More than Friends

Like a mother, he took care of me, Like a father, he supported me, like a brother he protected me. He bore the burden of my degrading mental health, held me when I had nightmares, sustained me whenever I had a mental breakdown, therefore, knowing that I would no longer be sharing the same space with him kind of made me feel weary.

"Our university is quite strict when it comes to accommodation, They don't seem to allow both genders to rent the same apartment, so for some time lets manage and after few months we will search for a place together"

He placed his hands over my thigh and rubbed it to ensure everything would be fine eventually and I trusted him for that.

"Since we will be on the same floor, I will always be near you"

I guess he knew what was bugging me hence he quickly added retracting his hand back to the steering wheel.

Trying to understand the situation I bobbed my head. He was already leaving behind his life and coming with me to a new city to help me start a new life and I couldn't ask anything more than that.

I was more than grateful for the sacrifices he had done for me.

I leaned my head against the window plane numbly staring at the scenery that was passing by in a blur. Until Jimin was there, I knew I would be fine. With him beside me, I had started to believe things will slowly get better. To be honest, I had started to become a little hopeful of my future.

I wandered my eyes around my flat in awe. It was quite big for a single person. With a living room, kitchen one-bedroom, and an attached bathroom the apartment was a luxury for a student.

Luckily it was already well furnished. Apparently the person who was renting the room before had agreed to leave the furniture behind if we were willing to pay for them and since it was a lot cheaper and easier than to buy new furniture Jimin had happily obliged.

"I am not as lucky as you, I have to refurnish my entire flat" Jimin complained and began to unpack our bag. Until he would buy all of his furniture, Jimin would be staying with me which had brought a sense of relief within me.

"Everything looks so new"

I commented running my fingers across the fancy table in the living room with not even a speck of dust over it. Whoever the previous owner was, I should admit his or her taste was really vintage and must have been a clean freak.

"Whatever, It was beneficial to us"

Jimin gave me a wide cheeky grin and then handed me a towel and body wash gesturing me to go for a wash.

Reluctantly, I dragged my legs to the attached bathroom of my room, which was as huge as my bedroom and began to undress.

It was already past 9 pm hence all I wanted to do was sleep but Jimin was always strict when it came to hygiene.

There was a huge mirror directly in front of the bathtub as well as besides making me wonder who the hell must have designed it.

As I filled the tub with lukewarm water, I slipped into the tub then began to relax myself feeling the warmth of the water doing magic to my sore muscles.

Taking the handful of shower gel, I slowly began to rube it over my body starting from my breasts then slowly moving downwards when suddenly I heard a loud thud coming from somewhere inside the bathroom making me jump a little.

"Jimin is that you" I called for him out loud but got no response.

"Jimin!" I called him again but nothing but shuffling noises could be heard.

I don't know why but I panicked.

Uneasiness bubbled within me so I quickly rinsed off the soap and wrapped my body with a towel but when I was about to step out of the bathtub the light went off.

"fuck" I whimpered feeling alarmed.

The darkness had completely enveloped me and I was left with nothing but my other sense to guide me towards the door.

I slowly and carefully navigated through the darkness, touching the wall when my hand felt something rather soft and warm like a muscle against them rather than a cold marbled wall.

I jerked my hands backward as my breathing began to pick up the pace.

Someone was there. Even though I couldn't see it, I could feel its eyes on me.

My heart shuddered and unconsciously I retracted my steps however due to my wet feet I slipped and fell on my butt with a yelp.

Just like my other senses, my voice was impaired as I tried my best to breathe properly in mid of the crisis my lungs were facing to pump air.

When I was struggling to put myself back together, the light suddenly came back, bringing my sense of vision along with it.

With my eyes stretched beyond its limit, I whipped my head left and right however nothing but my own reflection could be seen around me.

"Tia" Jimin knocked on the door and in adrenaline, I rushed to open the door and Jumped into his protective arms with tear-filled eyes.

I was scared. I had no clue what happened in the bathroom but I never felt so crept out in my entire life. I could fill a presence around me. I am not sure of what but there was something in there that I couldn't explain.

