I Need U

Chapter 29

J-Hope looked at the night sky.

"How's your date today?" his mother asked. He smiled widely, "It was fantastic." "Did you tell her you love her?" she sat next to him. "I did that a lot. She even asked me to stop telling her that I love her. Can you believe that?" he chuckled.

She stroked his head. "You smile a lot nowadays. I don't see you as happy as this, my son." She smiled. "And thanks to your girl for bringing back you who you used to be."

J-Hope looked at her with smile.

He turned back to the night sky. "I wonder what she's doing right now?" he said. "Give her a call. Tell her that I said hi." She looked at him. "She doesn't use phone." He told her. She frowned, "Why not?" "She couldn't afford to buy one to replace the one she had which can't function anymore." He smiled.

She shook her head as she stood up. She looked down at her son. "You have the card I gave didn't you? What's the use of that?" with that she went back to her room.

J-Hope frowned for a moment before he went, "Now I get it!"

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"Want to go to the mall with us?" Jin asked Siwoo. She nodded. She then looked at J-Hope, "Can I?" she asked. "Sure. You don't have to ask me Siwoo. You can do what you want. I don't want to be a guy who controls his girlfriend." He smiled.

V smiled slyly at J-Hope, "You sounded so romantic." J-Hope glared at him, "Butt off, V." he then turned back to Siwoo with a smile. She smiled back at him before she laced her fingers between his.

Rap Mon went to tease her. "Wuuu, look at you girl." He smiled. Her face flushed in red.

So at the end, Siwoo went to the mall with the boys. They practically stopped at every shop lot just to find shoes for Jimin and Suga. After at least two hours, after they got their shoes, they went to the food court to re-energize themselves.

"Your vanilla latte." Jungkook place the regular sized cup in front of Siwoo. She looked at him with a smile. "You know?" she asked and he nodded. "J-Hope hyung." She nodded.

"Say, you all going to stay for a while right?" J-Hope stood up and looked at his friends and they all nodded. "Great!" he smiled widely as he grabbed onto Siwoo's hand. "Come with me. We'll be back soon." He dragged Siwoo with him.

They went into the Apple store.

"J-Hope oppa, what are we doing here?"Siwoo looked around. It's her first being in that such kind of store so she's kind of amaze with all the gadgets that were displayed.

"I need to buy a new phone." He said as he looked at the display. "I thought you already have a phone." Siwoo looked at him in puzzle. "You know me, I never satisfy with things I have right now." He smiled. She snorted, "Such a rotten rich boy." "Hey, you can't call your boyfriend like that." J-Hope crossed his arms.

A soft smile appeared on her face when he mentioned it. She went to him and pinched his cheek, "Hey, I' m sorry okay. I didn't mean what I've said earlier. You're the coolest boyfriend one can have." "And you're the lucky one." He smiled back at her.

He took her hand and brought her closer to the display glass.

"So which one do you like?" he asked her. She looked at him in puzzle, "It's your phone. Why'd ask me?" she asked him back. He shrugged, "I don't know. I just need your opinion, I guess. I supposed that women knows what's the best when it came to things like shopping." J-Hope turned back to the display.

Siwoo snorted, "Fine. I'll give you my opinion." She turned to the display. Her eyes wandered. And then, "I think this one looks good." Siwoo pointed at the iPhone 5 S. "Really? Hmmmm, I think so too." J-Hope nodded. "Excuse me, I'll take that one." J-Hope smiled at the attendant.

Siwoo took a look around the store while J-Hope settled his payment. She was about to try to touch a phone that was on display when she felt a heavy weight on her shoulder. She looked up and smiled, "You're done?" Siwoo asked J-Hope and he nodded. "Let's go. The others must be waiting for us." He laced his fingers between hers.

"There you are!" Jin smiled when he saw J-Hope and Siwoo. They both took their seat. "So how's your short date?" Suga asked them. "It's not a date, Suga oppa. He needs my opinion for his new phone." Siwoo took a long sip of her vanilla latte.

V frowned, "You buy a new one? Again?" "That's Hope hyung for you." Jungkook took a spoonful of his freshly made kimchi fried rice.

J-Hope took out the new iPhone, "Actually, this is for you." He handed it to Siwoo.

She looked at him in surprise. "Wh-What?! I-I though..." "I know. Sorry that I lied. But if I tell you, you wouldn't accept it." J-Hope apologised to her.

"And what makes you think I'm going to accept it now?" Siwoo looked at him. He sighed, "Siwoo, please. Accept this okay?"

"What if your dad knows about it? He'll hate me even more." She answered.

Jimin looked at her in shock, "Wait! You met his dad?" he asked. She nodded. "And he said the same thing he told you guys to her." J-Hope said in disappointment.

"Sorry, J-Hope but I don't like your dad." Jin said before he took a long sip of his banana shake. "Me too." J-Hope answered.

Yes, even he, his biological son, he hates his father. His father never accepts Jin and others as his friends. He said that rich boy like him need to befriend with one with the same level as them. J-Hope never listens to his father. He knows that friendship can't be measured with wealth.

"What happen? What did he said to you?" Siwoo asked. J-Hope turned to her,
Excuse me miss but don't try to change the subject."

She bit her lips. She didn't know whether she wants to accept it or not.

J-Hope sighed. He placed the phone and its bag in her grip. "Take good care of it." He reminded her.

"I-I'll pay you back someday, oppa." She hesitantly took it. "Don't. It's a present from me and my mom." He smiled. She nodded, "Thank you."

"Alright! Now that you have phone, we can also stay in touch!" V smiled widely.

Kang Byeol and Siwoo looked at J-Hope as he busy serving the customers.

Kang Byeol smiled, "I still can't believe that you're going out with J-Hope." "Why?" Siwoo looked at her. "I can see that he's a badass type. Usually kids like him would prefer a girl with hot body, revealing clothes ad all that. Maybe he's one different badass high school boy."

"Remember when they first came here? Remember when J-Hope asked me to change work with you?" Kang Byeol looked at Siwoo. She thought for a while before she nodded. "Do you know why?" Kang Byeol asked her again but this time, she shook her head.

Kang Byeol sighed with a soft smile, "He said that your uniform shows too much of your curve. He didn't want anyone else to see it. So you see, he cares for you from the very beginning."

Siwoo's eyes were rounded in surprise. She gazes landed on J-Hope and a smile formed, *thank you, J-Hope oppa.*

J-Hope came to the counter and looked into Siwoo's eyes, "Can you stop staring at my ass?" he asked her teasingly.

"Wh-What? Hey, I did not stare at your ass, young man!" Siwoo's face went red. He chuckled. He ruffled her hair messily. "I'm just kidding." He told her before he went back to his work.

Kang Byeol smiled, "I really hope that I'll receive a wedding invitation with you and J-Hope's name on it."

Siwoo looked embarrassed.