(Previously)
"Hey, who are you?" That soft but firm voice made me spontaneously turn around.
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Jimin was standing across from the kitchen wearing only a white bathrobe. His face covered in shaving cream looked surprised to see me.
"Oh! Jimin.... hi, it's me... lily?" I said smiling nervously.
"Huh, lily? Sorry I hardly recognize you..." he said. His face is happy with a friendly smile behind the shaving foam
"But, how did you get in?" He asked in surprise as he stepped closer to me
I cleared my throat
"Hm, did Namjoon not tell you yet? Mr. Sejin asked me to assist you guys from here from now on. So I guess I got an access card... starting today.." I explained. Making jimin widen his eyes and chuckle
"Uwoo... that's great! So that means you got to spend more time with us here .." he said as he sat casually in a high chair in front of the counter.
I smile while nodding
"I'm still not sure about what I should do actually..." I mumbled quietly, talking to myself
"Um?" Jimin raised his eyebrows at me. I just shook my head laughing, making sure that He didn't hear what I said
"So...were you guys having a party last night?" I asked while pressing the ON button on the dishwasher and then glanced at the cake on the counter
"Ouw yes, today is Hobi's birthday... so last night we gave him a little surprise. I won't say it's a party tho...just a small celebration." He explained.
Aaah, I see.. mr.sunshine's birthday is today!
"That's very thoughtful..." I said smiling.
"Uugh yes, but we were too drunk to clean up last night. We're planning to do it today actually... so sorry you have to see this mess.." he grimaced while scratching his head which didn't seem itchy.
I'm just laughing
"I think the first thing you should clean up is your face, jimin..." I said smiling broadly pointing at the area of his mouth which was full of foam.
"Iisssh, yaa! ... hahaha... i almost forgot.." he stood up while chuckling
"I'll come back to you later..." he said quickly
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"Ok..um hey, where are the others?" I asked before he walked away
"Ah, everyone is still sleeping. I always be the first one to wake up. Except for Namjoon tho, he's already in the workout room since 15 minutes ago..." he said before finally stepping. I nodded quickly at him
"Btw, lily.... we're so glad to have you here. Make yourself at home..." he suddenly said smiling at me. I replied with a low nod while muttering "gumawo (thankyou)".
Ah, Park Jimin, you are always the warmest and friendliest. No wonder so many people like you.
I left the kitchen area and headed for the living room. I took a deep breath then began to bend down to pick up the pieces of paper on the floor. Ish, even though they are idols, it turns out that they all have the same habits as men in general: messy.
I gathered the pieces of paper in my lap,
were they unwrapping something? Too many papers around here, I thought in surprise.
I carefully cleaned everything, my eyes focused on the cold marble floor. Again, I don't know if this includes my jobdesk or not, but like I said before-I wasn't excited to see things scattered in front of my eyes.
After I thought It was clean enough, I got up to throw all the papers in my arms into the dustbin, but before that happened, suddenly…
BUGS!!
"Ouch!"
My body hit something as I stood up, something hard but warm. Some pieces of paper fell from my arms.
With surprise I opened my eyes and my heart seemed to jump instantly to find the figure in front of me, he was shirtless with his sleeping pants hanging casually on his hips. His eyes narrowed at me while one eye was covered by his messy wavy hair. This man again?
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"Am I still dreaming?" he seemed a little confused.
"Huh?" I narrowed my eyes at him then shrugged my shoulders doubtfully.
"why are you here, then?" he asked again in his deep hoarse voice. I think he really just woke up from his sleep. Although he looks like he is standing straight in his place but he doesn't seem to have fully realized that he is half naked in front of a girl.
"Eum...are you awake already? Or are you sleep walking?.." I realize I was asking some silly questions because he just stood there without replying. When I was just about to open my mouth again to talk, he suddenly cut me off
"..and why are you keep on bumping on me like that? Am i a magnet to you?" he asked in a surprised tone. He furrowed his brows at me.
I widen my eyes at him
"Huh? No! you... you're the one who keep on popping in front of me like that!
You can't do that, That's....
that's dangerous .." I said defensively.
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He just stared at me unblinking expressionlessly. His messy hair still couldn't hide his handsome face.
Damn, he looks really fine-shirtless. My mind suddenly jumps without being asked.
I quickly looked away from his figure before my cheeks turned red and started picking up the fallen paper again. Rrrr.
