Night Rider- Tyunning

You look cute

Taehyun was bored out of his mind. It was one of his days off. He could go shopping but he didnt really need anything. He also debated on flying but there wasnt a single cloud in the sky which would make it very unpleasant. A part of him also wanted to call the people in New York but he figured they would just find him either annoying or were too busy to talk.

He peaked out of the dining room window to see his dragon asleep in the shade. Kai really did look like a black boulder if you ignored the purple on his back. Maybe tonight he would go back to his old place. See what happened, see if they rebuilt at all.

Taehyun turned on the TV and started to play Call of Duty. He was relieved to find some of his online friends on at the same time as him. They let him into their party and started doing battle royale.

In a way, it was a good thing no one else was in the house because Taehyun kept yelling at every kill and every death. Their team was terrible but that's what made it fun.

He learned a couple of the members of his party had a wife and kids. Another person was 18 and lived in Seattle, going into his first year of college in the fall. Someone else was 14 in Atlanta and online because he was grounded from stealing his dad's car. The last person was a full time chef who used the game as a stress reliever instead of taking drugs.

His 12 year old life sounded so boring in comparison to his members but they loved everything he had to say. All of them thought he was at least 16 with the way he spoke.

"You have an old soul" people told him. "You sound so mature for your age!" Well those were nice things until you tried to relate to people you went to school with. He was never interested in tik tok challenges or smoking pot like everyone else his age seemed to do. Its another one of the reasons he wished he was different.

A couple hours in, his gaming party got smaller and smaller. To his surprise he saw an unknown number calling his phone. It took him a second to recognize it was Hyuka.

Beomgyu yelled "YOU BLOCKED TAEHYUN'S NUMBER? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

Yeonjun yelled back "HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW IT WAS SOME 12 YEAR OLD YOU WERE LIVING WITH!?"

"DID YOU EVEN ASK?"

"KAI WAS OKAY WITH IT! BACK ME UP HERE!"

Soobin yelled "LEAVE HIM OUT OF THIS!"

Hyuka went into his room to grab the cymbals out of his closet. He walked back downstairs into the living room and banged them as loud as he could.
After everyone shut up, he placed them gently on the couch and directed his attention to Beomgyu. "I DID give him permission because the area code was nowhere near you guys! It was on the other side of the state! Its not his fault."

One by one, the older 3 apologized. Hyuka put his cymbals back into his room then slammed the door shut. He was tired of feeling like the only mature person. The others were arguing so loudly, he could still hear them from a floor up. When Taehyun picked up he said "hey! Its Kai! Or Hyuka"

Taehyun blushed hearing his voice again. "I remember you. Hi! Do you like being called Kai or Hyuka?"

"Dont care. I respond to both. Sorry about blocking your number earlier. That was my friend. He thought you were a scammer."

"Its okay. Why-why did you call me?"

Hyuka went into his closet because the yelling only got louder. "Beomgyu mentioned you called me once and Yeonjun, the guy who blocked you, mentioned he thinks that was your number he blocked and now everyone is yelling at each other."

"So Beomgyu and Yeonjun really dont get along? I thought that he was being dramatic."

Hyuka laughed that beautiful honey laugh Taehyun loved. "Theyre both dramatic. I swear they remind me of Tom and Jerry sometimes. I just wanted someone normal to talk to. Usually Soobin saves me but he kind of got roped into their dumbass fight too."

"Kinda wish I was there to see it."

"Why arent you?"

Taehyun swallowed some air. "Well... Im not good with meeting new people. I was worried I would get ignored."

Hyuka gushed. "Awe! Thats so cute! I wouldnt ignore you! No one here would!"

Taehyun blushed and started kicking his feet out of happiness. He got called cute. "Really?"

"Why would I? You seem cool. Hey send me a photo of what you look like please. I want to know who the person living with my best friends is."

"Im not good at taking photos of myself though..."

"Please?"

"Hyuka..." Taehyun loved the way that rolled off his tounge. He can see why Soobin called him that now.

"Fine! We can face time! How about that!"

Just as Taehyun was about to say yes, they both could hear the pounding on Kai's bedroom door. Hyuka asked "Im a little busy! What do you want? To yell some more? I will bang my cymbals again!"

The oldest three said "were good now Hyuka! Please come out!"

Soobin promised to start baking his birthday cake if he did. Hyuka apologized "I have to go, Im sorry. Ill send you a photo of me! Now I want one of you!" He quickly went through his gallery and selected a photo of him in a black hoodie. In the photo, he was making a winking face with a peace sign. It was originally sent to Wonyoung but now it's for Taehyun.

The photo made Hyuka realize he hasnt seen his girlfriend in over 2 weeks. More importantly, he didnt think about her once in those 2 two weeks. He would have to break up with her before school started. Hopefully his family wouldnt have to find a new tailor.

Taehyun saved the photo Hyuka sent to his phone. He couldnt stop staring at his unique beauty. He was sure there wasnt anyone else like him in the world. Hyuka wanted to get to know him, he wanted to see him.

He got to his feet and dug through his closet to see if he could find something he felt confident in for a photo. "Im over thinking this arent I?"

Taehyun kept over thinking. Nothing seemed good enough to him. Everything made him feel ugly. He finally closed his eyes and just grabbed a shirt. It was a simple tan long sleeve but it was what he grabbed.

He changed his top and took about 20 different selfies in different photos. All 20 went into the trash. Another 10 were taken and he narrowed it down to 2 different ones. One was a wink and one was a simple smile that he made when he thought of Hyuka. "Im thinking too hard again arent I?"

After careful debating, Taehyun ended up choosing the one where he winked because Hyuka winked in his. He took a deep breath and pressed send. Now it was a waiting game.

The anticipation killed him. He did solo rounds on Call of Duty to make himself stop checking his notifications every 30 seconds.

In the middle of the 5th round of battlegrounds, he heard a 'ding' go off. He forced himself to finish the round quickly then checked to see who it was. Hyuka replied.

With a lot of anxiety, Taehyun opened the message to see Hyuka say "hey! You copied me! You look cute!"

He beamed as brightly as the sun as he hopped up and down in his seat. He replied "youre cute too 🥰 what's New York like?"

Hyuka found himself ignoring the other 3 in his living room. His focus was entirely on his conversation with Taehyun. They texted each other for so long, he didnt even hear Soobin say his birthday cake was ready.

When the birthday boy walked over to the table, Beomgyu nudged him and asked "so who were you texting? I saw your thumbs moving. Dont lie."

Hyuka blushed and said "no one." He hadnt had this feeling since he first met Wonyoung, only this time it just felt different. It felt... right.