Chapter 49

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Jungkook's POV - one hour before:

You feel like you can't breathe when you see Anna Noona walk away with Jimin hyung in such close proximity. He looks a bit too happy, in your opinion, to be in her team. You know that she won't be easily swayed by his charms, but there is something about him which makes girls lose control of their will. Anna Noona is no mere girl though, and you're sure that she'll put him in his place if needed. You also have no concerns about her obsession with Yoongi hyung. You even admire her for lauding his musical talents; after all you think he's pretty cool too. What are you worried about then? Is it because you're leaving for Seoul soon? You know it's going to be painful. Every moment you spend with her is exhilarating, even if it's just walking through an aisle in the grocery store with her. You have a feeling she's wanted to be more attentive to you recently because she probably has the same concerns. Anyway, you want to make the most of every minute you spend with her and show her how serious you are about her. Let me text Noona and see what's happening.

You wait patiently, but there's no response. You check again in five minutes and still nothing. You decide to send another one just to make Anna Noona aware that you're thinking of her. Soon the couple of messages turn into a handful and still there is no response. Is she already being captivated by Jimin hyung?

You're so engrossed in texting that you bump into Jin several times who yells at you for not looking where you're going and not helping Namjoon. Jin pulls you aside and says, "Ya! I know who you're texting, you'd better stop. The others are gonna notice and start asking you about it. Even Tae is becoming suspicious. Put the phone away and get your head in the game. Namjoon is all over the place and there's no way we can lose to Yoongi!"

 Namjoon is all over the place and there's no way we can lose to Yoongi!"

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He looks at you sternly and you know he's right. You've seen the other team's first selfie and it's making your mouth water. Ok Noona, now we're playing to win!

You decide to focus on helping Namjoon hyung who's picking up his phone from the ground for the second time. You take the lead and find a place called The Hare and Tortoise. The food smells great and you manage to sweet-talk your way to a bowl of noodles which Jin hyung happily poses next to and then you all devour it. You notice that Tae hyung and Layla Noona seem to be getting along very well. You look at Jin hyung to see if he's noticed, but luckily for them, he's too busy dissecting the ingredients of the food in front of him to notice. Now that you're fully focused on the task at hand, you charge ahead to your next destination. En route, your phone pings and you see it's a message from Anna Noona. You smile when you read it and quickly reply. You can't wait for the day to be over so can spend the rest of your free time with her before you fly.

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Back to Anna's POV - current:

The two hours are almost up and you smile when you see that your team is on its way to clear victory. Your careful planning has all but confirmed success. Yoongi is much more engaged and actively looking at road signs to help you. Jimin is currently distracted by Mia who is doing a great job of encouraging his charm offensive. Hobi is blissfully absorbing his surroundings and taking as many pictures as possible to capture the memories of this outing. After a hesitant start, the afternoon has panned out well and you're feeling pleased with yourself. Jungkook also seems happier, if their selfie captions are anything to go by, and Layla has been continually updating you on her "status" with "Taetae". She seems to be besotted with him and that's the only thing giving you mild cause for worry. Hope she knows what she's doing, you think.
Not dwelling on it now, you and your team confidently head to the final rendezvous, St Paul's Cathedral back courtyard. You wait patiently for the other team while you chat with Yoongi. "So, how much of you is Yoongi, and how much is AgustD?" you ask.

"They're both just different parts of me which come out when needed. For example, if someone disrupts my sleep, then you're likely to meet AgustD," he replies, with a half-grin. You laugh, appreciating his quick wit, and the deep voice that accompanies it. You reflect that Yoongi is a cool guy and very together, and under different circumstances, you would have found him attractive. But you're glad you met Jungkook first instead with things turning out as they did, even if your future was very uncertain right now.
Your thoughts are interrupted when you see Jin and Namjoon leading Team Kim Seokjin towards you. Jin looks particularly displeased, and you're not surprised since they only managed to cover three eateries. You snigger when you see them and Hobi observes, "Jin hyung doesn't look happy."

"And what's happened to Namjoon hyung's sunglasses?" asks Jimin from behind. You look at Namjoon to see what he means, and he appears to be carrying two halves of it in each hand, looking at them apologetically. This time Yoongi sniggers and calls out to them, "I guess Kim Seokjin isn't a lucky name anymore."

Now, they have all walked up to where you're standing and Jin says, "Nothing wrong with the name, it's the people in my team! God of destruction here had no clue where to go, Jungkookah was, erm, half asleep, and these two were otherwise distracted." He jerks his head towards Layla and Tae who are in deep conversation. "Anyway, I have my black card ready, where do you want to eat?" Jin asks, knowing his team is defeated.

"Yes! Jin hyung is treating us," Jimin says happily.

"Well, it's not far," you say, "I reserved the private roof restaurant at St Paul's, we'll get a great view of the whole city."

"Wow, Noona is amazing," Jimin praises with a wide smile.
"I agree, she's pretty cool," Yoongi concurs.

"Ok, it's right this way, everyone," you say quickly without looking at Jungkook, although you caught a glimpse of his wide-eyed reaction. Jimin and Yoongi are so just trying to get me in trouble.

It doesn't take long before everyone expresses their awe and amazement at the roof restaurant which has been stylishly laid out for its special guests. Unknown to the others, Jungkook has already created an open tab for the meal, knowing in advance this is where you were all going to eat. You smile at him, pleased with how everything looks and how well you both executed today's plans.
He returns your smile, which you're relieved about. Everyone takes their seat at the wide table and you try to sit next to Jungkook, but Jimin and Jin somehow create a sandwich with you in the middle. Yoongi is seated at far end, with Jungkook next to him, and Hobi next to Jungkook. Namjoon is at the other end, with Mia on one side of him, and Layla and Tae on the other. Jungkook sits facing you, looking forlorn. Whilst everyone seems to have found their favourite person to sit next to, he's lost out to Jimin hyung, again, and Jin hyung.

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