Setsunai [Oneshots]

[NAMJOON]

Namjoon

It was a sunny morning, I woke up early to visit a new coffee shop that had opened a few days ago. Hearing that their coffee was the best in town intrigued me and I knew I had to try it. I got off my bike almost falling over but luckily I could catch my balance in time, locking up my bike I took a deep breath and I could already smell the sweet pastries and coffee. Before entering the shop I fixed my shirt and pants, wouldn't want to look like a fool right? The moment I stepped in the shop I already felt like home, an oh so familiar feeling. The staff all looked towards me and smiled sweetly which I could only return. I already knew I would love this shop. „Can I please have a caramel macchiato?", I asked the barista. „Of course sir! That would be 3.50€. Could you please tell me your name so I can call you when it's ready?", the friendly barista said with such energy I only saw a few times in my life time. „I am Namjoon! Nice to meet you... Jimin.", I handed him the money with a sweet smile. I already liked him. „Thank you! Your coffee will be ready soon, Namjoon.", he said still keeping up that big sweet smile and went on to make my coffee.

I wandered around mindlessly looking for a good spot to enjoy the beautiful morning when I suddenly bumped into someone causing me to fall onto the wooden floor. „I am so sorry, sir! Are you okay?", another employee asked as he hold out his hand. He looked pretty young but also really muscular no wonder bumping into him sent me flying. „I am fine no worries.", I smiled at him as I got up on my feet again with his help. „I hope you will still visit us after this. This muscle pig sometimes just zones out.", another man spoke up jokingly punching the younger one. „Hobi, I already said sorry.", the ‚muscle pig' whined pouting. „It's alright, I am alright.", I chuckled. „I am Hoseok by the way and that muscular idiot is Jungkook! If you need any help just call for us.", he grinned widely and shook my hand. „I will keep that in mind Hoseok.", I said before our ways separated again. After looking for a few more minutes I finally found a good spot near the window and a lonely looking young man. I sat down and took out my phone just to waste some time. Another man sat down next to the lonely boy who now smiled widely, weirdly his smile had the shape of a box. I had only seen a few people smile like that. „Jimin keeps annoying me to talk you into working here.", the other man sighed. All of them were friends I suppose. „I just asked you once.", Jimin smacked the man's head causing him to yell out in pain. „I know I said I would call your name but since I had to talk with my friend over there I figured I would just bring it to you. I hope you like it.", Jimin handed me my coffee still smiling widely. „Thank you.", I smiled back and took a sip subtly watching the three friends bickering around.  „Taehyung pleaseeee! We all are working here, wouldn't it be fun if you worked here with us?", Jimin begged the one with the boxy smile. „He is right, just imagine the fun we would have.", the man spoke up who also had really wide shoulders I must add. „Fine, fine ,fine, I will work here.", Taehyung sighed in defeat. „Yay!", the other two yelled in union jumping around in victory. Something you wouldn't see a lot in public but I did know a few people who were like that. „Can you both not yell and jump around.", another staff member came from the back with a mop in his hand. „Alrighty grandpa.", the one with the wide shoulders rolled his eyes and sat down again. „Shut up you're older than me Jin.", the shorter one spat back beginning to mop the floor.

They all seemed a fun bunch of people. I wished I had friends like that, I did know a few people who were like that though. I took my last sip and stood up again, as I was trying to leave my table I slipped and fell down yet again. „Shit are you okay?", the guy who mopped the floor rushed over to me helping me up. „Yes, yes don't worry.", I waved it off grimacing in pain. „First Jungkook now you Yoongi, we are lucky that this man is still alive.", Hoseok came by again laughing. „It's all fine. Don't worry. A few bruises won't kill me.", I smiled at them. And after that day I came by everyday for a few months talking and laughing with them, eventually we even formed a very close friendship.

„Namjoon's back!", Taehyung yelled opening the door for me. „Hey guys!", I greeted them with a big grin as I patted Taehyung's head making him pout.
„The same as usual?", Jimin asked already ready to make my favourite drink. „The same as usual.", I nodded and walked over to my favourite spot which was just cleaned by Hobi. „You know guys we should do something fun this evening after we are all done here.". Jungkook spoke up coming from the back with a mop. Weird. Yoongi usually moped the floor. „We should! We haven't done a lot with Namjoon either these days.", Jin walked over to us bringing me my coffee. „I am open for anything.", I chimed in sipping on my drink. „What about going to the beach?", Taehyung asked pulling out a chair to sit down next to me. „The beach? At night?", Jin asked a bit taken back. „Honestly that sounds like a good idea! Let's do it!", Jimin agreed also coming over to our little circle. „Well it sounds fun I guess.", Hobi mumbled as he kept checking his phone. „What's up Hobi? Did something happen?", I asked him in concern. „Nothing, Yoongi just hasn't been answering any of our texts yet.", he answered sighing. „Maybe he had to go visit his parents again? Or he just slept in.", Jungkook shrugged his shoulders but I could see he was worried too.

That evening we all went to the beach, we had a lot of fun and we bonded even more. Jungkook even said he believed that we all were soulmates, I liked that image a lot. But despite that the lingering feeling of worry and concern around Yoongi was still present. Despite that evening being our favourite memory ever everything went downhill afterwards. Few days later the police had found Yoongi's body, and if that wasn't cruel enough the monster who took his life took his heart too. How could someone do something cruel like that? I wasn't too shocked when I heard the news though, I knew a few people who died like that. A few months went by and we all slowly got back to our normal schedule when the next tragedy happened. The day Jungkook didn't come to work we all were on the edge, thinking he was the next victim. We all tried to shook off the cruel thoughts, he was probably just sick right? But we were wrong, he was the next victim. Our lives shattered again when his body was found the same way they found Yoongi, again someone precious was taken from us, again our soulmate was taken from us. Another few months had passed and again we were about to move on when Jin disappeared, we already knew what would happen but we didn't want to believe it. The police was still looking but they couldn't find anything, they couldn't find a single thing. They had found Jin the same way the found Yoongi and Jungkook. We all were devasted, our lives were dull and sad same with the coffee shop. The flowers died, the walls turned dark and the costumers lessened. The smiles, laughters and happiness ended. We all thought it ended when the new year came by and nothing had happen yet but we were so wrong, one after another ,Taehyung, Jimin and Hoseok were murdered by a monster. Only I was left.

The sun went down and it was time to put them in order. I walked down my basement and flicked on the light switch to illuminate the dark cold room. The shelves were full of jars with their names on them. „I need to get another one.", I muttered walking over to the almost full shelf with only seven empty spots ,perfect for my soulmates. One by one I put them in caressing them. Jin, Yoongi, Hoseok, Jimin, Taehyung and Jungkook. I really enjoyed my time with them all and I was glad to find them again in such a short time but now I needed to wait for them to come back so I can find them again and live happily until I had to do it again. It would hurt me too much seeing them die of old age whilst I wouldn't even age one year, I knew it was selfish but I witnessed it once and I never wanted to again besides that I just couldn't let their past selves go, they were too precious to just be forgotten. I wanted them to pass on when they were the happiest hoping they would still be the same after being reborn again. It was my goal to find them again and again ,after all they were my soulmates. I wanted to spend my whole life with them even if it meant that I needed to kill another 100 people, I would always be with them and they would always be with me dead or alive.