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Assistant: Title: Mutual Help
        Author: personasintro personasintro 
        Chapter: 54/59 
        Summary: In order for you to pretend to be his girlfriend, he helps you with your sexual desires - he calls it a mutual help
        Contents: Chapter 54
    

    


      
        
          
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    “No.”“But–”“I said no. What's not clicking?”You should've expected this response and reaction. Not even in your wildest dreams you imagined this to go smoothly, the lack of sleep you've managed to get after yesterday speaks for everything. Not only Jungkook and the argument your friends witnessed so openly clouded your mind and made it difficult for you to surrender yourself to tiredness, but also wondering how you will throw your idea at Yoongi the next morning. This is all your fault and you shouldn't have spoken when angry and annoyed. The idea of inviting Yoongi to your camping trip is not only stupid but it doesn't make sense either. To be honest, you're aware of Jungkook's dislike toward your co-worker and he didn't fail to show it yesterday either. That's why you stubbornly said he's coming too. 
   “He's not even your friend.”  
Jungkook might be right about that, but you're going to prove him wrong. You will drag Yoongi there whether he wants to or not, whatever it takes. You've been determined and pretty confident until now.You haven't even managed to fully explain yourself before Yoongi straightforwardly dismissed you during the lunch break. Not only have you been bracing yourself to approach him, you feel embarr@ssed how blunt and rude he is about it.“You didn't even hear me out.” you exclaim, thanking God there are no other co-workers witnessing this embarr@ssing moment of you ready to beg Yoongi.“And I didn't have to,” Yoongi shrugs, taking a sip of his coffee as he c@cks his brow in your direction, silently challenging you which makes your blood boil. Two people have p@ss@d you off in less than twenty-four hours. And it's not because of your period. Yes, you got it and you never thought you would be happier about it, even though there was a really low risk in the first place. Still, it calmed down your nerves and you wondered whether you should inform Jungkook about it, only because you were too relieved and excited. In the end, you decided not to because that could be potentially weird. All of this was before your argument that took place yesterday. “I don't even want to know why you invited me somewhere. There has to be some kind of ulterior motive for it.” He squints his eyes suspiciously at you while you roll your eyes at him. “I know it's weird but–”“F@ck@ng weird,” Yoongi cuts you off, your mouth shut as you glare at him while he takes a calm sip of his steaming coffee. “Now leave me alone so I can enjoy the rest of my lunch break.”What would you do if you could just kick him in the @ss for being such an @ssh@l@? You really want to do that and for a second you contemplate on doing that, but then you're reminded what you got yourself into. You're stubborn and you're determined on showing up with Yoongi.“Yoongi!” you call out to him, your cheeks heating even in a bigger embarr@ssment how panicked you sound.But thankfully, he turns around and doesn't ignore you. However, he looks already tired of you and he doesn't fail to not show it. Besides the dark hair that has gotten longer in the back and frames his face, annoyance and tiredness does too. You're the unmistakable reason behind it. Taking this chance, you rush back to him, too scared he's going to leave and leave you to your destiny and humiliation. You won't give any satisfaction to Jungkook. It's petty and childish, but you're not backing down.Your next words are painful and you just can't believe you're saying them to Yoongi – out of all people – but you have no one else to ask. “I need your help.”His face remains stoic, doesn't give any sort of reaction and the longer he stays quiet with the coffee in his hands, the more you feel like the floor could swallow you whole. You wish it would. The idiot is never going to live it down once you actually explain things to him. Not that you will give him a full explanation, but he won't believe you if you just tell him you want him there. Both of you know that's proper b@llsh@t. “You need what? Say it again.”
   Argh, this idiot. 
You swallow down your pride, still throwing him a glare before you mutter through your clenched teeth, “I need your help, you idiot.”“Now, I don't like that. You don't call names, someone you ask for help. Bye.”
   For f@ck sake! 
“Okay, okay! I'm sorry,” you whine, grasping him by his wrist as he follows your hand with a frown which makes you let go. “I need your help, please.”He studies your face, frowning before looking away in annoyance and a moment later, he lets out a tired sigh. “What is this about?” “I need you to come with me on a camping trip.”“You said that before.” He points out. You didn't exactly say that.  “I'm going on a camping trip this weekend, I want you to go with me.”  Is what you exactly said.“And my answer is still no.” He turns to leave but you jump in front of him.“Can you please let me explain?” you whine, pouting which makes him scrunch his nose. You don't wait for a response, knowing he really is about to leave if you won't do something quickly. “I kinda told my friends you're coming and there's no going back.”“And why would you do that?” He squints his eyes again. Poking your inner cheek, you look away for a moment in a mere embarr@ssment. “I got into an argument with Jungkook. He p@ss@d me off and it somehow came out of me.”“Ah,” he lets out, emphasizing his realization too much and it p@ss@s you off. “So you're using me because you want to p@ss your boyfriend off?” To be honest, you completely get Yoongi and why he would never agree to this. He has no reason to. Even if he could easily refuse because of you alone, he and Jungkook haven't ended on a good note the last time you can remember. Bringing Yoongi with you could cause some serious problems and it's only now that you think of the possible consequences. As long as both of them behave, there should be no issue. But the guys are welcoming and friendly, they surely wouldn't be rude to Yoongi and even though he's an @ssh@l@, you wouldn't put him in that position of inviting him to somewhere where people would be @ssh@l@s to him. You're not that dumb. Jungkook can behave too, as long as Yoongi doesn't provoke him but you wouldn't bet on it. “He is not my boyfriend,” you grumble. “And no, I'm not using you. I think. I don't like the sound of that.”“So how would you explain my presence there if it's not to p@ss him off?”Sighing, you scratch your temple. “No. I need you there because I said you will be there in the heat of the moment. And I'm not giving him that satisfaction of showing up without you.”“Wow,” Yoongi hums, “You're very persistent.”You only stare.“And stupid if you think I'm going.”“Yoongi!” you whine, almost stomping your feet. “I will do anything you want. Please. The food is free, I will pay for everything there and you won't have to pay for anything. Come on, you don't want to spend the weekend in a nice nature with good food?”His lips twitch in amusement when you're bluntly trying to persuade him. But the pride is out of the window now. “Not really.”You groan, “Our friends are coming too and they are really great.”“I've got enough friends, thank you.”“No, I meant you would have a great time there. And not mentioning you would seriously help me. I'm desperate Yoongi, if you can't see. I'm practically begging you at our workplace, throwing away my dignity. Come on.”“I don't like camping.” he informs you, not showing any kind of interest of actually agreeing and you're seriously close to crying. He's making it difficult for you. “I will buy you breakfast or lunch every day for a week.” you blurt out, wondering what on earth could Min Yoongi possibly want from you. “A week? Is that how much my presence is worth?”  It's not worth even an hour,  you want to say. But you clench your teeth instead and take a deep breath. “For a month.”“Hm, that's better.” he muses, taking another sip of his warm coffee now. The steam is gone, a reminder of how long this begging has been going on for.“So? What are you saying?”“I don't know, Y/N. I don't really want to spend my free weekend with you and your friends.” he admits shamelessly, completely ignoring your look of disbelief that turns into a glare. “Trust me, I could imagine my weekend without you too.” you grumble and he leans his ear closer to your face.“What was that?”  F@ck@r . He heard you perfectly.“Yoongi,” you beg. “Please.”He stares at you, your foot impatiently and nervously tapping against the floor as you give him a look of desperation. He has every reason to say  no . “Add coffee there too.”You squeal in happiness, jumping repeatedly in place with your hands close to your chest and you're close to hugging him. Yoongi winces at your disposal of excitement and relief, throwing you an unappreciative glare. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Yoongi sighs, “Don't make me regret it.” he grumbles, brushing past you as you still can't hide the smile. “I will text you the details!”“Don't bother!” he calls out, his back turned to you but you ignore him, too engrossed at your own success of persuasion. “Let me get this straight,” Maya stops swirling the straw, not hiding her obvious shock. “You invited your friend because Jungkook decided to invite his own?”“He's not my friend, more like a coworker.” you correct her.You still can't believe you've managed to pull it off. Luckily, Yoongi never came to you to cancel the whole camping trip like you feared. Still, you hope he will show up and won't bail on you last minute. He is Min Yoongi. He is capable of anything and you wouldn't put it past him. You and Jungkook still haven't talked since that day of your argument. What can't be said about Jimin who showed his obvious confusion, not forgetting to give you another lecture through texts. Taehyung called you both dumb but never really said anything else besides that. To say it this way, you had no one to vent to and when Maya asked to hang out before the trip, you agreed straight away.She gives you a look, though she doesn't judge while she tries to wrap her head around what you've just told her. She knows about Ester coming, Jungkook didn't forget to inform everyone in the group chat that has been created purposely for this trip. It was two days after your argument and his message made your eyes roll. Namjoon offered to help with the tent situation even without Jungkook asking and you found yourself to be annoyed with him because of it. But you know that's stupid because he's just trying to be helpful. 
   Why does he always have to save the day? 
