As today goes on, Lalisa looks really sad and I don't know what to do. I feel horrible. My heart is sad seeing her this way, and during class she took out her notebook and it was covered in coffee.

Then she looked even more sad and when I asked her why there was coffee in her backpack, she just said that she forgot she had it in there and it must have spilt.

She's not telling me something, and it doesn't feel good to not know what she feels or what she's thinking. When we're walking in the hallway I grab her wrist and pull her into a dent on the wall, it's big enough for two people. I trap her with my body.

She stares at me with a scared expression in her face. "Lalisa, please tell me what's wrong." I plead. Her eyes look into mine. "It's nothing Jungkook, I feel fine. It's just that time of the month." She's lying, I know she is.

"Stop lying to me Lalisa, I want to know the truth." I tell her. "That is the truth Jungkook." She says. I stare at her for a few seconds before realizing that she's holding back tears. I frown and pull her into my arms. She wraps her arms around me and cries. Whatever is going on, is really tearing her apart.

I've never seen her this way. She seems really hurt. I hate this, even when she was just my best friend I hated it. And now that she's also my girlfriend, I hate it even more. I'm just hoping that she tells me what's wrong soon.

I let her cry as much as she wants, which is only for a while. Before she just turns her head to the side and hugs me. "You okay?" I ask her. She nods and I release her, gently lifting her face. "You remember what I said about looking down right?" I ask. She nods. I wipe her tears away and I grab her hand before we head back into the hallway and head to our next class.

**
•Lunch•
- Canteen -

"Lalisa, you should eat something." I tell her. She just looks down at her tray with a blank expression on her face, barely even blinking too. I look up at Jimin and Chaeyoung, they look concerned. I look back at her and for some reason my eyes water.

I hate myself for not being able to figure out what's wrong with her. I stand up and walk out of the canteen without a word, I furiously wipe my eyes.

I'm about to leave when I turn and Jennie walks into the hallway. "Oh, hi Jungkook." She smiles, I can't find the strength to smile. "Hey." I say. She frowns and walks up to me. "What's wrong Kookie?" She asks.

"It's nothing that concerns you." I tell her. She now has a blank expression on her face. I don't let her say another word before I walk pass her and walk back into the canteen.

**

All the words and things that those girls have done to me is tearing me apart. I don't feel anything. I'm lucky I have Jungkook, and inside I feel a little happy, but all the harassment quickly takes over and I feel nothing again.

Jungkook gets up and leaves the table, I just stare down at the food on my tray. My stomach growling.

"Lalisa." I force myself to look up at Chaeyoung. "It's Jennie isn't it?" She asks. I gulp at the name, she quickly gets the idea and she looks furious. "I swear, once I get my hands on her-", "Don't." I interrupt her. Jimin and Chaeyoung look confused. "Why not?" He asks. "It will only make things worse." I tell them.

"Why don't you tell Jungkook?" She asks. "That will make it ten times worse." I say. They frown, "Lalisa, I don't think bottling it up is a good idea." Chaeyoung tells me. "But I do."

"Lalisa please, this isn't just effecting you. It's effecting Jungkook too, he cares a lot about you and I see it on his face that he's hurt. Please, at least eat your lunch so he feels like he's done something right." Jimin tells me.

I'm hurting Jungkook... I never wanted that. I didn't mean to do that. "Okay.." I say. "You're effecting me too." Chaeyoung says. "I don't like seeing you this way.", "Yeah, me neither." Jimin adds.

People care about me?

This is such a strange feeling to me, though I've known them for a long time now, it's still strange to me to know that they care about me. "I'm sorry." I apologize. "Don't apologize for something that isn't your fault, Jennie is a mean person." Chaeyoung says. "Please don't let her get to you." Jimin says. I nod.

"He's coming." Chaeyoung tells me, and a few seconds later he sits next to me. I turn and look at him. "Don't be sad Jungkook." I tell him, and his eyes do look sad. I feel extremely guilty, see.. everything is my fault.

"Only if you're not sad." He says, I force on a grin. His face instantly lights up, and my heart fills with joy. Maybe that's what I have to do, force myself to be happy. Well, at least at school. I look down at my tray and try to eat it.

I then feel a hand on mine and I look up, it's Chaeyoung. She slightly grins at me and I grin back. I feel a gaze and I turn my head, Jungkook has a close eye on me. He really is worried about me, I feel so selfish and ugly. I hope he doesn't figure it out. It would be a mess for me.

Chaeyoung's hand falls off of mine and I lean against Jungkook, he wraps his arm around me and I feel a whole lot safer. I wish he could be with me all the time, the one class I don't have with him, I'm getting harassed. When I look forward Jimin and Chaeyoung finally look happy.

Maybe they see the change in me, how I am with Jungkook. I'm happier. I feel a tingle in the back of my neck, I slowly look back and see that Jennie is staring at me with such intensity. When Taehyung starts talking she changes so much, smiling and touching him.

What a fake. I turn back and eat my food, I feel much better now. I shouldn't let it get to me, I feel dumb for saying those things earlier. I didn't know what I was thinking. Soon we had a conversation about random things and I was myself again.

I need to be stronger.

