pacing back and forth in her bedroom, aria stares out of the window frequently, heart racing inside her chest like it was the biggest exam of her life. she wipes the sweaty palms on her jeans, straightening her top and picks up her phone, about to text jungkook, but it is stopped seeing his own call. she answers hastily, waiting for him to speak first and peeks out of the window yet again, spotting a car across the street at a distance, although it's hard to tell whose car that is.

"are you ready?" jungkook asks.

"yes." aria hushes out, closing her eyes and takes a deep breath. "it's gonna be okay, right, jungkook? i'm risking everything for you..."

"i know, love. i'll take care of you. don't worry about anything. i've arranged everything for us." he promises. "now listen. you need to sneak out of the mansion from the back gate, i'm waiting in my car there. it's a black lambo suv, your favourite one."

aria smiles at that, "okay," she hums. "i'll come down."

"yes. be careful, yeah?"

"yeah, don't worry." she gulps, glancing down from her window and thinks for a second. hanging up her phone, she releases a deep breath, full of determination to get to her boyfriend and escape this world to build a new one with him.

putting on her bag on her back, aria pulls out the sheets from her bed, tying one end to the leg near the window side, and throws the other end outside. "for you jeon jungkook." she huffs out with a breath and climbs on the sill, "god, please save me."

with a deep breath, aria lets go of the wall, holding the bedsheet with one hand tightly and the other supporting her weight on the edge of the window. slowly with the help of the sheets and her shoes against the wall, she makes it half way down, when suddenly a whistle catches her attention. looking down she realises it is jungkook, holding his arms out, asking her to jump since the distance is not great from where she is now.

"will you be able to catch me?" she whisper yells.

"always." jungkook assures, "jump."

so she does. when aria's hands leave the grip of the sheets, her eyes shut tight, regretting the decision for spilt second until strong arms of her man save her from falling on the ground. "told you." jungkook chuckles quietly, holding her in his arms, and kisses her cheek, "let's go now. we have to be quick."

he places her down on her feet, not letting her hand go instantly for the fear that she might end up losing balance, but when aria looks up at his face, sending him a smile, it melts him in his shoes. if they weren't in such a hurry, he would definitely steal a few minutes and kiss her right here against the very wall that she cane down from. grabbing her hand, he steps away from the mansion, jogging along the shadows of the big mansion until they reach the boundary wall that jungkook trespassed just a moment ago to make sure aria wasn't having too much trouble getting down from her room.

"c'mere. i'm gonna lift you up so you climb on that wall and jump to the other side." jungkook instructs quickly, not wasting even a second and goes to carry her up again.

"but- wait!" she freaks out, "what do you mean jump the other side?"

"obviously, you'll have to jump." he says, eyes roaming around cautiously and steps near her, cupping her face. "c'mon, princess, we don't have this much time to waste. we need to be quick or someone will see us. let's go, okay? you can do it."

"jump with me..." she mumbles, holding his hand and jungkook heaves out a deep breath. checking around the surroundings once, before nodding his head. he bends down, lifting her up and aria gets the message quickly, using her hands to push herself up along with jungkook's help. she climbs up on the wall carefully, half of her attention fixed on her boyfriend, who jumps up to grab the edge of the high wall with his hands then with the help his shoes against the wall, he climbs up next to aria.

"i'll go first." jungkook mutters and jumps forward without any second thought, landing safely on his feet.

"are you okay?" aria whispers, worried. jungkook hums, raising up his arms for her to jump now. she nibbles on her lip, eyes suddenly moistening with warm tears as she looks over her shoulder towards the mansion she grew up in. leaving her parents doesn't hurt as much as the thought that she'll probably never see her brother ever again haunts her.

"ari, c'mon!" jungkook's voice pulls her out of the trance, making her rub her eyes and carefully slip down from the wall to jungkook's arms. planting her feet on the ground, jungkook doesn't wait anymore and pulls her towards his car, that's parked across the street in the dark.

"jungkook," aria hushes out softly, however he doesn't give a response, too busy settling inside the car and driving off; finally.

aria says nothing, hugging her bag close to her chest as she curls into a ball, staring out of the window, wondering if jimin would hate her for taking such a step. she knows she's being nothing but a disgrace to the family right now, and when her parents come to know that she actually ran away with her boyfriend, they're going to wish she rather dies than coming back home again. but all she cares about is, if her brother will think like that too.

