love you so mad, love you so bad

section 2 - you got the best of me

"Jungkook-ah, wake up. Wake up, JK, it's time to get ready for the awards show tonight."

Jungkook groaned, pulling a pillow over his head, still groggy from a rough night's sleep.

"Hyung, I'm serious. Get up, now."

He groaned once more as he rolled over and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes just to see Jimin standing above him, dressed and ready for the busy day ahead of him.

"Seul and I are going to grab breakfast and bring it back for everybody. Would you like anything particular to start your day on this fine day?"

Jungkook looked up a him, grinning. "Does Red Velvet have a fifth member yet?"

Jimin shook his head and rolled his eyes, replying, "Oh, hyung, calm down. I meant breakfast."

"Yah, yah. Gaeran tost-u, Chim."

"And that's it?"

"Yes."

"Okay, good. We'll see you in a bit."

The night before Jungkook had had the most amazing dream -- it was that he met his future wife the night of an awards show, then years later, they got married, she had his children, and so on. And she was also an idol.

And aigoo, she was the girl of his dreams alright.

Literally.

He wanted to think that night would happen later that evening, but figured that would be him being too hopeful.

*

"Yah, yah, pass me the dish of jap-chae, please," Jungkook directed Jin, Who had his mouth full of food already.

He caught Jin off-guard at first, but then he registered what he told him and did as he asked, passing him the dish.

BTS was attending the annual dinner they had for all of the groups, before the awards show started, and obviously, Jin was loving the food, no surprise there and no doubt about it.

And Jungkook was, too. As soon as he shoved some of the rice in his mouth, Red Velvet walked by, being led to their table. He stopped chewing, his mouth completely full and cheeks like a bunny, seeing an extra girl with them. She was beautiful.

The most beautiful girl he'd ever seen in his life.

He leaned over to Taehyung, his mouth still half full, asking, "Who is that girl? Did they get a new member?"

Taehyung looked back at his hyung, eyes wide, and seemingly surprised. "You didn't hear? Yes, they did. Her name is Yerim. Well, they call her 'Yeri' for short."

"But..... Jimin told me....." Jungkook stopped short of what he was saying, not able to get his eyes off of her. "Yeri," he repeated as he watched her. When she looked over at him, he finally looked over at him, he finally swallowed the rest of his rice, staring back at her. She smiled, and he grinned back, waving shyly.

They ended up sitting back to back to each other, which made Jungkook excited but extremely nervous at the same time. Suddenly his stomach was doing flips, and he wasnt hungry any longer.

Would tonight be the night?

Was she his future wife? The one he saw in his dream?

He wouldn't know for sure yet because the girl in his dream didn't really have a face, or at least not that he could clearly see.

He could tell already that tonight was going to be a long night.

*

That night, the Bangtan boys, well, V, J-Hope, RM and Jimin, decided that after the award show, they would escort the girls from Red Velvet back to their hotel rooms. Jungkook opposed the idea, but also secretly hoped this would give him a good chance with Yerim.

She was so sweet to him at the show and after, and had he mentioned she was pretty? It wouldn't get much better than that.

As RM and Wendy argued playfully walking back to the hotel, J-Hope made Joy laugh, V gave Irene a gentle kiss on the cheek, and Jimin held Seulgi close by his side, her head on his shoulder.

He wanted a love like that.

He watched Yeri walk ahead by herself, and decided that it was his chance — it was now or never, perhaps.

They got to the room, and he approached her, grabbing her arm gently.

"Ya, Yerim. Can I please tell you something?"

Yeri looked at him in surprise, but smiled. "Yah, Jungkook-ssi. Of course, you can tell me anything you want," she welcomed.

"Okay," he responded, his breath rattling. He hesitated, wondering if he should do this or not.

Then he took her hands and looked her in the eyes. "Kim Yerim, I just thought you should know that..... you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. And you're sweet, kind, friendly talented..... Kim Yerim, I think I've fallen for you tonight, on this night. I really like you."