A Deal with My Frenemy

033

For two straight hours, they kept their silence.

Taehyung tried to sleep because he was in his bed but the thoughts that lingered in his head bothered him.

Are they really going out? Since when?

But his train of thoughts was disrupted by the loud grumble of his stomach.

Aish. I forgot. I haven't eaten anything yet.

Just then, he heard a chuckle.

"How dare you laugh, huh? You're the reason I haven't eaten yet," Taehyung uttered but he felt delighted as he knew that Dahyun was still aware of his presence.

"Nobody told you to go after me," Dahyun replied without looking at him.

"Yeah right," Taehyung made face but his stomach grumbled again.

Laughing, Dahyun said, "I have food in my backpack. Dig in."

Taehyung immediately got her bag and found two hamburgers, "You really eat a lot."

"The other one's Jimin oppa's. I just forgot to give it back."

Jimin again.

"Yeah. Yeah. I bet you did it on purpose so that you can have two."

"Whatever."

Moments of silence surrounded them as he ate until he whispered, "I'm sorry."

Dahyun finally turned to look at him.

"I'm sorry," he repeated, "For shouting at you in public."

As she found sincerity in his voice, she replied, "Forgiven."

"But I'm still pissed off that you didn't tell me about you and Jimin," he commented.

Dahyun groaned, "There was nothing to tell because nothing's going on. Jimin oppa was just being playful."

Taehyung stared at her while she stared at his desk.

"Do you have a drink too?" he said, avoiding the topic.

"In my bag," Dahyun replied and Taehyung immediately got her tumbler to drink from it.

"Let's settle things now. The play is on the other day, so I really need to go out of your room," Dahyun walked towards him.

"Settle what? Ain't I forgiven already?" Taehyung fixed his sitting position as Dahyun sat on the other side of the bed.

"Let's talk about our engagement," Dahyun plopped down on his bed, staring at his ceiling, "We both know that we'll break this sooner or later."

Taehyung took a while before answering, "Yeah."

"Why were you mad Taehyung? Because you like to have control over me and use the engagement as an excuse?"

"That's not – "

"Why do you want control? Because you like to go back to the middle school where my world revolved only around you?"

Taehyung couldn't answer, because he didn't know if he simply wanted to be the center of her attention again or if there was a specific name for something he was feeling towards Dahyun.

"That's not fair, Taehyung."

She's back to calling me Taehyung again.

"When we talked about this engagement, we promised that there are no strings attached. No love involved. Just a contract."

Taehyung swallowed hard, "Y-Yeah."

"Let's make this clear. I'm free to date whoever I want to. That goes the same way for you too."

"That's right," he nodded.

"So don't react like that again or else I'll think that you broke our contract," Dahyun turned to him and he met her gaze.

"No restraints. Promise?" Dahyun said.

Taehyung sighed, "Promise."

Dahyun smiled before saying, "Now move. I want to sleep."

"Huh?"

"Ommeoni will surely not open that until morning and I don't plan on making eyebags appear on stage," Dahyun made herself comfortable in his bed.

She seemed so careless with him that Taehyung asked, "Don't you get nervous when you're in a bed with a guy?"

"No," Dahyun replied immediately, "Because it's you."

Trust.

He coughed, trying to hide away his smile. But then, he asked her, "Will you really do the kiss scene with Jimin?"

"Yes."

He laid down beside her but maintained a decent distance. He stared at her back but then poked her shoulder as he called her name, "Dahyun-a."

But he didn't get a reply.

"We're friends right?"

"If we're not friends, then what are we?"

He smiled when Dahyun finally replied but her question haunted him.

"I don't know. An arranged couple?"

"Hmmm. That's right. And after we break our engagement, what will we be?"

Taehyung was not able to answer.

What will they be after their engagement? Strangers?

But then he heard her chuckle as she said, "We're friends, of course."

"Then how about you and Jimin, what are you?"

A few seconds passed before Dahyun answered, "Special friends."

Special friends. If it's Jimin, it's always special.

What's special about him, anyway?

What's your real relationship with him?

He chose not to voice out his questions because he just promised that he would not dig Dahyun's relationship with other guys further.

After all, Dahyun was right.

Even though he was the fiancé, they have promised that there will be no strings attached.

So he shouldn't be feeling anything for her.

He had no right to be jealous.

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AN: Listen to V's and Jimin's 'Friends'! It's one of the best songs in the album!!!