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"but friends don't know
what they taste..."
•••

Lisa woke up disoriented as she squinted as the sun rays peaking through the dark blue curtains hit her eye. Her hair was all over the place in a tangled mess which she tried to tame while getting up.

"Where am I?" she muttered as her gaze wandered around an unfamiliar room.

It wasn't hers. Nor any of her eonnies'. Not even Bambam's or Yugyeom's. Then she saw herself wearing an unfamiliar white shirt. She even peeked inside only to see let out a relieved sigh seeing as her black undies are still in tact. Was she that wasted last night?

As she was about to move out of the bed, an arm suddenly flew up from the sheets and grabbed her back towards the bed.

"It's too early..." a familiar voice stated. "Five more minutes..."

Lisa's eyes were wide as saucers as she got crushed inside Jungkook's strong, bare, arms. She could very much smell his manly scent as well as the soft floral scent of his shampoo.

She couldn't move. Her mind was still processing everything and trying her t to remember the events that seemed to have gone missing inside her head.

What happened after that 8th soju bottle? Or was it 10th? She knew she got tipsy the moment Chaeyoung was talking in her usual strong Aussie accent but she never did thought she's be deadass drunk that she'd end up sleeping with Jeon Jungkook.

Think, Lisa. Think!

They were talking about comebacks. Chaeyoung complained about having to wait longer that most groups were. Eunwoo arguing that some groups go through the same hiatus as them and not even having gigs outside the music industry. Her feeling a bit guilty of thinking they have it unfair. Bambam interjecting that Blackpink should have more comebacks since they feed the whole company. Her saying it wasn't the case but Chaeyoung completely agreeing with her childhood best friend. Then the rest agreeing with the two.

Lisa tried wiggling out of Jungkook's arms. Being in that position was kind of distracting her but the guy seems to think that she's a fucking pillow and just tightens his grip the more she moved.

He heaved a sigh.

"Ya, Jeon," she tried to wake him up by lightly patting the guy on his cheek. "Wake up."

No response. He didn't even move making her heave a sigh. Again. What should she do to wake him up?

She tried patting his chest—bare chest, and pushing him away slightly. The guy stirred and finally let her go. But the arm she was currently lying on curled up bringin her bck close him. Her hand unintentionally landing on his abdomen.

Wow. That's some nice abs—

"Hyung... what time is it—"

Jungkook slightly opened his eyes and they locked gazes. His eyes shot complete open and she rolled to away almost immediately causing her to fall off the king-sized bed.

"Lisa!" She whispered a curse as she sat up after landing on her face. It was then she also felt a hammering pain on her head. Jungkook was already helping her back up the bed as she slowly massaged her temple. "You okay?"

"I just landed on my face and my head's killing me. What do you think?" she spat and held her head. "Can you turn down your voice, tho? I feel like my head's about to crack open."

"Oh. Wait here."

Jungkook jumped off the bed in a hurry and went out of the room. A few minutes later, he returned with a glass of water and a small container with what seems to be hangover pills.

"Drink this," he said handing it to her. The pills first. "It will help with the pain."

"What happened?" she asked. The meds can wait. She needed answers because her memory could only go as far as Mingyu passing out after chugging a whole bottle of beer. "Did we sleep together?"

"Drink that first," he commanded. "I'll tell you after."

Her eyebrow raised but nonetheless obeyed his order. Her brain wasn't functioning well and arguing might just add to the bitch of a headache she's currently experiencing.

"You woke up in my bed, next to me. Of course we slept together," he answered as soon as she drank her water. She almost choked on it due to shock.

"What?! We had sex last night?!" she blurted out. Jungkook's forehead creased.

"What?! No!" he cleared. "We just slept. As in only sleep."

"Really? Aw, Why not?"

She wasn't disappointed or anything. She was just surprised that she didn't hook up or even made out with someone after getting black-out drunk.

"Well, you did kiss me..." Jungkook said a little bit too softly.

"With tongue?"

The guy blinked and a soft hint of red started to appear on his cheek and the tip of his ears.

"Um... N-No."

