Once they were in front of Jungkook's house, the older patted his boss's shoulder in reassurance.

"Don't think too much about it."

The brunette got out of the car after a nod but the older stopped him to remind him of something.

"Oh and don't stay asleep when I come tomorrow. You have the shoot rescheduled at eleven a.m."

Before the younger could reply the pinkette added.

"Don't make me use your secret against you at the set, okay? Be nice to Taehyung."

The words made the boss stand still as he saw the smile on the pink haired male's face grow devious.

"I thought you said you would be my hyung tonight."

The older flashed him a grin as he started the car again.

"Just taking precautions. Good night."

The brunette was left standing there when the car zoomed away making him yell after it.

"I HATE YOU, DEMON!"

The cry of frustration was useless since the older had left already. Kicking the ground in rage the brunette tugged at his hair and turned around to go inside while mumbling.

"He'll never let me live it down now. Why did I even give him such a crucial piece of information about myself? I'm such an idiot."

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The next day, Jungkook was obediently ready and waiting for his manager in his room when the older arrived to pick him up. Seeing the scowling face of the younger made the pinkette smirk as he stopped at the door of bedroom after opening it.

"You're up early."

The brunette glared at him as he got up and stomped out of the room ignoring the small chuckle he heard behind him.

When they were on the way, it was silent for a while. The older knew what his boss was rehearsing in his mind to say so he waited patiently to be asked the most obvious question.

"So, I won't do the next shoot right?"

The older smirked at that but when he spoke his voice was devoid of any mirth.

"No. I'll tell them you aren't free."

Jungkook jumped in his seat as he grabbed Hoseok's arm.

"Really? You mean it?"

The older nodded and the brunette beamed so brightly it was unbelievable.

When they arrived at the set, Jungkook was grinning from ear to ear for the first time. Usually he would have a signature smug look or a scowl but today was different. He was happy beyond the words and would most likely be skipping around the whole time.

"Oh! Jungkook?"

Or maybe not.

The brunette froze at the familiar voice and didn't have the heart to turn to his side when he knew well that someone was approaching him. His body seemed to have frozen and the model thought his heart might stop working any second now.

"It is you. Hey! How are you? It's been so lo- Are you okay?"

The moment a hand rested on his shoulder Jungkook sprang back to life and took two steps back only to bump into his own manager.

"Watch it, Kook."

The brunette seemed to be zoned out since he simply turned around to leave but the pinkette stopped him with a firm grip on his arm and a whisper in his ear.

"Where do you think you're going?"

The younger was yet to form an answer when they got interrupted.

"Is everything alright?"

Hoseok looked ahead and saw a short guy looking at them in confusion. To say the pinkette was awestruck by the beauty of the creature in front of him would be an understatement. He was straight up staring at him with so much admiration that the black haired midget had to break the eye contact with an awkward throat clearing since he felt intimidated. The manager shook his head to come out of his trance and apologized immediately before turning his attention back to the struggling male in his grip.

"Jungkook, you didn't answer me."

The brunette gave him a glare and hissed.

"I did, you dumb fuck. I said Jimin is here. Why is he here?"

The older blinked at him in confusion. How come he didn't hear anything from the younger when he was standing right next to him? Shaking that thought away he focused on what he was told. Jimin was here. He hadn't really met Jimin personally or seen him either. The first time he heard that name was when he found out that Jungkook knew him at some point. But that's it. He might have seen the model somewhere but he couldn't tell because he didn't know it was Jimin.

Their moment got interrupted once again when the black haired male spoke again.

"Why aren't you guys responding to me?"

Jungkook shut his eyes tight as he whispered to his manager.

"Please save me. I can't face him."

The older put two and two together and realized that the astonishingly handsome short male was Jimin. He immediately let go of his boss's hand and turned to bow to the raven head.

"I'm extremely sorry for the impoliteness. I didn't know who you were. I-I mean I know who you are but I didn't know how you looked like. Uh, I am Jungkook's manager, Jung Hoseok. Nice to meet you, Jimin-ssi."

Jimin bowed back slightly and smiled at the other as he stood back up.

"It's okay. But why isn't Jungkook looking at me? We know each other."

The brunette tried to walk away again but his manager stopped him once more and spun him around without a warning. This was the first time anyone saw Jungkook stutter as soon as his eyes met Jimin's.

"Uh, hi hey um yeah."

The younger was glad that the staff was no where near them or his reputation would have been ruined. That didn't put him much at ease since Jimin was still standing right in front of him.

Speaking of whom, Jimin moved ahead and put his arm around the brunette's shoulder with a bit difficulty due to his height.

"Why are you being awkward? Just be like you used to be."

The younger wanted to be swallowed by the ground right now. He was relieved of the situation when Hoseok tapped Jimin's arm and asked him for a moment to talk. The raven head nodded and moved aside with the pinkette leaving the brunette to breath.

"What is it?"

As soon as they separated, Jimin asked.

"It might be weird to talk about this but I'm sure you remember your last encounter with Jungkook. The time when you were close?"

The short guy blinked twice before recalling the last embarrassing memory after which he lost contact with the brunette and scratched his head cutely.

"So you know about that? It's really embarrassing though. We were stupid back then."

Hoseok smiled at him and nodded before speaking.

"Actually, Jungkook is still feeling embarrassed about that especially the, uh, the kiss. So if you can-"

"Oh~"

The raven head exclaimed in realization before the other could complete his sentence and laughed slightly.

"Now I see. It's in the past and like I said, we were stupid back then. I'll tell him that and end his misery. Poor Jungkookie."

The short guy laughed again as he turned to go back to his long lost friend but Hoseok stopped him.

"Jimin-ssi, if you don't mind can I ask you something personal?"

The said male stopped and nodded innocently to which the pink haired male hesitated first but asked anyway.

"I um I heard from Jungkook that you're dating someone right now. Is- is it true?"

Jimin laughed immediately bending forward clutching his stomach before standing up straight and raking his hand through his hair.

"I'm not dating anyone. I don't know how that rumor even started."

Hoseok sighed as soon as he heard that and the next words slipped out of his mouth without his permission.

"I'm glad to hear that."

The both males' eyes widened as they stared at each other in the next second unable to believe what one just heard and one just said.

"I- I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry, I just *sigh*"

"It's okay."

The raven head laughed again as he patted the other's shoulder before walking back to Jungkook. When he was left alone, Hoseok fisted his hands and resisted the urge to bang his head on the wall.

"Great first impression, you moron."

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