---Flashback---

You: "Dare!" 

Sandy: "Ummmmm, I dare you to... Go on a couple date with Hopie!!"

You: "WHAT THE HELL???!!! We're not even a couple!" *blush, glance at J-Hope secretly*

Jaehyun: "who cares! A dare's a dare! You gotta do it!"

You: "But-"

Dongjun: "No buts! Just do it! Hopie here's okay with it, so you can't back out." *pats J-Hope on the back* "aren't you?"

J-Hope: "Sure, why not?" *shrugs and flashes his adorable grin*

You: *look at everyone* "But you won't even know if we did the dare or not! You can't all stalk us or something! This literally makes no sense!" 

Shimchan: "Hummmmm..." *smirks, whispers something in Sandy's ear*

Sandy: *laughs, high fives Shimchan* "you'll have to take pictures of you guys doing couple-y things as proofs, of course!" 

You: *look at J-Hope again* "BUT-"

Everyone: "NO BUTS!!" 

---end of flashback---

You stood in front of your full body mirror as you fixed the finishing touches of your outfit: a wide-brimmed sun hat, a floral spaghetti-strap top, denim shorts, light strap sandals, and a thin silver anklet. Your heart beat quickly at the thought of spending the day with Hopie, and you couldn't help but smile at your reflection. 

You'd never told anyone about this before, but you had a crush on him ever since you met each other in the beginning of the school year in September. Like any other girl, you had quickly became friendly to him and wanted to get to know him as boyfriend material. But things had taken a wrong turn and it seemed like he quickly and completely friend zoned you within the first two months. Although you had never dated before, you had seriously contemplated on confessing your feelings to him, but you were afraid he'd reject you and lose the friendship all together. However, not once did this stop you from feeling butterflies in your stomach and grinning like an idiot every time you saw him. 

Looking at the clock, which read 8:50am, you quickly swiped on some waterproof mascara and light pink lipstick to complete your look. Fixing your already-silky hair one last time and grabbing your small strap purse, you left your apartment and went downstairs buzzing with excitement. He'll be here any minute! 

As you stood at the entrance of your building in the gorgeous summer sunlight, you shifted nervously and couldn't stop looking around in anticipation. Even though you were excite and really looking forward to the day, subconsciously you knew that accepting this dare was a bad idea. You sighed, completely and painfully aware that this was going to be a onetime thing and that there was no way Hopie was going to like you back; you even saw him flirting full-on with another girl in your class the other day. Why did you do this to yourself, ________! You're just going to be hurt more than ever in the end.

"Why look so sad with those pretty eyes, beautiful?" A familiar voice sounded, snapping you out of your daze. Looking up, your heart almost melted into a pile of goo when you met Hopie's wink. He was dressed with his usual style: a logo SnapBack, a white tank top with a thin denim blouse, tan shorts, and grey Vans. He smiled brightly at you, "you look gorgeous, by the way." 

Ahhhh, there goes the butterflies again. 

You blushed, "Since when did you become so cheesy?" 

"You're my girlfriend today, of course I'm going to be cheesy!" he replied, making your heart leap. "Ready for our date, love?" 

"Errrrr, w-what exactly are we suppose to do though? Like couple-y things?" Embarrassed, you asked. "I-I've never actually dated before, so..." 

You couldn't finish your sentence since Hopie interrupted with a laugh. You looked at him shyly, "What? What's so funny?"

"What do you mean you've never dated before?!" He questioned back between chuckles. "I mean, just... Just look at you!" He gesture at your body, "how is it possible that no boy has asked you out yet?!" 

You must have looked confused, since he dropped the subject and chuckled, "well first off, couples are definitely suppose to hold hands." Before you could object, your jaw almost dropped as he took your small hand his and laced his fingers together with yours. Electricity shot up your arm and you felt your heart rate accelerated abruptly as you stared at your linked hands in disbelief. 

"Here, look up and say kimchi!" Your head shot up at his voice just as you heard a "snap!" of a camera went off. J-Hope grinned as he examined the picture from his phone, "awwww, you look so cute!" 

Flustered, you lightly hit him on the shoulder, "Yah! What was that for?! Let me look at it!"

