The Bangtan Gal Chapter 49- Distressed

The Bangtan Gal Chapter 49- Distressed

Chapter Summary: Jen briefly goes home to see her family but things go downhill when sasaengs decide to follow her and crash her sister’s big performance

Words: 10,000+

Genre: Some angst due to drama that occurs but ends in Major Jungkook fluff!

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"You know...I always ask myself if this was even worth it."

"Jennie, things are going to be just fine. There are tons of idols and even your favorite celebs that have gone through this. It will be okay, I promise."

"Will it? I just...I just feel like as I continue to get famous, it'll cause more strain like this in my relationship with my family. This stuff cannot happen again. That was too wild. People could've gotten hurt, Hobi."

'A few days earlier'

ARMY were going insane on Twitter and Tumblr about Jennie's alleged ultimate male sasaeng from South Korea.

One of the popular BTS fan Twitter accounts started a thread, posting various photos to show proof:

'Why we need to protect Jennie from @/MissBangtansHusband !!!!!'

'This guy has been obsessed with her since debut and it's absurd to read all the disturbing comments he's made about her. This guy cannot be around our Miss Bangtan. ARMY, we need to stop him at all costs!'

'He is delusional and needs some serious help. He actually is claiming that he's planning an arranged marriage with her and already has a wedding ring for her.'

'And he claims that she'll be the future mother of his kids. Can someone take one for the team and kick him in the balls?'

'He's made disgusting sexual comments about her on his social media, and always tries to follow her whenever he can. HE WAS ON THE SAME PLANE AS HER COMING TO AMERICA! But thankfully ARMY managed to block his way, pissing him off.'

'He fetishes her and it's so revolting. He even tried to find out where her family lives, which is super scary, tag big hit so they can try to do something! Protect her!'

'And guys, he has tickets to one of the Red Bullet American shows. So, we all need to be extra alert. Like if you can try to take his ticket and rip it up, do that!'

"Welcome back, boo!"

"Oh, so you're not acting professional, today?" Jennie teased as she hugged Diana, outside the airport. 

How long has it been since she had seen her manager? Diana always had a variation of personalities. Her professional one was when she was in manager mode, concentrated on work, never playing around and always serious. But when she's not working, she turns into her joyful nature, where she's more talkative, laughs a lot, and looks happier.

She was offered to work with Big Hit and focus on managing BTS whenever any of the members arrived in America, handling any business in the US. Jennie was thrilled and was looking forward to Diana meeting the boys. Maybe that will be when she can just remain her outgoing self.

Jen always thought she was too serious and it was always a surprise to see Diana so lively when she's not invested in her work. She can almost guarantee that when Diana meets BTS, she'll be as goofy as them. She also had a feeling she'd be the closest with Taehyung and Hobi.

Jen studied Diana with a smile. She looked the same, tall, and curvy but had a new curly weave on her head. It framed her face well. Diana would always be picky about the best brands of hair. She also looked muscular, thanks to working out with her husband.

To this day, Jen is still amazed that three kids came out of her. A three year old girl and two boys who were seven and ten.

When they were in the car, Diana made her way to Jennie's house, driving through the streets of Philly. They caught up in the car, with Miss Bangtan telling her goofy stories about the members, the prank war and even about the Shin incident a few days after filming Yaman TV.

"Now if I were you, I would've punched him. But you did well, you handled it well. I'm extremely proud of you. Don't let no man disrespect you." Diana praised. 

She showed Jennie her phone, to display recent pictures of her kids when they were at a red light.

"They're getting so big. And cuter." Jennie gushed.

"They miss you. Next time you're back up here for the Red Bullet tour, you must come to our house so you can see them. They always ask about you. Darius still has a big crush on you. I dunno what it is about you but he's always asking, 'Is Jennie coming back soon?'"

"Aw." Miss Bangtan let out a laugh. "What can I say? I have that special charm."

"I think it's because you actually listen to his absurdity about becoming a WWE wrestler. Why do you keep hyping him up? He always changes his mind about things."

"Hey, that's our future WWE Champion, you're talking about."

"I can't stand you." Diana laughed.

Abruptly, Keyshia Cole's Got to Get My Heart Back, came on the radio, causing them to get excited. The two of them would always sing R&B throwbacks from the likes of Fantasia, Mary J Blige and much more when they were together. Jen always asked Diana why she hadn't pursued singing because her vocals were powerful, but was told that she preferred to sing for fun and liked working as a manager.

"I'll sing the first verse," Jennie called dibs.

"Nope. You always want to shy away from the second verse. I'll do the first one. You do the second. I want to hear you use them lungs. I know you can sing those high notes."

"Why!?" She complained

"End of discussion!" She sternly shouted, causing Jennie to roll her eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me, little girl. I know Miss Bangtan has pipes. Show me."

"I know." Diana started to sing heartily.

"Where I." Jen focused on the background vocals.

"Went wrong."

"When I."

"...loved you, more than I loved myself. I would have done anything for you. Aye, aye, aye, aye."

Jennie smiled softly as she listened to her sing. She missed this. It's been so long and it brought back fun memories of the car rides they would share, over the years.

"And I learned..." Diana continued the verse.

"When I."

"Realized."

"You didn't love."

"Me the way that I loved you but now I know. It hurts inside."

"Aye, aye, aye, aye."

"Aye, aye...aye. Got to get my heart back to..."

"The way it..."

"Used to love."

"The way it..."

"Used to be."

"And the way it..."

"Used to feel."

"Before I..."

"Fell in love." They sang collectively, as they swayed in their seats while Diana continued to drive.

"Fell in love with you. Got to get my heart back to. The way it. Used to love. The way it. Used to be. And the way it. Used to feel. Before I fell in love. Fell in love with you."

She turned to Jennie and shouted, "Sing!"

Shooting her a playful annoyed look, Jennie sang out, "All I want is true love."

"Okay!" Diana nodded as she continued to listen, causing Jen to crack a smile.

"Couldn't tolerate no more."

"Sing it!"

"Loving someone who couldn't learn to love somebody else. That's why my heart ain't been the same, aye, aye."

"Come through!"

Jennie managed to suppress her laughter as she proceeded to sing. She missed it when Diana hyped her up when it came to singing and dancing. She hoped that she'd never change.

"I see right now. Where it's heading down."

"Let him know!"

"The same road, I've seen before. But no one told me that it would hurt this way." Miss Bangtan continued before successfully singing strongly, "And my life wouldn't be the same~."

Diana nodded in approval and smiled brightly as she heard the high note. Jennie progressed a lot with her vocals and she was so proud to hear the improvement.

"That's why I gotta get my heart back to...The way it used to love! The way it used to be! The way it used to feel before I fell in love. Fell in love with you."

"Good, now handle the rap." Diana instantly requested.

"Bruh!" Jen widened her eyes. She thought she would take care of the rap.

"Rap!"

Thinking about all the rapping lessons Yoongi taught her so far, Jen used that to her advantage as she effortlessly rapped, "You ain't gotta lie. You see me lookin' fly. You want me on your arm. Well, I ain't got the time. I've seen it all baby, I've been around the world and it's a cold game everywhere around the world. I've seen n*ggas get crossed up cause they the realist. And all the realist n*ggas in the streets ain't got no feelings. It comes from being neglected and I'm so alone. I'm in my own zone, tryna get my heart back."

"Yes! Now that is what I'm talking about." She praised. "Finally! Major improvement. I'm a pleased manager. Your singing has gotten so much better. And your rapping is up there. Wow, I'm impressed. What are they teaching you down in SK?"

"Everything. Tiring, but worth it."

"Keep it up, I'm so proud of you."

"That means a lot, coming from you."

"You know, you've grown a lot since SongStress. Big Hit is a great company for you. I'm looking forward to seeing what else BTS will do in the future."

Arriving home, Jennie immediately was welcomed by her mom, who ran up to her, to hug her tightly.

"My baby!" Her mom screamed.

"Ow, not too tight!" Jen exclaimed as she was attacked with kisses all over her face. "Aw, Mom! That's enough! Come on!"

"I missed you, so much! I'm so glad you're here!"

"I'm glad I'm here, too. Nothing like home."

"Ah, there she is." Her dad embraced her. "How you doing, kiddo?"

"I'm a little jetlagged but I'm fine." She sat down on the couch, sighing in contentment as the soft fabric felt nice against her back.

"How are the boys? Any comebacks soon?" Her mom asked

"Yep! We have a Japanese comeback. Once I leave here, I'll be going straight to Japan so we can film. And then soon we'll be back in Seoul for the Dope comeback. I'm excited for that. We have big things planned."

"Oh my gosh, make sure you send me the live stream links! I cannot wait! Look at you, going to Japan and all that. The eight of you are getting bigger. Doesn't that scare you?"

"A little, but as long as I touch people with my vocals and dancing, that's all that matters to me. I'm content."

"Oh, tell her about the Korean foods." Her dad spoke up.

"Oh yeah!" Her mom beamed. "We've been trying out different kinds of Korean Food. I'm very impressed at how delicious it is. Your father is struggling to use the chopsticks, though."

Jennie couldn't help but laugh as she imagined her dad dropping the food and misusing the chopsticks.

"All right, let's not get into all that, hon. Anyway, how's working at Bighit? You're not overdoing it, are you?"

"Not really. We're just tired from the schedules. Although I'm a morning person, it still is tiring to always wake up so early," Jen answered. "And with the comeback, some of us are a little irritable, making sure everything is top notch. But I'm not overworking myself. I'm eating, I'm staying hydrated, and I'm trying to get enough sleep. I'm fine. I won't drop down from exhaustion like that day, I promise."

"You better not. I always worry. So, any boys, yet?" Her dad grinned.

"You always ask me this. Is this going to be a trend, where every time I come here, you'll ask me that?" She giggled

"Well, you're a beautiful girl, I'm kind of surprised no one has swept you off your feet yet."

"Yeah, well patience is a virtue. No boys yet."

"There's no rush, you'll find someone." Her dad turned to her mom and smiled, holding her hand. Jennie watched them as a small smile came across her face.

"I've been meaning to ask this," she spoke up, making her parents give her their attention. "How did you two get together, anyway?"

"He was stalking me."

"She was stalking me."

Her parents teased each other before smiling tenderly.

"Your father had a big crush on me."

"You liked me too, admit it."

"Oh, be quiet. We met in high school. I had an English class with your dad and worked on a project. He was so talkative. We became close afterward and ended up being best friends. I didn't like him at first but he liked me. It was so obvious. During our junior year, he asked me to prom and I said yes. A beautiful night it was. He looked handsome. Had that big afro, too. It was where we had our first kiss. He was so charming, I couldn't resist and then we started dating."

"Who knew the love of my life was my best friend." Her father mentioned

"That's...really cute. Cheesy cute. Like a movie, sort of." Jen added.

"Who knows, maybe the love of your life will be your best friend." Her dad suggested

Jen shrugged. "Doubt that. I don't think I'll be dating anytime soon. No one wants me."

"That's precisely what I said when your grandmother proposed that. And look what happened. So, you never know, your lover might be right in front of you. Could be watching you, just waiting for the right moment. Don't be so quick to assume no one likes you. A young man could be admiring you when you're not looking. Try to pay attention to how guys make you feel. If your heart flutters or if you smile often at one specific guy than the others."

"I was in denial for a while when your father told me he liked me." Her mom spoke. "But I kept thinking about him and realized, this man makes me happy and I'm in love with him, too." She added, kissing her husband

"Ew." Jennie cringed. "Love is weird. Too mushy. Ain't happening."

"You won't be saying that when you start dating~! Being in love with someone as special as your best friend, for instance, it's a powerful feeling. Being with your father brings so much joy to my heart. Nothing has changed since we started dating. Jennie, when you start dating, you'll be smooching-"

"Mom! Stop, no, hush! I don't want to hear it!" She covered her ears while they laughed at her. "Where's V and 'Lani?"

"Upstairs, probably with their headphones in as usual. Those two will end up deaf before they're 25."

"Guess I'll surprise them." Jen got off the couch and went right upstairs.

As she would usually do when she was younger, she barged right into their room, causing her sisters to look at the door. Seeing Alani resting on her bed, Jen jumped right on top of her.

"Cannonball!"

Alani let out a loud groan while Vienna laughed. "Really!?"

"Hi! Hi! Did you miss me!? Did you miss me!?" The idol tried to annoy her as she held onto her tightly.

"V! Get her off!"

"Hahaha, nope!" Vienna cackled.

"Oh, mah God!"

After she was done giving out her love to Alani, Jen went straight to Vienna, jumping on top of her, in her bed, to do the same.

"Lani help!"

"No, since you didn't help me, I won't help you. You're on your own."

After Jen was done, she settled on Vienna's bed. 

"We missed you, JW. How's Seoul?" Vienna asked.

"To tell you the truth, I'm tired but I'm loving every second of working at Big Hit. So, I can't really complain. I'm just glad I get a couple of days to chill, hang with you, all."

"You're breaking out." Vienna checked out her face.

"I know. Teenage problems."

"I think it's the smarties." Alani joked.

"It's not the smarties!" Jennie exclaimed. "Don't blame the smarties!"

"So touchy."

"How's college for you guys, right now?"

"Oh, are you gonna tell her?" Alani asked Vienna in a scolding tone.

"Look, it's not as bad as it seems." Vienna tried to defend herself

"Oh, it was bad. Very serious."

"Uh, what happened?" Jen raised a brow.

"Well..." Vienna hesitated. "There was this guy and we hooked up and uh, well, there wasn't any protection and I kind of...had a little pregnancy scare, but my acting class went well, I got an A after the semester ended." She tried to laugh it off

It took a few seconds for her statement to register in Jennie's head before she started to freak out and worry. "Wait, what? What!? Huh!?"

Vienna laughed nervously. "Shh, shh, shh, it's okay, things are fine."

"That was exactly my reaction, Jen. I was so mad at her." Alani added, shaking her head.

"How in the heck, why?!"

"Relax, relax, it's okay, Jennie." Vienna tried to calm her down. "I'm fine. It was just a scare. Don't tell mom and dad, let's keep it between us. We're taking it to the grave. Just uh, make sure when you start becoming sexually active, just use protection, mkay? Mkay. So! The weather is so nice, today, is it?"

"Absurd. Fix it, Jesus." Alani rolled her eyes.

"Goodness, V. I'm glad you're okay. Just chill for a while, all right?" Jen sighed. "How are you and your boyfriend, Lani?"

"Oh, we're fine. Trying to keep it as private as possible. He's very sweet."

"They're so cringeworthy, together. Like ugh, it makes me want to throw up." Vienna complained

"Well, once you start dating instead of hooking up, you'll understand why doing cute things like holding hands and going on dates is fun."

Vienna turned to Jennie. "Dating advice, don't date. Just hook up."

"Don't listen to her. Find a good guy and date him."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Um, yes."

"Um, no."

"Stay away from these fuck boys, Jennie. They're slick."

"You know, speaking of fuck boys..." Jen spoke up and told them about the Shin incident, causing both sisters to laugh out loud at how she shut him down.

"I'm weak! I wish I could've seen his face. That's what he gets." Alani cackled.

"I know right? Oh yeah, there are some BTS fans at Drexel. ARMY, right? They asked us questions if we were your sister." Vienna added. "It was funny. I got some new followers on Instagram, too. Very enthusiastic fans."

"Really? That's interesting. I just hope they don't bombard you." Jen started to ponder about negative scenarios

"Nah, it was fine. If we do have a problem, we'll let you know. But I kind of like having all these new followers. I get so many likes and comments. I feel like a celeb. I'm Insta famous."

Alani sighed and shook her head. "I swear, she is such a social media, hoe."

Vienna laughed. "She's just jealous, Jen. I can see it on her face. Not my fault I got over 80K followers and counting."

"I have my Instagram on private, that's why I only have 300+ followers." Alani asserted. "And Jennie has over what? 1 million?"

"So far, yeah." Jen nodded.

"I'm so happy you're here to support me in my play tomorrow night." Vienna beamed. 

She managed to audition and snag the lead role in The Phantom of the Opera as Christine Daae. She was so happy that she cried when she saw the audition results. 

"I am sincerely appreciative that you were able to take some time off to come see me," she went on. "I know how busy you are with BTS. And that you can't always make it to family events or whatever, but I just want you to know that I am excited that you are here. The play is going to be so much fun, tomorrow. And it's going to be even better knowing that you will be in the audience watching me."

"Of course, I wouldn't miss it." Jen gave her a tight hug.

"Oh, so, what about me? I'm going to be in the audience too!" Alani exclaimed, causing the two of them to laugh. They gestured for her to come over to join in on the hug as they sat on Vienna's bed.

"College is so expensive," Vienna complained.

"You're telling me. Thankfully these scholarships are helping but still. It is a hassle for our parents to be paying both of our tuitions for Drexel. We're really not trying to take out loans. We're trying to keep that to a minimum and as a last resort."

Jennie watched them discuss the college expenses. 'I'll see what I can do about that.' She thought to herself. Maybe she could help pay by saving up.

"So, how's Jungkook?" Vienna smirked.

"Huh? Oh, he's fine. The guys are fine, too. Kook is still goofy as ever, sending me all these memes. I think it was a mistake to get him into Dubsmash, though. He makes so many videos, I just want to smack him with a pillow, sometimes."

"Ahahaha, as expected."

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The next day, a group of sasaengs on Twitter started tweeting about the location of where Vienna's play was going to be and that Jennie would be there. ARMY began to go nuts on Twitter once again, complaining about their antics and worrying about Jennie's safety because the sasaengs were planning to sneak in to try to find her.

Their plan was for Jen to notice them, and to get pictures and an autograph, completely ignoring the fact that this was not the time or place for something like this and that this night was completely dedicated to her sister.

Anti-fans of BTS decided to spread it around so that avid Jennie fans could also try to find her and see what kind of chaos would occur.

That night, Jen and her family managed to get to the theater early, taking pictures with Vienna, already in costume. Jen posted the photo on Twitter, to show that she and her family were in good spirits, looking forward to the show.

Once seated near the front row of the theater, Jennie sat in between Alani and Diana, who came to support, as they keenly watched Vienna in action. When Vienna was singing Phantom of the Opera in the first act, Jennie had dropped her jaw and turned to Alani who chuckled at her expression.

"I know. She has pipes." She whispered as Vienna continued the high note.

Jennie was so overjoyed to see her at her best. The role was meant for her. 

Promptly, Jennie couldn't help but hear noises coming from outside of the auditorium, occasionally distracting audience members. They would look back, curiously, to see what was going on and where the noise was coming from.

"BTS! BTS! BTS!"

Feeling her stomach drop, Jennie slowly closed her eyes and exhaled.

'Don't do this to me...please don't do this to me, now...please don't do this.' Jennie thought as the butterflies in her stomach got worse.

No BTS fans would be here of all places, would they?

They know better, right?

They wouldn't try to crash the show to try to find Miss Bangtan, would they?

This was not the time or place for this.

Alani glanced at Jennie and then Diana as they were fearing for the worse. 

Opening her eyes, Jennie looked at the stage to see Vienna, clearly annoyed at what she figured was going on.

Vienna shook her head at Jennie and scoffed, mouthing, 'Are you kidding me?'

Shooting her an apologetic expression, Jennie mouthed, 'I didn't know, I'm sorry.'

The only response she received from her sister was rolling her eyes as she waited for her turn to say her part.

"Those aren't who I think they are, right?" Their mom whispered to Alani and Jennie.

"I really hope not," Alani murmured.

Before they knew it, the sasaengs managed to get through the doors and came running into the auditorium, yelling and screaming with their cameras and phones, trying to find where Jennie was. The loud disturbance startled audience members as some got out of their seats, and murmured amongst themselves.

The lights instantly came on as the show came to a halt, thanks to the ruckus.

Embarrassment wasn't even the best word to describe how Jennie was feeling as she watched the turmoil in front of her. The sasaengs yelled and screamed for her, causing a mess in the auditorium.

Standing up from her seat, Jennie felt her face be on fire from humiliation. She wanted to crawl into a hole as she began to apologize to everyone, "I am so sorry. I'm so sorry." 

Some audience members, figuring out that Jennie was the one that these overly excited people wanted to see, began to give her dirty looks.

"THERE SHE IS!" An overly excited fan screamed as the large group of BTS fans and a large handful of Sasaengs followed her.

"Whoa! Whoa! What the heck is this?!" Jennie exclaimed as she watched the fans surround her. 

Fear was evident on her face because she didn't expect something like this to happen to her. To be mobbed by all these people.

A sasaeng tried to grab Jennie, who happened to be her ultimate Sasaeng but Alani pushed his hand away before he could touch her. 

"Are you fucking kidding me? Get the hell out of here! Don't touch my sister!" She pulled Jennie back, protectively. 

Some of the audience members filmed, took photos of the chaos and some even left because it was too much for them to handle. Security guards and even the campus police came swarming in to get these uninvited guests out of the theater while the actors, including Vienna, went backstage. The sasaengs were well aware that Jennie was extremely upset but they didn't care. They just wanted her to notice them.

"Why? Why would you do this?" Jennie yelled at them, getting pissed off.

"We need to get you out of here, now." Diana grabbed her as the campus police began to make quick work of getting the sasaengs out of the theatre.

Backstage, in Vienna's dressing room, Jen and her family were waiting for her. The tension was thick as Jen couldn't even speak to anyone because she was bewildered at the fact that this occurred. And she could only imagine what Vienna was feeling, right now.

"Baby..." Her mom tried to talk to her but Jen shook her head, cueing her to stop her efforts.

Suddenly, Vienna barged into the room, eyes red from crying as she marched right up to the person that the sasaengs were screaming for.

"Are you serious!?" She shouted in fury.

"Hey, hey, hey, let's relax." Their dad intervened.

"No, I'm not going to relax! How can I relax after what just happened!?"

Jennie hesitated as she tried to calm her down, "Look, I know this looks bad-"

"Bad? Bad!? This isn't bad. This is not even close to bad. This is absolutely horrible and humiliating!"

"V-"

"No, you've done enough, Jennie! Listen to me. This was one of the biggest nights of my life. This is one special day for me and it's ruined! You and your stupid crazy fans, this is so unfair and this is all your fault! I don't deserve this! I busted my ass to get where I'm at in acting. This didn't happen overnight! I have gone through so much to get this far. And you just had to ruin everything."

"That's not my fault!" Jennie asserted. "I can't control the millions of fans I have as a member of BTS. And don't generalize all ARMY as stupid and crazy, that is not fair. I came all the way from Korea to see you and support you, to see what you do best. Took time out of MY schedule to come see you. I'm missing dance practices and rapping lessons to be here to support you because you are my sister and I love you."

"Heh, yeah, well sometimes I wish you didn't even bother because of scenarios like this." Vienna retorted bitterly. 

Her statement came out harsher than she intended, as she saw the pain in her little sister's face.

"Are you serious...?" Jen's voice was filled with hurt.

"Yes, JW! My campus had people from big companies here, trying to scout upcoming actors. And you ruined it! I could've gotten an internship. Paid or not, or an audition for some type of role! Now, I'm not gonna get that callback!"

"That's enough, Vienna!" Alani exclaimed.

"No! She already has her dream!" She snapped and turned back to Jennie. "Mom and Dad are kicking out money so my dream can be a reality but you don't understand that because you aren't in college! You don't understand that because you're never here, anymore. You're just an idol in K-Pop, now."

"Why are you saying that as if being an idol is something so simple?" Jen questioned.

"Because it is! You don't understand the hard work that I have to go through. All those sleepless nights studying and rehearsing my lines. Making sure everything is 110%. I didn't get the lead role that easily, but I did it. This is such a competitive field, Jennie. You have no idea."

"No idea? So, you think K-pop is all fun and games? All fun and games for a black girl? Is that what you think? Is this what you're telling me? That I have nothing to be tired of? That I have nothing to worry about? That I can just relax and not have a care in the world?"

"All you do is learn dances and sing! That's it, and you get to go to all these fancy award shows and TV shows. You have nothing to worry about-"

Getting aggravated herself, Jennie snapped back, "Do you not understand how long we practice? How early we have to get up for schedules? How hard we work? How exhausted I am? I am tired. I am so tired. My body is aching, right now. I'm exhausted and BTS has a Japanese comeback very soon, but what can I do? Take a day off? No, I can't do that. I can't just say screw it and take a break. I didn't have to come here, but I wanted to because you are my sister. Because I know you wanted me here to support you because I know you would do the same for me. K-Pop is not all fun and games."

"Do you understand how much hate I get?" She proceeded in frustration. "Not for just being a girl with all guys in a group, not because some of the females claim they'll kill me since I'm in BTS, but for my skin? My dirty skin as they call it? The beauty standards, there? For my hair? That I don't look like the perfect ideal type? Half of these bitches want to be me. I'm not letting their ignorant comments discourage me and stop me from doing what I'm doing. I honestly just don't give an F what they think, now. Being in K-Pop is exhausting. I can't sugarcoat it. I have to deal with being miles away from my family and making sure that my performance is more than 110%. I got guys fetishizing me and wanting to hook up with me because I'm a foreigner. I got crazy fans that are obsessed with me and that hate me and want me to leave BTS, every single day."

