cigarette ;; DISCONTINUED

twelve

12: Snuck out

Chaeyoung pov
I looked into the mirror one last time and took a deep breath.

Then I opened the door of my bedroom and tiptoed to the front door. I put on my sneakers and opened the door as quiet as possible.

In case that the others were already asleep, I didn't want to be too loud to wake them. And if they were still awake, I didn't want them to find out that I was sneaking out.

I closed the front door and went to the elevator, going down to the ground level. I left the building and looked around, searching for a specific person.

A smile grew on my face when I saw him leaning against a car. Jimin waved at me and I hurried to him.

I wasn't quite comfortable being out at night but I knew that he would look after me.

As a greeting, he pulled me into a quick hug before opening the passenger door for me.

"Are you ready, m'lady?", he asked and I nodded smiling.

He closed the door and jogged around the car to get in at the driver's seat.

I watched him fasten his seatbelt after brushing through his hair. Fuck, he is so good looking.

"I didn't know you have your driver's license", I said as I fastened my seatbelt.

"Oh, dear Chaeyoung, there are a lot of things you don't know about me", he replied smirking as he started the engine, "And that's why I'm here to change that."

He started to speed over the streets of Seoul, with the window open so that the wind would mess up our hair.

I didn't ask where we were going, I didn't need to.
Even though I hadn't known him for a long time, he felt like a trustworthy person.

I almost freaked out when he had texted me after we went out to eat that he wanted to meet me and I first thought about ignoring his message.

But then I remembered the little seven-minutes-in-heaven-game where he told me that I shouldn't ignore his texts anymore. In the end, we decided that he would pick me up at 1 am sharp.

After a ten minute ride, he stopped the car. We got out and as he sat down on the hood of the car I just followed him.

"The stars are beautiful tonight", he whispered into nothingness.

I nodded and looked up into the sky. They were indeed beautiful.

"You know what else is beautiful?", he asked.

I looked at him with a raised eyebrow, hoping that he would not bring that cheesy pickup line.

"No."

He ruffled his hand through his hair and glared at me with half-closed eyes.

"It's me."

His answer made both of us laugh and while I put my hand in front of my face, to hide my laughter he shook his head.

"No, I'm actually kidding. It's you."

I turned my head and looked at him. The moment our eyes locked we burst out in laughter once again.

After we had calmed down a bit, silence filled the air around us. From the corner of my eye, I noticed him staring at me but I didn't have the courage to look at him.

A small smile was plastered on my face and I felt my cheeks heat the longer he stared at me.

A cold breeze blew through my hair, making me shiver. Even though it was late summer, it started to get chilly, especially at night.

I noticed Jimin move and when I turned my head into his direction he was holding his jacket in his hand.

"Wear this", he mumbled and hesitantly I took it.

"What about you, though?", I asked. I didn't want him to catch a cold, especially not now that they were having a busy schedule.

"I'm a man, I don't get cold." He smirked at me slyly and I could do nothing but blush.

I put on his jacket and felt his cologne surround me immediately.

I couldn't tell how long we've been sitting there for, talking about god and the world. At some point, he took a quick glance at his phone and inhaled sharply.

"I think it's time for me to bring you back home. It's already really late."

The two of us got into his car and while he drove down the empty streets I felt his hand on top of mine, which was laying in my lap.

I turned to him, only to see him focus on the streets with a grin. Without saying anything I looked back out of the window, feeling a smile creep on my face.

His hand was warm and he only pulled it away when he changed the gear.

He stopped in front of our apartment complexed and turned to me.

"I had fun tonight", he whispered and I nodded.

"Me too."

He leaned in closer and I held my breath. He gently tucked my hair behind my ear and instead of pulling his hand away, he rested it on my neck.

None of us said anything, we just stared at each other for god-knows how long.

"You should go inside now", he said in a low voice. He pulled off his hands back and rested them in his lap.

I wouldn't say that I was disappointed but I had kind of hoped that he would lean in for a kiss.

With a sigh, I unfastened my seatbelt and mumbled a "Drive safely", before getting out of the car.

I practically sprinted to the building and right before I entered it I turned back around.

Jimin was still sitting in his car, having the passenger's window rolled down so he could see me. He waved at me and with a chuckle, I waved back at him.

Quietly I walked into the building and took the elevator to the level where our apartment was.

I snuck back into my room and with a relieved sigh I closed my door.

Switching the light switch I turned around and almost screamed when I saw Jennie sitting on my bed.

"Oh my god, you startled me", I whispered and put my hand on my chest, feeling my racing heart.

"May I asked where you've been, young lady?"
She didn't sound mad but she wasn't happy either.

After contemplating whether or not I should tell her, I decided to say the truth.

"I was meeting Jimin."

She chuckled and stood up. "I already figured."

"What?! How?", she put her index finger on her lips, indicating that I should talk quieter.

"Taehyung told me over facetime that Jimin had left in the middle of the night without telling him where he would go. And when I went into your room to check on you and you weren't there, I put two and two together."

"And you're not... mad?"

"Why should I? I just want you to be careful of paparazzi and that's all", she said as she stood up.

She walked past me and just when she was about to leave my room, I turned around.

"Wait a minute, you and Taehyung facetimed?"

"Mhm. Now go to sleep, it's already late", she answered smirking before closing the door behind herself.

I changed into my nightgown and took off my makeup and just when I was about to go to bed I got a notification.

jimin: we should do this more often (;
jimin: goodnight
jimin: sweet dreams