Forced To Believe Chapter 38- Respect

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.

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------ '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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Forced To Believe Chapter 33- The Answer Is No

Chapter Summary: CM Punk continues to annoy Morgan with his ridiculous request. Morgan's rivalry with Tamina heats up again

Words: 6,000+

Author's Note: Lowkey tired of these total divas chapters lol. I'm going to put them on hold and focus on the main story in the ring for now as I edit. 

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'RAW, during the opening segment'

The whole roster was on the stage while The Shield were on the side of the ramp, lower than them. Morgan was in her Shield attire but her stomach was taped up. They all watched as Triple H and Stephanie walked down the ring. Stephanie started talking about giving Orton respect and honor while Triple H began talking about the dawning of a new era.

While they talked, Dean held Morgan's hand and she looked up at him as he stood next to her. 

"What?" She asked.

"How's your ribs?" Ambrose asked with concern.

"They're fine." She replied dryly.

"Look, I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Just drop it."

"No, it's not." He turned to her and held her hands. 

His sudden movements caught the attention of some from the roster. Even the crowd started to look at them.

She looked around before meeting his gaze. "Dean."

"I was an asshole last night..."

"Dean."

"No, I need you to listen to me. Please. I'll admit, my anger gets the best of me at times but I want you to know that I'm proud of you." 

She looked around, feeling all eyes on her. "Dean, people are staring."

"I don't care. Look, I'm not used to having a girlfriend all right? I mean in a serious relationship that you and I have together. And I just felt like I always have to protect you, but you can handle yourself. You spread your wings. You're strong and the most beautiful woman I've ever met and I'm lucky to have a woman like you in my life. I know I'm not used to saying all this but you're the only one who can make me say this stuff." 

"What is going on back there and what are you all staring at?" Triple H called out as the titantron showed Dean and Morgan.

"Dean..." She murmured in a nervous tone as he kneeled down and held one of her hands.

"Last night, you've given me a reality check and I know you're trying to shine on your own in the ring instead of always having me around. I accept that." He clarified as she looked at him in shock. 

What the heck was going on? 

Did he hit his head? 

Did he just tell her what she wanted to hear for weeks?

"You drive me crazy, you can make me possessive at times but I love you and I know I have to get my act together. I just don't want you to leave me. If you did, I wouldn't know what I would do with myself."

He stood up and grabbed her face to kiss her as the crowd cheered. The kiss made her have butterflies in her stomach and she happily kissed back. Before they knew it, they were smooching.

"Ahem...ahem!" Triple H exclaimed but the two ignored him as they were too into their kiss. "Hey! Lovebirds of justice!"

His yell made them release each other and turn their heads to the ring. 

"Mr and Mrs Ambrose, stay focused." The King of Kings ordered, making everyone amused

Dean and Morgan held hands while Orton walked out. Unfortunately, they all had to sit and suffer through Orton's most annoying promo ever which would be a time waster. At least, that's what Morgan thought as she rolled her eyes.

"I've got news for everyone. I am the most powerful person standing in this ring. I am the champion of champions. I am the WWE World Heavyweight Champion." Orton said.

Morgan got handed a mic by a stagehand. She thought of the words she was going to say and then put the mic to her lips. 

"God...no one gives a crap!" She exclaimed as the crowd cheered and some of the roster nodded in agreement. 

Orton snapped his attention to the stage and looked annoyed. "Who said that? Who just said that?" 

Morgan raised her hand and grinned at him as the titantron showed her with a mic in her hands. "Hey, how ya doing?"

"No, no and no. You are not going to ruin my moment Morgan! You're supposed to be supportive of me."

"Am I now? I thought we dropped that once I kicked your ass in the ring, months ago and gave you a low blow. Now, instead of wasting everyone's time, can we wrap this up? There's grapes in catering and they're calling my name."

"Morgan. Shut your mouth. Your mouth always gets you into trouble "

"No one! Wants to hear you talk." She walked to the ramp and Cena helped her up because of her ribs. She thanked him and stood a little bit in front of the roster. "Randy, nobody wants to hear the same bullcrap every time you get in that ring. I wouldn't be surprised if people change the channel when you get in the ring and talk."

"That's not true...that is not true!"

"Let me do a scenario of what I hear from you..." She cleared her throat and decides to mock his voice. "My name...is Randy Orton." She said in a deep voice as the crowd got hyped. Stephanie and Triple H looked on in shock as the roster laughed. The Outspoken Diva mimics Orton's serious face. "The champion of champions."

"Shut up!"

She began to mock his temper. "Nobody! And I mean nobody can beat me! I am the Apex Predator and The Viper! I demand respect! I deserve respect! I am the face of this company and nobody can touch me!" she continued to pace around like she was angry.

She stopped pacing and cleared her throat, going back to her normal voice as Orton started seething. "Dude, like, come on, we get it. We all get it. You won last night. Woopy doo. Let's give him a round of applause. Now can you shut the hell up so we all can go on with our lives? Thank you and good day." 

She saw Cena motioning her to give the mic to him and she gave it to him as he stood in front of the roster.

"Yes, I agree," Cena said. "You're an idiot."

"No, no, no. Turn his mic off. You will not ruin this moment for me, this is my moment. All of you need to shut up and stop trying to ruin my moment!" Orton yelled as Morgan looked amused.

"Randy...Randy...I'm not gonna ruin your moment. Last night at TLC you earned the title. Congrats. But I want to remind you of something that Stone Cold said about that championship. That championship forced you every night to put up or shut up."

"I see what you're trying to do but you will not get your rematch tonight Hunter, Hunter." Orton turned his attention to Triple H.

"Easy big guy. I wasn't talking about me. I was talking about you facing him." Cena pointed to Daniel Bryan. "Randy Orton versus Daniel Bryan. For the WWE World Heavyweight Championship."

Orton did not like the idea. "No, no. I don't have to listen to you...I don't have to listen to Morgan and I don't have to listen to Daniel Bryan or all these idiots sitting in the stands. I don't have to listen to anybody. Nobody."

"Except us," Stephanie recalled.

"Owned!" Morgan yelled.

"Morgan if you don't shut your mouth..." Orton said, trying not to lose his temper.

"You sure you want to speak to WWE's Outspoken diva like that? If I were you, I would praise her for the guts she had last night at TLC. She wrestled The Best in The World." Cena said as the crowd cheered while Punk nodded. "Heck, Punk wants a one on one rematch with her too because she impressed him."

"I honestly thought Punk was going to lose to The Shield last night but he proved me wrong. Morgan also proved me wrong," Cena continued to praise. "I thought she was going to back out but she showed guts to a man taller and bigger than her. She put her words into action as well and I give her respect for that. Now, she may have gotten her ribs hurt from Roman over there but she fought to her heart's content. I'll even bet you that she can kick your ass, Randy. And when was the last time a diva wrestled a WWE Superstar? One thing Morgan has that you don't is heart in that ring."

"No one can beat me! And I'll even beat the Outspoken of out her smart mouth." Orton snapped while Morgan grabbed the mic out of Cena's hands as he gave it to her. "And maybe Reigns didn't spear her hard enough to take away the smartness from her mouth." 

The crowd booed while Reigns shot Orton a dirty look and clenched his fist. He started to get angry and was about to walk to the ramp but Dean and Seth held him back. Morgan turned her head to him and shook her head as he calmed down.

She turned her attention back to Orton. "...Are you done talking? Orton, wait until 2014. You're going to be on my hit list soon enough. Watch your back. Now, I know we all want to go backstage and get on with the show, so please do everyone a favor and get to the conclusion of this segment, thank you very much."

Orton's face was getting red as she gave the mic back to Cena.

"Stephanie, aren't you going to do something about her?" Orton asked.

"I'm not touching that with a 60 foot pole..." She replied as she remembered the history she and Morgan had and the crowd laughed. 

'Backstage'

"Oh boy..." Morgan said as the camera turned to show CM Punk leaning on the wall as the crowd cheered. Punk looked at her and was about to speak but she cut him off. "I know why you're here. Punk, why are you so persistent in wrestling me? Is it because you want to take The Shield down one on one? You want to get the last laugh?"

"Everyone is talking about the men of The Shield and I want to know what The Shield's girl has in the tank. Everyone does since you gave me a preview at TLC. I want to wrestle you one on one, Morgan." he got off the wall and looked down at her. "And, I believe that you can prove you aren't the weak link of The Shield."

"There's no weak link in the oh...I see what you're doing. No wonder everyone thinks there's a weak link. You're getting in everyone's head."

"Morgan, why are you avoiding the question?"

"Why are you trying to do mind games?" She countered.

He smirked. "I know you want to wrestle me as much as I want to wrestle you."

"Don't flatter yourself...You see this?" She showed him her taped stomach. "You did this."

"And I know you want to fight me because of that. Get your revenge. Now answer the question, will you wrestle me when you're cleared?"

She sighed. "Look Punk, I'm honored-"

"But you aren't going to give me an answer because you want your boys to do your dirty work." he cut her off as the crowd 'Oohs'

She glared at him and was about to say yes but stopped herself. "I see what you're doing again. You're trying to provoke me to say yes. Look, how about this? We'll see about a match in the near future."

"I'm not giving up until you say yes." Punk called out as she started walking away.

"I know you aren't..." 

'Later, in the ring' 

HBK and Punk were having a promo until HBK said "This pains me, more than this is gonna pain you. Let me introduce you to your opponents."

'Sierra'

'Hotel'

'India'

'Echo'

'Lima'

'Delta'

'Shield.'

The Shield walk out as HBK got out of the ring. The titantron shows the WWE App and shows who will be Punk's tag team partners are for the match. It reveals to be the Usos as The Shield are at ringside. Punk starts mocking Roman's eye.

"Looks like Punk and The Usos are gonna have some fun." King said.

"How was that victory for CM Punk last night?" Cole asked.

"Well, you see Roman with that black eye and Morgan's stomach is taped up because of her ribs. Last night, she accidentally got speared by Roman. It was pretty hard to watch. I'm surprised she's out here tonight." 

"The Shield need to be on the same page tonight. They can't have any more miscalculations tonight. Especially with Roman's spear." JBL looked on as the bell rang

"Two losses in two nights would be devastating for The Shield," King said as Jimmy took control of Dean.

"How impressive was Morgan last night against CM Punk?" Cole asked as Jimmy tagged in Jey. "I still can't believe she had the guts to take on CM Punk."

"Indeed. She held her own last night." JBL said as Jimmy took control of Seth.

"She did want to put her words into action and she proved that. There were times I thought Punk was going to pin her to win and times when I thought Morgan was going to pin Punk to win the match." King added.

"Let's go, Seth!" She banged on the apron. Seth was not looking too good as Jimmy started to take control of him with arm submissions. 

Seth throws Jimmy to the ropes and hits him with a knee to the gut. Jimmy manages to clothesline himself and Seth out of the ring. Roman, Morgan and Dean were about to come to his aid but Jey and Punk got off the apron, ready to strike as the ref tried to separate them.

"Got a feeling this is gonna get out of hand," JBL said as they went to a commercial.

'Later'

"Things have not been going The Shield's way in the early going of this match," Cole said but then Seth tags in Roman as the crowd cheers. 

Roman starts to take control of Jey in the ring. Dean gets tagged in and puts Jey in an arm submission as the crowd chants 'CM Punk'.

Roman and Punk make eye contact as Punk starts mocking his black eye again. Roman really wanted to get in the ring with Punk and spear him in half so badly. To at least give Morgan some closure since she can't get in the ring right now. 

'We want Morgan, we want Punk, we want Morgan, we want Punk' chants surrounded the arena as Dean looked at Punk with annoyance. 

Punk smirked and put a finger to his ear while Morgan looked at the crowd in surprise. 

"And would you listen to this? They want Morgan in the ring." Cole said.

"I guess Punk versus Morgan is a match the crowd wants to see," JBL looked on. 

Later on in the match, Jimmy hits Seth with a crossbody and tries to tag in one of his partners. Seth tags in Roman and he drags Jimmy back and puts him in a submission. 

"Come on uce! You gotta fight! Come on!" Punk supported him.

"You gotta fight." Roman mocked. "Shut up."

Punk starts to hype up the crowd as Jimmy fights back against Roman and kicks him in the face. The crowd gets hyped when Jimmy tags in Punk and Roman tags in Dean. Dean and Seth get in the ring as Punk goes on the top rope and double clotheslines them. He hits them both with a running high knee and a double neck breaker. Punk then hits Dean with a suplex and pins him until Roman breaks the pin.

Jimmy gets in the ring but gets hit by a Superman punch from Roman. 

"Wow, that Superman punch!" JBL exclaimed. 

Jey gets in the ring, kicks Roman, and then throws him out of the ring. Jey runs and dives on top of him out of the ring but then Seth throws him into the barricade. Punk hits Seth with a suicide dive and turns his attention to Morgan. 

The Outspoken Diva looked down at Roman and Seth and slowly looked up to meet Punk's gaze as the crowd popped. 

"Uh oh." JBL looked on in anticipation 

She took a step. "...Problem...?"

Punk pointed at her. "Just wait until those ribs are healed. We will have a match together."

Ambrose runs to the ropes, attempting to attack him but Punk turns and hits him on the middle rope. Punk gets on the top rope and attacks him with the diving elbow and pins him for a 2 count.

"Ambrose stays in it for a near fall," Cole said as Dean started bleeding from the head while Punk put him in the GTS. 

Seth gets in the ring as Punk releases Dean and hits him off the apron. While Punk was distracted, Dean tags in Roman. Dean runs to Punk as he ducks his clothesline and Roman gets kicked in the face by him. Punk hits the GTS on Dean but when he turns around he gets speared by Reigns as Morgan looks on with a satisfied look. 

"A spear! A spear to Punk! Reigns is the legal man." Cole called out. 

Roman looked at Morgan as she mouthed 'Thank You' and he nodded. 

He pins Punk for the win as he holds his eye. 

"The winners of this match, The Shield," Justin announced.

"This was a much needed victory tonight," Cole said as The Shield got over the barricade and celebrated.

'SmackDown'

Morgan was at ringside while The Shield, Cena and Punk were in the ring. They all just found out that Daniel Bryan got attacked by the Wyatts and the match will now be a 3 on 2 tag team match. 

"Here we have the Outspoken Diva, Morgan Lopez on commentary with us. How are ya?" JBL asked

"I'm doing all right. Trying to take it easy." She smiled.

"The Shield look pretty confident now that the match is a 3 on 2 match," Cole said as Punk and Dean started the match. "What do you think of this match?"

"Honestly? It's anyone's match. Why? Because Punk outsmarted The Shield at TLC when he was alone. And now he has John Cena in his corner. The guy who never backs down from anything. It's going to be one interesting match." She replied as Punk and Cena took control of Dean.

Later on in the match, Roman hit Cena with a Superman punch and grinned.

"Roman Reigns hit Cena so hard," Cole exclaimed as he tagged in Seth. "And here comes to underrated Seth Rollins."

"I agree. This guy is awesome. He kicks ass every week and continues to prove himself." Morgan added.

"There are a lot of people who underestimate Seth Rollins," Cole said. "So, Morgan, we see that your stomach is still taped up. Are you in a hurry to get back in the ring?"

"Yes, but the rest of the women are kicking butt in the ring and proving themselves. I'm just looking forward to the competition." 

"Who would you like to face?" JBL asked.

"Hm...either Naomi, Brie, Kaitlyn, or Aksana. Aksana has improved in the ring and even on NXT. I want to see what she got." She replied. 

Seth puts Cena on the turnbuckle and is about to give him a suplex but Cena fights back and pushes him off. He tags in Ambrose but he gets hit with a tornado DDT by Cena.

