Unexpected Pt.17
Pairing: Jungkook x Reader
Summary: You never expected your trip to Seoul to end up like it does. You didn’t expect to step off the plane and have coffee pour down your shirt. You also didn’t expect the guy to offer to show you around the city. You notice things about him that don’t quite make sense, like how he shows interest but will only see you when he has the time which is at random hours during the day and night. Who knew your only friend in Seoul would turn out to be an international star and just how difficult things could get.
Word Count: 3k
Warning: None
Genre: Romance/Friendship
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“Okay so explain this to me again…” you looked at Jimin who was standing in front of you with a huge smile on his face.
“If I keep explaining it then it ruins the fun, don’t ya think?”
“No…I think it does the exact opposite.” You crossed your arms with a huff. You weren’t really frustrated but you really didn’t get why he couldn’t tell you anything.
“I’m not ruining his plans for you, so don’t even start to try and look at me like that.” He covered his eyes with one hand and pointed at you with the other, only the finger wasn’t really pointing at you it was quite a bit to the left.
“Can you just give me one hint? Please. I have no idea what to expect and it’s only making me even more nervous.” You sighed, “Why did I agree to this?”
“Because you love him. You can’t tell me that you don’t want to be with him, consequences be damned.” He sat down on the arm of your couch looking at you.
“Jimin…I can’t go through that. To have him and have everything I want and suddenly having to let that go and be an ocean apart is just torture. Yes of course I want that, but realistically you know I’m right.”
“Why do you have to go back to America? I get your family is there, but from what I’ve seen you enjoy it here. You could at least stay for a year or so and at least give this whole thing with Jungkookie a try. Before you think anything, no he hasn’t asked me to talk about this with you. Truthfully he was pretty clear that I shouldn’t talk about it, but it’s hard watching you two.” He shrugged.
“Why does everyone keep bringing that up like it’s such an easy answer? There’s so much that goes into a decision like that. I would have to find a job and apply for a work visa. Not to mention a million other things that go along with that. Also, what are you talking about when you say watching us is hard?” You were looking at Jimin trying to read him. While your friendship was new you were closer with Jimin than with any of the other members and you were starting to pick up on small things, like how he always smiles when he talks about JK.
Jimin turned to face you a little more while still sitting on the arm of the couch, “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen two people who fit together like you guys do. If I didn’t know any better, I would guess that the two of you have known each other for years. I’ve never seen Jungkookie as happy as he has been since you came into his life. He really cares about you Y/N and I don’t think it’s a fling either. When you guys look at each other it’s like witnessing something intimate and a lot of times we leave the room, not that I think either of you notice.” He ran his fingers through his hair and licked his lips before continuing, “Jungkook has always had a hard time connecting with people on a personal level and he’s very shy. You’re the first girl he hasn’t run away from and I don’t mean that figuratively. There’s something about you, there’s something different that allows him to open up to you. When you took the time to try and figure things out I’ve never seen him like that. The thought of you never wanting to see him again really plagued him and I think it’s still something he worries about with what we do for a living.”
“Jimin…” his name hung in the air while you tried to find words, “Does that not prove what I’ve been saying? On just how much it will hurt him when I leave? I don’t want to hurt him Jimin. I know I’m hurting him in certain ways right now, because I won’t be with him but it will be a million times worse if we’ve been together.”
“I see how you are with him. I don’t think you realize what it’s like to watch you two. Its heart breaking in some aspects because everyone knows how you feel for each other and we’re watching you guys dance around the whole thing and we can see the pain it causes sometimes. We see the stolen glances you guys give each other, and we sure as hell don’t miss the way the two of you lean on one another.” Jimin slid off of the couch arm rest and sat down on the couch right beside it but still facing you. “Look, I can’t tell you what to do and I know you don’t know me that well, but I do know Jungkook and if you did stay you would never regret it. He would do anything to make you happy and you don’t find that in someone very often.”
