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"It wasn't exactly love at first sight,
But it was something like that.
The first time we spoke,
I felt it. An ache.
Like an electric burn.
I felt my life change."
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(Noona : A korean word used by a male to address a woman who is older than him. If you google it, then it will show you the results as elder sister. But it's just used generally by the korean men to address an older woman. It is not mandatory that the person is his sister.)

"No. You better tell me what happened there," Minji asked her best friend, as they both sat in the living room talking to each other. The room was decorated with fancy items and beautiful paintings, blended with white and black furniture.

It was Minji's house and Y/n came to her best friend's house for a sleepover. Her parents were out of the town for a week and therefore, she thought of spending one night there with her best friend. Minji's parents lived in the US, and she lived here with her younger brother, Jungkook. Y/n and Minji were best friends since high school and continued to stay by each other's side in university too. Jungkook is three years younger than Minji as well as Y/n. He was in high school last year.

"Nothing happened, girl. Why are you so desperate?" Y/n replied lazily, while Minji's eyes shone with curiosity.

Earlier in the day, when Y/n and Minji walked out of the university, one of their classmates, Sungwoon, excused them and asked for Minji's permission to talk personally with Y/n. As Minji loves to work as a cupid, she made an excuse and walked away from there while winking at her best friend. And now, it's already six in the evening when she came to her house and barely relaxed herself on the couch but Minji is already asking about what happened earlier.

"Don't lie, Y/n. Come on, tell me," the black haired girl pouted at her best friend, showing those puppy eyes asking her to spill the tea already.

Y/n sighed and was about to speak when the door bell rang. Minji groaned while muttering, "Wrong timing, man."

She walked towards the door and opened it just to see her brother's face. He entered the house while greeting her sister shortly, and went towards the kitchen to have some water. He lazily loosened his tie while drinking the water. He dropped the glass in the sink and removed his uniform blazer, while Y/n observed his every single move as he was still oblivious to her presence.

He soon realized her presence in the room as he set his eyes on her. His eyes slightly widened when he remembered that Y/n was going to stay there for the night. He cleared his throat and said while walking towards her, "Hey! Noona, how are you?"

She smiled at him sweetly and replied, "I'm completely fine, Kook. What about you?"

The boy blushed at the nickname as heat crawled to his neck and ears. He rubbed the back of his head and replied, "I'm also alright, noona."

Minji came into the frame and told Jungkook to take a shower and come for dinner. He nodded at her sister and walked towards his room. He secretly glanced at Y/n as she smiled while talking to Minji. He smiled at his actions and quickly entered the room.

The boy had a big fat crush on his sister's best friend. He would always feel his heartbeat going crazy whenever she came close to him. He never confessed or showed his feelings to her as he thought that the idea of feeling things towards his sister's best friend is quite peculiar. His conscience always seemed to nag him for looking at Y/n that way. He thought that this was forbidden. He doesn't even know if she ever looked at him as a man. Instead, she might have considered him as a little brother. Jungkook's smile faded away as the thought crossed his mind. He tried to get rid of his feelings, but couldn't.

Little did he know that the crush had already turned into a pure feeling called love.

He came downstairs after taking a shower and found the ladies still talking to each other while cooking. Minji told him to set up the plates as he did the same. Minji was so happy to order him around because she knew that Jungkook never disobeyed her in the presence of Y/n. She just thought that he was shy in the presence of Y/n, but little did she know that her brother was in love with her best friend.

They settled down on the dining table and ate as Y/n and Minji talked about the movie they would watch after the dinner, while Jungkook secretly stole glances at Y/n, who sat just in front of him at the opposite side of the table.

"You still didn't tell me, Y/n?" Minji said with her mouth stuffed with food. Jungkook looked at her sister disgustingly as she ate like a pig.

"What?" Y/n asked while munching on the food as Jungkook smiled looking at her, finding her cute.

"What did Sungwoon tell you personally?" She said while quoting the word personally with her fingers.

Jungkook stopped eating as he heard that a boy talked to her 'personally', curiosity bubbling into him along with a little bit of jealousy.

He paid keen attention to Y/n as she spoke, "Aish! He asked me out." Jungkook's breath hitched as an unfamiliar fear gripped his heart.

"Dude, I knew it. So, what did you say? Yes? He is so hot, girl," his sister spoke with happiness in her eyes, as he looked at his food as he heard the words.

"No, I told him that I'm not interested," Y/n replied, showing no interest in the conversation.

Jungkook released the breath, which he didn't even know he was holding for a long time.

The conversation continued with Minji nagging Y/n for declining every proposal and Y/n defending herself by saying that she wanted to focus on her career first.

***

Y/n and Minji were watching a rom-com movie on her laptop, cuddled up together, while eating popcorn and some snacks.

They both laughed at the funny scene and talked about the main character. Suddenly Y/n's mobile buzzed with a notification. She unlocked her mobile and frowned while looking at the message sent by Jungkook.

'Noona, can we meet on the balcony?'

She glanced at Minji who was busy watching the movie. She nibbled on her bottom lip, and eventually decided to meet him.

"I'll come after drinking some water."

"Okay!"

After receiving the nod from Minji, she walked out of the room and proceeded to climb the stairs towards the balcony.

