"It's today by the way." Lee Jieun finally told him playing around the edges of her plastic tea cup fluttering through her finger tips.
"What is?" He stared at her pale expression worried.
"Oh Heejin?" He added sighing to him self.
She stayed silent, pondering her thoughts. Her chest tighter by the minute.
Jungkook took her gentle shaking hands into his, fitting his fingers into her small ones warmly.
"I need to take you somewhere." Jungkook exclaimed guiding her hands with him as he stood up.
She gazed up at him, taking the plastic cup out of her hand. Now comfortably taking her out her seat with her cold hand in his warm, easy hold.
——
"This is a new trainee with us Lee Jieun." He pointed out clasping into her arm to bring her closer, still hugging the young man.
"Nice to meet you I am Jin, you're really pretty by the way." He smiled.
Jungkook eyes widened, finally letting Jin go and glaring at him. Jin still clueless not leaving his gaze from her.
"I know it probably feels weird coming to a strangers house but feel comfortable please." He nicely offered as signaled her to sit down next to him in the couch.
Jungkook immediately sat down pulling her to settle beside him instead.
"My dad told me the newest trainee was going to join Suga's MV, and I was skeptical at first but now I trust his decisions." He mentioned.
"Thank you." She awkwardly thanked him formally.
"I am only a couple years older, you can talk to me informally." He chuckled with a soft smile.
Jungkook still amazed by Jin's sudden change of personality cut them off.
"I came to ask you for a favor actually." He finally changed the subject.
——-
"So you want me to add Eunjun to the MV too? You know thats not in my power yet right?" He tried explaining feeling guilty.
"I will let her take my place." Lee Jiuen added.
"What if she is not good enough for the role? You know the girl is the highlight of the MV." Jin insisted.
Lee Jieun stayed silent now her thoughts were back to the time, 10 hours left.
"Thankyou for your time, i think i have to go by now. It was nice meeting you." Lee Jieun got up and bowed.
"I will still see what I can do about it and it was nice meeting you too, we should meet up another time if that's okay with you?" Jin asked her politely handing his phone motioning wanting her phone number.
"Ah sure." She flustered taking the phone before Jungkook snatched it away.
"No you guys don't need to meet again!" Jungkook exclaimed quietly giving him his phone back.
"You are both dating? I should have known." Jin chuckled at Jungkooks expressions.
"Oh no not.. really." Lee Jieun replied having in mind that he is the manger's son and dating is prohibited.
Jungkook then held her arm leaving. "I like her." Jungkook added as he waved goodbye to him.
"You're unbelievable!" Jin laughed to him self.
——
10 hours and 30 minutes..
"What was that though, he didn't ask me on a date?" Lee Jieun cackled pocking his back teasingly.
"He is never like that, it was so obvious he was into you!" Jungkook kept walking refusing to look back.
"I see I see." She skipped faster to catch up to him nudging his shoulder.
"Yah stop it!" Being pushed slightly he smiles.
Lee Jieun continues to nudge him slightly as they walk, Jungkooks heart getting warmer he couldn't hold his smile with every touch.
—-
5 hours..
Lee Jieun insisted to stay with Heejin the rest of the day. Jungkook who had to go to Jin once again to talk it out since he called was rather worried about her, he didn't want to leave her side.
"Are you listening to me right now?" Jin said worriedly.
"Huh, oh yeah?"
"Like I said, we need more time to think of this. Don't rush it like that. I already told my dad and he said we would have to go through it slowly again if Lee Jieun is willing to switch." Jin repeated hoping he is focusing this time.
"I see, I understand." Jungkook slightly nodded bitting his lips. Tight chested abruptly he stood up wanting to leave.
"Is their something that's bothering you?" Jin hold on to him.
"No I am just in a hurry don't worry." Jungkook reassured him smiling, walking away immediately.
Jungkook reached the door knob of the cafe, his hands getting heavy. Suddenly with a pale look and taking one step back he trips into the ground.
Nausea creeped out of him as he started getting flashbacks. The hold of his hands to the cold floor warmed up feeling moist.
