You were walking to your bus stop in the morning, the buds in your ears already blaring Kpop into your eardrums. You weren't so depressed you had to take the dirty, old bus when you had Kpop as your soundtrack for your journey. The difference this morning brought was a very tall figure sticking out by the bus shelter. Usually you were the only person waiting for the bust this early. You had to trek across the city to get to your work place. It was a long drive but you had to pay the bills somehow.

 

As you got closer to the imposing person, you started to realize how lucky you were. Instead of some smelly, crazy homeless man that you would nicely talk to, you had a cute guy. He must have been at least a foot or two taller than you. The guy had those large headphones over a hoodie and bomb-bursting cap. You could see his head bobbing to whatever he was listening to but as you got closer you spotted his mouth moving silently to the words of the song. Your mouth pulled into a tiny smile; that was a cute habit. 

 

The cute guy drummed his long fingers against his thighs while puffing his cheeks out in boredom and that made you relieved you could at least tap your feet to the beat of Super Junior's Opera. Sometimes you couldn't control yourself. You had it in mind to keep your grooving to a minimum until B.A.P's Power come on, that's when all your restraint unwound. You were in the middle of covering your mouth during the "warning" part of the song, when you found yourself face to face with the cute boy, who was doing the same thing.

 

At first, the two of you stared at each other; the guy's eyes were wide, probably mimicking your own surprised expression. It wasn't until he broke into a happy grin, did you allow yourself a smile of relief.

 

"I guess they have the power over us," You lamely joked, taking one of your buds out of your ears.

 

The guy gripped his headphones with both hands and placed them around his neck. Oddly, he chuckled at your joke and you were shocked at how deep his voice was. It practically boomed like Bang Yongguk's!

 

"So you're a fan of B.A.P too?" The guy asked, grin still taking up half of his face.

 

"And proud of it," You replied, sticking your chest out. "They're just so different from most of the groups, you know?"

 

The guy nodded eagerly. "The lyrics are so meaningful and their stage presence is badass."

 

The two of you bantered back and forth. It was nice to have someone to gush with. The only thing you didn't talk about was how cute all the members were. Which you were relieved. The last thing you needed was to meet a cute guy who listened to Kpop but didn't swing your way.

 

The bus finally approached and you couldn't help but feel a little sad. You would no longer have the reason of standing beside each other as an excuse to talk. The guy would probably put his headphones back on and that would be the end of it.

 

The guy had no problem getting on the bus with his long legs whereas you always felt like a 2-year old trying to climb stairs too big for you. You watched as he paid for his fare and you dug out your card. However, the driver waved you away.

 

"He paid for your fare already," The bus driver said, using his thumb to point to your bus stop buddy.

 

You searched the many faces to find the boy with the friendly grin waving from the back of the bus. That grin was infectious. You made your way to the back and took a seat beside him.

 

"Thanks. You didn't have to do that," You flushed slightly at the nice gesture. 

 

"Us fans have to stick together," he said, nodding solemnly.

 

The two of you continued your conversation, regardless of the many people listening in. You couldn't help but study this boy who was charming you. When you asked him who he thought was he better singer, Youngjae or Daehyun, he quirked his mouth to the side, revealing a dimple, in thought. When the two of you laughed over Himchan's tight pants issue on Ta-Dah, he chortled like it was the most hilarious thin in the whole world, slapping his knee and his right eye twitched with him. You even listened to each others music devices, to show each other songs you thought the oher would like. Your favorite part was when the cute guy gently placed his headphones on your head, watching you with curiosity to see if you liked the song. When a slow smile bloomed on your face and you gave him two thumbs up, he blew out air with pursed lips and you giggled at his reaction. His animated personality only made him more endearing to you.

 

You sighed when you realized your stop was coming up and you would have to part ways.

 

"What's wrong?" The guy immediately caught on to your sober mood change.

 

"We're going to have to end this wonderful conversation. I've got to get off soon."

 

He snapped to attention, looking around wildly. "Where are we?"

 

You explained to him what street the bus was crossing and he changed to excited. "I'm getting off here too!"

 

"Really?!" Today was your lucky day.

 

"What... what are you doing there?" The guy asked, suddenly not meeting your eyes.

 

"I've got to go to work, sadly enough," You started to make sure you had everything before pulling the line of wire to signal you wanted to get off at the next stop.

 

"I can at least walk you to your work. Who knows what dangers may await you," He scanned the crowd on the bus suspiciously.

 

"I'd be honored," You smiled back at him, happy on the inside that he didn't want to abandon you yet.

 

The both of you hopped off the bus. You took the lead and started towards your job place. The comfortable air you had was lost to awkward silence.

 

"I've never seen you at the bus stop before," You brought up.

 

The guy shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. "I just woke up this morning and decided to go on an adventure. I met you, so it wasn't a complete waste."

 

"Do you live near?"

 

When he told you his address, you gasped. "No way! That's super close to where I am!"

 

"That makes us neighbors then," The guy's eyes sparkled with happiness.

 

"Now you're  screwed. I'm going to want to come over every time B.A.P has a live performance!" You couldn't help but burst out. "I don't want to force my company on you," You belatedly added.

 

The guy instantly sputtered "Of course! I'd love to hang out again! This is the most fun I've had in a while!" People began to glance over at the guy's loud voice. He shrunk in on himself at the attention. "Sorry, I get that a lot."

 

"Your voice is unique! It's not a bother to me at all," You assured him. "Besides, I get a bit loud when I get excited as well." Then you winked conspiratorially at him.

 

"Maybe we shouldn't get together again. We might scare the neighbors," The guy joked back.

 

"Ah, this is me," You told the guy, wistfully looking into your store. No matter how long the conversation had lasted, it still seemed to be cut off too short to you.

 

The guy's eyes followed an attractive guy entering the store. "Maybe I should wait around until you get off work?"

 

You pressed your lips together to prevent a goofy grin appearing. If you didn't know any better, you were going to start thinking this guy had a thing for you.

 

You bonked your head with the palm o your hand. "We've been talking this whole time and I never introduced myself! My name is _______, nice to meet you."

 

"Chanyeol," The cute guy supplied, putting out a fist to bump yours to. When you completed the gesture, Chanyeol made an exploding noise.

 

You laughed. "Alright, I'm going to go. But I'll see you around, right?"

 

Chanyeol looked thoughtful. "Well, fate did bring us together..." He shook his head, "I think I should give you my number. You know, in case you have an emergency fangirl moment." He looked at you from the corner of his eye, trying to gave your reaction.

 

You decided to play along. "I think you're right. There can be all kinds of scary guys here at night. If you're going to be around, I could give you a call after I'm done work."

 

Chanyeol's eyes lit up at your suggestion. "Exactly."

 

"See you later!" You smiled warmly and turned to walk into your store.

 

You took your coat off in the back and glanced at your phone to see if you had time to pee. B.A.P looked back at you from your phone screen. Normally, you'd smile at that picture because of those six big derps looking up at you. But now you had another reason to smile. Maybe Chanyeol would take the coveted spot of your locked screen. Just the thought of seeing his toothy smile on your phone made your heart beat faster. Well, maybe Chanyeol wasn't the only one with a crush.