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It Was You - Chapter 3

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"So you're back for good then?" Jimin asked, as the bartender put their drinks in front of them.

Jungkook nodded.

"I'm happy for you, Kook. You're finally being accepted."

Jungkook took a sip of his drink. "I guess."

Jimin rolled his own glass in his hands. "Your hyungs are fair. They're making things right for you."

He couldn't argue against that. Even though his stepfather didn't acknowledge him, his stepbrothers had done what they could to help him along. He couldn't have asked for more.

Jimin smiled. "Maybe we can do some joint work between the dance academy and the art gallery in the future."

Jungkook smiled back. "That would be nice." He looked at his friend. "How are things between you and Rose?"

Jimin bit his lip. "It's complicated."

"We've all known each other forever, hyung. Why so shy?"

"She knows everything about me."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"Yeah...or a terrifying thing. I don't know. We'll see." He brushed it off...again. Jimin smiled slyly. "That girl Rose and I saw you with the other evening is pretty."

Jungkook looked at his friend. "She's off-limits."

"Really? I didn't see any branding."

"I work with her. She's off-limits."

"That's never stopped us before." Jimin said thoughtfully. "Are you interested in her?"

"No." Jungkook said, perhaps a bit too quickly.

But Jimin knew him too well to have missed that. "That's too bad." Jimin said. He'd let that go...for now. "See those 3 girls at the corner of the bar?"

Jungkook didn't even look up from his glass. "The ones with the shimmery dresses?"

Jimin smiled widely. "One thousand dollars to whomever can take 2 out of 3 home."

Jungkook smiled wolfishly. He paused when a pair of blue eyes flashed in his mind. He downed the rest of his drink. "Two thousand to the one who can get all 3."

"Deal."

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"I'm so happy that you could come with me to the menu tasting last minute."

"Happy to help." Yuna said brightly. She adjusted her oversized sweater. "But shouldn't you be doing this with Jin-oppa?"

"He had a last minute emergency. Hence, the last minute ask." Celia explained.

The chef came out to greet them, obviously smitten with Celia. Yuna didn't mind. She had spent her whole life with people telling her how beautiful her sisters are, and they were. But Yuna also knew that being known for your beauty took a lot of work and

discipline, even if you were naturally attractive in the first place.

Yuna shifted in her seat when Celia brightened at someone behind her.

"I'm sorry, sweetie." A voice said, and Jin came around to give her sister a hug from behind.

Yuna immediately stood up.

"I thought you couldn't make it." Celia asked, holding his hand.

"Namjoon said that he'd take care of it for me."

Celia smiled. "Thank him for me." She looked up at someone still behind Yuna. "Kook. So nice to see you again."

Yuna's eyes widened and she turned around.

Jungkook looked as surprised to see her as she was him.

"What are you doing here?" They asked at the same time.

Celia and Jin exchanged glances. "Do you know each other?"

"We're friends. We work together." Jungkook replied.

"Are you serious?" Jin asked.

"What do you mean?" Yuna said, incredulously.

"Jungkook is my youngest brother."

"And Yuna is my youngest sister." Celia put in.

Jungkook and Yuna just gaped at each other.

"But...he's..." Yuna couldn't get the words out.

The chef came to the table with the appetizers to taste. Yuna quickly gestured to Jin to take her vacated seat. The chef waved a server over to seat Yuna and Jungkook at a nearby table.

"Oh no, that's okay." Yuna said, knuckles white as she picked up her purse. "This is their deal."

"But I made you miss breakfast so that you'd be able to do this with me." Her sister insisted. She caught her sisters arm and steered her and Jungkook towards the table. "Just sit, and enjoy. We'll take care of it."

Celia left the two of them. Yuna sat with her back straight, eyes wide. Jungkook fiddled with his watch.

"So."

"So." He returned. "This is kind of cool."

What?!?!?!

"You know, we'll be kind of related."

Yuna paled. Oh my God. And we slept together what does that make us? But we're not blood related, so it should be okay. OMGOMGOMG. Why isn't he panicking? Of course! He doesn't know. He doesn't even recognize that it was me. Wait...