Vienna crossed her arms and huffed as she continued to listen to her little sister's rant.

"Do you know how left out I feel, sometimes? Because I'm the only American, in the group? That I usually have no other person to relate to in K-Pop? I have to order all my hair products from America. They don't have the stuff for my hair there. They don't have the make up I use there. They don't have my color, there. Don't tell me I have nothing to worry about. I have a ton but I'm still here and I'm still standing."

Everyone in the room was glancing back and forth from Jennie to Vienna, unable to speak as they watched them clash.

"There's a lot of people that love me, and that love will always overcome all the hate I get. And something like this, that just happened, won't stop you from acting." She appended. "I'm sorry this happened. I truly am sorry. But don't let this ruin your dream."

Vienna scowled, unamused and unfazed by her little sister's speech. "Oh, you're sorry? Wow, she's sorry. So, can you bring those people back? Can you give me a spot in one of those companies? An audition? No, you can't, so sorry isn't going to cut it. And second of all, don't give me that guilt trip. You knew what you were getting yourself into when you decided to do K-Pop. Shit happens."

Jennie shook her head and scoffed. "You are such a bitch!"

"You're a bitch!" Vienna yelled back. "You're so high and mighty."

"I am not!"

"You are! Especially when you broke our damn TV!"

"Oh my God!" Jennie exasperated. "Let it go! Do you know how many years ago that was!? You still on that stupid ass TV?!"

"Enough!" Alani shouted, getting in between them.

"No, it's not enough, Lani! It's the truth!" Vienna shouted back.

"You're only saying this because you're pissy, right now! I know a lot of crap just happened, but let's just calm the frick down!" Alani shouted back, getting angrier.

Diana and their parents watched helplessly at the confrontation in front of them.

"This wouldn't have happened if you didn't go to Seoul!" Vienna yelled at Jennie. "If you would have never gotten into K-Pop we wouldn't be in this mess! This wouldn't have happened if Mom and Dad decided not to let you attend that Big Hit Audition! If they would've said no to you, this wouldn't have happened! If Big Hit had rejected you and not let you be the Bangtan Girl, this would not have happened! This would not have happened if you decided to stay at SongStress! If you would've stayed, this would've been prevented!"

"And do nothing?! Let them use me?! Let them mistreat me?!" Jen shouted back. "And let my life be a living hell under Hailey's doing? No. I wasn't going to do that and that's a selfish thing to say! I cannot believe you!"

"I can't believe you! You know what? You don't have to visit me, anymore. I don't want you to visit me. I'm done with this, I'm done with you!"

"Are you being for real, right now?"

"I am being for real! I don't want nothing to do with you." She walked past Jen, roughly bumping her shoulder against her as she left.

"Hey! V! Vienna! Oh, mah God, this girl..." Alani rolled her eyes. "JW, don't listen to her. She doesn't mean it. She's being petty, right now. It's not your fault, okay? Don't sweat it. It was just a mistake. There should've been more security for a scenario like this. Don't let her words make you regret being in BTS." She explained as she ran off to find her.

Jennie exhaled and turned to her parents. 

"You all right, kiddo?" Her dad asked with a sigh.

"No. I think I'm gonna go to Japan. We have a music video to shoot. I gotta go, anyway."

"Are you sure?" Diana asked and received a nod from her.

"Jennifer, don't leave, you still have a couple more days, here." Her mom frowned.

"No, I really should go. I'll visit again, soon. I'm sorry for...all this. I never meant to put you all in danger."

"Look, you two will make up tomorrow, I'm sure. Stay the rest of the few days you're here for."

"Mom, I want to go. Don't try to change my mind."

When outside the theatre, Jennie, Alani, their parents and Diana were all in the car. Vienna decided to stay with her friends. Jen sat in the back, sitting by the window while Alani and Diana sat next to her.

"Give her some time, okay?" Alani spoke up. "I'll try to talk to her. It's not your fault. We say a lot of angry stuff when we're in our feelings, and make it worse than we intend it to be."

"Hon, unfortunately, things like this happen with a lot of artists and celebs. Those people chose to do what they did, and they were in the wrong. Not you. You are not responsible for the fans and they should know better. There's always going to be bad apples in the bunch." Diana added. "I'm just glad you're safe and you didn't get hurt."

Jen nodded at their words. They made her feel a little better. But it was short lived when the sasaengs found the car and tried mobbing them.

"I'm tired of this!" Jennie shouted and unbuckled her seatbelt, losing her composure.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Her dad exclaimed.

"Not a good idea, stay in the car, Jennie," Diana warned.

"I have campus police on the phone," Alani announced with her phone up to her ear, giving out details of the situation.

Pressing the button to bring down her window, the sasaengs scream happily and continue to film and take pictures.

"Are you friggin kidding me? You've already done enough, can y'all just go home? You already ruined my night. Like why would you do this to me and my family? To all those people in attendance to see their loved ones on stage? That's not cool." Jen snapped at them

One female sasaeng just giggled at her and continued to film.

"Yo, stop filming me!"

"JW, JW, JW, don't." Alani pressed the button to roll up the window before she could try to push their cameras out of her face. "Don't do that. Not worth it."

"No, if you think I'm going to sit here and let them do this to me, invading my personal space, harassing me and my loved ones, then no. I'm going to call them out."

"The campus police are on their way to get these fans out of here-"

"They're not my fans! Stop calling sasaengs, fans!" She screamed as she slapped her hands together. Her sudden outburst caused everyone in the car to flinch. "They're a bunch of obsessed people that will do anything to get attention from their idols. Even if that means hurting them! They're a bunch of crazy humans just like Baekhyun said when they crashed his brother's wedding! This is some bullshit, I am not happy!"

Putting back down the window, Jennie turned to the sasaengs. "I'm tired of this! I hate when my life is being disturbed like this! I don't like being followed like this! Let me rest and hang out with my family and friends after working hard in BTS. That is it. But no, these animals wanna come up in here and crash my sister's play!" She shouted while she was still being filmed.

"Did you get that on film? You wanted my attention, right? What do you gain from this?" She asked the sasaengs. "Was this supposed to make me love you more? Because it doesn't. Y'all acting like a bunch of animals, ruining my sister's moment. How big do you feel, right now?"

"Jennie, they're filming!" Alani put back up the window

"I don't give a fuck, they ruined everything!" Jennie slapped her hands together again out of frustration. "Let everyone see how distressed, I am, right now. All because of these sasaengs. They're the cause of this. I wanna go home. I wanna go home, now. I don't even want to be here, anymore."

Once the campus police got involved, Jen and her family managed to leave without being followed, as they were still on edge of the unpleasant affair.

Later that night, in her room, Jennie told Namjoon everything that happened, and he gave her words of wisdom, knowing the best words to say. The rest of the members found out and felt bummed that she had to go through that. She was already mentally preparing for these K-Pop news sites to have articles about what had happened, bumming down her mood, even more.

This was beyond embarrassing.

The next morning, she sighed in annoyance at the article about the incident on ALLKPOP.

'BTS Sasaengs ruin Jennie's older sister's play'

She skimmed through the article and cringed as she remembered the incident.

'It looks like certain BTS fans couldn't contain their excitement over finding out BTS' Jennie would be attending her sister's play.'

'Allegedly the sasaeng fans worked together to sneak in.'

'They had no respect for the audience and actors on stage.'

'Not only that, the play didn't even get to the second act.'

She feared for the worst. She assumed Big Hit was going to scold her, punish her, or even worse. She even thought she was going to get scolded for being unprofessional but surprisingly, people online were praising her and agreeing with everything she said about the sasaengs. They showed compassion, which was the complete opposite reaction she was thinking of because of all the stereotypes netizens named her.

She just wished she handled her emotions better but sometimes you just need to let it all out, and she felt much better after giving them a piece of her mind. She wanted to do more. She wanted to cuss them out, but they got the message.

At least she hoped.

Some sasaengs left sickening messages for her on her Instagram page:

'Awwwww, our munchkin is so cute when she's mad~'

'That was only the beginning, Jennie, we love you~! Do we have your attention now?'

'We're going to make your life a living hell until you remember us.'

'I found it so cute to see her so scared.'

'My feelings are hurt that she lashed out at us for wanting to see her. If she has an attitude with us again, I don't know what we'll do the next time.'

She discovered that she was trending on Twitter, as fans showed anger at the sasaengs that crashed the play and showed support for their beloved Miss Bangtan.

'These immature disrespectful pieces of shit need to go!'

'On behalf of ARMY, I am truly sorry that you had to go through this.'

'Those aren't fans! They're Sasaengs! REAL ARMY would NEVER do this! No respect at all! I am SO sorry, Jennie!'

'These people are scary.'

'These Sasaengs are disgusting. Creepy AF, they had no right to do this'

'I want to punch all those Sasaengs that caused Jennie and her family harm'

'All for attention...this is crossing the line.'

'These BTS Sasaengs are giving ARMY a bad reputation. This isn't fair. They need to stop. They're insane!'

'I'm glad you lashed out at them and put them in their place!'

ARMY even began putting apology comments on Vienna's Instagram page and even Jen's page. 

JRE even tweeted a series of tweets, 'Really now? When you're a fan, you appreciate from afar, not stalk her when she's trying to support her family.'

'I know you love BTS, but stalking Jennie at her sister's play doesn't mean you're a fan. I don't blame her for being pissed, I'm pissed too.'

'These Sasaengs are really feeling some type of way that Jennie lashed out at them? F yo feelings! Jennie had time today! Hang in there, Miss Bangtan'

After showering, she decided to feed ARMY with a selfie since she kept seeing various tweets about posting something to let them know that she was okay. 

Crouching down in front of her mirror, she placed her phone in front of her face, to block her red eyes and sad expression. Snapping the selfie, she broke her silence with a tweet.

'Distressed...#JENNIE'

Which caused ARMY to react sadly to the tweet. And of course, those with sharp eyes, peeped at part of her eye, revealing how puffy and red it was from crying. 

She had a terrible night's sleep and would wake up throughout the night, thinking about what happened. Fearing neglect. Like those around her would shun her.

Abandonment is her greatest fear. Last night, she had nightmares about her family wanting nothing to do with her, BTS kicking her out of the group and the rest of her friends snubbing her. Shaking the negative thoughts out of her head, she stood up. Before she could gather up her things to pack, her phone buzzed.

Jungkook: Please tell me that you're okay. [7:33 A.M]

Jungkook...

For some reason, she suddenly felt happy that she saw his text. But she couldn't bring herself to text back as she went back to packing.

Ding!

Jungkook: Jennie... [7:35 A.M]

She let out a sigh and tossed her phone back on the bed, resuming her packing.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Jungkook: I know you're reading these messages, baby girl [7:36 A.M]

Jungkook: Please don't ignore me [7:36 A.M]

Jungkook: Do I need to send you memes? [7:36 A.M]

Jungkook: Okay, you asked for it! [7:36 A.M]

Suddenly, he started spamming her with various memes of himself, which caused her to start laughing.

Jennie: LOL STOP!! HAHAHA [7:37 A.M]

Jungkook: You answered! I want you to smile! Everything will be OK! Is your family safe? [7:37 A.M]

Jennie: Yes. Thanks for checking on me [7:37 A.M]

After replying to the other members, Namjoon messaged her.

Namjoon: Hey, don't worry about what happened. Big Hit is taking care of it. [7:44 A.M]

Jennie: I'm not getting fired, am I? [7:44 A.M]

Namjoon: Lol, no, Jennie. You can stop freaking out about that. You're not in trouble. They just want you to calm down and lay low for a while. They want you to work on controlling your emotions. [7:44 A.M]

Jennie: Are you sure, that's all? [7:45 A.M]

Namjoon: YES [7:45 A.M]

Jennie: Praise Jesus! [7:45 A.M]

Namjoon: Aish, I worry about you sometimes. [7:45 A.M]

Jennie: Feeling is mutual, Joon. [7:45 A.M]

After getting her stuff together, she received another message from Jungkook.

Jungkook: Do you know what we should eat when you come to Japan? [7:50 A.M]

Jennie: What? [7:50 A.M]

In response, Jungkook sent her his Ice Cream and Cake dubsmash video which caused her to laugh loudly.

"This guy is ridiculous, yo..." She started texting back.

Jennie: JEON JUNGKOOK UNINSTALL DUBSMASH! UNINSTALL IT RIGHT NOW! [7:51 A.M]

Jungkook: Never!! [7:51 A.M]

While waiting until it was time to go, Taehyung facetimed her. When she answered, she saw him in bed, which looked like he was in a hotel room.

"Wow! Look at that bare face!" She praised.

His boxy grin caused her to chuckle as he happily greeted her. "I just wanted to call because I miss you and wanted to see your face."

"Well, I miss you too and I'm happy you called."

"You've been crying, haven't you?" He frowned, taking a good look at her face.

"I tried not to make it that obvious but I guess my eyes are still a little puffy, even after the shower I took."

"I hate seeing you cry. I just want to see you happy."

"I'm feeling much better thanks to you and the guys sending those messages. It'll just take some time to heal from what happened. And I dunno when the heck my sister is going to talk to me, again."

"Who are you talking to!?" Jimin shouted in the background.

"Jennie!" Tae announced.

"JENNIE~!" Jimin jumped on the bed to try to get in the video. "We have smarties for you!! Yoongi had ordered some a few days ago!"

"Oh snap, really?" Her eyes lit up. "Awesome! Thanks, guys!"

"And then we'll cuddle with you! Maknae Line cuddles!"

That statement made Jen smile. "Sounds like a plan."

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In Japan, Jennie checked in and found out that she was sharing a hotel room with Jimin. When she got into her room, she saw Hobi, who was waiting for her.

"You're here." He said in a laidback voice, relieved as he embraced her.

"Yeah, safe flight."

"How are you feeling?" He smiled sadly

She shrugged and set her bag down. "You know...I always ask myself if this was even worth it."

He frowned at her statement. "Jennie, things are going to be just fine. There are tons of idols and even your favorite celebs that have gone through this. It will be okay, I promise."

"Will it? I just...I just feel like as I continue to get famous, it'll cause more strain like this in my relationship with my family. This stuff cannot happen, again. That was too wild. People could've gotten hurt, Hobi."

He cupped her face and kissed her forehead. "I know. We're going to get through this. For now, just relax."

"Thanks, Hobi." She hugged him again as he placed a hand on the back of her head.

"Everything will be all right with your sister. Siblings fight."

Once he left, Jen chilled on the bed until Jimin and Tae entered the room.

"Ennie!" They shouted. 

Jennie instantly got up from her bed as Jimin ran up to her. He jumped right on her, wrapping his legs around her waist and arms around her neck as she fell on her back, on the bed with a groan.

"Jimin!" She complained while Tae laughed. 

Jimin wouldn't let go as he held onto her like a Koala bear, no matter how much she struggled.

As promised, Jimin and Taehyung goofed around and did everything to cheer her up, which worked because she couldn't stop laughing at them. When she wanted to paint her nails, Tae offered to do them for her, as he carefully made sure to paint on the nails and not on her skin.

"Tae, it's not that serious." She laughed. "If you get it on my skin, it's fine, I'll clean it up."

After he was done, he kept blowing on the nails so they could dry quicker, while Jimin entertained her with goofy stories about the pranks they've done since she's been gone.

As time went on, she started to ponder about Jungkook. And for some odd reason, she really wanted to see him and wondered where he was.

"What's wrong?" Jimin asked

"Nothing. I just miss Jungkook. I wish he was here." She replied.

Her statement caused him to grin widely. "Oh really?"

Taehyung found himself glancing at the fellow 95 Liner, grinning with him as he watched Jimin take out his phone to text Jungkook, who had finished taking a shower after going to the gym. 

Five minutes later, they heard a series of knocks at the door as Jimin went to the door. Once he opened it slightly, he shut it right in Jungkook's face, laughing out loud.

"Hyung!" The Golden Maknae shouted, in annoyance.

After messing with him, Jimin finally opened the door to let him in. When Jungkook strolled in, his eyes landed right on Jennie as he sighed out of relief that she was okay.

"Kookie!" She beamed, getting off the bed.

Jimin smiled to himself as he saw her smile brightly at Jungkook. He locked eyes with Taehyung and nodded knowingly as the both of them made their way to the door.

"Wait, where are you guys going?" Jennie asked, watching them leave.

"Jin wants us for something. We'll be right back." Jimin excused himself with Tae as they left the 97 Liners alone.

The Golden Maknae turned his attention back to Jennie, smiling softly. Walking up to him, she wrapped her arms around him for a tight hug. She felt him circle his arms around her waist, pulling her closer.

"I missed you. Please, let's just stay like this for a while. I really need this." She sighed into his chest as he continued to hold her. 

There was something about his hugs that soothed her the most out of the rest of the members. And strangely, she yearned to be with him the most, right now. They stayed like that for a few moments while Jungkook placed his chin on top of her head, standing there in comfortable silence.

"Are you all right?" He whispered.

Jennie wanted to lie and tell him that she was fine.

That everything was okay.

But it wasn't.

She was hurting.

And she couldn't lie to him.

"No...I'm not all right. I haven't felt like this in a long time and everything hurts." Her voice started to get shaky as she slowly pulled away from him. She shook her head and turned around. "I feel like crap. I feel like everything I do is wrong. Like, I get into fights with my siblings all the time, but this right here...it was the worst one and I feel terrible about everything."

Grabbing her hand, Jungkook made her sit down on the bed with him. "Tell me everything that you're feeling."

"I feel like everything is my fault and I'm the one to blame. All I wanted was to support my sister but I ended up making things worse. I tried to call, text her, everything. She won't talk to me. She's ignoring me. My family can't even get her to talk to me. It's like she doesn't want anything to do with me. She told me she never wanted me to visit, anymore and that this situation wouldn't have happened if I didn't audition for Big Hit. That hurts more than I ever imagined. We're in two different time zones. Different paths in life. I made time for her to support her in her play. But some unwanted overly excited so-called fans crashed it."

She winced as she remembered every single detail. "It was so embarrassing, Kook. I have never in my life experienced something like this. It was the slowest ten minutes of my life, watching them yell and scream for me. Interrupting the play, causing an uproar in the audience as they try to figure out what was going on. All the security and campus police trying to calm things down. It...it was not a pleasant sight. And then I saw my sister...I've never seen so much disgust in her face since she told me all the bad hookups she's dealt with."

She felt her eyes burning from the tears starting to develop as Jungkook's eyes softened. "I screwed up, Kook. It's my fault, I got too excited, I was the one who tweeted about the play. I posted a picture of the pamphlet. It had the location, the time, everything. I wasn't thinking. And I guess some Sasaengs did their research and started spreading everything around. It's times like this where it's like, I'm not just a regular girl, anymore. I'm not just some girl who can walk into town with no care. I'm an idol. A member of BTS. We're getting way more popular, now. And I can't just...do stuff like that without expecting fans to follow me, everywhere."

"I am not a normal teenager, anymore..." She acknowledged. "I gave that up to be here. Living with seven guys, away from my family at a young age, in a different country for K-POP? Not a normal teen life. But I knew what I was doing that day when I signed that contract. No matter how irritable we may get with each other or how exhausting dance practice is and the long hours of work that we do, I don't regret a thing. Big Hit gave me a second chance to perform. Ever since I left SongStress, I still wanted to perform."

"But I hate that people can't respect my privacy. Just let me see my family in peace," she exclaimed. "I hardly see them since I'm so busy over here. You guys have more of an advantage to see your family because you're in the country they live in. But I don't have that. You guys do. Ugh and then I got so mad that I lashed out at those sasaengs. I don't want people to think of me like, oh she's ghetto, or something. Or oh, she has anger problems. I don't get angry that easily. I just got so fed up."

"If I have a problem with you, I'm going to speak about it." She went on. "And if I don't like what you're doing around me, I'm going to say something. I wasn't going to let them harass me and my family. This has been a rough couple of days. I have never felt so crappy until now. Me dropping on the floor back at dance practice for overworking myself and going to the hospital with a concussion doesn't even compare to what I'm feeling, right now."

They lay down on the bed, resting their heads on the pillows. Unable to hold it in, she started crying which caused Jungkook's heart to ache as he watched the tears go down her face.

"So, this is the con of being famous. I'm so stupid...the hell was I thinking?" She sobbed, covering her face.

'What should I do to make you stop crying? I hate seeing you like this.' Jungkook thought to himself.

Out of instinct, he decided to wrap his arms around her, holding her tightly as she cried on his white shirt. He started to softly sing Lost Stars, which is an upcoming cover he wanted to work on soon when they weren't so busy with promotions.

"Please, don't see. Just a boy caught up in dreams and fantasies. Please, see me...reaching out for someone I can't see. Take my hand, let's see where we wake up tomorrow. Best laid plans sometimes are just a one night stand..." He sang as her crying began to stop while she occasionally sniffed.

"I'll be damned, Cupid's demanding back his arrow. So, let's get drunk on, our tears and God, tell us the reason youth is wasted on the young. It's hunting season and the lambs are on the run. Searching for meaning. But are we all lost stars, trying to light up the dark?"

He noticed her snuggling up against him, calming down as she closed her eyes. His voice was so soothing to her that it made her calm down after the first few words. His vocals were mesmerizing and she couldn't help but start to fall asleep as he proceeded to sing,

"Who are we? Just a speck of dust within the galaxy? Woe is me. If we're not careful turns into reality. But don't you dare let our best memories bring you sorrow. Yesterday I saw a lion kiss a deer. Turn the page, maybe we'll find a brand new ending. Where we're dancing in our tears and God, tell us the reason youth is wasted on the young. It's hunting season and the lambs are on the run. Searching for meaning. But are we all lost stars..."

Jungkook stopped singing and looked down to see her asleep. He kissed her forehead and tightened his grasp around her waist.

"Give your sister some time," he whispered. "I know how it feels to have a bad fight with your sibling. Everything will be okay, you'll make up soon. Your sister loves you."

His arms around her gave Jennie a sense of peace as she felt warm all over and felt safe. With the warmth of his body caressing her skin, she moved on top of him and snuggled against his chest. Jungkook grabbed the covers and pulled them up to her back, as he looked up at the ceiling.

The next morning, Jennie felt a steady heartbeat against her as she stirred in her sleep. She didn't want to move because she felt cozy and warm but she knew she would have to wake up sooner or later because of schedules. 

Her heart started to feel weird again as she looked at the sleeping Maknae, that was under her. His mouth was open slightly and his bed hair was all over the place.

She thought he looked cute.

She briefly watched him sleep before pushing some of his hair from his face. 

"Why do I always feel at peace whenever I'm with you?" She murmured to herself in wonder. 

She had a terrible few days but felt at ease after what he did to comfort her. She had almost forgotten why she was sad. Cheek against his chest, she idly placed her fingertips on his chest. Her mind was telling her to get up but she wanted to stay in this position longer.

She enjoyed the warmth.

She felt safe and secure.

All worries out the window.

Moving up to give him a forehead kiss, she managed to get out of bed without waking him up. Gathering her clothes and toiletries, she took a quick shower. After her shower, she walked out of the room in dark blue jeans and a simple black bra. Taking the towel off her head, her wet hair stuck to her body.

She was so occupied on her phone, checking out messages, that she had forgotten to put on her tank top, which was lying on the back of a chair. Her attention to her tank top lessened when Angelina facetimed her while having her earbuds in her ears.

"Hey, girl!"

"Ooh, girl! You looking like a snack! Damn! Watch all these boys get ready to risk it all if they ever see you like this. If I was a guy, I wouldn't want you to leave my sight. Have you all to myself! You wouldn't be leaving the bed for a while, that's a promise!" Angelina teased her in good fun as they shared a laugh.

"I swear, you and your dirty mind, stop gassing me, I just got out of the shower." Jennie laughed.

"Ahahaha! Just messing! But I'm serious, you always look like a snack. And have you been working out? You're looking so toned!"

Jungkook, who started to wake up, noticed her walking around, in her bra. 

Seeing her like that caused him to blush. Working out with him had been paying off tremendously because he noticed how toned her arms were.

'Wow...' He thought to himself. He tried his best not to stare as he averted his eyes. 

Jen was oblivious that he was awake as she continued her conversation with her friend.

"Angelina, I was not going to punch anyone, you are so violent, I swear." She chuckled. Jennie ended up stretching as she put one arm up in the air, while the other held her phone.

Unable to resist as he continued to stare, Jungkook raised his eyebrows for half a second while he studied her.

He started to remember the time when she gave him a massage in her room and she felt fidgety and nervous around him because he was shirtless. And now here he was when the tables were turned once again. He shouldn't be staring but he just couldn't help it. She looked beautiful even if she had just woken up, showered and was bare faced.

Watching her with a lingering gaze, the Golden Maknae had gently bit his bottom lip, while she moved any hair sticking to her face. Frustrated with himself, he tried to shake any thoughts away from his head while sitting up. 

Standing in front of a dresser, she wrapped up her conversation with Angelina. Meanwhile, Jungkook found himself getting out of bed. He wanted to walk to the bathroom but somehow, his feet found themselves slowly walking up behind her.

