"Where's Jimin-ah?" Hoseok asked Namjoon five minutes before class.

"Not sure. He ran off to the clinic earlier."

No no no no no no this is IMPOSSIBLE.. NO. WAY.

Jimin pushed the library door open and walked straight to the computer lounge.

He planted himself in one of the seats in front of a computer.

Calm down, Park Jimin. It's impossible.

Jimin rubbed his hands together before opening the internet browser and typed in his search.

'Irregular heartbeat, uncomfortable stomach, stuttering symptoms'

He hit the 'enter' key and the search results appeared almost immediately.

Shivers ran up Jimin's spine. The results weren't what he wanted to see.

'How to find out if you're in love'

'Symptoms of falling in love'

'How does it feel to have a crush on someone'

'What happens when you like someone romantically'

Jimin quickly shut off the browser and stormed out of the library. His heart was beating like a bomb.

No way. The damned shortie is a guy. There's no way.

"I don't like guys!!" he muttered in panic and ruffled his hair. "-I need fresh air."

Jimin ran up to the roof.

He was panting hardly when he reached the top. He closed the door and slid down.

"Uwarghh!!" the boy put both his hands over his head as he leaned on the door while sitting down. "-that makes no sense!!"

Jimin looked around and it hit him that it was the same roof he ran up in the rain when they were looking for Yujin. When he thought of how panicked he was when they found out that Yujin could have been locked up in the rain, his face turned red and he felt his ears heating up.

"What the heck?! No!!" he shouted and stood up. "-no way!! I don't like him! Stop thinking about him!"

His mind refused to comply and started showing him images of Kang Yujin. The way Yujin always had a blank face, the way she fought with the JYP students, the way she coolly admitted that she was the one who wrote the notes, all the times she .

If it was possible, his head would've gone all red and exploded with smoke emitting from his ears like how it does in animes.

He squatted down and grabbed his head with a panicked face.

"! I like him??" he asked. "-I like a guy?!"

***

"Okay, WHERE is Park Jimin?" Suga demanded when the bell rang for break. "-if another one gets locked up the roof, I'm going to flip."

"Let's go to the cafeteria first." Hoseok urged. "-maybe he skipped class."

Namjoon agreed and told Suga not to get worked up first.

When the three boys reached the cafeteria, they saw Jimin at their usual table with his food.

"See? He's fine." Hoseok said.

"Where were you?" Suga asked Jimin when they sat down.

"H-HUH??"

Jimin's abrupt reply made them pause for a moment.

"What is wrong with you?" Namjoon asked.

"N-nothing."

Namjoon shook his head. "Stuttering when you lie.." he muttered.

Jimin grabbed Namjoon's shoulders and the other two thought he wanted to pick a fight but the younger boy looked surprised himself.

"What?!" Namjoon shouted.

"Wait, hyung, what did you say??"

"What did I say?!"

"Stuttering when I what?" Jimin asked.

"When you lie!! Idiot! You stutter when you lie! Don't you know that?!!" Namjoon pushed his hands away.

Jimin processed what he just heard. Hoseok looked at Suga worriedly and mouthed 'is he okay'. The latter shrugged.

"Ohhh!!!!" Jimin exclaimed and pumped his fist up in the air. "-YES!! I STUTTER WHEN I LIE!! THAT'S IT!!"

People were looking at him weirdly but he didn't care. For now, who cares about being a delinquent?

"-that's it!" Jimin continued his mini celebration. "-I don't like him!!"

Right then, Yujin placed her tray on the table looking at Jimin oddly. The boy turned while celebrating and when he saw her, he stumbled back.

"You don't like 'him'?" she asked. "-who?"

Jimin panicked when he saw her and his words got all jammed up in his throat and he didn't utter anything else. Taehyung came and saw Jimin.

"What's up with this guy again?" he asked.

Yujin shrugged. "Said he doesn't like 'him'."

"Who became your enemy?" Taehyung asked.

It clicked in Jimin's mind.

Not liking someone can also mean making an enemy out of someone.

"Someone!" he said.

To Jimin's relief, no one talked about it any more. Even though he was (sort of) certain that he didn't like Yujin romantically, he didn't know why he couldn't look at Yujin.

Jungkook came over and set next to Yujin followed by Jin.

They all started eating and talking, making jokes and being loud as usual. Jimin however was quiet. Jungkook and Yujin were the two usual quiet ones.

Jimin kept stealing glances at Yujin.

Had he always been quiet during lunch?

Pfft. Park Jimin why do you care?

Yujin was eating her rice when she noticed a grain of rice at the side Jungkook's mouth.

"Yah," she said and Jungkook glanced at her. She pointed at the same place the rice was on her own mouth and pointed at him.

Jungkook got her meaning and wiped away at his mouth but miraculously missed.

"-there.." Yujin pointed again but Jungkook missed AGAIN.

Yujin figured doing it for him would save time so she used her thumb. He backed off in reflex but Yujin managed to flick it off, barely hitting his face and resumed eating. He glared at her for daring to touch his face but it was just a grain of rice so he let it pass.

No one else noticed that small interaction so no one said anything about it. There was nothing to say anyway.

Except for Jimin.

He was so pre-occupied with emptying his mind off Yujin, but when he looked over again, he saw her flicking the grain of rice off Jungkook's face. What he saw, however, was an exaggerated, *inserts flowers and sparkles at the background* kind of image.

Jimin pushed his chair and stood up with an upset frown, making everyone turn to him. When Yujin glanced at him, he pointed at her.

"I definitely do NOT like you!!" he exclaimed and bolted out of the cafeteria.

Yujin blinked twice. Hoseok started laughing and Jin pushed her. "What did you do this time?"

She raised her eyebrows. "I.. didn't do anything..?"

"So his new enemy is you?" Taehyung asked. "-that's weird. I thought we're all in good terms already."

Jungkook snorted.

That's what you think. I'm not in good terms with him.. I think. It's not a solid 'good' yet.

After they finished food, they had time left before class started so they left the cafeteria to go their own way.

Yujin hung out in the tree. Suga went to the library and Hoseok followed.

Jungkook went up the roof, his favourite place. He had an 'uninvited guest' who was leaning on the wall, back facing him while looking at the scenery.

"What the heck is wrong with you?" Jungkook asked.

Jimin turned around in surprise. "None of your business!!" he snapped when he saw who it was.

"It's my business if you're intruding my hangout place." Jungkook said in a hostile tone but went next to him and sat down, resting his head on the wall.

Jimin sighed and continued looking out.

"What's wrong with you?" Jungkook asked.

It wasn't the nicest way for one to show his concern, but Jimin understood Jungkook's intention. The older boy sat down next to him.

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