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Taehyung My hands shake anxiously as I watch the clock tick, both nervous and excited for my first date with Hoseok.I was stunned when he asked me out a few days ago but I greedily accepted the offer, desperately wanting to get to know him. I consulted with hyungwon and jooheon over what we should do, both of them insisting that I take Hoseok to the local amusement park to reduce the tension between us. To make Hoseok feel more comfortable with me, I suggested that min-jun join us for the first half and he readily accepted. In all honesty , having min-jun around would make me less nervous too. We could then head over to the lake at the crimson lake pack for an evening picnic with just the two of us. "You'll be fine" ji-won reassures me with a kind smile. "You just have to be yourself and Hoseok will fall in love with you. He won't be able to resist," she wiggles her eyebrows. "You'll see." Min-jun jumps around the living room like a bunny, already dressed for the park. It took me a while to get his sunscreen on but the little tyke finally gave in when I bribed him with a cookie. "Can we go now?" he asks , tugging at his little baseball hat . "J - j - just a few m - minutes. Eom- ma sti - ll n - needs to come ho - home and get read ready," I assure him sheepishly as he races into the room. "Just give me five minutes to change and touch up my makeup and then I'll be good to go," Hoseok says over his shoulder as he rushes up the stairs. Min-jun groans, swinging his arms around in boredom as twenty minutes pass by. My palms grow sweaty in fear that Hoseok may have changed his mind entirely, but he finally descends down the stairs looking as beautiful as ever. He looks amazing in a pair of high waisted jeans and a cute colorful top, his pale skin glowing against the white of his shirt. Hoseok flashes me a shy smile as I gawk at him, nearly falling over the chair I am sitting on. Dude, snap out of it! Mark growls. He's going to think you're a moron! I try not to make a fool of myself and stand up straight but as I catch a glimpse of the bracelet on his wrist, my entire body fills with butterflies and I trip over the leg of the chair, crashing ungracefully on the ground. Min-jun and ji-won burst into laughter while Hoseok rushes over to help me up. Sparks tingle up and down my arm when our hands meet, the sensation startling Hoseok enough that he lets go, letting me fall back onto the floor . "Oh my goodness" he mutters to himself. "I - I'm so sorry .... I'm just nervous," he gulps, tucking away a loose strand of hair behind his ear as he once again reaches over to help me up. Oh great, two nervous idiots going on a date to an amusement with a child Mark mutters. What could possibly go wrong? I block out his voice as I dust myself off, Hoseok out his hand for me to take. "Let's go," he says quietly, waving over min-jun to join us. He checks min-jun once more to make sure he's ready to go before we walk over to the pack house. Changkyun takes us to hyungwon's office where he appears to be hiding from the visiting Alphas . "I'm not hiding" the fem-male king mutters as he looks over some documents. "I'm just very busy. "Suddenly, a portal opens to his left and he grins at us, wiggling his eyebrows in mischief . "Now you three have fun!" He giggles, pushing Hoseok and min-jun through the portal. "And good luck!" He hisses in my ear before shoving me through as well. I nearly lose my footing and crash into hoseok, my chest bumping against his. He timidly looks up at me, our eyes locking in an intense gaze. "H - hi" hoseok whispers, his lips curved into a small smile. Now's your chance, Say something to him, Mark urges. I open my mouth but end up choking on my tongue, coughing furiously into my arm. Smooth, Mark mutters as I struggle to regain control of my lungs. Hoseok hands me a bottle of water and I finally manage to catch my breath. We look around the area hyungwon sent us to and realize it's a small alley beside the park. We will have to return here to be transported home again. Hoseok takes the lead, leaving min-jun to me as we head for the ticket booth to get our park passes. Min-jun's large eyes widened in shock at the incredible display of rides, games, and snack booths. I'm no different, having never seen so much color and lights in one place before. The thoughts of thousands of people start racing towards me, but I manage to put up my walls before I become too overwhelmed. My training with hyungwon has been great but I still could not filter out voices among large crowds. For now, I'll have to use nods and gestures to communicate. Min-jun spots a bouncing ATV ride with flashing lights and loud car horns, nearly taking off before I catch him. "Min-jun, you need to stay with eomma or taehyung" hoseok scolds . "Don't run off." Min-jun nods halfheartedly, his eyes locked on the Blue ATV he wants to ride. The ride seems to be able to hold one adult passenger and two kids. "Will you go with me?" He asks me, dragging me