Secrets revealed

"Lee Minkyung, Wake your pretty up!" I groaned, grabbing the ends of my blanket and pulling it over my head. Cuddling my pillow, I went to dreamland once again. Until I was rudely interrupted when someone laid their whole weight on top of me. I tossed and turned, pushing him off when he laid on the space beside me.

"What the hell." I gasped for air. "You know, your brother called me just to get you out of bed. What's up with that?" He said, shaking his shoulders. "They all think I'm sad or something," I complained, turning my back at him and hugging my pillow.

"Why on earth would they think that?" He asked. "I don't know. Leave me alone." I said, groaning again. "Wake up. Let's hang out today." He said, bouncing on the bed. Oh my goodness this kid. I turned to him, still leaning on his side, then he stopped bouncing when I somehow had turned to lay on top of him. My eyes widened and I froze in shock. I am laying on top of my best friend.

My hands lay on top of his chest, one of my leg was in between his, his hands were on the sides of my waist and our upper bodies were touching. His eyebrows knit at the way I was on top of him, then he smirked. He bloody smirked. "Are you gonna get up or.." "Up. I'm up. Ssh. I'm up." I said, pushing myself off of him and standing up from the bed. I looked at him, while he still smiled back at me, leaning on his elbows. "Don't speak of this. Ever." I said, pointing a finger at him before walking away to prepare in the bathroom.

"Where are we going?" I asked, looking at my reflection in the mirror. I scanned myself from head to toe, making sure I looked decent. He told me to wear something comfortable so I did. At first, I was wearing this flowy dusty rose-colored dress that stopped just a few inches above my knee. But he only looked at me once then shook his head no. I thought I looked really pretty, he agreed to that....but he said that I look too pretty instead of comfortable. And my legs were showing too much. So I changed. I wore a tight top and skinny jeans when he judged me again. In the end, he picked my outfit. Not too bad for a guy though, he has sense. I ended up liking what he chose for me.

He let me wear my black skinny jeans, my tight blood red top, but he pulled a dark grey cardigan and my leather jacket. The cardigan covered my bulging bust and the leather jacket was because, and I quote "You'll be cold and will be complaining. So wear it." What kind of guy best friend is he?

We had breakfast at home, courtesy of my mother who made breakfast. Nothing new though, this happens a lot with us. Sometime it would be me having a meal at their house and sometimes it was him here in our house. That how close we are and our parents know that. After eating, we were off. It was quite a trip too. We took off on his bike to..."Lotte World?!" I freaked. He laughed, taking my hand and going inside while dragging me who was still in shock.

Hell yeah, Lotte World.

We started with getting our passes, riding on the smaller rides first before going on the roller coaster, then the Viking, then that ride that'll lift you way up high only to drop you back down. Heck, it was fun. We were laughing so much and enjoying the ride so much, It made me forget about how the other girls were staring at him. But much to my dismay, they started following us.

I low-key peeked at them from the corner of my eye then rolled my eyes back in front when I counted that there were 4 girls following us. Can these people not see we were hanging out? So far, I managed to ignore their presence and actually enjoy. We went in line to buy churros when they did too. I was already at the front, ordering one giant churro when one of them had the guts to actually approach Minghao. I hated when girls did that. Especially strangers. If it was some friend of ours I'd invite them myself but...ugh. Damn my best friend and his looks.

"Uhmm. Hi. We couldn't help but notice... Your sister looks really pretty. And you're really handsome." She giggled. Minghao raised his brows in shock, turning to see my reaction when I just narrowed my eyes at him then at the girls. He knew I was weirded out and pissed off.

"I was wondering if you guys wanted to join us for lunch, it's our first time here in Lotte world and we don't know where to go to have fun,"  she said. My back was facing her because I was waiting for my order. Minghao stood behind me though, happily talking with his new stalkers apparently.

"Oh uhh." He muttered. He grabbed my hand and spun me around to face them. "She's not my sister." He said, smiling at them while pointing at me. " Best friend then?" The stalker asked. Minghao smiled, snaking his hand behind me and pulling me closer to him by the waist. He had also slightly lifted my cardigan and jacket, showing the girl how he touched my bare waist. "She's my girlfriend." He said, smiling again. I looked at him in shock. What's this? I feel good and really flattered. This is getting weird.

