Euphoria

23: Dreams Come True

Was the cropped cardigan way too simple? I mean should she have gone something more flashy or skin showing instead of this? I mean she wouldn't have died in winter if we wore a thinner material! Should she had opted a skirt instead of the straight legged jeans? Should she have worn sneakers instead of these chunky heels? Was the purse way too much?
"Maya, you should probably stop overthinking. He has seen you in your worst, and he still loves you. Don't worry."
Maya tried to calm herself. She looked around like a lost puppy. She was way too early. I mean, it was her first ever REAL date.

"Jungkook. You won't leave me right?"
"Never. I'm here to stay, my sunshine."
Maya smiled, feeling a bit at ease. The clock struck 3:33. Jungkook was still on the line. Though he was half asleep, Maya felt guilty about waking him up. His sleepy voice was heaven. He rubbed his eyes, judging by Maya's appearance, he knew Maya had a nightmare.
Maya bit her lips, her voice small from hesitating,
"Are you free tomorrow, Kookie?"

She fixed her lipgloss. Again. The red lipgloss made her already red and luscious lips look more attractive. Her sharp eyes made sharper with fox eye liner. A small rhinestone under her eyes. Cream blush adding to her natural blush. A sweet smell of rose surrounding her. The red cardigan, red makeup look and the perfume. She looked like a blooming rose. Her hair flowing gently with the wind. Her butterfly choker, waist chain and hoops adding more to the "Red Rose" agenda.

Jungkook felt as if love had taken the form of a human. Her eyes trying to find him. As if Eros just genderswapped. And he was her Psyche. Her tall figure was adding another hue to her. At first glance she was innocent and lovely. Then as you look into her eyes and see the mystery in those beautiful eyes, you unveil another aspect of her. A rather sensual one. But he didn't care. He never took a second glance. He always admired her at the very first glance.
Jungkook crept behind her. She smelt of love. A blooming red rose. He whispered softly in her ears,
"I Love You."
She jumped, startled by the sudden voice. She didn't exoect Jungkook this soon. She chuckled, immediately hugging him,
"I love you too Bunny."
"You knew it was me?"
Maya cupped his face in her warm hands. His face was cold,
"Of course I knew! I know your every heartbeat. I know how you breathe. I know you. Cause I love you."
He was giggling. Scrunching his nose and eyes as his bunny teeth were in display.
"Sorry I made you wait my lady."
"Nah... It's okay. I was a bit early."
Maya looked him in the eyes. Yep. It definitely is his first life. There were twinkles in his eyes. Maya couldn't help but smile. Jungkook held her close to him. His hands wrapped around her tiny waist,
"Let's walk around my love. Let's have this moment for us. I don't know if I can sneak out of schedules. We're planning and working really hard for this comeback."

"Kookie, I'm sorry for yesterday..."
Maya tucked her hair behind her ears. His fingers wrapped around hers. His hands were cold, hers were warm. What more did they need?
Jungkook shuffled the hot dog in his mouth. Too hot! Too hot! He breathed with his mouth formed into an O. Maya laughed heartily, forgetting her worries. He was adorable. Calming herself down, she took a bite of the hot dog. Uh-oh! Wrong move.
"Too hot! Too hot!"
Maya fanned her mouth, her lips forming an O. She huffed, a faint laughter in her voice. Jungkook laughed, chewing the corndog. He loved her.
"I heard somewhere, if you truly love someone, you become just like them."
Maya stopped for one second. Her eyes absorbing his calmth. Jungkook smiled, unfazed of what he said. Maya took another bite of the corn dog. Loving him was a good decision. A best one.
"Anyways, I was saying that I'm sorry for making you stay on a video call with me the whole night. Then making you sneak out of schedules. I'm really sorry."
Maya needed constant reassurance. Everything bad that happened around her, she felt was because of her. She never believed the credit she got. She always thought that she was just an ill omen. Bad luck. And these recent events have broke her twice more than before. Everyone hated her. Everyone was just using her. Just like everyone hates the sunlight yet uses it for their own benefit.
Jungkook noticed how she was slowly looking down. Her eyes losing their sparkle. How can she not love herself?
"Did I ever tell you that I had  problems with staying on a video call the whole night and this date today, Sunshine? No. I love your every single habit. I love you. You don't need to be sorry. You know, I would have told you if I felt anything other than the sheer sugary feeling love during the video call. It was as if you were beside me. And I'll tell you if I can't sneak out or I'm plain tired. I came here cause I wanted to. You don't have to be sorry for everything. If I ever need a sorry from you, I'll ask for it. You are the reason I wake up every morning now. I bask in your warmth. You brighten my day. You are my sunshine."
"How can you love me so much Kook? Do I really deserve these feelings? I'm not even pretty..."
Maya felt Jungkook's fingers on her wrist. He pulled her close. Instinctively, Maya place wrapped her arms around his neck as his hands snaked against her waist. She had seen a scene similar to this in the movies.
Stars? Check! A lonely riverside? Check! Just the two of them? Check! Love? Double check! Seoul never felt more welcoming.
"You are the most beautiful lady I have ever seen."
Maya couldn't agree with that. The flashbacks from that realm and the backbites from people she thought were "FRIENDS" bugging inside her head. Jungkook was seeing her with eyes filled with love. Her voice low,
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I know..."
"Look in my eyes then. Who do you see in them?"
Maya paused. His brown eyes giving her hope, love. His doe eyes. Maya looked in them, the tension in between them cutting through their souls. Maya whispered, daring not to break the eye contact, as if under a spell,
"Myself."