You didn’t say anything to that but you nodded your head so he knew you heard what he said. You had been battling with yourself ever since you promised to go on the date with him. You would go between excited and anxious constantly. You wish it really was as easy as everyone said it would be. JK made you happy, you couldn’t remember a time in your life where you were happier than you were when you were with him. Even if it was just sitting on the couch and both of you reading it was always a good day when he was around. Whenever he wasn’t near it felt like a piece of you was missing and it seemed like he felt the same because you started coming to a lot more things as long as you were allowed to.
In doing so you had become a lot closer to the other members of his group. It was no longer awkward if JK had to walk away and leave you with one of the members which was nice. It seemed like the trust that you had needed to earn was finally paid because the members told JK that you were allowed to come to the dorm any time but neither of you had taken them up on the offer yet. JK would complain that he didn’t want to share you and you couldn’t help but roll your eyes. Thinking about all of that caused your heart and mind battle on what to do.
“Okay he just text me. You okay to go, or do you want a few minutes?” The way Jimin cared was always appreciated.
“No, it’s fine. Let’s go.” Jimin grabbed his bag and he instructed you that all you would need is yourself and a coat just in case. It made you raise an eyebrow at him in question but he just smiled. You knew that it was going to be impossible to get anything out of him. It looked like JK had let Jimin borrow his car because when you walked outside you saw it parked at the curb. Even though you know JK wasn’t there it still made your heart jump in excitement because his car at the curb had been a welcomed sight. The drive into Seoul was mostly idle chit chat but still pleasant. When Jimin got closer to the downtown area of Seoul he reached over to the glove compartment and grabbed a blindfold and handed it to you.
“Ummm….i didn’t know you were into that kind of thing.” Your filter was yet again lacking.
His cheeks tinged pink, “Put it on.” he handed it to you and you slipped it over your eyes.
“Sorry if i made you uncomfortable, I lack a filter sometimes and forget my audience. I don’t really have a filter around JK so it’s become a small habit.” You situated it comfortably and leaned back in the seat.
“It’s okay.” he laughed, “I’ve been getting used to it the more i hangout with you.” You smile at that and the both of you just listened to the radio the rest of the way and you couldn’t help but laugh when one of their songs came on. You had briefly listened to some of their albums but you just hadn’t gotten around to listening to all of them. Hearing Jimin sing along in person took you by surprise. You’d heard his vocals before because you’d heard their music but it was the first time you were hearing his voice in person that wasn’t being blasted over a packed crowd during a concert.
“You have a great voice Jimin.” you hoped that made him smile.
“Thanks.” he seemed reserved at accepting the compliment. What was it with JK and his members feeling awkward when they were given compliments.
You felt the car take a sharper turn than the others and start to slow down before coming to a stop. Your heart felt like it was going to jump out of your chest and run off down the street. You had already started to fidget before Jimin had even gotten out of the car. You heard your door open and he grabbed your hand to help you out which in turn led you to have a death grip on his hand.
“Relax Y/N. You’re still the same two people hanging out its just in a different setting. He really wanted you to have a good time, so just remember that. You’re here to have fun and hangout with your best friend whom you love.” you gave his hand a harder squeeze after that in warning.
“Ah!” he pulled his hand away from you, “You’re so violent, but I still stand by what i said.” you felt his hands on your shoulders as you were guided to move forward, “Watch your step.” you hesitated until you found the step and continued on.
Jimin stopped you to open a door, or at least that’s what it sounded like, before guiding you inside. You had no idea what was going on and you were dying of anticipation and you really did want to see JK it had only been two days but you hated the days you didn’t get to see each other. He said to just look forward to today to help you get through it, which it helped a little but you really just wanted to see him.
Jimin pulled you to a stop, “Here she is.” you could hear the smile in his voice and your heart sped up when you heard JK’s voice.
“Thanks hyung.” Jimin whispered a quick ‘have fun’ in your ear and you smiled as he turned to leave. “I hope you didn’t give him too much of a hard time since he wouldn’t tell you anything.”
