One Shot

"K-kook I...uhm..." you start off with a huge gulp while clenching your fist.

This is it. Today was the last day of middle school and it would also be the day you confessed your love to your childhood best friend.

You've known him since primary school when he first moved next door to you and you accidentally kicked him in the face. -good times.

Since then, you two were inseparable.

The only problem was....

"...I love you!" You blurted out and then quickly shut your eyes, not wanting to see his reaction.

Kook grinned widely and threw his arms over your shoulder. "Dude you know I love you too? Now come on we'll be late for training." he answered you back easily while dragging you away.

You sighed.

...he didn't see you as a woman.
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"Jeon Jungkook!" You screeched angrily while attempting to punch him on the shoulder, but to your disappointment he nimbly dodged it.

He had been tickling you every other second now so that you'd run faster.

"But Y/N-ah/ya! We'll be late for class today if you don't move your ass!!" he whined, ducking once more, and you scowled at him.

Now that you two were seniors you'd think he would have matured a little...

But no, he was still as childish as he was in middle school and just as clueless to your feelings towards him.

Not that you could blame him though...it wasn't like you made an effort to tone down your tomboyish tendencies either.

"Hurry up slowpoke! I'll race you there!" He called from afar.

You sighed in response and picked up your pace but your thoughts were already elsewhere.
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Before

Your leg swooped agilely in a low kick, effectively knocking down your training partner on his back.

Kook groaned but didn't move to get up. "Ugh. I swear I still can't beat you in fights..." he pouted and you chuckled but leaned over to help him up.

"You know that's not true, Twig" you retorted back calmly and he scowled at the nickname you had given him when the two of you had first met.

He used to be a thin kid who only played video games all day until you changed him by goading him into joining you on your crazy little adventures.

He also ended up joining your family's martial arts training gym when he realized you never failed to kick his ass; he would be damned if you always had the upper hand.

You secretly studied him when he wasn't looking and fought the flush that was rising to your face.

Training definitely paid off because he wasn't that scrawny kid you used to pick on anymore...despite that, the nickname would always stay.

Kook was taller than you now and physically stronger. -he'd remind you everyday

But that was given since, you were after all, a woman.

...now if only you could get him to realize that too..

Sigh.

You noticed that he was speaking so you turned your attention back to him.

"-I can never beat you in a fair fight. I mean yeah when we go with no rules I can overpower you but dammit never in a fair fight..." he mumbled like a sore loser he was and you grinned stupidly. -he hated losing, especially to you.

You stuck your tongue out and shrugged cockily. "Once a Twig, always a Twig" you teased and he scowled while standing up, only to then tackle you on the ground.
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"You're wearing a skirt?" Kookie asked incredulously and you glanced down at your uniform weirdly.

"...yeah?" You answered back while shooting him a strange look and his jaw dropped.

"It doesn't suit you at all!" He guffawed while wiping away his stray tear and your cheek twitched annoyedly.

"YOU KNOW WHAT? PANTS ARE FOR GUYS TOO BUT YOU DONT HEAR ME GIVING YOU SHIT ABOUT WHY YOU'RE WEARING THEM!" you screamed back and punched him as hard as you could on his face.

He sputtered indignantly and recoiled from the impact but quickly got back up and cracked his knuckles. "You're so asking for it Y/N!" He said with a roar and charged, aiming for your shoulder.

The hit landed but you smiled at him evilly. "You hit like a girl Kook" you jeered and then pounced.

Your classmates faces were etched in horror and they slowly backed away.
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Now

"ARGH. I'm just going to beat it into him! Then he'll realize I was being serious about how I felt!..." you declared while laying your cheek on the cool desk.

Your other best friend shook his head with a sigh. "You know, for some reason I feel like that wouldn't quite work..." Kim Namjoon answered back dryly while shooting you a sympathetic look.

However, he then snapped his fingers and smiled widely. "Maybe you should try banging him?" He offered cheekily and you shot him a scowl.

"Don't be dumb Joonie! I've tried that hundreds of times. I banged him in the head with a pot once but his coconut thick headed skull didn't feel a thing an-"

Namjoon snorted under his breath and then leaned in to whisper something in your ear.