The girl who spoke to him looked at me and Minghao's hand on my skin, also shocked. "O-oh. I-i'm sorry. It's just, you kinda look alike. And it didn't really look like you two were on a date..." She drifted. "We are. Sorry, we can't show you around. Enjoy your trip here. We'll be heading first." He said bowing his head with a smile before leading me out of their sight after I got my churro.

I couldn't help but show him how much I was holding back my laughter. I looked his way, catching that he too turned to me. He winked at me then kissed my temple before whispering in my ear, "Just play along." I nodded my head vigorously, clasping my hand against my mouth to stop myself from laughing. He must've felt annoyed too. He always did get annoyed with people following him. Yes, It happens a lot.

"You should've seen that poor girl's face." I laughed as soon as we were out of the amusement park and inside the duty-free. "There were four of them. I don't look that handsome. Be honest." He said, making me laugh more. Gosh, he really is annoyed. "You actually don't," I said to him, my laughter dying. He glared at me, bringing the churro in front of my lips, telling me to take a bite. I did, then laughed again, pulling him down to sit beside me.

"Why'd you do that though?" I asked when my laughter finally died. "We were out together. It's not nice if I go and entertain some other person other than you." He said, biting on the churro that we share. I smiled. "Some way or another, you're gonna have to. Don't you want a girlfriend?" I asked.

Ok. This. I am uncomfortable with. Truth is, I have a crush on Minghao. Yes, we're one of those 'I grew up with him, he's my best friend and I'm falling in love with him more and more every day'. Well, at least I feel that way for him. His occasional teasing and flirting doesn't help me either. He has always been that way. A gentleman, a flirt, a best friend, a man... But knowing Minghao, I know he doesn't feel the same. If he did, he would make a move on me already. I was there when he had his first crush or first girlfriend, I knew about his first kiss and dates with other girls. So these feelings I have for him, I know he won't return.

Going back to our conversation, he sighed in reply. He leaned his elbows on his knees, then he lay his head on my shoulder. "I do. But I don't want some stalker. I want someone who doesn't make a move on me like that. I want someone who is naturally drawn to me and I to her, you know." He sighed. I knitted my brows, looking at him. He too looked at me, dangerously close at that. "You sound girly," I said to him. No offense though.

"Would you understand? You've never had a boyfriend." he scoffed, making me push him while he chuckled. "So what? I've been giving you a lot of great relationship advice. And I don't have experience. I'm a natural." I said. He shook his head, while I sat there laughing. He knew I was telling the truth. He always went to me when he was troubled by his ex-girlfriends. I didn't mind it then, but if he had someone now...I wouldn't know what to do.

"Hey, Minghao," I called. "Do you think I should get a boyfriend?" I asked. "What's this? Out of nowhere?" He chuckled. I looked at him, meeting his eyes when he laughed. I stared at him, then he was quiet. "You think I can't get one?" I asked. I was a little sad he laughed like that. He shook his head. He took my hand and gripped it. "I didn't mean it like that." He said.

"Minkyung, you are the most amazing girl I've ever met. And you know I've met a lot." He said as he looked into my eyes. Xu Minghao, what are you doing to me now? "Come on dude, I'm sorry I laughed." He said, smiling and pushing my shoulder. I closed my eyes and looked at the floor, nodding my head saying I forgive him. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pulled me to him and hugged me.

"Yah, don't sulk like that." He cooed. I smiled, nodding my head still quiet. He moved his hand to the back of my head and pulled my forehead to his lips, kissing it. A thing he always did when he wants to show me that he's really sorry. Pulling away, I looked at him. "Let's go find me a boyfriend then." I grinned, standing up and pulling his hand.

"Minkyung, what kind of boyfriend are you exactly looking for?" He asked when we arrived. I asked him that he drove us to a club. Finding a guy here.....there should be plenty right? "A single one?" I said laughing at his hardened expression. "Come on. This will be fun." I giggled, pulling his wrist and inside the club.

We left our jackets and bags on the counter at the entrance, then we went inside to get us each a bottle of beer. I dragged his unwilling to the dance floor and started to dance. I didn't know how fast it escalated, but next thing that happened was he was also dancing and having a good time.

We actually met at a dance school,  we became very close because he was a foreigner and a newbie, and I became his partner for one of our performances. To us, it was always us two when it came to dancing. We synchronized so well with each other we didn't bother finding other dance partners. It was always us two. But tonight, changed that a bit.

