Wish (Jung Hoseok)

Twelve

The beginning of Hoseok and Riley felt like forever ago, when really, it was only four months.

Four months since the lamp shattered.
Four months since she and Hobi shared a tray of mochi on her kitchen counter.

Four months felt like a year with all that had happened.

The air was freezing cold, Christmas just around the corner as it was now nearing the end of November.
The day after Hoseok left for filming.

How ironic, that as soon as he left her world grew colder, and she had no one she could go to that could keep her warm.

That is... until she caved.

Riley was in Hoseok's room, bundled in all the blankets she could find in his closet, the smell of Hobi comforting her, but not warming her.

With a loud whine, Riley rolled off the bed, a plush blanket still wrapped around her could shoulders, hooded over her head.

If I remember correctly the rooms are Namjoon and Jin, Jimin and Taehyung, Yoongi and Jungkook, then Hoseok has his own. But where is...

Her brain short circuited as it read 'Taehyung x Jungkook' on a door.

I should've known.

She knocked, despite her brain telling her to just go back to bed and ask Namjoon for more blankets in the morning.

It was currently 11pm.

The door opened and a very disheveled Taehyung stood in front of her, a hand rubbing away sleep in his eye.

"Yah~ its late" he whined, before looking down at the 4'11 girl that looked so cold her lips could've been blue.

"Ah! What're you doing out here it's cold!" Taehyung said, as quietly as he could to not wake Jungkook up.

Riley only sneezed in response.

"Okay, I know you miss Hobi, come on." He pulled her in their room, nudging Jungkook in the shoulder. "Kookie... Noona is cold scoot over."
He didn't respond, only snored.
"Why is he in your bed?"
"Are you really asking?"
"Fair."
"Thats what I thought..." Taehyung said with a smirk, pushing the still sleeping Jungkook aside.

"I feel like I'm crawling in bed with my parents." Riley mumbled, wiggling in between the boys until that familiar warmth comforted her shivering muscles.
"You might as well be."

Finally~

As time passed with Riley laid between Jungkook and Taehyung, the cold seemed to diminish.
But her longing for Hoseok still kept her awake.

"Riley." Taehyung said, causing the girl to jump.

"Y-yeah?"

"Do you love Hoseok?"

"Ha~ I don't know what you're talking about. He's my best friend, that's all."

Tae rolled his eyes. "If you don't love Hobi then I don't love Jungkook-"

Jungkook suddenly was awake, his eyes wide. "You what?"

"No, I do love you sweetie, it was a figure of speech go back to sleep."

"No way am I sleeping now. What're we talking about?" Jungkook glanced to Riley. "How'd she get here?"

Riley smiled. "Tae let me stay in here cause I'm cold. I didn't know I would intrude something."

"You're intruding nothing! Now what are we talking about?" Jungkook was now whining, wanting to know the gossip of the group.

"Riley loves Hoseok."
"Do not! I mean, I do but as a best friend! You two, I swear are gonna get smacked some day."