You know that time…early in the morning when you are drifting between consciousness and sleep. When you open your eyes but can't quite make out what you're seeing and where you are. That was happening Chin-sun right now as she laid there in bed. She tried to open her eyes but her eyelids seemed to be too attracted to each other.
Was she at home? Where else could she be though?
All she remembered was getting on Mi Nam's bike and how warm it felt when she had wrapped her arms around him. When the thought flashed in her subconscious mind, her eyes seemed to open themselves. She sat up in bed with a start and rubbed her face.
The first thing she did: scolded herself in her mind.
She shook her head to empty itself of those…weird thoughts and decided to get out of bed.
She threw the covers off and stepped down on the floor and tripped on something.
She fell to the floor with an 'ooof' and landed on something soft; too soft to be her carpet.

Chin-sun tried to get up unsuccessfully and looked down. She grew more panicked when she saw that…that the something she had tripped and landed on was.
Go Mi Nam.
The bad part was, he seemed to be waking up.
Well, who wouldn't wake up after a fully grown woman fell on them?
"What's going on?" he asked groggily. He hadn't opened his eyes yet.
Chin-sun tried to get off but Mi Nam did something unexpected. He sighed and wrapped his arms around Chin-sun. And Chin-sun felt like she had forgotten how to breathe. Her heart thudded in her chest as she felt blood rushing to her cheeks. She was choking on her own tongue, it seemed.

"Mi Nam," she whispered harshly, said guy just gave an 'mmmmm' as a reply.
"Go Mi Nam!" she said louder.
Feeling that there was no use in calling his name, Chin-sun used all her strength freed herself of his grip.

"It's cold!" Mi Nam whined as Chin-sun sat up.

"It's the middle of the summer, idiot," she said and got up. She was making her way to the window when she turned back. She was so caught up in that 'situation' that it hadn't crossed her mind.
Why was Mi Nam there? She looked at her friend sprawled on the floor, his arm shielding his eyes.
"Mi Nam? How come you're here?" Chin-sun asked.

Mi Nam clicked his tongue, "Ungrateful Teddy…I decided to drop you home but you decided to fall asleep on me so I had to carry you up and put you to bed. Didn't feel like going home, so I slept here."

Chin-sun nodded; a pout on her lips.
"Sorry…Get on the bed if you want to," she said, walking towards him.

"You think I can go to sleep now?" Mi Nam demanded. He heard his Teddy Bear sigh.
"Maybe I could if I had a Teddy Bear to cuddle with…Teddy Bears are soft…and warm."
He said in a fake-dreamy way.

Chin-sun understood the implication and she left her cheeks warm up instantly.
"Wh—whatever…get up if you don't wanna sleep," she said and stormed out of her room. If she had turned around before storming out, she would have seen Mi Nam bite his lip and smile. A smile he didn't smile for many people.

Chin-sun went into the bathroom and the first thing that crossed her mind was…how the hell had she slept the whole night in skinny jeans? How? How?
She quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face and all that stuff that everyone does every morning. She went into her room and saw Mi Nam still sprawled on the floor, probably had fallen asleep again.
Ignoring him, she went to her small wardrobe and took out a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. She went into her small living room to change. As if on cue, her door bell rang. She rushed to the door, wondering who it was. It wasn't like anyone visited her at other times.
She opened the door and met with a kind smile from her land-lady.
"Uhhh...Ajuhmma? It's very early," she forced a smile on her face. She didn't really know why she was there so early in the morning.

"Chin-sun-ah! I was worried! You weren't home until midnight so I thought...I mean a girl, alone at night," the middle-aged woman said.
But Chin-sun somehow knew she was here for more than just asking for her well being.
Chin-sun had come to know her nature, like most middle-aged women who stayed at home; she took a special liking in knowing each and everything about the people in the building. She had a special interest in Chin-sun, a young woman living alone.
And Chin-sun knew that the heavens were against her when a voice called from behind her.

"Ya Teddy Bear! Get me something to eat."
Mi Nam! He couldn't have stayed sprawled on the floor a few more minutes, could he? And who did he think he was, ordering her around?
The woman in front of her seemed more interested on hearing Mi Man's voice.

"Oh! So you have a friend over? Sorry for disturbing you…it isn't early by the way, it's almost noon."
The woman turned and went away, finding the story of the day had satisfied her.

Chin-sun closed the door quickly, hoping that the woman would somehow get amnesia and forget everything.
"You couldn't have stayed inside for a few minutes, could you?"
Chin-sun glared at Mi Nam who was still yawning.

"What?" he looked at her, "I'm hungry."

"Sure! You don't give a damn about how everyone in this building is going to think that I had a man in my house?"

"Well, that's true. You do have a man in your house," he said.
Chin-sun sighed in exasperation. He was…Mi Nam.
Without a word, Chin-sun led the way to the kitchen.
After a few minutes breakfast for the two was ready and both ate it in silence.

"So what you gonna do today?" Mi Nam asked as he drank his last sip of juice.

"Sunday is off so…I was planning to stay at home," Chin-sun said.

"Boring. When did you become so boring?" Mi Nam got up from the table and put the dishes in the kitchen sink.

"I'm not boring, Mi Nam. I just want some rest," Chin-sun stood behind him.
"Go clean yourself up…there's an extra toothbrush in the bathroom."
Mi Nam turned and poked Chin-sun's cheek and went out without a word.
After doing the dishes, Chin-sun just sat there until Mi Nam entered the kitchen.

"Teddy Bear?"
Chin-sun looked at him.
"I just realized that I don't have your number."

Chin-sun raised an eyebrow, "So?"

"Give it to me," Mi Nam took out his phone from his pocket.
He walked towards her and clicked a photo so fast that Chin-sun couldn't even react.
Mi Nam smirked looking at his phone.

"Teddy Bear," he muttered.
Chin-sun snatched his phone from his hands and seemed to do something with it. Mi Nam supposed she was deleting the picture. After a while, she handed it to him.
Mi Nam was surprised when he went through his contacts and saw Chin-sun's number…it was under the name 'Teddy Bear.'
He smirked.
"I should get going," he said after a while of silence.

Chin-sun nodded and smiled.
12 hours? That was how much she had spent with him…not enough to make up for five long years.
But he was busy. And she was too. They had grown up from being clueless teenagers to young adults who knew what to do and what they wanted.
Both knew…work came first.
"Yeah," Chin-sun said softly, "they must be wondering why you're not home."

"At least come down with me, I carried you three floors up the building you know?" Mi Nam said.
Chin-sun raised her eyebrows but followed him out of her apartment anyways.
Mi Nam's bike was parked within the premises of the apartment building; both the helmets safely in their place.
Chin-sun stood behind him as he walked towards the bike. But all of a sudden, Mi Nam turned and, "Ehhhh…Sexy Lady…"
Chin-sun could just stare. What in the world was wrong with him?
And then he grabbed Chin-sun's shoulders and continued, "Oppa Gangnam Style."

Chin-sun burst out laughing; Mi Nam had always had a weird sense of humour. Gangnam Style?! That was random!
"Yeah...Oppa? It could have been better if you did the dance-step too," Chin-sun giggled.

"Will do it only when you join me," he said as he got onto his bike.

"Keep in touch, Mi Nam," Chin-sun ignored his previous statement.

"Sure will, don't want Teddy Bear to go too far away," he smiled and put on the helmet.
He kicked the engine to life and sped off. Chin-sun waved and her friend rode out of sight.