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"Yah! Young-Do! Come on! Hurry up! The movie is going to start soon!", Cha Eun-Sang exclaimed and nearly ran to the cinema's entrance, while Choi Young-Do tried to keep up with the petite woman, trying not to let their popcorn and drinks fall down. He had to admit that even though he had long legs and thus didn't need to take as much steps as her, he found it rather difficult to keep up with her. Had she perhaps had some sort of energy drink or coffee while he wasn't watching?
"Hey! Wait for me!", Young-Do called after her and was about to run after her, but he ran smack into someone else, causing him to spill his drink over the person and letting the popcorn fall to the ground. "Shit!"
"Yah! Can you not watch out?! You stupid jerk!", the girl screamed at him and Young-Do felt as if hell had just frozen over. He knew that voice, he knew it very well… and it meant trouble. HUGE trouble. Unfortunately for him it was too late to run away. "How dare you spill your drink over me!", the girl continued angrily, still not looking at the person that had just ruined her expensive dress. She wanted to throw a tantrum at herself for even coming to such a lowly place – she should've known that the common folk weren't properly educated.
"You!", she screamed and pointed her finger at Choi Young-Do, finally looking up. At first her eyes widened in surprise, but just as quickly anger took over once again. "What the hell?! Why did you do that Choi Young-Do?!"
"I didn't do it on purpose, really!", he tried to defend himself, not with much success – as a fleeting smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Oh you'll have to pay for that! I'll make sure of it!"
"It was an accident, Yoo Rachel!", he exclaimed and Yoo Rachel could clearly hear that he was losing patience – well she was too! She would not let herself get pushed around or threatened by someone beneath her – while she had seen Young-Do, for a short amount of time, as her ally, he was now penniless.
"What's going on here?", a new voice interjected and upon turning around, Young-Do felt like rolling his eyes at the new participant, Kim Tan. It was so typical of him to try and play the knight in shining armor. 'He really has a hero complex…', Young-Do thought with annoyance as he still quietly looked and judged his former best friend.
"Nothing that concerns you, Kim Tan", Young-Do snapped at him and turned back to Yoo Rachel ready to explain what had happened and try to make amends with her – which was bound to be a very hard, if not impossible task. She had always been too stubborn for her own good.
"Of course it concerns him! He is my fiancée!", Yoo Rachel interjected angrily, stepping over to Kim Tan and taking his arm, much to the latter's annoyance. He tried to shake her off, but Yoo Rachel's hard stare made him stop any movements. No one, not even the mighty Kim Tan, wanted to face Yoo Rachel's wrath.
"What happened, Choi Young-Do?", Kim Tan demanded, glancing down at the dirtied dress of his 'fiancée', unable to hold back the upward lifts of the corners of his lips. It wasn't a secrete to anyone that these two, especially Kim Tan, couldn't stand his fiancée much. While they did try to uphold some kind of façade at school, they never had in their inner circle, to which Young-Do used to belong.
"Oh nothing much, Tan. She just didn't watch were she was going, her gaze probably fixed on her phone, messaging her lover boy and we both know we're not talking about you", Young-Do taunted his former best friend and dared to smirk. He could see how Kim Tan was losing his patience, how he clenched and unclenched his right hand, trying hard not to punch Young-Do. Young-Do had to admit that over the years his former friend was away in America, he did learn some self-control – before he would've since long gotten beaten up.
Young-Do noticed with quite some satisfaction how both of them seemed to be fuming, but before he could really dwell on that fact he was pulled from his thoughts by the sudden emergence of Cha Eun-Sang next to him, carefully eyeing the group. He didn't know if he should be happy or not that she had joined their little quarrel.
"What happened?", she asked him quietly, eying the huge stain on Yoo Rachel's dress and the popcorn on the floor. Young-Do immediately noticed her shoulders fall at that and had to hold back from chuckling. Cha Eun-Sang was the only girl he knew, who would get so emotional over food.
"It seems as if Choi Young-Do spilled his drink over Yoo Rachel's dress and now they're trying to settle it", Kim Tan quickly interjected and offered her a welcoming smile that was met with skepticism by Cha Eun-Sang.
"Where you there when it happened?", she asked him and earned a round of stares and a shake of Kim Tan's head. "Alright, then it's just an assumption. Choi Young-Do is still innocent until proven guilty", Cha Eun-Sang replied briskly, and turned to look at her roommate. "What happened?"
