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"Sauna?" Chaeyoung whispered with her brows raised. "...First date? At the sauna?"


Yoongi replied with his brows raised twice. "Where better than the sauna in this cold weather right?"


"Ever heard of... I don't know... Restaurant?" She whispered with a slight pout on her lips. "...Or am I having high hopes here?"


As the vehicle was moving, Yoongi scooted closer to her with his arm easily wrapped behind her waist and his other hand holding onto hers gently.


"What you're not happy with the place we're heading?" He asked, not sounding disappointed, rather calmly and understanding.


"No, it's not that I'm happy... It's just..." She looked at him in the yes with her pout remained. "...Why there of all places?"


"Well..." He whispered as he tightened the scarf around her neck gently. "...It's very cold outside and to counter that, sauna is the best possible option, plus the food is quite good, which, in your case, should be considered as delicacies."


"And also..." He said as his finger caressed her hair to the side and tuck them behind her ear, revealing her cheeks that he secretly adores. "... Some people says that the first date should always be the place where we first met"


Hearing his response made her scrunch her nose jokingly before pinching his cheek. "Well... realistically speaking... we met at the corner of the hallway leading towards the restrooms, so you're saying we should have our date there huh?"


A laugh escaped his lips as he pulled her closer to him till their bodies made contact. "If that corner is date-suited then why not?" He replied and she just whined with her face expression.


"That's unprofessionally romantic..." She whispered with a light punch aimed at his chest.


"Then the spa room it is" He pinched her cheeks playfully and she just rolled her eyes lightly in the process.



"Why am I not surprised..." Yoongi made his poker face as Chaeyoung joined him in the warm spa room, carrying a tray.


A tray that's filled with foods.


And by foods... well... let's break it down:


2x Large cups of ramyeons


2x Servings of rice cakes


2x servings of herbal eggs


A piece of corn


3x Servings of dumplings


2x Lemon juices.


"What..." She whined as she puffed a breath out before settling down next to Yoongi by the corner of the warm space of the spa room.


"How much empty space does that belly of your possessed huh? You literally could feed a family of five with these much foods..." Yoongi said with his hand was pinching her cheek.


"I'm just a girl with a stomach capacity of six peoples alright? Even my parents said that to me before" She puffed her cheeks as she was stirring the ramyeons' noodles.


She flinched a bit as Yoongi suddenly placed his palms on the side of her waist and his face expressed a smug one. "Still couldn't understand on why you remained this slim despite all the food you've eaten"


"Oh cut it Yoongi, we're in public for god's sake" She rolled her eyes lightly as her hands remained with the foods and unbothered by her man's hands on her waist. "I told you I do exercises and Yoga often as well remember? It's not easy maintaining this stuff and luckily I also have high met-"


"High metabolism, yes, I remembered" He cut her off as a kiss was planted on her cheek by him. "...But despite all that, I don't want you to think that I care more about your body proportions than you yourself. It doesn't matter to me anyway"


"Alright, enough with the cheesiness, I only bought plain rice cakes, not the cheesy ones so here" She said before shutting/feeding him with the rice cakes.


"Ever thought of doing an eating show? You know, like those videos on Youtube where people became famous just by eating in front of the microphone" Yoongi asked with his mouth slowly filling up with the rice cakes.


Chaeyoung just 'pfft' her lips before taking a long slurp on the ramyeon. "I'm not a person who's in search of fame and glamour."


"Well just saying, it seems like people can make money easily nowadays..." Yoongi shrugged as he's sipping on his drink.


"Money and fame won't last long." Chaeyoung said while peeling the boiled egg's shells.


"Then what will?" Yoongi whispered as he leaned his head closer to Chaeyoung's who halted her fingers and turned to head and made eye contacts with him.


"What will last long you asked?" She whispered and he just nodded slowly, not breaking the eye contact the made.


Lips curved a light smile, she leaned closer and planted a quick kiss on the corner of his lips before continuing in peeling the eggs. "For me it's definitely memories."


"Whether it's something that makes you happy, makes you sad, regretful, excited, these memories will always remain inside us. It's just up to us whether to cherish it or not." She said as she took a bite of the herbal eggs before feeding him and letting him took a big bite.


"...For me, moments like these are the ones that I will surely cherish and remembers for the rest of my remaining life." She finished with a sheepish smile.


Hearing her answer, made him smiled his gummy smile before his lips planted a kiss on her forehead then he just continued eating with his smile remained.


