Captivated Hearts (On Hold)

Chapter 3

Still Liam POV:

Taehyung glanced at me and flashed a peace sign.

I chuckled and replied, "Well, she's definitely got some tiger traits."

Jimin chimed in, "And if you ask her out, she'll show her claws."

I had a feeling I was already losing my own game, but as Liam Manoban, I knew she wouldn't reject me because I'm just too adorable.

"Jimin, how did you find out about that incident?" Jungkook inquired.

"Well, Suga and J-hope. My buddies from Serim High filled me in," Jimin responded.

"Alright. I didn't realize you could make friends besides us," I teased.

Jimin shot me a smirk and retorted, "You know what, Liam? Jennie is also my friend. She even calls me Oppa."

What the fuck? She can't be calling anyone Oppa while I'm around.

"Let's get back to the topic. What if it's all a misunderstanding and she's just really nice?" Jungkook is always the optimist.

"What if she turns out to be really intimidating? She might just scare us to death." Taehyung whispered with a shiver.

How can two people with such different personalities become best friends? Oh wait, in my case, the smartest and the dumbest guys are also best friends. And guess what? I'm the smartest one.

"What if we just go and ask them directly? That way we can find out the truth." Jimin suggested, surprising me with his great idea.

"Alright, let's contact them and make a plan, guys." I clapped my hands and got up, only to be met with confused stares from my friends.

"What's wrong?" I questioned.

"Dude, are you serious? We're still in class and school hasn't even finished yet. Suga and J-Hope are probably still in their school too."

"Oh, Jungkook, you're quite clever, aren't you? Definitely after me," I mentioned before taking my seat.

"Absolutely," Jungkook replied with a smirk, glancing at me.

The bell interrupted our conversation as the teacher entered the classroom.

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"Shall we go meet them?" I inquired as we left the classroom.

"I already contacted them. They suggested meeting at the ice cream spot by the park," Jimin informed us.

"Great, let's head there," I exclaimed, pulling them out of school.

Jennie POV:

When I packed my bag, Chea came over and said, "You're free, right? Let's go to the ice cream place."

Before I could respond, Nayeon chimed in, "And you can't say no."
I rolled my eyes at them and nodded.

At the ice cream place, I spotted Liam oppa walking in with his friends. I really need to check my horoscope before leaving. Why do I always run into him? If I said I didn't think about him last night, I'd be lying.

"Hey girls, look, there's Liam Oppa and your brother," Joy exclaimed as soon as she saw them.

"Oh, you're right. I never knew my oppa hung out here too," Chea replied.

"And they're with the other two cute guys from the basketball team. They're so adorable," Nayeon said with a smile as she looked at them.

"What? Do you want to go talk to them?" Chea asked with a smirk.

"Yes." Before I could decline, my two silly friends beat me to it.

Liam POV:

"Oh, look over there," Jimin exclaimed, pointing towards Suga and J-Hope sitting at the table near the window. As soon as we entered, their good looks caught my attention. But let's not forget, I'm the most good-looking guy here.

We made our way towards them and were greeted with bro hugs. After placing our orders for ice cream, we took our seats. By the way, I ordered my all-time favorite, chocolate ice cream.

While enjoying his ice cream, Suga turned to us and asked, "So, what do you guys want to know?"

All eyes turned towards me, but I gestured towards my friends, indicating that they should ask on my behalf.

"Alright, here's something interesting," Jungkook began, "Do you know Jennie Kim? Liam seems to have developed a crush on her recently."

J-hope turned to me and asked, "Is that Jennie Kim from our school?" I nodded in confirmation.

J-hope then went on to say, " seriously? she is our queen bee and head cheerleader. She has so many admirers. I even heard she slapped a guy who confessed his feelings to her and begged her to let him count her."

My friends all turned their attention towards me as we shared this information.

While Suga and J-Hope were engrossed in conversation with Jimin, Taehyung accidentally choked on his ice cream and bumped into me. I gave him an annoyed look, but my annoyance quickly turned to shock when he uttered, "Look, it's Jennie Kim."

Before I could even turn to see, Jungkook warned me, "Don't look, man. They're coming towards us. Just act cool."