Scarlet Knives || Jungkook ff || DISCONTINUED

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 26

There are just as many people here tonight as there was the last time I came to watch the fights. All these unfamiliar faces make it difficult for me to find anyone I know so I've been staying close to the bar, knowing that I'm bound to eventually come across Miriam or one of the other club members. Seokjin is serving drinks to people but I don't want to distract him so I haven't bothered trying to start a conversation.

After what feels like ten years, I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn around to find Miriam standing behind me, a grin on her face and arms akimbo.

"There you are! I was wondering where you snuck off to," she exclaims.

"You are the one who was hiding from me," I reply. "Were you with Kane or something?"

Miriam nods and links her arm with mine, dragging me along with her. "Yeah, we were just chatting while he was trying to get himself in the right headspace for this fight."

I hum noncommittally, mind drifting to what Jungkook and I had talked about earlier. I'm not an expert in the field of fighting but from what I know about it, the time right before the event is crucial for the fighter. It could determine whether they're fit enough to actually go through with it. Kane might not take it as seriously as someone who actually fights for a living but if he does, that must mean Miriam is very important to him. After all, not everyone can be with a fighter during the time prior to them entering the ring, a time where they are trying to focus and might even be in a vulnerable state.

Could what Jungkook said be true? Is Miriam looking to rekindle hers and Kane's relationship?

"Hey, I was wondering if I could ask you something," I begin hesitantly and Miriam offers me her full attention, probably sensing my sombre tone. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but I...are you and Kane, like, trying to—" I cut myself off and shake my head, trying to force the question out of my mind, "—sorry, never mind. It's pretty personal and none of my business."

"Are you asking if I'm interested in giving Kane a second chance?" Miriam asks with wide eyes.

"It's none of my business, don't worry about it."

Miriam tilts her head, a thoughtful expression on her face. "Does it look like I am? Interested in dating him again, I mean."

"Um, not really. I don't know. It's whatever, forget I said anything," I say with a dismissive wave. I shouldn't have brought it up. Miriam's love life is none of my business and I should let her do whatever she wants, even though I would be worried about Kane breaking her heart again. I don't wanna seem too nosey or controlling, though.

"It's fine to ask, I don't care," Miriam laughs. "I don't want to date him again. I still don't forgive him for what I saw him do. But, if I'm being completely honest, I've been feeling a bit...lonely lately. It's caused me to remember all the good times with him and what we used to have." She runs a hand through her black strands with a huff, like she's disappointed. "I don't know, I see you getting close to Jungkook and it makes me want to date someone."

"What? Close to him?" I sputter.

"Yeah, you've been hanging out with him and seeing a lot of the other members. Since you've arrived, this is the most I've heard from and seen them since I broke up with Kane. It's making me realize how much I miss spending time with the club," she explains. "Don't get me wrong, I still hung out with them before you came. But it wasn't as often, probably closer to a few times a month."

"Am I making things hard for you?" I frown.

I didn't know that me spending time with the guys would cause her any trouble. Or is she just jealous you get to see them so often? a little voice asks in my head. No, why would I think badly of her? Obviously seeing the club members more would remind her of the good times she had with them. I never would've thought it would lead her to consider dating one of them, though. Does she like someone?