Jieun walked to the meeting room with hesitant steps, her nerves were on edge due to the call and she couldn’t help but want to go back to the safety of her apartment. To be honest, she just wasn't ready yet, she was still in a slump.

But who the hell is she kidding? She's IU, it's her job, so she had to do this. With a deep breath, she opened the door to the meeting room, only to see that her long time manager, Hanteo was already there with the CEO.

“IU,” the CEO smiled and gestured for her to sit down when Jieun greeted the two males.

“Hanteo oppa said that there is something you have been planning for me…” She trailed off addressing the elephant in the room, the unspoken question hanging in the air.

Hanteo cleared his throat, “you see, BTS is one of the, if not the top boy-group in South Korea or even the world right now. On the other hand, you are the country’s most beloved soloist,” her manager spoke up, it was as if he was stalling, waiting for a reaction from her.

Jieun kept her expression neutral, as she looked between the CEO and Hanteo. “And…?” Jieun grabbed the water bottle in front of her and took a sip to eased her nervousness a little.

“And we want you to collaborate with one of the members of BTS, Suga,” the CEO replied excitedly.

Jieun almost spitted out the water and now she was coughing madly. That wasn't what she expected at all. 

"Yah, are you okay?" her manager immediately stood up and patted her back to help her. 

"I'm okay, sorry," she managed to say after coughing of her water. 

He went back to his seat. "So, what do you think? He's currently the it producer right now, so I'm sure that a collaboration betwen the two of you will be fantastic.” Jieun could see that her manager was silently pleading with his eyes for her to say yes for the collab.

She sighed, weighing her options. A collaboration with Suga didn’t sound too bad if she was being honest; it was better than what she had been expecting. She was comfortable with him and it wouldn’t tax her too much to work with him, and who knew, she might even have fun. This collaboration could also give them a reason, just in case if people see them hanging out in the future. It's a win win situation actually.

In the end she had agreed, much to the pleasure of the males who were seated in front of her.

Jieun sighed as she exited the company building and ducked into the taxi she had called. The meeting she had with her managers had managed to quell her fears somewhat, but she was still worried; after all, he could refuse to go with what her company wanted.

She sighed, sinking into the seats of the car before fishing out her phone and quickly scrolling through her contacts to find the contact of the person she thought should hear the news before her manager called his company, or worse, Yoongi himself.

While wondering whether to tap the green icon or not, her thoughts went back to the meeting she had. She decided to throw caution into the air and pressed the call button, bringing the phone to her ears and waited. It only took him three rings to answer.

“Hello,” she heard him mumble softly, and then the sound of a door clicking shut softly. “Jieun, what’s wrong?” His voice was laced with concern, and it was slightly husky as if he had been sleeping before she called.

“Nothing’s wrong actually,” she answered.

“How was the meeting?” Yoongi questioned.

“Turned out, they wanted to talk to me about a collaboration."

"Okay, seems like a good news to me. And who's the person that's gonna have the honour of IU's collab?" he asked in a teasing tone.

Jieun chukled a little at his response. "Well, apparently the honour is going to be yours."

There was a pregnant pause before he spoke again.

"Me? Your company wanted you to collaborate with me?"

"Yes," Jieun confirmed.

“And what did you say?” He cleared his throat.

She felt like her mind was playing tricks on her, because there was no way she heard slight hope in his voice. “You might get a call from your manager later.”

He hummed. His voice was back to being the same nonchalant one and she decided that her mind had been playing tricks before.

“How about I see you tomorrow? We could talk about the collab and I could also cook for you.”

“That sounds good,” unconsciously, Jieun smiled. It was clear from his response that he already agree with the collaboration. Her mood instantly brighten just by thinking of it.

“Alright then, I’ll drop by tomorrow.”

--

Jieun was lounging on the couch, her hair thrown in a messy bun and she was wearing a comfortable yellow button up pyjama set as she jotted down something onto the notepad. Her laptop was open in front of her and she was listening to a few beats she had made. She had decided it would be best to have some ideas rolling, even if she and Yoongi decided they wanted something else for the collab, she could use these ideas in her next album.

The opening of the door caused her to look up, only to see Yoongi taking off his shoes. He was holding a few bags in his hands and he pulled down his mask as he approached her.

“Oh, you’re already working?”

Jieun hummed, “I thought it would be nice to have something to work on. We don’t have to use any of my ideas, I just wanted to feel productive I guess. Anyways, what’s in those bags?”

”Ingredients.”

“What are we having?” she questioned, reaching for the bags but he was quicker and held them away from her reach.

“It’s a surprise,” he clicked his tongue in disapproval.

“But…”

“Nope,” Yoongi wagged his index finger. “You’re staying here until I’m done with the food.”

“You don’t want my help?” Jieun pouted, looking at the rapper with wide eyes. She chuckled when he gave her a deadpan look and nodded, “Alright Mr. I’m-an-amazing-cook, let’s see what magic you do in the kitchen.”

Yoongi grinned, showing off his trademark gummy smile before made his way to the kitchen.

Jieun couldn't help but smile at his disappearing back. It was always nice to have Yoongi around, and now she would even get to collaborate with him. 

She would be lying if she said that she never thought of it. Yoongi was a genius producer after all, and Jieun really loves and admires his work, so it would be great to have a piece of his golden touch. 

Jieun was trying to write a few chords while waiting for Yoongi. But her mind was distracted, she couldn't help but being curious of Yoongi's skill in the kitchen. Sure, she already saw him cooking when she binge watched Bon Voyage. But she wanted to see it herself. 

In the end, she decided to ditch her work for a while and tiptoed to the kitchen. She pressed herself to the wall and peeked in, made sure to be as quite as possible so he wouldn't notice her. 

She watched as Yoongi working skillfully in the kitchen, he was currently cutting some green onions. She noticed there's something simmering in the pot, and something being grilled in the pan. A delicious aroma filled the air. 

Jieun found herself unable to stop a ridiculous grin from growing. If a few months ago someone told her that Min Yoongi would someday cook for her in her kitchen she would probably thought that the person was mental. But she realized now, that you really couldn't be sure about what's going to happen in the future. 

After a couple of minutes of watching Yoongi cooking, Jieun decided to stop her spying before it's getting too creepy and went back to her work. 

Time flew by fast, Jieun was so immersed in her work that she didn't notice that Yoongi already stood beside her. But instead of immediately calling her, Yoongi took his time to observe her while she was still oblivious. Satisfied with his observation, he finally decided to tap on her shoulder. Jieun almost jolted from her seat, obviously startled by the sudden interruption. 

"Yah, you scared the hell out of me," Jieun put her hand on her chest and glared at Yoongi. 

"I've been standing here for like a couple of minutes already," he chuckled. "Come on, the food is ready."

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