•honey• || KookMin

08. Tasting different things

"My best friend wants to meet you. She's a dancer too. I'm sure you and she get along well. She helps me with the animals when she can...and always with my grades." He smiles square and shy.

"Ah, I want to meet her too. I don't have many friends," admits Hosook watching Mickey sniff a tree. "My parents spend everything on having me in school. Aside from the fact that I don't see them much, I don't have luxuries like everyone else."

"We're in a some 'complicated' area of Busan..."

"Never mind" Hosook shrugs. "Now I'll have two friends!"

Taehyung hugs her with all his arms and legs and Hosook lets herself be squeezed. Hosook has moved recently come to Busan. Her parents got a better job, they came and she doesn't know anyone. She confessed to him that she had been following him for a while on social media because she thought he was cute and very kind for helping stray animals. Adopting Mickey came as a chance to make a so-called acquaintance. It worked out well. Much better than would have been expected actually.

Taehyung is a very sweet person and contrary to disappointing her to meet her virtual crush, she's more crazy about him every day.

Too bad he already has a girlfriend. Taehyung says she's his friend, but she doesn't know. They give a lot of vibe of boyfriend and girlfriend only in pictures. She doesn't dare to ask.

~ * * * ~

"Hi! You're pretty like Tae said!"

"Jimin don't expose me." whines Taehyung.

Hosook lets herself be hugged and Taehyung feels like she just put a honey bun and a cinnamon together because these two are the sweetness incarnate. It took them no time at all to start talking. You can tell that none of the three of them are shy or mincing words. Barely enough to not be so close from the get-go with what is said. It doesn't stop Jimin from wanting to be up on Hosook. The girl is taller and broader. Not so with more bust, hips and buttocks. It's even surprising to Hosook how tight Jimin's school shirt looks.

"Are you going to participate there?"

"I'll try."

"I thought about going too, but I don't have much to practice" Hosook puts his hands behind his head. "I can't go to a dance school or something. I only know hip-hop." He pouts his lips.

"I can help you. I'm going to rehearse at a gym near the school," Jimin comments. "It's cheap and the space is hardly used besides me. I can pay your share. I'd like to have someone else there. To know what I do or don't do well.

"Tae, I love Jimin more than you. Sorry." Hosook takes the chance to hug Jimin. The red light and they so clownish leaving each other aside. Taehyung pouts.

"Don't use me as a nexus to get to know each other. You make me feel lonely." he whines foolishly.

~ * * * ~

"You're going with Hosook?"

"She asked me for the favor of helping her with literature."

"Oh, okay. Just don't forget that you have to study too. You have math test tomorrow." Taehyung nods and walks away. Jimin exhales.

Taehyung spends a lot of time with Hosook. Jimin doesn't bother, on several of those occasions she is also with them. It just catches her attention because notices Taehyung is different with Hosook.

A little more shy and anxious. Jimin waits for the moment when Taehyung says he likes Hosook. No more routes to take on that. She hasn't just gotten up from her desk when notices someone in front of her.