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||Chapter 13||

Y/N's POV

 "Taehyung...Kim Taehyung", he says. I nod at him and walk away. I could hear him chuckle a bit to himself and walk away. His footsteps getting fainter with the increase in distance between us. I walk towards our table. Everyone left except for Jungkook. I raise an eyebrow at him in question. "Their classes started. They left.", he says. "Oh."

"Anyway, since we have the rest of the day off, do you want to hang out or something?",he asks me. I think about it a bit and then tell him that it was a good idea."Cool, where do you wanna go?", he asks. "Maybe we could just go to the beach? I've wanted to go there since I came to LA.", I say and look at him. "Sure. Let's go."

We walk out of the building and towards his car. He rushes to open the door for me. I get in as he closes the door. We drive to the beach. 

The weather was good for us to simply laze about. We sit on one of the logs and start talking about random things. He tells me about his life. He seemed to have a pretty nice high school life, considering the fact that he used to be the popular jock just proved it. Apparently, he had never been in a relationship before. "Yo, I could literally see the girls in our class drooling over you. You still want me to believe that you've never ever dated in your life?", I say elbowing him in his ribs.

 He holds his sides and says, "No. It's the truth. I mean, there were girls who confessed to me and even asked me out. But I never felt that connection with anybody. So I just had to decline them. I don't like wasting my time on flings. I've always wanted to fall in love with someone, real. You know? Meet someone. Get to know them. Get to know their likes, dislikes, fears, fantasies. I want us to just be able to lay under the stars in silence and still be able to enjoy each other's company." I look at him with an all-too-knowing look. I turn away just as he moves to match his gaze with mine. Memories flooding back to me. I had to get away from them. I had to do something. Anything.

JUNGKOOK'S POV

Damn! What was that? I've never spoken so openly about my feelings with anyone like this before. I turn to look at Y/N to look at her reaction. She just looks away to watch the crashing waves. The sky was extra blue today, making the foam formed by the waves extra white. The gradient formed by the sky and the water at the horizon was so beautiful.

"Let's go.", she says. "Where?", I ask. 

"Well, we're at the beach, aren't we. Let's go in the water."

"But we don't have our swimsuits." , I say looking at her to see if she was serious. 

"It's alright. There are not many people nearby anyway.", she says getting up. 

"What do you mean?", I get up and watch her make her way to the water. She turns back and winks at me, taking off her jacket. She then proceeds to take off her jeans and crop top. She now remained in her underwear and bralette. I turn away, feeling my cheeks getting hotter. I hear a loud splash and look in her direction. She looked so pretty. Her black locks swirling around her shoulder as she was swimming around. She looked like a happy kid splashing around. If anyone told me that this was the same person who stood up and shut down a disrespectful jock, I wouldn't have believed them. My mind goes back to the first time we spoke, in our apartment. 

"Beautiful, isn't it?", I ask. "Yeah, beautiful.", she says.

I couldn't point my finger on what was wrong, but something most definitely was. I wanted to ask Namjoon but felt like I would just bother him. I couldn't build up enough nerve to ask Y/N about it. Agh! Why is this so frustrating?

She suddenly stops to look at me. I gulp loudly. This was the third time she caught me staring at her. Great going, idiot. She just waves at me, and motions for me to come join her. I look at the ground and then back at her. Her smile was so warm and inviting. Oh! Fuck it! I run towards her, taking off my t-shirt and shoes in the process. 

The water felt good. It's actually been a long time since I've come to the beach and an even longer time since I've enjoyed the water. She chuckles at me and says, "Now, was that too hard?". I laugh along with her as she just falls on her back and floats for a moment before straightening back up and splashes water on to me. I jerk back at the feeling of cold water on my face. I wipe away the water form my eyes and look at her. She was grinning and her eyes formed these cute crescents as she did so. 

Y/N's POV

He looks at me, an evil grin forming on his face. "So that's how you want to play huh?", he says and starts splashing lots of water on me. I shield my face with my hands. "Stop....stop...", I say between breathes as I couldn't stop laughing as he started to tickle me now. He grips on my waist and continues tickling me. 

I don't remember the last time I've laughed this whole-heartedly. I was having an amazing time. We continue playing around like kids in the water. Soon, the sky began gaining an orangish-red color as the sun begun to set. We get out and start putting on our clothes. Weirdly, being half-naked in front of him did not feel weird. I finish putting on the rest of my clothing and look at him. He was bent down, tying his laces.

"Last  one to get to the car is a rotten egg!", I yell.   He looks up at me with wide-eyes, his fingers trying hard to tie his laces faster. I laugh at him as I sprint towards his car. I reach it and double up holding my stomach, taking in deep breathes. "I won.",I say as I see him running towards me. "Hey! No fair.", he says and pouts. I chuckle and pinch his cheeks. Just then our phones buzz. We take it out. "Four missed calls from Namjoon, five from Jin and three from Hoseok.", he says holding up the screen to my face. "Same. Let's go quick. My brother said they were back at your place." We hurriedly get in the car as Jungkook starts the engine and drives us back.

The whole car ride I went over the events of today. First, those jerks in the hallway. Second, that red-head. Third, the fun I had with Jungkook. My mind wanders off to how the people around me watched me as I shut down that jerk jock. They looked at me with surprise and awe. Nobody was able to raise their voice after I was finished with them. Nobody dared to look me in the eye after. I loved that feeling. The feeling of being feared a bit but also respected at the same time. This thought led to a smirk form on my face. Jungkook turns to look at me, puzzled with my expression. "Whatcha thinking about?", he asks curiously. "Nothing.", I say and look out the window. 

But how oh how was I even able to do that? Even before in class, Jungkook asked me the same question. I didn't give him an answer as I myself didn't have one.

"We're back!", kook yells as we enter their pad. Namjoon comes and hugs me. "Where were you guys? You had me worried Y/N. You didn't even take our calls,", he said, his voice hinting at concern. "I asked kook to take me to the beach. Sorry, I had you worried.", I say and look up at my brother's tall figure. His face forms a smile as he pats my shoulder and smiles at me, signalling that it was okay. "Next time, just tell me first". I nod in agreement. I look at Hoseok and Jungkook settling into their couch, starting up their video game. Jin walked in to the room with beers in his hand. 

My eyes suddenly catch the gaze of the guy leaning against the frame of the hallway. He had a blank expression on his face, but his lips were pursed together. I turn my head away slowly without breaking eye contact. He lets out a sigh as he looked down and back up before walking towards Jin. He grabs a beer and plops himself onto the couch beside Hoseok.

I had my answer.