You immediately turned red and shoved him away.

"Y-YAH! Y-y-you perverted son of a-! NAMJOON-AH!" You wailed and he broke out into his bubbly laughter.

He eventually recovered and gave you a soft smile while propping his elbows up on his desk. "Maybe what he just needs is a little eye opener...after all, you never did go out of your way to show him the sides of you that are cute you know?" he pointed out with a grin as he ruffled your hair and you chuckled dryly.

"Cute? That's funny Joon..." you slapped him on the shoulders with a snort but then moved away when one of your classmates asked you a question.

Joon took the opportunity to study you now that you were preoccupied.

"She really has no idea how attractive she is huh..." he thought and watched as Kook entered the room.

Kook rushed forward and slapped you painfully on the back, making you jump up in shock. Without missing a beat your elbow shot backward and made contact with his cheek.

Joon's eye twitched. "...only Kook could brush off her hits without even flinching though...no wonder Y/N doesn't think she's desireable...she's with Kook almost all the time and he's about as aware of women as Jin is funny...which means he's not..." he thought while pinching the bridge of his nose.
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The lead of Jin's mechanical pencil snapped and his brow furrowed in disdain. "Tsk. Must be from all the good jokes I've been writing lately" he thought proudly as he reached for another one inside his pencil case.
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But Namjoon knew that Kook wasn't so much of a lost cause as you thought.

He saw it in the little things Kook did. Jungkook probably didn't even realize it himself but Joon knew that he had already fallen in love with you a long time ago.

Pretty much everyone in their class knew except those two...
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Before

Namjoon pulled his sweaty shirt over his head and massaged his shoulder thoroughly. "What a hellish gym class today..." he thought with a scowl.

"..So who do you think is the cutest girl in our grade?" A voice spoke up in a hushed tone.

Joon quickly threw on a new shirt and raised his brow, his curiosity piqued, as he peeked over to see what was going on.

He saw two guys from the other class scrolling through their phones while giggling in a not so innocent manner and Joon's expression went sour.

"Mirae-ya has the most mesmerizing laugh...don't get me started on how beautiful she is either..." one said wistfully.

"Yeah but Hyuna is the one for me, man..." the other responded with a dazed look.

His friend frowned. "Dude she never smiles though?"

"Yeah but that's what makes her the most attractive. There's just something mysterious about..."

Joon had enough. He was already bored of what he had heard and moved to exit the locker room.

That was until a certain someone's name came up and had him freezing in his place.

"...what about Y/N?"

Namjoon's eye twitched.

"I don't know about her...she's pretty tough...I heard she's stronger than most of the guys in school..."

"Yeah...but have you seen her body?! See, look at the picture I took the other day. Damn what I would give to tap tha-"

*SLAM*

Namjoon's head snapped up in surprise and he shuffled back to see what the noise was.

There he saw Kook standing with a deceivingly playful smile on his face but Joon could feel the killer intent around him even from where he was. Nobody could have missed that.

Kook's fist was resting on top of one of the lockers and Joon swore he saw a dent in it...

He heard Jungkook chuckle. "Ah damn...I slipped there...sorry about that." Kook apologized and the two guys stammered fearfully as they shot each other looks of pure panic.

Kook tsk'd and then bent down to pick up the phone that one of them dropped in his surprise. "Shit, your phone is broken too...is there something I can do about it?" He asked nonchalantly but his eyes held a dangerous glint.

The two guys quickly shook their head and excused themselves as they scampered off.

Joon watched everything with a calculating smile. "Heh...so there's still hope for you yet, Kook..." he thought and then quietly left the room unnoticed.
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Now

"Now it's just a matter of getting these two dumbasses to see it..." he mused.

He was suddenly graced with a brilliant idea that would probably give you two the push you needed.

However, Joon was also sure that he'd lose his life in the process so he groaned and dropped his head on his desk with a loud thud.

"Friendship...or life...friendship or life..." he contemplated.

Joon made up his mind and lifted his head up.

"Y/N-ah/ya" he murmured softly when he saw Jungkook return to the classroom after being called out by another teacher earlier.

