Marrying Him | Jungkook

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

"What? A sleepover?" Yuri nearly screamed the moment she stepped inside the house.

Rian blinked at her dramatically. "Why do you sound so offended?"

"Because no one told me about this!"

"That's why it's called a surprise." Jia answered with a teasing smile.

Yuri rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

A soft cough suddenly came from behind them.

Everyone turned.

Lance stood there awkwardly, one hand inside his pocket while his eyes unconsciously searched for Jia.

And the moment Yuri noticed it-everything finally made sense.

So that was why her brother had been acting nervous earlier.

Because Jia was here.

Honestly, Yuri almost wanted to laugh.

Lance and Jia had already known each other since childhood. There had always been stolen glances, quiet conversations, and moments that lingered longer than they should have. Yuri knew very well that her brother had liked Jia for years-and Jia clearly felt the same way.

Yet somehow, the two still acted like strangers whenever they saw each other.

"Right," Yuri said mischievously. "Lance, these are my best friends-Rian, Gianne, and of course... Jia."

Rian and Gianne greeted him politely.

Meanwhile, Jia stayed unusually quiet.

"Hi, girls." Lance greeted softly.

But everyone noticed one thing immediately. He was only looking at Jia.

The poor girl lowered her gaze, suddenly shy under his attention.

"Hey, Jia." Lance said gently, his voice softer than usual.

Nice move, Lance. Yuri mentally applauded him.

Jia slowly looked up and gave him a small smile. "H-Hi."

There was a brief silence between them-not awkward, but familiar. Like two people who already knew each other too well.

"It's been a while." Lance added quietly.

Jia nodded. "Yeah... it has."

Then Lance extended his hand teasingly.

"Should we pretend to properly introduce ourselves again?" Lance grinned. Jia laughed softly before accepting the handshake.

Unfortunately for them-they held onto each other's hands far longer than necessary. Yuri stared at them in disbelief.

"Oh my gosh," she interrupted loudly. "If you two are done staring into each other's souls, can we go upstairs now? We still have a sleepover to start."

The two immediately let go and avoided eye contact.

"W-Why am I included in your sleepover?" Lance stammered.

"Because you're already here." Yuri answered confidently.

"Then I'll just stay in my room."

He tried to leave-but Yuri immediately grabbed his arm.

"No."

"B-But-"

"No."

Lance sighed in defeat.

"...Fine."

"Yes!" Yuri cheered before kissing his cheek dramatically.

The five of them headed upstairs toward Yuri's room. But the moment Yuri opened the door-she froze.