Designed For Each Other

Part 8

Jieun doesn't have to worry about the job position much longer, she gets a call early the next morning while still in bed. Jungkook groans as the phone rings, irritated at being woken up. Taehyung just sighs, handing Jieun her phone with his eyes still closed.
"Hello?" Jieun asks sleepily putting the phone on speaker.
"Hello, I'm looking for Min Jieun?" The man says. Jieun sits upright, realizing who was calling.
"Yes, that's me," She says, shooting the boys a look to keep them quiet.
"Perfect," The man pauses, "I was calling to let you know that we have decided to move forward with you for the design position opening up soon."
Jieun grins, "That's awesome news!"
The man chuckles, "I'm glad you are excited! Here is what we need from you next," He proceeds to tell her she needed to come in and talk to him, about the hiring steps, and the potential start date.
She grins at her phone as she hangs up. Taehyung practically tackles her with a hug, knocking her back down onto the bed. Jungkook laughs at her surprised yelp before ruffling her hair, "Congrats, Ji."
Jieun smiles at him from under Taehyung, "Thanks, Kook!"
Taehyung starts to squeal about how excited he was. Jieun and Jungkook smile fondly at the boy, letting him talk.

Jieun calls Hoseok as Taehyung is cooking breakfast, filling him in on the news. He is just as excited at Taehyung, but he has to go before he can rant about the job too long.
Jimin rants about it at breakfast, Danbi at lunch, and Bora after school when Jieun visits the coffee shop. Jin gives her a celebratory muffin before kicking her out.
Hoseok comes over later that day, he claims that he needs to make sure Jieun is staying on top of her math work. The rest of that week everyone starts to buckle down on their studies, finals were just around the corner.

Thanks to Hoseok's help in her math class, Jieun made a high mark on her final, bringing her grade up significantly. When she tells him her score on Thursday, he hugs her so hard that he accidentally lifts her off the floor.
"All we have to do now is make sure all of you guys will kill it at the show on Saturday," Jieun says once Hoseok has put her down.

Friday night they are all gathered in the trio's apartment.
"Okay! So, it doesn't have to be perfect, I'm sure Professor Namjoon won't take away points for having newbie models," Jieun claps her hand, six boys and Bora watching her from the couches and floor of the living room.
"You should demonstrate," Bora finally says, breaking the silence in the room.
"How are both of you here? Isn't the café normally open Friday nights?" Jungkook responds out of the blue.
"I thought about leaving Jeno and Jaemin, but Bora reminded me that they break at least one thing a week just in the back, so we closed early," Jin explains, gesturing for Jieun to continue.
"Right," Jieun nods, redirecting, "Okay, so you will go in this order, Yoongi first, then Jimin, Jungkook, Jin, Taehyung, and Hoseok at the end."
"Why does Yoongi get to go first?" Jimin huffs, pretending to be upset.
"Cause I'm the oldest!" Yoongi says, looking proud.
"I'm older than you, Yoongi," Jin deadpans, raising one eyebrow.
Yoongi squints at him, "Are you sure? You look like you are twelve."
Jin gasps, dramatically putting a hand on his chest, "Someone as handsome as me could never be mistaken as a twelve-year-old!"
"I'm really glad you guys are getting along but we are wasting time!" Jieun interrupts. The younger boys laugh until Bora glares at them and they all quiet down.
"Okay, now, let's practice your walk," Jieun makes them all walk around the apartment for half an hour, teaching them how to let the clothes speak for themselves. To be honest, they all would have continued their practicing for much longer, Jieun and Bora had to stop them and distract them with pizza so they would stop walking in circles like divas.

