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“Love hate such a fine line”
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Being a sixth year student requires lot of patience, especially when you’re in potion class with jeon jungkook as your desk mate – thanks to Snape. Park jimin usually ignore his existence since if they concentrate on each other it will bring down another fight with hexes thrown not only on each other but their house mates. But he can’t seem to ignore him lately because of jungkook's muscles. Oh those great muscles on his arms and his thighs.
Jimin seems to can’t keep his eyes off jungkook ever since the boy entered the potion class and shrugged off of his robes. Does he really need to do that? No, but it caught his attention. Jimin can see those abs under those shirt which fits him perfectly. Not only that but the boy rolled up his sleeves and he can see those wonderful arms which must be the result of this boy working out everyday. Well they both are in quidditch team so naturally they’re well built because of the training, but he seems to notice how jeon jungkook gains muscles than everyone else. Now it’s not a secret jimin's drool over guys who has perfect muscles. The reason he dated Wonho last year. Everyone knows his strength kink but when he saw the smirk on jungkook's face who caught him checking out he just want to punch his perfect face.
He know jungkook would say something just by looking at his smirk adoring that perfect lips. He was about to say something but to his little luck snape entered the class room. Since snape’s natural hate for gryffindor students jungkook turned his head towards their professor. Only then jimin was able to leave a sigh of relief knowing what jungkook would say, he would never admit that his body looks hot.
Within few minutes the potion class looks so busy since snape asked them all to brew amortentia, the powerful love potion. Jimin is careful with checking necessary Ingredients since it’s advanced and a complicated potion. He’s the perfect student who never messed up a potion also with NEWTs approaching he’s going to make sure he’s super careful with the potions he’s to brew.
After gathering all the ingredients jimin started brewing the potions. Watching the potions bubbling up he had a satisfied smile but it vanished when he saw he forgot rose thorns to add. He was about to get up and go to the racks for it but a hand slipped in front of him with the said rose thorns with a needed amount for his potion. He looked up and saw it’s none other than jungkook, his desk mate who most likely just finished adding it for his potion. His mind wandered to how jungkook might be tricking him but also thought about he went to get ingredients after him. So jungkook might’ve seen he forgot rose thorns and got it for him too, but why? They were always at each other’s throats ever since 4th year.
But it wasn’t like that in first two years though. He remembered how he met a bunny smiled boy in the train. He sat in front of him with a innocent smile, a half-blood who wasn’t much taught about the wizard world. He knew few people on the train including the perfect whose on rounds because he have seen them on some occasions where pure bloods have a party for nothing. He hates every party but he found some good friends who had same views about the pure bloods and their party where they gossip or talk worse about half-bloods or muggleborns.
He remembered himself cooing at the boy who had stars in his eyes and curious about everything. He remembered how fascinated when he saw the chocolate frogs taehyung bought for them. Jimin gave his chocolate to jungkook who shyly nodded and squealed when he saw Albus Dumbledore on the card. They there became acquaintances just like that. But they were separated into different houses making it hard for them to bond more.
Jimin is the one who always spends his time more on library or quidditch grounds practicing. The remaining time he spends his time with taehyung, yoongi or hoseok. Hoseok was a hufflepuff but they never cared about houses, most of the school doesn’t care too. It’s just there’s always a rivalry between slytherin and gryffindor. But both jungkook and jimin were good until year three. They joined quidditch teams and their pleasant friendship came to end because of their rivalry and their team mates who always attack each other team. And just like that they lost their weekly star gazing dates. And when they’re in 4th year it became worse, one of slytherin beater attacked jungkook. Jimin made sure that beater got punished for his mistakes but when gryffindor team mates gossiped that it was jimin who urged the beater to attack jungkook, he beleived them. That was the start where hurtful words were thrown time to time. Jimin hated it every time they fight but he was also so angry that jungkook doesn’t asked him if he ever did or not. Wouldn’t he know jimin would never do that to anyone, especially to jungkook? He always wondered if they go back but he knew it’s impossible.
Snapping out of his thoughts he slowly accepted the rose thorns and added it in the cauldron. The rest of the brewing potion process went in silence except few stealing glances between them.
It’s always silence between them if they aren’t arguing. Even when they do perfects rounds at night it’s just silence and stolen glances between them. He have seen jungkook getting nervous sometimes when they approach astronomy tower. That tower holds innocent memories which wasn’t inflected in thorns which soon teared their beautiful friendship.
Jimin didn’t seem to grasp that while his mind wandering back to his past he’s been staring jungkook who seemed to notice it and cleared his throat to snap him out. Which worked perfectly since jimin looked up at his face with a question to which he Only shrugged. “It’s ok jimin I love your attention to me”
Jimin snorted and starter stirring his potion so that he can pour them on the empty vials and submit it to snape first. “keep dreaming jungkook”
Soon those who successfully brewed the potion and submitted in vials with their names written on it were cleaning their desk so they could leave early. Jimin poured all of his potions and arranged them neatly on the table. He saw jungkook cleaning Hurriedly, they do have a match tomorrow just before Christmas holidays. But it’s always a rush of energy within the players or audience when it’s gryffindor vs slytherin. It’s going to be a normal day where he and jungkook will be fighting. He saw he has 6 vials of potions when he was sure he had 7 but he might’ve miscalculated since he was distracted ever since the class started. He saw taehyung already making his way so they could leave together for main Hall. He sighed and placed extra vials on snape desk who didn’t even say anything to acknowledge it like usual and left the potion classes without turning back.
