serendipity

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'hi... i'm sorry for making it awkward for you...' i said to the blue haired boy. 'oh no, i would be offended too if he called someone that i didn't know to a party without my permission'

oh.

'well.. yeah.' i told him then looked at a confused jungkook walking up to us and telling us to go inside.

we sat in a separated space. jungkook called it the VIP area. he had some strings that he could always pull, since he was a party animal as you could say. i never liked the fact that whenever he went he had privileges. i liked sitting in a crowded bar with him and feel like everyone else. he knew that.

'jungkook, why are we secluded from the others?' i asked him, confused but yet still the anger rushing through me.

'i want to have some quality time with my two best friends' he smiled at the both of us. while taehyung and i just looked at eachother.

'hold up...'

'he/she is your best friend?' we said in unision. it was then when jungkook's eyes widened in realization. he knew he had fucked up.

'care to explain who this boy is, mister?' i asked him. jungkook laughed awkwardly.

'well, taehyung and i have been best friends since like 4-5 years ago?' he told me. 'and seoyoung and me have been best friends since day one.'

taehyung let out a quiet 'what?'

'why haven't you made us meet though?' i couldn't process everything that had happened today at all.

'well, seoyoung was my little secret. i thought if the two of you met, you will bond instantly and leave me alone since you are so alike. so instead i just made sure you guys never met. i mean i'm glad i made you meet now. but i hope you two dimbwits don't leave me' i rolled my eyes and smiled at jungkook. it made me blush that he thought of me as his little secret. i was his and his only.

'oh my god!' me and taehyung said in unision again.

'see! you even talk at the same time, what the hell! how is that possible even?!' he asked. his eyes widening. i stood up to sit next to him and hug him tightly.

'look, you have the both of us no matter what happens. we will never leave you. i promise'

-

well, jungkook left us. he went to go get some drinks but never came back.

i tried talking to taehyung, but it was just small talk. it felt as if he refused to talk to me.

'so, how did you meet jungkook?' i asked him.

'we met at a party a while back. he was 17-18 at that time? still not allowed to drink, same as me. he was drinking orange juice and everyone was laughing at him. i could sense that he was feeling awkward so i went up and ordered some orange juice too. since i wasn't legal to drink then either. and that's how we bonded i guess?' the whole time he had a big smile on his face while talking to him.

'we sort of became distant though, a little bit?' i furrowed my eyebrows.

'why?'

'it's just... i have been starting to develop feelings for him at the first year of our friendship. but he just messed around and fucked around all the time. it hurt me. so i told him, but he just told me he couldn't see me as the one.' my heart broke. i felt bad for him because i was in a similar situation as him. it's just, i didn't tell him yet.

nor do i think i will.

'damn. that must have sucked.'

'yeah. he told me he had a girl that he was close with and liked her.' my head instantly shot up.

'what? he has never told me that he had a crush or anything? he just tells me he dates for fun. which sucks for the other boys and girls but i can't make decisions for him.'

taehyung hummed.

'yeah. he told me all about her.' he sighed.

'yeah, i don't want to know anything' i said really fast.

'yeah, i could tell so. do you perhaps like him?' he said casually.

'what?!' i yelled. then i realized that i was too loud and repeated it once more, but more quietly. 'what? why do you think so?' he laughed. 'my dear friend. you're pretty obvious. i know how i act around him. that's the same way you do. it's way too obvious. he's the only stupid one for not realizing that you're in front of him, liking him so much' he told me, staring at me dead in the eye.

'woah' was the only thing i said. 'i need to go to the bathroom..' i added after. taehyung just nodded, taking his phone out of his pocket.

whew.

i wasn't going to the toilet. i wanted to find jungkook. i started searching through the club, asking different people if they have seen a tall cherry haired boy. but none of them knew.

it was when i was about to give up when i saw his cherry head. i came a little bit closer to see him dancing and talking with a girl. i walked up to them. the girl staring at me rudely.

'um, hey! kook, i need to talk to you for a second.' he turned around to face me, jumping slightly.

'jesus are you okay jungkook?' he shook his head. 'yeah, yeah i am'

'can't you see we're in the middle of something?' she shot at me.

'can't you see that i asked him to talk to me. so leave.' she huffed loudly and went into another direction.

'still badass as always' i chuckled.

'i'm a little bit tipsy you could say. i'm aware of my suroundings though just so you know and don't a-' i cut him off.

'okay jungkook, i can tell you're tipsy. you're rambling' he laughed loudly, catching a few glances from the other people around us. i quieted him down and moved us to sit on a random blue couch.

'jungkook why did you leave us! it was so awkward!' i asked him.

'it shouldn't be! he should like you! he needs to like you!' he yelled. it felt as if he was desperate.

'what?'

'he likes me seo, i don't want him to like me. i want him to forget me. not as a friend though, just as a love interest' he explained to me. i was still confused as to why i was dragged into this. 'why me though?'

'because i want to stop liking you'