Jennie slept soundly, on top of Yoongi as they napped on the couch, in the living room. Her alarm on her phone began to ring once the time turned to 1:30 PM, causing them both to stir in their sleep. Reaching over to her phone, she shuts off the alarm and lets out a sigh.

“An hour didn’t go by that quick…” She tries to go back to sleep as she felt Yoongi’s chest rumble against her when he chuckled.

“Unfortunately, it did. Time to go to the studio.” His deep voice was filled with sleep as he began to stretch. Jennie looked at him as he ran a hand through his hair. “You wanna know somethin’?”

“What?”

“You look like shit.”

Used to his smart-ass remarks, she remained unfazed. “Oh? So, do you asshole.”

Yoongi let out another deep chuckle. “What? You want me to lie? Wow, you look beautiful this afternoon.”

“Wow, well you look quite handsome this afternoon.” She mocks. “And your breath stinks.”
Suddenly, Yoongi breathes out heavily so she could smell his stench. As soon as his bad breath hit her nose, she covers it and falls off the couch with a yell. “Ew! Not funny!”

“Was to me. Be ready in 20 so we can work on your cover.” He gets off the couch and goes into the bathroom.

Today was the day Jennie would cover finish covering Baekhyun’s Beautiful from EXO Next Door. Already admiring him as a K-Pop idol, she wanted to sing one of his songs and the song was really, no pun intended, beautiful. The song was released on April 22nd, and as soon as she heard the song, she immediately wanted to cover it. She low-key hoped that possibly he’ll even notice the cover.

Meanwhile, Jungkook searched around his room for his white shirts. Apparently, they were missing. “What the heck is going on? I had them right here!” He starts destroying his side of his room for his shirts.

Jen heard him muttering to himself in panic and decided to go in his room to see what was the problem. “You good?”

“No, I’m not! I can’t find my white shirts! They’re-they’re gone! All of them! ALL OF THEM!”
The Bangtan Girl stares at him like he was crazy. All this...over shirts?

“Whoa, whoa, slow down. You mean to tell me you can’t find none of your shirts?” She tries to get him to relax as she grabs a hold of his arm, halting him from pacing.

“Nope! None of them!” He grabs a hold of her shoulders. “You gotta help me. I need my white shirts, you know how much they mean to me. Help me, please.”

“I’m about to go to the studio. I can help you when I get back.” She suggests, getting out of his grip. “You’re probably overlooking. You sure it’s not in your laundry?”

Jungkook decides to go to his laundry basket and dump out all his dirty clothes. “Nope! Where are they!?” He yells in frustration.

“What are you whining about?” Jimin approaches him out of curiosity.

“Someone had to take them. This is a prank, isn’t it?” Jungkook finally figures it out.

“Take what?” Taehyung joins in.

“Someone took my white shirts!” The Golden Maknae whines and starts to fake cry. Jimin immediately begins laughing, which causes suspicion as Jungkook calls him out. “It was you wasn’t it!?”

“I didn’t do anything!” Jimin giggles.

“Give them back!”

“Hahahah! It wasn’t me-hahahah!”

“Did you check the laundry room?” Taehyung suggests, trying not to giggle.

“If I find out that one of you messed with ALL my white shirts, there will be hell to pay.” He threatens them and leaves the room.

As soon as Jungkook leaves, Taehyung and Jimin start laughing. “Ya’ll did it, didn’t you?” Jennie assumes.

“We didn’t do anything, it’s just so funny to see him so worked up over white shirts.” Taehyung giggles loudly.

“I hope he finds them.” She lets out a sigh.

“I hope he doesn’t for a while. I like seeing him panic.” Jimin adds. “I wonder who decided to take them. Maybe Hobi?”

“We could go ask.” Tae suggests.

“Keep me posted on the madness. I have a song to cover.” She says her goodbyes after they wish her luck, anticipating her new recording.

---

When she heads to the studio, with her headphones in her ears, she was asked to sound softer and build her way up as the song progressed because, in some parts of the song, there wasn’t any build up the first few times she sang the song.

“Maybe if you think about a boy or ARMY, it could help with the emotion.” She was suggested as she nods and takes it in.

‘A boy, huh? Or ARMY?’ She ponders as her mind starts to race with ideas. With her phone in her hand, having the lyrics on her notes app, she waits for the music to start again.
Once the music was heard from her headphones, she starts off softly, bringing out a sad tone to the beginning of the song.

Annyeong naege dagawadagawanaege dagawadagawadagawanaege dagawanaege dagawadagawanaege dagawa
Sujubeun hyanggireul angyeo judeon
Neo huimihan kkumsokeseo
Nuni busidorok banjjakyeosseo

Raising her pitch slightly to a hopeful tone, she continues softly,

Seolleime nado moreuge
Hanbaldubal naege dagaga
Neoui gyeote nama…

As she sung the chorus, a smile came across her face as she maintained the hopeful tone of the song.

Neoui misoe naemaeumi noganaeryeo
Nuni majuchyeosseulttaen~
Dugeungeoryeooh~

Her held notes sounded angelic, strong but not overpowering the beat of the song.

neoui gaseume nae misoreul gieokhaejwo
Haruedo myeotbeonssik~
Saenggakhaejwooh~
Neoege hago sipeun geu mal…You’re beautiful

“Fly to you naegyeote isseojwo…You’re beautiful…” She finishes the song softly and opens her eyes as the last bit of the instrumental plays out. “How’d I do?” She asks as she gets thumbs ups in response, praising her efforts. “Aye!”

After doing some finishing touches on the song, they post it on BTS’ SoundCloud.
‘Give it a listen! My fav has sung it so beautifully, I just had to cover it! #JEN’ She tweets, posting the SoundCloud link of her new cover. She decided to post a photo of it on her Instagram as well with the caption, ‘I had to. #EXONextDoor’

ARMY came rushing in with the comments like there was no tomorrow.
‘This was so cute!’
‘QUEEN!’
‘MOM! I was about to go to sleep!’
‘Welp, I won’t be going to sleep anytime soon. I’m gonna be listening to this all night.’
‘Can you PLEASE do more covers? Your voice is so soothing’
‘Baekhyun needs to hear this!’
‘#DoMoreCoversJennie’
‘@baekhyunee_exo this is great!’
‘I lovvvvveeeee this! Yes Miss Bangtan!’
‘GOD I LOVE HER VOICE’
‘WIG IS SNATCHED’
‘I WASN’T PREPARED!’
‘@baekhyunee_exo listen to this!’
‘If you combine both Jen’s cover and the original song, you can hear how nicely their voices blend. Kudos to Jen’s harmonious vocals. It’s like she’s singing right next to him.’

On her way back to the dorm, she decided to check her Instagram and perceives that a certain someone noticed her cover as she almost dropped her phone. “He noticed!” She squeals after she read Baekhyun’s comment.

baekhyunee_exo: Well done :)

---

On May 23rd, backstage at the Dream Concert, Jen finished getting her make up done and told the members that she wanted to find her friends. Backstage was hectic, as the staff made sure everything was in order for the show. She managed not to get in anyone’s way as she spotted Jackson finishing up his conversation with one of the staff members.

“Jackson!” She happily waves, catching his attention. A huge smile came across his face as she jogged up to him, pulling him in for a hug.

“Jennie!” He picks her up and gives her a spin. She laughs at his enthusiasm before getting sat down on her feet. “My favorite American girl. How you been? Congrats on I Need U.”

“Thank you! Everything is going well, I can’t complain. I’d be lying if I said that we weren’t tired but managing to get wins for I Need U is worth it. I’m so proud of our accomplishments so far.”

“I’m sure. You guys worked hard. I hear that J-Hope and Yugyeom will be dancing together.”

“Oh yeah, they’re gonna kill it. Super excited to see that and GOT7’s stage. Speaking of GOT7, are they free? I’d like to meet them.”

“Oh yeah! They’re very eager. I couldn’t stop talking about you, haha.”

“I hope it was good things, you told them about me.” She lets out a laugh.

“Of course, I did. Come on, they’re in the dressing room.” He gestures for her to follow him. She was excited to meet them, they seemed like great guys to be buddies with. She did want more guy friends after meeting a bunch of female idols.

