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"I swear, he is going on my nerves." signed the young male as he emptied his pearl coloured drink with one swift move. "He is only scolding me and pressuring me to find my significant other." signed the youngest Jeon. His heard turned to his friend before it turned back to his father. The feast was going smoothly, too smoothly for jungkook's taste. He wanted something special, something exciting to happen. 

His hands slowly grabbed the golden cutlery and he poked his medium well steak, which was sprinkled with the finest pink salt. The herbs crushed slowly down as he cut through them. A sad smile adorned his lips. His own father just scolded the absolute shit out of him.

"I bet he did not mean it in this way." whispered taehyung from the side while cutting his own Kobe steak into little pieces. "He only cares right now about me finishing university as soon as possible and getting that diploma." grumbled the younger one as he took one bite. "His actions make me lose appetite since months." whispered jungkook to himself, his words being unnoticed by his older best friend. That is what he only cares about, thought the male.

"Dear, eat up.  You are eating slower than usual. Is everything alright my dear? I am worried." A warm smile laid on the pair of lips and the eyes shared a familiar emotion. They created this warm feeling inside jungkook's chest. "No mother, I am just thinking lately a lot..''. A real smile appears on the youngest lips. Another bite was taken from the steak and the pair of eyes hushed over the table. Jungkook almost knew no one privately. He knew who everyone was but he did not have any attachment to these people. They were only his dad's work partners. God, how he hated this particular description. 

He took another bite and his eyes stopped as they a wonderful eye smile caught his eyes. He slowly lowered his cutlery that shimmered lightly in the evening sun, which fell into the dining room. A gulp followed slowly and his eyes turned helplessly to his friends. Small beads of sweat formed themselves on his nape and he shook his head. No, he only imagined those deep brown eyes that shared the familiar warmness that his mother emitted. 

More chatter filled the room as the younger stood up. "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom." bowed jungkook politely into the round as all the pairs of eyes were locked on him. Every single hair lined up and he gulped again. "You are dismissed." echoed his farther's voice through the dining room, a played smile on his lips. With long steps, the youngest made his way to the exit of the room. He cursed himself innerly for being all anxious again. His farther's presence was killing him in the last months. 

His patent dress shoes from Prada echoed over the marble tiles as he took fast steps towards the restroom. The black heavy door was pushed open and he looked at his selves as he reached the marble sink. The entire front was covered with a cleaned mirror, a light glow fell from the ceiling as the lamps dimmed themselves. They tried to set a relaxing atmosphere for the restroom. The sound of water filled the empty restroom. Soon the cooling water hit the brown-haired male's face. Another splash of water followed afterwards. A few droplets rolled their own way down the neck of the youngest.  

His eyes wandered to the window, which was located around the sink. Slow steps were taken and his legs carried him to the enormous window. His palm placed itself onto the tainted glass piece. "The world looks so small doesn't it?" asked a warm voice. Steps followed after the gentle tone. It seemed for jungkook as if the voice was coated in honey, a pleasant shiver ran over his spine. 

"Did you follow me?" asked the brown-haired male, he wanted to turn around and met the owner of the gentle voice, which seemed softer than cotton or clouds itself. Yet it had some seriousness to it. "No, but I can see that you are about to have some sort of panic attack." answered the other male and a hand was placed on jungkook's shoulder. A laugh escaped the pinkish lips. "How would you know?" asked the youngest and he turned around, only to find himself a few inches away from the pair of plum lips that belonged to him, Park Jimin. 

"I know some of the signs. I went through this phase myself. Wanting to impress, wanting validation from my parents." whispered the older. The eyes of the younger grew bigger as he could not believe what the older just spoke. Could he read his mind? "It is also no bad thing to want or to be eager for parental validation. It is normal, nothing your pretty head needs to worry about." smiled the male. It was such gentle smile that let jungkook's heart skip a few beats. It already skipped a few beats when he first encountered the older. 

"I am touched by the compliment but this is something only my family needs to work out. I appreciate your worry and I am deeply sorry for troubling you." confessed the brown-haired male. A slightly pink tint appears on his cheeks. "I see, I see. I understand." whispered the older as he slowly parted himself from the younger. Without any more words being said, the older male took his way and left the restroom. Jungkook was left behind with his heart beating rapidly against his chest. The tint on his cheeks darkened. "Stupid man." mumbled the younger as he placed his hands against his chest. 

With a few breaths, the younger stepped back inside the dining area. Most of the people have finished their third meal and the dessert was about to be served. The chatter filled the room while soft piano music completed the atmosphere. "Ah, you are back! What took you so long?" asked the black haired female with a smile. She patted the chair next to her, signalling the younger to sit down next to her. "Hyejin, I just did not feel well back there." he said plainly. "But it is all okay now. I just needed a short moment to myself.". A smile appeared on the lips of the younger and he nodded slowly, not wanting to raise concern. "Okay okay, you know that I get worried about you. Just like taehyung." whispered hwasa and stroked his head a few times to straighten the brown strands out that stood up from his head. "I know that you two get too worried sometimes. I know." laughed the male quietly and looked around the room, scanning the room itself for two particular male persons.

