The Bodyguard (A Monsta X Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty Six: Think Again

Jiyeon POV

I sat at the sushi restaurant, my heart racing. Hyungwon sat coolly across from me, so I tried to calm myself down.

'He's just a guy... my heart shouldn't race this much...'

I looked at the menu, picking out what I would eat for the day. Should I order garlic edamame? Maybe not, I didn't want my breath to smell just in case....

"What are you thinking of getting?" Hyungwon asked, his piercing eyes looking up from his menu. I hid behind my menu to escape his gaze.

"I don't know." I replied. "Definitely sushi though."

Hyungwon chuckled.

"Order whatever you want, it's my treat after all." He said.

I found myself blushing even more at anything he said.

We sat silently as we decided what to order. I picked a couple of rolls and set down my menu, finally coming up with the courage to face to him directly.

"So, you really like sharks?" Hyungwon asked, looking me directly in the eyes. He was able to find a topic of conversation quicker than I could.

I nodded enthusiastically, "If I hadn't joined the FB-" I stopped myself, coughing to pretend I had something stuck in my throat.

'Get it together Jiyeon!'

I had almost blown my cover again.

"I mean I did join a Facebook group about sharks, so I know a thing or two. I think I was a shark in a past life."

'Nailed it!'

"Oh, okay." Hyungwon nodded, none the wiser to my true identity. "So what kind of shark do you think you were?"

"That's easy." I laughed. "I'm a bit of a loner, I do things my own way, very independent. I'm totally a Great White Shark."

"So the strongest shark there is?" Hyungwon chuckled, "Very humble."

"Well actually there is a better shark." I said, sitting up straighter and leaning over the table. I always got really excited when talking about sharks. "The Mako shark is a smaller and stronger version of the Great White. It's the fastest species of shark in the world, extremely deadly. Some people can be tricked because it's actually kind of cute until it opens its mouth, then it looks freaky. All of this in a small package."

Hyungwon nodded along, "So then what shark would I be?"

I racked my mind of the catalog of sharks. "Well... you're a tall guy, big without the danger. You're like a Whale shark."

"Whale?!" He took that as an offense, his eyes widened.

I laughed out loud, finding his expression funny. His face softened as he watched me laugh, "They're, like, the prettiest shark there is. It's a compliment."

Hyungwon chuckled, taking a sip of his water. "Well, good."

"Now Goblin Sharks, those are ugly." I laughed.

[A/N: I recommend you do not googling them, lol]

Hyungwon seemed to spot the bruise that had formed on my fist.

"I guess I should thank you again for saving me from that shark..." Hyungwon said. He grabbed onto my hand, bringing it close to his face so he could examine the bruise. "Why would a shark be that close to the beach? It's crazy..."

"I know why." I replied, feeling proud to have knowledge about this, "Sharks will follow prey close to the shore in order to trap them. So a Hammerhead shark that eats smaller fish, since they have small mouths for a shark, will try to follow a fish up to the sand. When the fish has now where to go, they attack. It was probably following a fish when it saw us."