ALL TIME ZONES ARE IN EDT

(Lisa is in New Jersey which is 3 hours ahead of Las Vegas where JK is in this chapter)

MAY 3, 2019

Lalisa was pissed.

She didn't know why.

It was 3 am in the morning. She was supposed to be asleep as Blackpink had just finished their last concert in Newark, but she was busy scrolling through her Twitter feed to catch up on the latest bizz of Kpop and what not when one particular video caught her attention.

It was a video of Tori Kelly and BTS, her supposed to be boyfriend talking to the artist eagerly and seemingly to be restless and shy around her.

She rolled her eyes.

She didn't know why, but she rolled her eyes.

The last time they texted was this morning, May 2nd, where she had congratulated him and the boys for winning such an award. After that, she didn't reply to any of his texts.

Why you may ask.

Before the BBMAs started, Jeongguk couldn't help but gush over text that he was so, so excited to meet Tori Kelly, his long time idol. Lisa was fine with it, knowing that idols having idols were a normal thing. Hell, she also had idols, too, particularly Normani - but that doesn't really matter.

Back to the story, Lisa empathised with what he felt. She even urged him, telling him go talk to her, Guk, tell her about your Paper Hearts cover and he was like, okay, okay, i will, wish me luck.

That was fine.

After the show, he immediately texted her ahhhh i just met tori kelly i'm crying and continued to text her all about their meeting and how she's so perfect and beautiful and kind and nice and Lisa was fine with that, too.

It wasn't until this morning that she'd congratulated him and all he still talked about is Tori Kelly up to the point where she just told him i'm busy, let's talk later and he just let her be.

He didn't even greet me good morning or told me goodnight or asked if I had dinner or breakfast or if I had enough rest or asked what was I doing. She thought, irritated.

She wasn't jealous. No. Never. She was just... annoyed.

Lalisa checked her messages with Jeongguk once more and after seeing no new message, she closed her phone and slept again.

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She woke up because of the banging on her hotel room door.

Screaming muffled words from under her pillow, no one from outside could really apprehend what she was saying so she was left with no choice.

Before rising from bed, she checked her phone. It was 9 in the morning - still no new messages from Jeongguk. Not that she was expecting, anyway.

Lisa stood up to find her slippers, not bothering to fix her hair or her almost naked body. She was just wearing an oversized shirt with only an underwear underneath - her go-to sleepwear these days.

"Lisa, get the hell out of there!" Jennie's voice sounded on the other side of the door. Jesus, it was 9 am.

"Wait!" She yelled back, struggling to find her goddamn slippers. When she did, she ran to the door and opened it, only to close it again.

What the fuck did she just see.

I am not hallucinating, am I?

She gulped and with sweaty hands, opened the door again.

No, she was not hallucinating.

Jeon Jeongguk was actually standing in front of her.

"Good morning, darling." The voice woke her up. She suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him inside, locking the door afterwards.

"What are you doing here?" She demanded, not knowing if she should feel glad or angry that he was here. "My managers are literally above us. How did you know my hotel room?"

Jeongguk held up his hands, "Woah, woah, calm down, Lis." He walked around her and made himself comfortable on her bed, "First of all, I came here because I was bored out of my wits."

"So you literally flew from the other side of America just so you won't be bored there?"

He looked anywhere but her, "Yes." Clearing his throat, he continued, "And also, because I miss you - but that doesn't really matter."

Lisa's heart did a weird thing in her chest.

"Next, your members helped me. I talked to Chaeyoung, Jisoo met me downstairs, and Jennie led me to your room." He shrugged as if it was nothing, "I must say, they deserve A+ for group effort."

"Guk, you need to get out of here right now." Aside from the fact that he had just stated that he missed her, her mind was still drifting to her managers who might catch him with her and possibly report her to their boss.

"Wow, what a greeting." He clapped his hands sarcastically, "Besides, I'm not gonna stay here for the night, anyway. I have to go to LA tonight."

She couldn't stop herself from her next question, "So... so you came here... just for me?"

He stated at the ceiling as he responded, "Yes."

"You're... such a great friend." She forced herself to smile. The air was awkward, no one really speaking to one another as they both pondered on her statement. "Um... what are we gonna do today?"

His ears perked up, "Today? Oh, right." He stood up from the bed, "We're going to have a picnic."

"A picnic?"

"Picnic at Branch Brook Park. You're up for it... right?"

She couldn't really disagree with him as it was her break today, so she said, "Sure. Why not?"

He smiled at her response, "By the way, you might want to change your Hello Kitty panties into someth-"

She threw a pillow at him before he could finish.

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"Where are you?" Lalisa craned her neck around the park just to find that usual black bucket hat that Jeongguk seemed to be always wearing. There were only a few people in the park but still, no sign of him.

After that little incident at the hotel, they'd snuck out and rode a cab to Branch Brook Park, wearing their usual fun disguises. Lisa was still in a sulky mood but the guy seemed to not notice - or not care.

"Just walk straight down the path and you'll see me on the left side." He said on the other line. "I'm so hungry, Lali." He faked cry, which made her wince.

