I wake up in the morning to my mother in my room, "Eomma, what are you doing?" I ask, my voice raspy. "I'm putting something up." She answers excitedly. I sit up and see that she's putting up a picture frame on my shelf. I rub my eyes and get up, I walk over to the picture and look at it. It's the picture that my mother took after my first cross country meet of Lalisa and I. I slightly grin. I actually like this picture, I look so happy.

"I got your sleeping bag out from the attic and that tent your father left, you just need to get your clothes for this weekend. And you'll be good." She says, her face had no expression speaking of my father. I'm happy the talk of him doesn't affect her like it used to. "Thanks Eomma." I kiss her cheek. She squished my face with her hands, "Ah! My handsome boy! Go get ready for school." I nod and walk into the bathroom to take a shower, wash my face, brush my teeth and hair.

When I get out of the shower I instantly walk over to my room to change into my uniform, I grab my phone. Maybe Lalisa texted me? When the screen turns on, there's a notification.

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Text message from: Lalisa - 6:30 AM
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I instantly open it, why wouldn't I? "Jungkook! Breakfast! Get off that phone, please!" I hear my mother. I let out a breath, before I can even read it. I stuff the phone in my pocket and head down stairs, I'll sneak a peek when I'm at the table. When I sit down, my mother is still in the kitchen. I quickly pull out my phone and check the text message.

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Lalisa: Please Don't waste your time today on picking me up, my mother is taking me to school.
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I slowly pick up my gaze from the phone and look at the floral table cloth, she thinks I waste my time going to pick her up? "Jungkooook, no phones." My mother says, walking out with a plate of breakfast in her hand. I quickly stuff my phone in my pocket and look at her. "Sorry eomma." She sets the plate down in front of me and I feel the steam hit my chin.

"Kookie, baby. What's wrong?" She asks. "Nothing, I'm just hungry." I confess. She raises an eyebrow, as if trying to figure me out. I quickly dig into my food and look up at her with stuffed cheeks. She laughs, "Okay, eat up or you'll be late to school." She says. I slowly chew my breakfast and stare off into space, still a little drowsy.

**

I wait for her near her locker, "Jungkook." I hear someone call me. I turn and it's Lalisa, I greet her with a smile, and I wonder if she saw the cookie. She barely looks at me and turns to look at the lockers behind me. "Are you okay?" I ask, my smile going away. She just nods and I move out of the way so she can access her locker. Why isn't she answering me? Did I do something wrong? I don't remember doing anything bad to her, what could it be?

I like seeing my best friend happy, I don't like seeing her this way. Is it because she's on her period? Is she really though? Why am asking so many questions? "Lalisa, can you please tell me what's going on? You know I don't like it when you push me away, I'm your friend for reason. I want to hear what you're feeling, I want to know what you're thinking. I want to be able to make you happy so that you're not like this, because I don't like seeing you this way." I tell her.

"I know that Jungkook, you don't have to tell me that. I just don't feel like talking about it right now, it's about my family. It has nothing to do with you." I stare at her, I understand that it's about her family. But why do I feel like there's something more? I respect that she wants privacy when it comes to her family, everyone does.

I just feel that she needs some sort of comforting right now and pushing me away won't fix anything. "Look, you know that I'm here for you. And maybe talking about it will make you feel better, is that the reason why you weren't here at all yesterday until after physical education?" She digs through her locker, what is she looking for? Is she just avoiding me? Why is she acting so different?

I start to think about what Jimin told me, about how she might feel about me. That wouldn't be so, right? I feel like all I've been doing since she stepped onto campus, is question myself. She then grabs her things and closes her locker, she turns and walks towards the steps and I follow her.

"Just shutting me out isn't going to fix anything. Please tell me what's going on, I can tell that something is bothering you. I'm probably even bothering you by being here, but I least want to help you." I tell her. She finally turns to me, "My father had a mild heart attack. Is that we wanted to hear? Is that what you wanted to squeeze out of me so badly? I'm sorry that I'm not the happy girl that you see every morning, I go through things too. I'm sorry that I'm not perfect and that I have emotions." Her eyes water.

I instantly feel bad for pushing her. "I'm sorry." I whisper. She bites her lip, she slowly turns. I pull her wrist and I wrap my arms around her. "Jungkook, people will think we're-", "So what." I tell her. I, in fact, start hearing people whispering in the halls, I just hope that she doesn't push me away so that it doesn't make a bigger scene than this already has.

Believe me, relationships in this school is like the breaking news of the week. Everyone wants to know about it, and if you're the first one to see it go down, you're like the news article and everyone wants to know about it. So I know this will be the talk of today, though I'm just comforting my best friend. "Jungkook, I think you should let go of me now, so that people don't get the wrong idea." I slowly let go of her.

"We can talk about this later, right now I kind of just want to get to class without a mob of girls coming up to me, who I don't know, ask me questions I don't have answers to." She says, she looks around, girls are already looking at her and looking at me. Hugging her in the middle of the hallway, probably wasn't the best idea. I guess that's kind of the whole idea of high school, I personally think everyone just needs mind their own business. Because if they knew the truth, they'd know that I don't like Lalisa that way, I really don't.