Saturday passed quickly, the group meeting up a half-hour before the event at the college auditorium. Jieun had brought all of their clothes on a rack, knowing that if she had given the boys the outfits ahead of time something terrible would happen.
She showed them the area that they would be using backstage, and she and Bora helped to put some light makeup on all of them.
"I knew you would be able to pull this off," Namjoon pops into the area, a smile on his face. A look of surprise replaces it when he sees Jin, but he quickly smiles at the older man.
"I'm definitely trying, Professor!" Jieun exclaims, putting down a tube of concealer.
Namjoon introduces himself to everyone, leaving Jin for last.
"And I already know you," He smiles, still offering Jin a handshake which Jin takes, the blush on his cheeks not from the palate Bora had used on him.
"Yes, you do," Jin says almost shy in his chair.
Namjoon continues to smile, "Alright, I'll see you all out there! I'm looking forward to your outfits Jieun," He waves to them as he leaves the area, moving to another student.
"Wow, even Jin is about to get into a relationship," Yoongi comments, making Jin blush harder.
Jieun frowns, "Yoon there's a bunch of us not in relationships, don't feel bad."
Yoongi looks up at her, "I don't, I've been dating my boyfriend for like four months now," he says this with a deadpan face as everyone's jaws drop in shock.
"You what?" Jieun asks, eyes wide, "You're joking right?"
Yoongi shakes his head, "I have a pic from this week," He pulls out his phone and shows everyone some photos of him and another man, smiling in a park.
Danbi comes over with Changbin in tow, refocusing everyone on the task at hand. After introducing everyone to each other Danbi steals Jieun to her area to try on the dress she would be wearing for Danbi's show segment.
Once the shows started the evening went quickly. Jieun allowed the boys to go watch some of the other shows in the audience once they were all made up.
There were five other girls before Jieun, and all of them had amazing pieces. On the fourth student, Jieun pulled them back into the back to get dressed and in place for her show.
They had just gotten in the correct order when the previous girl's models filed off the stage, back into the wings.
"Next we have Min Jieun, and her show is unique tonight, she has an all-male set for us tonight," An announcer said, "Without further ado, here is her newest collection!"
The man walks off the stage and a soundtrack starts playing overhead. Jieun nudges Yoongi, getting him moving the way they had practiced. She signals each boy as the one before him was ¾ of the way through his walk. Hoseok gives her a look filled with something too complicated for Jieun to decipher before he walks out, the last one in line.
Once all 6 men are lined up at the back of the stage the announcer calls her out to bow quickly before going backstage again.
"You all did amazing!" She tells them as they all enter the prep area. They smile back at her, some of them taking off jackets or slightly uncomfortable shoes.
"Jieun!" Danbi calls from her own area.
Jieun freezes, "Oh crap, gotta go, you guys can do whatever you want with the clothes now, I'll see you later," She scurries off to Danbi, quickly changing into the dress Danbi had made her.
After all the students had done their show, Namjoon thanked everyone for coming, dismissing everyone. He quickly walks around the backstage areas, telling everyone their grades on their finals.
"He said I got an a!" Danbi says, grabbing Jieun and Bora's hands with a huge smile on her face.
Bora pats her hand, "As you should, you did amazing!"
"Alright, I saved the best for last," Namjoon walks up, a knowing smile on his face. Jieun turns to him, worry flooding her chest.
"What did I get?" Jieun asks apprehensively.
Namjoon's smile grows, "Highest score you can get, a+! I was very impressed with the items you made. They all suited the model incredibly well; you had their color pallets in mind and clearly, you know them well enough to know their styles and what they are comfortable in. Good job Jieun."
Jieun grins. She turns to her friends, reaching for Hoseok on some kind of new instinct. It was probably the fact that she had started to associate the man with all the sewing she had been doing. But maybe it was just that she liked him.
Whatever her reasons, almost nobody was surprised when the man quickly reached for her as well, spinning her around in a tight hug. Jieun laughs, holding onto Hoseok's until he puts her down. She's still smiling when he grabs her face and kisses her, not caring that everyone was watching them.
Well not everyone, Namjoon was already talking to Jin again. Yoongi pulls Hoseok away from her as she stands there recovering from the shock.
The staff start to usher everyone out, rushing to close down the building so they could all go home.
Jieun doesn't end up seeing Hoseok again that night. Danbi and Bora keep her busy taking down Danbi's items before she gets the last couple of her own things together, letting Jimin walk home with her.
"I thought we would all do something tonight," Jieun comments as they ride the elevator up to their apartment.
Jimin shrugs, "I guess it wasn't meant to be," He says before smirking, "What was that with Hoseok?"
"I really wish I knew," Jieun sighs, disappointed that she hadn't been able to talk to the man before they all headed home.
Jimin nods, "As long as you are happy, Ji, you know how we all feel."
"And I love you for it!" Jieun gives the boy a hug as they walk into the apartment, dumping everything onto the couch, too tired to put everything away.
"I'm gonna go to bed if you don't mind," Jimin says, returning her hug.
Jieun nods, "Me too, I'm exhausted," They part ways, both entering their own rooms.
Jieun climbs into bed, deciding she would just talk to Hoseok the next day.