In two days you're leaving on this trip and the closer it gets, you wonder if coming at all is a good idea. Maybe you could cancel it, fake sickness or something. But your friends would never live it down. They would see straight to your lie, not mentioning it would be suspicious as hell. “You guys are not talking now?” “No, we haven't talked since that argument. We don't have arguments like that often and usually, one of us reaches out first. But it's been days and nothing happened.” you explain, frowning at your drink.“You're both stubborn,” Maya infers, “This is a mess.”She causes you to groan as you want to rub your face frustratedly, but it wouldn't be worth ruining your makeup. “Don't remind me.”“But things were fine before that, right? You guys are still…?” She trails off, doing a weird gesture with her hands but you understand it immediately as your cheeks flush. “Yeah, yeah everything was fine. But you should've seen him. Argh, this f@ck@ng sucks. I just got so annoyed because he mentioned inviting her all of a sudden. We barely know her,  he  barely knows her and he wants to play some kind of hero or something, I don't know. I simply questioned him and he got annoyed, making me feel like the bad guy,”Maya listens attentively. “I mean, I wasn't a saint either. I am not a saint in this but he just got me so annoyed. The way he reacted and looked at me. Even the tone he used.”Maya watches you for a moment, a smile threatening to appear on her lips and it does. She tries to hide it behind the straw but you catch it right away, giving her a look. “What?”“Sounds like you're jealous.” You groan loudly, throwing your head back. “I am not… jealous.”“That sounded really convincing.” she sings out and you glare at her. “I am not jealous  romantically .” you elaborate. “Has Jungkook ever had any other female friends beside you?” Maya questions, causing you to shake your head. “No, not that I know of. No. I'm sure he hasn't. That's if we don't count Jia but she's Jin's girlfriend, well, wife now. She is also his ex's best friend but I don't think they're friends,  friends  if you know what I mean.”“Ah, yeah. I totally get that,” she nods. “Well, then it's more than clear.”You pause. “What is clear?”“He never had any other female friends beside you and now he does. You feel threatened, therefore you're jealous.”“I'm not threatened.” you chuckle, but the sound turns into a nervous one as your eyes widen.  Are you threatened by Ester?  You're sure you aren't. Your friendship with Jungkook is special. He is allowed to have other female friends.Maya gives you a knowing look. “Maybe not completely. What you and Jungkook have… I don't think he's ever going to have that with her. But still, you never really had to share him with anyone else. Him inviting her is kinda out of the blue, but you're mainly jealous because you've always been his only female friend.”You can't say she's far off. You admitted it yourself, you did feel jealous but hearing her saying it out loud to your face feels like a proper slap. You do regret acting like a child that evening, you shouldn't have been so annoyed at him inviting his new friend. You're not possessive or overly jealous. You never had a reason to be. But like Maya said, you never really had to share him. Not only him but your friends too. The three of you have been close since you met them. You've got a special bond and even though they've got more friends, you know none of them are that close.“Do you know how I know this?”“Hm?” you hum, taking a sip of your virgin mojito to shake yourself out of your intrusive thoughts.“I can relate to you,” she says, “I had this friend back home. We've known each other since elementary school, we grew up with each other and I thought nothing could separate us. You know, the usual childhood friendship?” She laughs at the memory, though she doesn't sound sad at all. That gives you a bit of relief for some reason.“She found this other friend in highschool since we went to different ones. She started hanging out with her more and more, I guess I felt threatened after a while. I was jealous. And I'm not the jealousy type either. I never felt that way before, but I guess it happens when you have a best friend. You get jealous, it's completely normal.”Maya leans against the chair, giving you a brief smile. “We went separate ways shortly after. I'm not saying that will happen to you and Jungkook!” she quickly adds. “But we grew out of each other, I guess. What I meant to say with this, is that I felt similar and you're not wrong for feeling jealous. We're humans for f@ck sake. Sometimes we don't understand each other and I see you kinda blame yourself for questioning Jungkook. But I'm sure you guys will be fine. Some silly argument won't separate you.” You almost tease her for getting too deep, but you know it would only be a facade to mask your appreciation for her. She always manages to ease your nerves. She understands you on another level. You usually have that with Jungkook. It's nice to have someone else too.  What if Jungkook is going to have that with Ester?  No, stop! “He is allowed to have other friends. I don't want to come out as possessive.”“And you're not,” she @ssures you. “It's something new for you. Don't blame yourself.” You stare at her before a sad chuckle leaves your mouth. “You always make me feel better.” you admit, causing her to smile at you. “What are friends for?” she jokes, “But no really. I didn't say that because I'm your friend. I genuinely think this.”“Thank you.”She leans her elbows on the table, peering at you with brown curious eyes. “Tell me about you guys. How are you guys doing? Minus the whole argument, obviously.”Knowing exactly what she means, you sigh and think it through. How are you and Jungkook doing? You're not sure great does justice to what you're experiencing with him. Reasonably, you wouldn't talk about your s@x life with Jimin or Taehyung. Despite their openness and closeness in your circle, it would be weird to rave about having s@x with their best friend. Even more now that Jimin knows and clearly showed his dislike.“Jimin knows about us.” you inform her, filling her in with the latest news that involves your relationship.“No sh@t!” She widens her eyes as you give her a nod. “Taehyung told him, accidentally but told him nevertheless. He didn't really have a good reaction to it, but I guess I expected that.” you explain. “Is Jimin not supportive? Or how would I say it? Understanding?” “No, no. He usually is,” you quickly go to defend Jimin. “He was concerned about our friendship. He just doesn't want us to ruin it.”“Hm, I can understand that,” she hums. “But you two know what you're doing best. It's easy to judge or have a say when you're an outsider.”Maya is right. Jimin didn't mean to hurt you in any way, even though his words were straight-forward and he didn't exactly go easy on you. The little doubt sparkling inside you is all his doing and you realize his words have cut deeper.After all, this is something you and Jungkook talked about. You settled on having fun on your own terms, knowing it's not the most common thing – let alone it's not something you would imagine happening two years ago. But you trust each other, you're honest with each other and if any of you decide to end it, it's  not  going to be a big deal. This is something that is going to end eventually, you're both fully aware of that. It's stupid of you to let anyone or anything to get between that. And that's exactly what you're trying to voice to Maya who listens attentively and gives you a re@ssuring smile throughout it all. “I'm sure many friends or best friends sleep together. I don't think it's  that  rare.” she thinks out loud. “I would never imagine doing that with Jungkook. And it sort of happened… naturally? We weren't supposed to exactly sleep together, that wasn't the goal or plan. We just left that open. He wanted me to be comfortable with everything we were doing.”“That's even better. That it happened naturally, I mean.” “Two years ago, we literally cringed every time someone brought us, dating. I mean, we're not dating but just the thought of kissing each other made us grimace.” you chuckle at the memory which makes Maya do the same. “Oh come on, you never thought Jungkook was a hot piece of @ss before?” Maya arches his brow, giving you a look of disbelief which makes you fl@stered.“No!” you exclaim without even thinking about it. But she gives you the look which makes you shift in your seat. “Okay, he was hot and I was completely aware of that. I have a pair of eyes, alright?”Maya smirks in response.“But I saw it differently. He was my best friend and I never imagined doing anything even close to–he was like my brother.”“Oh, so he's not like your brother anymore?” she teases causing you to groan. “That would be weird if I said he is considering…”“Ah, considering he f@cks you now. I get it.” You glare at her, looking around to check if somebody has heard her but luckily, no one seemed to be weirded out. Thank god you chose the table in the far corner. Maya really is like a female version of Taehyung sometimes. Them and their big mouths. “It's weird. We have–we have s@x together but in other moments it's like nothing has changed. I think that's why it works between us. We have s@x but then we tease each other, and go back to being best friends. I know it sounds weird but–”“No, it doesn't. I get that. It's good that you guys don't feel weird.” she agrees. “I trust no one like I trust Jungkook. I seriously can't imagine doing this with anyone else. I know he would never use me and I do feel comfortable with him.”Maya studies your face for a moment and just when you start to feel weird, she smirks at you. “You're so whipped.”You gasp, “No, I am not!” you argue. “Whipped for his d@ck at least.” she continues while your cheeks feel like they're on fire. “ Stop !”“Hey, I'm supporting you!” she exclaims, leaning closer to you as she whispers. “Get that d@ck, girl.”You hide your face with your hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry in horrification as Maya laughs at your distressed state. “I told you this before. I don't blame you. Jungkook looks like he can f@ck well.”  Oh, she has no idea. “Maya!” you laugh, her lips stretching to a big smile as she shrugs. “What, I'm just honest!” she continues to laugh. “I don't think you would do this with him if he couldn't f@ck you properly.”At least she lowers her voice as she says this but you're still mildly mortified you're talking about this at a public place. Luckily, there's no one around you and that brings at least some kind of relief. Not that you care if some stranger hears that you get f@ck@d properly on daily basis. But still, this is the first time you're experiencing this and you're actually talking about yourself, rather than listening to someone else gushing about their s@x life. “Oh, you have no idea.” you mutter which catches her attention as she blinks through her long eyelashes with a curious gaze. “I've never had such amazing s@x with anyone else. I didn't have many partners to begin with, but I still can compare it with my exes. No one even comes close to… Jungkook.”Maya squeals in excitement, stomping her feet excitedly under the table with her fists tucked under his chin. “Tell me more!”You give her a look of amusement, shrugging. “I don't know what else to say. Jungkook ruined me for anyone in the future. I'm genuinely scared of that, Maya.”“Scared?” she questions, noticing the way your voice drops. “What if my future boyfriend won't be as good in bed? I know s@x is not everything but f@ck, with Jungkook… I really hope there's someone else with that stamina and skills.” “Hm, I had a fair share of exes,” she says. “I can really tell the difference.”“No, don't say that!” you whine.“Listen, Jungkook might be God between the sheets and all, but if you're having s@x with someone you're in love with… it's just different. Obviously, you must have the spark with them in bed too. But if it's mind-blowing in bed, plus you love that person, nothing can compete with that.”You hate how you automatically think about Jungkook and Kiko, wondering if he sees s@x with his ex like that too. It's not like anything Maya said is not true. It does make sense, but you've never really dwelled on it before. But now that she brought it up, you hate yourself for thinking about his previous s@x relationship with his ex. “I've never felt with anyone like I feel with Joon. The s@x, oh my god, I never thought it could get better and trust me, my previous ex was a beast.”You snort, covering your mouth with your palm as her face brightens. You can't even think about Namjoon and s@x in one sentence. You feel like it's a sin but clearly, Maya doesn't mind to get explicit about her own s@x life with her fiancé. Luckily, the waiter comes to grab your empty gl@ss@s when she finishes her sentence. You both order another drink plus a cheesecake as a desert. Caramel one for you, raspberry for Maya. Just when you think she's done with this topic as the kind waiter brings you your desert, she digs into her cheesecake as she bluntly says. “Have you guys tried @n@l? You should.” she says silently.You inhale the cake in your mouth, causing you to cough furiously as Maya tries to hide her laugh.  What the hell? “It's not for everyone but if you're prepared well, it's actually very nice.” “Maya, seriously?” you deadpan, lowering your voice as she laughs. You don't mention Jungkook hinting at this particular topic a few times. Now that you're thinking about it, you haven't heard him bringing it up in a long time. “Hey, why so shy now? Miss ' Jungkook f@cks me so good '?” she mocks you jokingly, a laugh escaping your mouth as you kick her shin under the table. “I'm not sure if I'm interested in that… particularly.” “You're missing out, but you do you.” she sings out as you roll your eyes.“I would never peg Namjoon as…” you trail off, making a weird face as Maya laughs at the sight in front of her. “Girl, he looks innocent okay? I'll admit that but when it comes to s@x… he's anything but innocent.”“I feel weird hearing this.” you comment, making her laugh again. “Okay, then. What have you and Jungkook tried? If you're comfortable talking about this, of course.”
   Thank god this place is clearing out. 
Not only has Jungkook managed to give you some indescribable @rg@sms, the best you've ever experienced so far, but he has also shown you so many new things. And with what happened recently, the most memorable thing right now is very clear to you. “We… um, we tried–recently, for the first time we had s@x without–”“Oh my!” she gasps. “It's great, isn't it? I don't want to see condoms anymore.” You cackle at that, slowly shaking your head. It's different with her. Her and Namjoon are in a relationship, f@ck they're getting married soon! “It doesn't matter. It was a one time thing. It won't happen again.” you dismiss her as her smile drops. “D@mn,” Her shoulders slouch as if this information somehow affects her. “I admire your responsibility. I shouldn't admit this but I wasn't so responsible in the past. I wasn't dating some of the guys too. Obviously, I trusted them and we were exclusive. I'm not proud of this but sometimes we just couldn't control ourselves.” Oh god.  You're already having a hard time thinking about having s@x with condoms. Not that it's amazing either way, Jungkook is amazing at this but the feeling of–  f@ck .“Maya, girl, you're not helping.” you nervously chuckle as she giggles. “Has he…?” she trails off, making a gesture with her hand which has your cheeks heating up and eyes widening. “No!” you exclaim. “No,” you add more quietly. “We didn't risk that. I was already close to sh@tt@ng my pants like what if.”Maya hums, watching you as you nervously trace the rim of your gl@ss. “Is it… how does it feel? I've never…” you admit, cheeks flushing as Maya gives you a comforting smile, silently telling you there's nothing to be shy or ashamed about. Clearly, she has more experience in this field and considering she has a fiancé, you really doubt they have protected s@x which she actually confirmed herself just a minute ago.“I've heard it's different for every woman. Some don't feel it, some do. It depends on many factors. I have to admit I experienced that with another guy before too, not only with Joon… but lemme tell you it was freaking good every time.”You mentally whine, trying to get that idea out of your mind. Jungkook knew what he was doing when he pulled out. You also never even discussed the possibility of him c@mm@ng inside and deep down, you know it's better this way that it never happened. You can't entertain this idea for any longer, no matter how this has been your s@xual desire too. You only came out clean trying to have raw s@x. You never mentioned the next part, already feeling like what you were asking of him is enough as it is. “I was more irresponsible at this than you. Honestly, I don't know what I would do if I ended up knocked by some guy that wasn't even my boyfriend. I was wild back then. But many people do this. I really doubt most people that aren't even in a relationship have protected s@x. As long as everyone's clean of course.” That's true. You heard many of your friends back home talking about this. It's one of the reasons why you've always been responsible about this. They were having s@x with their boyfriends back then, all of them were clean so the only problem was the risk itself. And you're not talking about the risk of catching STDs or something. “You're on birth control, right?”“Yeah.” you confirm. “It's worth the try, trust me.” Maya shrugs. “You said you trust Jungkook. You're exclusive and you're having the s@x of your life with him. Just saying.”“I don't know. I don't even know how he would feel about it.” you mutter, almost whining at the thought.  No, no, no.  You can't be thinking about this. Silly Maya and her s@x experiences.“Trust me, guys love it.”You shut your mouth, slowly shaking your head. “Yeah, but Jungkook…” you trail off, hinting at what happened to him. You never talked about it with Maya but she knows, most likely from Namjoon. Everyone in the group knows by now, they just don't talk about it. Probably not wanting to make Jungkook uncomfortable, plus there's no reason for them to talk about it. It's none of their business. “That happens once. It doesn't have to happen again, Jungkook knows that Y/N.” Maya says softly, “I understand why you guys would be hesitant and it's totally up to you. I'm just speaking out of my own experiences.” “Yeah…” you mutter, taking a long sip of your second mojito. “We're arguing at the moment anyway. The last thing I want is to think about s@x with him.” You don't like arguing or fighting with him. S@x is the least of your worries right now.“Oh, you guys will make up, trust me.” she muses with a knowing look that makes you playfully roll your eyes. “Anyways, I'm excited for the weekend. We're leaving in two days. It's my first time going with you guys! What should I pack?”The rest of the hour is spent with you talking about the weekend, though you can't help but feel nervous each day it gets closer.Yoongi hasn't bailed on you. Surprisingly.You don't think you've ever wanted to see him more than when you had spotted him waiting for you in front of his apartment building. Even when he bluntly ignored your greeting and insisted on going with his car instead. Swallowing down the offense once he eyes your vehicle, you're forced to put your stuff in his car.Not that information of where Yoongi lives now changes things. However, it does feel odd to know such personal information about him, especially when he has remained mysterious to you to a certain level. You think you know him – not all of him that's for sure – but you don't know much. You're both not the type to talk about casual stuff. That's definitely weird.Once you get inside the car, you complain saying you've already refueled your car but it gets ignored by Yoongi. To be honest, the road to the camping area is a little on the bumpier side and Yoongi's car is more suitable for it. You don't tell him that though, handing him some cash for the fuel rather disheartedly.He remains his usual grumpy self, barely saying anything other than telling you to turn on the GPS and put the location there. You try to tell him more about the trip, feeling too awkward to just sit there for a few hours with zero communication. But soon enough, Yoongi tells you to shut up and turns up the volume of the radio. 
