Friendships Tested
An Unexpected Reunion
We're so sorry about not working on this! It's Summer now, so we are hoping that we can hurry up and finish this.
Kevin was actually going to kiss me. I could help but smile to myself. Why did Dongho have to go and ruin that, though? Someone always prevents Kevin and I from getting closer. Does Kevin really like me more than I had thought? It seemed as if it was true, considering he did try to kiss me.
Ahh! I looked at myself in a nearby mirror and noticed just how pink my cheeks were. Were they like that the whole time? That's so embarrassing...
I decided to just go home after what happened back at the studio. Dongho never really got the chance to show me around, but I figured that him and Kevin were busy with some things, so I just decided that it would be best if I just went home.
My mind was a complete and utter mess. Dongho or Kevin...? I should only like Kevin, but somehow... Dongho kept on coming up in my mind. I could have feelings for both, perhaps? No! How could I? I've loved Kevin for such a long time, but I did forget about him... How could I have gone and done that after he seemed to remember me after such a long time? Could I possibly not care about him as much as I did back in the past? My brain hurt from all this thinking that I was doing.
I had to only like Kevin. There was no other option. I couldn't like both of them. That'd make me a if I did.
My phone suddenly rang while I busy thinking. Min Young was calling me. As if on command, I reached my hand towards it, but then I quickly drew it back. I was still pretty upset with her, but should I at least listen to what she has to say? I finally caved and answered.
"Hello?"
"Um... Hello. Look, Kyary, I really need to talk to you."
I sighed, "I think that I do, too. How about you start?"
"Okay then. I guess that I'll just come out and say what I need to say. I'm sorry for what I did. It was stupid, and I even knew that before I did it."
"So why did you do it then? That stupid plan nearly wrecked my friendship with Kevin and even Dongho!" I surprised at how my voice suddenly arose whenever I said that. I didn't raise my voice often, even if I was as mad as I was. My teeth began to bite at my lower lip as we continued our conversation.
"I just wanted to see how it would go. I thought that it might have even worked..."
The inner rage that I was holding back was beginning to boil. "Well it obviously didn't," I stopped for a moment to let out a sigh. I shouldn't be acting like this to her. She sincerly thought that the plan would work... Min Young was only trying to help me. She just tried doing so in her own way. What she did just didn't work, though. I should have known better than to think that it would actually work out.
"I guess that it's okay. You were only trying to help, so I can't really be mad at you for that. I'm sorry for the way that I acted earlier. I should've treated you better than that," I confessed.
I heard her let out a scream from the other line of the phone. "Woot! That was pure torture to not be able to talk to you!"
I chuckled at this and my facial expression softened. "It's only been a couple of days!"
The line suddenly went blank. I looked at my phone to find that she had hung up. My face twitched slightly, I knew what this meant…Sure enough, within five minutes the crazy girl was bouncing at my door step. Min Young walked in, examining her nails. “I've been stressed out about all of this. Every time I painted my nails, I just bit the color off.” She turned to me with a huge smile. “What color should I do?"
“I've missed you too,” my mouth let out through a laugh and then I closed the door.
~~~
"HE WAS ABOUT TO KISS YOU?!” Min Young screamed at me.
“Shhhhh,” I shushed her, immediately feeling ridiculous. As if I lived with anyone. Min Young clutched one of my cream-colored pillows. “What happened?”
My face fell, remembering what just had happened earlier back at the studio. I still wasn't too keen on telling her what happened, but I already did tell her about Kevin almost kissing me. I might as well at least tell her the reason why it didn't happen. I decided to coolly say, “Ah, Dongho walked in.”
She scrunched her nose. “Of course…You guys have the worst luck.” Min Young said with a grin.
I took everything I had to not glare at her. “Guess so…" She was part of the reason that Kevin and I never get any closer. Min Young had too much fun teasing and messing around with us for her to let me form a more intimate relationship with Kevin.