"This is John Cena's opportunity," JBL said. 

Cena tags in Punk as the crowd goes wild. Ambrose tags in Seth and Punk starts to take control.

"Looks like Punk is going to fly," Cole exclaimed as Punk hit Seth with a suicide dive. 

The match was at a fast pace as Punk gave Seth an elbow drop off the ropes. When he gets up, he looks at Morgan.

"What?!" Morgan yelled. "Stop staring at me!"

Cole started chuckling. "Looks like Punk is trying to do some mind games."

"You see? Every week he looks at me, trying to taunt or provoke me to wrestle him." She grumbled. 

Punk smirks and does the GTS taunt towards her before putting Seth in the GTS position. Ambrose runs in the ring but gets hit with a neckbreaker along with Seth. Punk pins Seth but Roman breaks it up. 

"And let the chaos begin." She added as Punk and Reigns go at it. 

Ambrose and the rest of The Shield jump him and it results in a DQ. Cena throws Roman out of the ring and throws him to the barricade. He gets back in the ring to attack Ambrose. But when he turns around, he gets speared by Reigns. 

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, and this is why you should always watch your back." She said and took off the headset. 

The Shield started to attack Punk and hit Cena with the triple powerbomb. Punk spears Seth and starts unloading on him until The Shield gains the upper hand. Big E runs down the ring as the crowd gets hyped and Morgan gets on the apron.

"Guys! Let's regroup!" She shouted but watched as The Shield got thrown out by Big E. 

Punk gets in the ring with Big E and looks at her. The Outspoken Diva decides to get in the ring, too. 

"You two proved your point." she declared.

"You sure that's a good idea, Morgan? Bad ribs and all?" Cole asked.

"She can be reckless at times," JBL mentioned. 

Punk starts taunting her which makes her furious. The anger was too much for her and she decided to slap him in the face. 

"Uh oh!" JBL exclaimed as Punk held his face.

"You're angry, aren't you? So am I gonna have that match? Don't you wanna try to hurt me? Get your revenge?" Punk provoked before she slapped him once again.

"Shut up!" She snapped.

"Hey! What was that? Calm down." Big E exclaimed before getting slapped by her too.

"Who do you think you are, trying to order me around? I don't think so." She yelled as Big E rubbed the side of his face and looked at her. He stepped towards her and she took a step back. "Back up."

Big E wasn't going to hurt her, but he was going to try to get her out of the ring by intimidating her. 

"Oh, wait, wait, look at this," JBL exclaimed as Roman slid into the ring. 

He grabbed Morgan's hand and gently pulled her behind him. He turned his attention to Big E and he got himself ready to fight.

"Oh, this is gonna be good," Cole said as Big E took off his straps.

"This is gonna be awesome. This is gonna be great." JBL grinned.

"It's time," Roman said.

"Bring it!" Big E got hyped up as he and Roman exchanged words. 

Morgan looked at them back and forth and decided to let them be but Punk got in the ring with a chair.

"He's got a chair. He's got a chair." Seth said to Roman. 

Morgan and Roman look at Big E and then Punk and decide to get out of the ring as the crowd boos.

"The Shield will retreat for now," Cole said as Big E's theme came on.

Morgan tweets 'I guess CMPunk really wants to get #Dropped. Keep it up and I'll kick you in the face #YouThinkImPlaying?'

'WWEMorgan101 Nice, is that an early Christmas present? Can I get a match too? #StillWaiting' Punk replies.

'Maybe. #PatienceIsAVirtue CMPunk' 

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'Next Week, Raw'

Morgan tweets 'Congrats to the #TotalDivas for winning the jingle belles match. You rocked it!'

Morgan also tweets 'Whoa wait a second, did I just see CM Punk, John Cena and Big E do The Shield's pose? #HeckNo #Injustice! #YouCantDoThePoseBetterThanTheShield'

'In The Ring'

The Shield were taking on Punk, Cena, and Big E. Morgan was at ringside as Cena and Dean started off the match. She could hear the 'Let's go Cena, Cena Sucks' chant as Cena takes control of Dean. Once Dean gets hit with a shoulder block, he tags in Rollins. 

Cena hits Seth with two shoulder blocks and a side slam. He looks at The Shield and does the 'You Can't See Me' taunt and runs to the ropes. Seth rolls out the ring to regroup. He angrily bangs on the apron four times in frustration.

"Hey! Look at me!" Morgan put her hands on Seth's shoulders. "Do not lose your cool. Calm down. You got this."

Later on, The Shield take control of the match with Seth in the ring with Punk. Punk's injured ribs begin to aggravate him when Seth throws him to the turnbuckle. Moments later, Roman and Punk are in the ring with each other. 

"I got a feeling Morgan is happy about Punk's ribs," Cole said as Roman put Punk in a bear hug while Morgan looked on in delight. 

Near the end of the match, Rollins jumps off the ropes but Cena catches him and goes for the AA Position as the crowd gets hyped. Roman gets in the ring and spears Cena off of Seth. 

"Oh and a spear!" Cole exclaimed. 

Punk hits Roman with a flying clothesline off the ropes as he falls out of the ring. Punk also clotheslines Seth out of the ring. Ambrose strikes Punk with a knee to the back and he falls out of the ring too. Dean turns around but gets caught in Big E's big ending finisher. 

Rollins and Reigns run into the ring and break up the pin as the ref calls for a DQ. The Shield begin to attack Big E and position him for the triple powerbomb. 

"Welcome to the deep end Big E," JBL said. 

Roman roars but gets his legs grabbed by Cena as he gets dragged out of the ring. Cena throws him to the barricade and runs into the ring with Punk. Big E hits Dean and Seth with a double clothesline. Cena hits the AA on Seth, and Punk hits the GTS on Dean as they roll out of the ring.

"Not cool..." She retorted as she and Roman helped out Seth and Dean.

Punk gets on the ropes and pointed at her. "Still waiting for ya!" 

'Smackdown'

Morgan was walking backstage but got pushed by Tamina. 

"Ow." Morgan held her ribs. "What was that for?"

"Aw, I'm sorry, did that hurt?" Tamina taunted.

"Yeah. It did." she bluntly replied.

"Too bad. So, I hear you won't be joining the Diva Battle Royal at Tribute to The Troops because of your little injury there." She pointed at her taped ribs. "Poor little girl, I guess wrestling guys is just too much for your body to handle. Maybe wrestling WWE Superstars isn't for you."

Morgan smirked. "Well, I don't see you wrestling WWE Superstars, so you're one to talk..."

Tamina grabbed her by the neck and pushed her to the wall as she winced in pain and grunted. 

"I'm going to say this right now, don't think I'm done with you. I'm still going to get you back from Survivor Series."

"You've gotta be kidding me...You're still on that? Jeesh and I thought I was the only one who keeps grudges." She retorted but then Tamina slammed her to the wall again as the Outspoken Diva grunted.

"What's the matter? Can't defend yourself? You need help? Who is going to help you, Morgan? Your boyfriend? One of your little Total Diva friends? You're weak and defenseless."

"No, you're weak. You're gonna attack me while I'm injured? How tough do you feel right now?" She grunted as she put her hands on Tamina's to try to lessen the choke.

"I can break you like a twig, little girl. In fact, I can do it right now." Tamina was about to push her to the wall again but heard a voice.

"Release her. Now." A growl was heard as she obeyed. 

Morgan held her ribs and throat as Tamina turned around. The camera showed Roman Reigns as the crowd cheered.

"This is between me and her. Not you. Stay out of my business, Roman." Tamina said, not intimidated by the Samoan.

"She's defenseless. How big do you feel right now? And she is my business. I'm not going to let you hurt her. Now, I'll ask you again. Get your ass out of here. Now." He growled.

Tamina smirked at him and walked away. 

"God, I cannot wait to kick her ass..." Morgan muttered.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he helped her.

The Philly diva started to look upset. "I hate feeling weak. Why can't these ribs just heal already?"

"You're not weak Morgan. It's going to take time for those ribs to heal. Don't beat yourself up. I admire you for your guts and toughness."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I'm just glad I was around before she did any more damage to you. It seems like she really wants to take you out."

"I know...but don't worry, it won't be long before I can get back in the ring." She reassured. "Thanks for helping me."

"No problem. I'll see you later." He started walking away.

"Hey, Roman?"

He turned around. "What's up?"

She smiled. "I admire you too."

"Good to know."

Morgan tweets 'Somebody is really desperate to take me out. Oh how I'm not surprised...'

'Later, in the ring'

Big E, Cena and Mark Henry take on The Shield while Morgan stands at ringside. Once the bell rings, Big E quickly takes control but Ambrose puts him in a headlock.

"Oh!" Seth exclaimed as Dean hit Big E with a knee to the midsection.

"That's gotta hurt..." Morgan murmured.

"Should of did your homework, E!" Roman yelled. 

Ambrose gets on the top rope but gets thrown off by Big E. He starts to hit Ambrose with clotheslines and does a belly to belly suplex on him.

"Come on Dean!" she cheered.

"Come on Dean, come on Dean," Seth said before he threw Big E out of the ring. 

Seth and Roman stalk over to Langston but then Cena and Henry come to the rescue. Dean gets out of the ring and pushes Roman's arm, to get him out of his way. 

"I'll get him." Ambrose declared as Roman glanced at his arm and back at Ambrose.

"Uh oh..." Morgan mumbled as she saw the tension between them.

Near the end of the match, Ambrose is caught with another clothesline and gets hit with the Big Ending to win the match.

"Big E picks up the victory," Cole said as Roman got in the ring and glared at Big E. Seth drags Dean out of the ring while Mark Henry gets in the ring.

'Ding Ding Ding'

"Big E gives his team a one to nothing lead," Cole informed.

"You okay?" Morgan put her hand on Dean's cheek as he sat down to take a breather.

"Yeah." He replied. 

Once he regroups, The Shield watch as Roman is thrown out of the ring.

"You all right?" Seth asked as Dean leaned on the barricade.

Mark Henry pushes Roman to the apron as he hits his back before throwing him back in the ring. 

"Come on Roman!" Morgan cheered.

"Come on Big man." Seth looked on as Roman kept getting hit with headbutts and then a big boot to the head. "Come on big man, you gotta watch out."

Roman fights back and hits Mark with a superman punch and pins him for a 2 count. He starts to wear down Henry with a headlock. Henry throws Roman up in the air as he falls chest first to the floor. When Roman gets up, he gives Henry a Samoan drop. 

"That is strength." JBL says. Roman roars and punches the ground. He strikes Henry with a superman punch and goes to the corner. He roars again before spearing him for the win. "That was impressive."

"Yeah!" The Outspoken Diva cheered. 

Once Roman gets out of the ring, she wraps her arms around his neck and kisses him on the cheek. 

"You did it!" She beamed as he grinned and chuckled in response.

In the ring, Cena and Seth lock up. Once Cena gives him a hip toss, Seth rolls out of the ring and bangs on the barricade in frustration. 

"Don't lose your cool. You got this." Morgan advised as her teammates tried to give him advice.

"Wear him down. Wear him down." Roman said as Seth nodded. "There you go." He said when Seth moved out of the way from the turnbuckle as Cena bumped into it. 

He starts to wear him down with stomps and puts him in a headlock to wear him down. 

"Rollins has a good game plan so far. One thing The Shield is good at is having a good game plan and sticking to it." JBL said. 

Cena stands up and walks back to push Seth's back into the turnbuckle. He goes to run towards him but gets kicked in the face. He gets pinned for a 2 count as Seth starts to get aggressive.

"Stay down!" Roman yelled. "What I tell you, John? If you stay down, we wouldn't have to put you down."

Seth hits John with a kick in the gut. The pace of the match was slow while Seth was taking control. Big E and Mark start to hype up the crowd as Cena hits Seth with a clothesline to buy himself some time. 

He plants Cena with a DDT and pins him for a 2 count as Roman puts his head on the apron. 

"Don't get frustrated. You got this. Keep your cool." Morgan said when Seth started banging on the mat after he kept getting two counts.

"Rollins is dominating John Cena, believe it or not," Cole said.

"You're gonna have to give up." Roman taunted as Cena leaned on the ropes.

"It's hard to get in the head of John Cena. He went through a lot of wars." Cole mentioned. 

Cena throws Rollins to the turnbuckle as he flips on top of it.

Morgan cringed at the impact. "Yikes! Are you okay!?"

"Ah~" Rollins groaned out in pain before flipping off the ropes, holding his lower torso. 

Cena starts hitting him with shoulder blocks but Seth counters his attack and plants Cena's face onto one of the turnbuckles.

"Awesome! Awesome counter!" she cheered 

"Come on Cena!" Big E said. 

Rollins mocks Cena's 'You can't see me' taunt and punches him down. Cena counters his attack and hits him with the five knuckle shuffle. He goes for the AA but Seth lands on his feet. Cena runs towards him but gets elbowed and hit by a top rope move. He pins Cena for a near fall as Ambrose holds his head. 

"Cena tried to make a comeback but Seth takes control once again," Cole said as Reigns talked trash to Cena. 

Seth tries to attack him in the corner but Cena moves out of the way and strikes him with a neckbreaker. Cena pins him for a near fall as the crowd gets hyped. 

"And he stayed in it! Cena thought it was three!" Cole shouted as Cena held up three fingers to the ref.

The Shield were relieved while Morgan held her chest in shock and looked at the ref. 

"That was two! Two!" She declared and put up two fingers with Dean and Roman. "That was two, John."

Cena gets on the top rope but Rollins hits the ropes, making him fall on the back of his leg. He pins Cena after he gives him the Skywalker but only for another near fall. 

"Ugh!" Morgan exclaimed and held her head. "Are you kidding me!?"

Dean holds his stomach and bangs on the apron. 

"The Shield thought he had him," Cole said. 

Cena nails Rollins with a powerbomb and pins him for a near fall as the crowd 'Ohs'. The Shield look relieved again while Mark and Big E were looking in shock. The crowd motivates both superstars to get up and Cena puts Seth in the AA position but Seth grabs onto the ropes. Once he releases him, he throws Seth up but he lands on his feet and hits him with an enzuigiri. 

"What a move by Rollins!" Cole exclaimed. "He's just an incredible athlete."

Rollins pins Cena for another near fall as Dean puts his hands to his mouth. 

"Come on man. Come on, John." Mark supported. 

Seth gets on the top rope and goes for the diving knee. He pins him for another near fall as Dean looks on in dismay. Cena catches Seth in the STF as The Shield start to panic and the crowd gets hyped. Seth quickly gets to the ropes as Roman pulls him out. Dean gets in the ring while the ref is distracted but gets clotheslined by Big E. 

He rolls out the ring while Morgan keeps her distance from the drama. She wished that she could do something but her ribs were still bothering her. 

Big E punches Dean over the announce table and turns around only to be hit by a Superman punch from Roman. Mark Henry comes to Langston's aid and throws Reigns over Dean near the announce table. Meanwhile, Cena catches Rollins for the AA in the ring and pins him for the win.

"Here is your winner! John Cena!" Lilian announced as his theme came on and he celebrated with his team.

Seth gets out the ring and holds his stomach while he sits and leans on the barricade. 

"You did awesome out there. Win or lose, you did good." Morgan said, helping him as he nodded and held his head.

"An incredible way to close the year. Happy New Year everybody! We'll see you in 2014 on Smackdown." Cole closed the show.

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The Bangtan Gal Chapter 46- BTS Festa

Chapter Summary: BTS celebrate their 2nd anniversary as a group

Words: 6,000+

----- For this year's FESTA, the members wrote about each other. V wanted to do Jennie's so he wrote her profile after writing J-Hope's.