   Annoying d@ck.  
You remind yourself, you're thankful for his presence either way. You really thought he would bail on you at the last minute.You make a short stop at a gas station, Yoongi complaining he needs caffeine if he  has to put up with your @ss for the rest of the weekend.  Not getting discouraged or letting his words get to you, you offer him a sarcastic smile as you send him a flying kiss. Not commenting when he brings you a coffee too, you silently thank him. You wanted to tease him about it, but the look he gave you warned you not to. After all, you don't want to p@ss him off.“Thanks for coming with me.” you mutter with a straw in your mouth, dodging Yoongi's eyes as soon as they set on you. He has decided to sit outside at one of the tables for whatever reason — to be honest you stopped listening as soon as he opened his mouth to complain. But hey, you've kept your mouth shut for the sake of both of you.“Hm? I didn't quite catch that.”Even without looking at him, you can tell from his tone that he has definitely caught that and he's just being a menace. Giving him a look, you see his brows raised feigning innocence which makes you roll your eyes.“I said thank you for coming with me,” you repeat slowly, emphasizing every word which makes him lean back in approval. “It's not like you're doing this for free,” you mutter, catching his glare before you add. “But I appreciate it regardless.”“I'm already regretting it.” he mutters back.“Well, you're here, aren't you?” you retort, fixing your sharp tone. “Let's just enjoy it. Everything is gonna be fine and fun.”You do sound like you're trying to convince yourself rather than him. He keeps his eyes on you for a moment longer, probably thinking the same thing but luckily, he doesn't comment on it as he ushers you to stand up so you can leave. The rest of the drive is spent in silence, your own nerves getting to you as you slowly start regretting going.  Why, though?  Because of Jungkook and your stupid argument? That's not a reason for you not to enjoy the weekend you've been excited about. Sure, it's not under the best conditions but still. Of course, you know you will  not  be able to enjoy it when you and Jungkook aren't on good terms at the moment. There's tension and an unspoken argument you should talk about. Maya was right. You're both stubborn and you don't plan to be the first one to crawl to him. Not necessarily. Depends how he's going to act. With each minute and the scenery you're starting to recognize, you consider asking Yoongi to make a u-turn and drive you back home. He would surely be happy. But you don't do that. Not even when it seems like everyone is already here, unpacking and sorting things that need to be taken care of before you can enjoy the proper camping. Jungkook's car is parked there, an awful reminder of him driving your friends.After the little show you made before leaving Taehyung's place, Taehyung himself checked on you to make sure you really are going to get here by yourself.  Petty you  responded yes, you're going with Yoongi and Jungkook can drive his new friend in his fancy car. And yes, you worded it out like this. When you step out of the car, a set of greetings are thrown at you as Maya excitedly waves from the distance while she seems to be helping Namjoon set up their tent. Even Hoseok greets you with a friendly smile along with Jin, both of them informing you they're about to cook a meal since it takes time to set up the grill and prepare the meat. Their curiosity and attention is shown though, looking at Yoongi as all of them greet him friendly once you introduce him as your friend. You ignore the side glance Yoongi gives you and you hold yourself back from slapping his back. Luckily, even though he seems to be his usual grumpy self, he greets them back and listens to everyone as they introduce themselves to him. During all of this, all the breath is sucked out of you when Jungkook comes out of the parked caravan, holding a pack of coal in his hands. He looks up, obviously acknowledging the sudden and increased commotion and additional presence. The moment your eyes meet, you're not sure how to react and there's not really a space for you to do so because much to your shock, Jungkook looks away. He f@ck@ng looks away after two seconds of glancing at you before he bluntly ignores your presence.Everyone seems to be too busy to even notice that awkward interaction, or the lack of, yet you still feel embarr@ssed and p@ss@d by the way he just acted. And it's like the world mocks you because behind Jungkook is Ester, getting out of the caravan with packs of meat in her hands as Jungkook helps her. You watch their interaction as she shyly smiles at him, thanking him for his help as he smiles back at her and puts the packs down onto the small table prepared for Jin and Hoseok. They're already getting to work, surprisingly engaging Yoongi in a conversation as it seems he's helping them with cooking. Mentally fuming, you consider asking him for help but you know he would just ignore you or worse. “That one is yours.” Taehyung informs you, pointing at the unpacked tent tossed on the ground before he focuses on setting up theirs. He starts cursing while Jimin clutches to his stomach, laughing at Taehyung's distress. Glancing around, you find Jungkook and Ester building a tent together. You're not sure how he sorted out their tent situation and with whom she's sharing it. Not that you care.Watching them setting it up makes your blood boil and you force yourself to look away with a clenched jaw. Not only do you see them right in front of you, you're left all alone with no help. You're not totally incompetent, so you get to work – mentally cursing at Yoongi for not even caring about helping you, not that it surprises you. At least it seems he's getting along with the guys. After a few minutes, it seems like you're doing a good job but you're not quite sure what step to do next. Sighing under your breath, you toss one of the poles on the ground. “Need help?”Looking up, you find Jungkook with two bottles of sparkling water, holding them in one hand, tattooed fingers wrapped around its neck.The tone he uses is cold and it's enough for you to feel too prideful to accept his sh@tty attempt to help you.“No.” You respond with the same tone, looking away.“Fine, suit yourself.”Your jaw drops to the floor. You watch him walking away, joining Ester in front of their ready tent they've set up together as he hands her the bottle of water.  F@ck@ng– You did tell him no. He didn't even greet you and now he  tried  to help you? If that can even be considered as helping you because his attempt was surely poor.“Do you need help? Maya said you're struggling.” Namjoon asks, standing next to you as he shoots you a dimpled smile as you glance at Maya who's setting up their sleeping bags. She shoots you a thumbs up with a big grin as you put your lips into a thin line. “Yes, thank you.”Namjoon has your tent ready in less than five minutes, you've let him do his own thing since it seems like you're getting in way more than helping. Thanking him, you finally join the others while he goes to help struggling Taehyung and Jimin.It's when Jungkook and Ester go fetch the water together, someone already gets curious even though they must've been informed about her coming too. “Are the two of them dating?” Jin asks curiously, flipping the beef.“What? No, they're just friends.” Taehyung answers, giving you a glance which you bravely ignore, equally as Jimin's side glance. “Really? For how long? I've never seen her before.” Jin wonders loudly as this time, he looks at you completely oblivious to the argument you and Jungkook had, clearly asking the question since you're his best friend. “For like five minutes?” you mutter pettily, hearing Taehyung snort as Jimin nudges him.Your little remark catches Jin's attention as he looks up again, giving you a weird look just as Hoseok does the same. You clear your throat, swallowing down the embarr@ssment at your obvious jab. “Just recently.” Taehyung tries to rescue you. Luckily the guys redirect their attention elsewhere and the topic of Jungkook's new friendship is no longer discussed. Much to your surprise, Yoongi seems to be getting along with Hoseok the most. The two of them have been talking for hours, in fact, you're not quite sure if you've seen Yoongi talking this much. Even his grumpy mood seems to go aside as you're a witness of his grin or anything that's not a frown or a glare. At least he's enjoying his time here. Not that you're not but things feel weird with Jungkook right there when you're successfully ignoring each other.If any of them noticed it, and you know they did, they don't question it. “I see you still haven't talked.” Maya says after you've finished having a quick bite. Taehyung just proposed to go to the lake to cool down, since the heat seems to not be coming down even with the sun slowly setting. You and Maya are inside the caravan for some privacy as she walks around the corner in a bikini. You're still wearing your clothes, wondering if you even want to get into the water.“No.” you confirm, looking away as she gives you a pitiful gaze with a pout. “Maybe you should talk to him.” Your head snaps in her direction, causing her to chuckle as she puts her hands up in surrender. Sighing, you relax as you scratch your cheek. “I'll just enjoy my time here.”“You better start because you've been grumpy since you came here.” Maya signs out, cackling when you toss her shirt at her. In the distance, you can already hear others laugh followed by water splashing. “Wait up for me. I'll be right back.” you tell her, snatching your swimsuit as she salutes you, shooting you another smirk. The white swimsuit you've chosen this time is pretty casual, not revealing too much but still wraps your figure nicely. The top of your br@@sts are shown but besides that, it's pretty decent. You didn't make the same mistake like the last time, forgetting to pack one and you put it in your bag just in case. You're glad you did.You don't necessarily feel nervous about wearing a swimsuit in front of the guys, but there is something sitting in the pit of your stomach when you look at yourself in the mirror, trying to see if anything is peeking out. This is the first time they will see you wearing it. It's not a big deal. You're not insecure about your body, even though it depends on the situation. Regardless of that, you don't show it off. There haven't been many opportunities for Jimin and Taehyung to see you in one. You don't count Jungkook since he has seen you naked, which can't be compared to wearing a freaking swimsuit or bikini.It does feel slightly weird to come out of the caravan revealing more skin. Maya on the other hand looks completely unbothered. Maybe you should take her as an example. She's showing more skin than you do and she doesn't look as if she cares about anyone. Like you said, it's not about insecurity but knowing you're revealing yourself to them more than ever. Having their eyes on you and all that… You're being silly. They're your friends and you know they're no perverts. The problem is in you but you decide not to pay attention to it any longer, the heat slowly killing you as you can't wait to get into the water. “You're not coming?” you ask Yoongi, finding him still helping Jin and Hoseok with the cooking.You catch their attention, their eyes respectively moving back to their task as they start discussing something relevant to food.“Not a chance.” Yoongi replies, scrunching his nose as he looks at the nearby lake.Chuckling at his evident displeasure, you don't comment on it but still ask. “You're gonna be fine here?”He stares for a moment, “Yeah, surprisingly your friends aren't that bad.” he replies shamelessly and you gasp, ready to scold him about his impoliteness because there's no way Seokjin and Hoseok haven't caught that.But much to your shock, they cackle at Yoongi's remark. “Yah, be good to us!” Jin says jokingly while Hoseok laughs while you stare at them dumbfounded. They act like they've been friends for years. Giving them a side glance, you consider this conversation done as you join Maya who's been waiting for you. You both walk toward the lake, seeing the rest of the group already there. What makes your breath hitch is not the amount of naked chests and abs you get to see – even though that's a sight to see – it's none other than Jungkook himself. He's in the water that's reaching up to his waist. His black hair wet as he shakes his head, droplets of water flying around him before he brushes his fingers through it. His tattooed arm is on full display as you swallow dryly, slowly averting your gaze to Maya who's gawking just as much as you do.“Well f@ck.” “Maya.” you frown, her eyes slowly and not very willingly shifting to you. “What,” she mutters. “Joon, baby!” she calls out to Namjoon who's getting out of water, grinning at his girlfriend. You raise a brow at her when she glances at you with a grin. “What, he would understand. He’s my boyfriend and I love  him .”She rushes to Namjoon as he hugs her, wetting her dry skin as she squeals his name and lets him attack her with kisses all over her face.  Cute  . Hand in hand, they both get to water together as the loving couple is in their own world.  Great .Stepping closer and taking a good glance at your surroundings, you spot Ester sitting on a towel still in her clothes and a book on her lap. She's not reading though, looking at the guys with a tiny smile. A bucket hat shields her face and head from the heat.Seeing her like this, alone makes you feel bad for her. You know your stupid annoyance and jealousy is not her fault. God, you're such an idiot. You're close to dropping to your knees and apologizing to her, that's how desperate you're starting to feel. From the looks of it, she doesn't seem to know about what happened between you and Jungkook which makes you feel better. You would feel like the biggest @ssh@l@ if she knew.“Are you not going?” you ask softly, catching her attention as she sees you pointing at the lake. “Ah, no. I didn't bring a swimsuit but it doesn't matter. I'm not a big fan of water anyway.” She smiles warmly.You're not sure if that's a lie or not. Apart from Jungkook whom she's friends with, she obviously knows Taehyung and Jimin but they're not very close, she's here with strangers. Not just any woman would be comfortable wearing a swimsuit in front of others when this is her first time meeting them.“You sure? We could borrow you a shirt or something.” you propose, her face showing you gratitude as she gives you a tiny giggle. “No, it's alright. I can't swim, don't want to risk it. But maybe I'll dip my toes in later. This heat makes my skin melt.”You chuckle, nodding in understanding. For some reason, you still linger around. “Are you…” She looks at you again, tilting her head up in curiosity. You clear your throat before offering her an unsure smile. “Are you having fun so far?” “Oh, yes!” she beams happily. “Everyone is so nice to me. I'm happy to be here. Thank you for letting me join.”Your stomach drops and your smile falters, the corners of your lips almost shaking. Idiot, idiot, idiot.  You're so mad at yourself. She's such a nice girl and here you are, feeling like a total d@ck because you made a scene about her joining you.  Couldn’t she be a b@tch?  It would certainly make things easier for you. “Of course.” you feign a smile, your voice tiny.“Oh!” She lets out, patting the space around her as she searches for something until she finds it. “I've got sunscreen here. Do you wanna borrow it?” You mentally groan at her kindness. “Thank you, that would be great. I forgot mine in the bag.” She hands it to you, grabbing her book as you stare at her for a moment, the corners of your mouth threatening to turn downwards at your own stupidity. You start applying it, starting with your legs and you do that for a while until your name is called behind you. Turning around, you find Yoongi walking toward you with a displeased expression. You almost want to laugh at how grumpy he suddenly looks. “They've sent you guys this to drink.”  Oh, right . A pack of bottles of water in his hand.“Aw, you came all the way here to give us these?” you tease him, staring at him as he puts the pack on the ground as he shoots you an annoyed expression. “Stop annoying me.” he grumbles and turns around to leave but you stop him.You hear some water splashing again, along with Jimin's contagious laugh but you grab the sunscreen again and shove it in Yoongi's direction. It all seems to be bad timing because just as you're opening your mouth, Jungkook walks in your direction, staring at the gr@ss beneath his feet. “Can you apply this on my back?” Just as you ask this, Jungkook's head lifts up and he's literally two meters away from you as he stops next to Ester. Your eyes meet for a split second but you quickly glance at Yoongi, finding him frowning at your request and the sunscreen in your hand. Meanwhile Jungkook reaches for his own towel that you've failed to notice before. He runs it over his hair to dry them off as he wipes the droplets of water off his forehead. Yoongi's eyes shift between your hand and eyes. “Do I really have to?”
