Leapt || Jungkook x Reader

Part 26

Drenched in rain, both of us stood at the entrance of a house. After ringing bells three times, someone finally let us in. We both sneezed simultaneously.

"Oh god, you guys should have come earlier." Aunt Song gasped. Greeting her, we entered the house. "Y/n, you can go and use the bathroom upstairs. I'll send you some clothes." I nodded and went upstairs.

Hot water was already ready for me in the bathtub. I drowned my body in it and it felt as if I entered heaven.

Mom is having a reunion with her friends. She told me four of them were really close before a point. She was unbelievably excited a day before about the gathering and all but today she seems off. Aunt called in the morning and then she was no more excited.

There was a knock heard on the door of the bathroom. Aunt must have come to give me clothes to change. "I'm coming." I yelled and got out of the bath tub and covered my body with a robe. It's okay if I go in a robe in front of her.

I straight up opened the door. My eyes widened and I shouted as I realized my assumption of it being Aunt was totally wrong. His eyes also widened as he quickly looked away.

And I closed the door.

What on the earth is Jungkook doing here?!

"Why...why are you here? Did you..." He abruptly cut me off before I could finish my sentence. "I was invited. I did not sneak in here!" I low-key gasped and opened the door again, just enough for my hand to reach out and take the clothes from his hands.

He handed me the clothes without saying anything. When I was about to take my hand inside, he grabbed it. "There is soap on your left leg." He whispered. I looked at the leg as an instinct. There really was some soap. I don't know how was it there. My legs were in the bathtub just a moment ago. Then how?

I cleared my throats as a sign for him to let go my hand. He gets it immediately. Sighing, I closed the door and leaned against it. Closing my eyes, I cursed. He saw me in a robe.

I changed into those clothes. I still don't get why Jungkook was invited here. Did Aunt call Mom in the morning regarded this? It makes sense. That's why she did not want to take me here. She sure hates Jungkook.

I descended the stairs quietly with my eyes roaming around here and there. There was no one to be seen. I guess they went in the living room or somewhere to enjoy. But the question is, did Jungkook go with them? Where is he?

"Why are you standing there?" A voice asked and caught me off guard. I looked where it came from and found Jungkook sitting by the opened door of the garden. "Why are you sitting there?" I asked him as proceeded towards him.

"Watching rain." He simply replied. I sat beside him. Why is he here? Should I ask him? But it's reunion gathering of 'moms'. Did his mom come here too? But that can't be true. On the first day, he told me he lives here alone and his mom is in Busan. Then...?

"I know you are confused but staring at me won't answer your questions." He said and turned his head towards me. First he said and then looked at me, that was kind of cool. "Then answer me." I said and looked at outside.

"My mom was invited for this gathering too. She couldn't make it so Aunt Song insisted for me to come. And here I am." He said and put both if his hand on the floor behind him and leaned back. "I'm sorry you had to see me."

"Not really. I am kind of happy that there's someone of my age. You know, I can't really stand those lady-type-conversations." I said.

"I know."

Of course . . .

"Y/n."

He called out. His tone seemed different. Kind of pleasing. "What?" I asked him without really looking his way but I knew he was looking at my face. He took a breath as he sat straight facing me.

"Can we forget about the bet and whatever had happened between us past few weeks and talk honestly with each other today?"

The bet? Did I really forget about the bet? That's so unlike me. I was so confident and dedicated towards it but now, I just forgot?

"Just this once."

He pleased on not hearing an answer from me. I had already forgotten about it so it doesn't​ make any difference. "Okay, just this once." I said receiving a smile from him.

"On one condition." I added. He looked at me all confused. "If you can't tell me my unpleasing aspects of my past then tell me the pleasant once."

"Was I always like this? Like who I am now. Have anything changed since then? Any memories of us, you know...we must have spent a lot of time together for you to act this way to me." I said.

"You're right. We almost spent every minute together. Expect from sleeping together at night." I said proudly.

"Were we in same school?" I asked. He nodded. "What about dinner? We even ate dinner together?"

"Yes, sometimes you used to come at my place. Sometimes it was your place." I told me. We must be really close. "We even used to spend weekends together." He added. Isn't it weird that I used to be with him all the time and my mom didn't mind it at that time but now...

"What was I like?" I asked kept asking him. "You were very dominating." He chuckled. I was dominating?!

"How?" I curiously asked.

"You used order me every time. I used to go to your girl friends' houses whenever you wanted something from them. I even remember there addresses now because of that."

I embarrassingly scratched my neck. "You could deny to follow my order though." I just said what came into my mind. He chuckled in return. "I tried." He said.

"Then?"

"You didn't talk to me for two months straight. And I had to apologise in front of both of your families for you to forgive me. After that incident, I never went against what you said." I said and stared directly into my eyes.

"You know me too well." I said staring back.

"You know, sometimes it really hits me hard when I realize that only I am left with all these memories. But then if I think the other way, it feels amazing. I can do anything with them. I can smile remembering them, I can miss them, I can cherish them, I can cry over my regrets. Only I can do that. Only I have that right. It makes me feel special."

My hand unconsciously went to his hair as I caress them. "You've been through a lot, haven't you?"

He grabbed my hand with his eyes on me as he removed it from his hair. But instead took it near his lips and kissed it before saying, "If it's for you. I really don't mind any pain."

"You love me, don't you?" I asked him. Confirming what Jimin said that day.

"What do you think?" He asked back. My hand was being held by both of his as stared at him while caress them with his soft hand.

"I think you are an idiot to come back to my life. It only gave you more pain to endure."

"I know, I could have just moved on from them but I can't. I have to care of you."

"Why do you have to that?"

His eyes went on me from my hand.

"That's because I promised someone. Someone really special to me. I couldn't take care of her but I promised her that I will not do the same with you."

It's a her. Who is this her?

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Don't forget to read the next chapter (it's out. It's a double Update!) to know who this "her" is.