I wake up in the middle of the night because the girl sleeping beside me is snoring. I toss and turn in my sleeping bag, but after a while, I end up sitting up. Ah whatever...I'll just go to the bathroom . Stealthily, I manage to creep out of my tent and slowly make my way to the bathroom. The moon is shining particularly bright today, shedding its moonlight onto the campsite. From a distance, I spot Jungkook's tent. I wonder what he looks like when he sleeps...Wait what am I thinking? Have I gone crazy? The lingering touch of his lips against mine replays in my head all over again. Aish! Stop thinking about it Jyeri! Using both hands, I slap my cheeks. I can tell they have gone red for the millionth time today. As soon as I walk into the bathroom, I see a couple making out right before my eyes. My breathing stops and I quickly step outside, hoping that I haven't attracted their attention. To my luck, they remain as they are. Why here out of all the places? People need to use the bathroom! My bladder starts to feel heavy all of a sudden so I cross my legs. Oh my god I actually need to pee right now. I look back into the bathroom again, but the couple is still there, sucking each other's faces off like no tomorrow. Ugh...I guess I have to go into the bushes...Although I hate the idea of peeing in the bushes, it's the only way.I start walking away from the campsite and into the bushes. Eventually I find a spot where no one can see me and did my business there. When I finish, I quickly return to the campsite, pretending like I wasn't doing anything important.
"Jyeri...? Is that you?"
I freeze in my tracks. Did someone see me while I was peeing? No way, the spot was so hidden so they couldn't have! I turn around and see the last person I want to see right now.
"Ah it is you! I thought it is someone else for a second." Says Jungkook as he makes his way over to me. "What were you doing in the bushes? I thought it is weird seeing you walking out from there. It's scary at night you know?"
Oh dear, what do I say to him? Think Jyeri ! Think!
"I was just uh, going for a walk, getting some of that fresh air ." I chuckle eyes are darting in all directions and my palm is getting sweaty each second. Please don't ask anymore and freaking buy it! In the corner of my eyes, I see him raising an eyebrow at me.
"You saw the couple in the bathroom didn't you?" He asks out of nowhere and my eyes widen.
"N-No! W-What couple? What are they doing there of all the places on this campsite?" As soon as I reply to his question, I knew that he knew. Without another word, I begin walking back to my tent. My heart is pounding like crazy and I cannot control it anymore.
"Wait."
I feel a strong grip on my wrist and turn to see Jungkook holding on to me. His hair is a mess, yet, he still looks beautiful under the moonlight. His features are so defined, making it hard for me too look anywhere else. "I can't sleep." He says. I quickly snap back into reality and blink a few times. "So um... can you please stay with me until I feel sleepy?"
Tch. Why should I? But of course, I know better than to say that.
"Fine." I simply say. For the first time ever, he smiles at me. Not a devil smile, or a fake smile, but a genuine smile. My heart starts racing once again and I quickly look away as if it was nothing important. Ugh why am I feeling like this? I hit my chest a few times before following him to the riverside.
As soon as we sit down, he starts talking.
"About earlier today, I-" He sighs and runs his hands through hair. "I honestly don't know why I did that. I think I was just caught up in the moment or whatever, but I really didn't mean to go that far." I am taken aback by everything he has just spill out and look at him in surprise.
"Oh um, I guess I was too. Sorry about that." I reply, allowing myself to remember the events that had occurred earlier in the day. I recalled myself kissing him back after he had made the first move. I can't believe I actually did that. Me? Kissing the boy that made my school life miserable?
"No, I should be the one to apologize, not you." He looks at me the eyes and I can tell he is being sincere about his apology. This is so rare of him. I smile a bit at his words. For once, we are properly speaking to each other.
Silence hangs in the atmosphere as the two of us stare into the stream gurgling past us. But who would've thought he would apologize to me? I begin to drown myself in my own thoughts before he finally speaks up again.
"Was that your um...your first kiss?"
"Yea..." I mumble and continue to stare at the water. I had forgotten about it for a while, until he reminded me again. To be honest, I was disappointed when he first kissed me. I wanted my first kiss to be with someone I loved, but before I knew it, it had been stolen. Suddenly, I feel myself being embraced by a pair of arms. "Wh-What are you doing?!" I ask him. I can feel his chest against my back and his head leaning on my shoulder. At first I thought I had imagined it, but I examine his face again and see a single tear rolling down his cheek as he close his eyes.
"I'm sorry ah...please forgive me..." He mumbles under his breath.
"Hey." I nudge his face with my shoulder and poke his cheek."Get up, I think you are getting sleepy." I try removing his arms off me but they stay clasp together like a lock.
"Please...just let me stay like this for a moment..." He continues mumbling. His body weight is now fully on me, causing me to bend more towards the river. his breath is steady and I find myself patting his head. He's kinda adorable like this. The moonlight makes his face seem so angelic and peaceful , I almost feel like leaving him there, sleeping on my shoulders. I continue stroking his hair until someone calls out behind us, "Jungkook? What are you doing here?"
I whip my head around my free shoulder and spot Jimin approaching us.
"This is not what you think it looks like." I quickly say before he can misunderstand the situation. "He just happen to fall asleep on me as we were talking, so now I'm trying to carry him back." I lie convincingly and try to stand up with Jungkook leaning against me.
"Woah woah be careful!" Jimin says and releases Jungkook's arms around me. We each wrap an arm around our necks and slowly make our way to their tent with Jungkook in between us. His body is muscular than both of ours, which makes the journey more difficult.
"I was looking for him the whole night. I thought he went to the bathroom but he didn't come back after a long time." Jimin complains and I eye him weirdly.
"What? Were you just sitting there waiting for him?"
"Ah nono, I was just worried that he'll do something stupid." he explains. "Like you know, making out with another random girl or something." I look at Jimin in surprise as soon as he finishes his sentence.
"So you are aware of his behaviour?" I ask him. I thought only I knew about Jungkook's behaviour with girls.
"Yea. All of his close friends know, and that includes me." He smiles when he says that and I must admit, he looks so cute. "So um, did he do anything to you?"
"Well, to be honest, when we were playing hide and seek earlier today, he um, yea." I answer hesitantly, unsure if I should go in detail. Already, I can see Jimin's eyes widening at my story and decide not to. "Don't worry, he didn't do much. In fact just now, he apologized for doing those things to me." I add, hoping that it would reassure him.
"He apologized? Well that's a first." he says a few moments later.
"You mean he has never apologized for doing that to girls before?"
"Yea, never." He answers and quickly adds, "Thanks for sharing this with me by the way. I won't tell anyone about this either so don't worry." We eventually made it to their tent but Jimin couldn't carry Jungkook to his bed alone. "Just be quick." he whispers, trying not to wake the others up. I step into the tent and help Jimin dump Jungkook onto his sleeping bag. Before I can quickly make my way out, Jungkook pulls me by my wrist and I fall on top of him without warning.
"Aish! You little-" I begin yelling but remembered that I'm not suppose to be here. All around me, boys begin to shuffle around in their sleeping bags, causing me to panic. Jimin laughs quietly to himself at the scene and helps me getaway before anyone can notice.
"Ah thank you Jimin." I say respectfully and bow my head down to him.
"No no, thank YOU for helping me carry this loser back." he says and I laugh at what he had just called Jungkook.
"Well, I'll get going now. Good night." I say to him and head back towards my tent. I push my way into my tent and snuggle back inside my sleeping bag. My back aches a little from carrying Jungkook, but it wasn't too bad. I keep thinking about his apology and Jimin's words "He apologized? Well that's a first" the whole night until I finally manage to fall asleep despite the snoring.
-(end of part 7)-
