~~~ EXO - Forever ~~~

Jun's POV

He had to make sure, he will stay with her overnight. He didn't know how he will manage to do so, every single night, but he was determined to not let her sleep alone ever again.

All day he spent in her room, he was going back and forth between sleeping and being awake and painfully aware of what happened last night. When he woke up and found out, she had no idea what she made him go through, he hid another secret from her. That was two of the secrets that he had no idea what to do with.

His eyes landed on her peaceful face, he tightened his hold on her, pulling her closer to his body, she instinctively hugged him back, her arm casually laying on his stomach. He was not made of stone, but he managed to control himself, when they somehow ended up having hot make-out session. No matter what, she was the only girl that could make him lose his mind, within few seconds of only her looking him innocently in the eye.

And when she manages to gather some courage and do everything to the content of her heart, he was so screwed.

His heart swelled with feelings which grew every moment he spent with her.

When she was laying unconscious and wet on that hard concrete next to the pool... he never felt so powerless, when he was pumping her heart in order to bring her back. He couldn't think, and he didn't, until the time she started to cough, breathing. She fell into the darkness again, almost like she never stopped sleeping the whole time. She was turned off the whole time she was drowning, she didn't wake up at all.

He didn't know what it was, but he was sure she wasn't trying to harm herself, he was genuinely confused in the morning, that's why he stayed quiet.

"Jun...," she mumbled in her sleep. He smiled, his heart skipping in the chest crazily. It made him happy, not only because she was saying his name, but because it meant she was sleeping fully.

He needs to speak to Sehun, he didn't know how he is going to explain his interest about his sister, but if he has to be honest and go against her wishes, he will tell Sehun, he is dating her. Because he needs to know, what exactly is going on with her and as long she is not willing to share it with him, he has no other option.

He could try Bora or Baekhyun as well. One of them will have to tell him, why is Jihye the way she is.

The memory crossed his mind, from very long time ago. From the time he saw her having night terror for the first time. He remembered how terrified he was. They were much younger at the time. The guilt stroke him hard again.

He was too ashamed to think of that time. He could blame his younger self and make an excuse about his immaturity, back in time. It didn't make him feel any better, quite the opposite.

He pressed his eyelids together, tightening his grip on the girl he came to cherish beyond his own abilities. That was probably the reason he distanced himself over the past years. But it didn't make what he did, any less despicable.

If he could, he would go back to that time and kick his own ass, but there was no way he can do that. His eyes landed on Ji's face. She was sleeping so beautifully, when he was with her. Now that he realised, he had that power to give her full and rewarding sleep, it made his guilt resurface with unexpected power. He could have been her anchor for years, if he wasn't such a jerk.

"I'm sorry, baby," he whispered into the silence of the room. "I will make it up to you now. I will fight all your demons for you," he let out, swearing. It didn't matter she won't know, he made such promise, while she was deep in the slumber. Only he needs to know and remember.

He allowed himself to drift into the sleep slowly, only after that.

He was woken up by warmth stroking his face. He scrunched up nose, groaning. Little giggle travelled to his ears, causing his insides fuzz in different kind of warmth. He peeled eyelids open, finding small cute face right in front od his. Big hazel eyes, he always admired, stared at him. That alone filled him with happiness. She was smiling at him, when suddenly lowered her head, rewarding him with soft peck on his lips. She retreated quickly, leaving him speechless. He couldn't get used to the fact, she had the ability to surprise him.

"I like waking up like this. Can we do that every day?" he mumbled, his voice husky. He returned her favour, kissing her properly. She didn't run away, when he took everything she had.

"You brushed your teeth, just so you can kiss me right after I wake up," he chuckled, when he pulled away. She blushed cutely.

"You are not the only one in this relationship, who is ready to take advantage of the situation," this was the reason, he fell for her so easily. Even though Jihye might look like shy little girl, she was not like that at all. He knew that about her, he grew up with her. He was about to think about his remorse, but her next move successfully cleared up all his thoughts.

He was still laying on his back, when she kissed him again. It wasn't innocent peck, she gave him before, or the sweet kiss they exchanged. It was more. It was something, that makes a person lose all the reasonable thinking. His stomach twisted in excitement, as her lips blended with his. He didn't do anything to stop her, as she took over the initiative. Her hands appeared on the sides of his neck. He let out moan, while she led him to deepen the kiss.