"gi'mme your phone." jungkook's voice shakes her, making a tear drop from her eye. she wipes it away quickly, doing as she's asked to and watches what he does with her phone. he just switches it off and places it down. "are you okay, baby?" he asks at last, after they've come pretty far away from aria's home.

"yeah," she nods slowly, looking down. "are you...?"

"yes." something about the way he says it, sounds convincing and it makes aria stare at him with newfound interest.

"but aren't you really close with your family? this should hurt you, right?" she whispers.

"you're with me, ari. i'm alright." he smiles, taking her in his and brings it up to his mouth, pressing his lips to her knuckles. hearing that just triggers more tears in her eyes, as she leans towards him, hugging his free arm and breaks into a sob.

"it's okay." he assures with a small smile, "i know you're scared, and i won't lie to you, this is going to be the toughest adventure for you, ari. but i want you to know that you're not alone. i'll be with you throughout our journey, and promise to make it less hard for you. you wanted me with you, baby, so i'm giving you all of me. forever, always."

"i love you..." aria whispers, closing her eyes, while jungkook pulls over at the side for a minute. "i love you, jungkook. please don't leave me ever, i'll die without you."

"shh, don't say that." he cups her face, making her look up at him and kisses her forehead. "now please don't cry. we're gonna start our new life with a smile together, okay?"

aria sniffles softly, smiling at that and nods her head. "great. my love looks the prettiest when she smiles." he whispers, kissing her mouth, smiling as aria too smiles against his lips. "you don't have to worry about anything as long as i'm with you. i'll be the hand to hold yours till the day i breathe."

aria drops a tear of happiness, cupping his face and pulls him in a deep kiss. no matter how many times she's felt his lips on hers, or his hands perfectly fitting around her waist, it's always a new experience, more intense than the previous time, letting aria know that she's indeed falling for jungkook deeper than ever. his hands, his lips, his eyes, his voice and literally every other thing about him feels so familiar and homely like he is part of her own body.

ever since the beginning of their dating period, jungkook was never shy to show his affection towards aria, with loads of hugs and kisses, sneaky touches here and there, and the most intriguing how he eventually brought her from being shy to a needy little slut whenever he wanted. it is no lie that he was the one to teach aria everything about love, about relationships, about guys, about sex and most importantly about herself.

aria's thankful for that. to him, she's not just a girl he can get off to, but his love, his princess, whom he can spoil all he wants, mould her into whatever he wishes, and aria would gladly let him. he has changed several things in her life, that she now realises were for the better, because what her family raised was not a girl, but a product for marriage.

if miracles exist, jungkook is for sure the most realest one for aria.

"baby," her eyes flutter open slowly, listening to him as he strokes her hair to the side gently, "we need to go from here now. i can't afford anyone catching on with us."

aria nods, letting go of him and sits back on her seat quietly, letting him drive to wherever he had planned of taking her. staring out of the window, it's two after midnight, and most of the stores are shut close except for the 24/7 convenience stores and pharmacies and some clubs. the streets are empty too, giving jungkook full opportunity to overspeed and escape the city lights into oblivion, hoping for a better tomorrow for both of them.

aria glances at his face and sighs softly, "your mom will hate you, jungkook..."

"i know," he hums.

"and your dad-"

"let's not talk about that right now?" he lets out, turning his head slightly to send a brief glance at aria, who bites down her lip, nodding gradually.

"i'm sorry."

"it's okay. don't be." he smiles a little, focusing on the street, and frowns as he looks around for a bit. taking one last turn gets the car down from the main road, into a narrow one way which is mostly dark except for some dim streetlights and a small motel at the end of the block.

"we're staying here?" aria's face scrunches up, showing how uncomfortable the place makes her. but she says nothing further as jungkook gets out of the car and walks towards her side, opening the door for her.

"we could go to a better hotel, but finding us would become easier that way. so, i thought of staying the night here, then in the morning we'll be leaving city."

aria hums, getting out of the car. her eyes keep roaming about the place, cringing as she sticks to jungkook's side, trying her best not to touch anything that might get any kind of germs on her body. there's an urgent need to wash her hands, in fact her whole body with the filth she can feel around herself. there are some drunk people by the porch of the big house that serves as a motel, giving her looks, but nobody bothers enough to say anything or approach her with jungkook's protective arm around her.

"jungkook," she whimpers softly in his chest, earning a worried glance from him, as he stops by the reception, holding her carefully and rubs her back.

"yes, princess?" he mumbles, "is something bothering you?"