★彡
The following morning jimin and taehyung were having breakfast with hoseok whose a hufflepuff but always sit with them most of the times and yoongi. Both yoongi and hoseok are a year older than them but they managed to keep good relationship thought all their years in hogwarts. There was a buzz in the surrounding air since it’s quidditch day but it’s just a normal breakfast between them. Jimin watching hoseok and taehyung talking and yoongi acting annoyed when he enjoys every words even if it sounds stupid sometimes.
That all went down when they saw someone who wasn’t supposed to be on their table sat in front of jimin squishing himself between hoseok and taehyung who stopped talking because of the unexpected arrival from jungkook. He blinked several times so that he can be sure it was really jungkook who is sitting in front of him and started serving himself.
“what do you think you’re doing?” He blurted not having patience with whatever jungkook is playing.
“What does it look like?” He asked while drinking fried chicken to which both jimin and yoongi scrunched their nose in disgust. “Also you don’t have to gift me chocolates and flowers for yule ball date. I’m your boyfriend so I’m naturally your date”.
He didn’t waste a second to scream 'what' but quieted down when yoongi pinched him. The main Hall was already looking at them since it was unnatural to see the enemies at same table but with jimin scream everyone was looking at the both.
“What the hell are you talking? Is this some kind of prank you’re planning, I don’t have time for your childish useless games jeon”. He whisper yelled at him and finally saw jungkook put down the burger in his plate and started drinking hot chocolate before he starts talking. Four pair of eyes we’re following his movements but he seems so chilled about it when jimin was panicking.
“Listen I was being considerate since I don’t want you to waste money on me even though you’re super rich. We just started dating yesterday and I want to go to yule ball together with you even if you didn’t give gifts”.
“Are you out of your mind. I am not your boyfriend and we are not going to the ball together”.
“Jimin” the younger whined and jimin always a goner for the youngers whines and pouts. It always have a effect on him but he snapped out of it. Before he could yell some more jin , the 7th year gryffindor who is a best friend of jungkook came running to their table with a note and sat himself next to jimin. He passed the note to jimin whose eyes widened after reading the content. He also saw the vial with his name on it, which he's sure now someone took it from his table when he was cleaning his cauldron and placing unused ingredients ok the racks.
Yoongi plucked it from his hand and read it with his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “it’s not your handwriting and you don’t use these cheap scrolls”.
Jungkook was looking at him with those starry eyes which looks so vulnerable and innocent. He heaved a sigh, They have a game day it was already stressful and now someone gave love potion to jungkook who thinks he’s in dating jimin and in love with him.
“jungkook listen to me, you’d do what I ask you right?” he nodded eagerly which made him look so innocent. He have to make sure no one finds out about it and if he gives it a day the potion will wear it off within 24hours. Everything will back to the same within a day. “You shouldn’t say anything about us dating to anyone other than us”
“But why? I wanna show how much I love you to everyone in the hogwarts”.
“you’re not gonna do anything like that jungkook”
“kookie”
“what?”
“you should start calling me kookie”.
Jimin was baffled because his mind was already calculating solutions for this and now jungkook was being sweet and cute to him. He snapped out of it and growled looking at him.
“No jungkook I’m not calling you kookie.” He fucking pouted bad jimin wanted to take back everything but it’s what safe for now else everyone will get caught on about it and it will be a disaster.
“Jin are you sure no one saw or heard about it?”.
“Well I’m sure the one who kept the chocolate on his bed and placed the vile so that you could get caught would surely start spreading about it before match but other than that no one knows about it until now.”
So there is really no way out of it but he can’t brew antidote before match. He should really ask help from namjoon who is his only resort for now.
“How are you sure it wasn’t jimin who gave love potion to jungkook though?” he scowled at his soulmate who was looking at jin and waiting for his answer.
“Well It was in jungkook's bed and jimin couldn’t have came there without anyone noticing since most of dorm mates hate him” he scoffed and muttered a curse “And if it was him he won’t be leaving a evidence which will point right back at him.”
“You’re so smart jin-ssi” taehyung smirked looking at jin who in turn threw a wink at him.
“No taehyung you’re just stupid.”
“Jimin can we match our suits for ball.”