He could blame himself for teaching her, but he loved the suffering.

He needed to feel her closer. He snuck his arms around her waist, pulling her up. She did another unexpected thing, when it wasn't enough for her, she swung her leg over his body, seating herself on his lap, while luring him up. She didn't have to prompt him twice. He circled his arms around her back, pulling her petite frame closer to him. He cocked his head backwards to have full access to her hot lips.

"Jihye...," he let out in raspy voice, leaving her lips. He heard her fast-paced breathing, her fingers stroking his hair. He traced his lips over her jaw, realising the way she was shaking in his embrace. "What are you doing to me?" he mumbled into the sensitive skin on her neck, her fingers tugging on his hair in response. He lost the control over his action. His hands slid down her hips to her thighs that were hugging his waist. He swiftly rolled her over on the other side of the bed, now being on top of her. She gasped, but her hold onto him didn't loosen.

He looked her in the eye. They went overboard yesterday and now it fell like they are about to cross another line. But everything with this girl felt natural and he didn't think, nor she did, when they touched each other.

He was about to continue in this madness, when urgent knock killed the mood. They both snapped their heads towards the door.

"Jihye! Are you awake? JIHYE!" Sehun kept on knocking to the point it seemed like he is about to knock the door down. Junmyeon cussed under his breath. Disadvantage of being under Ji's spell, was he forgot about her brother, aka his best friend. He looked down into her horrified face. Her lips were beautifully swollen from the amount of making out they did. He would be happy to start where he left of, if Jihye didn't start pushing him off of her.

"Hide in the bathroom!" She hissed, before giving him last push, he slipped down from the bed on the floor. His mind still being hazed by hormones. He didn't even realise he was still almost naked. Jihye was getting out of the bed as well, she spared him a glance. Her eyes widening, when she realised the same exact thing. Then her eyes landed on his left knee, she frowned.

Confused, he looked the same direction she did. He forgot about his injury, from when he was running to save her. His knee was scraped, big purple-red bruise framing the knee bone. It hurt, but he managed to forget about it, so it wasn't that bad.

"JIHYE!" Sehun didn't stop with the pestering and there was no time for her to ask unnecessary questions. He picked up himself from the floor, dashing towards the bathroom, while Jihye threw his pants, shoes and t-shirt after him, before going to the door to open it.

"What took you so long?" Sehun complained the moment she opened the door.

"What do you want, Sehun?" Jihye replied instead.

"I want you to tell me, why the hell are you going with Bora to some kind of damned double date?" he burst out and Junmyeon stiffened in, standing behind the bathroom door.

A WHAT? He yelled in his mind.

"How did you find out?" Jihye asked with shaky voice and Jun had to try hard not to rush back inside of the room and ask the same question with Sehun.

"Baekhyun was so kind and had his tongue slip, just now when I talked to him on the phone! Now tell me, what is this about?"Junmyeon baller his hands into a fists and waited until Jihye kindly starts explaining what nonsense her brother came up with.

"Damn it," Jun heard her cuss quietly, still not trying to disprove Sehun's accusation.

"Is it true?" Sehun gasped for the air, "How could you do that? Whose idea was that?" volume of Sehun's voice was slowly climbing up, making it impossible to not hear the panic in his voice. He was screwed, but the same went for Jun as well.

"It was her idea, she wants to try and make Baek jealous. She asked me to help her out, means that I'm going for a double date, with some guys she had lined up," Jihye quickly explained. Junmyeon was staring at the wooden door in front of him, not being satisfied with her clarification.

"That's bullshit," Sehun let out.

"I was trying to tell her, it's crazy. But you know her, when she sets her mind something, she will just do it," Jihye replied. There was no way, he will let her go for a date with some guy... his insides were boiling.

"Baekhyun didn't sound affected by the news at all..." Sehun told Jihye, on the other hand Sehun was the one truly suffering, knowing his Octopus will be going out with a different fish.

"I'm sorry, Sehun," Jihye murmured, which was followed by silence. The door of her room closed again, he heard her steps coming closer to the bathroom, so he opened the door, before she could. One look into her face, he knew how much she regrets, saying yes to her friend. He still couldn't stop frowning as he folded his arms on chest. He got dressed somewhere in between, while being completely furious.

