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Chapter 17 - Chapter 16: Let Go

Lee Jieun's POV

Walking around with no purpose, I was confused about what kind of dream I had.

With my thoughts filled up and immediate regret to refusing Jungkooks offer, my stomach growled as I passed by the smell of spicy rice cake street vendor. Rendering to my hunger, I turned around to go get some.

I bumped to a person who had come to buy some too.

Looking up to a apologize, I crane my neck quite too much to at least meet the eyes of this person. Anticipating a stranger, I was shocked to find him instead .

"Rowoon?" I whispered my thoughts.

"Sorry have we met?" He nicely asked painting a smile.

Wow this reminds how much of a sweet guy he really is.

"Oh no no I don't think so." I stutter.

"Well ok you can go first." He motions as he steps aside.

I take the extra spicy order and sit by the benches right opposite the street.

Three spoonfuls into my rice cakes I decipher a shadow over me, Rowoon.

"You mind if I sit here? It would seem awkward if I sat over there." He points out.

"No of course!"

"Do you live by here?"

"You can say so." I chuckle.

He opened up a small conversation and I naturally went with the flow, surprised of how he is exactly the same personality in my dreams.

He suddenly takes his phone out of his pocket.

"I don't usually do this but can I have your number?" He smiles nervously as he handed it over to me.

I didn't know how to think of it. Since my feelings for him were nothing but platonic, I let my self believe the dream I had. While I take his phone I get interrupted by someone calling my name.

Jungkook.

"Oh hey!" I acknowledge with a high squeaky voice.

Jungkook silently stared at my side, I looked back into Rowoon gazing back.

Jungkook suddenly abruptly moves sitting beside me.

"I had a break and saw you here." He explains calmly still looking at Rowoon.

"Oh I see." I awkwardly smiled finishing to type in my phone number.

Jungkook then glared at the phone being handed to Rowoons hand.

"This is Rowoon; Rowoon this Jungkook." I introduce both guys.

"Nice to meet you." Rowoon nicely replies whereas Jungkook just nodds back at him.

"Well then I will be late for college, I will call you later if that's s fine by you?" Rowoon said as he got up.

"Oh yes sure."

Rowoon waves at us goodbye. I could feel Jungkook's heavy stare, refusing to look back I quietly try to finish my food.

"Do you want some?" I added.

"Did you hand a stranger your phone number?" He ignores my question with another.

"He is not really a stranger though." I involuntarily replied then realizing he actually was.

"Oh okay." he coldly replied.

I thought to my self if what I did was really wrong.

Before I know it, I'm walking in to the building with Jungkook side by side. I notice how Taehyung and Jimin keep giving Jungkook some odd looks but it was understandable. I didn't give much notice to it , since Jungkook seemed oddly mad at me.

"We still have another training session so roam around. I might stay behind for another hour but feel free to leave when you're bored." He kindly suggests.

—-

It's been 3 hours now and it beats me how I sat still. The other trainees I could recognize already left.

So I kept myself busy wriggling my feet on the marble floors of the company foyer.

"Jieun you're still here! You could have left." Jungkook appears infront of me out of breath it seemed like he was running.

"Oh well it would look bad if I left without saying anything." I smiled.

"Have you eaten?" He smiled back at me breaking our eye contact.

His expressions where really different from  before.

—-

Stomachs really full and a bubbly atmosphere in this cold weather.

"You said you weren't hungry but you practically had three servings!" Jungkook teased .

"Three? I had one and a half, you devoured everything else!" I laughed as he walked me home.

"Sure you gourmand!" He cackles.

—-

Even though I reached home, I continued making conversation because I didn't want him to leave yet.

Suddenly I catch glimpse my mom's car behind Jungkooks figure. I unconsciously find my self running inside while grabbing his arm.

"What's wrong?" He flusters.

I fidget around the room as I try to hide Jungkook into my room. As I close the door. I look back at him looking at me with a confused expression.

"I saw my moms car!" I embarrassingly explained.

"Ohhh." He looks back flustered at my hand which was still grabbing him tightly.

"Sorry!" I move my hand away quickly. Then mom calls out my name.

"Yes mom coming!" I shout back.

"Ok I'm gonna get back just don't do anything!" I whisper to him as I go tend to my mom.

"Oh honey your home sort out the groceries I got. Your dad will be in late today, so take care."

It takes me a while to have her leave but fortunately she does. Scared and anxious, I go back to my room to check on Him

"Hey! My mom is gone you can come out."

I'm replied with a complete silence. Confused, I call for him again.

"Boo!"

I shriek back in fright and I trip on my foot; leading me to fall face forward on Jungkook who came out from behind my closet.

He hits the floor with a soft thud thanks to my carpeted floor. I end up falling on top of him but with how fast it happened.

He leaned forward eyes shut trying to hold back the want of kissing her, so he brushed her nose. Just like a possessed person, her lips lean forward intertwining with his soft ones.

She felt a sudden knot in her stomach, butterflies all over his.

His mouth agape nervously, he moves back in shock.

She stares back at him confused and rattled, her lips looking more inviting than before. Without further ado, he leaned in again and met her warm pink lips.

Moving his hands to hold unto her hips, he flipped them to get on top of her. He used his other hand to balance himself and the other now on her waist.

She looks up at him, her hand moves to his neck urging him closer. Eyes fluttering shut anticipating what's to come.

And they meet halfway. His hands roam down her waist to the hem of her sweater to meet the skin of her body. How soft and warm her bare skin felt against his hands. Throughout all this sensation, their lips are still moving in sync.

When their lungs run out of breath, she flinches away first; both gasp for air. The room was filled with only the sound of their breathing and rising of their chest. He rest his forehead against her, both their eyes closed.

Their minds were still in a haze and absorbing the moment when they got pulled down to reality by her mother's shout.

"Jiuen where are you?"