“No jungkook”
“But... ”
★彡
After the unpleasant breakfast he left the table to search for namjoon. The 7th year mostly spend his free times on library. Namjoon is a muggleborn but he’s brilliant than every students in hogwarts. He saw how few students kept looking at him and he’s sure it’s mostly because of the gossips in the halls about how he and jungkook weren’t throwing hexes at each other while sitting in same table. He soon found namjoon on his favourite table in library reading ‘fantastic Beasts and how to find them' book. He’d always gets surprised at how namjoon is calm and one who would never judge anyone. He always trust him from the day when namjoon found him in black lake crying because of his family issues. He never told anyone about it or talked about it until jimin poured his heart out to him.
He fastened his pace and sat himself opposite chair. Namjoon slowly looked at him as a sign that he acknowledged his presence. And when he was struggling how to start namjoon turned his full attention to him and lowered his glasses.
“I need a help joon hyung. If I can’t find a antidote soon everything will fall. Especially game, I can’t concentrate with the match if I kept thinking about him and how to solve it. And already few people caught on and if they report to snape he’d be punishing me and the head master will think I’m the one who drugged him oh my god what should I do... ”
He was rambling because he doesn’t know since he always have plans for everything but this happened without his knowledge and he doesn’t know what to do.
“Deep breath jiminie and tell me what’s the problem without panicking”. He did what was asked and looked up at join with a sigh.
“I need antidote for love potion hyung” when namjoon looks confused he started recalling everything happened since breakfast “Someone gave amortentia which I prepared yesterday and somehow they got something of mine to add it with the potion. And jungkook ate the chocolates without knowing it has love potion in it, so now he thinks he’s in love with me and I want to find antidote before someone catches it on”.
“jimin the antidote takes a week process to brew it and if we have to get it by today we have to ask snape. But we can’t get it from him without explaining everything.”
“No No I don’t want him to get involved in this. Ok so when does the potion wear off?”
“I’m sure it’s 24 hours and by next morning jungkook will mostly stripped out of the infatuation he’s having right now”
Namjoon carefully explained it to him and he took deep breaths to make sure he breathing regularly and taking all the information he already knew but was in denial that he can find a way out if this.
“So I have to wait it out?”
“That’s the best way right now”
“But what if it doesn’t work hyung?” there’s something inside of him telling it’s not going to be easy like he wanted it to be.
“Jimin every love potion lasts only for 24 hours. I’m sure he forgets most of events when wakes up tomorrow”
“Ah thank you hyung”
★彡
After his encounter with namjoon he hurried up to quidditch pitch so that he can get ready for the match. Taehyung was already with his team mates, he’s the best chaser in his eyes. Taehyung only joined in 5th year but he really is an asset to the team. And he himself is a good seeker. He can’t say he’s the best in hogwarts since jungkook is also a good seeker. That’s why their match always looks so intense than any other inter house matches.
He went straight to his tent where most of his team mates are ready in their robes with their brooms. He went straight to change into quidditch robes when taehyung ushered everyone else out of tent for warming up before the match. He’s distracted and he can’t afford that when he has game. He just wanted to hex who added the potion in jungkook chocolate and trying to frame him.
“You ok?”
“Yeah”
“You don’t look okay though”
“Good observation” He pouts while talking a seat on the bench inside the tent. He usually joins in warm ups and give speech to uplift the players game mode. But he himself doesn’t feel better to uplift someone else mind.
“Listen you just concentrate on getting the snitch and when the game finishes we can get jungkook to room of requirement and keep him there until the potion wears off. And then everything back to normal Viola”
“I know but what if everyone caught on or something happened?”
“Min” Before taehyung could continue he saw jungkook with his broom slung on his shoulders barged in with jin who nervously looking outside the tent, surely he must be looking at the Slytherin players who must be giving stinking eyes.
“JUNGKOOK”
“I told him it’s a bad idea but he’s so adamant and an idot”
“Hyung I just wanted to see you before the match starts” He squints his eyes and looks at jungkook who is giving him heart eyes. And he’s sure he can see his invisible tail wagging and his puppy ears straight looking for his attention. He just looks like a puppy, a puppy prince.
“Why?” taehyung question snapped him out of his daze from looking at jungkook face.
“I just want hyungs to wish me luck before the game starts”
“Ah you want jimin to wish you good luck when you’re actually playing against him”. Jungkook not getting the sarcastic tone taehyung using grinned widely. “Exactly”
“Right”
“Good luck jungkook” He said knowing jungkook is stubborn, more than him to be exact. He just wanted a peaceful moment so he can concentrate soon.
“Not with words hyung” He rolled his eyes while took steps close to jimin. When he saw what jungkook is doing he took a step back but stopped when jungkook took his hand in his. His breath hitched when he intertwined their hands and gave a kiss on his hands. He gasped and he’s pretty sure taehyung and jin did too who muttered they stay outside so no other team mates can over hear anything.
“Won’t you give me good luck kiss on my lips?”
He was baffled at how jungkook shameless jungkook is right now. He know he acts bold sometimes but naturally jungkook is so shy and even if at times jimin teases him he always goes red. Jimin loves how cute jungkook looks when he was blushing.
