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16-year-old Jungkook's POV

"Okay, Jungkook," I muttered to myself. "Don't fuck this up and stop panicking. You've been doing this for 3 years. Nothing different."

After wrapping up my mental breakdown in front of Mira's house, I took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell.

"IT'S ALWAYS OPEN!" I heard a familiar voice.

I tried opening the door, only to realise it was locked.

"What even-"

Frowning, I tried again but the door didn't budge.

"Sike! What did you think this was? Fuller house?" She asked, her voice coming closer as she walked up to the door.

I chuckled, not believing that I keep falling for her antics all the time.

Mira was nothing special, she was exactly like any other girl would be. Nothing quirky about her- just a few habits that make me question her sanity.

And yet, I started falling for her.

Why?

Because you shy away from other girls like a coward and she's the only one you can be comfortable around. My inner voice answered me, making me roll my eyes.

Not true.

You know very well that it's true.

Whatever.

"Oh- hey Kook!" She smiled brightly, making my heart beat faster.

Badumbadumbadumbadum-

"Hey." I smiled back, using the acting skills I had sharpened in front of the mirror.

Perfection comes through hours of practice and hard work. And that's what I did every night.

I prepared myself in any way possible, taking every possibility into account and prepared my conversation beforehand because boy was I scared.

I was way too paranoid that someone would find out about my crush and tell Mira, making her feel uncomfortable.

And eventually, she would leave me alone.

My brother was busy being the perfect son for my mom, and my dad and I never had the ideal relationship. My mom and I...

In all honesty, I don't even know if we have a relationship.

Taehyung was falling for Mira too, though he didn't make it obvious at all. He was pretty good at hiding stuff.

It's all in the small lingering gazes, a slight increase in excitement whenever her topic comes up and the wide smiles.

Coming off as oblivious to everyone has its advantage. They drop their guard around you, thinking you're too dense to catch on.

If only they knew...

So if Taehyung came to know about my crush, he would feel weird. He would probably distance himself a little from me, or worse- completely give up on Mira.

He was such a good person, he would be ready to get on the sidelines if you want to take the spotlight, even if you aren't deserving of it.

Just like Mira.

In the end, if she found out, she might leave me and I'll be alone for the rest of my life.

And I really couldn't think of a life without her.

"How's the assignment going?" She asked, munching on a bar of chocolate as she turned the pages in the book. Her brown eyes skimmed through the words as she looked normal.

I'm glad she's finally eating without restricting herself. Her cheeks were finally growing a little chubby, making me silently sigh in relief.

She would look good to me no matter what happened to her because her external beauty is something I never really concentrated on.

You don't look for friends who are beautiful because you might not always relate to them. You look for friends who can tolerate your crackhead energy while also being like you.

And to me, inner beauty matters a lot. In that category, Mira tops everyone. She is simply too gorgeous.

I blinked.

What the hell did I just think of?

"It's going good," I replied, getting to work with her.

That was a partial lie.

It was going to shit because I was way too distracted thinking about Mira. My brother had to hit me with a slipper to get me back to my senses, making me finally work at 3 AM.

When is this stupid crush going to go away?

"Tae's gonna arrive a bit late today." She chimed, writing down a few points in her book.

We studied together because that was the only way knowledge entered our brains.

Mira's mom was pretty lenient with almost everything except studies, so she made sure nothing got in the way of that. She even monitored Tae and me, making me feel grateful.

If she didn't, I would surely fail by now due to thinking too much about her daughter.

"Are you both studying or are you pretending?" Mira's mom asked us, walking in to check upon us.

"We're studying, mom." Mira groaned, making her mom hit the back of her head.

"Don't blame me for finding it hard to believe that my daughter wants to willingly study." She retorted, making me chuckle as Mira let out a gasp.

"I'm your daughter! How could you?" She said dramatically before getting back to her book. "I'm just trying to finish up this assignment with Kook right now."

Mrs Lee nodded in approval before turning to me with a smile.

"If you want anything, don't hesitate to ask me alright?" She said kindly, making me nod shyly.

It's been 3 years since I started coming over and conversation with her mom is still too awkward for me.

I do not do well with parents.

"He's such a well-mannered boy, and so is Taehyung. Why are you like this?" Her mom complained, making Mira look at me with raised eyebrows.

"Him?" She pointed at me, making sure her mom was talking about me. After a nod, she started laughing.

"Trust me." Mira chuckled. "He is not well mannered."

"Hey!" I complained, slightly blushing in embarrassment and how that sentence can easily be taken in a wrong manner.

"Jeez. Think before you speak." Her mom hit her head again, making Mira whine.

"Don't hit me on the head. What if you'll make me even dumber?" She grumbled.

Cute.

Jungkook. Stop it.

But seriously. I just wanna squish her-

What the hell is wrong with me?!

I sighed quietly to myself. I was going to get rid of this crush, one way or the other. I couldn't imagine dating my best friend.

Besides...

I have a strong feeling that Taehyung and Mira will end up together in the future.

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Jungkook's failed confession: Part 2

Jungkook: Just get the closure and move on. Simple as that. Don't. Run.

Mira: *walking up towards him*

Jungkook: *whimpers* I can't do this.

Mira: Hey. You called?

Jungkook: Yeah uh-

*silence*

Mira: ...Jungkook?

Jungkook: *whispers* I like you.

Mira: Sorry, what?

Jungkook: *louder* I like dew. Like the dew drops.

Mira: ...okay then. *confused* That's what you wanted to tell me?

Jungkook: *sighs inwardly* Yes. I gotta go now. Bye. *leaves while cursing himself out*

Mira: *walking away while wondering how did she think that she heard a confession* Delusional brain. Ugh.

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