"it's dirty..." she whispers, "i- it's suffocating me. i don't wanna stay here."

"it's gonna be okay, love. i'm right here with you. and nothing's dirty, okay?" he smiles softly, kissing the side of her head. "hold my hand."

aria nods, sniffling softy as her hand curls around his larger one, not paying attention to anything and leaves it entirely on jungkook to talk to the receptionist, lead her towards their room or literally any kind of responsible job. the only person with whom she can comfortably shut her brain off and relax without a care of the world, is jungkook, if not counting her brother.

a pat on her back, has her moving again, walking with him to the front of the hallway leading to the stairs. on the first floor, jungkook stops for a bit, muttering something under his breath as he looks around, until his eyes land on the set of numbers hanging on the door as the key he's holding. he unlocks the door quickly, leading aria inside and takes a deep breath, locking it again.

he takes a moment to let everything sink in, to register that he actually stole parks' daughter from their mansion and ran away with her. in just a few hours, they'll be leaving the city as well and moving to a completely different place. midst the adventurous thoughts, a pair of arms around his torso makes him smile softly and turn around in his spot, holding his girlfriend with gentle hands.

"do you wanna sleep?"

aria nods quickly, hesitating as she glances back at the bed. "but i- i wanna take a shower first..."

"do you have anything to change into?" jungkook asks.

"yeah, i kept some clothes." she nods, picking up her back and opens it for jungkook to see. there are some clothes, hygiene stuff, her wallet and some snacks.

"oh i'm hungry." jungkook says suddenly, taking the bag of chips and opens it. "i didn't keep anything like that." he says munching loudly on the snacks, earning a look from his girlfriend that makes him smirk mischievously, knowing that she doesn't like it when someone chews audibly around her. "do you wanna have some, baby?" he teases, holding a chip between his teeth and leans down, waiting for her to take it in her mouth.

"no," she shakes her head. "i wanna shower, and i wanna do it with you." the wish makes jungkook stop eating. he stares for a second then nods quickly, leaving the snacks and throws his shirt aside, arms circling her waist with urgency.

"let's go then. why didn't you tell me earlier you wanted to shower with me."

"you're so desperate." aria sighs, shaking her head, but jungkook just smirks, pulling her body closer and kisses her neck. "so desperate, jungkook. as if you don't get laid at all."

"i don't get it enough." he growls. "and guess who's responsible for it? isn't it your duty to make sure i'm satisfied, huh?"

"isn't it your duty to make sure i'm satisfied?" aria giggles, wrapping her arms around his neck, and pushes up against him to peck his lips. "tell me, daddy? aren't you the one who's supposed to keep me happy and satisfied?"

"are you saying i don't do that?" he frowns.

"i don't know." she bites down a smile, staring in his eyes. "let's go now?"

"are you still bleeding?"

"yep." she nods. "tomorrow should be the last day."

"okay." he nods, looking down and cups her heat through the shorts, making her gasp, "just one more day, then i'll make sure this pussy's crying around my dick."

aria's face flushes red, pushing him away and turns around, but jungkook quickly holds her back, pulling her into his chest and wraps his arms around her, so that she's caught in a backhug. "what happened? you know how i love every inch of you, especially down there. you could be denying with everything in your head, but this sweet little pussy of yours never lies."

"can you stop talking like that?" aria mumbles. "you're so weird."

"weird? nope. i just love—"

"don't say it." aria turns to face him and covers his mouth. "i get it that you love me and my body and everything about me. i get it, okay?"

"do you?" jungkook teases.

"yep." she nods.

"well, then tell me. i'll see if you're currect or not."

"jungkook, stop!" she whines, holding his arm. "let's go take a shower and then i wanna cuddle."

"alright. as my baby says." he nods, picking her up and leads her to the bathroom. "we're gonna make the best out of this life, ari. i promise you that."

"and i promise to help you at every step." she smiles, "i also promise to be good to you, to not let my mood swings get to you, and i promise you, jungkook, that even if we're having a hard time, i'll listen to you and try my best to understand and support you."

jungkook smiles softy at that, leaning down to kiss her lips slowly, taking all the time he needs to pour his love and let her know that there's not a single moment in his day that he's not thanking god for blessing him with her. "i must've done some real good stuff to have gotten you as the love of my life."

"you're my favourite person in this whole universe, jungkook." aria giggles. "you always make me smile, take care of me better than my own family and love me the most. you're an angel that's sent down on earth for me."

