My Boy [under editing]

Ch. 16

TWO HEARTS

❝stars of sand sway to the twinkling ocean.
a couple lying down flat and melting into the white moon.❞
—mamerico, kirari futari.

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jungkook

"can I be your love?" her twinkling eyes got me lost in them. I couldn't hear anything else than my own heartbeat that was exploding with confetti and fireworks —I tried to keep myself conscious by blinking my eyes but I just couldn't. "jungkook?" I heard her.

her expression was slowly changing, she was a little disappointed because I must've looked like I didn't want her —"no," I said which she diverted her eyes immediately, "you shouldn't be the one asking!" I said loudly.

she looked at her shoes as she kicked a stone, "does it even matter?" she mumbled. I held her hand so she could look at me. her cheeks were red, so I released her hand and cupped her cheeks instead.

"I asked you more than once, so can I be your boyfriend?"

wasn't sure why but I felt that the world had stopped for the both of us and my heartbeat was getting louder and louder. "yes, yes, jungkook, yes!" she let out her adorable giggle before she buried her face on my chest and slowly she wrapped her hands around me.

"I —" my tongue was twisted as I couldn't say anything. I wasn't just happy; it wasn't just excitement building inside me —I felt everything. it was as though I was inside of a volcano and I was standing in the bottom of it, slowly, lava was burst out from the crater but the lava isn't magma —the lava is sugars and sweets, mostly chocolates and candies.

I didn't know that I was out of breath until hyemi broke away the hug. she giggled again, "are you okay?" she asked before intertwining our hands. my eyes were shaking —I meant, it seemed like shaking. no. I meant I was shaking. I meant —

goddammit! I couldn't think straight, my heart is too loud!

we were walking back home with smiles on our faces yet still we weren't even talking. I was busy trying to get myself together. "is this for real?" I muttered under my breath, I was still dumbstruck about what had happened —am I her really her boyfriend now?

"oh, should we get some ice creams?" she asked while pointing the convenient store in front of us. instead of answering, I accidentally stared at her as she was smiling so brightly that I thought she was a sunshine —dear lord, she was my sunshine! "please?" she tried to act cute.

I blinked my eyes when she batted her eyelashes, I faked a groan and pressed my hand on my chest, "call me oppa first." she furrowed her brows and stopped what she was doing. "oh come on, call me oppa and I'll buy you ice cream —hyemi!"

she let go off her hand and walked to the fridge alone, I laughed a little before I kept calling out her name. she picked up a chocolate ice cream bar and teared the package and then, bit it before she was paying it, "It's okay, I have my own —" her hand dug inside her pockets but she found none.

I flashed a smirk to her after I remembered that she used her money on our meal at the broth restaurant. "well...you bit it already," I teased without at her, "I do have money but..." I reached out for the same chocolate ice cream and showed her some money.

"jungkook —" she sighed when I ignored her as I paid my ice cream at the cashier inside. I heard her groaning from inside, I had to hid my amused expression when she entered reluctantly, "can you buy me this ice cream, o-oppa?"