Sitting downstairs, I was trying to put on an NCT song on the TV. It wasn't really working because the sound wouldn't come on, no matter what I did. So I just sat there watching the amazing visuals.
'Lol what you doing?' Elena asked me as she sat down on the sofa.
'I'm trying to get the sound to work, but it won't ughh.' I told her, then flopped onto the sofa in frustration.
'Ok, why don't you just phone them and ask what's wrong?' She suggested.
'Well, I... I guess I can go downstairs and ask?' I replied, standing up and nodding slightly.
'Yeah ok!' She said, looking at her phone.
I gave her a thumbs up and walked out of the apartment, then realised I didn't have the key and knocked on the door.
No reply.
I knocked on the door again.
'Elena?? Hellooo??' I half-shouted.
Once again, no reply.
'Urgh.' I said, and looked around for a doorbell or something. There was nothing. Knocked once more. Nothing.
'Elena!!' I repeated. 'YA JIMIN!!'
'Hey what happened? Did you get locked out?' I heard a voice from next to me, and turning my head to the left, I discovered Jimin standing there, grinning.
'I...um...' I started, the heat rising to my cheeks. 'Ahaha, my friend's called Jimin... I was referring to her..'
'But... you said Elena before that..?' He questioned me with a smirk, making me even more embarrassed.
'I..um...' I stuttered, but then the door opened to reveal a grinning Elena.
'Surprise!' She said. I blinked a couple of times in surprise.
'W..what?' I asked, not really understanding the situation.
'This is my ..bf..' Elena said, standing next to Jimin, who was grinning.
'I...ugh...what..um..' I started, obviously confused and bewildered, and the pair of them burst out laughing.
'This is so weird...' I mumbled to myself, looking between the two  of them, then cleared my throat. 'So..like.. where are the others?'
Both of them glanced at each other, and I noticed Jimin gulp.
'Well, thing is... the others don't know that we're going out..' He explained to me, laughing nervously. 'So you know, we could go and tell them now..? Or something..?'
'Yeah, I'm fine with that!' Elena nodded, looking at me.
'Well, um.. I.. I'll stay here...' I said awkwardly. This was all happening way too fast and I was really tired anyway, I could meet them another day.
'Nooo come on Sook, please!' Elena begged me. 'You've been wanting to meet them for ages!'
I desperately looked between the two of them. I didn't want to meet them just now. I wasn't prepared for it and was really tired, so god knows how crazy I would go in front of them. And then they would get annoyed at me. And hate me altogether.
'I... Elena, you should go, I'm really tired and I feel like I'm going to fall asleep any second.' I told her, rubbing my forehead and yawning. Elena stared at me for a while, and I looked away, but she finally let it go.
'Fine.' She said, with a tone in her voice which suggested that she was a bit mad at me. 'But you're coming with me to the car.'
'Um yeah sure, ok.' I said, nodding. I didn't really understand the point of going down 9 floors to the car park, and then back up the 9 floors - it was just pure effort really - but if she wanted me to, sure, I guess.
'Ok, let's go!' Jimin said enthusiastically, smiling down at Elena, who grinned back at him, nodding.

'They're actually cute together.' I smiled to myself as they walked together in front of me, arm in arm, laughing every 5 seconds. I would probably have made some kind of cringey comment if it was anyone else, but it was Jimin and I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of my friend's bf so easily.

Not long after, we walked out of the building, and Jimin suddenly froze, making me walk into both of them.
'Ya, what are you doing?!' I exclaimed, then realising how dramatic I sounded, I corrected myself. 'I mean, why'd you stop walking, what's wrong?'
Jimin coughed nervously.
'Well, um..' He started, turning around to look at me. 'You know I said the others didn't know that I was going out with Elena...'
'Yes...?' I replied; Elena looked at him with wide eyes.
'Well... I..I think they sent Jungkook to look for me...' He stammered, his voice suddenly really quiet. 'So just turn around slowly and walk back inside...'
'Oh. Um. Ok.' Elena nodded, starting to turn around. I did as well, confused as to why Jimin was so scared that Jungkook finding him. I mean, we were going to meet them anyway, weren't we?
'YA JIMIN!' A masculine voice rang out, and all of us froze. 'WHERE WERE YOU ALL THIS TIME??'
Jimin turned around slowly. 'Ya what is it with you calling me 'Jimin' all the time, I'm your HYUNG.'
'Oh well.' I heard the person's voice say. 'Who's this?'
'This is Elena. My..gf..' I heard Jimin's voice say.
'Hello!' Elena's cheerful voice rang out.
'Oh..hi...' I heard the stranger's voice say. 'And this?'
'Psst Sook!' I heard Elena call, and I turned around quickly, feeling my eyes widen and my heartbeat quicken at the sight in front of me. Jungkook stared back at me, and I looked down at the floor.
'Annyeong haseyo.' I mumbled, bowing. 'Chonun Jeon Ae Sook-immida.'
He bowed slightly with his arms at his sides in reply.
'Annyeong.' He replied, and turned back to Jimin. 'Anyway, you still haven't answered my question... Where were you??'
'I just..wanted to see Elena..' Jimin replied quietly, and looking honestly so scared that I felt bad for him.
'Ya, Jungkook, you can't talk to him like that, he's your Hyung, stop ordering him about!' I picked up my courage and said with a strong voice; all three pairs of eyes turned to me.
I gulped as Jungkook raised his eyebrow, taking a step towards me, and broke away from the strong eye contact I had somehow managed to hold with him; his dark brown eyes really had something mysterious which made me catch my breath and take a step back.

'And if I do?' He asked with a smirk, taking steps closer and closer towards me; almost in sync, I kept taking steps backwards, until I found that I had backed into a wall.

'Ugh.' I muttered, dropping my head.

'Ae Sook...' I heard Elena say from behind me, but she didn't say anything more for some reason.

'If I do? You haven't answered me.' He repeated.

I took a deep breath in and raised my head, looking him directly in the eyes.

'I don't really have to do anything. It's your self-respect that's getting tarnished, so why should I do anything about it?' I responded, and tried to move away from him through the small gap on my right, but he put his hand against the wall, stopping me from moving. I was taken aback, and backed against the wall again.

'Hey. You should move away from her.' Someone said from behind Jungkook, who was slightly surprised; he dropped his arm from next to me and turned around, standing almost next to me, and I saw the person who had said those words.

It was none other than Jaehyun.