Safe Distance

[A/N: Hihihi.. I'm posting this at exactly 12 midnight! Here's an update! TAH-DAH! Chapter 38.. Oh and by the way, who would like to do a poster for my fic? Message/ comment/ wall post if interested! ]

>>> SE HUN'S POV<<<

"To erase Tao's marks on you and replace it with mine"

 A kiss is a lovely trick to stop speech when words become superfluous

I got out of hand once again. Why is it so hard to live with this girl? 

I'm not complaining but, ...... it's so hard to control myself now.

Anyway, I must do something about it. We can't stay like this forever, or my teenage adrenaline will start kicking.

That would be a bad thing. 

I'm not the type to do one thing and regret it later.

Respect, Se Hun. Respect

I released her from my arms and I wore my shirt.

"But Se Hun, Tao and I didn't kiss." She told me.

She didn't kiss Tao? 

And I kissed her? 

So I won. Win-win situation. This is called an unexpected victory. 

"What? Why?" I asked, trying to hide the evil smile forming on my lips.

"Jinri-eonni didn't want to." She answered.

I just raised my eyebrows and looked at her once more.

I'm going crazy. 

We stood in silence. We did not dare talk.

"Uhhh... I'm sleeping now." Joo Young told me as she left the kitchen.

Hey, what the? 

the aftermath of kissing

Her tone was different. It's as if she's angry or something.

Or am I being paranoid once again? 

Let me get this straight.

I need to keep a safe distance from her.

A gentleman is a patient wolf in silence.

I can't be a beast. That would be horrible.

Lu Han, your counsel is very much needed right now.

We have a hectic schedule the next day, which means I won't get to see Joo Young.

Oh good... Not really.. Not seeing her would help me get rid of this sensation I'm feeling in my system.

Self-Control. 

>>> JOO YOUNG'S POV<<<

I felt very very awkward after the kiss. I felt like hiding my face from Se Hun. 

I'm not mad at him, but I deliberately escaped the whole awkward scenario.

His kisses make me more and more confused.

I don't know what he thinks of me, and it's starting to bug me.

Love is patient, they say.

But why do his actions make me feel so impatient that I almost want to burst each time I see him? 

Impulse. Tension. Adrenaline. 

I don't know. It's getting so difficult to be with Se Hun. 

I feel like I should be a little more careful around him.

AND... AND his hyungs are thinking and imagining stuff about our marriage.

Xiu Min even called us "sneaky."

Hmph. Pfft. We're not doing anything wrong. 

But in their eyes, it seems like we're consuming our fake marriage.

Geez. I'm stuck in a sticky situation.

I'll try to avoid his stare as much as possible.

I'll try to eradicate this so-called "fire" between us....

>>> SE HUN'S POV<<<

 It's a relief that Xiu Min has gone back to China. Bastard Tao was forced to return to China because he's got some issues with his passport.

Oh, this makes me laugh. It'll take him months to return to Seoul. Victory is well under way.

This morning, I was expecting to enter our dressing room and find my hyungs rowdy and childish and noisy and all that, but....

when I opened the doors, they were all silent as hell.

They were sitting very still, with very serious faces on.

To add to that, they were all looking at me. 

Did Soo Man die or something? 

I raised my eyebrows. 

"What's up with you guys?" I asked.

No reply=long silence.

AND THEN LU HAN STARTED LAUGHING. 

"Oh my gahd...HIHIHIHIHIHIHIHI... Oh f. You guys were serious about this!" Lu Han said while laughing.

The other members started cracking up as well.

Something funny? I'm not in the mood to laugh.

"Argh... Lu Han hyung!!!!!! You're so annoying.... It was my first time to be serious and you ruined it!!!!!!!" Jino-hyung angrily told Lu Han.

"Kekekeke. Sorry." Lu Han clumsily said.

Then they turned to me.

Uh-oh. Evil smiles are dangerous.

"What?!?" I asked.

"Se Hun, naughty maknae." Chanyeol-hyung said.

I looked at him with a perplexed face.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked.

"Soooo you have kissed ze wifey." Kai-hyung interrupted.

Oh eff you, Lu Han. Why did you tell them?

I shot Lu Han a murderous glare.

"Sorry" Lu Han mouthed.

"Yeah right." I said.

"Sooooo.... you kissed her..." Chanyeol-hyung repeated.

I rubbed my hand against the back of my neck. Argh... These hyungs won't stop.

Whatever, they already know, so what's the use of denying?

Besides, they could help me with my dilemma.

"Hn." I replied.

"Oh golly. I'm going to flip tables right now.... When? Where? How? Why?" Moon Kyu-hyung excitedly said.

"Geez... Don't ask for the details." I told them.

"But wait, does that mean that you two are together? Like for real?" Kai-hyung asked.

"No." I answered.

They all frowned.

"STUPID. WATER YOU DOIN HERE? GO AFTER HER!" Jino-hyung exclaimed.

Yes, my hyungs talk like that sometimes. water= what are. 

"I can't." I told them.

"WAE?" They all asked.

I had no choice but to tell them what's hindering me from confessing to her.

I told them about my "temptation" dilemma.

"So you're saying that you're not together to avoid letting out the beast in you? Is that it?" Moon Kyu-hyung asked.

"Yeah, something like that." I answered.

"Oh gahd, bro." Jino-hyung said.

It was silent for a while. 

Chanyeol-hyung suddenly spoke,

"Hmm... The best thing I could tell you is to avoid......" 

"Avoid what?" I asked impatiently.

"Avoid PHYSICAL contact with her at all costs." 

I think he's right, because skinship makes me a beast.

I don't want to hurt my wifey, so I'll follow my intellectual hyung. 

----END OF CHAPTER 38----

[A/N: Wow, my fic has reached 200 subs... OWEEEEE... I bow in gratitude to each one of you. 

Anyway, OMO. I found out that there are some people who tweet about my fanfic. I'm very happy! Thank you!

@kOreangirly, JaneneBananaKYU, @Deer_han, @CSJiun, @patty951121.. Your tweets are lovely. I have mentioned all of you  in my twitter. However, my tweets are locked :( But you can follow me or sort...

KEKEKEKE. No skinship with Joo Young? Hihihihihi... seems very very hard for Se Hun... Watch out for Chapter 39!]