"Huh. That's weird," she said rubbing her chin. "Are you sure? I mean, I don't always get drunk but when I do, I sort of make out with whoever's near. You sure we didn't even land to second base?"

"N-No," he said looking away. "You passed out after kissing me."

"Really? Aww. Don't be so disappointed, Jeon," she teased since it was really funny seeing him all flustered and uneasy. "There's always a next time."

Jungkook's eyes widened once again when Lisa winked at him before hopping off his bed.

"If you'll excuse me, I think I might need to spill my gut out," she said running off to the bathroom.

She was wearing his shirt that somewhat fit her perfectly. The hem of the shirt slightly lifted as the girl fixed her hair while walking towards the adjacent door. He had a clear view of his black underwear as well as her perfectly shaped bottom.

He felt his body tense up again just as how it did last night when he had to take off her clothes after vomiting all over the place. He was still thankful though that she didn't throw up in his car.

"Get a grip, Jungkook," he whispered scolding himself. "You'd be dead even before you try."

He stood up went straight to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. He didn't know how to cook but there's this thing called Youtube so how hard can it be?

Midway the tutorial, Jungkook felt like a lost puppy.

"Oh dear God," Lisa said as soon as she saw the mess he was doing. "You really are the maknae. What are you even doing?"

"I was trying to make some hangover soup," he answered with a pout.

"I don't think you need sugar in a hangover soup." She chuckled while walking towards the confused guy. "Here. Let me help."

"I doubt you can actually help," he mumbled but still gave way. Lisa turned to him with an eyebrow raised. "What? Jisoo noona said you can't cook."

"I made you pad thai," she reminded him. "And if I remember correctly, you loved it."

Jungkook was out of arguments that forced him to just let the girl do whatever she wanted.

He sat by the kitchen island watching her make the soup. She did know the basics but still watched a video tutorial just to be sure.

"You put too much salt in it," he complained after tasting the soup Lisa had just made.

"Huh?" She walked towards him and let her taste the soup. He was the one who fed it to her. Lisa grimaced as soon as she tastes it. "Ohh. You're right."

"Let's add sugar to counter it."

"What's with your obsession with sugar?"

"What do you have against sugar?"

"You can't put sugar in hangover soup."

"Yes you do if you want to counter the saltiness."

"No, you just add water, dumbass."

"You'll just dilute the flavor!"

"That's the point. Duh."

"Just let me try."

"Fine."

Lisa stepped away from the induction stove and Jungkook stepped in. Since she wanted to see what the guy was doing, she say on the kitchen counter just next to it.

"Here," Jungkook said after putting sugar and stirring the soup. He scooped a spoonful of soup and fed it to here. "How is it?"

"First time I ever tasted a sweet hangover soup," she commented and stuck her tongue out. "Can we just order? I feel like that's the only way we'd be fed today."

Jungkook did not looked convinced with her opinion so he tried the mix himself. He immediately grimaced at the weird taste.

"I guess you're right," he then conceded. "But I do know how to make pancakes."

"Oooh! Let's make some pancakes and bacon!" The girl added.

"I think I might still have some bacon in the freezer. I'm not sure if it's already expired though."

"I'll go ahead and check. You prepare the batter."

Lisa hopped off the counter as Jungkook went to cupboard to get the pancake mix.

"Can you hand me some eggs too?" The guy asked Lisa as she opened the fridge. "I think two or three is enough."

"Ohh! Do you happen to have a hand mixer?" The girl asked as she closed the fridge's door carrying the frozen bacon and eggs with her. "We can do those fluffy pancakes I see on tiktok."

"A soufflé?"

"Yea! That's it!"

"Uh... sure, I guess."

Jungkook took the hand mixer from the cupboard and handed it to Lisa who already had the rest of the ingredients laid out on the counter.

"I thought I was the one who'll make the pancakes?"

Lisa stuck her tongue out at him while she sifted the pancake mix. Jungkook—being the immature brat that he is, thought it was a good idea to grab the sifter from her. Of course she had to fight for it and pulled it back causing the pancake mix to spill.

