Between a Rock and a Hard Bet Ch1
Author's Note: I recently realized back in July someone made a request and I completely forgot to ever do it, I am not totally comfortable anymore as I was at that time with writing and posting smut, but, I may do something similar at some point in this; I don't know for certain because I as always I am writing just straight from my brain. I want to apologize to that person again. Idk how many chapters this will be
Summary: Against his better judgement and not feeling right about doing it to begin with, Jimin accepts the wager of a bet to go out with you only to realize he should've followed his gut feeling he had to start with. Will it be too late?
Warnings: language/cursing, adult situations and themes, angst
Paring: Jimin × Reader × Jungkook
"I-I don't know guys ......that....that doesn't feel right ....I mean I don't know if I should do that ....I don't know if I can.....," Jimin shakes his head as he passes the joint back to Taeyhung who sat across from him in their apartment living room with Namjoon and Yoongi.
"How come?" Taeyhung asks as he takes a drag
"It feels wrong ......at the minimum it seems rude but honestly it seems cruel.....I mean she isn't bothering anyone....."
"Yeah, but, think of it like this, you're doing her a favor"
"She didn't ask anyone for this favor....," Jimin shoots him an evil squint. "But she needs it though, I mean come on, we've all known her for how long now?" Taeyhung looks to the others. "Highschool," Namjoon answers simply as he takes his turn at the joint, taking it from his friends hand. "Yeah, long time....," Yoongi adds, making the 'give it hither' finger gesture for Namjoon to pass it on. "See, all that time, she's never gone out with anyone," Taeyhung adds. "Okay yeah, well, so what?" Jimin shrugs. "So, I've never seen anyone ask her out, so, I'm sure it would make her feel good"
Jimin sighs and thinks about that point reluctantly for a long moment, "and.....what do you guys get out of this?" "Nothing really, she's like out friend and we want to help her out, and you're our friend so we asked you," Yoongi explains. "Why can't one of you just do it then?" "She has known us all these years, she hasn't known you as long, if one of us asked she would be suspicious because y'know we haven't ever asked or anything before and she knows none of us feel like that for her," Namjoon explains. "I guess that makes sense ......," Jimin thinks a bit longer, "alright.....if you guys think it would make her happy, that is why you're doing this, right?" "Yeah, totally," the three all nod and agree. "Alright ......sure," Jimin reluctantly agrees.
The next morning as always you wake up and head off to your job at the library in the local college. You pick up a drink on the way at the local cafe that's in between the two. You notice your phone is blowing up with texts from your friends, that's strange, you think reading over all the random messages from each of them saying 'good morning' 'hope you have a great day' so on and so forth. They hadn't messaged you in weeks and you considered them friends but you were sure they only saw you as an old classmate and close acquaintance. Still, you suppose this was a nice gesture and send them all a thankyou; not paying total attention to your surroundings you bump into someone. "Oh my gosh, I am so sorry Sir--," you glance up to the person. "It's alright," the man smiles at you, "it's a bit crowded in here, is it always this busy?" He looks around and you follow suit. "Oh, you must be new to the city, sorry, yes, it's like this quite often. I am so sorry I bumped into you, I want paying attention...."
"Don't worry about it, I'll have to be mindful of that on my way to work in the mornings...Yeah, I am, I'm going to be teaching at the university"
"Oh, welcome to town. We may see each other regularly then, if you need anything let me know. I'm Y/N, I work in the library at the university"
"Thankyou....Y/N," he was just staring at you and smiling. "Is something on my face?" You ask honestly confused and reach up to check. "Y-Uh, no,no sorry, I'm Jeon Jungkook," he reaches for a handshake, you accept, "it's lovely to meet you, I should be going before I'm late"
"Wait!" He almost sprints to catch up to you on your way out of the door, "could you show me the way there? Please? Are you walking?"