"But your last name isn't Kim." She pointed out slowly.

He reddened. "It's a long story."

"I have time. At least 5 courses of time."

He fiddled with his watch again.

She pushed her panic away as she picked up her fork as an old news item came into her mind. "Jeon." She said thoughtfully. "The mining family." Her gaze sharpened as she looked at him. "You're the lost prince."

His face hardened at the reference.

She realized what she said and put a hand on his. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..."

He sighed. "It's okay. The media had a field day with that one."

She started recalling parts of the story in her mind. She would have been too young to know, but she remembered her mother talking to her aunties about the high society gossip. She seemed to remember that Jungkook had been the only son of the eldest

son of a generations old mining family. Mega wealthy. When he passed away prematurely, his brothers fought over who would run the empire. The will had stated that Jungkook would inherit everything, but being 10-years-old, with uncles who had vulture-

like lawyers on retainer, Jungkook and his mother was kicked out with little more than the shirts off their backs.

His father had been close friends with the patriarch of the Kim family, whose money was made from hotels and other hospitality ventures. He had been widowed himself for barely a year when he married Jungkook's mother. That in itself had caused a

scandal, since the runour had been that he had wanted her for himself when they were young, but she had chosen Jungkook's father. Jungkook's stepfather was a prideful man, and even though he was never antagonistic towards the boy, he was not

accepting either. To try to protect her son from the media, she sent him away to school in Europe and North America, only coming home for the holidays.

Unlike Seokjin, Namjoon, and Mingi who had received money for all of the best education, this was not extended to Jungkook. So his mother saved everything she could so that he would receive a good education.

"It doesn't sound like he was particularly extravagant with your mother either."

Jungkook shrugged. "He was frugal overall. My mother said that it was because he was poor growing up."

"It must have been tough."

He nodded. "I would come home for holidays and summers, and at first, it seemed that everyone was welcoming, but I gradually learned that people only wanted to be my friend to get to my hyungs, who had taken the stance of being my protectors. Guys

and girls would try to make friends, and then ask to be introduced to them. That was a hard lesson."

"Yeah." Yuna said softly, thinking of her own childhood. "You must have made some friends who like you for you."

Jungkook grinned. "Rose? That girl that we saw the other evening? Her and Jimin and I grew up together. The three of us and Hanul, who's working in Paris at the moment." His expression softened as he thought back. "We got into a lot of trouble the

summers I was home. Because they were here all the time, eventually it got to the point where they would just tell me if someone was befriending me for me or my hyungs."

"How often were they right?"

"Often enough for me to believe them."

Yuna put her fork down as the next course was brought over.

Jungkook looked sheepish. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to dump on you. I don't usually tell people about my childhood, but you're really easy to talk to."

She smiled. "That's okay. I grew up to be a pretty good listener."

"I can tell."

Yuna tried one bite of the steak and pushed it away.

"Do you not like it?" Jungkook asked.

"It's delicious, but I'm getting full and there's still more food coming." SHe caught him eyeing the steak. "Would you like to finish it? If you don't mind that I took a bite of out it."

He smiled widely, showing his teeth.

She laughed and switched their plates.

"Thanks." He said sweetly, as he dug in.

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Jin and Jungkook were riding back to their offices together after the menu tasting.

"So what did you think of the food?"

"It was delicious, hyung. Thanks for inviting me to tag along."

Jin glanced at the maknae. "Seems like the food wasn't the highlight."

"What do you mean, hyung?" Jungkook asked, confused.

"Yuna. You two seemed to get along really well."

He smiled. "We do! But it might be because we also work together. She's a developer at HopeWorld Games."

Jin looked thoughtful. "You know, I didn't even think to put two and two together. She's the prodigy that came up with that video game while she was in university, right? Something with dragons?"

"Yes, hyung. That's her! She's really great. For someone who got so much recognition when she was young, she's really down to earth."

"That's true. I heard that she also got the hard end of it being the sister of beauty queens too, though."

"How so?"

"Seems like she had a few boyfriends who actually had their eye on her sisters. One in particular that she may have had feelings for even."

