CHAPTER 43: A lovely welcome

In the next minute, Hoseok pulls the car over and stops in front of a beautiful building.

Her jaw dropped immediately after she stepped out of the car. The house which looks like this wealthy home used in shooting movies and the site makes Bella wonder how rich Seokjin is to afford such a mansion. The garden in the spacious front yard was beautified with different breathtaking flowers and Bella can't take her off from admiring those beauties. She felt that this huge mansion wasn't as simple as she have pictured it.

The very beautiful and delicate tiles on the front door, the windows, and the glass scream money.

The facade screams magnificent art which makes her wonder how the inside will be.

She was dumbfounded at the beauty of the house that she forget someone was with her.

"Are you okay"? Hoseok poked her cheek jolting her back to reality and she nodded feigning a creepy smile. "Let's go" he held her hand, open the door and they two entered the house.

"Wow"..Her mouth hung open but she quickly trapped her lips together trying not to embarrass herself.

"Good evening, Miss. Are you Bella? A young well groomed handsome tall man with bright natural eyelids and long black lashes greeted her and Bella nodded.

"I'm Seokjin, welcome home, it's an honor to have you here, please feel relaxed okay" he greeted cheerfully with a handshake and Bella respond immediately with a beautiful smile displayed on her lips. The mention of the name Seokjin ring a memory and she remembered the delicious kimchi she received.

" Thanks so much, Oppa" she heard herself called out to the young man, which came also as a surprise to her. She couldn't stop admiring his cute straight nose bridge with attractive lips, an oval face, well brush eyebrows, his rosy cheeks, and naturally handsome features, which will make one hunger just to poke it always. With his flawless baby skin. "Seokjin Oppa is a definition of perfect art" she mumbled, facing Hoseok.

"Once again welcome Bella... please can you excuse me I have to start preparing the meal for my boys," he said excusing himself.

"Seokjin Oppa is such a lovely soul," she said in a very sotto voce to Hoseok, who nodded in agreement.

"Where are the rest of your brothers?

"They will soon be here" Hoseok replied offering her a seat but she reject it immediately as she held tightly onto him with a poker face.

"Hoseok please I want to tour around the house."  She begged and Hoseok have no other choice than to agree to her request.

Bringing her along to enjoy the view of the house. Her eyes nearly popped out of her socket when she saw the huge gigantic Television mounted on the wall, the stairs with gigantic exquisite, curved rails makes her speechless as they walked around.

There was an enormous beautiful chandelier that flickers elegantly on the ceiling and it enhances the interior beauty of the house.

There were too many rooms that they didn't enter, but Hoseok explain to her that belongs to each of the boys and other extra rooms, one which was a guest room and the other a room for the collection of arts. But she insists to enter and Hoseok grant her pleas without a second thought which gladdens her heart more as she clings more onto him as if they are in some kind of romantic walk.

There was a collection of different arts and different paintings on the wall, and without being told she was able to say whose room it belongs to.

"This belongs to Namjoon right?" She asked releasing herself from him and working towards one of the art that caught her attention.

It was a small sculpture of a woman surrounded by tiny babies and she held a fruit in one hand and was feeding one with the other. It was such a beautiful art that she can't stop admiring it, her lips about to tear with smiles, she was about to touch the art when Hoseok deep his hands inside one of the pottery there and poke her cheek, startling her.

"Yah!!! She screams hitting him playfully on the shoulder.

"You are giving such art attention, the highest you have ever given me." He teased her.

"It was just attention." She replied squinting around trying to get more views of other beautiful arts. "But I love and care for you...." She stopped on her track, shutting her eyes tightly, trapping her lips, and biting her tongue, silently praying in her heart that he didn't hear her but the latter was quick to grab her sword and held her hands.

"Do you just confess to me?" He turned her to face him, making her blink repeatedly.

"You... You heard wrong...How...How can I confess to you" she stammered, denying his words with puffed cheeks.

"Make me believe it, convince me that I heard wrong." He replied cupping her face with his palms.

"Stop messing around... allow me to enjoy this tour...stop messing with my brain" she uttered expressionlessly which surprised Hoseok and he sniggered, slowly he released his hold on her.

"Here...see this". She pointed towards a small fish art, all this she was trying to change the aura around them.

"Wow Namjoon should be name mother nature," she said lifting the work for a clearer view

There was also a game room which Hoseok explain belongs to them all but was fondly used more by their maknae without even asking she dragged him inside.

She was welcomed by a strobe lights flickers as they dangle around the room in a frenzy.

But immediately they open the door she heard a voice that she recognized very well, the voice she has been longing to hear for a very long time.

"BELLA!!!!!!! " The voice call out to her and her eyes widened immediately after she saw him.

"JIMIN" she screams striding towards him for a long time hug.

"Jiminah, that's not how to ditch on a friend" Bella purr out once they break from the hug.

"I'm sorry, I didn't keep to my promise," he said softly, his eyes vibrant and full of energy. He was so happy to see Bella.

"Here," he said, folding his shirt upward and stretching his hands on her face " hit me; if that will make you forgive me".

"You sure you can withstand my hit Jiminah" she uttered folding her fist.

"I forgive you," she said cheerfully and the two chuckled.

"Hey, Bella! I'm Taehyung!" A sweet, brightly deep voice said.

She immediately avert her gaze to see who it was and her eyes meet an unreal beauty. With his angular facial features and high nose bridge, he has cute alluring eyes with a distinctive rectangular mouth. The person here should be called art. Everything about him seems to be designed by God's own hands.