"I can explain," she tried to smile at him innocently.

"I think you already did, yet I'm still very angry," he retorted.

"Jun, it doesn't mean anything. I will just do my part of job in helping Bora in her crazy plan and then I will go home, to you," she was trying har to be sweet. But he frowned even more.

"Sorry, but I can't stand, you being all cute and sweet to another guy, even for the sake of your friend," he walked past her, being deadly serious. When she stayed quiet, not explaining herself any further, he turned around, expecting her to try and buy herself redemption in some way, but he found her smirking at him.

"And may I know why you are smiling right now?" he couldn't stop himself from staring her bright face. She didn't bother to smile very often, although she did smile much more often, when he was around. But the way her features light up, when she does, makes him forget how to breath.

"I didn't think you would be jealous," her smile widened as she told him about her reason for grinning. He frowned. He was not jealous, that was ridiculous...

Alright, it was ridiculous, if he thought he can even try and justify the raging feeling inside of him, otherwise than as jealousy.

"I am not jealous, I just don't think this is a good idea. Only because Sehun is devastated and also, Baekhyun doesn't give a damn about it," Jun spoke through clenched jaw, thinking of the first believable lie about his mixed feelings. Jihye pressed her lips together, almost like she saw right through him, but then she sighed.

"Regardless, I still have to do it. If Sehun asked you to do the same thing, you would do it," Jihye reminded him, she is not the only one here with crazy best friend.

"And you would not be jealous?" he mocked her, raising his eyebrow. Her features wavered, but she shook her head in negation. He smirked, walking towards her. She tried hard to look unaffected by his sudden closeness.

"I still remember the look in your eyes, when you saw that girl kiss me in the kitchen," he refreshed her memory, causing her frown, as she remembered the moment, that actually made him look at her again after very long time. It was probably that look in her big eyes in the moment, that forced him think about her.

"You were making out right under my nose, excuse me if I wasn't jumping three meters up and down with happiness," she spouted in annoyance and he loved to see this side to her. Maybe he will gain something new out of this damned situation.

He needs to speak with Sehun.

"Let's continue this discussion later, I gotta go. Sehun texted me, he wants to come to mine, before school," he explained in rush. He quickly grabbed her to give her peck on cheek, leaving her all flustered behind as he sneaked out of the house to get to his own, before Sehun crawls there.

"Why did I have to come to like her? I never did? I liked to put slugs in her backpack, when we were kids, but that's all. This is nightmare," Sehun looked like he was about to die, when he finally got to his house, approximately five minutes after Jun landed on the sofa, out of breath, because he ran all the way here. Never has he thought he will be sneaking out of Sehun's house, because he is in secret relationship with his sister. But he didn't feel guilty. He was keeping it secret, just because Jihye wanted it this way, but he was alright to tell Sehun, as soon as the right opportunity comes up.

"Come clean with Bora, Sehun. That's all I can tell you. Confess. If nothing, she will at least forget about the date from the shock and you can sleep peacefully tonight," Jun suggested. He sounded like he didn't really mean it, but he hoped it will trigger Sehun to take an action.

"Even if I told her, how I feel. She would not believe me. She would think, I'm teasing her, as always," Sehun sighed and Junmyeon had to agree.

"You will have to make her believe. Do something, you would never do under normal circumstances," Junmyeon was already thinking about all sort of scenarios for this to work.

"Okay, but what if I do all that, do you think she can return my feelings?" Sehun gave him look full of hope.

"You two have a history and there is a spark as well. You two can happen," Jun meant it. He saw them together, although they hated each other ever since they... he couldn't even remember how far into the past their hatred went. But if Sehun, could admit to himself, he developed some kind of feeling beyond his own ego, Bora could be liking Sehun. Very, very deep somewhere inside of her.

"You think?" Sehun was already cracked at this point. It was only matter of time, before he mans up and do what is right. Along with it, it will save Junmyeon unnecessary trouble, because the double date will get cancelled. Someone would call this manipulation, but he called it killing two birds with one stone.

Jun only nodded his head. Next thing he saw was, Sehun jumping up and dashing out of his house. When he called after him, to find out what is he up to, Sehun replied with simple "I'm going to confess" and then he left on his bike, in the direction of school.

