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“Thank you for coming!” Taehyun smiled as a customer left the bakery with freshly baked bread letting an air gush into the bakery. He shivered slightly deciding to go check up on the cookies he had in the oven baking. As he walked into the kitchen he was met with his other coworker whose name is, Soobin. “How’s it going, hyung?”
Soobin whined as he turned around to face the younger with a plate of buns. “Didn’t I tell you that you don’t need to call me hyung, Tae?” He pouted as Taehyun giggled at him. “Hey! Don’t laugh at me, I’m serious here!”
“Yeah, yeah, sure hyung!” He laughed when the older whined even more mumbling something under his breath which Taehyun tuned out from, too busy with the oven. He turned the oven off, then waiting some minutes to let it cool down before taking out the plate with the oven mitts. Just as he finished placing the plate on a table he heard the familiar bell of the bakery door opening.
”Soobin hyung, take care of these!” He quickly took off the oven mitts laying them beside the plate running to the front counter before the blue haired could even protest. He was met with some teenaged girls looking around the bakery, sometimes piling up to see what one pointed at. “Do you need any help?” Taehyun asked figuring they needed some as they hadn’t been able to choose for a while.
The girls adverted their gazes to look at Taehyun as they heard him speak. “Yeah, that would be very appreciated!” One of the girls chirped out as Taehyun walked around the counter to go help them. He recommend some and helped them pick out what they wanted, soon they payed and thanked him as they left.
He sighed, leaning on his elbow on the counter to look outside the glass to the café next doors. People chatting, drinking and ordering could be seen clearly, but that wasn’t what he was focusing in on, rather at someone.
”Whatcha looking at Tae?” Taehyun jerked as he heard Soobin’s voice. He startled looked over at the elder as he held his hand over his heart as the laughter of Soobin filled the bakery.
”Don't scare me like that hyung! I swear I felt my heart stop a little there!” He exclaimed letting out a sigh while the laughter continued on as the bell ringed in the background. Taehyun lightly punched the elders shoulder as he himself let out a small giggle.
”Seriously though Tae, what were you looking at so intensely?” Came the question he wish didn’t. Taehyun just simply shrugged his shoulder diverting his eyes to the register to keep him busy. “Yaa, don't ignore me now,” Soobin pouted as he laid his head on the counter to look up at the blond.
”Never said I was,” He replied back trying to hide his slightly red face from Soobin which turned out to be very hard. In the corner of his eyes he could see the elder smiling brightly with michievous eyes. He messed up now didn’t he?
“You are blushing!”
”Never said I was!”
”Now you are just repeating yourself,”
Taehyun decided to ignore him by turning around to look outside the other window they had as cars and pedestrians passed by, carrying on with their days. He could feel his face burning hot and hoped Soobin couldn’t see it along with his ears.
”Your ears are red! Do you like someone?” He asked as Taehyun turned around fast with wide eyes and a cracking neck which didn't really sound good. “You do like-“ he got cut off as the younger screamed clapping his hands over the blue haired male's mouth.
The people inside the bakery turned over to look at the two with disturbance or confused as to what just happened. “Quiet!” Taehyun whispered panically at Soobin to keep quiet as he just now noticed the people inside that was there to witness the incident.
”I think you’re the one who should quiet,” he whispered back eyeing the bakery while leaning on the counter. “Oh and can I guess who you like?” He asked excitedly as Taehyun glared at him dangerously.
”Absolutely not,“
”Is it Beomgyu-“
A second scream could be heard yet again from the next door bakery. Beomgyu walked while looking out the window to the counter where Yeonjun currently also was looking outside. “What’s happening?” The younger asked raising an eyebrow glancing at the long, pink haired boy.
”No idea,” he responded back sipping from a drink he made.
”Is it Soobin?” Beomgyu turned to look at Yeonjun as he shrugged mumbling a ‘maybe’. “Didn’t he say he were gonna test that tea you suggested? Do you think he need help?”