The first one he was looking for was sitting at the end of. the table, his appearance prominent. His father seemed to have a chat with someone that was not familiar to the younger and his gaze drifted away, searching for the pair of dark eyes that just comforted him a few minutes ago. 

He found the pair soon enough. The black turtleneck pullover covered his appearance with the matching black slacks. The hair was perfectly styled, yet his hands seem to go through it every 5 minutes. Yes, he counted the minutes between the hair brushing. 

Golden shimmered the evening sun onto the flawless skin. A smile covered the plump lips as he smiled or even laughed at something his interlocutor said. "Does someone has caught your eyes?" whispered the Ila voice of his friend next to him. His eyes followed him while a short nod followed. "Not certain that I am interested, it is just that the person ins something I cannot grasp..." muttered the youngest, while he watched every move the black-haired male did.

"There is something about him, I don't know but he is different." whispered the youngest. "A month back and I thought he was an asshole." joked jungkook as he took another sip from his sparkling wine. The pearl, sightly golden,  coloured liquid prickled inside his mouths but yet it did not taste quite pleasant.

"Guess he took your interest after all." laughed his friend, taehyung. "ugh, shut up." whispered the younger one as the pink taint on his cheeks faded into a cherry red color. "Someone might like the man more than he thinks.".

"It is time for dessert, ladies and gentleman." announced the head chef as he entered the dining room. Staff workers followed shortly after and each of them placed the little dessert onto the table. "Freshly and handmade. Only the best ingredient. I worked on this tiramisu for quite long. The mascarpone is made out of ingredients, which were imported from Italy. Please enjoy yourselves."

The enormous table filled itself as the gentleman and ladies sat back down again to taste the delicious treat that was served infant of them. "Would anyone like a cup of coffee? or any other beverages?"asked the head chef and his staff quickly went around to take the orders for a cup of coffee. A small lady went up to the three friends. "Excuse Mr. Keon, would you like something to drink again? Maybe a cup of coffee or something with alcohol?" asked the female waitress as she  whipped out her pen and paper. "Uhm, I will just take a water-- or no wait, I will take a Jim Beam with some coke." smiled the youngest as he grabbed the small fork to his side. "Make this three." announced hwasa as he grabbed her fork as well. "He won't be drinking alone." laughed she afterwards. With a small nod, the waitress disappeared. 

The silver fork slider effortless through the dessert. The familiar smell of coffee and a sweet treat filled the nose of the youngest. He took a small bite from the dessert and his lips twitched upwards. "Hmm, it is really sweet but not too sweet. Seems to be the right balance." smiled the brown-haired male as he took another small bite. 

"Also is there some honey on it?" asked the male as he examined his dessert. The golden coloured drizzle onto of his dessert shimmered lightly under the golden chandelier. It was sweet, delicious and something a treat should taste like. This was something suited for the youngest taste. 

"I believe there is also some liquor of 43 in it. At least this is something I can taste." added the black-haired female and she smiled brightly. Her skin glowed in the golden dimmed light and her beauty was beyond in this moment. The black suit hugged her curves nicely and her golden necklace dangled, no firmly danced around her chest area. The small 'H' danced slowly as he turned her body to jungkook. "How are you getting home by the way? I believe that your dad will probably stay behind." asked the female. 

"Ah yes probably or I will take a taxi, I will get home. No need to worry about it." laughed the male. "Ah, last time, taehyung and I almost scrapped you from the bottom of the dance floor when we were in the club." A smile adorned her lips as she remembered back to the event, which occurred only a few weeks back. "Don't remember me about it.". A groan left jungkook's lips as the memories filled his mind. "That was enough alcohol for weeks." teased taehyung and patted his back. "You cannot drink as much as we used to when we were 16!" laughed the older male.

"Don't remind me." cringed the youngest and shook his head, trying to get the old memories of himself being drunk out of his head. The trio took another bite of their dessert and soon the finished the meal with ease. The sweet taste lingered on the tongue of the brown-haired male and the taste of the money mixed with the liquor of the alcohol 43 laid at the tip of his tongue. It was a sweet combination. 

"I have the feeling that the 'adults' will be soon drunk or at least tipsy." chuckled taehyung as he took another sip from his newly brought liquor. "Time to catch up, don't we?". he raised his glass slowly and the other both followed. A smile adorned the pinkish lips of the youngest. "You bet. We have our exams behind us. It is time to party and relax.". A laugh left jungkook's lips and he took a swift sip from his glass.

The cold liquid ran his throat down, leaving the familiar burn of alcohol in his throat. A shiver ran through his body as the cooling liquid went through his system, or this is what he believed. He looked up only to find the familiar dark eyes watching him. The black-haired male licked his lips seductively and raised his glass. No words were exchanged since they sat opposite to each other and the distance of the huge table, mixed with the chatter of the tipsy business attendants, made it impossible to understand any spoken words. 

damn, how could a man be so attractive?  yet so dangerous? 

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this party is about to go down ;) 

I do not need to say more. maybe I will edit it a little bit more since it is "not aesthetic" for me haha 

xoxo,

author-nim