CHAPTER 15

FLASHBACK

       “Hi, thanks for coming. Sorry for taking your time,” Yuri greeted Tiffany cheerfully once the latter popped at her sight.

       “Don’t say so. We’re friend and I’m glad to help,” Tiffany replied sincerely. Yuri widened her smile and lingered one of her arms around Tiffany’s back then wandering along to go to one of the most popular jewelry shop inside the mall.

       “I need your consideration to choose some present for Jessica,” Yuri said once they entered the store.

       “You’re such a sweet girlfriend, Yul,” Tiffany said while looking around at the jewelry displayed at the counter.

       Yuri nudged her playfully. “Don’t say that ah~. Sica always says that you’re so lucky to have Taeyeon. You know, I think sometimes she’s envy with you hahaha.”

       “Aigoooo… How could she be envy with me,” Tiffany giggled.

       “Hell, you really have no idea? Taeyeon wasn’t sort of person revealing her sweetness in such a blunt way; as we’d already known, she’s so cool, but when it came to you, she even won’t make any chance to consider about everything. She dumped her ego and pride and just melted down like ice cube in desert, and turned into the cheesiest and dorkiest person in this world.”

       Tiffany smiled shyly hearing it.

       “Mmmm, yeah, you’re right,” finally she admitted. “I’m lucky to have her, Yul.”

       Yuri just pretended to be sad.

       “Yahhhh… Actually I hope you deny it in order cheering me… Hiks… How could on this earth two beautiful ladies seemed been hard shipper of her… including my own girlfriend… Hiks.”

       Tiffany couldn’t help but laughing witnessing Yuri’s dork action. She just spontaneously dropped a quick peck on Yuri’s cheek and smiled afterward.

       “Silly. I think you’re and Taeng should be nominated as the most anticipated dynamic-duo girlfriend in this world. Me either Sica were very lucky to have you two,” Tiffany said.

       “Hahaha… Thank you,” Yuri replied. “So, I have two choices amongst all and it’s really hard to decide one of them. So let’s pick one necklace for me, you think it’d suit for Sica.”

       After choosing one, Yuri thought it’s the time for accomplishing Taeyeon’s request entrusted to her regarding with Tiffany’s finger size.

       “Oh yeah, one more,” Yuri said again.

       “Ye?”

       “As you’d already here, why don’t help me to choose some ring as well, the one you think as the most beautiful one? I think you have a good sense.”

       “Owh,” Tiffany slightly gasped in surprise, thinking Yuri was so hell sweet, as if giving necklace only wasn’t enough. “You’re going to give her a ring as well, Yul?”

       “I want to marry her, so you know,” Yuri smirked.

       “Wahhhh… great… cukae…,” Tiffany clapped her hand excitingly.

       “Hahaha, gomawo. I think I don’t want to waste much more time again. I want to make her officially mine. Put some choices and put it on your finger, please. I want to see,” Yuri said while looking around some displayed rings.

       “It’s the most beautiful one, Sonnim,” the salesgirl said and recommended one marquise diamond ring to her.

       “Put it on, Fanny~ya,” Yuri asked.

       “Omooo… It’s indeed beautiful, Yul. I love it… I think it’s a great choice for Sica…,” Tiffany seemed immediately stunned at the sparkling one around her finger now.

       “Majna?” Yuri reassured again. Tiffany nodded cutely and extended up her arms then gazing up to observe it for some moment again. Afterward she faced Yuri and nodded once again.

       “Bwara! Jongmal yeppeujyo!”

       “Is it fit?”

        “Hmmm… yeah, coincidentally it’s fit. Wahhh… I can’t imagine how Sica would be surprises when she receives this beautiful thing from you, Yul,” Tiffany kept blabbering and even didn’t put any suspicious mind on what Taeyeon going to do.

         “Hahaha. It’s because of her. She changed the way I used to be. She, with her love, and everything inside her, had already made me realize that there’s nothing else I wanted and needed so badly in this world unless her. Before I met her, you know, I was well-known as a playgirl,” Yuri smiled and shook her head as if acknowledging her jerkiness.

       Tiffany chuckled and smacked Yuri playfully.

       “I hate playgirl, you know,” she put a fake annoying face.

       “Hahaha. But every girl screaming for me seemed didn’t give a damn on it. They kept nagging me, for your record. Hey, but, as I think it over again, you can’t put all the blame on me. It’s them… they who’re coming to me, I wasn’t even after them. So why did I have to bother myself by declining them? Huh?”

       Tiffany chuckled in disbelief again, but slowly a smile started to plaster up on her beautiful face.

       “So... what made you change after all?”

       “I’ve already worked along with Taeyeon for some long time, and before, we’re a bonded bestfriend. One day, I still remember… it’s one day in March, when spring was coming, a beautiful stunning blonde girl for the first time attended Kim Company…,” Yuri relived the scene and unconsciously smiled.