“Hey, guys! Miss Bangtan is here!” Jackson announces as they walk in the dressing room. She waves at them in a friendly manner after hearing a chorus of hellos. In the room were Yugyeom, Youngjae, JR, Mark, and JB as they excitedly get into a conversation with her.

“I’m an avid listener of you guys. You’re always on my playlist.” She happily reveals.

“Really? What are your favorite songs?” JB asks with a smile.

“I love A, I even know the choreography for it.” She briefly demonstrates as they look on impressed.

“I think she should’ve been in GOT8.” JB laughs as the guys agree.

“GOT8 sounds catchy. But GOT7 is way better. You guys are the experts of your dances. Other songs I like are turn up the volume, stop stop it and gimme. I’m looking forward to your next comeback.”

After briefly talking some more with the members, Jen would notice that there were only six of them. “I thought there were seven of you.” She looks around.

“Bam Bam.” Youngjae would chuckle to himself, glancing at the members knowingly.
“He’s probably wandering around.” Jackson assumes.

“Ah, okay. I hope I can catch him later. I’ll see you guys around, it was nice meeting you.” She leaves.

“You think he’s gonna even want to meet her? He’s so nervous.” Mark ponders.
“He’s meeting her today. No ifs, ands or buts. I’m tired of him just staring at her. He needs to man up and talk.” Jackson demands.

As the show went underway, Jen stopped walking backstage when she heard an excited chorus of her name being called out. Two sets of arms wrapped around her as she was attacked in hugs from Jiyoon and Hyuna. “Oh geez.” She laughs as the rest of the 4Minute members join in.

“We missed you!” Sohyun says after they release her.

“I missed you more! How have you ladies been? Oh my God, it’s been a while!” Jen gave them individual hugs.

“We’re doing great, we’re so excited to perform.” Hyuna answers.

“Ya’ll know I’ll be jamming out when you perform crazy and What’s your name. If you hear screaming, it may be me.” She jokes.

As Jen talked with 4Minute, from afar, Bam Bam zoned out as he watched her, mesmerized.

There she was.
She was right there.

So close yet so far, but he was still nervous to talk to her. He felt awkward about approaching her. What would he say? How would she react?

‘Why is she so pretty?’ He thought with wonder. He thought her curly hair framed her face so well and brought out her beauty even more. What was it about her that always made his stomach fill with butterflies?

“You’re drooling.” Youngjae nudges him, causing him to get out of his zone. “Go talk to her.”

“She doesn’t bite, man. She’s very sweet.” JB adds.

“You’ll get along just fine. Do I need to drag you to her?” Jackson suggests with a grin.

“Please no!” Bam Bam looks at him with horror. “I don’t even know what to say.”

“Say what’s on your mind?” Yugyeom suggests.

“So, tell her, Hi, I think you’re beautiful. I like you, can I be your boyfriend?” Bam Bam makes one of his weird faces as the members end up laughing.

“That’s...a bit forward.” Jackson giggles.

“And why did you make that face?” JB shakes his head.

“Wow, he’s still crushing on Miss Bangtan?” Mark asks in amazement.

“Uh huh. He’s smitten.” Jackson wiggles his eyebrows with a smirk.

“I am not!” Bam Bam exclaims, feeling his face warm up.

“Remember how he was staring at her at the MAMA Awards? Lipsinging whenever her verse came on? It was so cute.” JR gushes.

“Uh huh. And he’s still looking at her with heart eyes. It’s painfully obvious. But I don’t blame him. Jennie is very pretty-ow!” Youngjae winces once Bam Bam punches his arm, in retaliation. “So aggressive…” He rubs his arm.

“Well, he gotta wait until the dating ban is over anyway. But at least introduce yourself and be friends with her. Start off as friends then confess once the dating ban is over.” JB suggests.
“I’m too nervous, all right? What if she thinks I’m weird?” Bam Bam worries. He could be a bit much with his goofy expressions.

Would she think he’s weird for how he acts around his friends? How he loves to dance to girl group songs, what would she think about that?

“Are you kidding me?” JR exclaims. “If she can live with the Bangtan Boys, I’m pretty sure she can deal with you. Jennie will probably think you’re funny and cute. Be yourself.”

“Could’ve sworn she said that she loves when her ideal type is himself and not pretending to be someone else.” Mark thinks about her speech on her ideal type, last year.

Jackson shakes his head in annoyance. He had enough of his stalling. “That’s it.” He grabs a hold of Bam Bam and starts to walk towards Jennie.

“J-Jackson! No! What are you doing!?” He desperately tries to fight off his grip as he found himself getting closer to her.

No, he wasn’t ready.
He wasn’t ready to approach this girl.
He wasn’t ready to look at her in the eyes.
He wasn’t ready to get lost in them yet.
He wasn’t ready to blush and make a fool out of himself in front of her.
He needed more time.

“I’m tired of your bull, Bam Bam. You’re going to meet her.” Jackson had none of it as they got closer. “Jennie!” He happily shouts after she was left alone.

She turns to the two boys. “Hey, what up?”

“I wanted to introduce you to the seventh member that you didn’t get to meet. This is Bam Bam. Bam Bam, this is Jennie.” Jackson releases him. Bam Bam clears his throat and smiles shyly, giving her a brief wave.

“Finally! I was wondering where you were!” Her sudden statement cause Bam Bam to look surprised. “Were you hiding from me?” She teases with a smile.

‘Oh my God, her smile…how is she real?’ He thought, feeling himself get flustered. “N-nah, duty calls.” He replies. ‘Really Bam Bam? Duty calls? I sound so stupid.’ He mentally punches himself.

”I agree, everything is so hectic. That’s the idol life.”

Bam Bam noticed that Jackson had left them alone as he swallows nervously, meeting her friendly gaze.

“So, you rap?” She asks eagerly.

“Y-yeah. I rap in GOT7.”

“Wow, that’s dope. Yoongi is helping me learn how to rap. I’d love to rap one day. Maybe even be a part of the Rap Line in BTS.”

“I can see that happening. I could give you some tips...if you’re interested.” He suggests
“That’s so sweet of you. I appreciate it.”

“D-did you like your get well basket?” He rubs the back of his neck as her eyes light up.
“That was you!?”

He smiles shyly and nods. “I hope you liked the smarties.”

“Of course, I did! Thank you so much! Well, since I’m in front of you now, let me give you that kiss on the cheek.” She laughs as she pulls him in for a warm hug after placing her soft lips on his cheek. His eyes almost popped out at the sudden skinship but he immediately wrapped his arms around her, enjoying the moment. He caught a whiff of her perfume. It had a fruity scent to it, and it suited her.

‘She is so huggable.’ He thought as he couldn’t keep the smitten smile off his face. The GOT7 members were watching his face with amusement and decided to snap a photo for future blackmail.

After she pulls away, she speaks, “You really didn’t have to do that for me. It was so kind of you. Thanks for caring even if we haven’t met during that time.”

“Anytime. You really worried me. I’m happy that you’re okay.”

“Aw, Bam Bam!” She was touched by his words.

‘The way she says my name.’ He gushes. It sounded so cute the way she said his name with cheerfulness.

“I gotta get back to the dressing room, but it was nice meeting you! I hope we get to see each other again, soon.”

“Likewise.”

She smiles and heads back inside the BTS dressing room as he goes back to his members. “So, did you ask for her number?” Mark asks.

“I wanted to but it slipped my mind.” Bam Bam chuckles nervously. He was too busy staring anyway.

Jackson, however, wasn’t happy at his statement. “How else will you keep in touch?” He frowns, crossing his arms.

“Instagram?” Bam Bam shrugs.

“I would ask for her number if I were you.” JB advises.

“Oh yeah, show him the photo.” Yugyeom speaks up as JR shows him the photo of him grinning like an idiot as he hugged Jennie. “We’re keeping this for blackmail.”

“Why!? Delete that!” Bam Bam shouts.

“Maybe we should show Jennie, what do you guys think?” JB ponders.
“NO!” Bam Bam yells, trying to grab ahold of the phone.

---

In the BTS dressing room, the members were dressed for their performance. Jennie napped on the floor with Yoongi, while Taehyung rested next to her. Hobi decided it was time to mess with the members and he went to disturb Jimin first while filming for a Bangtan Bomb. After messing with him, Hobi goes straight to Yoongi and Jennie.

