Paving The Way

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"This or that?" Bethany murmured, showing the sheet masks to the guy in the mask, cap and sunglasses.

"Definently this one" he said, trying to tone his hype down,
"Your skin is already spotless."

"Aww, Hobi" she said fluttering her eyes,
"Thanks but that's not true."

"You know what? Let's take all of these. My treat."

"NO WAY! I didn't drag you here to buy me masks."

"I know. I dragged you here to buy us masks."

"Still no."

"This is a drugstore Beth. It's like the cheapest place in Korea."

"I don't care, I'm buying my own masks, BigHit is generous you know?"

"Are they to you? To us they're a different story" Hobi chuckled, stating sacrastically.

Bethany rolled her eyes,
"Don't be greedy."

"I try saying that myself too but then there is Chanel and Louis Vuitton and Gucci..."

Bethany almost laughed,
"That's true, dear. That's true. C'mon let's grab these."

"BETHY! Look, those sunscreens I told you about."

"You told me you have two packs?"

"Yes, we should buy you one. And we should buy me a third pack."

"Hobi-ah, is that really how you want to spend the lunchbreak? Shopping for mid-range facial masks with me?"

"Why?" he said, took of his sunglasses to give her a more proper look,
"Did I give you the impression I don't want that? Because I DO want that."

Bethany popped her eyes wide open, but it was already too late.
"Put the glasses on, Hobi! We left without security remember?"

Randomly taking Bethany to the closest mall, Hoseok thought it would not be a problem to explore for half an hour if he covered up nicely. Noone would think he would randomly shop in a drugstore cosmetic place with a friend, anyway.
However, he lost himself in the moment for a second and suddenly it was only Bethy and himself to face with.

Couple of girls told couple of girls who they THOUGHT they saw. They weren't sure yet, and it gave Bethany the sudden confidence to grab Hobi by the arm,
"Walk fastly."

Cold-bloodedly Bethany dragged Hobi away, making sure they're not running in order not to get attention,
"They're still not sure you're you. We're splitting up."
"Bethy I am so sorry, I-..."
"Hobi. Shh. Walk."

Bethany knew at that moment if they would be sure and snap one picture of him, that would cause a disaster.

Out without a security AND with a random girl, he'd never be able to explain that to his management so she had to make sure to protect her friend.

Still running downstairs, she called him up, told him to take the elevators and meet her at the parking lot. She walked around messing with the girls' minds, making sure they think they were mistaken before making her way to the parking lot.

In which, she has seen a tiny crowd, still confused but looking. And this was not good. She didn't know where Hobi is.

Hobi however, texted her,
"Stuck in the men's room. I am alone. Get in."
Silently sneaking in the men's room of the parking lot of the mall they're in, Bethany was both relieved and disgusted.

Relieved to see Hobi again, in one piece. Disgusted because it smelled worse than she thought it was humanly possible.
"Don't worry!" he hissed, walking to the door in tiny steps.