______ The Rules || Jungkook x Reader || Soulmate AU

Chapter 18

With each step you took, you felt your body get heavier and heavier. It didn't make you feel any better that there was a thick atmosphere surrounding you and Jungkook, making it difficult to breathe even though you were outside in the open. Whether you had slowed down or Jungkook had sped up, either way, you two were walking beside each other now. In any other situation, you would have welcomed this. But right now it was taking all of your willpower just to keep your hand from brushing against his. You really hoped you weren't the only one suffering so much right now.

"So you won't tell me anything about this, no matter how much I ask?" Jungkook's question tore you from your thoughts. You glanced over at him to see him already staring at you with a raised brow.

"No, of course not. What's the point in calling it a surprise then?" you replied with a teasing grin. "Tsk tsk, Jungkook, I thought you were better than that."

"Well for all I know, the minute I walk onto your property you might attack me with glitter or something. I gotta know if there will be any projectiles involved with this," Jungkook said, looking away with an uninterested expression. But you could tell he was trying hard not to let a smirk show on his face.

"There aren't projectiles, no. But if you'd like, I could put together some water balloons or something," you said with a shrug.

"No!" Jungkook rushed to say, turning his head to look at you with a face full of horror. "T-That won't be necessary."

You couldn't help the giggle that slipped past you. "Why not? You're no fun."

"It's, like, ten degrees out and I really don't feel like being doused in ice water," Jungkook grumbled.

"Suit yourself."

You wanted to punch yourself for ending the conversation. For a moment you had forgotten you and Jungkook were "fighting" and you were taking him to an apology gift. Now you were back to walking in silence, not knowing what to say to bring you two into a comfortable exchange. Lucky for you, you had Jungkook.

"Yoongi told me that Erika visited him yesterday," he revealed. You looked up at him in shock.

"She never told me she went there," you mumbled under your breath, then added in a louder voice, "Did she say anything bad?"

"No, which is what surprised Yoongi; she didn't mention you or us at all. From what I heard she was only trying to get his number again," Jungkook answered.

"That girl, I swear. I feel so sorry for him. Knowing her, next she's gonna be trying to get into his pants," you groaned. "Then I'll have to listen to all her adventurous tales."

"Well, knowing Yoongi, it won't be that easy for her. So you'll be safe for awhile," Jungkook said.

"Thank God for him. I can't handle Erika's dick stories," you sighed.

"Wait, she's told lots before?" Jungkook asked.

"Not from personal experience. As hard as it may be to believe, Erika is a virgin. Physically. She's seen stuff that isn't too innocent, though, like porn and shit. She also has quite the wild imagination and loves to tell me about what kind of a dick she thinks a certain guy would have. But it doesn't just stop there because she's bisexual. So not only do I hear dick stories, but I also gotta deal with the other stuff too," you explained.

"Erika is...quite wild, isn't she?"

"You have no idea."

You noticed that you were getting closer to the street you lived on and felt your knees begin to wobble. Honestly, you found it quite pathetic. If Jungkook didn't like your gift then it's not like he was gonna kill you. But, thinking about it more deeply, rejection was probably worse. Being killed would mean your misery is over, but you would have to live with the pain of rejection. These not-so-helpful thoughts caused your knees to buckle and you felt your body begin to fall forward. Just before your knees could hit the sidewalk, you felt an arm wrap around your waist.