Together You and I

CHAPTER 26

CHAPTER 26

MAE's P.O.V.

I was caught off guard. Jung Kook's warmth gave me a little comfort and made my heart flutter. I want to stay in his arms but my brain is already telling me how wrong this is. I removed his arms around me and turned around to look at him with teary eyes. "What are you doing here?" I asked as I wiped away the tears falling on my face. "Noona, is there something wrong? Please tell me. Maybe I can help." He offered with sad eyes. I shook my head as I look away. A bitter smile appeared on my lips as I looked at him again. "Yes, you can help. Please stay away from me." I replied. I saw the hurt passed on his eyes. A part of me was sorry but a part of me knows that this is what I need to do to maintain our professional relationship.

"Why?" He asked in a mutter. My brain momentarily froze as I tried to find a reason. "Because... Because..." I stuttered. Fvck! Why can't find an alibi? "Because you are already falling in love with me?" He supplied for me and that made me froze. I can feel the blood rushed to my cheeks. "N... No.... That is not true!" I contested. "I am not falling in love with you." I lied. "I'm sorry." I muttered with my head hung low as a tear escaped from my eyes. Just then, I felt him took my hand in his and wrapped it with a white cloth. "It's okay. I can make you fall for me." He announced which made me look at him one more time with confused stare. Why is he doing these? "Why?" I voiced out my curiosity. He looked at me with a small smile before he ruffled my hair like a child. "You'll see." He replied mysteriously which made my frown deepen. I really don't what he is talking about. Why would he make me fall for him? Can't he see that I am trying my best to stop my feeling for him? Please, I don't need another complication in my life.

"Jung Kook-ah! So you are here! Our manager has been looking for you!" I heard Seokjin's voice from a distance. "Oh? Mae Noona? Is that you?" I looked at Jin with a small smile on my lips. "Yes, it's me. I'm sorry. It seems like Jungkook got lost here in the parking lot but now that you are here. Maybe, you can help him find your car?" I suggested as I glanced at Jungkook who is still staring at me. Jin walked to us slowly with a chuckle. "Aigoo, our maknae got lost. You should've called me, you know." Jin poked Jungkook's side playfully which made Jungkook look at him with stoic expression. "What are you doing here hyung?" Jungkook asked suspiciously. Jin looked aghast with the question. "I was looking for you of course." He replied teasingly. I shook my head when they started bickering and took that chance to escape.

"Excuse me, I still need get the boxes." I ran back to the stadium even before any of them could stop me. "Wait a minute! Noona, we are not yet done talking!" Jung Kook's voice echoed through the almost empty parking lot but I turned a deaf ear. I need to stay away from Jeon Jungkook or else, I will be surely in trouble.

JUNG KOOK's P.O.V.

"Ah hyung! You are really good in ruining someone's moment you know?!" I whined at my annoying Jin hyung. He looked at me with a frown. "I thought you got lost, that's what Mae Noona said." I rolled my eyes at him and sighed. "Hyung, do I look that stupid? Obviously, she is lying." I replied. "Why would she lie to me?" Jin hyung mumbled more to himself but I heard him. "Hyung, do you have any idea on what's going on with Mae Noona? She looked bothered and I saw her crying a while ago." I asked. Jin hyung frowned as she turned to look at the direction where Mae Noona went. "I have no idea. Don't worry. I will ask her." He volunteered. "No, you don't have to. I will take care of it." I answered which made Jin hyung looked at me with a knotted forehead. "What are you talking about?" He asked but I didn't reply. I simply shook my head before I started walking towards the other parking lot where our car is waiting.

"Why are you looking for me anyway?" I asked while walking beside Jin hyung. "The whole team is waiting for you! We are so hungry already we could eat a whole cow!" I grinned. Of course, my big brothers are always hungry especially after concerts. "I'm sorry, hyung for making you guys wait. I just can't ignore Mae Noona."  There was a few momentsof silence and when I looked to Jin hyung he was staring at me with concern and curiosity. "What happened to Mae Noona? What really happened between the two of you back there? Tell me." Jin hyung looks serious. I never saw him get this serious before. I sighed. "Later, hyung. Later." I promised. "Come on, now. They are waiting for us." Jin hyung nodded his head before we walked hurriedly towards our car.