He films them, contemplating if he should mess with them but decides against it. “They’re sleeping too firmly. Last time I got beaten up by them with the others. It wasn’t pretty.” He laughs, and decided to go after Taehyung instead, messing with his chin while making sound effects to one of the member’s iPhones that was ringing.

Jen kept hearing Hobi’s voice and contemplated if she should hit him so she could sleep in peace. As she opens her eyes, she saw him with a camera, messing with Tae. She glances over at Yoongi, who had awakened, too.

Not good.

Tae glances over at the napping couple and looks at Hobi, with fear, shocked that he woke them up.

“You’re really bothersome, doing this.” Tae sighs while Jennie shook her head at Hobi.

“Fuck off.” Yoongi speaks up, causing those around him to laugh.

“He-he cursed.” Hobi giggles.

After a long nap, Jen headed out and walked around until she saw Jiyoon, Gayoon and Sohyun in line for a shooting dart game.

“What’s all this?” Jennie looks around, noticing the spinning wheel and prizes around the staff members, deciding to get in line with them while others got behind her.

“Jiyoon wants the Hulk Buster.” Sohyun answers.

“Hulk Buster! Hulk Buster, please!” Jiyoon looks on, determined. She looked cute, acting like a kid for her Avengers.

“She really wants that Hulk Buster.” Jen laughs. “I hope she gets it.”

“Me too.”

“Oh my gosh is that a Captain America action figure!?” Jennie shouts, pointing it out with excitement. “I want it! I call dibs. It’s mine!”

“You like Captain America?”

“Oh yeah, I love him! Chris Evans is so cute!” She daydreams, making Sohyun giggle. “He’s my favorite superhero. Just don’t tell Jungkook. He’s more of an Iron Man fan.”

“My lips are sealed.”

After Jiyoon’s failed attempt to get what she wanted, Jennie tried to shoot at the spinning wheel and failed too, winning kimchi flavored noodles. Jiyoon had won cereal and couldn’t hide her disappointment.

“Man, I really wanted that Captain America action figure. I could have it in my room for display.” Jen lets out a sigh and decided to head back to the guys. As she parted ways with Jiyoon and the others, Jen continued on her path.

“Finally, I found you!” She stops in her tracks when she sees Chanyeol from EXO staring her way, smiling brightly.

‘Is he…talking to me? No way, there must be someone behind me.’ She looks back but doesn’t see anyone. “Are you talking to me?” She points to herself as he nods happily and bows as she does the same before looking up at his tall figure.

Jeesh, he was taller than she thought. But his bright smile made his height less intimidating as she felt at ease.

“Sorry if this is really random. I got really excited when I finally found you, hehehe.” He giggles shyly, covering his face. “I’m Chanyeol.”

“H-hi, I’m Jennie.” She felt her face warm up at the Happy Virus.

She always felt like EXO was untouchable and people she could never seem to approach. But Chanyeol seemed very eager and friendly to want to talk to her. She wondered why.

“Baekhyun has been looking for you. I decided to help him out. He’ll be thrilled to know that I found you.”

“Come again?” Her stomach drops.

Baekhyun? Her bias? He was looking for her?

“He’s very eager to meet you! He wanted to talk to you about your cover. Can I just say that you have done very well? I enjoyed listening to it. Baekhyun can’t stop talking about it. It has been driving some of the members bonkers, hehe.” He giggles.

“Gosh, thank you.” She couldn’t believe he said that. That was a huge confidence booster. To be praised by Chanyeol of all people. An SM artist.

Chanyeol had given Baekhyun a quick text and they waited while having small talk until he walked up to them. Jen told him that she wanted to get the Captain America action figure but had failed, as he decided that he wanted to try out the game after Baekhyun arrives.

“Ah, there he is.” Chanyeol points him out and leaves them to talk.

“Hello!” Baekhyun smiles brightly. “It’s nice to finally meet you, Jennie!”

“Hi!” She manages to say, mesmerized that he was right in front of her. He grabs her hands with his smile still plastered on his face. It seemed to have calmed her starstrucked mind down as she returned his smile. “You’re one of my favorite idols. It’s an honor to finally meet you. I saw your comment on my Instagram, about my cover. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to listen to it. It really means the world to me that you, the original artist that the song was made for, would listen to a cover of your song.”

“It’s funny how it came about. Chanyeol had seen fans tagging his Instagram and mine on your photo and he brought it to my attention. We decided to sit down and listen to it. The first opening notes, Chanyeol couldn’t keep his jaw closed.” He chuckles at the memory as he releases her hands.

“Seriously?” She covers her mouth in surprise. Now that was a plus, that she was able to do that. She needed to stop doubting the potential of her singing ability. There is much to improve, but this right here was a huge start.

“Uh huh. It was well done. How long did it take you?”

“I’ve worked on the song for a week. Due to my schedule, I didn’t have that much free time. I was already familiar with the song because I’ve listened to it so many times and sung along in my room. The rearrangement was made in the studio, I worked on making sure the same emotion that you had was there for the song, while still making it my own and then I took it from there. I had a blast working on it.”

“I’m eager to hear more from you. I have always wondered what is it about me that you love so much. I would come across photos of your interviews or videos of you speaking so highly of me. It’s very touching. May I ask why?”

“Well, it’s not hard. Your vocals are so amazing. Like you have no idea how your vocals have made me want to step up my vocal skills. Every time I hear you sing, I inspire to be able to sing so emotionally, so heavenly and have that much passion. I love watching you perform, too. Your voice and charisma blow me away. I’m learning a lot in this industry, been in BTS for three years and we are still growing musically. You along with many other idols are an inspiration for me.” She reveals in a genuine voice.

“Ah, you’re making so flustered from the constant support you have for me.” He says eagerly. He always enjoyed meeting new people and he enjoyed Jennie’s friendly, determined aura around her. Her voice went great with his song. If they were to sing together in the future, it would be a treat for K-Pop fans for sure.

“I would love to sing with you, one day if you are interested. I’m continuing to improve my vocals so I can push for future collabs with other idols.” She continues, hoping he would agree.

His smile got wider as he nodded eagerly. “I would love to collab with you and teach you a few vocal methods in the future. Whenever you’re ready, just let me know and we’ll work from there once our schedules aren’t in the way. I’m positive SM will agree to it.”

“Re-really!?”

“Really.” He confirms.

“Thank you so much! Is it okay if I hug you?” She asks. He laughs at her excitement and nods, bringing her in for a warm hug.

After their conversation, she asked for a selfie. He stood next to her, smiling sweetly while she grinned widely as they both put up finger hearts.

‘THIS HAPPENED! So happy to finally meet you! Thank you!’ She posts on her Instagram and posted the photo on Twitter, causing EXO-Ls and ARMY to freak out.

---

After BTS had performed, Bam Bam went out to find Jennie. The GOT7 members were watching him from afar, to see if he would really do what he said he was going to do.
Ask for her number.

“You think he’s gonna do it?” Mark asks.

“He better do it.” Jackson demands.

“I don’t think he has it in him. Watch him chicken out.” JB laughs.

“He better not.” Jackson huffs.

“There she goes.” Mark points her out.

Once Bam Bam saw her, taking out her ear piece, putting it around her neck, he let out a breath and approaches her. He repeated everything that he wanted to say in his mind, confident that he wouldn’t be awkward.

Once she turned around and flashed him a smile, he tensed up. “Hey, you! Long time no see! Great performance out there!”

“Th-thanks. You were great out there, too. I uh, wanted you to have this.” He presents his hands that were behind his back, revealing the Captain America action figure that she had wanted.

A loud gasp escaped her lips as she takes a step back. She looked from the action figure to him, in disbelief as he starts to chuckle softly, satisfied with her reaction. “No way! H-how did you manage to win this, oh my gosh!” She happily accepts it, examining it in awe. “My Captain America!”

“I was in line for the game and overheard you talking about it. I was aiming to try out the game, just for fun, but I decided why not try to get the action figure for you.”

“Bam Bam, you really just made my night.” She pulls him in for another hug.

‘Two hugs in one night? I’m on a roll.’ He happily thought.

Jackson nods in approval. “Damn, that was smooth.”

“Whipped~!” Youngjae announces as the members laugh with him while they continue to watch.

“How long did it take you to win this?” She asks after they pull away.

