Him/Them || Jeon Jungkook ✓

9: Cheated

Jungkook's eyes widened when he watched so many people gathering in front of his painting displayed at the gallery. "I told you. People would love them."

He turned around to see the old lady smiling at the painting. "Sasha never fails to recognize true talent." She said and turned to Jungkook with a polite smile. "Once people leave reviews on their social media handles, the foreigners would pique interest and try contacting our gallery. Once we receive enough calls, we will hold an auction." 

Jungkook frowned at her words. "You told me I would get money if I painted three."

She nodded hastily, her scarlet red lips somehow distracting Jungkook's attention from looking intently into her eyes. "People will contact. Have patience. You are a new artist, you cannot simply get tons of customers with your first work-"

"Money." His voice was thick as gravel, dark eyes boring deep into her soul as she sighed. "Let someone buy-"

Her eyes widened when he stomped his feet toward his painting and gasped to see him pulling it off the wall as the people were stunned to see a young boy doing a felony in a public place. "Jungkook, you are such a rude boy!" Sasha screamed but Jungkook paid no heed, moving to take his other two paintings off the wall.

"Guards!" She shouted, causing two buffed-up suited men to approach him only to drag him away, strongly gripping the paintings. He calmly let them throw him out of the gallery while he glared at Sasha smirking at him. 

"Power." She mouthed with her scarlet lips and Jungkook clenched his jaws, watching her figure turn back towards the visitors telling something to them.

"We got cheated."

Jungkook could feel his blood boiling at the voices inside his head. He was about to respond but he stopped when a hand rested on his shoulder, making him jolt in surprise and turn to a young gentleman clad in a Louis Vuitton outfit, hair permed, accessories all over, and his eyes covered with a tinted glass. His lips stretched into a wide smile as he pulled his glasses a bit downwards to make eye contact with Jungkook who was utterly confused with this man.

"I saw your paintings and I really liked it. Could I please have a look?" He asked, a voice so smooth that anybody would melt. But not Jungkook. He glared at the man and shook his head. "No."

"Stop being a pussy and show him, idiot."

"Stop calling me an idiot!" Jungkook fired back, causing the man to jump in surprise, holding his chest as he looked at Jungkook with wide eyes. He frowned and shook his head. "But I didn't call you an idiot."

Jungkook sighed and shut his eyes in exasperation while he kept his head hung below and cursed under his breath. The man frowned his brows and observed the boy talking to himself, finding it ridiculous but he chose to remain silent when Jungkook straightened up, peering at him.

"Will you give me money?" The man was amused at his sudden query but nodded anyway.

Jungkook turned his canvas causing the last canvas in his hands for him to see. His lips parted in amazement at how the young boy could be so talented to capture such mature themes on his canvas but nonetheless, he wished to help him spread his works to the world. He smiled at the boy whose eyes lacked any warmth. He took his wallet out and handed him a credit card.

"I am purchasing this work and I promise to help you sell the other two. I have thousands of friends who would love to buy such an amazing piece of art." The man said and Jungkook gawked at the card in his hand and then back into his eyes. 

"Artist JJK, I would love to be your first buyer." He said and took his hands back, looking at the silent figure of the boy in front of him as he realized that he was flabbergasted by his actions. He smiled warmly and took his glasses off before introducing himself,

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Jung Hoseok. But the world knows me as J-Hope!"