And I hate that rumors might arise after this.

**

"Oh my gosh, Jennie. Did you hear Jungkook and Lalisa are together? A lot of people saw them hugging in the hallway, they're actually really cute together. But there's also a rumor that he's like in love with you or something, is it true?" My in class theatre friend comes up to me and bombards me with all these questions.

I'm in the girls bathroom, touching up lipgloss, you could imagine what happened with the amount I had on... Taehyung."What are you talking about? Jungkook doesn't love me." I roll my eyes.

It's honestly really annoying that everybody asks me about him, they either bring him or he's already the topic of the conversation. I don't want anything to do with him, I don't want to know about him. He's just a friend, he's just a brother to me. Why doesn't anybody ask me about Tae? Wait, did they just say that him and that blonde are together? I look back at her, I'm a bit shocked actually. "He's with a girl?"

She nods, "She looked really upset and he just hugged her." She says. I stare at her, Jungkook? Hugging another girl in school? She's got to be talking about another Jungkook, cause the Jungkook I know is scared to death of other girls. Of course other than me, why would he even be touching other girls?

He didn't even hug me in school, I mean. Not that I care. I shrug and walk out of the girls bathroom, heading to class. She follows along, of course I'm going to use her for facts. "Do you know her? All I know is her name, and that she's from Thailand. I heard she's very nice, but I wanted to see if you knew her since Jungkook is like your brother." I toss my hair over my shoulder. "No, I don't know her, and frankly I don't care. She's so rude and I hate her." I spit.

The girl looks at me in shock, I don't even know her name if I'm completely honest. So many people want to be my friend it's hard to keep up with everyone. "Really? I thought she was nice, from what I've headed." She looks upset actually. "That's why they're called rumors, you're not supposed to believe them." I tell her in a bit of annoyance. "Oh... right." She answers. I stare at her face, why did she look so sad?

Did she want to be the blonde's friend? Why do so many people even care about her? What ever, I shrug it off and head to class. English class, my English is the best out of everyone. "Ah, So today staff are authorized to tell you guys about your upperclassmen trip this weekend." My teacher announces in English, everyone looks confused. She looks around worried, almost five months into the school year and people should be able to understand her when she speaks English.

"I understood you." I raise my hand, speaking in perfect English. "Oh! Good." She actually looks happy, Yup. That's my job, to make people smile. She then translates what she said before in Korean, for the rest of the class she decides that speaking the homeland language would be best.

"Please make sure to bring a pitch up tent, sleeping bags, blankets and any other miscellaneous things you may want to bring. Remember each student is limited to a duffle bag and a backpack so don't pack too much." She announces. "You are allowed to bring your own snacks, though all three course meals will be provided. Sleeping arrangements have already been assigned and will be announced post arrival. You may bring your phones but they will be confiscated once everyone is off the bus." Many students look excited, then when she mentioned the phones everyone looks upset.

"Remember, no co-ed tenting and no sneaking out at night pass lights out. In the morning is fine." She turns and checks some sort of paper that the office probably gave her so that she could make sure to tell us everything. "Oh, yes. And remember that this is supposed to be fun." She finishes with a large smile on her face. Many whispers go off in the room, I just sit quietly.

"Okay, that's it with announcements. We will continue with our class work, talking about places in America. Does anyone know any?" I make sure to stay focused, it's a little hard when Taehyung is in the front of the class looking back at me. I smile and run my fingers through my hair slowly. He wiggles his eyebrows and makes the funniest face I've ever seen. Who knew a boy so hot could make the ugliest face I've ever seen.

I cover my mouth, trying not to laugh to hard. He throws me a cheeky smile, there's a loud smack that interrupts the class, scaring me half to death. "Kim Taehyung and Jennie, is there something important that you'd like to share with the class, that both of you feel the need to share with each other during my lecture?" Our teacher asks, after she smacked the desk with her ruler. "No, we're sorry." I answer her in English.

She stares at me for a while, then continues with her lecture. Gosh, having the most hottest guy in school be my boyfriend, is tough. But I love it, honestly. He throws me one last smile before turning around. I smile as I look down at my pencil, rolling it between the tips of my fingers.

**

He kisses my cheek and I blush, we're walking together to a nearby vending machine during passing period. "What? Do you not like me kissing you?" He asks. "No, no. I do, it's just something to get used to." I tell him. He smiles.

"I'm so excited for the trip, aren't you? It's going to be my first trip with a school that isn't a PA school." I smile and grip his hand. "I'm excited cause I'll be there with you." I say. "You'll break the rules with me, right?" He asks.

I bite my lip, "Oh, I don't know Tae, you know I'm a good girl." He laughs, "Just a little rule." He whispers. "A bitty rule?" I ask. "Ah, I love your aeygo." I laugh. "And I love you." Slips out of my mouth. He stares at me for a while and that smile grows on his face, he slowly inhales and looks ahead, exhaling. My heart is pounding in my chest and I don't know what to think. I meant it, I honestly wanted to say it after he said it first.

