Jennie had kept her responses to Jimin and Tae’s questions to a minimum, telling them that she just wasn’t up for eating any smarties, once she came out the shower. But the 95 Liners knew something was up and didn’t pressure her. When Jimin left, Taehyung turned off the lights so he and Jennie could sleep.

In the middle of the night, he hears her sniffing in bed. He was fully aware that something was wrong and it pained him to see her so upset. Pushing the covers off him, he decides to join her bed instead, laying down behind her.

“Ennie…please stop crying.” His warm body wraps his arms around her waist from behind.
After a while, her sniffing stops. Turning around, she rests her head against his chest and starts to fall asleep again.

The next morning, Jennie had posted a short video on Twitter just before the members headed out to the concert venue. “Hey, hey!” She smiles and waves at the camera. “Chicago, get ready! The concert is tonight! Can’t wait to see you!”

Soon as she posted it, some ARMY noticed that the way she was talking, was not as cheerful as it usually was, and began to ask questions.

‘Jennie, do you have allergies?? Your eyes look a little pink.’
‘Jennie!! You look so tired. Don’t stay up too late!”
‘Queen, get some rest!’
‘Why does she sound so sad?’
‘Don’t make assumptions, she’s probably just tired from all the traveling and touring’
‘I don’t know…but something seems wrong :/
‘Munchkin, are you okay?’
‘Guys, she’s probably just tired from the tour.’

Not too long later, Jungkook had shared a selfie on Twitter, and ARMY began to notice that he didn’t look too happy, either.

‘You look sad!’
‘Okay, both our Maknaes look upset, wtf happened?’
‘Both of their eyes look a little puffy. Did something happen between them?’
‘Oh no, please don’t tell me the 97 Liners got into a fight’
‘That’s impossible, JenKook are inseparable!’
‘But JenKook never argue!’
‘Maybe Jennie is still sad about the fan meet being canceled?’
‘But she was happy that she saw the fans, it should be fine’

The car ride to the venue was different this time. The members felt the tension in the car. Everyone was talking but Jennie and Jungkook, which was rare because they always used to say at least something.

“Right Jungkookie?” Jimin laughs at a joke Taehyung had said.

“Huh?” The Golden Maknae looks up from his phone. He looked somewhat lost and indifferent.

“Jungkook, are you all right?” Sejin asks. Jungkook just nods in response and goes back on his phone. Taehyung and Jimin glance at each other with worry.

What was wrong with him?

Diana had been watching Jennie, who had a resting bitch face, and she clearly looked annoyed about something.

“You all right, boo?” Diana asks.

“Mm hm.” Jennie responds vaguely and continues to scroll through her phone.

Something was definitely wrong.

“Hey, what’s up with you two? You’re quieter than usual.” Namjoon watches the Maknaes.

“No reason.” Jennie shrugs.


When they arrive at the venue, they do a quick rehearsal of the concert to clean up any choreography. When it came time for War of Hormone, Jennie and Jungkook remembered that they were going to be dancing together.

“Uh…can we not perform the dance this time for War of Hormone?” Jungkook requests to Mr. Son.

“I agree.” Jennie adds.

“What the hell…?” Jimin abruptly exclaims in English, looking around in confusion.
Did they just request to not dance together for War of Hormone?

“Hey.” Hobi approaches Yoongi after watching Jenkook talk to Mr. Son. “Something is going on between those two. When I went to get your headphones, something was off. I know you said you didn’t want to go get them yourself, but what actually happened before you left?”

Yoongi lets out a sigh. “These kids…I thought they would’ve resolved it…”

Once the concert came along, it was clear that something was off between Jenkook due to the way they acted whenever they were near each other. Despite trying their best to stay professional and not let any behind the scenes drama come on stage, ARMY were watching closely and tweeted about it, hoping that they will make up soon.

‘JenKook haven’t even glanced at each other at all! Not one look!’
‘It’s so weird not seeing them together.’
‘It’s weird not seeing any interaction. I’m sad.’
‘They’re my biggest ship. I’m freaking tf out!’
‘I'm sad they didn’t dance for war of hormone, it’s my favorite moment of the song!’