"is it so?" jungkook chuckles as aria nods, smiling at him.

"of course. remember when my dad got so angry about something that he hit me one night?" she asks softly, staring at his face to know if he remembers, and he does. it shows in the way his expression changes, holding her more possessively, like he wanted to protect her from anything that might hurt her even accidentally. "i cried in your arms that night and fell sleep in your lap. even though i got hit that night, it was still memorable because at the end you made it all better. you kissed my cheeks until i smiled, remember?" she chuckles fondly.

"yeah," he hums, watching aria with a soft look as she gets happy and smiles brightly again.

"you were so mad that your face turned red." she laughs, poking his cheek. "and that one time when i accidentally burned myself while making tea for jimin! you scolded me for not being careful, then apologized a hundred times because i was already in pain and your scoldings made me sadder."

jungkook smiles at the memory, nodding his head as he makes her stand down and turns towards the covered bathtub. he pulls away the cover and to his surprise, it's actually clean like the staff here had put in some effort. yet he brings the showerhead down washing the walls with the force of water to make sure his girl wouldn't be uncomfortable when sitting inside the tub, for he knows aria's obsession with being clean and looking pretty, or else it gives her serious anxeity. all of it thanks to her parents.

there have been times where he held her in his arms so tight for hours, consoling her and hoping that she'd feel better, after her parents did something that would leave her crying breathlessly as she complained to him. from scrubbing her body under the shower, to scratching her own hands until the soap started irritating her skin, and all the extra efforts to stay pretty for the longest time, jungkook is familiar with everything. he has seen it all up close and hated her parents with passion every time it happened. at times he found himself not being so fond of jimin either, since he could've done something to change all of it and help his sister, but he always did the bare minimum according to jungkook.

meanwhile, aria lingers close by, still reminiscing the old days with jungkook, giggling and laughing at the sweet little memories that add up to shape all the happiness she has ever experienced in life till date. jungkook prepares the bathtub, checking the temperature of the water once before finally glancing at aria, gesturing her that they can get in now.

"-and then i didn't let go of you." she chuckles, shaking her head as she unbuttons her shorts, slipping them off her body and then the top and her undergarments, standing completely naked in front of jungkook.

"aren't you on your period?" he asks with a subtle frown on not finding a pad, and aria grins. "tampon?" getting a nod from her. "damn, it's only a tampon that replaces me for a few days during your woman time."

"you'd be thankful it does." aria scrunches her face and jungkook laughs, getting out of his pants and boxers, and inside the water in the tub. he sits down first, sighing in comfort at the soothing, warm water on his skin.

"come," he opens his arm for aria, holding her hand so she doesn't slip and makes her sit between his legs. "comfy?"

"yeah," she hushes softly, laying against jungkook's chest and tilts her head to glance up at his face. "what are we gonna do now?"

"i've got us a place ready in jeju." he smiles, "it's near the beach like how you wanted."

"my dream house with you?" aria gasps.

"your dream house with me." jungkook chuckles with a nod, leaning down to kiss her lips. "personally, i have a feeling you'll like it. but let's see when we get there?"

"i'm sure i'll love it." she smiles, "and uhm, what about our expenses, jungkook?"

"i'll look for a job."

"can i work too?" aria asks, "i wanna help you, and i wanna see how it works. when you go out, i'd be alone at home and it might be boring."

"yeah, sure." he agrees, "whatever you wanna do."

"and can i ask one more thing?"

"of course, baby, go on."

"can we also get a puppy?" aria pouts at him, pleading with her expression for him to say yes.

"a puppy?"

"yes. can we get a puppy? please?"

jungkook smiles at that, nodding his head and pecks the top of aria's head. "i'll get you everything you want."

aria closes her eyes, smiling softly as she snuggles closer to jungkook's chest, feeling sleepy in the warm water and her boyfriend's safe embrace. "if i fall asleep, please wake me up before taking me to the bed, okay?" she mumbles.

"why? i can just tuck you in. don't worry."

"no, i need to change the tampon once."

"oh alright." he hums, stroking her back and leans back as well, having aria still on his chest as he closes his eyes, relaxing for a while until they need to get out of the water.

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a/n: what do you think can break aria in the worst way possible?

it's already 10 chapters! xan you believe it?? 😭🙏 i thought nobody would read this book and i'll have to put it on hold or smth 😓 but thank you so much to all you who read and vote! 🥺💗 i love you tons! 🌻✨