"Unnie...are you busy?" Lisa sneak a peek behind the door. 

"No, just about done sorting my laundry out," Jennie huffed in front of the laundry basket. "What's up?"

"I um...I need to talk to you about something - or more like...ask you -"

"Why are you just standing there? Come in," 

She bit her lower lip and walked in reluctantly. She wasn't sure if it's a good idea to talk to Jennie about this, but figured the elder is the closest to the issue she's facing with now. 

"You look stressed out. Why ppeu ppeu?" Jennie frowned.

"I um...I need to like...get some perspective. But promise you won't be mad at me,"

"Why would I be mad? Come on, what's this about?" Lisa sat at the edge of the bed when Jennie gestured her to do so. 

"It's...it's about um...like...I have this problem -"

"Okay..."

"And I don't know how to go about it," She looks around glumly.

"Just tell me what the problem is, we'll figure it out together,"

"I mean, it's not really a problem - more like a decision I have to make but I don't know if I'll be making a right deci -"

"Just tell me what it is - you're worrying me!"

"I like Jungkook!" Lisa shuts her eyes upon the pressure. Silence...oh no, is she mad at me? She opens one lid and saw a smiling Jennie.

"Okay...you like Jungkook. What's the problem? Does he not like you back? Cus I'm pretty sure all of us could tell by now -"

"Unnie!" 

"What? Aww...don't be shy! Like, finally - you came forward and admitted it! I don't see why you need to shy away from your own feelings,"

"You...you're not mad?"

"Why would I be mad? Baby, it's the first time you actually like a guy - I'm so happy to hear this! Does Jisoo and Chae know about this? Am I the last to know - I swear, I took care of you guys so much and all you guys ever do -"

"You're the first! I haven't spoken to them about it yet, I promise!"

"Ahh...it feels so good, I'm so gonna brag about this to Jisoo!! Wait, but you said there's a problem - what is it?"

"That um...well...he sort of confessed to me...that he likes me. And I don't know what I should say,"

One look and she knew Jennie is trying hard to suppress her laughter. "So...you left him hanging?"

"I didn't exactly...I mean...I don't think I did. I asked for some time...is that the same?"

"No, baby. It's not,"

Lisa sighed in relief. 

"Tell me...what's actually bothering you?"

"He's...I mean...I do like him...so much. But I'm kinda scared. Cus he's like...so out of my league - a Bangtan some more. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to like...you know...like him so much,"

"But you already like him -"

"Yeah, but I mean..."

"Get in a relationship with Bangtan's maknae? Is that what you mean?"

"Yes! What if...what if people finds out? A lot of people already hated me being here...what if they finds out and a lot more will hate me or worse - hate you guys for it. We've already gotten so much hate and I'm scared that it'll affect Blackpink. What if it affects Bangtan too? Oh, what if they attack him too -"

"Okay, you need to slow down," The elder reached for her hand. "I think what you need to do first is think about how you feel towards him, and weigh it out. I mean...I don't have all these answers for you. We get hate in almost everything we do, this will be no different. But what I did was, I questioned myself - am I strong enough to face the hate, or would I be strong enough to just ignore my feelings for Kai? It was a tough decision to make but at the end of the day, if you feel he's not worth the stress, then don't do it. But if you really feel strongly for him...if you think he's worth the fight, then leave the rest to tomorrow. There's always gonna be hate, we all knew that from the beginning. But you shouldn't let that dictate your life, or love for that matter. Don't worry bout us. We're strong women, are we not?"

Lisa sighed a smile and nodded. She's not fully convinced, but Jennie's words calmed and warmed her heart. 

"For myself, I try not to think about what'll happen. It might work out, or it might not. They might catch us, or they might not. But I'm putting trust in myself. I thought, whatever happens, I made that choice and whatever outcome I'm facing with later, I trusts that I'll pull myself together and deal with it as brave as I can. And I believe you won't wanna live your life being scared all the time...right?"

...

"Are you serious?!" Jungkook leaned back at the frowning Jimin, who stood up immediately when he delivered the news.

"Jimin, sit down. Why are you shouting?" Yoongi growls.

"Yeap, we're now officially together," Jungkook's all teeth and smiles, still feeling on cloud nine.

"So all this while –"

"I'm sorry I've been keeping this from you hyungs. I didn't wanna worry you. And I know you'd talk me out of it –"

"Why would you think that?" Namjoon sighed. "Youknow we'll support you no matter what the issue is. No wonder you've been socranky all the time! Was it because of her?"

