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119. Park Jihoon | Soulmate!

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genre:fluff

member: jihoon

requested: yess!

summary: when you first found out about your soulmate, you're not sure if this relationship is going to work out because it's the school's mafia, park jihoon. 

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unlike those cliche soulmate stories where you haven't gotten the chance to find your soulmate
or those stories where you are dying to know who your soulmate is
your soulmate story turns out completely different
that's right
and honestly, you don't know if you should count yourself lucky or not
because one, you're the first few people among your friends who found your soulmate
and two, you know that you won't end up single and lonely
but after finding out who your soulmate is
you're not too sure if you want your fate to turn out like this
for your case, you have a phrase engraved on your wrist
and that signifies the first phrase that made the both of you get together
at the start, you actually got a good feeling about your partner
because it says "i'll protect you now" sounds so sweet and lovey-dovey right?
you thought your future is in good hands
and you don't have to fret about relationship issues anymore
but guess what
it is all lies when you found out your partner
it's none other than the school's mafia, park jihoon
out of all people in school, you don't understand why jihoon is your soulmate
like there's no link at all???
first of all, both you and jihoon are just merely acquaintances
apart from being his classmate, you got to know him while you're working at this cafe
you're always at the cashier while jihoon would always be the one ordering drinks
that is the only time where the both of you would talk
and that is when you found out that jihoon is your soulmate
when he was handling you the cash, you saw the same exact phrase on his wristyou told yourself that it is not possible
like no no no way this is happening
but at the same time, you realized it's true
because that phrase is a special phrase to the both of you and no one else has it
and judging from his reaction every time he sees you, you know he still doesn't know anything about you being his soulmate
how are you going to tell jihoon that?
you guys are not even close to begin with
.... does this mean the end of your soulmate relationship?
moreover, you are shy when it comes to guys like jihoon
does his looks need anymore explanation?
as much as you're happy finding your soulmate partner, but you're not sure if this is going to end happily
especially the fact that he is a mafia
you saw how intimidating jihoon can be at times
there are times where they would leave at the same time as you pack up at work
and while you're walking behind them, you could see him threatening his friends
or when he comes to class the next day, a few new scars could be seen on his knuckles or on the side of his cheeks
because of that, you decided to just keep quiet
and hopefully, pray that a miracle would happen one day
anywaysss
so you're at the cafe, working as usual
while jihoon visits the cafe
the fact that he is your soulmate, you notice every single thing about him
you noticed that he has been coming alone more and more often
and he would leave around the same timing that you knock off at work
although that is just pure coincidental but you notice such small stuff
until one day
it seems like jihoon is rushing off somewhere after he received a text
and you don't know what has gotten into you
but your feet started following jihoon too
you know it is hell dangerous following him but something in you just wants to follow him
so you did
you secretly followed him into alleys
and when you started hearing him talking, you quickly hide behind the wall
you didn't mean to eavesdrop to their conversation but just by hearing what they say, makes you feel like you're being too paranoid
they are just having normal talks
you laughed it off and you decided to just leave them alone
not long after, you suddenly heard someone groaningas though someone is being beaten up
you run back as fast as you could, not thinking about the consequences
from far, you can tell jihoon is already half beaten up by two other guys
you run as fast as you could to protect jihoon
you spread your arms wide while jihoon stays behind you, hoping that the person would stop beating him up
you shut your eyes real tight and waited for the impact to come
"now look who is this hero?"
this sounds totally out of your mind
you're just another girl that has a much smaller frame than jihoon
and you're trying to protect jihoon here?
"s-stop whatever y-you're doing" you obviously stuttered at the wrong moment
"move, if not i'm hitting you girl" you heard him say
at that moment, you don't know what has gotten into you but you refused to move
and you have gotten what you deserve
you soon felt a huge punch of your right cheek, making you land far away from jihoon
even though you're injured, you still care and worry for jihoon thankfully, you heard that person letting jihoon off
you let out a sigh of relief when you see them leaving
"are you okay?" you looked at him with concern
looking at the condition of jihoon, you know he is never going to make it back home himself
so you decided to send him home
after you got to jihoon's house, you quickly left him on the sofa and grab the first aid kit
this is when you take a good look at his face
it is really badly brusied
the corner of his lips is already bleeding
without wasting anymore time, you started dressing his wounds
because you're so focused on his wounds, you never realized jihoon has been staring at you until you're done
that 2 seconds of eye contact is more than enough
you're already blushing like mad
"i-i'm done... get some rest early" you cleared your throat
just when you're about to leave, jihoon held onto your wrist
"thanks, y/n. thanks for saving me" jihoon gave you a faint smile
that is all it takes for your heart to beat uncontrollably
even when you're getting ready for bed, your mind is still stuck at the moment when you realized jihoon is staring at you
what drives you crazy is when he smiled and said thank you
you never knew jihoon would have this side of him all it takes is just one incident for your feelings to change for him
the day haven't ended and you're already looking forward to seeing jihoon tomorrow
when the next day arrives, you look forward to class and work already
when you see jihoon in school, your mood immediately got lifted up
and when you see him at the cafe, you feel like your heart is about to burst anytime
just when you thought what happened last night is more than enough
think again
jihoon started approaching you and started talking to you while you're at the cafe
that's not all
he even choose to wait for you until your shifts end and walk you home together
it seems like the jihoon you know now is a total different person from last time
after knowing him better, he is not as bad as you think
you couldn't even tell what your feelings are now
but you're pretty sure you're in love with your soulmate already
time skipppp
things between you and jihoon got better each day
the distance between the both of you just gets closer everyday
you get to learn new things about him everyday and that means sending more signals to your heart
basically, you are already spending every moment with jihoon
until a day where he didn't appear in the cafe
you got really worried sick about jihoon
you couldn't even concentrate on taking orders from the customers
you tried calling him but there's no answer
as soon as your shift ended, you just wanted to run towards jihoon
while your mind is busy thinking about jihoon, you never noticed where you're heading
that includes bumping into random strangers
and this stranger is no stranger to you
it is the same person that was beating jihoon up that day
"it's you! i'm not letting you go this time especially when you tried protecting jihoon that day!"
before you could even process what the hell the person even said, he dragged you into a dark alley and grabbed onto your collar
your palms broke out into cold sweat and your breathing started getting faster
"no one is going to save you this time round" you see him smirk and the next thing you know is him punching your cheeks again
that's when you feel like death is coming
just when you see his fist coming again, your eyes shut tight but the impact never come
instead, you see him landing far away
"get the fuck out of here, no one messes with her" a familiar voice caught your attention
although you know that's jihoon, there's barely any strength left in you to even say anything
with that, he help you up and got you home
just like what you did for him, jihoon started dressing your wounds
"i'm sorry i couldn't be there earlier, it's my fault" you heard him sigh
"who says it's your fault? i'm fine, don't worry" you gave jihoon an assuring smile
"how can i ever let my soulmate get hurt?"
your eyes almost dropped out when you heard jihoon saying that
"i know you're my soulmate a long time ago when i saw your wrist"
you remember saying that your soulmate relationship would end?
it is never gonna happen
"just like what the phrase says, i'll protect you, y/n. it's my turn now" you buried your head into jihoon's chest while you felt a forehead kiss :')