Jen noticed his presence when one of his hands was placed on the table, blocking her left side. 

"Did I wake you up?" She chuckled as she turned around, to look up at him. "Sorry if I did. I just wanted to shower, early. Speaking of showering, where'd I put that shirt..." She murmured to herself, placing a hand on his chest to gently move him out of her way, to hunt for it.

She didn't get far because as she walked past him, he gently grabbed her hand, in a firm grip, to stop her. Turning around, she observed him as he looked down at the floor before raising his head. He gave her a look that she wasn't familiar with and his intense eye contact caused her to resist looking away.

"Everything okay, Kookie? You need something?"

"Yeah, I kind of do." He answered in a low voice as he found himself slowly inching closer to her.

They both heard a card being inserted into the door as Jungkook quickly pulled away. 

Jimin and Jin walked in since Jin needed something that Jimin had but the two of them stopped when they saw the 97 Liners.

"WHAT-IS-THIS!?" Jin yelled, gawking in horror at Jennie who was still damp from the shower with only her jeans and bra.

Jungkook's hair was messy and the bedsheets were all over the place, making the oldest member take things the wrong way. Jimin started giggling at the display, undoubtedly pleased at what was happening, and was happy they spent the night together. 

Jungkook pressed his lips together, bothered about them walking in and Jin panicking for the 20th time. It was like every time he had the confidence to try to make a move something always happened.

"Whoa, why are you so loud, this morning? What's your deal?" Jennie exclaimed, looking confused.

"You two are too young for this!"

"Too young for what?" She raised a brow at his overreaction.

"This!" He pointed to the messy bed. "This is not the way to make someone feel better! There are other ways to comfort someone! And put your shirt on!"

Jen grabbed her tank top and put it on, before explaining, "You need to calm down, Jin, I just got out of the shower! And I think you have the wrong idea. We just slept together."

Jin let out a yell while Jimin laughed harder. Jin had assumed that Jungkook found an adult way to comfort Jennie last night because of what he saw from the messy bed. But that wasn't the case. Jimin knew that too but liked seeing Jin's reactions toward situations like this. He wanted to enjoy it while it lasted before he worked on his plan.

Jennie winced when Jin started going after Jungkook, hitting on him and grabbing him. Jin had kicked him out of the room, dragging him back to the hotel room they shared.

"So...Jennie, how was he?" Jimin teased, wanting to see if she would get flustered.

"Boy, whatchu' talking about?"

"I mean, you two are young, hormones are raging, so you two must've relieved some stress."

"Oh, Lord..." She felt her face heating up. "Cut it out! We didn't do anything, we just slept together!"

"Yeah, I can tell. Was he manly? Are you sore?"

"Ji-friggin-min! Boy, if you don't!" She smacked him upside his head.

The Bangtan Gal Chapter 53- I Think I Love Her

Chapter Summary: The members notice the tension between Jennie and Jungkook. Jennie shuts down dating rumors from AllKpop. Jungkook vents to Jimin about his feelings for Jennie

Words: 4,000+

Author's Note: FYI, Jungkook will confess to Jennie (OC) when it's January 2016 in the story, hope it's worth the wait. :)

-------- Jennie had kept her responses to Jimin and Tae's questions to a minimum, telling them that she just wasn't up for eating any smarties, once she came out of the shower. But the 95 Liners knew something was up and didn't pressure her. When Jimin left, Taehyung turned off the lights so he and Jennie could sleep.

In the middle of the night, he heard her sniffing in bed. He was fully aware that something was wrong and it pained him to see her so upset. Pushing the covers off him, he decided to join her bed instead, laying down behind her.

"Ennie...please stop crying." His warm body wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.

After a while, her sniffing stopped. Turning around, she rested her head against his chest and started to fall asleep again.

The next morning, Jennie posted a short video on Twitter just before the members headed out to the concert venue. "Hey, hey!" She smiled and waved at the camera. "Chicago, get ready! The concert is tonight! Can't wait to see you!"

Soon as she posted it, some ARMY noticed that the way she was talking, was not as cheerful as it usually was, and began to ask questions.

'Jennie, do you have allergies?? Your eyes look a little pink.'

'Jennie!! You look so tired. Don't stay up too late!"

'Queen, get some rest!'

'Why does she sound so sad?'

'Don't make assumptions, she's probably just tired from all the traveling and touring'

'I don't know...but something seems wrong :/'

'Munchkin, are you okay?'

'Guys, she's probably just tired from the tour.'

Not too long later, Jungkook shared a selfie on Twitter, and ARMY began to notice that he didn't look too happy, either.

'You look sad!'

'Okay, both our Maknaes look upset, wtf happened?'

'Both of their eyes look a little puffy. Did something happen between them?'

'Oh no, please don't tell me the 97 Liners got into a fight'

'That's impossible, JenKook are inseparable!'

'But JenKook never argue!'

'Maybe Jennie is still sad about the fan meet being canceled?'

'But she was happy that she saw the fans, it should be fine'

The car ride to the venue was different this time. The members felt the tension in the car. Everyone was talking but Jennie and Jungkook, which was rare because they always used to say at least something.

"Right, Jungkookie?" Jimin laughed at a joke Taehyung had said.

"Huh?" The Golden Maknae looked up from his phone. He looked somewhat lost and indifferent.

"Jungkook, are you all right?" Sejin asked. 

Jungkook just nodded in response and went back to his phone. Taehyung and Jimin glanced at each other with worry.

What was wrong with him?

Diana had been watching Jennie, who had a resting bitch face, and she looked annoyed about something.

"You all right, boo?" Diana asked.

"Mm hm." Jennie responded vaguely and continued to scroll through her phone.

Something was definitely wrong.

"Hey, what's up with you two? You're quieter than usual." Namjoon watched the Maknaes.

"No reason." Jennie shrugged.

When they arrived at the venue, they did a quick rehearsal of the concert to clean up any choreography. When it came time for War of Hormone, Jennie and Jungkook remembered that they were going to be dancing together.

"Uh...can we not dance this time for War of Hormone?" Jungkook requested.

"I agree," Jennie added.

"What the hell...?" Jimin abruptly exclaimed in English, looking around in confusion.

Did they just request to not dance together for War of Hormone?

"Hey." Hobi approached Yoongi after watching Jenkook talk to Mr. Son. "Something is going on between those two. When I went to get your headphones, something was off. I know you said you didn't want to go get them yourself, but what actually happened before you left?"

Yoongi let out a sigh. "These kids...I thought they would've resolved it..."

Once the concert came along, it was clear that something was off between Jenkook due to the way they acted whenever they were near each other. Despite trying their best to stay professional and not let any behind the scenes drama come on stage, ARMY were watching closely and tweeted about it, hoping that they will make up soon.

'JenKook haven't even glanced at each other at all! Not one look!'

'It's so weird not seeing them together.'

'It's weird not seeing any interaction. I'm sad.'

'They're my biggest ship. I'm freaking tf out!'

'I'm sad they didn't dance for war of hormone, it's my favorite moment of the song!'

At the hotel, Jimin and Taehyung decided to plan for JenKook to talk to each other and talk it out. Jungkook was gaming with Jimin in the room they shared. Taehyung told Jennie that they would be visiting Jimin because he wanted to talk to her about something. But as soon as Tae and Jennie walked in, she noticed Jungkook in the room.

"What is he doing here?"

"What is she doing here?"

The 95 Liners heard the 97 Liners complain.

"Because I am so sick of this! What is going on!?" Jimin yelled, placing the controller down and standing up. "I want you to stop fighting! Yoongi told me what happened! I am very disappointed in the both of you! You two make each other happy, so stop fighting!"

"Tell that to petty bunny boy over there..." Jennie grumbled.

Jungkook shot her a look of annoyance. "Don't start."

"You started it." She shrugged.

"You did first, you ditched me."

"I forgot! I didn't ditch! You ditched me! You purposely didn't show up, you bunny ass!"

Jimin let out a yelp at the name calling as he freaked out, watching them argue.

"Can I punch him?" Jennie asked with irritation.

"No!" Jimin exclaimed.

"You can't punch me," Jungkook remarked.

"And why not?" Jennie raised a brow.

"Because I'm the golden maknae." He teased, grinning cockily.

"Listen you little shit!" she grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at him. 

Jungkook ducked with ease but was attacked when she ran up and began to hit him with another pillow. He managed to grab a pillow by a seat to hit her back, as they commenced an aggressive pillow fight.

Taehyung started laughing out loud, while Jimin watched in horror and started yelling, trying to break them up. Taehyung began to cheer Jennie on, watching with amusement.

"Tae! Help me! Stop watching and help me!" Jimin yelled.

The sound of Jimin panicking caused Jennie and Jungkook to share a laugh, ceasing their pillow fight, and dropping their pillows. JenKook glanced at each other and started thinking about how much they missed laughing and having fun together.

Their thoughts were interrupted when they heard Jimin whine because they were fighting, "Ahhhh!! This was not part of the plan!"

"What plan?" JenKook questioned in confusion, causing Jimin's stomach to drop and Taehyung to give him a look of alarm.

"For you to be the best of friends!" he smoothly covered his tracks. "How long have you two been friends? You two have special places in each other's hearts. You two just need to talk it out. Speak like adults. What do you say?"

Jennie and Jungkook glanced at each other. After a moment, they came up with an answer.

"No." They both responded while Jennie left with Taehyung following her.

Jimin sighed loudly. "Why are you two a bunch of stubborn teenagers?"

Later that night, Jennie, in a calmer mood, stayed in her room with Taehyung, watching one of her shows on her laptop. She noticed that Tae kept staring at her sadly which caused her to sigh and take off her headphones.

"What is it?" She asked as he gave her another puppy dog look. "What? Stop that. T-Tae!"

"Please talk to Jungkook."

"I don't want to. He probably doesn't even want to talk to me anyway."

"Ennie, he always wants to talk to you. Look, I know it's annoying but friends fight. And we say things that we don't mean. Remember that bad fight I got into with Jimin? And you know how close we are. Took a few days to apologize and now we're fine. And remember that time you argued with Yoongi? You two wanted nothing to do with each other but then you two made up a few days later? And one day, you and I are going to disagree. But we still love each other and are a family." He grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "Don't you miss his bunny smiles and laughs? You two gaming together? Him hugging you? Holding you? Singing to you?"

Jennie had to admit that she missed all of that and more. "Lowkey...yeah."

"How are you feeling with this?"

"I just wish I handled the situation better. I'm upset with myself for how I acted. I remember seeing the hurt on his face from those things I said. I never want to see that again..." She frowned. "Seeing him hurt, hurt a lot more than those other things he said when he was mad at me. It kind of breaks my heart to see him so sad. I'm just feeling a little stubborn. Like it's his fault. Like he's the wrong one, but it's not just his fault. It's mine too. I just want some space, right now. I'll talk to him...eventually. Right now, let me chill and have time to think. I don't want to talk to him while I'm still in my feelings. Give it another day or two and I should talk to him. Maybe then we can discuss it like adults."

Meanwhile, with Jimin, he stayed with Jungkook, watching him play video games. He patiently waited for him to speak up about Jennie and kept staring at him until he got annoyed.

"What?" Jungkook snapped.

"I think it's time to realize what's going on here," Jimin brought up.

"What are you talking about?"

"You like her. Plain and simple, Jungkookie."

"I don't like her..." He grumbled.

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't." He raised his voice.

"Yes, you do," Jimin responded sternly.

"No, I don't."

Jimin let out a sigh, watching the Golden Maknae get angrier. "Jungkookie, stop lying. I see it on your face. So just admit it. Don't just give up like this. I have seen the way you look at her...you've never looked at anyone like that before...there must be a reason why you stare at her so passionately. There must be a reason your smile gets bigger when you're happy with her. There must be a reason I see all this jealousy on your face when she is much closer than usual with Kevin, Bam Bam, or any other guy. That's not a coincidence. You make it so painfully obvious, I'm surprised she doesn't know."

"Enough, Jimin!" Jungkook shouted with frustration. "I'm not lying, so stop telling me how I feel! I don't like her, okay!? So back off!"

Jimin shrugged in defeat and stood up. "Fine. I'm not even going to pressure you into it. I'll wait until you realize your feelings. Hopefully, it won't be too late by the time you realize."

While walking to the door, Jimin heard the last bit of what Jungkook had murmured, "...her..."

Turning around, Jimin raised a brow. "What?"

"I said...I think I love her." Jungkook admitted in a soft voice.

A smile came across Jimin's face as he walked back to the bed. "Why do you think you love her?"

Jungkook sat on the edge of the bed with him. Their feet were on the carpet, while Jungkook leaned forward, resting his elbows on his thighs.

The Golden Maknae shook his head, letting his cards out on the table. 

No turning back now. 

There was no avoiding this.

"It's stupid, right? Insane? A crazy thought since we've been friends for years, now? I shouldn't be...I really shouldn't be falling for my best friend. I thought this was just some silly crush and I'd get over it after a few weeks but no...my feelings for her have only gotten stronger."

"It's risky, I know." The Maknae went on. "What if she doesn't feel the same? Will it be awkward? Will our friendship change? We're in a group together. How will it work? What would happen if we date? How will ARMY react? What would happen if the media found out two members of a group were dating? I've thought about it all. I've thought about everything. But she's...she's worth it. And I won't let anyone or anything discourage me if she becomes mine."

Jimin was pleased with Jungkook finally admitting his feelings as he watched him sit up straight. 

Jungkook turned his head to him. "I want her. I want her to be mine. I never wanted someone so badly until she came along."

Hearing that, made Jimin smile wider. It was music to his ears to hear him say how much he wanted Jennie. He was not expecting Jungkook to tell him anything, so this was a treat. 

And long overdue.

Jimin observed the Golden Maknae. He was turning 18 soon and so was Jennie. Jungkook matured and grew to become a man. Girls were always swooning over him. Jungkook could probably get any girl he wanted, but he only wanted one girl.

Jennie.

Hearing him wanting to call Jennie his, made Jimin think of how manly Jungkook was becoming as he watched him think about her. It brought joy to his heart to see the Golden Maknae admit that he's fallen in love. And Jimin fully supported the fact that Jungkook wanted to date her.

"When did you start liking her?" Jimin asked.

"I started liking her when we started going to SOPA together. It was just a silly crush. It wasn't supposed to go that far. I wasn't supposed to fall in love with her. Falling in love with her just...it just happened. I couldn't control it. I tried to get over her, so we could just remain friends but it was harder than I expected. It's so damn frustrating because sometimes she's all I think about. I feel so comfortable around her, too. She always encourages me and motivates me to do better. She never judges me or anyone else. She's simply one of a kind in my eyes."

Jimin nodded, gesturing him to keep going.

"I know it's cheesy but the smallest things she does...like the way her nose would twitch cutely, it gives me the urge to kiss it. The way she eats, her cheeks would get bigger, resembling a cute hamster. And her smile is one of the cutest things I've ever seen." He let out a low chuckle at the thought of it. "She always looks out for us and dedicates her time to BTS. She gets prettier every day. And I can't stop thinking about kissing her. It's getting harder to restrain myself, Jimin."

'I can tell.' Jimin thought to himself.

"But...all those things I said when we argued...I...I really hurt her." Jungkook murmured sadly. "I don't deserve her. What kind of man am I to say those things to her? I...I didn't mean any of it. I just wanted to win the argument. And I just...I get so jealous when she's closer than usual to other guys because I think she's going to date them. I feel like I'm never going to build up the courage to ask her out, one day. She even gave back the friendship ring I gave her. I'm a pretty shitty friend, huh? So how could I be her boyfriend? I promised to cherish her and I ended up lashing out at her. Telling her that I wished she acted like our friends in GFriend instead. She probably doesn't even want anything to do with me."

"And now here I am, in love with my best friend. Jimin, I'm scared to tell her because we've been friends for so long and I don't want to ruin anything. And I'm just not sure if she would ever want to date me. Has she even thought of me like that? As a potential boyfriend like I always have?" He wondered.

"Sometimes it's worth to take that risk, Jungkookie," Jimin responded.

"I know." He stood up. "If...if I was man enough to ask her...to ask her to be mine and if she would say yes to me, I'd be the best boyfriend she'd ever had. She'd always be happy. I'll make sure of it. I'm not good at expressing my feelings but my actions, they can do the talking." 

Jungkook realized that he just told Jimin his feelings for Jennie and looked at him with dread.

"Jimin, please don't tell the hyungs."

Jimin let out a laugh at the sight of him panicking. "Relax. Look, Taehyung and I already know you love her. We've been watching you two for a while. It's pretty frustrating that you haven't made a real move on her yet. But don't worry. Things are going to be just fine, Jungkookie. Look, right now, we're busy with the tour. For now, just relax and act normal around her. You two will be together soon."

"Like that'll ever happen..." Jungkook shook his head.

"Good things happen to those who wait. Let me handle this. For now, continue to work on a way to apologize to her."

"A simple sorry isn't going to work, Jimin."

"It's best to think from the heart. I know you'll figure out something. When you do, let me know and I'll help if I can." Jimin said, making Jungkook feel hopeful for the future.

For now, with things hectic with the Red Bullet Tour, Jimin thought it would be best to begin his mission near the end of the year. He thought about an early New Year's Resolution. Get JenKook together. Now he needed to think of what to do for Phase 1. He was going to have a good talk with Taehyung about this. 

His ship will be sailing very soon.

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When BTS arrived in LA, Jennie met up with Angelina, going out for a Dunkin' Donuts run.

Walking out of the store with a big bag of donuts and two cups of coffee, they noticed the long drive thru line of cars.

"You gotta be kidding." Angelina laughed.

"I need to get this on film." Jennie took out her phone and started recording. 

"All them damn cars! I'm glad we went inside. Okay, look how friggin' long the drive thru line is at Dunkin Donuts. We got a problem, people. We got our donuts in ten seconds by going inside. It takes them ten minutes to get their stuff. This is why I go inside."

"Go inside people! Save time!" Angelina shouted in the video. "And I highly recommend getting donuts in the morning when they're nice and fresh. You'll taste the difference and thank me later!"

Once Jennie posted the video on her Instagram, tagging Angelina with the caption, 'Just go inside!!!', ARMY started commenting about Jungkook on her page.

'Are you and Jungkook OK?'

'Did you and Jungkook have a fight? You two didn't even dance together for War of Hormone, I was anticipating that all night during the Chicago concert.'

'Munchkin, are you okay???'

'Is it true you're dating Kevin? How long have you been dating?'

'Please tell me you're on good terms with Jungkook. 97 Liners, I need you two to be OK!'

'Whatever is going on between you and Jungkook, I hope it's resolved soon.'

'Lol wonder how Bam Bam will react to her and Kevin dating'

'I thought you and Jimin were dating! My ship is ruined!'

'She's dating Kevin, guys!'

'Lol, they're "onto" us.' Kevin commented on her page with sarcasm.

This was starting to get ridiculous at how people assume people are dating just because they're hanging out with each other. There is a thing called friendship but clearly, that does not exist because everywhere you turn around, there's another dating rumor.

Once Jennie got into the car with Angelina, they went on the road.

'Lmaoooo I knew this nonsense would happen.' Jennie commented back to Kevin and went to the ALLKPOP article about the false speculation.

Guess a guy and girl can't be friends these days without anyone wildin out over them allegedly dating.

BTS' Jennie rumored to be dating

Miss Bangtan might be off the market.

There are speculations going around stating that BTS' Jennie is dating fellow BTS American Hustle Life friend, Kevin. The rumors were first started by fans who watched their close interaction at JFK Airport when they shared an intimate hug that was captured by fans eagerly waiting for BTS' arrival.

The two were spotted in Chicago, at a local skate park and were seen by fans who took photos with them. Kevin was also seen attending one of BTS' concerts to support Jennie. More speculations arose when fans noticed their eye contact and longer than usual hand holding at the hi touch after the concert. Big Hit Entertainment is yet to respond to the speculations.

"Unbelievable..." Jennie complained.

"What happened?" Angelina asked. Once Jennie read the article out loud, she began laughing. "That's nuts!"

Jennie retweets AllKpop's article with a simple, 'WRONG. #EnoughAlready #LetAChickBreathe #MindYourBusiness #Jen' which killed the rumor instantly...for now.

ARMY immediately began to comment things like, 'DRAG EM!' as they read her shutting down the rumor. She soon trended on Twitter from the tweet as well.

Arriving at a local dance studio, Jennie and Angelina caught up while dancing to pass the time. Jennie let her in on the various concert stories and the prank war that had been going on between the members. Angelina told her about how great her fans have been with supporting her album and was looking forward to releasing the second one in due time.

"Hey, you seem a little tense. Everything all right?" Angelina pointed out.

"Not really." Miss Bangtan shrugged. "Uh, Jungkook and I...had a fight."

"Damn, really? You and Kook? Seriously? That's...wow. What happened?"

Once she told her what happened, Jennie went on, "And then this one maid, super nice, she approached me, asked what was wrong. She started talking about how she's dealt with arguments like that with her husband. And she also thought Jungkook was my boyfriend."

"Oh really?" Angelina raised a brow, beginning to grin.

"Stop. It's not that." She tried to explain.

"Do you think Jungkook is hot?" Angelina asked out of the blue.

"What?" Jennie asked, widening her eyes. 

That came out of nowhere.

"You know...do you think Jungkook is hot? I mean, you have to admit, he's getting more handsome these days. Puberty hit him like a truck. I've been seeing all these tweets about him and girls are swooning over this guy. I can't blame them, he's attractive. Whoever will be his girlfriend in the future will be pretty damn lucky to have him as a boyfriend. Because one, he's cute. Two, he's very sweet and respectful and three, although he seems shy, I think he'll be a very passionate guy. Don't you think?"

"Oh my gosh." Jennie covered her face while Angelina laughed. "Why are you bringing this up? Are you implying something?"

"Maybe. You ever thought about it? Dating him? You two kissed once. Ever thought about kissing him again since he's a man, now? Don't you think he's manly?"

"I mean..." Jen trailed off, looking at the floor. 

Angelina was starting to give her weird thoughts, now.

"How would you feel if he started dating someone? Would you get a little jealous? He'll focus more of his time with his girlfriend, not you, y'know."

"If he's happy, I'm happy." She shrugged.

Angelina playfully smacked her on the arm. "Bitch, stop lyin', you know you gonna drag a hoe if she steals your man away. I know you."

"He's not my man, Ang."

"Well, you're protective of the guy. Don't you think he's cute?"

"Yes, Ang, I do. I always have."

"Do you think he's sweet?"

"Always. Where is this coming from?"

"I'm just a little curious." The rapper shrugged. "I watch the Bangtan bombs and all. You two have a cute little thing going on. I mean, you do with all the members but with him, it's the cutest to me." 

Jennie began to ponder.

Yeah, she thought he was handsome. Who wouldn't? But the thought of dating him? Her best friend?

"I haven't actually thought of dating him until you brought it up. But I mean, we're best friends. Wouldn't that ruin a friendship?" She reflected.

"What if it doesn't?"

"I care about him a lot. I dunno, he makes me feel things I never felt before. It's weird."

"Good or bad way?"

"I'm not quite sure, yet."

------

In the afternoon, back at the hotel, Jennie had her headphones in, messing around with a small DJ launchpad she brought to practice and play around with. She was currently listening to, Girl by The Internet as she playfully practiced tapping the beats on the launchpad to the song.

A couple of knocks on her door made her stop her jam session and open it to see no one at the door. 

"Ding dong ditch?" She pondered and looked down to see a tiny Hello Kitty Plushie. 

Curious, since this is her favorite character, she picked it up and went back into the room.

She found a small note connected to its back and took it off, opening it.

'I screwed up, didn't I?'

She knew exactly who this was from.

What did he want?

And what was this?

She continued to read and saw two words, scattered in letters and it looked like she would have to figure out what the two words were.

'blbueb aet'

She worked on trying to decipher the first word

Blue

Bleu

Bubbe

Bubble.

"Bubble? Bubble what?" She checked out the second word.

Eat

Ate

"Tea." She confirmed. "Bubble tea?"

Did he want to get bubble tea?

"He really wants me to go get bubble tea with him?" She sighed and shrugged. "All right then."

Quickly getting ready, she walked to the closest bubble tea spot and walked in. As soon as she looked at the menu, a bright smile came across her face. It's been a while since she had some bubble tea.

Before she could place her order, the female cashier placed the bubble tea flavor she was going to get, on the counter. 

Bubble milk green tea.

"Excuse me, are you Jennie?" The cashier asked with a smile.

It didn't look like she was a fan of BTS with the way she acted, so Jen took a different approach on how to answer.

"Yeah...how did you know I was going to order this?" she glanced at the bubble tea in surprise.

"Oh, some hot guy paid and told me to give this to you. You fit the description he told me."

'Jeon Jungkook...what are you planning?' She thought to herself. "Uh, what did he say?"

"He said something about a beautiful girl with pretty black skin and a sweet smile and that she wears Nikes and has pretty curly hair."