**
• End Of School day •
- In front of school -

He holds my hand, we wave to Chaeyoung and Jimin as they walk in the opposite direction. We walk down the sidewalk. "Do you feel better?" He asks, he's always worrying about me. "Yes, I feel a lot better." I tell him the truth. He smiles. "Hey, before I take you home let me buy you some ice cream." I smile, "Okay." I say. We walk together to the ice cream parlor where I'll start work in a couple of days.

"Are you excited to start working?" He asks me. "Yes, I'm really excited." I confess. "I'm excited too." He says. I smile and press my head against his shoulder as we walk. We turn the corner and enter the ice cream parlor. When we enter, it's rather cold. I cling to my dirty school coat and walk up to the front counter.

Jungkook orders me a separate cone, vanilla. He then orders himself a cone of mint ice cream. The person quickly prepares our ice cream cones, Jungkook pays for them then we sit down at our usual table.

"Thank you." I tell him. He looks at me and smiles, "No of course, no need to thank me." For a while we just sit there eating our ice cream, I mind my own business staring at the table. It is very clear to me that he's looking at me, I try not to blush as I feel his intense gaze.

I then finally look at him and he quickly looks away, making me chuckle. "You're so funny, you don't have to look away." I tell him somehow. Imagine telling somebody that they can stare at you for as long as they want?

Especially having somebody like Jungkook, telling him that he can stare at me as long as he wants. I feel my stomach turn as he looks at me quickly and smiles.

"I'm glad that you're finally comfortable with me looking at you. I just get a little embarrassed sometimes when you catch me. I don't want you to feel weirded out or anything. I just like the sight of you." He tells me. It's crazy how one boy you can make me feel so happy.

I chuckle, "I won't get weirded out silly, I just feel shy sometimes when you stare at me for a long time." I see a light tint of pink on his cheeks, "Oh, I'm sorry I just get carried away sometimes." Him? Get carried away with staring at me? How absurd.

Why would you like to stare at me for so long? I'm not much to look at, but if it was him staring at Jennie then I would understand. Why am I talking about her?

I really have nothing to tell him, I'm still a little shy. He then smirks and looks away. He knows what he's done to me, he knows that he's made my insides to jelly. He knows how he makes me feel. "Can I have a lick of your ice cream?" He asks me, catching me off guard once again.

I look down on my ice cream for a couple of seconds, as if I didn't know what it was or that I forgot I had it in my hand. "Oh, yeah." I lift up my cone to his face, his eyes are glued to me as he takes a lick of my ice cream.

I don't know what to do, except just stare at him as he eats some of my ice cream. "Vanilla is one of my favorite ice cream flavors." He says. "Y-You've told me." I hate myself for stuttering. He smile, "I forget sometimes." He chuckles.

I want to roll my eyes, he didn't forget. "Now I get to have some of yours." I tell him, "No." He says making me gasp. "That's not fair, I let you eat some mine." I whine. He shakes his head, making me frown. He looks at me as he licks his ice cream.

"Jungkoooooook! That's not even fair." I whine. He laughs and just continues to eat his ice cream. "You're mean." I pout and sit back in my chair while eating my own ice cream. What a little jerk. "Give me a kiss first." He says, I should have seen this coming.

"Awe... I don't think I want some of your ice cream anymore." I say. His jaw drops making me laugh. "There's your spit all over it." I say, trying not to laugh. "Awe come on Lalisa, you seem to like my spit when ever we kiss. Just a little kiss wouldn't hurt." Oh gosh, my stomach just dropped.

Yes, I usually do like his- wait! Stop! I'm not letting him win. "But I don't want any of your ice cream anymore so there's no point for the kiss." I tell him, he looks upset. I slightly smile and continue to eat my ice cream. "Just a little kiss." He says again.

I shake my head, "Oh fine, I won't push it." He whispers. I start to wonder why he likes to kiss me so much. He stares straight ahead while eating his ice cream. I bite my lip, it tastes like ice cream.

My seat is already close to him, so I just set my hand on his shoulder. So when he turns his head I just connect our lips. His taste gives me butterflies, it's not even funny. This boy can make me faint and I'd probably like it.

I kiss his lips a little longer than he had asked for, I just naturally get carried away. Oops. I pull away and sit normally in my seat and mind my own business as I eat the rest of my ice cream.

**

I smile to myself as she turns away from me, I lick my lips slowly before sucking them into my mouth. I stare at her as she looks down at the table and eats her ice cream. "Here, you can have some of my ice cream now." I tease. "I've had enough of your ice cream." She says to me. I smile wider, I see her cheeks pink.

Is she saying that she had enough ice cream cause of the kiss!? I think she senses my face, "Oh gosh Jungkook, cause you've been telling me no this whole time I don't want any of your ice cream anymore." Uh Huh, sure... I'll pretend that I believe that.

"Okay." I shrug and finish up my ice cream, she finishes her ice cream as well. I then become serious, the real question. I sling my arm on the back of her chair and I lay my arm on the table and grab her hand.

I scoot close to her and set my chin on her shoulder, "Lalisa.. are you feeling better?" I ask. She stays quiet, what ever happened today at school really got to her. I stare at her face from the side. "Lalisa.." I whisper.

