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“Ouch, hyung. Be gentle.” Sehun whined.

Luhan sighed in frustration, “If you would be more careful, I wouldn’t be so rough.” Luhan pressed the cotten that was covered with ointment harder onto Sehun’s bruised right cheek.

At the back, Kai was snickering while leaning on the door frame. Luhan glared at him, “And you, Kim Jong In. This was partly your fault.”

Kai looked down, “I was only tying my shoelace. Sehun was the one who didn’t look where he was heading to. All he did was trying to act cool.”

Sehun sprang up, “But- but- he was in the middle of the hallway! It’s not my fault that I tripped on his calve,”

“Quit being a baby.”

“Quit being a bully.”

“ENOUGH! Apologize to one another right now!” Luhan said irately.

Both Sehun and Kai mumbled their apologies. “Good.” Luhan collapsed to the couch.

“Hyung, you seemed tense.” Sehun asked. Now that Sehun had pointed that out, Kai finally clicked it. Sehun was right. When Luhan came in he seemed trouble even before Sehun started whining about his bruised cheek.

“Yea, hyung. And I know it wasn’t about the both of us. You aren’t always the type to burst out like that.” Kai voiced out.

Luhan covered his eyes with his arms while stretching his legs and crossed his feet at the coffee table. “Something happened last night.” He started.

“And?” Sehun and Kai asked simultaneously.

“Yoona and I were kinda… clicked, I guess.” Luhan wasn’t sure that he described it very well.

Sehun and Kai were still confused. “Um… we- no- she opened up to me and I guess I soften up a little bit and then…”

Luhan sighed. He didn’t know how many times he sighed this whole week. He couldn’t help it. “Oh my god! You confessed didn’t you.” Sehun shrieked. He knew that Luhan would confess one day but he didn’t expect Luhan would confess so soon.

“Not exactly. Well, vaguely. Ugh! I don’t know! I’m confused myself. But Yoona did say something last night…” Luhan trailed.

“What did she say?” Kai asked, propping his head onto the palm of his hand.

“She said that… she… had… a… certain… feeling… towards… me…” Luhan said slowly and quietly.

“So, you let the girl confess first?” Kai asked almost displeased. He really thought that Luhan would man up and just tell it to her straight.

“She didn’t tell me that directly. She was … sleep talking…”

“So what, if she was sleep talking. She said it, she freakin’ loves you, hyung! Why is that a problem?” Sehun asked.

“Because she didn’t remember anything from last night after she cried.” Luhan looked down.

“I was kinda- no, very disappointed when she woke up the next morning and told me that I never answered her question before she snoozed off. I thought we would wake up, finally free from hiding our feelings. But she forgot everything, but she did peck my cheek as a FRIENDLY thank you for taking good care of her last night.” Luhan finally confessed.

He buried his face onto the cushion and grunted, “That’s why I didn’t wanna go home after class today. Your apartment is like a sacred sanctum.” He mumbled.

“This is your chance hyung. You should make the first move. Don’t be a whiny baby.” Sehun advised. Luhan and Kai eyed him, oh the irony, dear Sehun.

“Yea, don’t just cry about it. Confess.” Kai told Luhan. “It’s complicated.” Luhan traced random pattern on the small cushion like it would somehow gave him answers.

“Well, a pretty girl like her won’t stay single for long. When are you gonna tell her?”

“When we’re ready, I guess.” Luhan answered cowardly.

“And when is that? Seven years from now? Seriously hyung, I’ve always thought that you would die alone but when you obviously found the perfect woman for you, you’re just making her wait.” Kai stated his opinion.

“I don’t wanna do it when she’s clearly… occupied. Don’t ask.” Luhan added.1

“Oh! Hyung! You could start small, ask her for a date!!” Sehun pounced and landed on Luhan’s tummy which made Luhan kicked him unintentionally, of course.

“Sorry, hunnie.” Luhan pulled him up to his feet and sat him down next to him.

“Yea, a date could work. Ask her hyung!” Kai clicked.

“Fine.” Luhan gave up; he knew what a push over Sehun and Kai were. And it would be a whole lot worse if Taemin was here. Where was that kid anyway?

