Caramel Macchiato | MYG

Chapter 8

Yoongi POV

Smiling happily to myself, Jaekyung and I make our way out of the school building and head down the street. She still has her headphones on and playing music, but they're down around her neck like they've been all morning.

"You're new around here, right?" Jae asks as we walk down the sidewalk. I nod my head, shoving my hands into my pockets.

"Yeah. I only just moved here this past weekend. I don't really know where anything exactly is with the exception of the school and my house." I answer shyly, feeling as though I've been caught in asking her to go somewhere with me when I have no idea where anything is.

"That's fine. There's a good coffee shop that's just down the street here. It's about a five minute walk from the school. Why'd you wanna do this anyways?" She asks curiously, glancing over at me. I feel my cheeks heat up a bit at her attention, enjoying how nice it is to just be around her. I don't know why in the name of hell those girls wanted me to stay away from her.

"Just thought it'd be nice for us to hangout somewhere that isn't the school. Plus, I enjoy going to cafés and hanging out there occasionally. Wanted to find one here and thought I'd be nice to hangout with you here." I explain honestly. She just hums softly, shrugging but nodding in response.

"You know, I don't really get you." Jae says softly, glancing across the street as we go.

"What do you mean, 'you don't get me'?" I ask curiously, mildly wondering if I was even meant to hear that.

"You're not the first new kid to come to our school, Yoongi. Everyone always tries to stay miles away from me no matter what though. Not that I mind that, I enjoy my space and not having other people trying to nag me or whatever. And generally my cold personality tends to drive people away. You're the only one who's actually bothered to make an effort to not stay away, and the first to not seem bothered at all by my coldness." Jae explains quietly, glancing over at me for just a quick second. I smile at her words, a little surprised that she noticed and bothered to even point it out. Though, I'm even more surprised by the fact that I'm the first and only one who's not been bothered by it or actually tried to make an effort with her.

"I don't know why nobody would try to make an effort to be around you. I honestly really enjoy being around you and spending time with you. Even if I don't know a whole lot about you yet, I think you're pretty cool. It's part of why I'd like to get to know you more." I tell her honestly. She gives me a look though, simply rolling her eyes.

"I don't know why you think that or why you'd want to get to know me better, Yoongi. I'm nothing interesting and you could easily be spending your time better by hanging around other people, rather than skipping classes with me and entertaining me by playing the piano." Jae says, shaking her head at me as she looks away once more. This time, it's my turn to frown and shake my head at her.

"You're more interesting than you're giving yourself credit for. Besides, I enjoy being around you and playing the piano. It's just like what I said earlier, you don't give yourself enough credit. You're much too hard on yourself, and you shouldn't be." I inform her, shaking my head.

"Whatever. You're just insane. That's all." She says, looking over at me with a small smirk and giving me a teasing wink. I chuckle, not being able to hold back my gummy grin. Her eyes widen ever so slightly, the smirk forming into a small smile on her lips as she looks away from me, her cheeks tinting a light pink color.

"What?" I chuckle softly, not being able to help my curiosity as to why she would be blushing at all right now.

"Huh?" She questions, still not looking over at me as we finally reach a small café. My eyes widen in surprise at the sight, finding it to be quite a cute place.

"Why'd you suddenly get shy after teasing me?" I question with a small smile, opening the door and holding it for her. She scoffs, rolling her eyes at me.

"I have no idea what you're talking about, Yoongi. I'm not shy at all, nor did I suddenly become 'shy'." Jae responds, nudging my shoulder as she walks in.

"Thank you for holding the door by the way." She mumbles softly as I follow her in. I just smile, shaking my head.

"Bullshit. You know exactly what I'm talking about. And you're welcome." I tell her quietly, nudging her shoulder in return.

"Whatever. You really have lost your mind."