Jungkook nodded in embarrassment. "I just thought cus of the break-up, you'll ask me to stop pursuing her, you know. It's not cus I don't trust you guys. It's just that, I wanted to figure it out myself as well. I've been so confused since I met her. I didn't know what I was feeling...at first I thought it was cus of Yeri. Maybe I miss her, maybe deep down I wanna show her that I can easily move on. But somehow, I knew it was different,"

"How long ago had this been going on? Cus you seemed fine the past couple of months," Yoongi asked. Jungkook looked up to Taehyung, who's just smiling at him.

"Since the break-up. You know, when you asked me why I locked myself up in my room all the time, it was cus of that. Not cus I was upset about Yeri," Jungkook scratched his non-itchy head, slightly nervous to be explaining things in detail to his members. "We've been talking since then,"

"Aahhhh, now I get it!" Jin jumped in. "I thought I heard Blackpink's songs in the middle of the night coming from your room back then!"

Jungkook laughed and nodded.

"Aish, this kid! You should've just told us from the very beginning! I thought Yeri messed you up so bad – I began to hate her for it. I didn't even wanna look at their group cus I got so annoyed –" Jimin sighed loudly.

"She probably would've, if I didn't meet Lisa that night,"

"How so?" Jin asked after taking a sip of soda from the bottle.

"I don't know. There's just something about what she said that night. It gave me a perspective, you know. She said she's sure I've tried my best and I shouldn't beat myself up. The thing is, I knew I haven't been trying my best. It made me wonder why. But I wasn't beating myself up for it. I just somehow felt like Yeri made the right choice. I realized that I was never that into her, not as much as she was into me, I guess. I'm just used to having her around. Like there's a lot of things I keep from her and I don't know why. But since I've gotten to know Lisa, I wanted to share everything and I wanna know everything! It's new for me, and I get excited every time I talk to her. She's this amazing, bubbly sunshine –"

"Like me!" Hoseok exclaimed with a proud smile, making Jungkook laugh.

"Yeah, but there's also another side of her that I'm still learning. She's kind, and sensitive, and easily doubting herself on a lot of things. She doesn't even realise how amazing she is –"

"Awww...look at our little Kookie! I swear this is like the first time I've ever heard you talking like this about a girl!" Hoseok held a palm on his chest. The rest nodded in agreement as Jungkook laughed embarrassingly.

... 

"Are you okay? Did he scold you? What did he say?" Jennie asked nervously at the youngest member.

Lisa shrugged. "He was upset, but he said ultimately, it's my choice. He did warn me –" She hunched her shoulders as she sat on the floor, looking down to her fingers.

"What? What did he warn you?" Chaeyoung asked impatiently as she munches on the snack in her hand.

"He said, if this goes out...it might bring Blackpink's reputation down. A lot of fans are gonna be upset – his fans mainly. We might get even more hate than we already have," Lisa felt like crying as she said it. The last thing she wants is to worry her members about the future of their group. But now more than ever, she needed their advice.

The other three looked at each other, knowing how true their CEO's words are. The silence made Lisa feel even worse! Maybe it's a bad idea after all. She hadn't thought that far, being engulfed with her own feelings, keeping things between her and Jungkook by herself all this time. The only advice she asked was from her members. But now that it's happening – that they're really together, reality begins to hit her hard. 

"Lali," Jisoo held her hand. "I know it's scary. We've all been through it, probably it wasn't as serious as your situation cus we can all agree than Bangtan's fan-base is huge – the biggest so far. But if you're sure about him, if he makes you happy, I think it's worth trying. We'll always be behind you no matter what happens. As a group, and as sisters. Right girls?"

"Yeah, don't worry about it, Lili. But I do think you need to talk to Jungkook about it. He needs to know what you're risking for this relationship, and if he wants it bad enough, he needs to know that it's his responsibility to protect you as well. That's what Kai told me," Jennie tries to assure her.

"Have Jungkook spoken to his agency about it?" Chaeyoung asked.

"He told me he already did this morning. He said his CEO will set a meeting with Hyun Suk-nim, to discuss on things,"

"That's good. I'm sure they'll do everything in their power to protect both of you, so don't worry too much okay?" Jisoo squeezed her hand and Lisa nods.

"On a lighter note, I'm so happy for you! You finally have a boyfriend! Just make sure to tell him that I'll come for his head if he ever hurts you!" Jennie snickered and the rest laughs.

"Aww...my baby's all grown up!" Chaeyoung hugged her from the side.

"Yahh, I'm younger than you only by a few months!" Lisa laughed and pushed her away.

Pushing the troubling issues aside, she's really beyond ecstatic to be receiving this much love from her sisters. She was so worried on how they might respond to the news, but they had surprised her by being so supportive - sharing their takes and what they did before to give some light on how to start her relationship with Jungkook.

Her giddy heart began to process the happiness she felt inside. She has a boyfriend! And who would've thought that it would be the ultimate boy-crush of Korea, Jeon Jungkook?

...