Internship with Pentagon

Jacket

Yuto drives to the heart of the city and finds a good parking spot in the middle of the shopping areas, so we won't have to walk too far to get back to the car. I get ready to exit the vehicle when I hear him faintly talking to me. 

"I'm sorry." I wasn't sure I heard him correctly because of how soft and quiet his voice was. 

 "What?" He's looking down at his lap, refusing to make eye contact with me. 

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to go off on you at the dorm." He doesn't give me a chance to respond before he is out of the car and walking away. 

I sit there stunned for a moment, not fully trusting my ears. Although, I don't have much time to think about it before I realize he has left me behind. 

"Hey, wait up!" I yell at him. He slows down a bit but doesn't stop. 

"You so slow," He says with a smirk on his face. I was about to argue with him, but the sound of my stomach growling interrupted us. 

"Are you hungry?" He laughs at me.

"Look, I didn't eat dinner yesterday and I didn't eat breakfast this morning," I say, holding my stomach.

"Why haven't you eaten?" I see a hint of anger in his eyes, but I just wave it off.

"I didn't think about eating until I was already in bed, half asleep last night, and this morning I wasn't hungry. I'm not a huge breakfast person anyways." He rolls his eyes at me.

"Well, let's get something to eat before we begin. It'll make the entire trip easier."

We head to a small street stand and order something. Before I have a chance to take out my wallet, Yuto had already paid for the food. I shot him a look that said 'Why did you just do that?' He shot me one back saying 'Just be quiet and enjoy the food.'

When we walk away from the vendor I tell him, "You really didn't have to do that."

"Yes, I did. I could tell by the way she was looking at me she thought I was your boyfriend." I nearly spit out my drink when he says this. "If I didn't pay for you, it would have made me look bad." He says as if it was nothing.

"Why does it matter what she thinks. You aren't my boyfriend so you have no obligation to pay for anything of mine." 

"Just be quiet and eat, okay?" I roll my eyes at him. 

"Yeah, okay," I say as I sit down on a bench. 

"So, what all do you need to get?" He asks.

"Well, I need some skin care products as well as toiletries. I also should invest in a prepaid phone to use while I'm over here so I can get into contact with people easier. Up until now, I have been using apps, but I would much rather use regular messaging. I also need to get some clothes and also a jacket." I list off.

"Why do you need a jacket?" 

"I didn't bring one." I reminded him. 

"So, you have one don't you." I feel my cheeks start to burn and I look down as they do. I really do not want him to catch me blushing.

"I mean yeah, but it's yours. I can't keep it forever." I mutter.

"I already told you to keep it,  so just keep it. It isn't like I don't have other jackets. There is no use in wasting your money on something you already have." 

I do like the fact that I have his jacket. Especially since, where I'm from, it almost was a sign of liking someone. I know that isn't the case here, but it is still nice to think about. 

The rest of the day went by smoothly. He helped me find everything I needed to, and he never once left my side. We talked and laughed the entire time, and it was very refreshing. It was nice to know that he didn't hate me. 

It was around four whenever we headed back to the dorm. We grabbed some food for everyone because both of us figured that they hadn't eaten dinner yet. 

While we were walking into the dorm, we were laughing. We were so emerged in our own little world that we didn't notice Kino and ShinWon starring at us. We just continued to carry on as if we were the only people in the dorm as we began to set up for dinner. Slowly, one by one the rest of the member came out, stood in a group, and just stared at us. 

"I thought they hated each other?" HongSeok asks.

"They were just fighting this morning." Hui comments.

"Didn't anyone else find it weird how cold he was to her though?" WooSeok chimes in.

"Yeah, I have never seen him treat anyone else like that." JinHo contributed.

"Do you think it's possible that he likes her and that he doesn't know how to show it?" Yanan asks the group. They all just looked at him, looked at Yuto and me, and then back at Yanan. 

"Definitely not." Yeo One states. "This is Yuto we're talking about." The rest of the boys agreed and just carried on with what they were doing. Soon enough, Yuto and I had finished preparing dinner and I yelled for the boys to come and eat. They all rushed to the table like little children and I couldn't help but laugh at this. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Yuto smile at them. 

I sit down with them to eat and we all talked and had a good time. Before dinner was over, I ran over their schedule for the next week with them. When we finished, Yuto was going to take me home, but WooSeok offered to take his place. 

"That's-" Yuto began, but I unknowingly cut him off.

"That's fine with me. As long as I get home." I joke causing WooSeok to chuckle. 

"Okay. Goodbye, everyone. Sleep well and I'll see you all tomorrow." I wave and they all wave back at me. 

The ride back to my dorm was comfortable. WooSeok and I made light conversation and when we arrived at my place we were lightheartedly debating which was better: chicken or beef. I'm a chicken person myself, but he swears on his life that beef if the superior meet. 

"Yeah, whatever. You just keep believing that." I snicker as I go to exit the car.

"Hey, wait. Do you mind if we exchange numbers? It would be nice to get ahold of you if any of us needed anything and also it would be convenient for you." He pointed out.

"I don't see a problem with that." 

We exchanged phones and typed in our own numbers into each other's phones. After that WooSeok left and I went up to my dorm. Before I fell asleep though, I had gotten a message on my new phone.

WooSeokie: 'Sleep well, Clair.' 

I laugh at what he put himself in my phone as and I decided to text him back. 

'You too, WooSeokie.'