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Mornings were supposed to be tiring and exhausting. It is when your eyes play games with you and your conscious asks to you stay in bed for another five minutes. The warm blankets are supposed to make you feel cozy and relaxed. There is a certain feeling in your stomach when you roll over the blankets and cuddle your pillow and maybe even daydream a certain fanfiction while you're at it.
And then you open your eyes to welcome the new day with a smile, or even an ugly drooling face was okay with me if it meant to wake up in peace.
I however, woke up with my entire face crashing straight on the stone cold marble floor, panicked at the dying scream I heard at five am from the living room. It took a minute for me to get up from my position and walk to the source with a possible broken knuckle and chin.
"What is going on?" I asked, rubbing my eyes lightly.
"How to eliminate this beast before it comes out of the big block" I walked in to find Jimin sitting on the couch, holding his legs close to his chest, pointing at the TV screen that now had Jurassic world playing on while he continued to flinch at every move of the enormous Dinosaur.
"Jimin, it's literally five in the morning. What is wrong with you!!"
Terror painted across his face. His eyes were big and round, not leaving the screen like his life depended on it.
"Hades should consider keeping one of these metal blocks at the entrance of the underworld. This is more terrifying than any of his dogs"
"How did you even turn it on?" I questioned with my hands grabbing onto my hair, frustrated.
The Demon took a moment to look at me, eyes filled with only confusion and questions. You could say its an immediate instinct, but I knew exactly what had turned it on.
"Move your fine ass please, while I grab the controller of the beast that serves the social media god"
I rolled Jimin's body away from the corner side of the couch to find the remote resting under his fine ass. "Social media god" Jimin started with a finger on his chin, looking clueless. "Never heard of such a God" he continued.
"Well, now you do. He is the slayer of all technology you see humans made"
"He must be very important"
"He is" I responded, sitting beside him. My sleep was ruined and there was nothing much I could think of doing at five in the morning either. So, I decided to fascinate this Demon out of this universe. And it all began when I started to change channels.
"You can control this beast with that?"
"Yes, but its harder than you think. I'm using all my strength to focus my energy on these delicate buttons" I teased, frowning dramatically at every button I pressed. Jimin looked convinced and he started looking at me painfully.
"This is also called the 'epitome of knowledge'. You will be able to understand humans better if you sit and watch this big metal block named television. She will help you readjust to this time zone and study human behaviors in general. So, let's start shall we"
I stopped the channel at a Disney animation named 'Finding nemo', and I eagerly looked over my shoulder to meet Jimin's face, waiting for his response in curiosity.
"I don't know what's weirder. The painting being able to move or the fish being able to talk"
Even in my sleepy and half open eyes condition, I couldn't help but giggle and rejoice at his clueless cute questions. I didn't answer but continued to change channels and it stopped at a zombie movie. He took a few minutes to register the zombie before commenting.
"That's basically how you would look like if Cerberus decides to use you as a chew toy"
And then the channel changed to Hell's kitchen.
"That man curses just like Hades, though he's more creative with his choice of words" he started. "What does an idiot sandwich mean? Is that how you humans greet each other with bread? Very interesting"
The next channel however had me frozen.
"This I like" Jimin hummed as we watched a kiss scene play on the screen which only escalated further to something more than that.
I could have changed immediately, but the sudden panic took me time to analyze the situation and wasn't able to react fast. Rather than me being the one observing the Demon's changing expressions, Jimin now looked at me over his shoulder with a smirk running up his lips and an eyebrow up.
"That's enough for today!" I yelled, my face burning red which I prayed he wouldn't take notice of.
"But we haven't found Jungkook yet!"
"Jimin, I hate to break this to you and I'm saying this again but Jungkook is not inside this"
"I'm going to try myself" he declared, snatching the remote from my hand. The immortal being took a deep breath in and slowly moved his index finger to the button that I had pressed in order to change channels. If it weren't for the central AC, there would be beads of sweat rolling down his forehead at the amount of focus and concentration he gave to press that one button. It was straight out of a science fic movie, except it wasn't a red button of doom he was facing, just a regular remote that even kids could use with their eyes closed.