“What are you even — you know what you better stop talking like that or else., ”
“Or else” jungkook inched closer and smiled looking at him. For the first time jimin can’t able to find words to respond jungkook. He can feel his heart beating fast and hear jungkook's too. Both of their hearts are beating wild and jimin knows it’s all effect of the potion making jungkook talk and act like this. “Or else what? Are you gonna kiss me which would leave me breathless?”
“Not even in your dreams jungkook” he finally regained his senses and pushed jungkook but he’s more stronger so he only moved a inch and they’re still so close to each other.
“Will you give me a kiss if I win today hyung?”
“why are you so shameless?”
“That’s rich coming from you jimin-ah”
“Hyung, that’s hyung to you!” he wailed and he saw jungkook doesn’t even look sorry about dropping the honorifics. They have nearly 10months difference and since jungkook birthday is right before a week when hogwarts school year starts he’s younger than him and they both are in same year.
“jimin jungkook the match gonna start now” he pushed himself away from jungkook to take his broom so he can get out fast out of jungkook hold.
“I’ll see you after match hyung, don’t forget the kiss though. I deserve a kiss if I get to win today”
Jungkook said and marched out making his heart beat race and think of none other than jungkook and the beautiful mole under his lower lips. It looks beautiful and he always loved it ever since he caught sight of it. Jungkook face always make him go in daze.
He snapped out of his dreams and marched out with taehyung who followed him to his team. “I know it’s the potion but damn jiminie even I felt somethinh”.
“Now you can see why I feel breathless when he does something like that”
“I don’t want you to get hurt so”
“I know”
He have to win the match and then get jungkook out soon before the night falls and next morning when they wake up everything would be back to normal.
He doesn’t think it’s going back to be normal even if jungkook gets cured by morning. Because right now jungkook is grinning with a snitch between his fingers and his team mates surrounded him. They all are cheering him but he’s looking at jimin who’s still in air like rest of the players.
The match ended too soon. It’s not only his fault though he was distracted but other than taehyung no one did gave their best. And even in tense situation jungkook plays calm and wins so the game ended soon with him catching the snitch where jimin also following but jungkook crosses him with confused moved got to snitch before him. He’s not sad about it since winning and losing is part of a game. But what’s he afraid about is jungkook is coming his way and his members are just behind him. He thought of only way, that is to fly before he say something that will make everyone suspicious.
He started flying high when he saw jungkook coming after him. But he failed to hear anyone else or jungkook since he felt the bludger hit his broomstick and he felt himself falling. He knows he should take his wand out so he can have safe landing since he really went too high to escape jungkook but his mind became blank when he started falling. He can imagine the crowd gasping and looking at the scene along with his team mates.
“HYUNG” He heard a panicked voice but just before he hit the ground he felt someone catching him. And when he opened his eyes it was jungkook panicked eyes he saw.
“Told you I’d meet you after match and get the kiss”
And just before he say anything they fell in the ground since the broom was imbalanced due to both of their weight. His back felt painful due to the impact but it’s better than fractured bones. And when he turned his head he saw jungkook already on his back and looking at him. They both erupted in laughter when their members and the coach got to them. And when jungkook saw jimin’s eye smile he melted just like the snow under him. He always loved jimin’s smile and his eyes.
★彡
After their act in quidditch grounds the school started talking about how unusual they were from the morning. No one caught on about love potion and he was so so glad about it. But every eyes on them so he asked taehyung to pack a basket full if foods and meet them at seventh floor. Jungkook whined about how he wanted to celebrate in his common room but he can’t let jungkook go else everyone would question him and the secret would be out. And he also wanted to spend the remaining hours where they wouldn’t fight each other. He thinks he’s selfish but he’s just using the situation that handed to him.
And when taehyung gave dinner which he packed from great Hall to him while wiggling his eyes and muttering something about using protection his eyes went wide and he went red. He wanted to smack him but that boy left something about having his dinner with jin, namjoon, yoongi and hoseok. Now he’s alone with jungkook who keeps pestering how he’s hungry and wanted to leave. He pulled him along to the room of requirement where they would spend whole night so that when jungkook wakes up in the morning and curses at him no one will be there to witness it. He can explain calmly and they can avoid another fight. And he get to spend entire night with jungkook talking about something until they fall asleep.
When they entered he saw how the room had a view exactly like it’s from astronomy tower where they spend few nights after sneaking out from their dorm. Jimin can feel butterflies and he’s now nervous about he’s going to spend the entire night with jungkook without falling for the sweet younger boy.
He saw a double floor mattress with blankets and candles surrounded them. It looks like something for a perfect date but he’s not here for a date and he doesn’t think he’ll stop himself from thinking it’s a date.
“Is this a surprise date hyung?”
“No jungkook we’re here to have dinner and spend one night so no one will get on what’s going on”. He sounds like he’s convincing himself rather than jungkook.
He set the food basket on the blanket which is nearly placed on the side and sat in the mattress. He wanted to throw himself n roll over the mattress after a stressful day.
He saw jungkook unpacking the basket and setting the food in blanket. He thought for a moment how it would be if any of this is real. And how if they’re in a date and they’re not the usual jungkook and jimin from gryffindor and slytherin.