Jennie looked down at her shoes, and she was definitely wearing her Nikes today as she felt her heart flutter. If this was part of his idea to apologize, he was doing a good job and it made her miss him more.

'I can't believe this guy.' She thought.

"He was so friggin hot, like oh my gosh. Is he your boyfriend or something?" The cashier, who looked around 17, asked, taking Jennie out of her thoughts.

"U-uh, no, we're friends."

"No way, are you serious?"

"Yeah."

"Is he single?"

"As far as I know."

"I think you need to get on that, in my opinion." The girl suggested. "He's a keeper."

The statement made Jennie start to grin in embarrassment and let out a nervous laugh.

"Wow, he wasn't kidding. You really have a nice smile. How'd you get your teeth so straight?"

"My mom is an orthodontist," Jennie answered. "She was so strict about making sure my family had nice, healthy teeth. It was annoying to hear her bickering about it but it was worth it in the end."

"Nice. Well, here you go. Oh, and he also told me to tell you that two of your friends are sitting at that table." She pointed to Taehyung and Hobi who were in a conversation.

"Thank you." Jennie put a 5 dollar bill in the tip jar and went to sit in the middle of the two. "All right, what the heck is going on?"

"Nice to see you too, munchkin." Hobi giggled as he watched her stick her straw in the middle of the cup, happily sipping on the tea and chewing on the bubbles.

"Where is Jungkook?"

"Gotta find out." Taehyung handed her a note.

"You mean to tell me this bunny has me going on a scavenger hunt?" She raised a brow.

"It'll be worth it in the end!" Hobi beamed.

"He's just as devastated, Ennie. And he worked really hard on this, so I hope you give him a little bit of your time to apologize in his own special way." Tae added as she opened up the first note.

A simple "I'm sorry." isn't going to be enough to fix it. I know. So, I decided that I want to write some reasons why I cherish you with each note you receive. I'm not good at this. I'm not good with words. This may even be a little cheesy but stay with me until the end.

Reasons why I cherish you:

You were patient with me as I gradually opened up to you when we first met. (It's kind of hard opening up to new people but with you...you're very easy to talk to.)

You are always listening... (just know I'm always here to listen to you, too!)

I trust you with everything (I want you to know that you can trust me, too)

Jennie's eyes softened at the note. Despite him saying he's not good with words, the simplicity of his with this note made her begin to smile brightly.

Taehyung and Hobi observed the developing smile on her face and glanced at each other, satisfied with her reaction.

This plan should go well.

"Awwwwww~! Our munchkin is smiling!" Hobi giggled with Tae.

Jennie had almost forgotten that she was sitting with them as her face began to warm up.

"Hush!" She let out a laugh and went back to reading the note. It looked like another set of words that needed to be organized.

'Bsaaltkbel uroct'

"Basketball Court." She confirmed.

"Here's the address." Hobi texted her the location.

"Is this where I'm meeting Jungkook?" She asked.

"Maybe~!" Taehyung teased.

"Where is this guy?" She exclaimed.

"Gotta find out. It'll be fun, don't worry. Oh, and before you leave, we have to take a photo. Smile!" Taehyung placed his phone up in the air to capture the three of them.

Taehyung with his boxy smile and Jennie trying to take a sip of Hobi's bubble tea as he playfully tried to push her away became the perfect goofy picture to post on Twitter.

Taehyung posted the picture with the caption, 'Have you tried Bubble Tea, ARMY?' so Jungkook could check for updates on how his plan was going.

Forced To Believe Chapter 38- Respect

Chapter Summary: Morgan faces CM Punk in a one on one match. Morgan gets confused with Roman becoming distant.

Words: 5,000+

------ 'WWE Main Event'

Backstage, Jon was taping his hands while Melanie came up and kissed him on the cheek. 

"So, how was fanboy land?" she teased

He chuckled. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Oh come on. I saw that adorable smile." She grinned while he finished taping up his hands. "I have to admit when you smile like that, it looks adorable."

"I know, you can't resist my good looks."

"Well, it looks like I wasn't the only one fangirling on Old School Raw."

"You were fangirling hard. I thought you were about to faint."

"I didn't fangirl a lot."

He gave her a look. "Really? Popping grapes like crazy, squealing and giggling at Piper?"

"Okay, okay, but you were smiling when you got the snake on you, so, haha."

"At least I wasn't squealing and blushing, Oh my gosh, Piper! I love you!" he said in a high voice.

"H-hey!" Melanie exclaimed as he laughed. "He is my idol. He inspired me to be the Outspoken Diva I am today. His promos are awesome. And who cares if I was blushing? I can make you blush."

"Nah, you can't. I bet I can make you blush more than Piper did to you."

"Really? I like bets, what's your challenge."

"Let's see how long we can resist each other. Let's bet that whoever can seduce the other wins. No sex, just trying to seduce the other."

"Sounds like fun."

"I'll win this bet with flying colors."

"And why are you so confident?"

Jon smirked. "Because you'll break within a week."

"Ha, we'll see about that. I accept your challenge." She shook his hand. "And whoever loses has to give the person a lap dance."

"Good. When I win, I want you in a schoolgirl outfit."

"In your dreams."

"I'm also giving you a spanking for being a bad girl."

"Ha! Keep dreaming. That fantasy of yours isn't going to become a reality." She pulled him in, about to kiss him but stopped and stepped back.

"You're such a tease."

"I know. Get used to it, Moxley."

"I'll show you, Moxley, real soon."

"Ooh, I'm so scared." 

'WWE Exclusive Video'

Morgan stretched her legs and Roman walked up to her as she caught him looking at her legs.

"Can I help you?" she playfully glared and retorted at him. 

Roman quickly removed his eyes from her legs and cleared his throat as she stopped stretching. He gave her her black gloves and she put them on.

"You forgot these," he said.

"Thanks. You know, you've been acting pretty weird lately. You okay? You look like you really wanna say something."

Roman started to look a little frustrated but calmed down. "...There is something that I need to get off my chest. But I'll tell you when I'm ready."

"You sure? You don't have to tell me if it really isn't any of my business."

"I know, but you should know."

"Okay." she smiled. "Whenever you're ready, you can talk to me. Anytime, I'm here for you, just like you're here for me."

"Thanks,"

'Another WWE Exclusive Video'

"I can't believe you're facing CM Punk tonight. I'll be rooting for you." Kaitlyn said as they walked backstage.

"Thanks. I'm really nervous. No more games, it's real and I need to put my words into action." Morgan said. "Ready to take down AJ?"

"Yeah, can't wait. Whoa." Kaitlyn stopped walking.

"Are you okay?" Morgan asked as she stopped walking too. 

She saw Kaitlyn pointing straight ahead and they saw Rosa talking to Roman.

"That's weird." Kaitlyn looked confused. "Looks like she wrecked her brain when she dyed her hair blond. Why the heck is she talking to your teammate?"

"I have no idea..." the Outspoken Diva narrowed her eyes at Rosa.

"I would keep an eye out for Rosa."

"Yeah, I need to. I don't want Roman to get distracted. He's already on a roll and now she's getting involved. That's not cool. I'll have to talk to him about it."

"Please do. If you don't, I will. I don't like what Rosa is doing. She may be plotting something."

"I just don't want him to be caught in her evil ways. I don't want his heart broken either. He doesn't deserve that."

"You care a lot about your teammate. Growing a soft spot?" Kaitlyn nudged her.

"I care about him a lot. I just think that he's hiding something from me. We always vent to each other but now, he hasn't vented to me lately. It's like he really wants to tell me something but keeps holding it in. I could see the frustration on his face when he talked to me earlier today. I hope he's okay and nothing is wrong."

"Do you think they're dating?"

"I hope not..."

'The Shield's Hideout'

Morgan was wearing her Shield attire with a cut up shirt and black pants. She had her hair in a purple hair tie. 

"Ready to serve some justice?" Seth asked and pounded his fist with hers.

"A little bit. Just nervous." She replied.

"You are going to do just fine. Trust me." Dean said. "CM Punk fails to realize that he is in for a treat. You are going to beat him and you are going to inflict a lot of punishment on him."

"He's going to regret every single smart remark he's said about you. You are going to own him tonight." Roman added.

"Thanks, guys." she smiled. "Let's do this." She put her fist out and so do they. "Believe in Morgan and Believe in The Shield." She announced as the camera zoomed in on their fists.

"Morgan is in action next! And she's going up against CM Punk!" Miz said on commentary as they go to a commercial.

'To The Gorilla'

Melanie was listening to music, trying to calm her nerves and saw Phil walking over to her. She took off her headphones and grinned at him. "Hey."

"Hey, Mel. Ready for our match?"

"A little nervous."

"You're going to do fine. I'll prepare myself for your kicks." He said and laughed with her. 

"Thanks."

"No problem," he replied and they heard his theme song come on. "See you out there grapes." 

She could hear the Philly fans chant 'CM Punk' loudly after he got in the ring.

Melanie exhaled. This was real. She was finally going to be in a one on one match against CM Punk. A WWE Superstar. She had a lot to prove and wanted 2014 to be the year when she faced WWE Superstars. She was glad she was able to have the privilege to do so. She wanted to bring some of the Attitude Era back and bring enjoyment to watching the women.

While she heard The Shield's theme come on, she noticed that they were going to stand at ringside to cheer her on. Moments later, The New Age Outlaws arrived at the gorilla and greeted her. 

"How's the mini Chyna doin'?" Monty (Billy Gunn) grinned.

"Nervous."

"You're going to do great out there. Just like your cousin. I know she's watching and can't wait to see you shine out there." B.G James (Road Dogg) said.

"Thank you so much." she beamed.

'Oh, you didn't know? You better call somebody!'

The New Age Outlaws waved goodbye and walked out to the stage. They were going to back up Punk just in case The Shield tried anything sneaky. They did their trademark promo while Melanie got into character and started to warm up by doing some push ups. 

She stood up and put on her Shield hoodie and put the hood over her head. Once her theme came on, the crowd began cheering loudly as she walked out onto the stage with a grin.

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"And introducing his opponent, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! She is one fourth of The Shield, Morgan Lopez!" Justin announced.

"Morgan and CM Punk. This is going to be one interesting match." Josh said on commentary.

"You bet. Punk seriously has a big disadvantage with this crowd backing up Morgan. This ain't Chicago, this is Philly. You are in Morgan's town now." Miz said as she spun around and tagged some hands.

After sliding into the ring, she got on the ropes.

"Let's go!" She yelled as she took off her hoodie and did her taunt. 

She pointed to her family and Leah who were cheering her on and jumped off. She smirked at Punk once her theme faded out. The crowd chanted 'Let's Go Morgan' while Punk looked at the crowd in amazement. 

"Yeah! You're in her town now! This ain't Chicago! This ain't Chicago!" Seth taunted. 

'Ding Ding Ding'

"And here we go!" Miz exclaimed.

"Let's go Punk, you got this." Road Dogg cheered on. 

Morgan and Punk circle around each other and she puts her hand out to Punk and he immediately shakes it.

"Looks like someone is showing respect," Josh said.

"No matter how many times Morgan has mouthed off to Punk, this is an experience she will never forget. She's honored to be in the ring with a WWE Superstar like CM Punk." Miz replied. 

Punk and Morgan lock up but he pushes her down. She looks at him while he motions her to come at him. She narrows her eyes and stands up. They lock up again and this time, she trips him down as the crowd cheers. She smirks and motions him to come at her just like he did earlier.

"Little bit of mind games." Josh looked on.

"Oh~ you better believe that," Seth smirked.

"She ain't the one to be messed with, Punk," Roman stated.

"You're going down, Punk!" Dean taunted. 

They lock up again and he throws her to the ropes and connects with a hip toss, turning it into an arm submission.

"Fight it." Seth supported while she winced in pain. 

She manages to stand up and escape the hold. She clotheslines him 3 times and goes for a dropkick. She waits for him to get on his knees so she can give him a shining wizard. Morgan pins him for a 2 count and begins to put him in the camel clutch.

"Squeeze him harder," Roman said.

"Squeeze the life out of him," Seth added. 

Punk manages to stand up and walk back to a turnbuckle, making her break the hold. He walks to the corner across from her and hits her with a running knee and a clothesline. He gets on the ropes and does the diving elbow on her.

"That's gotta hurt." Road Dogg said.

"This may be over." Josh looked on but Punk pinned her for a 2 count as the crowd cheered. "Punk thought he had her."

"She ain't going down that easy, Punk!" Rollins shouted. 

Morgan manages to get up but Punk attacks her with chops and a roundhouse kick as she stumbles back. He hits her with a neckbreaker and pins her for another 2 count. Morgan rolls out the ring and Punk decides to run to try to hit her with a suicide dive but she moves out of the way.

"Whoa!" Miz exclaimed as Punk fell face first, onto the floor. 

Morgan manages to take a breather as The New Age Outlaws walk over to Punk. The Shield come to her aid since they are near her and they start arguing with the New Age Outlaws.

The ref tries to calm them down as Morgan throws Punk back in the ring. She pins him for a two count. She gets on the apron and waits for him to get up so she can hit him with a diving clothesline. And when he gets up again, she runs and strikes with a swinging neckbreaker. 

"Punk needs to turn things around," Josh said.

"Drop him. Keep dropping him." Seth advised. 

Punk gets up and catches her kick. He pushes her back and kicks the right side of her stomach. Morgan returns a kick and they keep kicking each other until she starts hitting him with elbows to the head. Punk responds with elbows of his own until they are leaning on the ropes. The ref breaks it up while Morgan tries to go for another kick. Punk ducks it and puts her in a waist lock but she elbows him and hits him with a facebuster.

She gets on the top rope and goes for a crossbody but Punk catches her and picks her up for the GTS as the crowd gets hype. 

"Come on Morgan! Fight out of it!" Dean exclaimed but Punk connected with the GTS.

"It's over. Morgan put up a good fight." Josh said but Punk pinned her for a near fall as the crowd 'Ohs'

"No way." Miz looked on in awe as Punk looked at her in shock. 

The Shield was surprised but mostly relieved that she kicked out. They show Punk two fingers, saying it was a two count while the New Age Outlaws had their hands on their heads in surprise.

"No way, that was three! That had to be three." Punk exclaimed to the ref.

"It was two." The ref reiterated as the titantron showed Morgan kicking out before the three count.

"The resiliency of Morgan is really something," Miz praised. 

Morgan was breathing heavily and holding her chin, starting to feel the effects of Punk's kicks and knees. She knew he was going to be a tough opponent.

Punk picks her up and throws her back to the turnbuckle and hits her with a running knee. He follows up with an elbow and pins her for a 2 count. The crowd gets hyped once Punk puts her in the Anaconda Vice. 

"Uh oh! This may be over now!" Josh exclaimed.

"Morgan! Morgan! Do not tap out! Do not tap out!" Seth banged on the mat.

"Damn it Punk!" Dean yelled. "You're not going to win! You are not going to win!" He got on the apron but Roman brought him down.

"Calm down, she got this!" Roman exclaimed as Dean started pacing around, being the hothead that he was. 

Seth tries to calm him down while Roman starts to look annoyed. He was not going to let Dean ruin this match for her. He needed to calm down and not get so worked up every single minute.

"Do you submit!?" The ref asked. 

Morgan was desperately trying to break out of the hold. He was choking the life out of her. Luckily, she got her foot on the rope as The Shield was relieved.

Punk does the GTS taunt and waits for her to get up. Once she does, he puts her in the GTS but she counters with the Morganizer as the crowd cheers.

"Oh my gosh, she's about to beat CM Punk!" Josh shouted. 

"This is over! She got it!" Miz exclaimed. 

She rolls him over and pins him.

"1!"

"2!"

"No!" Morgan shouted once Punk kicked out for a near fall. "No! Why!?" 

"Don't get frustrated. You got him. Stay on him." Roman supported as he watched her get upset. 

She waits for Punk to get on his knees so she can give him a running knee lift. She pins him for another two count.

"Come on...give it up Punk!" Seth exclaimed.

"Make him suffer," Dean added.

Morgan decides to put him in a single leg Boston crab to try to make him tap but he escapes the hold.

Punk manages to fight back and hits Morgan with a belly to back suplex. She rolls over to the apron and stands up on the apron, near the announce table and The Shield. He was about to run through the ropes to knock her off with a shoulder thrust but she jumps up and does a split on the apron once Punk slides out of the ring and onto The Shield.

"Oh!" Miz exclaimed.

'Thank you, father, for teaching me ballet.' The Outspoken Diva thought. 

She is about to turn her head but Punk gets up and grabs her by the hair to pull her down.

"Punk taking out all members of The Shield," Miz said as he threw Morgan back in the ring. 

But then, Dean gets up and starts yelling at Punk at ringside and it catches his attention. He walks over to the ropes and watches Dean mouth off. Punk taunts him but then Morgan walks up to him from behind. She manages to pick him up from behind to set him up for the reverse GTS as the crowd pops loudly.

"Oh my gosh, she's picking him up!" Josh exclaimed.

"The strength of Morgan! Chyna taught her well!" The Miz praised. 

Punk wasn't seriously heavy, but he wasn't that light either. She manages to do the reverse GTS on him as the crowd starts to chant 'This is Awesome.'

"That move may have taken a lot out of Morgan. I wonder if she has anything left in the tank." Miz looked on as Punk and Morgan were laid out.

The crowd starts to chant 'Let's go Morgan! CM Punk!'

The ref starts to count and Morgan manages to crawl over to Punk and pin him.

"1!"

"2!"

"Oh!" The crowd shouted once Punk kicked out. 

Morgan was shocked and snapped her head to the ref.

"That was three!" She exclaimed.

"Two." The ref stated. 

Morgan sighs loudly and rolls away from Punk to recover.

"I thought she had him there. What the heck does Morgan have to do to win?" Josh asked.

"They both are tough competitors," Miz replied. 

Morgan sits up and sighs but Punk grabs her from behind, for the Anaconda Vise as the crowd gets hyped and she screamed "Crap!"

"Looks like Punk was playing possum," Josh looked on. 

The Shield start to panic but Morgan manages to hit him in the back of the head with her knee to make him release the hold. She picks up Punk and tries to do the bulldog on him but he pushes her off and hits her with a step up enzuigiri. Morgan falls out of the ring and near The Shield. Dean quickly goes to check on her but once Punk gets out of the ring, The Shield begin to step up to him.

The crowd cheers once the New Age Outlaws come to his aid. Punk and the New Age Outlaws start arguing with The Shield and don't notice Morgan getting in the ring and onto the top rope. 

"No way!" Josh chuckled while she dove on top of everyone.

"Let's friggin' go!" She yelled, taunting the crowd as they gave her a huge pop. 

She manages to get Punk in the ring. He manages to kick her in the stomach and run to the ropes but Morgan follows him and hits him with a knee to the stomach, taking a page out of Ambrose's book. She holds her stomach and grabs him to position him for the backfire. She does a loud battle cry and hits the move. 

"Will this be it!?" Miz exclaimed.

"1!"

"2!"

"Come on!" Morgan yelled as Punk kicked out again. 

Punk manages to lean on the turnbuckle as she gives him a handspring back elbow. Punk quickly grabs her from behind and puts her in the GTS position as he walks to the middle of the ring. Morgan escapes it and hits him with a bicycle superkick as Punk slowly falls down the mat. She pins him for another near fall as she bangs on the mat in frustation.

"Don't let the anger control you," Seth warned.

She turns to The Shield and they give her words of encouragement.

As they both recover, Punk kicks her in the stomach as she bends forward. He kicks her on the shoulder as she stumbles back and gets hit with a roundhouse kick. Morgan slowly falls down the mat. Punk goes high risk again and aims for the elbow but she moves out of the way.

"Will this be a turning point in the mat?" Josh asked. She pulls Punk to the middle rope and gets on the apron. She runs and gives him a knee to the face as the crowd 'Ohs' at the impact. "Painful knee by Morgan."

She gets back in the ring and waits for Punk to get on his knees. Once he does, she tries to kick him in the face but he ducks and quickly stands up and picks her up for the GTS. She escapes it and puts him in the Morganizer position until he escapes it and puts her back in the GTS hold. She escapes it again and delivers the backfire on him as the crowd cheers.

"Yes!" Seth yelled and high fived Dean and Roman. 

She pins him but for another near fall.

"No!" Morgan screamed.

"Damn it!" Dean banged on the mat. 

The Shield was getting frustrated for her.

"Come on Punk! You can do it!" Billy cheered.

"Shut your mouth, old man!" Seth yelled.

Morgan waits for Punk to get up from behind and catches him in a sleeper hold.

"Paying tribute to Hot Rod," Miz praised. Punk breaks out of it and throws her to the ropes. She held onto the ropes while he went for a dropkick. "Looks like Morgan knows all his tricks."

She runs and gives him a hurricanrana. Then, she jumps on the ropes and gives him a crossbody. She pins him for a one count and puts him in the breakdown as the crowd cheers. She starts to lean back more as Punk yells out in pain. 

"Give up already!" Morgan yelled. 

All of a sudden, Punk escapes the hold and puts her back in the Anaconda Vice.

"Oh no! She's caught!" Miz exclaimed. 

Moments later, Morgan is about to tap but loses consciousness when Punk puts too much pressure on her head. The ref checks her and rings for the bell to be rung as the crowd cheers for Punk.

"Here is your winner! CM Punk!" Justin announced.

The Shield weren't disappointed that she lost. They were proud of her and her efforts.

Punk got his hand raised as he held his stomach, still feeling the impact of Morgan's kicks. The New Age Outlaws get in the ring to celebrate with him. Morgan manages to regain consciousness and sighs. 

She started to look upset and ran her hands through her hair while she was disappointed in herself. 

"I failed..." She looked down in disappointment.

Punk stopped celebrating and turned his attention to her while his music went off. The crowd applauded for them both, praising their match. While Morgan was looking down, she saw feet in front of her. 

"Hey." He stood before her and she slowly looked up at him. 

Punk had his hand out and she decided to grab it. He helped her up as the crowd continued to give them a loud reception. They chant 'This was Awesome'

Morgan held her stomach since she was still feeling the effects of Punk's moves. Punk whispers something in her ear for a few moments and after he is done, he steps away from her. Morgan smiles and nods to him while he smirks and gets out of the ring with the New Age Outlaws. 

The Shield gets in the ring while Morgan mouths 'Thank you' to Punk and he mouths 'You're welcome.' while her theme comes on.

"Even though Morgan lost, you got to give her credit for the performance she's done. This is a match she will never forget." Miz praised.

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'WWE Exclusive Video'

"Morgan, may I have a word?" Renee walked over to her while she was chatting with Kaitlyn.

"What's up?" She grinned.

"I wanted to get your thoughts on your match against CM Punk. You came up short but you showed a lot of girl power out there. How are you feeling?"

"I feel like I won. I feel like a winner. Win or lose, CM Punk took the time to get in the ring with me and we had one hell of a match. I'm proud of it. I may not like him but I respect him and I'm grateful that he wanted to wrestle me."

"She kicked butt out there." Kaitlyn praised.

"He got me a couple of times, I mean, Punk can hurt anything. I may have kicked out of the GTS but I couldn't handle the submissions. I'm disappointed in that but I'll just have to work on that a little more." Morgan continued.

"After the match, you took his hand as he helped you up. We saw him whisper in your ear, what did he say?" Renee asked.

Morgan chuckled, "He told me...he never met a woman who wanted to stand out so much from the other WWE Divas. He told me I earned his respect and wants to wrestle me again."

"Ooh, so Punk and Morgan aren't over?"

"Nah. Not by a long shot. I want closure. I'm going to beat him one day. He got lucky and outsmarted me tonight. Next time when we get in the ring, I'm going to make sure to try harder. He's an awesome competitor."

Morgan tweets 'Thanks CMPunk for taking the time to wrestle me. Moment I'll never forget.'

Punk replies 'Wow. WWEMorgan101 is being nice to me.'

Morgan replies 'Don't get used to it CMPunk...'

Punk replies back 'Heh, I won't Outspoken one.'

Morgan also tweets 'CMPunk and I rocked the house tonight. #MatchIWillNeverForget #IAmProud #ProvingMyself'

Stephanie McMahon praised Punk and Morgan by tweeting 'Awesome match with CMPunk and WWEMorgan101. There needs to be a rematch very soon. #WWEMainEvent'

The Bellas tweet 'Looks like WWEMorgan101 likes to get in the ring with the big guys. #GirlPower #OutspokenTotalDiva'

Morgan replies to the Bellas 'NicoleAndBri You know my reckless nature. Lol.'

Stone Cold tweets 'WWEMorgan101 is truly Chyna's #MiniMe #KeepGivingMenAnAssWhooping #CauseStoneColdSaidSo'

Morgan replies to Stone Cold 'steveaustinBSR Thank you so much! Will do! #HellYeah!'

The Rock tweets 'Congrats to WWEMorgan101 on an awesome performance against CMPunk. Keep kicking butt'

Morgan replies to The Rock 'TheRock Thank you so much! I'll keep kicking some butt! #ChasingMyDreams'

Morgan also tweets 'Next target on #MorgansHitList is 3MB. I want #Closure #StayTuned'

'In The Ring'

Kaitlyn was in the ring with AJ while Tamina was at ringside. AJ seems to be taking control, and Morgan walks out to support Kaitlyn as the crowd cheers. 

