Why Me? || ksj

Cockroaches...

A/N- This chapter and some others will be in 2nd person, as this used to be a y/n story before I changed it.

"I haven't been very honest with you and you've trusted me completely all throughout" he pauses, "the truth is..." he takes a breath, "...I'm an idol".

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You freeze and turn your head towards him, he looks at you, expecting a reaction. He really thought you didn't know? Has he seen himself in the mirror? 

"Cool" you deadpan. He furrows his brows at you and tilts his head, almost like a puppy.

"T-That's it? You don't care or anything...?" he slowly speaks. I'm not your fan.

"I told you, I don't care about those type of things" you smirk at his puzzled expression. He's probably never seen someone react that way, good. You chuckle at the thought.

A comfortable silence falls in between the two of you for however long, you don't know. Just as your eyes are slowly shutting, yo-

"AHHHHHHHHH" you whip your head around to 'Jay' who has jumped off the ground and ran towards you. You widen your eyes at him, asking for an answer.

"T-The floor-" he starts before he hops into the bed this time and hugs his folded up blankets tightly to his chest. 

You look towards the floor, only to see cockroaches. Not that bad right? Except you are terrified of cockroaches. You join the man on the bed as you both scream and point to the crawling critters. Oh. You forget to mention that the both of you are still half naked with blankets tightly wrapped around your body. 

You spare a glace at him. He looks horrified. Someone like him probably doesn't have to deal with things like this on a daily. Interrupting your thoughts, you feel him step on your heel and the both of you crash on the bed. In the worst position possible.

He's hovering on top of you, in a suggestive position. To make matters worse, his blanket completely slipped onto the floor. So there you were, with a man in only his underwear on top of you. How could things get more awkward? Oh, but it can. 

Your blanket is only covering your stomach and below, so your bra is on full display to him. You hastily try to tug your blanket up to cover your exposed chest, but he's sitting on it! (the blanket)

After realizing the situation, his ears turn tomato red and he jolts off you, like you burned him or something. He snatches his blanket back up and covers himself again. The both of you avoid eye contact as much as possible. Trying to make the situation better, you state the obvious.

"Looks like neither of us are getting sleep tonight" he glances at you and smiles. A genuine one. Your heart stops and you feel victorious for some reason. 

"I'm sorry Min-jie, I promised that I wouldn't do anything that'd make you uncomfortable tonight" you look at him, who looks ashamed, only staring at the blank wall.

"It's fine, cockroaches are the worst" you shiver at the thought of them still crawling on the floor. He laughs and stops, the smile still lingering on his face. His laugh is funny, like windshield wipers, you can't help but laugh at him. Laugh at your situation. Laugh at his laugh.

The two of you break out into conversation about the things you hate and the things you like. He's funny and relatable, you enjoy his presence. You both refuse to sleep, not with the bugs on the floor, but you secretly want to keep talking. Why not?

"Your name isn't actually 'Jay' right?" you look up at him with a faint smile. He shakes his head with a quick motion.

"You can call me Jin" he finally meets your eyes, which have a sparkle in them. Beautiful. 

You continue talking until dawn, both of your eyes with dark circles under them and sore throats from laughing too much. You stand up with your dry clothes and change in the bathroom. You come out in your work uniform, only to find that he's already changed. 

"Good morning Jin. Thanks for everything, but I have to go now. My shift starts in an hour and I have to be there until 10:30 pm." you smile at him, trying to hide your exhaustion before he feels guilty.

"Oh okay. It was really nice talking you. I-uh- are you-" he struggles through his words, looking at the ground.

"Bye Jin" you can't waste anymore time, you can't be late.

"Er- yeah. Thanks for everything Min-jie" He smiles at you with caring eyes. You nod your head and exit the motel, hurrying to the bakery, getting ready to open up.

You fetch the keys out of your pocket and enter, inhaling the fresh aroma of freshly baked bread. Gosh you love food . You greet your boss and get ready for the day.

"Someone didn't get much sleep, huh?" You turn around to see Jaebom leaning against the doorframe, examining your clumsy movements. 

You nod and sigh, explaining that you missed the bus and had to sleep in the motel, which is the truth, just not all of it.

"Ah Min-jie. I'm not even surprised anymore" he ruffles your hair before walking away, "go sleep in the back. I'll wake you up when we need you. I won't be here during the night shift by the way, I have something" he continues walking, his back facing you.

You listen to him, you need this sleep really bad. You can't stress mom out even more when you go home. 

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You feel someone nudge your shoulder and you swat them away.

"Min-jie" 

Your eyes snap open, remembering where you are. You expect to see the hazel eyes of Jaebom, but you're met with dark brown eyes. Mysterious dark brown eyes.

"Who-" the man clamps his hand over your mouth.

"Shhhhhh! I snuck in here" he whispers. Jin. You shake your mouth out of his grip.

"Why are you here?!" you whisper back angrily. He puts a finger above his lips and shakes his head.

"I felt so bad about last night, that I couldn't just walk away with you looking exhausted because of me" he looks back at you with pleading eyes, "Allow me to buy you dinner. Just this once, I still owe you" he pleads.

"Can't you see that I'm working?!" You hastily whisper. Although the sound of free dinner doesn't sound too bad. You look back at him, who seems so sad and embarrassed, "I'm free tomorrow though" you quickly add. 

You watch his face turn bright again, he's like a golden retriever. 

"Okay! I'll pick you up at 5 pm tomorrow evening! Where do you live?" He contently asks.

Your heart stops. He can't know what type of neighborhood you're from. You can't see him give you those pitying stares. Anyone but him, the only person you've had such deep conversations with.

"Just pick me up here, it's easier for the both of us" You give him a forced smile. He nods and on his way out the back door, he winks. Winks?!

You feel your heart thumping at an unbelievable pace. You hadn't felt this way since high school gym class. You look back at the now closed door, only to feel your cheeks heating up. What is this feeling?

Thump. Thump. Thump.

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A/N- Sorry! I know I said it'd get better after this chapter, but writing it now, it might take a bit longer! The max I want this story to be is maybe 15-20 chapters total, then I'll move to another member. ~Thank you!~