into the line driver's seat for himself. "Beep! Beep!" Min-jun's screams when the ride starts. The ATV suddenly starts to bounce up and down, my hands gripping onto the sides of the car in shock. I have never experienced this type of movement before, and while we were only moving in a circle, it's the most exhilarating moment of my life. I have to bring ji-won here, I tell myself as min-jun and I bounce up and down. Min-jun honks his horn and we wave our hands at hoseok every time we pass him, min-jun and I laughing hysterically with every bounce. Dude, what are you, five? Mark laughs but I ignore him , just wanting to enjoy the ride. Hoseok chuckles when the ride is over, helping min-jun off the ATV. "You looked like you were having more fun than min-jun" he giggles as we walk out of the enclosure. I want to ask if we can go again when min-jun starts to pull us in the direction of some flying dragons." I want to ride the pink one!" Min-jun calls out, pointing to the pink dragon creature with horns. Min-jun requires a chaperone for this ride and I happily volunteer, hoseok chuckling to himself at my eagerness. Once strapped in, min-jun and I pull on the lever, the dragon slowly ascending until it reaches its peak, the view is pretty . "Make a silly face when we pass, eomma" min-jun instructs, sticking his fingers into his mouth to pull his lips apart and hang his tongue out. I take his lead l, pushing out my lower jaw so that my teeth stick out and pulling my eyelids back with one hand while the other continues to pull the lever. Hoseok bursts into laughter when he sees our faces, snapping a few pictures of us. Min-jun takes complete control of the date, dragging us from ride to ride, but I don't mind one bit, getting on as many rides as I can with him. We try the bumper cars, the train, the merry - go - round, and the spinning teacups, the last one nearly making me vomit from all the spinning. Hoseok and min-jun couldn't help but laugh at me as I held onto the grip for dear life, some of the people in line joining in. Even Mark laughed but it did not matter to me, I liked seeing hoseok laugh. He was worth getting on a terrible ride for. Min-jun suddenly pulls us to a giant game booth . "I want the Octopus!" Min-jun smiles, pointing to a giant purple Octopus hanging on display. The game is a milk bottle toss where we have to knock over a tower of 6 milk bottles with baseballs. We get three tries but knocking all of the bottles in the first toss would get us the Octopus. Hoseok pays the booth operator for a try and the operator hands him three balls. His first throw narrowly misses the tower of bottles but his final throw manages to knock three bottles over . "Sorry, sweetie" hoseok sighs sheepishly. "No Octopus" min-jun pouts, hoseok attempting to soothe his broken heart with a bribe. "How about we get some ice cream?" he asks. I hand the operator another dollar so I can play. Let me do it. I'm more coordinated than you, Mark grumbles but I refuse, wanting to prove to myself that I could be useful. I line up to the toss and aim for the center, throwing the ball with all my strength. We watch the ball strike the center of the tower, all 6 bottles tumbling into the pit. The operator hands me with the Giant Octopus and I turn around to find min-jun and hoseok clapping for me. Min-jun waddles over to me as I get down on my knees to show it to him, stroking the giant octopus's head with his little fingers. "Can I have it?" He asks shyly, his large eyes twinkling at me. The biggest smile stretches across his mouth when I nod, the little boy jumping into my arms and kissing me on the cheek. He struggles to wrap his arms around the large octopus, the stuffed animal nearly twice his size. "Thanks appa!" He cries , dragging the toy to his eomma. My heart skips a beat when the word slips out of his lips, all of my thoughts melting away to focus on the little boy who just claimed me mark howls in approval, liking the title for himself. We had already claimed min-jun as my own during the face off with the Alphas but it's different knowing min-jun felt the same about us. I want to hear him say it again but I eye hoseok nervously, knowing min-jun calling me appa could upset him. Something flickers in his eyes, but whatever it is disappears before I can decipher what he's feeling . "Look eomma!" Min-jun says, shoving the octopus in hoseok's face. "Look what taehyung got me!" "Very cool" he grins at him, taking him by the hand. "Should we get some ice cream?" The little boy nods, handing his stuffed toy to his eomma to skip over the booth directly across the game booth. Hoseok looks over at me, the smile on his face a little tight as he reaches for my hand and pulls me towards him. He stands on the tips of his toes and kisses me on the cheek, my heart feeling as though it might burst out of my chest. "Thank you for not overreacting about what min-jun said" he whispers. "I'll talk to him tonight and make sure it doesn't happen again." I shake my head at him, wishing I could put into