reputation // jeon jungkook ✔️

chapter thirty-five

february

shin minseo

"all of the boys need to go back to brown before tonight's show, its the last one of the tour." juno says to me as we make our way to the salon. he talks me through the schedule as i get all seven stations prepared for all over colors. i take each of the members favorite shade of brown and set it at their designated stations. "their opening outfits are right here, make sure you get them in them once you're done with their hair, we're running a tight schedule tonight." he adds. i nod in acknowledgement. "they should be in shortly." and with that, he leaves.

moments later the boys start filling the room, talking about how excited they are for the show, and how bittersweet the end of their first tour is. i smile at their banter as i wrap capes around all of them. i start on jin, his hair is already brown, but he wanted to go darker so i begin prepping his hair. quickly the color is on, and while he processes i move to yoongi. yoongi just wanted a hair cut, so i quickly cut his hair and send him to get dressed.

i then move onto hoseok, who has blonde highlights that need to be covered, so i quickly cover and blend them back into his usual brown. at this point, jin is ready to be rinsed and styled so i make my way back over to him to finish that. once i'm done i send him to get dressed then move onto namjoon who is completely blonde. I quickly and neatly apply the brown all over his hair and move onto jimin. his faded silver hair in desperate need of a touch up. he playfully begs me to keep it silver as i apply the brown.

i then move onto taehyung whose hair is the same faded pink as mine is from halloween. he pouts as i cover it with light brown. i quickly run back to rinse and style hoseok and namjoon. i then move onto jungkook, whose face is buried deep in his phone. we haven't talked since his paparazzi statement. he doesn't even straighten his head to give me a better working angle. i run my hands through his faded, nostalgic purple locks before applying his brown. once i'm done, it's time to rinse and style jimin.

"he's not mad at you, you know." jimin whispers as i lean him back to the rinse bowl. "he's really mad at himself, that he gave you false hope again."

"jimin, stop talking." i tell him, really not in the mood to talk about it.

"i just want to make sure you know." he finishes. i quickly style him and send him to get dressed. i move onto taehyung.

"he's right, you know." taehyung glances over at jimin. "at the end of the day you didn't do anything." jungkook sighs loudly, indicating that he also doesn't want to talk about it. taehyung shrugs.

"let's just finish your hair, okay?" i give taehyung begging eyes. he picks up on my feelings and stays silent for the rest of his styling. once i'm done i make my way over to jungkook. "you um, have like two more minutes so i'm just gonna go sit over here." i tell him awkwardly and point to the farthest chair.

"you can sit next to me, i don't care." he simply states.

"i'd rather not." i tell him. he just nods, still not taking his eyes off his phone. i sit across the room from him but i can't help but look at him. the way the hair dye makes his hair look wet, and the way his jaw clenches every now and then. i feel almost in a trance until the two minutes are up and the timer is going off. i make my way back over to him, sorrow evident in my face. he looks up at me for a moment and scoffs upon seeing my face. "what?" i ask.

"nothing, i'm just trying not to look at you. you're making me sad." he pouts.

"sorry... i guess." i reply unsure of what else to say. i quickly rinse and style him and without a word, he gets up to get dressed. the boys are wearing an assortment of pinks, reds, and blacks due to their final show being one day before valentines day. shortly after all of the boys are dressed, juno walks in.

"i hope everyone is ready, you're on in fifteen. come on minseo, we have to get our spots." juno motions for me to follow him. i say a quick good luck to all of the boys as we leave the room. juno and i make our way into the venue through the staff door and quickly find our spots below the stage. at this point i was used to seeing the boys perform so close to me. as the minutes pass the venue gets louder and louder as all the fans fill in.

before we knew it, the boys were making their way on the stage, happily hopping around and getting everyone hyped for the show. the show goes off with a bang, every song being executed perfectly as always. some fun stage banter, and a few funny tour stories here and there. the boys set up to perform their final song of the night. a few of them get emotional causing the entire venue to do the same. even i get a little teary eyed at how far they've come in just six months. the final song is executed perfectly and just as the boys are about to line up and bow. jungkook makes his way to the front of the stage.

"everyone, before we conclude this tour, and head back home to work on more amazing music for you guys, i have to make an announcement." he says. juno looks at me with furrowed eyebrows. i shrug. "i ask that you listen as someone who cares about us and that you take what i'm about to say properly. i don't want to upset anyone by this." at this point juno is making his way backstage to see what's going on. "minseo." my name echoes through the now almost silent venue. i look up to see jungkook staring directly at me. "minseo can you come up here?" jungkook asks.

i stare at him with my jaw dropped. taehyung appears in front of me and offers his hand to help me onto the stage. i look at him with furrowed eyebrows. he nods. i reluctantly take his hand and he pulls me onto the stage. he walks me over to jungkook.

"this is shin minseo." jungkook says as i stand next to him. "this is the woman i love." gasps echo through the venue including my own.

"jungkook what are you doing." i say as quietly as i can.

"last month, my company made me tell you she means virtually nothing to me. and that was the hardest thing i ever had to do. she means nearly everything to me. i wouldn't be standing in front of you right now if it weren't for her. hate it or love it, it's the truth. i made the mistake of choosing my career over her far too many times now." he turns to me. "but i will not be in this band anymore if i can't be with her." i shake my head at him, urging him to stop. i don't want him to lose this, he was born for this.

"so bighit, you can kiss me goodbye unless you allow me to be with her." he grabs my hand, i look around to the other members, all smiling and nodding at me. were they in on this? cheering is heard from the crowd, and eventually a chant.

"take him back!"

"take him back!"

"take him back!"

jungkook smiles widely upon hearing the support of his fans.

"min, i promise this will be the last time i ask you... but will you be my girlfriend.... again?" i can't stop the smile that grows on my face as laughter and "aww's" are heard from the crowd. i shake my head at him.

"this better be the last time, jungkook." i smirk at him and his smile grows wider. we both lean in and hug.

"she said yes!" yoongi yells into his mic causing cheers to erupt from the crowd. jungkook and i laugh as we pull away from the hug. we stare at each other, smiling widely.

"kiss! kiss! kiss! kiss!" taehyung starts chanting and the crowd joins in. jungkook tilts his head and shrugs at me.

"why not." he says as his hand takes my face and pulls it to his. our lips meet in an electrifying kiss. screams echo through my ears along with the flashing of lights seen behind my closed eyes. this kiss felt truthful, it felt like all the issues in my small world had finally gone. it felt like my reputation didn't matter anymore, all that mattered was jungkook. it felt like the pages to our story, had come to a close. we made it, and who would have thought? in the end, it was all worth it.

a/n: and the rest is history ;)