Heart Strings

Chapter 7

Geoun woke up the next morning to the smell of pancakes and the sound of bacon sizzling. She sat up, confused at where she was, then looked next to her and saw Chan. She remembered everything. The party, Jungkook, and how she and Chan talked last night. She smiled at the last part, noted how cute Chan looked when he sleeps, then skipped off to the kitchen.

"Oh Geoun, uh. Goodmorning! I didn't think anyone else would be up." Jackson gave a nervous smile to the girl as he tried to wipe some flour off of his face.

"Hi Jackson," Geoun giggled as she handed him a towel. "The smell of pancakes and bacon woke me up!" The girl's mouth watered as she saw the breakfast laid out on the counter.

"Yeah, you looked pretty cozy on the couch," Jackson smirked as he looked down and flipped the last of the pancakes.

As he looked up, a cherry red Geoun stared back at him.

"Uh, we, uh. We couldn't sleep so he showed me his music." Geoun nervously defended herself as Jackson chuckled.

"You know, he only shows his unfinished music to his other friends that help him write it. I've known the boy for 10 years and he still won't show me. You should consider yourself lucky." Jackson set the last of the pancakes on the platter and took out a huge bowl of mixed fruit from the fridge.

"You've known him that long?" Geoun picked
a grape out of the bowl.

"Yep. His family moved here back then and we've been best friends since. He's a quiet guy and can seem pretty shy at first. But if he likes you, he'll warm up to you." Jackson ruffled the top of Geoun's head before going to the bottom of the stairs, cupping his hands around his mouth, and yelling 'BREAKFAST' up the stairs.

Within a few seconds, a stampede of feet was heard from upstairs, making their way down the stairs and into the kitchen where the sweet aroma of pancakes had drawn them.

All eyes landed on Geoun as she sat on the counter, still looking a mess from last night.

"Geoun, where'd you go? You were gone when we all woke up," Jisoo came over to the girl to inspect the bandage on her cheek.

"She uh, couldn't sleep, so she came down early to help me cook," Jackson winked at Geoun who looked at him in confusion.

"I see, well babe, come on, we gotta change your bandage so it doesn't get infected." Jisoo pulled Geoun's hand and the two girls headed to the bathroom and returned a short while later with a new bandage adorning Geoun's face.

"Right, now that everyone's here, let's eat! Ladies first, as always," Jinyoung kissed Lisa's head as he ushered her to get some food.

The girls all fell in line and as Geoun poured some syrup for her pancakes, she caught Chan looking at her. She gave him a small smile which he returned.

Once everyone had their food, they spread out and ate in different locations. The older ones headed to the dining room, and the younger ones settled in the living room as Yugyeom turned on some TV to watch.

Geoun found herself sandwiched between Yugyeom and BamBam, though she didn't mind. She admired both boys and they reminded her of Mingyu, her older brother. They all ate the wonderful breakfast, the TV being the only sound besides cutlery clinking on the plates.

After everyone was done eating and socializing, Geoun went upstairs to grab her shoes and phone before saying goodbye to the boys and going back to her dorm with Rose, Lisa, and Chungha.

The four girls finally arrived back at their dorm and all fell onto the couches completely exhausted from the night before.

"Oh. My. God. I'm never drinking that much again," Rose let out a long sigh.