---

At the hotel, Jimin and Taehyung decided to plan for JenKook to talk to each other and talk it out. Jungkook was gaming with Jimin in the room they shared. Taehyung told Jennie that they would be visiting Jimin because he wanted to talk to her about something. But as soon as Tae and Jennie walk in, Jennie noticed Jungkook in the room.

“What is he doing here?”

“What is she doing here?”

The 95 Liners hear the 97 Liners complain.

“Because I am so sick of this! What is going on!?” Jimin yells, placing the controller down and standing up. “I want you to stop fighting! Yoongi told me what happened! I am very disappointed in the both of you! You two make each other happy, so stop fighting!”

“Tell that to petty bunny boy over there…” Jennie grumbles.

Jungkook shoots her a look of annoyance. “Don’t start.”

“You started it.” She shrugs.

“You did first, you ditched me.”

“I forgot! I didn’t ditch! You ditched me! You purposely didn’t show up, you bunny ass!”

Jimin lets out a yelp at the name calling as he freaks out, watching them argue.

“Can I punch him?” Jennie asks with irritation.

“No!” Jimin exclaims.

“You can’t punch me.” Jungkook remarks.

“And why not?” Jennie raises a brow.

“Because I’m the golden maknae.” He teases, grinning cockily.

“Listen you little shit!” Jennie grabs a pillow from the bed and throws it at him. Jungkook ducks with ease but was attacked when she ran up and began to hit him with another pillow. He manages to grab a pillow by a seat to hit her back, as they commence an aggressive pillow fight.

Taehyung starts laughing out loud, while Jimin watches in horror and starts yelling, trying to break them up. Taehyung began to cheer Jennie on, watching with amusement.

“Tae! Help me! Stop watching and help me!” Jimin yells.

The sound of Jimin panicking caused Jennie and Jungkook to share a laugh, ceasing their pillow fight, dropping their pillows. JenKook glance at each other and started thinking about how much they missed laughing and having fun together.

Their thoughts were interrupted when they hear Jimin whine because they were fighting, “Ahhhh!! This was not part of the plan!”

“What plan?” JenKook question in confusion, causing Jimin’s stomach to drop and Taehyung shooting him a look of alarm.

“For you to be the best of friends!” Jimin smoothly covers his tracks. “How long have you two been friends? You two have special places in each other’s hearts. You two just need to talk it out. Speak like adults. What do you say?”

Jennie and Jungkook glance at each other. After a moment, they come up with an answer.
“No.” They both respond while Jennie leaves with Taehyung following her.

Jimin sighs loudly. “Why are you two a bunch of stubborn teenagers?”

Later that night, Jennie, in a calmer mood, stayed in her room with Taehyung, watching one of her shows on her laptop. She noticed that Tae kept staring at her sadly which caused her to sigh and take off her headphones.

“What is it?” She asks as he shoots her another puppy dog look. “What? Stop that. T-Tae!”

“Please talk to Jungkook.”

“I don’t wanna. He probably doesn’t even want to talk to me anyway.”

“Ennie, he always wants to talk to you. Look, I know it’s annoying but friends fight. And we say things that we don’t mean. Remember that bad fight I got into with Jimin? And you know how close we are. Took up a few days to apologize and now we’re fine. And remember that time you argued with Yoongi? You two wanted nothing to do with each other but then you two made up a few days later? And one day, you and I are going to have a disagreement. But we still love each other and are a family.” He grabs her hand and squeezes it. “Don’t you miss his bunny smiles and laughs? You two gaming together? Him hugging you? Holding you? Singing to you?”

Jennie had to admit that she missed all of that and more. “Lowkey…yeah.”

“How are you feeling with this?”

“I just wish I handled the situation better. I’m upset with myself for how I acted. I remember seeing the hurt on his face from those things I said. I never want to see that again…” She frowns. “Seeing him hurt, hurt a lot more than those other things he said when he was mad at me. It kind of breaks my heart to see him so sad. I’m just feeling a little stubborn. Like it’s his fault. Like he’s the one that’s wrong, but it’s not just his fault. It’s mine too, although I don’t want to admit it. I just want some space, right now. I'll talk to him…eventually. Right now, let me chill and have time to think. I don’t want to talk to him while I’m still in my feelings. Give it another day or two and I should talk to him. Maybe then we can discuss it like adults.”