"Why are you so angry?...i just want to grab some drink..." he said in a sulky tone. I glanced at his face that suddenly turned adorable.
Aissh ... I cleared my throat quickly and rushed to throw all the paper in my arms into the dustbin and quickly grabbed the glass on the shelf and filled it with water.
"There you go..." I said handing the glass to him. He looked at me with a smirk on his face then grabbed the glass and quickly drank it.
"Thanks. Now I know for sure, I'm not dreaming..." he said with a wider grin at me. I couldn't help but sigh as I looked away from him.
"Waah, wake up already, taehyung-ah?" Jimin's voice broke the silence between us. He is now fully clothed with a blue knitted patterned sweater and jeans.
"Hmm..." Tae mumbled then took another sip of the water in his glass. His gaze still hasn't left me. I decided to step away from him before my cheeks turned red again and headed for the kitchen.
"Ish, at least wear clothes first... how come you are half naked in front of a girl?" Jimin grumbled while pinching Tae's stomach a little. Tae just grimaced then chuckled softly
"That's not a problem. She seems to like it tho, right Lily?" Tae shouted at me while giving me his trademark deadly grin. I sneered quickly at him. he chuckled softly.
Crap, did he notice that i was checkin him out?
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Jimin finally told Tae about the reason for my presence here today, the two of them sat in the family room while I cleaned the kitchen.
"Why? I don't know..But I guess it's a great idea. This place needs a woman touch after all.." jimin smiled broadly as if asking for tae's approval. Tae just raised an eyebrow
"Um... or maybe Mr Sejin just wants to make sure we don't do anything crazy around here, so he keeps an eye on us. Specially you!" Said tae while squinting his eyes at jimin
"Weh? Why me? I'm not a troublemaker!" Jimin protested as he got up from his seat.
Tae rolls his eyes quickly
"Yaah yaah, park-jimin drinks too much liquor that he should glued his hands to the bottle!" Tae exclaimed imitating Mr. Sejin's voice hilariously.
Jimin laughed loudly as he threw himself back on the sofa
"Hahaha, you're talking nonsense! At least I keep it to my self. I'm not the one who got drunk just by drinking 2 shots and then took random pics of my face and posted them on weverse .. the pics are so weird till mr sejin had to deleted all of them!" Jimin squeaked while continuing to laugh
"Yaaah! That's just one time!" Tae suddenly defended himself while getting up from his seat.
The two of them wrestled with each other as they finally burst out laughing.
"Iish, but you have to admit...that was ridiculous ..." jimin said couldn't hold back his laughter. They both chuckled again.
I giggled softly at the two of them talking.
Oh Gosh, Is this what i'll face everyday?
Cause I'm absolutely not complaining!
"What's all the fuss about?" Jin’s voice could be heard clearly from the stairs. His steps seemed to be dragged. He wore a long-sleeved shirt and shorts while draping a towel over his shoulders. His thick hair was still messy. Then when he finally got to the living room, he mischievously ruffled Tae's hair.
"Yaaah...hyung!" Tae squealed and straightened his hair again. I filled the glass with mineral water while holding back a laugh. Jin turned to the kitchen and stared for a moment
"Hi jin-hyung.." I smirked while waving my hand
"Weh? How come...you're here?" He was surprised and quickly ruffled his hair. Jimin giggled softly
"Let Namjoon explain later. Go take a shower first... aissh..." continued Jimin pulling Tae up from his chair.
Jin glanced at Tae then quickly threw his towel over his exposed body
"Uwoh..taehyung-ah...cover up yourself!" Jin whispered as he rolled his eyes at him. Tae rolled his eyes and lazily grabbed the white towel.
"Hm...by the way, I'm sure you all haven't had breakfast yet. Do you want me to make you something?" I asked.
I can say I'm pretty good at making breakfast.
They look at each other
"Um.. huh? Is that ok with you?" Jin asked me.
"Usually jin hyung makes breakfast for us .." continued tae with a slightly curt tone, making one of my eyebrows rise instantly
"Buuuut, it would be even better if you're the one who made us breakfast today.." Jimin cut in with a big smile at me. I glanced at Jin who nodded quickly with pleasure, while Tae looked slightly scowled.
Gee, chill... it's not like I'm going to poison you.
"Ok, then... i'll see what you have in the pantry.." I finally said and walked to the drawers and opened the fridge.