Ennie's profile written by Tae Tae

Name- Jennifer Walker

DOB- November 10th 1997

Author Introduction- Hello! It's V! Your first and favorite friend out of the members!

In BTS, Jen's Role Is- Being the wild card of BTS

Nickname- Ennie

Specialty- Charisma, quick learner

Body Size- Her butt is bigger than ours

Habits- When she's nervous her fingers get fidgety. Twitches her nose like a cute hamster.

Pros- She's outgoing and kind. If you're shy, she'll bring you out of your shell in a heartbeat. Great friend

Cons- She has a habit of tripping over things lately. She's not the best person to be around when angry, hehe.

Jen's Charm Point- Her smile

A Song That Matches Jen Well- Fighter by Christina Aguilera

Animal- Hamster

Color- Purple

TV Program- Running Man

Character- Hamtaro

BTS song that comes to mind when you think of her- War of Hormone

Points similar to me- Gaming, acting hyper, meat,

Ennie is the best at this- Making me happy

What is rapping to Jennie- Passion, freedom to express yourself.

I am better at this than Jennie- I WILL be the first to be a part of Cypher before you. So, I choose rapping kekekekekekekeke.

Out of 100, Jen's looks are – Out of this world~! The scale is broken! Ennie is so beautiful

When does Jen look happy- When she's with me!

When does Jennie look the most exhausted – When she works out with Jungkook. The Golden Maknae never goes easy these days. I always scold him for pushing her to her limit. 

Something I hope Jen achieves- I hope she achieves in rapping

The part of Jen I'm most jealous of- her smile, perseverance and her special connection with fans

If I was jennie...- I would go enjoy the rap lessons she gets from Suga Hyung

To Jennie- I'll never forget the day I approached you while we were still trainees. To see you now, and how much you've grown, I'm proud of you. I love being goofy around you, despite us getting nagged by Jin, but I care about you a lot and will always be there for you. I love you, Ennie!

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When it was Jen's turn to write a profile, she volunteered to write about all the members instead of just one.

Name- Jung Hoseok

DOB- 2/18/94

Author introduction- Hey, hey! It's your munchkin here!

In BTS, his role is- being the sunshine of the group

Nickname- Hobi, J-Nope

Specialty- Dancing

Habits- All those crazy sound effects he makes

Pros- Optimism, great dancer, great personality

Cons- He seems to not be the best person to be around when grumpy, he nags A LOT. Maknae line can't catch a break

His charm point- His sunshine personality

A song that matches him well- Barefeet youth

Color- Green

TV program- Running Man

BTS song that comes to mind when I think of him- Cypher

Points similar to me- Optimism

What is aegyo to him- He is the definition of Aegyo

He is the best at- dancing

I am better at this than him- English

Out of 100 he is- Not even 1,000,000! BROKE MY SCALE! So handsome!

When does he look the most exhausted- When he can't sleep

When does he look happy- Now, dancing

Something I hope he achieves- All the goals he has in mind for the future

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- His dancing ability

Something I want to do with him- Have a dance battle with him at a BTS Concert

If I was him- I would teach Jennie his technique for dancing, lol. Help a sista out!

To him- Hobi! You are so handsome and you are a phenomenal dancer. Thank you for always boosting up my mood when I'm not at my best, and I hope your dancing gets recognized more. Love you!

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Name- Min Yoongi

DOB- 3/9/1993

Author introduction- Smartie here! Let's get this started!

In BTS, his role is- being a grandpa, fixing things in the dorm

Nickname- Infires (I had to LOL. Love u Yoongi!)

Specialty- Basketball, rapping, composing

Habits- Sleeping

Pros- Rapping ability, great at sports, cares a bunch even though he doesn't say it, he shows it by his actions.

Cons- Can get grumpy at times, sleeps a lot

His charm point- His adorable gummy smile

A song that matches him well- Wake Up by BTS

Animal- Turtle

Color- Black

BTS song that comes to mind when I think of him- Tomorrow

Points similar to me- Passion for music

What is music to him- Everything

He is the best at- Rapping

I am better at this than him- Basketball (Okay, I had to. I love you, lol)

Out of 100 he is- Not even 100! Waayyyy more than 100! BROKE MY SCALE TOO! Have you seen that cute smile!?

When does he look the most exhausted- when he dances

When does he look happy- when he sleeps, lamb skewers

Something I hope he achieves- become a great producer to your satisfaction 

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- His rapping ability

Something I want to do with him- Have a song with him. He could rap while I sing. Or we can both rap together.

If I was him- I would enjoy rapping

To him- Suga! We have such an interesting friendship, don't we? Let's continue our rapping sessions. Thanks for taking the time to help me. And thank you for creating such great music for BTS.

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Name- Kim Seokjin

DOB- Born 1992 Dec 4th

Author introduction- It's your sweetheart, Jennie!

In BTS, his role is- effortlessly being flawless

Nickname- Shoulders

Specialty- Great looks, nagging, dad jokes

Habits- Apparently he sleep talks, them dad jokes tho?

Pros- High laugh, singing ability, visuals

Cons- NAGGING

His charm point- Beautiful looks

A song that matches him well- I believe his voice sounds great in ballads

Animal- What's the most beautiful animal out there? That relates to Jin

Color- Pink

BTS song that comes to mind when I think of him- Fun boys

Points similar to me- We clean

What is dancing to him- He isn't the biggest fan, hahah

He is the best at- Taking flawless photos

I am better at this than him- dancing (No shade, no shade, no shade)

Out of 100 he is- Not even 1,000,000,000! BROKE MY SCALE TOO!! WORLDWIDE HANDSOME! 

When does he look the most exhausted- When dancing

When does he look happy- When he eats and isn't dancing hahaha

Something I hope he achieves- Buying a building

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- His relaxed nature

Something I want to do with him- Be on a cooking show

If I was him- I wouldn't be nagging at Jennie

To him- Jin, your vocals are out of this world! Continue singing, you are appreciated and you are TALENTED!

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Name- Kim Namjoon

DOB- 94/09/12

Author introduction- It's Nie Nie here!

In BTS, his role is- being the coolest leader in the world

Nickname- Namjoonie, Joonie

Specialty- Smart

Habits- SNORES

Pros- Smart, rapping

Cons- dancing, (Can I put snoring as a con? No shade, no shade, no shade)

His charm point- His dimples

Animal- Fox

Color- Gray

TV program- Problematic men

BTS song that comes to mind when I think of him- Hey, what's your dream

Points similar to me- Hard working

What is dancing to him- Just have strength

He is the best at- Being smart

I am better at this than him- Running

Out of 100 he is - Not even 100,000!! THE SCALE IS BROKEN! Him and his handsome self! You see them dimples!? HELLO!? 

When does he look the most exhausted- When dancing

When does he look happy- When rapping

Something I hope he achieves- creating great raps

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- musical talent

Something I want to do with him- Let's go camping someday

If I was him- I would enjoy his talent for rapping

To him- You are so precious to BTS. Thank you for being a great leader. I hope you see what I see when I tell you that you are a blessing to BTS.

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Name- Jeon Jungkook

DOB- 9/01/97

Author introduction- THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND!!! JENKOOK for DAYS!

In BTS, his role is- The GOLDEN Maknae

Nickname- Kookie, nerd (no shade, no shade, no shade)

Specialty- Strength is out of this world

Body size- All I know is, his muscles continue to grow, ladies beware (RIP Fangirls)

Habits- He tilts his head a lot and pokes his cheek with his tongue

Pros- Great at everything, handsome, gives great hugs

Cons- I tend to lose when we game together.

His charm point- His laugh, smile and derp faces.

Animal- Bunny

TV program- Running Man!

Character- John Cena

BTS song that comes to mind- Rise of Bangtan

Points similar to me- Gaming, singing, dancing, persistence, hates losing

What is aegyo to him- He hates it, lol

He is the best at- Everything??

I am better at this than him- Nothing??? Okay, English and video gaming (No shade, no shade, no shade)

Out of 100 he is- 100 doesn't come close. Jungkook BROKE MY SCALE! He's so handsome!

When does he look the most exhausted- When we work out together

When does he look happy- When he does what he wants when he pranks the members 

Something I hope he achieves- Improving your skills in singing and dancing

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- He WINS EVERYTHING! I can't catch a break. And he's the GOLDEN Maknae. I'm jelly, lol.

Something I want to do with him- We still gotta go to the beach together in America!

If I was him- I would be happy to be the golden Maknae of the group.

To him- I am So proud of you, Kookie. Your voice touches many and your efforts in BTS are always appreciated. Stay healthy and eat well.

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Name- Park Jimin

DOB- October 13th 1995

Author introduction- Chim Chim, it's your Ennie!

In BTS, his role is- Great at singing and dancing

Nickname- Chim Chim

Specialty- Getting angry at Jungkook, hugging me all the time, singing and dancing

Habits- Acts cute all the time unintentionally

Pros- Cares a lot

Cons- I wish you would give yourself credit when it's due. You're amazing in what you do, Jimin!

His charm point- Eye smile

Color- Yellow

BTS song that comes to mind when I think of him- We are bulletproof PT2

Points similar to me- Doesn't like to lose, enjoys dancing

What is rapping to him- Skeptical

I am better at this than him- Age (No shade, no shade, no shade)

Out of 100 he is- Not even 10,000,000!! Jimin BROKE MY SCALE TOO!! Him and his fine self!! 

When does he look the most exhausted- when he practices a lot

When does he look happy- When he's with the members and eats good food

Something I hope he achieves- Anything you want to achieve, I'll support you

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- His passion

Something I want to do with him- I would love to dance together with you in a performance

If I was him- I would enjoy complimentary dancing

To him- Jimin, you are a great singer and dancer. Please make sure you understand that. I am so proud of you. Make sure you eat well, Chim!

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Name- Kim Taehyung

DOB- 95/12/30

Author introduction- It's Ennie!

In BTS, his role is- being the weird one

Nickname- Tae Tae

Specialty- Goofing off, being weird, making me happy

Habits- Does a lot of weird things

Pros- Great at making friends, loves being happy, outgoing

Cons- has a lot of accidents

His charm point- Cutest boxy smile out there

BTS song that comes to mind when I think of him- Cypher

Points similar to me- Passionate about rapping, hyper, enjoys eating and making friends

What is rapping to him- He REALLY wants to be a part of Cypher

I am better at this than him- Video games

Out of 100 he is- Not even 10,000,000,000!! TAE BROKE THE SCALE! There is no denying his handsomeness!! 

When does he look the most exhausted- when he plays around too much

When does he look happy- When rapping Cypher

Something I hope he achieves- Being a part of Cypher one day

The part of him I'm the most jealous of- His intense facial expressions on stage and in Music Videos

Something I want to do with him- We should spend more time with each other. I hope you don't think I forget about you when I hang out with the other members. Forgive me <3

If I was him- I wouldn't be so weird (Hahah, no shade, no shade, no shade)

To him- Tae, I'm always supporting you. You're my first friend that I made in Korea, and you have welcomed me with open arms. Love you Tae! Let's spend more time together, soon!

-----

For 2015′s FESTA, the members decided to film a radio show for ARMY to celebrate their second year together.

Suga sat at the table in front of the camera, beginning the start of their video, and opening up the show.

"... for 2 years, we've been loved so much. And we are trying hard to pay you back with our efforts doing our best in music. I don't know if we killed it without dance moves...hmm...don't know! However, what we can be sure of is that there are more listeners to our music than before. How lovely that is? Now we are preparing for our second Muster, which will be a lot bigger than the first one with you all, ARMY. Now you are three times bigger than last year. Aren't you excited? This is BTS' second birthday with ARMY, who makes our every day beautiful and more beautiful. Here's the first song!"

So 4 more plays in the background as the members take their seats with their scripts in their hands. Jennie sat in between Jimin and Jungkook. There was a small camera on a stick floating around, and she took it from Jimin, to play around with it, waving and having Jin and Rapmon video bomb her.

"Hello! This is DJ Suga of BTS KKUL FM 06. 13." He announced as everyone applauded and did their trademark greeting. "So, Bangtan Boys self-produced surprise! R?" Suga looked confused as he tried to read the script. "What is this...?"

"You are the DJ! I think we need a new DJ!" J-Hope exclaimed.

"Suga, you had one job." Jen put him on blast as he tried to explain something wrong with the script

Suga got back to the script, continuing his statement, "The real live show! The visible radio show! KKUL FM is now here for you." He said to a series of applause.

"Eeeeeeeee wooooooooo~!" Hobi yelled loudly into the camera.

"Please...calm down," Rapmon spoke.

"I heard it is such a special day today! Please explain." Suga requested.

"Today! Is! Our! Second anniversary!" Rapmon happily announced.

"WOO!" Jennie applauded heartily with the members.

"AHHHH!" Hobi yelled, throwing up two peace signs at the camera.

Jimin suddenly brought out a cake and set it on the table. The members started to sing Happy Birthday but Jimin stopped them because he hadn't lit the candles yet. The members were disappointed, telling him that he should've already done that.

"I mean, I haven't been to this bakery for a while. I just found out that the candles are inside here. I never knew." Jimin tried to explain

"People! It's one notable tip, if you are buying the cake from Two Some Place, you can find the candles inside the knife!" Suga informed.

After Jimin lit the candles, the members clapped and sang, "Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear BTS, happy birthday to us!"

As soon as they all blew out the candles, each member covered their nose because of someone's bad breath.

"Uh, someone's breath!" Hobi pinched his nose.

"Ew, whose breath stinks!?" Jennie grumbled.

"It just got into my nose," Rapmon complained.

"Guys, calm down. Happy birthday to you all. Do you remember we made our wishes at this time last year?" Suga asked but none of the members remembered. "I know you wouldn't remember anything, so I prepared. Actually, there are some wishes that came true from last year."

"I think this was the one. Maybe something about our concert?" Hobi asked

"Our first win?" Jennie spoke up. "Getting first place?"

"Yeah, I agree with Ennie. We got ranked number 1 at a major show." Jimin stated.

Looking down at the script, Suga read, "Um, so, why don't you raise your hands when I tell you the wishes from last year?" He looked up at the members. "Excuse me, did you read the script at all? Please read beforehand!"

The Maknae Line started laughing at Suga's scolding while Hobi protested, "You said you were not going to follow it. That's what you said!"

"But I can use it as a guideline. You said it was going to be real!" He yelled, mimicking Hobi as the maknae line continued to laugh. "Why would you need reality here?"

"We don't have it in our script!" Jin pointed out while Suga tried to show everyone that it was in the script.

After they bicker, Hobi went to read the script, "Of course! One of them was to have our own concert, from last October, starting from the concert in Seoul!"

"Oh my God, who wrote the script?" Suga exclaimed. "Ah, alright, we don't always need to follow the script but I need to follow the big picture. Let's do something like Raising one's hand."

After everyone raised their hand, Rapmon continued to follow the script by reading but got cut off by Suga. "No, I didn't mean that. Just look at the big picture. It's so obvious that you didn't read it at all!"

"You told me to follow the script!" Rapmon yelled, slamming his hand on the table, causing everyone to burst out in laughter.

"No, I mean be natural! It was nice but too tight. Now, let's clear things up. Hope, Rapmon and Jungkook got their wishes. Jimin, Jin, V and Jennie couldn't get it. Rapmon's wish was that he wanted to buy lots of clothes."

"Of course." Jen let out a chuckle. "Expect a lot of Kim Daily photos, ARMY. A LOT. Prepare. And you better give me photo creds!" She pointed to her leader.

"I will! I just forget!" Rapmon tried to explain.

