"jimin, are you sure we aren't lost? i don't remember coming this way."

"we aren't lost, joon. trust me."

the two had been hiking through the area around their cabin, having lots of fun seeing all the beautiful nature in the process. but the two had definitely gotten tired, namjoon feeling beyond ready to head back.

jimin, on the other hand, had a small little trick up his sleeve.

"jimin, where are-"

namjoon stopped right behind jimin at the edge of the path, noticing that they were now on the edge of a small cliff.

namjoon walked up to stand next to jimin, looking down and seeing a big body of water below them.

"woah," namjoon said, not expecting it, "what are we doing here?"

jimin smiled at him, before starting to pull off his shirt.

"jimin, what are you doing?"

after getting his own shirt off, jimin walked closer to joon, grabbing onto the hem of his shirt and telling him to put his arms up.

namjoon obliged, letting jimin pull his shirt over his head, joon quickly bringing his arms down and crossing them over his torso.

it took jimin reaching down and taking his shoes off for namjoon to understand what was going on.

"come on," jimin said, with a smile, "take your shoes off."

namjoon shook his head.

"jimin, there is no way in hell i'm jumping off this cliff," he said, looking down, "it's not gonna happen."

jimin just sighed, already assuming that namjoon would put up some sort of fight.

"come on," he said, "it'll be fun. the river leads right back to our cabin, too. we can swim there."

namjoon shook his head.

"jimin, i can't. you don't even know if that's safe. the waters probably too shallow."

jimin shook his head.

"no, it's not. i promise. i looked it up earlier. this is the deepest point of the river. it could probably fit six of you lengthwise from the bottom."

namjoon looked over the edge again and then back to jimin.

"jimin, i-i can't..."

jimin just gave a small smile to his boyfriend, knowing he was just nervous.

"fine, suit yourself" he said, walking a bit closer to the edge, "but i'm swimming home."

and before namjoon even had a second to protest, jimin had jumped over the edge.

namjoon yelled out his name, knowing it was far too late for him to do anything.

he watched as jimin landed into the water with a big splash, starting to panic when he didn't come up right away.

a million scenarios started running through namjoon's mind.

he hit his head.

he's unconscious under the water.

his shorts are stuck on a rock and he can't get free.

or even worse, he's already dea-

joon was broken away from his thoughts when he saw his adorable boyfriend's head pop up out of the river, the water coming up to his shoulders, having to paddle his legs to stay afloat.

"joon, it feels great in here!" jimin yelled from the water, "are you sure you don't want to come in?"

namjoon just sat there and thought for a moment, contemplating the idea.

sure, he could just walk home and not have to face his fear of jumping over the cliff.

but then he would have to deal with the fear while walking home that something bad could happen to jimin.

he could get hurt or drown, or get attacked by an animal or something.

so without another thought, namjoon pulled off his shoes and jumped over the cliff without hesitation, body naturally going into the cannon-ball position.

jimin screamed out in excitement, watching his boyfriend fall through the air and land in the river beside him, splashing water everywhere.

jimin just had to wait a few seconds, before joon swam up to the top, toned arms moving back in forth in the water to stay afloat.

"you did it!" jimin said, wanting to kiss him, but not being able to considering he was attempting not to drown.

"it wasn't so bad," namjoon said, smiling.

jimin just laughed at him, telling joon to follow him so they could get to water that was a bit more shallow.

they swam for a couple of minutes until they reached a spot where they could touch the bottom, jimin having to be on his tippy toes considering he was a good amount shorter than namjoon.

"that was fun," jimin said, smiling.

"it was," namjoon admitted.

jimin flipped onto his back, floating peacefully in the water, letting his eyes flutter closed.

"ahhh~" jimin sighed, in peaceful bliss.

namjoon just laughed at him, coming up beside him and grabbing his waist, pulling him close, causing jimin to shriek at the surprise attack.

as he realized it was just his boyfriend, he laughed, wrapping his legs around the man's torso and draping his arms around his shoulders, clasping his hands behind his neck.

and they couldn't be happier.

it was so peaceful and tender, just the two of them having such pure moments together with no distractions.

"i never want to leave here," jimin said, feeling sad that they would only have the rest of their day and one more day after that before they had to go home.

