“So, what are you and your girlfriend gonna do today?” Minho asked as he nudged Jinki on the side.
Jinki nearly choked on his own spit. “M-my what?”
Minho raised an eyebrow. “Your girlfriend? _______?” He was referring to you, his best friend.
“…Oh, her.” Jinki laughed nervously. “Um, w-we’re not dating.”
Minho crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes. “Really? You two are always together, I thought you’d be her boyfriend by now.”
Jinki waved his arms in denial. “N-nope! Just…just friends.”
Minho nodded, although it was clear he didn’t believe the other. “Right… Well, class is almost starting, I bet she’s waiting for you.” He winked at the other, smirking when Jinki’s face visibly turned red.
“Ahh… Yeah, I should get going.” Jinki quickly turned to walk away.
“Have fun with your girlfriend!” He heard Minho call out.
Jinki grimaced. “She’s not my girlfriend!” He yelled back.
You were sitting at your desk in your class silently as you waited. You heard the bell ring and you smirked to yourself. Late again, as usual, you thought. You stifled a laugh when you saw Jinki sprinting into the classroom and announcing that he’d arrived on time. The teacher merely rolled her eyes and ordered him to sit. He let out a deep breath and sat at his spot next to you.
You let out a small laugh and looked over at him “Late again?”
He blushed and stared down at his desk. “No, I’m on time, honestly!”
“Says the one who ran in here a whole minute after the bell rang.” You teased.
Jinki pouted cutely. “So what? It’s just a minute.”
“You know how the teacher gets when you’re late too much. You’re lucky you haven’t gotten detention yet.”
“That’s because I’m her favorite.” Jinki declared with a grin.
You rolled your eyes. “Yeah, okay.”
Classes passed by slowly as they usually did. But eventually it was lunchtime and you were sitting in the lunchroom with Jinki and his two other friends, Minho and Jonghyun. You were in the middle of eating when Jonghyun suddenly spoke up.
“So are you two dating yet?”
You choked on your soda before you were able to speak. “W-what?”
Jonghyun snickered. “Oh come on, don’t tell me you guys still aren’t-”
“W-we’re just friends!” Jinki interrupted him.
“Please, everyone knows you like each other.” This time it was Minho who spoke.
“Who’s ‘everyone’?” You asked, giving him a weird look.
“Me and Jjong.” He said with an innocent smile.
You let out an exasperated sigh. “We don’t like each other like that.”
“Yeah, sure, whatever you say.” Minho smirked.
You threw a crumpled up napkin at him, causing him to flinch in surprise. You smirked mischievously at him.
“Now you don’t have to be so mean.” He whined.
“Then quit making assumptions.” You said, glaring at him.
Minho scoffed. “Well it’s not my fault…”
You rolled your eyes and ignored him. You turned and looked at Jinki, almost laughing because he looked more flustered than ever. You patted his back in a comforting manner.
Later, when you were at home in your room, you were on your phone, scrolling mindlessly through your Twitter feed. You were extremely bored and you wished something would happen. Suddenly, your text tone ringed on your phone, causing you to jump in surprise and drop your phone, only for it to collide with your face. You groaned and rubbed your nose as you checked to see who messaged you. It was from Jinki.
“Jinki: Hey! Are you free tomorrow?”
You looked at the text, tilting your head in confusion before typing out a response.
Jinki: ahh I was just wondering maybe if you wanted to um… Hang out? Just the two of us?”
Your eyes widened slightly in surprise. You and him, alone together… The more you thought about it, the more the blush was evident in your cheeks. You shook your head. It was just another normal thing that friends do, no big deal. You looked back down at your phone and typed your response.
“Me: sure. When do you want to meet up and where?
Jinki: I could go to your place and we can go from there. Is noon okay?
Me: yeah sure, I’ll see you then?
Jinki: okay! I’ll see ya!”
You put your phone down and smiled. It was always nice to just spend time with only your best friend every now and then. You sighed in content and laid on your back on the bed, anticipating the next day.
You paced around your living room restlessly, glancing up at the clock every now and then. It was two minutes before noon, and you’d been waiting rather impatiently. You sighed in frustration. He’ll probably be late, just like he always is in class.
But then, just as the clock struck noon, you heard a knock on your door. You spun around and quickly ran to your door. You held a deep breath and exhaled before opening the door, where Jinki stood in casual clothing and a bright smile.