Minghao told me a few minutes ago that he was just going to use the restroom and get us more drinks then he left me on the dancefloor. I was enjoying dancing and having such a good time, it seemed that another person noticed as well. I had my eyes closed as I danced to the song being spun by the DJ. And when I turned around, a handsome young man was slightly hovering over me.

"Hi." He whispered in his low and y voice. "Hi." I smiled at him. "Wanna dance?" He asked, raising a brow and offering his hand to me. I went here to look for a boyfriend right? "Sure." I grinned back and took his hand. He led me to the center where most of the people were. He placed my hands on top of his chest while his hands rest on hips. And then, we slowly started dancing again. I might be drunk, normally I wouldn't dance with anyone. Like ever. But with the feelings, I have for my best friend and knowing he would never love me back like that. This night, I decided I'd change things.

"Was that guy your boyfriend?" He asked, getting close to my ear. "No. He's my best friend." I said. "You're boyfriend won't get mad if he finds out you're here with someone other than him?" He asked. I chuckled. His hands were going lower. Sneaky. "I don't have one," I said, snaking my hands from his chest to his neck. He bowed his head down, laughing before meeting my eyes. "You want one?" He asked in a whisper. I could feel his lips by my ear, and his breath by my neck. "Not so fast tiger," I whispered back, stopping his hands from going lower.

He turned to me and pouted. Huh. He must know he looks gorgeous, cause he is. He shifted his eyes from me to someone behind me, before slowly letting go of my hip. "You're friend is glaring." He chuckled. I blinked, whipping my head behind me and seeing Minghao looking, well glaring, down at me. "Take this from another man, that glare means something else. You should go to him." He said, prying my hands off of his neck. He took something from his back pocket and took out a card. "If it's nothing, give me a call." He said when he bent down and slid his card on my back pocket, tapping my hip lightly before leaving. I gulped, looking back at him then back at Minghao, but he was nowhere to be seen.

I ran to where he previously stood but he was no longer there. I turned to look for him, only to see him walking up the stairs to the exit. In a hurry, I ran to him. Checking out my things and what not, I ran up and out of the club to see him simply leaning on his bike.

"Are you mad at me?" I asked when I reached him. He was looking down at his hands that were clasped in front of him. He continued to hang his head down, refusing to look at me. "I asked if you're mad at me..." I said, stopping in front of him. He shook his head no. "Then why won't you look at me?" I asked, poking his arm. Slowly, he raised his head at me. in a breath, I slightly panicked. His gaze is different.

"You really went to look for a guy..." He quietly said, in the softest hurt voice he ever used on me. "That's the whole point why we went here," I said. Sighing, I also leaned on the bike, beside him. I reached out for his hand and grasped it.

"even if I get a boyfriend, you'll still be my best friend." I chuckled. He sighed, pinching his nose. "Why are you so dumb?" He sighed again. I knit my brows in confusion. Did he just call me dumb? He looked up at me, unamused and unbothered. All of a sudden, he leaned forward and kissed my lips.

"I like you, very much. I realized that way back. But I didn't want to bring it up because I was scared you don't feel the same way." He sighed. I remained frozen. He just kissed me... What is happening. "When I saw you with another guy, I felt angry. I just thought, no one should be dancing with you like that other than me. I mean we've been each other's partner since we were little and seeing you with someone else-" I cut him off when I placed my hand on his cheek.

"Is this real?" I asked in a whisper. "tell me if I'm dreaming..." I asked of him. "You dream about me?" He asked, smiling brightly. I quickly let go of my hand on his face when he stopped me with a grip on my hand. "This is real. It's not a dream." He smirked. "Wah, you dream of me." He laughed. My brows furrowed at him. Ok, this is getting weird.

"A minute ago, you were pissed. Then I tried to comfort you but you called me dumb. You kissed me. Then you said you like me, and now you're this arrogant guy becoming proud that you're best friend dreams about you? This is just going nowhere."  I said, closing my eyes and shaking my head. A lot is going through my mind right now I don't even know where to begin.

"Way to sum that up." He nods his head. "Why do I get the feeling you're confused as hell?" He slowly said. I whipped my eyes at him and let out a frustrated breath. "I am, very much," I said. "How would I know how you feel about me if you don't do anything or say anything? Seriously Xu Minghao. You're such a pain in the ." I grabbed the collar of his jacket as I said all that while he sheepishly smiled back. I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Kiss me again," I muttered. He blinked, standing up. "What?" He asked. "You heard me the first time. Just do it." I said, looking down from feeling shy and embarrassed. What is happening? "You sure?" he asked again, placing one hand on my waist and the other on my cheek. "Yes." I quietly said. He raised my head so that our eyes would meet. I looked into his eyes, trying to find an explanation for what is happening but they were soon shut when he leaned forward and kissed me.

