Jimin didn't sleep well so when he arrived at Yoongi's shop the following day, he was drained.

"Are you alright?" Yoongi asked.

"You look like you hardly slept a wink last night," He said, staring at Jimin with a smile on his face.

"Tell me about it" Jimin murmured, his eyes following Taehyung as he went about his work attending to guests. He coughed and Yoongi looked at him worriedly

"Are you sure you're okay? You look pretty bad" He said.

Jimin nodded. "I'm fine. Maybe I caught a cold yesterday for staying out..."

He stopped himself. "Don't worry, it's nothing"

But the cough got worse and some moments later, he started to have a fever. He stopped working to rest and laid down on a long bench at the back of the shop. He could hardly stand up so he just stayed there feeling sorry for himself until he felt a warm finger stroking his chin. He turned and saw Taehyung staring down at him with a fond smile.

"What's wrong Jimin? Are you sick?" He asked as he sat beside him.

"I don't know. I feel feverish"

Taehyung smiled. "It must have been because you waited so long for me at the theatre"

He sighed. "Don't worry, you'll be okay. I'll get you some medicine for the cold"

Jimin started to protest "It's okay... I'm fine"

But Taehyung had already gotten up and taken permission from Yoongi to leave. Soon afterward, he was out of the shop and some minutes later, he returned and headed straight for Jimin but the latter was burning up, hugging himself tightly.

Taehyung immediately wrapped him inside his arms protecting him warmly as he looked all over his face.

"Jimin, what's going on?" but the latter didn't answer him, rather he couldn't answer him.

Taehyung wasted no time. He gently pulled him from the bench and wound both of his arms over his shoulder as he carried Jimin on his back. They passed by Yoongi who looked at them with surprise.

"Wait, where are you taking him?"

"Sorry Hyung but I have to leave. Jimin is burning up. I don't know what's going on"

He was obviously panicking and Yoongi immediately went closer and felt Jimin's skin. He was hot to the touch and he immediately flinched.

"Quickly, take him to the hospital. I'll take care of things here"

Taehyung smiled gratefully. "Thank you so much, Hyung"

He left the shop and hailed a cab as soon as he was out. When they were inside, he placed Jimin's head on top of his lap and slowly patted his back. He suddenly noticed the latter was sweating and whimpering.

"What's wrong?"

But there was no reply. Jimin shivered non stop and Taehyung's concern grew stronger. They finally stopped at the nearest hospital and Taehyung once again carried Jimin in his back and rushed into the hospital.

Two nurses immediately rushed toward him.

"My friend, he's very sick. He's burning up. I don't know what's wrong with him"

"It's alright. We'll take it from here" One of the nurses interjected.

"Do wait in the waiting room" The other added.

They rolled a stretcher towards them and placed Jimin on top of it. Taehyung watched sadly as he was wheeled away.

Jimin fell into unconsciousness while they were wheeling him away and when he awoke, he found himself in a hospital ward. In front of his bed sat a female doctor. As soon as she saw he was awake, she smiled warmly at him.

"Please rest. You need it" She whispered.

"How do you feel?"

Jimin felt better. He nodded. "I feel much better"

The woman nodded. "I discovered you are a herring. You were going through your cycle but it was very severe this time"

Jimin gulped. He had actually forgotten. He wasn't a normal person so, unlike females, he could have his cycle three times in a year, or never have it at all in an entire year so it wasn't surprising he would forget. He smiled nervously.

"Why is that? Why was I feeling so bad?"

"It's probably stress" The doctor answered. "I guess you've been experiencing a change in your hormones ultimately caused by stress"

He peered at him closely. "Has anything been bothering you lately?

Taehyung

But of course, he couldn't answer that. He just shook his head.

"No, I'm fine. Thanks"

The woman shoved a small bag filled with drugs into his hand.

"I've prescribed some painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs for you"

She smiled. "Don't worry. They are safe. Come back if you experience any worse symptoms"

She sighed. "You're a herring. You should take proper care of yourself"

Jimin nodded trying to smile.

"Thank you, Doctor, I will"

When he left the ward, he noticed the day had slightly gone down. He slowly approached the waiting room and found Taehyung dozing off on the couch, mouth slightly open. Jimin couldn't help but chuckle at the sight. He finally stopped and slowly walked over to the other. He crouched on the ground and accessed his face.

