"My eyes... What about them, Jimin?~" Jungkook asked. The tone to his mischievous voice only managed to taunt Jimin's intelligence even more. The fact that the human himself fell for a trick Jungkook managed to make up, only caused the human to remain clinging onto Jungkook. His curiosity pushed him this far in order to find out more about the android, Jimin almost didn't want to open up about his past in fear of what could happen to Jungkook, but he knew that if he could limit himself, Jungkook wouldn't suffer with too much information.
"He's intelligent... I don't know why I was so shocked, but I never expected him to pull something like this. Maybe I don't really know Jungkook... There's only one way to find out and he knows he won this battle. My curiosity will never forgive me if I shut him out and ignore his proposal, but knowing how I'm willing to avoid seeing another deactivate before my eyes, I will only tell him a few things.. I just hope he will understand if I don't tell it all in one sitting,"
"Jimin?" Jungkook asked again with a tilt to his head. The way he gazed into Jimin's eyes was the cause of why Jimin remained silent most of the time. It was like those eyes alone choked him and scooped out all the words he longed to say and Jimin would always fall victim to them.
"Jungkook," Jimin replied and quickly removed his arms from around Jungkook's body and stood right behind him. Jimin kept his gaze occupied by gazing into the robot's frame and counting the small details and wrinkles to his shirt in order to knock off the weight he had thrown over his shoulders after hugging Jungkook's body against his just earlier. In a way, Jimin just can't stop thinking about how perfectly toned Jungkook's body was. "You don't have to lie to me, I'll take you up on that offer. You tell me something about yourself, and I'll do the same."
Jungkook's mischievous smirk lit up as he nodded his head. Jimin didn't want to open up about things so soon, but he knew that if he wanted to learn so much more about Jungkook, he would have to make sacrifices. In fact, Jimin's fear about letting Jungkook in didn't seem to double at all, he recalled the way Jungkook treated him and watched over him as he slept when he feared being left alone with someone unknown, Jimin was bound to trust the robot so the fears he had before, slowly began to melt away.
It started when they finally received the groceries. The two stood right by each other like partners in the kitchen as they began to cook the same meal without agreeing on what to start on. Fortunately, Jungkook was able to find out what Jimin was aiming for and followed his every move to recognize what he was cooking. Jimin couldn't say he was surprised at all since Jungkook was of course, a very intelligent robot; a very observant and bright robot that paid very much attention to all the little things.
They pushed off the idea of who would go first as they began to cook without saying a word. This was how the conversation went even after they agreed on the idea to share their secrets one by one, yet, no one wanted to go first. Jungkook on the other hand, just wanted to time every second that it took for Jimin to say something, in which. He remained silent and left Jungkook counting from seconds to minutes as they delved further into the deeper side of the ocean where nothing could be heard.
The silence was loud in Jimin's ears. He kept moving around and avoid looking up at Jungkook. For twenty minutes, the two were silent after agreeing on letting each other in on many things. Yet, no one wanted to go first. "What's wrong with me? I should start first, I was the last to agree! I can't stand his silent stares, they are more intimidating than his gaze when we speak!" Jimin thought as he was slowly cutting the green onions.
In Jimin's thoughts; there was no point of return as he kept cutting the green onions and looking up at the wall as he kept doing so. His mind was on autopilot as he thought up on what to say first. At that very second, he didn't know how close the knife was getting to his finger. Slowly, he pushed the green onion further down the cutting board where it met with the sharp blade of the knife after. As he continued to cut and not pay any attention, Jungkook was watching over Jimin at that very second and caught onto what was about to occur.
Quickly but done carefully, Jungkook ran his hand down Jimin's arm and raised the hand that carried the knife; completely stopping him from making the last few cuts that could have resulted in him losing a finger due to his lack of attention in cutting the vegetable.
"Jimin, didn't your mother ever teach you to pay attention?" Jungkook asked and slowly ran his fingers along Jimin's hand until he was able to loosen Jimin's grip on the knife. As he ran his hand underneath the human's wrist, he looked Jimin in his eyes like he always would and managed to keep him trapped in his gaze until he was finally holding the knife. Jimin just couldn't pinpoint the second Jungkook's hands slid the handle of the knife away from him. "You could have cut yourself~"
"Sorry... I was just thinking about what to say," Jimin answered and felt as if he couldn't hide anything around Jungkook. The robot was too intelligent to the point where Jimin just believed Jungkook could practically read his mind. "Ah, I don't mean to make things awkward I just-"
"It's fine, if you're a little nervous, I'll go first!" Jungkook mentioned and watched the human let out a relieved exhale, that little action was enough for Jungkook to replay it on his mind and store it for later so he could mimic it just like the way he mimicked Jimin's breathing while he slept. "I don't want you to tell anyone about this, please promise me you can keep this as a secret..."
