Thin Air

Chapter 5

Yoongi did have fun that night, but not so much the next morning. He held his head as he groaned and sat down at Namjoon's kitchen table.

"So," Namjoon said, setting a bowl of haejang-guk in front of Yoongi. "Did you get Hana's number?"

Yoongi looked up, startled. "What?"

"She seems awfully fond of you. I just figured maybe she'd give it to you."

Yoongi shook his head. "Even if she had, I wouldn't have accepted. She's a nice girl, but I'm not interested like that."

"Why not?"

"I'm not ready for anything like that right now. Don't you think it's too soon?"

Namjoon shrugged. "You don't have to be in a relationship with every girl you have an interaction with," he said. "Maybe she could just provide another type of distraction."

Yoongi observed Namjoon incredulously. "You think I'm like that?"

"No," Namjoon confirmed. "But maybe you should give it a try."

"Don't be crude."

Namjoon chuckled and simply shrugged.

"I'll probably never see her again anyway," Yoongi said.

"I suppose not. It certainly would be a crazy coincidence if you did. So," Namjoon said, suddenly changing the subject. "What's on the agenda for today?"

Yoongi shrugged. "Figured I'd look at some apartments."

Namjoon nodded. "That's a good idea. But you know you're welcome here for a long as you need."

"I know, but I don't want to be a burden."

Namjoon waved his hand. "Shut up, you know you're not. It might be fun to be roommates again for a while." He smiled and Yoongi returned it.

"Sure, but still. Hey, maybe there's something available here in your building. We could be neighbors."

"That would be awesome. Eat up, and then we can look around."

Surprisingly, there was one apartment in Namjoon's building available in Yoongi's price range. He immediately signed the lease, then set about recruiting some of his friends to help him move his furniture in the next day. Yoongi couldn't believe his luck. Things were finally starting to indeed look up for him.

Namjoon had to go to work that evening, and so Yoongi was left alone to begin moving his boxes into the apartment. They were only one floor apart, however, so he didn't have much of a struggle doing so. Eventually, he began to tire out and decided to head to a nearby coffee shop to grab some caffeine.

He entered the small shop and was happy to see that it wasn't very crowded. He hadn't decided yet if he would be staying or taking his coffee to go, but was pleased he'd be able to get a table if he eventually decided to stay. He quickly got in line and waited his turn to order.

He had finally reached the front of the line, but found the cashier to have her back turned to him. He waited patiently until she was ready to take his order.

"Hi!" a familiar and bright voice greeted him as its owner began to turn around. "Sorry about the wait. What can I get – oh!"

Yoongi blinked in surprise.

"Hi!" Hana said excitedly. "Oh my gosh, how crazy!"

"You work here?"

"Yeah! Just started the other day before I moved into my apartment. Needed a job closer to my place since I don't have a car."