flipped

seventy-two.

일흔둘

     "choco chip, choco chip," he mumbles to himself as he roams around the store, tries to find the ice cream corner. he finds it at the other end of the store with two little girls leaning onto the machine, trying to take out their treat.

     he smiles as their feet dangle but they still fail to get their ice cream. "which one, dear?" he asks, standing beside the girls. the taller one already has a feast in her fist as they climb down.

     "thaat." the smaller one points towards the farther one, pouts at her short form. jungkook laughs and bends to pick the wanted flavour.

     "here you go." he gives it to the girl who shrieks and hops in excitement before rushing off to the other side. but the other one doesn't, she stares at him. "what?" he laughs, confused.

     "i've seen you somewhere." he taps her index finger on her chin and gasps dramatically when she realizes. "my big brother's room!"

     "your brother's room?" he asks, confused.

     "on the wall. biiigg poster." she spreads her arms out as she says big.

     "oh," jungkook realizes. "oh." he nods his head continuously, thinking what to say. "that's nice." he smiles, awkward and ruffles a little of her hair.

     "he's going to be soo jealous," she laughs and runs away, following the other girl.

     he sighs. he doesn't know if he's happy or worried. people are recognizing him, he has fans, he is there on their walls. and he decides that he indeed is happy and grateful.

     he takes two vanilla choco chip ice-creams and goes to the counter, waits for his turn to come. he looks around as he waits, observes the foreign japanese characters that he'll probably have to learn now that he's going to make his japanese debut.

     "aren't you jungkook?" he turns around to see a teen girl standing behind him, her hands a little shaky.

     "erm yeah," he admits. he can't deny now. he doesn't have anything to hide himself.

     "i really love your song," she smiles, a little excited, a little nervous. "i'm a big fan."

     "thank you," jungkook bows, he smiles genuine.

     he doesn't get bothered after that. he pays for the ice cream and leaves the store but just as he leaves, he gets shoved back by a body colliding to his own.

     "jungkook!" jimin whisper yells. "you forgot disguise." he's breathing hard due to his marathon and looks exhausted, worried.

     he holds older's shoulders and says, "a mask," laughs a little and takes it from him, wears it. "i've got ice cream. let's go," he smiles as they start walking. jungkook observes jimin shaking due to cold and keeps his hand on smaller's shoulder. "you're just wearing my t-shirt?" he notices and his cheeks heat up.

     jimin nods shyly, "i had to come as soon as possible. did someone recognize you?"

     "two girls did." jungkook shrugs, and leans down to whisper. "i like how my clothes look on you."

     jimin cheeks sport a dark pink color as they walk the rest of the distance.