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Chapter 10 - Fights

THIRD PERSON

"Thanks,"

Beomgyu knits his eyebrows together, "For what?" he asked, acting as if he didn't just save her from Haechan earlier. Ryujin purses her lips as they walk towards their rooms, "For coming up to us." she muttered. They both stop in front of ITZY's waiting room, but Beomgyu places his hand on her shoulder right before she could reach for the doorknob.

Ryujin turns her head to him, an eyebrow cocked at him. Beomgyu could feel her unintentionally cold stare boring into him, "I did it with a reason and I wouldn't have approached you guys if it weren't for his actions." he said and then gives her a small smile. Ryujin hesitantly smiles back, flustered at the contact of his palm on her shoulder. "Thanks again." she mumbled, twisting the knob.

"Oh," Ryujin abruptly stops and turns back to Beomgyu.

"If he's bothering you, tell me." he muttered, gaze landing on his hand that is still resting on her shoulder. He quickly retracts his hand away from her, giving her the best smile he's got and fortunately for him, she returns the smile. She pushes the door open and her eyes widens in surprise. Beomgyu, seeing her reaction, turns to the room and almost immediately steps in between Ryujin and the scene.

"Chaeryeong!?"

"Taehyun!"

The two shouted at the same time, they turn their heads to each other and back to the other two idols. Ryujin squeezes in between Beomgyu and makes it to the other side, "What are you two doing?!" she yells, totally furious about the scene she witnessed. Beomgyu, then, gently pulls her back from the two idols. "Ryujin." he muttered behind her.

"Ryujin, it's not what it looks like."

Ryujin shakes her head, "Oh yeah? Sure. Let's pretend that I didn't just saw you two making out in our waiting room." she emphasized, stepping forward once again. Beomgyu heaves a sigh, "Ryujin, calm down. It's not that big of a deal." he said, grabbing onto her wrist. Ryujin yanks her arm away and turns to him, "You don't get to interrupt." she intimidatingly muttered under her breath.

She turns to the other two with a sharp gaze and points a finger at them, "If other idols see you, we're in big trouble. Our careers will be at risk because of you two." she said. Beomgyu could feel eyes on them but he isn't quite fazed by it, he holds Ryujin's shoulders and spins her to face him, "Ryujin, you're making this worse by raging." he mumbled, keeping his voice low so that no one else could hear.

He lets go of her and walks to the door, closing it to avoid any suspicions, "Listen, we can explain-" Beomgyu holds his hand up, gesturing for them to stop for a second. "Ryujin, no one saw them. Now, can you please calm down?"

He intensely stares into her eyes and raises his eyebrows.

"Fine, then. Let's just ignore the fact that I'm trying to care for a friend's life and reputation so that she won't go through the same thing I did because of our relationship." Ryujin muttered, causing Beomgyu to freeze in his spot. Her words left Beomgyu speechless and frozen. He manages to shake out of his thoughts and he replies, "What do you mean!? No, they are not gonna go through the same thing we did." he grits his teeth as he points towards them. Ryujin turns to him and cocks an eyebrow, "Can you stop being negative for once and think of something that doesn't include our lives and careers?" he muttered.

The room suddenly went quiet, only the air conditioning could be heard, plus the footsteps and voices from outside indicating idols or staffs passing by the door. Ryujin was the first to break eye contact, she looks away and turns her head to Chaeryeong. She inhales a deep breath before turning back to the black haired boy, "I'm trying my best." she muttered and storms out.

"Wait, Beom-"

Taehyun heaves a heavy sigh as he faces Chaeryeong, "That went well, considering the topic wasn't about us.. Right?" he asked but Chaeryeong rolls her eyes. "Taehyun, sometimes you're just dumb.." said the girl as she sits down.

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BEOMGYU

Gosh, I just can't deal with her shits right now. How in the hell did I do that back, then? I remember always standing tall and never backing down when it comes to Ryujin, but now.. Things have changed. She's moved on, we moved on. Nothing is the same as it was and I wish for it to go back to the way we were a few months back. I guess love does change you..

I kind of regret running after her because as soon as I open the door, some idols were just staring at us with a worried - well, more like a curious look - without moving a muscle. Nonetheless, I still went after Ryujin since I'm desperate to make her stop. I can see her back and even someone that's not close to her can tell that she's angry.

I increase my speed and grab onto her wrist, pulling her towards the stairs that lead to the roof of the building. I stop after slamming the door closed and I face her, "What is it?" she asked, clearly annoyed. She is seriously a pain in the ass sometimes, I mean - how does Yeji deal with her, anyway?

"What was the reason?"

I look at her, puzzled and not knowing what she was referring to. I give her a blank stare, "What?" I ask. She crosses her arms and leans on the wall behind her. "The reason you helped me get out of the situation with Haechan," she fixes her hair before continuing her sentence. "What is it?" I take a deep breath and step closer to her.

What the hell am I doing?!

Before I know it, I pull her closer and slam our lips together. What the fuck? I scream in my head, but on the outside, I stay in my position. To my shock, she kisses back.

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:) ...... Ignore the mistakes.

Bye.