   You're gonna kill this man. 
“Yes.” you say through clenched teeth, shoving it to his chest as he shifts backwards a little. Then his eyes fall behind you, undoubtedly staring at Jungkook before his lips curl into a tiny smirk. Yoongi motions for you to turn around and you do, right met with Jungkook's eyes as he shamelessly stares at your face. You're so surprised that you momentarily freeze on the spot before you shake yourself out of it. “You good?” Jungkook asks Ester, both of them having a conversation right next to you and Yoongi as he starts applying the sunscreen on your shoulders. “Yes! Thank you again for inviting me. This place is so peaceful, this is definitely better than just hanging out in Seoul.” she smiles which makes Jungkook chuckle in return. But he has the audacity to stare you dead in the eyes right after.You know what he's doing. He  knows  you heard her.“Trouble in paradise?” Yoongi whispers into your ear as you mildly flinch. “F@ck off.”“I will take that as a yes,” he muses behind you which makes you roll your eyes. “Your boyfriend is not so secretive with the glares.”“Shut up.” You both know Jungkook doesn't like him. Actually, they don't like each other especially after their last encounter which you're glad didn't end up with a fist fight. It seems like Yoongi finds it amusing. He is a little sh@t after all, maybe he's enjoying this more than you thought.“Ow, don't be so harsh!” you suddenly scold the man behind you when he slaps the sunscreen into your skin. He's not very tender with it. “I thought you liked it  harsh .” he jokes, pinching your hip but that's the least of your worries when your eyes fall automatically on Jungkook. What the hell is Yoongi doing?He glares the sh@t out of Yoongi, tossing his towel on the ground not too tenderly either which makes Ester surprised. “Can you two take it somewhere else?” he questions, eyes dark even under the bright sunlight. His tone has an edge to it, though he still makes it sound as if he's asking the most casual thing. You can't seem to react, too stunned to speak. “No, we're done here.” Yoongi muses, turning you around as he hands you the sunscreen back. He shoots you a wink before he retrieves back and walks back to the camping space. You thank Ester for her sunscreen, putting it on her beach bag as she smiles at you, clearly sensing the weird atmosphere in the air but she tries to not react. “Is he your boyfriend?” she asks innocently suddenly, asking timidly as if she's scared her head is going to be bitten off.Before you can answer, not hiding your disgust and surprise, Jungkook scoffs under his breath which makes you frown. “Do you have a problem,  Jungkook ?” you say his name with an attitude which makes him rub his finger under his nose as he scoffs again. He faces you with a straight face, running his hand over his hair again. You ignore him, ignoring the handsome m@th@rf@ck@r as you turn to Ester and give her your sweetest smile. “No, he's just my friend.” Glancing at Jungkook again, you find him giving you an amusing expression.  F@ck@r . You both know Yoongi isn't exactly your friend. You're not even sure how you should categorize him other than your co-worker. He finds it all amusing. He lives for your pettiness because you both know it was the reason why you invited him in the first place. But Jungkook has to give it to you. You've managed to convince him. “What?” you ask in a deadpan manner at Jungkook. “Actually, no. Don't answer that. If you have any problem, take it somewhere else.” you feign the sweetest smile, not hiding your face from him when it drops as you make your way to the lake.You can feel Jungkook's glare burning your back. It's safe to say it burns more than the sun above you. Despite your previous interaction with Jungkook, you're trying to enjoy your time here as much as you can. It's tough, the whole situation sits bitterly in the back of your mind and whatever you do, it's just  right there . Just like he is. You can't exactly avoid him, it's impossible since you're on this trip together. Whenever you look, he is right there. It's even tougher to ignore his presence, but you two do it successfully and minus the weird stares you get from your friends, nobody seems to question the tension between you and him. All of you get called to eat after the fun at the lake. The talking never stops, it's almost impossible with this many people and you're glad for that. No attention is turned to you and Jungkook, so it helps with all the embarr@ssment of them having to witness you two ignoring each other. “Do you guys know the gender?” Hoseok asks Seokjin, lips pursed as he munches on the food they prepared.Seokjin just ended a call with his wife a few minutes ago. She was kind enough to say hi to everyone when he put her on speaker. That's what has sparked the conversation of their soon to be changed life.“Ah, so,” Jin sits upright as he wipes his mouth with a napkin. “Jia's cousin was pregnant and they told her she's expecting a boy. Turned out to be a girl in the end,” he chuckles as do some of you. “We've known the gender for a while, we just didn't reveal it. In case–you know. It's silly but yeah.”“Okay, I know sh@t about babies let alone pregnancies. But aren't those scans pretty accurate?” Taehyung asks with a full mouth, not even looking at Jin as he stares into his plate, too hungry to engage himself in this conversation more. You hide your smile. “I'm more interested in how you know about this.” Jimin teases, laughing when Taehyung flips him off effortlessly.“Yeah, they are accurate most of the time but there are cases when it's mistaken.” Jin answers casually. “Anyway, we're expecting a little boy.”The reaction is not what you would see if more women would be around. It's actually funny how the guys stay casual about it, some of them slightly gasping before nodding while the others just congrats. There are no squeals of happiness and excitement you see amongst women and the whole moment is amusing to you. Yet, you can feel they're happy for Jin in their own way as they congratulate him with wide and warm grins.“Do you have any names?” Namjoon asks, engaging himself in the conversation as he puts more food into his mouth.“No. It's so f@ck@ng hard to name another person.” Jin whines a little, laughing at his despair as some of the guys join. “You'll find the one when the time comes, Jin.” Namjoon @ssures him, squeezing his shoulder in support as the older smiles before he takes a sip of his beer. Namjoon takes the topic of conversation elsewhere as he asks about everyone's plans, not forgetting to mention he wants to go, of course, hiking. Apparently he has found a new spot and he would like to check it out tomorrow preferably. He asks who wants to join and you have to bite back a grin when Yoongi silently scrunches his nose, remaining silent as Hoseok, Jimin, Jin and Jungkook along with Ester agree to go. Maya watches him admirably, smiling at him because everyone most likely finds him and his love for nature adorable. Either way, he likes to stay active by walking long paths and mountains which can't be said about Yoongi and Taehyung. Either way, Taehyung likes to stay active in a different way and mountains can't give it to him. The last time you remember when you went hiking on last year's trip, he kept complaining along with you.Seokjin goes to grab another beer for himself, silently excusing himself from the group. You do the same thing when Hoseok mentions something about snacks and you offer to go. He smiles at you in gratitude before he complains about the heat, fanning his face with his cap. “Get me one too, yeah?” Yoongi mumbles to you when you pass him, angling his head while he stays seated. “Get one yourself.” you reply, wanting to cackle when you see his little glare. Snickering, you poke the side of his head and happily jump away when he goes to slap your hand, frowning because he doesn't succeed. You both know you're going to get him the beer anyway. When you're inside the caravan, you find Seokjin opening the fridge as he pulls out a full six pack of beer. You exchange little smiles as you go gather the other things. “Are you having fun?” Jin asks, filling the silence as he sets the beer on a small counter, showing no interest in leaving. “Yeah, don't I look like it?” you chuckle, causing him to do the same.There's a bit of silence while you rummage through a cabinet, grabbing some snacks for Hoseok not knowing which ones he specifically wants. You get one of each, some of the guys will want to share it for sure. “So… Yoongi,” he starts, chuckling when he sees you looking up at him, raising a brow in question.“Yeah?”“Interesting guy.”That causes you to straighten up. “Did he say something? God, I'm gonna kill him if he was rude to you or–”“No, no,” Seokjin assures you, rubbing his nose as he chuckles deeply. “He's actually nice.”That makes you snicker and you try to hide it but there's no point. Seokjin's eyes are on you and you're pretty sure his ears are completely fine too. The look of amusement on his face is enough to let you know he has heard and seen. “Is he your friend?” Is he? You don't know yourself. Well, he's here but that doesn't make him a friend, does it? You still can't believe you've managed to convince him to come. It's not for free though. You can't forget that and f@ck, you don't want to think about the next two months and what is expected of you. “... yeah.”Seokjin snorts loudly, clearing his throat to collect himself. “That didn't sound convincing.” “What do you want me to say?” you laugh, “We work together.” “Oh, yeah he mentioned that.”That makes your brows raise in curiosity. “Mentioned?”“Yeah, we sort of played detectives on him with Hobi,” he jokes, “We were curious.”He has a headband to keep his long dark hair off his face. It sharpens his brows and features.“Don't worry, he was lovely.”“That's… hard to believe.” you mutter more to  yourself.“So, he's not your boyfriend then?”Your eyes almost jump out of their sockets as you abruptly clear your throat. “Oh my god, no. Why would you think that?” you exclaim, causing him to laugh at your distressed face.You actually know why. It certainly made some of them wonder if Yoongi truly is your friend only. Little do they know. It actually amuses you right after it disgusted you though. “Sorry, I just wondered. I hope you don't find me too nosy or annoying. He's actually nice, we had a good chat with him.”You ignore the compliments about the most annoying person you know, shaking your head slightly to assure him that it's okay. “No, he's just a friend.”“And Jungkook doesn't like him?”That makes your eyes snap to him abruptly, raising your brows before you breathe out a shaky laugh. “Why would you think that?” “Come on, it doesn't take much to notice it.”Your cheeks heat up in embarrassment. The face you make causes him to widen his eyes in a mere panic, shaking his hands as if to stop your embarrassment. “I just meant they never talk. Not that it matters, sh@t, forgot I even said anything.” You laugh out loud, “It's fine. They're not buddies, that's true.”He nods in understatement. ”Well, I think he's a great guy so far. Bring him next time too.”
