❝Fame doesn't fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.❞

ACT I—NINE

JIN WAS continuously tapping his foot on the hard surface below as if he was punishing the innocent floor for his long wait in that unknown place.

"Hello, are you perhaps Mr. Kim?"

Jin broke his attention from his phone and looked up to find a woman smiling down at him. He instantly smiled back.

"Yes, that would be me."

The woman nodded and gestured him to follow her. Jin released a sigh of relief as the woman finally took him to the Principal's room. The woman opened the door and gestured again for him to enter before going back to her respective place.

Jin's presence stirred the Principal's attention from his laptop. He glanced at the cause of his disturbance with a scowling expression. Within a second his expression changed into a shocked one, then a happy one as he recognized the face.

"Oh my God. I-It's you. Please come in!"

Jin plastered a smile on his face and neared the man. They shook hands before the man asked him to take a seat.

"I'm Kim Seok Jin. Guardian of the twins," he said as he settled down on the chair.

"Of course I know who you are! It's not an everyday honor to meet such big person like you. Oh and what would you like to have? Tea or coffee?"

Jin quietly listened to his blabber, acknowledging the part where the man sounded like one of his admirers. Jin knew that would make his job easy, so he could only smirk in reply.

"Thank you, water would be fine," Jin replied gracefully and cleared his throat as he got down to business.

"My twins, I hope they won't suffer from any problem here. This boarding school was recommended by a close friend of mine. So I've high expectations from your school."

Jin had an idea that his words would affect the man. Just like he expected, the Principal's eyes glinted.

"Sure I'm so glad you even considered our school for your kids. I assure you, they won't have any problems here. I will inform the office to take special care of them," he replied enthusiastically not leaving a chance to offend his idol.

"I knew you're an intelligent man. My friend did tell me," Jin smirked to himself as his work was half done without much worry.

"I'll leave no room for complains, sir. Your kids are totally safe here. You just have to fill in the parents' name on this form."

Jin took the form from his hand and eyed it from top to bottom. He filled the names and gave it back to him not missing to give the man his charming smile.

The Principal couldn't help but grin back at him. He checked the form and narrowed his eyes when he found one specific field empty.

"Sir, you did fill the mother's name."

Jin raised one of his eye brows at his unusual question.

"Yes, yes I did. You asked me to do so."

The Principal hesitated for a moment before asking Jin about his doubts.

"But sir I thought they don't have－ what about their father? He did come with the kids earlier."

The Principal gulped when he saw how Jin's jaw tightened. Jin sighed, rubbing his forehead and took the glass which was kept in front of him and drank the water. Then he looked at the man. This time his eyes weren't warm, they looked cold. His lips didn't hold the charming smile, they were pressed into a thin line completing his hard expression. The charms and gentleness from before now poured darkness.

The man cowered in fear as he noticed how Jin's entire aura changed. The man froze when Jin spoke in his low voice.

"Whatever I wrote in this form should only stay in the form. Whether they have a father or not is none of your concern and I would prefer if you won't bother my kids with these silly questions too. Ah you should probably mention this to your officials, too."

Jin leaned back and gave the man his signature alluring smile.

If this smile was given a minute ago the man would've swoon over his beautiful smile. But now everything changed. He understood not every beautiful smile is alluring. Some can mean danger too.

Then again his long time fondness for Jin was heavier than his realization. And that made him unsee this side of Jin. Jin knew how he affected this man, so he didn't hesitate to take advantage of his blind fondness for him.

Perks of having blind admirers.

"PERKS OF being your favorite right, Jeon?"

"Shut up, man. Don't call me with that name. It reeks of filth," Jungkook expressed rolling his eyes when he heard the sound of chuckles through his phone.

"That feisty girl can call you with that name but I can't? Why so unfair to your best friend hmm?"

Did Jungkook even need to tell him why? He was the reason why Jungkook hadn't gone mad yet and was still living his life which is being tainted with dirt each passing day.

"You know why. Only you can bear my non-preferable existence, Taehyung."

The said man on the other side of the phone smiled. He hadn't met Aya properly but he hated her with his full heart. For all he could conclude－ Aya was a thorn in Jeon Jungkook's life.

Jungkook glanced down at his expensive Rolex watch and fixed his hair with his one unoccupied hand for one last time.

"Okay I need to hang up. My fame is calling me," Jungkook chuckled under his breath at his own dry humor.

