Chapter 23
The sunlight streamed in, hitting every strand of her braided hair making it look like every bump and dip was sheathed in a golden halo, her lips lilting into a soft smile as she talked on the phone with her friend.
However, only Jungkook noticed this, swiping quickly for the camera that hung around his neck, he managed to click a few pictures, the shutter of the camera almost soundless as if even the devise knew the beauty it was capturing, the muse it didn't want to interrupt.
The clatter of teacups alerted him to Jiwoo's presence and he quickly shut off the camera before looking out of the window nonchalantly.
"Quit it Lover boy." Jimin teased Jungkook making the younger's cheeks to flush.
"I'm not doing anything hyung!"
"Mind showing me the camera then?"
"No!"
Jimin burst out laughing catching Sae's and Jiwoo's attention which consequently caused the younger to turn even redder. Jimin amidst his free spilling laughter, was forced to choke and bend over on the couch they sat as the younger put him on a choke hold.
"Yah Kookie! Don't hurt your hyung!" Sae yelled laughing and almost immediately Jungkook let go of Jimin but the glare remained as Jimin let out a soft 'whipped' in between coughs.
"What was it?" Sae asked grinning a cup of tea in her hands as she looked joyfully between them.
"You see, Jungko-oompf" Jimin let out a series of outraged yell as he was suddenly tackled to the floor, his back taking the brunt of both their weights as the wrestled much to the amusement of the girls. "koo-ah! Let-ommph ow!-go!"
"Jungkook." The younger boy's names rings out in a deadly tone from the blonde that had just entered the room. But the youngers in their fight fail to hear him.
"Jeon Jungkook." Jungkook stiffens at Yoongi's words and glares at him defiantly only to be interrupted by Jimin's snickers.
"I'm not letting go of your sneaky little teasing piece of shit boyfriend." Jungkok growls out, his temper flaring ot and the older pauses a moment before shrugging before grabbing a cup of tea himself and seating himself on the couch nonchalantly "M'kay."
"What?" Jimin mutters his face hinting betrayal as Yoongi smirks over his cup of tea.
"You're a brat Jimin. You need to be taught a lesson. And you know I cant teach you a lesson because you have me wrapped around your finger." Yoongi shrugs again. "Go on Jungkook."
Jungkook smirks and soon the youger's resume their incredible mature fighting that involves a lot of o pushing back handing and hair pulling while the others watched the show. Lets not forget choke holds either.
"Jiwoo Unnie," Sae starts incredibly nervous all of sudden, paying heed to Jimin's yells. The guy deserved it. She was also pretty sure Jungkook would hurt his hyung that badly or Yoongi would allow him to for that matter.
"Yeah?"
"Is it okay if I have a child?" Sae's words comes out wrong and she only realizes when all their frozen petrified looks are on her, even Jimin's and Jungkooks.
"I-I mean is it okay if I babysit a baby of my friend's?" She flushes and the room leaves out simultaneous sigh of relief hat has her chuckling softly.
"Of course it is. If its okay with you then its alright." Jiwoo smiles kindly, internally rolling her eyes at Jungkook's proud smile at Sae.
Jimin bursts into a series of giggles for some reason while Jungkook gets redder and its only then she realizes the position they are in. She cant help the Cheshire smile on her face.
For, Jungkook was on top of the his elder, holding Jimin's thighs tightly and Jimin was trying force Jungkook's legs away from his head so that it wouldn't squeeze him.
"Sixty-Nine." Sae coughed into her fist audibly and it caused a lightening reaction. Both boys scrambled off and apart from each other so fast it was hilarious. She had never seen anyone in her life move so fast.
Sae and JIwoo laughed at both the boys red faces as Yoongi who had choked at Sae's comment was wiping of the tea he had spilled on to his tee, chuckling as well.
"When are you going to start baby sitting?" Jiwoo asked after they had recovered.
"Day after tomorrow by nine? Its only for this week though." Sae explained, grateful for the elder girl. "She is job hunting so she need someone to look after her daughter until she finds a proper daycare and fixes her work time."
"Is it the Noona we saw at the café?" Jungkook asked and Sae nodded avoiding his eyes, guilt invading her system.
After that incident, they had explained that Chaesuk had took it upon himself to file a missing person report and some other charges of kidnapping. He had apparently called that day, knowing who the seven men were, and had threatened to destroy their reputation by using Sae if they would not hand Sae over to him. They had come running to Sae, when minutes later after the call, they had received a text message from Chae just saying; 'I see her.'
Soft hands rubbed soothingly at her palm, bringing her out of her reverie. Jiwoo smiled at her like she understood before going back to her drink like nothing happened. She was thankful for that.
"Jimin-ah. Time to go home love." Yoongi gently held Jimin's hand after they had had their tea. Sae watched as Jimin smiled almost endearingly at Yoongi, the elder's face softening even more at the younger's gaze as they stood up in unison, Yoongi's large hands immediately going to Jimin's waist.