Taehyung was so handsome with his silky curly dark hair, his eyes closed displaying full lashes, and his lips... Jimin's heart was beating furiously fast. He found himself drawing closer to the other, mesmerized by his beauty, the urge to feel his lips on his growing stronger.

But then Taehyung opened his eyes and Jimin flinched. He quickly diverted his gaze looking at anywhere but him, cheeks flushed.

"Are you done?" Taehyung groaned stretching his body tiredly.

"Man, I had no idea time had flown so fast"

He looked at Jimin. "How do you feel? What did the doctor tell you?"

Jimin shrugged "I'm fine. It's nothing, just fever"

"You sure? You looked pretty bad when I brought you here."

Jimin nodded, biting his lip. "I'm fine now. It's nothing." Taehyung sighed and ran a hand over his hair.

"Thank goodness, I was so worried"

Jimin blushed and Taehyung stood up grabbing his hand.

"Are you hungry? I am. Let's get something to eat"

He winked at him. "We could take it as our second date"

Jimin couldn't refuse him. He was quite hungry. He was heavily aware of Taehyung's hand in his as they left the hospital. They started to stroll in silence. It wasn't awkward at all and Jimin felt being like this with Taehyung every day wasn't so bad. It looked like he really cared about him and had no intention of hurting him. He was so stressed over the status of their relationship that he had gotten sick over it and complicated his health but maybe if he eventually trusted Taehyung and gave in to him, he wouldn't be so anxious anymore He was just about to say something when Taehyung's excited voice suddenly came up.

"Burgers!"

He pointed at a pick-up truck parked on the other side of the street.

"Do you want one?" He asked Jimin and he nodded, already savoring the taste in his mind. Seeing that, Taehyung nodded and they crossed the road to the other side. The seller greeted them warmly as they made their order for a burger, french fries, and soda drinks.

"You two look so cute together," The Man said smiling at their joined hands.

Jimin felt awkward and embarrassed.

"No, we aren't..."

He wanted to snatch his hand away but Taehyung's grip was quite tight. He even pulled him closer by the waist and smiled at the seller.

"We do don't we?"

The man nodded in agreement still smiling. He pointed to one of the tables set up in front of his pickup truck.

"You can go sit in there. Extra french fries for couples"

He winked at them and Jimin cringed. He wanted to protest but Taehyung was already dragging him to their seat.

"Thank you," Taehyung said and waved at the man.

When they had seated and their hands were finally separated, Jimin frowned at Taehyung. "Stop it. You're making everyone misunderstand us"

Taehyung chuckled. "Grouchy much. You sound like you're on your period or something"

Jimin stiffened. Taehyung noticed his reaction and smirked.

"Calm down, It's only a joke"

Then a small wry smile appeared on his face. "Besides, it's only a matter of time before we eventually become a couple"

Jimin didn't answer. The man brought in their order and set it on their table.

"Like I said, extra fries for the couple... Enjoy!" He said in a chirpy voice.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you!"

The man left and the two immediately dug in. They were both hungrier than they thought. So hungry, they almost made a mess. Taehyung laughed when he saw that a piece of the burger had gotten stuck in Jimin's hair. Jimin suddenly stopped eating when he saw Taehyung reaching out to him.

"What's wrong?"

"There's something stuck in your hair...let me"

He rose slightly and reached out, picking up the piece and throwing it away but just as Taehyung wanted to sit back down, their eyes met and there was instant electricity. No one said anything as they just looked at each other, eyes tracing their faces until they landed on their lips.

"You're so pretty" Taehyung whispered. He grabbed the back of Jimin's neck and this time, there was no hesitation, no restrain from Jimin. He wanted his kiss just as badly as Taehyung wanted his. His heart was beating fast and he could feel Taehyung's breath against his lips. He could feel him getting closer but instead of a kiss, he heard a voice shout his name.

"Park Jimin!"

He opened his eyes, shocked as he pushed Taehyung off him and turned his head to behold his mother glaring at him with rage sparking her eyes, both hands placed over her hip. Jimin turned and saw how confused Taehyung was. He groaned hoping that the ground would swallow him up but of course, that would never happen.

Thanks for reading. Love you all.