---

Meanwhile, with Jimin, he stayed with Jungkook, watching him game. He patiently waited for him to speak up about Jennie and kept staring at him until he got annoyed.

“What?” Jungkook snaps.

“I think it’s time to realize what’s going on here.” He comes to the conclusion.

“What are you talking about?”

“You like her. Plain and simple, Jungkookie.”

“I don’t like her…” He grumbles.

“Yes, you do.”

“No, I don’t.” He raises his voice.

“Yes, you do.” Jimin responds sternly.

“No, I don’t.”

Jimin lets out a sigh, watching the Golden Maknae get angrier. “Jungkookie, stop lying. I see it on your face. So just admit it. Don’t just give up like this. I have seen the way you stare at her...you’ve never looked at anyone like that before...there must be a reason why you stare at her so passionately. There must be a reason your smile gets bigger when you’re happy with her. There must be a reason I see all this jealousy on your face when she is very close than usual with Kevin, Bam Bam or any other guy. That’s not a coincidence. You make it so painfully obvious, I’m surprised she doesn’t know.”

“Enough, Jimin!” Jungkook shouts with frustration. “I’m not lying, so stop telling me how I feel! I don’t like her, okay!? So back off!”

Jimin shrugs in defeat and stands up. “Fine. I’m not even going to pressure you into it. I’ll wait until you actually realize your feelings. Hopefully, it won’t be too late by the time you realize.”

While walking to the door, Jimin heard the last bit of what Jungkook had murmured, “…her…”

Turning around, Jimin raises a brow. “What?”

“I said…I think I love her.” Jungkook admits in a soft voice.

A smile came across Jimin’s face as he walked back to the bed. “Why do you think you love her?”

Jungkook sat on the edge of the bed with Jimin. Their feet were on the carpet, while Jungkook leans forward, resting his elbows on his thighs.

The Golden Maknae shakes his head, letting his cards out on the table. No turning back now. There was no avoiding this.

“It’s stupid, right? Insane? A crazy thought since we’ve been friends for years, now? I shouldn’t be…I really shouldn’t be falling for my best friend. I thought this was just some silly crush and I’d get over it after a few weeks but no…my feelings for her have only gotten stronger.”

“It’s risky, I know.” The Maknae goes on. “What if she doesn’t feel the same? Will it be awkward? Will our friendship change? We’re in a group together. How will it work? What would happen if we date? How will ARMY react? What would happen if the media finds out two members of a group are dating? I’ve thought about it all. I’ve thought about everything. But she’s…she’s worth it. And I won’t let anyone or anything discourage me if she becomes mine.”

Jimin was pleased with Jungkook finally admitting his feelings as he watched him sit up straight.

Jungkook turns his head to Jimin. “I want her. I want her to be mine. I never wanted someone so badly until she came along.”

Hearing that, made Jimin smile wider. It was music to his ears to hear Jungkook say how much he wanted Jennie. He was not expecting him to tell him anything, so this was a treat.

And long overdue.

Jimin observed the Golden Maknae. He was turning 18 soon and so was Jennie. Jungkook matured and grown to become a man. Females were always swooning over him. If he could, Jungkook could probably get any girl he wanted, but he only wanted one girl.
Jennie.

Hearing him wanting to call Jennie his, made Jimin think of how manly Jungkook was becoming as he watched him think about her. It brought joy to his heart to see the Golden Maknae admit that he’s fallen in love. And Jimin fully supported the fact that Jungkook wanted to date Jennie.

“When did you start liking her?” Jimin asks.

“I started liking her when we started going to SOPA together. It was just a silly crush. It wasn’t supposed to go that far. I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with her. Falling in love with her just…it just happened. I couldn’t control it. I tried to get over her, so we can just remain friends but it’s harder than I expected. It’s so damn frustrating because sometimes she’s all I think about. I feel so comfortable around her, too. She always encourages me and motivates me to do better. She never judges me or anyone else. She’s simply one of a kind in my eyes.”

Jimin nods, gesturing him to keep going.

“I know it’s cheesy but the smallest things she does…like the way her nose would twitch cutely, it gives me the urge to kiss it. The way she eats, her cheeks would get bigger, resembling a cute hamster. And her smile is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen.” He lets out a low chuckle at the thought of it. “She always looks out for us and dedicated her time to BTS. She gets prettier every day. And I can’t stop thinking about kissing her. It’s getting harder to restrain myself, Jimin.”

