Dare To Love || BTS J.JK

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Jungkook's POV.

"Bro, why're you sitting here?" Jin hyung asked walking over to me. I sighed staring down at my hands, he came and sat next to me on the rock as we stared out on the flowing river.

"I was hoping to be alone," I shrugged.

He simply nodded, but he didn't leave. The waves crashed the rocks with sending up splashes once a while. The sky was dark, and clouded as if it'll rain. I was planning to finish the research project but, there were things running in my head, and I couldn't keep myself focused.

"Are you thinking about something?" Jin hyung asked. I simply nodded, not feeling confident to face him. He was the oldest one, someone I've known for almost 7 years. Hyung had seen me grow, he knew me better than I know myself. He knows when I lie, when I'm hurt, he knows everything, all my needs and wants without even asking, withour me telling.

"Yes.."

"Does it involve Y/N?"

"Yes.."

Jin hyung sighed. "You know it's just a dare right? Why are you stressing?" Right, that dare..I keep forgetting about it.

"Yeah, I know."

He seemed to be agitated, I knew everyone was, especially Suga hyung. Day 1, when Y/N was being picked one, he was the one who jumped in to defend her. When Y/N was being hurt by that asshole, Suga hyung was the one who told me. He told me about Bogeom, he told me about Jimin....
Hoseok hyung was also angry, all of them were angry because I accepted that dare.

"I don't know if you'd know, because no one mentioned, we saw you that night with Y/N."

I instantly turned towards him. He was staring straight ahead, his jaw tightened and angular, something he did when he was angry, "Why are you taking things so far?"

"You think I went to her because of that dare?"

"So you want me to believe you did that purely out of the goodness of your heart? You are trying to show genuine concern, that you care?"

I laughed in disbelief at how incredibly sarcastic he was being, yes I have concern for her, yes I do care about her, why does everyone think it's a play?

"Did you not see how I was with her before the dare hyung?"

"I did, but only see you get closer? Why Jungkook? Do you want to hurt her so bad?"

"I AM NOT TRYING TO HURT HER! SHE WON'T E..."

"Love you? Yeah okay," Jin hyung chuckled bitterly. I sighed giving up, it was useless to justify myself. None of them would understand what I'm doing.

"I know you think it's a lie, but...whatever I do to her, whatever I do with her, it's not a lie." I said in a low tone calming myself. Jin hyung turned to look at me, "What did she say to you?"

"What?" I asked bewildered, how the hell did he know? Jin hyung turned his face back to the river, "You don't get close to women Jungkook, you never did...after Y/N things have bee changing with you, what happened last night?"

"She asked me if I like her." I said flatly, jumping on the point because hiding things from a guy who sees me like a best friend, treats me like a brother and cares for me like family, is just useless.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing..."

"Jungkook, if you're cuddling a girl, throwing punches at those hurting her and protecting her, you expect her to believe you don't like her?"

"She didn't seem so happy with the idea if I did."

"FOR GOD'S SAKE STOP ACTING LIKE A PSYCHIC!" Jin hyung yelled knocking me off the blur. "Stop pretending you know her!"

"Sorry," I mumbled looking down.

"My question is, do you really like her?"

I looked away from his interrogating eyes, I've never liked someone in my entire life. I didn't know what liking someone felt like. I wasn't sure about my feelings, Jin hyung is right; before Y/N, I never talked to girls, nor did I every socialize a lot with anyone except for Bangtan.

Kim Na Eun, my best friend's sister and my age-mate. I never even talked to her formally, but with Y/N things were different.
When I first saw her in class, how incredibly innocent she looked and so pure. I remember that large ass hood she wore, that covered her eyes when her head stooped low. How her bangs cascaded over her dark sun-lit orbs, I un-knowingly approached her, having no idea why.

I just wanted to talk to her, to see her, to get to know her. The way she looked up at me with those curious eyes, the way she tried to figure out why I was being so social. The way we became so close without knowing it, it was out of my comprehension.

"I care about her hyung...I really do." I said looking at him. Jin hyung sighed looking away, "Jungkook, I know that."

"Then why are you so upset? Why do you all not see, I have no means to hurt her! I'm the one hurting those who try to pick on those, I am protecting her not hurting her!"

"Then why'd you accept the dare? The dare to love her and leave her? The dare that'd giver her the taste of rejection!" He spat bitterly, "I'm very disappointed in you Jungkook."

"I'm sorry, I just...this dare compels me to stay close by her side, it's allowing me to protect her from jerks who'd try to hit on her."

"So you're doing this to protect her? Because you care about her?" Jin hyung asked finally looking back at me with a solemn expression.

"Yes," I smiled lightly thinking he was ready to believe me.

"Okay, fair enough, just one more thing....." he said nodding approvingly. I raised my eyebrow, "What?"

"You'd protect her from Bogeom and Jimin, but who'd protect her from you?"

~~END OF CHAPTER~~