"Hm..do you like egg roll rice?" I asked quickly after looking at the contents of the fridge.
They all nodded quickly.
A few minutes later I was busy struggling in the kitchen while Jin and Tae went to take a shower. Jimin decided to wake up the other friends who were still sleeping in their rooms.
I still memorize the placement of items and food in this kitchen because previously at lunch together last time, I also spent my time a lot here.
"You're making breakfast?" Suddenly namjoon's voice was heard along with his footsteps approaching me. I turned to him and smiled to find his tall body covered in sweat. He wore a sleeveless t-shirt and shorts with a small towel hanging over his shoulders.
I nodded while giving him a glass of water. He took it with a smile
"Thanks.." he said
"Yeah, I hope everyone likes the egg roll rice .." I smirked. Namjoon took a sip of his water and then nodded.
"I'm sorry, I haven't told the others about this... I thought you're gonna start tomorrow.." He looks at me guiltily. His hard work in the gym seems to be paying off, as can be seen from his biceps, triceps and thighs which are now more prominent than before. He's definitely bulkier now.
"It's ok... if you want me to start tomorrow then I can just go back to the office after this..." I offered. He shook his head quickly
"No..no...it's fine. Thank you for making us breakfast today.." he smiled sweetly, accentuating his iconic dimples.
I smiled back and said "it's my pleasure.."
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namjoon then left the kitchen to take a shower, leaving me to start arranging the food on the dining table. I took the orange juice out of the fridge and decided to prepare grape juice too, because I know Taehyung really likes to drink grape juice in the morning.
Shortly after the dish was ready, the footsteps of the bangtans were heard from a distance.
"Aah Lilyyy.... you finished without me?" Jin approached the dining table while widening his eyes. I laughed softly
"Ouw, it's just a simple dish...so it didn't take much time to make it.." I said a little nervously.
Jin approached me, he was now wearing a striped long-sleeved shirt and baggy jeans. Behind him is a fresh hobby wearing a t-shirt and shorts, namjoon is wearing the same style with his wet hair, jimin is embracing tae's shoulders which is now covering his body with a short-sleeved casual shirt, his mood looks better. They all started to take their seats at the dining table.
Some distance behind jimin i can see jungkook with a white sleeveless shirt that accentuates the whole tattoo on his right arm. He tied his long hair arbitrarily on top of his head, even though it wasn't neat but still looked cool. He looked surprised at me.
"Woah lily, what a surprise.." he said with a warm glow in his eyes, before finally taking his seat. I just smiled at him.
They all finally sat down at the dining table and passed each other the food. I went to get a drink and poured it into their glasses.
"Thanks, lily...." hobi smiled broadly at me. "Aarrh we are so lucky, aren't we? This is so delicious..." He growled while busy chewing. I smiled happily.
"By the way, happy birthday Hobi-hyung..." i said with a warm smile
"aah gumawo (thank you).." he answered happily
Hobi sits next to jimin and tae, opposite is jin and jungkook, while namjoon sits on a single chair at the very end.
"Thanks for this breakfast..." jimin said followed by another nod. I just grin widely.
"Next time, let's cook together, okay..." Jin suddenly squeaked while chewing his food, causing the others to erupt in an instant.
"Yeah but hyung, be sure you concentrate on the dish..." Jimin chuckled teasingly. "Weh? What does that mean? You guys doubt me?" He protest. Jungkook and Hobby just laughed.
Jin raised his eyebrows at me, waiting for an answer. I finally nodded in agreement with the idea. everyone finally returned to concentrate on the plate in front of them.
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I glanced at Tae who was silent while eating all this time, ah....I realized that the glass in front of him was still empty.
I pulled out a big jar of grape juice and poured it into tae's glass. He looked surprised then glanced at me with his brown eyes.
"Woaa... how do you know that tae likes grape juice?" Jimin asked in the middle of his meal.
I was just silent.
I don't think it's possible to be honest and say that it's because I'm a big fan of his figure from the start, right?
"Um... it's all over the internet.." I reasoned briefly, making Jimin finally nod.
"But I'm in the mood for a drink of water." Tae suddenly said nonchalantly without looking at me. I was stunned for a moment. Aish!
"Oh? Ok..." I mumbled then meant to step to get the water jar on the counter table but suddenly someone grabbed my wrist so that my steps were stopped for a moment.