"I promise..." Jimin answered, unknowingly standing so close to Jungkook while the robot still kept the handle of the knife in his hand.
"It can't be just any promise, it has to be the type you are willing to take to your grave..." Jungkook continued and leaned in closer as his voice fell into a whisper. His hand that carried the knife, slowly raised as he dragged the tip along the cutting board. "You can't mention this to anyone, not even your friends... Can you promise me that, Park Jimin?"
"Of course.... I promise," Jimin replied. Certainly, Jimin didn't find a reason why he would expose Jungkook's secrets, he never even believed he was the type of person to break a promise, so Jimin had no issues with this at all. However, he couldn't help but to feel a little concerned. What if there was something truly wrong with Jungkook and the only way to find out was to tell another? Jimin couldn't assure himself what to do if he heard the truth, but he knew for sure that whatever it was, he couldn't tell another living thing or creation. This was a moment of trusting and Jimin understood that completely.
"That's good to hear...." Jungkook replied into a soft whisper as he slowly slid the knife down and set it onto the cutting board. At that moment, Jungkook took a second to look at Jimin again before making a soft smile to his face and resting his body against the counter they stood before. Standing closely to Jimin and making sure no space existed between the two. "I'm... not like the rest, Jimin... I bet you can tell with my eyes that no other robots display their emotions in their eyes like me..."
"So that's why your eyes change colors..." Jimin added on and watched Jungkook nod his head. "What... do they mean?"
"Well, blue is my natural and calm state; it could also represent glee, red is for anger or frustration, grey is for fear, a dark blue is for sorrow, green is for mischief, and a hot pink hue–a little darker than the vibrant shade– is for when I'm feeling romantic," Jungkook continued in those rasp growls into his warming whispers that slowly began to be the cause of what comforted Jimin despite those eyes giving him something to run away from.
"Do you display those colors all the time?"
"At times... I can hide them, so I was able to do so until now, it takes a lot of my energy so I'm a little glad to tell this to you first. Now I wouldn't have to hide it, right?~ you'll keep my secret..."
"Of course I will," Jimin replied and didn't seem to notice how close Jungkook was standing. However, he didn't seem to have a problem with it.
In a way, he enjoyed standing close to the creation when they spoke about personal things. This slowly began to ease Jimin's fears about opening up to the android and allowed him to let down his guard the second he watched Jungkook set him down right before him. Now, it was just the two, standing seconds away from each other and saying their personal secrets in soft whispers as if anyone else would try their hardest to listen in on their conversation. This was enough to provide the security Jimin needed to speak up about anything as long as Jungkook did the same.
"Is that the only thing that makes you different from the rest? Why are you like this and others aren't?"
"Oh... there's more... but I would continue after your share. Also, that's a good question, I would like to know the answer to that too. Hoseok doesn't have any of my answers... of course, I don't blame him, he didn't create me," Jungkook lied and broke his gaze away from Jimin the second he did so. He just wanted to make sure that if anything, Hoseok wouldn't be included if Jimin was to expose anything. Jungkook wanted to trust Jimin completely, but of course, refrained from giving him too much of his truth just to be safe.
"You're right, I shouldn't try to get so much out of you if we're sharing one secret at a time," Jimin replied and let out a soft giggle; a warming and innocent giggle that left a smile on Jungkook's face the second he heard it. "Why are you smiling like that?"
"Your giggles, it's adorable... you're like a child," Jungkook said into the most caring whisper that left the apples of Jimin's pale cheeks drowning in red. Once Jungkook said those words, he quickly changed the conversation as Jimin was still thinking back at his comment. He couldn't remember the last time he was told how adorable his smile was. "So, tell me something..."
"What do you want to hear?"
"Tell me..." Jungkook took a second to look down and see Jimin's phone facing down on the counter when he finally recalled the lockscreen he was curious about before. In that brief second he took to think, Jimin already prepared his next question once he picked up the sense that Jungkook also took pauses between his words, signifying that he can think just like a human and that only deepened Jimin's interest in Jungkook's secrets even more. "Tell me about... the beach. Is it something significant to you?"
"The beach... the one in my lockscreen," Jimin answered as the smile and blush from his face wiped off completely and all he did was stand there to reminisce in order to tell what he could without giving Jungkook too much to handle. "Then, I'll have to tell you about him..."
"I'm listening," Jungkook answered. In Jimin's head, he always believed robots couldn't listen but just gloss over every issues by hearing, but somehow, Jimin just knew that wasn't the case with Jungkook, Jimin completely began to believe that Jungkook was not like any other robot and that he was truly capable of understanding him.
"His name was Min Yoongi, and he was the one that got away..."