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I awoke to banging around coming from outside, disturbing such a peaceful sleep. What on earth was going on to cause such a racket? I pulled my hair up and walked onto the outside deck of my second-floor bedroom to see a moving truck pulled up and opened next door. I guess they were finally moving this new fraternity into the house. It had been vacant for months and I was beginning to wonder if they were actually going to rent it out. I went back inside, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and went downstairs, enjoying the quiet of the empty space. I was still living with my parents, but the great part was, they were never home. They both traveled for their jobs, so most of the time, I was completely alone. I walked outside to the mailbox, stretching in the sunshine, enjoying the coolness of the beginning of autumn air in contrast. I started to check the mail, when what I saw next caused me to stop in my tracks. Not one, not two, but seven extremely hot guys came out from the house next door. They started taking boxes out until one stopped and looked up at me. He waved with a big gesture, as I timidly waved back, making me want to dart back into the safety of my home. I started to walk back towards the house as he dropped the box and started jogging towards me. Shit. He ran his hand through his hair and smiled a huge smile as he neared me.
“So, I guess we will be your new neighbors!” he said, offering his hand as he closed the distance between us. I smiled and shook his hand, feeling off-put by how hot he was.
“Nice to meet you. It is just me and my parents here, but they are out of town on business most of the time, so it is pretty much just me here.” I replied, crossing my arms. I just remembered I had not changed out of my pj’s yet, and suddenly felt super self-conscious in my tank top and sports bra.
“My name is Hoseok, but everyone calls me J-hope or Hobi. I will introduce you to the rest of the crew later, when they aren’t hulking around, carrying boxes. But hey, if we ever get too loud, just come knock on the door and tell us.” he grinned.
“Ok, but I am sure it won’t be a problem. I hope the move goes well, and you get settled in.” I replied, feeling extremely awkward.
“Hey, why don’t you swing by this evening, and I can introduce you to everyone else? We are going to have a few people over as like a house-warming kind of thing.” he suggested, putting his hands in his pockets.
“Sure, I should be able to. What time would you like me there?” I asked, biting on my lip. I don’t know why the looks of these guys made me so nervous.
“Make it around 8?” he said, starting to back up and give me the thumbs up. I nodded as he turned and jogged back over to the others, grabbing a box from off of the ground. I went back inside and shut the door, leaning against it and letting out a sigh. He was really friendly, which was nice. I hadn’t had a friend in a long time, and it sure would be a welcome change compared to my current state of solitude. Of course, being friends with someone that hot might be difficult at the same time. I don’t know why I was getting ahead of myself, there was good chance that we wouldn’t have any more interaction than what we had already had or would have tonight.
I hadn’t decided if I was actually going to show up, but if I did, I would have to make sure I made a good first impression. I usually was able to fake a lot of self-confidence, but it seemed to slightly disappear when I thought about the hotties next door.
I ran up to my room and out to the second-floor balcony as I watched them unload the rest of the truck. I couldn’t make out a ton of detail, but from what I could see, they were extremely good looking and all in decent shape. I went back inside and laid on my stomach on bed, swinging my feet back and forth. I looked over to the side to see two of the guys in the house in one of the second-floor bedrooms. I looked over in the direction of their house, smiling to myself. That entire wall was floor to ceiling windows, making for a good theater to the three windows of theirs that I could see in to. I tried to ignore them but kept catching myself looking up. The last time I did, the two that were talking stopped and looked up and out the window, staring right at me. I startled and looked back down, hoping they didn’t actually see me. If there was anything I knew, there was one thing: these sheer curtains wouldn’t do. I was going to have to invest in some thicker ones.