"The pictures from the dare, remember?" He gazed at you with twinkling eyes and answered. "That was picture number one. I'll show you at the end of the day, okay? Now we should stop wasting time and go on our date!" 

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Apparently Hopie's idea of a date only consisted of a stroll in the nearby park---not that you were complaining or anything. You were glad he didn't plan anything too elaborate, since you knew him to be more of a casual, layback person, and you weren't sure if you could handle anything that was too much like an actual, formal date yourself. 

But anyway, you were starting to get into the groove of the whole date thing as you and J-Hope walked around the park holding hands. You meant, it wasn't that different than the other times you hung out together: you talked about basically anything and everything comfortably, Hopie was still being the adorable goofball he was, and like always, you couldn't have been any happier when you were with him. The only things different were him holding your hand and hugging you a lot more whenever you did something cute---apparently. 

Like now. 

"Wow! Let's go over there!" You pointed excitedly at the huge fountain nearby and jumped up and down like a little kid. 

Hopie hugged your shoulder tightly and smiled, making you blush, "anything for you, love!" Still holding your hand, he led you to one of the benches next to the fountain. You immediately dropped your purse and hat before skipping to the fountain, taking off your sandals and stepping into the refreshing, cool water. You looked around and saw several children running around and splashing each other, their laughs ringing like silver bells and their smiles reflecting the one on your face. 

What's taking Hopie so long? You were about to turn around to look for him, only to let out a squeak as you suddenly felt cold water splashed into your back. You whirled around and saw him standing in the fountain smiling innocently at you as if nothing had happened. "Yah! That wasn't fair!" You yelled and bent down to splash him in return, sadly missing him as he dodged. He stuck out his tongue cutely, "Lalalalala! You missed me!" He splashed you in the face this time before scurrying away, laughing. 

"YAH! Come back here!!" You shouted, running after him with a smile as you attempted to get your revenge. The fountain floor was slippery, and it seemed like there was no way of catching up to him. How did he manage to run so fast? You thought as you panted. 

Hopie stuck his head out from behind the tall fountains sprout. "Only if you can make me!" Before he finished his sentence you were met with another splash. 

Suddenly, an idea came to you. You looked around before approaching the small group of kids playing in the fountain. "Hey kids!" You knelt down and said to them cheerfully, "my name is ________, nice to meet you! Can you guys help me with something please?" 

They stared back at you with wide, curious eyes. You smiled sweetly, "see that boy over there?" You pointed at J-Hope who was gazing at you from the fountain sprout. "If you can help me splash him and get his clothes wet, I'll treat you guys to ice cream!" 

"YAY! ICE CREAM!!" The children screamed in excitement. "What are we waiting for?!" One little boy shouted, and the other quickly joined him. He grabbed your hand quickly and dragged you behind him as the group of kids shrieked and charged at Hopie. 

"What the- that's not fair!!" Hopie shouted when he saw you ran towards him with a group of children. Before he could say another word, he was met with a face full of water as the kids attacked him. 

"You were the one not playing fair in the first place, okay?!" You countered and joined the kids, splashing him and turning your back quickly as he splashed back. 

A laugh escaped your lips as you saw the kids run around the fountain after him, shrieking in excitement as they splashed him with their hands and feet. Hopie shouted as he tried to get them back, and you couldn't help but feel blessed at the chance to see him playing with kids like this. If only I can see him like this all the time...

For a moment you lost sight of Hopie and the kids in the large fountain, and you were about to take off to look for them when your foot suddenly slipped. You shot out your arms and shrieked as you lost your balance and fell backwards. Damn it! This is going to hurt! You squeezed your eyes shut and prepared for the impact. 

"Wow! Careful there!" Suddenly a strong arm was under your waist and a hand grabbed your upper arm. Your eyes shot open, only to blush furiously when you found your face inches from Hopie's. His face was wet with water, his hair was damp, and he looked at you worriedly as he helped you stand up, "You okay?" 

"Y-yeah, I'm f-fine," flustered, you stuttered and your heart galloped in your chest. 

J-Hope pulled back and met you with a warm smile, "let's take a break?" 