 ***

“Lu, there you are. Where have you been?” Yoona asked him before continuing to type her class task in her notebook. “I paid Sehun and Kai a visit.” Luhan answered.

Yoona merely nodded. “Umm, Yoon. Do you have any plans tonight?” Luhan asked, feeling so nervous.

“I’m almost done with my assignment, why?” Yoona looked up to him with her doey eyes. Oh those innocent eyes, they never failed to make Luhan’s heart fluttered.

“Wanna go out with me?” Luhan felt like the time stopped as he waited for her answer.

“Sure, we can even go now if you’re ready?” Yoona suggested. Luhan marched to her side and gestured his arm to her jokingly. “Let’s go then.” He smiled.

Yoona looped her arm to his and giggled, “Okay. Where are we heading to?”

“Anywhere you want to go.” Luhan answered.

***

“I didn’t do it on purpose.” Luhan defended himself. Yoona laughed even harder, “Yea right. Your face says it all. You did trip the waiter on purpose. Why?”

She pointed to him while narrowed her eyes to him. She didn’t seem to notice how close she was to him, “Tell me.” She demanded.

“He was staring at you weirdly, okay. Like he was you with his eyes. Creepy old man.”

“He didn’t seem old.” Yoona protested.

“Ew, you actually defended him. You like the creepy old man?” Luhan scrunched his eyebrows in disgust, “I thought you have better taste in men, Yoon.” Luhan joked.

“Hey, I didn’t say I like him, I was just saying that he didn’t look that old plus, I have great taste in men, and in fact I have the best.” Yoona answered humbly.

“Really?” Luhan tested.

“The best.” Yoona repeated, little did he know that she was actually talking about Luhan, himself.

“Okay, okay. I get it, shesh.” Luhan pouted. But suddenly changed when his eyes found a swing set.

“Yoon, why don’t you relax and sit down there.” Luhan pointed.

“There?” Luhan nodded. “But there’s a bench right there,” Yoona pointed to the park bench across the swing set.

Luhan pulled her hand and guided her to the swing. He gently pushed her to sit and went behind her.

He leaned to her ear and whispered, “It’s my turn to show you something about myself.”

Yoona could feel his warm breath on her neck, oh boy, her cheeks felt hot from the blushing.

“I was never that fond of being acquainted with girls, mostly because they are just icky, as I would describe them in the past. The girls in my school would make fun of me, saying that I’m pretty. I found that very… insulting because, well I’m a boy after all. A sensitive one too.” He chuckled.

Luhan pushed Yoona a little bit harder, “Plus I’m a shy person so I wouldn’t really do or say much to them anyway. So when they were having fun with their friends, y’know, play tag or something like that, I would just sit here,” Luhan held onto Yoona’s shoulders.

“Lu, you out cased yourself?” Luhan nodded, “Why?”

“Because I want to. I’m very careful of finding a friend and it was all worth it. I have Sehun, Kai, Taemin and… you. I didn’t regret anything.” Luhan said softly.

“My parents pampered me a lot as a child, which I’ve already told you that, they gave me all the toys I want, every time I ace-d an exam or just a class test. But out of all toys owned, I really treasured one. My rubics cube.”

“Can you complete one side?” Yoona asked, Luhan let out a small chuckle, “Yoona, I can complete all sides.”

“Really? I’ve always wanted to know how.” Yoona mumbled the last part.

“I can teach you, we can even do the couple one, like the person in the world record, he did it with his wife,”

“That’s sweet. I’ve always wanted a family one day; an endearing husband who will take good care of me and two children; a boy and a girl.” Yoona cooed.

“Oh, and have a house rather than an apartment.”

“Ooh, we have to save up money first in order to buy a house.”

“Then, can we please have a family dog?” Luhan asked Yoona as they continued their stroll in the park.

“We?” Yoona asked him with a straight face.

“Uh- err-” Luhan stuttered as he tried to justified himself. “A maltase.” Yoona broke into a warm smile.

“I want the family dog would be a maltase.” Yoona repeated.

Luhan blinked but at the end, he grinned at her and nodded.

Their hands kept on brushing against each other, until Luhan slowly entwined his hand with hers. 

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I'm sorry, but they are not a couple... yet.

I'm such a tease... I'm sorry! =.=