing touch.

"Oh, you like? I came here straight from a photoshoot. No time to change, busy busy" he tutted, revelling in the way I'd become distracted by his attire momentarily.

"Oh… sorry, if you have somewhere else you need to-" I began to say but he cut off.

"Ah! No, don't be silly! I'm not THAT busy. Come on, let's go" Jin burst, refuting the entire thing. As he rushed me through the crowd down the hall and out the door, I chuckled at his dismay.

At a leisurely pace, the two of us chat about our day whilst strolling across the lush campus grounds towards the street. After a brief moments wait at the lights we crossed the road towards my apartment. Jin lightly steered me with a hand to my shoulder through the afternoon city bustle.

"Hold on, I just had an idea" Jin stopped, tugging me to the edge of the sidewalk, his head turning around to look in the window of a shop.

"Hm? What is it?" I questioned, peering around his shoulder to see what had caused the cheeky glint in his eyes. Despite only being a few shops away from my apartment, there was a liquor store I hadn't noticed before.

"Fancy a nightcap?" Jin's lips convincingly plumped, as he nodded his head, motioning for me to follow him inside.

"I don't see why not" I gave in, seeing as I hadn't had a drink during my years' recovery, it might be nice to let loose for a change.

After being dragged around the liquor store at Jin's side, we'd finally settled on a nice light plum wine to share. Once it was paid for the shop attendee placed it in a brown paper bag and handed it over the counter to Jin.

We returned to my apartment, a tinge of excitement in the air. Our shoes came off and we went over to the island counter, wanting to pour ourselves a glass before sitting down to relax.

"Tell me when to stop pouring" Jin held one of the two wine glasses at an angle as the mellow liquor swirled, quickly filling it up.

"Stop!" I cringed, the glass nearly being full.

"Damn Jia, a little bit of an alcoholic, are we?" Jin teased, eying the amount with a raised brow before sliding it across the bench to me.

"You were pouring it too quickly" I pouted, gripping the glass at the base.

"Ahh, you'll be fine. These glasses don't hold much" Jin continued to pour his own before screwing the wine cap back on and placing the bottle in the fridge.

I held up my glass and Jin lightly clinked it against mine in cheers. Sweet but not overbearingly so, mixed with the fresh aftertaste made it all the more perfect.

"Oh, right. Before I forget. This is for you," Suddenly Jin reached into the pocket of his slacks with his free hand and pulled a white ribbon-laced box, it fits perfectly in the palm of his hand.

"What is it?" I questioned, eying the box, feeling both endeared and apprehensive as he slid it across the counter to me.

"Just a little something from me to you. Consider it a good luck charm" Jin offered a sweet smile. I carefully took it, taking my time as I pulled the ribbon. I lifted the magnetic clip lid. As I did, the silver of a chain and pendant sparkled before my eyes.

"Oh my goodness, there's no way I can accept this," I flushed, taking in the infinity's curve of the small pastel pink pendant, "It's so pretty."

"Of course, you can accept it. You don't have a choice anyway," Jin moved around the counter to me. Carefully taking the necklace from its place in the box, "turn around."

My heart swelled as I slowly turned, Reaching back to gather my hair and lifting it for him, mumbling a shy "Thank you" as his arms wrapped over my head and around my neck.

"You're welcome" Jin hummed, the sweetness of his voice nibbling gently at my ear. The small cool sensation of metal against my skin soon faded and as Jin finished clasping the latch he stepped away.

"Does it look pretty on me?" I asked, letting my hair fall over my shoulders and turning around to show him.

"Absolutely stunning" Jin replied, giving a satisfying sigh at the long sip he'd taken from his glass. His adoring gaze settled on the pendant around my neck. The longer it lingered the warmer my cheeks felt. But, as much as I loved this... Had I done anything to warrant being given such a beautiful piece of jewellery?

"Can I ask you something" I leant my elbow against the counter, shifting to the side as I took another sip of my wine. The liqueur gave me courage.

"Of course. What would you like to know" Jin hummed in interest, leaning a hand on the counter beside me, waiting.

"Well, lately I've been wondering," I paused for a moment in hesitation, but, an overwhelming intuition pushed me to go on. "Have I met you or any of the others before?"

"And why would you ask that?" He questioned, curiosity gleaming as he drank the last of his glass and placed the empty glass down on the marble counter.

"I just have this strange feeling that we've met before. It's hard to explain" I sighed, my free hand reaching to touch the delicate pendant that now hung at the base of my neck.

"If we'd met before, wouldn't you remember something like that?" Jin was soft with me as he pressed on. Perhaps I'd been wrong. This must've sounded like a strange question to him.

"Ah, I have a confession… Actually, over a year ago I had an accident and lost a year's worth of memories." I admitted. Seeing as I'd brought it up, I owed him an explanation.

"Oh… So, when you said you couldn't remember Seoul, is that what you were referring to?"

"It was."

"Even if by chance, we'd met before, would it make a difference? If you can't remember it then, it may as well have never happened. Am I wrong?"

His words lingered, I hadn't thought of it from that angle.

"I… don't know, I never thought about it like that" I was at a loss. How was I supposed to take that exactly?

"Besides, I think, instead of worrying about the past, you should be more concerned with living in the present. Enjoy what's happening now, how does that sound?" Jin's reasoning was sound. So, why couldn't I seem to accept it?

