PATHS (Halla kook X Ming Halla)

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JUNGKOOK POV

"kim mingyu, please collect your certificate." They're in a class together?!

I see him go up to the podium and collect his certificate. Except, he doesn't look like the lunatic I know

He seems... better. His hair is newly cut, his clothes are not old nor torn. His shoes too, seem strong.

He looks decent.

*beep beep

I feel my phone vibrate in my jeans.

I check the message I just received, :

"Mr Jeon,
We have kindly accepted your job application as you had all the qualifications needed.
We have a directing position that will pay $300,000 per year
Please call us after you have received this letter.
We hope to see you soon work in for and with us.
Accounting Asia"

Hol.

I got in.

$300,000?! Waaaaaaaa now I can buy halla whatever she wants.

After Halla's class have completed the ceremony, she walls towards me and pulls a derp face

"Mwahahahaha haha no more school, " she exclaims

"Yaaa let's go get a meal, where do u wanna go?" I ask as I carry her bags.

"Mmmmmmm, Chicken and beer hehehe," this cheap punk.

MINGYU POV

"You look different,"

I better do. I had to listen to an hour of Seungkwan ' s sassy conversation.

She looks so pretty today, I didn't say much to her but I was desperate to start a conversation but Jungkook was there.

Don't forget that she is already taken. She's not yours.

Unless you steal her.

But Stealing is wrong.

After the ceremony ends, I see her and Jungkook together again. I look around and see all the students with family and friends.

This is the point where loneliness fills you up like a tank. Where it grips onto you with a sharp claw and it pulls you to drown. The world around becomes gray and hatred becomes normal.

As I start walking i hear footsteps sprinting and heavy breathing panting.
"Am I late? AAAAHH traffic!" He.pants his with through the sentence.

"Wonwoo?"

Whilst he is kneeling over for a some air and oxygen he outs his hand on my shoulder, "Did I miss your graduation? "

"Its fine. Just take me out to eat," I say laughing at how hard he ran.

"Soju?"

"Soju."

HALLA POV

I take my first huge sip into the beer clapping my lips at the end.

"Let's start the chicken," Jungkook says whilst passing me a chicken.

We start eating and argue which beer is better : traditional, or modern?

"I got a job offer," Jungkook changes the subject so subtly, I start choking on my chicken.

"That's great! You should do it!" I say coughing and sipping into more beer.

He starts patting my back to help my coughing, " Why do you look so unhappy?" I ask realising his face expression.

"Im Vice Director of Finance" he says still looking upset. .

"Thas great isnt it? How much does it pay? "

"$300,000 a year, "

"Kookie, why do you look so upset? This is a great oppurtu-"

"It's in Tokyo." He interrupts me.

I stop eating.

I gulp down air.

My eyes are watery, "you, you should take it." I stutter this looking down and eating the side vegetables with my chopsticks slowly.

He doesn't say a word. Just eats and drinks and then walks me home. He was so silent.

We're on the doorstep heading into the living room and I start talking again, " Kookie you should consider the job,"

He takes his jacket off and hangs it on the hanger and turns around to me. "What about us? What will happen to us? " he says with teary eyes.

"This Is a huge job to turn down. You'll regret it, "

I can't be the reason he rejects this. What if one day he doesn't like me anymore then regrets tgis choice?
What if he could've had better equipment if he had that job but I made him not?

"Do you not care about us?" He asks. "Tokyo isn't exactly a drive away from here."

"This is too great of a job,"

"Why are you saying this so easily?" He's clearly hurt by my reaction

"What am I meant to do?! Your hardwork payed off and you got an amazing job offer! I'll just ruin it for you! What am i meant to do?" I snap, tears forming.

"Tell me to stay," he talks quietly, "tell me you want to stay together. Tell me you want me with you." His voice cracks at the last sentence.

I walk up to him , "take the job" I kiss his lips shortly, "we'll still be together," I peck him again,

"so don't worry," and kiss him again.

This time the kiss is harder and longer.
He kisses me back and it becomes more passionate,

My hand slowly unbutton his shirt whilst his pulls my dress off. He slowly kisses me.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

The night slowly ends with us in the bedroom.