Adorkable [j.woo] | COMPLETE

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"Thanks again for the help, Ashton." Taehyung murmured as he loosened his tie some.

His friend nodded his head slowly, "someone had to stand by you through this whole mess. You basically fell from heaven."

Taehyung chuckled, "damn straight. But it's not all bad. I mean if this hadn't all happened I wouldn't be here."

"I'm court?" Ashton asked mockingly.

Taehyung scratched his neck anxiously. "Nah, more like protecting someone I have a genuine connection with. I didn't need money to find her so it kinda means a lot to me..."

"Ew, go right a poem or something." Ashton joked, nudging his friend. Then he turned to their lawyer. "You read for this!"

The older man sighed, "sir I must remind you again this is not a sports match."

"I will take that as a yes." Taehyung replied as he and Ashton high- fived. "Give em hell!"

«-Time Skip Cause No One Cares About Court-»

"Okay, if I finish this by the next hour and catch the bus.... I should be able to walk from that stop to the gate..." Jiwoo murmured as she chewed on her pencil eraser, while also examining some more of her makeup work from school. Jiwoo sighed turning to Joker. "I really hate all these teachers right now. I haven't even been out that long..."

«-Time Skip Cause My Brain Is Fried-»

The wind whipped her hair around her face like mad as Jiwoo stood by the ominous black metal fence that surrounded the property of Taehyung's home. The walk had been long from the bus stop to the gate, which she hadn't anticipated, but she was hoping it would be worth it. Just as she was giving up hope that he would come home soon, a black car began pulling up the driveway. The gate behind her began creaking and opening like the jaws of an enormous demon. Despite how lovely the property was his family really seemed to have a soft sport for creepy, gothic- type architecture. The car paused and the back window rolled down slowly.

"Why hello there, M'Lady!" Ashton chirped from the opposing side. He frowned, "you never called me. What gives?" Jiwoo opened her mouth to respond, but she was quickly cut off. "It was a joke." Ashton leaned closer to the window, "between you and me, Tae would kill me if you actually still had the paper."

Jiwoo nodded slowly. "So is he with you..?"

Ashton shook his head, "sorry ma dude, I dropped him off at a club in the city."

Jiwoo sighed, not entirely surprised. "Thanks anyways."

"Oh my god Ashton what are you doing!" Came a muffled voice.

Squinting her eyes Jiwoo could see in the pitch black car that Taehyung was seated on the far side, Ashton's hand was over his mouth. She couldn't help but chuckle, "can I borrow him?"

"You can keep me!" Taehyung said with a quiet laugh as he managed to escape his friends grasp.

The two waited by the gate a moment to see Ashton off before Jiwoo tugged on Taehyung's suit sleeve. "I need to talk to you."

Taehyung sighed, running his hand down his face. "Look if you're here to argue some more I can call you a cab."

Jiwoo pursed her lips, "Wow, okay if you're gonna be a jack ass I can go."

Taehyung extended an arm. "I already see where this is going." His arm was pointed away, meaning 'just go'.

Jiwoo slapped his hand. "I wish you would stop assuming things. I actually came to talk to you, not lecture or argue. But if you keep acting snarky I might just change my mind."

Taehyung paused for a moment before even looking to her again, and for a moment Jiwoo felt he wasn't worth the frustration. Sighing, Taehyung finally managed, "look, Jiwoo, I've had a really tough day-"

"I know." Jiwoo butted in cutting him off, taking the raven haired boy by surprise. "Somin told me everything..." her eyes began to water, "she told me about what happened to me... how you've been helping. I pieced together the obvious things, like you choosing to lie to me that I had just fallen and hurt myself. Taehyung... I'm... I'm so sorry." She broke down in tears, something she rarely did. "I've been so awful to you, I give you so much crap about every little thing. I focus only on the negatives and not all the positives. I thought about it on my way here and there are so so many positives." Jiwoo didn't know what else to say to him, didn't know how to ease the pain and struggle she'd caused him.

Of all the reactions Taehyung could've had Jiwoo hadn't been anticipating for him to smile. But he did, he looked down at her and smiled. "I don't know whether to hug you because of this and how happy I am... or to hug you because I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through since Somin told you the truth."

Rubbing her eyes Jiwoo replied with a sniffle, "hug me because you're my prince?"

Taehyung's smile grew as he stepped closer. "Your prince?" He looked up to the setting sun. "Did I agree to this?"

Jiwoo chuckled softly, "Taehyung will you be my little prince?"

He froze, looking down at the pastel haired girl. "What're you getting at Late Girl?"

Anxiously the girl shuffled her foot around on the pavement. "You know~"

"I'm afraid I don't know. Please enlighten me, Jeon Jiwoo." Taehyung bantered.

Jiwoo frowned, "you're most definitely killing the mood Tae."

"Oh, I see.." He murmured, acknowledging the fact she had abbreviated his name from Taehyung to simply Tae. He smiled down at Jiwoo, "I'd love to be your boyfriend."

Jiwoo made a small gasp as she looked away, blushing. "I didn't say that~"

"Oh really? So if I kissed you know would you avoid it? Hmmm princess?" Taehyung joked again, causing the girl's face to turn a perfect shade of peach. He wrapped an arm around her lower back reeling her in closer, to which she didn't resist in the slightest. Slowly Taehyung began moving closer to her, leaning down ever so slightly. Then inches from Jiwoo, Taehyung chuckled and rested his cheek on her shoulder, facing her neck. "I'm so tired." He murmured trying not to yawn.

Jiwoo smiled, running a hand through her prince's hair. "I know, I know. Let's go home... wherever you decide home is."

Taehyung grinned leaning in closer, "I'd love that... and just so you know, yes, I'll share the info of how court went with you."

"How'd you know-"

"Because I'm amazing," Taehyung joked, breathing in Jiwoo's usually daisy- like essence.

Chuckling Jiwoo picked up Taehyung face in her hands, holding him at eye level, "yes you are."