She reached the balcony and found Jungkook standing there supporting his back against the railing. As soon as he noticed her presence, he stood straight. She walked up to him and frowned while asking, "What happened, Kook? Any problem?"

He shook his head as no and looked down at his feet while fiddling with his fingers.

"Then, why did you call me here, Kook?" she asked him softly.

He looked in her eyes and stared at her intently.

"Noona?"

"Yes, Kook."

He didn't utter any other word but stared into her soul. She felt a shiver run down her spine because of his intense gaze. He slowly took steps towards her as she felt her heart picking its pace. He stood close to her, his eyes not leaving hers. He gently tucked her hair behind her ear and rested his palm on her cheek. He gently caressed her cheek, as her heart skipped some beats because of the intensity.

His eyes travelled down to her lips as he gulped his saliva. He felt a desperate need to feel her lips on his, to see if it actually tastes the same as he imagined. He was nervous, his conscience again nagging him to take the step back but he had already stepped in so much that he couldn't control his feelings.

He leaned closer and closed the gap between them as he pressed his lips on her soft ones. Y/n stood there shocked, although she knew that it was coming. She had a little clue about his feelings, but she thought he was just attracted to her and nothing serious. But, now it looked like something else.

They both stood there, their lips pressed against each other, without any movement. Y/n wanted to push him away but couldn't. She was melted by his touch and closed her eyes, eventually.

As he noticed that she had closed her eyes, he felt a little more need to push his limits. He snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He held her nape and kissed her deeply. He could feel her shivering under his touch and he loved the effect he had on her. He felt so happy and relieved to have her in his arms.

Her hands were automatically placed on his chest and there... she felt his heartbeat, faster than hers. His rhythmic beat felt so beautiful to her. At that moment, she kissed him back, with the same passion. They both got lost in the feeling, and shared an intense yet passionate kiss.

They both broke the kiss and the place was filled with their deep breaths and the sound of their fast heartbeats. Heat crawled to Jungkook's neck and ears as he realized what he actually did. Her cheeks were also flushed with pink colour, while she was still in his embrace. And there... he came to know about his real feelings.

"Noona?"

She looked up at him to continue, while he took a deep breath to utter those words which he always wanted to.

"I love you, noona."

Her breath hitched at the sudden confession. She looked into his eyes, and his eyes held sincerity and love. She slowly released herself from his embrace. Only one thought was revolving in her brain.
'This is wrong.'
'It should not happen this way.'

On the other hand, her heart spoke something else.
'But... he loves you too.'
'Can't you just accept him?'

She again looked at him and noticed his teary eyes.

"Noona, please don't say no. I really love you. I don't want to lose you. I can't imagine you with another boy. I'll be devastated, noona. I promise that I'll always keep you happy. If you are worried about Minji noona, then I'll talk to her. But please, noona, don't leave me like that," he blabbered all the things in one breath, like he was scared that she would disappear.

"Jungkook, I know what you feel towards me, but maybe it's just some sort of attraction. You are just a teenager, and it happens, Jungkook. It is normal to feel things at this age. Everyone goes through this phase," she said all those things that her brain told her to. But, at some point, she just wanted to accept him, to claim him as hers.

"No, noona. It's not an attraction. I'm sure about my feelings."

"Jungkook, you're not understanding. It's normal and it happened to me too when I was a teenager. But, I later realized that it was just infatuation. You need to understand that too."

Tears rolled down his face as he listened to her words. He was hundred percent sure about his feelings, but Y/n named his love towards her as infatuation.

"Don't you like me, noona?" he asked her with his trembling voice. She looked down as she knew how much she actually loves him. She always felt a magnetic pull towards him, but restrained herself from taking the step further.

"Jungkook, you should try to understand what I'm trying to say-"

"Noona, don't you like me?"

She closed her eyes after hearing the same question again.

"Noona, tell me-"

"No, I don't. I never looked at you that way."

He looked at her as his eyes showed pain, he felt his heart cracking. Y/n took steps towards the door to go back to Minji's bedroom, but halted when she heard Jungkook's words.

"Then why did you kissed me back, noona?"

She gulped hard as she regretted not controlling her feelings at that moment. Her eyes brimmed with tears as she looked back at him. He was looking like a mess with red nose and teary eyes.

"Noona, please, don't lie. I know you like me too. I promise... I'll fight the whole world for you. I know you are having the same thoughts as me. You are worried about our age gap, Minji noona and our parents. But don't worry, I can fight everyone for you. Just ask your heart, don't you like me? I know you do, noona. Please-"

He was cut off by a sudden hug. He also embraced her back as she cried on his chest. He felt his heart breaking as she heard her sobbing.

"I love you, Jungkook. I do. I'm just scared about everything, how will everyone react?" she uttered her feelings which she had kept in her heart for such a long time.

Jungkook sighed in relief as he came to know about her feelings. His heart felt peace as he embraced her.

"Don't worry. We can handle it. Our love is strong, noona."
He pecked her head as she nodded her head as yes. She looked into his eyes before placing a peck on his cheek.

"Yes, Kook. Our love is not weak."

His heart melted at the words and smiled at her as she again addressed him that nickname.

"Just trust me, noona."

"Don't forget to click that small star button. Thank you."