"We collided, I spilled the coke on her and let the popcorn fall – but she wasn't looking either! She was just looking at her phone, not watching were she was heading", he quickly answered her, still shocked that she would rather hear the story come from his mouth than from someone else's.
"So it's an accident. What's there to even settle? Can't you both just apologize and continue on? Hate to break it to you, but the movie is soon starting and I do not want to miss the opening – plus we still need to get some new drinks and snacks", Cha Eun-Sang spoke and was about to walk away, but was stopped by Yoo Rachel's grip on her wrist. 'Bad move…', Young-Do couldn't help but to think as he looked at it.
"Welfare student – you do not get to talk to us like this! Who do you think you are?! Besides, who's going to pay for the damage caused to my dress?"
"I have a name and it's not 'welfare student'", Cha Eun-Sang snapped. It was then that both males shared a look of astonishment at the girls' behavior – especially at that of Cha Eun-Sang. She had always been the quiet and non-aggressive type of girl that she would now react so strongly was astonishing to every participant. "Now, let go of my arm."
"Fine!", Yoo Rachel sneered and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "But who's going to pay for the damage caused?"
"How about yourself? First of all, you're rich enough to pay it yourself and second, you're partially at fault too"
"No! He's at fault so he should pay the $250 to clean this dress! It's a limited edition from a very well-known designer, not that you know any of these sort of things…"
"What?! I do very well know what limited editions are and I know that these sort of clothing cost a lot, but $250 for a drycleaner? Sure as hell not! I don't know what kind of drycleaner you have, but he's ripping you off! There's one not far from our school that only costs $50 max!"
"Well he's probably as cheap as you are!", Yoo Rachel snapped not very ladylike.
"Take that back!", Cha Eun-Sang exclaimed angrily.
"Never!", Yoo Rachel screeched and pushed Cha Eun-Sang back, smiling hatefully as she stumbled and fell into Choi Young-Do's arms. He tried to hold her back, keep her at his side, but she just shook his hold off and stormed towards Yoo Rachel, ripping the hair clip out and smiled in delight as the girl yelped in pain. "YAH!", Yoo Rachel screamed and was about to launch at the other girl, but Kim Tan held her back.
"Let me go!", Yoo Rachel screamed at him, trying to brake free from his grip, but he was much stronger. Thus she opted for another method, she started kicking him in the leg and biting him.
Choi Young-Do first laughed at the scene in front of him, but when he saw that Cha Eun-Sang was about to 'attack' the other girl again, he quickly pulled her into a tight back hug, effectively blocking her actions. "Hey, hey. Calm down, Eun-Sang!", he whispered into her ear, finding it increasingly difficult to restrain her.
"How can I calm down when she's basically insulting me?"
"Don't listen to her, she's not worth it."
"YAH! I can still hear you, you giant idiot!", Yoo Rachel scoffed behind them.
"That's what I was hoping, you tiny witch!", Young-Do growled at her and turned around, Eun-Sang still in his arms – only that she wasn't trying to get away from him by now. Actually she was even lightly leaning against him, which made Young-Do significantly calm down.
"What the hell are you even doing with the welfare student here?", Yoo Rachel then demanded, looking at the duo that had yet to separate.
"We were going to watch a movie, genius", Young-Do replied and glanced at Eun-Sang, who took a barely noticeable step forward, causing him to take off his arms from her. He expected her to walk away or shout back at Yoo Rachel, but all she did was stand next to him.
"Yeah and that's what we're going to do now. Young-Do? Are you coming?", Eun-Sang sweetly asked, grabbing his hand.
"Of course. Kim Tan, Yoo Rachel – see you on Monday", he told them in a neutral voice, gave them a barely noticeable nod and walked off, following Cha Eun-Sang to the snack section. He wanted so badly to turn around and to glance at their expressions, but he resisted it and only smiled down at their intertwined hands.
"What about the fee to clean my dress?", Yoo Rachel mumbled as she saw them walking off. She hated to admit it, but Choi Young-Do and Cha Eun-Sang looked good together and…she couldn't help but to feel relieved. Relieved, because if Cha Eun-Sang was on a date with Choi Young-Do, then that meant that the girl didn't have any interest in her fiancée, Kim Tan.
