7 Bangtan Princes || Completed ||

020

Chico's loud barking woke me, my heart racing with panic before relaxing. Stop startling me awake...

I sat up and rubbed my eyes, my head aching already. Shot competition... What the hell was I thinking? I think I won though. I can't remember too well.

I sought out my phone and opened all the messages I had received.

From: Namjoon

Is partying with Hobi your way of backing off? At least you tried, I think lol :)

From: Yoongi

After you've woken up and gotten around, meet me at my house if you want the job I offered you.

From: Taehyung

Can I see you?

From: Taehyung

Meet me at the park at noon. I'll wait.

I sighed with frustration and looked at the clock. 12:39. Should I go? But Yoongi... I don't know.

I guess I'll go to Taehyung since its cold...

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"How can you be sitting out here still?" I chided as I found him slumped over on the bench. "It's nearly 2."

"I told you I'd wait." He grumbled, standing up with a red nose and sniffled. "Let's go inside to talk."

I frowned and followed him as he made his way to the nearest building. Oddly enough, it was the small ice cream shop, that for some reason, stayed open during the winters. We sat down in one of the booths and defrosted, Taehyung blowing onto his hands and rubbing them together over and over.

"If you insist on waiting next time, bring gloves." I scolded once more. "You're lucky I came at all. I drank a lot last night so I'm not feeling well."

He continued to warm up his hands until they were tolerable again. Glancing up at me, he let out a small sigh. "I've decided to come to terms with you about me."

"What do you mean?" I crossed my arms a bit and relaxed against the back of the booth.

"Somehow along the way... I lost interest in Dae Young. Her name still stings me and it still hurts to see her... But I don't long to be with her even with how she treated me.. Anymore."

"That's good."

"But I figured out how that interest I had for her left so quickly.."

"And how is that?"

"You."

"Me? I didn't do anything."

"But you did." He bit his lip, the tips of his ears growing even more red than they already were from the cold.

"What did I do?"

"You... Interested me."

"Huh?" My heart started racing. Is he confessing? No, no, no... This isn't good... I'm supposed to help him be better not break his heart... Even if I do, somehow, like him... I couldn't be with him. He knows this, right?

"Somehow... I've developed feelings for you, Hana. They aren't strong but I feel like the more I see you... The more they grow." He stared at me right in the eyes, causing me to flinch a little. "I like you, Hana."

My heart stopped and my mouth fell slightly open. This isn't good. I feel happy that he likes me.. But I shouldn't.

Taehyung looked me over, studying my movements a bit, and then smirking. "But just because I like you, doesn't mean I'm going to treat you any different. I told you, back when we saw the first snow together, people fall in love that way."