"So...you two have been fucking around since you were kids?"

"Jesus no Taehyung, not like that, but we have known each other since I was crawling basically."

Taehyung eyes Jimin and Jungkook from across the table with a suspicious glance. They're sipping on lattes at a cafe in Seoul. After a few weeks of pain pills and physical therapy, Jimin and Jungkook were feeling much better from their incident on the beach.

"Well, you guys are pretty tragic that's for sure." Taehyung says with a sigh. No shit. Jungkook can't help but think that. From the second Jungkook figured out what the butterflies in his stomach meant he was doomed when it came to Park Jimin.

Jimin wasn't too far off from that either, he just chose to ignore it. He wanted to be looked up to by Jungkook and be his guide through life, not his partner. He occupied his years with one night stands, Yoongi, and Hoseok, but he was okay with that. It was comfortable, and Jimin wasn't too fond of traveling outside the comfort zone unless it was baseball related. And Jeon Jungkook made him feel all sorts of uncomfortable.

"So, what's next for you guys?" Taehyung asked curiously. Jimin and Jungkook glanced at each other for a moment. When their eyes met it was like a spark of electricity despite how guarded they both kept them.

"I don't know." They said in unison which elicited a giggle from Jimin's lips. Jungkook felt the blush creep up his neck just at the mere sound of Jimin's laugh and concluded that he was indeed a goner.

Taehyung smirked at the two and shook his head.

"Well, when you figure it out, maybe we can talk about you guys coming back to the field."

The two boys froze at that and looked at Taehyung with wide eyes.

"W-what?" Jungkook managed to stutter out.

"Oh, I forgot to mention I'm the captain now. The coach found out what Jackson did with the camera and he's no longer on the team. I could probably talk to the coach about giving you a place back on the team."

Jungkook felt tears well up in his eyes as a smile made its way to his lips.

"Really?"

Taehyung nodded and smiled fondly.

"But what about Jiminie?"

"Ahh, I'm sure I can do something with him. The captain of his team has quite the soft spot for me too."

Jimin's jaw practically dropped at that.

"You and Hoseok are..."

"Yes."

"Holy shit." Jimin mumbled with an exasperated laugh which quickly turned into full blown hearty chuckles that made Jungkook's heart swell.

"Thank you so much Taehyung." Jungkook said as the first tear made its way to his cheek.

"It's really no problem, but seriously, you guys have to get married! You're adorable!" Taehyung exclaimed as he slammed a hand on the table.

The couple blushed at that and giggled cheekily.

Maybe someday they would do just that.

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"I can't believe this is our first date." Jimin said with a giggle as he sat down on the blanket that was placed delicately on the pitcher's mound. Jungkook smiled as he handed Jimin a glass of wine and plate of kimchi fried rice he made just for the event.

They were back in Busan at the baseball park they grew up at. It was a beautiful late summer night where the stars shined bright for them and the ocean salt and humidity seemed to cling to their skin.

Jungkook couldn't take his eyes off of Jimin. He was glowing under the light of the sky and he wanted nothing more than to stay there forever.

His thoughts were interrupted by a flick to his forehead.

"You're staring, silly. What's going on in there?" Jimin asked as he knocked on Jungkook's forehead. The younger grinned and shook his head. He would never get tired of this.

"You're just so beautiful Jiminie."

Jimin smiled at the words so wide Jungkook was convinced he could no longer see. He let out an angelic laugh as he hit Jungkook's arm rather weakly.

"Don't be such a sap my heart can't take it!"

"But it's true! You outshine every star in this sky!" Jungkook shouted as he gestured to the sky and giggled  as Jimin kept hitting him before falling onto his shoulder from laughing so hard.

Jungkook decided to play with him a bit.

After a particularly hard hit to his chest he gripped at his shirt and gasped, wincing in pain. Jimin immediately stopped and instead tried to cup Jungkook's cheeks as he apologized profusely.

"Kookie oh my god, I'm so sorry. Are you okay?"

Jungkook let out a few fake sniffles and let his shoulders shake.

"Baby, look at me. Tell me where I hurt you, please. I'm so sorry." Jimin pleaded with complete and utter sadness and worry laced in his voice. Jungkook glanced over from beneath his fringe and saw the tears welling up in Jimin's eyes and instantly regretted it all.

"My heart hurts from all the feels."

Jimin sat up at that and gasped, realizing what Jungkook just did.

"You ass!"

The hitting continued tenfold as Jimin leaped on top of Jungkook and straddled his hips. He sent hits to his chest and arms to which Jungkook was defenseless, it wasn't like it actually hurt. He just laughed at the profanities and threats that flew from the boy's mouth.

When Jimin started losing power Jungkook took his chance to grab the boys wrists and flip them over so Jimin was underneath them. The elder looked up at him with wide and surprised eyes. Jungkook licked his lips and smirked when he heard Jimin's breath catch in his throat.

"Jiminie...thank you."

"W-what for?"

"Letting me back into your life after how poorly I treated you. You deserve so much better."

Jungkook's words sent a pang through Jimin's chest and he smiled sweetly up at him, reaching up to brush the back of his knuckles over his jaw. Jungkook leaned into the touch and closed his eyes, cherishing the moment and letting a couple tears fall from his eyes which Jimin quickly thumbed away.

"How can I deserve better when I have everything I want and more right in front of me?"

Jungkook's eyes shot open at that and a shaky sigh left his lips.

"Jiminie..."

"You're all I'll need forever Jungkookie. We have so much to learn and so much to work through still when it comes to us, but we'll be alright. You're better than a million home runs Kookie."

"Fuck, I love you."

Jungkook couldn't take anymore and finally leaned down and pressed his lips to Jimin's so gently and sweetly. The elder leaned up to deepen the kiss and ran his hands into Jungkook's hair, pulling him down so they were pressed flush together.

Jungkook let his hands fall to the sides of Jimin's face where they ran over the boys cheeks and neck before coming back up to wipe at the tears in the corners of his eyes. The kiss became deeper and hungrier, tongues dancing together as if they'd never meet again.

Jungkook finally pulled away only to pepper Jimin's face with feather light kisses that trailed down his jaw and neck, causing the boy's back to arch. He came back up and sighed, looking into Jimin's eyes as they both caught their breath. He saw emotions identical to his overflowing in his eyes.

Love, happiness, and complete adoration.

"I love you too."

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A/N: yall idk what happened i got some newfound inspiration for this fic and cannot wait to finish it oh my goodness it should be done this week. final chapter coming next!!!