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"I would like to propose a toast for the two days successful concert here in L.A. Congratulations guys! Good Job!" Bang PD-nim raises his glass of beer and we follow suit. "Cheers!"

I took a sip of my glass of beer and cheered with the others while my eyes roam around the restaurant looking for one particular face. We are currently having a dinner party in a korean restaurant here in Los Angeles to celebrate the successful kick-off of our world tour.

"Hyung, were is Mae Noona? Have you seen her?" I asked Yoongi hyung who was seated right next to me but he just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and continued eating. I kept on looking around until I saw her arrived with Dr. Cha Eun Woo. I saw how the Dr. pulled a chair for her like they were in some fancy restaurant for a dinner date and it made me feel annoyed. "Psh!" I scoffed as I pick a pork belly and made a wrap for myself.

"Why? What is wrong JK?" Jin hyung asked from across the table. I just shook my head as I chew aggressively while my eyes are not leaving the two. I saw that guy made a wrap and gave it to Mae Noona. She looked flustered but instead of eating the wrap from his hands she took the wrap and eat it herself. A small smile escaped my lips when I saw her eat but it immediatey vanished when the doctor pat her head. What is he playing at?

"What is his problem?" I muttered as I made a wrap for myself. "Huh? Where you saying anything?" Jimin hyung who was seated on my left side leaned over. I didn't know that I said it out loud. I just looked at him and pretended to be clueless. Jimin hyung tilted his head in wonder before he went back to chatting with Taehyung hyung. My eyes went back to the other table and I saw how the other staff teased Mae Noona and that doctor pushing them against each other. I can see that it is making her uncomfortable. I clenched my fist as anger seeped through me. I don't like what I am seeing.

"Yah! Jung Kook-ah, are you okay?" Jimin hyung tapped my shoulder and tried to look at the direction I was staring at and I heard him clicked his tongue. I looked at him and he just gave me a sympathetic tap on my shoulder before he gave me a glass of soju. I took it and drank it in one shot before I stood up and approached Mae Noona's table. "Yah! Jung Kook-ah! Where are you going?" I heard Namjoon hyung asked but I ignored him. I only have one thing on my mind right now I can't let that guy get close to my Noona.

"Ah, good evening!" I saw the surprise look on our staffs faces when I got closer to their table but Mae Noona didn't even bother to throw me a glance. Her eyes are glued to the black screen of her phone. I wonder why? Is he waiting for a call or a message? From whom? Does she have a boyfriend?

"Ah, Jung Kook-ssi, have a seat please." Miss Anna, offered the seat right next to her but I just smiled and shook my head. "Ahm, can I sit here?" I asked politely as I pointed at the the doctor's seat. Everyone kept throwing secret glances with each other. They are probably bewildered by my actions but I just smiled at them acting all innocent.

"Actually I am here to thank all of you. Without you guys it will be hard to finish the concert successfully. So, cheers?" I raised my glass and they followed except for Mae Noona. She looked so spaced out. I saw one of them elbowed her and that pulled her back to reality. She looked at us confusedly. I saw how her big round eyes got bigger when she finally noticed that I am sitting next to her.

"What are-" She wasn't able to continue her question because Miss Anna handed her a glass of soju and shouted Cheers!

"Cheers!" I shouted too before I gulped my shot. I looked at Mae Noona and she was just staring at her glass probably contemplating if she should drink it or not. I was about to snatch the alcohol from her when she suddenly swallowed the liquid in one big gulp. The people in our table cheered loudly I was cheering with them too when suddenly something came back to mind. She is not good with alcohol! I need to make her stop and go home now before everything gets worse.

"Ahm, Noona, I don't think that you should drink alcohol." I whispered in her ear. I saw how her body tensed up before she looked at me with furrowed brows. "And who do you think you are to tell me what to do?" She gave me a playful smirk before she grabbed a glass of beer and drank the contents bottoms-up. I got confused for a second with the change in her attitude. Did I miss something? What happened? The people in our table cheered loudly! No! This has to stop before something else happened again. Mae Noona and alcohol is never a good combination. What do I do now?