   Yeah, like that will ever happen. 
You shoot him a smile though, “Sure.” The door of the caravan opens, Taehyung's fluffy hair is the first thing you see. “What's taking you guys so long?” he complains before even properly shutting the door. “We're coming.” You roll your eyes.“Are you gossiping here without me?”Seokjin grabs his stuff, brushing past Taehyung but not before patting his shoulder mockingly. “We would never dare to do that, Tae.” And then he leaves, leaving Taehyung with an amused grin.“F@ck@r.” he mumbles.Laughing a little, you start gathering your things. Since he's here, you might as well use his help. But your friend seems to have a different plan because as you look up, ready to ask him to grab some of the things, you find him leaning against the wall with a smug grin. “What?” you ask uninterested. “I get it you and Jungkook haven't talked yet.”Sighing, you lean your lower back against the provisional counter. “If you take childish remarks as talking, then yes.”“You're kidding.”Chuckling, you shake your head. “No. We had a little… I don't even know what to call it, banter? Doesn't sound right… Anyway, it happened when we were at the lake.”“No way!” he exclaims, “And I missed that?”Taehyung's grin turns even more cheeky when he sees the look of annoyance on your face. He straightens himself, scratching his temple. Whatever Taehyung thinks about this whole argument between you and Jungkook, he only shows his amusement for it.“Did Jin ask about Kook?”“No, not about that specifically. I mean, none of these people are blind, right?”He snorts silently, “You and Kook are usually very talkative and affectionate, of course they see something's wrong. But hey, at least they're not putting you in a spot, right?”“It's not any of their business, is it?”“That's true too.” he hums.“We talked about Yoongi,” you say after a moment. “With Jin, I mean.”“Oh,” Taehyung sounds surprised. “He's kinda nice, no? Grumpy for my taste but none of us is perfect.” That makes you giggle as you nod in agreement. “He does seem to be more… relaxed and talkative than usual.” “God, can't imagine how he is at work.”“You don't want to know that.”You both start laughing. Taehyung is not clueless about your co-worker's specific personality. Not just him, but the three of them had to listen to you complaining about him a few times. You would get so heated up, that in a way it was their source of entertainment. “Come on, let's go.” Taehyung motions his head toward the door, but not before he goes to you and helps you without you asking for it. With an appreciative look, you both get out of the caravan and bring the drinks and snacks to the table. Just as you're putting it down, you lift up your gaze finding Jungkook looking sideways as he empties the rest of his beer can. He crumples the aluminum and tosses it to the bag that's intended for trash. The last thing you notice is the way he tongues his cheek, jaw sharp and clenched, before you go back to your seat.After everyone's stomachs are full, Maya and Namjoon decide to go on a walk and explore the surroundings a little. Politely, they ask if anyone wants to join and they're met with heads shaking. You're sure they wanted some alone time anyway. You and Hoseok clean the small table and gather all the trash, which he goes to throw away. You've been here for a couple of hours and you've managed to fill up the whole trash bag. Ester helps a little too, before she goes inside the caravan because apparently, the heat is not doing her well. You ignore the moment when Jungkook asks her if she needs anything, attentive and caring as always. You ignore Taehyung's subtle smirk that he barely hides when your glances meet in the midst of it. And Yoongi? The man annoys you to the core. Not only has he barely moved since he came here – which wouldn't be that big of a problem at all – but he doesn't even ask if you need help when you go to the car to grab blankets and sleeping bags for the two of you. You're not able to grab everything anyway, leaving you to grab a piece of each. But when you call out his name, ignoring the little frown on his lips, he finally lifts up his ass and walks up to you. “What are you doing?” he asks.“What does it look like?” you mutter under your breath, already annoyed. “Sorting out our tent?” The second you say that, it's not the tone you use that causes Yoongi to almost choke on his spit, but it's  what  you say. Then his expression relaxes and he lets out a humorous chuckle. “Our?”You raise your brows and give him a  duh  look. “Yes?” you ask with an equally dumb tone. “Where did you think you were going to sleep?”“Not with you!” he exclaims, grasping everyone's attention with his overly dramatic reaction and including Jungkook's who's showing something on his phone to Jimin. It's enough that they both look up from the device, undoubtedly hearing Yoongi. “Feel free to sleep under the bare sky, then.” You shrug your shoulders, dismissing him and the gasp he lets out. “Are you serious right now?” He grabs your forearm, stopping you in your tracks. “You dragged me here and never told me about this. I thought I had–I don't know, f@ck@ng space where I can sleep. Alone.”“Oh, don't flatter yourself. Is that such a big deal? The tent is big enough for both–”He lifts his palm up to shush you, currently reliving his life crisis while Jimin timidly approaches the two of you. “I don't mean to b@tt in, but there should be one space free in the caravan.” “What? I thought we're out of tents and space.” Confused is what you are. “Uh, yeah. There are two single beds in the caravan, Hobi and Ester are staying there. But Ester said she's fine sleeping in a tent if someone wants to sleep inside. Maybe she could share a tent with you?”Jimin sounds unsure, his attention fully on your expression as you look behind him and find Jungkook staring right back at you. Irritation stirs inside you.“Caravan sounds better than a tent, anyway.” Yoongi replies.“Why does she not share it with her friend?” you question instead, fully ignoring Yoongi who carefully eyes you and Jungkook with his sharp eyes. You know Jungkook has heard you, your voice has grown an octave higher and he scoffs loudly enough for you to hear. “Why don't you share it with yours?” he questions back, your jaw almost on the floor. You catch yourself just at the right time.“I don't like camping that much.” Yoongi b@tts in, voice indifferent.“Why did you come then?” Jungkook presses, clearly showing his inhospitality. This banter causes Jin to stand up, trying to see what's going on while seated Hoseok tugs on his arm.“To p@ss you off apparently.” Yoongi shoots right back and you rub your forehead.“That's not… that's not why he came.” You try to clarify to everyone.  Stupid Min Yoongi!  Why can't he keep his mouth shut? “Not apparently, it's pretty clear.” Jungkook talks back and you facepalm yourself, just as Jimin tries to get control of this situation. “Alright, everyone, let's take a breather. No need for any fights here.”
   “I'm not fighting.”  
Both of them speak at the same time.“Let her deal with it, Jimin-ah.” Jungkook says and you can only gape at the audacity. “Let me deal with it?” you exclaim over Jimin's shoulder, glaring right at Jungkook who literally laughs in your face with that sarcastic grin. “Yeah. Why should Ester lose her spot because of your friend? You should've arranged it for your friend, just like I did for her.”Both of you are so f@ck@ng petty, but you're not backing down and just as you fume, Jimin squeezes your shoulder to comfort you, but it only does so little. “Yeah, you've arranged a lot of things.” you sarcastically remark, seeing him stare deadly at you as he clenches his jaw. “God, you're like kids in a candy store.” Yoongi exhales exhaustedly. “I'm gonna sleep in the f@ck@ng tent.” He is genuinely exhausted, despite his vulgarism, his tone is calm and tired. He thinks of this topic to be dealt with, but he doesn't know how stubborn you and Jungkook are. And petty. Childish too, but he probably figured that out by now.“I'm sure you won't mind that.” Jungkook says, causing Jimin to sigh as you start scoffing loudly, not believing his words. To some, it might be just a remark but you know exactly what he's hinting at. He's making you a payback for your earlier remark. It's back and forth between you.It makes Jimin clasp his hands tightly. “Thank you, Yoongi. These two can be difficult sometimes.”Not that Yoongi himself wasn't difficult. If he never said anything about sharing a tent with you, you wouldn't be here and having a glaring contest with Jungkook. And you ignore how f@ck@ng hot he looks while being worked up. But all you want is to strangle him. Yoongi shrugs his shoulders, walking away to join Jin and Hoseok, but you don't see their reaction. Jimin eyes you and Jungkook equally, motioning for Jungkook to come closer. He scoffs but then Jimin says through clenched teeth; “Get here.”Jungkook glares but listens. Jimin wraps his arms around your and Jungkook's shoulders, pulling you closer to his body. So close that you can smell Jungkook's freaking aftershave and overall scent. It does make you slightly regret opening your mouth. The scent is too nostalgic and it's making you sad.Jimin forces himself to smile as he inhales a long breath. “I can see how you two are handling  this  perfectly.” You tense. He's talking about the conversation you previously had at Taehyung's place. Jungkook shrugs off Jimin's arm around his shoulders, walking away with his jaw locked in irritation. You realize your own jaw is clenched, ignoring Jimin's burning gaze to the side of your face before his arm loosens up. He walks away, leaving you to your thoughts that don't last too long. You occupy yourself by finishing your previous task, tossing the other blanket and sleeping bag rather aggressively into your tent.Taehyung comes back from whatever place he was, wearing a new shirt.“What did I miss?” he asks everyone.He's met with silence. Everything and everyone bounces back from the stunt you and Jungkook have pulled. Except the two of you, of course. It might be because they don't want to make things awkward or  known , or they simply don't want a trip full of drama. That's where the guilt comes again. The idea of ruining everyone's time here because of your own drama upsets you. What upsets you the most though, is obviously your current relationship with Jungkook.Ignoring each other has continued right after he walked away as it’s continuing when everyone gathers around the campfire. The mood is positive, alive and even pleasant. It's not different from the last time you were here, and you're sure it's not any different from all the trips they experienced together. There's chattering and laughter, whether it's in a small group or  almost  everyone, accompanied with more alcohol and food.The campfire lits your surroundings, keeping you warm as the sun has set a few hours ago and there's a moon above your heads. Therefore you've changed to a pair of old sweats and oversized hoodie, looking similarly to everyone else. You and Maya have been talking alone, letting the guys and Ester have their own conversation. For once, you're glad she doesn't bring up Jungkook again and instead shows you the venue of their wedding. That's what gets your attention for most parts and you're glad from the nice distraction. At least you don't have to avoid the direction of where Jungkook's sitting, even though his voice always finds you as he hangs out with his friends. You don't want to wonder how it would be if things were okay between you. You would've laughed with him, or would have something to say when he talks about a convenience store snack, one whose name he can't remember but you do. A group of two always leave to take a shower and do their night routine in the nearby building that's a part of the campsite. You've done it the last time too. It's one of the pros of this place. You get to spend a night or two sleeping outside, while still being able to use their services. It's approximately five minutes of walking, still out of sight though since you're surrounded by nearby trees. It leaves enough privacy for you as a group. There are other campsites where you literally have “neighbors” within a few feet away from each other. You're glad about this spot the guys have found. Since Yoongi doesn't know this place and literally anyone else could show him, you take it as your responsibility to be the one since you're the one who invited him in the first place. You've known him the longest. It wouldn't be nice to send someone else with him. Not that he seems to care, mindlessly grabbing his small bag of toiletries as you do the same. You're not going to waste the time by waiting for him. You might as well take a shower too. The walk there is quiet. No words are exchanged. You look for the right words, but you can't find anything. That leaves you to be silent until you reach the medium sized cabin, showing him the men's bathrooms after greeting the elder man at the desk. Much to your surprise, you're the first one who finishes first. For a moment you wonder if Yoongi has already left. You somehow thought you're going to wait for each other, even though he knows the way back by now. It leaves you curious so you ask the man if he has seen Yoongi leaving. He shakes his head and continues to check through some papers he hides behind the desk. You stay seated at the small rest area with two sofas.Shortly after, Yoongi comes out with wet hair wearing white shirt and simple black sweatpants. He spots you, not showing any kind of emotion but you would've guessed he's surprised to see you waiting for him.“Finished?” you question, standing up as he gives you a nod. Walking outside, you're met with fresh air and luckily for everyone, tonight seems to be warm. The constant silence does make you slightly uncomfortable, or perhaps it's the need to say something. Anything. “I'm sorry for dragging you here.”Not sure where that came from, you stare ahead as you can detect his eyes on you. Yoongi is a tough guy to convince about anything. Deep down you're aware that you had a deal and if he truly didn't want to come, he wouldn't agree to it. It's because you look back to the earlier incident and you do feel bad for dragging him into it. “I am not.” he replies, leaving you wide-eyed as you glance at him.“You're not?”“No,” he says simply. “Maybe I'm no fan of nature and camping, but it's nice to get out of the city. Besides,  some  of your friends are nice.”You roll your eyes at the emphasis, knowing exactly who he's talking about. You bite the inside of your cheek to prevent yourself from saying that Jungkook isn't bad. He is not. He is definitely not a bad person. You know you're the reason why Jungkook was never fond of Yoongi in the first place. He has always had your back, so when he heard you complaining about one specific co-worker that can be extremely rude and grumpy, he was having none of it. Then it's the obvious tension between them.Both of them don't know when to keep their mouths shut. Not that you're one to talk. It's like they can't help it but get a rise of each other whenever there's a chance. You think it might have to do something with male ego. “I almost can't believe they're  your  friends.”Snapping your head in his direction, he notices your glare without even looking at you as a playful smile plays on his lips. It leaves you huffing in return. “I guess I'm just embarrassed about earlier.” you continue the conversation, ignoring his way of teasing.“As you should,” he hums and you gasp. “What? The two of you act like little kids.” Like he's one to talk! “You were provoking him too, Yoongi. And don't say you didn't because you did and you know it.”The corner of his mouth twitches. “Maybe.”You huff out, chuckling at his answer mostly in disbelief. “You two are like kids too.” you mutter.“Hold on, he's reactive too. He's not afraid to say sh@t. He's infuriating just as he's hot.”You start coughing immediately.“I'm gonna ignore that you just said he's hot.”Yoongi shrugs with a grin, amused by your reaction and mostly the way your nose twitches. “Plus, you really are provoking him.  I thought you liked it rough ,” you mimic his voice, “Seriously? What were you thinking?”“I was just messing around!” he exclaims, laughing shortly after.“It's not funny!” you exclaim back, nudging his side as he barely falters, grin still intact on his lips. “That's not just messing around.” you whine a little.“Come on, it was worth it. The look on his face.” he continues to joke and you whine again. “This is not some contest of who p@ss@s off the other more, Yoongi. It's already hard that me and him–” you sigh, “Are not on good terms. I don't want you to get into a fight. You're pushing his b@ttons.”“Are you warning me?” he laughs.“No!” you exclaim, “Jungkook isn't  like that .” Aggressive, is what you mean. “But I wouldn't put it past him. You really are pushing his b@ttons.”“Didn't he punch your ex before?” He feigns uncertainty, tapping his chin lightly. “That doesn't sound nonaggressive.” “Because he sl@tshamed me, I told you that.” you justify with a remember? Tone.“Anyway,” He dismisses you. “You two should talk. Like adults.”