You let out a small laugh. “Wow, you’re actually on time to something for once.”
Jinki pouted. “I’m only late in school. I can’t be late on a da- umm, hangout thing with…friends…” He trailed off, his face turning red.
You felt your own face heat up as you realized what he’d almost said. The two of you stood in awkward silence until Jinki cleared his throat.
“So uh… Y-you ready to go?” He asked, chuckling nervously.
You gave him a rather curt nod. “Y-yep.”
Jinki smiled, trying to take away the awkwardness that surrounded you both. “Alrighty then!” He stepped aside so you could walk out.
After walking out and closing the door, you both started walking down the sidewalk.
“So… What did you have in mind?” You asked, looking up at Jinki.
Jinki stopped, putting his hand to his chin and acting as if he were thinking really deeply. “We could go see a movie or something.”
You shrugged. “Anything’s fine with me.” You smiled reassuringly at him.
Jinki grinned. “Okay, movie it is! I’ll buy the popcorn.”
He failed to mention that you were going to see a horror movie.
You sat in the theater waiting for Jinki to come back with the snacks. It was still a good 20 minutes before the actual movie would start, so you checked your phone to see if anything was new. You noticed you’d gotten a text from Jonghyun.
“Jjong: you guys out on a date?
You rolled your eyes at the text and hastily typed your response.
Me: No, we’re just seeing a movie.
Jjong: oh so you ARE on a date.
Me: No! Can’t friends just go and see a movie?
Jjong: suuure, sure. Well I hope you get your first kiss!”
You scoffed and put your phone away just as Jinki sat down next to you with a huge bag of popcorn and a couple of sodas.
“Hey, something wrong?” He asked as he noticed your annoyed expression
You shook your head and smiled. “No, just Jonghyun being dumb.” You held up your phone so he knew what you meant.
Jinki chuckled. “Ah, well, what can you do.”
Once the movie started, you were clutching the armrests on your seat out of fear. The movie was horrifying, and you had to keep yourself from screaming at every other scene.
“You didn’t tell me this was going to be a horror movie!” You whispered harshly.
Jinki looked at you sheepishly. “A-ah…must’ve forgotten.” He laughed nervously.
You glared at him only for him to look at you apologetically.
Suddenly, another jumpscare happened and your found yourself burying your face into Jinki’s shoulder. Jinki glanced at you and felt his face heat up. He awkwardly brought his arm up and wrapped it around your. You could feel yourself starting to blush too, but you didn’t want to move. It was comfortable, in a weird way.
You ended up staying pressed against Jinki’s side for the rest of the movie, occasionally glancing up to see if it was close to ending every now and then. The movie eventually ended and you walked out, trying to hide the fact that you were trembling. Jinki had taken notice.
“…I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was gonna be that scary.” Jinki mumbled, scratching the back of his head.
You managed to regain your composure and you smiled at him. “I-it’s fine, really… I had fun.”
“Ah… You sure?” He asked nervously.
You nodded. “Mhmm. But um… Would you mind walking me home, though?”
Jinki laughed softly. “I was planning on that from the beginning.”
As you walked down the route towards your home, you felt Jinki’s hand casually touching yours. His fingers linked together with yours and kept a slightly firm grip. You blushed slightly, but you didn’t move away.
“…Is this okay?” Jinki asked, hoping that you weren’t uncomfortable.
You giggled. “Yeah, it’s fine.”
Jinki smiled. “Good then.”
You eventually reached your home and you turned to look at Jinki. “We should… We should do this again soon.” You said with a smile.
Jinki laughed. “Definitely! But… I’ll make sure it’s not a scary movie if we go again…”
You laughed and nudged him. “I hope not.”
“Don’t worry, I promise.” He said, grinning widely.
Before you could respond, he suddenly leaned in and brushed his lips against your cheek. Your eyes widened and you slowly placed your hand on your cheek. Jinki only smiled shyly.
“I’ll… I’ll see you later.” He said before turning and walking away.
You stood there and watched him walk. He turned back and waved to you. You smiled shyly and waved back before heading inside. Once you shut the door, you leaned back against it, smiling to yourself. Maybe Jonghyun was right, it really was a date. Pretty awkward for a first date, but nonetheless it was still a first date.
But maybe you were okay with that.
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