The forest surrounding school is honestly really pretty. Jimin can't help but smile while looking around the nature. He loves the greenhouse, sure, but nothing beats the real thing. There's only one way this could be more perfect. If she was here. Right next to him, holding his hand as they walked down the sidewalk. His smile widens, the streetlights illuminating his face. At least he has his imagination.

"What's got the Slytherin all smiley?" Y/n's voice asks.

He whips around, amazed to see her walking forward. "Listen Gryff, I can like things other than myself. Nature is one of those things."

She snickers, "Right. Mind if I join you?"

Jimin almost faints. "No not at all. Let's go." Okay so he likes her a little bit. Just a little though, it's nothing insane. It's not something to freak out over right? After cuddling with her that one night, nothing's been the same. When he looks at her, all he sees is her on top of him half-naked, peacefully sleeping on his chest with her hair sprawled out everywhere, her natural smell hitting his nostrils. The way his hands held her up against him while he resisted the urge to wake her up just to kiss her... he still remembers thinking about kissing her all night long. He's never felt such a strong desire to kiss someone before, then that happened.

They walk into the forest side by side, neither of them speaking at first. He isn't really sure what to say. She's looking at the pretty nature, and he's looking at her. All that changes when she turns her head to meet his eyes. "You do an awful lot of staring but no talking. Care to explain why?" she asks.

"You do enough talking for the two of us," he replies. She shrugs. She can't really argue with that, can she?

Jimin cautiously steps closer, her not really noticing. Instead her eyes are on the night sky. "You okay?" he asks.

"Why haven't you been talking to me?" she asks.

Oh fuck. He pauses, then looks away, "I don't know, just been busy. Dealing with things, trying to stay top of class. Sorry, did you miss me Gryff?"

"Not at all. I thought you finally gave up on our rivalry." For some reason, the very thought of them never interacting again hurts him deeply. Them losing their rivalry. Is that a bad thing? To feel so attached to someone who's supposed to be his enemy?

"I don't believe you, but I can't exactly force you to tell me Park," she replies. Another thing he likes about her - she has a filter, sure, but she's honest when she needs to be. She's not scared to speak her mind. That's a rare trait. Everyone's scared of what other people think of them - not Y/n. She worries about herself and her friends and that's it. Everyone else is background noise. Jimin almost goes still at that. Is he only background noise to her?

"What am I to you?" he asks.

She peeks at him in concern. "What are you to me?"

"Yeah. We've known each other years but I'm not sure you've ever said what you actually think about me."

"You're an asshole," she honestly replies, "you bring me down every day and you're my enemy. You're attractive, sure, but that doesn't matter when you're such an ass."

He nods and absorbs it, "So if I wasn't such an ass, would we be friends?"

"Maybe. I don't know. Hey you know - I actually have a question for you."

He raises a brow, "Well, maybe I have an answer. Shoot."

"Gosh this was well over a month ago, maybe even two by now - you bumped into me on purpose and Jungkook got all up in your face. We fought as normal and went our separate ways, then a few minutes later I walked by you and Yoongi talking. I didn't hear much, but I heard you say 'I hate her, I hate her so much'. What was that about? Was it me?" Jimin tries to think back to that, but he honestly can't remember the conversation. He thinks and thinks... then he lights up. He was talking about Y/n, but not for the reason she thinks.

"Ah, it's embarrassing," Jimin admits with a sheepish smile.

"I'm not here to laugh at you, I save that for when you're in front of the whole school. In private we could be more real with one another, if you'd like."

Fuck he likes her. "I was talking about you, but not because I hate you. I meant that I hated your decisions. AKA... I hate how you're friends with Jungkook."

She laughs, "Oh really? What did my bunny friend do to you?"

"He gets in my face for existing, he hates me spending time with you, he hates me, he's always around you... what else hasn't he done to be honest? He's an asshole. A big one too."

Y/n lets a small sigh pass her lips, "You know he's only like that because you're my enemy, right? If you were my friend, he'd welcome you with open arms."

Jimin sadly nods, "I know." It goes quiet for a few moments, Jimin unsure if there's anything left to add.

"I'm sorry," she suddenly says.

"For what? I thought I was the bad guy here."

"We're both the bad guys," she says, "I can't help but feel like you've been distant recently, and it's my fault."

"Why would that be your fault?"

"I don't know, but I feel like it is and it scares me that I'll start pushing everyone away. This is my thought process, sorry, I know that's pretty annoying to put up with too."

Jimin stops them, forcing her to look at him. "Y/n, can I tell you something?" She tilts her head with wide eyes, but eventually relaxes enough that she nods to what he's saying. "You're not annoying. I don't hate you or even dislike you. You're actually not that bad. Sometimes I even mentally laugh at things you say."

"I can't tell if I should be concerned that you're being nice to me or if I should thank the lord," she mumbles. In that moment, all Jimin wants to do is kiss her.

Instead, he smiles. "Don't be concerned. I have moments where I can be nice, but give me two minutes, I'll go back to being normal Jimin. Is that okay with you princess?"

"Should've seen that one coming. But, for what it's worth, I never hated or disliked you either."

He can't help himself: he holds her hand. She's in awe, her lips parting, but doesn't comment or move away. He keeps his smile. "I'm glad... want to walk the rest of the path with me?" She meets his eyes and gives him the warmest smile he's ever seen.

"I'd love to."