"Ya!"

Jungkook laughed so hard as Lisa face was now covered with pancake mix.

"You look good, Manoban," he teased while continuously laughing at her misfortune.

And Lisa, being the immature brat that she is as well, decided that if the pancake mix looked good on her, maybe Jungkook should try it as well.

"Ya!"

Lisa ran as fast as she could after throwing a handful of pancake mix on Jungkook's face. Of course, the guy did not let that pass and ran after her. Jungkook did not forget to bring the mix with him.

"Come back here, Manobutt!"

"In your dreams, Jerkook!"

The two maknaes ran around the kitchen, dodging each other and throwing whatever they can grab a hold of towards each other.

But of course, with Jungkook being taller it gave him the advantage. He was able to grab Lisa's arm but the girl was stronger than what he had anticipated. It was a full on war-zone inside Jungkook's kitchen.

Then, when Lisa finally got tires from both running and laughing, Jungkook finally caught her and pulled her in. Both of them were laughing and panting as they were covered in pancake mix. Lisa tilted her head upward causing for their gazes to meet.

Her heart started to double in beat as her gaze fell on to his lips. She unconsciously bit her lip causing Jungkook's growing smirk to fade.

"Kook—"

She wasn't able to continue what she was about to say as Jungkook dipped his head claiming her lips.

A certain feeling of deja vu flashed as images of last night started to flood her mind. They really did kiss the other night. And now, they were kissing again.

Lisa felt her body being lifted and she was now seated on top of the kitchen counter. Jungkook pressed his body on to her and her legs automatically wrapped around his hips.

"Now that's better than hangover soup," she muttered as soon as they let space come in between them.

They were both panting heavily while his arms were still wrapped around her waist and her legs around his.

Jungkook chuckled heartily as he buried his face on the crook of her neck. She could feel his fast-paced heartbeat the same as hers.

Wow. She just made out with Jeon fucking Jungkook. Who would've thought, huh?

"Lisa—"

She suddenly froze. She made out with Jungkook. Not drunk, with tongue. With Jeon Jungkook. BTS. Bangtan. The Golden Maknae. Global superstar.

"Shit."

Lisa immediately pushed Jungkook away and she hopped off the kitchen island.

"Li—"

"I uh... I need to go."

Without another word, she ran out of Jungkook's place and towards hers across the hall. But before she could even enter her own place, she heard a pair of gasps.

"Li...sa?!" the familiar voice exclaimed.

"O-Oppa!"

"Wha—"

"Lisa wait—H-Hyung!"

Just then, Jungkook followed and ran out of his own place. It didn't help that the guy had no shirt on.

"Jungkook?!"

Lisa took that chance to open her door and run inside. The metal door slammed shut making Jungkook miss his chance to talk to the girl. He silently cursed.

"Ya, maknae," Hoseok said pointing at the door the girl just got in to. "You've got some major explaining to do."

•••

"I'm drained! I need air!"

Lisa fell on the glossy floor of the dance room after dancing for six hours straight. It has already been two months since she's been released and she wasn't feeling any more pain on her ribs so she decided to go back to dancing.

"Here," Chesir—her choreographer and friend, tossed her a bottle of water. "That was pretty intense. You sure your ribs are fine?"

She nodded. "Yeah. It did hurt a little bit but it was tolerable. The doctor already gave me the thumbs up so it's fine."

"I guess you are," she said with a chuckle. "But you seem a bit distracted. Is there any problem? You know you can always talk to me about things."

Well, Chesir's right about that. For a week, she avoided Jungkook like a plague. On the hallway, on group chats... even just by walking around the neighborhood, she'd be on the look out for signs of him being around.

She still can't believe she and Jungkook made out. Not the first one but the second. No alcohol impeding her judgement or whatnot. She had no excuse at all.

Lisa went back to her apartment after two more hours of practice. It was a little close to eight in the evening so she decided to just grab some take out and eat inside her place.

Just as the elevator doors opened on her floor, she gasped as she saw Jungkook smiling at an unfamiliar girl while opening his apartment's door.

