Lost & Found

Chapter One

Present Day
22-Years-Old

"C'mon, Yoongs! You can move faster than that!"

Yoongi sighed as he followed his best friend to god knows where this time. "Where are we going, A?"

"I'm going to change your life!" Aera shouted back.

Yoongi rolled his eyes. Everything was life-changing to Aera. It was one of Yoongi's favorite things about her, but it could also be exhausting.

"Look!"

He caught up to Aera and peered over the small hill she'd dragged him up. His brow furrowed. "Why are we here?" he asked.

"Look!" Aera repeated excitedly. Yoongi stared down confusedly.

"I see a coffee shop."

"Wait for it."

Suddenly, a beautiful young woman emerged from the cafe to tend to customers sitting outside. Yoongi's breath caught in his throat. "It's her."

Aera beamed. "Her is Park Sunhee. She works at that cafe, and she's twenty years-old. Oh, and she loves daisies."

Yoongi looked at Aera with wide eyes. "How do you do it?"

"What?"

"How do you always find out this sort of stuff?"

"My best friend is suffering from unrequited love!" Aera lamented dramatically. Yoongi thought she ought to have draped an arm across her eyes for the full effect. "Of course I'm going to help!"

"Does she go to university?" Yoongi asked.

"Not currently. She's taking a year off to save some money. Her parents aren't happy about it."

Yoongi gaped at Aera. "Again, how the hell do you know all this?"

Aera smiled conspiratorially. "I have my sources."

Yoongi shook his head. "So, what now?"

Aera sighed as though Yoongi were stupid. "So, you go order a coffee, idiot!"

"Will you come with me?"

"Hell no!"

"Why not?!"

"You have to go solo so she'll at least question whether or not you're single. If we go together, she'll just assume we're dating and you won't get to shoot your shot!"

Yoongi bit his thumbnail nervously. "I won't look like a loser, all by myself?"

"Just start out slow, and order a coffee to go at the counter. Maybe she'll be the one to take your order, maybe not. But then you'll know if she works the counter or only serves tables. If it's the latter, we'll go from there to try to figure out how to make you not look like a loser sitting all by yourself." Yoongi stared at Aera as she continued to ramble on excitedly. "And who knows...whether she serves you today or not, she can at least hopefully get a look at you. Her interest will definitely be piqued if she does."

"How do you know that?"

"Oh c'mon, Yoongs. You're hot."

"Ew, what?! Why would you say that?!"

"It's only 'ew' when I say it, but you love it when other people do."

"What other people?!"

Aera rolled her eyes. "Just shut up and go get a coffee!"

Yoongi rolled his eyes. "You're at least coming with me and waiting outside."

"Duh, obviously!"

Aera practically skipped down the hill as Yoongi trailed behind her. A nervous knot had settled in his stomach. He'd seen this woman - Sunhee, apparently - for the first time at the market near his and Aera's apartment a week before. He'd lamented that he'd probably never see her again so much, that Aera finally agreed to go with him a few days ago, and Yoongi had spotted her again. He'd pointed her out to Aera, who then disappeared to, much as she'd explained today, stay away from him so Sunhee didn't think they were dating.