"Shush, Babe it's okay" Jimin cooed holding my quivering body as tightly as possible and my voice finally burst out in form of loud wails of desperation.

His arms were my safe haven. The only place in the world I believe I was secure.

He scooped me up on his arms and carried me to my bed and laid me down.

He could notice my pale face but he didn't even bother asking me what was wrong.

In three years of him taking care of me, there was numerous time, I would break down without any reason, scream and cry at one moment and laugh like a madman the very next therefore he took it as one of my episodes however only I knew it was not.

"Jimin I am scared,

I felt like someone was there with me in the bathroom" I confessed my body still trembling like a leaf against the wind.

Taking another towel, he helped me dry my hair listening to me.

"Tia, no one is here except for us," He looked at me with pity. I knew he was thinking I was just being paranoid like always and I wanted to make him understand that it wasn't however I didn't know how I could explain it clearly.

"But there was...I felt..." I trailed off as my voice cracked.

The feeling of something warm and soft that I touched in the darkness was still lingering on my finger making me sure that it was not one of my delusion

"Its okay Tia, I am here, I will protect you" with that he moved closer and placed a kiss on my lips.

We were not lovers however we were not just friends as well. Relationship and Love, I doubt I will ever be able to think about it again forget about being in one but living with Jimin somehow had blurred the lines of personal space between us. We had eventually grown past the limits that once our friendship held.

Jimin pulled over his grey sweater and tossed it into the ground then kissed me but this time it was more intense than before. With the kiss, he stirred me a little behind then hover on top of me.

I knew his intention, he wanted to calm me down and divert my mind into something else and it wasn't something unusual for us to do in fact this was one of the ways Jimin would make me feel protected.

To give him access to my body, I removed the towel wrapped around me and ran my fingers through his blond hair.

I helped him out of the jeans and he dipped down to lick my already sensitive folds. As soon as his lips touch my bundle of nerves the previous experience seemed to fade away from my mind and I was no longer dreading. The anxiety was replaced with anticipation, the fear with lust.

He moved up and positioned himself in between my legs. In a swift motion with one gentle push, he entered me and I let out a moan in satisfaction.

We rocked in synchronization, while his lips continued to place feather-like kisses all over my neck.

We never said anything while getting intimate. There was always a sense of understanding between us as if we required no words to communicate. He was never in rush to get done with it and always kept pleasuring me his first priority.

Even though there would be times he wanted to go rough and hard, he controlled his urges for me. He didn't want me to have any kind of discomfort or fear while having sex.

The only thing missing between us was emotions. Not from his side though but from mine.

I wasn't a fool to not comprehend why a guy like him would leave behind his everything and tag along with me to another city. I was well aware of why he had stuck by my side through thick and thins. His every action was proof of his loyalty, affection, and attachment but I couldn't reciprocate any of them.

However, Jimin knew about it as well hence, he never asked anything in return from me. Jimin simply gave and gave everything he had and all I could do was pray that someday I will be able to repay him back.

The next morning, Jimin parked the car in the parking area and immediately turned his attention to me.

Unlike Jimin, after the incident, I didn't continue my studies hence I was three years behind. Luckily, we got admission into the same University and he could transfer his credits but we both were in different departments and years meaning I was on my own here.

"If anything happens just press the emergency button and I will be there" He reminded me again.

Jimin looked more nervous and anxious than I was to let me be on my own and I wouldn't blame him for that.

"It's okay I guess I will be fine" I was

unsure myself but I wanted Jimin to be relieved of unnecessary stress. He was already a year behind because he had to take care of me so this time I wanted him to focus on himself.

Pulling me closer he laid his lips over mine to give me as soft yet sensual kiss which I instantaneously responded.

The kiss helped me gain back my courage and I was a bit more confident than a minute before.

After parting away from the brief yet sweet kiss, He dropped me in front of my class then hurried back to his.

I felt kind of guilty towards him therefore, deciding that I wouldn't bother him at least in the University.