Sea

Description

Sea.

Do you remember when we first saw the sea together?

We were both very young.

But there was a difference between the two of us.

You liked to watch it. And I liked watching you do it.




jimin.

Based on 'Sea', the hidden track from 'Her album'.​​​​​​​

Foreword

"ChimChim, let's go to the sea, alright?" I half whined, half yelled at him from upstairs while I was packing some clothes of ours.

"I already know you're packing, Y/n!" he laughed shyly, just like the mochi he always is.

"Then get ready~"

I was ready to make the most out of today. The sea was my favorite thing ever, because I could watch Jimin looking in the most lovely way at the ocean. I never knew what was he looking at like this, but I was certain about one single thing. I loved every minute of it.
I was packing some clothes because I was planning on staying overnight at the hotel next to it. It had many memories of ours there, and here's why.

When we were little we would go to that hotel and play hide and seek. It used to be so big for us, but now that we grew up, we just want to say hello to the people we still meet nowadays. The people who worked there for years and still remember us. Jimin is just a year older than me, and still gets treated better than me there. I don't understand why..

I went downstairs in the kitchen, looking at him.

"Why are you making a picnic? We're going to the sea, not somewhere where there's grass, y'know?"

"I do know. But I thought we could eat something made by me." He said, and offered me his sweet eye smile that almost made me forget how to breathe. It were the moments like these when I'd fall for him all over again. When he was cute with me instead of acting like Cassanova.

He was my childhood friend that I fell in love with, ever since that day...

-Flashback-

The girl is 10 years old.


"ChimChim! Hurry up already.. You really want us to be there on time or are you just pretending? Because I see you're more than lazy right now. I can't believe you were the one who suggested to be there no more later than 8 pm. It's already 8!"

"Ok,ok! And I can't believe you're so talkative these days.."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Be more feminine. Girls like you are cuter when they are quiet."

This kinda hurts. Does he mean I'm not cute?

"What is that supposed to mean? You don't like me like this?"

"I-I do..."

"Hehe, what did you say? I couldn't hear you~"

"Aish, Y/n... You always tease me like this. You're taking advantage of my embarassement."

"You deserved it. You hurt me by saying that."

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." he said, looking down at his feet.

I giggled. He really was easy to play with.

"Come on! We have to hurry, right?"


He paused for a few seconds, but smiled to me again.

"Right."

We packed our stuff and left without saying a word to our grandparents. Both of us didn't have any parents, and I lived in the same house as his with his grandmother and grandfather. They soon became close to me too, and now we're all a family.

We left the house in silence, knowing that they were probably working in the backyard just like they'd also do. We were laughing while running together towards our destination. It was the first time we were going to the sea, and we were both very excited to see it with our own eyes. We should have seen it before, but the time and circumstances didn't really let us to. Today was supposed to be that day.

We soon arrived, the sea leaving us mouth agaped. I looked at it with my eyes wide, feeling my smile growing more and more. That excitement never left me, that feeling of peace I so longed for. I wanted to say something, but when I looked at Jimin, my smile slowly turned into a froze. I was surprised at the face he had. That beautiful expression he made... That face he had when he first saw the thing we promised together we'd watch for hours, straight.
His features... His eyes... His hair... His lips... Everything at him was looking so perfect, and I couldn't believe my eyes. Was this the first time I actually realized he looked so good?

But... no. It wasn't his face that made him look good to me. It was that wonderful eye smile he had on his face, while looking at the waves. I then realized two things.

1) I fell in love with my best friend.
2) He liked watching the sea. And I liked watching him do it.


-End of flashback-

We were walking down the sidewalk. We were both quiet, but the silence between us was a peaceful one. We were once again excited to visit our favorite place.
You could only hear the waves and the slight wind that came towards us.
Once we arrived there, we put the picnic down and a little blanket that we could sit on together. I took one of his delicious peanut butter sandwiches.

"This is something people eat? Because I feel like it has been made by some kind of angel... This is given by God, surely." I chuckled and he did the same after shrugging.

