❝I'd love to steal the stars for you, but for now it's your wallet that I want.❞
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«NARRATION»

Jungkook glanced at the station clock as he tried his shoelaces after getting off the train.

For a Friday afternoon the Seoul metro station wasn't cluttered with people today, he remarked.

His eyes were fixated on the phone, looking into the bus route that would lead him to his brother's apartment.

He typed in the address his brother had texted him, though his ears perked up hearing some footsteps from behind.

Normally Jungkook wouldn't have noticed, but his gut feeling was signaling that something was about to happen with him.

He discreetly turned his head, only to find a black hooded figure briskly pacing towards his direction.

He pulled the sleeves of his leather jacket, revealing his tattooed arm, pretending to be unaware of his surroundings.

It was a trick he had mastered all by his experience, it was a way to boost the person's ego and instigate them to make a move.

And that's what exactly happened; because just a moment later, a hand forcefully shoved into his jacket pocket, making the boy widen his eyes at the lack of effort to even stay subtle and furtive while committing the thievery.

"Uhm, excuse me?" Jungkook cleared his throat, making the stranger flinch as they fish out the first object inside, immediately withdrawing their hands off as they subsequently sprinted off in panic, arms flaired in the air.

Jungkook stood in shock of what just happened. No, he wasn't mad at the person who just stole his wallet; instead, all he could wonder about was the fact that how person can be this bad at stealing?

With a scoff of amusement and disbelief, he dashed behind the person, chasing them around the corner and within seconds, he was able to grab the collar much sooner than expected.

"Fuckㅡ" the stranger squealed before trying to get away from Jungkook's grip that tightened around their waist.

However with all their strength, they deftly push Jungkook making both of them topple and roll over onto the ground, yelping out a false pitched cry.

Jungkook shut his eyes close with the sudden impact, only to open them the instant he felt his back hitting the floor, the person straddled over him.

"Don't mess with the boss of the game." He smirked, as he skillfully snatched his wallet from the delicate grip.

Well ofcourse, Jeon Jungkook considered to be a professional pickpocket himself, although it couldn't be denied for a fact that he was sharp and skilled at it.

The person, apparently a she, got off from him as the hood slipped off, revealing her light brown hair tied into a bun with bangs that framed her face.

"Holy shit." Jungkook exclaimed.

She was certainly breathtaking.

It only took him a moment later to realize that the stranger seemed familiar.

"Lisa, you?" He gaped his eyes wide recognizing that the girl was none other than the junior in his university.

The girl heaved out an exasperated sigh, her head hung low in embarrassment. A period of momentary silence draped over as she struggled to form a coherent thought to explain her actions.

"Please don't report me, I swear this is the first time doing this I'm so sorryㅡ" the girl pleaded, tears filling the brim of her eyes, threatening to pour out.

"Relax, okay? I kinda figured out that, any professional wouldn't prefer to hastily flee away like you did. You need to work on your agility a little." He patted on a shoulder in hopes of comforting her, a composed look plastered on his face.

Lisa knitted her brows at his words, only giving him a perplexed stare as he chuckled. A visible pink tint forms on her cheeks as she averts away from his gaze.

"I only did this because my family is not well off at the moment and I'm struggling to pay the billsㅡ" she tried to justify herself as Jungkook only stopped her midway by placing his index finger over her lips.

He shook his head to the other side to observe a chubby middle aged woman who ambled by the aisle, her neck crowned with a number of sparkling necklaces with a gucci bag resting on her hand as she swung it to and fro. Her heels clicked every time she walked, headed off to the next platform.

By looking at the array of flashing items, it was shamelessly obvious how the woman was trying to highlight her wealth and luxury she lived in, or in other words she was an epitome for pickpockets around who are always on the lookout to purloin from and dupe such people.

Lisa noticed how Jungkook licks his lips, fixing his eyes on the perfect prey ㅡ a michecious grin painted on his lips.

"Eyes on me, doll." Jungkook snapped his fingers in front of Lisa, to regain the distracted female.

"Now watch how I ace this." He whispers in her ear, sending shivers to her spine, before sauntering towards the platform, his phone pressed against his ear in a pretentious act of talking to someone to avoid unnecessary suspicion from the people passing by.