When the chopstick with bulgogi came near his mouth he looked and saw jungkook giving the first bite to him. He took it and started chewing while making sure he take a chopstick for himself so jungkook would stop feeding him. Everything looks like a date and he doesn’t want to remember about it after this night.
They finished the dinner in silence with melodies of their heart beat between them. It wasn’t awkward silence it was a peaceful silence and they both get to admire each other without throwing biting words at each other. When it was nearing midnight they both tucked themselves in blanket and watched the stars on the ceiling just like how they used to do when they’re in 1st and 2nd year in astronomy tower.
He wanted to say many things but he knew its useless since the only reason they get to be here like this is because of the potion someone gave to jungkook. He doesn’t want to look like a fool when everything goes down by morning.
He saw jungkook turning by his side and looking at him. Slowly he turned so he’s facing him too. He saw the same starry eyes and bunny smile he saw in 1st year. He so badly want to say he doesn’t like fighting with jungkook but he was shocked when jungkook spoke first.
“I never hated you hyung” jungkook said while looking at him with honest eyes. He wanted to believe it. He wanted to think it’s just not the effect of potion but he can’t bring himself to do that. “Even when you’re so annoyingly cute I never hated you”
He smacked jungkook's chest while a smile formed in his lips when jungkook caught his hands intertwined like he did before. He was watching both their hands when jungkook inched closer and his breath hit his cheeks. He looked up and saw jungkook eyes on his lips. “Can I finally kiss you hyung?”
He knows he should say no but he doesn’t want to. He thinks about how he will get blamed and yelled at even if he didn’t allow this. So he stayed silent and when jungkook got closer he closed his eyes shut while his breathing got intensified. He felt jungkook breath on his lips but he felt his lips on his nose. Jungkook kissed his nose and then curled himself on jimin nuzzling his face into his neck. He doesn’t know if he’s disappointed or thinking it’s cute how he kissed him on nose but he bought one of his hands and started brushing jungkook scalp who let out a content sigh and within few minutes his breathing went quiet. Jungkook slept in his arms and he doesn’t think he’d forget about it ever.
He woke up when he felt someone shaking him. He slowly opened his eyes and saw jungkook standing at the end of mattress. He was about to sleep again when it hit his brain that jungkook would now remember he isn’t in love with jimin since if he ate the chocolate by early morning it would be wore off already. He nervously sat up and blinked looking at jungkook who has neutral expressions on his face. He chewed on his lips but a when jungkook started talking he wanted to smash himself but also he felt received.
“Wake up jimin-ah, why are you looking so grumpy?” He heard jungkook giggling looking at him but all he can think about is the potions. It didn’t wore off just like he was afraid and he doesn’t have another plan about how he would solve it.
“That’s hyung to you jungkook”
“We have to leave for dorms so we can get refreshed and get our bags so we won’t be late for our classes”
“I know, so don’t you feel anything? Like you hate being in same place with me, breathing same air etc”
“Hey” he heard jungkook and saw he crouched next to him. He put his hands on his small hands and started smiling looking at their hand size difference. He wanted smack him so bad but he loved how he looks right now. Like jimin is someone precious to him. “I never hated you, I thought you caught on by now. I just wanted your attention. You didn’t even start taking me serious after 3rd year and I was pissed at myself and because of this stupid house rivalry. So I was being childish and somehow we started fighting. But I was always watching you jimin-ah”.
Jimin believed him even if somewhere in his brain screaming it’s the potion talking and its not true. But he moved forward and hugged jungkook. It’s been year since he hugged the little one. He felt jungkook hands rubbing his back and they were in embrace for few minutes before jogging to their dorms and with a promise to meet in main Hall for break fast.
With him promising to have breakfast with jungkook in main Hall he was nervous. He has various scenario in his brain. What if the potion wore off while they’re eating and jungkook pour pumpkin juice at him. Or what if he yelled at him in front of everyone and waiting to humiliate him even though the potion wore off already. But all those thoughts went out of his mind when he saw jungkook talking excitedly with taehyung and jin with hoseok , namjoon and yoongi opposite to the three. He can’t see his hyungs face but he know those three are fondly looking at jungkook and taehyung talking about something animatedly.
He slowly went and sat next to jungkook who turned towards him with a smile which made his heart beat increase. He cleared his throat and was about to serve himself a little when jungkook filled his plate with so much food. When he gave him a look jungkook just looked at him like a stern mom who orders their kid to eat heathy vegetables. He grumbled and started eating while noticing how his friends were looking at both of them. He knows most of the school even looking at them but he doesn’t care for a moment. He doesn’t even care when jungkook intertwined their hands under the table.
“So jiminie you’re not leaving home for christmas?” hoseok asked him while he also started eating.
“Hmm no hyung I don’t wanna attend another one of boring parties with my parents. I rather stay in library the whole day than in a room full of pure bloods who think high of themselves”. He really doesn’t want to spend Christmas where they don’t even celebrate the real theme of holidays. The joy of spending the day with family and friends happily.