"Oh, shush, Junglebook. I'm almost- ah, there you are." She ended the call abruptly as she saw him laying down on a picnic blanket that he got out of nowhere and a box of pizza and cheesecake next to him. "A pizza and a cheesecake?" Unusual choices.

"Uh huh." He raised his head and squinted at what she was holding, "Fish and chips and tacos?"

"Obviously." She sat down next to him and opened their food one by one, "All these food are going to make us fat."

"Just this once, darling. Better enjoy it." Like her, he also rose from the blanket and sat down. "Let's eat?"

She didn't reply, just grabbed a slice of pizza and started eating.

"Wow, you're on a sour mood today, huh?" He observed her for a while, "What's gotten your Hello Kitty panties in a twist?"

"Can you shut up?" She bit back. She had no idea why she was acting this way, probably because the annoyance she had for him since yesterday was still there.

"Then what is it?"

Once again, she didn't reply. Just stared at the trees and the people walking around the park.

"Hmmm. I think something's bothering you." He scooted closer, "You know, Lis, I didn't come here just so we could eat silently during a picnic."

No reply.

"Lalisa."

None.

"Okay, fine. I'll go to the airport after this so I won-"

"Why don't you go back to that Tori Kelly of yours?" She snapped. Wait. What did I just say? Oh my God. "Wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

Jeongguk slowly grinned as he realised what she had said, "Ooooh, is that jealousy I smell?"

"Me? Jealous?" She scoffed and took a bite of her pizza, "Never. And why would I even be jealous of her? I mean, she did nothing wrong and you're not even my real boyfriend."

He threw his head back to laugh, "Darling, you're too obvious."

"Shut up, Guk. You're lying to yourself."

"Why don't you go back to that Tori Kelly of yours?" He mimicked her, adding unnecessary gestures which made her glare at him, "That's the cutest thing I've heard all week."

"You're a fucking dumbass, Jeon."

"Yeah, well, at least I'm not jealous." He seemed to be liking this, which annoyed her even more, "But listen to me, darling, she's just my idol. Nothing else. You don't need to worry about her. Besides..."

"Besides what?" She couldn't help but ask.

"She's not even my type." He shrugged, looking at her after.

"What's your type, then?"

"You."

Lisa's cheeks turned pink, "Oh, uh, look, the cheesecake's blueberry." This was awkward as hell.

"Yeah, and the sky is blue, right?" He chimed in, not caring about her obvious awkwardness. "Anyway, Lis, you don't need to worry about her. It was just my first time meeting her in person and I was starstruck and... well, you know how that goes." She didn't reply, her mouth tilting to the side, "If you feel that I've neglected you in any way, I'm sorry for that and I promise I won't do it again."

"Why are you even explaining?" She asked right after his recent statement, "I mean, it's not like you owe me anything."

He smiled softly at her, "But I do. Now, open up, darling. Ahh." He held out a spoonful of cheesecake at her, and without a doubt, she accepted it.

"You're still an idiot, Jeon."

"I know, but I'm your idiot."

"Sometimes, I wish I can zip your mouth."

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"You know, you're the only girl to ever drop me off the airport - well, except my mom, of course." Jeongguk sighed as he stared at the towering airport in front of him. After the quick picnic at the park, the both of them had a little walk and took photos on various places around Newark. It was cut short, however, because Jeongguk had to catch his 6pm flight to Los Angeles.

Lisa was disappointed, but she didn't want to admit that to him.

"Do you want an award for that, Guk?" She asked jokingly. He shook his head. "Hey, don't look too sad. We'll see each other soon."

"Pfft. What are you talking about?" He rolled his eyes and then sighed for the nth time that day, "Come here, darling." He opened his arms, waiting for her to embrace him.

And she did.

"Hey, I'm sorry for acting bitchy a while ago." She pursed her lips while hugging him. "I was just stressed out."

"You're quite adorable when you're jealous." He smiled fondly at her. I'm not. She wanted to protest but stopped herself.

"But... thank you for coming all the way here. I appreciate it." She pulled away just to smile at him.

She squealed in surprise as he pinched her cheek.

"Always." He checked his wrist watch, "I've got to go now, Lis. I'll see you soon."

They both pulled away from each other, Lisa didn't know why her heart felt heavy out of a sudden. "Bye, Guk." She gave him a little wave.

He turned around with a small smile and walked to the entrance.

However, a lingering feeling stayed with Lisa. She felt as if she had to do something but couldn't find the courage to.

Should I do this? She thought, well, fuck it.

"Guk!" She ran to him, catching his attention. "You forgot something."

His face morphed to worry, "What? What is it?"

"This." Like old times, she stood on her tippy toes, placed both of her hands on either side of his face, and kissed his cheek.

And, like old times, he froze on the spot.

"And another one." She pressed another kiss to his right cheek, making him a living statue yet again. "Bye, Junglebook. Take care."

She watched with amusement as he struggled to find the right words.

"Um... I- uh... thanks, darling." He licked his lips, "Bye."

Lisa could only snicker to herself as he tried to fathom what had just happened.

CLICK!

a/n: not related to the story but it read on twitter that yge is being pressured about bp's comeback because there were 2 companies wanting to buy every rights on blackpink. the pink's family even wanted to be involved. idk if this is true but damn...

anyway, how do you like today's chapter? :D