I woke up on a bed beside Lisa the next day. We were both woken up by Jungkook, who was too enthusiastic to tell us that we'll go swimming after we eat for breakfast.
"The ride's half an hour. We can eat our lunch there too." Jungkook yelled as he bounced at the foot of our bed while Lisa and I were already sitting, trying to grasp the bouncy bunny's morning news.
Lisa slowly looked at me, a confused look on her face,"How did you get here?"
I stared at her as I tried to remember exactly how I ended up on our bed when I clearly remember that I was on the couch with V last night.
"What do you mean?" JK asked, who stopped bouncing on our bed.
"I don't remember you sleeping beside me." She scrunched up her nose.
"I.. Don't remember either." I stood up and did my hair in a messy bun. "I'll just wash up and meet you guys outside."
Lisa and JK looked at each other before they got up and walked together to go outside the room. After washing my face and being confused as to why I woke up beside Lisa, I found my friends already gathered around the table.
"Hurry up, I'm already starving!" Jennie, sitting beside Yoongi, yelled since she was the farthest from where I was standing.
"You have to chill, Jendeukie." I laughed and sat at the vacant seat beside Jin and JK.
"Guess what?" JK said from beside me, "I now know who brought you to your room last night."
"Who?" I asked.
"I did." Jin spoke up. I looked at my brother beside me, who was currently glaring at the expressionless boy sitting in the middle of Yoongi and Hoseok.
"I woke him up. Sorry." Chaeyoung apologized, "Jin oppa woke up because I hastily closed the door of our room. His room was beside Jen and I's."
"Why apologize?" my older brother asked my cousin, "It's good you woke me up. Who knows what might happen when Jisoo's left with this blank-faced dude." I looked at V, who didn't even flinch at Jin's outburst.
"Jin, it's still 9:30. We should eat our breakfast in peace before we head out to swim." Yoongi tried to control the situation. "And don't call my cousin a blank-faced dude. Stop stating the obvious." JK and Hoseok tried not to laugh at Yoongi's statement while the others kept a straight face since the two oldest are the ones having a serious conversation.
I cleared my throat, "Let's just eat, please."
With that, JK and Lisa lunged at the food prepared on the table. The rest of the breakfast went by quietly.
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"Jisooya!! Come here, look!" Jin yelled while he's with Yoongi and Jungkook trying to befriend a dolphin.
"That's so cute!" I said as I approached them. The girls and I huddled around the dolphin and each tried to kiss it. Before it was my turn, V appeared beside me out of nowhere.
"Ya! V! I'm trying to take a picture of my sister. Get away from her, please." Of course, it was my dearest brother who said that. He really gets ticked off just by seeing V near me.
"I got a picture of you two!" Jennie squealed in delight as she showed me the photo she took. She caught V frowning at the dolphin as I kissed it.
"Don't post that, Soo!" Jin said from our back.
"I won't." I looked back at him and laughed because of what Jin's expression was at the moment.
The dolphin finally swam away but another staff from the beach came, a stingray wtih him. The stingray then positioned himself in front of Jin and our friends were trying to make him kiss it too.
"I can't!" Jin complained.
"Do it, you coward!" Yoongi yelled at his best friend with a serious expression on his face, making the boys laugh at the older ones. Jin's shouts of complaint finally ended up a picture of him with the stingray with the others following him.
Soon after, we had our lunch near the beach and stayed there for a while before we head back to the rest house.
"I'm so exhausted. I'm going to sleep for a while." Chaeyoung stated as she went straight to her room with Jennie.
"I think I'm going to sleep too." I told Jin, "How about you?"
"I'm going to sleep since I'll be helping Yoongi with dinner later again." my brother said and pulled me as Taejyung passed by us, a grim expression on his face. "Let's talk about that boy later. For real this time."
"Sure." I replied nonchalantly, masking the worry that's building up inside me.
"Go to your room now and rest." Jin waved a hand before going to his own room.
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Lisa's groan woke me up.
The girl was hugging legs when I opened my eyes. From my side, I heard soft giggles. I looked at the two girls who snuck inside our room, "Since when did you two get inside our room?"
"We just came in." Jennie said, "Dinner's ready."
"Look at Lalisa! She's so cute sleeping!" Chaeng commented at the still sleeping Lisa, "I wonder when JK will finally tell her how he feels."