"Here comes Morgan, again," Miz said.

"Come on Kaitlyn!" She supported at ringside.

"I'm surprised that she's out here. She lost to CM Punk earlier." Josh looked on. 

AJ gets hit with a backbreaker by Kaitlyn as the crowd cheers. She elbows AJ down and starts to build momentum by giving her clotheslines. She pins her for a two count and throws her to the ropes. AJ kicks her on the shoulder but runs into the gut buster.

"Awesome!" Morgan cheered. Kaitlyn pins her for a two count. "So close."

Kaitlyn tries to pick her up but AJ catches her in a submission. 

"AJ has locked that submission in deep." Josh said. 

Kaitlyn manages to power out by throwing her to the turnbuckle. AJ gets on the middle rope and goes for a crossbody but Kaitlyn catches her. She tries to go for the gutbuster but AJ counters with a roll up and wins.

AJ starts skipping around Kaitlyn and she stands up. Suddenly AJ jumps and grins at her before giving her a hug as the crowd cheers. 

"What the heck?" Josh asked

"I was thinking the same thing," Miz said in confusion. AJ got off of her and fixed herself while Tamina got in the ring. Once Kaitlyn turned around, she gets kicked by Tamina as the crowd boos. "Oh!"

Morgan quickly gets in the ring but AJ and Tamina escape. 

"Really? Really Tamina?" She retorted as she helped Kaitlyn. 

AJ grins and leaves with Tamina while Kaitlyn sits up and holds her head while she helps her. 

"You okay?" Morgan asked.

"I fall for it every time..." Kaitlyn sighed. "Do me a favor. Kick Tamina's ass for me and win the divas championship for me, the next time you win it." 

After she stood up, they both embraced as the crowd cheered.

'Backstage'

Melanie and April give each other sad smiles when they see Celeste zipping up her bag. 

Celeste sighed. "Goodbyes are too hard..."

"Yeah, they really are," Melanie replied.

"You two better stay and kick some serious butt. And Melanie, I hope you continue proving yourself by wrestling more superstars."

"I will, hopefully."

Celeste showed a sad smile and had her arms out while Melanie quickly went to hug her and began crying. "Haha, don't cry Melly. We'll see each other soon."

"I'm such a baby. I'm sorry. I'm just going to miss you and you attacking me with pillows all the time." 

Celeste started to have tears in her eyes and released her. "You're gonna ruin my makeup. Tomorrow is going to be the first day of my new life. There's so much to look forward to."

Melanie nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I can't wait for Celestial Bodiez to debut. I'll be checking that out."

"You better." Celeste playfully glared at her.

"She's leaving!" Ettore (Big E) playfully sobbed and showed a sad face before hugging her. 

"Group hug!" April joined in and so did Melanie. "We love you, Celeste!"

Melanie tweets 'KaitlynWWE is the most awesome best friend anyone could ask for. Love you! #GoodbyesAreHard #OurFriendshipWillLastForever'

Celeste replies 'WWEMorgan101 Aw! I love you too! #OutspokenGrapeMonster'

Melanie replies back 'Continue to break SOME faces. I'm going to cherish every awesome moment we had.'

Celeste replies back 'I will! Just continue kicking guys' asses. We are going to continue cherishing our friendship. #StayStrong'

Melanie replies back 'Will do Hybrid Diva :)'

Later on, Chyna tweets 'WWEMorgan101 You impress me every time you get in that ring. #KeepBreakingFaces #KeepWrestlingGuys'

Melanie replies 'Aw, thanks! Love you too! I hope you look forward to the Royal Rumble'

Chyna replies 'WWEMorgan101 Oh trust me, I am patiently waiting for you to shine. Show everyone how it's done. I am so proud of you. #LaurerPower'

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'Next Day, in Philly At The Fearless Athletics Cross Fit South Philadelphia Gym'

"Hey! There you are! What took you so long, weenie?" Leah dragged Melanie into the gym.

"I was hanging with my family." Melanie chuckled. "And I am not a weenie, you're the meanie."

"Beanie."

"Tortellini."

"Darn you. Ready for the Smackdown taping?"

"Yep, I can't wait to perform in front of my hometown again."

"I heard about Celeste, you okay?"

"I'm happy for her. I just miss her."

"Aye, you still got me, and the other divas." 

"True."

"So how's the bet with Jon going? Anyone make a move yet?"

"I'm going to. I just need to find him."

"He's over there, lifting weights. It's pretty dead here, so it's not hard to find him. Plus, his crazy, curly hair is easy to spot these days."

Melanie giggled and took off her sweat jacket, leaving her in gray sweatpants and a black sports bra. "I will be right back."

Leah chuckled while The Philly Diva started walking over to Jon. He was lying down, lifting weights, while he was shirtless and wearing shorts. 

She decided to straddle him, which quickly distracted him and made him groan. 

"Hey. You don't mind if I sit here, do you?" she greeted

"Not at all." he managed to say.

"Great, you're comfortable. You look really tense. I could change that if you just give in." She smirked and put her hands on his chest. She heard him grunt when she moved forward a bit. "So? Are you going to give in?"

Amused, he smirked. "You're not going to win this bet this easily. You just caught me off guard a little bit."

"Suit yourself." She got off him. "I'm going to let you off easy, this time."

He stood up. "You seem really confident. That's going to come back to haunt you."

"Sure..." Melanie grinned. "That's just a preview of what I'm going to do to you."

He leaned forward to whisper in her ear, "You know Mel...I know all your weak spots. I'm going to make you so hot and bothered, you're going to beg." He moved away and slapped her ass before walking away.

"Really?" She rubbed her behind.

Leah laughed at the show. "That was good."

'Smackdown'

Morgan was stretching backstage while bending down. She saw boots in front of her and stood up, letting out an annoyed sigh.

"Hello, Morgan." Rosa grinned.

"What the hell do you want...?" She retorted.

"Oh Morgan, you're so moody." she giggled.

"What do you want, Rosa...?"

"Oh nothing, just listening to Roman vent. We've been talking lately. He said some interesting stuff about you."

"First of all, how about you mind your business and stay away from my teammate."

"I can't. He is my business. He's been venting to me."

"Why do you always lie? Why would Roman want to talk to you? Besides he always goes to me to vent."

"Not anymore chica. You lost that title. And soon, you're going to lose the title of being The Shield's Girl."

"This is getting old. I'm tired of you divas thinking you can take my spot. It's not going to happen."

"Morgan, you walk around, thinking you're top diva, well listen up because I'm about to take you down and watch you crumble and fall in despair. It's going to be very entertaining. I can't wait for the next few weeks." 

"Listen to me." She sternly said and stepped up to her. "Stay away from my teammate. I know what you're trying to do. You want to gain your spotlight so you can be a part of The Shield. That's not going to happen. Back off of Roman or there are going to be some problems."

"Have a good evening, Morgan," she smirked and strutted away.

'Later'

Morgan found Roman at The Shield's Hideout, sitting on a crate and walked up to him. 

"Hey." She smiled.

"Hey. What's up?"

"Can you be honest with me?"

"Always." Roman ran his right hand through her hair.

"Is there something going on between you and Rosa?" She asked and he removed his hand.

"Huh?" He looked confused.

"I saw you two back at Main Event. And she said that you vented to her. I'm a little confused as to why. I thought I was the one you vented to. Did I do something wrong?" She asked while he sighed. "Look, I don't care who you want to talk to but I just care about you and really don't think she's the one to talk to. She's manipulative and I don't want to see you hurt."

"I'm already hurt..."

"What did she do?"

"She didn't do anything."

"Then who did? Who hurt you?"

"...You did." He stood up.

"What? How did I hurt you?"

"Can we discuss this later?"

"No. How did I hurt you?" She repeated. 

"It's nothing."

She was about to ask him another question but stopped.

"I just­-I want you to be careful." She gave him a worried look as he started to hold her hands. "I don't want you to get distracted and be under Rosa's manipulative ways. You're on a roll. Don't crash and burn because of her. Please. As a friend, please be careful."

"Yeah. Friends..."

"And we have each other's backs. I'm going to be here for you. Please don't forget what I said about Rosa. Be careful." 

"I will,"

"Good. I'll see you," she kissed his cheek and walked away.

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The Bangtan Gal Chapter 52- One Person Won't Ruin This

Chapter Summary: Jen figures out a way to meet with the NY VIP fans despite the Hi-touch being canceled due to threats to Rapmon. When hanging with Kevin, Jen forgets about her outing with Jungkook

Words: 6.000+

Genre: Angst in this one :(

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"Are you kidding...?" Jennie frowned.

BTS stood backstage for their Red Bullet concert in New York. The members were just informed that their concert would be cut short and that the fan meeting was canceled after the alleged threats towards Rap Monster.

Jen felt like everything was going downhill. Not only did someone have the audacity to threaten her beloved leader, but now the fans had to pay the price. This was not fair. People did not spend their hard earned money only for it to be canceled. All because someone wanted to be stupid enough to do this.

The threats were taken seriously and caused the hi-touch to be canceled. This wasn't what Jennie wanted. She was so excited to finally perform with BTS in her country but now it's not going to happen because of this.

Jennie decided to stay at the Best Buy Theatre while the other members left. Diana also stayed with her while Sejin tended to the others.

"If they checked everyone's bags and items for any weapons, they're unarmed, right? There's tight security." Jennie tried to explain to the staff members. "If my president has threats coming to the White House 24/7, every single day and still goes out to do what he does, then I don't understand why I can't."

"Jennie, I understand your concerns and how eager you are to meet the fans but someone's life was threatened. You're acting foolish, right now. What if you get hurt? Who will be responsible?" One of the BTS reps firmly responded.

"The person that did this made this into a dumb prank. It wasn't funny and I hope this person gets caught. Every fan in that audience went through security. There were no weapons found at all. Let me see them. Please. Bring a row at a time, to my dressing room. I have five security guards with me. That's enough to protect me, right? Do I need more? Aren't there also police here? Want them to be around me too, so these fans can at least see me, one member of BTS? Then let's do that. I am not letting one person ruin this." She firmly asserted.

"I don't want our bond with International ARMY to be broken because of some punk ass bitch on the internet that decided to threaten my amazing leader for a prank." She added. "Those people have been waiting so long for Bangtan to come to America. And I don't want to come back to America with Bangtan fearing for their safety or other K-Pop acts feeling hesitant to come here for a concert. We always have concerts in Seoul, and the one time, we finally come to my country, to perform, shit wants to hit the fan, and I gotta suffer not being able to see my fans in my own country. I'm not giving up on seeing my American fans."

Diana knew that when Jen felt strongly about something, she wasn't going down without a fight. Jen would become outspoken and passionate about the things that she wanted to do when someone told her otherwise.

The BTS rep sighed and left the room, while Jennie angrily sat on the couch.

"You want to just do something with the fans, tomorrow?" Diana suggested.

"Diana, there are people that traveled to New York to see us! There are probably fans out there that don't even live in this area, that came here to see us! That spent their hard earned money to see and meet us!" She snapped. "Money does not grow on trees. People have different financial issues and statuses. There were probably families that sacrificed and saved up just enough cash for their child to see their favorite K-Pop group. And those people that traveled to New York tonight, they're probably going home, tomorrow. How unfair will that be if I'll get to see only a majority of people that brought a Hi-Touch ticket, while the rest are already on the road or on a flight to go back to where they live? No. I want to see all of them tonight."

"Of course, you'd say that." She sighed. "You remind me of that time Angelina did something like this when there was a threat at one of Amity's concerts. Hang tight, I'll see what I can do." She left to go find the BTS rep.

Meanwhile, for the audience, the fans that had a hi-touch ticket, the staff members on site walked out to let them know what was happening. The fans protested instantly when they feared for the worse and once they were told that the Hi-Touch was canceled, all hell broke loose. Some even cried.

When fans saw Jennie's manager walk out with the BTS rep, they watched them discussing something that looked important.

"Okay. The first row, follow me, please." The staff member gestured, as everyone in the audience, looked confused.

Where were they going?

With Jennie, she stayed in the room with five security guards, making small talk, instead of just sitting in silence on her phone.

Diana walked back into the room with a couple of police officers and the BTS rep. "One of these days, you're going to make me lose my job." she joked. "I'm just kidding. I managed to talk him into letting you do what you want to do with the fans."

"A-are you serious?" Jennie's eyes lit up as she stood up.

"We're allowing you just once, to let a row at a time, come in here and see you. This won't happen again, and there will be police here to make sure there's no funny business. One time only, under strict supervision. Before the fans see you, they'll only bring in their phones and take off any jackets. And they will be checked by security for any threats just in case."

Jennie happily grinned and hugged her. "Thank you! Thank you, so much!" 

Eagerly waiting for the fans to walk in, Jennie sat by the dressing room vanity, with her phone in her hands. She started recording the mirror in front of her, to show the reflection of herself, and behind her was the door where the fans would be walking in.

As soon as the first batch of fans walked in, they turned and immediately pointed her out. Screams of excitement as some covered their mouths and teared up, made Jennie start to smile and laugh. She always got a kick out at how fans reacted to BTS, and it always made her laugh joyfully because it made her happy.

"I think they're shooked," Jennie said on camera and stopped the video, posting it on her Instagram. Getting out of her seat, she placed her phone down and waved, giggling at their reactions. "Hi!"

Some started crying harder and it touched her heart that she had that impact on them.

"Are you real!?" One asked with tears in her eyes.

"I hope so." She grinned sheepishly. "All right, about the hi-touch that's been canceled...y'all pissed aren't you?"

She was met with a loud yes. 

"Yes! We are! Do something! This is unfair!" And so on were statements the fans yelled.

"I know. I know. So am I. I'm pissed too." She replied with a frown. "I don't want my country to seem like a violent place where we can't have any more K-Pop events, here. I know you guys wanted to meet all eight of us, tonight. Unfortunately, there will be no hi-touch but would you like to get a Miss Bangtan hug and selfie from me instead?"

She received screams of excitement as she started to laugh softly at their reaction. "I'll take that as a yes. All right, let's form a line."

As they got in line, it would be one person per photo. Jennie knew how frustrating it is to be with a group of fans to take a photo with their favorite K-Pop group. The tight security made sure nothing was suspicious that could harm her before they let a fan approach her.

Call it foolish.

Call it not a wise idea and she may get hurt, but she put her trust in the extra security around her and wanted the fans to go home happy, not disappointed. Not feel like they wasted their money.

These fans spent their hard earned money on a VIP ticket, they should be regarded as a VIP ticket holder, not having to cancel the entire concert.

Meanwhile, with the fans still waiting in the audience, they checked their Twitter and began sharing the news that the first row was actually with Jennie, in BTS' dressing room.

"OMG! They're with Jennie!" A girl screamed, showing her friend. 

The statement caught the attention of the rest of the fans, as they started asking questions and checking their Twitter.

"Check her Instagram! She just posted a video!" Another fan shouted.

Someone who was in line tweeted various tweets about what was happening, and it caused everyone waiting to feel excited and their night got better.

"This is why she is my bias." One fan exclaimed.

On social media, some fans were complaining about her stupidity in pulling this stunt. Thinking it's a dumb idea and they wouldn't risk their lives for their fans if there was a gun threat around. Some questioned what if she got hurt and who would be to blame. But others praised her on social media for her bravery despite the gun threat and for her passionate love for her fans. Fans were so grateful that they got to meet at least one member. 

This is just another reason why she is one of the most popular members of BTS in her country and why she is one of the idols who provided the best fan service.

"Hey! How you doing?" Jennie embraced the next fan in line for the fourth batch of fans.

"I'm doing better now that I'm meeting you. It's my birthday, today. So thank you for making my night."

"Aw, happy birthday. How old are you, today?"

"13."

"Really? Wow, enjoy your teen years. It'll be a wild ride. You're definitely going to learn a lot about yourself in your teen years. It may even be a little scary but continue to love yourself and have fun."

"I will. I'll remember that." The girl lifted up her phone for a selfie. "Can we take a silly one?"

"Yeah! I'll make a meme face."

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Back in Philly, Vienna, who had yet to contact Jennie since the incident at her play, had gone to the financial aid office, to pay the next payment for her tuition on her payment plan.

"Miss Walker, your tuition has already been paid for, for the next semester."

"What?" Vienna raised a brow in confusion. "My parents didn't say anything about paying. There must be some sort of mistake."

"Someone else already made the payment."

"Who did?"

"Uh..." The man checked his papers. "She personally said, and I quote, 'Your awesome little sister who you are still mad at. I love you and I'm sorry.' Her name is Jennifer Walker."

Vienna exhaled. Jen was something else and the fact that she helped pay for college with whatever money she got with BTS, made her feel even more sad about all the things she said that day. 

"You have got to be kidding."

"Well, indeed she strolled right in here. Such a kind young lady and sweet sister to help you with your tuition. Beautiful smile, too. Enjoy the Fall semester and have a great summer."

"Yeah, you too." Vienna left the office. Taking her phone out, she dialed a number. "Hey, what's BTS' schedule like?"

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The next day in Chicago, Jennie wore camo jeans, a black beanie with glasses and a jean hoodie, at a local skate park to meet up with Kevin. She found him skateboarding around, effortlessly sliding his board off one of the rails.

"Hey!" Her happy greeting gained his attention as he jumped off his board.

"Jen! You're here!" He smiled and embraced her, lifting her off the ground as she laughed. "Why'd you want to meet here of all places?"

"Well, a skatepark is where we met and besides, I want to skate. I've been practicing. Let me show you."

"Oh really?" He chuckled, not convinced. "Let me see."

"Watch and learn." She stepped on his skateboard and rolled around, maintaining her balance. She managed to do a small kickflip on the board. "How was that?"

He couldn't hide his smile, impressed by her efforts. "Okay, that was all right."

"Oh, shut up!" She playfully pushed him. "You know that was good."

"But I can do it better."

"Such a bragger. So! What's been going on?"

"Lot of things." He took a seat on the bench and she sat next to him. "I'm starting college in September."

"Oh snap! Any idea what your major is?"

"Business. I'm also going to be playing Basketball."

"I need to go to one of your games, one day. Hopefully, I won't be too busy with Bangtan so I can visit."

"Or I can visit you in Seoul if I have a break or something. We'll figure it out."

"Yeah, we still got time. Man, starting college and on the basketball team? Your family must be so proud."

"Yeah, my parents ask about you from time to time, asking if we still keep in touch and if the group is still going strong. They started to get into your music. They're hooked on BTS." He shared a laugh with her.

"Yes, join us. Once you're in K-Pop you'll never get out. It's just too addicting."

"Yeah, I'll admit. I got some of my friends into it, too. They're hooked."

"Good, the more the merrier."

"So any guys dating you, yet?"

"Nah. Not yet."

"Really? I'm surprised. That needs to change before this year is over."

"We'll see. One day. I'm just trying to be mindful of people's true intentions, y'know? Not just smash and leave. I'm not about that life."

"Good. Keep that good head on your shoulders. If any guys give you problems, let me know. I'll set them straight."

Jennie smiled at his statement. "I'll get that in mind, Kev. So, what about you?"

"Nah, no lady tied me down, yet. But what I can't wait for is all these college parties and hooking up."

"Really? But you're ugly, why would any girl want to sleep with you?" She teased, causing him to playfully narrow his eyes. "Ahahaha!"

"You're not funny." He chuckled. "You planning on going to college?"

"Yeah, I want to. I just have no idea what I want to do in my life yet. I won't be singing and dancing forever, I would like to get a college education. I'll think about it when that time comes."

"Yeah, don't rush yourself. I still don't know what I want to do with the business major, yet. How long you here for?"

"Around a few hours and then I'm going to hang with Jungkook."

"Ah, Jungkook. I remember him. He kept glaring at me during the music video shooting." He laughed at the memory of American Hustle Life.

"What? No way. He doesn't do that, does he?"

"It's nice to see that the members are protective of you. I remember seeing them ask you questions about me. The reason I asked how long you'll be here is that I was wondering if you wanted to learn more about skateboarding."

"Heck yeah! Let's do this." She eagerly stood up.

Time flew by quickly as he taught her. As she learned more basic tricks on making sure how to stay safe from falling and stopping the skateboard, Kevin helped her with turning around on the board. 

She stumbled when she tried it for the 5th time and he caught her by placing his hands on her waist. "Careful. Lean side to side this time, you'll get it. Just maintain your balance."

Once she tried it on her 9th attempt, she successfully turned and continued doing it again and again.

"Sweet! This is pretty easy, now."

"Told you."

As they continued to skate, a few ARMY had found Jennie while they were walking around the neighborhood and eagerly approached her. "Jennie!" They shouted, happily.

Turning around, Miss Bangtan saw three fans rushing up to her. She gleefully talked to them and took some selfies and they even asked Kevin to get into it too. The fans told her how stoked they were about the Chicago Red Bullet concert and how nice it was for her to see the fans after the New York show, despite the threats. One fan even told her that she inspired her to go back to playing the guitar and work on her old songs that she's kept on her laptop for years.

Although fans always tell their favorite idol that they love them and their work, it's more rewarding to Jennie, to hear fans tell her that she inspired them. She liked being a positive influence on her fans and it's a humbling feeling.

"Are you two dating?" One of the fans boldly asked.

Jennie and Kevin glanced at each other and shared a chuckle. 

"She is someone very special to me," Kevin answered briefly, causing the girls to giggle at his response.

"I think you almost killed them with that statement," Jennie added.

After saying goodbye to the fans, Kevin and Jennie decided to take another break, to chill on the bench. Jennie took a funny selfie with him as he sat behind her, with his chin on her head.

'He needs to admit that my skating skills have improved since AHL. Don't front, you know I got better :P #JEN'

ARMY immediately began to freak out, as they positively enjoyed seeing the two together. 

'DEAD'

'SCREAMING'

'Relationship confirmed!?'

'GOALS'

'Ya'll so damn adorable!'

"Oh crap!" Jennie shouted, hastily getting to her feet.

"What's wrong?"

"I was supposed to meet with Jungkook 2 hours ago!" She grabbed her bag. "We'll text! It was so nice seeing you, today!"

"Ooooohhhhhhh, you're in trouble~!" He laughed.

"Shush!" She made a phone call so Diana could pick her up.

Once at the hotel, Jennie made her way to Jungkook's room to see him gaming. "Kook! I am so sorry!" She exclaimed.

"It's fine. Don't worry about it." He shrugged.

She watched him. Nothing was fine. She knew he was upset. "Are you mad?"

"It's fine, Jennie." He paused his game.

"You're mad. Look, I'm so sorry. We can hang out tomorrow, okay?"

"Where were you, anyway?"

"I was with Kevin. It's been so long since we've seen each other, that I wanted to catch up. I lost track of time."

Jungkook exhaled and frowned. "So, you blew me off for him?"

"No way, that was not my intention. I just wasn't periodically checking the time when I was with him. Look, let's hang out tomorrow. Okay? Wherever you want, we'll go."

And Jungkook agreed to that.

The next day, in the afternoon, Yoongi walked into his hotel room to see Jungkook gaming on the bed. The confusion appeared on the Daegu rapper's features as he closed the door and strolled up to him.

"Weren't you supposed to meet with Smartie?"

"Uh huh."

"Well, why aren't you with her?"

"I changed my mind, hyung." The Maknae bluntly replied.

The Daegu rapper stood there, genuinely dumbfounded. As many times as the Maknae chewed his ear off about spending time with her in America, now he changed his mind?

Something wasn't right.

"This isn't like you at all. Why would you not go?"

Before Jungkook could reply, they heard pounding on the door

Yoongi heard Jennie's angry muttering on the other side of the door, "...'bout to kill him. I swear if he is in this got damn room, I'm going to kill him." 

Once she was let inside by Yoongi, she greeted him, "Hey, Yoongi. Is Kook here?"

"By the bed," he said.

"Bed..." She walked in, setting her bag on the floor. 

Jungkook paid her no mind as he proceeded to game. Yoongi observed how thick the tension in the room was between the 97 Liners. It was never like this. Something bad must've happened because Jennie and Jungkook had never acted like this.

Ever.

"Yoongi." She called out, interrupting his thoughts. "Can you give us a minute? Alone?" 

"You sure I should leave you two, alone?"

"Yoongi, for once, please just listen to my request."

The rapper exhaled. Jennie wasn't messing around. He knew that the tone of her voice meant business.

"You kids are going to be the death of me. Don't kill each other...I really don't want to explain to Jin or Namjoon about how Bangtan went from eight members to six." He grumbled as he grabbed his notebook and exited the room.

Jungkook continued to mash the buttons on his controller, ignoring her presence as she rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. Jen didn't know if she wanted to smack him or cuss him out because of what happened today.

"Kook." She called out.

No answer.

"Kookie."

No answer.

"Jungkook." She called out louder.

Still no answer.

She laughed dryly. "So just because I unintentionally forget about our outing, you don't want to show?"

