His striptease

How to make a nerd like you

Jeon Jungkook's POV

"YOU ARE WHAT?!" The five boys asked in unison, literally raising their voices as their eyes grew wide in surprise. All the students in the cafeteria turned their heads on us but they just eventually shrugged it off after and continued their own thing.

"I said, I'm going to court Jiwon," I repeated.

"Dude, we may f**k girls but we never pick virgins, you know that!" Jin said. "We play with only those who wants to play with us!"

"He probably wants to try virgins since they're tight. You know, it feels good, they say," Jimin said but received a smack on the head from Jin. He scrunched his nose, looking at Seokjin in disbelief.

"Who says I'm doing this just to f**k her?! I like her okay!" I explained, groaning in frustration. There, I said it. It's no longer a secret after three long years of hiding it from them! Ugh, maybe no secrets can really be hidden forever.

Tch. This is all Taehyung's fault! If he just lowered his voice or something earlier while I was telling him what happened last week between me and Jiwon, I wouldn't be explaining to them right now!

"YOU WHAT?!" They asked again while Taehyung on the other hand just watched me have a hard time explaining myself as he laughs or let's say, tries to hold his laughter back. He finds this entertaining, huh? Tch, what a snake.

"Go see a doctor," I teld them, exasperated, and placed my feet up on the table but I pull them off as soon as Seokjin's palm hits my leg harshly. "Jin!" I complain.

"Manners, Jungkook. There's food on the table," he scolds. I nodded slowly.

"But seriously though. You like Jiwon? I mean..." Namjoon trailed off. I roll my eyes. "What? She's a nerd? So what?" I sighed, slightly slamming both of my hands on the table. "Look, guys, I really like her and my feelings for her are sincere. I'm not like someone *ehem* who's a playboy. Right, Jimin?"

"You got a problem with me?" Jimin asked, glaring at me. I chuckled.

"So going back, yes, I definitely like her and if you doubt it, let's just simply say that I see something in her that you guys don't," I continued.

"And addition to that, he has been crushing on her for three years already," Taehyung added. I gave his thigh a hard slap. "Shut up, snake. This is all your fault."

"Tch, either way, they'd still know," Taehyung roled his eyes and continued to dig in on his strawberry yogurt. "At least I was able to keep it for three years." He shruggef and I only glared at him in annoyance.

"Honestly, other than being a 'nerd', Jiwon is actually pretty," Hoseok said. A small smile crossed my lips. I knew that I'm not the only one among us who is appreciating her beauty!

"Alright, alright. We support you, Jungkook, and we're happy to know that you actually like someone because of herself and not for her body but the thing is, what if she rejects you? Jungkook, we're talking about Jiwon and we all know that she isn't the type who will just say yes to boys like us immediately," Yoongi finally spoke. The other five of them nodded in agreement.

"Jungkook actually thinks of that too and I told him to stop f*****g around," said Taehyung.

"Then what about Iris?" Namjoon suddenly asked.2

I just sighed.

After having our lunch, we separated ways since we have different schedules but Taehyung and Jimin went with me since we have History for the next period.

Honestly, about our project, it will only take us probably three days or a week to finalize them all and prepare for the report. Knowing Jiwon, she surely thinks about that as well so the project isn't an enough reason for me to always go near her. I just hope that fate is really with me this time.

Last week, I may have had a little progress with her but I can sense the awkwardness clouding on our atmosphere for her point of view and I know it will really take me a lot of time and effort before I can finally make her be comfortable with me and like me back, eventually.

Again, just like what we always do, we went to class early so that I could stare at her. Tae supports me in that part that's why he comes with me and other than that, he gets time to flirt with some girls. Some tries to flirt with me but when Jiwon is around, my attention is only on her. I don't entertain those girls because Jiwon just captivates me without even trying, even if she's just sitting there and reading. I do not want to describe this feeling as love but I know for sure that I definitely like her so much.

She removed her glasses to wipe her eyes. I intently watched her movements, from how she closed her eyes and wiped them until she opened them again. She stared at nowhere for a bit, still, her glasses off and then suddenly turned to my direction. Her eyes landed on mine and a smile automatically crossed my lips. She smiled back ㅡ which I was not expecting at all ㅡ making my heart suddenly jump in happiness.

Jiwon wore her glasses again and read her book. I closed my eyes as I tried to calm my rapidly beating heart. She really gives me this effect. I hate this feeling but I love it at the same time.

This may sound cheesy but after seeing her smile like that at me, it feels like my whole day is complete. Her smile is like an electricity which fully charged me that I suddenly feel so lively today. I ended up reciting, even getting a perfect score for our quiz today because I feel so inspired; I feel so lively that Taehyung is weirded out but I couldn't careless.6

Taehyung just looked at me using his judgemental stare and if Jimin is just near us and saw me like this, I know that he'll be scrunching his nose as both him and Tae will whisper things about me and end up making fun of me. Tch, those dorks.

After History, Taehyung and Jimin separated ways with me. On my next class, I don't really have someone with me. On my way their, I caught Jiwon walking ahead of me and I automatically paced by her side, surprising her.

"Did I scare you?" I asked, chuckling. She shyly smiles and nods. Damn, that's so cute.