“I did. I tied him to a chair and threatened to break his fingers but he still wouldn’t budge.”
“That’s a loyal brother, i’ll need to thank him later.” you felt his finger ghost across your cheek before pulling your blindfold off slowly. You blink a few times to adjust to the lighting in the room. The first thing that came into view was JK’s smile. A smile that reached his eyes and it made heart flutter. You noticed that he looked more exceptional than normal. He was normally dressed casually and comfortable but today he chose to wear a black fitted t-shirt with dark jeans. Your eyes glanced over his body and he didn’t miss it because when you got to his face he was smirking.
“Shut it.” you mumbled while your cheeks turned pink. It was only then that you noticed where you were at. Your eyes tried to take in everything in front of you but you were speechless. When you did finally gain brain function you looked at him, “you brought me to an arcade?”
“I know you said it was one of your favorite past times and you said some of your best memories were from there, so i thought we’d create a few here in Seoul.” he looked nervous waiting for your reaction. You stepped into him and slid your arms around him with your face buried in his chest.
“I love it.” your voice was muffled but he heard it because he gave you a small squeeze in return before dropping a quick kiss on the top of your head which hit you like cold water. The two of you didn’t need to be seen out like this and since he didn’t have his mask on. “JK what are you doing?” you pulled back quickly, “if anyone sees us here they-”
“Won’t do anything because we’re the only two here.”
“I’m sorry, what?” you were pretty sure you heard him incorrectly.
“We’re the only ones here, so we don’t have to worry about anything.” he was still smiling down at you even though your heart was still recovering from the scare you gave yourself.
“How?” you took a step back when he didn’t answer, “I swear if you paid to rent this place out i-”
“Will have a good time? I don’t mind paying any amount if it allows us to go out and do something together and not have to hide. Plus, i want this to be a good memory for you.” he put an arm around your shoulder and pulled you into his side as he walked. When rounding the corner you saw pizza boxes laid out on the air hockey table. Even though you had eaten pizza together many times your mind went back to the first time when he brought you cheese pizza to your hotel room. “I figured i would keep it simple.”
You caught his gaze and you both smiled, “Simple is good.” you said softly. He dropped his arm and the both of you walked over to the pizza and each took a slice and started to eat. Jimin was right on the fact that it didn’t really feel that much different than when you would hang out with him, you just happen to do it on a bigger scale than normal.
The both of you had eaten your fill and JK was cleaning up the boxes before turning to face you, “So how does air hockey sound?” he titled his hand towards the table.
You smiled and nodded, “It’s on.”
“We should make this interesting.” you rose an eyebrow at his statement.
“Oh really?” you leaned against the table looking at him, “What do you have in mind exactly?”
He acted like he was thinking but you had a suspicion that he already had planned this and wanted you to think it was on the spot. You shook your head and sent him a knowing smile and he knew he was caught. He laughed, “Okay. You remember when we were trying to get to know each other and we would ask questions back and forth? We know each other pretty well now, but i want to try and get a little deeper. I want to know everything about you.” he shrugged unapologetically.
You bit your lip feeling a little anxious at the thought. JK was always a wild card when it came to anything competitive and you knew you had a hard time turning down things that he wanted. “Okay.” A smile broke out on JK’s face that you instantly questioning if agree was a bad idea.
“Whoever scores gets to ask a question.” you nodded, “You only get to pass on three questions though.”
The two of you played and it went on for a bit without anyone scoring and since the two of you were both competitive neither of you were going to back down. The puck slowed towards the center and both of you went to hit it. You leaned over the table as far as you could to hit it and JK missed it going straight into his goal and he hadn’t even moved to block it. You looked up at him and his eyes were trained on you and you were wondering what he was staring at. He cleared his throat and looked away and you furrowed your brows confused as to what was going on. When you stood up from the stable you realized that your shirt had pulled down a bit revealing a little more cleavage and you felt your cheeks burn in embarrassment.
