Taking a seat on the soft white shaggy rug in her lounge, IU had the bear at her eye level propped on top of her coffee table sitting on top of a stack of books.

She looked at the bear in an offending manner, wondering why Jungkook was carrying it around in a gym bag, because it certainly didn't look new if the well squeezed ears were anything to go by.

Was this a loved childhood stuffed toy of his that he used as a sense of comfort? She smiled to herself at this notion as she reached out to sit the bear upright on the small purple blanket it was encased in.

However that idea soon vanished as an unfamiliar sweet aroma of a woman's perfume clung to the bear's fabric. She couldn't place the aroma, but she knew a woman's fragrance when she smelt one, and that meant this teddy bear belonged to someone whom Jungkook was thinking about when she saw him hours earlier at Bighit dance studios.

Lifting the bear she brought the item as close to her nose without it touching her face, she could smell the sweet fragrance of strawberries and something else she couldn't identify and it made her wonder who the item belonged to.

She felt slightly guilty at not having returned it to Jungkook, but it frustrated her to see him standing before her hiding it from her view as if it was precious cargo that he wanted to keep for his eyes only, and now she knew why. IU placed the bear back onto the blanket and made a mental note of all the females he could possibly have a close friendship with, and they all pointed to one particular person.

She had never in her whole career ever had a falling out with another idol, however she did not like that there was one idol who was younger than her and a very beautiful one at that. A young woman whom she had heard from her makeup artists may have dated Jungkook at one point but that they had recently broken it off. Well, that Lisa had been the one to initiate the breakup and news of their separation was the current hot gossip among idols.

IU's face took on a puzzled look as she tried to align the date of their breakup to those of the time she had dinner with Jungkook and wondered if perhaps they had already broken up before that. The knot of excitement in the pit of her stomach grew as she realised that she may have been given the chance to have him just as she needed; which also meant the dress hanging patiently in her closet may not have to wait for long.

Looking at the bear she now realised who the bear may have belonged to and why Jungkook was attached to it, for the sentimental value that it held. She quickly stood and grabbed Lisas bear, shoving it into the middle of the purple blanket and tying it into an angry knot before throwing the item into the couch. She didn't want to see the offending item any longer now that she knew that there was a high possibility it belonged to the younger woman.

IU didn't want Jungkook to have it back but knew that with Yoongi in the studio at the same time, any denials from her about the whereabouts of Lisas toy would fall on deaf ears. She wasn't dense to not know whether her charms had worked on the opposite sex, and she knew immediately by the way he had disrupted her time with Jungkook by barging into the room in that no fucking around Yoongi manner that she had heard about; there was no way they would believe her.

IU was a woman of many charms and smiling to herself in a way that belied her innocent exterior, she had no choice but to place the bear aside until she was ready to return it to it's rightful owner; Lisa. She could only imagine the look on the young Thai girl's face as IU handed her the teddy bear that she had left with Jungkook. She didn't want to hurt Lisa but she had something that IU desired and wanted for herself; Jungkook.

Feeling confident and a touch risque, IU took one last glance at the purple lump she had thrown on the couch now laying on its face and smiled as she sashayed her hips into her bedroom. Throwing open the doors of her closet she pulls out the little black dress and holds the garment to her front, her mind filled with teasing images of herself dressed to impress and ready to get what she desired.

At that thought her phone laying on charge on the side table began to ring and she smiled seeing his name illuminating her screen. Calming her nerves and not wanting to appear overly eager to answer his call she let it ring a few more times before sliding the green telephone icon to receive the call.

"Hello?" she answers as softly as she could, her womanly charms turned on waiting for his response.

"Yes, IU-sshi um I seem to have found myself with an issue that I hope you can help me with?" his voice is quiet and he sounded a little tired, she thought.

"Ofcourse, what can I help you with? Is it about our meeting?" she hoped it was about anything other than the object laying in her lounge.

"Um, not quite. At the dance studio when I left, did you happen to see anything that I might have left behind?" Jungkook sounded desperate and a little deflated, and she didn't like that he still had something that belonged to his now ex girlfriend.

Stalking into the lounge IU and picked up the purple knotted item and shoved it to the back of the bookcase with a little more force than intended. She would have to move it later; out of sight out of mind. Until she found the right time to return it to Lisa that is.

"No sorry I didn't see anything." she lied, not feeling the least bit guilty as she looked at the badly hidden bear amongst the books.

"Why? Did you misplace something?" she questioned trying her best to appear as genuine as she possibly could, given that she was currently holding it in her hands sliding it into the back of the draws beneath the bookcase. Better, she thought to herself.

"Oh, yes I think I left something behind when I rushed out with hyung. He suggested I call you in case you might have picked it up? Only because you were the last one in the studio that is." he asked hesitantly, she could hear the genuine sadness at the loss of his precious bear and that did not bode well with IU's already messy thoughts.

Damn that Yoongi, he would have known she would be the only viable person to have found it and that annoyed her, that she would have to be very careful when the time came to return it. She had to make sure it was done when neither Jungkook or Yoongi were around, because if her plan was going to work, she needed Lisa to be on her own.

"I'm sorry Jungkook-sshi but I left the studio not long after you both left. I didn't look back to see if there was anything left behind, it's not my studio so I didn't check. I'm sorry." she replied masking the emotions in her voice to sound regretful. She would rather talk about their pending meeting.