He was successful in doing it, and the amount of happiness that overflew through him was remarkable. With every minute it took him to press the next button, my eyes grew heavier and heavier. In a matter of seconds, I could feel the weight on my neck. I was falling back to sleep.
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I woke up to find myself cuddled next to Jimin's arms, who thankfully was fully engrossed on the TV screen in front of him to even take a notice. Without really alerting him, I grabbed my phone from the coffee table to check the time. And to my surprise, I had been sleeping on his shoulder for four hours straight seeing how it was already past nine in the morning.
I would be lying if I said it was easy to get the Demon off the screen. He argued and arrogantly threw a tantrum when I asked him to switch it off. But I decided to be stern and adamant with my commands on this man, otherwise I would be babysitting a grown man and that was something I didn't want on my resume any day.
It took a while to convince him to shower. That had started with me teaching him how to use the shower head and it eventually ended up in a water fight between the both of us. While Jimin's weapon was the shower head, mine was the toilet pipe.
The two of us eventually ended up soaking wet and the flirty Demon couldn't resist but throw in the 'I suggest we shower together' statement. To which I aimed the force of water from the pipe straight to his face, leading him to fall on his butt on the tub. But of course, even to that he had a 'I didn't know human kinks are this dangerous' commentary.
Since he needed new clothes, I had asked Jungkook a favor the first thing in the morning and the room service had them to my room in minutes. All clothes ranged from black to grey and even a few shades of beige suits and sweaters were there in the pile. Thankfully, he knew the colors that maybe appealing to a Demon. And his love for fashion speaks well with the range of brands he had selected.
When Jimin was finally fully dressed, he came out of the walk in closet with a black suit, unbuttoned and a grey wool and velvet blended coat over it that reached till his knees. He chose not to wear a tie and left two of his white Gucci shirt buttons undone. The attire was completed with a polished Dior black shoes, which matched and made him look model ready for a runway. His hair was the usual, parted in both directions to perfection.
"Stop undressing me with your eyes, darling" he teased and I choked on my morning coffee.
Another hour went by and it was time to get to work. Breakfast was another story. Let's just say the poor thing was confused beyond dimensions at the noodles put on his plate. I'm assuming this wasn't a thing back in the time he was from. And Jimin did tell me he wasn't fed well since Demons don't really need food to survive. The least he got was rice and a few side dishes.
"This is food? Is it still alive?"
"One scoop in and you will find paradise once again"
"They look like snakes, are humans still sane"
None the less, I was able to convince him and I could proudly say I've made him addicted to rameyon as he asked for another bowl. After our food, we exited my room and walked to the elevator. This time however he stayed silent and stood beside me with no doubts and queries. We both got in and waited with the ground floor button pressed.
Around the seventeenth floor, a woman carrying a little baby in her arms walked in. She smiled, greeting us with a good morning after which she turned to face her back against us. The baby in her arms, with his head on the woman's shoulder, was facing us with big eyes and chubby cheeks. He let out a little giggle and gestured his little hand towards Jimin, who stood directly behind him.
'A human baby. What do I do, I haven't seen these in a while?' he questioned in my head and I flinched in horror. The woman turned to see if I was okay and I smiled awkwardly while trying to balance myself.
'Scared the shit out of me, Jimin. I thought my head was in Narnia or something' I talked back.
'What do I do!' he screamed, looking at me and then back at the child that was still gesturing his hand to Jimin with a big gummy smile.
'Give the little man your hand. Let him hold your finger' I suggested.
'The last time I held a baby, their mother cursed me into an ugly toad'
'I'm guessing your wings and ridicules statements had to do something with it'
'Well I did call her child 'Son of a Satan' when he bit me'
'I'm not even surprised. Don't worry, this time I am here. Give him your finger'
Jimin was hesitant but eventually gave into my reassurance. He lifted his index finger and moved it towards the baby. There was still hesitation in his eyes, but that was until the infant had caught his index finger between his soft small palms. And to that the Demon had his eyes wide open, even a small smile curving up his lips.
