A Deal with My Frenemy

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Their destination was a ski resort that prides itself with different attractions. The bunch was able to tour around, taking pictures here and there, before proceeding on trying the resort's activities. Taehyung was so hopeful on spending time with Dahyun, but she and Jimin had been inseparable throughout the whole trip.

Even during lunch, everyone had to watch how Jimin fed Dahyun so non-chalantly.

"Are they always like that?" Jin whispered and Eunbi just nodded.

"Yah! Stop feeding Dahyun!" Taehyung bellowed, "She'll keep on gaining weight if you do that, Jimin."

Dahyun then threw not just a glare at Taehyung but also a stick from the barbeque she just ate.

"Are you still not dating?" Hoseok asked.

Both shook their head and continued eating.

"That means Jungkook, Jin and I win," Namjoon said aloud.

"Win what?" Jimin asked.

"The bet," Namjoon answered, earning him a nudge from Jungkook.

"What bet?" Dahyun widened her eyes at them while the people just exchanged knowing looks. She groaned, "Come on, spill it."

"We made a bet that you two would be together at the end of the play," Namjoon said without a pause.

"We?" Dahyun asked again, as if ready to hit someone at any moment.

One by one, the seven raised their hands.

"Unni!" Dahyun complained at Yerin and Eunbi who sheepishly smiled in retur.

"You too, Tae?" Jimin asked and Taehyung bowed his head guiltily.

"So, what will the losers do?" Jungkook proceeded to ask.

"We get to decide that," Jimin and Dahyun chorused.

"Who bet on us being together at the end?" Dahyun stood up.

Taehyung, Eunbi, Hoseok and Yerin raised their hands.

"Buy food for all of us," Jimin decided.

As numerous suggestions came up, Dahyun declared, "Chicken. Pizza. Milk tea. For everyone."

While the losers whined in complain and the winners shouted victoriously, Jimin and Dahyun exchanged knowing looks after knowing the bet that Taehyung took.

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Taehyung watched from the veranda as Jimin helped Dahyun build a snowman. Suddenly, he felt a presence beside him and as he turned to Irene, the girl threw him a question that caught him off-guard.

"Are you jealous?"

"What?" Taehyung asked back.

"Are you jealous at the two of them?" Irene said and pointed at Dahyun and Jimin.

Taehyung gave a snort, "Why would I be?"

Irene shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe because you're not used to the idea that Dahyun has another guy besides you."

He sighed, "Dahyun also told me that."

"Do you want to hear the other option?"

"Other option?" Taehyung creased his brows.

"The other explanation why you look so uncomfortable with Dahyun being with Jimin," Irene answered, "The reason you're jealous."

"And what's that?"

Irene met his gaze and gave him a smile as she said, "You're in love with her."

"Me? In love with that girl?!" Taehyung exclaimed before bursting into laughters.

Irene teasingly nudged him, "Stop laughing."

Taehyung shook his head, "Sorry. If I'm in love with her, then I would not try going back to you, would I?"

"You're not trying at all, Taehyung," Irene said with all sincerity, "It's just me."

Taehyung continued staring at her eyes as he found no trace of playfulness in Irene's voice. She was being nothing but truthful.

"Or maybe you are trying to go back, but we don't have the same goal," Irene added, "I want us to be a couple again while I think that you just want us to be friends again."

"How can you tell that?" Taehyung whispered.

Irene beamed and looked at Dahyun's direction, "You look at her the way you used to look at me."

She then gave out a sigh before asking, "Have you ever thought of the reason you're not mad at me anymore?"

She turned to meet Taehyung's gaze again as she said, "You have already moved on."

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"You should stop stealing glances from them," Jimin exclaimed as he found Dahyun looking at Taehyung's and Irene's direction.

Dahyun smiled sadly in reply.

She let out a breath before saying, "I'm curious too."

"Hmmm?"

"Why are you not courting me?"

He chuckled before asking, "Am I that transparent?"

Dahyun smiled intently before nodding.

"Would you allow me then?" he asked.

She shook her head.

"I thought so," he replied, "And that's the reason why."

"Won't you ask me the reason why I won't allow you?"

"Hmmm. Let me guess," Jimin pretended to think, "You don't want to accept me just because you're confused or just because you need a way to forget about Taehyung. You don't want me to be a rebound. You're trying your best not to use me nor hurt me."

Dahyun chuckled bitterly, "Am I that transparent?"

Jimin shook his head, "No. Because if you were, they would have noticed that you are in love with Taehyung and not me."

"I'm sorry."

"Is saying sorry your hobby?" he scolded her before saying, "You don't have to say sorry. Everything I do is because I want to."

"Thank you for everything, Jimin," she beamed.

"Now, that sounds better than sorry," Jimin smiled back.

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AN: Sorry, was out of town this weekend and I didn't have chapters for stock huhu. But would post the other update soonest!