"I thought you guys had break for a half a month?" Jiwoo interjected smiling teasingly at the couple. "Surely a couple more minutes wont fill off the entire holiday?"
"We have a date Noona." Jimin smiled at them bouncing on the balls of his feet while Yoongi coughed into his fist embarrassingly at his boyfriend's enthusiasm.
Sae giggled, albeit feeling a bit forlorn. When would she feel or be recipient of a love like that? What she had felt all this time with Chae had been a mirage of her desperate hope and belief. Then what would it be like to give and take that kind of love?
"Go on Love birds." Jiwoo sighed at the couple as they made their way out the door grinning like idiots. "I still remember the time when Jimin had a crush on me."
"You what." Yoongi froze looking at his boyfriend and Jimin oh boy-Jimin looked like his like spluttered out.
"Noona aish!" Jimin whined getting red in the face before hurriedly pushing the scrawny elder out of the room while the elder put up outraged resistance.
It was Jungkook's maniac laughter that made her fall into the same pit of mirth as well their laughter ringing out, soon joined by Jiwoo who was doubling over as well.
"Oh-ohmygod." Sae wheezed to jiwoo, a hand over her mouth as if to control her laughter. "Jimin had a crush on you?"
"Sure did." Jiwoo wheezed back. "Jungkook here did too."
Now it was the younger man's turn to feel flustered.
"Did not."
"Mhmm. Did too." Jiwoo countered back eyes wide and lively. "Should've seen the way their face lit up when Hoseok first introduced them to me. Would've thought they had seen a candy store with a free trial sign or something."
"Oh my god." Sae wheezed as Jungkook whined like little kid and hid his face behind his hands.
"Aww baby." Sae teased lightheartedly, ruffling the younger's hair and Jungkook stiffened looking up at Sae, eyes roving over her warmly curled features as she looked at Jiwoo.
What would it be like to kiss someone on the cheek while they were smiling? To kiss their crowfeet and their dimples? To kiss the dimple by her eye?
Jungkook's mouth unconsciously curved up at thought, lips tingling at the wish his heart made.
An idea slowly expanded and compacted in his mind, lilting melodies of his stars finally edging into a beautiful constellation.
"Noona. Come with me, we have somewhere to go."
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Eyes nervously flitted across the plethora of green leafed plants that drooped in welcome at their presence. Sae curiously looked at each flower, eyes snagging across some and flitting across some others.
"What are we here for Kookie?" she asked the black clad man next to her in intrigue.
"To buy a plant duh." Jungkook sassed with a contradictory smile, already moving past her to the section of flowering plants. "It's a gift."
"Gift? What for?"
"To start a new life and nurture it, that's what you are going through right now. So plant is symbolical enough for you to push through and depend upon to remind you of it, in case you stray." A careless shrug and not a glance in his direction but Sae understood the weight of his words either way, softly hugging herself as goosebumps rushed past her skin as if awakened by a teasing wind.
Sae's fingers fluttered past hues of blues and sunset amber, soft petals giving way beneath her fingers as Jungkook watched on. Her feet slowly treaded towards the corner aisle as if some gentle god was pushing at her feels, willing herself to look for something even she didn't know about yet.
But then she found it. Sweet and unrealistic as the dreams she had, the truth she had not seen, the memories that had been a phantom of her desperation all curled into a baby blue rose like Lilly with the slightest hint of pink as though the love that existed in those memories she had, might've been true. But that hope of pink wasn't something that would draw her back, it was something that would reel her in, remind her of her pain, the truth that was left unsaid when she had cried for it.
"Smeraldo." Jungkook's breath hit her ear, making her shiver as her fingers grasped the cool base of the stem. "Its beautiful."
"Truth untold." She whispered to the man behind her, breathing in the intoxicating smell of the flower.
"You sure have a thoughtful taste Senorita." A pale skinned man who looked of foreign orgin smiled at her startling them both. "You know the story behind that flower senorita?"
"I do." Sae's smile was melancholy enough that the shopkeepers eyes softened even more.
" 'Tis in good hands then." The man nodded before showing them to the cashier to ring them up after helping them gather a new pot and some much need fertilizer for the plant.
"Take good care of it young lady."the man smiled as he gently placed the plant onto her grasp as if handing over his precious child and Sae took it with equal care and prepared to leave.
"Senorita, Senor." The man with the kind eyes called them again making them stop in their path and turn back. His eyes shifted in between them, sparkling with meaning and hope.
"Not all truth's are better left unsaid."
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HI GUYYYYYYYYYYSSS how r y'all? im sorry for not updating soon and i wont be able to update for a month from now because im travelling to my native place and its like in the middle of nowhere sooo....SORRY.
but i would love to hear more thoughts on how this tsory is, personally i liked the smeraldo para so much i was so frickin proud but oh well ;)
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