"I bet he'll tell it to her later. Then we'll have another couple in our circle."
"Liskook, for the win!"
Jennie groaned. "That also means I'm the only one who doesn't have a boyfriend. If only Yoongi will notice me.."
A soft knock took our attention and our heads turned to the door, where the man in topic was standing. "Dinner's ready. Come downstairs.", Yoongi said then walked away.
"Do you think he heard what I said?" Jennie asked in horror, her eyes even got bigger as she pulled Chaeng's sleeves.
"He heard it." I told Jennie, suppressing my giggles.
"Why are you so damn noisy?" Lisa muttered, getting up while scratching her head.
"Dinner is ready, Lalisa!" I pulled her up with me, "Let's go eat whatever Jin and YOONGI made for us!" I emphasized Yoongi's name for Jennie, earning a pinch on my side from her.
"Bad Jendeukie!" I whined and went downstairs laughing with them. As soon as the girls and I stepped inside the dining area, V, Jungkook, and Jimin said their hoorays.
"What took you four so long?" Jimin asked.
"It was hard to wake Lisa up." I said.
"Figured." JK smiled and sat on a chair beside Hoseok.
"Let's eat!" Hoseok exclaimed before we enjoyed the dinner placed before us.
"Let's play truth or dare again!" Jennie suggested after we gathered in the living room, excluding V and Hobi since V volunteered to wash the dishes. I intended to help him first but, of course, my worldwide annoying brother just had to interfere.
"What about Hobi and V?" Chaeyoung asked the girl beside her.
"They can join later." Namjoon said.
"Yeah, they won't take long, anyway." Jennie said and gave JK a knowing look, to which JK returned with a confused expression before meeting my eyes. He took his phone out and started typing. After a few seconds, my phone vibrated.
I placed my phone beside me and glared at him.
" Let's start!" Lisa excitedly said and placed the bottle we used last night at the center of the circle we made.
"First one is.." Jennie started, "Chaeyoung!"
"Truth or dare, cousin?" Jin asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Dare." Chaeyoung said.
"I dare you to..." Jungkook trailed, "Poke Joonie's dimple!"
"Ya! Why am I included?" Namjoon complained at the youngest boy.
"Yeah! Why Joonie?" asked Jimin, now holding his girlfriend's hand.
"Why so jealous, Chimmy? It's not like she'll kiss him." Jungkook rolled his eyes, "It's just a poke." Jimin's mini protest died when Chaeyoung actually poked Joon's adorable dimple.
"NexT!" Lisa shouted, then started making cute background noises for the game. "Jisoo, you're up!"
"Truth or dare?"
"Dare." I said.
"I dare you to tell who you love the most here in this room.." Namjoon stated.
"What if he's not in the room?" asked Chaeyoung.
As if on cue, V and Hoseok came in the living room and sat beside the boys in the circle. Looking at V, I still can't tell if I already love him. We've been with each other for just a month, we've been studying and eating dinner together, but that still doesn't change the fact that I still can't tell if he'd actually stick with me once he knows what's going on with me and my family too. In short, I still can't trust him that much so I can't really say if it's love I'm feeling for him right now.
"What's happening?" Hobi asked.
"Jisoo's going to tell us who she loves the most in this room."
Hobi smiled at me playfully, "Ooh. Guess we just made it in time."
I laughed. "What are you guys talking about? He's been in the circle all the time." I looked at Jin, who was already smirking beside me. He knew from the start that I'd pick him. "I love my big brother the most. Sorry, boys and girls." I stuck a tongue out at Jennie, who looked really betrayed. V, on the other hand, pouted beside Hoseok. I giggled as I spun the bottle. "Jungkook, you're next."
"Alright! Who's going to ask me?" Jungkook grinned, excited to be picked for the first time today.
"I do!" Jennie, Yoongi, and I said at the same time. The three of us looked at each other before Yoongi slumped in his seat, "Let them do it then."
"I want to!" Jennie raised her hand in a hurry.
"I also want to." I said softly. I can't let Jennie ask Jungkook about Lisa. This is supposed to be a happy birthday celebration with Hobi.
As the eldest in the room, Jin had to speak up, "Let JK pick."
I widened my eyes at Jungkook, trying to pass the message not to choose Jennie over me. He didn't even budge and said, still looking at me, "I choose Jennie."