"Uh huh. Sure."

"Jin wanted to buy a building." Suga pointed out that his wish hadn't been fulfilled yet. "Um...maybe in 60 years or more?"

"60 years look so far. Maybe in 30 years." Jin corrected him.

"I believe Jin can do it. Just take it one day at a time. I'm rooting for you to buy a building very soon." Jennie encouraged him. 

Jin smiled gratefully and thanked her.

"V's dream was to drive." Suga pointed out. "What was Jimin's?"

"I think mine was also driving. Driver's license!" Jimin answered.

"Jennie's wish was to have a BTS tour in America. But looks like it'll get fulfilled in July because we'll be having the Red Bullet tour in New York, Dallas, Chicago and LA."

"Cannot wait! I'm so excited for that." She beamed.

The members began to talk about their first win and how they weren't aware of anything, just surprised and awkward.

"So, what was it like? The first place?" Suga asked.

"We all looked very happy on the stage. I think I was really happy to see us excited about it." Jimin said.

"Yeah, my stomach dropped when I heard the announcement. I tried not to cry as I was trying to help Jimin with his tears of joy." She smiled at him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Surreal is how I would describe our first win. We worked so hard for this moment and dreamed of winning it, y'know?"

The members nodded in agreement. "On our way home, I felt a bit empty somehow. Thinking how hard we tried just praying for it. Jennie would always have us together to pray and we brought up praying for our first win." Suga said. "We just never thought we would win it. Like, would we really be able to get it?"

"Yeah, we just couldn't believe it. Especially because our leader was crying. " Jimin said.

"I didn't," Rapmon replied.

"I see." Jimin chuckled.

"Yeah, it was so dramatic! The percentage of the text voting was very high. It was all from our fans, ARMY."

"For ARMY, thank you!" Hobi shouted as they applauded.

Suga had requested everyone to switch their parts for I Need U since it didn't get aired. 

"I need U girl!" Suga sang loudly, out of tune, causing everyone to crack up in laughter. 

Jennie placed her head down on the table. "I cannot!" She laughed.

"I call Ennie's verse! I got this!" V happily announced as she sat up. "You probably won't care what I have to say, but I'm still waitin' for you on my birthday!" He started shouting her verse, as she continued to laugh. He started to reach out for her, dramatically continuing her verse, "...I ask myself why do I stay when you always play me for a fool. This situation sucks because I thought everything was cool. How could you be so cruel? You used to treat me like I was your jewel. Now I'm nothin' to you but a simple tool."

"This guy..." She shook her head.

"I wish we could break through this! All we've done was fall through the mess that you created. Is this how things will always be? I'm so frustrated, Aggravated, Devastated..." V grabbed her hand.

"What do you gain? To cause me so much pain? It's putting a strain on my broken heart. But I can't let go, Because you're my everything..."

After the chorus, Jungkook, effortlessly rapped Rapmon's verse, as the members get hyped. 

"I need U girl!" Rapmon sang in a high pitched voice while everyone cracked up and clapped their hands.

"Naegen geureol yonggigaeobseo. Naege majimak seonmureul jwo. Deoneun doragal su eobtdorok-AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHOWWWWWWWWW!" Suga screamed out as they all laughed again.

Jennie ended up having to fall out of her seat, and sitting on the floor because she kept laughing so hard. Tears were streaming from her face. After all, this situation was hilarious. After the song was done, she got back in her seat, wiping her tears.

"We made our wishes last year, why don't we do it again, this year?" Suga requested. "This year. The wishes for the year 2015."

"I have one. I want a bigger concert than we did before." Jimin wished.

"Another one?" Suga looked around as V and Jin raised their hands

"Let's go from the old people." V gestured

"Yeah, age matters," Jin said.

Jungkook stood up and started dancing to EXID's down and up, and Rapmon followed his movements. But Hobi started thrusting up and down while singing. "Old, young, old old, young."

"What in the world?!" Jen chuckled.

"What!? What's that for?" Rapmon laughed.

"So weird~!" Suga chuckled as Rapmon repeated Hobi's movements.

After they settle down, Jin told everyone his wish, "There's something I want to do. I would love to be on the eating shows this year so that I can eat a lot of delicious food in Korea."

"Let's dream big. How about winning the best singer?" Hobi requested. "Or how about best food?" He joked.

"You are too much, today." Suga pointed out and turned to the female member. "Jennie, what's your wish?" 

"Well...I'm going to dream big." She trailed off. "I want BTS to win a Daesang."

"That's really big." Rapmon looked at her in surprise.

"I know it sounds crazy, and we don't think we can do it but something in me says that as long as we continue to work hard, remain humble, and love what we do, we'll do it. I don't care if it's in a year or two or more, that's going to be my wish from now on. For BTS to win a Daesang."

"What about you, V?" Suga asked.

"I want to go to Han-river with you, riding bikes." He requested as everyone loved the idea.

"I want to learn various kinds of martial arts." Jungkook wished. "Wing Chun Gyeon!" He made a fighting stance for the camera

"Yeah...that's a nice one but I mean as a team," Suga mentioned.

"Ah for our team. Why don't we learn Wing Chun Gyeon?" He happily requested as everyone laughed.

"Let's see which one's easier? The best singer or Wing Chun Gyeon?"

"How about you, Suga?" Jin asked.

"I have one. I want to be the DJ for the radio show. And for us, we want to perform at the bigger place. Really, you have to dream big. Maybe at the Jamsil Stadium? I know it doesn't make sense." He laughed.

"That's too big." Hobi chuckled.

"I apologize."

"Can I change my wish?" Jungkook requested.

"Wing Chun Gyeon style performance?" The members assumed, causing Jungkook to laugh 

"I wish we all could make one song each for our new album this year." Jungkook wished

"So, you mean you want all of us to produce at least one song for each on one album?" Suga asked as Jungkook nodded.

"That's not a bad idea. I like it." Jennie nodded. "That would be really fun actually. Creating a solo song or something."

"I want to say something, sorry. Don't you want to know mine?" Rapmon asked after watching everyone speak.

"Oh, you didn't say yours?" Hobi asked

"You just asked everyone but me!" Rapmon laughed. "Does anybody care about me? I would love to buy more clothes and um...one more mixtape. Also, for our team, let's go on a trip together!"

"Book it! I wanna go on a trip! That would be so fun!" Jennie happily encouraged the idea, high fiving Rap Monster with Jimin.

"Jungkook and Jennie are still underage. They can get their ID cards." Suga pointed out.

"I have one already," Jennie informed.

"Me too, I got it but I just hate the picture. I really hate the picture." Jungkook replied 

"You know I don't like mine either." She turned to Jungkook. "I may want to get another one, and retake the picture, too."

"But that's the fun part of the ID cards! You can never get a good picture." Jin said.

"I never saw a person who's satisfied with their picture," Rapmon said.

"And kids," Jin looked at the two Maknaes. "When you get your driver's license, surely it'll be more terrible."

"Oh joy." Jen shook her head.

"Oh, and Jimin, he's now 21 and became manly. A bit more than before." Suga pointed out as the members started to make fun of how he had a habit of running his hand through his hair.

"There's a dancer he loves, Brian Puspos. And he's copying him." Jungkook said.

"In my opinion, I don't copy anyone. It's me, so, shall we talk about something else?" Jimin sassed, surprising the members.

"Wow!" Jennie laughed

"Yeah! What a man!" V cheered

"Oh, there's something else. We moved." Suga revealed that they moved to a new place and the members applauded. "Guys, how are you feeling about it?"

"Perfect! Perfectly amazing!" Rapmon enthused

"It's lit!" Jennie cheered.

"We now have roommates. Before, all of us shared one room. Jennie still has her own little room though." V pointed out as they discussed what they would like to do in the new dorm.

"We need to play Smash Bros, soon. Like all of us, so we can test our friendship." Jennie announced.

"Yes! Let's do that soon!" Jimin happily agreed.

"Okay then, maybe that can be a bit awkward so I will ask you several questions. Close your eyes and let this be anonymous. The statement is, I like my roommate but I sometimes envy other rooms." Suga looked at the guys closing their eyes but Jennie as she watched since she still had her own room.

"Wow!" Jennie commented as she watched Jungkook and V raise their hands.

Jungkook pointed out that rooming with Rapmon, there was always music in the room. 

"Because of that, we're suffering," V said.

"Yeah, I can hear the music from my room. Great music taste by the way." Jen complimented, earning a smile and thank you from the leader.

After the commercial break, laughter, and funny stories, the members go through everyone's boards about the members who wrote about each other. First up was V and Suga read some of the written words.

'A new sloth.'

"I think I know what it means. I didn't write it but he looks like a sloth." Jin said

"I wrote it," Hobi spoke up. "Recently, V became very slow. Especially when I try to wake him up. He never gets up."

'Ears.'

"Ears? What's that about?" Suga asked

"Look at him! His ears are too big!" Jungkook revealed V's ears as the members laughed. 

'Please eat with us.'

"For example, most of us are not picky about food. Of course, there's some food we can't eat. V, he can't eat beans. Actually, he's picky. So, it's really difficult for us to decide what to eat. Rap Monster's being very mature about it though. However, V is different, he has to go to the restaurant he wants to go to, unlike Rapmon who would just order something else or find another restaurant." Suga mentioned

'Thanks for being my first friend in Korea and for being your goofy self. You're adorable, I love your fashion sense and you always boost up my mood with your cheerfulness.'

"This is obviously Jennie." Suga pointed to her and the members instantly agreed.

"What!? I didn't think it would be that obvious!" She tried to explain.

"Aw, Ennie!" V stood up and hugged her from behind tightly, cheek to cheek.

"Yah, don't squeeze her to death." Suga scolded before V sat back down. He looked back at the board at the various comments.

'Genius, fool, talent, awkward, monkey.'

"I think he's more like a monkey than a sloth. A handsome monkey." Rapmon said.

"Yeah, every one of them suits him actually. Sometimes he's very smart, sometimes he is a fool, sometimes he is full of talent. But he can be awkward. Oh my God! Oh well. It's anonymous." Suga went on.

The next board is Jimin.

'Please put away your bags and the bandanas. They are everywhere. That sounds filthy. I thought you were very clean.'

"I think this is what we need to hear from his roommate." Hobi pointed out as V explained his reasoning. 

Jimin's bandanas are always in the bathroom and leaves them there after taking a shower.

"You know what? To each his own. Do you, Jimin." Jennie chuckled while the members questioned his choices.

'Slow and a dance teacher'

"Well, you know. He's always late and goes out of the room at the end. He's spending so much time cleaning. I think you guys can empathize with me." Jin spoke. "I believe you all think the same. For the people who can't dance like me, he's a great dance teacher. So, I wrote slow and a dance teacher."

Suga revealed Jin's board. Mostly there was the word pig on the board, causing everyone to laugh and joke around about it.

'Why do you eat so much? You look really happy when you are eating though.'

"Alright, next is J-Hope's," Suga revealed.

'The weird sleeping habit.'

"Did you write this?" Hobi asked with a laugh

"No!" V giggled. "It was yesterday at around 2 in the morning or maybe three? He was sleeping when I was out of the shower and he kept doing this." V started to touch his arms slowly, mimicking how Hobi sleeps

"PFFHAHAHAHA!" Jennie's loud laughter was heard.

"Look, it was very odd," Jimin spoke up. "V was sleeping too. I just got out of the shower and he was like..." He started slowly touching his chest while pretending to sleep.

"Oh no!" Jen commented.

As the members started describing it, V showed them the photo and then to the camera. 

"Since I was young, my mom petted me while I was sleeping," Hobi revealed. "I sleep really well when someone pets me."

"So, there's no one and you are just touching yourself?" Rapmon asked

"Um, I don't know. I don't know if it's my sleeping habit or not. I was sleeping! So, I have no idea."

'A decision by God?'

"I wrote it. I think J-Hope is like a decision by God to our group." Jimin said as the members joked that J-Hope being in the group was making things worse.

"Maybe we could've won the first place sooner if he wasn't in the group. Like 10 months earlier." Suga teased. "Oh well. I'm joking. I think J-Hope always makes the lively mood of our group."

'Too hyper these days'

"I second that! I didn't write that but I love his hyper ways, though. It's in a good way. His hype nature makes my day." Jennie responded.

"Let's see Miss Bangtan's." Suga revealed her board as the members checked out the various comments written about her.

'You're good but you can do better. There's always room for improvement'

"I wrote that about myself," Jennie revealed. "Just a little message to myself. I know I'm good at what I do. But I know that I can get even better as long I continue to practice and work hard to the best of my abilities. So, I hope I'm able to improve my singing and dancing skills, very soon."

"You will. You have improved a lot since debut." Rap Monster reassured

"Her harmony and blend of her voice with ours improved too. It sounds like one voice when she sings with one of us. Jennie actually helped out with the harmony whenever two or more members were singing together in our songs. She was so strict about that." Jimin giggled. 

"I don't like how that sounds, Jimin keep your voice where you're at, but Kookie I need you to take it down one pitch. Once you two do that, you'll hear your voices clash." Jimin quoted her.

"Ah, yeah. I was so irritated that day. I kept hearing them sing together and I'm like, I don't hear their voices clashing melodically like it should." She chuckled.

"She was so happy when we got it right," Jungkook commented.

'Hamtaro reminds me of you.'

"I wrote that!" V happily revealed. "Me loving anime, I came across that anime recently. Doesn't she resemble a hamster? It's so cute!" He giggled as the members agreed. 

Jennie covered her face from embarrassment.

"Yeah, especially when she eats. Cutest thing." Jungkook murmured.

"ARMY, pay attention to how she eats when she's getting filmed next time. You'll know what we're talking about." Jin pointed out.

'Improvement.'

"I wrote that," Suga revealed. "I remember you were so timid during the times we would shoot our music videos. And with me teaching you about rapping, you're so serious about it and learning quickly. I'm proud of you. Watching you grow with us since you move from America to here."

"Aw, Suga, thank you." She smiled

"Next, Jungkook!" Suga revealed his board.

'A Muscle pig'

Hobi laughed loudly with the members. Money was also written and Hobi revealed that the designer at the salon would give them cosmetics and it would always go to Jungkook since he's crazy about cosmetics.

"Do you use them all?" Suga asked

"I do." Jungkook grinned

"I think it's his hobby. Collecting the cosmetics. Like Jin and J-Hope collect toy figures. I think it's like that to him. Maybe displaying the cosmetics makes him feel good."

"Rap Monster!" Suga revealed his board.

'Aggressive raccoon'

"Raccoon? Ha!" Jennie laughed

"What is this!?" Rapmon exclaimed, grabbing the post-it note, and tossing it at V.

"Why the raccoon?" Jen asked

"He looks like it," V answered to laughs

'Tempted to strangle you with my pillow because of your loud snoring'

"He really does snore loudly. I think we all feel that way." Jimin agreed.

"See!" Jennie shouted.

"AH! You wrote that!?" Rap Monster yelled, pointing at her

"Yep!" She smirked.

"Yah!"

'Punching. Hitting people while he's dancing'

"Oh my gosh, yes, that. He accidentally smacked me in the face while we were in dance practice." Jennie revealed

"I said I was sorry!" Rap Monster whined.

"I remember that day, hahah. Jungkook, V and Jimin ganged up on Rapmon for doing that. Maknae line gets so protective of Jennie." J-Hope giggled

"Squad!" She high fived the Maknae liners

'You are the best'

"I wrote it," Jimin revealed. "It looks like Rap Monster is always worried and stressed out." 

'Chin'

"Yeah, if he gets serious he's always moving his chin like..." Suga demonstrated.

