Friends ➸ Vhope

~11~

"Friends just sleep in another bed"
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|Hoseok|

Things have gotten much better lately. Taehyung has been giving me his full undivided attention and won't let me out of his sight. I'm serious. He even stays in the bathroom while I shower. No, he doesn't look at me. We have a curtain. You dirty minded people.

On a serious note though, I'm a lot happier than I was before. Taehyung never hesitates to tell me that he loves me and that makes me feel so special. It's like everything is starting to fall into place. Although, we don't sleep in the same bed anymore nor do we kiss as much as we used to, I'm fine with that. We're not dating or anything. We're friends. Best friends. And honestly, who cares if we'll never be together? As long as I get to see his smiling face everyday, I'm fine. I kinda want to stay friends.

Think about it, if we happened to actually date and broke up (not like last time) wouldn't that ruin our friendship? In my opinion it's better to play it safe and stay friends. We still sort of act like a couple. 'Boyfriend' is just a way to say it's official I guess. But our bromance is official and so is our love for one another. It's nice.

It was now 9pm and being the person that I am wanted to take a relaxing late night stroll alone. But I bet you can guess what happened. Taehyung refused to let me go alone. He blocked the door and stayed there until I let him come. Did I mention that he's really annoying sometimes? When I say annoying I mean annoying. I was doing some summertime studying when he decided that it'll be a great idea to take my textbook and hide it. You know what he did after? He forced me to go onto his back and brought me outside.

"We're going swimming!" He exclaimed. I quickly denied. "No! I can't swim that well. You see what happened last time.." I told him. Taehyung ignored me and proceeded to open the car doors and put me inside. It was like being kidnapped.

"I'm going to teach you how" he said once he started the engine. I suddenly got millions of butterflies in my stomach. Where were we even gonna go swimming? How would he even teach me? This guy (- _- #)

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"What are we doing at our college pool?! This is trespassing! We could get arrested!" I yelled out. Taehyung quickly covered my mouth. "We won't get caught if you keep your mouth shut. And if I'm not mistaken, you said that you wish you could swim like Haru and Rin"

"They're not real people! And they're pros who have been swimming for years! I can't even float" I exclaimed. Taehyung shook his head. "You're always thinking so negatively. You used to be a carefree ball of sunshine. Now you're a walking storm cloud who does nothing but doubts and sulks."

I gasped. "That is so not true" I protested. Taehyung chuckled suspiciously. Oh no. It's never a good thing when he laughs like that. "Tae, what are you-"

The next thing I felt was myself being thrown into a pool. "Ah! Help! It's so cold! I'm gonna die!" I screamed. I heard Taehyung laughing again. "Hyung, chill out. You're only in four feet." I opened my eyes and looked down. Once I stood up I saw that I was most definitely standing in four feet of water. "You're such a bully" I told him. Taehyung hopped in and put his hand on my waist.

"Your waist is so tiny" he said with a smile. "Your hand is so big" I retorted. He used his free hand to push my hair back. "You know, you have a really nice forehead. Actually, you have a nice face in general. It's so proportional and perfect."