"aya! apha!" unnie shrieked as her cheeks were pinched. we can't actually see their faces as we were hiding behind this bush. but i can clearly tell that she was somehow annoyed.

clearly, judging from this, i can confirm that jennie unnie sneaks every early morning just so she can meet with oppa. that sneaky fox, always telling us she's craving for ice creams when in fact it's not.

"your cheeks are just so chubby. cant help but to pinch them, cupcake." my face automatically scrunched hearing that. i looked at jungkook only to see him smiling.

"well, your's aren't but i'm glad to do it to you as well." she said with a hint of sarcasm, then proceeded in doing the same to oppa.

"ya! why are you smiling there like an idiot?" he raised his eyebrow at me. isn't he cringed by this at all?

i mean both of them are clearly known for their savageness and cold bitch attitudes, but here they are pinching each other's faces. if only our fans get to see this, they would probably feel the same way.

"you're just bitter, manoban." i rolled my eyes at him causing him to smirk. "doesn't it amuse you how two people bickering with each other falls in love?"

he has a point, in all fairness. but we still aren't sure that they are in love, right? i mean what they're doing is totally normal for friends.

but then again, knowing jennie's personality, sleeping is one of her main priorities. she's the only person i know who loves sleeping so much, to the point that she even has dreams about it.

however, yoongi oppa loves to sleep as well. i remember armys posting memes about how he always say he's sleepy; be it in his vlive, broadcasting shows and tbe like.

well, this just proves that sometimes, opposites don't attract — similarities between two people play a big role too.

"ya lalisa, where are they?" i was disrupted by my thoughts when jungkook noticed they were gone — and they were.

i was about to stand up and go over the benches where they were sitting, when someone suddenly tugged my ear.

and jungkook's.

"so our maknaes decided to get all sneaky and spy on us now, eh?" we both winced out in pain as they let go of our ears. what the heck is this unnie saying.

"ya, unnie! you're calling us 'sneaky' when in fact it's you who's always having rendezvous with him!" she seemed caught off guard by what i said.

"are you two... a thing now?" jennie's eyes automatically widened by kook's question. i wish i could say the same for yoongi's but he just looks tired. silence filled the atmosphere, and it was getting kind of awkward.

"hyung, please say a word." for someone who's already caught in the act, they sure are committed in keeping this a secret. i'm not even sensing any nervousness in them.

"a word." jungkook heaved a sigh. i burrowed my eyebrows. "two words then. say two words unnie, what is this?" i asked.

"two words." yoongi oppa smirked. feeling proud of your babe huh? i swear i wanted to smack the sarcasm out of them.

"shit!" she cursed upon seeing the notifications on her phone.

3 missed calls from our manager

7 missed calls and 5 unread messages from chaeyoung

10 missed calls from jisoo

1 unread message from Yang Sajangnim

Yang Sajangnim

Come to my office once you get back.

and that was enough for us to bolt our way back to our dorm. missed calls from the girls and manager-nin are not that alarming. but seeing as the boss really took the effort to personally message unnie and not relay the message to our managers means it's real shit.

"is our mandeukie nervous?" i teased in order to lighten the atmosphere. i can clearly hear her heartbeat beating rapidly. well, you don't usually get called in the office if you're not in trouble. "don't worry unnie, maybe it's just about our comeback — or your solo, right?"

she pouted and out of nowhere gave me a hug. "lisa-ya!" i patted her head in order to calm her down and assure her that everything's fine. i stepped outside as soon as the elevator door opened, but stopped when she called my name.

"lili." i looked back at her. her expression suddenly softened, with a sense of courage reflected in her eyes.

"don't let fear take over you, arasso?" what is she pertaining to? fear of what? this unnie really makes me feel like a big question mark is smacked onto my forehead.

as i was about to ask her the doors started to close.

"oh and don't ever spy on me again with your boyfriend!" she shouted, enough for me to hear before the floor went up.

what boyfriend? has she lost her mind?

jungkook and i are friends, just friends. i mean yeah, he flirts and gets all possessive with me, but isn't he like that to other girls?

and i don't know whether i should be glad because of this beautiful friendship we have, or be saddened by that fact that it's just that — nothing more, nothing less.