"I looked at it carefully." Jungkook pointed out

"Why are you watching me? Why do you like me so much?" Rap Monster accused, jokingly. 

"I like observing you, really."

"Do I make my chin like this?" Rap Monster started moving his chin all around, as everyone laughed. 

Suga revealed his board.

'Lamb skewer'

'Too bouncy'

'A sloth'

'Saint'

"Doesn't he look like a saint sometimes?" Rapmon asked

'Grandpa'

"What is this?" Suga questioned the notes on his board.

"He reminds me of a grandpa." Jennie giggled

"Why? I'm only 23. You all know that I do my best. I just sleep a lot."

'Suga eat healthy and have some vitamins'

"He has a lot of healthy foods and vitamins. And he does eat them well." Jin guaranteed

"Thinking about you all, it feels like those two years passed in a second," Suga added. "This is the special day. It's our 2nd anniversary. So, a special guy gave us a message. It's an audio message."

The members turned to the audio that was being played.

'I'm so proud of you all. Even though there are so many schedules, you guys are not complaining. Please stay like that and I won't want anything more from you.'

Hobi and Rap Monster started making loud noises as they continued to listen

'Well, maybe it's because you are all very stressed out, you are having a hard time getting up in the morning when we have some schedules. Especially, Jeon...Jung...kook...'

Jungkook sat back in his seat, throwing his head back as he clapped his hands while laughing with the members.

'I'm really having a hard time waking up too. I'm a lot older than you and it's very difficult for me to have the same schedule with you. However, waking you up makes me 10 years older. Please wake up early and let's start our day at the right time.'

Jungkook took the camera to give a message to Manager Sejin. "I may wake up a bit later than others but I don't arrive at the car at last." He grinned

"I'm sorry but you really are giving us a hard time," Jin said

"You never wake up even though we yell at you or shake you like this." V started hitting the Golden Maknae.

"Sejin! I'll do better!" Jungkook announced

"Yeah, let's do better for our manager," Hobi said

"We should also be really nice to the people around us. We should keep our first intention."

After they played Boys with Fun, Suga announced that the show was almost over and requested to have a little speech. One by one the members give messages to ARMY.

"Ah, I'm not always good with words. So much has happened in two years and it's all because of you ARMY." Jennie began her speech with a smile. "Every day is a new adventure for BTS and I wouldn't have it any other way. I hope you continue to support us and I hope next year more of our wishes will be fulfilled. Let's remain happy and healthy. Happy 2nd anniversary! Woo! Thanks for spending 2 years with us. Time really flies when you're having fun."

Suga was the last one to say his speech, "It's been two years. Maybe that can be such short years for people. If we were working at some company, we wouldn't even be able to get the assistant manager title. So many things happened in 2 years. It was such a short period of time but at the same time, it was quite a long time. Thanks to ARMY, you've been there all the time. You are with us every second, I hope this lasts for 20 years. If possible, 200 years."

"200?" Jennie raised a brow as the members laughed with her

"Well, it's the 21st century."

"I don't want to live that long," Hobi said

"Yeah, that's too much," Jen added

After they bicker, Suga continued his speech, "To the 200th anniversary! With our fans like my family, oh, well. You are my family I love you! By the way, BTS Festa, which is for celebrating our 2nd anniversary, is almost done. Right, and we'll meet you all at our second MUSTER. There will be lots of fun performances. Please look forward to it. Alright, really. It's time to say goodbye. This was SUGA SUP-D, the professional DJ. Wasn't it fun? I don't know how it will seem to you later, but it was really funny for us. Next time, it will be a bit different. Well, there was a bit more adult talk this year. This show grows up as we are growing up."

"Talking about growing up, shouldn't the DJ grow up, too?" Rapmon asked.

"I don't grow up anymore. My growth plate is useless now."

"Well, for whom need the pure and clear radio show-"

"Stop it!" Suga cut Jungkook off, slamming the script down as he stood up. "Why do we need the script!"

"Finally! We're done!" Jennie tossed her script in the middle as the members did the same

"Yay! It's done! Woo!" Hobi cheered.

"Hey, calm down. We should really say goodbye." Suga said. "Thanks for listening! It was BTS KKUL FM 06.13MHZ. See you later! Bye!" He closed as the members waved and presented finger hearts to the camera.

I love BangtanGal and Jenn is you continue it or is i1t discontinued/hiatus if not plsssssss make more I been snacking while reading this also..... For reality shows would you do RUNBTS and In the soop 1 2 or BTS documentary I'm just asking is it like in your ideas list💜

Hey!! I WILL continue the story!! I got you, anon! :)

Yes, I will be doing RUN BTS and in the soop! Their documentaries and stuff, I will try my best to do it all! Stay tuned!! Once I catch up to where I stopped in the story, I'm going to research, brainstorm and make an outline for the next new chapters of the story. I stopped in 2016. I got a long way to go but I'm excited to continue!

I also still had a ton of ideas in documents so I'm going to hook it up. Thank you SO much for reading like omfg you have no idea how happy I am to see y'all enjoying Bangtan Gal!! 💜

The Bangtan Gal Chapter 54- Rekindle

Chapter Summary: Jungkook finds the perfect way to ask Jennie for forgiveness as each member of BTS help out. Jen starts getting jealous for a change. JenKook finally get the members back for taking photos of them while sleeping on the plane by a Nerf War with Jungkook dressed as Captain America.

Words: 11,000+

Genre: Absolute CHEESE AND FLUFF with all members with MAJOR Jungkook fluff! :)

Author's Note:  CHEESE. Absolute CHEESE. This is a straight-up CHEESE fluff fest with 3 gallons of randomness I added. I switched some things up and added some stuff for this one! I LOVE this chapter soooo much! We got wrestling, we got Jennie slowly showing feelings, we got TONS of cute fluff! This was so random but one of my favsss. I always thought of this one as one of my best chapters. It's so cute and I love rereading it. I hope you feel the same as you read. Enjoy and have a wonderful day! :)

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It took Jennie five minutes to walk to the destination. Walking to the court, she noticed Yoongi dribbling and practicing shooting hoops.

“Check!” She heard his deep voice and immediately caught the ball he threw at her. “First one to get 10 points wins. If you win, you get the next note. If you lose, well, we’ll just have to go a couple of rounds until you finally beat me.” 

Jennie stood there baffled. “What? Are you kidding me? I’m not even in my gear!”

“I don’t care, Smartie. Let’s go.” He got in position with an amused grin.

Looks like Yoongi wasn’t going to take no for an answer.

“Fine. You asked for it.” She checked the ball and he threw it back. 

As she began to travel while dribbling, she watched how he moved, going on a defensive route.

“I wonder what the kid has in store for you, today. Gotta beat me to find out.” He tried to grab the ball while she dribbled but she spun around and jumped to make a shot. 

The rapper watched, impressed as the ball made it through the basket.

A small smirk came across his face as he said, “Looks like you really want that note. Win for the kid. I know he’ll be happy to see you. And I know you’ll be happy to see him, too.”

“Thanks for the motivation.” She managed to defend her side and block his shot.

“You improved, smartie. But I wonder how the kid would react if he found out you kept losing to me and couldn’t beat me to go on to the next destination.” He taunted to rile her up more.

His taunting provoked her as she became more competitive, stealing the ball and jumping up high to shoot. They watched as the ball soared through the air and went through the basket.

Yoongi started to become genuinely astonished at how her skills had progressed. “All right, I let you get that point.”

“I dunno ‘bout that, Suga.” She teased.

As the game went on, the two tirelessly aimed to get shot after shot, determined to win. Yoongi had the ball, and turned around, making Jen trip on her feet and fall on her behind. She watched with disappointment as he made the shot.

“Gosh darn it!” She fussed.

“You’re getting slow on your footwork. Don’t be sloppy. You all right?” He helped her up. 

“Yeah, I just want to win.”

“You and the kid are the same.” He shook his head with a low chuckle.

“Where is Jungkook? Do you know?” She asked as she stayed on him while he dribbled.

“Now, why in the world would I tell you?”

“Because you love me and I’m one of your great friends?”

“I never said that.” He bluntly responded.

Taken aback, she stood there, deadpanning while he took advantage and easily got another shot. “Well, damn, Yoongi! That was foul!”

He began to laugh wholeheartedly. “I hope you know that I was just fuckin’ with you. I just wanted to get another shot. And you fell for it.” 

He began dancing around goofily which caused her to laugh out loud.

“Stop! This is supposed to be serious! I want to win!” She playfully pushed him away. 

She got a giggle in response as she got a glimpse of his gummy smile.

“Hey. Of course, I love you, smartie. You’re family,” He shrugged as he saw another smile come across her face. “Now less talking, more winning for me.” He tossed her the ball.

“You wish. Today, you’ll be the one taking the L for a change.”

“I love your persistence.”

As they continued to play, they were tied and were going for the last point. Both with nine points, they just needed to get one more shot. Yoongi felt confident that he could catch her with his strong offense and make an easy shot. Jennie, on the other hand, felt like if she could stay on her defense, she could win this match and catch him off guard. One thing is for sure, they both needed to keep an eye on the ball. 

Jennie made sure to never let the ball out of her sight as she hurriedly followed Yoongi who dribbled across the court. The Daegu rapper had tried to confuse her by jumping up to shoot but she noticed that the ball didn’t leave his hands and turned back around.

“Game over.” He finally shot the ball.

Defeat was evident in her eyes as Miss Bangtan watched the ball fly in the air. But thankfully for her, the ball hit the backboard instead and bounced down into her arms.

“Tough luck!” She called out, dribbling quickly to the other side of the court.

Yoongi muttered out a curse in surprise and ran after her, trying everything he could to stop her, but it was too late as she jumped as high as she could and shot the ball with all her strength. The ball went straight into the basket, giving Jennie the W for this basketball game.

She sighed out of relief and curtsied in front of him while he let out a laugh. 

“I believe you have something for me.” She happily requested. Her smile got so big as she watched him accept his defeat.

“Congratulations, smartie. Here.” He took Jungkook’s note out of his basketball shorts pocket and handed it to her.

“Thank you. Good game, Yoongi.” She bumped fists with him and took a seat on the bench with him to rest up.

Yoongi took out a bottle of water and a small towel for Jen from his gym bag before taking out his own. After wiping the sweat from her face, she took a big gulp of water, to quench her thirst after the workout she just dealt with. Yoongi always pushed her to her limit when it came to basketball.

Opening the note, she began to read

All right!! You did it! I had a feeling you’d finally beat Hyung! It must feel good to finally beat him. I know how hard you try when you two play against each other.

More reasons why I cherish you:

You keep me on my feet when it comes to pranking and gaming. (I still need to get you back!)

You always know what’s bothering me even if I say that I’m not bothered. Being the Golden Maknae and lead vocalist can be hard. But you always encourage me and hold me down.

You accept people at their worst. (You never judge anyone when they’re down)

Your thoughtfulness. (I watched you saving whatever money we receive from Big Hit to help your sisters’ college tuition. The smile on your face, when you kept putting money in the jar, made it clear to me that you enjoy doing things like that. You have a good heart.)

His words made her smile again. He really must’ve been watching her. She thought she kept herself hidden as she saved money for her sisters. She noticed two words that needed to be unscrambled.

Kbie raitl

“Bike Trail.” She confirmed as he texted her the address. “Let me guess, Taehyung is there?”

“You would think,” he said and opened the camera app. "Let's take a picture,"

The two happily smile for the camera while Yoongi tweets with the caption, ‘Wow. She FINALLY beat me one on one in basketball. Brings back Rookie King vibes. Good game, smartie. #SUGA’

“Thanks, Yoongi.” She kissed his cheek and stood up.

“Yeah, yeah.” He struggled to stop smiling at her affection.

Heading over to the bike trail, passing pedestrians who were jogging and riding their bikes, she saw Namjoon waiting for her, with two bikes against the railing he was leaning against.

Her eyes lit up as she approached him with a big smile. “Oh wow, I thought it’d be Tae.”

“Nah, he really wanted bubble tea,” Namjoon responded with a chuckle and embraced her.

“I’m happy to see you, Namjoon. So, what’s the task?” She pulled away.

“No task. I just want you to free your mind and unwind. Let’s just ride some bikes together. It’s a nice day.”

“Really? I like that. Okay.”

“We are so busy that we never take time to notice the scenery in front of us. How beautiful the day is. So, let’s enjoy the day and clear our minds from the idol life.”

“I love that idea.” She took one of the bikes.

“Wait. Safety first.” He placed a helmet over her head and secured it for her. “Is it secure enough?”

“Yep.”

“You sure?”

“Yes.”

“Good. Ladies first," he smiled and got on his bike.

Getting on her bike, she rode along the trail while he followed from behind. As they rode around, following the trail, they felt the warm breeze around them as they admired the landscape. From the clear, blue skies, to the random pedestrians they would pass. It was a nice, humid, summer day.

Namjoon was right. They really don’t take the time to see the beauty around them and how peaceful things can be.

After biking, they sat on a bench to rest, taking off their helmets. “How are those rap lessons with Yoongi?” He asked as they relaxed and watched the sky.

“They’re getting better and better. I’m really happy with my progress,” she answered confidently.

“Good. Yoongi is truly happy about you getting better at rapping. He speaks highly of you when he’s with me and J-Hope.”

“Aw, really?”

“Don’t tell him I said that. He’ll kill me. You know how he is.”

“I’ll keep it to myself. I still can’t get over your mixtape. You worked so hard on it.”

Namjoon smiled at her praise. It made him feel good that she enjoyed it.

“Do You is my favorite. I listen to the song when I’m working out. It’s on my workout playlist. It gets me so hyped. I’m patiently waiting for the next mixtape you do.” She added.

“I'm glad you’re so supportive of me.”

“Of course, this was a big accomplishment for you! I love watching the members branch out and do their own thing while still being together in the group. I hope to see the other members do their own thing soon.”

“Anything that you have in mind? Solo stuff?”

“I would like to when my vocals get better. I do have a lot of stuff on my computer that I work on from time to time. It'll happen when it happens. Hey, can you rap for me? A little bit of Do You?”

Namjoon shyly laughed and covered his face. “Really? Now?”

She nodded and started patting her thighs to mimic the beat of Do You, waiting for him to rap a verse. “Haters gon’ hate and players gon’ play!”

“Mufuckas keep mufuckin’ all day!” He rapped with her. “Follow my shit, my friend and I’ll pay. Naega neo daesin chim baeteojulge twe. Do you, do you, do you, do you, do the fuck you want, do you, do you, do you, do you.”

The two shared a laugh as she leaned her head against his shoulder.

“Here.” He took Jungkook’s next note out of his pocket and handed it to her as she pulled away from his shoulder.

Taking the note, she looked at the folded paper before turning back to her leader. “Hey, Joon?”

“Yes?”

“Thank you. You are always so kind and make me feel at peace.”

“Always.”

Opening the note, another smile came across her face as she read what Jungkook had written.

I hope you enjoyed your time riding bikes with Hyung! It's a wonderful day, isn't it? 

Reasons why I cherish you:

You tolerate my memes and actually send me memes back

Seeing you happy on succeeding in the smallest things makes me happy

I didn’t want to say anything but, remember you talking to that Shin guy, who disrespected you? I saw everything and had a talk with him, too.

“You did?” She murmured in surprise as she kept reading. She was curious about what he said to Shin since she thought she handled the situation quite well.

I still hope to this day that he isn’t bothering you and I hope you know that I’ll always protect you. All of Bangtan.

‘YMG’ was the scrambled word

“Gym.” She confirmed.

Namjoon stood up and stretched. “Let’s go together. I’ll take you there. I want to get a front row seat for this.”