But Taehyung didn't. He knew the word fame pricked Jungkook's heart more than anything. Everyday when Jungkook had to attend his business, a part of him was hurting because he could understand how the boy felt. Like always he understood what the boy needed now.

A little word of care. A mere word of love. That's it.

"Hey Kook, don't be so hard on yourself. You know a bitch will die if you don't take care of yourself. And no, not her. That bitch is me because surprise surprise I love you to the Pluto and back!"

"What the－"

Jungkook laughed so loudly that Taehyung felt his heart melting. Jungkook was choking on his laugh. His laughter died down when he realized how foreign it sounded to him. Taehyung frowned when he didn't hear his melodious laughs anymore.

"Why the Pluto? I thought it was the Moon originally," Jungkook asked as he wore his shoes.

"Because the Moon is not enough to cover my love for you, man. Take care of yourself, okay? At least do so for your friend."

Jungkook hummed, his lips forming a small smile as he felt his tainted heart swelling with warmth. He silently thanked the heaven for making this man exist in his life.

"PLEASE DON'T thank me. It's my pleasure that you've agreed to shoot for this role."

The director explained. Aya sipped on her tea and continued to read the script.

"The scene is quite scandalous. Who's the male actor?"

The man chuckled and shook his head from left to right before replying, "He's actually a model, a very expensive one must I add. But like you he takes part in doing some cameos and ads. His fame says no one can perform this scene as good as him. You both will look perfect together."

The director clapped his hands as he imagined both of them together with dreamy eyes.

Aya cocked her eye brows and kept her cup down on the table before looking him dead in the eyes. The director gulped as he tried to remember if he said anything wrong. She broke the eye contact and took her script in her hand.

"Should I cancel the shoot?" She asked as she casually turned the page of her  script.

The director started hyperventilating. He had to work his ass off to fix a date with her and the company would not hesitate to kick him out if he lost the contact now.

"P-please don't. I beg you. I'm sorry if I offended you in any way," the director spoke with his shaky voice.

"Then don't say the word perfect again," she replied still looking at the script and not sparing him a glance.

When she realized the director didn't utter a word, she looked to find him all puzzled. Sighing and keeping the script down, Aya tilted her head to one side and looked at him.

"Because there's no such thing as perfect," she spoke as a vicious smirk crept on her red tainted lips.

"Sir! The male lead is here!"

The director felt oxygen surging throw his system when he heard his assistant's words. He used this chance to escape and almost tripped when he furiously walked to him.

Aya chuckled and relaxed on her seat.

"Bloody cowards," she mumbled and fixated her eyes on her scripts again.

Aya saw through her peripheral vision when the director with another male started to walk towards her. She assumed the other guy as her partner for today's shoot.

"Miss Min. Meet him. Your male lead for today's shoot."

The director's voice flown into her ear. She couldn't see her partner as he stood behind her.

The scene is very scandalous. I need to act arrogant for him to be uninterested in me.

She gave herself a prep talk before standing up and turning around to meet her co-actor for today.

Prep talk?

Acting as arrogant?

All flew out of her mind when her eyes caught the man before her. The man smiled looking at her when the director introduced them. Gulping dryly, her eyes fixated on the man as she momentarily forgot to blink.

Those pink tinted bee stung lips, honey like skin, eyes that bore seduction, silky brown hair－

Aya's trail of thoughts paused when the man neared to give her a hug.

A hug simply out of professionalism.

But when his arms snaked around her waist and held her gently, Aya couldn't help but shut her eyes tight for a second. His face was near hers and his scent, his addictive scent engulfed her rational mind.

"Hi Aya, I'm Jimin. Nice to meet you," Aya roamed her eyes everywhere, occasionally glancing at the director who kept looking at them with dreamy eyes. She tried to calm her mind that was raging a storm inside and somehow managed to put her both hands over his each shoulder.

Yes, Aya. You got this. Everything's under control. Oh God－

Her mind froze and her breath hitched when Jimin tightened his arms around her and almost closed the gap between them.

Her knees started to shake when she felt Jimin slightly tilting his head and trailing his plump lips to the side of her ear.

Her eyes were about to pop out from the socket when she heard his low voice flown into her ear and warming her face.

"Again," Jimin whispered and smirked against her skin as he finished his statement from before.

Little did he know his a word of whisper caused her insides to burn in flames.

Note :

Hi Jimin, nice to meet you too. Snatch your girl because these sweet buns are shipping her with Jungkook ;)