“Three times.”

“Man. You really didn’t need to go through all that trouble for me. But who am I to complain? I got my Captain America!” She cheers.

“Jennie! Come on!” Jin had called her out from afar, wanting her back in the dressing room.
“Gotta go, but thank you again, Bam Bam.”

“W-wait.” He grabs a hold of her hand, making her turn back around. “I wanted to ask you something.”

“What’s up?”

“Can I-uh-can I get your number?” He stutters out.

He hoped he wasn’t too forward or was giving her the wrong impression. He sincerely wanted to get to know her more. He liked her after all.

“Yeah, of course.” She takes his phone and quickly typed in her number for him. “Here you go.”

“Sweet. Thank you. I’ll see you around, Jennie.”

“Definitely. I’m looking forward to getting to know you.” She heads back to meet up with Jin.

“He really had it in him.” Mark says in bewilderment.

“Should we start the shipname? BamJen?” Jackson suggests.

“When do you think he’ll text her?” Jinyoung asks as the members question the future of Bam Bam and Jen’s friendship.

---

The next day, Jungkook continued to freak out because he still couldn’t find his white shirts in the dorm.

Who would be so evil to take his precious shirts?
Who had the guts to actually do something like this and expect to get away with it?

“Okay, guys, this isn’t funny anymore, the prank is over, give me my shirts back!” He yells from his room.

“Aish, you still can’t find them?” Namjoon shakes his head.

“Damn it!” Jungkook slams his hand against his opened door in frustration as he walked to the living room.

He was pissed.
This prank wasn’t funny anymore.

“They weren’t in the laundry?” Jin asks, calmly.

“No…” The Golden Maknae grumbles. “Can someone just tell me who did it? I haven’t worn my white shirts in weeks! Somebody just give them back!”

Jimin continues to laugh with Taehyung which caused Jungkook to curse and attack them, wrestling them in the living room. After he beat them up, Jungkook stormed back to his room to try to seethe in solitude

Once he left, a smirk slowly came across the Bangtan Girl’s features. ‘Wonder how long I should keep this up.’ She thought evilly.

Jungkook was so mad. She almost felt bad for doing this to him. He trusted her so much that he wouldn’t dare suspect her of all people to mess with his white shirts.

Jimin peeped her smirk. He was the only one who knew her secret. When she decided to tell him, he was genuinely surprised that Miss Bangtan of all people would steal Jungkook’s white shirts. That she would be bold enough to do such a thing.

---

Days later in the afternoon, Jen chilled in the living room, playing video games by herself until her phone buzzed, getting a notification from the BTS Group Chat.

Jimin-uhhh just to give you a fair warning…Kook is looking for you

Raising a brow, Jennie immediately texts back

Jennie- Why?
Jimin- He knows
Jennie- What do you mean, "He knows"
Tae- Ennie, you need to HIDE
Hobi- NOW
Yoongi- You’re on your own kid

Jennie groans. You have GOT to be kidding. Why did she open up her mouth? She should've known that Jimin would blab out that she took his shirts. How stupid of her to trust him.

Jennie- Jimin!!
Jimin- He beat it out of me! I'm sorry! Jungkook is so scary when he's angry! I'm sorry, Ennie!

As soon as she heard another ping, she checks the notification, feeling her stomach drop at who had messaged next in the group chat.

Jungkook- Jennie.
Jennie- Hey Kookie!
Jungkook- So...you touched my white shirts, huh?
Jennie- Me? Nooooo, I would never

As soon as Jen saw the next message, she immediately got off the couch, in panic.

Jungkook- I’m coming for you

She rereads the text and runs into her room, earning a loud laugh from Namjoon who was in the kitchen. Shutting the door, she locks it, pacing around. She should've thought things through. She'll never make the mistake of telling anyone her plans.

She decided to hide under her bed, hoping that would be a great hiding spot.

Jennie- I didn’t do anything!
Tae- Jungkook, please reconsider! Ennie is an innocent soul!
Hobi- Don't do this Jungkoko!
Yoongi- She dead.
Jimin- Jungkook, don't!
Jungkook- Where is she?
Jin- Whatever mess you make, I won't be cleaning it up.
Jennie- Jin! You aren't going to help me!?
Jin- This is your responsibility, sweetie.
Yoongi- She dead.
Jimin- Jungkookie noooooooooooo

Jungkook- I won't ask again.
Jungkook- WHERE.
Jungkook- IS.
Jungkook- SHE?
Namjoon- Last time I checked, she just ran in her room
Jennie- NAMJOON!

She received a peace sign emoji from the leader and another devil emoji from Jungkook as she texts them, 'Kookie, please!'

Namjoon- I'm leaving the dorm. I don't want to see or hear what punishment he has in store. I'll be at the studio
Yoongi- She dead.
Jimin- YOONGI NOT THE TIME!
Yoongi- Do you want me to lie? It's obvious she's dead.
Namjoon- Don't punish her too hard, Kook. You don't know your own strength at times
Yoongi- She'll learn her lesson once he's done with her.
Namjoon- Good luck, Jennie!
Hobi- No! No! No! Jungkook this is a bad idea!
Jimin- Jungkookie don't lay a finger on our Ennie!
Jungkook- I'll be laying more than just a finger on her

---

“Why me?” She complains.

She was now alone in the dorm. And Jungkook was coming back any minute. It was too late to leave the dorm. He could be already here.

And as soon as she thought about it, she heard the front door open and close.

Great…

Her stomach drops as she hears footsteps. She quickly put her phone on silent, doing everything she can to not make a sound. Hearing her doorknob rattle, her nerves got worse.

“Of course you would lock the door.” She hears Jungkook’s voice filled with annoyance.

“Jungkook! It was just a prank!” She exclaims. “Leave me be! I’m sorry! It was a prank!”

“Oh, I know. But when you mess with my white shirts, I have the right to give you a proper punishment. Open the door.” He demands.

“Jungkook, think about what you’re doing!”

“Open the door, Jennie.”

“Jungkook, let’s talk about this!”

“Oh, we’ll talk. My hands are going to do the talking. Now, open the door.” His voice goes down an octave, giving off a threatening tone.

She decided to stay silent and for a moment she heard no more noise.

Maybe he left?

She considered getting from under the bed but decided against it after she heard more noise coming from her door. She came to the realization that he was working on removing her bedroom door handle with some type of tool he found.

‘You have GOT to be kidding me! Am I worth this much trouble?! Over white shirts!?’ She panics as he finally opens up her door. She swallows nervously as her eyes came into view with his timberlands walking around her room.

“Are you going to reveal yourself or am I going to have to take matters into my own hands?” He talks out loud to her.

Jen kept her mouth shut. Maybe she could try to escape this. He was fast but she could possibly squirm out of his grip if he caught her.

Seeing her light from her phone flash, she glances at it to see the missed messages from the group chat

Jimin: Jennie! Are you safe!?
Tae: ENNIE!
Yoongi: She dead.
Hobi: Munchkin!
Jimin: GUYS SHE’S NOT ANSWERING!
Yoongi: She dead.
Namjoon: She brought this on herself, haha.
Jimin: What have I done!? Ennie! Answer us!
Yoongi: She dead.
Hobi: You sure you should’ve

“Crap!” She yelps as he grabs a hold of her ankles, pulling her from under the bed. She didn’t even get the chance to read the rest of Hobi’s message.

Jungkook turned her around to face him and pinned her to the floor before she could have the chance to crawl away. As she looked up at his stern expression, she swallows hard. That was a look she was not used to.

“Now…we can either do this the easy way or the hard way.” He advises. “I think it’ll be in your best interest to go the easy route because I tend to not be so merciful when it comes to things like my white shirts.”

“Kook, come on now. Let’s not do this.”

“You brought this on yourself.”

“Jungkook!”

“Now I’m going to ask you one question…and you are going to answer me truthfully, do you hear me?” He gets closer to her face.

His serious expression made him look more mature as his piercing gaze stayed on her like a hawk, making sure she wasn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. It was intimidating to see him like this and she wondered how she would be able to escape.

Where was Jimin or the rest of the guys? Shouldn’t they be scrambling over here to help her instead of texting the group chat?

“Where are my shirts?” Her thoughts were interrupted.

“I don’t know where they are!” She struggles against his strong grip. She could hardly move from under him.

