28 The Kiss and ...smack

Yuna's eyes widened at the sudden notion of the kiss. What the HELL was he doing? she thought, his lips were soft and she did not particularly dislike it but - she pushed him back hard. Her eyes narrowed slightly. "What do you think you are doing?"

"Sakura?" he replied softly and grabbed her wrist again, pulling her towards him. She landed against his chest with a small thud. With his free hand, he cupped her chin and pushed her head upward slightly. "I am kissing you."

Yuna stared into his eyes. His eyes were awakening every fibre of her being. Her gaze moved from his eyes to the tip of his nose, he was so handsome up close. A slight grin played over his lips. "Cat got your tongue?"

His words snapped her back to reality. She was busy with an audition! He was compelling her with - with whatever mojo he was using. She tried to take a step back but his arms were like a prison keeping her locked in. "You had no permission to kiss me."

"Sakura, I thought that you loved me" he replied softly, "Please, I am begging you... Do not leave me."

Sakura? That was probably the name of the character in the script. Her gaze returned to his eyes, they were pleading and if she was not locked into his arms - she might applaud his performance. "I have to leave, can't you see?"

"No, I cannot see," he replied. "Why do you need to leave?"

She placed her hands on his chest and pushed, his arms realised her slightly. "We are from two different worlds you and I. I cannot stay here with you, we are simply not meant to be."

Jin let go of her, his expression became pained. "You do not mean that. Sakura, we belong together."

*****

Tae, Suga and Hoseok were sitting on the edge of their seats. Suga was holding a half-eaten doughnut, Tae's clipboard fell from his lap and Hoseok was grinning. The chemistry between them was- there were no words that could describe it.

They looked at each other. Tae mouthed. "I think we should cancel all the others."

"I think we need to do a callback," Suga mouthed back.

"I agree with Suga," Hoseok mouthed, "We take the top four and ask her to come."

Tae nodded slowly. "Then it will not seem too unfair."

"Exactly," Suga mouthed and turned his attention back to Jin and Yuna, Tae and Hoseok followed suit. These two were going to make the movie exceptional. Hoseok felt excitement run through his blood, the new script was almost finished.

*****

Yuna folded her arms. She bit her lip inwardly. "I do not see this working out for either of us. I have to leave." She tried to walk past him but he stopped her by stepping in front of her. "Sakura do not do this."

"Let me pass."

"No! I am not going to let you leave me," He pleaded, "I cannot lose you."

"Would you let me pass," she said and tried to sidestep past him.

"No," he replied and placed his hands on her shoulders. "I am not losing you and there is nothing you can do to stop me."

She shrugged off his hands. She was unsure that this was still part of the script, she was getting uncomfortable because... she lifted her head. He was looking at her with his big brown puppy eyes.

Her heart was melting. If this was how Sakura's character was going to be then she was in a lot of trouble. She wouldn't know how to handle her heart in this situation. The stare that he was giving her was piercing her soul.

"You have to let me go or neither of us will be happy," she whispered. Her heart was beating in her throat while butterflies were flying around in her stomach. She wanted to end this interview now.

"I will not be happy with anyone else except you," he replied softly and reached for a strand of her hair, tugging it behind her ear. He leaned forward and kissed her again.

This time she embraced his kiss, her arms moved on their own and wrapped around his neck. She leaned into the kiss, forgetting where she was and that she was auditioning. This time the kiss was perfect. He pulled away. "I have you wrapped around my little finger."

Yuna stared at him in disbelief and let go of him quickly. "You have me wrapped? Is that what you-"

"Yes," he grinned, "That is what I call it."

She turned from him and her brow furrowed. This was all an act, just a stupid act and here she thought that...no, this was what actors did. They acted and he only said that to prove a point. It hurt, his words hurt, did he not know what he was saying?

She rolled her lips nervously. The hurt was turning into anger when she turned back her right palm landed on his left cheek so hard, that his head turned. He recovered and his hand went to his cheek, he was staring at her in disbelief.