Jungkook was silent. He knew how that felt. "Sounds like the three of them of really close though."

"They are. I don't know Yuna as well as Grace, but everything I heard makes her sound like a great person."

"She is, hyung." Jungkook confirmed, vouching for her.

Jin smiled. "Are you interested in her, Kook?"

Jungkook smiled shyly. "I do like her, but I'm not sure in that way. I'm still thinking of someone else..."

"Ah." Jin recalled. "The mystery girl from the engagement party."

Jungkook blushed. "Have your photos come in yet?"

"No, the photographer got sick so there is a delay in getting them edited. He also took a lot, so it's taking a while." He looked at Jungkook. "There were a lot of people there. She may not be in any of the pictures, and even if she is she may have been a plus 1." He warned, trying not to get Jungkook's hopes up.

Jungkook got a glint in his eye. "Maybe, maybe not. After all, she left with me, right?"

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It Was You - Chapter 2

"So it was him." Taehyung said thoughtfully, as Sooyoung brought their drinks over and sat down. He gave her a soft smile and took her hand.

"I'm pretty sure he doesn't recognize me thought. So at least it won't be awkward."

"Maybe he's a really good actor." Sooyoung put in, selecting one of the pastries.

Yuna played with her bracelet, lost in thought. She couldn't say she was offended that he didn't remember. As it was never meant to be more than a one night stand. But being confronted face first with that fact was jarring. That and the fact that even drunk, it was one of the best nights of her life. At least if she never saw him again, she could fantasize to her hearts content. The fact that we worked in the cubicle next to her proved to be distracting at times.

A phone rang and Taehyung jumped as the phone also buzzed in his pocket. He looked at the display and smiled apologetically. "I need to take this." He mumbled, getting up.

Sooyoung gave him a small smile and nodded. As soon as he stepped outside, she turned to Yuna. "Do you know what's going on with him?"

Yuna snapped to attention. "What do you mean?"

She sighed. "He's been really distracted lately. I know that it's probably just with the upcoming show, but..." She sighed again. "It's never been like this."

Yuna looked outside to where Tae was. "Do you want me to talk to him?"

Sooyoung's eyes widened. "Would you? But you don't have to if you think it's awkward..."

Yuna smiled. "It's fine."

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Yuna was beginning to wonder if she had gotten the wrong person. The Jungkook that she had flirted with at the engagement party had been fairly confident. This Jungkook was...not. He was shy, and a bit mischievious when pulled into helping Tae with one of his pranks. She flipped the pen in her hand as she looked out the window.

Riza stuck her head into the cubicle. "The meeting start in 5. You coming?"

Yuna nodded to her friend. "I'll be there." She slipped off her flats into heels and checked her makeup. This was part of the job that she hated. Yes, she was a developer, but also a partner in this company. That was another hat that she had to wear occasionally, albeit grudgingly. Hobi often took those tasks on himself, which she appreciated. She stood up and smoothed out her skirt. "Showtime." She mumbled to herself.

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Yuna tugged at the brim of her ballcap. Having to attend business meetings meant that she needed to stay late to get her day job done. There was a big deadline for next Thursday, and you and your team really needed to push to get to this next mielstone.

She looked at her watch. Two AM. She shut her laptop. She might get home and into bed by 2:45, which meant that she might get a few solid hours before coming back and doing it all over again.

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Jungkook came in the next day to an eerily quiet office. He pulled Tae aside. "What's going on?"

Tae looked out into the space. "Oh, it's crunchtime."

"Crunch time?"

"Yeah, we're about a week out from the next code delivery, so Yuna and the dev team hunker down and grind it out. They basically live here until delivery time."

Jungkook looked over at Yuna's cube. She was already back, black ballcap in place, and earbuds in.

"I'll be back." He said to Tae, and headed to the elevators.

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She looked at the clock. Thirty minutes until the next meeting. She stretched and got up. A bio break and trip to the vending machine is in order before heading to the meeting. A message popped up on her screen. She did a quick scan and sighed. Maybe no vending machine after all. When she returned from the washroom, there was a coffee, bottle of water, and bento box sitting at her desk. There was also a note. 'You skipped breakfast again? You need energy to get to end of job. Take care of yourself. - JK'

She sat down and caught her own reflection. There were dark circles under her eyes that she didn't bother to cover up today. She smiled and opened the box, and ate while she responded to the email.

