i half-opened my eyes as i felt a hand tapping my shoulder.

"unnie jebal, it's too early." i whined.

however, instead of jisoo leaving me to get some more sleep, she started pulling my arms.

"ya, lalisa! you better wake up now, young lady!" she scolded.

i covered my face with a pillow and continued ignoring her. can she atleast let me get enough rest?

i heard the sound of the door, so i'm guessing she finally left.

or she didn't...

"wah! ya unnie!" i screamed as she started pulling my legs.

jennie and chaeng followed, and grabbed onto my arms. together, they carried me outside of the room and dropped me over the couch.

"what the— why can't you just let me fucking sleep unnies?" i complained.

they all rolled their eyes at me and flicked my forehead.

the door suddenly flung open, revealing my manager. i furrowed my eyebrows as i have no idea what he's doing here.

"you'll be thanking us lali, now hurry and go!"

"but jen unnie, we have a flight to thailand later. where am i exactly going?" i asked.

"no questions lili, just go! managernim will be taking you back here in the dorm to fix yourself before heading to the airport." chaeng explained.

i dumbfounded followed my manager outside. i was wearing my yellow hoodie and sweats. it's 2 in the morning, where the hell am i going?

he led me to his car and drove to wherever our destination is. as minutes passed, i'm starting to recognize the driveway.

"wah! why are we here oppa?" i asked as i saw him park the car.

why are we in the N Seoul Tower at this hour?
isn't this still close?

"go inside, someone's waiting." he said.

i squinted my eyes at him, which then changed into a widened expression once i realize who he's referring to. it can't be jungkook, can it?

he smiled at me sweetly upon seeing my reaction.

"but, didn't sajangnim told everyone to—"

"just think of this as a payback for every good thing you've done for me. and as an apology for the mistakes i've committed." he intervened.

i looked at him confusingly, he's sorry for what?

he then signaled me to go now and told me he'll be waiting inside the car. i waved at him before entering.

the place won't open until 10 am, so i'm pretty sure someone went great lengths to reserve this place.

"right this way, ma'am." a lady directed, leading me towards the open space of the tower.

it was dark yet the place was well lit. i instantly saw his back making me gulp. it's been days before we've last seen and talk to each other.

i froze on my spot the moment he turned. he was holding a bouquet of tulips in his hand and started coming towards me.

i covered my face when i realized i wasn't wearing any make up at all. i was fucking woke up in the middle of the night, unprepared to meet this man.

he was just wearing something casual and here i am in my sweats.

i felt his hand removing mine which was covering my face.

"stop, i look like a potato." i said.

"a cute potato." he replied making my cheeks blush in an instant. he chuckled upon seeing my reaction and kissed me on my cheeks.

"ya, jungkook! calm down your tits!"

"sorry baby, it's been a while. i would've done something more intense than a peck," he smirked.

i was about to hit him in the chest when he talked again.

"but this a special moment, lisa."

he handed out the bouquet to me before he pulled out something from his pocket. it was a love lock, a customized one if i may add.

"look, i asked them to create a star padlock because it's our symbol! kyeopta!" he excitingly shared. i laughed, he looks like an innocent kid.

"come, let's lock our love together!" he continued before pulling my arm.

he started to write his initial onto it and handed the pen to me. i wrote letter L next to his.

"J+L." i muttered before smiling at him. he was staring so intently at me so i bit my inner cheeks to stop myself from blushing. i knew i failed when he smirked at me.

he guided my hand and together we locked it to the railings.

"lisa," he whispered as he enveloped me in his arm, with him standing behind me.

"this wasn't what i originally planned." he continued. i sensed that he was going to tell me something serious so i shut my mouth for a moment.

"that night, when i called you when we were at the backstage? i was going to ask you to come over to our dressing room,"

"i designed our room very well. my hyungs even teased me and told me i should just become an event organizer instead of being an idol." he chuckled.

"i set-up a galaxy projector in it to remind you of the very first real date we had. that time when we were riding the ferris wheel and i confessed my feelings, i wanted to reenact that,"

"lisa, i was going to ask you to be my girl that night. but yeah, shit happens. and i wasn't able to contact you since i was told your phones were confiscated—"

"and they didn't let us use the wifi, oh sorry sorry." i said as soon as i realized i cut him off. he needs to know that, so that he won't think i didn't exert much effort in reaching out to him.

he flicked my forehead and let out a laugh.

"ya! i'm saying my monologue, stop interrupting me woman. this is pure sweetness!" he exclaimed. i just rolled my eyes at him.

"so as i was saying, everything was prepared that day. but i didn't lose hope on us. i never did." he said.

"it never bothered me waiting that long, i would always wait a lifetime for you lisa."

he cupped my face into his hands.

"and i don't care how complicated this gets, i would still want you." he continued.

"i made a promise that night when we were at the park, and i don't plan on breaking it. remember? even when the moon no longer lights up, and the stars stop sparkling; as long as you're here, then you will forever have my heart.

and i hope i can have yours too. so, lalisa manoban, will you officially be mine?" he asked.

my mouth went dry, those words he said — every promise he made. i can't believe i'm living a fairytale life.

"yes!" i answered with tears forming in my eyes. he instantly held me by the waist and carried me, causing us to both laugh.

he then let me off and fixed the locks of my hair.

"oh wait, i have something else to give you." he said before pulling the ring on his finger.

i furrowed my eyebrows at him. he held my right hand in the air and put the ring onto my index.

"wae? what's this kookie?" i asked.

"this will be another sign of our love baby. whenever we're apart from each other, this ring will remind you of us, of me. i still haven't bought an exact pair, so as of now, you can have mine." he answered.

"but i might need to post a selfie later wearing that ring just so if ever points out its similar to the one you're wearing, but whatever." he continued.

my mind is still processing his words, when his face went close to mine.

"by the way, did you notice that i haven't said the 3 words 8 letters to you all this time?"

lines started to appear on my forehead. now that he mentioned it, he still hasn't said it all this time! huh, men are unbelievable !

"but that's because i wanted it to be special. it's not something that i should just blurt out of nowhere, i don't want to cheapen the phrase. see? the first time i'm telling you those words is the first day of us being a couple, isn't that cute?" he asked. i rolled my eyes at him before snickering.

"i love you so much, lisa. constantly and consistently you." he said.

"i love you more, jungkook." i replied, before crashing his lips into mine.

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