❅ Chapter Twenty-Five: Popcorn
Happy birthday aespa's KARINA!! ❤️
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Yuta rolls his eyes at Mark who walks in the kitchen with droopy eyes and slouched back, the bandage wrapped around his arm didn't help his overall look.
"You look horrible." Jaemin remarks followed by a snicker as he looks up from his phone.
"Gee, thanks," scoffing sarcastically as he grabs something to eat. "You're just lucky you got punched, unlike me who got shot."
"What I think you meant to say was, I'm just lucky because I'm better than you."
Mark glares at the younger boy who smiles innocently, "I hope Yeeun won't let you see Jeno today."
"You guys are going on a date again?" Yuta raises a brow, perking up from Mark's words.
Jaemin shrugs his shoulders, "he asked me the other day. What else was I supposed to do?" If it weren't for the situation they are in, it would've sounded totally wrong for others.
But because Jeno is their key, it isn't that weird for Jaemin to hangout with him all the time.
Yuta and Mark have been busy with the Lee family's information anyway, alongside luring Mr. Lee further into their trap.
Shrugging it off, Yuta nods quietly just as Jaemin's phone made a sound. The ravenette boy briefly reads the message before standing up abruptly.
"Gotta go now," he does a nonchalant peace sign as he walks out, Mark snorting at him in response.
"Isn't it weird how they're messaging each other more often now?" Yuta mumbles without looking at him.
Mark continues to eat his fruit salad, "I don't think so, I mean, he's trying to get close to him as much as possible."
"I guess you're right..."
"I'm always right," Mark glares at him before flashing a smirk. "Watch, sooner or later they will start fucking–"
"If that happens, just pretend you've been called by Sungchan or something." Yuta cuts him off with a weirded out look.
"Might as well help us out with stuff." Muttering the last part with a teasing grin.
"You bitch–"
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"Nice to see you here on time, Jaemin-ah."
Jeno sighs at his elder sister's antics once his fiancé walks up to them, her voice a bit sarcastic yet honest at the same time.
She's still adjusting to this... arranged-relationship of theirs that Jeno is working hard on for it to work.
But she is definitely glad Jaemin is more often than not on time when it comes to their dates.
Unlike their first meet, the Nakamoto family was late–For some reason they haven't really explained til this day.
They brushed it off anyway, assuming the usual traffic and busy schedules.
"Noona, please let me meet up with Jaemin hyung alone for once." Jeno quietly begs.
His elder sister clicks her tongue, "I will, one day. Unfortunately for you two, just not today." She winks teasingly.
"Anyways, since he is already here. I guess you two should head off now," gently pushing Jeno towards Jaemin.
She then pauses just before her brother could be in his fiancé's "strong and warm pair of arms" as what he had rambled to her a few times now.
Jeno pouts when he still feels his elder sister's hands holding him by his arms, restraining him from clinging onto his lover immediately.
He was about to say something but lets out another sigh in the end.
He may act like he doesn't like Yeeun's protectiveness all the time, but there are some occasions where he appreciates her a lot for it.
Glaring intently at the ravenette boy, she warns him. "You know the rules, I want my brother smiling once he comes back home."
"Copy that." Jaemin grins in response, a bit silly as if he is mocking her.
Hearing her scoff, Yeeun lets Jeno go from her grip as the latter instantly clings onto Jaemin.
Arms around his middle, Jeno was beaming at him, leaning closer when Jaemin snakes an arm around his figure.
"We'll be heading to the movies now!" Jeno waves at his elder sister with a sweet smile, very excited to spend some time with his fiancé.
Yeeun waves back lazily, muttering how she's just going to contact her girlfriend instead hoping she's free as well.
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"This movie sucks ass." Jaemin mutters under his breath, blankly staring at the huge screen playing scene after scene.
It was a random one they had chosen, both weren't really sure about it but they didn't have any other choice. The others that are currently showing sucked too.
The jokes weren't great– which he had hoped (once he saw how bad the movie was in his opinion) it could have saved his time by being here, unfortunately, it didn't.
Honestly, he could just get up and leave if he was alone.
But that's the thing, he is not alone.
Jeno beside him has finished his own box of popcorn, now eating Jaemin's unfinished one because the ravenette boy also didn't liked the food in this place.
What a shit show. I can't even enjoy my food– how can you even go wrong with popcorn?
Glancing beside him, Jeno was staring at the big screen as well, but he's too busy finishing the rip-off popcorn to really notice Jaemin's distraught.
He sighs loudly, looking back to the front as he sinks back against his seat. At least the seats were okay.
Hearing the sound escaping his lips despite the earful noises from the speakers, Jeno finally looks at his fiancé who seemed to be having an awful time.
As Jaemin was thinking how they deserve a refund, Jeno breaks his thoughts. "You're not enjoying this, aren't you?"
And before he could reply to that, Jeno speaks up again. "It's okay, I'm not really enjoying this movie too... But now I feel bad, this date went downhill."
The lights from the big screen slightly shows Jeno's pouting face, plump lips messy from the cheese powder that was mixed in the rip-off popcorn.
Oddly enough, Jaemin stares down to his messy lips. "We should just go then, hyung." Jeno mumbles, squirming on the spot.
Meeting his eyes reluctantly, Jaemin shakes his head. "It's fine, the movie is about to finish anyway."
Pouting once again, Jeno then finally notices the heavy gaze on his lips from the elder boy, blushing at the sudden thought.
O–oh, is... Is this...?
He freezes when Jaemin leans in, feeling a heavy hand rest on his thigh that makes him squirm on instinct.
But just as he comes closer, the lights blinds them for a second that has Jaemin leaning back, groaning in annoyance.
"My guess was correct." He comments that receives a sweet giggle from Jeno.
Jaemin feels different all of a sudden. As if he isn't the Jaemin from a dangerous mafia gang.
The Jaemin right now who's with Jeno is taking the latter by the hand and helping him get up, leading them out of the place.
The Jaemin right now is sighing at the blond haired boy who starts apologizing for the "shit date".
But then gets interrupted by Jaemin pulling him into his arms, hugging his waist comfortably as Jeno lets out a confused noise.
"Hyung?"
"Stop apologizing."
"But... I mean it, I should make up for this unfortunate timing... What can I do, hyung?"
He sounded so genuine, it pulls some strings in Jaemin's heart which felt so weird to him.
"You already made up for it, Jeno."
Looking up in confusion, Jaemin couldn't believe he was doing this, but a bigger part of him tells himself that this is normal.
As if it was bound to happen.
"You being there made it worth it." And if Jaemin wasn't being weird earlier, he is definitely out of character now when he kisses Jeno's forehead.
Was there something in the popcorn? He thinks to himself while staring at a flustered Jeno in his arms, face turning red in embarrassment.
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Thoughts??
Jaemin kissed Jeno's forehead now :00
Lol??? It's literally 12 am rn wtf am I doing with my schedules– literally writing this blankly with droopy eyes 🤡
I need to get it together again lmao
Just gonna go to sleep i guess, been having rough days thanks to my y'know-what type of mother.
It's been a while since I've ranted about my life in my book (My Thoughts) but ig I'm too tired recently.
Like as if someone will actually get to know my shit life lol it's been the same.
Anyways,
Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARINA!
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