"Let it go, Rachel, I'll just buy you a new one", Kim Tan snapped at her and walked off towards the elevators of the building, pressing the button down.
[…]
"Okay, so that was a…"
"Horrible night? Yes, I agree", Young-Do interjected quietly and received a nudge from Cha Eun-Sang, while they sat in the nearly empty bus.
"No! I would've said something along the lines of interesting"
"Interesting?", Young-Do chuckled and shook his head. "Did we really witness the same evening?"
"Hey! Don't be so mean", bickered with him and took a sip from her iced tea, which she had purchased at the cinema just before taking their bus home. "Okay, that encounter and dispute with Yoo Rachel was a bit…tense, but from then on I really liked it. Didn't you?"
"Tense is a very gentle word, chainsaw. You nearly wanted to rip off her head!"
"I did not! I just… not-so-gently pulled out her hairclip AND I gave it back to her…"
"Yeah, yeah… I know", Young-Do interrupted her and put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her nearer to him to mess up the ponytail she had just made. "But you're right, after that I enjoyed our evening very much. We should do it once again, but next time I get to choose the movie – and it will be not a horror movie! I don't get it – why does a sweet girl like you, like and watch such brutal stuff?"
Cha Eun-Sang pushed his arm away and demonstratively leaned against the window. "I never said I was a sweet girl", she told him with a raised eyebrow – a habit she had picked up quite recently thanks to a certain someone. "Everyone just assumes that I am, but I'm not – at least I don't consider myself being a 'sweet girl'. What do people even want to express by saying such things?"
"Yah! Don't get all philosophical on me, please! It's nearly midnight, I do not wish to have any such discussions now – my brain can't take it", Young-Do nearly pleaded with her and rubbed his neck, trying to feel more comfortable in this very uncomfortable seat. People of his height simply weren't meant to sit on these tiny seats. "Look, I just want to say that… you're a cute girl, you're nice to everyone, you take care of people that don't deserve it – because trust me, I do have some first hand experience here – all in all you're just a great girl, a great friend and a not-so-lovely roommate. If you want to have it in one word – girlfriend material."
"That were two words, genius", Cha Eun-Sang informed him with laughter and gave him a wink. "So, first of all – thank you for all these lovely compliments, but I will not wash your laundry!", she pointed out, earning a defeated look from Young-Do.
"I tried…"
"And failed."
"You were saying?"
"Ah yes, well… I am nice to the people that are nice with me and you are not an undeserving person, Young-Do. It's just… we had a rough start and we both know that we didn't always mean the things we said to each other. Agreed, you did some…nasty stuff, which really hurt me and for a certain time period I did dislike you, but that's the past. If we always keep on looking back and hold grudges against people our entire life long – then we'll at one point or another end up all along. But not just that, to grow we have to put certain things behind us and accept them or try new things. The moment you accepted to stay at my place and to work things out between us, was the moment we both left the things we did behind us. So I only start 'counting' from the moment on you started staying with me – and you've been very deserving. You've been so nice to me, you've helped me at home without me having to ask for it, you've taken care of me… I do not see how you could be undeserving, Young-Do", Cha Eun-Sang finished and offered her friend, who had been rendered completely speechless, a genuine smile.
For a long time no words were spoken between the duo. Eun-Sang turned to look back out the bus's windows, while Young-Do still had his mouth wide open. Young-Do for his part couldn't believe what he had just heard coming out from her mouth. She had said so many good things about him that he nearly couldn't believe that he was the person she was talking about. All these years he had always acted like a complete jerk, a bully, a heartless thug and now…. For so many years he had never heard someone say something good about him, something nice to him, not even his very own father, let alone his family and now a girl, whom he had only known for some few months, said all these beautiful things. He was completely speechless. His heart was frantically beating in his chest and a million thoughts went through his mind, but he couldn't voice a single one. He felt his eyes water as he felt his feelings for her even grow and for the first time in years, he had the impression that it was okay to show her this side of him. A completely vulnerable side and he loved it. He felt as if he could breathe again, as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his chest and as all these thoughts clouded his mind, he let his heart act. He leaned in and kissed her.
0_0 Another Cha Eun-Sang/Choi Young-Do moment! So? What did you think of this chapter? Please let me know by leaving a comment at the end ;D thank you! P.S. It might take me a while to update again, I'll try to update next month (but I won't make any promises), as I just started with university. I hope you'll be able to forgive me ^^