"If you like it that much, I might make you this again when we get home. Until then, here... Take mine."

"Really?!" I exclaimed. He never gave those to me. At least not his.

"Yeah, I mean I'm not hungry anyways so.."

"Right. You're too busy looking at the ocean right there." I pointed at the place where his eyes traveled to from time to time.

"Guess it's not a secret anymore. That's my daughter." He laughed, making me laugh as well.

We were having a good time, talking about highschool and our old classmates, or our work places and how we wish we'd have more holidays like this again.
It was a nice atmosphere between the two of us, before some two guys interrupted our conversation.
They walked by us, and gave me a slight grin with a wink, continuing it with a "Your girl is hot. Mind giving her to me?"

"She's not an object for your information.. And sorry to disappoint you, but she's my girlfriend." he said, his jaw clenched. I could see how he struggled to keep himself calm, so I put one hand on his shoulder, making him turn to me and relax.

 They left with a scoff, leaving us both alone in that awkward tension. Even tho I was looking pretty normal on the outside, I was freaking out on the inside. I couldn't believe my ears. Did he just say that word?

"Hey... Let's take a walk, shall we?" he asked, ignoring my intense gaze.

"Yeah, sure..."

We stood up and started walking anywhere our feet would take us to. He was in front of me, and he looked like he wanted to say something when he suddenly threw his t-shirt somewhere on the beach, leaving me both speechless AND red as a tomatoe.

"W-What are you doing?" I stuttered, looking at his now bare chest.

"I'm just having fun. You're already in your... swim suit.... so, why not get in the water?" he spoke, his eyes checking me out, making his cheeks slightly turn pink. I was kinda proud of what I did, even tho I shouldn't have been.

"Alright then. Take this!" I said, splashing water all over him.

"Yaaaa! You're gonna pay for that! Water got stuck in my eyes, if that makes any sense!" he said, making me snort.

"I don't know... But I'm sure I'm not paying for anything!"

He started chasing after me, having a water fight. We were both laughing at how clumsy I was, tripping over myself and ending up on the ground. He leaned towards me and cupped my face with both of his hands, kissing me. I was in shock. I didn't know what just happened, neither why did that happen. I was just frozen in my spot, looking at him in the eyes that showed nothing.

"Wh-... What?" I said, still confused on what should I do or say.

"Sorry for that, Y/n... I just, couldn't control myself anymore..." he answered, helping me get up from the sand and cleaning me up.

We walked to our blanket and sat down, quiet as usual. I should have said something, but my heart was beating so fast, the only thing that would come out would be "Calm down, you silly heart..."

"Y/n... I need to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"Remember when we were both young? The first time we came here to the sea... And watched it together as if it would have been the most amazing thing."

"I remember. You used to watch it so... I don't even know. You still do. It's like you're in love with it." I said, trying to calm down, but sweat droplets already formed on my forehead due to what I felt. My mind was a hurricane, same with my feelings. All over the place, scattered.

"Do you know why I would always look at it like that? Why I looked at it like this in the first place, then?"

"I... don't. Why?"

"Because I realized that my first time watching this masterpiece was with the most perfect girl ever, that was right beside me. The girl I loved, love, and always will."

My mouth droped slowly, realizing he just confessed to me in the most cutest way. And it was all about that sea we both adored.
Maybe it was simple, but I liked it.

"So you mean..."

"Y/n. I love you. Will you actually be my girlfriend?..."

I could see his embarassement was bigger than mine, and his pink cheeks turned into red ones, which I found absolutely adorable.
How could I ever reject something like that, when it belongs to the person I also had feelings for?

"Yes, Jimin. Because, as cheesy as it sounds, I love you too." I said, sheepishly smiling as he jumped on me, hugging me thight. He wrapped his arms around me and lifted me up, going in circles again and again. I never saw him that happy before, and it really pleased me to see this view.
All these years I would want to confess, but I was scared of being rejected and destroying our friendship. And finally, after all this time, he was the one to do the first step.

It started with the sea.
And ended with a kiss.

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