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3

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Jungkook regretted coming out from his room. He didn't know how, but he was now in the passengers seat in Hoseok's car. He glanced out the window while watching many buildings being passed and other cars driving on the streets.

Hoseok drove into an empty parking lot and removed the keys, slipping out of the car. Jungkook sighed before following his friend out of the car and walking towards the front. He saw that Hoseok had brought a bag out and placed it on top of the hood of the car.

"Fill up your stomach until it's fat!" Hoseok smiled as he brought many foods out from the bag: sandwiches, burgers, fries- a lot of fast food had been bought. 

"I can't be fat," Jungkook said. "I've been trying to lose weight, Hoseok."

"Why? You're too young to be losing weight, dude." Hoseok shook his head while taking a burger and unwrapping it. "Go ahead and eat all you want, there's no shame in a little fat!"

Hoseok took a big bite out from the burger as Jungkook just stared at his friend. Although he was hesitant, he grabbed for a sandwich and removed the wrap. He brought the sandwich up to his mouth and took a bite, savoring the flavor as if he hadn't eaten in months.

"See? Its good!" Hoseok smiled while taking another bite out from his burger. Jungkook only nodded and continued to eat his sandwich, watching the scene in front of him. He watched as the sun hide behind the clouds and the cars below them drive in rapid speeds.

Jungkook felt like he was in a daze; it had definitely been a long time since he went outside.

"Oh, dude! You've got to see this meme I found!" Hoseok suddenly spoke, making Jungkook knock out from his day dream. Hoseok shoved the rest of the burger in his mouth and he reached for his phone in his pocket, searching through his gallery.

Jungkook just stared at him, finishing his sandwich while waiting for his friend to show him this meme. To be honest, Jungkook didn't care much about these sort of things. Maybe he didn't have any humor or maybe he just didn't understand the joke, but he never really payed much attention to it anyway.

"I found it!" Hoseok said while showing his phone screen to the younger friend. "It's so funny!"

Jungkook squinted his eyes as he stared down to the phone screen, examining the meme that was shown. He tilted his head, a bit confused at what it meant or what it was trying to imply.

"I don't get it..." Jungkook mumbled.

"What?!" Hoseok gasped. "You're younger than me and yet you can't understand your own culture?!" Hoseok sighed while shaking his head side to side, searching through his phone another time. "Does that mean I fit in with you youngsters now?"

"I don't think that's how things work," Jungkook replied. "You're still old, Hoseok."

The older friend gasped dramatically, making Jungkook smirk slightly. "I'm so offended!" Hoseok said. "How rude of you to say that!"

"But it's written on your birth certificate..." Jungkook couldn't help but chuckle lowly at his friend's reaction. He enjoyed that much more than the meme he didn't understand. "That's legitimate proof!"

"Okay, okay, I get it!" Hoseok scoffed while grabbing some fries and stuffing them in his mouth angrily. "Why must you remind me that I'm old?"

"But you mentioned it first."

"Fight me, Jungkook." Hoseok huffed in irritation and wrapped his arm around Jungkook, holding him in a head lock. Jungkook was slightly taken aback from his sudden movement but he continued to struggle in his hold.

"Oh? What happened to muscle boy?" Hoseok teased while laughing. "Young boy doesn't seem so strong!"

"You're ridiculous," Jungkook chuckled and squirmed in Hoseok's hold before reaching out to poke his friend's side. Hoseok squirmed away from Jungkook and immediately let him out from his hold, caressing his sides.

"You little brat!" Hoseok leaped onto Jungkook and they began to have their own little play fight. Jungkook smiled widely while fighting off his older friend who didn't seem so old to him.

Jungkook felt his shoulders drop and his tense muscles relax as the time passed on. He ate lots of junk food and talked a lot with Hoseok- he even smiled a little bit, which felt different.

That day, Jungkook was able to laugh.