Between The Bars | A Lizkook AU

17.

"Eomma's not gonna be happy with this," She sulks, clinging on his arm as if she's begging him not to do it.

"I told you - it's not a big deal! Sure, she'll nag me a little but how long can she do it? She has to accept it," He laughs nonchalantly.

"Kooki-ah -"

Jungkook stopped his tracks and turned to her. "Is it eomma or you? Just say that you don't want me to have it,"

"I don't want you to do it," She pouts - worry plastered on her small face.

"Wow, that was easy! Why not?"

"I...um..." 

He dipped his head a little to search for her eyes that's looking down to the ground. "You think I'd look ugly with a tattoo on my arm?"

"No, it's not that!"

"Then? Tell me...you've been using eomma since I told you yesterday,"

"I just...I don't like needles,"

Jungkook can't help but laugh at her cuteness. "Lily, it's not you who's getting the tattoo - it's me! It's safe - look, you don't even have to look okay?" He assures her. The paranoia is real with this one!

"I'll feel it everytime I look at your tattoo! Then I'll be scared to touch it,"

He sighed, gazing to her soft features. My baby, Lily...damn, that face is making him melt! "You know what...there's a restaurant there," He points to the other side of the street. "Why don't you order whatever you want and wait for me there? I'll be quick okay, I promise. The guy said it'll only be not more than thirty minutes so you won't even notice I'm gone to get a tattoo,"

"I know you're getting it and I don't like it. I already like you the way you are now - you're already so hot -"

He kissed her full on her pout and smiled cheekily. She hissed and rolled her eyes, but turned to cross the street regardless.

...

Jungkook slammed on his brakes again before cutting the slow-moving car in front of him. Jeez...there's so many cars on the road at this time of the day! He peeked towards the GPS on his phone...another 15 minutes before he gets there. Please...please still be there!

...

There's a small chiming sound as he pushed the door of the restaurant. Inside stood about 5 tables - only one is occupied by two girls. There's no sign of his girlfriend anywhere. Where is she??

"Hwangyong hamnida," A lady who looked like she's in her 40's greeted him with a smile.

He smiled back politely before scanning again. Didn't he asked her to wait here? Did she went somewhere else?

"How many persons?" The lady asked when she noticed him standing put.

"Ahh...I'm looking for someone...it's okay, she's probably not here -"

"Ah, long brown hair?" Jungkook nods. "She's upstairs," She points up, then towards the far end into the small space. "You can take the stairs there. Would you like to order first?"

He ordered an iced coffee as he didn't want to be rude. Then he made his way to the stairs. The place is small and the stairs are narrow, but it's quainty and somehow looked charming. There are small pots of flowers hanged on the walls leading up to the second floor. 

It smelled like a normal kitchen downstairs, but when he got up, the smell of old wood starts filling in his nostrils. It's not until he turned around that he realized why. There's only 2 tables up here - placed near the window, overlooking the street he came in from. The rest of the small space are filled with shelves - about 3 aisles of them.