"I forgot." He shrugged as his attention was still on the TV.

Exasperated, she marched up to him and snatched the controller out of his hands, tossing it on the bed. "Bullshit, Kook."

Poking the side of his cheek with his tongue in annoyance, he stood up, fed up. "How is that bullshit? I said I forgot."

"Yeah? Well, I said I was sorry. I tried to make it up to you, and you don't show. The heck is wrong with you?"

"Nothing." He shrugged.

Exhaling sharply, she closed her eyes for a moment. "Jungkook...you get on my nerves."

"Oh really? Well, the feeling is mutual."

"You know what? You blowin' my shit, today. You really be doing the most."

"And you don't?" He retorted.

"No, I do not. And you are starting to piss me the hell off and I am not in the mood for this. This is childish."

"Drop it. I'm done talking about this. I don't feel like arguing."

"Well, I'm not done talking because I'm still waiting for a not so half-assed excuse as to why you didn't show up today."

"I just didn't want to. End of discussion."

"Seriously? And you couldn't have called? Text?"

"Oh, okay. So, you just want to ignore the fact that you did the same to me? How do you think I feel? I really wanted to spend time with you."

Miss Bangtan rolled her eyes. "I don't have time for this. Jungkook, we always spend time together!" 

Jungkook frowned and shook his head in disapproval. "You just don't get it." He muttered softly.

"Then explain!" She shouted.

"I wanted to spend time with you, alone!" He shouted back.

"We always spend time together, Kook. It's no big deal, stop being so uptight."

The Golden Maknae stared at her with hurt. "No big deal, huh? Then maybe I'm wasting my time."

"Are you kidding me?" She frowned. "Jungkook, I haven't seen him in what? A year? I lost track of time, we were catching up. I missed him. He's my friend."

"Well, I'm your best friend. I found a beach nearby. I thought it would be cool to hang out there that day. Walk on the beach in America, just like we planned, right? We planned this for so long. I waited and you didn't show. It sucked without you there. That hurt. So how do you think that made me feel? We were talking about this on the plane for hours. And somehow he just took up all your time and made you forget, right? Cause that's how it usually goes."

She exhaled and started feeling the tears coming as she quickly blinked them away.

Why did that make her heart ache?

"Don't do this to me. You are not listening-"

"I don't need to." He cut her off and walked past her.

She turned around to follow him. "Excuse me! Don't you walk away from me! Jungkook!" She heard the bathroom door slam, right in her face. "OH-my God!" She banged her fist on the door out of frustration.

"You are so childish! Open the door so we can discuss this!" She yelled. 

When she didn't get a reply, she sighed in exasperation. "Okay, ignore me. Because that's what we do, right? God, you are acting like a jerk, right now."

Swinging the door open, Jungkook walked past her. "Well, what does that make you?" He questioned as she followed him back to where the beds were.

She scoffed. "Me? Are you kidding? I swear to Gosh, I can't stand you sometimes!"

"Good because I can't stand you, either! Do you know how annoying you are!?" 

Jen stared at him in disbelief while she let out a sharp breath.

Damn.

She didn't know how much those words could sting until she heard him say it to her. But instead of being sad, she became angrier.

"WOW~! Tell me how you really feel!" She threw her arms up in the air.

Closing his eyes, he ran a hand through his hair. "You know I didn't mean that..."

"No, no, go ahead! Tell me exactly how you feel!"

"Enough." He muttered.

"No, tell me everything, I am all ears, Jungkook! I'm ready, I can take it! Let me know! Let me know, right now! Tell me how you feel about me!"

"Jennie..." He reiterated, trying to relax.

"Tell me how you feel about Jennie. The eighth member of the group. The one that still gets dragged for being a girl in BTS but doesn't give two shits anymore because I'm letting people ruin what I love doing. I'm not letting that hate get to me anymore because I am above all that and why should I waste my life worrying what haters think about me? That Miss Bangtan. That Jennie. What is your honest opinion on Miss Bangtan?"

"Jennie. Enough."

"No, it's not enough! So, don't tell me this is enough!" She raised her voice to him. "So lemme know, Jeon Jungkook. Spill your guts out to me. I want to know your feelings for me. I want to know exactly how you feel since we're being honest here. You go first and then I'll go. So, what do you have to say?"

"It's not the time for this!" He growled in frustration at the fact that they were arguing with each other.

"Yes, it is, since you're obviously being honest with me! So, what's next?!"

No answer.

"What's next!?" She made a fist and banged it against his chest as she started feeling tears develop in her eyes. Composed, Jungkook took it, standing his ground as he felt her strike faintly.

"Let me know. Be honest!" She hit his chest.

Silence.

"Say something!" She hit his chest, again.

More silence.

"Why aren't you saying anything?!"

"Enough!" He gently, but with a firm grip, grabbed her wrist before she could hit him again. Her back hit the wall softly while his free hand rested its palm next to her head. "Enough..." He repeated softly as she held his intense stare. 

She saw hints of frustration, sadness and something else that she couldn't put her finger on.

Releasing her wrist, he glanced to the side, trying to calm down his anger. Meanwhile, Jen's heart was beating faster than usual as she noticed the closeness she had with Jungkook. All they could hear were the faint sound effects and voice acting of the game Jungkook was playing on the TV.

Jungkook turned his attention back to her, placing his forearm on the wall and his face got closer to hers. Crossing her arms, she angrily turned her head to the side.

'Just stop fighting me...there are a lot of things I want to say to you...more than you think...but now is not the time. And at this rate, I'm not even sure when anymore.' Jungkook thought to himself. 

It was what he wanted to say out loud, but couldn't bring himself to.

They heard a click on the door while Hobi walked in. Jungkook backed up from her while Jennie glanced to the side, uncrossing her arms. The 97 Liners felt a sensation of annoyance by the fact that they were interrupted during their heated discussion.

Hobi spoke to them in a chill voice, "Uh...Yoongi forgot his headphones. Wanted me to go get them. Now I kinda understand why he didn't want to come in." 

He felt the tension in the room as he awkwardly headed over to Yoongi's bed to grab the headphones. 

Turning around, he observed them. Jungkook had his hands in his pockets, impatiently waiting for Hobi to leave as a vexed facial expression was visible on his handsome features. Jennie glanced around random areas of the room, trying to keep her emotions in check.

"All right, I need to ask. Is...everything all right with you two, kids?" The rapper demanded.

The 97 Liners glanced at each other and then turned their attention to Hobi. 

"Yeah..." Jennie murmured.

"We're fine, hyung," Jungkook answered in a grumble.

"All right then..." Hobi nodded, unconvinced and left the room.

Jungkook turned to Jennie who was still angry. "Babygirl-"

"Don't call me that." She spoke sharply, remembering why she was upset with him in the first place. "You lost the right to call me that."

"Don't be like that." He frowned.

"No. How about you don't be the way you were by not showing up."

Feeling his anger come back, Jungkook shrugged. "Well, now you know how I feel."

"Oh, so you just did this to get back at me? You are such a big baby, grow up, Kookie."

"You grow up. And you lost the right to call me Kookie, so don't call me that."

"You know what? Fine, I don't care." She shrugged. "You are so condescending!"

"You are so dramatic." He muttered.

"No, the hell I am not! I'm so sick of this and I'm sick of you!"

"You really want to go there?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I'm sick of you too!"

"I don't need this bullshit!" She turned, aiming to leave.

"You're the one acting like a brat." He bluntly called out.

Feeling something in her snap, she turned around. "And you're the one acting like an asshole!" 

As soon as she said that, Jungkook froze. His eyes stung sharply as the tears threatened to fall. As soon as she saw the hurt on his face, she immediately regretted her words.

Out of retaliation, he retorted sharply, "Sometimes I ask myself why you can't be like our friends in GFriend. Why you can't be like Eunha or Hayoon."

That was the fatal blow.

She stared at him in disbelief, feeling a large lump form in her throat. She shut her eyes to stop her tears before they fell.

Those words cut her like a knife.

Her shoulders relaxed as she slowly exhaled, opening her eyes. He won this argument and she had nothing else to say.

What could she say after that?

She replayed the statement in her head and briefly pondered how he felt when she yelled hurtful things at him, moments ago.

Jungkook saw the pain on her face and he began to regret his words, too. He didn't mean it. He just wanted to win the argument. They both did, not caring how much their words would hurt each other. Their emotions got to them. They were still young, stubborn teenagers. This was bound to happen. When you're angry, you say things you don't mean. You say things to hurt the other to get back at them.

Jennie wanted to scream at him. Scream that she hated him or something more hurtful but she couldn't do it. She couldn't hurt him more than she already had with the previous hurtful words she yelled. She strongly felt like her heart couldn't take it. Her heart was already freaking out ever since the argument started.

Jennie nodded slowly, accepting what he had told her. "Okay...I get it." Her voice trembled.

Watching her place a hand on her other one, Jungkook's stomach dropped when he watched her take off the friendship ring he had given her. When she was right in front of him, she placed the ring in his hand.

"I don't want this, anymore. Take it back. Give it to someone else."

Her sudden statement caught him off guard as he stared at the ring he had given her a long time ago. When he told her that they'll cherish each other until the end. 

While Jungkook thought about the day he had given her the ring, his tears threatened to fall as he met her sad gaze.

"Maybe Hayoon or Euhna will like it instead. I'm sure they'll fit your Golden Best Friend qualifications. I'm gonna go before I say something I'm going to regret." She grabbed her bag and left in a hurry.

Frustrated, he grabbed a pillow and aggressively threw it across the room.

"Damn it..." He growled, running his hands through his hair in frustration. 'I'm such an idiot...why did I say that? I just ruined everything...'

Meanwhile with Jennie, outside the room, in the hallway, she leaned against the wall, next to his door. She exhaled sharply and threw her bag on the ground. 

"Damn it..." She huffed. 'I didn't mean to say all that...why did I call him an asshole? Why did I hurt him even more by giving him back the ring?'

She felt her chest tighten and her tears began to flow as she silently started crying. Sliding down on the wall, she sat on the floor, with her knees against her chest.

Jungkook, who had been crying too, wiped his tears with his arm. He tried to pull himself together while sitting on the floor, against the wall, next to his door, which happened to be where Jennie was on the other side of the wall.

'I never want to see that again.' He thought. 'I never meant to make her upset, I just...' 

Jennie wiped her tears with her hand. 'He was about to cry...I never want to see him like that. I didn't mean what I said, I just...'

She hoped that he would open the door and apologize.

He had also hoped that she would knock on his door and apologize.

Because they both were too stubborn to be the bigger person and apologize. Hoping that the other would, so they can let things go back to normal.

'It's normal for friends to fight, right? But why does this hurt so much more than the fights with the other members?' She thought to herself. 'Why does this hurt so much? Why does my heart feel so damn heavy? What is this feeling? I hate it, it's too much. Just make it stop already.'

Jungkook turned his head to the door, contemplating if she was still there. 'She probably left...'

Sniffing, Jennie cleared her throat. Standing on her feet, she turned to the door. She contemplated knocking but decided not to, despite her heart aching to knock on the door. 

'He probably doesn't want to see me...he's angry, why would he want to see me?' She thought with a frown

"Sweetie, are you all right?"

Turning around she saw a hotel maid. She looked like she was in her mid-40s with dark skin and black hair styled in a bun. 

"Huh?"

"I heard some arguing when I got my cleaning products, couldn't help but look to see you out here. Is everything all right?"

"Oh God, I am so embarrassed..." She groaned.

Looks like the lady also knew Korean.

"Bad fight with your boyfriend?" The woman assumed in an understanding voice.

The word boyfriend caused Jen's stomach to feel weird as she felt her face heat up.

"Oh, uh...he's...he's not my..." She trailed off.

"I get it. Not yet I presume."

"I-it's not like that." She shook her head.

"You sure?"

Jennie hesitated. After a moment, she nodded. "Yes."

"Hm...I dunno, you don't fool me, for a second, honey. I was like this when I had my first fight with my husband. We started dating when we were in college. Stubborn, the both of us were that day." The woman chuckled softly at the memory. "All the bickering and pettiness. Took us a few days to make up. Both of us didn't want to be the bigger person and apologize first. But arguments are normal, don't worry about it. It seems like things are falling apart and you both are hurting. But just give it time. It's not as bad as it seems. Before you know it, you two will rekindle."

Jen gave the woman a weak smile and nodded. "Thank you for that. I'm Jennie, by the way."

"Just call me Miss Joyce. You have a blessed day, now." She smiled sweetly and walked away to begin her shift.

Heading to her hotel room, Jennie made sure to wipe her tears and clear her throat before she walked in. Hopefully, Taehyung wouldn't notice anything.

Walking in, she was greeted by his boxy smile. There she also saw Jimin with him who happily waved as he sat with Tae on his bed, with random American snacks.

"Ennie!" Jimin beamed. "Look what we got! Smarties! I saw some when Tae and I went to the store. You got us hooked on them. You want some?"

Jennie gave them a fake smile, still feeling the effects of the argument. "No thanks." She responded and went straight into the bathroom.

Jimin raised an eyebrow, looking dumbfounded. "No thanks...?"

"What?" Taehyung glanced at Jimin with worry.

Jennie never rejects Smarties.

Not even when she's sad. The candy always cheered her up. This was a red flag and the 95 Liners were anxious to find out what was wrong so they could resolve it.

"Something isn't right." Jimin assumed as he heard the shower turn on.

"Ennie..." Taehyung murmured sadly.

The Bangtan Gal Chapter 45- BTS in Kota Kinabalu

Chapter Summary: BTS head to Kota Kinabalu for vacation

Words: 6,000+

------- After arriving in Malaysia, the members walk to the pool in the morning for their set of photos.

Jennie happily walked with J-Hope, who kept raving about her toned muscles.

“Jennie, you’re getting more muscular! What has Jungkookie been teaching you?” He exclaimed, squishing her toned arms.

She laughed at how baffled he looked. “What? We’ve been working out together for a long time.”

“Do you see this, Jimin!?”

Jimin giggled in the background and agreed with him. “She’s getting stronger, that’s a fact. But her arms are not better than mine~!”

Miss Bangtan snorted at his silly comment and turned her attention back to J-Hope. 

“Do I really look stronger?” She asked.

“Tremendously! What will ARMY think when they see your arms?” J-Hope exclaimed.

“And don’t forget those developing abs. Helped by yours truly.” Jungkook called out, loud and proud with a smug look on his face. “97 Liners are getting stronger every day. Hyung, get with the program.”

Jen let out a laugh when Jimin and J-Hope began complaining to the Golden Maknae. 

“And the heat is on.” She put her sunglasses on, feeling her black skin warm up quickly from the searing heat of the sun.

After the group and pair photos, Jen settled for relaxing on a lounge chair at pool side, occasionally giggling at Suga’s enthusiasm for their vacation. He looked so cute bouncing up and down on his chair.

“I think this is the best day since debut. I can’t stop smiling.” He rejoiced.

“That’s a good thing.” Jennie’s voice was heard in the background while the camera filmed him

“If it weren’t for the shooting, I would put them all in the water by now.” Jin laughed.

Jen chilled on her chair while the other members played around near the pool. Jimin had found himself leaping in the pool while the photographer snapped away. Jin followed suit and soon after, they were joined by Jungkook and J-Hope, goofing around in the water.

The four boys began to observe Suga, Jennie and Rapmon at pool side and pondered who to go after first to place in the pool.

‘Their eyes are moving fast. Beep beep, target located!’

Jungkook had whispered in Jin’s ear to suggest going after Suga first. The four mischievous members commenced their plan as they walked out of the pool. J-Hope grabbed a hold of Suga’s ankles while Jimin grabbed a hold of his arms. Jin and Jungkook join in to aid in dragging the rapper into the pool. Suga laughed at his fate and so did the staff and the rest of the members.

Jen watched them goof around as she shook her head in amusement.

‘I high-key hope they aren’t planning on going after me next.’ She had hoped they would spare her. 

She watched Rap Monster swiftly put himself in the water before the members could go after him. Seems like he got the hint and might as well accept his fate.

Jimin and V turned their attention to the last member who had yet to get in the water and yelled, “Woooooooo!” as they began to slowly walk out of the pool to go after Miss Bangtan.

“Hahaha, no. No, go away. No!” She begged as her laughs got louder once Jimin grabbed her legs while V grabbed her arms. “Guys!”

“Time for a swim, Ennie!” V giggled.

“One...two...three!” The 95 Liners countdown, swinging her body back and forth. 

She let out a high pitched yelp as she was tossed into the pool. A loud chorus of cheers was heard by the members while Jimin and V jumped back in the pool.

Swimming up to the surface, Jen took out her bun and placed her hair tie on her right wrist. “Y'all gonna pay for that, I hope you know what you got yourselves into.” She called them out and was met with giggles from them. 

“I’m deadass. Watch your back.” She playfully threatened.

After taking group pool photos, Jen floated on her back in the pool before turning her attention to Jungkook putting on a swim mask.

“This is the same size as my nose. It fits me perfectly.” He said on camera and showed her what he looked like with the mask on.

“Wow, it really is the exact size of your nose. That thing is huge on your face, Kook.”

“Hey, you’re really ugly.” Suga acknowledged the Golden Maknae. “You look like Squidward.”

“Jeez, Suga!” She exclaimed.

“What? It’s true.” The Daegu rapper shrugged.

Afterwards, Jennie hung around V for a while and he showed off his swim goggles to her because he thought he looked funny in them. Suddenly, he started laughing out of nowhere because of them.

“Wh-what-is so funny?” She asked, laughing with him because his laughter was infectious. 

Once he took the goggles off, his strap came loose and he looked baffled at what he had done. 

Jennie stared at him in disbelief and pointed to the broken strap. “How!?”

Jimin walked over to them to see what they were going on about and noticed V fake crying. “Why are you crying?” He asked in confusion.

“He broke one of the straps. Hold on, I got it. Give it here.” Jen took the goggles and started to fix them. 

After a minute, they were good as new and she handed them back to him.

“You did it! Thank you, Ennie!” V cupped her face, placing a big kiss on her forehead.

“You’re very welcome.” She chuckled. 

Her chuckling ended up in a fit of giggles when he gave her two extra kisses on both cheeks due to his excitement that his goggles were fixed.

V, Jimin and J-Hope started to perform part of I Need U on top of the deck while they still had free time. 

“Let me join!” Jennie made her way to them and was helped up by Hobi. “Five, six, seven, eight!” She started off dancing to the chorus with the guys following her. 

But when she went down for the bodyroll, she lost her balance and fell down with V. She laughed at her clumsiness while lying on her back while V rolled around. Jungkook joined them soon after and they all danced around, acting silly. Out of nowhere, V roughly shoved Jimin into the water and everyone started cracking up.

“Oh no!” She exclaimed when he shoved Jungkook into the water, next. Her laughter was short lived when V had turned his focus to her.

“W-wait I thought we were friends! Tae!” She yelped as she almost lost her balance, putting her hands in front of her for some type of defense. 

She intertwined her fingers with his as he attempted to push her into the pool, giggling at her struggles. Fortunately, Hobi came to her rescue by grabbing her away from him. He got in front of her and got into a fighting stance with the 95 Liner, to fight on her behalf. But then, Jungkook got back up from getting shoved in the pool and went straight after V.

“Uh oh, you done it now.” Jen teased, anticipating his punishment.

V started to apologize profusely while nervously laughing as he tried to back away from the Golden Maknae. Eventually, Jimin and Jungkook tossed him into the pool as another round of laughter erupted.

“Hey!” She felt two pairs of hands on her back as she fell right into the water. Swimming up, she detected Hobi and Jungkook laughing at her. “Oh, it’s like that huh?” 

She swiftly grabbed a hold of Hobi’s ankles, causing him to fall on his back. He shrieked and held onto Jungkook and Jimin who tried to pull him back.

“How is she so strong!? Don’t let her get me, do something!” Hobi yelled. He screamed when she finally pulled him into the water. “No! No! Jennie, no-“

His begs were silenced as she tried to playfully drown him for revenge, causing a play fight between the two. Hobi with no avail since her persistence was no match for his escape skills.

“Get her!” Jungkook shouted and jumped in with Jimin. 

They attempted to grab her but she held a death grip, wrapping her arms and legs around the Sunshine of BTS. Hobi’s loud sound effects and yelling only made the situation funnier.

‘At The Zoo’

After having fun at the pool, the members got ready for their second photo shoot, heading to the zoo. The members sat on the bus for a ride to the zoo.

Jungkook with his camera turned to Jennie who sat across from him. “Say cheese!”

She posed for him, putting up a peace sign and her trademark grin as he snapped away.

When they arrived, they rode on the train. Jen had fanned herself with her paper fan, due to the humidity and smell of the zoo. She sat with V while he announced various animals for J-Hope to impersonate.

“Let’s do a chick,” V announced

“Cheep, cheep.” Hobi eagerly answered.

“Cow.”

“Moo.”

“Lamb.”

“Meh!” He screeched

“Lion.”

“J...J-Hope!” Jimin spoke.

“ARGHH!” Hobi yelled, causing the members to laugh.

As they rode the train they spotted various animals until they arrived at the Elephant Cage. Jungkook was quick to whip out his camera to snap pictures. 

“Wow, they’re huge,” Jen murmured in awe as she walked over to look at the elephants. She snickered when Jimin and Jin shrieked when the elephant roared unexpectedly. “You good?”

“Whoa! I was really freaked out.” Jin exclaimed. “I’ve never seen an elephant shout. I’ve been around Seoul Grand Park for more than 10 years, and never seen elephants roar.”

“You see something new every day.”

“Indeed. That was something else...wow...”

The next animals the members saw were orangutans. They tossed apple slices at them while watching them reach out and pick them up. The next destination is a petting zoo where they can touch the baby elephants. 

“Aw! Look at how cute it is!” Jennie joyfully made her way to one of the baby elephants, eagerly petting its trunk. “Hi! You’re so cute.”

Following that, the members proceeded to see a snake, getting a chance to pet and take a picture with it. Jen was paired with Hobi since they were the last ones while the rest of the members calmly took photos with the snakes around them.

“J-Hope and Jennie!” Their names were announced.

Noticing his body tense, Jen placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder as he glanced at her with a terrified expression. “Relax. It’s going to be okay, I promise. It’ll be over before you know it.”

They each sat in their seats. Jennie watched as he screamed in horror when the trainer attempted to place the big snake over his shoulders. 

“J-Hope! It’s okay!” She laughed with the rest of the members. 

His reaction was priceless.

‘Baffled, the trainer tries to calm down J-Hope who is even more baffled.’

Meanwhile, Jennie got her snake placed over her shoulders. It felt heavy and its scaly skin felt strong. She loosened up her body by giving herself words of encouragement.

“Keep a cool head. It’s just a snake. It won’t hurt you. Breathe, girl, breathe.” She felt it slowly moving around her shoulders as she posed for the photos. Meanwhile, J-Hope was a hot mess and looked like he was about to cry because he was so terrified.

“Ah! This doesn’t feel right.” He cringed.

With Jennie, the snake started to move and its head went near her face. She turned her head to the side and met the snake’s look. It stuck out its tongue briefly and her stomach dropped from its sudden actions. After some deep breaths, she started to speak to it.

“Well, hello to you too, Ms. Snake. I’m surprised I didn’t freak out yet.” She turned to J-Hope, whose face had gone pale when the snake’s other half of its body was on his lap. “Oh Lord...he’s about to pass out from petrification. Hey, you good buddy? Don’t pass out on me.”

“Ha-ha-ha!” Jin’s signature laugh was heard as he continued to watch J-Hope’s suffering.

Afterward, J-Hope finally posed for his photos and both he and Jennie got their snakes taken from them. 

“Hey, that wasn’t so bad. It’s cool. It was nothing. Really nothing.” He reassured, claiming it was a piece of cake.

“Oh really?” Jennie sarcastically asked. 

After they left the snakes, they checked out the cute parrot and fed it sunflower seeds. Sitting in a seat, Jennie had the bird on her arm and looked at it with a smile, before professionally taking her photos with it.

After the day at the zoo, the members headed to their rooms and sat down for an interview on their day.

‘How did it feel to arrive at Kota Kinabalu airport?’

“I felt so welcomed! Beautiful place. I love the hot weather.” Jen beamed. “I’m glad I packed right for the weather. We received necklaces once we arrived. It was so cool. I would love to learn more about their culture and traditions. Also, try their food.”

‘How did it feel when you arrived at your resort?’

“Um! Is this place real!? I need to turn up here. What I need to do is bring my family here, one day. It’s a wonderful vacation spot. The pictures I’ve seen of this place don’t do it justice.”

‘Did you have fun at your 1st location, the swimming pool?’

“Oh, you already know I did. Cooling down with the sun beaming down on you, was worth it. Although I still feel like I haven’t gotten my revenge on the guys shoving me in the pool...I must plot their deaths. I think BTS will have 4 members remaining soon, muahahaha! Ah, I’m kidding. I love them so much. You know, it’s been a long time since I’ve had that much fun in the pool. I stayed in the pool for so long that I became a prune.”

