i wanna be yours - KA12
Who knew your best friend would be confessing to you after a bad race he had?
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This F1 season for Kimi was more than perfect. He got 5 wins in a row, finished in good places and overall was just really happy with all the results he got with the team.
You watched all of it. Not in person, but from your own room on the screen. You were still studying and it was just impossible for you to go to any of his races in the middle of the semester, but you made sure to let him know you were there. From little goodluck texts to being on the phone with him for hours after a win, you witnessed it all.
You and Kimi met in school back in Bologna when you were little. You were a foreign student and you didn't know italian very well, but he was the first person to approach you and the first person to be your friend there. You two got along very well quickly, and hung out a lot outside of school too.
When he started his racing carreer, you obviously didn't see each other as often as you used to, and that kinda made you drift apart a little. He was really busy with all the races he had, the preparations, and all of the work that came along with it. There were times when you didn't talk for weeks, yet when you did text each other after it felt like no time passed, always having something to talk about and never running out of conversations.
When he told you the news that he got into F1, you couldn't believe it at first. You literally watched him grow and achieve his dreams, and while the distance still kept you apart from each other most times, from his first F1 win to his now 5 race winning streak, you were there.
The school semester finally ended for you, and Kimi invited you to the Spanish GP with him. You loved Spain and obviously wanted to support him, so with a bit of hesitation mixed in with your voice, you agreed. You were mostly scared of being in the paddock, it was quite literally your first time at a GP as last year you also had studying and a lot of plans to do during the summer, so you could only meet during his break.
And now the weekend was already here. You landed in Spain late at night on saturday so you couldn't go to the qualifying. Kimi was slightly annoyed for qualifying P3 but you still reminded him that it's okay, and that you were proud of him. Sometimes this was just all he needed, a few reassuring words from you and it already felt like such a small deal.
You both met infront of the entrance of the paddock on Sunday. When he saw you walking towards him in a beautiful dress, eyes covered in sunglasses and hair flowing beautifully infront of your face, his heart skipped a beat. You were the most gorgeous girl in his eyes, but he was way too much of a coward to admit it. Was this a small crush he developed? Was it just him simply finding you pretty? He couldn't proccess it. But little did he know his entire team knew already and he was about to face it later.
"Hello" he greeted you when you approached him, and opened his arms for a small hug. You hugged him back while your hands slowly moved on his back for a bit, and he melted into your touch.
"Hi" you smiled at him when you pulled away from the hug.
"Nervous?" he asked, studying your face for a bit. Of course you were a bit nervous, the paddock was full of unfamiliar faces, you didn't even know where to go or what to do there, but you knew with him on your side it will be okay.
"I should be the one asking you that" you giggled. His mouth also turned into a small smile.
"Don't worry, I'll show you around" he reassured you.
And he did. You both entered the paddock walking next to each other, as he showed you everything you passed by as you walked to the Mercedes garage. It felt kinda surreal that you were there, hearing all the busy sounds of preparing for the GP while passing a bunch of drivers you only saw on the screen.
As you reached his garage you were greeted by his teammate, George. He flashed a warm smile at you and reached his hand to introduce himself, and you could only smile back at his warm and friendly aura as you also reached out your hand to shake his.
"So youre Y/N right?" he asked like he didn't already know. And that's the thing. Kimi talked a lot about you especially to him, feeling conflicted with his emotions and unsure of what to do when it came to your and his relationship.
"Yes"
"I've heard a lot about you, it's nice to meet you!"
He looked amused at your confused face and Kimi's death stare that followed his sentence. Did he actually hear a lot about you from him? You couldn't shake the weird feeling that was building up in your stomach from hearing that.
After a few more chit chats and meeting his team members (who also joked about already knowing you without needing an introduction) Kimi went to do the race preparations as you sat next to George's girlfriend, Carmen. She loved you already, and kept you company the entire time which made you feel really welcome and you finally eased up a bit.
Before the race started, Kimi came back to the hospitality a bit, checking in on you to see how you are doing. Seeing you getting along with everyone so well made him smile, and he wished it could be like this every GP. You there by his side.
Before the race started you gave your goodlucks to him along with a hug and a kiss on the cheek, that was followed by an "Ouuu" sound by Carmen and George. He was caught off guard but he just hugged you tighter, thanking you for being there and leaving to race.