“I don’t think I’m going either. This is mine, yoongi, jin and namjoon last year so we thought we’d spend holidays with y’all this year”
“And I’m not leaving either. Jin hyung promised me a dance in yule ball”
“And jiminie hyung still hasn’t said anything about matching suits for our date.” He can hear jungkook pout while talking and he so wanted to give in but one look at namjoon he know he have to do something before the ball. He’d make sure this won’t stretch too much so he won’t end up in abyss.
“Well we can match our ties”
“What? Really? But I want to have black and white theme for our suits”
“Keep dreaming jungkook”
“In my dreams you don’t wear anything though jimin-ah”
He heard gasps and hoseok choking on his juice but he looked up and saw jungkook smirking. How did the brat turned so bold?
“Stop being so shameless”
“Then stop resisting me”
“shut up”
★彡
He and namjoon met in the library after their classes ended. They both went through numerous books and jimin seemed to check out two books about love potions so he can research about it himself. Most of the students were packing and soon in the evening they will leave from hogwarts for holiday. He wanted to find why the love potion didn’t wore off and find an antidote for it.
They both wrote down the steps and ingredients for the antidote so they can prepare it now and within few days before yule ball it would be ready and he can free jungkook from the love potion that was bounding both of them. They also noted ingredients for hate potion and the process since it also serves the purpose. It will cancel the effects of love potion. He thought about how jungkook would hate him after that with or without the hate potion, it would he the same and he felt sad about it.
Days went fast with 7 of them enjoying the days and night together. They even went to hogsmeade together so that they can buy last minute presents or suits for the ball. Jimin was getting nervous with days nearing for yule ball. The potion would be ready before the ball and he just have to give it to jungkook so he could enjoy the ball with whomever he wanted to. But jimin wanted jungkook to choose him. Choose him to be his date for the ball.
He went on cute little not-so dates with jungkook. The school gossiped about it heavily and jungkook slipped up to some girls that they’re dating but no one questioned more after that. They both Enjoyed playing on snow. He loves snow so much just like how he’s fond of jungkook. Watching snow falling and melt on their hand it made him feel alive. He knew he will always come back to these precious memories that he will hold it dear within his heart.
On the day of yule ball he had both antidote and hate potion for jungkook. He was ready for the ball and he knew jungkook would be waiting for him in front of the main Hall. He wanted to pick him up but jimin refused. He was selfish, he remembered how namjoon advised him to give this to jungkook before the ball but he was so so selfish that he wanted this thing between them to end with a final touch of happy date with jungkook. He’s a slytherin after all.
He held his head high and looked himself on the mirror for one last time. He wore white suit contrast to jungkook's black suit. He went with jungkook's choice of theme suit. It’s the least he could do after all this. When he came in front of main Hall he saw jungkook with his friends. He looks so handsome and jimin just want to kiss him but he refrained himself from doing so. He just went next to him with a smile which is natural these days when he thinks of jungkook.
And when jungkook turned and saw jimin in white suit he felt breathless. He always knew jimin is beautiful but this day jimin was going to be with him publicly and he looks like a prince in muggles fairy tale books. He could feel stares of many on both of them but he just left his friends and went straight to jimin. He extended his hand and when jimin took him he gave him a bow while giving his hand a kiss. He knows jimin deserves a Royal treatment just for his kind heart. He slowly slipped his hand on jimin waist and they both walked to their friends.
Jimin when he neared his friends he can feel judgement in few of their eyes but at the same time understanding in them too. They knew he always had soft spot for jungkook even after hexing him for whole day or cursing him. He looked at taehyung who gave him a smile which relaxed him. His soulmate always understand him, its just something between them where they feel like they’re each other’s comfort. He hoped he enjoys the day like it’s his last day so that even if he got hexed for everyday it’s worth it. Jungkook is worth it.
“I want to have your first and last dance jimin-ah”
“You can’t keep jimin to yourself. I want to dance with my soulmate too”
“Well”
“I’m not asking and I’m his soulmate”
He loved how the guy he likes and his best friend being playful with each other. It feels like he’s in a dream which he never want to wake up from.
And just when slow songs started playing he felt himself being tugged to the dance floor with many pairs around them. And the ceiling was magical for the evening. He slowly winds his arm around jungkook’s neck and he feels jungkook’s arms around his waist pulling him closer. Too close that he’s sure jungkook could feel his breath on his neck. He slowly rocked his body along with jungkook to some slow waltz music. He doesn’t care about the music or people around him. He just care about how jungkook is here next to him dancing. He slowly gives wet kisses on the cuts of his jaw. He can feel jungkook shudder under his wet lips.
