[✔] lightbulb » lee taeyong & na jaemin

ch. 17

vivacious: happy and lively in a way that's attractive

» kwan ara's pov // the next day »

[ A/N: 'oppa' written in hangeul is '오빠.' ]

texting jaemin to say that i was coming, i walked over to his house. the moment that i knocked, he opened the door.

"give me a sec, okay? i need to grab my fanny pack!" stylish, i see.

i rolled my eyes. "and you didn't do this before i arrived?"

he scoffed and smacked my arm playfully. "it'll only take two seconds—which is the time it took for you to come over. be patient, princess."

i blushed at the childhood nickname. "okay, prince," i said to play along, making him smirk in that very-na-jaemin way of his.

he ran into his room and grabbed his fanny pack, with his keys in his hand. shaking it like a school principal, he sashayed over.

"okay!" he pumped a fisted hand up. "let's go!" he twirled around with his hands in the air.

i feigned vomiting. "you are disgusting."

he held his hand over his heart. "why thank you, princess. now, before we're late, let's get into my car."

i simply sighed dramatically, as if i was ready to sleep right then. grabbing his wrist, i swung it as i started to skip into his car and dragged him along.

"ara! what the heck?" he shouted as he stumbled along.

i grinned and then started pouting. "but jaemin 오빠..." i said in a baby voice, putting my hands on my hips.

he visibly cringed. "you...you monster!" he shouted with a high-pitched voice. he started to run away with his legs flying up in the air and his arms flailing dramatically.

i ran after him. "come here! you take that back!" i yelled.

i was starting to gain on him, and at the last moment, i jumped on his back.

shoot, i thought a moment too late.

i landed on top of him, making him tumble down with me. he was on his stomach on the grass, with his face turned to the side. i was on top, with my legs still wrapped around. i realized that my face was pushed into the crook of his neck and slowly raised it.

"ara," jaemin groaned. "get off of me!"

i smacked his back. "no."

he rolled his eyes and started to rise with me on his back.

"jaemin!" i cried. "i'll go now, i'll go now!" he continued to rise. "JAEMIN!"

he laughed and set me down. "okay, but if you jump on my back again, i swear-"

"oh, hush," i said. he quickly shut up.

walking to the car normally, i reached out to open my door. but my hand was smacked away as jaemin opened it for me.

"madam." he bowed with a little sweep with his hand.

i rolled my eyes. "from prince to servant real fast."

"i'll be whatever when it comes to you," he said, smirking with a hint of something. was he...flirting? when i had a boyfriend?

i ignored him but i could feel myself blush. oh, jaemin.

i entered the car and waited for him as he walked around to get into the car seat. turning the key, the car turned on with a rumble.

"are you ready to HIIIIIYAH!?" jaemin shouted while wiggling with his hands above his head.

i smacked the top of his head and groaned. "i swear to god, if you get me killed-" i was ranting, absolutely nervous. i wiped my hands on my jeans. ew.

he laughed. "i'm doing it too! so if anything happens, we go down together."

i sighed as he began to drive. doing what i usually do, i plugged in the aux cord and shuffled my playlist. satisfied, i snuggled into my seat. we stayed in a comfortable silence, just enjoying the music.

after a while, he began to talk. "does taeyong know where you are?"

"err..." i glanced out the window as if taeyong would be out there. "maybe?"

the car swerved, and i screamed. "jaemin! watch where you're going! don't kill me before i even get there!"

he coughed as he started to drive on the right road again. "ara! taeyong's going to kill ME!"

"oh god," i muttered. "he's working. plus, he has a tracker on my phone. and, besides, he wouldn't kill you. i love you too much." i said the words effortlessly, realizing a beat too late that it was a strange thing to say.

jaemin was absolutely red. "i love you too," he said, shy. i couldn't help but smirk. i had made the flirty jaemin blush.

but of course, i had a boyfriend, so why did it matter?