“Strike one.”

“Kook!”

“Tell me where my white shirts are.”

“I don’t know!”

“Strike two. One more, you’re done for. I’m going to ask you, one more time. Where-are-my-white-shirts?” He demands as his nose grazed hers.

“They’re some place…where you are never going to find.” She boldly answers. “Admit that I outsmarted you, Kook.”

Jungkook pokes the inside of his cheek, feeling himself getting more aggravated that he still didn’t have his white shirts. It had been weeks.

Weeks since he’s had them.

Her stomach flips when he leans down, as she felt his warm breath against her ear. “You know, I really thought I could trust you. It seems like I need to be more mindful of those close to me. Because they can turn on you just like that. And take things that are precious from you. Like my white shirts for example. You know I wasn’t even going to prank you at all for this prank war? But I guess you didn’t have the same mindset. So, do you have any idea what I’m going to do to you?”

“Let me go and forget this happened?”

“I could…but that won’t be fun, now would it?” He puts both her wrists in one hand as his other finds itself slowly grazing the side of her stomach, causing her to squirm.
That was a sensitive area, because he’s been there before, and she knew what he was about to do.

He was going to tickle her.

“No, please! Not that, anything but that! I’ll buy you lamb skewers! Anything but that!” She starts to panic.

“Should’ve thought of that before you said what you said.” He moves back from her face, watching her attempt to move around from under him.

“It was so tempting, I’m sorry-“ She was cut off by her laughter as he began to aggressively tickle her sides with both his hands. “St-sthap it-hahahah! Jungko-ok!”

“What was that? Huh?” He teases, as he tickles her relentlessly, watching her become undone. “Are you going to tell me where my shirts are?” He questions over her loud laughter. No matter how much her hands try to push him away, he continued to be relentless.

“Please-!”

“Please what? If it’s not about the location of my white shirts, I’m not listening to you beg for mercy. Suffer.” He answers her pleas with no remorse.

After a few more moments, she couldn’t take anymore, and finally, gives up. “Okay! Okay! Enough! I’ll tell you!”

He leaves her alone, smirking in satisfaction as he waited for her to pull herself together. “Now…about those white shirts…”

“Th-they’re at Amber’s place.” She reveals, trying to catch her breath.

“And I’m sure you’ll return them to me, today, right?”

“Uh huh.”

“Glad we could work something out.” He grins triumphally. “But just a fair warning…Pull something like that again, the punishment will be even worse. That was me going easy on you. These hands can do a lot more damage.”

“I am never telling anyone anything ever again.” She groans.

---

The next day, at school, Jennie and Jungkook attended gym class together. The two combined classes found themselves sitting on the floor, as the gym teacher announced that today’s activity would consist of dodgeball. Hearing that caused Jungkook’s mood to boost. He loved dodgeball and was looking forward to playing it.

“Jeon Jungkook. Jennifer Walker.” The gym teacher calls them out, gesturing for them to stand next to him. “You two will be today’s team captains.”

‘Team captains? So, I’m going up against Kook in dodgeball?’ Jen thought as she glances at her best friend.

Jungkook and Jennie were more competitive than others, and it would mean the world to her if she could beat him in dodgeball. It would give her some type of closure since he would usually beat her in video games.

The gym teacher told them to play one round of rock, paper, scissors to see who would get the first pick and Jungkook won by choosing paper over Jen’s rock.

Jungkook looked around the handful of classmates that sat on the gym floor, waiting patiently to be picked. He pondered about which person to choose first, wanting strong teammates since he was stronger on offense when it came to dodgeball.

His eyes land on Jennie’s shy friend, Hayoon, who was looking down at her feet. “Hayoon.” He calls out, causing her to lift her head in shock.

“Y-yes?” She stutters softly.

“Come on, you’re on my team.” He smiles softly, beckoning her to come over.

As soon as she heard him call out her friend’s name, Jennie stares at him in disbelief. “What? My friend though? How dare you?”

“All about the mind games.” He teases as Hayoon stands behind him.

“Sorry, Jennie.” Hayoon smiles apologetically.

“Okay, you knew I was gonna pick her.” Jen frowns at the Golden Maknae.

“Exactly. I know you better than you know yourself. I know how you think.” He replies confidently.

“She’s supposed to be mine.”

“Not today.” He grins cockily.

“I’m going to….” She trails off, shaking her head. “The Lord is testing me today…”

“What?” He challenges. “What are you going to do, my dear friend?”

She really wanted to smack that grin off his face but she suppressed her urges. “You better take good care of her.” She huffs and turns to Hayoon. “If he does anything wrong, let me know. I’ll give him a beating back at the dorm.”

Hayoon smiles softly. “I’m sure Jungkook and I won’t have any problems. He is a nice person.”

“You hear that Jennie? I’m nice.” He happily announces.

“She’s only trying not to hurt your feelings. We all know you suck.” She turns back to her classmates, smirking in amusement when he yelled a “Yah!”

After picking their teammates, the gym teacher began to explain the rules. “All right, I’m sure we know how to play this game but I added some more rules, to make it more intense. If the ball hits you, you’re out. While you stand on the sidelines when you’re out, you can have one of your teammates that’s still in the game, throw you a ball and you can try to shoot the ball into the basketball hoop. If you make the ball in the basket, everyone from your team is back in the game. If it hits the backboard, only you are back in. Captains, face each other, please.”

Jungkook and Jen face off, staring each other down intently, as their classmates look on in anticipation. Jen looks at him up and down, stepping up to him. “Golden Maknae.” She acknowledges.

Jungkook smirks at her competitiveness. “Miss Bangtan.” He mimics her movements.
“Ready to lose?”

“I think the question is, am I ready to win.”

“No, not today. You may beat me in video games, but today, you will be the one that’s losing for a change.”

“We shall see about that.”

“I want a clean game.” Their gym teacher interrupts their face off. “We’ll play three rounds. Whoever gets two wins will be victorious.”

Jungkook stares at his opponent, examining her. Jennie’s defensive skills were only getting better and better. Something that he couldn’t touch. But unlike him, she didn’t have great aim and never went on an offensive route for games. If he could stay on her team, throwing the balls relentlessly, he should get everyone out and win the game effortlessly. His team had stronger players, the main thing he needed to focus on was her quick instincts to avoid getting hit.

Defense VS Offense. It would be a great set of matches between the two teams.

The 97 Liners shake hands while their teams go to their spots. Attempting to walk back, Jen is pulled forward to Jungkook as he held a strong grip on her hand. She stares up at the tall Golden Maknae with a serious expression.

More trash talk?

“Before I let you go, I just want to wish you luck.”

“How kind of you.”

“And I’ll happily enjoy some lamb skewers, when I win. Your treat of course.” His bunny smile showed on his features.

She knew he was up to something. Narrowing her eyes, she glares at him playfully. “Hm, you’d like that, wouldn’t you? Well, when I win, I want my noodles. I will enjoy that treat to the fullest.”

“I think you may want to get your mind off noodles. The lamb skewers will be a great meal after school. Might as well prepare for it.”

“Ha! You tried it.”

“Make the best 97 Liner win.” He releases her and heads over to his team with a confident look on his face.

Meeting up with her team, they prepare for the first round. “What’s the strategy?” One of her female teammates asks.

“All right, I have a plan in mind. It may sound crazy, but I strongly believe this will work. I want to take a risk.”

“What’s the plan?”

“Don’t get the dodgeballs first. Wait for them to get it.” She informs as they stare at the set of medium-sized, colorful balls in the middle of the gym floor. She heard some of her teammates question her strategy.

“You sure? Shouldn’t we run and get the balls?”

“That’s what they think we’re going to do. But we’re not going to. Catch them off guard. Make them believe they’re at an advantage.”

“Okay and then what?” Another teammate asks.

“I want us to watch the balls and catch them whenever they throw them. Put your hands out like this.” She demonstrates. “Whatever you do, catch it, and then they’ll get out. If we can all catch their balls when they attack, then that means we’ll have fewer people to get out in the game, and we’ll have all the balls then. Trust me.”