I knocked over some of my pillows in frustration. “I don’t know what to do now.”
Min Young tilted her head. “What do you mean you don’t know? Isn’t it obvious? Get with him! Dongho will eventually get the point and back off." She stood up and began pacing around the room along with me. "And if not, well... I don't know just what you can do." She folded her arms at me and let out huff. "Gosh, I wish that I had two men fighting over me at the same time. Two idols on top of that...Man, you're so lucky, Kyary!"
I'm not lucky. Never once did I ask for this, nor did I want it. Why couldn't I just form a relationship with Kevin? That’s the thing, though. Dongho is just so stubborn. I don’t know if he even knows how to not back off of something that he wants. His parents must have really spoiled him or something whenever he was a kid. I really don’t want him mad at me. He’s really a good guy when he’s not all in evil mode…Not to mention the age difference between us.
“Don’t tell me…you have feel something for him too...” Min Young asked, breaking through my thoughts. I really wasn't sure how to answer that.
“No!” I shook my head. However it was too late. She already saw my hesitation.
“Aish…Kyary... That’s no good. Haven’t you watched enough music videos to know how this will end up?” The humor was pretty clear in her voice, in that last part.
I picked up another pillow and threw it at her.
~~~
Kevin's POV
"Welcome to our cook--the suspected culprit of such mur--now all he has to do win the jackpot is--," I flipped through the channels on my TV rapidly, trying to get my mind off how utterly pissed off I was.
"EVERY. SINGLE. TIME," I managed to get out with gritted teeth.
Sometimes I even wondered if Kyary was even worth it, considering fate seemed to always keep me from getting closer to her. Every time I thought about that, though, the more I couldn't help but remember how she would comfort me throughout the horror that was high school. I wanted to be even closer with her so she could always be there for me whenever times were at their worst. I need her to be able to continue on.
As I went through the terrible training that it took for me to be able to improve my performing abilities, she was the one thing that kept me going. I constantly thought about her every day. Just thinking about simple things about her would help me carry on, despite the hardships that I had to face. It was sheer torture to not be able to see her every day. Now that I've finally gotten the chance to do so... I should be seizing the opportunity to be able to make her mine, and mine alone.
Now he had to go and get in the way.
Dongho's my hyung, don't get me wrong, but I've just not been able to stand him lately. How dare he try to take her away from me? First her friend and now him...
I kicked at a nearby shoe that I had just taken off earlier and sent it whizzing off into some area of my apartment. I stomped off into my bedroom and slammed down onto my bed. My phone was conveniently placed off to my side, so I decided to check it.
"Maybe some one can get my mind off things," I huffed out as I scrolled through my personal contacts. I continuously scrolled through the list. I found myself stopping whenever my eyes caught sight of a certain person's name.
I let out a sigh before whispering, "Kyary."
Her silhouette emerged in my mind as soon as I said her name. Her long, caramel-colored hair most seemed as if it was underwater as it flowed over shoulders, her brown eyes almost seemed to sparkle as she gazed over at me, and a simple smile was placed upon her plump, small lips. That simple smile alone would always get my heart to pound so vigorously, though. Everything about her was so...enchanting. I knew exactly who she was whenever I smelled that wonderful vanilla scent that she has back then. Why couldn't I just have her for myself? What's so wrong about that? My heart ached the more and more I thought about it.
How I longed to be able to run my fingers through her soft hair. We would switch roles and I would be the one to comfort her throughout her hardships, instead of it being the other way around. I'd be her shoulder to cry on. I'd be able to hug and cherish her as much as I wanted. No one could get in the way of that, too.
She had to feel the same way about me. She just had to. The more that I thought about it, the more paranoid I became.
What if she didn't feel the same? She didn't remember me back at the club, though. Could she have forgotten that I even existed and not even given a single thought about how I should could have feelings for me? Almost as soon as I had thought about that, though, I remembered about how I was about to kiss her. Kyary seemed to want to do the same, so it must mean that she has at least some feelings for me. If not, well...