"It's ok lily, i'll get it..." jungkook smiled at me as he pulled me towards him. He rose from his seat. I flinched for a moment, not expecting him to touch my arm.
"Please, just sit here .." he said gently inviting me to sit on the empty chair beside him. He then immediately took the water jar and put it in the middle of the table.
"There you go, hyung..." he said, raising an eyebrow at Tae. Tae looked at him sharply then glanced at me who was now sitting next to jungkook, he pressed his jaw hard without saying a word.
"So guys, about our playlist for bang bang con the live?" Namjoon cut in, bringing the other member’s attention to him.
"Ah yes yes, we should decide that today.." Hobi immediately chimed in. A few seconds later they all started talking to each other and throwing ideas.
"Your dish is really delicious... i like it.." suddenly jungkook whispered to me while giving a warm look.
"Ouw...i'm glad to hear that.." I whispered with a smile. He suddenly put 2 portions of rice rolls on my plate without me asking.
"You should eat too..." he whispered again with a smile. I just stared at him. Oh, his smile is so cute!
Then jungkook refocused his eyes on namjoon while I looked at the food in front of me while holding a smile trying to hold back the inner fan girl who wanted to scream from earlier. Jungkookieeee!!
I took a bite of the rice roll in front of me then smiled to myself, hmm does it really taste this good or is it because jungkook gave me this? I chuckled ridiculously while chewing.
I suddenly realized tae was looking at me from across the table. One of his eyebrows shot up at me. When our eyes met, I spontaneously cleared my throat nervously and then turned my gaze to the plate. When I glanced back, Tae had already focused his gaze on Namjoon.
Weh... How long has he been looking at me like that?
"I think we should choose a song from every album?" Jungkook flashed his idea blowing my mind.
"Ah yes, we definitely have to do 'Just one day'!" Jin chimed in to be greeted by another nod.
I just realized that something was missing this morning. There is one member whose face I haven't seen here.
"Where's yoongi?" I said suddenly.
Namjoon stopped talking and turned to me.
"Oh, yoongi slept last night in his studio. It's kinda hard to wake him up tho. Looks like he stayed up late making music last night." He answered while stroking his hair back.
Oh, poor yoongi... he missed his breakfast.
"Yaa don't you think it's better to wake him up again right now? We need his opinion to set the list.." hobi asked namjoon before sipping his orange juice.
"Yeah, I do think so.. anyone wanna try to wake him up?" Namjoon grinned widely.
A few seconds later I raised my hand. The others turned to me quickly.
"I'll do it, I will bring a breakfast for him.." I offered. I guess I owe him for helping me in the practice room yesterday.
"Yes, sure...do you know where his studio is?" namjoon asked briefly
I nodded. "Jimin showed me once.." I said glancing at Jimin who gave me a sweet smile. In the other hand, Tae beside him seemed not happy to hear the idea, he bent his face and looked at me strangely.
I was just about to stand up suddenly tae cleared his throat loudly and then snorted nonchalantly
"Jungkook-ah, you just go.. Lily hasn't finished eating yet.." he said sharply towards jungkook.
I was surprised, so was Jungkook. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at my plate which was not clean from food.
"It's okay..." I said slowly. I'm full anyway.
"Cmone Jk, where's the hospitality that you've shown us before?" Tae said ignoring me. Jungkook chewed his tongue and pressed his jaw hard before finally standing up from his chair
"Fine," he said, taking a deep breath. He didn't seem to dare to go against his hyung's words.
When he finally got up with a plate of food, I noticed Tae was looking at him with an unblinking gaze, a small smirk appearing on his lips.
Did tae do that on purpose? Why?
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A few minutes later, I finished eating my rice roll and drank a glass of water. In the distance, footsteps were heard and the sound of talking from above was heard. It must be Jungkook and yoongi, while Namjoon is busy talking with jin and hobi about setting the stage for their virtual live concert.
"Lily... you seem to have to move here.." Tae suddenly whispered to me while lowering his face. He patted the back of the chair to his right which was empty
"Hmm?" I said. I don't understand
"You’re sitting on yoongi's chair.." he whispered again with an eyebrow raised
"Ooh? ...okay..." I answered quickly. How the heck i know who's chair it is, I just sat there because jungkook asked me to sit.
I then moved to the seat next to tae just as yoongi n jungkook finally arrived in front of us all.
