it's cold [p.jm]

04. tea-hyung

[warning: chapter is mostly dialogue]
i shuffled through my purse to find my keys and unlocked the door to the house before entering. i took off my shoes and settled myself onto the couch in the living room, there was a note on the coffee table;

eunha,
we went out to buy some groceries while you were at school, if you're reading this then that means we aren't home yet. make sure to get all of your priorities done and act responsibly!

love,
mom and dad

my parents get homesick very easily, so they've both pursued full time jobs that take up most of their week or find excuses to leave the house when they don't have work. it was something i'd accustomed to, it was nothing new.

i grabbed the remote and turned on the tv, changing the channel to one of my recorded shows, 'moorim high school.' it began with commercials, so i took the chance to go get myself a snack from the kitchen.

i dragged myself away from my comfortable spot on the couch and lumbered into the kitchen in search of a snack. i decided on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, i started to grab the ingredients needed, but was interrupted by a knock.

i groaned and put all of the supplies i gathered down onto the kitchen counter and lazily walked to the front door. the person continued to knock on the door.

"hey, hey, hey! calm down, i'm coming." i fastened my pace and unlocked the door before opening it.

"why, hello. new known neighbor!" teal bangs spoke with a abnormally large smile on his face.

"what are you doing here." i asked disinterested. i just wanted to watch my show.

"i just wanted to greet my neighbor, so i bought you some iced tea!" a wild iced tea suddenly appeared in front of me.

"oh, thanks." i grabbed the iced tea and closed the door. teal bangs knocked violently on the door.

"hey! at lea- oh, hello! you guys must
be eunha's parents!"

i stopped in my tracks when i heard that. why did they have to come now of all times?

"yes we are! who are you?" i heard the voice of my mother outside of the door.

"i'm eunhas friend and i just happened to find out that i only live 3 houses away!" teal bangs said ethusiastically.

"ah! why don't you join us for dinner then? we just came back from buying some groceries." the rustling of bags could be heard.

"did you need some help?" more rustling.

"thank you!"

as i heard the sound of the door knob turning i raced my way to my room and shut the door.

"eunha! you're friend, taehyung, is here!"

my thoughts scatter and i panic.

"a-ah, okay i'll be right there!" i threw the bottle of iced tea onto my bed and slid my 'OHBEY' sweatshirt on.
(a: wink wonk)

i took my time walking down the stairs and came to meet the sight of my parents and taehyung speaking happily together.

"eunha! why didn't you tell us about your lovely friend here!" my father spoke. taehyung looked at me, smiling as usual.

"u-uh, i thought you wouldn't care haha." i laughed awkwardly and rubbed the back of my neck.

"c'mon, take a seat!" my mother patted to the spot next to her. i obeyed and sat there, not speaking a word. "so, taehyung, when did you meet our daughter?"

"i had just met her today actually! but, i was thinking that since we live next to each other that we could get to know each other better." he said innocently to my mother, then smiled at me.

does he ever stop smiling?

"that's so sweet of you taehyung, oh, yes! i forgot, would you like something to drink?"

"tea or water would be fine, thank you!" taehyung nodded as my mother and father left the room. taehyung looked at me and laughed. "why so serious?"

"you know it's not right to lie!" i actually didn't know if i was angry or not.

"well, i didn't lie, technically." he was right, and i couldn't do anything about it. "anyway, now we can become friends! let's ask some questions. i'll go first, do you know jimin?" he scoooted closer to me with curiosity displayed on his face.

"whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down teal bangs. i didn't agree to this." i scooted away, sort of uncomfortable.

"whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down. teal bangs?! i didn't agree to this." he also scooted back. i rolled my eyes.

"no, i don't know jimin." i looked away and crossed my arms.

"oh, nice! we made some progress. now you ask me a question!"

"who is jimin and why do you think i know him?"

"ah, well technically you do know jimin. jimin is the orange haired guy who bought you and himself some iced tea at 7/11."

it all makes sense now. i feel absolutely stupid, why couldn't i connect the three together earlier? my thought process slowed down and everything was foggy.

"that's jimin?! if he thinks he's doing me a favor by buying me iced tea and talking about me to you guys, he definitely isnt."

"what do you mean? i thought you liked iced tea." he was like a puppy, dumb, but cute.

"well yongi or whatever that freaky blue haired mans' name is has a mini group of fangirls and they're basically going after me because of the iced tea exchange today at lunch."

"oh, it's like that with all of us, not to sound cocky or anything." he sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"all of us? who is all of us?" i was only asking this, so i don't get involved with more of their fangirls.

"ah, well jimin, me, and yoongi are in this group with four other guys called bangtan boys, we really don't know what girls like about us but we like to dance."

the door connected to the kitchen opened and my parents came walking in with some water and tea.

"we didn't know what to prepare so we brought both!" they smiled and set the tray that held the drinks onto the coffee table.

"i'm sorry, but i was just about to head out because it's getting late! but, i don't mind taking it to my house, i can always bring it back tomorrow!" taehyung looked at me and smirked.

"yes, yes, it would be such a waste if you didn't drink this! thank you, goodbye!"

taehyung left the house with the tray in hand. he's so dumb.

i left the living room and started to work on my homework before my phone went off.

ding! ding!

xxxxxxxxxx

'hello iced tea lover, this is tea hyung!'
'*taehyung'

'tea hyung is my new nickname for you.'
'wait how did you get my number'
'don't say "i have my ways ;)'

ding!

tea hyung ♨

'i got it from my friend yerin'

'bye.'

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a/n: things are going to get extra cliche because i gotta add some spa-zazz ;) lol kmn