[ EDITING ]「 rumor | jiwoo x j.seph 」 ?

We walked hand in hand towards the restaurant. I bit my lower lip as Somin and Mathew looked at us with meaningful smiles on their lips. As soon as we made it to the table, Somin instantly grinned like an idiot while wiggling her brows at me. I frowned at her and she just giggled. I freed my hand from Taehyung's. Mathew then cleared his throat when Taehyung pulled the chair for me. I sat beside Somin and he sat beside Mathew so we were sitting across each other.

"Err.. does this mean you guys.." Mathew stopped mid sentence and I blushed. I didn't know what to say. I didn't even know what's happening for Goodness's sake. My mind isn't absorbing the things that's happening. I can't think clearly.

"Stop meddling and let them be!" Somin was the one who talked, rolling her eyes at Mathew. "I was just asking!" He replied.

The waiter got our order quickly and the dinner went on with these two bickering nonstop. I almost thought that there's something going on. I mean, they get along pretty well but I noticed that they started acting weird these past few days. They constantly annoy each other but still, they're so close you can't even separate these two.

"Why? Am I required to reply on your texts always?" Somin said, annoyed at Mathew complaining about her not replying on his texts. I smiled at them, they look stupid and cute at the same time. Mathew seemed to pause at what she said.

"N-no. But you have to reply no matter what! I feel stupid waiting for your response, do you know that?" He stuttered and I laughed quietly. Is this really Big Mathew I am seeing?

"No one told you to wait for a response, Mathew." Somin leaned in her seat and crossed her arms. This is fun to watch, wow. They're being immature I want to burst out laughing.

"Hey.." I heard Taehyung whispered and leaned in closer to me. I glanced at him. "You've been watching them the whole time, why don't you try to focus on me once?" I bit my lip trying to suppress my smile. This one's being immature too, what's gotten to the three of them?

"You don't need to seek attention, Taehyung. Don't act like a kid." I said and stared at the other two once again.

"I don't know.. I'm worried, I'm getting jealous." He sighed and my heart thumped at what he just said. Is he freaking serious? I didn't look at him because I felt his piercing stares through me. He leaned his elbow on the table and rested his chin on his hand. He stayed like that for a moment and it made me uncomfortable.

All of us ate together just like before. I missed our moments like these, it was ruined because of Taehyung and I. But now I'm glad I get to experience this again. Taehyung and I didn't really started off as a friends because he confessed immediately when Somin and Mathew introduced us to each other. He's an honest guy and I adore that thing about him. He's always straight to the point which annoy me sometimes but I admit that I liked everything about him.

We were both shy at our first meeting but then became close instantly. We got along since we both don't talk much to other people unlike the other two. We have a lot of things in common but not all. Those common interests and thoughts made us close but the things we argued about, made us stronger. We were inseparable. I didn't know what happened that made us broke up. It's like our relationship that we made strong just fell apart real quick. I was so hurt and broken at that time. He was too and I know it.

And that's the reason why we can't make up at that time. We were both broken and no one can fix the damaged that was done. That's the problem in a relationship, when both of you are broken, no one can be strong and try to fix one another. The other one had to be strong no matter what but that doesn't mean he or she is the only person that has to be strong all the time. Both of you have to be strong in order to give strength to each other. If both of you will show weakness, nothing will happen. You'll just keep damaging the thing that's already broken.

I looked at Taehyung who's now talking to Mathew. I guess he got his strength back this time.

Will he give mine?

Somin was so talkative and she kept talking to me the whole dinner after her little arguments with Mathew. She had complaints about how annoying boys are. Like Mathew and Minsu. She even included Taehyung which earned frowns from the two guys but she didn't care.

I never wanted the dinner to end. This is different than the other gatherings we've been to. The four of us is enough to make me happy. I am really shy and I don't like to hang out with a lot of people unless I'm close with them. I'm much worse before actually, it was just because of these three that I managed to get along with other people.

We decided to move along since it was becoming late. Somin stood up first and we all followed after. We went outside the restaurant and walked towards the cars in the parking lot. Taehyung caught up with me and took my arm. He slid his hands down to mine and intertwined it with his.

I gazed up at him and furrowed my brows. "I don't remember telling you to hold my hand." He stared at me and smiled. "You didn't, but I want to." He said and continued walking dragging me with him.

"You're getting used to it, aren't you?" I frowned.

"I am used to it. Don't act like I don't hold your hands a lot back then, and don't act like you hate it." A smirk was plastered in his face when we reached the car. I didn't respond and just rolled my eyes.

"Taehyung, Jiwoo! We'll go ahead, see you guys." I heard Mathew and saw him getting inside his car. Somin rolled down the window of the the car and waved at us. I smiled and waved back, Taehyung did too. We watched car drove off until it was out of sight.

"Let's go.." Taehyung started and opened the door for me. We went inside and he immediately drove. There was a silence but it wasn't an awkward one. I don't know why it wasn't uncomfortable even though we weren't in a good situation. Maybe it's because I'm used to it, it's just like before.

I heard him sigh before he spoke. "You still have some explaining things to do, Jiwoo." I stared at him. His face is serious and he was looking straight on the road. His left arm resting on the side of the car while the other one gripped on the steering wheel. I turned my head and leaned on the side of the car. I just focused my eyes on the road outside.

"You too." I quietly said and I'm definitely sure he heard it.