Yoongi still looked sleepy, he was wearing an oversized white t-shirt and black jogger pants and slippers. He greeted everyone then sat on jungkook's chair, while jungkook just stared at me who had moved seats. He looked confused.
"Here... have some cookies..." Tae suddenly handed the baked cookies on a small plate that was on the table in front of me. Then he looked at me while propping his chin and smiled sweetly, his smile was so adorable like the smile on his lock screen photo. I couldn't help but stare at him.
I swear to God, what's wrong with him? A few minutes ago he was constantly putting an annoyed face at me then suddenly now he's smiling this cute?
Aish, his mood changing really confused me!
The next minutes were spent with exciting conversations about the songlist they would do. Everyone seemed enthusiastic about contributing their ideas and thoughts even though it was still in a very relaxed atmosphere.
I glanced slowly at tae next to me, his eyes warm as he looked at his friends one by one as they spoke. One thing that I clearly realized while knowing him on screen was that he was a very expressive person in expressing what he felt, his face was a reflection of his heart. As simple as that.
So it's only natural that I could conclude that he is the only Bangtan member who doesn't like my presence among them? Because just today he showed his smile in front of me.
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My thoughts were interrupted when Tae suddenly glanced at me with his brown eyes. His fingers quickly reached for the glass of grape juice in front of him and gulped the contents enthusiastically.
A small smile tugged at the corners of his lips when he realized I was staring at him. He glanced at me for a moment then focused his gaze back on Namjoon.
Oh, so now you're excited to drink that grape juice, huh?? My rebuke in my heart.
Without realizing it I sneered at him while rolling my eyes.
Suddenly i heard someone laughing and it turns out that jungkook is smiling at me. He must have found my annoyed expression funny.
After finishing with breakfast and the casual briefing, everyone started to move from the dining table to their respective activities. After lunch they are required to go to a TV station to conduct an interview that will be recorded, so they still have a few hours to get ready with their wardrobe and make up.
Namjoon, yoongi and hobi walked to their respective rooms, jungkook asked jin to go to his room to see the edited video, while jimin sat in the family room playing his cellphone.
I quickly removed the dirty dishes from the table and placed them by the sink. I glanced at the glass that previously contained grape juice, now the contents had just run out. I grinned widely for a moment.
"Ish, how hard is it to say thank you? He eventually finished it, didn't he? How weird... He’s undeniably handsome but so cold at the same time ..." I chuckled softly as I bent down and put the laundry one by one into the dishwasher.
Suddenly a small thud sounded beside my right, making me flinch. An arm with long fingers seemed to rest on the surface of the counter beside me.
"You missed this.." said the deep and low voice. I turned around quickly to be greeted by two plates piled right in front of my nose. I looked up at the owner of the voice, Tae was standing right behind me and staring at me intently while playing his tongue on the corner of his lips. I cleared my throat
"Um yes .. thanks" I said grabbing the two plates from his left hand quickly then turned my body back while putting the plates into the dishwasher.
My movement feels awkward because Tae still doesn't move from his position, he still stands close behind me while stacking his hands beside me.
"Need my help?" he asked with a little whisper from behind my back. His low voice gave me goosebumps. I shook my head, not daring to look up at him.
"Are you sure?" He asked again whispering softly behind my ear making my concentration suddenly shattered. Wait, wait... how come I forgot, what button should I press? My mind was suddenly confused.
Tae quickly reached out his arm and pressed the ON button in front of me without hesitation, causing his face to be right in the crook of my shoulder. His fresh colone greeted my nose with expressiveness. Damn.
"Aish, Make sure that you concentrate when you work," he said mockingly.
I huffed in annoyance then quickly turned my body to face him. His brown eyes were staring at me unblinking. Before I could say anything, he suddenly brought his face closer to mine, causing me to dodge backwards spontaneously
"And no... i don't think i owe you a 'thank you' since i don't ask you to do anything for me....yet." He said bluntly right in front of my face. I held my breath at his words, especially when I realized how handsome his face grew inescapably from this close.
Tae let go of his hands quickly and away from me, he then put his hands in his pockets as he walked away. Previously he glanced at me while throwing his smirk at me, making me gasp in disbelief at his attitude. Annoyance began to creep up my back.
Arrgh, Kim Taehyung..! Why is he always trying to irritate me??
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