Her Name | pjm

September .C h a p t e r T e n.

We sat in the living room with Kaia, anxiously waiting for Jimin to get ready. Kaia remarked a few times that he was jealous and oBvIoUsLy had feelings for me. I ignored her remarks completely. I couldn't deny that in a way my heart was jumping a bit faster than usual, but I didn't want to allow myself to expect anything. That man was nothing but an unreachable illusion, and if I allowed myself to think of him more than my roommate I felt like I'd be hurt at the end.

It didn't take him too long to get ready, and when he walked out I swear I heard Kaia curse. I wanted to curse too - how in the hell he looked this good? He slicked his ashy hair back, leaving a few strands fall on his temple. He put on a few earrings and decorated his fingers with silver rings. His outfit was not a joke too - he put on a skinny black shirt with a leather jacket, kept the same black ripped jeans from before. I felt a drool coming up and recollected myself quickly. I was sure I was back on my feet when I looked at his eyes and lost control. I like him. I really do like him. He looked at me with a dark gaze, smirking ever so slightly. Noticing my reaction, he lifted his chin and tilted his head. He pushed his tongue at the side of his cheek and raised an eyebrow. I lost. I really like him. Shit. "Do you mind if I invite some of my friends too? " He asked in a devious manner. Before I could say anything Kaia exclaimed "If they look anything like you we are more than happy to comply." Goddamn you Kaia, I thought you were on my side.

I tried to not allow Jimin's presence to faze me and kept my spirits high by chatting with Kaia on the way out. At one point I felt quite relieved that Jimin decided to join us, he knew better places in the campus, it almost seemed as if it was not his first time going out. I kept thinking that maybe he butchered himself in one of these bars on Thursday.

We went after Jimin into one of the more crowded clubs, and to our surprise, thanks to Jimin's somewhat established status on the campus the three of us did not need to wait in the line and were given a free pass. "I know someone here," Jimin began explaining as we were pushing through the crowd. "The dude that owns this club pays for the space to the university. Luckily, the dude that owns this club is also one of my closest friends, therefore, tonight we have the VIP booth all for ourselves." Kaia and I glanced at each other and started squealing silently while rubbing our hands like raccoons. Jimin led the way, ever so slightly hovering his arm around my waist, never touching it, but also not allowing anyone else to do so either. I kept trying my best to contain my cool and not melt from the warmth coming from his hands.

We went upstairs to the VIP booths that were separated by a red rope and a guard. Jimin didn't even need to say anything, the guard recognised him and let us through immediately. I could have sworn I saw a glimpse of respect in the mans eyes. It hit me suddenly, that even if we were living together I really knew nothing about this man. I made a mental note to learn about him as much as possible in the upcoming weeks, as my curiosity was perking up with every second.

As soon as we went into the booth we were met by a few men already sitting there. Jimin instantly started greeting them all, whereas Kaia and I stood there a bit awkwardly wondering what to do. "Kieran! It's so good to see you!" I heard a familiar voice. At the very end of the table was Jin, waving to me. I went over to him and dragged Kaia with me, who seemed to be frozen in her tracks. I was sure that once she feels the atmosphere from that man her anxiety will calm down. "Hi Jin!" I exclaimed as we went closer. I was expecting a handshake, or a simple hello, but he pulled me into a full hug. As soon as we pulled back I pushed Kaia into his field of vision. "This is a great friend of mine, Kaia, please be as nice to her as you are to me!" Kaia smiled shyly and Jin didn't hesitate to hug her too. I realised that he had a couple of shots already, therefore the friendliness. We sat down next to him, Kaia sitting on his left and I on hers. Jimin noticed that we chose the other side of the table and instantly switched seats next to me. I tried to ignore the action as much as possible but the butterflies kept rising.

"Guys, meet my roommate and her friend. Kieran, Kaia, these are my friends." Jimin started pointing and naming them. The one on the opposite side of the table was Namjoon, he was a kind looking giant with dark brown hair. Next to him sat Hoseok, a much smaller man with a smile brighter than the sun. He also had orange hair which was quite unusual. I felt at peace looking at his smile and realised that he was probably the best kind of friend to have around. Even Kaia's anxiety seemed to calm down after saying hi to him. The following man was Yoongi. I instantly noticed how Kaia perked up when Jimin introduced him. Yoongi seemed like a very serious looking guy with hair and eyes as dark as coal contrasting his pale skin. His gaze was also very intense and intimidating, however, the moment Jimin introduced Kaia to him, he showed her his gummy smile. He did not show the smile to me, though. I felt Kaia shift. Hmm, so who's catching feelings now? On the right of Jin sat Jungkook. He looked like the youngest out of them all and for a second I wondered if he was even of legal age to be here, but since the club owner was Jimin's friend anything was possible. Jungkook had a smile that could only be called a bunny's smile. His hair was curly and was falling all over his face, barely allowing him to see. Jimin mentioned that one of his friends couldn't come, and promised to introduce us some other time.

Once the greetings were done I looked through the guys faces one more time - how the hell were all of them so incredibly good looking? I instantly remembered Kaia stating, that if they're as cute as Jimin we'll be glad to meet them, and oh boy did her words reach the ears of God.

The men kept the conversation going quite easily, I would have even been at peace with them if not the constant reminder that Jimin was sitting next to me, when he'd touch my thigh or arm by accident while talking with his buddies. Kaia was also pretty talkative but I saw that she was still quite nervous. I saw that she wanted to relax completely but her anxiety wasn't letting her go, so I turned to the only remedy I knew - alcohol. "Jimin, let me pass, I'll go grab Kaia and me something to drink." I said as I was about to stand up but Yoongi beat me to it. "There's no need, this is a VIP booth, we can order drinks here." Kaia kept staring at the man, and I noticed him staring back quite too many times to call it a coincidence. "That's great!" I exclaimed, and the boys called the waitress over. Before I even opened my mouth Yoongi turned to Kaia. "What would you like to drink? " I swear I felt Kaia start to shake. "Umm.. I'm not sure, anything you can recommend?" She shot back instantly. Ok girl? I didn't know you had it in you? I honestly was expecting her to keep quiet, but the tone in her voice was firm, even a little bit flirty. I don't think anyone else except me and Yoongi noticed. He smirked at her response and raised his eyebrow. I decided that I was no longer needed as the anchor, as I saw Yoongi leaning over the table and telling her all of her options while the waitress just stood there unhappily.

"I'll get a Jaegerbomb, thank you!" I told her, hoping to take her attention away from Yoongi. She noted it down, all the guys ordered their drinks, Yoongi ordered for himself and Kaia. We were starting to have a really great time, and I knew that Kaia will have a lot of tea to spill in the morning, as even before the drinks were passed down, Jin suddenly decided to change seats with Yoongi. Something inside of me sensed, that Jin didn't make this decision on his own. And I was using all of my strength to ignore Jimin's presence next to me, of which he would remind me every once in a while. Every time I would speak, I felt him scan me, every time he'd move, he'd make sure that some part of his body would brush mine. You'll need a lot of alcohol to survive this, dumbass.