‘I can tell.’ Jimin thought to himself.

“But…all those things I said when we argued…I…I really hurt her.” Jungkook murmurs sadly. “I don’t deserve her. What kind of man am I to say those things to her? I…I didn’t mean any of it, I just…I get so jealous when she’s closer than usual to other guys because I think she’s going to date them. I feel like I’m never going to finally build up the courage to ask her out, one day. She even gave back the friendship ring I gave her. I’m a pretty shitty friend, huh? So how could I be her boyfriend? I promised to cherish her and I ended up lashing out at her. Telling her that I wished she acted like our friends in GFriend instead. She probably doesn’t even want anything to do with me.”

“And now here I am, in love with my best friend. Jimin, I’m scared to tell her because we’ve been friends for so long and I don’t want to ruin anything. And I’m just not sure if she would ever want to date me. Has she even thought of me like that? As a potential boyfriend like I always have?” He wonders.

“Sometimes it’s worth to take that risk, Jungkookie.” Jimin responds.

“I know.” He stands up. “If…if I was man enough to ask her…to ask her to be mine and if she would say yes to me, I’d be the best boyfriend she’d ever had. She’d always be happy. I’ll make sure of it. I’m not good at expressing my feelings but my actions, they can do the talking.” He rambles on.

Jungkook realizes that he just told Jimin his feelings for Jennie and looked at him with dread. “Jimin, please don’t tell the hyungs.”

Jimin lets out a laugh at the sight of him panicking. “Relax. Look, Taehyung and I already know you love her. We’ve been watching you two for a while. It’s pretty frustrating that you haven’t actually made a real move on her yet. But don’t worry. Things are going to be just fine, Jungkookie. Look, right now, we’re busy with the concert. For now, just relax and act normal around her. You two will be together soon.”

“Like that’ll ever happen...” Jungkook shakes his head.

“Good things happen to those who wait. Let me handle this. For now, continue to work on a way to apologize to her.”

“A simple sorry isn’t going to work, Jimin.”

“It’s best to think from the heart. I know you’ll figure out something. When you do, let me know and I’ll help if I can.” Jimin leaves with a feeling of hope.

For now, with things hectic with the Red Bullet Tour, Jimin thinks it would be best to begin his mission near the end of the year. Jimin thought about an early New Year’s Resolution. Get JenKook together. Now he needs to think of what to do for Phase 1. He was going to have a good talk with Taehyung about this.

His ship will be sailing very soon.

---

When BTS arrived in LA, Jennie met up with Angelina, going out for a Dunkin Donuts run. Walking out the store with a big bag of donuts and two cups of coffee, they notice the long drive thru line of cars.

“You gotta be kidding.” Angelina laughs.

“I need to get this on film.” Jennie takes out her phone and starts recording.

“All them damn cars! I’m glad we went inside.”

“Okay, look how friggin’ long the drive thru line is at Dunkin Donuts. We got a problem, people. We got our donuts in ten seconds by going inside. It takes them ten minutes to get their stuff. This is why I go inside.”

“Go inside people! Save time!” Angelina shouts in the video. “And I highly recommend getting donuts in the morning when they’re nice and fresh. You’ll taste the difference and thank me later!”

Once Jennie posted the video on her Instagram, tagging Angelina with the caption, ‘Just go inside!!!’, ARMY started commenting about Jungkook on her page.

‘Are you and Jungkook OK?’
‘Did you and Jungkook have a fight? You two didn’t even dance together for War of Hormone, I was anticipating that all night during the Chicago concert.’
‘Munchkin, are you okay???’
‘Is it true you’re dating Kevin? How long have you been dating?’
‘Please tell me you’re on good terms with Jungkook. 97 Liners, I need you two to be OK!’
‘Whatever is going on between you and Jungkook, I hope it’s resolved soon.’
‘Lol wonder how Bam Bam will react to her and Kevin dating’
‘I thought you and Jimin were dating! My ship is ruined!’
‘She’s dating Kevin, guys!’

‘Lol, they’re “onto” us.’ Kevin commented on her page with sarcasm.