"Oh, yes, of course I can show you. Yes, I don't live far"
"Shoot, I was going to offer a ride but I--is the school far from here?" "Oh no, it's about a five minute walk"
"I'll park here and walk with you," he smiles and gets the door for you. "Oh, thankyou so much," he steps out with you, "that's mine, will it be safe here?" He points to his motorcycle. "Oh yes, it's a very safe area. You should have no worries. You may want to grab your helmet though"
"Right," he grabs his helmet he had resting on his seat and his messenger bag with his things for work and begins walking with you. "The campus is beautiful, I'm sure you will like it. The students are great too"
"I'm sure I will, I'm already enjoying my first day," he chuckles. "I'm glad to hear it?" "What?" He laughs, maybe your face gives away your confusion. "It hasn't started yet," you explain. "Well, I've already met a sweet coworker, and this coffee tastes so good....it is a beautiful campus," he acknowledges the scenery. "I suppose you're right, thankyou for the compliment," you giggle and just as you said, it was a very short walk and you both arrived at work. "Can I help you find your class?" You ask him. "Oh, yes please, that would be awesome," he tells you which one it is and you walk him there. "Thankyou YN...,I'll see you around hopefully?" "I hope so too," you wave goodbye as you head to the library and start your day only to receive a surprise and quite unexpected patron a few hours later, Jimin, you had met him about a year or two ago, he was a friend of the guys. You didn't see any of them all that often despite living in the same city.
"Jimin, this is unexpected, a pleasant surprise, how are you?" You give him a genuine smile. "Y/N, good you're working today, hi," he smiles, it seems legit, he is a naturally sweet and friendly guy, maybe part of why you developed a huge crush on him as soon as you met him, but, it seems a bit awkward when he rubs his neck. "Yes, I'm working. I have weekends off, it's good to see you. How have you been?" "It's good to see you too, I've been good, thankyou for asking ...."
"Ofcourse, are you alright?" You tilt your head, you have to ask him. "Oh yeah, yeah, I'm alright, why do you ask?" "Just.....you seem nervous," you shrug. "Oh....well, I sort of am"
"Oh? How come? I hope you don't mind if I chat while I work," you say and continue your tasks. "No, of course go ahead ....well ......I-"
"Did you need a book? There's no need to be nervous about asking for help finding it"
"No, no....that's not it....."
"Oh, is it something I could help with?" "Well yes, it's something really only you could do....I actually came to ask you....," you look at him and notice he's staring at you. "Jimin?" You are very confused at this point. "Oh sorry.....Y/N.....I came to ask.....would you want to go out with me sometime soon?" "Oh my gosh, this is very unexpected," you giggle. "That's okay, I'll see you later," he quickly turns for the door to leave the building. "Jimin, wait," you catch him as his hand lands on the door, "I didn't get to answer....."
His back was towards you, blocking your view of the discomfort on his face and him mentally cursing himself, and you, he was trying to spare you. "I'd love to, thankyou....I've just never been asked out before and I was taken by surprise...."
He slowly turns to you, "Never? Really?"
"Yes?" You're now just as embarrassed as you are confused as he looks to the side and scratches his chin. "Shit.....," he mutters. "I'm sorry?" "Sorry, sorry.....," he smiles, "Y/N, I'm going to make sure this date is special, okay? When is good for you?" "Oh, thankyou.....I'm free basically every evening...."
"I tell you what, I really didn't sleep all that much last night and it's kicking my ass today, I'm sure I have dark circles, how about tomorrow night?" "Okay, yeah, sounds great. You didn't sleep well, is everything okay?" You ask him genuinely worried. "Yeah, yeah, nothing to worry about," he assures you. "Okay, well please get some rest and here," you give him what's left of your coffee, it was still almost full, you barely had a chance to touch it and kept it in the staff fridge in the office until a few minutes ago. "It was light ice so hopefully it isn't too watered down...."
"Oh....thankyou so much," he smiles at the cup and then you, he's staring again. "You're welcome, you should go get some sleep please.....did the guys know you were going to do this?" "W-Why do you ask?" "This morning they all texted me with vague and quite frankly slightly suspicious good morning messages wishing me to have a good day and they haven't texted me or seen me in ages"
"Oh, maybe I let it slip or led them on somehow," he chuckles and covers for them. "Oh," you blush, "that's really sweet...."
