taehyung had been practicing his singing at the karaoke bar, hours before he would be performing. because not every person at the bar who participates in karaoke have the angelic deep voice that taehyung has, not many come to hear people off key and screeching songs while being drunk. Sure, some people come for exactly that, but most people come to hear taehyung. he came in one night feeling upset about his lack of gigs that he was singing a sad song. The owner of the bar was there that night and offered him a job there. it keeps the people entertained by his enchanting voice and pretty face.

especially the girl he liked who worked at the bar. for the first time, she was working earlier at the bar as he practiced.

now taehyung is a bit of a coward. not only is he oblivious to his secret admirers, partly because he doesn't believe there were/are any, but if he likes someone he doesn't approach them until he's got a plan to wow them. when he does, he would try the biggest gesture he could to let them know. problem is the last time he did that, the girl didn't even realize the gesture was about her. and then the time before that in highschool the girl punched him in the face for trying. how she didn't get expelled or suspended, he didn't know.

but before he could approach her, he needed to impress her. he broke his gaze on her and shook his head. humming, he walked over to the laptop on a small pedestal so he could choose the next song to practice. he particularly wanted a song that explained their situation and perhaps get her attention. he fell upon a song titled, "serendipity" by park jimin. the name startled him as he recalled his former friend from highschool. the last time he had seen him was when got picked up from school one day to become a trainee and move schools
and he was never seen again.

taehyung bit his tongue with distaste at the memory. it wasn't all too long ago when taehyung, yoongi, jimin and the others were a group of the best friends. dreams of going big but fighting over which direction to take. it looks like jimin became an idol.

taehyung skipped over the song having not knowing the words or melody but upset that the title had perfectly summed up what he and the girl at the bar had. a happy coincidence to have met here every time.

he sighed in frustration as he tried to look for another song until he looked up and noticed the girl was no longer there.

"aw man," he pouted.

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"who the hell would want to steal your shoes?" yoongi questioned shortly after the two found out raena's shoes were missing.

"ew stop saying hell. and they are in good condition. i could see why." raena argued with a shrug. "i'll just walk with socks."

yoongi shook his head at his new friend and glanced across the street at a small shop. they were bound to have sandals she could use.

raena sat down on the bus seat and frowned. i should have never left my converse here.

"I can't handle this anymore. i'll be back," yoongi announced and quickly crossed the street and entered the store. he zoomed past different aisles of a random things until he found a small container with different size sandals. he glanced up at the window to look across the street at raena who sat with her feet swinging on the bench. he shrugged. "maybe a size 7 or 8."

yoongi picked up a pair of black sandals of a size 7 and went to line to pay for it. after paying and bowing a goodbye  to lady at the counter, he left and crossed to street to be greeted by raena.

"ooh what do you got there?" she teased, curiously looking at the bag.

yoongi sat next to her and threw her the bag which she thankfully caught and didn't say a word.

"oh my gosh, yoongs," raena gushed. "you bought me shoes."

"sandals."

"shut up same thing." raena shrugged and took off her wet socks and put them in the plastic bag. she put on the sandals only for it to be big on her feet. she looked up at him with a frown.

"whoops," yoongi shrugged and avoiding her gaze.

"dude i wish i was a size 7. i'm a size 5," raena chuckled. "just so you know for future reference. incase you buy me more stuff."

"it's hilarious that you think i'll waste more money on you," yoongi chuckled, revealing his gummy smile and making raena's heart thump.

"you clearly don't want to waste money on me and yet you bought me sandals," she cocked her head to the side and unintentionally brought her face close to his. she internally yelled at herself, girl, what are you doing back up.

flustered by her sudden movements, yoongi slid farther away from her on the bench and shook his head.

"we can't go anywhere if you don't have shoes, idiot. i recall you mentioning you want to go somewhere," yoongi shot back.

raena pulled away and her mouth formed an "o".

"yeah, yeah you're right," she nodded and sighed at the sight of her big sandals. it made her feet look so small. "but thanks anyways i will cherish this gift."

yoongi glanced at her feet compared to the sandals and bit back a smile. something about those big sandals on her made it seem funny. like she was a kid playing dress up.

"you have small feet." he commented, gesturing towards them.

she chuckled and looked up at him, raising her  hand towards him.

