Chapter 21

I wake up knowing that today is going to be a rough one. After the guys got home from Jimmy Fallon they reminded me of what was expected of them today. On the good side the guys had most of the morning free. On the bad side, after 11:30am, they would be pretty much moving non stop until after the concert ends.

I surprise myself by being able to wake up with my alarm and not press snooze a single time. I don't take a moment to dally since they are going to be so busy. I immediately get out of bed and start my morning routine.

Once I have had a shower, dried my hair, and brushed my teeth I go through the hard decision of trying to figure out what to wear. It's unlikely that I will be seen today, but I still know that I should dress to impress just in case I am. Unfortunately the best option because of that would be skinny jeans, and I'm still bloated enough that the idea does not amuse me. I settle instead on one of my relaxed fit pairs of jeans, a black jacket, and a royal blue velvet top. Even though I have picked out said garments I am not going to put them on quite yet. It's only eight in the morning so I choose to relax at least for another hour or more.

Me: Good Morning! <3

Namjoon: Good Morning, how are you feeling?

Me: More like myself. Still a bit yucky, but that's what chocolate is for.

Hobi: I'm glad you aren't completely hopeless.

Me: Wow...harsh.

Hobi: Ya! You know I was only kidding!

Me: I do, I was just giving you shit. So, moving on to the next question. Late breakfast or early lunch?

Namjoon: Since we have to leave by 11:30 it's probably smarter to go with a late breakfast.

Jin: I can see if we can special order off the lunch menu if you like. You should probably eat some leafy green vegetables to replenish your vitamins and minerals.

Jimin: Eww...leafy green veggies. Yuck!

Me: Lol @ that reaction. I actually like leafy green veggies. And Jin, don't worry about it. I can order the garden omelette and because of the spinach in it that will take care of the leafy green aspect. ;)

Jimin: Eww...spinach.

Me: Maybe when we get to Korea I can convince you with my cooking that leafy greens, spinach included, aren't all bad.

Jin: You cook?

Me: Um, yeah. Have I not said this before?

Yoongi: No. No you haven't.

Me; Well, I initially learned from my grandmother. She was an amazing cook, but I slowly evolved since then. I even improved on some of her old recipes.

Tae: What's your specialty?

Me: Hmm. I make a killer spaghetti sauce. I haven't made it in awhile though because of the self inflicted low carb diet I forced upon myself. I mean there are better pastas out there than semolina, but I haven't found one I actually like.

Jungkook: That sounds amazing!

Me: There's my bunny. Were you exercising?

Jungkook: :) Yes. I just got done. Sorry if you wanted to go with me.

Me: Eh, I hang it up for this week. I'll start back up when we are in Brazil. Oh, are we going to be near the beach?

Namjoon: Unfortunately not.

Me; Well, that's a bummer.

Jimin: I just realized something.

Me: What's that?

Jimin: Why are we having this entire conversation via text when we could be in the same room having it?

Me: Beats me. I figured you would just invite yourselves over or something.

A knock on my door has me smirking in response. "Your calico cat wants snuggles."

I shake my head. "As cute as you are, I don't think that is going to be a thing. But the snuggles I think I can provide." I proceed to hug him, and when I pull away one of my pieces of hair has gotten a mind of its own and lingers on his cheek. I attempt to retrieve it and my fingertips unintentionally brush over the daisy soulmate mark on his cheek. Just like the other times the action leaves me a bit breathless, and my heart rate accelerates.

Jimin is looking at me with his mouth agape. He grabs my left hand and coaxes the sleeve of my pajama top up. He smiles at his mark there on my skin and then gently traces over it. The reaction is just as intense as it was with Yoongi. Maybe it seems a bit more so since I am standing this time. Why didn't it make him dizzy too? That seems a bit unfair.

He guides me to the bed and sits down beside me at the foot of it. His fingertips lightly brushing against my cheek as his dark eyes gaze into mine. I don't know if he is waiting for permission, or simply just staring at me in wonder. I find myself nodding before I even register I am doing it. He cups my jaw and pulls me close. His lips are inches from mine when I realize how much I have been wanting to feel their pillowy softness against my own. He was the first one I knew was mine. Yet somehow we are only now making it to this point.

Then suddenly we aren't making it to this point at all because we are interrupted by a knock on the door. He mutters something in Korean which I am sure is most likely a curse of some sort. He kisses my forehead. "Soon." I immediately know when he says it that it's not just a single syllable word. It's a promise.

He then gets up to open the door. "Taehyungie."

I smile widely at Tae. I may be disappointed in being interrupted but Tae is one of the few I haven't had much time with, and I can't for the life of me figure out why that is. With Namjoon it's because he is busy. With Jin it's because he is shy and having to wait for his soulmate so long has done some damage to his heart that I will have to repair somehow. But, with Tae? I really honestly just don't know.

He sits beside me and reaches for my hand. I don't hesitate to weave our fingers together. "Is something the matter Tae?"

He shakes his head, but for some reason that rings as false. I give a sad look at Jimin who is still hovering by the door like he is trying to decide if he should give us privacy. I shrug at him to say wordlessly that I really don't know.

"Talk to me, Tae. What is it?" I squeeze his hand reassuringly.