"I guess you don't feel awkward with me anymore," I said even if I know that's a lie. Like I mean, it's our second time to actually talk to each other.

Silence surrounded us for awhile until she sighed and looked down on the ground. "Honestly, I feel awkward," she confessed.

"Why?" I asked. She remained quiet and there, I could sense that she feels awkward again. "Hey?" I called her again.

She heaved a sigh before speaking. "Iㅡ It's just unreasonable of me and you might think I am fantasizing over you."

"You are what?!" I teased.

"N-no! That's not what I meant. I'm just... I'm scared of you, the seven of you." She's scared? But I'm hella handsome and hella cute. I'm an angel (but a demon in bed that can

send you to heaven *wink*) so why is she scared?

"Why?"

"I don't want to be your victim," she said.

"So are you thinking that what am I doing right now is my way of getting you? That you'll just be a one night stand to me?" Well yes, it's true that what I'm doing right now is to get her, but once she's mine, I'll take care of her as if she and her heart is a very fragile glass. I'll take care of her and protect her because she is as precious as a diamond.

She nodded as an answer to my questions. "I feel offended," I said though it isn't really true.

"Oh... I-I'm sorry," she apologized, making a small smile cross my lips. Why is she so pure and innocent?1

"Nah, I'm just kidding. But can we like, uhm, you know, get close? I swear, my intention is pure and I also want to prove you wrong."

"Huh?"

"We may play with girls but yeah, because they are also playing with us. It's not our fault that at the end of the game, they have already fallen for us. Also, we don't do virgins." I pouted, actually giving her too much information but I don't mind since it's her.

"Iㅡ uhm, I have to go," she said while looking at her watch. "It was nice talking to you and uhm, thank you for last week. If there is something that I can do to repay your kindness, just tell me," she said.

"Then give me a chance to be your friend," I said and flashed her the smile that only a few people sees: my infamous eye smile.

She awkwardly nodded as a yes (wait, is that even a yes even if it looks like she doesn't really want to?) before bowing at me and rushing away from me.

Ugh! I knew this is going to be hard. How do I make a girl like her like me back? How do I get you, Nam Jiwon?

***

"You guys go ahead," I told Taehyung and Hoseok as we walked down the hallway where the door leading to the library is.

"Uh, why?" Hoseok asked.

"I'm just going to get something in the library. I'll follow really soon so if the others search for me, please tell them that."

"Alright. Just hurry up." I nodded and stopped walking as I'm already in front of the library. I twisted the door knob and pushed the door open then enter. I sniff the cool air that smells of sheets of newly bought books. I personally really like the smell of newly bought books that's why I stay here... and too also watch Jiwon from afar sometimes, of course.

I wrote down my name on the log book of students that will use the internet and computer before sitting on one of the units. I opened google and searched the question running inside my head since earlier afternoon.

'HOW TO MAKE A NERD LIKE YOU'

1. Know informations about your crush

But I already know her age, her full name, even her address.

'HOW TO MAKE A NERD LIKE YOU'

1. Know informations about your crush

2. Know her/his true self

3.ㅡ

I stopped reading as I started hearing muffled laughed from behind me, making me avert my gaze at the monitor and turn on my back only to find the six of them trying so hard to hold their laughs. I sighed. I know what's running inside their minds.

"Seriously, Jungkook? 'How to make a nerd like you.' Pfft haha, our boy is desperate," Yoongi said, flashing his gums as he tried to not laugh out loud just like the others. His gums shines so bright that it blinds me, tch.

I pouted at them. Why are they like this to me? Are they even really my friends?

"But seriously dude, just be who you are, of course leave out your fuckboy profile, and then you're good. You're a very nice and sweet person, Jungkook, and only the people who are really close to you knows that," said Namjoon then pulled the chair beside me and sat on it.

"Namjoon has a point, Kook. If you just show Jiwon the real you, probably, she'll like you back." Jin tapped my shoulder and used his other hand to shuffle my hair.

"Let's make a beㅡ ouch!" Jimin spoke but his sentence was left unfinished as soon as Tae's palm hits the back of Jimin's head. "Jungkook's feelings are real, Chim chim. This ain't a game, alright? No bets," Taehyung scolded hi Hyung as he gave Jimin a headlock.

"Tae! I told you not to call me 'Chim chim'!" Jimin complained and removed himself from Tae's hold then fixed his hair.

"Shush! Remember, we're inside the library," Yoongi warned.

Hoseok removed my hand on the mouse and exited the website of the article. "You don't need the internet to be giving you stupid stuffs. Let us, your friends, help you with your lovelife."

"We can even drop off the playboy or the whatever-they-see-in-us image if that means getting you and your girl together," Jin said.

"But what matters the most is who you really are, Jungkook. Your sincerity is the best key to her heart," Namjoon adviced.

"Thanks," I smiled at them. "But what are you guys even doing here in the first place?" I asked.

"We got curious so... yeah and we ended up seeing you reading an article of how to make a nerd like you," Jimin answered.

I stood up. "I love you guys so much," I told them and we all gave each other a tight hug.

"Eew dude," they said but we ended up all laughing which made the librarian sihnal us to keep quiet. We apologized for our mistake, bowed as a sign of respect, and we left the library to have our dinner together.