Sugar Rush

11

The club was more crowded than usual. There was barely any space to even breathe but Hoseok made his way through it. The music was louder than usual and it was giving him a headache. But he had made his decision to go to the cute bartender he had met before. He saw the boy smiling at the customers he was serving. His heart skipped a beat when Jungkook looked at him and gave a bright smile. He sat in front of Jungkook and signalled him to come closer, "Can you be my personal bartender for today?"

Jungkook shook his head, "We don't have such a thing."

Hoseok chuckled, "Okay. No problem, then. I'll have a rum. 40 rum-50 sprite."

"Coming right up." Jungkook chirped as he turned back to get the drinks.

As Jungkook gave the glass to Hoseok, he held Jungkook's hand by his wrist, "Jungkook." When he saw Jungkook flinch, he left the hand, "I am sorry. I just wanted to talk to you."

Jungkook looked at his watch, "I'll be free in an hour."

Hoseok nodded, "Thank you."

After an hour, Jungkook came out of the staff lounge. He was wearing a black leather jacket and ripped jeans. He sat beside Hoseok, "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Hoseok smiled at him sweetly, "Do you want to hear the honest answer or the answer I prepared?" Hoseok's heart skipped as he saw Jungkook's nose scrunch as he snickered.

"I want to listen to both."

Hoseok hummed, "So the answer I prepared is that Namjoon signed a contract with Jin hyung today and you guys need to sign the NDA."

Jungkook's eyebrows raised, "NDA?"

Hoseok nodded as he sipped from his glass, "We can't tell anyone about the agreement. It can dent both the company and Namjoon's reputation."

Jungkook nodded as he understood what Hoseok meant. He can't let anyone know what Namjoon is doing. Not everyone is as understanding as his friends are. He tilted his head, "And what was the actual reason?"

Hoseok licked his lips, "The real reason is that I wanted to see you."

"Huh?" Jungkook's eyes went wide, "See me?"

Hoseok nodded, "You know, I liked this guy for four years. We met through Jin hyung and I started liking him. But recently, he found someone he likes and all the hopes I had was shattered."

Jungkook thought for a while before nodding, "But what does it have to do with me?"

Hoseok chuckled, "I am coming to that part. All these years, I did my best to convey that I liked him, but all those efforts were just not effective. And in doing those things, I forgot that I had to take care of myself as well. No one has really done anything for me. So when that day, you took care of me and my things, my heart felt full."

Jungkook's eyes went small and a pout was forming, "Just because I did something for you?"

Hoseok laughed and then patted his head, "No. Because you are pretty. Even when you don't speak, your expressions say everything for you, especially your eyes. When you smile, you look like a bunny and when you pout, I feel like fighting the world for you."

Jungkook's cheek turned pink and he ducked his head, "But-" He caught himself when he felt that he would be crossing a line.

Hoseok clicked his tongue, "Come on ask away. Don't hide anything from me."

Jungkook gulped, "But it was just a week ago that you were crying for your crush. How can someone get over so easily?"

Hoseok sighed, "You are right. How can a person get over his four-year long crush so easily? I was sad, I won't lie. I felt like dying inside. But when I saw him happy, when I saw him smile like he was truly very satisfied, I let him go."