Safe Haven (Seulmin)

Getting Close

Seulgi's POV

I was extremely nervous to hang out with Jimin's friends for the first time. Sure I had Irene, but she was just as nervous as I was so what comfort could she offer me. As we walked to the arcade, laughter filled the air as the boys began messing around and playing with each other. I smiled at the site and nudged Irene to look at them as well. She relaxed and smiled a bit. A guy with wide shoulders, I think his name was Jin or something, turned around and saw us.

" I know I'm handsome," he said abruptly, causing both me and Irene to become surprised by what he said.

" Why did you even have to say that to them?" Yoongi sighed.
" Well, they were smiling and staring at me, so what else were they thinking of besides how handsome I was," Jin stated, looking slightly offended.
" How do you know they were staring at you?" Taehyung and Jimin both said, causing snickers and laughter to fill the air.

" Yah Kim Taehyung and Park Jimin, are you two jealous?" Jin teased, wiggling his eyebrows.

"No-o we aren't," they both said again, looking slightly embarrassed. Irene and I shared a smile as we continued to walk down the street following them. We finally made it and the boys gathered around the entrance to wait for us.

"We should split up into pairs and walk around to play whatever we want. If we go as a group, it might get too crowded," Hoseok, or that's what I thought his name was said.

" I call Irene as my partner," Taehyung said, standing besides her. Irene looked away extremely embarrassed, but having known her for some time I can see how happy she was.

" Seulgi's mine," Jimin stated, causing me to snap out of my thoughts. The other boys looked amused at the scene in front of them and kept looking at Jimin and Taehyung as if they were sending secret signals.

" Let's go then," Jimin stated, dragging me into the arcade. We walked around a bit and finally Jimin found a game he wanted to play. He let go of my wrist and placed a token into the slot. It was one of those games where you use the hammer to smash at the weasel whenever it popped up. He began hitting the weasels and soon the game ended.
He turned around to smile at me and handed me the hammer.

" You want to try?" he asked, placing the hammer into my hands. I looked at the hammer and shook my head.

" I'm not good at these kinds of things," I stated, trying to hand it back to him.

"Then I'll teach you," he replied, pushing me towards the game and standing behind me. He brought my hand up and wrapped it under his on the hammer. My heart began pounding in my chest and I bit my lip to hide my smile. He slipped in another coin into the slot and together, we played the game. His hand was warm around mine and his breath tickled my neck. The game ended and using his other hand, he took the hammer out of my hands. He intertwines our fingers and holds my hand.

"Let's go play something else," he says cutely, pouting his lips like a child. I laugh and nod, allowing him to drag me along.

Irene's POV

I watched as Taehyung shot the basketballs into the basket, occasionally having the ball bounce back and hit him on the head. I admired him from where I stood and a smile formed on my face. I always saw him when walking through the halls to get to my classes and sometimes during lunch. He was always laughing and joking around with his friends. We never really talked- that was before I met him while looking for Seulgi. Thinking back to the day we officially introduced ourselves, my cheeks became slightly warm. He actually noticed me and wanted to introduce himself to me. He had no clue that his few sentences had such a big impact on me. I don't know how to describe it- my stomach felt weird and my heart rate increased. I snapped out of my day dreaming when I heard a soft chuckle. I looked up and saw Taehyung smirk.

" I didn't mean to disturb you. Continue staring at me," he said, his smirk deepening. I looked away and blushed, finding something to stare at and my gaze settled on the floor. I felt a warm hand under my chin, easing my head up. Taehyung was bending down, his face at the same level as mine. I felt his warm breath ticking my face and his eyes were dazzling as I stared into them.

" Why is a pretty girl like you staring at the floor? Look at me and don't look at anything else," he whispered, his voice deepening. My cheeks became extremely warm and I removed his face from his hand. He chuckled and ruffled my hair.

" You're cute when you're shy. Don't blush in front of other people like you do with me" he said, making me blush a deeper shade of red. I felt his gaze on my face as I slowly backed away and cleared my throat. Why did he have this affect on me?

"Come on, let's go and play something else," he said, taking my hand. I looked at our hands and smiled. His big hands  enveloped mine and sent a tingling sensation up my arm. I looked up and saw Taehyung smiling at our hands too. Why is he like this? Why does he make me feel things? Does he like me? Do I like him? My head was so wrapped up in my own thoughts that I didn't even notice that we stopped in front of the others until I felt him move our hands so that the were hiding behind his back. The others smirked as they looked at us, obviously noticing our linked hands for we were standing too close to each other.

" So....I see that some people got pretty close," Yoongi said, earning a chuckle from everyone to my embarrassment. I looked up at Taehyung and saw him smiling down at me. I bit back my grin and looked away, earning a teasing glance from Seulgi. I stared at her and raised one eyebrow when I noticed that Jimin and her were holding hands as well. Everyone stared at the couple to my relief and began teasing them instead.

" I think we should let go Taehyung. People are getting the wrong idea," I said, trying to pull my hand out. I felt his hand tighten around mine and he looked me in the eye.

" What if what they're thinking is correct? I won't let go. So...don't let go of me either," he replied, his eyes piercing into mine. I was captivated by his gaze and slowly nodded my head.

" If you're done starring at each other, can we go get something to eat? I'm starving," Jin whined, as everyone else snickered. We both slightly blushed and looked away from each other.

"Let's go," Jimin said, smirking at Taehyung as he and Seulgi led the way.

IM SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IN SUCH A LONG TIME, BUT I FINALLY HAD SOME TIME TO WRITE ONE! I APOLOGIZE IF ITS KIND OF SHORT, BUT I HOPE YOU LIKED IT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE!!!