This was starting to get ridiculous at how people assume people are dating just because they’re hanging out with each other. There is a thing called friendship but clearly, that does not exist because everywhere you turn around, there’s another dating rumor.

Once Jennie got into the car with Angelina, they went on the road.

‘Lmaoooo I knew this nonsense would happen.’ Jennie comments back to Kevin and went to the ALLKPOP article about the false speculation.

Guess a guy and girl can’t be friends these days without anyone wildin out over them allegedly dating.

---

BTS’ Jennie rumored to be dating

Miss Bangtan might be off the market.

There are speculations going around stating that BTS’ Jennie is dating fellow BTS American Hustle Life friend, Kevin. The rumors were first started by fans who watched their close interaction at the JFK Airport when they shared an intimate hug that was captured by fans eagerly waiting for BTS’ arrival.

The two were spotted in Chicago, at a local skate park and were seen by fans who took photos with them. Kevin was also seen attending one of BTS’ concerts to support Jennie. More speculations arose when fans noticed their eye contact and longer than usual hand holding at the hi touch after the concert. Big Hit Entertainment is yet to respond to the speculations.

---

“Unbelievable…” Jennie complains.

“What happened?” Angelina asks. Once Jennie reads her the article, she begins laughing. “That’s nuts!”

Jennie retweets AllKpop’s article with a simple, ‘WRONG. #EnoughAlready #LetAChickBreathe #MindYourBusiness #Jen’ which killed the rumor instantly…for now.

ARMY immediately began to comment things like, ‘DRAG EM!’ as they read her shutting down the rumor. She soon trended on Twitter from the tweet as well.

Arriving at a local dance studio, Jennie and Angelina catch up while dancing to pass the time. Jennie let her in on the various concert stories and the prank war that has been going on between the members. Angelina told her about how great her fans have been with supporting her album and is looking forward to releasing the second one in due time.

“Hey, you seem a little tense. Everything all right?” Angelina points out.

“Not really.” Miss Bangtan shrugs. “Uh, Jungkook and I…had a fight.”

“Damn, really? You and Kook? Seriously? That’s…wow. What happened?”

Once she told her what happened, Jennie went on, “And then this one maid, super nice, she approached me, asked what was wrong. She started talking about how she’s dealt with arguments like that with her husband. And she also thought Jungkook was my boyfriend.”

“Oh really?” Angelina raises a brow, beginning to grin.

“Stop. It’s not that.” She tries to explain.

“Do you think Jungkook is hot?” Angelina asks out of the blue.

“What?” Jennie asks, widening her eyes. That came out of nowhere.

“You know…do you think Jungkook is hot? I mean, you have to admit, he’s getting more handsome these days. Puberty hit him like a truck. I’ve been seeing all these tweets about him and girls are swooning over this guy. I can’t blame them, he’s attractive. Not my type but attractive. Whoever will be his girlfriend in the future will be pretty damn lucky to have him as a boyfriend. Because one, he’s cute. Two, he’s very sweet and respectful and three, although he seems shy, I think he’ll be a very passionate guy. Don’t you think?”

“Oh my gosh.” Jennie covers her face while Angelina laughs. “Why are you bringing this up? Are you implying something?”

“Maybe.” Angelina grins sheepishly. “You ever thought about it? Dating him? You two kissed once. Ever thought about kissing him again since he’s a man, now? Don’t you think he’s manly?”

“I mean…” Jen trails off, looking at the floor. Angelina was starting to give her weird thoughts, now.

“How would you feel if he started dating someone? Would you get a little jealous? He’ll focus more of his time with his girlfriend, not you, y’know.”

“If he’s happy, I'm happy.” She shrugs.

Angelina playfully smacks her on the arm. “Bitch, stop lyin’, you know you gonna drag a hoe if she steals your man away. I know you.”

“He’s not my man, Ang.”

“Well, you’re protective of the guy. Don’t you think he’s cute?”

‘Yes, Ang, I do. I always have.”

“Do you think he’s sweet?”

“Always. Where is this coming from?”

“I’m just a little curious.” The rapper shrugs. “I watch the Bangtan bombs and all. You two have a cute little thing going on. I mean, you do with all the members but with him, it’s the cutest to me.”

Jennie began to ponder.

Yeah, she thought he was handsome. Who wouldn’t? But the thought of dating him? Her best friend?