Her teammates noticed a strong leader aura around her, as her plan made sense. “When you get a ball, aim for their legs and feet.” She continues. “If you aim at their upper body, they’ll have more of an advantage to catch the ball. Their legs, however, different story. I won’t let you guys down, I will fight until we are victorious today. I will lead us to victory. Keep a cool head, and keep your eyes open at all times. Anything can happen in just a blink of an eye. Got it?” She looks at her teammates, who looked motivated and pumped up.

They all put their hands in the middle. “One, two, three, Defensive!” They shout, throwing their hands up in the air.

Both teams placed their hands on the wall, waiting for the teacher’s cue. This was it. All or nothing. Jen’s heart began to race from anticipation. Her team needed to win this.

“Begin!” The gym teacher blows the whistle.

Like Jen planned, her team stayed back as Jungkook’s team ran up and got the balls. His team looked confused that they stood back and thought it wasn’t the wisest choice. His team, as expected, threw the dodgeballs at Jen’s team, and she watches in approval as her teammates caught the balls.

Jungkook widens his eyes in shock at what just happened as he saw a handful of his teammates walk to the sideline. Irritation was clear on his face as he poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue, narrowing his eyes at Jennie. He was not happy at how quick he lost teammates.

“BOOM!” Jennie fist pumps, high fiving her teammates who were cheering. She turns back to Jungkook with a huge smile on her face, hyped up. “Now THAT is how you make a statement! We here to win today!”

“Game on.” He growls. “Watch your back.” He points her out.

“Don’t hate the player, hate the game. I outsmarted you. Admit it.” She shrugs.

“Yeah, and it’ll be the last.” He huffs. He was not happy. He refused to lose to her. It was on, now.

As the game went on, Jen’s teammates noticed how patient and understanding she was towards them as she gave them encouraging words throughout the game. She wanted everyone to remain calm and not be intimidated just because Kook’s team had stronger players.

Suddenly, without even noticing who hit him, Jungkook gets hit on the thigh by a ball.
“Jeon Jungkook, you’re out!” The gym teacher announces.

“Aish…” He throws his ball down in frustration and walks over to the sidelines.

He was so focused on trying to get Jennie out that he failed to realize there were others trying to get him out too. Getting strong players out of a game was always a smart move, and he knew he had targets on his back.

Jennie’s team managed to win Round 1 thanks to their effort of catching the dodgeballs whenever their opponents tried to hit them.

“Aaaaayyyyyeeeeeeee!” Jennie yells as she performed the Shmoney dance in celebration. She happily gave her teammates high fives, praising them for their efforts, and to keep it up.

For Round 2, Jungkook’s team came back in full aggression. It seemed like getting the first loss of the game, lit a fire in the Golden Maknae as he did everything he could to get as many opponents out as possible.

Seeing an available ball standing in the middle of the gym, the 97 Liners glance at each other and make a run for it.

‘I need that ball.’ Jen thought hastily as she ran as fast she could. Before she could grab it, Jungkook managed to swipe it from the floor first. She stumbles back, and falls on her rear with a grunt and cautiously looks up at the Golden Maknae.

“Gotcha.” He smirks, readying himself to throw the ball.

‘Relax, Jennie.’ She calmed herself down. If her teammates saw her panic, they would panic too. She needed to stay strong in this predicament. Telling her body to move as soon as she saw him move his hand to throw the ball at her, she barely manages to roll away, earning whoas from her classmates.

“As expected.” He grabs another ball that was by his feet when one of his teammates from the sidelines tossed him a ball. Mostly everyone had the balls on the sideline, aiming to make a basket so their whole team can get back in the game.

He throws another fast ball at her, making her jump out of the way with a yelp. ‘If I didn’t move one inch, that would’ve hit me.’ She huffs as she gets on her feet, watching his every move. One false movement, she was done for.

‘Clever girl.’ He thought, impressed. He enjoyed a challenge.

‘Maybe if I could try to catch the ball.’ She thought as she stayed alert. ‘But his aim and speed of the ball are so intense, I’m not sure if catching it would be wise, in fear that it may fall out my hands.’

Hayoon stood next to Jungkook as she aimed a ball right at Jennie, who ducked down in the nick of time. “Aye! Why is it two on one!?” Jen exclaims as she continues to jump out of the way from any balls aiming at her.

“Sorry, Jennie. But you need to get out.” Hayoon giggles and throws another ball.

“Bye!” Miss Bangtan waves at her friend when she catches her ball. A pout came across Hayoon’s face as she walked over to the sidelines. Before she knew it, a dodgeball hit her right in the butt, causing her to turn to the thrower in shock. “Ow! You hit my ass!”

“Perfect shot!” Jungkook laughs, fist pumping. “Don’t take your eyes off me, next time!”

“Oh, so that’s how we gonna play, huh?” Rolling her eyes in annoyance, Jennie stood by the sidelines while the rest of her teammates played against Jungkook and his team.

Jen had tried to make a basket a couple times but with no avail as Jungkook blocked every single one. “Oh my god! Back off!” She yells in frustration. Why couldn’t he just focus on the game? Not on blocking her baskets?

Hayoon unexpectedly makes a basket, causing her whole team to cheer. “I made the shot!” She jumps up and down happily. Jennie groans as she watched all of Jungkook’s teammates run back in the game.

She watches painfully as her teammates remaining got hit, causing Jungkook’s team to win this round. He immediately celebrated with his teammates, acting hyped up as he jumped up and down with them.

Jennie on the other hand, gathered her team to group up in a circle. “We may have lost that round but don’t let that discourage you. We still got this. All of you did a great job holding your own. And now we are in the last round. We’re going to need to be more on offense this time. But remain cautious of your surroundings. Never take your eyes from your opponents. We got this. Go hard or go home. Let’s take this victory!” She shouts as her team cheers.

“Final round!” The gym teacher blows the whistle.

This time, Jen sprints forward to grab two of the balls in the middle of the floor and manages to hit two people in the process. After ducking around and avoiding the balls that were aimed at her team, she finally catches a ball that almost went over her head. Tossing it to one of her teammates to use, Jen watches triumphally as the person that threw the ball walked to the sidelines.

The game was equally matched, both teams determined to win. Near the end of the game, Jen stood by the sidelines with her team while Jungkook was still in the game, with one other person going up against three people left from her team. He seemed to be getting everyone out before it was just three people left because her teammates could not seem to hit him with a dodgeball.

“Whatever you do, don’t let Jennie get back in.” Jungkook requested his teammate as he went on to try to get the last people out. Those Lamb Skewers were his.

Meanwhile, Jen couldn’t hide her frustration every time she aimed the ball at the backboard, it would get slapped away by Jungkook’s teammate before it could touch it. Butterflies were in her stomach as she witnessed that there was only one person left from her team.

“Please…” She whispers as she tries one more time.

“Walker! You’re back in!” The gym teacher announces. Sighing out of relief, she runs to her teammate.

“You good, girl?” She asks as she gets handed a ball.

“No, I’m freaking out! I can’t do this. I can’t hit them, we’re going to lose!”

“Hey. Get that negative mindset out of your head. Remember what I told you. You can catch the ball to get people out in dodgeball. You got this. Trust me.” She reassures. The two of them duck as a loud smack was heard against the wall when Jungkook’s fast ball clashed against it. “I would like my head!”

“And I would like to win!” She heard him say.

Jennie kneels and catches his teammate’s ball that was aimed at her feet, leaving Jungkook to be the last man standing for his team. He throws two fast balls, ready for this game to be over before anyone else from her team could get back in the game.

Unable to move in time, one of the balls hit Jen’s shoulder, causing her to fall back. Looking up, she saw that her teammate had a shocked expression on her face as she saw a dodgeball in her hands.

She had caught his other dodgeball.

“Atta girl!” Jen gets up and rushes to hug her.

“Winner! Team Jennie!” The gym teacher announces. Her team all rushed up and joined in the hug, jumping up and down, cheering in celebration.

“WOO! That is what I’m talking about!” Jennie beams, with a huge smile on her face.
Jungkook, sitting on the gym floor, was disappointed that his team lost but was praised for his efforts. He watched Jennie celebrate, and it was like he was watching her in slow motion as her hair flipped to one side when she turned her head to him. The same bright smile still on her face.

She was something else.

Before he knew it, she was in front of him, extending her hand out. He smiles and takes it as she helps him up. Keeping a strong grip on his hand, she speaks, “Good game, Kook. Thanks for going all out on me. Your team pushed me harder than ever before.”

