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Once Upon A Time, Tom Meets Jerry. And They Fall In Love.

"Mijoo-sunbae, thank you for taking me home today!" Seunghee smiles and slightly bowing to a taller girl in front of her.
"No problem! I'm going to same direction too anyway." Mijoo waves her hand dismissively and laugh.
"Are you sure you don't want to go inside and have something to drink first?"
"Uh.." Mijoo scratch her head nervously and tries to hide her faint blush. "Nah it's late, I don't want to disturb. Maybe some other time."
"Aww it's fine actually, you've been so nice to me." The younger girl pouts cutely. "But you're right, it's late and seems like rain will fall soon. Becareful on your way home then."
"Yeah. See you tomorrow at school!"
"Bye!" They wave hands to each other before Mijoo slowly walks off away from Seunghee's home.
Little they know that time from behind window's curtain on second floor, a pair of sharp eyes have been watching them just like an eagle.

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It's a cloudy afternoon when school time over for Mijoo. She stretches her arms lazily waiting for her friends in front of school's gate where they've promised to meet then get some meals together.
"What took these people so long..."
"Hey!"
Mijoo turn around and find a little girl, just a bit over her shoulder height, wearing same uniform as her, but complete with vest and blazer unlike hers that was only consist of disheveled shirt and loosely tied necktie.
"Yeah I was calling you, Lee Mijoo!" The smaller girl assures in somewhat angry tone as Mijoo now are looking right and left confusedly with narrow eyes. "I need to talk to you!"
"What do you..."
"Whoa wait!" Mijoo cuts the girl from approaching her.
"I don't know why are you suddenly getting mad at me but can we do this somewhere else? Over coffee or something like that? Because we're going to have audiences soon." She points with her eyes at some other students that have started glancing at them. Two of them then agree to move to a cafe nearest to their school.

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"What do you want with my sister?" Sharp and to the point, Soojung asks Mijoo with stern voice.
"Excuse me?"
"I am Seunghee's big sister!"
"I know."
"Uh I mean, I know you're her sister, but I don't know what do you mean.." Mijoo stutters, starting to shift uncomfortably in her seat.
"Don't play dumb! You've been flirting with my sister these past weeks!"
The younger girl coughs violently, almost spits out her coffee as Soojung lists "Visiting Seunghee's class with no reason, ditching track and field practice and instead going out with Seunghee until late night, borrowing Seunghee's books I know you would never actually read, buying Seunghee presents..." and another things she has done.
"Okay look, there's some misunderstanding here.."
"But first, how did you figure out my hobby isn't reading and I actually skipped practice?"
"..." Now it's Soojung's turn to be silent.
"Honestly, I'm not trying to flirt with your little sister.. But if I tell the reason honestly, will you kill me in spot right now?"
"I won't. Homicide is against this country's rule."
Mijoo rolls her eyes. So if we were out on a deep forest in Africa you might've considered murdering me?
"There's no way I would flirt with Seunghee, because.." She starts hesitantly. "The one I like. Is. You."
"What?" Soojung stunned, unable to believe what the girl in front of her just said.
"I saw you came to cheer on Seunghee in track and field competition, well it's sort of love at first sight.. Then I noticed you often passing by the field during our practice, but, uh.. More to watch me instead of your sister." Mijoo stops a while, gulping her drink for the umpteenth time to soothe her racing heart.
"So I think.. Or being hopeful.. That I maybe have chance. But I don't know any other way to approach you, you're senior and always hiding behind books during break. There's no way I barge into library and ask you out suddenly, it's really like we're coming from two different worlds! So I started getting closer with Seunghee instead, wishing someday she would introduce and match-make us."
"That explains the novels I borrowed.. I deliberately pretended to have similar hobbies as you. And I bought Seunghee things you like instead of her, so she would pass it to you."
"Oh.." Soojung swallows hard, blush creeps all over her cheeks, and she looks just so damn adorable.
"Not that I'm a stalker!" Mijoo adds quickly. "I mean, people would try to get any information about someone they like, right?"
"I hope I wasn't wrong thinking that you have your eyes on me this whole time.."
"You're not wrong..."
Mijoo's face immediately beams brighter at Soojung's answer.
"Why would I get jealous at my own sister. I guess we were both stupid.." The smaller girl laughs shyly.
"Haha we really are!"
"So.." Mijoo musters all her courage and takes Soojung's hand. "I guess we can start now?"
"Yeah."

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The next day, Seunghee finds a big box of chocolates with ribbon in the fridge. At first she quirks an eyebrow confusedly reading notes attached on in, but then shrugs and takes some bites anyway.
'From Soojung unnie and Mijoo ♥'

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To seofanyluv: I'm sorry I can't write longer and give Seunghee any bigger role because I don't know much about her yet >_< But I'm starting to get interested on OMG! and I really love Closer! I'll try featuring them again someday when I can already grasp their characterizations well :)

Speaking about characterization, tbh I think I still tend to write out-of-characters-ly, so I'm very sorry if I indeliberately altered someone's personalities in my stories. I'll keep learning and critics would be appreciated, if you find anything incorrect just tell me in comment :)

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rainbowfluff
#1
Chapter 13: omg omg omg omg that was beautiful, the one with the diary i cried, that was too much <33 tysm for continuing :D i love every single one of them!
JessiTheGreat #2
Chapter 13: Author~nim, can you make a part 2 of this chapter?? It's really good.. ㅠㅠ
seofanyluv
#3
I forgot that you tend to write on a member's birthday and I'm really thankful that you finallu updated! Ahh, no-feelings-attached-based again! SoulJoo really suits friends-for-benefit kind of relationship! ♡♡♡
Angelmae13
#4
Chapter 13: First of all I was waiting for you to update since it's Mijoo's birthday and wow I'm speechless! This update was wonderful. Thank you so much
moonatic32
#5
Chapter 13: This is freaking beautiful
seofanyluv
#6
Chapter 11: IronSoul would be super cute and not only Mijoo's type, but my type as well lel :P I can't get over Jisoo with her 'infatuation' in iron man, why is she such a cute human being?? And Kei of course the most normal living thing alive! Mijoo found more precious diamond than the pandora lel >_<
Update soon!! Your story always make my day because #souljoo !!!
bbombomi
#7
Chapter 10: what the hell!!! my guess was they just broke up badly and by the end you would make them reconcile , all happy ending as usual TAT
btw I like this format! unique and you did well 'portraying' Mijoo imo it felt like i was actually reading her diary, how she speak, lots of emoji and slang (you might want to translate them to alphabet, not everyone able to read hangul) I love how her writing style 'growing up' gradually, it sounded childish during high school then becsme more mature as the story going on and Mijoo getting older
Kudos for you! *throw you bucket with 1 litre of my tears*