I shook my head and decided to not even think about it. I pondered over the thought of calling or maybe texting her, but I couldn't decide whether or not to do so. Would I seem desperate if I were to contact her first? Should I? Should I not...?
My thumb would advance toward her contact name and then it would falter back. I yearned to be able to hear her voice. I finally gathered up the courage to call her and did so. With each ring that consecutively rang, the more and more nervous I became. After what seemed like hours, I heard Kyary's voice answer the phone.
"Hello?" her voice almost appeared to sing out.
A grin formed on my lips as I greeted her back with, "Hey, are you well?"
"Y-Yeah."
I chuckled at her cuteness. She seemed a little tense as she spoke. I decided to just be blunt and admit my intentions of calling,"Would you go to the amusement park with me this Friday?" My heart felt like it stopped as soon as the words slipped out. However, my heart started up again when I heard her make a small gasp on the other end. I heard another scream too. Ah, she's over.
"Of-of course!" I could practically hear the redness on her face. I began to smile so terribly hard. Mission accomplished. "That's great! Have you ever been?"
"No, actually. I haven't," she admitted, a little ashamed.
Unintentionally, I let out a rather loud laugh. "Meet me there at four."
"Huh? Why four? Isn't that a little late?" she questioned me with a hint of uncertainty to her voice.
I chuckled again. "What? You don't trust me? No, the whole park experience is way more different when you're there as the sun goes down. The lights come on the rides. It's really pretty." I really wanted to add, 'just like you' to the end of my response, but I didn't have the courage to do so.
~~~
Kyary's POV
"Okay! That sounds really amazing." I was beaming now. Way to go, Kevin!
"A date huh? That's so exciting!" Min Young was shaking my shoulders. I just looked at my phone blankly. "Min Young!" I finally woke up and looked at her. "Am I dreaming?" I asked. She laughed at me and her eyes seemed to be grinning along with . "You're so cute!" I frowned and she pinched my cheeks.
"Friday sounds so far away..." I couldn't help but admit as I looked at my phone again.
Min Young scoffed. "It's in like two days. Not even that." She sighed. I noticed that her expression changed from one of excitement to one of worry."Ahhhh, you really like the boy. I wonder what you're going to do about Dongho after all.."
That one phrase that she said made my heart feel extremely heavy in my chest. Every time that I thought about Kevin, Dongho came into my mind almost as immediately as I did so. He's truly unique compared to most guys... He's brash, but at the same time sweet. He seemed like a lost puppy that just wanted to have someone care for him. Just the simple thought of him sent my mind into a frenzy. I constantly wondered to myself how he could be so bold, yet so unsure of how to do things. Sometimes I couldn't help but admit to myself that he reminded me of Kevin in his younger years. That same uncertainty was present in the both of them.
"DANCING PARTY TIME!" Min Young screamed, interrupting my thoughts again.
"No way!" I waved my hands. "I live in an apartment, remember?"
She pouted. "Aww. " Her expression quickly changed though. "Scary movies!" She ran out of my bedroom and landed on my couch. "I know the perfect movie to watch!"
~~~
I woke up around five. Looking over, Min Young was on the floor with her feet propped up against my couch. How is it even possible to sleep like that?
"AH!" she screeched and shot up. I rose an eyebrow at her. Sometimes I seriously wondered why she was my friend. Min Young did add some spice to my life, though, and that wasn't entirely a bad thing.
"I had a dream about that movie we watched," she explained, wide-eyed. "U-Kiss fell under that curse. Eli was the last one to die. He's my favorite, too!"
I blinked at her a couple of times. It's way too early for this. "I'm getting ready for work," I said, getting up.
