Lost & Found

Chapter Five

Present Day
22-Years-Old

Yoongi nervously stood outside of the restaurant, keeping an eye out for Sunhee. He'd gotten there about 20 minutes early, just out of sheer anxiety that he'd be late. So now he had nothing to do other than stand there like an idiot, occasionally texting Aera as a distraction from his nervousness.

He was typing away when he heard a voice call, "Yoongi!" He looked up and his heart began racing as Sunhee was hurrying over to him. When she reached him, she gave him a brilliant smile.

"Hi!" she said cheerfully. "You weren't waiting long, were you?"

"N-Not at all," Yoongi lied. "Y-You look lovely."

That had been Aera's idea. "Don't just tell her she looks great. But if you're feeling too nervous to say pretty or beautiful, say lovely. She'll love that!"

And Yoongi was, indeed, rewarded with another bright grin. "Thank you," she said earnestly. "And you..." She looked him up and down and from side to side. "...look hot."

Yoongi choked on his own spit. Sunhee laughed.

"I hope I'm not being too forward," she said. "I'm just being honest. Why didn't you tell me you were hiding this inner bad boy persona?"

"Bad boy?" Yoongi couldn't keep himself from snorting. He was the furthest thing he could imagine from a bad boy.

"Skinny jeans, leather jacket. You look very different from the shy Uh Yoongi I met before!"

Yoongi cheeks burned. "I'm definitely still that Yoongi. I just really like this outfit and wanted to look nice for you."

"Well, that was a bit of a bold admission," Sunhee said, nudging him with her elbow. "Maybe you're not quite as shy as even you thought you were."

Yoongi finally smiled. "I don't know about that."

"Well," Sunhee changed the subject as she looked around. "You ready to go inside?"

"Yeah, of course," Yoongi replied, grabbing the door handle and holding the door open for her. Sunhee smiled again as she nodded her head toward him in thanks.

As soon as they were seated and their orders placed, Sunhee launched into a series of questions that Yoongi had difficulty keeping up with.

"So, Uh Yoongi, what do you do? Do you live around here? How old are you? What do you like to do in your spare time?"

"Um..." Yoongi finally just laughed. "Can you repeat that one by one, please?"

Sunhee giggled. "Sorry, I get a little overexcited sometimes."

"It's okay," Yoongi said with a smile. "My best friend is like that, so I'm used to it."

Sunhee grinned. "So, tell me about yourself," she started over. "What do you do?"

"I'm a music producer," Yoongi told her.

"What?" Sunhee said in awe. "How'd you get that job?"

"I went to university for music, and one of my professors passed along some of my work to a friend of his. I was offered a job last year, before I even graduated."

"Wow," Sunhee said. "Now that is not a job you hear about every day. That's so cool!"

Yoongi cheeks burned. "Thanks," he mumbled. He never had been very comfortable with praise.

Sunhee giggled at his reaction. "How old are you?"

"I'm 22," Yoongi answered. "What about you?"

"I'm 20. Do you live around here?"