“Whatchu mean?”

“You’ll see.”

His big smile was all that she needed to see, to figure out that something big was going to happen.

As soon as NamJen headed over to the gym, they noticed that no one else was in there. It seemed like someone rented the place for a little while so they wouldn’t be disturbed. As they kept walking, they saw a wrestling ring, while Jin, Jimin, Hobi, Taehyung and Yoongi were talking among themselves, sitting on chairs near the ring.

“Wait, why are all of you here?” Jennie’s question made the members turn to her.

“Finally!” Jimin rejoiced, clapping his hands together. 

He looked pleased the finally see her.

“We’ve been waiting for you!” Jin added.

“I wanted a front row seat for this. There was no way I wanted to miss this.” Yoongi remarked.

“And I’m recording!” Hobi grinned, gesturing to the video camera in his hands. “Bangtan Bomb~!”

“So...what do I have to do?” She crossed her arms.

“You, missy, are going to be wrestling today,” Namjoon revealed while Yoongi handed him a referee shirt. “And I’m going to be the ref.”

Jennie raised her eyebrows in surprise. “E-excuse me? Wrestling? This ain’t WWE!”

“It will be today!” Jimin giggled.

“Pretend that you’re Goldberg!” Taehyung called out.

“Nah. I’d rather be Jazz. She was badass in the WWE Ring and wasn’t called the baddest bitch for nothing.” She shrugged. “So...who am I going up against?”

“Gotta find out. Go change!” Jimin handed her a gym bag and gestured for her to change in the locker room. 

It looked like Diana had gathered some gym clothes for her to wrestle in.

After choosing her entrance theme, which was Sasha Banks’ Sky’s the Limit, to play along with this randomness occurring, she walked out through the curtain they put up by the door. Strutting out with swagger and sunglasses on her eyes, she decided to portray Sasha Banks, performing her trademark taunt as the members continued their loud cheers.

“This match is set for one fall! And it is for Jungkook’s next note and the K-Pop Championship! Introducing first! From America, she is our beloved, extraordinary Miss Bangtan, Jennie!" Jimin announced, holding a toy WWE Championship that was brought from a local Target. 

Jennie outstretched her arms and spun around, nodding confidently. “The BOSS is here!" she placed the sunglasses on top of her head and strutted down to the ring, flipping her hair.

“WOOOOO!” Yoongi cheered, clapping loudly, jumping up and down.

“Ahhhhhhh~, that’s my munchkin! I raised her!” Hobi shouted. 

“WE raised her!” Yoongi shouted back.

“Ennie! Ennie! Ennie!” Jimin and Taehyung chant.

They were so hyped up, it caused her to laugh as she got inside the ring. This was completely random but it was nice to do something goofy for a change. This was fun and the match didn't even begin yet.

Getting on top of the middle ropes, she outstretched her arms before patting her chest. 

“The next K-Pop champion, right here! The boss!” she shouted to the crowd.

Jumping off the ropes, she stood in a corner of the ring, patiently waiting to see who she would be wrestling.

“And introducing her opponent...!” Jimin announced.

Shawn Michaels’ theme song came on the portable speaker, which caused Jen’s interest to intensify instantly as she listened to the familiar lyrics.

I think I’m cute

I know I’m sexy

I’ve got the looks that drive the girls wild

I’ve got the moves that really move ‘em

As soon as she saw who walked out of the curtain, she dropped her jaw while the boys immediately started booing. Namjoon, standing in the middle of the ring, covered his face and shook his head, feeling second-hand embarrassment while everyone observed Jin strutting out, blowing kisses in a feather boa with a T-shirt and shorts on.

“Oh, my God...no he didn’t.” She covered her mouth.

Jin???

What the hell is going on???

“From South Korea, built with handsome shoulders and a handsome face, handsome Jin!” Jimin announced in giggles while the members continued to boo him.

“You can boo me all you want but I’m still flawless and handsome! No one can compare! I'm a sexy boy! I'm not your boy toy!” Jin blew a kiss right in front of the members before heading inside the ring and taking off the boa.

After his entrance theme song faded out, he faced off with Jennie in the middle of the ring.

“Sweetie, you are wrestling me, today! Gotta beat me to win the next note and the title.” Jin smiled.

Was this an early birthday gift?

“Oh my gosh, I get to beat up Jin!?” Jennie’s eyes widened with glee, turning to Namjoon who nodded in response. “Are you serious?! This is great! Let’s do this!”

In the background, she could hear the members cackle hysterically from her reaction. Jin was startled that she was so excited to fight him.

“H-hey!” Jin’s ears began to get red. “This isn’t supposed to be something you’re proud of! I raised you! I watched you bloom into a beautiful young woman and all you can say is how happy you are to beat me up!?”

“I mean...” She grinned sheepishly and shrugged. “I always wanted to.”

“I see how it is. Well, listen up little girl!” He poked her chest.

“Oooooohhhhhhhhhh!” The members looked on at the sudden gesture.

This was not going to end well.

“That is no way to treat the oldest member!” he went on. “But you are no match for Handsome Jin! I’m bigger than you and stronger than you! I will teach you some respect little girl! Do you know who I am!?”

“I’m sorry, what?” She brought her attention back to him which made him fume even more since she wasn’t listening to any of what he was saying.

“She just ignored me!” He sputtered. “How dare you!?”

“How dare you!?” Miss Bangtan mocked in a high voice.

“Don’t mock me!”

“Don’t mock me!” She mocked again.

“All right, all right. Enough. I want a clean fight. Either win by pinfall or submission.” Namjoon announced. “Ring the bell!”

DING DING DING

Jennie and Jin circle around each other in the ring.

“Well, well, well, short little Miss Bangtan,” Jin quipped, taunting her with their height difference. “How’s the weather down there? Don’t you wish you could be as flawless as me?”

Looks like Jin was playing the “Heel” aka the bad guy for this match and she was the “Face” aka the good guy. To add to the bad guy persona, Jin continued to trash talk while she rolled her eyes and put a hand in front of his face.

“Excuse me! I am talking to you! You dare place your hand in front of this handsome face!?” He pushed her hand away and shoved her lightly, making her take a few steps back.

“Hey!” Taehyung stood up and called him out. “How dare you touch Jennie like that? Don’t push her!”

“Yeah!” Hobi yelled as he continued to film. “Meanie!”

“Hush!” Jin turned his attention to the crowd, yelling at them for their commentary.

As soon as he turned around, she ran and jumped right on top of him, making him stumble backward. The assault knocked him over his back while she repeatedly gave him strikes to the face.

“Ahhhhhh! Watch the face! Watch the face! Get her off!” He yelled over the members’ cheering, desperately covering his face.

“All right, get off before you get disqualified,” Namjoon warned as she finally got off him.

“What was that for!?” Jin exclaimed, backing up to sit by the corner.

“Sorry.” She giggled. “We’re still friends after this, right?”

“Depends on how hard you hit me!” He stood back on his feet but was assaulted again when she attacked with a backhand chop to the chest. 

Yelling out in pain, he rubbed his chest, staring at her, baffled.

Provoked, he decided to give her a backhand chop to the chest in return, causing her to yell, “Ow!”

“You hurt me, too-ahhh!” He yelped when she slammed him back down to his back. "Why did I agree to this? I need a moment!" he groaned and rolled out of the ring, resuming his bad guy persona.

“Oh, come on!” Jennie complained.

“Boo! Get back in the ring!” Yoongi remarked with annoyance. “You suck! You suck! You suck!”

"You suck! You suck!" Jimin joined in.

“I said I need a minute! I’m going to win anyway-ahhh!” Jin yelled when Jennie grabbed a hold of his hair, pulling him back so he could crawl back into the ring. 

He tried to beg for mercy after she released him but then caught her by grabbing her leg to make her fall down. Getting behind her, the oldest member wrapped an arm around her neck, placing her in a headlock submission while the members chant for her to not tap out.

“Do you submit?!” Namjoon asked, watching closely.

“No!” She yelled as she placed her hands on the arm that was tightly squeezing her neck.

She couldn’t give up right here, there was someone special to her, waiting for her and she couldn’t let him down. She was eager to see him and refused to let Jin stand in her way.

The members start clapping to motivate her. It looks like the guys watched a few wrestling matches to understand how the crowd reacted as she slowly got to her feet with Jin. She dropped down on her rear, making her head hit his jaw as he released the hold and stumbled back.

Getting back on her feet, she tried to kick him in the stomach but he caught it and shoved her back, causing her to fall on her butt, again. The oldest member started laughing at her and turned to the members who were booing him.

“You are looking at your new champion!” He gloated, blowing kisses.

When he turned around, his eyes widened when he saw Jennie diving off the top rope, landing right on top of him as he fell on his back. Adding insult to injury, she got back on the top rope and dropped an elbow on his chest before pinning him.

Namjoon went down for the pin. “One! Two! Kick out at two!”

“AHHHHHHHHHH~! Why did I agree to this!?” Jin screamed over the guys’ laughter when he was placed in an armbar. 

She had a tight grip and he was not going anywhere as they were in the middle of the ring.

“Tap! Tap!” she yelled, using all her strength in the submission.

“Break his arm!” Yoongi yelled.

“We have a concert and a comeback soon! We need his arm!” Namjoon exclaimed.

Poor Jin was dying. If only he hadn’t lost that rock, paper, scissors game against the members, he wouldn’t be wrestling her, today. He thought this would be easy. But she really wanted that next note.

“Call the match! Call the match!” Jin yelled when he finally tapped out. “Call it! Call it!”

“Is he tapping?” Namjoon pretended not to notice.

“NAMJOON~!” he started kicking his legs, frequently tapping out. “CALL THE MATCH!”

Namjoon laughed and gestured to Jennie to release him. “All right, that’s enough. He tapped out. Winner!” He raised Jennie’s arm up in the air.

“Here is your winner! And the new K-Pop Champion! Jennie!” Jimin announced as the members cheered happily and jumped up and down, hugging each other in celebration. 

Namjoon handed her the title and she raised it up in the air, in victory.

“Ayeeeee! That is what I’m talking about! You knew how this was gonna go! The Boss always wins!” She celebrated. 

The members ran into the ring and Taehyung picked her up to sit on his shoulders while she raised the title up in the air.

“Handsome Jin! How do you feel about being defeated by Miss Bangtan?” Hobi asked behind his camera.

“Okay, I could have beaten her. I just went easy on her. She had luck on her side.” Jin tried to explain, getting back to his feet.

“Um, if I remember correctly, you don’t need luck when you’re the boss. So, no. You just couldn’t handle The Boss.” Jen quipped

“Jungkook owes me paid meals for a year after this.” He took out the note from his pocket and handed it to her. “Good job, sweetie.”

“Hahah, hope I didn’t hurt you, too much.” She got set down by Taehyung.

“Let’s...not...talk about that.” He rubbed his poor arm.

“And I got it all on film!” Hobi gleefully chimed in.

“You love seeing me like this, don’t you?” Jin tried to hit Hobi, who screamed in fear.

Before she read the note, the members wanted her to take a couple of photos to post on Twitter. First, she posed alone with the title, then she posed over a defeated Jin who pretended to look knocked out on the wrestling mat, and then a group selfie with all the members.

After taking a shower in the women’s locker room and changing into a grey sports bra, snug white hoodie, dark blue jeans, and grey Nikes, she opened up Jungkook’s note while sitting on the locker room bench.

Looks like you had fun beating up Hyung. I can't wait to watch it on film.

Reasons why I cherish you:

You come before all the girls I know in my life. (Well, except my mom, kekeke)

That made her chuckle softly. “And you come before all the guys except my dad.” She said softly.

You look at me for who I am. Not as an idol. But as a human being. As Jeon Jungkook on stage. You make me want to become a better person.

Go right outside the gym. There’s a red envelope on the bench. It’ll have the rest of what I wrote.

After the members offered to bring her new title and bag of clothes back to the hotel, she made her way outside of the gym to see the red envelope that Jimin had placed a few moments ago. 

She took a seat and opened it, exhaling sharply as she took out the friendship ring. She examined the black ring and began to space out.

She remembered the time they were in class together in SOPA. He noticed that she was wearing the black friendship ring on her right index finger.

----

“You’re...you’re wearing it.” He whispered happily to himself.

“Huh?” Looking at what he was staring at, the realization hit her. “Oh, the ring! Yeah, of course. I wear it every day, actually...ever since you told me you cherished me and our friendship, it got me thinking. I couldn’t help but wear it every day. I guess...it’s because I’m really lucky to have a

friend like you in my life.” She blurted out. 

Widening her eyes, she covered her mouth.

“Sorry, sorry, too much? I can take it off if you want.” She took her hand back and was about to take it off her right index finger but his warm hands stopped her.

“No. Don’t.” He said softly, pushing the ring back on her finger. “It-it makes me...very happy to see you wearing it. I wear my ring every day, too. Let’s continue wearing our rings every day.” He showed her his ring on his right index finger.

----

Snapping back to reality, her eyes began to sting and her chest tightened.

Come to think of it, Jungkook still wore his friendship ring despite the fight. She never saw him without it these past few days. It was still on his finger. Her heart pounded as she braced herself for what he had written next.

‘You said give it to someone else but I can’t because this ring was specifically made for you and you are the only Golden Girl I see wearing this...not Hayoon or Eunha.

Nothing can ever replace you and no one can make me as happy as you. I made a promise to cherish you. Let me keep it. You are so precious to me, I’m scared to lose you. I’m pretty darn proud to announce you as my Golden Best Friend. And I hope you are too...I can write more but there are too many reasons why I cherish you.

This is my last note. I think you know where I’m waiting for you...I hope you come. If you don’t and if you’re still mad at me...I understand.’

On the bottom of the note, he wrote turn over, and once she turned it over, she recognized that he drew cute comics of him and her together.

The first comic had her approaching him in his room, asking him about Iron Man. When their friendship kicked off.

The second was when he had given her the friendship ring.

The third was singing War of Hormone together.

The fourth was the scene of them eating lamb skewers after school 

The last one was them holding hands with the caption Golden Duo.

It all began to be too much for her as the tears started to fall. She couldn’t handle this anymore and wanted to see him immediately. 

How could she not come to see him after all of this?

She missed him.

She quickly wiped her tears and reread the last part of the note.

‘I think you know where I’m waiting for you.’ 

“Yeah...” She sniffed. “I know exactly where you are, you big bunny.” 

She stood up and placed the ring back on her right index finger

----

Seated on a big towel, with his knees to his chest and arms crossed on top of his knees, the Golden Maknae watched the sky. It was almost time for the sun to set and the salty ocean air filled his nose.

He enjoyed checking the Twitter updates, smiling to himself as the warm breeze relaxed him. He giggled once he saw the wrestling pictures.

She looked so happy.

But he was still nervous.

Was she still mad at him?

Maybe his note was too vague and she didn’t know where he was.

He glanced at the strawberry pocky box on the towel, next to him and exhaled as he softly sang Nothing Like Us.

“Lately I’ve been thinking, thinking about what we had. I know it’s hard, it was all that we knew, yeah. Have you been drinking to take all the pain away? I wish that I could give you what you deserve. Cause nothing can ever, ever replace you. Nothing can make me feel like you do. Yeah, you know there’s no one, I can relate to. I know we won’t find a love that’s so true. There’s nothing like us, there’s nothing like you and me. Together through the storm.”

Abruptly, he felt a back lean up against him as he stopped singing. He lifted up his head once he heard a delicate voice behind him,

“There’s nothing like us, there’s nothing like you and me. Together.”

He began to smile softly, feeling his anxiousness go away. “I’m glad you’re here.”

