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JUNGKOOK.

"a party?" lisa asked, blinking her eyes twice.

"yeah. apparantly, chaeng had invited the two of us to a party in her house." i answered.

i thought she was mad at us, no, mad at me for being such a jerk. i guess this is her way of saying i forgive you even though i actually haven't apologized yet.

which reminds me, i have to apologize to her at the party. i don't want to lose my best friend whom i had been with since diaper days.

"are you sure she invited me too? can i be uninvited?" she asked.

"what? why would you want to be uninvited?" my eyebrows furrowed.

"i-it's just that i don't know how to talk with a bunch of strangers in a party and i'll feel like a total outsider." she said, burrying her face in her chest again.

i lifted her chin and held her hands to show reassurance. "i'll only be with you the whole time, so you don't have to worry about being an outsider. and don't worry about those strangers, they're our friends and i assure you they'll entertain you the whole time. they would love to meet you and spend time with you, trust me."

"okay." she nodded her head like an obedient child.

i suddenly remembered, she actually has nothing to wear for the event.

"now, what is a party without party clothes? come on, let's go shopping."

—

crowded.

the place was already full once we had gotten in here. even her front yard looked like it had been crashed by a bunch of teenagers.

"hey, kookie, lisa!" chaeng greeted the second she had saw us.

"i thought you only invited your friends?" i figured the speakers were in full volume so i had to shout to be heard.

"you didn't tell me you had a lot of friends." i shouted.

"duh, of course! you know how your best friend is such a social butterfly." she exclaimed.

i felt someone tapping my shoulder so i turned my head to my side and to my surprise, lisa's face was near mine and we were only inches away from skin contact.

"it's too noisy here." she whispered by my ear.

i swear at that moment, it felt like the loud music has stopped and the crowd was gone. all i felt was her presence and no one else's, as if we were the only people here.

and that made my heart beat a thousand times faster.

"shall we go in?" chaeyoung said, which made me frown since it ruined our "moment".

i grabbed on lisa's hand as chaeng guided us inside her house. as expected, the place was much messier and much more crowded than the front yard.

"here, help yourselves and have a drink." chaeng handed us paper cups with dark purple liquid inside.

"what drink is this?" i asked, making sure this isn't an alcoholic drink since i still have to take lisa home sober.

"calm down kook, that's just punch." chaeng giggled. "you know what, you guys should loosen up just this time. this is a party so let's have fun, alright?" she added.

"okay." i replied.

i took a sip of my punch but stopped until i realized that it tasted odd. i was about to inform chaeyoung but i remember her telling us to loosen up.

i then ignored the weird taste of the punch then drank all of it at once.

"by the way, can we talk?" i asked chaeyoung.

i was hoping to apologize properly to her and to clarify things to avoid future misunderstandings.

"sure, but it's too loud here. let's go somewhere quiet." she said with a smile.

there was something about her smile. it looked... suspicious. but i ignored it when i started to feel like my vision was spinning.

"you alright?" She asked.

"i don't know. i feel dizzy all of a sudden." i replied.

"maybe it's because of the crowd. c'mon let's get you to my room so you could rest." she said and helped me walk upstairs.

then i couldn't remember what happened next.

3RD PERSON.

lisa was drinking her punch when a figure appeared before her.

"hey." he said.

the blonde "scanned" the stranger. he had a mint hair and white complexion like that of snow white's. he also had small eyes and pinkish lips. to sum it all up, she thought he looked quite handsome.

"but not as handsome as jeon jungkook." a voice said at the back of her head.

"i see you're quite enjoying the punch." the guy said.

lisa just stared at the guy since she didn't know what to say and she doesn't like talking to strangers.

she then had a confused look on her face when the mint-haired guy suddenly laughed.

"don't worry, i'm not a complete stranger, there's no need for you to be afraid." he extended his hands. "i'm min yoongi, one of jungkook's best friends."

"how do you know i'm acquainted with jungkook?" lisa cautiously asked, ignoring the handshake the guy offered.

"i saw you two together a while ago?" yoongi replied as he awkwardly took his hand back.

"a while ago?" lisa asked herself. the last time she remembered, chaeyoung and jungkook were just beside her, but the time she turned her head to the side, they were already gone.

"where'd they go?" she whispered.

"you must be jungkook's new girlfriend." yoongi said. "what's your name?"

"i'm lisa."

yoongi was surprised the moment he heard her name. he realized that she was the girl jungkook was always talking about.

"she's really pretty. no wonder kook has gone totally crazy for her." yoongi thought.

lisa was suddenly alerted when she felt the need to release liquid.

"do you know where the bathroom is?" she asked.

"it's upstairs." yoongi replied.

"thanks." lisa said before making her way through the crowd and upstairs.

a series of doors welcomed her which made her look confused and frustrated. she tried opening all the doors one by one, hoping to find the one room she wishes to find immediately.

but she was stopped as she opened a dark room and accidentally overheard a conversation from two familiar voices which she wished she didn't have to hear.

"i love you, jungkook. i love you so much."

"i love you too chaeyoung."