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The next morning was a tiresome one. They ran so fast the night before, that their legs felt paralyzed.

Jungkook woke up before Eileen did. He flipped through his camera, checking all the pictures taken. He was still bothered by the fact that someone else took a picture of him in the dark.

"Jungkook, I'm telling you.. it was probably someone's headlights."
Eileen comforted him, but his eyes
were still glued to the camera.

"If you haven't noticed by now, there
aren't many cars out here.."
Jungkook pointed out.

"Don't stress yourself over it."
She patted his back, grabbing the camera
from his hands.

"We don't have any food."
Jungkook sighed, shutting the door to
the small refrigerator.

"Well, we were supposed to find a place yesterday, but you decided to get all scared."
She joked.

Jungkook shrugged his shoulders.
"It was creepy, okay?"

Eileen dug through her pockets, trying to find the address the other boy gave to her. She cursed herself as she forgot to ask for his name.

"I have a bad habit of forgetting to ask
people's names."

"Just call him psycho."
Jungkook snickered, grabbing the paper
from her hands.

"I guess we should go now."
He stood up, and she followed him to the door.

Eileen wasn't the type to get scared easily, but she was still very bothered by the man who secretly captured pictures of them last night. But it was day now, so the scared feeling slowly went away.

They walked and walked until the soles of their feet began to hurt. Jungkook spotted a bench, willing to spare a couple minutes for a break.

"Just give me five minutes."
He said all out of breath. Jungkook laid his
head back and closed his eyes. Meanwhile,
Eileen began to get bored waiting for him.

"I might as well."
She muttered to herself while picking up a newspaper from the crooked wooden slot.

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How unfortunate, she thought, yawning as she
set the newspaper aside. She walked over to
Jungkook, pinching him so he'd wake up.

He shuddered after he felt the pinch, jumping up.
"You scared me!"

"Sorry."
She laughed, unfolding the paper
with the written address on it.

They walked a couple minutes more until they were face to face with the designated house. The exterior looked as if a clown painted it. It was messy and the complete opposite of the fashion designers house.

"You ready?"
Eileen looked at Jungkook, making sure he
wasn't too exhausted from the long walk over here.

"Let's do this."

While he knocked on the door, Eileen noticed the slightest dot of red paint in the corner. This man had to be the opposite of clean and presentable.

"Who is it?"
The man asked, with a slightly
lighter tone than the last man had.

"Scarlet is that you?"
He asked before one of them got to answer.

"No, we're new to this town and we
were sent by a friend to see you."
Jungkook answered for the both of them.

"Which friend?"
He asked suspiciously, still
hiding behind the closed door.

"I don't know his name, but he gave us
your address. He's the fashion guy."
Eileen described him as best as she could.

"Oh, Taehyung. Yeah, he's a good friend of mine."
The man acted as if he suddenly
remembered. He opened the door,
and greeted us with a warm smile.

"How can I help you?"
He asked, unsure as to why
strangers were at his door.

"We're actually here because we heard
you know this town better than anyone."
Jungkook remembered Taehyung's exact words.

"You want me to show you around?"
The man asked.

"If you don't mind."
Eileen smiled.

"Sure, not a problem."
He grabbed his shoes and
quickly slipped them on.

"How do you like it here so far?"
He asked while walking
along side them both.

"My name's Hoseok by the way."
He stuck out his hand for
Jungkook and Eileen to shake.

"Nice to meet you Hoseok."
Jungkook started, before
looking at me for an answer.

"You take this one Eileen."
He joked, nudging my shoulder.

"The people have been very great,
although it's very quiet around here."
She explained.

Hoseok raised his brows.
"Really?"

"Yeah, it's a little too quiet
compared to the places I've lived before."
Eileen smiled as memories of her
childhood flashed before her eyes.

"It's just that, I see plenty of people all the time. Where do you stay, if I may ask?"

"Our landlord is Jin."

"Oh."
He smiled.
"That's why."

"Why, is he anti social or something?"
Jungkook bluntly asked.

"No no, he's just got this paper boy living there that scares everyone off. His name is Yoongi, but the nickname everyone used to call him was Suga."

"That's a cute nickname."
Eileen said, all giddy.

"Actually, he hated it."

"Why?"
Jungkook curiously asked.

"That's what kids used to call him
when they picked on him. One time, he
even sent one to the emergency room."

"No wonder he's always gloomy."
She joked, making the other two laugh.

Hoseok led them into a small
store located on the far side of town.
He stopped at the door, like a
tour guide would, and explained
everything we needed to know.

"This place has been open since 1964.
My grandfather opened the store
and handed it down as time went by."

He looked at the building
with nostalgia in his eyes.
This meant a lot to him,
and they could both tell.

"The store became less family
oriented and more off a community based one."
He explained, before opening the door.

Antiques crowded the shelves of
the little shop, filling rows by rows.
There were ancient books and
many collections of rusted dolls.

"Is that what I think it is?"
Jungkook asked in excitement, leading
Hoseok to the rows of cinematic antiques.

Eileen continued to walk around the little shop,
carefully looking at the small fine details and pieces. She gazed through the isles and noticed an
eye catching antique vase.

She let her hand skim over the shiny surface, before an unexpected voice startled her.

"It's beautiful isn't it?"

Eileen flinched, moving her hand away from the vase. She turned to see the face of the man who
startled her to death, and just gazed at him.

My God, he was the most handsome man she'd ever laid eyes on. His jet black hair, and fair skin. He looked like he was straight out of a movie.

He waved his hand in her face, trying to get her attention. She suddenly got out of her fantasy and felt her cheeks turn pink.

He beamed a genuine smile, one she couldn't help but return. Then he extended his hand to hers.

"Jimin."
He gave a warm smile as he
took her soft hand in his.

"Eileen."
She said as she let go of his hand.

"Nice to meet you Eileen."
He spoke with a soft and gentle voice.


Eileen instantly felt like blushing again.
She didn't know why she felt this way, but
that man was just way too charming to be true.

"Are you n-

"Alright Eileen, we're l-
Jungkook stopped in his place as he watched
her and stand next to the unfamiliar boy.

"Yeah, okay."
She said softly, looking back at Jimin
before following Jungkook out the store.


"Jimin."
She repeated his name to
herself, as it was music to her ears.

May we meet again, Jimin.

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