In your dreams✔

22

“Are you going to tell me where we’re going yet?” Taehyung asks as he impatiently bounces in the passenger seat of Jungkook’s car.

The younger insisted on making the date a surprise. The only hints he got were ’dress cute but don’t wear anything expensive’ and ’I’m gonna woo your ass off Kim Taehyung’.

Cute. Adorable. Maybe made him fall a little in love. But helpful? Not in the slightest.

“Nope.” Jungkook smirks from behind the wheel, exaggerating the pop of the P. “Don’t worry, we’re almost there.”

Taehyung rolls his eyes and slouches back in his seat with a pout. Jungkook laughs and reaches across the counsel to take his hand and hold it reassuringly.

Pouting leads to hand holding. He notes, storing that very helpful information away for later use.

They pull into what looks like the back of a huge complex, Taehyung frowns in confusion, curiously taking in the area.

“What’s this?”

“The back enterance.” Jungkook replies unhelpfully.

He rolls his eyes and reluctantly lets go of his date’s hand so they can get out of the car.

“Yeah, thanks Kook.” He says sarcastically, walking around the car to join back up with him, taking his hand again. He sighs in relief at how nice Jungkook’s hand feels in his. “The back entrance of where?”

Jungkook just smiles and leads him through a painted aqua blue door.

The inside of the building is just as confusing to Taehyung as the outside, it’s just a hallway with racks of supplies, gloves, uniforms, a punch in clock.

“Do you work here?” He asks curiously.

“Nah.” Jungkook shakes his head, pulling him down the hallway towards a simple door at the end. “My brother does. I volunteer and help with what I can in the summers though.”

As they approach the door, Taehyung’s curiosity has grown almost unbearable. It’s one thing to not know where you’re going, but a whole other level to be physically in the building and still not know where you are.

He clutches tighter onto the younger’s hand, naturally gravitating closer to him as he opens the door.

Taehyung’s eyes go wide as he takes in the new environment. His eyes dart around at the different aquariums and habitats.

“Is this…?” He starts, not quite sure how to finish.

“It’s a rehabilitation center for rescued animals. They work with the local zoo to take in any injured, sick, or abandoned animals, nurse them back to health, raise them in proper social environments, and release them back into their natural habitats.” Jungkook explains while Taehyung tries to pick his jaw up from off the floor. “The owners are really good friends of mine so they were more than happy to let me take you on a little tour.”

“You…” He might cry. He literally might start crying, this is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for him and he’s gonna fucking cry. Fuck.

“Come on,” Jungkook laughs, “I’ve got someone I want you to meet.”

He leads him past some stunningly beautiful snakes and turtles, through another door that leads to what looks like a kitchen of sorts.

Jungkook drops his hand to go grab a bin from the fridge. “Wash your hands in that sink over there.” He says over his shoulder while he prepares several bins.

Taehyung does as he’s told, scrubbing his hands thoroughly under the warm water as excitement runs rampant through his veins. Based on the fish and the hand washing, he assumes he’s gonna be feeding some animals and literally all of his childhood dreams are about to come true.