"we moved out today.."

"i'm going to forget about jungkook, but this time..for real."

"you're practicing today, jungkook?!"

"i come when i want."

"we'll be doing doubles. you and y/n, vs me and areum."

"don't get in my way"

"it feels like he's been saying that since highschool.."

"i want a rematch."
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(I'm sorry for not publishing yesterday!! Major headache, I'll post on Wednesday as usual.)

"You're doing doubles with Jungkook?!" Areum yelled.

"I don't think that's a good idea, aren't you trying to forget about him?" J-Hope said in a concerned tone.

"I have no choice.." I mumble and groan.

"Well, think of this as a good thing! Maybe Jungkook will like you because you accomplish something together~" J-Hope reassures you as he sits down in his seat.

"We've accomplished many things together, why should it be different this time?" You ask.

"You're hopeless.." Jihyun mumbles.

"Fine. I'll work hard, I'll forget about Jungkook, and I'll try to win the tournament.." You say confidently.

After School
You walked slowly and cautiously to tennis. You looked at your shoes while walking, and noticed somebody else's shoes in front of you. You slowly moved your head up, and Jungkook was looking at you with a cold stare.

"You're late." He coldly says.

"Sorry~! My class dismissed late and—"!He cuts you off.

"No excuses. Let's practice." He gestures you to follow, but Namjoon walked up to you.

"She can't go on the court, she hasn't passed try outs yet. She still has to collect balls." He says to Jungkook.

"We have a tournament in a week almost." Jungkook protests.

"Sorry, club rules~" Namjoon cheers and tells you to collect tennis balls.

You look up at Jungkook. "Sorry, Jungkook." You apologize, and walk towards the ball basket that you collect tennis balls with.

You start picking up balls one by one until you see a ball flying towards the basket as you flinch and cover yourself. As you open your eyes, you see Jungkook with a tennis racket and all the balls on the floor.

"What was that?!" You exclaim.

"Don't close your eyes when the ball is coming to you—even when picking up balls. Always be on your watch." He says.

"Keep your eyes open, and move towards the ball." He continues. "Understood?"

You nod slowly. "Understood.. keep my eyes open..and move towards the ball." You repeat to yourself.

Jungkook walks away and tennis balls were flying from other people, as you tried to catch them.

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"Class dismissed!" Namjoon says, and all the students walk away as rain droplets came down from the sky.

You walk towards the entrance, but feel a tug on your shoulder. You turn around, and see Jungkook standing behind you. "Let's practice." He says.

"We can't practice in the club, so we have no choice."

You groan. "B-but..rain droplets.."

"Practice your swing 100 times. Starting from tomorrow, we'll have morning practice too. Get ready." He goes to get a ball, leaving you dumbfounded.

You bring out your racket and he watches you. "Draw your shoulder back, and move faster." You nod and swing again.

You then fall, gaining a small bruise on your ankle. You wince in pain, and get up. You hold your ankle.

"Hurry up, and move faster." Jungkook says.

You nod towards him and swing.

You and Jungkook have been practicing for a few hours. You fell a bit, getting lots of bruises on your arms and legs. The sky turned dark, and Jungkook finally dismissed you. You can't believe you have to do this in the morning, too. As soon as you got home, you didn't even bother to change your clothes. You jumped on the cushion on the ground, and fell asleep.

Lunch Time
"I'm not going to lunch.." You told Jihyun and J-Hope once again so they wouldn't convince you.

They finally give up and head to lunch. You set your tired head down on the school desk, and groan. You could easily fall asleep, millions of thoughts were running in your head until you hear the door open. You look back, and see Jin coming to you with a lunchbox.

"Hey, y/n..." He faintly says.

You stretch and smile at him.

"I heard you have two practices each day and you're exhausted..." Jin sits down in front of you.

He hands you the lunchbox and you open it to find food inside. He hands you chopsticks as well, and watches you eat silently. You shove the delicious food in your mouth. He looks at your arm as you look at him with a confused expression.

"You're...trying hard at tennis because of Jungkook, right? You still can't forget about him, can't you?" He stares at your face seriously.

You look at his face, and dart your eyes to the corner of the room silently. You don't say anything.

...

You finally speak up. "He told me, 'Never get in my way.'"

...

You change your tone to a happier one. "Remember you told me I was becoming a new person because I wouldn't bother him? ..If I just say 'I will forget about him' without any actions.. it sounds...hollow.. I'm not able to forget about him yet.." You lock your eyes onto Jin's.

"I get it..you're on the journey to get over him, and it might take time..but remember that I support you and I'm not giving up on you~" He chimes.

You giggle. "Thank you, Jin."

After School: Day 2 of Practicing with Jungkook

"Today we have ball practice." He says and throws the ball.

You run around with your racket, trying to hit it back.

He counts. "One..raise your shoulder. One... He sighs. Visualize the ball.. One... Two... Th— Run faster.." He commands.

"63..64..."

You tried your best to run at all sides as you fall down again. "Get back on your feet." He orders, and you get up, struggling. The lights shut out and you throw your hands in the air happily.

"Yay!!" You exclaim.

"We have no choice..back to swing practicing." He walks away, and you widen your eyes. "What?!"

"1...2..." He counts.

After School: Day 3 of Practicing with Jungkook

"Raise your shoulder.."

"Run faster.."