"Yey!" Jennie exclaimed in happiness, "That's for not picking me a while ago, Sooya!"
"Jen, you're not her girlfriend." V told her, and glared at her.
"Yeah, keep assuming that, lover boy." Jennie laughed after V's eyes widened in Jennie's response. Then, V's puppy eyes stared back at me, causing Jimin to slap his friend's back while laughing. "Anyway, Jungkook, truth or dare?"
"Dare." Jungkook grinned mischievously.
"Jungkook is not allowed to pick dare anymore." Hobi, Jimin, Namjoon, and V simultaneously said, their hands doing the stop or an x sign to end whatever JK's planning.
"What? Why?" the rest of us asked, well, except for Yoongi.
"I don't care if anyone will get hurt physically when I do a dare." JK answered for his friends.
Jennie groaned and rolled her eyes. "Ugh. Fine. Truth then."
"Boring!"
Not acknowledging JK's yell, Jennie said, "Do you like Lisa?"
"I like y'all." JK instantly answered, winking at us.
Jennie fake gagged. "Ew! Tell us the truth!"
Jungkook sighed heavily, his face turning serious. He then looked at Lisa, who couldn't even look him in the eye. "I like Lisa. I already said that yesterday, didn't I?." Chaeyoung, and Jennie squealed while Hoseok and Joon smiled proudly at their friends. However, to my disappointment, Jungkook continued, "and still, that's because she's my best friend."
Jennie's and Chaeyoung's smiles dropped the instant JK blurted his last words. "WHAT?!"
"Lisa.." Jungkook walked towards his best friend, "can we talk outside?"
Lisa's pupils were already shaking as she looked at us before saying, "Uhm. Sure."
The two went out the room and to have their talk, leaving us quiet.
"Should we wait for them or??" Jimin asked.
"I think we should just watch a movie." I suggested.
"What movie?" asked V.
"Gonjiam Haunted Asylum." I said, "I still haven't watched it. It's on Netflix."
"A horror movie again, sis?" Jin placed an arm on my shoulders and walked me towards the sofa, while the boys were still busy preparing snacks and Jen and Chaeng set up the movie. "You're sitting beside me again."
"Why are you so worked up with V getting near me?"
"You do know we still haven't talked about your situation right now, don't you?"
"Let's talk about it once we get back home, please?"
Jin clicked his tongue. "I don't want you to get hurt or Yoongi's cousin to get hurt too. Please tell him the truth as soon as possible before you get attached more. That's all I was just going to say, anyway."
"He's right." Chaeng joined our conversation, "Tell him the truth or you'll both end up hurting each other."
"And!" Jennie added, "Please keep your voices a little softer. We can hear what you two were talking about. Good thing we already knew about your situation."
"You told Jennie?" Jin looked at me incredulously. "She might tell Yoongi!"
"Ya! I'm not a blabbermouth when it comes to serious situations." Jennie defended herself, "I would've been offended by what you said. You're lucky you're handsome."
Jin looked at me and said, "I like your friend."
"Sorry but I like another guy." Jenduekie and Chaeyoung giggled and proceeded to help the other boys in the kitchen.
"She likes Yoongi, right?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"She's too obvious." Jin grinned. "And Yoongi might have mentioned her when we were talking a while ago..."
"Really??" I bounced on my seat to face him, "What did he say about her?"
"That she eats too many chicken in his restaurant. Although he also added that even when you're just new to UOS, you've beaten Jennie with having the most chicken consumed in BTS." Jin started laughing with his windshield laugh, "That's your greatest achievement yet, sis."
I smacked his arm. "I hate you."
"That's not what you said a while ago, Soo." Jin calmed down. "And I saw how that Jungkook boy looks at you. Are you starting to collect boys now? I didn't know you're THAT pretty.", he joked.
"I don't think JK likes me. Eun Woo confessed but I turned him down." I admitted, "Then there's V..."
"Taehyung." Jin corrected.
"V or Taehyung, whatever." I said nonchalantly, "He's still that one guy that I like"
Jin rolled his eyes. "I can't believe I'm being replaced with Yoongi's cousin."
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A/N: two updates with one looong chapter for tonight because Map of the Soul: 7 is out now!!! Go stream the new album hehe ✌🏻