What does this all mean? He just smiled and looked ahead, does he not feel the same way about me? I begin to think that I've made a mistake. When we make it to the vending machine, he let's go of my hand and he pulls out his wallet. Before he even puts money in the machine, he wraps his arm around my waist.

He brings his lips to mine, it isn't the time to have a make out session, but I'm not minding it. I'd rather this be a rumor than Jungkook and that blonde. Taehyung and I have kissed like this before, but I've never had this feeling in my chest until a couple days ago. He slowly pulls away as if savoring the moment, "I love you.." He whispers, his voice is deep and it makes the pit of my stomach drop.

"I'm sorry I took so long to reply, I was just letting your words sink in. Cause I liked the sound of it." His words make me smile. "Can you please hurry? I need my food." We turn and see a girl standing there with her money in her hand. It forces Taehyung away from me and he gets his snacks before we leave the vending machine. He says he loves me..

**

•Lunch•

I sit next to him quietly as we eat our lunch. "It's good to have you back Lalisa, it was very lonely without you here." Chaeyoung says, breaking through the silence. I smile, no ones actually told me that before. I never really thought that my absence would affect other people. I always thought that it didn't matter. "I missed being here." I confess, my eyes slowly fall on Jungkook but I quickly look away.

I've been so confused lately, I really don't know what to think of my feelings. He's in love with Jennie, but he hugs me in the middle of the hallway, not caring that people are making up rumors about him and I being together? I don't understand his intentions, I know he's my friend. But, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that school is the number one place to be cautious in. I feel many gazes as people pass by our table from getting lunch.

I hate this atmosphere. I turn to him, "Jungkook." I say. He instantly looks up at me, "Yes?" He answers. "I know that our teacher talked about it in class, but what exactly is the upperclassmen trip?" I ask. "Oh, it's just a weekend where our whole graduating class goes and camps together. It's supposed to be like a bonding experience, but everyone knows you never bond." He laughs.

Mmm, bonding. So I'll get to know more people, I wonder who I'll tent with. "What are you bringing?" I ask. "I might bring like..." He chuckles, "I actually don't know." He confesses. I smile, "Bring your guitar." I suggest. His eyebrows go up, "I never thought of that." He whispers. He nods, "I'll bring it."

I nod, "Good, cause I want to hear your singing skills.", "Only if you sing with me, I don't like singing alone." My heart is racing, me? Singing? "I'll think about it." I look away from him and eat my food. "Wooooow, you're not supposed to say that. You're supposed to say okay." I laugh at his words. "I'm not good at singing." I cover my mouth with my hand while I talk.

"Mmhmm, sure I bet you're like the next IU." He says, my eyes widen while I swallow my food. "Oh my gosh Jungkook, too far. You know she's like the queen of singing. I would never be about to sing like her." He laughs. "She's like, my other life wife." I cover my mouth as I can't stop myself from laughing. I've never heard someone say that, it just hit me right in my funny bone.

He chuckles and continues to eat his food, "What's so funny?" He asks. "You're so weird." I say after my laughs had died down. "Probably the only reason why you can stand me, cause you're weird too." He says, I gasp. "I am not." I look up at Chaeyoung and Jimin, they slightly nod in agreement. I frown. Then I find myself smiling, ever since Jungkook found out about my father he's been trying his best to make me feel better.

I know I was a little hard on him, and I feel really bad. But I know he's completely oblivious to my feelings for him, my heart starts to pound so hard I feel my veins rattling in my body. What if he does know?

And should I thank him for the cookie he left me? I couldn't stop smiling at his note,

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I hope you're okay, if you're really on your period I hope you'll enjoy this cookie I bought you. Feel free to talk to be about it, you know I'm here for you.

- Jungkook

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But I guess it's really all because he was alone, I shouldn't over think things.. but I am. I turn to him again, "Thanks for the cookie.." he instantly smiles that huge bunny like smile. "You're welcome." He nods, I pull it out of my bag, taking off the note and sticking it on my notebook. "Do you want a piece?" I ask, he shakes his head, though I know he wants a piece. I smile and open it, "Do you guys want a piece?" I ask Jimin and Chaeyoung, but they seem too busy in making out to notice.

I rip it in half, leaving some in the wrapper, I hand him the part that isn't touched and stayed in the wrapper. He shakes his head, "Here." I stay and place it on his tray. He simply smiles at me and I grin back while I chew my food.

I can ask myself over and over again, what are you doing to me Jungkook?

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I hope you guys have been enjoy this book so far since I've been writing it. I absolutely love this book, though it seems to me not a lot of people really read it. Only a couple of people. But it absolutely won't stop me from continuing this book and finishing strong. Thank you to those who have supported all my books equally, no matter how different they are from my Jimin series. I promise that I will try to have everyone's POV even out, cause I know lately there's been a lot of Lalisa and Jungkook. Love you all!

-A