“Yeah.” He nods. “I’m kind of glad you beat me.”

“Are you?”

“Yeah, because you make competitions fun. You’re unpredictable. But just so you know, I’ll be the one winning next time.” He gives her hand a gentle squeeze. her hand a gentle squeeze.

“I’m ready for whatever you bring at me, bunny.”

---

After changing in the dorm, Jennie and Jungkook took a stroll together, aiming to head to a local noodle restaurant so he can treat her to noodles since she won the game. As Jungkook approached the restaurant, he watched in confusion at Jennie walking past it.

“Wait, don’t you want noodles?” He asks as he follows her.

“I did. But I changed my mind.” She replies as she stops in front of a Korean BBQ restaurant. “I’m kind of craving lamb skewers.” She smiles, giggling at his happy reaction.

“No way, are you serious!?” His bunny smile came across his features.

“Don’t make me change my mind.” She teases as he eagerly opens the door for her, letting her walk in first.

“Trust me, I won’t let you. You won’t regret it.” He replies as he walks in.

Getting seated at a booth, facing each other, they ordered lamb skewers and watched them cook. Some lucky ARMY came to the right restaurant because they secretly watched the 97 Liners. Some took photos, filmed them briefly and watched them with giggles. Jungkook noticed and felt a little shy as he heard one of them murmur, “Don’t they look cute?”

Jennie, focused on food, watches the lamb skewers cook. Jungkook ended up staring at her. She rested her elbow on the table as her fingers tangled in her curls. The way she would briefly check her phone, watch the lamb skewers cook with anticipation, and how she scrunched up her nose out of habit, he thought it was some of the most adorable things he had ever seen.

Feeling eyes on her, she decided to remove her hand from her hair, setting her arm down. She flashes him a sweet smile, and silently commenced a staring contest until she burst out in laughter from another one of his derp faces. Jungkook would smile and look down, chuckling his own self.

“This better be good.” She warns.

“They will be, trust me.” He guarantees. “You won’t be disappointed.”

“I blame Yoongi for your obsession with this. But at least I finally get to see what the hype is all about.” She grabs a stick after it finishes cooking and takes a bite.

“Well?” Kook looks on in anticipation.

“Yo, this is bomb!” She takes another bite.

“Yes!” He fist pumps. “Told you that you would like them.”

As they ate, he requested to take photos, to let Yoongi and ARMY know about her new fascination with Lamb Skewers. The first photo he took was of her smiling while looking down because he brought up that he still couldn’t believe she beat him in one of his favorite games.

‘She’s still laughing at the fact that she beat me in dodgeball today at school. I will not lose again. #JK’

The next photo he took was a selfie of them, as he put up the peace sign and she stuck her tongue out. He tweeted the photo, ‘Suga Hyung, she tried lamb skewers for the first time, and loved it! Got her hooked!’

Yoongi would reply a few moments later, ‘Welcome to the lamb side. Once you get in, there is no way out, smartie.’

Placing his phone down, he looked up, watching her as he noticed her nose would twitch cutely like a hamster. It gave him the urge to want to kiss it. Unintentionally, he let out a soft chuckle which caused her to look up and smile.

“What?”

“You keep twitching your nose.”

“Oh.” She touches her nose. “It’s a habit. I don’t even know I’m doing it.” She laughs. Moments later, he noticed her nose twitch yet again. “You did it again.” She heard him say as she covers her nose.

“I don’t mean too!” She exclaims. “Stop staring, you’re embarrassing me.” She laughs. A few seconds later, she glances at him as amusement was shown on his features. “Sthap it!”
The Golden Maknae lets out another laugh. “Can’t help it.”

As they continued to eat, Jungkook noticed how big her cheeks would get when she stuffed food in her mouth. It was official. He saw no difference. She resembled a cute hamster. No wonder ARMY had been commenting about that on their Twitter. Now he saw why.

“So, how is your English?” She goes to her native tongue.

He looked shooked at her question. “Don’t want to talk about that.” He says with a sigh.

“What did you get on the English test?” She goes back to Korean.

“Let’s not talk about that.” He rubs the back of his neck.

“When’s your next test?”

“I have a test from the basics to what we’re learning now.”

“Let’s work our way up then. When’s the test?”

“In a few days.”

“Jeon Jungkook.” She scolds as he grins sheepishly. “I’m going to kill you. You should’ve told me earlier. I could’ve been helping you.”

“Sorry.”

“Forgiven.” She replies. She watches him go through his bookbag, taking out his English study guide for the test and hands it to her. “Let’s start with greetings. Greet me in English.”

“Hello, my name is Jungkook.”

She did a double take as she heard his voice go down an octave. “How the heck did your voice get so deep?” She stares at him, astonished. “Manly…”

“Manly?” He repeats with a grin.

“Your voice sounds so different when you speak in English. And your accent is thick.”

“You like?” He raises a brow.

“Eh heh heh~” She chuckles nervously, causing him to smile teasingly. “Yeah. I do.” She admits.

His bunny smile got wider. It made him feel good that she enjoyed hearing him speak in her language. And how she called his voice manly. He felt good about himself.

She looks back down at the paper. “It’s 9 AM. What do you say to someone during that time?”

“Good morning.”

“It’s 3 PM. How do you greet someone?”

“Good afternoon.”

“It’s 11 PM, how do you greet someone?”

“Good night.”

“Okay, I see you.” She praises, nodding in approval. “Let’s have a brief conversation in English. Good afternoon, Jungkook.”

“Good afternoon, Jennie. How are you?”

She had to admit, he sounded cute when he was trying to speak English. She would help with his pronunciation of the words so he could speak clearer as they spoke.

“I am great. How are you?” She responds.

“I am well.”

“What is the weather today?”

“It is sunny.”

“What season are we in?”

“It is spring.”

“Can you describe the weather? Rain? Clouds?”

“It is sunny with clouds. No rain.”

She looks at him and nods. “All right we’re getting there. Looks like you’re also learning about appearances and colors. So, how would you describe me in English?”

“Beautiful.”

She couldn’t fight the growing smile on her face. That was smooth. She touches her hair, wanting him to describe the color. “Hair color.”

“Pretty.”

“Hahah, the color, Kookie. Color.”

“Brown.”

“Can you say it in a sentence?”

“You have pretty hair.”

“The color?”

“You have pretty brown hair.”

She laughs. “Thank you. What type of hair do I have?” She touches her hair again, fluffing her curls.

“Pretty hair.”

She places her head down as he begins to giggle. If he keeps this up, her face will begin to warm up at all these compliments. He was straightforward with his answers. No hesitations, just genuine.

“Pretty curly hair.” He corrects himself as she lifts her head back up.

“What color is my skin?” She taps her bare forearm before going back to look at the paper.

“Beautiful black skin.”

Stopping what she was doing, she slowly lifts her head, gazing at him, speechless. That statement hit her heart as she thought about those wanting her to bleach her skin, calling it dirty. She received so much crap about her colored skin, and to hear him call her skin beautiful with no hesitation, touched her.

“…Do you…” She spoke softly. “…really mean that?”

“Yes.” He nods. “You…have beautiful skin. Not dirty. Do not listen to hate. Listen to love. Listen to BTS. Listen to ARMY. You are beautiful. No lie.” His English was still broken, he stumbled on the words and not to mention his thick accent was still there but she caught what he was trying to tell her. “I thought this of you. Since we met.”

Her eyes began to water as she looked down. “Gosh, these onions are really getting through my eyes, Kook.” She responds in a shaky voice, clearing her throat.

“But there’s no onions around here.”

She wipes her developing tears and sniffs. She didn’t want him to see her cry, but she was overwhelmed with happiness.

“I want to learn more English so I can talk to you in English.” He brings up.

“But we can speak in Korean together.” She sniffs softly and meets his gaze.

“I know that but, you already know my language. I want to get to know your language so there won’t be any language barrier between us. I kind of envy those who can talk to you in your language. Like Namjoon Hyung. I want to be able to do that.”

She stares at him. He was so serious about this. “And you will. Learning a language takes time and patience. You’ll get there, Kookie.” She smiles in reassurance.

“Okay.”

“All right, let’s get to the harder stuff for your upcoming test.”

