Rising Stars

Chapter 15- Awakenings & Suspicions

Jungkook's P.O.V

I snuggle into my pillow which moves closer into my chest. This pillow really smells amazing, just like lavender. I suck in the heavenly smell. Wait, when did my pillow smell like lavender & start moving? I groggily open my eyes & blink & rub my eyes. What the f**k?! I fall out of my bed in shock falling on the floor with a thump. Ouch! I stand up clutching onto my bed & see Nichi sleeping on my bed. How did she end up here? I think as I look at her sleeping like a child. Never mind! This must be one of my weird dreams. I lie on my bed next to her, facing her. She looks like a cute kitten when she sleeps & rather like an angry wolf cub when she's awake. I place a kiss on her forehead & go back to sleep, dreaming about her.

In The Morning

I wake up the next morning to find the space next to me empty but it looked like someone had slept on. Whatever! I try to forget it as I go to get ready for school.

At BU HOUSE

Lyla's P.O.V

I wake up & stretch my arms and make my way to the washroom. After washing up & changing I run to Nichi's room to find it empty. Her bed ( Look at Nichi's Bedroom on BU & BTS HOMES) looked like she hadn't slept on it, because she usually doesn't make her bed until one of us nags her to do so. Maybe she's downstairs. I quickly stumble down the stairs & run into the kitchen to find everyone sitting around the breakfast table except Nichi.

"Guys, have you seen Nichi?" I ask them as they give me confused looks. "No, She did arrive home yesterday after having fun at the amusement park but I thought she's still sleeping" AG Unnie confesses with a questioning tone. "Why isn't she in her bedroom?" Thiya asks me raising an eyebrow with a worried face. I shake my head in response. Suddenly a noise of the front door closing comes.

"Good Morning Guys!" Nichi's voice comes from the hallway as she enters the kitchen wearing some casual clothes. What's she doing dressed up so early in the morning? It's not usual for her to do so. "Where were you?" Thevi asks her sternly making her look intimidating. She seems to hesitate at first, "I-I was . . . had . . . I went for a jog" She answers at last playing with her hair.

Minje's P.O.V

Everyone seems to fall for her lie except me. She avoided eye contact & also seemed to hesitate which means something is up for sure & I'm going to find it out. I swear that she hadn't gone for a jog. Who in the world goes jogging in the morning in denims especially leather boots?! I'm going to find out the truth somehow.

After breakfast I drag Nichi into my room as she protests & makes excuses. "What's wrong? Do you need something?" Nichi asks me with an innocent look as if I'm going to fall for it. I narrow my eyes at her, "What I want is the truth about where you were today morning." I ask her in a harsh voice. "I don't know what you're talking about" She answers me as she stares towards the window. "Nichi, cut out the crap & start explaining" I say putting my hands on my hips to make her see that I was serious & better not play games with me.

Nichi's P.O.V

I sigh. It's so difficult to lie to this girl, because she's known me for so long & can see right through my lies & emotion masks. I start explain about my plan with Thevi & how I went to apologize & fell asleep & woke up in the morning next to Jungkook who was sleeping & decided to sneak out of their house before anyone would wake up. Her eyes widened as I finished explaining, "WHAT THE HELL, NICHI!" She starts scolding me for my childish acts & for not telling her any of this before. "I am so sorry" I say apologetically. I hear her sigh tiredly, "It's ok, but next time don't forget to tell me, Ok?" She says sternly as I nod my head in response.

*TIME SKIP*

Thiya's P.O.V

The lunch bell rings, I ask my friends to go ahead & tell them I would catch up with them under the cherry blossom tree, which now had become our official lunch meeting spot with the BTS members. We still have lunch with them as we both want to escape the troubles of any one recognizing us in the lunch room even though the principle had offered us a private room for us to eat lunch we had denied the idea.

I grab my lunch from my locker & as I make my way to our official lunch spot I feel someone tap my shoulder, I turn around to see a cute boy about my age with dark hair looking at me shyly. "Can I help you?" I ask him tilting my head to one side. "H-Hi I-I'm J-Jackson. Would you go out with me please?' He asks me stammering & stuttering his sentence.