Childish | Jungkook

Chapter 24

"We're here," Jungkook whispered, kicking the door open and trying to walk inside the resort quietly but failing to do so as many other teachers appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards us with overwrought cries.

"Where were you?! We were worried sick!"

"Nain!"

"Are you okay? You look horrible!"

"Oh my gosh, what happened to you?!"

My head started pounding harder from their exclaims and I held my temples, burying my face further into Jungkook's shirt.

Jungkook noticed this and immediately boomed, "Please make way! We need to have her changed and rested fast." There was a hint of displeasure in his tone and I felt bad for them. They were only worried about my wellbeing.

"Sorry guys," I muttered, forcing an apologetic smile as I looked back at them. "Thank you for worrying about me but I should get some rest now. You can ask me about this tomorrow."

Jungkook walked off to the elevator without waiting their replies. Quite rude.

"Be nice," I hissed under my breath.

"You were clearly having a hard time. How could I?"

His words made no sense but they definitely made me more flustered.

We arrived at the third floor and he kept walking with me in his arms like I was a princess.

"Which one is your room?"

"Third door on the left," I answered before clearing my throat. "Um, Jungkook... You know you could just put me down and help me walk, right?"

"No," he stated firmly and opened the door by kicking it again. "I can't let you do that when you're this frail."

He continued walking inside the empty room and stopped beside my mini suitcase before crouching down with me still in his arms. When he did that, his face came closer to mine and my heart jumped.

"Take your spare clothes."

I gulped and did as told, opening the case as he held me and grabbing a sweatshirt and sweatpants from it.

As I searched for my underwear, knowing that he was eyeing my every move, my hands were shaking and my nerves were killing me. I felt so embarrassed, heat rushing to my face when I grabbed a pair of new underwear before quickly tucking them in the sweatshirt.

He breathed out a chuckle. "Done?"

This is ridiculous... I should stop overreacting. We've been friends for years and I never hid anything from him before. Stop being so weird!

I turned to face him with a calm and collected expression but that was a mistake.

Now that I could properly see him in the light, the captivating sight of his serious eyes gazing at me tenderly through his damp hair that cascaded down his forehead and our faces being merely inches apart made me suck in a breath. The intensity of his gaze was knocking my breath away. My face was burning at this point.

I didn't notice how long his hair grew. It was probably longer than normal since it got wet in the rain but damn... His current protective but vulnerable state was doing many things to my heart.

Many life-threatening things.

"Y-Yeah..."

His brows crashed together and he brought one hand up to place it against my forehead. His hand was frozen cold.

"You're having a fever," he gasped and stood up swiftly before walking into the bathroom and placing me down.

I watched him fill the tub with hot water in a daze and felt my consciousness slipping away slowly.

"Come on, Nain, you have to fight it."

Fight what now?

"Where's Joy and Jisoo?" He tapped his foot repeatedly on the tiled floor.

I don't know. They were downstairs...

After the tub was filled, Jungkook closed the faucet and walked over to me.

The drenched man gulped harshly, his adam's apple bobbing up and down, and helped me take off my outerwear with his eyes fixed on the wall behind me.

I shuddered every time his fingers brushed against my cold skin and my mind slipped into frenzy from his presence against me.

The fever threw my common sense out the window.

My doltish self pulled him by the nape ever so slowly and his eyes met mine, looking so confused and shaken. Pulling him closer, I almost connected our lips when he pulled away and I whined internally.

"Nain," he whispered, his warm breath hitting my skin. "Don't do this. You're not clear-headed right now."

But I want to...

It seemed rolling words off my tongue was exhausting so I could only stay silent and look at him with heavy lidded eyes.

The door suddenly opened and we both turned around to see Jisoo standing there with a shocked expression.

"O-Oh, s-sorry for intruding," she stammered and quickly closed the door, leaving us.

There was a whisper yelling behind it and I knew she was talking to Joy.

"Come on, let's get out, they're in the bathroom!"

It became awkward between us.

"I'll let you take your bath," Jungkook said softly, walking to the door. "I'll be back here after I take one myself, okay?"

I nodded when he looked back at me.

He gave me a small smile and opened the door before walking out and closing it.

After I was left alone, I placed a hand on my chest.

My heart was beating like crazy...

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