‘How did you like your 2nd location, the zoo?’

“Ha! The highlight of that trip was J-Hope’s reaction towards the snake, hahaha. Oh, poor J-Hope.”

‘What are your goals for tomorrow’s shoot?’

“Look fabulous and take amazing photos. I’m looking forward to our next destination, I know it’s going to be a great place to shoot. I just hope Suga, Rapmon and Jin will be active tomorrow! They are such old timers, gosh.” She started clapping her hands. “Stop sitting around, we are in Malaysia! BEAUTIFUL MALAYSIA! LIVE! LET’S LIVE! V and I need to get them to move around more. Rapmon particularly. He always wants to listen to his music, let’s have fun while we’re in Malaysia.”

“Those two were talking about me, weren’t they?” Rapmon asked in his interview. “Aish, these kids. Tomorrow, I won’t be like that. I might be.” He let out a laugh. “But I’ll try not to. Dear younger ones, if I’m excited it’ll be you who are tired. Because once I have fun, I can’t control myself. So, it’s better that I’m calm. If I’m excited, I can dump all of you in water.”

“He said what!?” Jennie questioned the interviewer, putting her hair in a bun.

After their day, BTS and the staff go to dinner. V and J-Hope were on stage dancing around, while the members laughed. Suga started bouncing up in down in his seat with his mouth open, laughing out loud because their dancing was too much. 

Jen had joined them and soon a professional dancer started teaching them the basic steps of a dance. She was complimented that she learned fast while V and J-Hope struggled briefly with what the dancer was trying to do.

She had asked the dancer questions about the dance and briefly chatted about the culture. Her interest had heightened once she saw the dancer perform.

At night, in their room, the members showed off their luggage on camera. Jennie roomed with Rap Monster and she watched in the background as he showed off various hats, a book, fan letters, and other items.

“Okay, let’s check out my bag.” She opened her small gray suitcase. With no surprise, it was straight up Nike apparel. “Let’s see...Nike sunglasses, Nike hats, Nike shirts, my favorite, lucky white Nike sneakers...”

“What the-Nie Nie, do you mean to tell me you have all Nike in your bag?” Rap Monster exclaimed, staring at her suitcase in disbelief.

“These earrings aren’t Nike.” She pointed out.

“What are we going to do with this one?” He asked on camera, shaking his head.

“What? This is my favorite brand!”

“At least we know Nie Nie is one of the easiest to shop for when it comes to gifts. Nike gift cards, Nike sneakers. Easy person to shop for. Oh and smarties, too.”

After their banter, she sat with him at the desk, opening her notebook. “Time for our picture journal!” She announced to the camera sitting on the desk, recording them. She started to draw stick figure pictures of herself and the members in the pool. “I’m not much of a drawer. I love to color though.”

“Oh really?” Rapmon asked with interest.

“Uh huh. Coloring is my favorite thing to do. I bring adult coloring books with me to ease my stress. You should see the pictures.”

“Do you have the coloring book with you now?”

“Yeah, it’s in my bag.” She got off her seat to get it and showed him a random page in the book.

“Wow. This is really good, Nie Nie.”

“You think so? It’s just random coloring. And I didn’t color outside the lines this time.” She patted herself on the back. After chatting about coloring, they go back to drawing. “I gotta draw Hobi being scared of the snake.” 

“That was priceless. I’ll never forget his face.” He shared a laugh with her. 

“I’m not good at drawing but I’ll make this a rough drawing.” He quickly wrote down his summary of the day.

“The end.” He got up and placed his pen down, heading to bed.

Jen let out a light chuckle at how quickly he finished and continued to write. After she was done, she decided to visit Jungkook and Tae’s room, while the cameras were done filming for the day. Knocking on the door, Tae instantly opened it.

“Hey, hey!” She greeted, walking into his room.

“Ennie! What brings you here?” He brought her in for a tight hug, cheek against cheek.

“I came to be nosy and see how you two were doing. I’m not quite ready to sleep, so decided to let Joonie sleep in peace while I chill with you guys.”

“Is he snoring loudly?” Jungkook asked from his bed, in his white shirt and shorts.

“Not yet. He wasn’t fully asleep when I left. Only resting in his bed, on his phone. You know how he’s always on his phone.” She made herself comfortable on Tae’s bed. 

She had brought nail polish to paint her nails and toes while she continued to chat with Kook and Tae. Taehyung had offered to take over with painting the rest of her nails since she had finished her toes.

“What do you think we’re doing tomorrow?” Tae asked.

“I dunno but I hope it’s something funner than today.” Jungkook anticipated.

“I hope it has something to do with water. I miss swimming.” Jen added.

The three of them agreed to watch a movie in the room until they got sleepy. Before she knew it, after 30 minutes passed, Jen found herself asleep on Tae’s bed. The two members didn’t notice until another 30 minutes had passed.

“Ennie?” Taehyung turned to see her knocked out while lying down next to him. “Jungkook, I think she fell asleep.”

“She did? She must’ve been really tired.” Jungkook briefly watched her sleeping peacefully. He felt a sharp pang of jealousy as he watched Taehyung gently placing a pillow under her head and pulling the covers on top of her. “You know she could just stay in my bed.”

“Ah, it’s okay. She had already fallen asleep on mine. Might as well let her stay in here.” Taehyung replied, unaware of Jungkook’s growing envy. 

Tae had gotten under the covers too and held her close, getting ready to fall asleep next to her.

Jungkook had grumbled to himself, feeling his annoyance heighten. He wished that she fell asleep in his bed so he could cuddle with her. Having enough, he decided to ‘accidentally’ turn the volume up too loud from the TV to wake her.

“Oh crap, sorry Hyung! Must’ve sat on the remote.” He quickly turned it down and noticed Jennie waking up from her slumber from the loud disruption. Once Jungkook explained what happened to her, she didn’t get mad at him for waking her up.

“I should get back to my room. I’ll see you two tomorrow.” She got off Tae’s bed.

“Night, night Ennie! Sweet dreams!” Taehyung happily said his goodbyes.

“You could just sleep in my bed. You don’t have to leave. Tae probably sleeps too wild for you, anyway.” Jungkook suggested.

“I don’t sleep that badly!” Tae defended himself.

“Ah, it’s fine. Nighty night, guys.” She headed back to her room.

Jungkook turned the TV off and prepared for bed, still upset that she left and didn’t get the chance to cuddle as Tae had briefly done.

The next morning, Jennie and Rapmon were already prepared for their next outing but Jen couldn’t seem to find her sunglasses. She looked high and low and finally decided to ask Rap Monster about it.

“Joon, you see my sunglasses?” She asked, going through her belongings.

“Uh...you mean these?” He sheepishly revealed the broken pair.

She widened her eyes and threw her arms up in the air. “What the hell, happened!?”

“I accidentally sat on them. I’m sorry! I’ll buy you another pair!”

“They were Nike!” She shouted.

“Ah, I knew you’d say that. Don’t yell! I got you with a new pair, I promise!”

“You’re lucky I brought another pair with me just in case.”

“Let’s hope I don’t break that one too.”

After their shenanigans, the members headed to Manukan Island. As the members walked to the boat, trying to avoid the sun, Jin walked with Jennie. 

“Sweetie, did you put on sunscreen?” He asked.

“Yeah, I did.”

“Put another coat of sunscreen, for extra protection.” He handed her the bottle.

“Jin, I’m fine.” She reassured him.

“Protect your skin!” He demanded, surprising her with his demanding tone.

The Maknae line laughed at her getting lectured by their oldest Hyung. She sighed and put another batch of sunscreen on herself for Jin’s ‘Extra protection’. Jin decided to help her by rubbing the sunscreen on her arms.

“Did you put sunscreen on your face?” he asked.

“Yes, mom,” she replied with an amused smile.

“Put another coat on.” He squirted a small portion of sunscreen in his hands, rubbing them together as she took her sunglasses off so he could moisturize her face.

“I think it’s rubbed in enough!” She exclaimed after a long time.

“I’ll be the judge of that. Are those sunglasses protecting your eyes from the sun?”

“Yes!”

“Are you sure? Do we need to buy you another pair? I know they’re Nike sunglasses but are they really protecting your eyes?”

“Jin, for the love of smarties, I’m good!”

“Good, good. I’m happy. I don’t want you to get any sunburns.”

On the boat, the members put on their life jackets and Jennie sat next to Jimin. As the boat began to move, their hair blew furiously in the wind, while Suga and J-Hope excitedly yelled, “Yayayayayayayaya.”

“OH YEAH!”

Jimin and Jennie burst out in laughter at Jungkook’s sudden yell in English.

After a brief ride, they arrived on Manukan Island to have a session of taking photos. Afterward, Jennie decided to relax on a hammock, but Jimin chose to barge in with a camera, relaxing right next to her.

“Yo, yo, yo! She grinned and waved at his camera.

“Yeah~! Guys, this is Manukan Island of Kota Kinabalu. Isn’t this amazing, Jennie?”

“Very. It’s lit!”

“Let’s capture this on camera.” He showed off the scenery of the beach. “Jesus, this is fine!”

“It feels even hotter than yesterday.”

“Fine weather, though!”

“Yeah, I can’t complain.”

“The sea is great, we’re great, let’s sleep!”

“I was here first, find another hammock.” She tried to push him off.

“It can fit two people!”

“Fine!” She got comfortable. “Don’t accidentally make me fall off this.”

“I’ll sing you a lullaby to make you go to sleep faster! Hush, little baby. Don’t you cry.”

“Sthap~!”

“Hehehehehehe!” He giggled loudly before the photographer came over so they could take pictures together, and then individually in the hammock.

After their photos, Jen stood, watching Jimin get off the hammock. 

“In here, I think my tone is more relaxed.” He said.

“It is. I love your melanin. It’s nice and natural. Don’t be ashamed for getting tanned, Chim Chim.” She said as they headed over to Jin to snap photos with him on the Hammock.

She truly hated the whitewashing people do in photos. She noticed that recently her photos were getting whitewashed and she wasn’t happy. There wasn’t anything wrong with colored skin. People need to stop making these K-Pop idols look like a bunch of ghosts. And it was sad that she saw such a huge difference from a natural photo to a white washed photo of herself and the rest of the members. And deep down it hurt her to hear the members feeling bad that they got tanned and wondered if she should confront them about it one day.

Later, the members took photos walking on the beach together. And even picked up Jennie as she was across their arms with a big grin on her face to conclude that area’s photoshoot.

'Extreme Sports’

“Time to get EXTREME! YEAH BOY!” Jennie yelled excitedly. J-Hope stared at her with fear. He was freaked out and was not a fan of things like this. “J-Hope, you’re going to be fine. It’s fun.”

She grabbed a hold of his hands and gave them a gentle squeeze.

“First the snake, now this? I don’t think I’m going to make it.” He shook his head.

“If you fall from here, a real shark can come and bite you.” Rap Monster pointed out when they were all seated.

“Now is not the time!” Jennie yelled. 

No way in hell she wanted to think about sharks attacking. 

She’d like to stay shark free.

“Yeah, don’t talk about sharks, it’s scary,” Jin added.

“I read the news about people who got bitten while riding banana boats.” Rap Monster informed.

“Well, I pray that we will not get bitten. I actually got stung by a jellyfish before.”

“Oh man, really? That must’ve hurt like hell.” Rapmon commented surprised at her statement.

“Oh yeah. It was terrible. It happened when I was younger. Before I came to Korea. I will never forget that day. It took almost two weeks to heal. I got stung on my foot when I was swimming.”

“Hopefully we won’t have to worry about any jellyfish. When the shark comes, pretend to be asleep, ok?” Rapmon advised.

“Shark? That’s for bears.” Jin corrected him

“Ah, then pretend to be dead! Don’t pretend to be asleep.”

“Um, I don’t think that is going to work.” Jennie shook her head.

After they come across the banana boat, they gear up with their safety equipment. Jennie was aided onto the banana boat, sitting behind Rap Monster. But once J-Hope tried to get on the boat, he started to slip, causing the staff members to panic. 

“Guys, grab J-Hope!”

A chorus of panicked screams was heard from the staff members as he started to fly into the air while the banana boat shifted away from the boat he was trying to get off of. The rest of the members laughed with him.

“I cannot! This has not been his day, has it?” Jennie mentioned with amusement.

“I want to die! I’m not doing this! No!” He yelled over everyone’s laughter. “I’m not doing this!”

Once he was safely on the boat, the members rode across the ocean. “Woo!” Jennie yelled as they went faster, bouncing up and down with the waves. Soon after, they were dumped off the banana boat.

“Ugh, I forgot how salty ocean water is.” Jennie spat out an accidental mouthful and coughed. 

She swam back to the boat and was helped up by the staff members.

After getting situated, the members prepare for the next activity. 

Parasailing. 

“Jennie, you wanna do this with me?” Jungkook spoke up before anyone else could ask her.

“Yeah, sure! Let’s do this.” She happily agreed.

The two of them are seated and strapped up before slowly backing away and rising up in the air. Jungkook held onto the camera to show off the landscape as they noticed the rope getting higher.

The butterflies in Jen’s stomach immediately went away as she looked around in amazement.

“Wow! Would look at that!” She skimmed around at how blue the ocean looked and the clear blue sky. “The boat looks so small from up here.”

“I know! The weather is really good, isn’t it?”

“I love it. I can’t even think of anything right now, this whole scene right here just makes me speechless.”

“I never knew the sea could be this large. I can’t see the end of it.”

Jungkook glanced over at Jennie with a smile as he watched her looking at her surroundings, taking everything in. Soon after she met his gaze and responded with a smile.

“Thanks for doing this with me. This is breathtaking.” He said softly.

“Thanks for asking me to join you.”

Before they knew it, the ride was over and it would be an experience they’ll never forget.

Later that day, Jennie got permission to do some shopping for a short amount of time and went with Jin to a local store. She wanted to buy some souvenirs to send to her family and to keep for herself. Splitting up with Jin to check out a different store right across, she browsed around. She had checked out key chains, hats, pens, and other gifts in the store.

Meanwhile, a 15-year-old girl had been nervously glancing at Jennie ever since she saw her walk in. Jen had felt eyes on her and decided to turn around to see who kept staring at her.

The girl looked African American with her big afro styled with a cute headband. Jennie gave her a small smile and went back to her shopping. She kept browsing around, waiting for the fan to speak up to her. She knew it was a fan because of the way she acted around her. She knew the fan really wanted to talk to her but was just nervous. Jennie wished that her fans wouldn’t be so intimidated to approach her.

Ten minutes later, Jen had picked out the items she wanted to buy and caught eyes with the girl for the 6th time. “Everyone always stares. Speak, sis! I don’t bite.” Jen teased her. 

The fan let out a giggle at her reaction and finally decided to approach her.

“I’m sorry, but are you Jennie from BTS?” The girl finally asked. The girl looked American and seemed to be vacationing in the area too, and luck had been on her side to be in the same store as a BTS member.

“In the flesh. Hiya!” She smiled brightly at the young fan.

“Oh my God, I love you so much! I’m sorry for bothering you, I know you’re probably busy. I’m shopping with my family and my little brother has a big crush on you. You’re my bias and you’re his bias wrecker in the group.”

“Aw, really? Thank you! Gosh, my mood just boosted. You got me all emotional.” She shared a laugh with the girl.

“I haven’t been a fan of BTS since day one, unfortunately. But I started to find out about you guys during the I Need U era. I still feel bad that I missed so much when you first debuted. Some ARMY can be a little mean about being fans longer than others.”

“Hey, it doesn’t matter if you just became a fan or have been here since day one. You’re still an ARMY and I know that you have such strong support for us. So please don’t feel discouraged. And I'm sorry some bad seeds in the fandom made you feel awful about not being there from day one. That's not cool. We appreciate the support from all our fans. From day one and who just became a fan today and so on. We love all our fans. No one is superior just because they’ve been a fan longer than others.”

“That just made me feel a whole lot better. Thanks for the kind words! I get so happy when I see you perform because I always tell my parents that there’s someone who looks like me in the K-Pop industry.” The girl explained as Jen’s eyes softened at her words. “Your hair and skin are just like mine. And you embrace your skin color, you never try to lighten it up for K-Pop and I admire that. It makes me feel good about myself. When I see your confidence in your skin and hair, it motivates me to love myself more. Thank you for everything you’ve done in BTS. Thanks for breaking boundaries and being a positive role model for me. I look up to you. Sometimes I can’t believe you’re real.”

Jen exhaled sharply as she felt her eyes water. “Damn girl. I dunno where these tears are coming from.” She wiped her developing tears. “Thank you...I never knew that I had that impact on the fans. Wow.”

“I usually get teased for my big hair. But I don’t want to change how I look just because people don’t like it. I love my hair and I want to wear it how I want it. No matter what haters think.”

“And continue to do that. You’re a beautiful girl. Got that beautiful melanin, pretty face and your hair is poppin’? Girl! Everybody better watch out. You’re slaying! Be proud of who you are and never forget your roots.”

“It’s Jennie!” A boyish voice was heard.

“And that’s my obnoxious little brother.” The girl sighed.

Jennie chuckled at her reaction and kneeled while the 8-year-old boy ran into her inviting arms.

“Hi!” She sweetly greeted him, hugging him tightly.

“You are so pretty.” The boy shyly told her after pulling away

“Now you’re getting shy?” The girl teased her little brother while Jennie stood up.

“Haha, you’re sweeter than smarties.” Jen ruffled his hair. “Thanks, little man. Oh snap, is that a Captain America shirt?”

“Uh huh!” He showed it off.

“Did you know that is my favorite superhero?”

“Really!?” His eyes brightened.

“Yeah! He’s way better than Iron Man. Just don’t tell Jungkook that. He’ll get in his feelings.” She teased as they shared a laugh.

“Do you mind if we take a selfie? I know you have things to do, we won’t keep you long.” The girl requested.

“Yeah, of course! Bring it in.” She took a couple of photos with the siblings.

“Thank you so much! I hope you and the rest of the members stay well rested.”

“Thank you. And you enjoy the rest of your vacation! And thank you for what you said to me. I have so many reasons why ARMY is the best and this is clearly one of them.”

“Well, I have many reasons why you are my bias. You being real, staying all natural, loving your skin and just being true to yourself are one of the many reasons why I love you. Have a great vacation with the members.” The girl left with her brother.

That entire conversation made Jen’s heart soar. Words like that just made her feel so appreciated.

After another photo shoot in a suite room, the members held microphones with their names on them. J-Hope stood in front of the camera to become an MC for the night. 

“I’m J-Hope. Today we went to an island called Manukan. I wonder how the members felt about it. So, I’m going to go around and ask them myself.”

After interviewing Jungkook and Jin, J-Hope headed over to Jennie. “Here we have Miss Bangtan, on her cell phone playing a game.” He announced, sitting next to her on the couch.

“Hello, hello!” She waved. “What can I do for you, J-Hope?”

“I want to talk about Manukan.”

“Manukan.” She nodded, gesturing him to go on.

“I wanted to know how you felt.”

“I wish we could have stayed longer. Being able to do all those activities, the scenery, everything, it was so breathtaking. My favorite part would have to be the parasailing. It was my first time doing something like that. I’m enjoying trying new things here.”

During the last night of the vacation, Jennie went off to the beach, to check out the sunset. She walked along the beach, near the water, as her feet felt warm against the hot sand. She stretched out her arms as she watched various tourists around doing their activities with their friends and family.

She briefly saw a young couple walk by, holding hands.

“So cute.” She turned her attention back to the ocean, standing in front of it as she observed the purple and orange sky while the sun was setting. 

This vacation was fun from start to finish, and she honestly didn’t want to leave yet. She was going to miss this place and hoped to come back one day.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist, pulling her against a chest. She smiled and looked down at the arms. 

“Who is hugging me?” She let out a chuckle and slowly turned her head, revealing that Jungkook was the one hugging her. He smiled down at her. “Interesting way to say hi. You never hug me like this. But keep doing it. It feels nice.”

“Good. What are you doing out here alone?”

“Wanted to check out the sunset. I never seen anything like this before.”

“I’ll join you.” He released her and they started walking on the beach together. “We're finally walking on the beach!"

"Long overdue!"

"Next we gotta walk on the beach in America.”

“Korea too!”

“How about everywhere we go when we get the chance?”

“Sounds like a plan. Now, time to do something ever since you came here!” She shoved him with all her strength, causing him to lose his balance and fall near the water. 

She let out a loud laugh and made a run for it, not looking back. Soaked, Jungkook got back on his feet, sprinting right after her. There was no way she was going to get away with what she had done. The sound of her laughter got louder as he found himself getting closer and closer. Once she looked back, she let out a yell in surprise and tried to run faster. But the Golden Maknae was better and caught her instantly.

Hoisting her up over his shoulder, he marched over to the water, ignoring her pleas. He tossed her right into the water so she could get soaked just like him. Laughing at her suffering, he attempted to walk away but was caught when she jumped on his back, making him fall back down into the water.

After their play fighting, Jungkook let her stay on his back as he gave her a piggyback ride while he walked around the beach with her, casually chatting about the latest antics of the members.

The next morning, the members were back on the airplane, getting into their seats. Jungkook eagerly wanted to sit with Jennie this time since he didn’t get the chance to on the airplane trip to Kota Kinabalu. With a sharp eye, Jimin watched Jungkook’s facial expression change into irritation when he saw that he was sitting in the middle while Jen sat by the window. 

After getting enough amusement from Jungkook’s jealousy, he decided to switch spots with him. There was an empty seat next to Jimin, so he moved there, while Jungkook sat in the middle, next to Jen and Jimin.

His bunny smile appeared ten times wider, while Jimin giggled at him. Jen took out her phone and placed an earbud in her ear. She offered one to Jungkook and he happily accepted it, getting comfortable.

Pressing shuffle, It Won’t Stop by Sevyn Streeter featuring Chris Brown played. With Sevyn Streeter being one of Jennie’s favorite artists, and Jungkook being a fan of Chris Brown’s music, both of them expressed how much they enjoyed one of their favorite artists together in a song.

I love when you pulling up in your jeep

Bumping all your beats

Js on

With your shades on

Just to bring me something to eat

You the man up in these streets

But when it comes to my heart

That don't mean a thing no oh

As they listened to the song, Jennie looked out at the window while Jungkook was on his phone, playing one of his random games.

Every little thing you do got me feeling some type of way (way)

When you give me that thunder you make my summer rain

(Oh oh oh oh oh oh)

(Oh oh oh oh oh)

Everyday, everyday

“And it won’t stop. Boom, boom, ooooohhhhhh.” The two of them simultaneously started to sing as their voices effortlessly blended in a melodic tone. Surprised to hear the other singing, they glanced at each other and smiled. “And it won’t stop. Boom, boom, ooooohhhh. With every single part of me, my love for you is constantly. Forever and ever on repeat, on repeat. And it won’t stop. Oh, oh, ooooooohhhhh.”

They ended up sharing a laugh. “I couldn’t resist. I love this song.” She mentioned.

“We should cover this.” He suggested.

“We should.”

“Before this year is over.”

“I’m down.”

Jungkook smiled softly when she laid her head on his shoulder as they continued to listen to the song. He laid his head on top of hers and they both rested their eyes, enjoying each other’s company and music. 

15 minutes later, Yoongi pointed out the Maknaes sleeping on each other. “Would you look at that...” He spoke up, amused. 

Jungkook’s mouth was open a little while Jennie’s lips were parted, sleeping peacefully.

“Taking pictures for blackmail.” Jimin giggled and snuck a few photos. 

Since he was sitting next to the sleeping duo, he took a goofy selfie of them, making sure to be able to post it on their Twitter account. 

“They’re going to kill us when they wake up.” Jimin went on.

Taehyung tried his hardest not to giggle so loud as he switched seats with Jimin to snap a silly selfie of himself with them. The selfie consisted of Tae about to put his finger in Jungkook’s nose.

“Your funeral gentlemen.” Namjoon chuckled.

‘Golden Maknae and Dauntless Maknae fell asleep. Time to mess with them! I hope they don’t kill us when they find out. Kekeke.’ Jimin posted the photos on their Twitter just before they flew up in the air to go back home.

The Bangtan Gal Chapter 48- Don't Steal The Beef!

Chapter Summary: For episodes 7 and 8 of King of Masked Singer, Jen goes on the show as a guest judge, shocked to see Taeil revealed and fangirls over Ailee. BTS are back on Weekly Idol. Jennie watches a video message that an idol made on the show as she looks forward to making another friend.

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------ At the Ilsan MBC Dream Center, Jennie sat with the other guests, wearing white high waisted jeans, a white top, a black beanie with her curly hair down and one of many favorite pairs of Nike sneakers. She was elated that she was asked to join these two episodes of King of Masked Singer.

The announcer opened up the show, recapping what happened in the previous episode.

“Let’s enter the first gate to see who’s the 4th generation of the Mask King. We’ll begin the duet singing!”

Before the show, Jennie had talked with the other judges, and they were pleasantly surprised that she wasn’t singing on the show and decided to be a judge instead. She had told them that she would love to sing on the show once she improves her vocal skills and to keep their ears open because she could be on the show at any time.

