Stirring The Soul

Chapter 27

After a sound sleep, you wake up refreshed and ready to see Jungkook today. You don't know whether it's because you finally took off your engagement ring, you spent yesterday with the Musketiaras, miss Jungkook, or because of a mixture of all of that, but you feel like a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders. There is a huge grin on your face as you think of Jungkook. Everything he says and does bring a smile to your face. You are very much looking forward to seeing him today and get ready in anticipation of what's to come.

You reach his neighbourhood by 11 am and as you approach his home, you notice a few guys bustling out of his front door. You assume they are his housemates, so you slow down your walking pace and wait until they're far enough away to not see you approaching their house. You ring the bell and wait for Jungkook, while keeping an eye on the guys. It takes a few minutes for Jungkook to open the door, and when he does, it's not the usual bright-eyed and bushy-tailed person who greets you, but a dishevelled version of him with heavy eyelids. He croaks, "Morning Noona, I didn't realise it was 11 already."

"Oh my, aren't you a sight for sore eyes," you tease as you make your way inside. "I guess you had a late night. I just saw your housemates leaving. Good thing I didn't come earlier."

Rubbing his eyes, he looks at you confused, "Why would it matter if you came earlier? Are you worried about meeting the guys? They wouldn't care, more like they'd be jealous that I was going out with such a hot lady!" He manages a toothy grin with eyes half-closed and swoops down to give you a kiss on the cheek. "Smelly breath," he indicates to his mouth, "I'll be right back, just need to wash my face, brush my teeth, generally make myself Noona-ready," and runs off upstairs.

You laugh and make your way to the kitchen. You assume he hasn't eaten yet, so you make yourself familiar with the contents of his cabinets and fridge. There seem to be enough ingredients to make yourselves a hearty English breakfast. By the time you're done cooking it, you hear Jungkook bounding down the stairs bellowing, "What smells so good, Noona? Besides you of course!"

"Oh my god JK, you're on the charm offensive today. You must have really missed me," you jokingly say.

"Of course I missed you," he says, "It was fun hanging out with the guys, but I missed you like crazy," he says as he walks towards you. "I missed your sweet smell, how you taste, and of course I missed touching you," he says, as he wraps his arms around your waist and kisses you tenderly. You return his kiss, showing him just how much you missed him also. His lips are familiar territory to you now, but you still feel the same giddy excitement every time you lock lips, as though it's your first time.

A short while later, he pulls away. "Noona, I'm afraid that's all I can do on an empty stomach, and this food is too inviting." With that, he takes your hand to lead you to sit at where you've laid two full plates of food.

"By the way, one of those plates is for me, yeah?" you warn before you miss your chance at being fed. "I saw the way you eyed both of them!" you laugh. You enjoy watching Jungkook eat and end up feeding him half of what's on your plate also. You take the empty plates to the sink and starts to wash them, when soon you feel Jungkook's body pressing lightly against your back. It feels nice and you smile as he wraps his arms around yours to 'help' wash the dishes whilst resting his chin on your shoulder. You can feel something else pressing against you too when he says, "I'm full now, Noona."

"That's good, you need the energy for piano practise," you say, even though you know full well what he means.

"What?", he backs away in horror. "You came here for piano practise? I thought we were going to spend quality time together doing other things," he pouts.

"Yes, the other thing we can do is your laundry, remember?" you struggle to suppress your giggles when you see the expression on his face. You dry your hands and give him the towel. "Clear the rest of the things away, I'll wait for you in there," you say, indicating to the room where the piano is. You laugh to yourself as you jog to the back room before he can say or do anything. This room has also become very familiar to you and you sit at the piano, waiting for Jungkook. You tinkle on the keys randomly, playing whatever tunes come into your mind. Within a few minutes, Jungkook joins you and listens to you playing. He indicates that you stay seated when he stands behind you. He places his hands on your shoulders and gently massages them.

"Noona, you're so tense. Wow, there are knots on top of knots! When was the last time you had a decent back and shoulder massage?" he asks.

You say nothing, answering the question in your mind instead; Mark had been the last person to do exactly this whenever you practised on your piano at home. As Jungkook masterfully works over your shoulders and back, you strangely don't feel overwhelmed with emotion remembering Mark. Now, you are fully aware that it's Jungkook behind you and his contact that you're enjoying. "Mmmmm, that feels so good Jungkook, don't stop," you say quietly.

He coughs, as he says, "You might be saying that again soon, but for a different reason, Noona."

"I'm not even going to chastise you because this feels too good right now. Don't be afraid to really get in there JK, your hands are doing an amazing job, as they always do," you say, deliberately throwing in the innuendos.

"Noona, you have to stop talking like that, you're making it very difficult for me to concentrate," he pretends to tell you off. You let out noises to show Jungkook how well his strong hands are working around your back, and it's about ten minutes before you tell him to stop. You feel guilty for letting him massage you for this long, but this is too good an opportunity to pass up.