   Trust me, I know. 
Surprisingly, he doesn't tease you when he's met with silence that says everything.By the time all of you sit at the campfire, right after everyone went to clean themselves, you're not even sure what time it is. You've left your phone in one of your bags, not bothering to check any messages knowing there's no one who would contact you. Your family knows you're away during the weekend, therefore they won't call you unless you do. Using your phone while being surrounded by nature and enjoying the weekend from all the hectic noise, crowded places and busy traffic sounds illegal. It's nice to see others not having their noses stuck in phone screens. It is something you've always appreciated while hanging out with them. Not that you're against using phones, not at all. You've seen Seokjin calling Jia countless times, making sure everything is alright back home and so is she. That you can absolutely understand.As much as you get a little compulsion to browse through the internet, anything to make you distracted enough to not think about you and Jungkook. You've decided not to do that. There are other ways of not acknowledging him, even though it's been hard.It seems like everyone has told you to talk to him. You're exaggerating. It was only Jimin… and even freaking Min Yoongi! Well, it's not like you don't know that. You two should really talk and get things right before you ruin this trip, but mostly importantly ruin your friendship. This is not one of the arguments that could possibly break or ruin it. You don't want to think about it because that possibility scares you.But you're still hurt. Hurt enough not wanting to talk about it right now. Even if it means you and him ignore each other for the rest of the trip. It's not ideal, far from it actually. You've imagined this trip differently. He did too, surely. Stubbornness does the trick.So you sit, letting the fire warm your cheeks as you laugh here and there at whatever is said funnily.“Truth or dare?” Taehyung proposes when you're out of things to talk, having one of his arms lazily draped over his lap. He's wearing shorts, feeling too warm to wear something longer since the alcohol is naturally warming up his body. Of course he proposes this game. He always does. If it's not  truth or dare  specifically, it's always something that makes you drink more.He must be feeling adventurous, considering Hoseok's and Jin's faces are already red. Namjoon had to stop drinking half an hour ago because the alcohol in his system was starting to show up. Maya doesn't care though, she drinks more than her boyfriend, clearly able to hold more alcohol than him. She's giggly and clutches to her boyfriend's side, who showers her with a dimpled smile from time to time. “Or never have I ever?” he wiggles his brows.The horrific memories of playing that stupid game makes you open your mouth before you realize. “Hell no.”Taehyung snickers, clearly amused by the evident aversion. “Then truth or dare?”No one seems to share the same opinion like you, and you're left disappointed when hums and words of approval and excitement resound around the fire. Taehyung ignores your narrowed eyes and displeasure he sees across the fire, having a good view of it. “Great!” He's already preparing drinks for everyone, making sure everyone has one in their hand while looking excited for any possible embarrassing moments, or even drama you know he loves. He looks like a little kid on Christmas. You don't care, stuffing your hands into the pockets of your hoodie as you shift further down your seat. Your cheeks are warm, both from fire and beer you've drank. You're not getting tired which means you're not tipsy or drunk yet.“Isn't it a game for teenagers?” You hear Yoongi grumble beside you, making you crack a smile. Surprisingly, he still holds his drink and seems to join the game anyway. Taehyung calls your name, gaining not only yours but everyone's attention. “The beer.” he chirps in, reminding you. You swallow down the annoyance as you lick your lips.“I'm not playing.” you simply state, ignoring the eyes of others on you. No one here would judge you for not playing some stupid game. You know that. It does feel slightly uncomfortable to feel their eyes on you at this moment, plus there's undeniable surprise and even curiosity in some of them. “What, why?” Taehyung whines like you – not playing – ruins the entire game. Well, it might have. You feel like you have a lot of tea to bring to the table. Or fire, if you want to be more accurate. Taehyung can be a little sh@t though. He knows many things. With him being tipsy, you're not quite sure what he would ask. You've got to be careful around him.“Because you ask a bunch of sh@t every time.” you reply casually.Taehyung's brows raise in a feign offense, knowing something like this wouldn't offend him in the first place. It's the little chuckle you hear from one specific direction, one you've been avoiding for the entire evening. Before you realize it, you're already looking in Jungkook's direction as your gazes meet at the same time. He quickly looks away, clearing his throat as he takes a swig off his beer. When you look back at Taehyung, he pouts. “You're no fun. Even Yoongi is playing!”“Is that supposed to make me wanna play?” You quirk your brow at your friend. “I heard his comment! Yet he's still playing.” Taehyung grins as Yoongi shrugs.“I'm not boring like she is.”You gasp, huffing beside him. Taehyung laughs, leaving you alone as the game begins.“Y/N, truth or dare?” Taehyung asks after a few rounds. You've had fun, laughed at some ridiculous dares. You've seen Maya licking soju off Namjoon's stomach, leaving him flustered and all red. Jungkook has spanked Seokjin's butt and Jungkook had to do push ups with Ester sitting on his back. The last one didn't exactly leave you laughing for obvious reasons. Ester seemed to loosen up and she giggled all throughout the dare, while Jungkook lifted her weight as if it's nothing. “I said I'm not playing.” you grumble, pushing back the burp that wants to be let out. “Come on, just one round.” Hoseok chirps in, nudging you in your shoulder gently as you sigh. Looking at Taehyung, he gives you a wide smile that makes you roll your eyes. Everyone's in a good mood, not that you aren't, which makes you want to participate at least once. However, it's hard with Taehyung. He's the one asking you a question now. Truth or dare. None of it sounds good to be honest. You're scared of what he might ask.“Truth.” you answer unsurely.“Boring.” he sings out, pursing his lips in thought.“Dare, dare.” You change your mind, not even sure for what reason but there's no going back. Taehyung is thinking for a moment. That's good. It means he hasn't thought it through and maybe he will come up with something simple and stupid at the same time. But when Jimin who's sitting beside him tries to help him, the man whispers into his ear as he nods. “Alright,” Taehyung claps his hands together. “Go on a walk with Kook.”The humorous snort that leaves your mouth is unexpected. “Pass.”Taehyung narrows his eyes, “It's literally the easiest dare there has been so far. Or would you rather do a body shot off Jimin's body?”“Dude, why off mine?” Jimin reacts.Taehyung ignores him. “So?”“The dare is ridiculous.” you comment. Even Maya seems interested, nodding at you to accept the dare but you just mentally huff. “Don't I have any say in it?” Jungkook grumbles, and you feel how your insides clench in annoyance. It does bruise your ego that he clearly showed he doesn't want to do that. Which is unfair because you've shown it first, you've no right to feel  that  annoyed because of it.“No,” Taehyung says simply, “Come on you two. Just ten minutes walk in the woods.”“In the dark? Have you gone mad?” you exclaim.“Okay, then I've changed my mind. Lick soju off Yoongi's abs.”“What makes you think he has abs?” Yoongi glares at the side of your face as you giggle. “Mean.” You're glad that he doesn't let everyone know that you've seen way more of him.First of all, you would argue with Taehyung that you've been drinking beer and you're not going to mix a different kind of alcohol. That would leave you sick and there's no need of repetition of you throwing up your guts, like it happened when you were eighteen and had to do it in front of your house, your back then neighbors as your witnesses. Second of all, you're actually considering it. Anything other than having to spend time alone with Jungkook. Not now. “I've changed my mind. Licking soju off Jungkook's abs.”You don't comment anything about Jungkook's abs because you know they are very well there. Taehyung knows that.  That little sh@t. Trying to stay cool, you let out a humorous laugh, hoping it doesn't sound flustered just like you feel. “You can't keep changing your dare, Tae.”“That's my final dare. The walk or licking Kook's abs.” He wiggles his brows while Jimin sighs beside Taehyung, obviously not liking Taehyung's second and  great  idea.“Maybe you should–”“So what is it gonna be, love?” Taehyung cuts off Hoseok dismissively. You appreciate Hoseok's attempt to save you from this awkward hell.“Just go take a walk. It's not a bad dare.” Maya b@tts in and you wish she would keep her mouth shut. She's already tipsy, making it sound like the easiest thing in the world. “What if I don't want to?” Jungkook asks, causing you to snap your eyes to him as Ester sitting beside him awkwardly scratches her brow. “Yeah, you heard him. He doesn't want to. Not like I want to be alone with  him .”Seokjin sucks in breath, from your peripheral vision Namjoon takes a swing of his beer.Jungkook scoffs, “Just ask her some sh@t, Tae.”“No,” Taehyung says, suddenly frowning as he glares at the two of you. “Raise your asses and go on a f@ck@ng walk. Then come back without the attitude and let us enjoy the rest of the f@ck@ng night.” Your jaw is on the floor. The wood in the fire cracks, almost as if it's just as shocked from his stern tone like the rest of you. You would never expect it from him. That surely left things even more tense and awkward, making you awkwardly shift on your spot. You could argue, or snap back at him for talking to you like this. But seeing everyone's eyes on you, you feel like the biggest idiot. You and Jungkook just managed to show more of your drama to them. Clearly everyone knows.Sighing, you clear the can of beer before standing up. “I'm not promising anything.”Taehyung then shoots you a thumbs up. “Just a ten minute walk, you two.” He sounds way softer now. You meet Jimin's eyes and he gives you an encouraging nod. You walk past Jungkook, turning around when you're out of the circle just to glance at him. He's still sitting, currently having a glare contest with Taehyung before he sighs and stands up abruptly. He brushes past you, but not before saying; “Let's go.”And you follow him. Because it seems like the best idea with everyone's eyes attached to your backs. None of you have taken your phones with you, therefore you're walking deeper into the woods in darkness. You don't tell him to slow down while you trail behind him, trying not to trip over anything. Jungkook just keeps walking and walking, and you don't bother to go beside him, keeping your distance as you stay behind him. You wonder if he's just as annoyed by Taehyung's dare just as you. He's a menace. No, both of them are.Of course Jungkook is annoyed. His reaction to Taehyung's dare is enough of an answer.But still, you notice from the corner of your eyes Jungkook briefly glancing behind his shoulder, to see if you're still there. That act makes you purse your lips to hide the little smirk. It makes it even funnier that Jungkook has no idea.Although, it strokes your ego that he cares enough to check on you. Even if you're both mad and annoyed at each other. Perhaps it's touching too, but you quickly shrug that thought away.Taehyung has sent you on a ten minute walk. Not only is it ridiculous but it seems like the time is going awfully slow. It hasn't been even five minutes of you and Jungkook alone. The more you and him are alone, the worse you feel about how things are between you at the moment. You're mad at yourself for not wanting to do anything about it. All the emotions are too current. Despite your big mouth and the need to be vocal about your feelings, you don't like confrontations. The damage is done and making this right is not simple. You're aware of Taehyung's intentions and in the end, he's trying to help. But you would appreciate it if they left it up to you and Jungkook. Even if you're both clearly idiots.Jungkook suddenly stops, leans against one of the trees as he also puts a pause to your current thoughts. It's the first time you  truly  acknowledge him, looking at him. With the lack of light, you don't avoid him as if he was a plague. The moon shines above your heads, making some of his features visible. Properly looking at him now, standing just a few feet away, you realize his hair seems to be damp from the shower he took. Just as you and Yoongi came back, he grabbed his stuff and helped Ester just like you did to Yoongi. After glancing around and staring at the trees surrounding you, he suddenly glances at you too. It's crazy how this is the first time on this trip that you're just looking at each other. Sure, there have been a few glances but they barely lasted a few seconds, eyes mostly filled with negative emotions. But now you just stare.Clearing your throat silently, you walk up to one of the trees and lean against it as well. Staring at your feet instead when Jungkook silently scoffs under his breath. You act like you haven't heard it, though. “You do realize why Taehyung sent us here, right?” He suddenly asks, breaking the silence with an edge to his tone.Glancing to your right and his direction, you're the one who scoffs now. “I'm not stupid.”Jungkook laughs bitterly. “For f@ck sake. Get over yourself. Nobody's saying you're stupid.”