"Get up.."

After School: Day 4 of Practicing with Jungkook

"Faster balls."

"Good job. Again." He continues.

You breathe deeply. "Jungkook, it hurts.." You mumble.

"What?" He looks at you, it seems he didn't hear you.

"Nothing.." You wince in pain and continue to hit the ball.

After School: Day 5 of Practicing with Jungkook

"Good, do it again."

"Remember, shoulder high."

"Swing harder."

"Remember the ball..."

After School: Day 6 of Practicing with Jungkook

"Take aim.."

You concentrate and hit the ball with your racket as it goes on the opposing team's side.

You widen your eyes. "I...I did it! Jungkook, I did it! I did it!" You hug him and jump and down.

You then open your eyes and see his annoyed face. "S-Sorry.." You stutter.

"Even a child can learn that under an hour.." He scoffs.

You laugh nervously.

"You have a lot of things to celebrate..sometimes I envy you.." He says and you look at him with a confused expression.

"Come on, do it again." He says, and you nod to go get your ball.

Day of the Rematch

"y/n, have a good day at school! Also..today we're moving to a bigger house, do you remember the address?" Kisang looks at you.

"Don't come to this house, go to the other one."

You nod. You were going to move to a bigger house because this one was reserved for someone else.

You cheerfully head to school.

Tennis Club : After School

You munched on the good luck sandwich Jin gave you in the girl's room. Areum came in and brushed her hair.

"You don't look nervous." She speaks up.

"Are you?" You reply.

"Not really..." She stays quiet, but speaks up again. "You do know how much trouble you cause Jungkook, right?"

"I'm trying to not bother him.." You mumble.

"Well, your 'trying' is causing him trouble." She responds and puts on her shirt.

She continues. "He got embarrassed from losing last match, he's going to get embarrassed again. His training was also a waste of time on you."

You look down.

Did she watch?

"I can't believe you're okay knowing you're causing trouble for the person you love." She says and walks out.

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"Ready?" Jungkook looks towards you as the match was about to begin.

"Remember what we've done for the past week, and keep your eyes on the ball."

"Understood." You reply.

He pauses and looks down at you.

"You're not alone. I'm with you, so don't be scared, okay?" He reassures you.

He walks to his position and you nod, letting out a small smile.

The ball suddenly comes to you, and you return it as Jungkook returns Areum's. Your legs start wobbling from the bruises you've gotten before. You ignore the pain, and return Namjoon's ball. Namjoon whispers something in Areum's ear, and looks at you angrily. Both of them suddenly start throwing balls at you.

I'm not scared of the ball..because..Jungkook's throws are much faster than theirs..

You look at Jungkook, and he looks back at you with a soft smile and a nod.

You smile, and returns Areum's ball.

"Lolli!" Jungkook shouts at you and you run to take Namjoon's serve.

You hit his serve back towards him, and it passes them, gaining you a point. You smile to yourself as all the students start clapping.

"You did it.." Jungkook looks towards you.

You suddenly fall to the ground, as you couldn't handle the pain anymore. You cringe and hold your legs as you weren't able to stand up.

"Did you twist your ankle?" Jungkook bends down to you.

He touches your leg. "Here?"

You wince in pain. "Ouch!"

"It's impossible to continue.." He mumbles under his breath.

"Namjoon, we withdraw from the match." Jungkook shouts to him.

"Take my racket." He tells another student.

He suddenly crouches down and puts his arm around your body. He carries you up, and holds you in front of his arms. You put your arms around his neck while he carries you. Time was passing so slowly, as you hear your heartbeat and his. You were enjoying every second.

"I'm sorry..I'm the reason we lost..It's my fault." You mutter.

"Actually, I didn't believe we could win." He replies.

He continues walking out of the tennis court. You look up at him, and let out a soft smile as he looks on ahead. You let your head fall on his arms and shoulders as he carries you.

I think...I've fallen even more in love with him..

He puts you down half way to your house as you cling to his arm, not feeling your legs.

"Where's your house?" He says from beside you.

"I'm not sure..It was near here when I last came to check it out. We should be close." You look around, still clinging to his arm.

"You said that 5 minutes ago.." He says calmly.
"This is why I wanted to take a cab.."

"It's a waste of money.." You pout.

You smile to yourself as you hold on to his arm. "Hey..back at the match...you called me 'Lolli.'" You look up at him.

"I don't remember." He replies quickly.

"That's the first time you gave me a nickname.." You giggle.

"I said I don't remember..I was absorbed in the match." He says again.

You nod to yourself, smiling and thinking of his bunny teeth. You then point at your house.
"That's the one!"

You ring the door bell.

He gives you the bags he was holding for you. "Tell your father I said hi.." He walks away, but you quickly tug his arm.

"Actually...I think he's home! Would you like a cup of tea?" You say, hoping he won't leave yet.

You tug him more. "My dad wants to see you! He can thank you for what—" He cuts you off.

"Fine, fine.. just let go of my arm.." He sighs.

You let go of his arm and mumble an apology.

He starts walking and you cling to his arm again while smiling.

An unfamiliar old man comes out from inside the house. You look at him in confusion.

"Is that your grandpa?" Jungkook asks.

You look at him and shake your head side to side.

"Who are you?" You ask.

"I live here." He responds.

"I am so confused!!" You say out loud.