22i – JM focus
So Yoongi liked him back. When Jimin heard that, it was like a thousand suns going supernova in his mind and heart. He had waited for this for such a long time and now it was finally happening. Jimin had already told Taehyung what would happen if he was lying and Taehyung looked sufficiently scared. Jimin may have been small, but he was feisty as all hell when he needed to be.
Over the weekend, he spent a lot of time thinking about what to do next and by the time he walked in on Monday, he had it all planned out. He would get Hoseok to drop a note to Yoongi saying to go to the bathroom on the ground floor. With any luck, he'd listen, Jimin would meet him in the bathroom and confess. Yoongi was a wild card and Jimin didn't know him that well, so he had no idea how Yoongi would react. There was only one way he could find out.
Monday lunch, he found Hoseok and pulled him aside. Jimin was very excited and waited impatiently for Hoseok to excuse himself from his conversation.
"What is it, Jimin?" Jimin stopped bouncing up and down and tried to regain his composure.
"Well, you know that guy I like?" Hoseok nodded, suddenly more invested in the conversation. "Apparently, Jungkook told me that he likes me back." Hoseok beamed widely.
"Took you long enough to notice!" Jimin gasped.
"You knew about it as well?" How did everyone know about this except for him?
"Yeah, I mean he's good at hiding it, but I can see through him. Are you going to tell him?" Hoseok looked just as excited as Jimin by this point.
"Yeah, and I could use your help. Could you drop him a note halfway through Geography telling him to go to the bathroom on the Languages corridor? I don't want anyone to walk in." Hoseok smiled and ruffled Jimin's dark hair.
"Of course, Jiminie! Anything for love!" He hugged Jimin and went back to his friends. Jimin grinned. This was all so exciting and he loved it.
2:30 pm and Jimin excused himself to go to the bathroom. His stomach was twisting and turning and his mind was filled with various bits and pieces of speeches he wanted to say. He finally made his way to the first-floor bathroom and sat on the sinks, waiting for his crush to arrive.
He thought back to the second week walking down the pathway alone. He had been pushed and teased and bullied and was ready to go home and tell his parents that he wanted to move schools. He heard the rhythmic thumping of a basketball on one of the courts as he was about to pass it and was almost paralysed.
Whoever was playing was one of the most stunning human beings on the planet. He had ebony black hair and pale skin that shone with sweat and natural beauty as he made shot after shot with his pretty, skilled hands. Jimin wanted to stay and watch forever, but he recognised him as being friends with his bullies. The boy hadn't actually pushed Jimin or anything himself, however, and had actually ushered his friends away. Maybe he had just gotten bored. Or maybe it was a kindness.
Jimin snapped out of his thoughts when he saw the bathroom door open. He took a deep breath to try to relax his nerves. He still didn't really know how this was going to play out. Yoongi walked in, looked at Jimin and rolled his eyes. Jimin felt slightly hurt but understood how Yoongi would be feeling.
"Park Jimin, what do you want? I was in the middle of a lesson and you chose the grossest bathroom in the entire school." Jimin hopped off the counter and started picking at his nails.
"I know but I didn't want anyone to walk in. I need to tell you something." Yoongi folded his arms and rolled his eyes again.
"Fine. Just make it quick, okay?" Jimin felt incredibly nervous and very underprepared but he couldn't take his time or Yoongi would leave.
"Quick, huh? Okay well, I love you and that's sort of been ruining my life for the past year, but that's not your fault, I guess. But yeah. You said make it quick so there it is. I love you."