I tried my best to distract myself with heavy amounts of paperwork that wasn't due until another two weeks. I started looking at my phone. I ended up making it display the entry of our call last night, while spinning in my chair. "Ah..." I placed my hand over my beating chest. I just couldn't contain the enthusiasm that I had. I held the phone up in the air and let out a giggle. I abruptly dropped my hand down and I slapped my forehead when I noticed one of my coworkers looking at me strangely. "You're acting so ridiculous!" I screamed at myself.
~~~
Kevin's POV
"Dancing just isn't in your focus right now, is it?" Kiseop laughed and tapped me on my shoulder while walking by.
"Ah. " I rubbed my neck in embarrassment. "I'm just not all here..."
"Why's that?" Eli questioned me with a smirk. I had a feeling that the clever man knew. I couldn't help but look away. It's my first date with Kyary, and I'm all squirmy with anticipation.
I really didn't want to end up telling them about my date with her, but they managed to get it out of me. It wasn't really something that I really wanted to be too open about, considering I knew how they would react whenever I'd tell them. I just hoped that the news wouldn't reach Dongho. I really didn't want to hurt him by asking her out, but at the same time, I really didn't want him going and messing it up. I've dealt with that way too much lately.
"Wow! You've got your own girl now? You're officially a man now!" Kiseop blurted out while giving me a quick slap to the back.
I cringed right after he did so. I couldn't help but feel a little happy at the same time, though. Maybe the other members would finally stop teasing me about my girlishness and finally recognize me for the man that I was.
I never really dated after I came to Korea. There was just no interest in my mind for it. Every time the guys from the group or my mom would try to set me up with someone, I'd just really never even give the girls a chance. Kyary would always seem to come to mind whenever I was set up on dates. It felt weird, almost as if I was betraying her.
Eli's face lit up after I said what I did earlier. "Oh? You're going with that one girl that came to our concert before?" he questioned.
I scratched the back of my head before replying with, "Uhuh." I paused for a brief moment before speaking yet again. "Please don't go and mess this up. Can you please not tell Dongho about it, either?"
"Why can't we tell him? It seems that something's been going on with you two for the past month or so...Is something wrong?" Kiseop asked with a glimmer of worry in his eyes.
I really didn't want to explain the things that Dongho and I have been going through the past month or so of our friendship. They'd of course try to get us to reconcile. It'd be too awkward doing it and I just really wasn't in the mood to make up with him right now.
As soon as those words left my lips, the sound of the door to the practice room opening caught my attention. I turned my head back towards it to find no other than who we were just talking about in the doorway. I quickly diverted my gaze back towards Eli and Kiseop. They both appeared to be antsy to leave and decided that there was something much more interesting in the other room. Eli and Kiseop both went to investigate it, leaving Dongho and I all alone in the mirrored room. I really wasn't in the mood to do this right now.
Dongho looked back towards them, looking curious as to just what they were doing. He seemed completely calm and not as nearly as ticked as I was, which made me even more furious.
"Why do they appear to be in such a hurry?"
I scoffed at his question. How could he not sense how tense everyone was?
"I'm not really sure." I turned to leave.
"How has Kyary been? I haven't talked to her yet today." Dongho smirked from behind while I made my way to the door. "You know, I think I might ask to hang out with her on Friday," the tone in his voice was sarcastic and rude. I swung back on my heels and faced him.
"What are you talking about?" I demanded.
Dongho gave an innocent face. "What do you mean? Sorry, should I leave those thoughts to myself?" He presented a coy smile.
Absolutely pissed, I slammed my fist against the wall, next to his face. "No, you will not ask to hang out with Kyary on Friday. I'll be with her and you will not have anything to do with her." The words skidded out of my mouth. There was no stopping them. He went over the line.
Dongho gave a sarcastic smirk.
"Oh sweet, little Kevin. You aren't really one for violence. Where is this coming from? You're scaring me." Dongho then dropped the smirk and gave the most chilling look I have ever seen. "Don't pick a fight if you can't finish it."
I scoffed at the threat. "For Kyary, I'm willing to fight." With that I slammed the door.
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