before you love me | jjk

chapter forty-one

━━━༻ ˚✩‧₊ september 2020₊‧✩˚༺━━━

Narae was doing this on purpose, Jungkook was sure.

When she had offered to tie his hair up for him, he had agreed not thinking much of it, but he was regretting it at this point.

Rather than going behind him to help like any normal person would assume, she had instead positioned herself in between his legs, close enough that Jungkook could hold her by her waist and pull her onto his lap. But he couldn't.

They were soon about to start their live to celebrate the release of Butter, the other members and staff were around him, and it was driving him crazy to have her close enough to touch but being unable to.

She was running her fingers through his hair whilst humming a tune as she gathered the silky locks in her hands. She paused her humming to speak, "It's so soft."

It was like she wasn't even trying to actually tie it up and was just content playing with the fluffy strands. Jungkook was beginning to understand why she loved having her hair played with so much. Her touch was light and soothing, the unhurried motions were enough to send him to sleep, but he found that he'd rather stare at her face whilst she continued.

Jungkook eventually gave into the temptation and placed his hands on the back of her thighs and pulled her closer, spreading his legs further to accommodate her new position. Narae barely noticed, more focused on finally attending to her task and giving him two pigtails on either side of his head.

She stepped back to survey her work and laughed at the innocent way he looked up at her and slightly pouted, upset at their loss of their contact. She bopped him on the nose as she spoke, "Too cute."

Suddenly inspired, she turned to the other members. Her eyes searched them all before they locked on her next target.  She skipped over happily to him, a wide grin on her face, "Jinnie!"

"Yes?" He answered wearily.

"Let me do your hair!" She implored him. At his hesitance, she turned on the charm, widening her eyes as she dragged out her words, "Please?"

"Fine." Jin sighed, powerless against her as usual. He gestured to where Jungkook was watching the exchange with an amused smile, " Make mine cuter than his though."

"Of course!"

Once she was done, she turned expectantly to her next target Yoongi who had a deadpan unimpressed expression. Before she could even open her mouth to speak, he shot her down, "Not happening."

Narae huffed, "You're no fun. Why do you hate joy?"

Yoongi only rolled his eyes and turned to talk to Namjoon.

"Do mine instead!" Taehyung called out and she moved over to him happily after giving Yoongi's back the middle finger.

She had just finished Taehyung's when the staff informed them all that it was time to start. Narae moved away from where they were sitting so she was out of the view of the camera. She watched as they waited for the live to fill up before introducing themselves to the viewers.

"Aside from the release of Butter today, we've got a very special guest joining us today!" Namjoon said with a smile, his dimples poking out.

That was Narae's cue to walk forward, sitting in between Jungkook and Yoongi like it had been planned prior.

"Hey ARMY! It's good to see you all." She beamed and waved to the camera. "For those of you that don't know me, my name is RÆ and I was the female vocalist on Butter!"