Bangtan's Best Friend

Parting

July 2018
"You want me to do what now?" Min-yeo asked.

I chuckled at her reaction. "I want you to go on a double date with Tae and I tonight. I know a guy that I think you'll get along well with."

Min-yeo raised an eyebrow. "Who is he? What's wrong with him?"

"There's nothing wrong with him. He just has a hard time talking to girls sometimes, so I figured I'd help him out a bit and set him up with you." I looked down at my fingernails, avoiding Min-yeo's first question. If I told her that I was setting her up with Jeon Jungkook, she might have a heart attack.

My friend saw right through my ruse. "But who is this guy? Jeon Eun-hee, you'd better not be setting me up with some socially awkward weirdo." Her brown eyes flashed murderously from behind her glasses.

Laughing, I patted her arm. "No worries, he's my cousin. He's really nice and I think you'll like him. Just promise me you'll act like a normal person around him even though he's..." I hesitated, trying to be careful with my words. "Special," I finished. 

"Special? Aigoo, what have you done?" Min-yeo whined.

I rolled my eyes. "Just come. I promise it'll be a fun time. Taehyung rented out an entire arcade for the night."

Min-yeo looked at me for a little while, studying my face. She sighed dramatically. "Fine. What time?"

I grinned and hugged her. "Yay!"

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Taehyung, Jungkook, and I sat inside the foyer of the arcade, waiting for Min-yeo to arrive. I checked the time on my phone, noting that it was ten minutes past the time I'd told my friend to meet us here. "Hm. It isn't like her to be late."

Jungkook adjusted his circular glasses. "Maybe she'd be here if you hadn't made me sound like some awkward idiot."

Taehyung shoved his younger friend. "But you are an awkward idiot."

"Well I didn't want to tell her who her date would be. Then she would only come because you're Jeon Jungkook," I said, watching the entrance for any sign of Min-yeo. I'd showed the security guards a picture of her so that they'd be able to let her in without any issues and keep anyone else out.

Jungkook sighed. "But are you sure she won't freak out when she does realize it's me?"

I nodded. "She's really cool. I think you'll like her."

As if on cue, the doors opened and Min-yeo walked in. Thanks to my advice, she'd curled her hair and wore a cute blouse and skinny jeans; she looked adorable. "I'm so sorry I'm late, Eun. The bus took longer to get to my stop than it normally does. And traffic was a nightmare." Min-yeo's gaze shifted to Tae but her eyes widened when they fell on Jungkook.

"Hi," he said shyly, waving once. "You must be Min-yeo."

Min-yeo forced her eyes to return to their normal size but her face reddened slightly. "Y-yes. And you must be Eun-hee's cousin." She emphasized the last word, shooting me a quick glare.

I laughed. "Which wasn't a lie. He and I are actually related."

Taking a deep breath, Min-yeo looked back at Jungkook. She smiled nervously, though only I could tell. It looked cute, otherwise. "It's nice to meet you, Jungkook."

Jungkook grinned, his cheeks a bit pink. "You too." He motioned toward the arcade behind us. "What game should we start with?"

Min-yeo suggested skee ball, so we each took a lane. "You ready to lose, Kim Taehyung?" I gave my boyfriend a sly grin.