"I'll see you tomorrow, okay? Does around 6:30 sound good, or 7?" "Either works, you have my number you can text me," you nod and hope your smile isn't too eager. "See you tomorrow," he smiles and waves as he leaves and you wave back, "Bye," the moment he's out of sight you're biting your lip to fight back a delighted scream. If you had a coworker today, surely you would be teased, so you were relieved and the rest of your shift went by so smoothly in your excitement, not many patrons outside of students at the university came today. You hummed as you placed books away as your shift neared an end in the last few minutes while you were cleaning to get ready to close the door opens and you hear the little bell and turn to notice Jungkook standing at the front desk that you share with your coworkers. "Oh Jungkook, hi, how was your first day?" You smile to him as you carefully climb down the ladder to come over to him.
"It was really great," he nods and smiles, "how was your day?" "That's wonderful, I'm glad you and the students get along. My day was actually amazing, I don't even believe what happened, a mutual friend of some old classmates of mine came in unexpectedly, completely out of nowhere, and asked me out. I have my first date tomorrow---I'm sorry, I'm going on about myself and I'm sure you're here for work, how can I help you?"
"Oh, no need to apologize, I'm glad you're so happy--your first date? With him? Uh, yeah....I came to get as many copies of Art of War you may have...."
"I don't think we have many but I can order you some, I think I'm allowed to order up to thirty at a time and it should be here in a few days, is that okay?" You ask, already in the process of placing the order and looking at the screen while you chat, "well yes, also just my first date," you laugh a little, "it's a bit embarrassing to admit, but, I am ecstatic. Honestly, I've had a crush on him since they introduced us"
"I'm really happy for you," he smiles as he listens, "yes, 30, and the wait is alright. Did you have a busy day?" "It was actually slow today, I'm sure you're exhausted after teaching and lectures"
"A little," he chuckles, "I think I'm going to have a short workout tonight, do you mind walking back to my bike with me? The sun is setting and I'd feel safer if we walked together"
"You're so sweet, sure. I was just closing up, I should be done in about three minutes"
"I'll wait up," he smiles and steps outside to wait and after closing up you meet him and start walking back to his bike with him.
"Is it okay if I ride home beside you? Sorry, I'm not trying to be creepy, I just don't have a spare helmet to offer you a ride and I don't feel safe letting you walk alone......"
"Sure, thankyou so much," you nod, "so, please don't be offended, you come off as the type to have had lots of successful dates, any advice?"
He smiles and shakes his head slightly with a chuckle, "I've had a few, maybe not as many as you'd think. I'm honestly having trouble believing you haven't because I'm thinking the same about you. I just met you this morning, but, honestly, you seem incredibly sweet and you're beautiful, just be yourself, I'm sure this guy will fall in love with you"
"Oh wow, T-Thankyou"
"Your cheeks are red," he laughs, you can't help but notice he was beautiful too. You weren't thinking in a perverted way, just as a honest human being with functioning 20/20 vision. You were aware of your date the next day and very thrilled about it. You bring your hands to your cheeks hoping that will take your blush away since it's a bit chilly as he gets on his bike. "I-I live just up here," you point in the direction and as he said he slowly rides beside you.
"So.....is it dangerous? Is it dangerous to ride in a trenchcoat?" "No more dangerous than anything else as long as I'm careful," he assures you and you nod. "Hey Y/N, what's the matter?"
"Hm?" You hadn't realized that you even appeared as if anything was the matter. "Just nerves I suppose," you admit. "Like I said, be yourself," he answers just as you reach your home. "This is it, thankyou Jungkook for escorting me home safely, and the compliments," you laugh. "You don't have to thank me, goodnight. I'll see you tomorrow"
"Tomorrow is Saturday," you remind him
"Right.....I'll see you Monday"
"See you Monday, the books should be in then, I can call you or I can come by your class"
"Just call me," he gives you his phone number, "bye Y/N....," he waves as he watches you go in. "Bye," you wave back.