Unforgettable Past - Jeon Jungkook

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Areum's POV
*Ring, Ring, Ring*
UGHHH, I sat up sloppily and stopped the annoying alarm clock from continuing to bother me and my peaceful sleep. Before I realised it, I was already in dreamland.
Zzz...
"KIM AREUM" I could hear my mother scream my full name frustratedly from downstairs. It didn't sound like she was in one her best moods today from how I heard it..
damn it, I should really watch out today...
I lazily jumped out of the comfortable bed and trudged my way to the toilet to take a quick shower and brush my teeth.
*shivers* Wow it's extremely cold today, I decided to wear my favourite scarf today. Just like any other school day I stuffed random and dirty things in my bag untidily. Some people ask me, "why do you do that?"
Well, the truth is...
"AREUM-AH I AM LEAVING, MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE SOON 안녕 (annyeong - bye ; hello)" mum screeched in an angry tone. I wonder if she is okay, she is not usually like this.
*mum ferociously slams the door shut*
Mum is really,really angry today I hope she doesn't go overboard at work though. I should leave now too. Curiosity invades my mind wondering what time it is so I look at my new, delicate watch to find out that I still have 40 minutes before school. *sighs* What should I do now?
Maybe I should go visit 'that' place since it's been quite a long while the last time I visited it.
I bounded towards the empty yet huge shrine, this shrine contains many wonderful memories from the past. Before I moved here with my mum, I used to visit my town shrine everyday with my dad. I am half Korean, half Japanese it gets really complicated sometimes but overall it's easy to understand (well at least for lmao). He was originally from Korea as far as I know..
I wish I could see him again..
I hate all boys, I can't bear to even communicate with them, they are so annoying.
The reason why is... to be honest it's a long story to explain so maybe I will leave it for another day.
However...
He was different from the others..
That's why I liked him but unfortunately he moved towns without even telling anyone. Sadly, I never even got to confess to him during the small amount of time he was still here.
In fact, this is one of the places I shared a nice, wonderful memory well at least to me it was, I don't even know if it means anything to him or if he even remembers.

Flashback
Someone's POV
Oh crap it's raining and I don't have my umbrella with me. Why do these kind of unfortunate things always happen to me? Anyways, I should find a shelter to shield me until this thunderous rain stops. *looks up* Wait a second, isn't that a shrine and I think I've heard a lot about them from a close teacher of mine and I wonder if there any shelters inside, well I hope so.
Suddenly, I stop and look around my surroundings to confirm what I was hearing wasn't wrong be-because I th-think I can hear a girl cr-crying, damn it i don't know what to do in these type of situations.
I crept towards the soft, sombre crying I was hearing right now and this situation made me really uncomfortable.
I peeked slightly to see if it was anyone knew and then...
Thump. Thump. Thump.
K-Kim Are-Areum-ah wh-why ar-are you cr-crying all alone here?.. I tried to ask that question confidently however as I expected I failed horrendously and I sounded so pathetic.
Areum's POV
"K-Kim Are-Areum-ah wh-why ar-are you cr-crying all alone here?.." he muttered with voice filled with worry. I could see the sadness filled in his eyes, I know he doesn't like anyone crying b-but...
We just stayed in our positions not moving an inch and I cried as much as I could without stopping. However, when he was there with me I could feel this unrecognisable warmth around me, what was this feeling?
I stared at his back while I was crying hopelessly, making it extremely blurry for me to see anything in front of me but I kept gazing at him.
He isn't that tall, quite short to be honest as he is the same height as me. Nothing has changed about him for the past few months and I hope that he stays the same always because I don't want him to turn to be like the "other guys".
He isn't that manly either but I like him just the way he is, he always has that alluring smile on his face and that adorable way he is always blushing which makes his face look like a big red tomato.
I love everything about him and his personality..
Few minutes later
"Um-umm Areum-ah are yo-" he came closer and closer to me as he tried to ask me something but before he could finish his sentence I pulled him into hug, and hugged him so tight that my hands were starting to hurt.
I also loved his sweet scent, I smelt in his captivating cologne through my tiny nose. It was so hard to let go of him, I couldn't resist his intriguing cologne. At that moment, I realised the shock expression on his face and quickly pulled away from the hug.
I gazed up at his face and he too glanced at me with eyes filled with surprise.
As expected, I was blushing uncontrollably..
Thump. Thump. Thump.
What is this puzzling feeling?
A while later
I was back at my home as he accompanied me back to my house and I could tell that he was worried about me. Embarrassed by the incident earlier, I hit the pillow onto my own face without stopping for 30 minutes straight. UGHHH WHY DID I DO THAT?
On that day I couldn't sleep properly as I kept on thinking about him continuously.
My heartbeat was beating exceptionally fast throughout the whole night due to the sweater I was holding tightly that he lent me as it was raining. I smelt his wonderful cologne in as much as I could.
Is it really possible that I fell for him?
Thump. Thump. Thump.
End of flashback
Why am I even thinking about this right now? It's not like a miracle will happen and he will suddenly comeback to me or anything.
However, as far as I know he was my first love and always will be whether he returns or not.
My love for him was real even though he never found out about it. It was all real and not a lie. Maybe, it was the most real thing that ever occurred to me.
Nowadays, I am not myself and I don't know who I am anymore.
I looked at the time on my watch and I was shocked when I realised I still had 20 minutes left so I decided to take my time strolling to school. Before leaving the shrine, I glanced up at it once again trying to picture him in my mind. Then, a bunch of questions invaded my mind and all of them made me fill with curiosity as I thought about then in depth.
As I made my way to school, I kept on thinking about all these random questions in my mind. I couldn't help but feel like drowning in curiosity.
Where was he?
What happened to him?
Is he alright?
Did he get hurt?
And worst then all of them combined was..
Did he change?...
OH MY GOD I SHOULDN'T BE IN SUCH A NEGATIVE MOOD! AFTER ALL I AM KIM AREUM, I NEED TO BRING UP MY POSITIVITY!
I wonder since when did I start giving out such  encouragements out and especially to my self. lol
I can't hide it no matter how many times I deny it I have changed a lot and I am not the same person I was back then and I shouldn't expect him too be the same person..
However at the same time I want him to stay just like he was when I last saw him and I know I am acting selfish and childish.
Oh my lord, why do I have so much spare time today and especially early in the morning.
I could've gotten more sleep but I couldn't take the chance of being late to school.
That doesn't mean I am not a lover of sleeping, in fact I am probably it's biggest fan.
*stomach grumbling*
Oh that's right I didn't have breakfast today I am such an idiot, I went to the closest convenience store to me and I noticed a familiar shadow that was sitting behind me.
it couldn't be...
or could it...
I turned around to find a person in a hoodie running away from the convenience store to the direction of my school. I must be crazy it wouldn't be him... right?
As I was eating slowly thinking about my past, I randomly remembered the promise I made to myself. It was when I realised that he officially left, I promised that he would always be in the corner of my heart, no matter what.

Someone's POV
As I was eating breakfast at the convenience store before school, I noticed a familiar figure sitting in front of me.
The more I looked I knew it was her and there was really nothing for me to say to her so I just ran my way to school leaving my breakfast there.
DANG I FORGOT MY FOOD.. *sighs*
I will just have more lunch than usual today I guess, but not too much.

Author's Note
Hey everyone, I know this was an EXTREMELY boring chapter but I PROMISE that it will become more interesting gradually. And please support me as this is my first fan fiction ever. Feel free to help me make more people recognise this pathetic story by voting, commenting and obviously reading.
Annyeong~