“You're asking me as if I was stupid.” you remark childishly, knowing very well this conversation is not leading anywhere. Not for the better at least. This back and forth seems to not end anytime soon. He rubs his face, letting out a whine of frustration before he groans. That reaction makes you bothered for some reason and you glare at him. “You're unbelievable.” he mutters, rubbing his face again. He's frustrated. So are you, but you don't give him the pleasure of showing it. You stay unbothered, on the outside at least, leaning your arms behind your lower back.“So, you're not going to talk.” he remarks sarcastically, making you mentally gasp at the entitlement. “Why the f@ck am I supposed to talk first?” you exclaim. “I don't know,” he exclaims, voice full of sarcasm. “Maybe because you f@ck@ng got mad at me because I invited my friend?”  Straight to the point. You give him that. “Your friend.” you laugh sarcastically under your breath. Pettiness is one of your strong traits. You can't help it.“Yes, my friend,” he emphasizes. “Or what else is she?”Your lips stay in a straight line. “I don't know, has she ever done something to you?” Rubbing the crease between your brows, you press your lips even tighter. “I'm asking you something, Y/N.” he says deeply, pressing even deeper as you shake your head in annoyance. “Maybe I don't want to give you an answer, genius.”“You're so  f@ck@ng  unbelievable.” He sounds mad.“And what about you,  huh ?” you ask back, raising your voice. He pushes himself off against the tree, standing tall and broad, taking two steps before he's standing right in front of you. That makes you straighten yourself as well, arms falling down to your sides before you cross them over your chest. “What, because I invited a friend?”“Your five minute long friend.” you mutter, not able to look him in the eyes when he's standing right there. But you feel the glare in his eyes and he surely has his brows furrowed.His features relax, slowly studying your face in the darkness of the night as he lets out an amused chuckle. “You're jealous.”“Like the f@ck I am!” you deny, knowing well d@mn he's right. “You so f@ck@ng are.” he laughs, though it lacks of any source of happiness or positivity. He sounds bitter and cold. “I just don't see any reason why you had to invite her. I thought this was a friend's trip.” you mutter with an attitude, looking back as Jungkook outstretches his arm and leans his palm against the tree you're leaning on.He's so close. Met with a familiar scent, you wonder if holding your breath would chase away the familiarity it holds. Jungkook holds his tongue for a moment before he licks his lips and chuckles. “What about you, huh? You invited someone who's not even your friend. How does that make you better?”He's provoking you and although his words do hold some kind of truth, it only prompts your irritation. It burns through you and makes your jaw clench painfully. “You know what's the difference between us?” he asks, feigning softness as he inches closer to you. So close that you bump the back of your head against the tree, not able to look away from his dark eyes. His thick brows are furrowed, some of the wet strands dangling over his forehead. “I haven't f@ck@d Ester.”You visibly gulp at the explicit words.He leans his head to the side, trying to catch your eyes. You look at him, breath catching in your throat when you notice the close proximity. Your noses are almost touching and the warmness of his breath fans your cheeks.“I haven't  f@ck@d  him.” you emphasize the word. You might've hooked up with him, but you didn't go all the way. You're glad you didn't, despite all. “So what, you only had his c@ck in your mouth.” he comments, your mouth opening in shock as Jungkook's thumb brushes against your bottom lip. You shouldn't feel this way. Despite the shock of his so-called bluntness, his proximity just doesn't do any good. Irritation and anger wants to ripple through you, but that's pushed aside as your stomach clenches in anticipation. It's true you don't know what to expect now. You're both clearly still mad at each other. Nothing has been solved and you barely talked. Could this be even considered as talking? All you've done is talk in complete sarcasm and irritation, blaming each other.“I haven't.” you whisper just as he pulls away his thumb. Shaking yourself out of your moment of vulnerability and daze, you frown. “What does it matter?”“It matters because he's not your friend. We both know you invited him because you wanted to p@ss me off.”He doesn't move an inch. The proximity starts to feel suffocating and you don't know if you want to push him away to catch a breath, or pull him even closer. Which is crazy because you're upset, but if it's the only way to be close to him so be it. Jungkook has the upper hand, the corner of your lips lifts up as you look at him with mischief in your eyes. “Did it work?”You could've easily denied it, knowing d@mn well he would just call you out on your b@llsh@t. And you would continue on your lie, preferably p@ss@ng him off even more. It's the disadvantage of knowing each other too well. You both know what strings to pull to annoy each other. Just like what you did by inviting Yoongi. You're an idiot. You acted upon your feelings, letting the frustration get the best of you. You should've controlled yourself better. Jungkook frowns, but that's until he breathes out a light chuckle. You stare, eyes meeting in one intense moment as yours dance across Jungkook's face. You can't see the small details on his face but that doesn't stop. You're aware of Jungkook staring, yet you still allow your eyes to drop down to his lips.  F@ck@ng weak! Just as quickly you've looked, you look away at his eyes finding him staring at you. He's fighting back a smirk. “So that's it? No explanation?” he asks amusingly.“You're so f@ck@ng irritating.” you spit through clenched teeth, but that only seems to amuse him more. “That's rich coming from you.” he hums, poking the inside of his cheek with tongue. You watch the motion, even as his tongue darts out to wet his lips. Shamelessly staring at them as he sighs, leaning so close that his nose touches your cheekbone. “You're driving me insane.” he mumbles.He pulls away, just enough to get a view of your face again before he's closer again. His mouth hovers over yours, your breath hitched in your throat as you automatically lean to him. Your bottom lips touch, almost in a kiss but it's so brief that it makes you want to whine. You hold yourself back, growing impatient. Talking or the previous argument is not on your mind. It's crazy how you can forget about everything, focusing on the lust slowly simmering in the pit of your stomach. Looking at Jungkook, there's no wonder. It doesn't help that there's evident tension. You just want to kiss the idiot, even if it's not a solution at all. You wish it would. Kiss away that annoying smirk of his, preferably. It's embarrassing how you lean toward him to connect your lips. You can't help the sensation within your body, kiss him in pure fury that you feel. What's even more embarrassing is how he pulls away his face, sabotaging your kiss clearly. That has never happened. Not under these circ@mstances. “You think I wanna kiss you after the stunt you've pulled?” he chuckles coldly, c@cking his head to the side as you stare.Cheeks flaming hot, you look away in distress as you press your hands against his hard chest. Trying to push him away, he doesn't budge. You frown. “F@ck off then.”He chuckles deeply. “So what's it gonna be… will we talk or you want me to f@ck you?”
   He what– 
You visibly suck in breath, eyes widening as you collect yourself. “You think I wanna f@ck you after the stunt you've pulled?” you ask breathlessly, no way sounding as confident and annoying as you planned. He throws his back, letting out a deep laugh that sounds oddly cold. “F@ck off then,” he cheekily repeats your words, causing you to deepen your frown. He leans down and for a moment you think he's going to kiss you. That it's one of those times he just teased you to see your reaction – but no.He nibbles on your jaw instead, down to your neck. You hate how out of breath you already are. And then he stands tall again. You barely get a glimpse of his face before you're turned around. Gasping in surprise, your palms stretched against the tree's trunk. His warm breath fans against your ear, lips brushing against it. “What did he do?”“Who?” “Your friend.” he mocks. “I'm not telling you that!” you manage to exclaim in distress. His hands appear on your hips, pushing your ass flash against  him . F@ck. You can feel his bulge against your ass, slowly hardening. “Does that turn you on?” you try to ask mockingly.“F@ck no.” His answers come quickly.“Why's your c@ck hard then?”  Hardening but details, details. “From imagining how tight your c@nt is.”You curse under your breath, leaning your forehead, not caring how scratchy the tree trunk feels against your soft skin. “I guess you'll never know.”Jungkook chuckles. “Oh, I already know.”“Don't be so c@cky.” you tell him through clenched teeth.“Did  he  make you c@m?”You pant, nails digging into the tree. “Does it matter?”“Did he make you c@m?” he asks sternly, arousal leaking onto your panties.“Yes.” you whisper. Yoongi is not the one you want to talk about. You want to tell him none of that matters. “What did he do?” he presses again.You keep your mouth shut, gasping when Jungkook shamelessly circles his tattooed arm against your frame, fingers playing with the hem of your sweatpants. “Am I gonna get an answer?”You stubbornly shake your head, giving him an answer.  Stupidly cute,  he thinks. Right after he sneaks his hand inside your sweatpants, under your panties too as you feel his flesh against you. At the littlest touch as he cups you and rubs your naked p@ssy, you let out a not so quiet moan. When he feels your wetness, he chuckles under his breath.“Did he use his fingers?” he asks, still rubbing you before circling your wet and clenching hole. “Argh, f@ck.”“Y/N.” he warns.“F@ck, no.”He presses his thumb against your hole, not entering you just putting a slight pressure which makes your head spin. “Mouth?”“Mhm.” You bite into your lip harshly, pushing your ass against him as he dodges your attempt of feeling something more. “Yes?” he presses, causing you to groan.“F@ck, yes. Yes.” you whine, causing him to nod behind you.His hand is out of your sweatpants before you can catch another breath. Swallowing down the disappointment, you're ready to curse him out. However, just as you open your mouth you're easily interrupted by Jungkook tugging both your sweatpants and panties down to your ankles. You gasp, muttering Jungkook's name as a warm breeze hits your wet core. Looking across your shoulder, you see him dropping to his knees as he pulls your ass toward him. He angles your body just so your entire backside is arched for him, giving him a front view of your p@ssy and ass. “I told you I'm gonna f@ck you in the woods.” he says before he bites onto your asscheek. You whimper, panting. “If I let you.”“I don't know, Y/N,” The usage of your name brings an odd feeling. “It seems you're letting me.”“Shut up  oh–f@ck ,” Jungkook's mouth is buried in your wetness, tongue latching at it.You haven't touched yourself for a long time. There was never time and to be completely honest – no need to when you had Jungkook. Nothing, not even you, could not compare to the pleasure he gives you. You would rather wait days for him to touch you, have s@x with you or anything that could bring you an @rg@sm, than do it yourself. Even after the argument, you busied yourself with work and binge-watched like TV shows. Then you got your period which exhausted you. Whenever you jerk your backside, barely able to endure the magic of his mouth and tongue. He's not going easy on you, grabbing your hips and holding them tight, and you in place. He growls against you, almost as warning you to stop moving. Just when you think things can't get more intense, his tongue enters you and two of his fingers rub your cl@t in fast circles.“ Holy sh@t !”You c@m on his tongue within seconds, adding it to the list of embarrassing things you've managed to do in only ten minutes. Your lungs are on fire, all Jungkook's doing as he licks off some of your c@m before you feel his hands on your ankles.  That's it?  “You want more?” he chuckles, not the usual type when things are normal between you. In fact, they aren't and the distance in his tone reminds you of your current issue. You haven't realized you said your thoughts out loud. Looking across your shoulder and down, too scared to move at the moment, you glance at him. “You brought me here to eat me out?”