TWO
"Should I call him?" Hoseok asked Jimin as they walked into the small apartment. "Well yeah!" Jimin shouted happily as he laid down on the couch. "Call him! Call him!" He said. Hobi gulped and nodded walking to his room seeing Jimin give him a thumbs up.
He sat down on his squeaky bed and with shaky hands and an anxious tummy dialed the number. It rang a few times before the other end was answered. "Hello?" A deep yet youthful voice answered.
"Um Hello is Kim Taehyung there?" He asked in an uneasy voice as he fiddled with the paper. "This is him...who is this?" He asked. Hoseok's knee was bouncing hard as he nervously breathed out "this is Jung Hoseok" he told Taehyung who was silent for a moment.
"You- I- ...you actually called me?" He asked in disbelief almost relived "I was so worried you'd look me up and then not want to talk to me" he said and something about that sentence sent his mind to about a million what-ifs. "Of course I'd want to talk to you. We're soulmates" he said softly "maybe sometime you would like to meet up and talk?" He asked.
"Oh yes of course!" The younger boy said. "I'm free almost every day after 4 and I'm never doing anything on the weekends since I'm still in high school," he said. Hoseok almost choked. High school? He was 18 so he was probably in his last year of school and was just one of the older kids in his class. "Um I'm free..." he stood up looking at his calendar "well, of course, today, and tomorrow and the next day I have off is next week on Saturday," he said into the phone.
Taehyung was silent for a moment. "Give me a moment" and then he was muted. Hoseok took this moment to take a deep breath. It was ok. While he was on mute he pulled out his laptop and searched social media for his soulmate. He eventually found his Instagram raising his eyebrow at the number of followers he had. All of 5. And he only saw one picture of his actual face but he looked so squishy and adorable.
"Ok my mom said I could go out tonight if you want," Taehyung said picking up his phone. "Ok, I can pick you up or we can meet up at a cafe or something? Also, do your parents know?"
"We can meet up at XXX if you want and no they don't I got to the mail before them. They just know I'm going out with a friend" he told the elder who nodded. "Sounds good Taehyung I'll meet you there in a bit," he said hanging up.
"Already a cradle robber" Jimin teases as he takes a seat on his bed. "Did he sound as cute as he looks?" The blonde asked as he pulled his friend's blanket over himself.
"Yes, and we are going to a cafe do I look alright?" He asked standing in front of a mirror. Nothing special, just ordinary blue jeans adorned with an oversized shirt and a cap. "You always look hot now don't leave that cutie waiting" Jimin cheered "Also can you bring me back a hot chocolate?" he asked. Hoseok nodded grabbing his phone, wallet, and keys leaving his house in a panicked rush.
He drove his rather old car to the small cafe that was about 10 minutes away and parked looking at his phone seeing no messages from the boy. He walked in and took his seat deciding to save Taehyung's contact information. It was a local cafe that had yellowed lights and a grandma-style choice of food and decorations making it look homey.
"um Hoseok?" a shaky voice asked.
He looked up and was fazed for a few seconds before realizing it was Taehyung. He was rather chubby but still awfully adorable. "Hi Taehyung," he said standing up and extending his hand hoping that his sweaty hands didn't make him uncomfortable. The younger looked uncomfortable as he shook his hand before clasping his hands over his round tummy. Looking at his shoes. He probably had confidence issues or was shy to meet him.
"Hey I'm nervous too so don't worry," the elder said gesturing towards a chair. Taehyung sat down and let out a breathy chuckle "I'm sorry" he said looking up as Hoseok sat down. "So I'll go order what would you like?" he asked the teenager. "Um I don't care whatever you want," he said a blushing mess as he kept his eyes at the table.
Hoseok smiled softly "well what do you like?" he asked "Do you like coffee?" the younger shook his head. "I like Tea" he mumbled "And hot chocolate" Hoseok nodded. "Why don't I order you a hot chocolate then?" he asked and Taehyung nodded. Hobi stood up and walked over to the counter to order looking back to see the poor boy's legs shaking.
He grabbed the two cups noting that Taehyung has a mountain of whipped cream and chocolate drizzle. "Look at this! it looks super cute," Hoseok said cheerfully as he sat down and handed the teen his. Taehyung looked up and made eye contact with Hoseok and smiled a bit "Thank you" he told him taking the cup and licking a bit of the whipped cream off.
"You're welcome," he said sipping a bit of his coffee "so um I don't know how to do this" he chuckled softly "um tell me about yourself?" he asked awkwardly causing the younger to release a giggle. "You think I have? hmm...Not much to tell honestly. I play video games a lot and that's how I make side cash and just go to school" he told him as he started drinking his.
"Do you like school?" Hobi asked because he had enjoyed classes for some reason. What he hated was adulthood. "No, it's terrible," he said embarrassed "Well as you can probably tell I get made fun of a lot," he said looking down at his fingers self consciously.
"What? Why?" Hoseok asked speaking his mind "You're absolutely adorable" he stated before blushing and scratching the back of his neck grinning softly. Taehyung was matching him with the blush "Well I guess nobody else thinks so because I'm rather fat" he deadpanned.
"No, you're not," Hoseok said softly figuring this was rather a sensitive spot for the younger, "I think you're adorable and honestly who cares about what anybody else thinks?" he asked.
Taehyung grinned appreciatively "I'm glad we got matched," he said bashfully as he sipped his hot chocolate. Hoseok nodded softly with a kind smile as he looked up to see the cafe closing the doors. "We close officially in 10 minutes," the lady said and Hoseok sighed sadly. "Do you drive?" He asked the teen who shook his head. "It's dark out let me give you a ride" he suggested as he stood up extending his hand before awkwardly putting it behind his back.
"Really? Wow thanks" he said standing up accidentally knocking the chair over. Hoseok picked up the chair and when he looked back at Taehyung he was focused on the floor fiddling with his hands.
"Hey it was an accident," he said gently placing a hand on his back leading him out to his car opening the door for him. Hoseok quickly climbed into the other side and turned it on letting the car warm up a bit. "So I work at a small office," he told him hoping to distract him from whatever is currently going on in his mind. He couldn't understand it but something compelled him to try and make the younger comfortable.
"What do you do there?" The teen asked. "Well, I majored in accounting so its kinda just a business thing. I mostly just calculate growth" he told him. "Kinda boring"
Taehyung grinned "you must be super smart you should help me with my homework sometimes" he suggested and he couldn't help but agree.
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