When the bill came, Jen went to grab it and ended up placing her hand on Jungkook’s. “I’ll pay.” He says.

“It’s cool, I want to.” She reassures.

Jungkook shook his head, starting to get stubborn. “I want to pay.”

“Kook, I never get to treat you. Come on. Let me pay.”

“No, I got this, it’s fine.”

“Kookie!” She whines.

“Jennie!” He whines back.

She lets out a sigh. “How about this? We both pay half and half. Deal?”

“Deal.”

“But the next time I’ll treat you, got it? It’ll be a trend. Next time I’ll treat. Then you. Then we’ll pay half and half, then I’ll treat again and so on.”

“Not a bad idea.”

“Glad we could come to an agreement, my good friend.”

“Indeed milady.”

Soon after they paid, the fangirls finally began to speak, calling out their names and waving. “Hi!” Jennie waves. The girls were covering the faces with their hands, acting shy around them as they waved back.

“How was school?” One of them asked.

“It went well. My team beat Jungkook in dodgeball!” She happily announces.

“L-let’s not get cocky now.” He whines, causing the girls to giggle at him.

“Will you be on Running Man again?” Another fan asks.

“Yeah, I want to see the Golden Duo on Running Man again! It was so fun seeing you work together.”

“I’m down. Are you?” Jen turns to Kook.

“Why not?” He smiles.

“I hope they have a couple episode soon, so you two can go there together and beat everyone. It’ll be so fun to watch. They usually have those episodes and have a couple tag game. I would love to see that happen soon.”

“If they want us, all they gotta do is ask. I would gladly go back to Running Man.” Jungkook adds.

After some cute photos with the fans and brief conversation on if they were eating well and resting up, Jennie and Jungkook walked back to the dorm as the girls immediately tweeted their photos
‘Saw JenKook today! Just my luck! Jennie’s hair bounced when she walked, it was cute! And Jungkook is so hot! I’m crying!’
‘Spotted Jennie and Jungkook eating after school! Love the 97 Liners!’
‘Jennie is so nice! She looks small compared to Jungkook with his big muscles, it was cute! His muscles are getting bigger! It was a sight!’
‘Why are the BTS members so beautiful in person? They’re unreal!’
‘I wanted to ask Jennie if I could touch her hair but was too afraid she would say no. Her hair is so pretty, though!’

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Back at the dorm, Jungkook took out his keys, placing one of them inside the door.

“Jungkook.” Jennie calls out softly, placing her hand on his to stop him.

“Yeah?” He turns his head.

Placing a hand behind the back of his head, she stands up on her toes, pressing her soft lips against his forehead for a moment. His eyes widen at her sudden gesture as he felt his face heat up once she pulled away. She smiles softly at him. “Thank you. For calling my skin beautiful. Your kind words always hit close to home.”

“Y-yeah, always. I meant every word. Don’t forget that.” He smiles shyly and opens the door, letting her go in first.

Later in the afternoon, Jennie and Jin were in the kitchen. She was in the mood for oatmeal because she saw the box in the cabinet. Jin offered to make it for her, so she sat at the dining room table, waiting patiently. She craved apple cinnamon oatmeal. It was one of her favorites to eat. Jin decided to make it from scratch, just for her.

Meanwhile, Jimin met up with Taehyung and Jungkook on his bed, having a big bag to show them. “You sure that'll work?” Jungkook asks.

“Hobi Hyung fears everything, it’ll work.” Jimin giggles evilly and takes out a live lobster. It was huge as the boys look at it move in awe, touching it experimentally.

Jungkook and Tae wanted a front row seat to Jimin’s prank. They had told Jennie about it and she told them that she didn’t want to be responsible for Hobi’s death via petrification, but she’ll know if the prank goes well if she hears him scream. She was rooting for a successful prank, supporting their evil antics.

Hobi was currently in the bathroom, showering after dance practice, and Jimin thought the perfect time to prank him was while he was in the bathroom. Slowly opening up the bathroom door with the lobster, alive, in his hand, Jimin tip toes in, undetected. Tae and Jungkook suppressed their giggles as they watched from the doorway.

This was going to be a good prank.

With Jin, he finished making the oatmeal and made two big bowls for her and himself. He sat next to her, handing her a spoon. They waited until it cooled down, before eating a spoonful.

“How is it?” He asks.

“Tastes just like home.” She takes another bite. “And you made this from scratch? It’s so fresh, the apples are so sweet. I love it, thank you Jin!”

“Anytime, sweetie.” He feels proud of his work, enjoying his cooking.

A piercing high pitched scream was heard from the bathroom, startling the oatmeal eaters. “What in the world…?” Jin looks up as they hear loud thumping, crashing and rapid shuffling coming from the bathroom.

It sounded like Hobi was slipping and falling around in the tub and his screams got louder.
“JIMIN!” Another scream was heard from Hobi, over the Maknae Line’s laughter. “GET IT AWAY! GET IT AWAY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!”

“Yep. They done it now.” Jennie takes another bite of her oatmeal, shaking her head.

“What the heck is going on in there!?” Jin shouts.

“Ah, he’s fine.”

Jin turns his head to her, widening his eyes. “He doesn’t sound fine!”

Hobi scrambles out of the bathroom, naked with suds in his hair as Jimin chased him with the lobster. Jungkook and Taehyung dropped to the floor with laughter.

Jennie looks up and turns her head at the worst time, getting a full view of Hobi’s bare ass. “Oh, my God!” She screams, covering her mouth in horror. That image was not going away, anytime soon for her. She could not unsee this. She was glad it wasn’t the front.

“SHIELD YOUR EYES!” Jin yells, pushing the back of her head down into her warm bowl of oatmeal. “There is a lady here! What are you guys doing!? Knock it off!” He shouts at the boys. He heard Jen banging her hand on the table in submission and looks down in shock at what he was doing to her. He lets go and chuckles nervously when she slowly raises her head.

Her face and hair were covered in oatmeal while she stares at him with annoyance.
“S-sorry.” He grabs a napkin and tries to clean her face but she snatches it from his hands. Suddenly, she grabs a handful of her oatmeal and shoves it in his face. Appalled, he grabs a handful and shoves it in her face.

“Jin!”

“You hit me first!”

“You shoved my face in oatmeal, first!”

“I was trying to protect you from that horrid sight!”

“You know what?” She gets up from her seat and he follows her movements. She aims another handful of oatmeal at him but he ducks and it ends up smacking Namjoon in the face.

Gasping in shock, she covers her mouth, while Namjoon lets out a sigh, and stands up, taking off his hoodie. “Who did it?” He demands.

Jin immediately points to her. “It was an accident!” She laughs.

“Really, Nie Nie? Well, this wasn’t an accident.” Namjoon says as he hits her with a handful of oatmeal.

“Oh hell no.”

The three of them begin to toss oatmeal all over each other, initiating a food fight as the dorm filled with laughter along with Hobi’s constant screaming.

“Grab her! Grab her!” Jin shouts as Namjoon grabs a hold of her while Jin had another handful of oatmeal ready.

“No! No!” She tries to get out of his grip. Once she does, Jin had accidentally smacked Namjoon in the face instead.

“YAH!” Namjoon shouts. Jennie ends up giggling at their bickering and watched them throw food at each other.

Yoongi walks in the dorm, making one of his WTF faces when he sees the chaos occurring in the dorm. Jin, Jennie and Namjoon covered in food, Jungkook and Tae watching Hobi run around the dorm naked with Jimin chasing him with a lobster.

“Hey, Yoongi!” She waves.

“I don’t even wanna know.” He shakes his head and walks into his room.

Namjoon wipes some oatmeal from Jen’s face. “You’re going to need a shower.”

“You're telling me. Look at you.” She gestures.

The Maknae line walk to the dining room, wondering why they were covered in food. “We had some business to take care of.” Jin reveals.

“Want a hug?” Jennie opens her arms wide.

“NO!” Jimin shouts, taking a big step back with the guys.

“Let’s get them.” Namjoon goes after Jimin. Jennie went after Tae while Jin went after Jungkook. They run around the dorm, attempting to grab ahold of them for a hug despite being covered in food.

“Why do I associate myself with them?” Yoongi grumbles as he goes to fix the mess created in the bathroom.

Like Jen said before, every day is a new adventure living in a dorm filled with the Bangtan Boys.

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