”It couldn’t have been that bad now, could it?” He mumbled mostly to himself but Beomgyu heard him anyway. “Uh, I think he’s alright, right?” He looked up at Beomgyu and he down as he silently agreed unsure. He took a last look at the window before turning away to go and help in the café as the door opened.
”Hyung, hyung, I have news!” Came Huening Kai’s voice while he ran to the counter smelling like bread. He leaned forward with his hands while slightly panting with a bright smile plastered on his face ignoring the glares he got from the customers inside.
”Quiet down now will ya?” Whispered Yeonjun while sending apologetic glances. “What’s so important?”
Huening Kai leaned even more forward which was quite impossible to but his long limbs helped. “Come, lean closer,” he whispered back as the elder obliged putting away the drink. “Taehyun hyung likes Beomgyu hyung!”
Yeonjun jerked back as he looked the younger with wide eyes. “Really?” He asked shocked as the dark haired boy smiled even more nodding his head shooting back a quiet ‘really’. Yeonjun took a quick look at Beomgyu before meeting the younger eyes, still in a shock. “We can talk more later, okay?” Huening Kai nodded once again confirming his statement.
“Excuse me sir, are you gonna order?” A young woman asked as she stood behind the younger startling the two boys who just finished talking. Huening Kai turned around giving her a small sheepish smile before facing Yeonjun again.
”The usual,” He whispered to him, quickly grabbing his stuffed money from his jeans pockets to give the elder as he nodded. “Haha, sorry about that,” He turned to the woman again to apologize as he didn’t know she was there. Both of them smiled at each other before he hopped away to an empty table to hide his embarrassment by sinking face deep into his phone.
Sigh.
”Why is life so bad,” Taehyun sighed complaining for about the trillion time about life today, as a chill ran down his spine. “Is someone talking about me?” He asked himself looking around the store at the various of people inside, finding no one suspicous.
Taehyun mumbled something to himself as Soobin looked at him from behind with his phone in his hands, smiling too michievously again for the author to handle. He turned to look out the window to meet eyes with Yeonjun as he was cleaning up a table, before the pink haired walked away both of them smiled at each other.
"Finally, so is work over," complained the brown haired male as he stole a strawberry from one of the desserts. Before anyone could say or do anything so was a bell heard as the door opened.
"Sorry I'm a bit late!" Apologized Soobin to the rest of the three boys who sat waiting in the cafe at a table. "Hyuka told me that he couldn't come since he had to help doing some chores at home," He explained to them as he sat down along with them facing Yeonjun.
"Ah, that's too bad, hopefully next time he'll be able to join us," Responded the elder drinking from his mint chocolate satisfied. The younger two agreed with him munching on some cookies who layed on the table on a plate with various of different snacks, from muffins, cake and such.
They talked and played around in the cafe a bit carefully trying to not make a too much of a mess as the thought of getting an scolding by the owner or even fired ran a shiver down Beomgyu's and Yeonjun's spine. So they were on high alert keeping their eyes open on the other two to make sure they didn't do anything too reckless.
"Oh, wait, oh god no!" Yeonjun suddenly burst out jumping up from where he sat on a chair at the table with Beomgyu. "I forgot to do something, so I'll be going now, sorry guys. You continue having fun, bye!" He rushed past some the tables and past Taehyun who looked confused at him as he got to the front door to wave them bye. He smiled before running out the door while rest of the boys was left dumbfounded by the sudden outburst.
”What’s up with him?” Beomgyu asked glancing at those who were rest who were Taehyun and Soobin. The blond shrugged as a response before walking to the table where all of them were supposed to meet at. He looked down on the table to see Yeonjun’s phone left forgotten on the table, he picked it up before he felt someone snatch it from his hands.
“I can go give it to him, you guys, just, do yours, I’ll be back, uh bye!” The blue haired boy quickly said as he ran out the café to head in the direction Yeonjun went off to. The sound of the door closing filled the almost empty café to leave two very silent boys behind.
