Fun Boys

III

The photoshoot and rehearsals went by smoothly the day after the rehearsal. Taehyung was in his dressing room, relaxing after the hectic events of the day. Hoseok and Namjoon were with him, but Yoongi got caught up with something at home. The three chatted peacefully before Hoseok announced that he was going to go to the restroom, then bring back some coffee.

"Grab one for Yoongi-hyung too," Namjoon said. "He just texted and said he'd be here soon."

Hoseok nodded and left the two friends to talk about whatever while he relieved himself. He finished and headed down to a nearby cafe, one of his favorites in the area.

The bell overhead rang when he entered. Hoseok walked up to the counter and ordered for him and his friends. "One iced americano, one iced caramel macchiato, one chocolate milk, and one vanilla latte, please," he told the barista.

"Name?" she asked.

"Jung Hoseok."

"Comin' up!" she cheered sweetly. He wondered how someone stayed so cheerful with a job where people did nothing but yell orders at her and complained if something wasn't right.

The Americano was for Yoongi, that boy was in NEED of his daily caffeine. The macchiato was for Namjoon, he's okay with the taste but in love with the presentation. The vanilla latte was mine, the perfect mix between bitter and sweet. The chocolate milk was for Taehyung. Hoseok refused to buy the boy actual coffee. He didn't need his best friend getting stuck on the roof or staying up until the wee hours of the morning talking to the dust bunnies under his couch.

Hoseok stepped back and went to wait at the end of the counter for his name to be called. In the meantime, his eyes scanned the cute little cafe. In the corner, he spotted three cute boys. Two of them were tall and one was really short compared to them. They stood around a small table and talked softly with one another, sipping on their coffee occasionally. The two taller ones laughed together while the shorter one pouted.

"Maybe they're making fun of him," Hoseok mumbled. As soon as he said it, the shorter, strawberry colored haired boy looked at him. They locked eyes and Hoseok thought the boy looked familiar. Maybe they'd met before.

"Jang Hosock? Jang-ssi?" Hoseok heard the barista call. He rolled his eyes at her pronunciation and grabbed his coffee tray. He thanked her, paid, and left the cafe.

Once he was back at the venue, he opened the door and was greeted by his three best friends bent over each other, doing bridges as they played Twister. "I see Yoongi-hyung made it," he chuckled, placing the coffee on a nearby counter.

Yoongi immediately moved from his position on the board and went to Hoseok. "Did you get any for me?" he looked like a puppy.

"Yep! Who's the best?" Hoseok asked expectantly, holding his head up in pride.

Yoongi only looked at the coffee in front of him before grabbing it and running to a corner to drink it. "My coffee..." he whispered to himself.

Namjoon and Taehyung untangled themselves and went to grab their own. Taehyung tasted his drink and looked disappointed. "Hobi-hyung! Why can't I have coffee?"

Hoseok answered his mouth but Namjoon beat him to it. "We don't need another 'pizza in tree' incident, Tae-Tae. Sorry, but I'm not getting eaten to death by a squirrel for you again."

Tae looked at Yoongi in the corner, who was busy sipping at his drink. Then he looked at Hoseok, who held up his hands. "Sorry man."

Taehyung sighed and sat down with his chocolate milk, grateful to at least have something to drink.

Hoseok's eyes lit up once he remembered what happened in the cafe. "Oh yeah! I saw these three cute guys in the cafe earlier. One of them looked really really familiar. I couldn't quite place where I had seen him from before, though."

"Weird. Maybe you've passed them on the street or backstage at one of V's concerts," Namjoon suggested.

Hoseok shrugged, "Maybe. I may not remember much but I remember he was cute."

"Yah!" Taehyung yelled, "Aren't you supposed to be focused on the girl you met at the coffee shop?"

"Oh yeah! It's not my fault I swing for both teams. Did I tell you I got her number?" Hoseok shouted excitedly.

Namjoon sighed, "He moves so fast."

Taehyung spoke up toward Yoongi, but stopped mid sentence, realizing that the elder boy had fallen asleep in the corner, empty cup in hand.

"How on earth does someone fall asleep after drinking so much caffeine?" he asked dumbfoundedly.