A Beautiful Accident ✓

34.

Soft moans echoed through the room. Nimble fingers working on tight muscles, making the woman relax with each passing moment. The fingers worked on a particularly tight knot in her shoulder, a groan ringing through the house as the fingers worked magic.

"Damn, Heejae! You have so much tension in your shoulders. It's going to take more than one massage to free all the stiffness," Sehee let out, her fingers still working at her neck. Heejae could only smile, listening to the woman nagging at her like a mother.

"I guess, this break was long overdue. You better rest the whole time or I'll tie you to the bed," Sehee said, making Heejae chuckle. "Oh, Sehee, I didn't know you were into that kinky stuff. No wonder you go all red when Jin gives you 'the look'."

Heejae felt a sharp sting at her shoulder, a playful slap that made her laugh harder. After the incident, she had promptly taken a week-long leave, wanting to just rest and take care of herself. The moment she had stepped into the dorms, Sehee took it on herself to give her complete rest. She had prepared an array of food that she could surprisingly digest.

Turned out, Yoongi had sent her a list of food items she could eat without a problem and things she had started to crave. It had warmed her heart to know he had done it for her and kept silent. That was the Yoongi she had always known.

In a day, her friendship with Sehee had gone from non-existent to unbreakable. The other woman was just so friendly, her smile so contagious, she felt no awkwardness being so bold with her. Not that she ever held back. Then, there was Aera too who whined about Taehyung being too clingy but when it came down to it, she was the first one to jump on him the moment she saw him. The obnoxiously lovey-dovey pair they were.

"I'm not," Sehee said now, defending herself just as another person let themselves known. "What are you girls talking about?" It was Seokjin. Seeing him coming from the front of the house-made Heejae's face lit up with an evil smirk.

"Noth—"

"Sehee's love for ropes," Heejae hastily cut Sehee off, hearing a groan from behind her and loving the way Seokjin's eyes widened. With his ears flaming red, he came closer to them, his eyes intent on Sehee.

"You want to try that?" he asked, drawing out a surprised snort from Heejae. She could see him considering that seriously! She controlled her laughter, however, and turned around to look at her new friend whose face now resembled a ripe tomato. She looked like a deer caught in headlights with the way her eyes had widened and caught in her boyfriend's.

Heejae had no idea what look Seokjin was giving her but from the way Sehee's eyelashes fluttered, she knew Sehee wouldn't be killing her for saying that. The woman abruptly stood up, mumbling something along the lines of 'cooking dinner' before making a beeline for the kitchen, Seokjin following behind her. This time, Heejae couldn't hold it in. Falling back on the sofa, she clutched her stomach as she laughed.

"Looks like you created trouble for Sehee," she heard a voice say from beside her. She wiped her eyes dry as she sat up, watching Namjoon eyeing the couple whispering to each other in the kitchen. He shook his head, his lips pulled into an amused smile as he turned to look at her.

"Hardly," Heejae replied with a smirk. "I know she won't be complaining. Are they always like this though? Yoongi said they have been together for almost a year now but they are like horny teenagers."

Namjoon nodded. "They become worse with each passing day but I'm not complaining. As long as hyung is happy and Sehee has no problems feeding us, I'm good."

"Food tops all?"

"Absolutely!" The two of them shared a good laugh and as it died, she looked around the house. She had seen Jungkook and Taehyung trailing behind Seokjin when he came in, Namjoon and Jimin following but two members were still missing.

"Yoongi hyung stayed behind," Namjoon said, pulling her attention towards him as he smiled at her. "He had some work left and Hoseok volunteered to help. They'll be here soon, don't worry."

She gave a shallow laugh, averting her eyes away from him as she said, "I didn't ask."

"But you wanted to," he countered quickly. "Noona, it's okay to show you are concerned for other people, that you care for them, you know?" he said, making her look at him with wide eyes. He had never called her anything except PD till today. He had always been respectful and responsible even as others had become comfortable with her. This change strangely made her feel good.

Chuckling, she looked over at him again. "Fine. I am worried about him and I am worried about you guys too." She looked down then, playing with her fingers as Namjoon looked at her curiously. "I've created a lot of trouble for you guys. What with the pregnancy and now this stalker. I never intended to disturb your lives, I consider you good friends and everything that's happening... I feel like it's all my fault. I feel so bad for making you all worried and I just—"

"Noona," she was cut off with a firm grip on her hand, forcing her to look up into Namjoon's smiling eyes, his dimples flashing cutely. "If you are going to apologise, don't. I won't have it. Not only because you are older than me but also because none of it is your fault. We never did anyone wrong and yet we get hate and death threats. Why?" He shrugged his shoulders, his palms up showing he had no answer.

"We never understand why it is happening to us. Maybe it's jealousy, maybe it's our success but it doesn't matter. We are what we are because of our choices. You are a human and so am I. If Yoongi hyung and you like each other then that's it. Others don't matter. They shouldn't matter. We are your friends and as friends, we will always help you, support you. So, don't apologise for something that's not your fault. It truly isn't."

Heejae couldn't help but laugh a little. "As expected, spoken like a true intellectual. You were born to inspire people, Kim Namjoon." The said man smiled shyly, scratching the back of his neck just as other boys joined them, wanting to do something.

They ended up playing UNO. Heejae had never found it as enjoyable as she did then, sitting among those loud men and women. They were like a real family, a family that was also friends to each other. They kept the atmosphere comfortable, happy and she was loving being a part of it all. It was something she had never experienced before, the feeling of having so many people beside her.

By the time they were done with dinner, Heejae had started to crave something sweet. "I really wish we had ice cream right now," she said, her lips forming a pout. Aera, Taehyung's girlfriend patted her shoulder as she offered her a chocolate bar instead. "I'll bring you some tomorrow. For now, have this."

"Or this," another voice said from behind them, a voice that made her heart skip a beat involuntarily. Heejae turned around with a big smile to see Yoongi standing there. He was rocking back and forth on his heels while he had his arm extended, an ice cream cup in his hand.

She skipped to him, taking the cup from his hand and quickly opened it to taste the vanilla ice cream. "Yah, use a spoon!" Yoongi admonished her for using her finger to eat instead of a spoon. She bit her tongue, muttering a silent apology as she turned towards the kitchen.

But something struck her then, more specifically Namjoon's words from earlier. If she cared for someone, she should let them know before it was too late. With that thought, she turned around, surprised to see Yoongi watching her with a small smile. He was quick to look away though, hiding his reactions and making her smile in turn.

She took quick steps and before he could say anything, she raised on her tiptoes and pressed her lips against his cheek. She lingered for a moment, as long as her body allowed before moving away, seeing his wide eyes. She looked away shyly, despite her determination to show her emotions and quickly went away, unaware that his heart was beating just as fast as hers.