       “She just successfully caught everybody’s attention with her first presence on that day… Everybody just stopped what they’re recently doing, like as you saw in the movie… Cleaning service stopped sweeping, secretary stopped typing, operator stopped talking, but it’s real. They’re all dumbfounded, like been mesmerized by her adorable feature… But hell, she seemed so cool and cold, and wasn’t affected by the sudden changing atmosphere at all. She just kept walking in slightly fast pace, like nothing’s happened.”

       “At that time, damn, so damn… I felt something different inside my heart. I felt my heart flustered without any make-sense reason, as I have never experienced it before. I felt sudden twinge came from inside and my instinct just told me to immediately catch her up.”

“Silyehamnida, Agassi,” I hustled over the people to reach her.

She cocked her head only a little and even seemed bother to smile at me. In this close-up sight, I gulped and tried hard not to be obvious adoring her. But hell, she’s really adorable, even only with her cold expression displayed on her beautiful flawless face now.

“Seem you’re new here… Dowa deurilkayo?” I offered her help in manner way.

She scrutinized me for a moment, didn’t immediately answered. But at the next second she only lifted her hand up and shook her head.

“Piryo obneunde. Gamsahamnida,” she declined my offer and said in formal way, making the atmosphere slightly awkward as I couldn’t force to act as if we’re a friend, as she indirectly had created “some gap” with me. She continued walked again, but of course, I didn’t give up that easy.

As I saw her almost reach Taeyeon’s room, my eyes widened in surprise.

OH NO. NO. NO. Don’t open it. Don’t…

I dashed and hustled again, in order to prevent her, but it’s too late. She had already opened it and stepped inside.

Oh, gosh, she had no idea how irritating the girl inside the room. Taeyeon wouldn’t be glad if someone suddenly entered into her room even without knocking the door or making any appointment with her. And as I remembered today Taeyeon had no appointment with anybody else… Nobody could really stand it… stand rude Taeyeon with she’s angry… Ouch, I have to save this blonde one before…

I quickly made a way to enter Taeyeon’s room as well. Still managing my breath, I exclaimed.

”Taeng, don’t be mad. It’s my fault; I showed her a wrong way. She’s…”

My sentences just automatically cut off once I witnessed Taeyeon and the blonde one just hugged each other and exchanged a warm smile.

I felt so… awkward, confuse, embarrass, tangling together. I dropped my jaw opened and at that time both of them just threw me a baffled look. But at the next second I thought they’d already sensed what’s happening first, and they just immediately burst into laughter, while me… like still alone on my own… couldn’t decipher it yet, still.

“Come on, here, Kwon!” Taeyeon beckoned clueless me and smiled.

“Ugh, oh, yeah,” I awkwardly closed the door and approached to them.

Strangely, in a glance I caught the blonde one seemed stole a glance at me and… if it wasn’t my eyes playing trick with me, I swore, I saw her smiling at me…

“My cousin, just came from LA, Jessica Jung,” Taeyeon said.

“Oh,” I felt like got hammer in my head, felt so shame. I thought my face just already turned into as red as tomato. Struggling hard to provide my smile to conceal my embarrassment, I gently proffered my hand to shake her.

“Kwon… Yuri,” I said. “Yuri, like ‘glass’,” I suddenly added, out of the blue and finally and strangely she just giggled afterward.

I felt almost bit my tongue and inside my heart, cursed myself for doing such a dumb thing. Why I had to explain to her that my character name was like a “glass”. Of course, there’s only one possibility for “YURI”. It wasn’t like “Tae Yeon” who sometimes people might be wrong by thinking it as “Te Yeon” instead of “Tae Yeon” since the pronunciation was almost the same.

 She must think I’m total idiot, now. Geez…

“What happens to you?”

Suddenly Taeyeon’s voice yanked me from the reverie. She elbowed me hard and frowned at me.

“Errr… Nothing,” I said briefly.

She chuckled in disbelief and kept looking at me. I hung my head low, and felt like Jessica now was staring at me as well. I felt like want suddenly there’s black hole in front of me like sci-fi movie and jumped into it immediately, as I felt really really shy now.

Uhm, I didn’t mean to be cocky, but I was indeed used to be the center of attraction.

But no. a big no when I was being the center of attraction in front of my bossy bestfriend and a cold beautiful girl that… I…

Wait, wait. What happens? Why I had to suddenly feel much butterflies came from my stomach?

“It ain’t nothing. Why you suddenly act weird? It’s not usual to find you suddenly quiet like a mute one? Hahaha,” Taeyeon giggled and smacked my back hard.

“But wait, what you said before…???” Taeyeon suddenly asked curiously.

DUG! Why she had to raise this topic up again???

“Oh, I said ‘nothing’,” I acted stupid deliberately.

“Aish, not that… Igo… You said, don’t be mad, it’s my fault… bla bla bla…”

“Oh…,” I really couldn’t answer it.

Finally I heard nasal voice jumped in; strangely instead of sounded cold as I expected, I found it rather been cute, then.

“Why you said it’s your fault? I don’t see you make any fault, Yuri Ssi?”

“Errr… Just Yuri, please,” I quickly said.

“And… emmm… I… it’s just spill out from my mouth.”

“Huh?”