You nodded and smiled back, "yeah, just wait a second." You didn't forget your promise with the children, and seeing that Hopie was more than drenched, you thought they definitely deserved their prize. Picking up your sandals, you ran over to the bench where you kept your things. "I just have to award the kids for doing such a great job," you winked at him as you reached for your purse and sun hat. 

"Hey! Wait for me!" Hopie called as you walked towards the kids. You turned around to see him thanking an ajumma who was sitting nearby for something before running after you, waving his phone. Seeing your confused pout, he wrapped his arm around your shoulder as you two walked over to the ice cream stand surrounded by the excited kids and said, "second picture done!"

The children jumped and shouted as you ordered ice cream for them, smiling at the look of their bright smiles. They politely said thank you and took the cones with their mouths open, not able to wait another second to dig in. 

"Second thing that couples do is share food," J-Hope said to you after thanking the salesman and reaching for the double scoop vanilla ice cream cone. He held your hand and led you to one of the shaded tables near the stand and sat from across you. The kids had finished their ice cream quickly and went back to play the fountain again, leaving you some peaceful time with Hopie. 

"We share food normally anyway," you scoffed, blushing as you shyly took a bite of the treat from his outstretched hand, "I don't see how this has anything to do with being a couple." 

"Ahhhh," he nodded knowingly, "but you see, couples share like this." 

Before you could pull back, he suddenly leaned in close, making you shut your eyes instinctively, not knowing what he was going to do next. Your breath hitched as you felt his warmth right next to your face. 

"Snap!" The sound of a camera went off again, making you open your eyes in surprise just as Hopie pulled away with his phone in hand and the white ice cream from his lips with a grin. The ice cream must have been the only thing separating us, you thought and blushed furiously as you looked down. 

You two finished the ice cream in comfortable silence and stood up from the table, ready to set out around the part again.

"________-ah, you got something on your lips," Hopie suddenly said, his hand reaching out and tilting your chin up before you could object. 

"W-where?" You immediately grabbed your purse and rummaged through it for a piece of napkin to wipe whatever it was off. You desperately hoped you didn't look like an idiot. 

But J-Hope beat you to it. "Here, I got it," he quickly grabbed your wrist and leaned even closer. In a blink of an eye his soft lips were on yours, and your eyes fluttered shut as your cheeks were set on fire before you could register anything else in your brain. Your heart threatened to leap out of your chest, and you wished time could stop right then and there. 

However, it wasn't before long that you came back to your senses. Your eyes snapped open as you abruptly backed away, panting a bit. Oh god, you thought to yourself, panicking, what have I done?! Your heart ached as you looked at J-Hope and reminded yourself, he's just doing it for the bet, ________. There's no way he likes you. 

"That wasn't too bad, was it?" Hopie smirked at your opened mouth and surprised expression. "It's called kissing, yet another thing that couples do," he said matter-of-factly like a teacher giving a lecture. Your stomach knotted as he seemed oblivious of your feelings. 

You were silent for a moment as you stared back at him. How could he just... "Y-you know this is only for a day, right?" You chuckled bitterly as you reminded both him and yourself. "Don't..." You couldn't finish your sentence. Don't make me fall even harder for you, you thought, I won't be able to back out then. You broke eye contact as silent surrounded you and you felt tears pooling up in your eyes. 

Suddenly you felt a hand grabbed your wrist and you found yourself crashed against Hopie's chest. A pair of arms wrapped firmly around you as you felt his nose nuzzle your hair. You could smell his scent and your tears threatened to fall. Don't... Stop doing this to me...

"________-ah," you heard J-Hope's voice rumble in his chest, "what if I tell you that this is not only for a day?" 

You froze, unable to comprehend what he was saying. You tried to pulls away, but he only hugged you tighter and placed a hand behind your head as he continued, "what if I tell you that I want to go on a lot more dates like this with you in the future? What if I tell you I want to kiss you again? What if I tell you I want to announce to the world that you're my girl?"

This time, he pulled back and stared straight at you. Your heart was about to burst as you finally pieced together what he was saying, and your tears quickly became happy, content, ones. J-Hope looked at you in the eyes sincerely, 

"________-ah, I really, really like you. Will you be my girlfriend?"