“Me too,” Jennie answered. “I missed you.”

“I missed you, too...”

“Glad to hear.”

“I’ve been asking myself how I got so lucky to have a friend like you.”

“The feeling is mutual, Jungkook.”

“When I...think about you crying and hurting, it hurts me...a lot. And I can’t undo what I said to you.”

She shook her head. “It’s...it’s fine-“

“No. No, it’s not Jennie.” He turned around and sat behind her, wrapping his arms around her in a back hug. He began tearing up and his voice got shaky. “These past few days just haven’t been the same. I’m not happy because you’re not happy. All those things I said...that’s not cherishing. Forgive me. I know I hurt you-“

“Well, I hurt you, too.” She turned to sit in front of him. “I hurt you, too. I’m wrong about what I said, too. Not everything is your fault. You didn’t deserve all those things I said, either. I wish I could’ve handled the situation better, and spoken to you more calmly. I could’ve used my words differently, and calmly heard your point of view but, my emotions just got the best of me. It was petty.”

“I miss you,” she said softly. “A lot. I miss talking with you and hanging out with you. I miss how things used to be before we fought. It was selfish of me to say that hanging out with you isn’t a big deal. You’re a huge deal to me, Jungkook. Always. I’m sorry, too. When I’m in a rut, you’re there. No matter what, you always take time out of your day to help me with anything. Even if it’s something simple. Lamb skewers are very delicious, and I want to get some more with you after school when we go back. Just...thank you. For everything. What you did today, really boosted my mood and made me realize even more how lucky I am to have you in my life. All of Bangtan. You, seven guys, are a piece of work but you’re my family and welcomed me into your lives.”

He smiled as they sat beside each other, turning back to look at the ocean. Grabbing the box of pocky, he handed it to her with the package already opened and said, “I can’t eat these without you.”

She happily took a stick and leaned her head against his shoulder. “Let’s work on making sure this doesn’t happen again.”

“Right. Let’s make sure whenever we disagree, it won’t be as bad as this one.”

Leaning forward she pressed her lips against his cheek as Jungkook felt his face warm up. 

“This was really sweet. And here.” she took out a banana milk bottle and handed it to him. “I know how much you like banana milk...so I picked up a bottle before I came here.”

He happily accepted it and helped himself to the drink. “I was actually craving one of these.”

“Golden Best Friends know best.” She nudged him as they shared a laugh, eating pocky and watching the ocean. “Today has been a long ass day. You had me all over the place. But it was so fun and worth it.”

“What was your favorite part?”

“Come on, a chance to wrestle Jin in the ring? We need to do that, again. That was so fun.”

“How’d you defeat him?”

“Ronda Rousey Armbar.”

Jungkook laughed loudly. “I cannot wait for hyung to show the film. We should watch it on the big screen when we’re back home.”

“Good idea. So you really meant all those things you said in those notes?”

“That and more.”

“What are the other reasons?”

“I’ll tell you when I’m ready.”

“Well, don’t keep a girl waiting, too long.”

“I won’t. I promise. I just need some time to get all my thoughts together.”

After they finished snacking, she stood up. "Come on! The sun is setting and I want to take some photos!"

Jungkook laughed and began filming her run down near the water as she jumped around happily. His laugh made it to the video and once he posted it, ARMY began to ask questions.

‘I was wondering where Jungkook was! That was him, right?’

‘Omg was that Jungkook in the background? They’re talking again!?’

‘That was definitely Jungkook!’

‘Finally! No more fighting.’

When Jennie took out her phone and started filming the ocean, suddenly Jungkook ran in front of the camera and she turned to film him goofily running away like a ninja from Naruto.

“ARMY, what are we going to do with him?” She asked on camera

After posting the video, she approached him. “Gosh, Kookie, you’re a mess.” 

Once she realized what she had said, she felt her face warm up. "Ah, I forgot you don’t want me to call you that.”

His ears perked up from the nickname. He missed her calling him that.

“You can call me Kookie but on one condition.” He requested.

“What?”

He grinned playfully and raised his eyebrows. “You admit that Iron Man is better than Captain America.”

“Oh, there is no way in hell.” She walked past him as he started to laugh.

“I guess you won’t be calling me Kookie anymore, then.” He shrugged.

Turning around she exclaimed, “Jungkook, you know Steve Rogers is way better than your little Tony STANK.”

“Hey! You take that back!”

“Tony Stank Ass!”

He narrowed his eyes. ”It’s STARK! Tony’s suit is the best, too! Not that stupid CAPSICLE!”

“HEY! You wish! Steve Rogers is the best. And he’s not stupid!”

“Guess no more Kookie for you.” 

“Fine! Iron man...is...better than Captain America. Happy?” She grumbled, crossing her arms.

“I got that on film, too.” He giggled.

“Hey!” She tried to grab his phone while he held it to his chest, leaning back. “Give it! Delete that!” Jumping on his back, she tried to snatch it away but to no avail.

“No way! This is staying forever! Let go or I’ll post it on Twitter.”

Jen immediately jumped off. He wasn’t bluffing either. “I swear, one of these days...”

“One of these days what?” He teased.

“I might just kick your ass, that’s what.”

“I doubt that, baby girl.” He covered his mouth.

“Ah!” She called him out, pointing at him. “I didn’t give you permission to call me that, yet.”

“Fine. What do you want?”

“Hm...” She pretended to think.

“What? You want a video of me saying Captain America is better than Iron Man?”

“Nah, I have something better. I want you to agree to wear something for me.”

“I agree. Now, what is it?”

“Yes, you’ll fit it quite nicely. There’s a local costume shop around here. Let’s go there. I’ve been wanting you to wear this certain costume for a while.”

“Pssh, all I need to do is wear a costume? Fine. Let’s go.”

------

Walking around the streets of LA, Jennie periodically looked at her phone on the map app to make sure they were going the right way. “All right. It’s down this street. Follow me.” She mentioned as they crossed the street.

Once they walked into the huge costume shop, Jungkook wandered around to check out the various costumes. 

“Do they have any Iron Man costumes?” He asked which caused Jennie to snort.

While she went to look for the section of the specific costume, Jungkook continued to browse around, thinking of Halloween costume ideas. 

Noticing Jungkook wasn’t with her after a while, Jen decided to go find him and saw him looking awkward in front of two girls in their late teens. One with brown hair and another with raven hair. They immediately took a liking to his good looks and decided to boldly approach him. 

The two looked like tourists who had no idea who BTS was. Just browsing around, and having fun for the summer.

He looked uncomfortable with the girls. And the language barrier didn’t help. 

Jennie’s jaw clenched as she watched them. The raven-haired girl placed a hand on his shoulder, getting a feel of his muscles and the brunette had a flirty smile on her face, trying to subtly show how big her chest was.

They were trying too hard and it was cringeworthy.

And it lowkey started to piss Jennie off.

No.

It high key started to piss Jennie off.

And that fake ass giggle coming from the brunette made her even more irked.

“Ugh, really?” Jennie rolled her eyes.

The way they were up in his personal space as he shyly averted his eyes with a forced smile and tried to respond in any type of English he could, made Jen exhale sharply through her nose. The two girls were too forward.

But two can play at that game.

Time to act petty.

“So, you around here?” The raven-haired girl leaned in close.

“I think he’s a little shy.” The brunette mentioned.

“That’s so cute. Has anyone ever told you that you have such a cute smile?”

‘Keep it classy, Jennie. Don’t be rowdy. Don’t make a scene. You’re representing BTS. Keep it as classy as possible.’ She thought to herself as she walked up to them, standing behind Jungkook.

Clearing her throat, she grabbed Jungkook by the arm, forcefully pulling him away from the raven-haired girl, to make him stand next to her instead. 

“Babe! There you are! I was looking for you!” She spoke in English, wrapping her arms around his arm and turned to the girls with a smile, “I see you met my boyfriend.”

Jungkook snapped his head to her in shock, looking Jungshooked.

Boyfriend?

Babe?

The girls, on the other hand, looked displeased. One because Jennie had interfered in their mission to target Jungkook and two because he was apparently taken.

“Boyfriend?” The raven-haired girl asked with disappointment.

“Yes, ma’am. Long distance relationships are tough but we’re doing just fine. He’s visiting for a while.” Jen glanced at them up and down with an intense stare which caused the brunette to take a step back.

This was really petty of Jennie but she couldn’t help it. She lowkey enjoyed it.

The raven-haired girl sighed and turned to her friend, murmuring, “It’s always the ugly girls that get the hottest guys. I just don’t get it.”

“I’m sorry, what was that?” Jen raised a brow. “You want to say it to my face instead of mumbling under your breath?”

“She said ugly girls like you always get the hottest guys,” The brunette spoke up. “Look at him and look at you. There is just no way. You’re not even good enough for him. How much did you pay him?”

Jennie shook her head at her statement, releasing Jungkook. It was sad people were like this in the world. “You know, it’s a shame to see beautiful women like you have such bitter, ugly personalities. Ever think that everything isn’t about looks? That people look deep in the personality department? You say I’m not good enough but he thinks I am. And I know I am.”

She stared them down, standing in front of Jungkook as he continued to look at them back and forth, trying to understand what they were saying in English. 

“We’re happy. I’m not leaving, he’s not leaving. I am his and he is mine. So, do me a favor and back off my man.” Jennie demanded calmly.

Both girls were shocked at her explanation and chose the wrong guy to flirt with today. Their faces got red with embarrassment and they couldn’t even say anything back.

“I’m sorry that you don’t have someone that loves you like my boyfriend but don’t take it out on me.” Miss Bangtan frowned. “I’ll be praying for you. I hope that your life gets better and you find happiness within yourselves and then find yourselves a good man. But this man right here is taken and we’re both very lucky to have each other. So please, respect our relationship and back off.”

Jungkook only got bits and pieces of what Jennie was saying in her foreign language, but he got a clear idea of what she meant by the word “boyfriend.”

Both girls quickly apologized with their egos hurt and left the store to think about their lives after Jen’s statement.

Jennie huffed and rolled her eyes while walking deep into the costume shop and Jungkook followed her. She was still feeling some type of way watching them all up on him like that.

“I hate people.” She grumbled.

Jungkook on the other hand, couldn’t help but smile at the fact that she called him her boyfriend and her man. It sounded so genuine even if she was trying to get him out of that uncomfortable situation.

He kept staring at her as he followed her around. It felt nice to see her like this. So defensive and protective.

‘Is she jealous?’ He pondered.

It sounded too good to be true since he was always the one to get jealous of guys so close to her.

“What?” She asked with annoyance when she caught him staring.

'Yeah...she's jealous. Cute...' he thought, amused.

“You okay?” He asked calmly.

“Yep.” She answered briskly.

“You sure?”

“Yep.”

“Are you mad?”

“Just a little irritation.” She grumbled.

She shouldn’t be surprised. Jungkook is a handsome guy. Heck, all those posts she sees on Tumblr of fangirls swooning over how hot he is, she had to admit that they weren’t lying. She shouldn’t be thinking of her best friend in that type of way but as they were getting older, she was starting to realize just how handsome he was and it was a little overwhelming because they’d been friends for so long.

But what stood out to her most wasn’t his looks. It was who he was as a person. How sweet he could be. His angelic vocals, his respectfulness. Even his adorable smile. She enjoyed seeing him laugh and his funny faces are one of many icings on the cake.

Seeing all these girls swooning over him, it was bound to happen.

She should be happy he’s getting the attention from women but...for some unknown reason, she felt a sense of jealousy. She had no idea where it was coming from and she couldn’t control how felt a few moments ago.

Jen noticed that some other girls around the store were occasionally glancing at him, checking him out, too. But clearly, they were looking at him like a piece of meat. But he was worth more than just someone to fool around with.

Next, she began to wonder how she’d feel if he started dating someone. Maybe a female idol or something.

Would she be sad? Happy?

The main concerns she had were, would they spend less time together because his girlfriend is his top priority? 

Will there be no more movie nights and game nights because he wants to go on dates with his girlfriend and spend the night with her instead? 

Will there be no more sleeping on beds together when going to each others’ rooms?

She didn’t want to think about that. It was something she was so used to that it became a routine and she didn't want it to stop.

“Lots of girls staring at you.” She unintentionally mentioned in a blunt tone as she walked around to search for the costume, she had in mind. 

That came out harsher than she anticipated. She didn’t mean to say it like that. 

Jungkook didn’t pay the women any mind and kept his eyes on Jennie as he followed her. “Oh really? I didn't notice.”

She turned around and lightly punched him on his hard chest. "Really? Jungkook, almost every girl in this store is staring at you. You don’t see that? Mister International Playboy?” She turned back around to browse.

“I guess because I’m just looking at you.” He whispered to himself, looking at her back. When he saw her turn around, he spoke up, “Those girls make it too easy. I like the chase and I know the chase will be worth it in the end with the girl I want.”

She looked at him and something in her heart fluttered at his intense gaze. It was like he was talking directly to her. She shook her head and let out a chuckle, getting that ridiculous thought out of her head.

“Well, whoever that girl will be, I hope she’s prepared for you and your nonsense.” 

'You are,'  he thought.

“I’m pretty sure she will be.” He spoke up and grinned.

“Ah ha! Here it is.” Jen’s mood was boosted when she found the costume. She took it off the shelf and revealed it to be Captain America’s costume from The Winter Soldier movie. “This bad boy.” She showed it off with a smirk.

Jungkook widened his eyes. “No. Absolutely no way, I could never betray Iron Man like this. Just let me say that Steve Rogers is better.”

“Oh. I guess I’ll just let the others call me baby girl then. Maybe Jimin and Tae will like to call me that.” She teased.

“I-I’ll delete the video so we’re even.”

“Nope.”

“Please!” He pleaded.

“Nah.”

Jungkook groaned and snatched the costume. He looked at it and exhaled. “...only for you.”

“Yay! Try it on. There’s a dressing room in here.”

After waiting five minutes, Jennie started laughing as she recorded him walking out with a playfully annoyed look.

“Oh yes, this is very nice, ahahaha!” She giggled. “Give ARMY a full look at the costume. Turn around, show it off.”

“I am going to kill you,” Jungkook grumbled. “You’re not getting away with this.”

“Ahahaha, I think I already did!”

After buying the costume, she made him wear it while they made their way back to the hotel. Taking out her phone, she tried not to laugh while she secretly filmed him. When he looked down at her phone he tried to take it from her as she broke out in laughter.

‘Captain Jungkook reporting for duty!’ She posted on Twitter and her post got various comments from ARMY on how funny JenKook was together and caused shippers to ship them more for how cute their friendship is.

Back at the hotel, Jennie went on her Instagram and checked out the recent comments. Some asked if she was okay and was glad that she and Jungkook were talking again. 

She decided to respond with a quick selfie of her relaxing on her hotel bed with the caption, ‘Idol life is exhausting. So please remember that we are not machines and that we have feelings too. I try my best to eat when I can. I’m doing just fine, don’t worry. Your Bangtan Girl is A-OK. I’m happy and content.’   Which pleased many fans around the world.

------

After taking a trip to Target, Jennie made her way to Jungkook's room with a large bag of Nerf guns. He quickly let her in, still in the Captain America costume.

“Okay, I have an idea.” She grinned mischievously.

“I like that look. What’s that?” He pointed to the bag.

“I went out to buy Nerf guns. I'm ready to continue the prank war," she showed them off as his eyes sparkled in delight.

"This is awesome! Why'd you wait this long to do something so cool like this?"

