CHAPTER 3: shop till you drop or until you fall for me

That afternoon JungKook brought him to the mall and Jin noticed that every  store they enter suddenly becomes deserted. He was to ask but suddenly the younger is dragging him from one aisle to another. JungKook keep fussing over him and picking clothes for him like a mom. Throwing in lots of compliments like a boyfriend and dropping suggestions like a bestfriend. If Jin would just forget about their awful start maybe he'd like JungKook a lot......

......because the younger isn't hard to like. He always smiles, he's cute, he is friendly, lively and talkative. He literally talks to everyone with that smile and looks really enthusiastic with everyone's words. If he just talked him out instead of offering him money. If he just came up to Jin with that bright smile and asked him out instead of threatening him. Maybe if it happened differently they wouldn't be standing in much  distance.

While Jin gets lost in these thoughts JungKook noticed the older's change in expression. His eyes looks lost, his eyebrows are a bit furrowed and his lips are in an incredible pout. It's cute but JungKook knows it's a troubled man's look. He gazed at the floor and smiled sullenly

"Are you starting to get annoyed at me? Sorry. I'll leave you to look around by yourself then. Just tell me when you're done." 

Jin was snapped out of his reverie but it was too late for him to stop the younger from walking away.

Watching JungKook 's slumped back once more made Jin feel sadness himself. From the first time he laid eyes on the younger he had a soft spot for him. He won't forget how rude JungKook was, how he was treated lowly, how his life was toyed like it's not worth much,  but maybe he could forgive. Or at least give JungKook a chance to prove not everything is about the first impression. That he is somewhat much better. JungKook is still young anyway, he could still be straighten out. He just needs help and guidance. Yes, if Jin looks at things this way he could proceed in his plans with more ease. He started picking clothes for himself. He glanced up to where JungKook is and got an idea. Jin grabbed a few, not really looking and walked towards the younger. 

"Which is better?" He suddenly asked. JungKook 's head snapped, his eyes wide is shock. But not a few more seconds  delay his bright smile bloomed again.

"Neither is your color. I saw something there..." JungKook excitedly pulled him by the wrist. Jin likes that too, he likes how easy JungKook could be cheered up. Because he likes seeing him smile for some reason. 

At some point Jin found himself secretly smiling as he watch the younger. He thought he could go through the day now in peace but... 

"We should try this on!" JungKook started pulling him to the fitting rooms

"Are those couple shirts?"

"Nope, they are matching shirts" the younger playfully tried an excuse but his excitement gave him a way. Jin let out a sigh, just going with the flow until they were inside the fitting room. The two of them, sharing a constricting space. 

"What are you doing?" Jin asked wanting to avert his gaze any where but with three sides of the wall covered in mirror and JungKook against the door, he doesn't have any escape to the other's expose body. 

"Take your shirt off I want to see how we look in  these" JungKook happily said as he prolonged his ness by not figuring out the outfit. Jin  isn't sure if the younger is doing it on purpose but he starts to feel that familiar heat that the younger has been giving him in the past 36hours or so of their acquaintance. Seeing that Jin stand frozen, eyes trained on the floor, JungKook put the shirt aside, heedless that he is still half , reached out to lift the hem of the older's shirt. He is determined to see the two of them in couple shirts. 

"Hey!" Jin yelp as he try to stop the other. JungKook is quite strong and the older is worried that his shirt would be torn instead. SeokJin suddenly wrapped his arms around the younger 's neck and pulled him in a hug, successfully making JungKook let go of the shirt. And for a few he was rendered speechless and motionless. Jin didn't let go afraid the other would try getting him out of his shirt again. 

"Jin hyung " JungKook softly whispered against SeokJin 's neck. The older shivered from the other's warm breath. JungKook secured his arms around Jin's waist once he felt the other's hold loosen. SeokJin wants to push the other away but with how tight he was held it was out of the options. His already heated cheeks turned redder with the younger's bare body pressed against him. He tried to suppress whimpers as the younger nuzzle teasingly on the crook of his neck. 

"S-stop " he hardly let out, his heart is racing and he could feel a different build up of heat on his neither region as JungKook started pressing their lower bodies. Jin feels betrayed by his hormones as an involuntary moan escaped him. JungKook pushed him against the mirror and started sneaking his hands inside the older 's shirt. Fingertips ghosting against his sensitive skin made Jin to let out a suppose growl which sounded more like a mewl 

"Gosh, you're so hot" JungKook mumbled, loving the sounds the other emit...

"Jungkookie! Are you inside? Kookie! " someone suddenly started calling out and knocking on the fitting room door. It totally killed the momentum and JungKook pulled away with innocence and surprise in his eyes. Innocence that doesn't fit anything that happened and would have happened if not for the disturbance. 

"Jimin? " the younger muttered mindlessly as he turned for the door, leaving Jin as if nothing happened. The moment he unlocked the door someone lurched at him suffocating him in a tight hug by a shorter male. JungKook was still shirtless but no one seemed to notice as they casually continued conversing.

"Jimin? Thought you were with..."

"He was but he sniffed out  where you were so...."

"You make me sound like a dog"  Jimin and V started bantering while JungKook laughed at them and Jin  watched. JungKook turned back to Jin, he smiled picking his shirt and saying

"Try them on, we'll just be out here"

And that's when their alone time ended. SeokJin thought he'll finally breathe but with V glaring and their new acquaintance, JiMin, eyeing him every now and then he was just put in a more tense environment. Jin wanted to distance noticing how the two wanted to guard the younger. But of course the collector won't leave his new doll around. JungKook  would grab his wrist whenever he got the chance and drag him away. They were suppose to be dead tired when they got home but JungKook seemed to have enough energy left as he persuade Jin to arrange the older's new clothes to his walk in closet.

"Thank you" JungKook muttered as he turned towards the older after musing over how they did. It took Jin  by surprise 

"I should be thanking you, you bought me lot of things" he uttered the obvious. JungKook tilt his head as he smiled warmly 

"Well, you made me happy. Thank you" the younger said gently and wrapped his arms around Jin who could only let him. The hug wasn't rush, it's the affection that surprised SeokJin. Jin felt familiar warm  tickles on his neck as the younger squeeze him tighter, face once again buried on the older's neck. SeokJin's breathing almost hitch as he thought 

'Is this going to be one of those 'let's pick up where we left off ' kind of scene?' He is nervous but at the same time he could feel excitement that he won't admit to. He shouldn't  feel those kind of jitters. Before he could shake off the thought,  JungKook pulled away, smiling 

"Well, we need to sleep now. Till tomorrow, my princess"

The younger skipped away leaving Jin a tad bit disappointed, disappointment that is, once again, not welcome. Two days with Jeon JungKook with merely hugging tightly and a bit grinding and Jin is having mix feelings. How could he last without falling and failing? Jin went to the bathroom to prepare for sleep. He stopped in front of the mirror to stare at himself intently, then he started talking to his reflection 

"Kim SeokJin, focus. Jeon JungKook is a pro in this, you can't get him under your skin. You can't be swayed, you can't...  just don't believe that he would...arrgh!  I do look awkward! Gosh why am I so awkward? " Jin whined in the middle of his self advise. Ignoring how weird he just became, he shook his head and stride to settle and sleep. 

Tbc....

A/N: ..  how's your jinkook? Hehe Thanks to everyone.. I'd really love to hear from you all! XD love lots!