The race itself went smoothly, until a few laps before the end, just when Kimi finally passed George, his car stopped. You watched it with a sad expression, seeing the frustration on his face as the large TV showed him getting out of the car and coming back to the garage. You weren't sure what to do in this situation. Did he need some alone time? Or perhaps you comforting him? Anyway you decided to stay with Carmen for a bit, watching her boyfriend cross the finish line and getting a P2 for Mercedes.
As she went downstairs to celebrate, Kimi opened the door and shut it loudly with an annoyed face, quickly softening his expression as he saw you sitting there with a pouty face.
You both didn't say a word, you just gestured him to sit next to you on the couch. As he did, you pulled him into a hug quickly, stroking his back and whispering small nothings into his ears to calm him down a bit.
"I'm so proud of you Kimi, you still did really good" you tried to ease the tension a bit.
At first he just stayed silent for a couple seconds. You heard a loud sigh pass from his mouth as you moved from his back to playing with his hair, as you knew it was his favorite feeling.
"I wish it could be like this all the time" he muttered quietly. You furrowed your eyebrows.
"What do you mean?"
"You... being here with me" and now your heart was the one to skip a beat.
He slowly pulled away from you and looked you in the eyes, placing his hand on yours and drawing small circles on your thumb. At first he was hesitant but he knew it's now or never. And maybe it was George's constant teasing before the race pushing him to confess.
"I really like you Y/N. Like not just as a person but I guess... romantically? I didn't want to admit it but my feelings are eating me up and I cannot pretend any longer. I'm sorry if it ruins our friendship and I understand-"
You quickly shut him up with a kiss on his lips, which he didn't really register at first, but quickly kissed back once he realized what was actually happening. It was sweet and full of emotion, like you were both waiting for this to happen for a long time now.
As you pulled away from the kiss, you could see the relief on his face, like a huge stone just fell from his heart.
"I really like you too Kimi" you said with a smile as you caressed his cheek. He smiled back at you and you both sat in silence for a bit as your thumb continued to move on his jaw. It wasn't awkward, it was a comfortable silence. That was the thing with you that he loved.
"I don't expect you to come everytime as I know you're still studying-" he continued. "But can I take you out to dinner tonight?"
Of course he could, you weren't hesitating for a second. But for the fun of it, you still decided to tease him a bit.
"Don't you have dinner with the team tonight?" you asked, trying to look serious, but failing as you chuckled a bit.
A loud sigh fell from his lips.
"I don't care. I want to be with you" he said with the most serious tone you ever heard from him.
As soon as he said that, he put his head back on your lap, and you continued to play with his hair. You just stayed like that for a while, not saying a word, both sitting comfortably in silence which was soon interrupted by a door.
In the door stood a tall frame, which was no other than George. You were surprised but Kimi didn't even move his head to look up, almost falling asleep fightning to keep his eyes open as your fingers moved through his hair.
"Did he finally confess?" George asked as he looked at you, like he flipped a coin praying that he didn't just ruin everything and you weren't sitting like that as so called "friends".
"Yeah I did mate" Kimi answered before you could, as he moved from your lap and sat up straight, trying to hide his flustered smile.
"Oh my god finally" George exhaled. "I don't want to ruin the vibe here but we have media stuff to do Kimi"
"Well you just did" Kimi laughed.
"Yeah yeah sure, be down in 5" George said as he ran downstairs straight to Carmen, telling her everything that he just saw and happened, like he didn't just finish P2 in a race.
"Well I guess I have to go for a bit-" Kimi said as he stood up. "I'll be back soon then we can leave okay?"
You nodded. Before he left he pressed a quick kiss on your lips, thanking you once again for being there for him. He couldn't even hide his excitement about tonight's date and the fact that you actually liked him back. Like it was that unbelievable.
It wasn't that long after the media stuff that Toto found him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"So missing out tonight's dinner eh?" he asked trying to remain as professional as he can, but he couldn't control the laugh that left his lips when Kimi looked up at him with those innocent eyes.
"I'm just joking. Good luck, I like her" he said as he pat his back.
"Did you meet her?" Kimi asked.
"Not yet. But I like the effect she has on you. I'm glad to see you happy after today's race"
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