Chapter Twenty Five: of Waking Up to The Sun

Jae Kyung took a deep breath and blinked a few times as sleep left her. The sun was glaring through the window; they had forgotten to close the curtain last night. She covered her eyes and tried to get up wanting to close the curtain so she could get some more sleep but found something weighing her down. She looked down and saw an arm lying across her stomach. Her sleep-muddled mind didn't quite register what had happened last night and she got the shock of her life as she turned to see whose arm it was.

Jae Kyung pretty sure she squeaked when she saw him but quickly covered her mouth afraid of waking him up, not knowing that Yoon Ji Hoo is a very heavy sleeper. She leaned back on the bed as far as she could with his arm still holding her tightly. She quickly raked her brain trying to remember how in the world she ended up sleeping with him while she clearly remember Jandi and Ga Eul in her room.

The memory of the nightmare came to her slowly and she remembered vaguely of crying hysterically over the image of a dead Ji Hoo. Jae Kyung blushed profusely as she remembered Ji Hoo tried to calm her down. Between seeing him and falling asleep she couldn't quite remember anything but the feeling of safe and his voice whispering nothings. She felt like killing herself now.

It was so embarrassing that she cried and lost control over a nightmare, worse they had to call Ji Hoo just to calm her. And worst how did she end up sleeping on the same bed with him!! How would she explain the situation to him? Ji Hoo would think of her as one crazy woman! It was just a dream, wasn't it? Jae Kyung really wanted to simply fall dead at that moment.

She took a deep breath and opened her eyes to really see him. Ji Hoo was asleep on his side, one arm holding her and the other under the pillow. His breath was soft and calm as he slept. She admired his handsome feature openly. Her finger unconsciously went up to stroked his soft chestnut hair that slightly covered his face down to his perfect nose and long eyelashes; her finger ghosting over his perfect skin. She noticed that he wore an earring on his right ear, a small silver earring with a cross on it. She never knew it before, probably covered by his hair, and she thought it kind of suited him. Her eyes took every close up detail of his sleeping face and when she saw his lips, she quickly consciously avoided looking at them.

He was still wearing the same white shirt, most probably falling asleep in it right after the party. The rumpled shirt was half open and she could clearly see his shoulder and chest muscles. Secretly delighted, she never thought the lean body actually hid those define muscles. Her fingers moved from tracing his shoulder down to his arm and chest. Not really touching but just ghosting over him. She didn't want to get caught and be named pervert after crazy.

Jae Kyung was surprised when Ji Hoo moved to avoid her fingers when they touched his ribs. Wanting to proof her suspicion, she softly touched his ribs again and he immediately moved as if trying to escape her touch. She grinned, delighted to find his weak spot. Without really thinking about it, she dived to tickle him.

Ji Hoo squirmed but not waking up, only making vague protesting sound. Jae Kyung laughed and persisted in tickling him totally having fun in his expense. Suddenly his hands came up to catch her wrists and his sleepy eyes opened.

"What…"

Jae Kyung held her breath and stayed still, both hands held tightly in his. Ji Hoo blinked not quite awake yet. She waited for a few seconds and felt his hold loosened, as he was about to fall asleep again, she quickly dived to tickle him again. She laughed and rolled together with him not letting her target escaped. Ji Hoo fought back in his sleep and once again managed to capture her hands. This time he held both her hands behind her back.

Jae Kyung's heart skipped a bit as he looked deep into her eyes. She wasn't sure if he was really awake or not.

"I'm very sleepy... Be a good girl and don't wake me up." He mumbled before collapsing on the bed again. He pulled her into his arms and still holding her hands he said groggily, "don't tickle me again, I'll treat you ice cream…"

Jae Kyung found his offer weird but couldn't resist his cute pleading and before long he had fallen asleep again. Yoon Ji Hoo is truly one king of sleep. She laid her head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat as she followed him to the dreamland.

"I want cookies and cream…"

"Ok…"

Yoon Ji Hoo woke up slowly; he stretched and rubbed his face to the pillow lazily. Something warm was sticking to his back; he turned his head to see and almost jumped out of the bed at what he saw. He slowly rolled and sat up, eyes not leaving the figure lying so peacefully on the beige rumpled sheet.

He rubbed his eyes to wake himself more as the previous night event came to him and remembered vaguely that he climbed to sleep by her side because he was so sleepy. He was not sure if he was even awake when he did that.

Ji Hoo sighed. Now things were more complicated than just a dance they shared.

He looked at his watch that showed it was already 11.30 in the morning, how in the world no one came to wake them up… Ji Hoo carefully stood up and covered Jae Kyung with the blanket before walking out of the room to his own room.

He saw no one on the way to his room and found out why. A note was sticking to the door of his room with Jandi's handwriting on it.

Ji Hoo Sunbae, we didn't want to wake the both of you. Jae Kyung needs the sleep and you love to sleep in :) Yi Jeong Sunbae is taking Ga Eul home. Jun Pyo and I are going out to buy some food for all of us. We'll be back around 1PM; I hope you're not too hungry. Give me a call if you don't want to wait up.

Jandi

He took the note and threw it on the bed, decided to take a cold shower to wake his brain. His mind was in total turmoil, now that the wine and party atmosphere has gone from his system, he was totally lost at what to do now or what had made him did all that he did last night. The dance, her hair, the closeness, her skin, the whispered words, his bold actions, … and he climbed to sleep with her! Ji Hoo felt like hitting his head on the shower tiles. He had decided not to love anyone, had decided not to let anyone in, and yet… his heart craves for someone.

He got dressed and grabbed his violin on the way out; he needed to calm his mind. Stopping by the kitchen he made himself a strong coffee before heading out to the backyard. Jandi's dog greeted him with a happy bark and followed him to the shaded area of the garden where a set of wood table and chairs were set up. He sat there scratching Furball's ears on his lap and let his mind went blank for a while.

Giving up, Ji Hoo let the dog down and decided to just play his violin to empty his thoughts. It was the only way he knew of how to clear his mind.

… He looked up and saw the balcony of the girls' room. He couldn't help pondering of how his life became so complicated… and yet his heart fluttered at the thought of her.