Lisa monitors how Jungkook 'accidentally' collides against the lady by bumping into her shoulder, causing her purse to slip out of her hand.

He angles his head down as his hair shifts a little, giving a view of his perfect jawline making the woman gape at him in absolute awe of his humble attitude, completely oblivious to take note of the weight shift from her coat as Jungkook sneakily fished out a wallet from it.

Jungkook had studied the tendency of the rich to stuff their wallets with tons of notes which they would rarely keep in their purses, rather in the other pockets thinking they will outwit the thief into stealing the purse.

He always thought two steps ahead, easily able to identify from the woman's actions of how relaxed she looked when her purse slipped off, only implying he was right in his judgement.

"Sorry." He dips down and picks up the purse before handing it back to the woman with a smile as pure of a saint, as the woman fanned over his handsomeness.

The woman greeted back before she turned her torso and walked away, unsuspecting of anything.

Jungkook smirks in victory, swiveling around to face the girl as he nudges up close to her.

Lisa had a newfound admiration for the guy, her innocent eyes glimmering in sheer delight with the ease in which he carried out the art of pick pocketing.

Pulling Lisa into a corner, Jungkook unzips the purse, snickering at the number of notes and credit cards stuffed in it; the denominations probably worth more than a thousand dollars.

Jungkook snickered at the foolishness of the wealthy womanㅡ literally there wasn't a same person on this earth who would carry a huge sum of money and flash it in front of others to flaunt their rich status.

"S-sunbae t-this isㅡ" Lisa gasped, eyes blinking repeatedly to make sure she wasn't hallucinating at this point.

This was when Jungkook removed a lustrous item from his back pocket; a diamond ring and a gold pendant he revived as a bonus.

"Been a while since I hit a jackpot like this. You proved to be lucky, damn." Jungkook exclaimed, tossing the wallet that she convienetly caught between her shivering hands.

"Wait, why are you giving this to me?" Lisa asked in astonishment, as the boy looked into her eyes and smiled.

Her stroked her cheek, pulling back a strand of hair behind her ear as she craned her head up to meet his gaze.

"Good girls like you shouldn't get into these heinous acts. Because first, you're bad at it and second, I can't see you as a thief. I'm sure this would help you out, if not you can always come to me, okay?" He nodded as the girl looked down, nibbling her lower lip.

Although many might not notice, but Jungkook seemed to love these little subconscious actions Lisa would make. He found them cute, as there was an instant boost of serotonin everytime he would catch a glimpse of her.

This was why he was initially taken aback when he discovered a completely new side of her personality, a little vulnerable than the confidence she usually portrayed in the university. Maybe this was why he wanted to help her out in the first place, although he wasn't going to admit it.

Or maybe even admit for a fact that he liked her too.

"Uhm, sunbae?" Lisa called him again as he stopped on his tracks.

"Its Jungkook for you. I hate being called that word."

"Okay, so uhm...Jungkook." She stuttered a little out of nervousness, her lips quivering to find the right words.

She cleared her throat to muster up some confidence, speaking with the determination she never spoke with prior than this.

"I know that I might not be good of a thief, perhaps not even close to it. But I...there's something I want to learn from you."

"What, you want me to teach you how to steal?" Jungkook asked, his mouth agape.

"Well I...I wish to steal something from you."

Jungkook scrunched his brows, intrigued by her bold request. Giving her a slow nod, he gestured her to continue.

"Can I steal your heart instead, just like you stole mine?"

Lisa's eyes squinted into a smile noticing the obvious change of expression in her sunbae's eyes.

She observed how his lips curved into a surprised pout for a split second, before a smirk of triumph took over, his shadow hovering over her.

Jungkook went in and sealed the one-inch gap by placing his lips over hers, his feelings seeping in through his touch.

"Shall I take that as a yes?" Lisa asked with twinkling eyes, grasping for air as Jungkook pressed her forehead against hers at the newfound outburst of love in his heart.

"Gladly, I allow you to pickpocket my heart, little kitten."

FIN.

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The caption please I'm just so embarrassed after writing this one like I got literally no words to describe how bad I messed up at the end (个_个)
ㅡ Authornim.