“That wasn't the plan.” he points out, “You don't deserve more.”That makes you scoff loudly, ass bare. You should probably dress up, but his hands still remain at your ankles. “You're right. Maybe I should tell Yoongi.” That is so f@ck@ng childish! But you can't help it. The truth is Yoongi would probably never touch you again. What you've done previously was a drunken mistake in the heat of the moment. Alcohol was involved. You can't say your relationship has progressed much since then, but you know each other a little bit more. It would surely make things even weird to even consider it. If he heard you, you're not sure if he would want to vomit or would laugh – probably the loudest you would ever hear him. Jungkook stands up abruptly, pressing his front against your back which makes you straighten up. He grabs the back of your neck, not too tight but you feel his hand there. “Good. Imagine me when he f@cks you.”You let out a sarcastic and humorous laugh. “You're all talk, Jeon. Thought you would f@ck me in the woods.”“Desperate much?” he laughs bitterly, “Tell your friend.”You elbow him, enough to let him know to get you some space as you quickly pull up your clothes, ignoring how your underwear digs into your butt crack uncomfortably. “Y'know what?” He doesn't because you don't await his response. “When you want your c@ck sucked, tell Ester.”“I will. Maybe she'll do a better job at it.” he says fast. Too fast. Something happens in your chest, it burns and it makes your anger rise. “You piece of sh@t!” You curse, venom present in your voice as you go to push into his chest. He doesn't move.“Two can play this game, Y/N.” he reminds you. You glare, watching the way he swipes his bottom lip with his thumb, putting the pad of it into his mouth. All while his eyes stay on you. “Is this game to you?” you ask in disbelief. He drops his hand in annoyance and rolls his eyes. “You're the one who started to threaten me with your co-worker.” he points out. “Threaten you? Please.” you scoff dramatically. Suddenly, your jaw is cupped and grabbed harshly as he presses you into the tree again. “You want me to f@ck you?”You gulp, mentally scolding yourself for feeling aroused by such a simple question. You're mad. In fact, you should tell him to f@ck off and leave before you still can. But you stay rooted in your spot.“Not anymore. I will ask Yoongi, he will do a better job at it than you.” He chuckles, knowing that's not true and you wish you could refute the statement. But you don't want to. Jungkook tightens his hold, rougher than before you're turned around once again. This time your cheek pressed against the hard tree trunk as your underwear and sweatpants are roughly pulled down. You almost fall but hold yourself at the last minute, surprised by the roughness. You provoked him. Truth to be told and admitted, you want this even if it makes you out as desperate. “You sure he will?” he prompts. “Mhm,” Is all you manage to mumble back. “Does he know you're my little slut?”“I'm not yours.” you pant, shutting your ass when another slap is delivered on your ass. “You're right,” he hums, parting your legs slightly as he cups your p@ssy tightly. “This c@nt is.” He slaps you there, earning a long gasp mixed with moan. You're not sure if he has ever done it. The pain and pleasure shoots through you and you're close to whimpering, begging for more. “Who said that?” You're playing with fire. But you enjoy this. “I did,” he laughs as if it wasn't obvious. “Didn't you say my mouth is yours to kiss?”You did say that. You were drunk. No wasted out of your mind. But you don't justify it out loud. “That dirty mouth of yours?” you chuckle, hearing him do the same behind you. “Who knows what you do with it.”“You know it.” You blush at his words. “Now, should we get back or you want to get f@ck@d?”“My ass is bare, what do you think?” you retort smartly, yelping when he pinches your cl@t.  What the hell.  With seconds passing, it does feel good.  Argh! You hear clothes rustling, your walls clenching just from the thought of him taking off his clothes and getting his c@ck out.  F@ck , you suddenly hate that you're turned with your back to him. Then his tip pokes your puckered hole, moving further down to separate your folds. He's at your entrance, causing you to quietly moan as you arch your ass for him. You even part your legs, hearing him curse behind you. You thought it's because of you, and maybe it is, that's until you hear a little groan. “What's wrong?” Many things , he wants to say but he presses his lips tightly. “I don't have a condom.”You release a disappointed breath.  F@ck! You scream inside your head before you arch your ass again, feeling his c@ck against you as he lets out a pleased sigh. “It's okay. F@ck me without it.” You say it too quickly, almost as if you didn't give it a thought. “F@ck, you serious?” Jungkook pants, sounding out of breath from the single thought of f@ck@ng you raw again. “Yes,” you breathe heavily. “Just f@ck me. I can't stand this.”His answer doesn't come verbal, he presses the tip of his c@ck against your entrance but not quite entering you. One hand on your waist and the other on his c@ck, he circles his tip against your entrance and then rubs it along your folds up to your cl@t.  F@ck@ng hell. “Kook.” you whine. And then he presses in one movement, knocking the breath out of you. He's fast, despite you being not stretched out you shiver against him. The burn mixed with pleasure makes you press your face even more to the tree, ignoring how it stings. He doesn't ask anything, he doesn't wait for you to get used to his size, having him filling you up to the brim. He pulls out and then harshly thrusts in. Before you know it, his hand moves to the back of your neck. Holding you there, the other goes to the side of your ass as he gets a good grip of you. Thighs hitting against yours, the sound of your skin slapping and meeting fills up the space. You realize this is the first time you're having s@x in a complete open space – the thought of that arouses you to the core.Jungkook's pace is animalistic, leaving you all whiny and a complete mess, as your wetness gushes out of you. Even the way his cock thrusts into your wet walls is clear to your ears. Eyes scrunched tightly, you can't control the noises that ripple out of you. Your entire body is burning and there are no thoughts in your mind. For the first time since the argument, you don't think. There is no feeling of guilt, anger, annoyance and everything you've felt for the past week. You're so full of him, feeling every inch of him despite his ruthless pace as soft grunts of his own pleasure are heard behind you. “S-so good.” You're out of your mind, not even grasping at what you're saying. It doesn't matter that you stroke Jungkook's already big ego. He knows very well what he's doing to you – and what he's able to do to you.“Yeah?” he pants behind you. “I couldn't tell.”“You piece of–”“Ow!” you whine, your skin sensitive from the third slap your asscheek has gotten. Suddenly, the tip of his fingers sneak between your open legs, rubbing your cl@t which makes you whimper even more. “F@ck–so close–I can't–so good.”It's too much. His cock is wrapped around your walls, thrusting the spots you never knew you had, his fingers are on your cl@t adding just the right pressure while his b@lls smack against it too. A few more rough thrusts and you're c@mm@ng, your entire body shuddering as Jungkook groans. You're going through your @rg@sm, close to the end of it when Jungkook pulls out all of a sudden and c@ms on your ass. You feel the warm liquid covering your skin, dripping down with some of it down your ass cheeks. It's messy but so f@ck@ng hot that you hum shamelessly.Feeling empty despite the intense @rg@sm, you hear a little rustling behind you and then Jungkook's hands on your ass again. A second later, Jungkook draws out his tongue before you feel the soft and wet muscle on your skin. He licks his cum off it, your mouth falling open at the amount of dirtiness behind his actions. You didn't think he could get any hotter.He cleans you off and tugs your sweatpants along your panties up, where you take it from them and dress up. He does the same, tucking himself back into his boxers as he hides any evidence of your sinful actions. Everything dawns upon you, slowly but surely, once the remains of @rg@sm no longer clouds your mind. It's like a movie that flashes right in front of your eyes, reminding you of what has just happened. There's no regret though, even when all those negative emotions come back and you realize you haven't made anything better. Just like a bunch of teenagers, you f@ck@d the anger out of your system for the time being, until it's over now and nothing between you is okay. You haven't talked.You actually made no progress, which was Taehyung's last hope and the reason why he has sent you away from everyone. What are you supposed to do now? Come back there and act like everything's fine? Continue to ignore Jungkook because there's still a lot that needs to be said.  Oh god  , you really hope none of them went to look for you. You have been gone for longer than ten minutes. You wouldn't be able to live it down if one of them caught you.  What if they did and saw you? Different scenarios (embarrassing ones) fill your already messed up mind. As you turn around to face Jungkook, fully clothed now, you're constantly reminded of your actions. His hair is messy, he tries to fix it by running his fingers through it a few times. The sour taste on your tongue and the clench in your chest defines the disappointment you feel. Disappointed at yourself. Since when the hell do you solve your problems by having s@x? Angry s@x at that. And you solved a major sh@t.Sure. You remember the time when you and him had s@x, rough and angry once when you were arguing. But that time seems like a faint memory. You would've guessed you got better at that. Instead, you're ashamed that this is what your friendship looks like. If you and him weren't hooking up, what would happen? Would you finally talk? Even when you didn't feel ready. You're still not, especially what happened now. Again, there's no regret. The sex was amazing and definitely helped with the anger (partly). However, looking back at this now, there's an empty hole in your chest. You and him are still arguing over something completely stupid. But it's not stupid enough for both of you to let it go. You two are f@ck@ng idiots. Jungkook lifts up his gaze, brows frowning all of a sudden and you wonder if he has the same thoughts, disappointed at himself for f@ck@ng you in the woods. To be fair, you asked for it. And you're ashamed how easy those words left your mouth. He surprises by lifting his hand, pads of his fingers slowly touching your cheekbone. “You're hurt.” he informs softly. You had no idea what he's talking about, but as soon as his fingers make contact with your skin, you recognize the little stinging. You touch your skin, feeling its surface slightly damaged and scratched from the tree. Great, now you not only will have memories of Jungkook f@ck@ng you outside in a darkness, but you will have an actual reminder and proof of it as well. Automatically, you frown and slap his hand away. “This,” You motion between you and him. “Didn't happen.”He doesn't argue, nor do you give him a space for it because you brush past him, making your way back. Usually, you wouldn't be so confident walking in the darkness, let alone be in front but the urge to get out of here is strong. Luckily, you hear Jungkook following you, now him being the one who's behind you. You have no idea how you've managed to get back, remembering the exact route Jungkook has taken. Your memory when it comes to this is not bad at all, but still you're quite impressed – and relieved – when you spot the fireplace and laughter nearby. You know the moment you fully come back, their attention is going to be on you and Jungkook, expecting something. Analyzing the atmosphere between you two. And that's exactly what happens when all the chattering dies down as soon as they spot you. Taehyung's eyes are curious and a grin threatens to spread, until he notices your face. “What happened?” he asks, “Did you have a physical fight?” He tries to joke, met with a glare from you. “I fell.” you reply dryly, snatching your bag of toiletries. Jungkook plops onto his old spot, leaning his elbow against the armrest as he rubs the space between his brows. “Jungkook?” Jimin asks confusingly, expecting some kind of explanation from him. You act as if you don't hear him, grabbing more of your stuff as you ignore Maya's eyes on you. “Y/N, where are you going?” Maya asks, quietly and softly but loud enough for some of them to hear. “To take a shower. I'm covered in dirt and I need to clean this off.” you mutter, hearing her stand up as she stumbles. Little does she know you have to clean the mess between your legs too.“I'm going with you.” she says. “No, it's okay.”“Fine, but it's dark. Someone should go with you.”You frustratedly scratch your forehead, groaning a little. You don't want her to question you. You're not in the mood to talk, let alone to share what has happened in the woods. “Stay here. I'll go with her.” Namjoon helps her to sit down, standing up as he offers you a comforting smile. With a tight grip on your towel, you walk away in total shame. Confused and miserable than ever.
  
  

  
  

    
      
        
        
          As you guys probably know – Mutual Help was deleted by Wattpad. Shortly said, I don't think it's coming back. I'll slowly start updating other chapters. I'm waiting for their explanation, but I'm not sure if that will ever come considering their sh@tty customer support. Anyway, from the looks of it, I think I will be posting MH primarily here. I'll inform you on my Tumblr (personasintro.tumblr.com) or my twitter (mimiverse_) how I decided.Thank you for your support and don't forget to leave a comment and kudos! <3 (It's like a vote kind of thing on Wattpad)'
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