"me neither," namjoon said, with a sigh.

jimin let his head fall into namjoon's shoulder, feeling safer and more cared for than ever in his boyfriend's arms.

"i wish we could just be together every second of every day. i wish we just got to have fun and not worry about college or careers or homework or any of it. i wish we could just run away and have it be just you and me. our own little world," jimin mumbled, carelessly, into namjoon's neck, "i'm sick of having to put other things first when you're what's most important to me."

namjoon was clearly blushing now, holding the sweet little angel tightly in his arms, not ever wanting to let him go.

"i do, too. i wish people like us could just be careless sometimes."

jimin held joon tighter, leaving a kiss on his neck, his wet hair dripping onto joon's shoulder, which was the last part of him that was out of the water.

"jimin," namjoon started, after a moment of silence, "do you remember that fight we had a while back. the one about the poetry contest and all that."

jimin pulled his head out from joon's shoulder.

"of course," he said, with a small laugh, "that was a very pivotal moment in our relationship."

namjoon nodded

"well... i said something to you. it was along the line of, 'you're always trying to push me out of my comfort zone'."

jimin just laughed again, thinking back to how dramatic they both were.

"you don't need to rehash it, joon," he said, giggling and meeting eyes with him, "i know you didn't mean it."

namjoon just shook his head.

"well... actually... i did mean it."

jimin's eyebrows furrowed.

"what?"

joon just laughed at him.

"no... i mean... back then i made it out like it was a negative thing. i said it like pushing me out of my comfort zone was some horrible thing."

jimin just looked at him, his face becoming a bit more serious.

"but... it's not... at all. i mean... i think i really needed someone like that... someone who could kind of break me out of my shell and encourage me to just... be me, you know? hell, if you saw me at the beginning of the year versus how i am now... i really started opening up. i used to not even be able to look at people in the eye.., but with you... i don't know. i'm not... afraid when i'm with you."

jimin just smiled at him, a hand coming up to cup his cheek.

"what did i do to deserve you?" jimin asked.

joon was blushing even more now, just staring at jimin, noticing how his pretty little eyes sparkled.

"you know, sung-ha thinks it's fate we found each other," jimin said, "he thinks we were put on this earth to be together."

joon couldn't help but smile, knowing that he must have said all that to jimin privately.

"does he?" namjoon asked, smiling.

jimin nodded.

"well..," joon started, carrying jimin through the water until his back was pressed up against the edge, "what do you think?"

jimin laughed.

"i think he's right," jimin said, his face much closer to joon's now, "i think we'll be together forever."

namjoon smiled back, inching his face closer to jimin's before there was no space left between them, their lips colliding in a sweet, chaste kiss.

namjoon was innocently just showing jimin affection, not thinking much of it. but it was clear to him with the way jimin brought his tongue into the mix, using more passion, that he was searching for something much more than just a little kiss.

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after almost five minutes of feverish kissing went by, with jimin pressed up against the edge, his fingers tangled in joon's hair, joon finally parted away.

"you really are trying to start something, huh?"

jimin just smirked, looking between joon's eyes and lips as he rolled his hips forward a bit in the water.

"i'm always trying to start something."

joon just smirked back at him, shaking his head.

he went to lean in and continue kissing the boy, but jimin started rocking his hips again, this time continuing the stimulation over and over. namjoon squeezed jimin's thighs where he was holding him up, pulling him against his body and standing up straight to halt his movements.

"how far is the cabin from here?" joon asked, voice thick.

jimin laughed, knowing his little plan had worked perfectly.

"two minutes."

namjoon quickly started walking through the water with jimin in his arms, stepping out of the river on foot as soon as the water was shallow enough, causing jimin to squeal. he carried him back to the cabin in a rush, jimin laughing hysterically, knowing joon was going to show him who the boss was when they got back to the cabin.

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the next chapter will be valentine's day & the last chapter of them in spain :(

that will probably take a while to put up tho cuz i'm planning on writing a big smut lmao so stay tuned.

also i started writing my next ff and I LOVE IT SO FAR- not sure when acb will be done but whenever i finish it ill start posting my next book 😻😻