"Hey Taehyung...nice meeting you" she greeted, smiling softly to the young man who was already standing up to one of them who was carried away in his game.

"Jungkookiah...come here quick."He commands in a deep voice, that the young man playing the game has to stop his game.

Standing up, he walked towards them his eyes fixed on the floor,

He has straight and curly hairstyles, angular features, and cute-looking wide eyes, and his high nose bridge and bow-shaped lips make him stand out from the rest.

This particular one has a handsome and soulful face.

"Hello, Noona, I'm Jungkook.... welcome..... welcome to our house" he stuttered, his eyes not meeting mine and I understand what Hoseok meant when he say he is shy around girls. Even though his dress speaks" bad boy persona" he seriously was far from it.

"Hey, Jungkook," she said, trying hard not to put her intimidating personality.

And Bella who will always act like herself, quietly bent down to look at the innocent face and laughter filled the room as Jungkook quickly drift his face away from her. His eyes not meeting hers.

His ear already turned red and Bella laughed at the small drama taking place. That was the expression that she had been looking for.

"Noona....if you don't mind, I will like to excuse myself; I want to go help Seokjin-hyung" he stammered and immediately Bella respond with a smile that he run off as if chased by lightning.

"That's is Jungkook for you," Jimin said and she chuckle moving forward to take a seat at one of the exquisite sofas but paused when she realized her companion was no longer by her side.

"Where is Hoseok ? she whips around.

"Probably with Namjoon-hyung" came Taehyung replied.

"So how are you finding your training?"  Jimin asked edging towards Taehyung who was relaxing on one of the larger sofas and from there, the dragging begins with laughter and pinching coming from each other.

"Yahhh! Jimishiiii..." came Taehyung's scream when the latter refused to leave him alone.

"Yahhhh, we have a visitor can't you behave for once" Taehyung screamed out.

"Until you agreed to play games with me" came another reply and the two keep tingling each other.

Bella sit and watch the small drama happening in her front, she couldn't help the smiles and joy in her heart.

The boys are so humble to the core, they are too real to be true.

She wasn't expecting such a heartfelt welcome.

Back then, when Hoseok was describing the boys, she was thinking he was just some kind of hyper since they are brothers but she never thought it was just who they are.

Who will believe a foreigner like her will be welcomed wholeheartedly with no discrimination? Aside Yejin family, this is another family she believes doesn't discriminate against her race and they act like they have known her for ages.

"Hey Bella catch this," he said throwing to her a small dual pad which Bella was able to recognize as a control game pad. " The heck are they dragging this for" her subconscious mind jibed and she chortles examining the game controller in her hand.

"Hey, Bella! throw it this way" Taehyung screamed at her and she has no choice but to throw it back at him. And the latter throws it back to her catch with Jimin running in the middle to catch the controller.

She couldn't believe herself, is she now playing a "throw and catch" game with the boys? "Whichever way nothing spoil. She mumbled throwing back the controller to Taehyung who catch it with a boxy smile displaying on his lips. With the way it's going Bella can testify he is enjoying the show, even Jimin who was trying to catch the controller was also laughing. This was the most iconic game and she is very happy being part of it, but the game came to an end when she was trying to throw it back as if Jimin was reading her speed; he put up a gymnastics stunt thereby hitting the controller the moment she was about throwing it to Taehyung. The act surprised her and her mouth hung open as he landed safely on the sofa taking the controller in his hands.

"Yahhhh, I win!!!!!!" He jubilant running around the room and finally settling on the chair. He fixes both with his brightest cheeriest smiles and just as he opens his mouth to speak, the door swings open and Namjoon came in.

" Hi I'm Namjoon," he said walking up to her.

"Hello Namjoon" she waved back standing up.

"I guess I need to reintroduce myself, I bet someone might not recognize me," he said as he approached her. He looked like he couldn't believe she was there. It was obvious he never expect her to come, because according to Hoseok when they were debating if she will come, he make them understand that it might not be possible so her coming was under probability.

"Why won't I, who will not remember such a cute face" she uttered and the room was filled with laughter.

"Namjoon, are just waking up from sleep... sorry you looked tired," she asked innocently as she looked at him.

"No! I was proofreading an artwork sent to me by one of my students, his exhibition is near, so I don't want to be the one delaying him" he straightened up, creasing his brows.

"Anyways thanks for spotting out the changes; I guess I need a rest once the exhibition is done"

She laughed and winked at his good-natured.

"Party party party yeahhh" a voice echoed. From the dept of the voice, she was able to assume it must be Jungkook.

"Coming" Jimin and Taehyung echo before disappearing at one goal.

"I guess you know what today is ?" Namjoon says, turning to her with a smile that pierces the dimples before disappearing in the same fashion as Jimin and Taehyung.

She peeked through her shoulders and see Hoseok standing, his expression plank as she stares at her.

Confused she slowly walk up to him, taking his hands into her.

"Was my question some kind of rude to Namjoon? She asked softly, her eyes shooting out.

"Yes"

"What, oh my goodness, I need to hurry up and apologize" She was so stunned that her mind froze. But Hoseok chuckled at her expression which surprised her more.

"Don't worry Bella, I was just teasing you" he chuckled.

"Why do you like teasing me like this" she puffed up her cheeks.

" So, you are nervous like this" he keep teasing her" he chuckled and she raised her eyebrows at him.

"Here let's go downstairs, we can't keep them waiting"

The two strode down to meet the rest with Bella being clingy like her life depends on him.