The said man immediately brightened up at the sight of you and started walking towards your direction, making Joon flinch at what he was going to do to next.

He made a quick silent prayer.

You smiled cheerfully and scooted closer to Joon. "Mm? What's up Joon? You alrig-"

He gripped the back of your head gently and pulled you close...

Your eyes widened in surprise and you saw him briefly shoot you a sheepish smile...

That was right before he closed the gap between you two and locked his lips onto yours.

Shit. The things he did for friendship...
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"H-huh?" You thought, stupefied, when you finally processed what was happening.

No fucking way.

Joon was bloody kissing you...

He had literally been teasing you about Kook not only seconds before so why?-

Your thoughts were interrupted when you were suddenly pulled backwards.

You turned around in surprise and faced an enraged Jungkook. "Kook, what are you-"

He threw a punch at Joon and your eyes widened in disbelief.

You quickly stood up, making your chair screech loudly before it toppled onto the floor and you grabbed onto his arm before he could land another punch. "JUNGKOOK! What the hell are you doing?!" You hissed angrily.

From the corner of your eyes however, you saw Joon smirk smugly. "...damn Kook, you sure know how to ruin a moment..." he muttered with a scoff and you gaped.

Kook was slowly losing his composure. "Namjoon...you did not just..." he trailed off while narrowing his eyes.

You immediately knew that Joon was up to something; that move was so unlike him...so what was he planning now...

Kook stepped forward but when he felt you holding him back he turned to you and that's when you saw Joon shoot you a brief wink and a thumbs up.

...and finally it hit you.

"GODDAMIT KIM NAMJOON! This is your idea of getting Kook to realize I love him?!" You thought dubiously.

It made sense though...Joon was trying to make Kook jealous but you were already scoffing at the thought of that.

It wouldn't work...he didn't see you that way and you could've told Joon that before he went and made a fool of himself while getting hurt.

...wait

Why did Kook punch him though?...it shouldn't have bothered him at all...

Your thoughts were interrupted again when you were carelessly tugged forward by none other than the man you were thinking of. "K-kook!" You grunted but he ignored you and continued dragging you out of the classroom.

You shot Joon a panicked look but he only waggled his brows playfully at you while wiping the blood off of his lips.

And then the door shut behind you.
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Namjoon chuckled on the floor but then winced when the action aggravated his fresh cut even more.

An impressed whistle caught his attention and he looked up, only to see a hand offered down to him.

"You suicidal?"

Joon snorted but gripped his friend's hand anyways.

"...Don't get used to it...it's only for today, Yoon..." he grunted out and Yoongi chuckled softly with an amused look as he patted Joon on the back.

"...Finally though...it's about time those two got together..." he mused thoughtfully with a playful roll of his eyes and Joon smirked.

It better have worked...

Joon's eye twitched in annoyance at the prospect that he might have done this all for naught.
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"Kook what the hell!" You screamed once you two were finally out of the campus and jerked your wrist away from his grip.

He scowled at you. "You didn't even push him away!" He shouted accusatorily and you gaped at him.

This seagull-loving son of a-

"...you can kick my ass and pretty much every other guy we know but you didn't do anything when Joon kissed you?" He pointed out, almost offended and your blood pressure rose.

Your fist clenched. "Dammit Kook! What I do with anyone who kisses me is not your problem!" You said with a scowl and he gaped.

"So you like Joon?!" He demanded while crossing his arms and you narrowed your eyes.

"That's none of your business!" You snapped back and he stepped forward.

"It is my business! I'm your best friend!" He retorted and your heart dropped.

'Best friend'...

You frowned, trying to cover up the pang of pain that squeezed your heart.

Enough was enough. You may love the guy but if he was just being an ass because someone else finally gave you attention (albeit it was fake) then you wouldn't hold back.

He wasn't going to dictate every little thing in your life just because he was your best friend.

You gripped the front of his shirt angrily.

"So being my best friend makes it okay to punch someone?! If anything, you should be happy for me since someone finally sees me as a girl!" You spat back, because maybe this was the wake up call he needed.

If this wasn't enough to make him realize that you could be more than a friend then nothing would.

