Coward » Kim Jaehwan

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"Jaehwan, your girlfriend is here!"

Jaehwan looked up from his phone and saw Bona standing at the gate of his college. A smile immediately spread itself on the young man's lip and he put the phone into his pocket before saying goodbye to his classmates and running over to Bona, crashing her into a hug.

"Omo!" Bona said and patted Jaehwan's back. "You act like you haven't seen me for days!" The restaurant owner smiled and quickly kissed Jaehwan's nose. "You were gone so quickly this morning I couldn't even say Goodbye to you, Bona," Jaehwan exclaimed and Bona chuckled.

"Seongwoo was dead-drunk on the couch and I didn't want to be there when he woke up and found out he was hungover." Bona smiled and took Jaehwan's hand. "And because I disappeared this morning I decided I pick you up and invite you for a bite to eat." She smiled at her boyfriend who tilted his head and blew up his cheeks.

"You're too good to me." He whined and nuzzled into Bona's hair. She chuckled. "What are you fancying?" She asked while they walked towards some restaurants in the College Area.

They soon found a food stall that sold Sundae and Bona ordered some for her and Jaehwan. They quickly sat down and Bona cut the Sundae for Jaehwan before feeding him with a peace. "I booked the flights." She simply said after gulping down a piece. Jaehwan looked at her.

"Are you seriously taking me to Thailand?" He asked and when his girlfriend nodded he chuckled. "Why did you do that? It's expensive, Jagi!" - "It's our six-months-anniversary! We need to do something special for that. And I always wanted to go to Chiang Mai!" Bona pouted and Jaehwan rolled his eyes. 

"What about the Diner?" He asked and Bona pouted. "Samchon is going to help Daehwan, Doeun, and Euiwoong for that week. I already spoke to him about it and he thinks it's a nice idea to get to travel as long as we're able. Appa and Samchon think you're going to impregnate me soon."

Jaehwan started coughing on the meat he just shoved in his mouth and stared at Bona with wide eyes. "Why does he think that? I never wanted to have this kind of image in front of your family!" Jaehwan pushed his hair back and Bona laughed. "With the number of times they hear you moaning at night, it's no wonder they think I'll have a baby soon."

"Bona!" Jaehwan called out and Bona chuckled and stuffed another piece of Sundae into Jaehwan's mouth. "Don't worry, Jagi. I won't make you a father when you're still in college." She winked and took a sip of the Cider both of them shared.

"I really want to visit Thailand with you, though. The flight is in two weeks." She looked down and Jaehwan chuckled. "If that's your wish for our anniversary then we, of course, will do it." He leaned forward and quickly pecked Bona's nose. "Chiang Mai must be beautiful. Especially with you."

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After the couple finished eating their Sundae they decided to walk around in Hongdae to spend the day outside as it was pretty sunny. Bona walked alongside Jaehwan that was currently texting Minhyun who was abroad because of his photobook. Bona watched her boyfriend from the side and smiled to herself.

Six months ago she was crushing on him and now he was her boyfriend, who never complained about anything the two of them were doing. Bona was happy that they had such a chilled out relationship where fights sometimes happen. But Bona and Jaehwan were mature enough to clear them like adults.

Jaehwan sometimes missed Bona but knew he shouldn't bug her at work. He knew Bona laughed her work.

And Bona knew that she shouldn't annoy Jaehwan when he was studying for school.

Both of them kept room for their friends and family and didn't always sit on each other. But on days like these, Bona enjoyed spending time with Jaehwan. Even walking quietly was enough to make the heart of the 22-year-old beat faster than normal. 

She sighed and felt Jaehwan's eyes on her. "Are you okay?" He asked and she nodded, watching a couple with matching sunglasses walk past them. Bona bit her lip. "Jaehwanie?" - "Yes?" - "Would you like to get a couple item?"

Jaehwan looked at Bona and then around to the shops. "Shoes are dumb because at work you wouldn't be able to wear yours. Shirts as well." Jaehwan furrowed his brows and looked at Bona. "But it needs to be something that's cute." He bit his lip before breaking into a laugh. "I have an idea!" 

Jaehwan dragged Bona all the way to a small shop in a corner of the street and walked inside. Looking around Bona found a lot of backpacks and tote bags and looked at Jaehwan. "M-Matching bag packs?" He nodded. "Yes. And when we're in Thailand everyone sees we belong together." Jaehwan pecked Bona's forehead and nodded towards the store.

"Pick one you like."

Bona walked through the shop, Jaehwan right behind her, looking at all the different sizes and designs of the bags. After a while, she took a medium-sized leather bag pack off the shelve and looked at it. 

It was plain black with golden zipper and thin straps. 

"This is a bestseller. It's a unisex bag pack." The shop clerk told them and explained something about the brand, but Bona didn't listen anymore. "Jagi, what do you think?" She asked and handed Jaehwan the backpack. The man looked through it and smiled. "I like it. Shall we get it?"

Soon the couple paid their backpacks and left the shop, Bona carrying her new backpack proudly on her back and took Jaehwan's hand. "I always wanted to have something matching with my boyfriend." She blushed and Jaehwan smiled. "You're gorgeous when you're happy."

Jaehwan stopped walking and held Bona's cheeks. He smiled and proceeded to lean down to kiss her.

He loved her from the bottom of his heart. She was cute, soft-spoken and patient with him and never forced him to do anything he disliked. She also was always there when he needed her and he couldn't be any more proud.

"Let's marry someday, okay?" He asked and Bona laughed out loud. "Maybe." She winked and rushed away, Jaehwan star struck staying behind before realizing that she teased him. "Ya! Yi Bona! Stop!"

She turned around, stuck out her tongue and yelled, "I love you, Kim Jaehwan!", which made the student stop in his tracks. 

"I love you too. So dang much."

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And we reached the end of <Coward>! 

This was more like an Epilogue to show you the dynamic of Bona and Jaehwan's relationship. I wanted to keep the end open for imaginations and for you to make your own picture of Jaehwan and Bona.

I really enjoyed writing this fanfiction because I added some steam here and there, which I really liked for a change.

Thank you to everyone who enjoyed, read and commented on this story. I hope y'all liked this AU.

If you're interested in my other Wanna One works feel free to check out my Woojin AU <Semaphorism> and my Minhyun AU <Storybook>. They're already on my profile!

Thank you for everything.

Sincerely, Inês.

2018.03.25