words that it means the world to me that he sees me that way, but only a small groan escapes my lips. l sigh in frustration to myself, but he doesn't seem to notice, already pulling me to the booth labeled Dippin dots "What flavor do you want?" he asks, pointing to the little menu on the glass window of the booth. I have never had Dippin ' dots before, so I stare at the assortment of colorful dot - like ice cream flavors, unsure which to pick. "You should try Cookies and Cream," hoseok suggests. "You can't go wrong with Oreos." It's been years since I've had Oreos, the last time being when my mom snuck some into my room to share with each other on my 6th birthday. Cookies and pastries were rarely available to us back at the Hive. If by chance a pack of Oreos made an appearance in the pantry, they were gone before ji-won and I could ever grab some. I nod my head at her suggestion , and she hands me a cup full of black and white dots with crushed cookie pieces. Min-jun gets Rainbow dots and hoseok picks Mint and chip. We take our treats to a nearby table and hoseok watches me careful as I take my first bite. The little dots melt in my mouth almost immediately , leaving an Oreo taste on my tongue that nearly brings tears to my eyes . I eagerly put another spoonful in my mouth, moaning a little as I savor the sweet taste "Do you like it?" he asks, letting out a sigh of relief when I nod. "Can I try yours?" Min-jun asks, pointing at my cup of dots with his spoon. "Min-jun, you have yours" hoseok scolds . "Don't be greedy" but I don't mind, I put some on my spoon and held it out for min-jun. He opens his mouth and I sprinkle in the dots, min-jun licking his lips when he's finished. "Yummy" he hums. "These are good. My turn" he grins, scooping up a few dots onto his spoon for me to try. I lower my head a little to help him drop the dots into my mouth, a burst of fruity flavor exploding on my tongue. Hoseok snaps a photo of min-jun feeding me his dots, a small smile on his lips as he saves the memory. When we're finished with our treats, I take min-jun to the restroom for a potty break and to wash his sticky hands. Once groomed, we go on a few more rides. I particularly enjoy the Flying swing set, the wind in my hair feeling amazing. As we are about to call it a day, I spot a large black box labeled Photoboth, halting in my tracks to stare at it . "Have you never seen one before?" Hoseok asks when he realizes im no longer following them. "It's for taking pictures" hoseok explains when I shake my head. His eyes flicker with sadness before he grabs my hand and drags min-jun and I towards the box. "Come on, let's take a picture." he shoves me in first before climbing in with min-jun. There's a small bench inside the booth just big enough for hoseok and I, but min-jun has to sit on my lap to fit. A large screen sits in front of us with a camera on top. Hoseok inserts some coins and starts the timers on the screen and I following his instructions and contorting our faces as the camera flashes. "Okay, now. We kiss min-jun" he laughs, both he and I kissing one of min-jun's cheeks as he smiles. The camera flashes once again before the timer restarts, min-jun turning to hoseok and grinning. "Now eomma kisses taehyung!" He cries, pushing hoseok's face closer to mine. "Min-jun, stop being silly" hoseok scolds. Dude , the kid just gave you an opening. Take it! Mark snaps, urging me to kiss hoseok. Mustering up all of my courage, I place my hand on hoseok's cheek and pull him closer to me . "what are you- " Before hoseok can say anything else, I press my lips against his, sparks exploding all over my body. He doesn't seem to know what to do at first but as I kiss him again, hoseok moves his lips with mine, his hand pressing up against my chest for support. Min-jun stands on his tippy toes as the camera flashes, his smiling face covering up the camera. I don't want to pull away, not ready to let him go, but hoseok comes to his senses and turns away from me. "We should go" he mumbles, carefully wiping his lips as he steps out of the booth. "Hyungwon is waiting for min-jun" My heart sinks. He must have not liked the kiss ... I sigh, cursing myself for taking mark's advice. Hoseok collects the strip of pictures as min-jun and I climb out, shoving the photos in his bag. The three of us head back to the alley, a portal suddenly opening for us. Hyungwon kindly greets us, min-jun explaining in detail what we did. "Sounds like a fun day" he chuckles. "I'm glad you liked the park." The fem-male king glances at Hoseok and the two fem-male seem to have a private conversation. I grow nervous as hyungwon switches his eyes between hoseok and I, his face unreadable. I want to open a connection when he raises his eyebrows in surprise. "Okay. Just text me when you're ready" the fem-male king grins, taking min-jun's hand and his prize before waving at us. He suddenly slips his hand in mine and pulls me back through the portal, both of us returning to the park . "Now, it's just you and me" hoseok smiles.