"I don't know how to say."

"Say what?" I ask.

"That's it exactly. I worry my English is not as good as the others. I'm afraid you won't understand me."

Oh, is that what has been going on this whole time? "Are you having a hard time understanding me right now?"

He shakes his head no.

"I can't think of a time I have had a hard time understanding you either. Also, if I do have trouble understanding you I won't ridicule you for it. I'll simply ask you so I can get a better idea of what you mean." I don't expect it but he practically curves completely into my body. Not quite a hug or a cuddle but at the same time somehow it's even more than both of those things. I feel his lips press against my forehead. I know it's not the first time he has touched me with them, but this time I can see his face directly afterward. His eyes are swimming with tears, and it makes me tear up too.

There is a knock on the door again, and this time I know my time alone with either of the two 95s is up. Because this time beyond a shadow of a doubt I know that the rest of them are behind the door.

Jin is the first one to enter the room and he sees how Tae and I are swiping at our cheeks. "Ya! What did you do?" He swats at Jimin.

"Ouch! Why do you have to assume that I did something, hyung?" Jimin pouts.

"It's okay, Jin. We were just having a conversation is all. The tears aren't sad ones, I promise." I physically cross my heart and when every one of them traces the pattern with their eyes, I realize that I shouldn't do that action again. Not unless I want to cause those heated gazes that they are now attempting to veil. "Time for breakfast? Does everyone already know what they want?"

Before I know what is happening Hobi is hoisting me up, walking to one of the two chairs by the window and seating me in his lap. "I have what I want." He smirks.

My groan is echoed by everyone else in the room.

This isn't the first time I have been in Hobi's lap. But the other time was due to a stressful situation. This time I find myself wondering if he will be as comfy as Yoongi. As if he can read my thoughts Yoongi smirks at me. "Nope, he won't."

"Was that some strange weird Jedi mind trick thing?"

"Who said I would be a Jedi? Perhaps I'm a Sith Lord instead."

I stare at him for half a second. "Nah. Your personality is more subtle than it is electrifying."

"Buur--"

I turn evil eyes on Jimin. "You don't even finish that. It was not a burn. He just isn't obvious with his affections."

"I can think of one exception to that rule." Namjoon smiles widely. His lovely dimples punctuating the comment.

"I think so can everyone in the room, hyung." My bunny says.

"If you think I am going to deny that claim then you are poorly mistaken. Yes she is the exception to my affections. Which is how it should be." He smiles warmly at me, and I feel the happy tingles all the way to my toes.

I can't help but pick on Hobi a little bit. "He's also right."

"Right about what?"

He looks at me with adorable confusion that I almost don't want to finish the thought. I only do so because picking on Hobi seems to be one of my new favorite hobbies. "Your lap isn't as comfy as Yoongi's."

"Ya! That's not very nice, Daisy-Daze. I got you ice cream."

Crap! New tactic time. "Does that mean because I was picking on you that you won't buy me ice cream ever again?" I widen my eyes and pout my lips.

He then sighs. "This right here has to be why she is my soulmate."

"Yours? She's ours." Tae responds, and I realize he is probably misunderstanding what Hobi means.

Hobi must realize the same though because he quickly tries to rectify his mistake. "Of course she is our soulmate. Of course she belongs to all of us in that way. I only meant that she is mine because she is perfectly able to push my buttons."

I reach his abdomen and push in his belly button just to be silly. He rolls his eyes at my silly antics, and pulls me closer. "Truthfully, you might not be as comfy as Yoongi. But you still are an awesome cuddler."

That starts a verbal war on who is the best cuddler, and I notice the only one that doesn't participate in the discussion is Jin. "Let me up Hobi. Please?"

"Is everything okay, Jin?" I sit beside him and take his hand in mine. Just like on the airplane he weaves his fingers with the one I am holding and he traces over the back of my hand with the other.

"It's okay. I am just...still adjusting?" He sighs as if that isn't quite what he means. "I kind of feel like I'm on the outside looking in on all of this. Like I'm a part of it, but I also am not at the same time."

I sigh. "This is probably the hardest part about our relationship. With you being in the middle of the tour we can't do a lot of things just one on one, but at the same token without the tour we would have never found each other." I pause for a second to let that sit in. "Just because we don't have the time now, doesn't mean we won't in the future. We just have to be patient and take it a day at a time."

He nods at me. Then one of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen graces his face. I don't want to call him out on it, but I don't think he has ever smiled at me like this before. It strikes up a similar sensation to how I feel when I touch one of their marks, just not quite as intense.

Our food arrives and even though my appetite is still a bit wonky I find myself sharing with most every plate. I honestly think that Jimin got strawberries on purpose. I think that Jin got the crepes Florentine to get even more spinach in me. Hobi got the nutella crepes to spite me, of course. Tae got a veggie plate again, and I ended up with his uneaten squash. Yoongi got another steak benedict. I take the opportunity to steal one of the cherry tomatoes from his plate. Namjoon and Jungkook both got the huevos rancheros. I guess I rubbed off on them a bit. In that moment I realized that I felt something with them I hadn't felt in a long time. I felt like I was truly at home. 

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