Y/N sighed as she watched the clouds drift by. It was so peaceful out here, with the green grass neatly cut and the trees swaying in the wind. She could stay where she was all day and-

"BREAK'S OVER, BE INSIDE WORKING IN TEN SECONDS OR YOU CAN GO HOME."

Well, she could've stayed all day. If she had been able to stretch time so that her five-minute break would last forever.

Instead she hopped to her feet and sprinted, because as much as she hated her boss's dictatorship, he did offer the best paycheck of anyone in town. She'd been lucky to get the job.

She worked with another girl and a guy in a local cafe. The "Pasticcerio Posto" was probably the most popular place for anything in the seaside town, with a unobstructed view of the beach and docks for sail and motorboats alike visible in easy walking distance in most directions. 

She found herself reflecting that though it's name, meaning "Pastry Place" was Italian, it's cuisine was hardly limited to either pastries or Italian food as she carried out a tray of crisply fried fish and chips. Instead, it catered to a very broad variety of people and preferences with everything from the traditional beach restaurant surf-n-turf dinner to hearty German stews as well as those zesty Italian dishes.

"Y/N!"

At the sound of her name, she turned to see one of her favorite (and least favorite) regular customers.

She walked quickly to their table with a bright smile. "Hello RJ, Emily, what can I get for you tonight?"

The soulmates smiled and Emily spoke for them, as usual.

"We'll try the surf-n-turf dinner please!"

"Absolutely!" Y/N nodded and jotted down the order. "Drinks?"

"The usual." Emily glanced at RJ, not for confirmation, but because he had affectionately squeezed her hand. Y/N saw her squeeze back, and the pair smiled still more brightly.

"Alright, that's a surf-n-turf dinner for two and a water with no ice and extra lemon and a sweet tea, will that be all for now?" Y/n didn't have to check her notes, but she did.

"I think so, yes!" Emily briefly returned her attention to their waitress, still smiling.

"Alright, I'll be right back with your drinks then!" Y/N smiled and hurried off, and extra quickness in her step.

It wasn't that she disliked RJ and Emily. The couple was absolutely adorable, and they tipped very nice amounts. The soulmates had recently eloped and were enjoying a brief honeymoon before they moved in together to begin their married life.

It was just that... They were soulmates. And career focused at the moment or not, Y/N couldn't help a twinge of envy whenever she saw happy soulmates forging through life together. Side by side with the person they loved and who was destined to love them, they were forging their path.

Something about that missing person from her life stung, no matter how hard she tried to be happy for those who had found their one and only.

Lifting her chin, she smiled and took the couple their drinks. They were lovely people, and she would NOT be the one to put a damper on their happy honeymoon.

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Y/N flopped across her bed, exhausted. Another long day, finally ending.

Laying there, she tried to shut her eyes and just rest, but something just... Irked her. Like something crazy was about to happen.

Her phone dinged.

Y/N flinched, then grabbed it, wondering why she was moving so fast but not really caring.

*You have 1 new email*

She sighed, then tapped it. Who knew what it could be?

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*COEX Aquarium*

*RE: Aquarium Life Worker Opening*

*Dear Miss Y/N*

*We have considered your application and find your experience and credentials, although unorthodox, to be very satisfactory. Please respond immediately if you are still available to fill this position.

If you respond you will be sent the date and time of your interview, which will be submitted for consideration of the position.

Thank you for your time.*

*XXX-Employee Management*

*XXX*

*digital signature verified*

~

Y/N stared for about 30 seconds before she began texting everyone she knew to see whodunnit?

She certainly never would have applied to a COEX Aquarium, but to know her few credentials...

She received an almost instant response from the manager of the sanctuary where she volunteered.

Jerry: Yes I applied you to COEX. They responded then??

I was offered an interview, yes. :Y/N

Jerry: Take it! We'll miss you, but I'm certain you'll love working there

You seem very certain I'll get the job... :Y/N

Jerry: Well considering you've been so successful in training a dolphin on your own, I'm sure they'll be interested in your methods.

Y/N thought her heart skipped a beat. He'd noticed? Or had he known the whole time??

Umm... :Y/N

Jerry: I might never have known if I hadn't dropped my wallet one day by accident. Instead of trying to eat it like he does everything else he picked it up and brought it back, then looked at the fish bucket.

So you've known for how long? :Y/N

Jerry: I'm not sure anymore, awhile. Go answer that email before it's to late!

Y/N closed the messenger in a daze and re-opened the email, and barely thinking, she wrote a hasty, hopefully grammatically correct response.

Wow. That something completely crazy had actually just happened.

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"YAH!  I wasn't that scared!"

Re-watching their own Bangtan Bombs  had become almost an everyday occasion at this point. Jin wasn't sure how it had come about, but he did enjoy remembering what they had done together, even when it was silly or awkward...

Or even when he had been terrified of the stingray.

He'd never met a sea creature quite like it before, but he could still tell it hated him. He could always tell with creatures of the water. It was just another part of being-

"OOOOH HE KISSED IT!" Jimin was laughing hysterically, rolling on the ground as his mirth overflowed.

"I honestly didn't remember if he actually did it!" RM confessed, also chuckling.

"YAH!" Jin was indignant. "Of course I did it!"

"Alright! I'm sorry!" RM threw up his hands in surrender, and Jin smirked in triumph.

Taehyung and his soulmate were giggling, and Tae was playing with her hair. The two hadn't been engaged for long, but they were already as happy as if they'd just gotten married... Of course, if they were this happy already Jin couldn't imagine what they'd be like when they actually got married.

He smiled at them, ignoring the barely noticeable twinge in his own heart.

It was enough to have Bangtan.

Hello readers! I apologize for taking so long to write this, I hope you enjoy it! Please, please, please vote if you liked it, and comment your thoughts!! I love reading every comment you guys make <3 <3 <3 

You might also thank a friend of mine for pushing me to write this. I've been really busy, but she passed a message to me through someone else that she wasn't speaking to me until I published the next chapter. So here it is!!

For my friend: Please talk to me now...

(Lol, I'm sure you will once you've read this~)