Bitter Sweet | JJK

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Episode 05.

[ Coffee Hearts ]

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Jungkook's POV:

I rolled my sleeves up, ready for action. While from the corner of my eyes, I watched Cassendra getting used to the unfamiliar setting in the shop. It was her first time being behind the counters and she looked excited yet curious at the same time while eyeing every equipment.

"Alright, you two. Are you ready?" Jin semi-yelled, grabbing the attention of the remaining customers. He was always excited for silly things like this and I loved him for that. And next to him stood Yoongi, who just wanted to go home.

"I was born ready!" Cassendra exclaimed swaying her hair with the most confident look on her face. I didn't mind losing to her, as long as she was happy. Yet, I wanted to show off my latte art skills.

Jin counted down the seconds and the battle began. The coffee shop turned into an impromptu battleground, with milk frothers and espresso machines becoming our weapons.

I was sweating. I never felt this much pressure to make a latte design. Part of me was curious about what Cassendra was designing. So I sneaked a peek.

Oh my!

She was stressing, surrounding herself with tons of mixing cups and jugs. It was like a toddler's first day in the kitchen. Yet she managed to keep up with me. I caught her stealing glances at me now and then. But she would frown and look away when I caught her staring.

Gosh, how can you be so adorable?

I focused on my latte when the corner of my eyes caught a figure shaking violently. I turned around to see Cassendra struggling to move her hair away from falling into her face. Some strands getting into her eyes and some getting in the drink. Both of her hands were occupied as she tried to continue drawing her design.

I hurried over to the messy-haired girl. Cassendra froze at my touch on her shoulder. "Need a hand?" My voice was so soft that only us two could hear it. I reached my hand to my head, taking off the hair tie that was holding up my ponytail. Cassendra turned around just in time to see my hair swinging down above my shoulders.

My fingers ran through her silky dark hair, gathering it to the top of her head. I tried my best not to look at her honey eyes which she had glued on me. Her baby hairs rested on the nape of her exposed neck while I was drugged by her scent which smelled like mint with a hint of cinnamon.

That was enough to make me go insane then her rose-tinted lips curved into a nervous smile. I wished I could just grab her little face and kiss her lips whilst I tell her how much I love her smile. But I had no right to do that.

Not now. Not yet.

"Thank you" Cassendra muttered as I finished putting her hair in a ponytail with my hair tie. She looked beautiful in it. Too beautiful.

We focused again on the battle as we showcased our creativity and skills, creating intricate latte art designs. Customers watched in amusement as the duel intensified. And Jin kept jumping and cheering for me.

In the end, Cassendra presented a lovely heart-shaped latte art, while I crafted a delicate swan. Two years of latte art practising down the drain compared to what Cassendra created. She was better than I thought.

"Alright! Time to pick a winner" Jin spun, taking a good look at both of our designs. On the other hand, Cassendra kept her hands crossed, smiling confidently like she knew she was gonna win. That was another reason for me to fall in love with her. She's confident.

"My guy, I'm sorry to break it to you..." Jin sounded serious after whispering with Yoongi for a while. "You lose. And you, miss, win" It was a tough call, but Cassendra's heart won the favour of the onlookers.

It was like comparing one of Van Gogh's artworks to a kindergarten kid's. But I let it slide since her simple design was fairly cuter compared to my complex design.

She shrieked, jumping around as she thanked Jin. Yoongi let out a tired, "Yay!" Triumphant, Cassendra approached me, wearing a victorious smile. "Looks like I win, Mr. Barista."

I couldn't help but chuckle. I was proud of her. "Well done, Cassendra. I guess you've earned the right to make me do anything you want"

There was a pause. She looked up and down at me blankly until she blushed and looked away. "So... What do you have in mind?" My lips slightly curved into a smirk.

Cassandra's POV:

Jungkook's words echoed in my mind. Now that I think of it, even if I did say he had to do anything that I suggested, I never really thought about it. Shit. I just said it to look cool. I didn't have anything on my mind, Junk kook!

"Uh..." I stuttered, trying to come up with something. His eyes stayed glued to me while he leaned against the wall a few inches away from me. "I will tell you when it's the right time..." That was an excuse. I wasn't even sure if I would manage to win but it was all thanks to my mom who taught me how to do latte arts when I was barely 10 years old.

Jungkook thought for a second before nodding. "You are not gonna go hard on me, are you?" He tilted his head.

Hard? You hard?

Oh right! He's talking about the challenge. Yes.

Not to self: You need a serious mind cleansing, Cassie.

"Depends" I let out, copying his exact posture. "On?" He chuckled as he noticed, then started walking towards me. "Depends on how you treat me." I was gazing up as he once again towered over me.

"Define treat" His voice was deeper than the bottom of the ocean. "Like when you be a decent human being and inform me when I have something on my face or not messing with my name" The air was getting tensed. He bent down so that I could meet his eyes which held a whole galaxy in them. "I think I can do that" He scrunched his nose playfully.

At that time I just wanted Cupid to hit both of us with one of his arrows, hard.

"I'll get going then" Jungkook's smile dropped as I said it. He stared at the ground for a few seconds before replying. "Give me two minutes" With that, he ran off to two of his friends and whispered something in their ears. He hopped back to me with a huge grin on his face. He still managed to look like a cute puppy under all those tattoos and piercings.

"Let's go" He hurried me outside the shop. "What do you mean 'let's go'?" For a second I thought I needed my ears cleansed as well. "Did you think I was just going to let you walk down the streets this late?" Jungkook held my hand locking his fingers with mine. Shivers went down my spine at his sudden warm touch on the cold night.

I was shocked yet I didn't pull back. Instead, I wanted to hold him more. It felt just right. Like his hands were made just to hold my hand, and my hand only.

"I can walk home just fine" He sulked at my words and shook his head. No way he thought I would be helpless if a man tried to bother me when I was alone. I would just aim for his balls and kick. Easy but painful.

But his next words shook away my imaginary wrestling moves. "Do you need a ride home?" Jungkook squeezed my hands as he arched one of his eyebrows.

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[A/N]:

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