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25. MIDNIGHT
深夜

WHEN LIA'S EYES fluttered open, a range of emotions went through her almost simultaneously. with her vision still hazy, she felt lost, not remembering where she was or when she had fallen asleep.

it was followed by shock when her vision cleared for her gaze to meet jungkook's sleeping face inches away from hers. and confusion on how they ended up in each other's arms. her face went hot at the thought, feeling flustered as she realised it was probably her doing.

she smiled warmly, realising that he was actually sleeping. her hand came up to brush his hair from his face, happy that he had fallen asleep after so long. she trailed her fingers down his jaw, admiring his attractive face and the little inconspicuous scar on his cheek.

her eyes shifted up to the window and widened and she let out a gasp. it was dark out. "fuck!" she hissed. how long had she been asleep? carefully moving out of jungkook's hold so she wouldn't wake him, she picked up her phone to check the time. it was thirty five minutes past eleven. and way past her curfew.

her parents were definitely going to kill her. this was her end. she ruffled her hair, lips parting in a soundless scream. checking her notifications, she saw numerous missed calls. why did she leave her phone on vibrate again?

groaning, she went through them. her parents had both called her more than a few times. there were a few calls from the girls. darryl had called as well. and charlie had called her the most of everyone.

taking a deep breath, she dialed her older sister's number. she picked up on the second ring. "aaliyah kim! where the hell are you? and why didn't you answer my calls?" charlie hissed into the phone.

wincing, she tried to figure out how to answer the question without causing her sister to lose her mind. she tiptoed out of the room so she didn't wake jungkook up. "well, um, i kind of fell asleep looking at pictures and i literally just woke up. i could swear i dozed off half an hour ago and now it's almost midnight."

"so you're really still at jungkook's?" charlie almost sounded amused. "yeah." lia breathed. "why the hell didn't he wake you up?" she queried. "he fell asleep too. he's even still sleeping."

"so... nothing happened?" charlie's voice was curious. "no, nothing. but it doesn't matter 'cause mum and dad are going to kill me either ways." she cried, dropping onto the sofa. "yeah, you're dead." charlie answered. "thanks for the comforting words." lia deadpanned.

"i'm kidding." her sister laughed. "i covered for you. they think you're sleeping over at cat's." she told her. "i called cat too so she knows. you should call her."

lia sighed heavily. "thank you so much. you're the best big sis ever." she tapped the sofa. "i know." she could picture her sister flipping her hair. she frowned, noticing something odd. "why are you whispering though?" she questioned.

"oh, darryl's being suspicious so i feel like he has an ear to my door." charlie answered. "i got him to back off using the big sister card and also by threatening to badmouth him to my best friend." she laughed. lia chuckled. "you're the best."

"i know i am. but are you staying the night? why am i even asking? you don't have a choice." charlie muttered. her younger sister smiled. "anyways, take care of yourself. don't do anything i won't do. and-"

"yaya?"

lia turned around to find a sleepy jungkook standing at the door to his bedroom, rubbing his left eye with the back of his hand.

"yaya?" charlie echoed on the other end of the line. "is that what he calls you?" her amusement was back. "have a good night, charlie. and thanks for saving my ass. bye!" lia muttered into the phone and abruptly ended the call before her sister could say any more.

"hey," she smiled at the sight of him struggling to keep his eyes open. "hey. what time is it?" he ran a hand over his face. "almost midnight. why are you up?"

he seemed to jolt awake at her words, turning his head up towards the wall clock. "midnight?!" his wide eyes moved back to her. "holy shit! i should have taken you home a long time ago! why you didn't wake me?" he looked positively horrified.

"i just woke up a few minutes ago." she answered. "your parents are going to freak." he began to pace. she smiled a little. "charlie already covered for me." she told him. he stopped pacing and looked at her. "oh," he blinked.

she grinned fully at his reaction. "then... you're sleeping over?" he sounded unsure, head tilting forward a little. "mhm," she nodded. "i'm your roommate for the night." she rocked on her heels.

"y-you can take the bed. i'll sleep on the couch. not that i'll do much sleeping anyway." he mumbled the last bit under his breath but she caught it. "you were sleeping before. how come?"

"um, i don't know. i guess listening to your slow breathing and holding you kind of lulled me to sleep." he admitted, rubbing the back of his neck shyly. "oh." her mouth rounded, looking surprised.

"uh, yeah. you can go to sleep." he jerked his thumb towards the bedroom, avoiding her gaze. "thank you." she smiled warmly at him and got on her feet. she still had to call cathryn before she slept. "mhm," he nodded at her as she walked past. "goodnight, jungkook." she glanced back. he twisted around to smile at her. "goodnight, yaya."

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halfway mark guys! finally got through the first half of this story. 25 down, 25 to go. i'm getting more excited writing this haha