Soulmate AU: First Thoughts. This will be a series...hopefully. Anyway, Jungkook/OC.

Caffeine Is Necessary for Communication

Alex pulled her hood farther up over her head, wondering why, and how, anyone could be so indecisive and chipper this early in the morning. It was 5 AM! No one should even be awake at such an ungodly hour, and, if they had to be, as she did, they should already know what they want so that they don't keep people like her from the caffeine that would keep her from going to jail for murder!

*I swear if you don't order soon, I'm gonna just-*

The man in front of her looked down at his wrist in confusion before whirling around, eyes searching for something.

Ignoring the faint tingling in her wrist, as it was nowhere near as important as her caffeine at the moment, she pushed past the indecisive jerk in front of her, and ordered. "He'll have a caramel macchiato, and I'll have a matcha green tea frappuccino with two shots of espresso. Both large with whipped cream."

She paid and waited impatiently for her drink to be ready, ignoring the male who was now following her like a puppy. She hadn't the time or patience to deal with whatever his issues were.

Once her drink was finished, she grabbed it, immediately taking a sip of the over-caffeinated drink, sighing in bliss, and walking out, not even noticing that puppy-dude was still following her.

She walked, searching for her keys, and quickly unlocking the building that was only fifteen feet from her caffeine-fix-provider. Throwing her wallet onto the ground, she turned to lock the door behind her, only to come face-to-chest with the puppy-male.

She looked up to see a handsome young man pouting at her with a look that could have melted steel. It was too bad that that pout could only work on those awake enough to notice it.

She stared uncomprehendingly at him. What was Jungkook doing on her doorstep? Whatever. She didn't have time for this, and she definitely wasn't awake enough for it.

Alex waited semi-patiently for him to tell her why he was standing outside their yet-to-be-opened bookstore, pouting at her as if she'd greatly wronged him.

After two minutes of waiting it seemed as if he wasn't going to speak, she sighed, "Can I help you?"

When all he did was look down to her wrist, and stare petulantly at it, she followed his stare down, and then glanced back up to him, confused. He opened his mouth to say something, but the sound of his phone interrupted him.

He left with a sigh, and she stared after him for much longer than she should have in confusion, before shrugging and shutting and locking the door, taking another sip of caffeine heaven. Whatever. Maybe she'd understand what had just happened after she was awake.

Placing her drink aside, she sat cross-legged on the floor, dragging her tools toward her to begin putting more bookcases together. Two hours later, she'd long since finished her drink, Bethany and Josephine unlocked the front door, walking in with their own drinks.

"Hey, Lex, are you-"

They broke off, staring at her right wrist, which was visible as she'd taken off her hoodie when she'd gotten too hot.

"Alex?" she looked up at them in confusion, "Did you meet your soulmate today?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

They pointed at her wrist, and she looked down. Catching sight of ink on her wrist, she panicked. "I met my soulmate today?!"

"You didn't know?!"

Frantically shaking her head, she brought her wrist up, reading the words there, "What? Wait! Here?! Now?! Who? You?!"

Dazed, she looked up at her sisters, " I guess I met my soulmate today."

"Well? Where did you go? I thought that you were gonna spend all your time here today?"

"I did. The only place I went to was to the Starbucks next…."

She trailed off, blanching, "I ignored him because I hadn't had caffeine yet, didn't I?"

They nodded, "That seems to be most likely."

"Is there anyone that you noticed? Usually before you have caffeine, you don't think about anyone, so maybe…?"

Thinking back, she suddenly face-palmed. "There was someone ahead of me in line, and I was so annoyed with him. When he turned to look behind him, I pushed him aside, ordered for both of us, paid, and left. He followed me here."

"So he's probably your soulmate. Why-why are you so pale?"

She collapsed backwards, covering her face. "He was Jungkook. I just-" her loud, tormented groan couldn't even be heard over Beth and Jo's dramatic, over-exaggerated squeals.

"Well? What happened?!"

"My brain understood that it was Jungkook on a subconscious level, but I wasn't awake enough to actually realize it. I asked him if I could help him, his phone rang, and he left."

They all sat in silence for awhile, Alex wallowing in misery and her siblings commiserating.

Once again it was 5 AM. Once again, some idiot was keeping her from her beloved caffeine. Once again, she was contemplating murder. However, this time, the man in front of her ordered his own caramel macchiato before turning to her.

"Would you like another matcha green tea frappuccino with two shots of espresso?"

Relieved to be getting her caffeine without having to speak, she nodded without even wondering who he was or why he knew what she wanted.

Once again, she walked back to her bookstore next door, and, once again, she was followed.

This time, though, her sisters were waiting for her. When they saw Jungkook standing behind her, Bethany sighed, pulling him into their store while Jo hurried Alex, practically begging her to quickly drink her entire caffeinated drink.

"We're so sorry for Alex. You are her soulmate, right?"

At his nod, she continued, "She won't realize that you're even here until she finishes her caffeine. Just come in and wait for her, okay?"

He nodded, looking quickly around the shop before turning to stare at Alex again.

Ten minutes later, she had finished her drink, and she frowned petulantly down at her empty cup before turning to throw it away.

She jerked backwards when she realized that a male was only a foot away from her.

"Whoa! What in the-! You gave me a heart attack!"

Jungkook smiled down at her, "I'm Jungkook. I'm your soulmate."

Eyes wide, she looked down at her wrist before turning back to him. "Really?"

Nodding rapidly, he reassured her, "Really."

She broke out into tears, and he panicked for a minute or two before, finally, gently, hugging her to himself, murmuring quiet words of reassurance.

When she finally calmed down, he asked her to be his girlfriend, and, of course, she agreed! She might be oblivious in the morning, but she wasn't stupid!

Yay! It didn't take me an awkwardly long time this time!