Taehyun stared at the closed door who two different hair colored boys just ran out hurried, maybe even looking a bit nervous. He turned around to see Beomgyu staring at him which resulted in both of them meeting eyes and making the younger blush as he quickly turned back around feeling his heart beat hard.
It was silent a minute before the brown haired spoke up quietly. “We should begin to clean up shouldn’t we?” It scared Taehyun a bit, or should I say heart. Beomgyu's change of voice made Taehyun's heart make a flip and he begun to madly blush. He gripped his shirt with his hand where his heart was located to feel it beat faster as his mind went blank.
"Tae?"
"Yes, yes! Let's do that!" Taehyun hastily responded turning back to Beomgyu. He avoided eye contact as he began cleaning the table trying not to pay attention to the dark haired boy directly infront of him.
The silence was making Taehyun feel crazy, he groaned as his head was just a mess about Beomgyu, Beomgyu, Beomgyu.
"Are you okay? You're spacing out a bit, would you like me to finish cleaning up and you go home ear-" The elder was cut off my a loud 'no' from Taehyun. He met the blonds wide eyes staring into his own, Beomgyu tilted his head confused at him as Taehyun's hands began sweating.
"Uhm, I, I have something.. I wanna tell you," Taehyun said his voice going lower for every syllable. He fidgted with his hands nervously trying to form the exact words he wanted to say. "I, I-" He cut himself off as dread came upon him making his stomach drop.
"You don't have to say it if-"
"No! I need to tell you this, it's important-" Beomgyu stood quiet waiting for the other to finish his sentence. "I.. I love you!" He burst out, too afraid to see the elders face he looked down on his shoes, his hands fisting the hem of his shirt. Silence came once again between the two boys making the younger kinda regret his words just then.
The silence was suffocating and tears started to from in his eyes. I knew it, he thought. "Forget it, I was just-" He got cut off this time instead.
"Taehyun, look up would you?"
"What?"
"Just look up."
Taehyun dwelled on the thought if he really should do as he says or just run out of the cafe, but then he woulnd't be able to face him again so he did as Beomgyu said. He hesitantly looked up to meet the latters face, scared for his life as his heart beat out of his chest.
"To your confession, I'm gonna say no." Taehyun felt his stomach drop and the nervous feeling was gone as a tear ran down his face. "I'm just kidding, of course! I love you too!" Beomgyu ran around the table to hug the other boy to comfort him as he started to cried. The tears soaked the older boys shirt, but he didn't mean. "You are crying so much!"
"It's out of joy!" He exclaimed glancing up to meet the latters glistening brown eyes. "You are though still an idiot," he whispered which Beomgyu didn't quite catch, he looked down confused at Taehyun only to smile and shrug it off.
"Hyungs, congrats!" Came Huening Kai bursting through the door with a bright smile like the sun. "Waa, finally!"
"Quiet down Hyuka, they're having a moment!" Soobin hurridly said to the younger boy who didn't listen at all, he sighed as the said boy ran to the two already hugging boys. He tackled himself into their hug laughing.
"Tae hyung, you're crying too much, there's snot everywhere now! " He said as Taehyun barked out a 'hey' to the younger male. Laughter filled the cafe making it feel warmth and not empty like before.
"How about we all head home now, it's getting quite late," Yeonjun suggested as he checked his phone for the time, all the other boys agreed. But before they went so did they decide to clean up everything and wipe the table until it was spotless.
The streets were dark except for the street lights lightening up a bit of the street as Beomgyu and Taehyun were walking to the blonds house holding each others warm hands. Taehyun didn't quite believe that this was real, it all felt too much of a dream, the dream he have always dreamed of. But he knew this is reality and he is as happy as he could ever be.
"By the way, this makes us boyfriends, right?" Beomgyu asked as he turned to look at the latter. Taehyun just stared dumbfounded at him for some seconds before bursting out in laughter. "Hey, that was a genuine question!" He protested as he pouted.
"Of course, you idiot!" Taehyun responded with a smile that reached his eyes.