Jungkook can taste jimin’s breath on his tongue. It’s melts just like how snow dust melts on his skin. He fights the urge to kiss and bite his plush lips, taste his lips and keep the memory saved in his heart. He can see blush on jimin’s cheeks and he so wanted to bite his cheeks. He can never stay away from jimin after all this. He had the pleasure of having jimin in his arms and after all this he could never satisfied with someone who isn’t jimin. He feels like he was born just to fall for park jimin who right now unconsciously fluttering his eyes and looking up at him while tilting his head like he wanted jungkook to kiss him. So with little patience he had, he gave a kiss on jimin’s forehead who then dipped his head on his shoulder while one of his hand was in his shirt drawing patterns.
And after several songs later they both went to his friends who are next to punch bowl which mostly got spiked by now. He wanted to have fun and he wanted little wine so he excused himself to bring some for himself and his friends. When he was going to the corner where they’re serving drinks he saw few guys from gryffindor team looking at and talking something with themselves. He knows they always talk shit about him but when they stopped him and asked something it made him make a step back and leave the place.
“So jimin how did you manage to slip love potion to jungkook?”
“He looks so in love with you, so sad he doesn’t know how much you’re fooling him”
“How did you even managed to get the package to his dorm?”
“He’s slytherin mate he has his cunning and selfish ways to trick anyone”
He stood silent when everyone was throwing harsh and rude remarks because he knew most of this is true. Doesn’t he basically misleading jungkook while he blindfolded him and threw him in a dark? He usually would throw hexes if they even utter his name but right now he just want to escape. He hurriedly placed the glasses in a nearby table and was about to exit the main Hall when a hand stopped him. He knew it’s jungkook just by the mere touch.
“Hyung what happened?” there was concern in his voice and jimin just wanted to bury himself when he knows he doesn’t deserve it. Not from him definitely. He gulped and turned back to look at jungkook whose eyebrows are furrowed because of the worry he’s carrying around for jimin. For a second he thinks how beautiful this would be if jungkook is really in love with him just like how he’s sure he’s falling for the younger.
“Nothing I’m just tired and you should get back there! I’ll go to bed early and”
“No you owe me the last dance remember” jungkook cut him off even before he starts making excuses. Its like he could read him but that’s impossible when the infatuation might be because of the potion but he can’t genuinely auto tuned to jimin’s mood.
“jungkook.. ”
“And even if you want to leave you can’t anymore” he said while pointing out the mistletoe which is hanging above both of them in the entrance of main Hall. He knows if they didn’t kiss now they’re both struck in there forever. It’s charmed just like that and only a kiss is the solution to move from there.
He looks up at jungkook and saw the boy already looking at him. He wanted to kiss him so bad even if he wasn’t struck there because of enchanted mistletoe. He throw all the warning bells ringing in his head out of his mind when he saw jungkook giving him a small smile before leaning in.
“Don’t I deserve a kiss hyung?” and jimin didn’t wait enough for the rational side of his brain to scream no at him. He just pulled jungkook at his eye level by his tie and whispered in his lips. “Yes you do kookie”
Jungkook let’s himself hauled closer to jimin and he can feel the ghost of whispers and his breath on his lips. The tip of jimin nose was pressing against his cheeks and when jimin lips pressed against his he wasn’t ready. He let’s a gasp out of shock and the way his stomach plunges because of the kiss makes him feel dizzy. He feels like he’s burning even with the cold weather. But he kissed back when he gets the taste of the lips he wanted to kiss. He started kissing him back like a starved man and he kissed him like it’s the only thing which will make him breathe and keep him alive.
Its not a kiss where people rush to make sure they kiss to convey their feelings. It’s a slow kiss where jimin is sure he can hear his heart beat. Both of their heart beats if he’s truthful. He feels his palms getting sweat where he’s gripping jungkook shoulders and another hand is on his neck while massaging the hair on his nape.
And when jungkook tugs him closer he feels there is no distance between their bodies except the suit they wore. And when he felt jungkook tongue touched his mouth he felt like he’s melting right there. He wanted to cry because of all the emotions rushing past him because of the kiss. And when they break the kiss to look at each other he wanted to die because how jungkook looks at him.
“Jimin” he softly murmured while he tucked a strand of silver hair behind his ear. Jimin’s hands curled into fists which was on jungkook’s shoulder. This feel so much to him and he hopes jungkook feels at least a single potion of what he felt while kissing him.
And just like that when he saw half of school looking at him behind jungkook's shoulders he detached himself from jungkook. Just like that the magical moment between them vanished in thin air and he can feel his hands shaking when they reached his pant pocket to retrieve the antidote and the hate potion he made as an alternate antidote.
He took jungkook hand and opened his palm while placing those on his hand. He just hoped jungkook doesn’t hate him enough to not even scream at him or play pranks and annoy him like he used to. He can take all the yelling’s but he can never take not talking or seeing the younger boy. He’s sure he can’t reach jungkook even if the boy is closer to him.
“I’m sorry for leading you on jungkook. I’m so sorry for being a selfish jerk. I hope you forgive me one day”
“hey hey hyung listen to me”
“Don’t hate me more than how you used to jungkook. You always mean so much to me”
“Hyung listen I have to tell you something”
“No can you please let me go” he looked up at jungkook with glassy eyes don’t want the younger to sweet talk him or comfort him when he doesn’t deserve it or when it all fake between them. Atleast with jungkook because he so gone for jungkook.