He tousled his hair frustratedly. "No! Don't be stupid Y/N! Being your best friend means that no one can touch you except me!" He blurted out and you froze.

He froze as well.

Wait what?

"What?..." you mumbled numbly and your grip on his shirt loosened.

He stiffened in surprise when he processed what he had just said and you blinked owlishly. "...except you?..." you repeated slowly and he only stared back with an equally confused look.

"Did I just..." he thought in horror but then he paused.

The reason why he had been more frustrated lately every time a guy approached you...

Or how he was unable to properly focus every time the two of you sparred...

Even the weird feeling in his stomach he got every time he was with you...

"Was this why?" He thought as it dawned to him and his heart thudded heavily.

When had he started seeing you as more than a friend?...

He pressed his palm to his face and suppressed a groan. That was so embarrassing...he didn't even realize...

You cleared your throat unsurely and Kook snapped out of his thoughts.

In his moment of disconcert he flicked your forehead, not knowing what else to do and coughed.

"Yeah...E-Except me...You got a problem with that?" He muttered challengingly with a hint of embarrassment and this time you scowled.

"I can't believe you! I-I confessed to you years ago and you didn't say anything..." you muttered and he at least had the decency to look ashamed as he rubbed the back of his head.

"I didn't think that was what you meant!" He argued back nervously and you inwardly grinned.

You were so going to milk this out as long as possible. This is payback so he could get a glimpse of how you felt all these years.

You snubbed him off and he stammered lamely.

"...do you think I just waited for you since then?..." you asked somberly and his heart dropped.

He hadn't expected that...

His grip on your arm loosened. "...s-so you're telling me that you don't l-love me anymore?..." he trailed off as his cheeks went bright and you decided to cut him some slack; you weren't that mean and you had been waiting for this moment for a long time now...it'd be a shame to ruin it now.

You know what they say though, old habits die hard.

Your expression softened and you shot him a knowing smile. "Well...would I have gone through all that shit with you all these years if I still didn't?" You asked rhetorically and his mouth dropped; you saw his eyes widen in understanding. -he had just been schooled.

You bursted out into laughter and smacked his arm. "...did you see your face Kookie! You're such a dummy" you teased in good humour.

He pursed his lips while shooting you an annoyed look.

"I must be for choosing you..." he muttered back and you kicked him in the shin, still with a bright smile on your face.

He returned it with a crooked grin of his own.

"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP AND KISS ALREADY!" You heard Taehyung scream from the window of your classroom and you jumped up in surprise.

You saw not only him, but also Kook's other friends nod in agreement and finally Joon who was shooting you smug look as he pretended to flick his non existent long hair triumphantly.

Kook flipped Tae off and then made eye contact with Joon. "I'M STILL GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS NAMJOON HYUNG" he screamed and you shook your head.

But then Kook paused and bowed his head respectfully in thanks, countering his words and you watched as Joon chuckled softly with a knowing look.

You tapped Kook on his shoulder and he turned around, still frazzled by your little joke on him. "Wha-"

You pressed your lips softly on his and after a couple of seconds you pulled away with a giddy smile on your face.

You had been wanting to do that for a long time

Kook blinked owlishly.

"To answer your question, I still do love you" you said softly.

He continued to stand there, frozen in place so you stole another peck.

When you pulled away, you began running. "Let's go Twig, we'll be late for training if you just stand there!" you called out, already a few meters ahead.

Kook's cheeks grew warm but he cleared his throat, pretending to be unaffected as he moved to catch up to you.

It didn't take him long with his stride and soon you were standing side to side.

His eyes glinted mischievously and he picked up his pace.

"Race you there!" He challenged.

You laughed happily.

Some things never change...
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Hey loves! ♥️♥️♥️

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE WHEN I SAY THAG WE ALL NEED A JOON IN OUR LIVES (please)

Ahem. Okay. Now back to the usual: Did you like that? 😁😁😁

I hope so because I had fun writing it too ✌🏽 I decided to hold back on the angst that stuff and bring back some fluff for you all 😂 (but don't worry, it's never the end)

Thanks for sticking around and reading even the Authors notes (cause we all know I rant way too much...)

Take care and always stay healthy ♥️