“I haven’t actually thought of dating him until you brought it up. But I mean, we’re best friends. Wouldn’t that ruin a friendship?” She reflects.

“What if it doesn’t?”

“I care about him a lot. I dunno, he makes me feel things I never felt before. It’s weird.”

“Good or bad way?”

“I’m not quite sure, yet.”

---

In the afternoon, back at the hotel, Jennie had her headphones in, messing around with a small DJ launchpad she brought to practice and play around with. She was currently listening to, Girl by The Internet as she playfully practiced tapping the beats on the launchpad to the song.

A couple knocks on her door made her stop her jam session and open it to see no one at the door. “Ding dong ditch?” She murmurs and looks down to see a tiny Hello Kitty Plushie. Curious, since this is her favorite character, she picks it up and heads back in the room.
She found a small note connected to its back and takes it off, opening it.

‘I screwed up, didn’t I?’

She knew exactly who this was from.
What did he want?
And what was this?

She continued to read and saw two words, scattered in letters and it looked like she would have to figure out what the two words were.

‘blbueb aet’

She worked on trying to decipher the first word

Blue
Bleu
Bubbe
Bubble.

“Bubble? Bubble what?” She checks out the second word.

Eat
Ate

“Tea.” She confirms. “Bubble tea?”

He wanted to get bubble tea?

“He really wants me to go get bubble tea with him?” She sighs and shrugs. “All right then.”
Quickly getting ready, she walked to the closest bubble tea spot and walked in. Soon as she looked at the menu, a bright smile came across her face. It’s been a while since she had some bubble tea.

Glancing around, she didn’t see Jungkook anywhere but decided to order since she was already here. Before she could place her order, the female cashier placed the bubble tea flavor she was going to get, on the counter.

Bubble milk green tea.

“Excuse me, are you Jennie?” The cashier asks with a smile.

Surprised, she nods. “Yeah…how did you know?” She glances at the bubble tea.

“Oh, some hot guy paid and told me to give this to you. You fit the description he told me in broken English.”

‘Jeon Jungkook…what are you planning?’ She thought to herself. “Uh, what did he say?”

“He said something about a beautiful girl with pretty black skin and a sweet smile and that she wears Nikes and has pretty curly hair.”

Jennie looks down at her shoes, and she was definitely wearing her Nikes today as she felt her heart flutter. If this was part of his idea to apologize, he was doing a good job and it made her miss him more.

‘I can’t believe this guy.’ She thought.

“He was so friggin hot, like oh my gosh. Is he your boyfriend or something?” The cashier, who looked around 17, asks, taking Jennie out of her thoughts.

“U-uh, no, we’re friends.”

“No way, are you serious?”

“Yeah.”

“Is he single?”

“As far as I know.”

“I think you need to get on that, in my opinion.” The girl suggests. “He’s a keeper.”

The statement made Jennie start to grin in embarrassment and let out a nervous laugh.

“Wow, he wasn’t kidding. You really have a nice smile. How’d you get your teeth so straight?”

“My mom is an orthodontist.” Jennie answers. “She was so strict about making sure my family had nice, healthy teeth. It was annoying to hear her bickering about it but it was worth it in the end.”

“Nice. Well, here you go. Oh, and he also told me to tell you that two of your friends are sitting at that table.” She points to Taehyung and Hobi who were in a conversation.

“Thank you.” Jennie puts a five dollar bill in the tip jar. She heads over and sits in the middle of the two. “All right, what the heck is going on?”

“Nice to see you too, munchkin.” Hobi giggles as he watches her stick her straw in the middle of the cup, happily sipping on the tea and chewing on the bubbles.

“Where is Jungkook?”

“Gotta find out.” Taehyung hands her a note.

“You mean to tell me this bunny has me going on a scavenger hunt?” She raises a brow.

“It’ll be worth it in the end!” Hobi beams.

“He’s just as devastated, Ennie. And he worked really hard on this, so I hope you give him a little bit of your time to apologize in his own special way.” Tae adds as she opens up the first note.

Notes

Note to self, no more writing chapters when pissed off. I kept asking myself, “What have I done?” when I sat down to read the previous chapter. Yikes. And an FYI, Jungkook will confess to Jennie when it’s early 2016 in the story, hope it’s worth the wait. :)