Cherry On Top

Chapter III.

It was a clear, sunny day, the day Hoseok saw him again.
The trees seemed more lively, the air fresh and slightly cold. Tae had been showing Hoseok around, telling him about all the best cafés, shops and places to hang out. They had met a couple people who had greeted Tae, being very friendly and curious towards Hoseok - and Hoseok started to really like Lilydale. He just hoped the college would live up to his expectations.
They reached the park, crowded with people. Tae gestured towards the freshly mowed lawns with small groups of people chilling and enjoying the weather. "This is a classic place to hang out. Many students come here in their breaks or just to chill." He shrugged, looking around. "They have some good ice cream here too."
Hoseok followed Taes eyes to a small ice cream shop, nicely decorated in pastel colors. People waited outside, chatting and ordering ice creams. Hoseok, being quite shy, didn't want to get any closer, even though he did love a good ice cream every once in a while. They continued down the cobbled path, Tae pointing to a small group of girls sitting in the grass and drinking something that looked like milkshakes. "You see that girl with the white shirt? Hooked up with her at some party a while ago. Left her in the morning, and now she's mad as all hell."
Hoseok looked over at the girls, noticing the girl he was talking about. She was wearing sunglasses, smiling and scrolling on her phone. She seemed quite nice, and Hoseok had a hard time imagining them being enemies. He glanced at Tae, chuckling. "Why'd you leave her?"
Tae shrugged, kicking a stone on the ground. "It was just ... A one night stand ya know? I didn't want to have anything with her, and most girls get attached so easily." He sighed before his face lit up into a slight smirk. "She was pretty good in bed though."
Hoseok rolled his eyes, pushing the laughing Tae. They now passed the small ice cream shop, a couple students throwing glances at the new red haired boy in company with Tae. Suddenly Hoseok heard a sound, a laughter sounding like soft silverbells, stopping just as quickly as it started. He turned his head, his eyes suddenly meeting with two dark brown ones. He stopped. It was the boy from a couple nights ago, he was sure. He stood in the shop behind the counter, wearing a mint green apron. His hair was just as soft-looking, bleach blonde with a bit of darkbrown roots, as he remembered it. It fell beautifully over his face, his eyes soft and big, his features delicate. And his lips. A shiver went through Hoseok as the boy quickly returned his gaze to the customer which he was serving, smiling and turning around to grab an ice cream cone. Hoseok could see his toned arms under his T-shirt ... He had to be a workout-fanatic too.
Tae stared blankly at his friend who had frozen completely in the middle of the path. He waved a hand in front of his eyes, causing Hoseok to blink a few times before coming back to reality.
"Hey! Hobi! What the hell?"
Hoseok stared blankly at the younger boy, not knowing what to answer.
"I ... Uhm, I'm just ... Tired." He said, running a hand through his hair.
Tae rolled his eyes, clearly not impressed. "It doesn't seem like it. Did you spot a hot girl or what?" He ran his eyes over the girls in front of the shop. "I mean, some of them are quite attractive but ..."
Hoseok quickly shook his head, starting to walk again, using all power in him to not look back at the blonde boy behind the counter. "No! No, that wasn't it. I mean it, I'm just tired."
Tae raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything.

After the park, Tae took him to the school, explaining the quickest route from Hoseok's apartment. The headbuilding was big and old, and campus itself included many different old buildings, mixed with newer ones. They crossed a small lawn, decorated with small spots of blue flowers on both sides of the path. It was all nice and tidy, and Hoseok already liked it. Tae pointed to a big white building. "There's the studios. There's different rooms you can book a couple hours a week for dancing or whatever."
Hoseok nodded, going up to the building and looking through the windows. "How do you know all this?"
Tae smirked, leaning against the wall. "I know some peeps."
Hoseok didn't question it further - he knew Taehyung, and anyone who knew Taehyung knew that if he didn't want to tell something, nothing in the world could make him tell it. He was a mysterious man, Taehyung. Maybe that's why people liked him so much.

After returning to his apartment, Hoseok went straight to bed. He kicked off his shoes and pulled out his laptop, making himself comfortable. Yawning, he checked NoodleBook, a social platform that starting to gain quite a lot of popularity. Suddenly, his heart started beating faster - there, right there, he saw him, bleach blonde, soft eyes staring back at him, a smirk on his lips. He was a recommended person. Why, Hoseok did not know. Maybe Tae knew him? Biting his lip and acting without thinking, he clicked in on his profile, mouse lingering right above the Send a friend request-button. He stared back into the boys eyes, eyes darted across his profile.
Park Jimin.

Authors Note: Heyo~ Hope you enjoyed that chapter. ;)) I would like to know if the length of the chapters are good, or if they're too short ... So please leave a comment with some feedback and stuff, or if you have any questions etc.~ See ya~✨