No Strings Attached (Jungkook x OC)

Part 11: Once Upon A Time (FINALE)

"You're in love with me?" She whispered and he looked at her as if she was dumb and going paranoid.

"Of course I'm in love with you! I thought I made myself clear all this time—" He started to ramble on and the only thing she could do was pull him into a tight embrace, snuggling into his chest and he felt himself loosen up for her, hugging her back.

"I'm in love with you too, Jungkook." She mumbled softly, shutting her eyes and cherishing the moment in which the two of them finally said what was supposed to be said almost a year ago.

The two of them pulled away, and he found himself leaning in. She stared at him as he stared at her lips. When he was a centimeter away from her lips, she stopped him and he gave her a questioning look.

"But why?"

"What do you mean 'why'?" He laughed and she folded her arms.

"Why did it take you almost a year?" She asked.

"Well, how do I say this.." He bit his cheek, looking anywhere but her.

"What if I ended up with someone else the moment you come back and find out that you're late—"

"It took me two months to go to America and find out that Haeun was engaged, a day to realize that all this time I was—I was deeply in love with you and that I was stupid to even notice that." Seoyeon found herself starting to smile and her heart start to melt. "It took me another month to try and track you down through Jimin, who so happened to know about your cupcake shop."

"You were stalking me?" Seoyeon gasped and Jungkook shook his head vigorously.

"Well, I was trying to find you, if that's what you wanted to know." She grinned. "As I was saying—it took me one day to find you and actually see you from afar. It took me another three months to recollect all of the pictures we took together, and pictures that I have taken when I found you. It took me two months to get myself an office here in Seoul, so that I could stay here. It took me another month to try and find the confidence to approach you.. but that ended up stretching into two months."

"Yeah, you sound pretty creepy—"

"Well in between, I twisted my ankle, so that ended up stretching into one month of not being able to see you earlier than I could." Seoyeon chuckled and he shrugged his shoulders. And lastly, if you were to calculate that, it took me 53 days to finally build up the confidence, and buy that very first order of red velvet cupcakes on August 16th."

"I—"

"And if that isn't called dedication for someone you truly love, then I guess I'm not the one for you." He frowned, and Seoyeon playfully smacked him in the arm. "Ow—what was that for?!"

"That's for leaving me for one year and not even giving me one call!" She hit him again. "That one's for letting me go and not running after me when I completely confessed my feelings for you!" She hit him one last time, but this one was much more softer. "And that's for lying to me and making me think you were leaving for Rome, and also me."

He grabbed her arm and pulled her closer, and she felt herself blush. "Do you know what else I lied about?"

"Going to Rome wasn't your only lie?" She looked up at him and he slowly nodded his head.

Past - 1 year ago...

"I love you, goodbye." Seoyeon whispered, wiping away her tear before getting up from her spot on the dock and starting to head back home.

Jungkook watched her go, and slowly turned his head back to the ocean, picking up a rock and tossing it into the waters. Her touch still felt like it was there, and he somehow felt her presence still beside him. He turned to his side to see nothing, making him frown. He still felt her lips pressed against his cheek, and he felt the urge to pick up his feet and run after her.