Lies

~Chapter 10~

Your eyes go bug wide.

He just asked you. To the park. Non-project related.

Immediately, you think of ways to turn him down in the nicest possible way. You didn't want to accept because you had 2 assumptions. The first one is that he wants to progress a bit with the friendship you two already had, and the second one........well.......you really had only 1 assumption. Either way, the thought slightly terrified you.

But then, you figure that this is the least you could do. You HAVE been to his house for the project per YOUR request of it being somewhere else instead of at your house. So, to be fair, you decide to go.

'Sure Hoseok, I'm not doing anything anyway. What spot do you want to meet up and what time?'

You hit send and wait, not really knowing what to expect.

As if it seemed like he was waiting with a response already typed up, Hoseok responds.

'Do you know where the bench right in front of the cherry blossom tree path is? Right there should be good. Does around noon sound good?
-H'

'Fine with me. See you then 👋'

'See you then Y/N 😉
-H'

"Welp...no turning back now," you say to yourself. The only thing to do now was wait 22 hours until then.

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The next day came as the speed of lighting. That's how you felt it passed. One second you were texting the confirmation you were going, then blinked, and now you are already heading out the front door to head the the meetup spot. Thank goodness you were home alone, or else Jungkook would've bugged you even more.

The park was only a few yards away from the outskirts of your neighborhood, so it would take you about 5 to 7 minutes to get there. With each step you took, the more you shook. It had been so long since you had done something like this. The fact that makes it worse is that it's a guy. A guy who you think just may like you, but you didn't want to assume anything if it isn't true.

You grow closer and closer to that bench, and when you look up, you see one boy alone in a burgundy beanie and matching sweater, pitch black jeans and combat boots, with huge round glasses.

Hoseok.

To ease yourself and stop shaking, you take deep, unnoticable breaths as you walked closer.

It's only Hoseok it's only Hoseok it's only Hoseok it's only Hoseok...

"Hey! You made it!" the bright boy said while giving you his signature smile.

Oh lord, your poor heart.

"H-Hey Hoseok" you stammer while attempting to keep eye contact.

"I was actually worried you were gonna bail on me, heh" he says shilyly while rubbing the back of his neck.

You object. "No way! It's the least I could do when the first project meeting was at your house. Thanks for inviting me out here."

As that last sentence left your lips, he looks at you with so much sincerety and says, "You are very welcome." and shows a small smile as he continues to stare at you.

You soon found his gaze a little intense as he continued to stare for what seemed like 10 seconds, so you start to dart your eyes to other places other than his eyes.

You didn't even say anything DEEP. Why was he doing that?

"Um....shall we walk around?" you say, snapping him out of his daze.

Hoseok blinks a few times then regains focus. "O-Oh, right. Heh. Sorry."

That......was weird.....

While you walked, you two continued to talk about the usual things like interests, dislikes, favorites, etc. The more time you spend, the quicker your worries washed away. Being around him made you feel so.....calm.

Along the walk, you even ran into a few squirrels, which Hoseok was absolutely MAD about. He would chase some until they scurried into trees, and sometimes he would make a weird pose that resembles a squirrel and say "Look! I'm a squirrel!" while proceeding to make squirrel noises while scurrying. Each time he did that, it made you laugh. One of those time you did, he would say how much he loved your laugh and smile, which made you blush while you thanked him.

As you neared the end of the walk, you passed cherry blossom trees, walking along the path. There was a slight breeze, so as you walked, beautiful blossom petals danced around you two as they made their way to the ground, decorating it as you walked. You two even stopped talking to admire the petals' dances. Hoseok then found a bench that was placed right among the cherry blossom trees, so he suggested that you two sit there and continue while also admiring the scenery.

That leaves you here and now. You two had paused talking and just admired the scenery. A few seconds later, you felt a gaze on you. You turn your head, only to be met by Hoseok's eyes with that same look he gave you when you first got there.

"Y/N," he said suddenly, "are you happy, or at least content around me?"

Oop.....here we go.

"Well.....yes, yes I do" you say. "You haven't really done anything to make me feel otherwise Hoseok."

Liar. He's making your heart beat a tad bit faster right now.

Hoseok continues to give you "that" gaze and says, "Ok, two things. One, I want you to call me Hobi. Hoseok just sounds too polite and formal."

"O-Ok Hoseo----I MEAN HOBI." You say, mentally slapping yourself.

He chuckles. "Two.......I want to get even closer with you. I know he haven't known each other for that long but...I don't know. Something is pulling me to you Y/N. I don't want to damage what we already have, so I want to ask for your permission first." When he finished, he places his hand on your shoulder.

Oh boy, was your heart racing.

At this point, the assumption that he liked you came back. You then became scared. You DID want to deepen the friendship, but what if you caught feelings? You then decide that it would be best to stay in a friendship and deepen it for now.

"I think we should deepen this friendship too. I really like being around you" you say, choosing your words carefully.

You then see something flick in his eyes, and you don't really know what it was. He then speaks. "Ok, I agree." He then whispers "I may be moving too fast" thinking you couldn't hear it.

SO IT WAS TRUE???

"But," you then say, "I still had a great time today. Thank you....Hobi." you say, finishing it with a smile.

The boy then turns to you with the sweetest look you have every seen on him. "I am glad you did."

You then do something you never thought you would initiate.

You leaned in for a hug.

Hoseok gladly envelopes you into him. You wanted this friendship, and this was the first real one you have had. You couldn't help but feel something in that hug radiating off of him.

"Y/N," he starts, "I really-------"

"FRENCH FRYYYYYYYYY!!!"

..........no...........

You freeze in the hug.
 
"I SEE YOU OVER THERE!! QUIT CLINGING TO ONE OF YOUR MEN AND GET BACK HOME AND EAT THESE LAMB SKEWERS WITH MEEEEEE!!!!!"

"I'm gonna KILL him" you whisper to yourself.

"Heh, I see your brother wants yo---- wait....men???" Hobi says.

"UM...IGNORE HIM! HE'S JUST BEING STUPID! THANK YOU AGAIN HOBI AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK FOR THE PROJECT!" you frantically say while running, leaving Hoseok confused.


Jeon Jungkook......you are so dead.

A/N: Hope you all are enjoying the story so far!