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He continued to bring her food everyday for the rest of that week, and eventually, even dinner. She finally cornered him in the elevator lobby.

"Kook." She called, coming up to him. It was 6pm, and she showed no sign of leaving yet.

He turned around and gave her a shy smile. "Yes, Yuna?"

"Thank you for all of the food you've been bringing me this week."

"It's not a problem. I can see that you've been working hard to reach the deadline."

"Well, yes, but..."

"And you haven't been bringing a lunch, or leaving to get dinner."

"I just forget to-"

"And you need to eat if you want to not get sick in the process." He smiled, showing his two front teeth.

She sighed. "I'll make it up to you. After the deadline."

"Deal."

"And no need to keep bringing me food."

"Will you remember to pack some yourself?"

"Well, my mornings-"

He raised an eyebrow.

"-might be able to be changed to accommodate that."

He flashed that smile again. "Great. Don't work too hard." He stepped into the elevator just as it was closing.

"Bye." She said, not completely sure what just happened.

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It was Friday after the dealine, and Yuna glanced at the clock. Six PM. It felt strange to leave work while the sun was still out, but she would take it. She looked over and Jungkook was still in his cube. She walked over.

"Hey." She greeted.

He looked up. "Hey back."

"So I owe you a meal. Want to go now?"

"Sure." He said, smiling. "Where do you want to go?"

"I owe you." SHe repeated. "So you can choose."

"How about Korean BBQ?"

"Korean BBQ?" A voice on the other side of the wall asked. "Can I come?"

Jungkook and Yuna looked at each other and smiled. "Sure."

"Great! Let me ask Sooyoung to come too." Tae added, popping up.

"Come where?" Riza asked, coming up to them.

"Korean BBQ!" Tae said, enthusiastically.

"Oh, I haven't had that in a while. Can I tag along?"

Pretty soon, there was a large group making their way to the restaurant.

"Sorry." Yuna whispered to Jungkook.

He smiled and bumped her shoulder. "It's okay, the more the merrier."

It ended up being pretty fun, with Hobi and Tae entertaining the group with stories and anecdotes.

Sammi leaned over to Jungkook. "Now I know that we're here with the bosses," She started, looking at Yuna and Hobi. "But how have you found working with us?"

He smiled. "It's definitely an interesting pace. I mean, I know I'm just a tester, and the developers are the ones pretty much working around the clock, but it's fascinating to watch." He took a sip of his beer.

"Hey! We have a hard job too! It's not easy poking holes and finding deficiencies in video games." Tae cut in, poking Jungkook in the ribs.

"You just came back from school in the US, right?" Someone asked. "Pretty fancy."

He blushed. "Not really. My mom scrimped and saved to send me." He fiddled with his watch. "I also worked a lot of odd jobs."

"So what are you looking to do now that you're back?"

"I'm hoping to take some graduate business courses and help my hyungs." He kept fiddling.

The conversation broke off into smaller groups soon after that, and Yuna turned to Jungkook.

"It's really nice that you want to go into the family business."

He took a bite of his food. "It's not as noble as it sounds. My family is pretty complicated."

"Whose isn't?"

"Jungkook!" A voice called out. "You're back!" An elegantly dressed woman came over and gave him a big hug, which he returned warmly.

"Rose." He greeted.

"When did you get back? You didn't tell us!"

"I knew." Another voice said. Yuna looked over. The voice belonged to a handsome man with a dancers body and pink hair. He was wearing a suit that was obviously tailored. "I'm Jimin, and this is Rose." He said, extending a hand to her.

"This is Yuna." Jungkook cut in, before she could introduce herself. She was so shocked her hand didn't make it all the way for the handshake.

Jimin smiled brightly, almost smirking at Jungkook.

Rose glanced over at the table. "Let's catch up soon. We won't keep you." She gave Jungkook's arm a squeeze and moved off.

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