Playing With Bullets

Chapter 5: Date With Seven

We arrived at the restaurant titled, "Big Wong Restaurant." The parking lot was crowded, so Namjoon pulled up to the front of the store and told us to go ahead on of him while he found a parking spot. The remaining seven of us piled out of the car, and I had never felt more relieved to be done driving. However, when Namjoon drove off, I realized I had just been left alone with a group of complete strangers, excluding Taehyung who had just tried to make a move on me.

With Namjoon gone, I had no one to cling to. I awkwardly turned to glance at the others, but they had already started walking away with Suga in the lead. The only person who stayed was Taehyung, the only person I had wanted to go away.

"We need to talk.", He said abruptly.

Either the other members had purposefully left us alone or they didn't notice Taehyung and I's disappearance.

"I'm fine with not talking.", I nervously responded.

I tried to go after the members ahead, but Taehyung grabbed me by the shoulder and pushed me against the van. I was so startled I could only stare at him, wide-eyed, like a deer caught in the headlights.

"Why are you wearing his jacket?", Taehyung insisted.

When I glanced down at what I was wearing, I realized I was still wearing the hoodie given to me by Namjoon. It was too large, and obviously not mine. Was Taehyung jealous?

"Why does it even matter to you?", I challenged him.

All I received in response was silence. His arms cornering me against the door slackened, before falling limply to his sides, and his eyes which had stared so intensely into mine looked away to the restaurant door.

"I don't know.", He sighed, "I guess it shouldn't matter to me. I can't understand myself either."

I studied his face opposite to mine. It had faded into the blank expression he so often used when he was upset. I was confused by his actions, but so was he. What a weird guy.

He asked a follow up question to the one before. "Are you dating again?"

I leaned back against the van and exhaled deeply. I didn't understand why it mattered, but told him anyway. "No, we're not."

Taehyung bit his lip thoughtfully. Suddenly his face brightened up into a smile grin.

"Then I still have a chance.", He mumbled.

What? I was confused by his statement, and would have told him he really didn't, but he started ushering me into the restaurant.

"Sorry Jisoo-ah, let's go eat."

I let his hand on my back guide me into the building. I felt chills run up my spine from his touch against my back. The distance between us widened when his members came into sight, but the tingling feeling from his contact was still there.

I needed to get away from all these male idols. My hormones must have spiked.

When we sat down at the table, silence enveloped us. I could of sworn they were acting chatty before I sat down. I felt more and more like a nuisance as time passed by.

J-hope cleared his throat and started chatting to Suga about the food here. It was obvious he was trying to get rid of the awkwardness.

"Hyung, I heard they have a great spinach salad.", He said, leaning next to Suga to show him the menu.

Suga shrugged. "I'm not eating that shit if I can help it. I just want meat.", He sighed.

"How are you going to stay healthy if you never eat any veggies?", Jimin mumbled.

Jin butt in, "There's more to life than being healthy."

Jungkook glanced briefly at Jin. "We're idols, isn't that our job?"

"Being healthy? No, we just have to look good. I could still look good even if I was chubby.", Jin responded.

The table was filled with snickers. As I was seated at the end of the table I assume they had forgotten about my presence. Nonetheless, I enjoyed listening to them speak. They seemed like a family. They seemed a lot like Blackpink and I.

Taehyung was the only one who stayed quiet next to me. I glanced at him, wondering if he was always that way. It wasn't until I glanced down at his hands that I realized he was busy coloring in a dinosaur on the kids menu. Figures.

"Shouldn't it be green?", I mumbled.

"There were blue dinosaurs too.", He whispered back, but I highly doubted him.

"Maybe we should order jjajangmyung"

My ears perked at the suggestion that came from one of the members. It reminded me of Rapmonster.

"Where's Rapmonster?", I wondered, speaking to them for the first time.

They all stopped talking and looked at me. I realized I probably should have kept my mouth shut until he returned. Curse me and my curious mouth.

"Hahah... He's been gone awhile... Right?", I nudged Taehyung for help but he was now coloring in a sunflower, the wrong color I might add, and didn't notice my plea for help.

"Just what is your relationship with Rapmonster hyung?", Jungkook asked.

I was surprised. I expected that question to come from Suga or Jin, not Jungkook. Apparently the other members were shocked too.

Jimin nudged Jungkook in the rib. "Hey... Rapmonster already said it wasn't any of our business.", He whispered, but I could hear him clearly.

"It is our business. Rapmonster is very important to us. When you hurt him, you hurt us.", Jungkook explained sternly, staring me straight in the eye. "Did you become an idol just to play around with other idols?"

I gulped. What happened to the cute bunny boy from the car ride?

"She's not like that."

Yet again I was surprised by the deep voice by my side.

"Jisoo-ah's really nice. You should get to know her before accusing her.", Taehyung retorted. He slid away the kid menu from infront of him.

Taehyung's dangerous glare stared into Jungkook's. Their hyungs didn't know what to make of the sudden tension from their oridinarily sweet maknaes.

"You too?", Jungkook huffed.

Two words. Two words that set Taehyung off. He reached across the table and grabbed Jungkook's collar. All the hyungs stood up, about to break it up. But they didn't need to.

"What's going on?", Rapmonster barked from behind us.

The maknaes flinched guiltily. Taehyung let go of his collar and Jungkook let go of Taehyung's arm. A soft sigh of relief slipped through my lips.

"Just what are you two doing? Infront of a lady as well?", Rapmonster sighed.

Jimin cleared his throat. He looked like he was about to throw up, he was so pale. "I was going to stop them..."

Suga chewed on a crouton. "I wasn't."

Rapmonster sat down in the seat opposite from me, next to Jungkook. He ruffled the maknaes hair and Jungkook went from angry to miffed.

"Hyung, my hair-"

"Let's order!", Rapmonster declared.
Just like that everybody calmed down. They returned to laughing and joking as they ate. But my eyes would occasionally shift to Taehyung, who was still staring at Rapmonster.

This boys jealousy was dangerous.