And when jungkook released his hands from his waist he saw how troubled the younger looked. He hates that he the cause of it so he left the younger without glancing back at him. And when he flopped on his bed he hoped he was left alone just to walk on his misery and also the euphoric feeling he felt today. With the kiss in his mind he slowly drift into the deep sleep.
★彡
The next morning when he stepped into the common room and saw jungkook on the couch in front of fireplace he knew there is a reason why jungkook is waiting. He’s bracing himself for the yelling and harsh words he deserves. He thought he would approach snape if the antidote didn’t work but looking at it now he’s sure there is no need since the younger is already here. He made his way towards him with heavy heart where jungkooks head was resting against the back of the sofa. He knew he’s waiting for him since it’s too early and jungkook doesn’t come to his common room ever and there are only few stayed in for holidays.
And when he made his way towards him soon his brown eyes made contact with him. He looks troubled for some reasons but he slowly sat next to him with careful enough to leave few distance between them. He’s nervous and saw the younger in same condition who is struggling to say something just like him.
And when he saw the book he researched up until yesterday he bought it to his lap as a distraction. When jungkook saw the book he took a deep breath and held jimin’s hand as a comfort for both of them.
“There is something I wanted to tell you for so long”. He knew what’s coming, he’s going to tell him how much he hate him and why he hate him but the look on jungkook eyes tell different tale. And he nodded not trusting his words to be loud enough.
“The love potion, it didn’t work jimin”. He rushed the words and it took jimin a minute for the words to settle.
“What do you mean by it didn’t worked? Of course it worked, why else would you be professing your love those days or how you behaved towards me”
He starts thinking where he feels the antidote might haven’t worked or he brewed the potions mistakenly that’s why the antidote didn’t work or the potion didn’t wore off in a day. But he was sure he got A after snape tested his potion. Snape even though has his liking towards his own house he won’t award A for anyone even to his favourite students. But still he can’t think anything other than that.
“Oh my god did I made a mistake? That’s why the effects didn’t wore off right?” he started rambling even ignoring jungkook who was trying to say something. He looked back at the younger with determination to make this right. “I don’t mind going to head master or snape even if they reduce points from me or suspend me. We should talk to them now and find a cure for you”.
“No jimin listen it’s not that” And when he tilted his head in confusion he saw jungkook heaving a sigh before gripping his hands. He wanted to keep his nerves in check so he ran his thumb along his knuckles to soothe his nerves. “You making a mistake in potions? That’s never happened and I’m sure it won’t happen again”
There is no other reason than him messing up the potion because someway the younger deluded himself to think he’s really in love with jimin when there is no way it’s true and possible. His mind is blank and he only knows one solution that is to inform about this to head master.
“Yes jungkook it worked then why else would you do everything you did in last week” the younger boy gave him a smile while tapping his hand on the book he researched. That book has all the information about every love potion in this world. “I’m sure you read the whole book countless time and deep down you know why love potions won’t work”
Jimin knew every words from the book and the reason why love potion won’t work. And there is only one major reason why it won’t work but it’s not possible. Just looking at jungkook he knew what that boy is initiating. But he refused believe it.
“The potion wasn’t brewed properly. I probably mixed the wrong incredients”
“Park jimin brewing a wrong potion? That’s impossible and you just don’t want to believe in something that’s so obvious before your eyes”
“Yes because it’s impossible and— and you never showed that you feel something for me other than hate”
“And I could say the same about you when you are falling for me even when there is no love potion consumed by you”
Jimin mind screaming at the obvious reason that this is true, everything they had was true but he’s still in denial.
“you’re lying”
“To be honest now I know that chocolate had been drugged with love potion and when I read note I knew it wasn’t you. I knew someone was trying to set you up and I knew this potion won’t work since I know where my feelings lie”
This made a huge impact on him and he feels his head is spinning while talking all the information and when he processed everything he felt every emotion in this world in a rush. He felt happy to hear the younger confession, he felt sad because the younger never felt safe enough to say anything to him. He felt received since whatever they had wasn’t totally fake and he felt anger.
He stood up and faced jungkook who was nervously looking up at him with those puppy dog eyes. “I hate you jungkook. You don’t understand how worried I was about it and you’re saying you were playing me all along when I though I was playing you? I hate you so much right now”
He saw jungkook getting up and inching closer to him which instantly made him melt into the younger embrace. “I’m sorry but I was longing for a chance to get closer to you and when I got one, I used it”
“I still hate you”
“It’s ok id change your mind after a date” he pushed enough to look up at jungkook. He made sure he had a stern expression but his eyes conveyed how happy he is feeling.
“Who said anything about me going on a date with you?”
“Ok we can change the process, let’s get married so we can go on a date after that”
“JUNGKOOK”
“All these years I thought you hated me jimin-ah”
“Love, hate such a fine line”.
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