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"Ma'am! Ma'am! Can you tell us your name?" A reporter asked but you politely smiled ignoring the question. Jungkook walked inside the venue with you eventually to be found by Jess and Yeonjun.

"I figured you wouldn't come," he smiled as Jungkook turned to face you.

He held your hand and faced Yeonjun as he said, "We made a little pact. So don't mention her name anywhere."

"Yeah or the reporters might find a bunch of bones laying on the floor all of a sudden-"

"Let's calm down and grab some drinks!" Jess chuckled, grabbing you and taking you away from Jungkook. Jungkook looked confused and surprised but stayed with Yeonjun.

Yeonjun stood there awkwardly.

"So like, professor-"

"It's Jungkook," he smiled. "You're not my student no more. Plus I'm not that old."

Yeonjun chuckled and nodded. Eventually both left to get some drinks as well. A bit into the celebration, a few reporters were let inside. All of them ran your way immediately and in a flash you were surprised to see them there.

"Miss, can you talk to us about your book?"

"Was it this sir next to you who inspired you?"

"Are you both in a relationship?"

Jungkook saw your flustered face and knew you weren't feeling alright. The claustrophobia started hitting you and you got even more nervous than before.

"Please," Jungkook said. "Take a few steps back. She's a bit shocked. I'll answer as many questions as I can for her at the moment."

You moved a bit back letting Jungkook be in front as you held tightly onto his arm.

"The inspired question, I don't know the answer to that," Jungkook said as he faced you. "But I believe she has a reason."

"What's your relationship with the author?"

"Our relationship?" Jungkook gulped. That was something that was not discussed earlier. He didn't know if you wanted to tell everyone who he was to you or if it should be kept a secret. Then he thought for a moment. It wasn't long since you graduated university. Some people in it might remember you and that made him realize that he shouldn't make the relationship public.

"Well, I became her bodyguard," he chuckled, showing a cute smile. "And recently a close friend. We've had the chance to bond a lot together."

"Is that close friend going to turn into something more?"

"Is it?" He smirked but then shook his head. "If anything happened between us it would've been too awkward. We recently just became friends as she started writing her book. She's a very sweet person when you get to meet her."

You smiled behind him and sneaked your hand down to his, holding it gently. That made him smile and get a bit distracted from the questions.

"Did you both go to the same school?"

"Well, it's a bit different," he said. "Hey, why don't we talk about the book? That's why we're here!"

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The phone rang repeatedly. No one picked it up and no one was going to ever pick it up. There was a lifeless body laying on the front steps of your mom's house. Mark was back from Ilsan with your mom as they took a cab from the airport to her house. When the cab reached the final destination, Mark looked out the window and saw something that he did not expect to see. He saw something that he did not want to see.

He opened the door and ran to the front steps of the house seeing his brother lifeless on the floor. Your mom ran after him and widened her eyes in pure shock when she saw the body. There was foam coming out of Taejun's body but no blood around. Mark fell to the floor in complete shock, not understanding what had happened. Not understanding the situation at all.

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Later that day, Jungkook called a cab over to take you to your house but you refused to go there.

"Take me to your house."

"What?" He suddenly blurted out not expecting those words to leave your mouth. His mind went to the gutter once again. In just one second he thought of many things he could do with you, alone, in one room.

"W-Why are you suddenly asking me this- I mean- yeah sure but are you sure?" He asked, totally flustered as you bursted out laughing.

"Jungkook! Just let me sleep over!"

He sighed, trying to control himself. You knew indeed what he said and it made you laugh at the fact that Yeonjun once said Mr. Jeon was young and could still have crazy ass hormones.

Well, apparently it was true.

"I want to sleep over. I think you need some company tonight. Is that okay?"

He looked over at you and nodded gently, placing a kiss on your lips.

At his house, he had forgotten that his housekeeper was there cleaning up. You were confused once you saw her there but she just smiled and let you inside.

"Welcome! You must be Kookie's girlfriend!" She smiled excitedly as Jungkook closed the door and scoffed.

"Babe, meet Mrs. Chang," Jungkook said, coming up behind you. "She helps me out with everything in the house and is like a mother to me."

"Aww that's so cute! Nice meeting you!"

"Nice meeting you too," she chuckled. "I should leave. It's getting late and you both look tired. I hope you had a lot of fun at the event. Jungkook told me about it. Jungkook, wait, let me have a word with you real quick."

He nodded and followed her to the door as you stayed in the living room.

"Is she the underwear girl?" She asked and he rolled his eyes. "Please, take care of her well and don't hurt her. You look like any moment you'll get a boner-"

"Ma!" He whined, trying to not be too loud so you wouldn't hear. "Just let me have this one night without any interruptions. Tell the guys I'll be busy until tomorrow at night so they don't bother me. There were many reporters at the party so I'll probably be trending online with her and if people I know see it then they'll call me over and over again. I won't be answering my phone so if anyone calls you asking about me just tell them I'm working on an exam for my students."

"Yeah yeah. I know," she chuckled. "Go enjoy yourself. I'll clean up tomorrow morning-"

"No no! I'll do it. I want to be completely alone with her. Even if nothing happens. I just want to be alone with her like the last time."

She winked and made her way out the door. Jungkook closed it and sighed. He threw his head back and looked at the living room. He saw you sitting down on the couch waiting for him, and he was waiting for you.

He didn't want to be waiting any longer.

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