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Chapter 26 || Miss Jiu Jitsu

"why'd you think i'd make fun you?" jungkook asks after taking a sip of water as his eyes remain on jiah sitting in front of him. she sighs softly, shaking her head in disappointment, but brings her last sushi roll closer to her mouth.

her cheeks puff up, lips shining their natural color, looking so cute that it makes jungkook smile to himself. he picks up a napkin, extending out his hand to reach closer to jiah's face, catching her off guard when he wipes off some soy sauce from the side of her lips. jiah pulls back immediately, licking her lips clean and takes the napkin from jungkook's hand, "you don't have to do that." she mumbles, forcing the food down her throat and ends up coughing.

"you're so messy when you eat." jungkook points out, pouring some water on her glass, then shifts the napkin holder to her side. "you've got some sauce on your shirt too."

jiah glances down, much calm after taking a large sip of water and sighs in embarrassment as she takes another napkin to wipe of her top, "i'm not messy. today's just a weird day."

"i'm sure it is." jungkook grins, "why on earth would park jiah be out here with me on a normal day?"

"exactly," she looks away, taking forceful sips of water to avoid talking and also hide the pinkish tint on her cheeks.

"anyway, you didn't answer me."

"hm?"

"i mean, i understand if you didn't wanna share about your job with me. i get it, i'm no one important to you, and it doesn't really bother me. but why would you think i'd make fun of you because of it?"

jiah nods slowly, playing the little amount of water left in her glass as she opens her mouth to speak, "actually, i've been a bitch to you. i mean, if we don't consider you stalking me. that day i said you were unemployed, when i'm pretty unemployed myself... i just felt bad, and i thought you'd pick on me if you came to know."

"i'm not that kind of a jerk." jungkook chuckles.

"what does that mean?"

"it means that i might joke with you and probably tease you about stuff. but i won't ever attack anything personal, or just anything that could hurt you. i'm a guy who likes to have fun, but never by hurting someone else. especially you, jiah."

jiah rolls her eyes at that, "of course. you seem to like me a lot."

"shit, i do." he clicks his tongue. jiah glances at him amusedly, while he winks her. he leans back a little, raising his hips to take his wallet out and places his card with the check sitting beside him.

"jungkook, wait!" jiah stops quickly pulling out her own card, which makes jungkook shake his head. "i have to pay today."

"no, you don't. it's my treat." he says.

"but you got me ice cream the other day."

"that was barely anything." he says, pushing her hand back and smiles at waitress, giving her his card along with the check to make the payment. once the woman leaves, he turns back to jiah and grins. "my hyung taught me to always be a gentleman and pay when i'm with a girl."

"i can pay, though." jiah says.

"you can. but you don't need to, when you have me sitting right here."

"that's a man speaking."

"what else i do look like?" he jokes, making jiah laugh. she stands up with him, smiling a little at the restaurant workers who bow at them as they make their way to the exit. jungkook keeps his card back in his wallet, checking the time in his phone before glancing at jiah.