Decalcomania | JJK

09: Sakura

"Take this blindfold on." Nia spoke, reaching a cloth towards Jungkook.

"I literally drove us here, you want me to put on a blindfold now?" Jungkook spoke confused while Nia was already unbuckling her seatbelt and on her way out of the car.

"Don't be such a downer." She spoke before closing the car door behind her, leaving Jungkook alone in the car.

He could literally see the pink petals flying in the air, coming from the large cherry blossom trees which were surrounded by all sorts of Japanese plants from the inside of the car.

What was the blindfold even for?

But the way the keen girl leaped from the other side of the car to the side he was on, made Jungkook do as she had said and put on the blindfold. 

He'd do anything to make her smile just for a little while longer.

And it worked. Even though he couldn't see it, Nia was smiling brightly as she got him out of the car and saw he wore the blindfold. 

She was so excited to show him this place.

This Japanese garden was a special place to the girl.

It almost made her tear up just standing in front of the gate, still with the biggest smile on her face because this place was her comfort.

Showing him this, opening up to him in this way, Nia hoped that he would open up a bit about himself too. 

Sometimes, it was as if he didn't even mean anything to himself.

He never talked about himself with her. But she wanted him to. She wanted to show him that it was not dangerous to do so, and if she could, so could he.

"You know, in movies it's always the man who takes the girl out, not vice versa." Jungkook spoke from behind Nia and it woke her from her mind wandering.

It also made her realize that she was grabbing tightly onto Jungkook's hand and she immediately loosened the grip and moved to his wrist, blushing. But of course, Jungkook couldn't see her red tinted cheeks.

"Does this make you feel less manly?" The girl chuckled.

"No. It's refreshing." His lips curved into a smile, showing off his pearly white teeth. The tiny praise made Nia's heart pounder.

It was refreshing.

She liked the fact that she had stunned him.

While Nia was busy staring at the boy in front of her and after a short moment of silence, Jungkook broke it, "Can I take these off now?" He spoke and motioned to the cloth before his eyes.

"Oh yeah, of course, I'm sorry." The girl spoke and got behind him to undo the knot.

The two of them walked around the garden, enjoying each others company, talking and laughing as if it was natural being together. A few sakura petals fell down onto the gravel path they were walking on and every now and then landing on Nia's or Jungkook's head.

The ponds were filled with Japanese carps of all kinds, a few water lilies resting on the water surface. Tiny ripples in the water spread into bigger circles when the carps went to the surface to get some air, and the ripples quickly disappeared again. The birds were chirping and put a peaceful melody over the garden.

It all made it seem like they were in a movie. It felt magical, without being too cliché.

And that's what Nia loved about this place.

But something was different about being here with a boy she liked. It put a fresh glint on the garden in the girl's eyes.

Is this even real? She thought to herself, looking at Jungkook who was walking at a bit faster pace and a few steps in front of her.