It felt like magic. I didn't know a human heart could withstand this much pumping until today. This...feels amazing. I can feel all the blood rushing to my cheeks and ears. I didn't want to this to end, so I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. I could feel him smile, much also made me smile with joy. Right now, I didn't care about all the consequences. Just this moment right here, is enough to answer that one important question.

Will he ever feel the same way as I did? 
Yes. A sweet, fireworks-worthy, Yes.

"That was..." "Amazing." He finished. I couldn't stop myself from grinning in joy. Hugging his waist, I buried my face in his chest. "I'll take that as we're an official couple." He said, wrapping his arms around my shoulder. Quietly I nod my head, still enjoying the warmth of this hug. This is special. We've hugged a lot of times but this is something different.

"Hey Minghao." I called. Right now we're just here, outside my house, walking around our neighborhood because we didn't feel like saying goodbye yet. "Yes?" He asked, looking at me. "Usually, when you like a girl, you always make the first move. How come with me you didn't?" I asked. He chuckled, bringing my hand to his lips and kissing my knuckles. "You're not like the other girls. Do I need to explain more?" He said, looking at me as I to him. I smiled back, shaking my head no.

"Can you believe that, we're each other's first kiss." He laughed. I stopped and stood in front of him."We kissed before?" I asked him in shock. He widened his eyes in realization, then he covered my eyes and pushed my face away. "Forget it." He said, dragging me behind him as he walked. I ran in front of him and stopped him once more. "Explain yourself boy." I said, narrowing my eyes at him. He opened his mouth and tried to argue but I glared at him, making him shut his mouth and then sigh out loud.

"You were asleep back then, we were I think 15 that time. We went camping. You slept in my tent because your tent mate was snoring. And mine was..." "Allergic to sand so he didn't show up." I said, finishing his story. "Right. That night. I.... kissed you, when you were sleeping." He said, looking down and avoiding my eyes. I grinned. "You told me your first kiss was when you were 16." I said to him. "Yeah. Well. I lied." He said, finally looking up at me and smiling sarcastically.

"You had a big crush on me." I teased. "You look really pretty when you sleep." He tried to reason out. "You're so weird." I laughed. "Shut up." He said, pushing me lightly. I couldn't stop looking at him and his embarrassed expression. He looks extremely adorable, and I've seen him when he was a kid.

"You're really cute like this." I muttered, fixing his hair so that it didn't cover his eyes. He stared back at me long enough that he also smiled at me softly. "Embarrassed and teased at?" He asked. "Pure and innocent." I said, grinning. Gosh my face gonna hurt from smiling too much.

He suddenly pulled me to him, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling our bodies closer. "If I kiss you again, will you stop thinking I'm pure and innocent?" He asked, his eyes looking down at me and making me feel excited for some reason. I bit my lip, and suppressed the urge to give in. Instead, I brought my hands to the side of his face, sliding them past his ear and to the back of his neck.

"You tell me. Will I?" I asked him, curious what he'd do next. He smirked. Then he leaned down and left one long smooch on my cheek. "We're here." He whispered, before loosening his arms and taking a step back while still holding my hand. He pointed a finger towards the front door of my house. I turned to him, pouting.

"Minkyung-ah." He called. I raised my brows, silently asking him what. "Will you go on a date with me tomorrow?" He asked. I grinned and nodded my head without a second thought. "Yes. Yes I will." I said, kissing his cheek.  "Asa." He cheered while punching the air, making both of us laugh.

"I'll see you tomorrow then." I said to him. "Tomorrow..." he whispered back, taking one step forward and leaning in to leave a kiss on my forehead before he backed away. I waved at him goodbye as he did too. He turned to his bike, sat on his seat, gave one last wave then put on his helmet and left.

I turned to my door, sitting on stairs and laughing lightly to myself. Happy thoughts came rushing in my head, i don't think I can sleep tonight.

Knowing that things between us, will be better than before.

Genre: Romance; Fluff
Artist: The8 (Xu Minghao)
OC: Lee Minkyung
Intensity: 8/10