And with times passing by, it doesn't take long until the food's all finished and savored by the two and now, they took the opportunity to roam around the sauna, enjoying the warmth.


"Can I ask you something?" Yoongi asked as they're walking around the open area with their hands intertwined.


"What is it?" She asked, looking at him.


"If a dream that you've been chasing for years and years, yet you still couldn't grasp it, does it mean that it's not meant to be?" He asked rather seriously.


Chaeyoung remained silent but inside she's listening and understood him.


"Well... I know I told you to keep believing in your dreams and never give up... but now that you mentioned about that..." She shrugged. "...I guess we just accept what's the best for us, even if it's not what we wanted it to be I guess..."


"At this moment, I'm like a man trapped between my dream and reality. Wonder when will the time comes when I can decide which one's the best one for me and you" He added with a bitter smile plastered on his face.


"Hey" She whispered as they turned over at the corner and she stopped their tracks. "Look at me" She said as she cupped his cheeks and made sure he looked straight at her in the eyes.


"No matter what happen, whether we achieve our life-long dreams or grasping to a new one, just remember that whatever happens to us after this, it's already the best thing that's ever happened to me and to you as well.


I don't need plenty of jewels and blings blings and all that rich kids out there are having. You, my parents and my friends are enough for me. I'm happy the way I am; the way we are right now. I don't have any regrets in accepting you for being yourself. I'm happy being with you. That's all that matters."


Even though he could only manage to smile, but inside, he was touched by her words and the sincerities in it.


Yoongi just closed the distance between them as he wrapped his arms around her gently as he's caressing her hair.


"Now I realized something" He whispered as she looked up at him who was looking to his side.


So she glanced over to where he's looking and notice the familiar hallway that leads to the restroom.


"...That's where we first met, four months ago" He whispered and she just chuckled silently.


"Well it's definitely not the first meeting I'd expected, probably it was more of an altercation" She whispered as she reminiscing about the meeting.


"Well... obviously.... I still remember the pain when you knee me on the crotch" He added and she just scoffed lightly. "Well... obviously even I still remember of where you 'accidentally misplaced your hands and what you claimed about me afterwards..."


With her lips pouting, Yoongi pulled her closer. "Guess it was my faulty mouth to begin with. But I'm not afraid to take my words back" He whispered closer to her ear and surprisingly it sent chills down her spine.


"Because you have the curves that's to die for" Another whisper pierced into her ears and made her turned to face away from his eyes.


"We're in public..." Was the only reply she could whisper to him and he just smiled.



Times flew by fast and the sun's setting down the horizon when Chaeyoung and Yoongi arrived back at their apartment.


The weather's getting worse and the good thing was their heater's fixed and it's a huge relief for the two lovebirds.


While on the elevator, Chaeyoung's inside was still affected with the way he whispered to her back at the sauna before.


He sounded more attractive and it's like a magnet that's pulling her close to him even more and she didn't have any regrets of it.


Once they reached to their apartment, Yoongi went to take a quick shower while Chaeyoung just remained in the kitchen, settling on what to prepare for dinner.


She was searching through the fridge for quite a while before flinching as Yoongi suddenly came and closed the fridge.


"Hey... what's wrong?" She asked and managed a gulp to see him standing in front of him, with the look of after shower, hair's partially still wet, the smell of his shampoo lingering into her.


And Yoongi didn't reply beside closing the distance between them and Chaeyoung was trapped between his arms and her back was against the kitchen counter.


"I'm still preparing for dinner, are you hungry?" She asked, trying to sound calm and he simply nodded.


"Well you have to wai- "She flinched a bit as he suddenly took her lips into a kiss and it's different compared to the normal kisses he always gives her.


This kiss was filled with hunger. The intensity in the kiss expressed it so...


"Y-Yoongi" She barely managed to called out to him as his lips didn't give her the chance to take a breath in.


She was on the brink of giving up before her rational part of her mind that's left made her cupped his cheeks to stop him gently and they made eye contacts.


"I have to make dinner..." She whispered and at the corner of his lips, a smirk formed.


She gasped as Yoongi easily lifted him up and responsively, she wrapped her legs around her torso with her arms resting around his neck and their eye contacts remained.


Without saying anything Yoongi just walked and exited the kitchen while carrying her and went to his room.


"Yoongi, what about dinne-"


"Shhh... Let's just enjoy this moment baby" He whispered before closing his door with his foot.


"Yoongi what are yo- Oh god mmhn..." Her moan immediately echoed across the room


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