"I guess you're right" I settled with a sigh, deciding it best to leave the conversation there.

"Good, you want a refill?" Jin broke into a smile before slipping back behind the counter and grabbing the bottle from the fridge.

He was quick to pour us another round before dragging me over to relax on the couch with him, making sure to bring the entire bottle along too. After placing it on one of the wall shelves Jin lay on his side, head propped up, resting in his palm. I made myself comfortable sitting cross-legged.

"So, this is the part where you're supposed to drunkenly spill all your secrets to me" Jin joked, head tilting back as he took another sip of wine.

"Why does it have to be me? You spill your secrets first. And if they're juicy enough then I may consider spilling some of mine" I giggled, the warmth of the alcohol collecting in my cheeks.

"Oh? So that's how this is going to work, is it?" Jin gleamed, a hint of mischief in his rosy cheeks.

"Yes, yes it is" I laughed, finishing off the remnants of my glass.

"Alright, I'll play along with your little game" Jin hummed before sitting up to reach for the bottle from the shelf. I handed my empty glass to him and he poured another, all the while seemingly thinking of what secret to share.

"Okay, I've got one." He handed back my glass.

"Yes?" I asked, resting the base of it on my thigh.

"Ahh, this was a long time ago, but anyway. Jungkook used to have a massive crush on this girl but this was before he'd even had his first kiss. He was so worried she'd be disappointed because he'd never kissed anyone before so, Jimin convinced our little Jungkookie to make out with him to practice for when the time came. Those two ended up making out for at least three whole days leading up to it" I couldn't believe what Jin was spilling to me right now, the fact they were that affectionately open with each other had taken me by surprise.

"Ohhhh omg no way?! That's so cute! Wow, he must've seriously liked her!?" I fawned, the more I thought about it the more my mind strayed.

"Yeah, he was head over heels for her at first sight. Ahh, our little Maknae was so cute and innocent back then." Jin sighed as though recalling fond memories.

"Mmmm. Wait. That wasn't even your secret though? You just completely spilled Jungkooks instead" I giggled.

"Oh you're right" Jin laughed airily, "Oh well, it's still a secret. Your turn."

"I don't think I have any" I admitted after taking a moment to try and think of one, but, coming up with nothing.

"Ahh, don't be like that. Of course, you do" Jin teased. I tried to recall one but my head was fuzzy.

"I do?" I asked him.

"Mmm," Jin played with his lip as he thought, "Okay, if you had to pick someone to date out of our group, who would it be?" I felt an instant flush at the question. Why was he so brazen?

"Huh?! Jin… You can't just ask that" I pushed my hair back out of my flustering face to avert my embarrassment.

"Why not? We're seven, handsome, sexy guys. You'd be lying if you said you weren't attracted to at least one of us." He smiled coyly, I sighed and laid down on my side, propping my head in my hand.

"Ahh... I dono… It's so hard to choose. There's something I find endearing about each of you," I admitted, playing with the fabric of the sofa cushion in front of me.

"Oh? Do tell" Jin smirked. I ran my hand through my hair again in exasperation.

"No… Cause I know you're just going to go and tell them!" I wined. Not wanting to admit anything to him, and if it wasn't for the drinking I'd probably have died from embarrassment a long time ago.

"Fine, fine. Keep it to yourself for now. But, I may as well warn you while we're on the topic," Jin swirled the glass in his hand in a matter-of-fact way, "A few of the boys have their eyes on you so don't be surprised when they come out the woodworks and start confessing their love for you." I could barely believe what he was saying, let alone the confidence with which he said it.

"What?! That's crazy, no way. Stop joking~" I tried to brush it off but deep down I had a feeling there was possibly truth to it. But, admitting such a thing out loud was something I just wasn't ready to do yet. Because, if I did then it would all become too real.

"I'm not joking, I'm serious," he went on "To be honest, the reason I even brought it up was that I wanted to ask how you felt about being involved with more than one person."

This conversation was just getting more and more out of hand as it went on. My mind started to swirl with all kinds of delusions, things that made my skin flush hotly. I wanted to change the subject, being with more than one of them had never even crossed my mind.

"What… This is so sudden. I um, I don't know… I'm not against it, as long as it doesn't cause any conflict. But…" I nibbled at my lip, the way Jin's intrigued gaze held mine was pulling me undone.

"Wait, why are we even talking about this? You can't expect me to seriously believe some of the boys think about me in that way…? Right? Are we talking about the same thing here? Ah. I'm so confused right now" I fell onto my back and heaved a sigh. Jin took the glass from my hand and placed it aside.

"Mmm, just forget it for now. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it." Jin's words swirled around in my head, leaving me even more confused than I'd been before.

"I don't know how you expect me to just forget something like that, but okay" I tilted my head to the side only to see Jin run a hand through his hair before resting down on the cushion, facing me.

Shortly after the two of us finished off the bottle we started getting tired. Jin head off for the night, wishing me sweet dreams and pulling me into a one-armed hug before he left.

So much had happened today that by the time I got into bed my brain was too overwhelmed to try and process any of it. Instead, I fell asleep wrapped in the comfort of my sheets.

Notes:

Too early for this much fluff?

Or are we ready for the chaos to begin?

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