Jun prepared slowly, changing his clothes from the day before, they all smelled like chloride from the pool and his pants had big bloody hole on the left knee. He threw the clothes to the washing basket forcing the memories on that night to the corner of his head.

He was still more than determined to speak with someone close to Jihye about her condition.

He drove to school perfectly on time for the show. And what he meant by the show, was the way Sehun decided to reveal his feelings for Bora. Jun knew, Sehun will take it deadly serious and to completely another level. Sehun was never doing stuff only half way, that's how similar he was to Bora. They had the same mindset under all the hate.

The school was weirdly quiet, only few student ghosting around, mainly because everyone was gathered on the school field, someone's soothing deep voice was echoing around. When he arrived at the same place, staying hidden by the wall of the gym, it only took him few second to find the main protagonist of this charade. Bora was seated on the tribunes on the side of the field... alone, with features frozen in shock and anticipation. All the other student were whispering around, while Sehun stood few meters in front of Bora, with microphone in his hands.

"Oh dear god...," Jun mumbled.

Sehun was rapping.

"... She gets it all, she's tonight's top celeb

Hit me and we're going hard

Now it's official, let everyone know you're mine

Something completely raw...,"

Junmyeon widened eyes as he listened to Sehun's rap. He quickly looked at Bora, whose colourless face, was not so pale anymore, her cheeks growing redder with every line Sehun said with his rich voice.

"... Don't disappear, this is the end for me

We'll never find a love like this again

Don't break my soul

Your gaze, words, and everything forever...," Sehun finished, his sharp features tensed up with eagerness as everything fell into the silence. Bora kept on staring at him, with her eyes widely opened, obviously still in disbelief. She bit her lower lip, when she suddenly jumped up on her feet, balling her hands into little fists. For a second it looked like she will just run away from this unexpected situation, but that would not be Bora. Instead she crossed the distance between her and Sehun, who stumbled one step backwards, dropping his mic on the floor, after she grabbed his free hands and dragged him away from the field, somewhere she can beat him black and blue, with no witnesses. Sehun will have full hands with making Bora understand his sincerity.

Students broke out into loud discussion between themselves, some of them were ready to follow the two, but before he could go and stop them, the school bell rang, letting everyone know the first period started.

"Were you that desperate to not let me go on that date, that you made Sehun do something so...," Jihye's voice woke him up from deep thoughts, making him jump, as he looked beside him, his girlfriend was glaring at him, with her arms folded on her chest.

"Believe it or not, this was not my doing. I only told him to confess, I didn't know he will pull such a show," he defended himself with innocent grin.

"Bora looked like she is ready to murder him. Let's help her bury his body later," Jihye sighed and Jun looked at her with surprise.

"You don't have a heart," he let out in whisper, pretending to be shocked, when she moved towards him.

"Of course, I don't, you have it," she giggled and the sound melted his own heart. "Ugh, that was cringy even for me," she let out, after she reflected on what she said. But he quickly enveloped his arms around her waist pulling her towards him.

"I like when you say stupid things like that," he replied happily.

"Well, well, well," someone's voice interrupted their little cringy moment. They both snapped their head, finding Baekhyun beaming at them, with devilish sparks in his eyes.

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eyy, okay I know I promised angst from now on hah, but oh whale... who knows me, Im someone who cant stay serious for too long, but I will get there no worries... if there is someone who reads or is reading my story with KAI, then you know I'm able to go very dark and sad ...🖤

who hadn't had a chance to read my Kill or be killed story, I will highly recommend hah, but then its a fantasy ish, but that's something I'm pro at so, I'm confident when it comes to that✨💪

enough of self the promo hah🤓

Anyways, I'm pretty sure, like everyone who is BOHUN lover is now dying cuz you all want to know, what is Bora's real reaction to that confession... btw someone who knows, from what song the parts of the lyrics are from?

I also liked to write this bit with manipulative - jealous Jun 😁 I like jealous scenes regardless their cringyness, probably cuz everyone, even people who say they don't = get jealous! 😤😀

also, thank you for everyone, who reads and writes the comments!!! ya'll make me so damn happy!!! love you so much!!!

til next time!

love ya