Far Away (BTS Hybrid Au)

Someone from the Past

Jae's pov

I was glad that we only had one more day of Namjoon and Jin being in heat, which meant that I was going to get a break from them both. Speaking of breaks, I hadn't had much time for one since the cafe had gotten so busy within the last few weeks. Taeho officially left the store to Chanyeol and Baekhyun, he was dealing a lot more family issues and it broke my heart to see this man go through so much. He had been there for me ever since I started working here, he gave me a job and for the most part acted as a father figure that I needed as I grieved my parents. At the moment, Sehun, Baekhyun, and I were all trying our best to fill orders and put together a large take out order which required more than one of us to make the lunch boxes. Suho was the one manning the register, taking orders and trying to help everyone get situated. With only the four of us running the store, we were beginning to get overwhelmed and it was clear that we were going need some sort of miracle to get through this. The bell chimed and I heard Suho greet someone, they quickly ordered something and even amongst the chaos, the three of us were able to work quickly and get orders out. I didn't think we would be able to get those orders out but we had a great system amongst the five of us so we were doing fine. Honestly, I had never seen the place this crowded but it was good for business. I sighed, brushing my hair back out of my face as we finally finished that large order. "Guys, someone's here to pick up that large order!" Chanyeol shouted, I came from out of the back and spoke with the customer who directed me to put the take out boxes into the backseat of their car. Baekhyun and Sehun quickly got to work, letting me take a moment of reprieve as they took care of the customer. When they came back inside, the customer had given all three of us a large tip and paid for their order.

Slowly, the crowd in the cafe started dying down which allowed us to take more time with certain orders and not rush to fill them.

"Wow, that was hectic..." Suho sighed, it was mid evening by the time the cafe was empty. He wiped down the table as I sat down, sipping an iced tea that Baekhyun made earlier.

"I have never seen the store that crowded. Not even when we had that big Christmas buzz." Baekhyun said, ruffling his hair. I was very much glad that I was getting off in half an hour, Hoseok was going to come pick me up because he wanted to take me somewhere to spend time together. "I know. Why do people like this place so much? Can't they see we need a break from the rush hour just as much as they do." I whined, laying my head on Baekhyun's shoulder. "Well, what can we expect? We have so little help these days with Jin being out for the count." Suho sighed, "I wish we could just take a nap right now. That's all I want." I said, "Yeah, a nap sounds great." Sehun agreed, laying his head on the table. "As great as a nap sounds, we still have several more hours before our shifts end." Baekhyun reminded, making Sehun and Suho groan loudly at the thought of having to deal with more customers. Most of the ones we already had today were emotionally taxing and tested our patience because they were rude and loud, some even tried bullying me into giving them their orders but Chanyeol immediately stepped in. Once he did, they backed off as they seemed very intimidated by him. Hell, even I am intimidated by an angry Chanyeol. Nobody wants to get on his bad side. "Well, lucky me. I get off in an half an hour." I smiled to myself, feeling very happy to be spending time with just Hoseok today.

"Yeah, lucky you." Sehun mocked, pouting.

"Hyung, can I please get off early?" Sehun looked at Chanyeol, who immediately shook his head. "No can do, buddy. We need you here to get through the evening crowd." He said.

"Aww man.." Sehun groaned, putting his face in his hands. "Aw, don't be so sad, Sehun. You have tomorrow off." Suho said, patting him on the back. The door chimed and I was about to get up to greet the customer when I heard Hoseok's voice, I grew excited and smiled big as he came into my view. "Hobi!!" I jumped out of my seat, happily launching myself at him making him laugh as he caught me. I wrapped my legs around his waist, my arms wrapping around his neck as I buried my face into him.

"Someone missed me, didn't they?" He laughed.

"Yeah.. It's been a very long day." Suho said, "Can I get you anything?" He asked, "Yeah, can I have a hot chocolate to go please? Oh and a peanut butter brownie.. Jungkook asked me to get him one."

"Coming right up " Suho smiled and went into the back.

"So how was your day?" Hoseok asked, "It was so exhausting.. But seeing you made it all better." I smiled, unwrapping my legs from around his waist. "Aw, you're so cheesy." He laughed, kissing the top of my head. I only smiled up at him, pecking him on the lips. When I pulled away, Hoseok pulled me back into the kiss which I gave into. "Okay, that's my cue to leave." Sehun got up to go in the back, just as Suho came over to the table with Hoseok's order. Hoseok paid for his order, keeping me close to him as he picked up his hot chocolate. I went in the back to grab my stiff, changing out of my work clothes and shoved them in my locker.

"How are things going at the house? I heard things had been very crazy since Jin and Namjoon have been in heat." Chanyeol asked, "Yeah, I would say crazy but that's not a good way to describe having two alpha male wolves in heat. Things have been wild." Hoseok said, taking a sip of his hot chocolate, "Thank god, Baekhyun doesn't go ballistic when he's in heat." Suho said, walking past the table. The door chimed and a customer walked in, Suho decided to take care of him since I had a few more minutes till I got off. When I walked back out front, I walked towards Hoseok who was holding his hot chocolate and the brownie, he promised Jungkook.

"Hello, what can I do for you today?" Suho asked, "Can I get two hot chocolates and two strawberry pastries to go, please?" My heart stopped when I heard that voice again. "Jae, are you alright?" Chanyeol asked. My heart pounded in my ears, my hand unconsciously gripping Hoseok's shirt tightly in between my fingers. I let out a gasp as I saw the face of the person, I had not seen in years. Someone who once was a big part of my life back before I moved here. "Oh my god.." The person and I locked eyes, my heart shattering to pieces seeing him all over again.

"Eun-jae.." He said, looking shocked.

"Bangchan..." I whispered.