She looked at him with a smile and lightly quoted the Captain America movie, "I guess I was just waiting for the right partner,"

His eyes softened as he let out a laugh. "I'm honored you chose me to do this with Agent Carter,"

"I'm sure you won't let me down, Rogers. So, do you remember the guys taking photos of us sleeping on the plane? You want to get them back?"

Jungkook smirked softly. "Definitely," 

“Great! Let’s do this.”

Putting a hand Nerf gun in her pocket, she held a big one while Jungkook placed two handguns in his pockets and held a big one. 

“Who is our first target?” He asked while putting the ammo in the big gun.

“Let’s start with Tae.”

“Fine by me.”

“One more thing, Rogers," she took out Captain America’s Shield from the bag.

“Are you kidding me?” He deadpanned, glancing at the shield and then back at her.

“Come on. You gotta look the part.” She giggled

"Only for you," he replied as she placed the shield on his back. “One of these days, I’m going to make you wear one of those Iron Man costumes.”

“Ha! That’ll be the day. Are we ready to proceed?"

Getting into character, Jungkook nodded. "Yes, ma'am,"

"Good. Come on. We got a mission.”

Walking out of the room, they headed over to the room Taehyung shared with Namjoon. Knocking on the door, Jennie and Jungkook pressed their backs against the wall, out of sight, waiting for the door to open. 

Once Namjoon opened up the door, he looked to the left and didn’t see anyone.

“Charge!” Jennie shouted and ran into the room with Jungkook, firing away, causing their leader to fall on the floor. “Take care of Tae, I got him!” She jumped on top of Namjoon, to keep him from escaping

“What the hell!? What is going on!? Get off!” He started laughing.

If it was a war they wanted, then they would get one. Because ever since that wrestling match at the gym, Namjoon had been in a playful mood. He tried to steal Jen’s gun as she tried to pull it away from him.

Meanwhile, Jungkook, ran into the bathroom to see Taehyung in a towel. The Golden Maknae attacked him with the Nerf darts, causing Tae to try to run away from the assault but ended up stumbling back into the shower. Taehyung’s laughter was heard loudly as Jungkook ran out of the bathroom, grabbing Jennie to escape the room.

Namjoon got back on his feet to see Tae quickly changing so he could get in all the action. “Prepare yourself, Taehyung. They’re going to get it. That was a preemptive strike. But it will not happen again on my watch.”

Back with JenKook, they dashed to Jin and Hobi’s room, stifling their laughter. Knocking on the door, Hobi answered it and started screaming when Jennie started shooting him.

“AHHHHH!” He ran back into the room with her running after him, jumping right on top of him

“Ahhhh! What is going on!?” Jin hid under the bed to try to avoid being shot at.

“Nerf war!” Jungkook announced, dragging him out of the bed.

Loud screams, laughter and shooting sounds were heard around the room. After the assault, the troublemakers ran out of the room to go after Suga and Jimin last.

"We need to buy some Nerf guns. Let's go! They can't get away with this," Jin said, getting ready with Hobi.

With Jennie and Jungkook, they walked towards Yoongi and Jimin's room.

“This may be a little hard because Yoongi may retaliate,” Jen warned.

“I’m sure we’ll be fine.” He reassured and knocked on the door. 

Jimin answered it and was delighted to see JenKook together. It looked like the plan worked.

“Hey, guys-ahh!” He yelped when he was shot, running away to try to find some cover. “What is this?!” He laughed in confusion.

Jennie turned to the bed to see Yoongi napping, unaware of what was happening. 

“Time to prepare my funeral.” She announced and began shooting at him.

He quickly woke up, bothered, and then got hit on the forehead with one of the Nerf darts.

“Son of a b-“ He dashed off the bed.

“Oh shit!” Jennie quickly opened the door and dashed away with Jungkook.

An angry Yoongi ran after them with Jimin trailing behind. 

“Get the fuck back here!” Yoongi yelled. The Daegu rapper was running faster than usual and it made Jennie start to panic.

“Fall back! Fall back!” Jungkook yelled.

Jen tripped and fell, rolling over the floor a couple of times before quickly getting back on her feet.

“Keep running! Keep running, I’m fine! I’m fine!” She shouted before Jungkook could stop and ask.

“Hyung! Wait! I have a plan!” Jimin managed to calm Yoongi down. “Come back to the room, I got something to get them back. Don’t worry. Let’s gather the other members. They may have Nerf guns but let's go buy some too! We need to get them back."

20 minutes later with JenKook, they hid around the floor and tried to remain alert if any members would try to find them.

“You think they’re coming for us?” She asked with anticipation.

“I think so. They’re probably going to be sly about it. Keep on your toes.” He warned as they walked around the hallway, cautiously.

Jennie stopped walking and placed an arm in front of Jungkook to stop him. “Kook...” She alerted as they saw Jimin and Yoongi with huge Nerf guns.

“Jungkookie! Ennie! Thanks for that sneak attack. But now we’d like our revenge now, hehehehe.” Jimin waved.

“You have a plan?” She whispered to him.

“Yes. I do have a plan.” He announced.

“What’s that?”

“Attack.” The Golden Maknae started shooting at them. 

He made use of the Captain America Shield, kneeling with Jennie, to block their shots. The battle was intense as both teams continued the assault. Jungkook moved forward while she watched his back.

Jennie yelped when she was suddenly grabbed by Taehyung from behind as he tried to yank the gun out of her hands.

Quickly, she escaped his hold and shot him right in the chest.

“I’ve been shot!” He dramatically fell to the ground. 

The Golden Maknae turned around to see the commotion behind him, impressed by Miss Bangtan’s offense.

Turning around, Jennie saw Namjoon aiming to shoot Jungkook from behind. 

“Kook, duck!” She yelled and quickly shot Namjoon, who dramatically fell down.

“All right, time to go!” Jungkook scooped her up in his arms, bridal style. 

He started running, aiming to head to the elevator while Jen wrapped her arms around his neck, continuing to shoot at the members who tried to run after them. Jimin went down when he was shot but she couldn’t manage to hit Yoongi at all. 

Running right into the elevator, Jungkook set her down and quickly pressed the top floor button while Jen mashed the close door button.

“Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!” She exclaimed as the door finally started closing.

Once it shut just in time before Yoongi could get inside, they sighed out of relief and relaxed. Jungkook took off the Captain America helmet and ruffled his hair.

“That was close.” he huffed as his chest rose and fell at a rapid rate. “You okay, Agent Carter?”

"All thanks to you. I'm fine,"

“Thanks for saving me out there.”

“Always. I got you,”

"I got you, first," he quoted Iron Man with a smile.

The elevator stopped and they noticed that it was not on the top floor yet as they saw Jin and Hobi once the doors opened. They all widened their eyes and yelled in shock. Jin and Hobi quickly tried to get inside while JenKook desperately tried to push them out the door.

Once they managed to get in, the door closed and continued its route to the top floor. Jennie jumped on Hobi’s back, putting him in a headlock as he screamed and tried to get her off. And Jungkook managed to playfully beat down Jin with no mercy.

“I raised you two! This is not how you treat the oldest member!” Jin exclaimed as he tried to block Jungkook’s hits.

When the elevator opened again, thanks to Hobi pressing one of the floors, Jin stumbled out of the elevator. Jennie, off of Hobi’s back while Jungkook went after him, got her leg grabbed by Jin as he tried to pull her out of the elevator.

Miss Bangtan started laughing and desperately tried to hold onto the elevator while Jin continued to drag her out. 

“Kook!” She yelled for help

“I got you!” Jungkook grabbed her hands and started to pull her back inside the elevator. 

Hobi started pushing the Golden Maknae out of the elevator next while Jin released Jennie as she went back in. The oldest member grabbed onto Jungkook instead. This time, Jennie tried to grab a hold of Jungkook, making sure he didn't stumble out of the elevator.

This was exhausting. They just won’t quit and leave the 97 Liners alone. All they wanted was a little revenge.

Jennie shoved Hobi out of the elevator and thankfully it closed so it could be a two on one assault against Jin. JenKook beat him down and he stayed on the floor, exhausted.

“You win! You win! I can’t do this anymore.” He gave up.

Once the elevator opened again, unfortunately, Namjoon happened to be on the floor and he quickly helped Jin while JenKook tried to wrestle him. Their guns were taken away by Hobi, so they were defenseless and had to use their hands instead.

“H-hey!” Jennie exclaimed when Jin managed to drag her out of the elevator to separate her from Jungkook. 

Namjoon continued to block Jungkook's way from going after her while Jin started dragging her away. 

“Jungkook!” She yelled but the elevator door closed with him still inside with Namjoon.

Jungkook felt a sense of annoyance. Of course, they would want to separate them. And now he had to deal with Namjoon as he tried to wrestle him. When the door opened again on the next floor, he made a run for it while the leader ran after him.

The Golden Maknae bumped into Taehyung and Jimin and he thought that he was done for but they went on to gang up on Namjoon instead.

“Find Ennie! I got this, Jungkookie. Go with Tae.” Jimin giggled, wanting Jennie and Jungkook to spend more time together.

To Jennie, she was over Jin’s shoulder while she tried to kick and squirm her way out but to no avail. She was already exhausted from running away and wrestling the members. After five minutes, she saw Jungkook nearby and he signaled her to remain quiet.

She watches as he and Taehyung snuck up on Jin. Taehyung decided to distract Jin and convince him to give Jennie to him instead. Once he set her down, he got attacked by him and Jungkook as Jin yelled about how much of a traitor Taehyung was.

Taehyung gestured for Jennie and Jungkook to hurry up and leave as they ran to the elevator and watched the doors close.

“Okay...” Jennie huffed. “This isn’t going to work. Take off the costume.”

“What?”

“This is too noticeable. As much as I love you in that costume, if we’re going to be stealthy, you can’t wear it. It’s too much exposure.” She began taking off the brown leather suspender.

Unzipping the top for him, she let him take over as he took the entire costume off, leaving him in his street clothes.

“So glad this is a reversible hoodie.” She unzipped her white hoodie and took it off her, turning it inside out so it was black. Putting it back on, she leaves it unzipped while she places her hair in a ponytail. It looked like a new outfit, already.

Jungkook averted his eyes when he caught a glimpse of her chest and his face turned pink. 

As she zipped up the hoodie, she placed the hood over her head. She turned to him and placed his hood over his head since he was wearing a light hoodie under the costume.

Once the elevator stopped back on the floor they stayed on, they walked out. 

“All right. Move now. Move fast. Put your arm around me.” She said as they kept their heads down, walking hastily. 

Walking through the hallway, their mission was to be able to escape everyone by going back to Jennie’s room. However, it seemed like that wouldn’t be happening because she could hear Namjoon and Hobi nearby.

“Crap...” She grumbled. “Stay there. I have a plan. I hope this works and they can walk the other way.” 

With Jungkook staying behind, he watched as she walked down the hallway with her phone against her ear. Her back was turned away from where Namjoon was walking.

Changing her voice, she ended up letting out a sob in English, "What!? What do you mean you're breaking up with me!?"

This caused Namjoon to quickly turn and go the other way, not wanting to be near the commotion.

“How dare you break up with me over the phone!? Excuse me!?" she went on, dramatically crying, while Jungkook tried his best not to laugh at her antics.

Once Jen managed to see Namjoon going the other way with Hobi, she dropped her act and sighed out of relief. Turning to Jungkook, she grinned. "Mission accomplished. Come on, maybe we can find Diana’s hotel room and hide out in there for the rest of the night. The members aren’t going to stop until they find us.”

“Good idea.”

They soon heard more members around the area, most likely Yoongi and Jin near the end of the hall. Hearing their voices getting closer, Jen backed Jungkook up against the nearest wall.

“I have another idea. This can go either good or bad. And I’m hoping for the good. And only if you’re comfortable with it.” She explained.

“What’s the idea?”

“Okay. Wrap your arms around me.”

“What?”

“Like Natasha Romanoff said to Steve Rogers, public displays of affection always make people uncomfortable.” She reminded, thinking about the movie. “You need to get touchy with me. So...can you act like we’re dating?” 

He blinked at her. “Act like we’re dating?”

“Yeah and maybe look at me like you would look at someone you love? Like...IU. You’re always fanboying about her, which I always think is cute. Pretend I’m IU.”

After a moment, she began to rethink her plan. Looking down, she nodded to herself. "Is that too much to ask? Okay then let's-"

She was cut off when her chin was suddenly lifted up to meet his gaze. She couldn't take her eyes off his mesmerizing stare as her stomach flipped once again. 

Jungkook made them switch places so she was now against the wall, maintaining eye contact.

There was that feeling again. Her body felt warm and her heart was starting to feel weird. Feeling his strong arms around her waist, she averted her eyes as he pulled her closer. 

"This okay?" he asked softly.

"Yeah. That’s good. Re-ally good.” she stuttered.

'She's nervous again...cute...' he thought.

“I don’t think couples are supposed to be nervous around each other.” He teased, making her stomach flip again.

How obvious was she?

“I’m not nervous,” she affirmed

“Then look at your boyfriend, honey.” He responded softly, playing the part with his confidence growing.

With those words, she couldn’t fight that broad smile on her face. Looking up, she held his stare and saw that adorable smile up close. A sense of joy came over her and she decided to wrap her arms around his neck. Standing on his toes, she leaned up close to him, pulling him down closer to her face as he pressed his forehead against hers.

“Your girlfriend is looking at you. Happy, Jungkook-ah?” She said his name affectionally, smiling sweetly.

Jungkook’s pupils dilated. “Don’t do that...” 

“Why not?” She teased. “Am I making you nervous, now?”

‘It’s because I can get used to you saying my name like that and it’s getting harder to resist kissing you.’ He thought to himself as he glanced at her lips.

Before he could say anything out loud, they heard Jin’s voice get louder. From the position they were in, it looked like they were about to kiss. They were playing the part of a couple showing affection in public well.

Jin walked around. “Let’s try this way-” He said but then began to back away once he saw them. “A-actually let’s go this way instead.” 

He turned away uncomfortably and left with Yoongi.

Even after the members left, Jennie and Jungkook stayed where they were, looking into each other's eyes. 

After a little while, she spoke up, "Kookie?"

"Yeah?"

"...I think they left,"

"...Sorry, I didn't notice," 

It seemed like they both reluctantly pulled away and Jungkook took a step back.

Suddenly, they noticed a maid near them with her cleaning equipment. And Jennie recognized the woman as Miss Joyce who she had seen before when she left Jungkook's room.

"Good evening," Miss Joyce greeted, glancing at the two. She gave Jennie a knowing look, smiling sweetly, pleased to see that they made up.

She definitely heard and saw all of that and Jen remembered the conversation she had with her about Jungkook not being her boyfriend and how they had a fight. And it looked like Miss Joyce's prediction of them making up came true.

The Golden Duo greeted her kindly in response.

'Not your boyfriend, huh? Adorable kids...' Miss Joyce chuckled to herself and walked down the hall.

Letting out a sigh, Jennie began to walk in the direction of Diana's room with him.

"Okay, to Diana's room we go," she announced. 

"Yes, ma'am," Jungkook replied with a grin.

"So, you still uncomfortable?” she asked, quoting Natasha.

He let out a chuckle, playing along, "Uncomfortable isn’t even the word to describe what I’m feeling.”

They shared a laugh and before they knew it they arrived at Diana's door. Jennie knocked a few times until she opened it, shaking her head.

"You two are going to be the death of me, do you hear? I know y'all got noise complaints from your Nerf battle. I heard a lot of yelling," Diana teased.

"Ah, we'll take the blame. It was worth it," Jennie chuckled as she walked in with Jungkook. "Can we hang here until the heat dies down?"

"By all means. I'm headed out anyway to go to the gym downstairs. Make yourselves comfortable," 

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.