Heavy flow under the tips of his finger. He looks at his hands that covered with blood.
The soft wood under his figure changed into rough concrete. His vision darkened into a memory of dim light.
——
2 hours...
"Are you sure you're okay with shopping along with me? Won't it be boring to you?" Heejin who was astound to Lee Jieuns offer, her heart fluttered happily.
"No its fine. I actually want to spend more time with you and i can help to" Lee Jieun smiled opening the supermarket door.
Walking around together. Lee jieun ignored her loud heart beats, every once in a while joking around with Heejin to cope around with her stinging heart.
——
1 hour...
Lee Jieun insisted they should go to her house instead. Heejin told her it's fine and she needed to take her groceries home first at least.
So she walked her home.
—-
30 minutes...
With every step she started to worry, she wanted Jungkook around. Hesitant to call him, she just takes her phone out.
The pain she carries in her chest is inexplicable, so she calls for his comfort. Holding on to Heejins hand tightly with the excuse of being cold.
It keeps ringing forever, he doesn't answer. Holding down the memory of the coppery blood in her mouth, the aching and pain in her bones. She didn't want Heejin going through this.
—-
20 minutes...
Eunjun had already reached, same scene even though it's a different place even away from the streets that Lee Jieun chose.
Lee Jieun stood silently, a faint sigh of relief but also terrified.
Same sentences, same expressions. The hate she was giving Heejin as if the pain in Eunjun's world revolved around her suddenly switched to Lee Jieun.
Lee Jieun let go of Heejin's hand. The words thrown to her started to blur, all she could focus on was Eunjun's hand. That sudden push, if it has to happen it shouldn't be Heejin.
Now her eyes darting around to anything harmful around Heejin but finding nothing but a painful sting on her cheeks.
Eunjun smacks Lee Jieun. Jieun stays silent, which made her even more mad but rather vulnerable. She huffed cursing out leaving them both.
Heejin who was terrified, ran to Lee Jieun clasping her cheeks.
"Are you okay?" Her voice cracks.
"Yeah I am fine." She smiles assuring her.
Heejin stayed silent, staring at her dolefully. They continued walking home, Lee Jieuns anxiety starting to decrease.
——
Now Heejin reached home.
Lee Jieuns heart that started to beat normally, insisted on going home alone and couldn't wait for Rowoon to get home.
She just wanted to see him. Her thoughts that no longer pondered just hoping for the best, called Jungkook once again.
Still no reply.
She started walking unusually slow. Suddenly tenser, she stands by hearing the phone ringing again and again.
Still no reply.
Heart throbbing through her chest as slow as her walking, she tried pacing it faster. She started running, unaware of the distance to his house was she just ran.
Reaching out the first street she could see, trying to stop a taxi but the blurriness of her eyesight and breathless self couldn't gasp in any longer.
Panting heavily trying to hold her weight over her stinging legs. She trembles forward, crumbling into the rough surface.
Her hands that scratched with heavy thud, became moist. Arms dragging her self upwards standing up, squinting her eyes for a better view.
Continuous familiar noises. Shifting her head to the noise the lights of the upcoming van approached her.
In defeat, she stares into the vivid increasing glow.
She hears his voice calling her name. Her heart raced with a sudden slower pace as she heard his voice continuously calling her name.
A warm surface crashing into her, hearing a loud thud into the ground. It wasn't familiar to her dream, it wasn't as painful. No metallic taste through her taste.
Just another softer familiar scent brushed her. Feeling her eyes trembling back open, but not to street she expected.
Jungkooks chest that hovered over her face, holding into her tightly. Both bodies laying into the ground.
Groaning in pain, he gets up abruptly to look at her. Both meeting eyes now, he sighed in relief. Brushing her hair, gazing her up and down making sure she was okay.
She stayed silent, unable to grasp anything but feeling comfort as she saw him finally infront of her.
Finally grabbing her shoulders bringing her closer into him. The warm embrace of his strong arms, in that moment of feeling him.
They're more alive than they have ever been.