“Because I know Taeyeon wouldn’t be glad if someone entered her room without any permission either appointment, and moreover I thought you’re stranger… I didn’t want you get some harsh words from her so…”

“SO YOU BEAR ALL THOSE THINGS YOU’VE BEEN WRONG-EXPECTED BEFORE BY MAKING FAKE EXCUSE?” Taeyeon’s eyes were widened in surprise.

I caught Jessica looked taken aback as well.

I, only could nodded coyly.

“Because… I… I don’t want her bear your rude words…,” I said even only a bit above a whisper.

I stole a glance and saw Taeyeon suddenly smirked slyly.

“Well, I think I’d go out for a moment and bring you some coffees. You two wait here, okay?”

“Oh, Tae… You don’t need to…,” I hastily said, in panic.

“Just shut up, Kwon. Be a good girl and don’t make any mess with my cousin. Treat her well, okay?” she winked and just left.

We’re drifting in the awkward silence afterward.

Until finally I thought I had to make a first move. I bowed awkwardly.

“Jwesonghamnida,” I said formally, without even had any reason why I suddenly said sorry.

“There’s no point you should sorry at,” she said and slowly I lifted my head up to look at her.

There’s no coldness remained. All I could see now was only friendly expression from her. And I swore, if she smiled at me like this and didn’t stop soon, she’d really kill me.

“You must think I’m so idiot and freak,” I mumbled.

Strangely she giggled.

“No. I found you’re rather cute.”

Suddenly my heart like pumped so damn faster, it was like my chest close to explode.

I remained silence as I couldn’t make any respond. It wasn’t right at all if I said,”Oh yeah, I’m indeed cute. Thank you” nor replied “Yes, and I found you’re the most gorgeous living creature existed on this earth.”

“Kwon Yuri,” she suddenly called out my name sweetly.

“Y-yes, Sica?”

“Sica?” she seemed surprise but a smile hung on her face.

“W-why, wh-what I suppose to call you?”

“Aniya,” she shook her head. “I like it. Keep calling me that way. It’s cute, you know.”

“Joahaeyo.”

“From now on drop the formalities. I don’t like to make any gap with you. It’s kinda awkward.”

“Oh… joahaey…”

She glared at me.

I grinned dorkily and scratched my back of head.

“Joa,” I rephrased.

“Gomawo, for ‘trying to save me’, even if you don’t know me,” she said sincerely while staring at me.

I gulped.

“Chonmane,” I said. “It’s like… I just followed my instinct.”

I knew I didn’t provide a good plea, but at least I just be honest.

At the next second, suddenly I felt a hand gripped mine. I jerked in surprise and just found the blonde one held me gently while kept smiling at me.

“Wait… Where’re you going?” I asked her confusingly as she towed me.

“Me?” she tilted her head and smiled meaningfully.

“It’s not ‘me’, but ‘us’,” she grinned.

I still threw her baffled look.

“Don’t you forget that Taeyeon said that you should take care of me, Kwon Yuri? Now, give me a ride to take a look at the city,” she said cutely, her tone was slightly demanding, but hell, at that time, I felt like wanna skipping for some moment and didn’t want to give any damn to anything… apart from her… Jessica Jung.

       “So, that’s how we start it out,” I explained to Tiffany who was listening scrupulously and now I caught her was so amazed with my love story. I felt slightly proud afterward.

       “It’s so sweet, Yul, really. Comparing with…,” she rolled her eyes. “How our story started it out,” she said. I laughed imagining it. The way Taeyeon fell in love with her was indeed unique and unusual.

       “But finally you two made it up,” I said.

       Strangely I caught Tiffany’s expression wasn’t as bright as before.

       “I’m doubt where our ship would eventually cast,” she mumbled.

       Her remarks made me taken aback.

       “What are you talking about?”

       “I’m doubt about everything. I always get the feeling the longer I’m be with her, the deeper the pain she’d earn.”

       “I’m totally disagree with it. How could there’s pure love without pain in this world? Love without pain is a non-sense. Loving someone, basically, was not sharing happiness only, but the most important thing was to share pain along as well, carrying on the back when the other couldn’t walk, being the candle in the dark when the other engulfed by the darkness, being the eyes when the other couldn’t see, and staying faithfully even though you’re arguing or having some row. It’s all must be hurt, but the most important point was, no matter what, you two would be able to stand it up as long as you’re two not be apart.”

       “And Tiffany, have you ever heard that… it doesn’t matter how it started it out, but the most important thing was the outcome… When someone loves you, though she found thousands reasons to hate you, she’ll always try to find one reason to love you.”

       “And Taeyeon was the person I talked here. So please, don’t you ever doubt about it anymore.”

Hi, I know this chapter didn't contain TaeNy, instead it provided YulTi.

Though it may didn't add lot progress of the fic, but I shared many valuable remarks here.

You may use it to your girl/boy friend, huh? ^^

But every single parts on my fic was necessary to write and read so, please just enjoy it.

Comment for encouraging me, please. So I have strong reason to continue writing.

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to be continued...