I blink slowly a couple of times before I slowly exhale and sit up straight. She then looks at me, her eyes look glossy. "Will you just hold me?" She asks. I nod and she leans into me, laying her head to the side on my chest. I'd like to wish that I could read her mind, that way I could know what's bothering her and help her in some way.

I then hear a phone beep and I know that it's hers, probably her parents telling her to get home. "We should go." I whisper. She just nods and we both grab our things and leave the ice cream parlor. I grab a hold of her hand and she holds my hand back.

Think of something Jungkook! Make her laugh or something. "You know.. when I first saw a whale at the beach I thought it was a rock." I say. Out of no where she starts to choke. Oh gosh, I've done something horribly wrong.. haven't I?

"Are you okay?" I ask her. She looks up at me laughing, I smile. "You're a weird kid Jungkook." She tells me through laughs. I chuckle, "It's true, then I realized it was a whale when it moved." She chuckles

"And I'm not a kid, Lalisa.", "To me you're a kid cause I'm older than you." She tells me. "Fine fine." I ruffle her hair and we continue our walk to her house. She holds my hand again and she lays her head on my shoulder.

When we get to her house she gasps, I look at her startled. "What's wrong?" I ask her. I see a taxi dropping off someone, a boy. Oh gosh, this isn't who I think it is... is it? "BamBam!?" She yells getting the boys attention.

He turns and looks around confused until he turns in the right direction and sees us. He smiles wide. "Lalice!" He yells. She instantly lets go of my hand and runs up to him.

I'm left stunned and my hand feels lonely. I just walk after her so that she won't forget I'm here. I see him hug her and lift her, from what I can see... he looks totally in love with her.

The way his hands touch her gently, and his face buried in her neck. I feel a sting of jealousy run through my body, she's mine. When I make it up to them they finally let go of each other.

"What are you doing here? I thought you weren't coming until next month." She tells him. "Oh, change in plans that's all. Earlier auditions for several companies and your parents insisted that I come over today." He tells her.

They haven't even looked at me as I stand here awkwardly. Finally, this fruity pebbles kid sees me. I see his body twitch, he can already guess who I am.

"Who's this?" He asks anyways. Lalisa grabs my hand and pulls me to her, making me smile. "My boyfriend, Jungkook." She introduces me. I extend my arm, he shakes my hand.

"I've heard many things about you." I tell him, stuffing my hand in my pocket. "I haven't heard a single thing about you." He spits, automatically giving me attitude. "BamBam, how could you say that. You know we haven't talked in years." She says.

"Yeah." Is all he says as he picks up his bag and closes the taxi door before the driver takes off. She looks at me, "I'm sorry.. he gets all jealous when I have new friends.." She says. Though I know he's jealous about something else that she's clearly not aware of.

I know this, because he's a reflection of me. "It's fine." I say. "Come, I want him to warm up to you. Will your mother let you stay?" She asks. I nod. She smiles and pulls me to the house.

I quickly pull out my phone and text my mother, letting her know that I'm staying with Lalisa. "Oh!!! Jungkook!" Both her parents exclaim when we walk up to the door. I smile at the thought that they'd greet me before BamBam.

They smother me in hugs and then they see him. "BamBam, did you have a safe trip?" Is all they ask him. "Yes, thank you." He nods giving them a hug. "Oooooh, Lalisaaaa. What'd you do with your uniform? It's filthy, go change immediately." Her mother tells her.

Lalisa nods and runs to her room, my eyes follow her. "So you two have met." I hear her father, taking my gaze away from the direction she went in. "Briefly." I say. "Well, BamBam you should go set up in the guest room. Jungkook, why don't you come join us in the den." I follow her father into the den and her mother walks off.

He sits down on a huge arm chair. "Have a seat." He suggests. I sit down and he smiles.

"You know, I like you Jungkook. You're just the boy for my daughter... at this moment of course." He says to me. "Oh, thank you." I nod. "I'll warn you about BamBam. I'm sure you can see it already, but he has a thing for Lalisa.", "Yes, I've noticed." He chuckles.

"Don't let him get to you.", "I won't." He smiles. I then hear laughing down the hall, Lalisa laughing. I bite my tongue, I've already let it get to me.

All day after the incident I've been trying to make her smile, and she's acting so different with him. BamBam and Lalisa walk into the den together. Lalisa is now wearing a long sleeved crop top, high waisted pants and her hair is up in a ponytail.

She walks over and sits right next to me, making me feel a little better. She doesn't even care that her father is in the room, she grabs a hold of my hand and intertwines our fingers.

"I just want to tell you that your mother and I have business to attend to today. So if you three would like to do something today, that's fine by me." Us three?

"Okay, but Jungkook and I have studies we have to do. Maybe we'll all go out Friday." Lalisa says setting her head on my shoulder. Her father smiles and nods. "Okay, keep up those grades. Jungkook, care to stay for dinner? I'm sure we'll be back for dinner.", "Oh, thank you for the invitation, I'll ask my mother." He smiles and gets up.

Her parents say goodbye and the three of us are left in the house alone. This could end in disaster.

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