It's been almost a month since Taeyeon first got to hear J's voice. Every night, she would go to the rooftop, and even though she still doesn't know what J looks like, it was enough for Taeyeon that she was finally open talking with her in person.

"Hello?"

Taeyeon walked towards the center of the rooftop carefully. She spent the next minute in silence, contemplating whether she's ready to do what she's thinking of doing. After several attempts of opening and closing , she took a deep breath and mustered up enough courage to continue.

"J!!!" 

She took several deep breaths after what she had done, but it was nothing compared to the silence that followed. Taeyeon was about to shout again, if not for the voice which broke the silence of the night.

"Why are you shouting?"

Taeyeon's head snapped towards the direction of the next rooftop. A grin appeared on her face when she spotted a familiar hooded figure.

"I was worried you wouldn't be showing yourself to me again after last time. I was about to shout again."

"I figured. I thought I had to say something or you'll wake the entire neighborhood up."

Taeyeon laughed. She was standing near the edge of the rooftop and couldn't help but blurt out what she was currently thinking about.

"I wish we could be closer while talking. I mean like... you know... sitting side by side or something." Although she was already thankful for being able to talk with J like this, she couldn't help but wish they could be closer, literally.

"Why?"

" 'cause... I just really want to be closer to you. I'm sorry. If... you're uncomfortable with that, it's okay." She looked up towards the hooded girl. "But could I perhaps visit you in your home sometime?

"No."

The reply was cold. Taeyeon was shocked at the change of tone, and was a bit hurt. 

"Why not?" She frowned.

"I'm... not home most of the time."

"Oh." She then suddenly thought that the other girl of course had to go to school so she wouldn't be home most of the time. She is too. Taeyeon suppressed a laugh. "Looks like we only really have the night, huh?" Taeyeon suddenly had an idea. "How about now?"

"Huh?"

"What if I go over there now?"

There was a deafening silence that followed, and before the other girl could say anything, Taeyeon immediately added, "I mean, I'd go over to your rooftop." 
She couldn't see the other girl's face, but if she could, she was sure that the latter had a really shocked expression on.

Her eyes scanned the surroundings to see if she could perhaps find a way to get to the other rooftop safely. They had a tree and the branches looked sturdy enough for her to step on, until she could safely cross to the other side. It looked dangerous to her, though. She wasn't one who was good in sports. She was more of a clumsy one. She gulped. "Or I could just head over to your place right now, you're home anyway."  

Taeyeon traced the steps with her eyes. 

Step on the edge, hop, 3 side steps, step on the branch...

"Close your eyes. I'll think about it."

"Huh? What for? I mean, why do I have to close my eyes?"

"I have to ask the stars about their opinion." Taeyeon stared at the side of the other girl's hood and could hear her smile. "Count to ten then I'll give you my answer."

"Okay, then." She tried her best not to break into a smile, although she failed miserably. While mentally counting one to ten, she was already thinking of the possibility of heading over to the next rooftop, and being able to talk to her up close. She even pleaded for the stars to help her. When she reached ten, she slowly opened her eyes.

"So, what do you say? Is it o-" The rest of the words got stuck in when she caught something from her peripheral vision, which made her jump a couple of steps back. "Holy-!" J was suddenly beside her. She noticed that the hooded girl's shoulders were shaking up and down, giving her the impression that she was laughing.

"Yah! Don't scare me like that!" She glared at the other girl who was leaning on the edge of the rooftop. "A-and I thought I was supposed to be the one going over to your rooftop? Hey that was dangerous! How the heck did you even get here?! What if you fell?!"

J giggled once more, and this time, Taeyeon started to relax a bit, especially when she heard J's laugh. When the latter stopped laughing, she finally spoke.

"Taeyeon, have you forgotten how I was able to send you those notes before?" Taeyeon looked down and tried to think about what the other girl meant. Probably sensing the confusion, J continued, "Of course I had to come here myself to post those notes on the wall, so don't worry about me. I'm more worried that you'll be the one who'd get hurt if you attempt to go over to the other rooftop."

"So you think you've already mastered the art of breaking into our house, huh?" Taeyeon chuckled. She meant it as a joke but when she noticed that J's shoulders tensed, she decided to stop. "Hey, I'm just joking." She saw a small nod from the other girl.

"It's okay."

"I'm really thankful you're here. Thank you." Taeyeon extended her hand towards the other girl. "Come, let's sit there in the middle." A few agonizing seconds passed, and J didn't even move a muscle. Taeyeon thought of retrieving her hand back, when the other girl suddenly moved, with her hand slowly being placed on hers. A smile formed on her face as she slowly led the other girl towards the middle of the rooftop to sit.

Taeyeon talked about how her day went, and she would sometimes be looking to her side, towards J, and would inevitably frown when all she could see was a hood, not even a side profile. She was already grateful that the other girl came over from the other rooftop, but her curiosity just couldn't leave her alone. So after a while of thinking and contemplating, Taeyeon finally let out the question that was bugging her.

"Until when are you planning to hide your face from me?"

J wasn't looking at Taeyeon, but she could tell by the way she asked that she was sad.

"I don't get it. I mean, yeah, maybe I get that you don't really trust me yet but it's been months since we've been talking,