“That was a mean power play.” He was looking at you now that you had stood up right and situated your shirt so everything was covered and back to normal.
“I don’t play that dirty.” You rolled your eyes.
“Maybe you should.” The words shocked you and you couldn’t help but just stare at him. Had he really just said that? JK could be forward at times but that was even more so than he had in the past.
“Oh really?” you raised an eyebrow at him and he just nodded.
JK gave you a noncommittal shrug, “Just know that it goes both ways.” You could see the mischievous glint in his eye and you shook your head knowing that if he tried anything remotely in that general area that it would be the death of you. Every part of JK was distracting but you had done your best to become immune.
“So I get a question, yeah?” he nodded in response. You hadn’t really thought about what you would ask and you were doing your best to come up with something that was incredibly lame and generic. You wanted to find out things you hadn’t talked about before. You bit your lip, “Why did you write a song about me?”
Your question seemed to catch him off guard, “Umm…”
“You don’t have to answer.”
“No. Its okay, I want to. We haven’t really talked about it since I told you.” He seemed nervous and you couldn’t help but find it kind of cute. He left his side of the table and came to stand beside you and leaned against the edge of the table. “Um…I guess I should start at the beginning.”
You tried to give him a smile that would ease his nerves but it didn’t look like it helped any. The two of you hadn’t really visited the fact that he wrote a song about you since he confessed that ‘Save Me’ was written with you in mind. You were nervous to go analyze the lyrics, well the ones that you remembered since you hadn’t heard it since their dance practice.
“I’m sure the members have told you about how I was before I met you. I stayed at the dorm for the most part and didn’t really go out much. I was going through the motions of each day but making sure to pour everything I had into practices and lessons. I hadn’t really noticed the change in myself until Jimin pointed it out one night when we were talking about you and how I could tell you about me being an idol. I knew my feelings at this point and I was scared of losing you and realized how I had been months before and it felt like you saved me from my internal misery, so to speak. Every time we were apart it would feel wrong and I only ever felt right when I was with you. I started to feel like if I didn’t have you in my life I would lose myself, I would lose this person I had become. So I sat down that night and wrote those lyrics, starting with how vulnerable I was without you and that I needed you to thanking you for everything you’ve done for me by just being in my life.” He looked at you almost as if felt like a weight was lifted off of him. You didn’t know how to reply to that so you stepped forward and wrapped your arms around him and gave him a hug and buried your face in his chest.
The both of you stayed like that for a while feeling comfortable in his arms. It felt like there wasn’t anything in the world couldn’t hurt you. Nothing but the one person standing before you, the person you were so in love with , the person you wanted to be with so badly. It was surreal when you thought about how you got to this moment. You didn’t believe in fate or soul mates or any of that stuff, but JK definitely made you question it. You’d never felt anything like what you feel for him and part of you was terrified because you knew if you let him in completely it would leave you incredibly vulnerable and you couldn’t handle a heart break or losing him which was always going to be a possibility. What you felt for him scare you because you had never let yourself become so vulnerable like you had with JK. You felt like everything in your life shifted before you were ready. No one in your life, other than Jackson, knew about JK and he was a huge part of it and you knew if you ever dated that would have to change. People might find out about the two of you and your relationship could become a media obsession and that scared you. You decided that you weren’t going to think about that right now because you were with JK and that’s all you really wanted. You placed a quick kiss on his chest and he pulled you in tighter and felt your body relax. Yup, you were screwed…you’d fallen too far and there was no coming back from it.
AN: I didn’t proofread this because truthfully i’m too lazy, so i may go back and do it later but this chapter was rough to write because nothing felt right. We’re coming close to the ending of the series so get ready to hate me haha. For all that are still reading, i love you and thank you for being patient. For the rest of the day i’ll be answering any asks that come through about Unexpected so if you have any questions or want to let me know anything go ahead and drop an ask. Again, thank you to all who still read this.