waiting for you, anpanman |b•t•s|

heartbeat

3rd POV

Taehyung, Hoseok and Yoongi didn't seem able to stop staring in wonder at their dogs for a few minutes, until Meg knelt down and set Yeontan and Mickey on the ground. They looked up at her and she pointed at their owners, and they trotted over to the young men. There they sat at their ankles and turned to look at Meg, wagging their tails as they awaited her order. Taehyung picked up Yeontan, who started barking in protest, until Meg snapped her fingers to get his attention and shushed him gently, then he stayed quiet. Mickey was content with falling asleep with Hoseok, but Holly refused to leave Ana's lap. Ana had to carry her over to Yoongi, then Holly started whining.

"Are they magical or something?" Yoongi asked Honey in Korean, assuming Meg and Ana couldn't speak the language. Honey looked over at them, almost as if asking if they wanted to answer. They shook their heads slightly, so she replied,

"No, she has always had a talent with animals, and Ana has a special love for dogs."

Meg and Ana retreated to a farther corner of the room as the girls extended their break so Honey, Rose and Hope could talk to the boys, drinking water and speaking quietly to each other. At one point, Yeontan started wriggling around and whining so Taehyung put him down,  and he ran over to Meg, making himself comfortable on her lap. Euphoria and Lilac soon joined them, as did Melody and Valeria.

They started talking about sports and activities, and the couples didn't notice until Lilac exclaimed in English,

"How could he not be afraid? They're horses, they could kill you easily!" In answer to which Meg replied,

"Yeah but it isn't like horses are mean brutes that only want to kill you, they actually don't like doing that because they don't like how it feels. Also, horses want humans to be their friends just as much as dogs do."

"Well, I guess that's true."

"Of course it's truuuue, I grew up on a farm I should hope I would know."

Hoseok and Hope glanced over at them, then Meg called to the three in English,

"Girls, we need to finish practice." The three girls nodded then hugged their boyfriends, before rejoining their sisters.

Yoongi, Hoseok and Taehyung watched them for a little while before leaving, and returning to their own dressing room.

When the girls finished practice, Meg came over to Hope and asked quietly,

"Hey, are you and Hoseok okay? You looked stressed, talking to him earlier." She sighed, looking at her friend with tired eyes.

"He keeps acting like he's going to ask me to court him, then making me think he only likes me as a friend, and he's acting like I'm being too clingy with him." Meg nodded in understanding, then noticed Hoseok standing by the door.

"Looks like he's waiting for you." She mentioned, nodding towards the Korean man. Hope bit her lip, then Meg asked,

"Do you still like him as more than a friend?" Hope nodded.

"More than I should, I think sometimes." Meg smiled and said, putting a hand on Hope's shoulder comfortingly,

"Then it will work out." She leaned closer and whispered something, in answer to which Hope nodded. Hope then slung her small duffle bag over her shoulder and went out of the dance studio, walking with Hoseok. As they walked, Hoseok tried to get out of Hope whether or not she liked him, but Hope was guarded, and wouldn't say it outright.

They came to a stop outside, around the corner from the door, and Hoseok was getting frustrated, so Hope was getting nervous and scared. Finally, he yelled in anger,

"Why can't you just say whether you like me or not?!" Hope flinched harshly and fell backwards towards the wall, then seemingly out of nowhere, Meg stood in front of Hope, her arms spread in a protective stance. She glared at Hoseok angrily, and so much anger was in her eyes that he took a step back and was snapped back into reality. Meg looked back at Hope and asked softly in Spanish,

"Are you okay?" Hope nodded, and Meg looked back at Hoseok cautiously, as if weighing whether or not she trusted him enough to leave him alone with Hope. She looked at Hope, who knew what she was thinking and nodded. Meg took a step back and said in English to Hope,

"I'll be inside the door if you need me." Hope nodded, then Meg walked off, not without giving Hoseok a judgemental look. Ana was waiting inside for Meg, messing around on her phone, which she stopped when Meg entered.

"Everything alright?" Ana asked, and Meg nodded.

"Yeah, he's just going to ask her to court him soon so he was trying to force her to say, whether or not she liked him." Ana laughed, as Meg leaned against the entry wall next to her.

"Hoseok might be one of the most talented people on this planet, but he sure doesn't know how to go about something as serious as this." Meg chuckled.

"Too true. I just don't like that he yelled at her and scared her."

"Ah, it'll be fiiiine. Now check to see if they're still out there, I want to get to the hotel and sleep." Meg checked to see, then her jaw dropped.

"What? Are they still there or not?" Ana asked, moving over to the door to see for herself.

"Well, they're definitely there." Meg said, her voice cracking in surprise: Hoseok and Hope were kissing.

Meg and Ana took a few steps back then, looking at each other with mischief in their looks, linked arms and started singing Boy With Luv agressively loud, as they walked out of the building. Out of the corners of their eyes, they could see the couple jump apart, then they saw Hope start giggling at their indiscreet reminder to behave.