She was looking forward to blowing viewers away once her vocal skills improved. She enjoyed shows like this, where all that people would focus on is the vocals, not the looks. 

She and the rest of the judges watched the first competition, which was between high frequency pair antennas and daddy cheer up.

Jennie, being a harmony expert when it came to her vocals, paid close attention to the two competitors as they sang The Blue in You. She had no idea who was who and couldn’t give any guesses to the judges as they assumed the man was tall and might be PSY under the mask.

As soon as she heard the woman sing, under her pink mask, Jennie felt her stomach drop. 

That voice soundly painfully familiar.

Someone that she’s frequently listened to over the years. But she might be wrong and didn’t want to assume right away. But something in her body was telling her that the person that she was thinking of was the person under that mask. And if this is the person that she’s thinking of, then she has no idea how she will react when she might be able to see her face.

“Jennie, have any idea who any of them are?” Bong Sun asked.

“Something in me is telling me that I’ve heard the woman's voice before. But I dunno if I want to make a guess, yet.” She answered as she continued to listen to the vocals. 

‘I think I know who that is...and if this is her, I think I’m going to pass out.’ Jennie thought as her butterflies got even worse. 

She was not ready to be in the presence of this woman if this was who she thought she was.

This could be the woman she’s thinking about because Jennie has watched a lot of music shows this woman has been on and knows how she handles her microphone and how she sounds. As she continued to listen to her powerful but controlling pitches when she sang, Jennie decided to go with her gut.

‘This has to be Ailee.’ She thought to herself as she exhaled and tried to calm herself down.

After their performance, and sharing a few laughs when the man playfully pushed the pink antenna woman, the judges talk about how good their voices are together.

“The harmony was A-1! Loved it, it’s so nice.” Jennie added.

“One of the great duet songs in Korea. Kim Hyun Cheol and Lee So Ra’s. Both of them sang in a different way, showing different feelings. Now, this is the time for the judges to do the voting. Number one is High Frequency Pair Antennas. Number two is Daddy, cheer up! Please vote for the voice that you’d like to listen to again in the next round!” The announcer said.

Jennie automatically pressed number one to vote for High Frequency Pair antennas. She was eager to listen to more.

Once it was revealed that high frequency pair antennas was the winner with the result of 54 vs 45 votes, Jennie was thrilled that she was still in the competition.

“I’m so happy. I will show you a better stage at the next round.” High frequency pair antennas said. 

Her voice was on a high pitch to avoid revealing her real voice.

For the next round, Jennie eagerly watched as Hardware store boss Kim walked onto the stage. 

“I like that mask.” She commented.

“I agree, he’s cool.” One of the judges remarked.

The next contestant was named SangAmDong whistle. The judges point out that the first guy has long hair. Jennie noticed how shorter SangAmDong whistle was and liked his outfit choice because it reminded her of the movie Kill Bill.

The one behind the mask was none other than Taeil, who had a hidden smile on his face, thanks to his mask as he saw his friend being a judge for the show. He was happy to see Jennie and wondered if she’d be able to recognize him. 

They sang together back at the MAMA Awards, last year. 

Will she remember how he sounds?

The judges eagerly listened to the two contestants sing Only Feeling you, as Jennie swayed side to side in her seat to the beat while watching the contestants dance.

“The one in yellow looks so cute.” She murmured. 

As she listened, she placed her hand over her heart when she heard Whistle’s voice and strong vocals. Their voices blended so well together. This would be a tough choice to vote for.

“That harmony! My ears are in love!” She said as she continued to watch them perform.

After they were finished, the judges discussed how confused they were about who they thought was who. When the voting started, Jennie decided to vote for number 2, which was the whistle.

“Why did I think of Kill Bill?” She asked herself as SangAmDong Whistle introduced himself and talked about his love for Bruce Lee. 

So, that’s why he wore his outfit.

“Why do I keep on thinking that you are Nam Chang hee?” One of the judges asked as some of the other judges agreed. “You are a gagman, right?”

A brief pause before Whistle asked in confusion, “What?” as everyone laughed.

The judges assumed that the one in the yellow was used to performing and had a nice voice, and requested him to play with his nunchucks. Everyone laughed at his efforts. 

The two contestants were requested to sing briefly to a song for a short duration of their real voices. They heard the first contestant but when it came to SangAmDong Whistle, it sounded like he faked a voice to keep his identity withheld, causing everyone to laugh.

“What!?” Jennie laughed.

“What was that? Was that your real voice? Whistle!” One of the judges called him out, causing everyone to bust out in laughter again.

After the banter, they reveal the results. They said that the celeb judges were all the same and it looked like the votes were in favor of Whistle. 34 votes to 65. 

Jennie laughed out loud as his celebratory dance. “He’s so adorable!”

For the next set of filming, for the first stage of the second round, High frequency pair antennas came on stage. The judges start discussing how high her heels are and that she takes good care of her body. She chose to sing for her solo stage, for you, as Jennie and the rest of the judges watched closely.

There was something about her voice that made Jennie start to tear up.

There was no mistake about it.

This woman was her favorite singer.

It had to be Ailee.

She studied so much about Ailee, that she had a strong feeling it was her, from her hand motions and the tone of her voice. Jen had a bright smile on her face, as judges started to notice that she may know who it was. She tried her best not to freak out, but she ended up doing so, silently.

With her eyes closed, Jennie focused on the voice, and once she sang that high note, it was no mistake that this was Ailee.

Sang Am Dong whistle was next for his solo stage, as Jennie couldn’t help but focus on his walk.

“I’ve seen someone walk like this before, but I just can’t remember...” She murmured.

Sang Am Dong had decided to sing Doll.

Once the voting began, Jennie had decided to vote for high frequency pair antennas despite loving both of them. She wanted to say that it was Ailee but decided to stay silent because she was so tongue-tied and nervous. But a judge did reveal that she couldn’t hide her originality and that it was Ailee.

When asked about Sang Am Dong, Jennie voiced her opinion, “You sound experienced, I have no idea who you are. You’re definitely an idol.”

“You know me.” Sang Am Dong replied.

“I do?!” She asked in surprise, causing the judges to wonder. “I only know a select few idols so far. Can you give me a hint?” She requested but he playfully refused her offer.

Once they announced the winner of the third round, which was paired antennas, Sang Am Dong took off his mask. After he put on his glasses, he turned around to reveal his face to the audience.

It was Taeil from Block B.

Jennie dropped her jaw and stood up, while the audience, especially the women cheered. “No-way!”

Taeil smiled at her and nodded. “Way.”

“Hold up! There is no way!” She exclaimed while applauding. 

How could she miss how his voice sounded if they sang together at the Mama Awards?

For the third round, Paired antennas performed again, as she sang Bruise. Jennie jammed out in her seat as she listened to Ailee sing. Her voice sounded more like Ailee, as she went all out for this performance. And Jen was loving every second of it.

“Yassss! WOO!” Jennie stood up and applauded after she ended the song with a high note.

Once CBR Cleopatra and Paired antennas were on stage together to see who would be in the final round, it was declared that Cleopatra won the most votes and became the nominee of the fourth generation of mask king. The votes were 41 to 58.

“Sadly, you are eliminated.” The host told paired antennas. “We will now reveal the identity of paired antennas who’s sadly eliminated.”

Once she took off the mask, Jennie couldn’t help but freak out a little as she saw that it was exactly Ailee in the flesh

“Korea’s best skilled singer! Ailee!”

“Thank you!” She happily laughed and bowed, fixing her hair. She was even hugged by Cleopatra.

“She received a lot of love and voting. Are you disappointed?” The host asked

“I thought that I got figured out too quickly. I have expected that Hyun Do oppa will figure me out immediately. Because we did several recordings together. I’ve tried my best to hide it but he’s like a ghost. But since I can show all the songs which I’ve prepared, I’m really thankful!” She responded with a bright smile.

‘This woman isn’t real. She is so damn precious, I swear’ Jennie freaked out in her head. 

She wished that she could’ve spoken up and said something but her butterflies got to her and she was just too nervous and stunned that she was here.

After the show, Jennie managed to catch Taeil backstage, giving him a big hug. She expressed how much she missed him and how impressed she was with his singing.

“You know, you should be on the show.” He suggested.

“I want to. But I want to be on the show when my singing improves. I’ll get there. And I’d love to be able to make my parents cry when I sing. I always dreamed of that. That’s one of my goals. I dunno when I’ll accomplish it but if I could do that, I’ll feel like I can do anything. Ugh, I’m just upset I couldn’t see Ailee. But I was over there all awkward and nervous, I want to be cool and calm when I meet her.”

Taeil chuckled. “Good things happen to those who wait. Who knows, there may even be a better opportunity to meet her instead of backstage at this show. Don’t beat yourself up. You’ll meet her.”

“That makes me look forward to the future.”

Taking a selfie with him, she posts on Twitter, ‘I-MISSED-THIS-GUY! #HaveANiceDay #AllMyPartyPeopleReady!’

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“Weekly idol!” Doni and Coni announced

“The people who are here to visit Weekly Idol this week came here once previously,” Doni said.

“They are back here again after 1 year and two months.” Coni added. “This is late, but we didn’t know they would do so well. But now, they are doing really well. They are now our family!”

“They are suddenly our family?” Doni laughed

“They need to become our family. And looking at their choreography this time, I feel it once again that these kids are really doing well.”

BTS watched backstage as the hosts bickered back and forth.

“Weekly Idol needs BTS! Our BTS!” Doni announced as they walked out and did their greeting.

“Since you guys are doing well, why is Rap Monster wearing his home wear.” Doni pointed out to his outfit which consisted of a pink shirt and camo pants, causing the studio to laugh. “Rapmon, whose fashion is that?”

“I tried a variety.” The leader replied.

“Why did you try?”

“I got criticized a lot.”

“Your attempt...failed!” Coni blasted him. “I think your original style will be better.”

When asked about their album, Rap Monster explained it. He was teased that he had an uneasiness with his fashion and that he hid his face with his cap, causing laughter among the members.

After talking, the show proceeded with Random Dance Play, for the second time. Jimin confidently said that he wouldn’t be easy to catch if he made any mistakes because he practiced. The hosts also told them that they would buy them anything they wanted to eat, only if they succeeded on the first try.

Once the music came on to play the beginning of I Need U, the members scrambled onto the floor, for their beginning pose. The song skipped to the chorus as the members hurried to their positions. Jimin ran to the front but started to become unstable, looking back to make sure he

was making the right moves. The hosts caught him but decided to let him go this time.

The chorus of Boy In Luv came on, as Jennie began to look puzzled as to where she was supposed to be, along with some of the other members. She tried her best not to make it so obvious as she stood in the back, looking around to figure out what dance moves to do because it had been so long since they performed this song.

‘Goodbye, shaved ice.’

“Can we get like, one more try?” Jennie laughed as the members tried to protest with Coni about the number of mistakes they had made. Doni decided to let BTS have one more chance, to show good teamwork, boosting their spirits.

I Need U came back on towards the beginning as Jennie felt V’s pain with having Hobi sit on him. But once they restarted the song in the same section, V had to go back to the floor with Hobi on his back. He ended up struggling to sit up this time and Hobi fell back.

“Ahhhhhhhh!” Doni and Coni yelled.

“Why are you like this?” Rapmon asked.

Jennie laughed and grabbed V’s hand to help him up. “It’s okay, don’t worry. You did well.”

“You guys keep making mistakes during the first part. Shall we exclude the two of them?” Doni asked, gesturing to V and J-Hope.

“Ah, please!” V begged

“The two of us?” J-Hope asked.

“Shall we try with the six of you?” Doni suggested

“But I’m the choreography leader though,” J-Hope informed, which led him to have the members try the dance without him.

“To make the person who made a mistake focus, let’s go for a toy hammer as a punishment.” Doni requested.

As the members danced again with synchronized dance steps, J-Hope noticed that Jimin had made a mistake during Boy In Luv.

“Jimin, couldn’t find his spot.” J-Hope pulled him away from the others.

Coni received the toy hammer and handed it to J-Hope so he could do the honors. Jimin bent down while Hobi smacked the hammer on top of his head, causing him to let out a soft groan, rubbing it in pain. He slowly went down to the floor as the hosts tried to see if he was okay.

“Shame on you, J-Hope. Mm-mm-mm.” Jennie shook her head.

For the next segment, the members and hosts are seated for the Idol King Selection Competition. Jennie sat in between Rapmon and Jimin, for the segment. The hosts decided that they would give the group Korean beef, which boosted their mood, but they warned them that not everyone could eat, and only the person who won the game would get the beef.

“It’s never that easy, is it?” Jen sighed.

Since their official grill meat master retired, they have BTS’ manager, Sejin, to take the empty position as they watch him come out, and the members laughed and applauded.

“When do you feel the happiest being BTS’ manager?” Coni asked him

“When they cinched 1st place.” He responded, as the members happily grinned and applauded.

“Here is the first game. Unpretty Dance King!”

‘The person who is able to dance excitingly will become King or Queen.’

V was first as he stood up while Sexyback came on. The members tried not to laugh as they watched him.

“I’m weak!” Jennie covered her mouth as she watched him dance sexily by moving his hips to the beat.

The next song was for Suga and Jennie tried hard not to laugh as everyone watched him close his eyes and body roll slowly. But then he started to go down, performing the I Need U body roll, which caused Doni to hit the xylophone.

“Your expression is not good,” Doni declared. “And most importantly, you cannot recycle your own dance moves. You recycled I Need U dance moves, right?”

“That’s right,” Suga answered.

“You can’t do that. Let’s have Suga dance again. Please give us the music.”

Once the song came back on, Suga went down on the floor, to grind but was instantly stopped once again.

“Oh no!” Miss Bangtan covered her mouth.

‘Dirty dance not allowed’

“What is allowed then?” Suga exclaimed as he got back to his seat.

“No American dance!” Coni warned as he was eliminated from getting the beef.

Next was Jin, who exhaled and stood up. Once the music started, he began nodding to the beat but was stopped because he was just listening to the music and not dancing. Once the music started back up again, Jen cackled when he dropped to his knees, headbanging to the beat, before bouncing around.

“We have never seen this before!” Coni said with praise.

“You kneeled down on your knees!” Doni remarked in amazement.

“I am this team’s main dancer,” Jin said confidently, catching Doni’s heart and is now in first place for the beef.

Next up was Jungkook, who had to dance to some electronic music. The members continued their chorus of laughter as he randomly moved around, loosely in a joint dance.

‘Shoulder bones which control the rhythm.’

But once he spun on his back on the floor, the hosts yelled in surprise, causing him to take the first place spot. “He really became one with the music.” Doni praised. “Next up, our pink boy.”

As soon as Chris Brown’s Turn Up The Music came on, Rapmon danced frivolously, causing him to be stopped, twice. The third time, the members couldn’t stop giggling and Rapmon received the nickname, Pink Soul.

“Miss Bangtan, you’re up next!” Doni announced as she stood up.

“Let’s do this!” She said with confidence.

An instrumental of Jennifer Lopez’s Get Right came on and she immediately started dancing freely. Then she dropped down into a split, taking the hosts off guard as she heard the three dings, meaning that she was now in first place.

“Ayeeee!” She celebrated after standing up and went back to her seat.

“That took me off guard. I thought she hurt herself.” Coni exclaimed.

“She is always full of surprises.” Doni looked on.

Jimin was next but ended up using too much of his waist for a children's program as Doni called him out on it. Lastly was Hobi, who effectively started dancing, as his mic fell off. Doni even started dancing with him and declaring Hobi the winner while the members applauded. 

J-Hope received the crown and the beef. But out of nowhere, Jennie decided to swipe a piece of beef from Hobi.

“Ahhhhh!” Doni and Coni yelled, pointing her out as she looked around, wondering what was wrong. “You stole the beef!”

“I took one!”

“Punishment!” Doni yelled as he walked up to her, making her get out of her seat. The members laughed as she complained

“I just wanted one bite!”

“No excuses! Punishment!” Coni shouted. “Let’s make her dance for five minutes to various songs. And if it’s not to our liking, she’ll have to do it all over again.”

“Are you serious?” Jennie groaned.

“Jennie is the boy group expert. She knows a bunch of their dances.” Jin called out.

“Is that so? Show us!” Coni announced.

“Ah, it’s a bit embarrassing.” She grinned nervously.

“I want to be entertained or there will be consequences.”

“Oh boy.”

“You got this Jen!” Jimin cheered.

“All this over beef?” She shook her head. Having no choice, she got in position.

“You familiar with Monsta X?” Doni asked

“I’m high key one of their biggest fans.” She answered happily.

“Then we’ll start with trespass. Get in position! I want to see you dance like you’re a part of their group!”

Kneeling on the floor, she waited until the music came on. Her facial expression changed into a serious one as she moved side to side with the beat. Once the chorus came on, she performed the movements sharply and with aggression, just like Monsta X does.

Impressed, Coni requested to go to the next song.

‘Oh, she wants me! Oh, she’s got me!’

The chorus of EXO’s overdose came on as she dropped to the floor, smoothly kicking out from side to side. The members looked on in awe as they watched her dance.

‘The members are charmed’

The next song that came up was the chorus of GOT7's A.

“Did you see how big her smile got when GOT7 came on!?” Doni pointed out. “What do you think of that BTS?”

“Is there something we should know?” Rapmon questioned with fake anger, crossing his arms.

“What’s going on Jennie?!” V called her out with the studio laughing at their banter.

“I’m smiling because of the mood of the song! Stop distracting me!” She tried to stay focused.

“LIES!” J-Hope yelled.

As she danced to various songs, the last one was GOT7's Stop Stop It as another smile came across her face.

“How come she smiles for GOT7!?” Jimin exclaimed with a giggle.

“Somethings up!” Jin pointed out while Jen happily lip-synced the song while dancing.

“Well done!” Doni and Coni shouted as she sighed out of relief and bowed. She was applauded by the studio for her efforts.

“I am very proud to see her focused and on point with the dances. But Jennie, how come you don’t act this enthusiastic when we do our dances?” J-Hope asked, feeling jealous as everyone laughed. 

“I do!” She disagreed. “I do fangirl over other groups in my special way, which is learning their choreography in my spare time.”

“Any particular group,” Coni questioned. 

The Bangtan Boys stared at her, hard, as she laughed nervously at being put on the spot.

“There IS,” Jungkook yelled.

“Spill it!” Jimin shouted.

“...7...” She murmured.

“What was that?” Coni asked.

“GOT7.” She answered.

“GOT7!?” J-Hope’s jaw dropped, as the members freaked out.

“Watch GOT7 become GOT8, now.” Jin joked.

“I just really like their style and work ethic. I wouldn’t mind collabing with others. If BTS and GOT7 could collaborate, that’d be awesome.” She smiled at the camera

“Since we are on this subject, who else do you want to collab? And then I want the rest of the members to answer.” Doni requested.

“A lot of people and the list is growing. To name a few, I’d like to collab with Ailee, Zico, CL and Hyuna. I’m nowhere near their level yet. But I hope to work very hard to push for a collab with one of them one day and earn the opportunity. I have a long way to go.”

For the next round, called Cringey acting King. Coni revealed that they managed to get hold of BTS’ special video clips. As soon as they showed Jungkook’s video, V screamed and jumped out of his seat, while the others cringed.

“I knew this would surface sooner or later.” Rap Monster sighed while Jennie snickered at the members freaking out. “I said it will appear one day.”

“I protested strongly against it!” Suga got out of his seat

They were showing clips of the guys’ videos they made for a Japanese game they filmed over a year ago. Jennie wasn’t a part of it, but she was amused at how much they were panicking over it.

“This is the first time I’ve seen these. Hahah, why does their hair remind me of Edward Cullen? I’m cringing!” She looked on.

Those hairstyles were awful to her. Who greenlit this?

Suga let out a yell of despair as he watched his clip, falling down on his knees.

For this round, they requested that every member act with cringeworthy lines. The person who made Doni and Coni have the most goosebumps, wins. When they revealed Rap Monster’s lines, he couldn’t stop cringing as he placed his head down, jumping up and down in his seat.

‘It’s the first time...that I like someone so much. Even if the world is filled with enemies, we will still protect the woman we love. Even so, you’re my woman.’

“Jennie, would this statement woo you?” Doni asked.

“No, not even close.” She shook her head.

Rap Monster was the first to go as he made eye contact with the camera. 

“It’s the first time...” He started off but got stopped when Doni banged on the xylophone.

“It is too light,” Coni said.

“Do it like the Japanese version, a little stronger,” Doni added.

The leader started again, “It’s the first time...that I like someone so much. Even if the world is filled with enemies. We will still protect the woman we love. Even so, you, are my woman.” He finished while Suga yelled in disgust.

Next up was V, who turned in his seat to yell, “Don’t appear in my dreams! Because I will keep thinking about you...” he trailed off because he kept noticing everyone laughing.

“How was that, Jennie?” Doni asked.

“I’m...a little scared.” She answered, earning laughter from everyone in the studio

The hosts requested that Rap Monster try out the line. “Don’t make me say this twice. I...even if I hate you, I still like you.” He winked.

“I just wanna punch him.” Jen made a fist, bewildered at how cringeworthy he sounded.

“You can rely on me at times. Do you think you can escape from me? I’m going to keep liking you.” Jungkook was the next one to go.

“Are you a Japanese?” Doni asked the Golden Maknae, as he and Coni mocked his confession, but praised him for his acting. 

Rapmon was still in first place while J-Hope was the next one to go. He got into character, blowing everyone away with his acting skills, “You...can just look at me only. When I look at your smiling face, I become happier.”

Jennie couldn’t help but stiff a laugh as she tried to hold it in, watching him.

“Is it because I like you?” J-Hope went on, as Rapmon stomped his feet and Suga kneeled from his seat, laughing silently. “It doesn’t matter! Isn’t it? I lost...because I fell for you.” He dramatically said with everyone yelling in disgust once more.

Jimin was next, as he looked at the camera seriously and sighed, but then he started laughing because he was dragging it. 

He was praised for his sigh and tried it again. “No matter what happens, I’ll be right by your side...don’t show such expression to other people other than me. Don’t MIA from me.”

Rap Monster was announced the winner and received a crown, while he ate Korean beef. 

“How is it?” Coni asked

“Now, I won’t make you lonely anymore.” Rapmon went back into his acting persona, causing everyone to groan. “If you like other guys, I won’t forgive you.” He picked up a piece of pork, about to place it in his mouth but stopped.

“Stop!” Coni yelled.

“Just eat it, now!” Doni yelled

“EAT!” Jennie shouted as the members continued to laugh. “Weird!”

The last round was called King of Destruction. The person who tears off the most number of pages from a calendar will win. 

The staff brought out a table with eight calendars. Jennie grabbed hers and sat on the floor with Suga, Tae and Jimin.

“3...2...1...go!” The hosts announced as the eight members began tearing away at the calendars. 

Papers were flying all over the place, as the hosts laughed.

“Ahhhhh!” Hobi slammed his calendar on the floor, giving up. 

Exhausted, the members reveal their dates. Jin got up to July 31, Jennie got up to August 1, Jungkook came up to August 4, V went up to August 17, Jimin had January 2, Rapmon didn’t tear in order and if he did, he would have gotten September 2, so V was the winner of the round.

“Okay, V, we will give you a chance to share it with one person.” Doni allowed.

V smiled directly at Jennie and walked over to her. Grabbing her hand, he made her get out of her seat and escorted her to the table. The members complained, calling her out and that she shouldn’t get any meat because she stole a piece of Hobi’s beef from before.

“Y'all suck, I hope you know that. I’ll remember that when you want me to bake for you. I’ll give them all to V, now.” She got back in her seat, with the members contemplating on their choice for calling her out if it meant they couldn’t eat her baking.

“Lastly, before we get into the closing segment, Jennie, you have a video message,” Coni informed her, as her ears perked up.

“I do? This is a surprise. Who is it from?”

“A member of a new girl group that was on the show earlier this year,” Doni explained while they show the video.

There was CLC sitting with Doni and Coni, and Yeeun, who so happened to be a part of Jungkook and Jennie’s grade a SOPA, was the one who sent a message.

Yeeun was asked if there was any group member she would like to meet. “I would like to meet Bangtan Sonyeondan's Jennie. She seems like a very sweet person. And I admire her dancing. We go to SOPA together, but I never approached her. Sometimes, I get a little shy.” She giggled.

“Why don’t you send her a greeting,” Doni suggested.

Yeeun looked at the screen and smiled, waving at the camera. “Hello, Jennie! This is Yeeun from CLC. You dance and sing so well. I hope to work just as hard as you. I would like to be friends with you. Let’s hang out sometime! Fighting!”

As Jennie watched, she giggled. “She’s so cute, that makes me feel really good about myself that she wants to meet me.”

“Do you have a response?” Coni asked.

Turning to the camera, Jennie grinned. “Girl! Hit me up, and let’s hang out! We’ll see each other when school starts again. And don’t be shy! I’m looking forward to meeting you! Eat well and stay well rested! And FYI, I love CLC’s music!”