"Oh it's ok, it's not your problem, I will call the building janitor." she could hear the regret laced in his voice.

"Ok, I hope you find what you have lost Jungkook-sshi." walking away from the bookshelf and the now well concealed soft toy hidden within the darkness of the drawers.

"But now that I have you on the phone, can we meet tomorrow to go over our song choices and maybe record a few samples?" she pushed.

"Actually we have dance practise all day tomorrow, so I would prefer to stick to the set date."

"Oh well, maybe you could get away for an hour or two? The performance is less than a month away and we haven't decided on a song yet. I think we need to choose one soon so we can practise as much as we can." IU wasn't prepared to take anything other than a yes at that point. She had waited well over a week, almost two now just to see him again and her impromptu visit earlier didn't count.

Her nerves were getting to her at the silence from the other end of the phone, and sighed a breath of relief when she heard him agree; albeit if he sounded more hesitant than earlier, but she didn't care. This was as good a start as any to formulate her plan into action.

"Ok, sure where you can still come to Bighit studios if you want or we can meet at yours if that is easier for you?" His response made her smile wildly at his display of care, he wanted to make her feel comfortable and less troublesome for her, and she liked that,alot.

"I can come to you so that you don't miss too much of your practise. Is that ok?" she knew his members would fire him with a million questions when they found out he would need to leave for a couple of hours and she hoped he wouldn't get into a lot of trouble with them.

Every idol knew they took their dance practises seriously, it was written all over their performances that they worked hard at their craft and she respected that. But she had to see him again, at the sacrifice of their much beloved dance practises.

"Sure, I will take some time off between 3-5pm to discuss our performance. See you tomorrow, and sorry for the trouble."

IU would never get used to his impeccable manners towards his seniors, and even to herself. It was another trait of his that made her even more attracted to him, there was no question that she wanted Jungkook and it almost threw her off that she wanted him as badly as she did because she had never been the one to chase the opposite sex. It had always been the other way around, and this thing she felt for the younger man felt like a challenge, but one that was very welcomed and one she felt was easily achievable.

"It's no problem and yes, see you tomorrow Jungkook-sshi."

Ending the call with a huge sigh of relief IU ran to her bedroom and opened draws pulling out items of clothing that weren't going to scream for his attention. She was looking for an outfit that showed a little bit of cleavage but not too much, and trousers but not tight pants. She still wanted him to see her as a respectful senior.

Running to her bed she throws herself into her pillow screaming in delight that she was going to see him a day earlier than he had planned.

Tomorrow was going to be a good day, she thought to herself as her smile widened against the pillow.

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IU was already waiting for his arrival in one of the Bighit recording studios. Her eyes wandered to the various posters plastered to walls inside the studio and the numerous awards that lined the walls of the hallway did little to ease her nerves.

BTS were a huge success, in fact they were South Koreas biggest group in the history of Kpop and she was beginning to feel slightly out of her league given that their repertoire of music outdid hers. Rubbing sweaty palms down the leg of her jeans she pulled down the neck of the black turtle neck sweater she had decided to wear. It started to feel a little constricting as she waited with anticipation.

It was just a little before 3:15pm when Jungkook walked into the studio with hurried steps, and she watched with a smile as he bowed and greeted the staff who were waiting to assist them. She couldn't help but admire the way his muscles appeared taut under his white t-shirt and noted he more than likely stopped for a quick change of clothes.

She stood to greet him as he entered the room, Jungkook promptly greeted her back and sat in a chair nearest to the audio engineer, his notebook at the ready and without hearing a word she hadn't realised that he had already begun discussing a possible list of songs he felt would best suit their vocal capability.

As stunned as she felt she unknowingly agreed to a song of his choosing despite wanting to at least try and see if he were open to singing one of her own songs. She was beside herself as Jungkook continued to talk and she herself continued to blindly listen and agree to his suggestions.

IU knew he was very hardworking because it showed in everything he did, however she wasn't at all prepared for the Jungkook that was before her. The one who talked little, the one who appeared to invest more time concentrating on the composition of the song and who would sing a certain key better. He was a true professional at his craft and that made her in the closet sadistic self want him even more.

It wasn't until they had recorded their samples that IU noticed Yoongi had made a quiet entrance and was currently watching them in the booth, his eyes not leaving hers as he looked at her with a fixed expression of dare that unsettled her nerves.

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Yoongi had promised Jungkook to be with him during the recording as the younger man was still feeling raw at the loss of Lisas teddy bear. After witnessing his breakdown having misplaced the bear he struggled to hold himself back as he overheard Jungkooks conversation with IU.

IU may have thought she had pulled one over Jungkook, using his past infatuation with her against him, but he wasn't as easily fooled as his maknae. Yoongi wasn't blind to women like IU, the type who seemed innocent hiding behind an exterior of charms and beguiling smiles.

He had to listen as Jungkook came to his own conclusion that after all that had happened, it took the loss of a stuffed soft toy for him to realise that he didn't need to sort his feelings out for IU because everything that he ever needed, wanted, was right in front of him all along; he was just too stupid and dumb to realise it at the time.

He had without a doubt learnt that lesson the hard way; when Lisa left him.

With a smile that curled to the side of his lips Yoongi sat back and listened with much joy as Jungkook sang a few notes from one of Lisas favourite songs by Sam Kim a collaboration with a few other artists called Your Song.

This is going to be very interesting, Yoongi thought as he watched IU try her best to avoid his hard unwavering stare.