"Oh, Kook. You're such a sweetheart!"

Jungkook was about to say something towards the girl but he lifted his gaze and their eyes met. She immediately looked away and went straight inside her own apartment.

She felt like puking inside her mouth as she remembered how cringe-worthy that girl's line was.

"Oh, Kook! You're such a sweetheart!" She mimicked exaggeratedly as she chugged the can of beer she had just bought to pair off with her chicken. "Hope you both choke on each other's spit."

Chaeyoung was right. The guy's clearly a player and being nice was his way of luring innocent girls. Good thing she knew better. She happy to have dodged that one bullet.

She heaved a sigh. Why was she even pissed? As if Jungkook being with a different girl even matters. She opened another can of beer.

Or does it?

•••

"Thanks for letting me hide this gift in your apartment, Kook. You know how how hard it is to keep things from your Hoseok hyung. I can't hide that massive thing inside our place."

"It's no big deal, noona," Jungkook smiled as he walked his Sin-a noona out of his apartment. "Hyung can be quite clingy and nosey so I understand. Such a lucky guy, he is."

A part of him as somewhat excited because this thoughtful noona actually painted a mixed media portrait of his hyung as her anniversary present.

"This is why you're always seen as a player, Kook," the petite girl chuckled and playfully hit him on his shoulder. "Wasn't that Lisa who we just saw a while ago? Have you talked to her?"

Jungkook heaved a sigh and shook his head saying 'no'. It was pretty obvious that the girl was avoiding her and he didn't want to push himself on to her as she might not be comfortable after what he—they, did.

"I can hear the gears inside your head, Jungkook. You're overthinking."

"Sorry, noona. I... I just feel like I should apologize to her. I might've overstepped and caused her trouble. She... she just came out of a relationship and I maybe she's thinking that I took advantage of her..."

Sin-a eyed the younger guy. "Was she drunk when you kissed her?"

"Well... she was drunk when she kissed me and a bit hungover when I did it..."

"Did she push you away when you kissed her?"

"Not during but maybe after?"

"Oh. Then I guess you should just talk to her and ask her yourself. There's a chance that she might be confused and is sorting out her feelings," the girl explained. "I mean, you did say she just got out of a relationship?"

Jungkook nodded. He's scared, though. They even locked gazes a while ago but she immediately looked away. It's like she didn't even want to see him.

"What if she's mad?" His voice was a bit softer as he was worried about that too. "Lisa... what if Lisa's mad at me? It hasn't been long since we've been friends but I do like hanging out with her, noona."

"Aww, Kook..."

Sin-a can't help but feel sorry for the kid and at the same time find him adorable. So she cupped his face and gave her a sisterly hug. He's like a dear younger brother to her and the closest among her boyfriend's members.

"There, there. All will be well—" she froze when she saw the girl they've been talking about suddenly open the apartment across' Jungkook's door. Their eyes met and she instantly knew things are about to get more complicated. "Oh shit."

"Noona—" Jungkook turned and saw Lisa's shocked expression as well causing him to break free from their hug. "Lisa!"

The girl blinked and said sorry before closing her door. Jungkook, however had great reflexes that he was able to grab the door and prevent it from closing.

"Lisa, wait—"

Just as the two were already engrossed in a tug-of-war—with the apartment's door, Hoseok stepped out of their shared apartment just a few steps away. The two arguing kids didn't even seem to notice.

"Babe? What's going on—"

Sin-a covered the guy's mouth and pushed him back inside their place. Maybe if Lisa did think what she thinks she's thinking, Jungkook would have his chance.

"Babe? Why do you have that diabolical look on your face again?"

"I think Jungkook might actually finally get laid, babe."

She's a woman too. She can spot a jealous woman even if she's a mile away. What more a few steps?

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Don't worry about it babe," she said chuckling. "Don't worry about it."

•••
"...'coz you know it's been a
long time coming don't you let it fall."
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05 - 20 - 2021

couldn't help myself so here you go. i might upload another one on saturday or sunday.

that's all. love yall. xx