Yuna pushed past him and stormed to the door, she pulled it open and slammed it behind her. Tears were rolling down her cheeks as she ran to the elevator. This was a mistake, one huge mistake and she was going to tell Jungkook not to meddle in her life again.

*****

Jin was flabbergasted. She slapped him. This time she actually slapped him, his cheek was still tingling and he traced his fingers over it slowly. He turned and watched when she slammed the door behind her. She was infuriating and so damn cute at the same time.

"Wow!" Voices behind him intercepted his train of thought. He turned slowly to find Tae, Suga and Hoseok grinning at him. "That was brilliant and we -"

"No," He replied coldly. "Who else do we have?"

Hoseok crossed his arms. "Excuse you?"

"We made it clear you do not have the authority to choose," Tae chimed in.

"I think we should look at the others before that you three decide that she is the one," Jin replied. His cheek stopped burning but it was still a little red.

"You put us in charge of managing anything before and during casting," Suga stated, "And if we think that she is the one-"

"No," Jin interrupted, "Do a callback and I will help -"

"You are not hearing us, Jin," Tae said sternly. "We said you have no choice in the matter. I will do callbacks as you suggested but that is where your suggestions end."

Hoseok and Suga nodded behind Tae. Jin took a deep breath in and let it out. What was he supposed to answer? They had the upper hand and...maybe it was not such a bad idea to get the girl cast. He felt bad to the extent that he did not even know her name.

But did he want to? He turned back the door where she left through and pondered that unanswered question. Namjoon's words played like a record in the back of his mind. Let us make a bet. If you do not fall in love then you win. I will not meddle in your affairs again.

"But you did meddle, didn't you Namjoon? Somehow, you got in contact with this girl and you made her come to my studio. What did you want to accomplish by doing that?" Jin did not hear the chatter behind him as he walked to the door.

His fate is set in stone and he had no say in it. If they want this girl to star in his movie-so be it. He would not give them the satisfaction of being right. He shook his head as he closed the door quietly behind him.

No, he was wrong and they were right. He could feel it in his bones and his heart, a small tingling that was working its way through his body. . The vow he had made on the floor of his mansion was slowly melting. He had to stop it. He did not even know her that well.

He walked to the elevator and waited until the doors opened. He needed to go home and rest, maybe to think about what is happening and why his thoughts were clouding. With a small sigh, he stepped in and pressed the button for the ground floor.

*****

Yuna ran from the building, wiping back tears. She skipped two steps at a time and only stopped when she reached Jungkook's car. He was staring at her. "Una, are you okay?"

"Take me home," she replied without looking at him and climbed in the car.

Jungkook stopped her from closing the passenger seat. "Not until you tell me what is wrong?"

"This was a mistake. Take me home now!"

Jungkook's eyes saddened as he closed the car door. He made his way to the driver's side and felt his phone vibrate. Who was it this time? He took it out and his screen flashed with a message from Namjoon.

We did it! They loved Yuna and Hoseok told me everything that had happened. We have this in the bag!

Jungkook placed his phone back in his pocket. He will message him later to find out the whole story if Yuna did not tell him. He climbed in the car and before switching it on, he asked. "Yuna are you going to tell me what happened?"

"He played me for a fool," was all she replied.

Jungkook started the car, she was not going to tell him any more than she said already, and drove back to her apartment. They drove in silence, he couldn't stop himself, every five minutes he stole a glimpse. He saw that her cheeks were glistening.

Her apartment came into view, to his surprise he couldn't see their parents' car. Did they decide to leave? He parked the car when he turned to face Yuna she had already unbuckled and halfway up the stairs.

There was no point going after her. He still needed to get to the restaurant so at least he would ask Namjoon what had aspired at this interview that had Yuna so worked up. On the other hand, he did not know if his parents were still here and leaving her might break her further.

*****

Yuna struggled to find her keys. Her thoughts were still with Jin and the way he had kissed her. Her shyness had turned into anger because of what he had said, now she didn't want anything to do with him; ever.