BEHIND THE SCENES

chapter 75: road trip

<OST: eight - IU PROD. & ft. SUGA>

"Hey."

Jennie jumped up in surprise as she heard someone call her name right before she boarded the bus. She turned around at once and her face lit up immediately.

"Ya! Min Yoongi!" Jennie half-yelled half-whispered as she pulled him to a side. "Where have you been all morning! I texted you this morning and you didn't reply... I arrived but didn't see you anywhere around either..."

"Ah, I've been busy-" Yoongi said simply. "I haven't stopped preparing for the show ever since I arrived here. I haven't even checked my phone since 7am."

"Poor you..." Jennie pouted. "Are you having fun though? This is what you used to do, am I right?"

"I mean..." Yoongi furrowed his eyebrows. "Not exactly...? How should I put it... It has been much more tiring so far as compared to before. I don't know if it's because I've lost touch or because I'm starting as a newbie once more. But regardless, I'm not going to give up so easily - don't worry."

Jennie smiled. "That's good. I'm glad to see that you're doing okay! Now that I've seen you, I can film the show in peace, hehe-"

"Wait-" Yoongi grabbed onto Jennie's arm before she could board the bus. "Wait a second."

"Hm?"

"Um-" Hesitating a little, Yoongi reached behind him and held out a small multi-tiered lunchbox. "Here - take this."

Jennie's jaw dropped as she grabbed the lunchbox excitedly. "What is this!"

"Well..." Yoongi scratched the back of his neck. "Food for the ride."

"Daebak-" Jennie gasped as she opened the lunchbox and was greeted by some healthy tofu sushi, sweet potatoes and chicken breast salad. "What are these?"

"I promised you that I'd grocery shop and cook for you, remember?" Yoongi said shyly as he ruffled his hair a little. "Since things have been looking up for you recently, your schedules will become more frequent so I thought you might want some healthier options instead... Besides, you're filming today, so I thought of preparing you some food that is easy to eat on-the-go and can keep you satiated-"

Yoongi's voice cut off as Jennie reached into the lunchbox with a hand and shoved a piece of tofu sushi into her mouth. Her eyes widened at once as she dramatically expressed the deliciousness of the sushi all over her body.

Yoongi couldn't help but smile as he watched her. "Ya- eat slowly, you're gonna choke."

"Daebak-" Jennie smiled as she put a thumb up. "Chef Min, you really never disappoint. Thank you so much, I'll eat it well."

"Eat it and gain energy-" Yoongi said with a smile. "I hope you have a good shoot today."

"Mm-" Jennie closed back the lid of the bento and looked up at Yoongi, beaming. "You too, oppa! Let's both work hard today!"

"See you, Jennie-ya."

He said her name with so much nonchalance and so little care, but it still made her heart skip a beat every single time. Jennie almost let out the littlest squeal as Yoongi walked away.

-•-•-

"Everyone, please take a seat on the seat with your name tag on it!"

Jungkook boarded the bus last amongst the four of them and found his name tag in between Jennie and Taehyung in the back row. It went Joohyun, Taehyung, Jungkook and Jennie - and Jungkook was hating every moment of it.