reputation // jeon jungkook ✔️

chapter fifteen

take you on a date

shin minseo

i stare out into the foggy campus, watching students walk by, hurrying to their exams. it was nearing the end of may, meaning the semester was almost over. jungkook had told me earlier that he will meet me in the salon after his exams. other than that it has been a slow day, just watching the tired students run around campus with nervous faces. i begin sweeping the floor for the third time today just for something to do. the door bell jingles a few minutes after i start.

"hello! what can i help you with?" i say not facing the door as i put the broom to the side.

"all over color, please." i mentally sigh at the voice.

"jimin what are you doing here?" i ask in annoyance.

"i wanna get my hair dyed." he simply states.

"you couldn't go to any other salon?"

"i heard it's cheaper here." he winks at me. my body tingles with disgust. i point to the chair and he happily skips over to it.

"what color?"

"icy silver." he states as he fluffs up his dirty blonde hair. without saying anything i go to the back to grab the dye. i come back and begin sectioning his hair. "mmm remember the last time you played with my hair." he smirks at me through the mirror. i slap him on the head. "ouch..."

-

"that'll be $40." i tell him as i turn off the hair dryer.

"what? it's usually $30." he claims.

"$40 for people i don't like." i smile at him and hold out my hand.

"whatever." he plops two twenties in my hand. "you'll get over yourself one day." he says bitterly as he makes his way out the door. i scoff.

"min, why did jimin just walk out of here with silver hair?" jungkook asks as he walks in.

"i dyed it."

"why?"

"he paid me to." i shrug.

"are you okay?"

"perfectly fine. i've moved on. he clearly hasn't." i laugh. jungkook joins in soon after he realizes i'm truly okay.

"well that's good, cause i've been wanting to ask you something." he plops his elbow down on the counter and rests his head in his hand. i nod for him to go on. "do you like steak?" i look up at him.

"i do... why?" i ask.

"perfect. i was hoping you'd say that so i didn't have to pay a $50 cancellation fee." he laughs.

"cancellation fee for what?"

"i'm taking you to the nicest steakhouse in town." he winks.

"when?"

"tonight."

"tonight?"

"yes, so hurry up and close up shop. we gotta get ready." he starts clapping to hurry me up.

"you could help you know?" i tease.

"i'll help you get dressed, how about that?" he speaks in a darker tone. my legs get wobbly and my face turns red. he starts laughing at the sight.

-

"now i get why you only have black and white." i groan as i look through my closet. jungkook laughs as he sits on my bed.

"why's that?" he laughs out.

"no other color goes with my hair, i cant wear red without looking like a popsicle. can't wear green without looking like a mermaid, and if i wear pink, i'll look like cotton freaking candy." i grit my teeth in anger.

"mermaids are cool." jungkook shrugs.

"not helping."

"wear white." he suggests.

"why?"

"i'll wear black, we'll be like the yin and yang, partners in crime." jungkook makes a fake gun with his hand and a few 'pew pew' sounds. i laugh at him.

"i have off-white." i say as i pull out a cream colored summer dress.

"perfect. put it on." he demands.

"pushy..."

"our reservation is at 7:30, its already 6:45 and i haven't even changed yet." he grumbles. with that, i strip out of my normal clothes, not caring that he was behind me. "are you serious." i hear him gulp.

"what? we're in a hurry, no time to run to the bathroom." i wink at him and he rolls his eyes at me, forcing himself to look away.

"you're gonna be the death of me." he groans. after a few minutes of fighting with the dress, i got it on.

"what do you think?" jungkook looks back at me and smiles.

"you're beautiful."

"you're drooling." i retort.

"whatever, let's get to my house." he pushes me out the door and carries me down the stairs because apparently 'i walk too slow'. he then drops me in the passenger seat of his car and we drive off toward his house.

-

"ta-daaa!" jungkook sings as he steps out in his all black tuxedo.

"damn, jungkook. sometimes i forget how attractive you are." i swoon over the way the tux fits his body so well.

"now you're drooling." he jokes.

"i definitely am." i smirk at him "your hair is looking a little bit faded though." i say as i walk up to him to run my fingers through it.

"oh well, no time to fix it today. come on." he picks me up again as he runs out of his house.

"jungkook i know how to walk." i yell as he plops me in his car again.

"not fast enough, min." he says as he plops into his side of the car. i roll my eyes.

"how can you afford this place anyways? it's like $50 for one steak."

"i have a decent amount of money." he claims.

"from where? you don't even have a job." i joke.

"college is a full time job. but my grandpa gave me all of his money when he passed." he answers.

"wow he must really like you, a house and all of his money?"

"yeah, he always called me the son he never had. makes me feel bad for my mom, but good for me." he laughs lightly.

-

"jeon jungkook for 7:30." he smiles at the hostess and she smiles back.

"right this way." we follow her to a table in the corner of the restaurant. champagne already placed on our table along with rolls of bread.

"jungkook, i'm not actually 21, i can't legally drink." i elbow him as we walk to the table.

"they don't know that. just keep your cool and don't act like a 14 year old buying beer at a gas station." he whispers. as we arrive to our table, jungkook quickly rushes to pull out my chair.

"what a gentleman." the hostess smiles at me. i smile back at her.

"he really is." i giggle as i sit down and jungkook pushes me in. i watch as he makes his way to his side of the table and waves the hostess off, muttering a quick 'thank you'.

"and thank you." he says to me.

"for what?"

"for calling me a gentleman." he takes my hand and kisses my knuckles, i felt butterflies in my stomach. he smiles at me. "order whatever you'd like. it's on me."

"well i sure as hell wasn't gonna pay for it." i joke. he rolls his eyes and laughs with me.