"dude so do you! my hands are too but i bet mine are bigger than yours. look," raena grabbed his hand with her free one and pressed her raised hand against his. his hand was small but slightly larger than hers and less thick. yoongi was a small person himself but something about the way he carried himself didn't seem so small. raena rolled her eyes playfully after realizing she was wrong."whatever same difference."

yoongi's first reaction was to pull away but instead he stopped himself and let raena take control. her warm touch tingled at his fingertips making his heart skip a beat.

his lips parted and he blinked more times than he should.

raena gasped as she looked at his hands.

"oh my gosh you have really nice hands. did you know i have a hand fetish? because i do and your hands are fine~," raena whistled as she examined his hands. "oh wait, there's a large scar on your finger—"

yoongi's eyes widened and he yanked his hand from her and said, "i'd like my hand back, thank you very much."

"oh, sorry. i was being too much, ha," raena apologized, feeling her gut drop in guilt.  she quickly got up. "come on we have shopping to do."

the boy wanted to say something to raena so she wouldn't feel so bad but he truly wanted his hand back and she had already began to move.

"um where are we going?"

"to buy you that shirt, of course."

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"so did you buy him the shirt?" tae asked later that day after he came home to get dressed as his eyes scanned over the lyrics yoongi wrote once more. he looked up at raena when he was done and waited for an answer.

"well we were going to but then he kept yawning on the way to the mall so i decided not to. he looked really tired and he needs to get home anyways. i actually don't know where he bought the shirt but i figured the mall would be a good start since he refuses to tell me," raena shrugged.

tae chuckled as he got up from his seat and joined raena on the bed. he plopped down next to her.

"yoongi is new to being friends with someone like you so if he seems to hold back it's because he is not used to it. he doesn't trust people very easily," tae explained for his friend.

"that's understandable. in the beginning i tried talking a lot so we could lift the mood because he always seemed so grumpy," raena frowned.

"that's just yoongi. don't worry though my raerae. you'll get through to him, okay?" tae reassures her and shakes her head.

raena slaps his shoulder and chuckles.

"so there's this girl..."

raena chokes on the air and gets up from her laying down position.

"taetae what the heck!" she threw tae a flabbergasted look in which he knew he would receive.

"yeah, yeah so there's this girl who works at the karaoke bar and i'm intrigued by her," tae quickly said after a big deep breathe. "well, more like like her. but i don't even know her but i just want to know who she is. i know she's been stealing glances at me but there's no way she feels the same way."

raena scoffed, "aw come on, tae. you are a catch. she probably feels the same way."

taehyung laughed out loud, "a catch? rae you've known me for two months how do you know i'm a catch?"

"because despite how busy you are, your room is never a mess, you are a great older brother and you've managed to make friends with the one and only me which says a lot!"

he laughed again and once it died down he pouted, "seriously though?"

"yes, seriously. look, i have only had a few crushes in my life. one of them being a jerk so that might seem like i don't know what i'm taking about but trust me when i say that if you want to know what the other person feels, you gotta make the move. i know you like waiting until you have a big gesture but this song itself is going to be enough. just look at her while you sing and make it known that it's about her," raena suggested, staring into taehyung's eyes. she blinked when she thought about how she can apply it to her life. "dude. i need to do this with jin. if i like him, i gotta make it clear." she looked back at taehyung's raised eyebrow and sheepishly smiled "my bad."

"that's fine but i'm taking your advice to heart, rae rae and i will do that, thanks. now let's go back to what you said about that jerk you like, are you talking about your boss?" he asked in disbelief.

"yep!"

"dude..."

"we have a lot of chemistry i think. we're like the enemies to lovers trope come to life, i can just see it!" raena said proudly.

"if you want to declare your love to seokjin, then go ahead but he's going to think you're crazy. you have to slowly make your way to his heart," taehyung advised.  "but with me and the bar girl, time has been flying bye which means i gotta talk to her ASAP."

raena thought for a moment. "you right. you know what i'm going to try to be more clear about my intentions with me boss!"

taehyung's eyes widened, "but slow but steady rae rae. like maybe try to actually behave—"

"—what?! i behave at work! he's just too strict—"

"so~ then maybe try fitting his strict like personality?" taehyung suggested. he thought of the idea himself for his own crush. she seemed like a cool and collective lady, perhaps he needed to shed off his innocent, cute manner to impress her? he shook his head, he needed to try being real with her first and then if she doesn't like him then he'll try to impress her.

seokjin already knows raena's personality, and doesnt seem all too happy with it, so this plan in taehyung's opinion was the best way to go.

raena considered it. "hmm i'll try it perhaps."

maybe i do have to change.

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