'Why are they so soft' he questioned, staring at his finger in the little one's grip with an evident smile playing on his lips that I could not look away from. His eyes in a fraction of seconds moved to meet mine that were admiring him. The smile on his face still continued and I could have sworn he had the most beautiful eye smile in the whole world.
The ground floor button blinked followed by the announcement of our destination. When the elevator door opened, the lady who stood in front of us moved out in a hurry and the gentle soft look in Jimin's eyes quickly changed to panic and horror as he was dragged out with the woman, by none other than a mere few months old baby.
I couldn't help but chuckle at the helpless Demon who was aimlessly walking behind the woman. He tried several tricks including scaring the baby slightly but the little one only chuckled at every funny face he made. Jimin even tried to release himself from the baby's fingers, trying to unwrap them, but he was no match to that grip.
Just before the woman exited the building, the baby decided to show mercy and let go of his index finger.
"The little one had you question your own strength huh?" I questioned with a chuckle.
"What in the underworld do they feed that beast in a baby's form. His grip was stronger than anything I've encountered"
"That's the baby's mighty grip" I replied, giggling at his use of words. "You like kids, don't you?" I asked, having my gaze fixed to his ethereal eyes.
"They are not that bad"
"If an infant is attracted to you, then how are you even a Demon ascending from Hell. The dots don't match up you know" I asked as we walked out of the tall building. But Jimin stayed silent.
"I heard you were a fallen angel" to that he froze on his tracks, eyes meeting the stone tiled ground.
"You sinned as a Demon to lose your wings. What did you sin to become a Demon though? You were once an Angel, right? That kind of explains your change of behavior too" suddenly the air around us was filled with seriousness as Jimin refused to talk and I continued regardless of his ignorance.
"My change of behavior is solely because we share the same energyâ"
"Right, like I would believe that. I get that my energy saved you from becoming insane and dying. But the person that is standing in front of me is nothing like me. I refuse to believe that you changed in a day. I don't mind you not telling me your past right now. Maybe when you are okay to share it, I would like to know. It might help me figure out a way to gain you back your wings"
The mood was getting more and more intense between us. I could sense the uncomfortable feeling that was haunting Jimin as he walked to meet my pace. He didn't answer nor completely zone out from me. Maybe it was because I was his only way to get him his wings. Which, of course, neither of us had any clue on. To distract us from the talk, I decided to throw in a few suggestions as to how we could get back to the hospital in time.
"I don't have my bag with me so I can't afford to get us both a taxi. A bus would be a no since I don't have much coins either. So, the only viable option is to ask Taehyung to pick us both in my car from the hospital" I suggested and the Demon had a pout now.
"Do we have to get Taehyung. I don't mind walking with you"
"We can't walk to the hospital, Jimin. Its really far from here"
"Then I have a better idea" he replied and the next thing I knew he had his hands connected with mine, wrapping his fingers around them tightly. Jimin had the smile back on his face and started running to a narrow path between two buildings. I could kind of see where this was going.
"No no no not that thing" I yelled, trying to free myself from his grip.
"It's just what you want. Easy and fast way to get back there"
"I'd rather walk. I'm still not comfortable with it" I was bending on my knees, trying all I could to leave his hand that wouldn't let go easily.
"It will only take a second, I promise, trust me"
"No hecking way! I will ensure Hades has your head if you dare to"
"Buckle up and hold me tightly, sugar" he announced, pulling me to his side which lead to minimizing any sorts of distance between us. My whole body collided with him and his hands were gently holding my waist. He then said something so random that was accompanied by a wink before I could feel my entire body weight reduce and a light-headed feeling took over me.
"Feel free to use me as your personal seatbelt, darling"
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A/N- Your thoughts, please. What are you excited to see bbys?