전정국 | Jungkook Imagines

(1) Fate had other plans for us

One Shot

You watch, as your close friend gestures animatedly, talking about a movie that you weren't really paying attention to.

It's been almost a year since you've met Jungkook, the man you happened to grow close to, after he saved you from yet another assassination attempt.

He continued talking brightly, not noticing that your thoughts were slowly drifting elsewhere.
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It was raining that day, a sign you should've taken more seriously, as an attempt at your life usually started off that way. Ever since you were young, you were targeted by trained killers. Your father was the head of a huge multi-millionaire conglomerate business, making you the sole heir. Understandably so, you became an obvious target to his rivals so that his business couldn't be passed down.

Your father was a bastard though, who only cared about how much money he could scam out of his clients and sometimes you wonder how easy it would be to let go and see his company crash and burn, if you were out of the picture.

One unsuccessful attempt at your life was the beginning of a new friendship for you and you couldn't help but smile fondly at the memory, before abruptly crashing into Jungkook's back.

He huffs amusedly. "Y/N! Pay attention when I'm talking!" Jungkook says pouting and you pat his cheeks condescendingly.

"My bad kiddo. You've got my full attention now" you say jokingly and quickly duck when he goes for a soft slap.

"Shut up Y/N... you're a year younger than me" he says and mutters under his breath "...but I'm pretty sure you're mentally 7 years old..." you laugh and grab his hands, dragging him to the ice cream shop you both favored.

You miss the softening of his eyes and the longing look he sends your way.

"Y/N..." he starts and you turn at the sound of how serious his voice became. Shooting him a questioning look he continues. "I wish things were different for us" he says cryptically and you raise your brow.

"Oh you mean about how we met..." you say sadly and continue, "I know it's not ideal to be close to someone who's always one step away from death... and I understand if you feel endangered by being near me all time so if you want us to stop seeing each other..." you trail off understandingly, but not earnestly meaning what you said.

Jungkook was the only constant in your life. You couldn't have any close friends due to how dangerous it would be, but Jungkook always brushed it off, ignoring your concern. So for him to bring it up this time made you worry.

He flicked you in the forehead. "No you idiot, you know I can take care of myself... I just worry about you all the time..." he whispers sadly. You hated how depressing the mood was getting, so you tried to cheer him up.

"Kookie, think about it though, if I didn't almost die that day we would have never met and where would we be now?" You say chirpily and he sighs but acknowledges your attempt, and immediately changes the topic.

"Alright alright... so about that ice cream you're buying me..." he says with a smirk, already running ahead of you and you chuckle but run after him.

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You twitch in the darkness, hearing rain pour heavily outside your room. The room smells damp, and you sense an ominous presence lingering in the air.

Trusting your instincts, you feign sleep, slowly reaching under your pillow for the small knife you kept for emergencies like this.

You breathe deeply, holding down the trepidation that courses through you, and you clench the knife tighter to stop your hands from trembling.