Taeyeon's POV

"Ring Ring Ring!" I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.

I looked at it, 6.30 A.M.

"Time to get ready for school," I told myself as I slowly raised Tiffany's hand from my waist, gently set it down on the bed and dragged myself into toilet.

I woke up an hour earlier as I wanted to make breakfast for the both of us. It's the first time I've made breakfast for someone else other than Hyoyeon. I've never even made it for my other family members as my mother has always been incharged of cooking breakfast and dinner, I always cooked lunch for Hyoyeon and I since we were always home alone.

After I was done, I set the two bowls of ramen down on the small table, grabbed my uniform and went to the toilet to change.

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Tiffany's POV

I woke up, realizing that the girl I slept with last night, was missing. I checked the clock, 7 A.M.

"It's still so early. Where have she gone?" I asked myself.

I rubbed my eyes with the back of my left hand as I stretch my right arm into the air. I started to feel worried about her and slowly got out of bed, only to find two bowls of freshly cooked ramen on the small table. The toilet door opened as Taeyeon, in her uniform,appeared from behind.

"Oh, you're up! I thought I'll let you sleep for a few more minutes before waking you up," she said with a warm smile.

"You cooked this... For me?" I asked as I couldn't believe what she has done for me.

"Yeah, I don't want you to starve in the morning, especially when breakfast is the most important meal of the day!" she replied and gave me a dorky smile.

At that moment, I couldn't believe what she has just done for me. I couldn't help but step forward and gave her quick squeeze. After mother died, nobody took the initiative to cook for me. My father was always rushing for work in the morning, he had always given each of us money to buy food on our own. She was shocked as I could feel her body stiffening up.

"Thank you, Taeyeon, for doing this for me. You're really sweet," I said as I couldn't thank her enough for doing this for me, even though it was a simple act, it meant alot to me.

"Em.....You're welcome,"she said awkwardly as I felt her body starting to relax as she wrapped her arms around my waist.

I pulled away from her, finding her face as red as a tomato.

"Haha! She's so cute! She's blushing!" I thought as I couldn't help but giggle at her dorkiness.

"C'mon, let's eat! We only have 20 minutes before we need to report to the hall for assembly," she said as she quickly rushed over to the small table, sat on the couch and started eating.

I did the same, following closely behind her. As soon as I put the ramen into my mouth, I couldn't believe how amazing it tasted.

"Oh my god! This is so good! You have to teach me how to cook this!" I exclaimed, taking another spoon full of ramen.

"Thanks! But this recipe is a secret, I came up with it myself so I can't teach anybody how to cook it," she said proudly as I cut her off," C'mon! Please! Just teach me! Only me! I promise I won't tell anybody about it!"

Then, I have just remembered our deal we had yesterday and said, "Hey! I almost forgot! We had a deal yesterday, remember? You must do everything I tell you to do, without saying no or questioning my orders."

She hesitated for a while, nodded and said, "Fine... I'll teach you, but only this time, so you better record everything down cos I'm not gonna teach you again."

"Yes! Thanks so much, Taeyeon! Teach me after class, okay?" I asked with enthusiasm.

"Okay. How can I say no when we had a deal?" she asked as she pouted like a child.

The truth is, I never liked cooking. My mother always tried to teach me how to cook but gave up on me as I almost burnt the whole house down the last time I tried to cook. I was never interested in cooking anyway. My mother had always forced me to learn how to cook but no matter how hard I tried, I just could not get it right. I failed countless times until I even gave up on myself. But this time, I'm going to work even harder as I simply loved her ramen and I just needed to know what she's done to make it so delicious. It was not just delicious, but also special and unique.

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At the grocery shop (Taeyeon's POV)

"Wow! This place is huge!" Tiffany exclaimed as she could barely close .

"Ofcourse! This is the largest one in town. It has everything you need! Pans, cook books, fresh vegetable and fruits, utensils, etc. It's my favourite place to go for grocery shopping." I said with a proud grin.

I took this chance to hold her soft and smooth hands. Suddenly, I felt a strange and warm feeling around my whole body once more. I don't know how to describe it, it's so new and different, not that I hate it though.

"There it goes again..." I told myself but this time, I enjoyed that feeling as I knew what it is.

When I first met her, I didn't know what it was as I've never fallen for anybody before so it felt unfamiliar and strange to me. However, now I understood it, it was none other than - love.  I was in love with her, Tiffany Hwang Mi Young. I am a person whom does not fall in love with people easily, yet, she just has this beauty which captured my heart ever since the first time our eyes met. Tiffany is different. I have never met someone so special before. Even though I know it is wrong to love someone from the same gender, I just can't help it. She's just so perfect. 

"That is the cook book section, it has tons of cook books for different types of food. Cakes, pasta, pizza, ramen, cookies, etc." I said as  I pointed at the cook book section at the left side of the room.

 "That is the utensils section, you can find anything you need right here!" I said as I pointed in its direction while she nodded and gave me an eye smile.

"Gosh! Look at that angellic eye smile! It's so cute and beautiful at the same time," I thought as I found myself smiling back at her. 

I carried on with the quick tour around the shop, without letting go of her hand for even a second. I love this feeling, being beside her, hugging her, holding her hand. I only started feeling it a few days ago, when I caught her and our eyes met, and now, I'm addicted to it. I finally feel happy, complete. She's the only person who can make me feel that way, and I'm just so glad that I got her as my dormmate and not anyone else.

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Tiffany's POV

She continued giving me a quick tour around the shop but I just couldn't pay attention to her talking as my mind was somewhere else. When she grabbed my hand a few moments ago, I felt a strange and comfortable feeling invading my entire body. When her warm and soft hands touched mine, I felt my face slightly heating up.

"Why did my face heat up?" I asked myself, confused by what was happening to me these days.

"I guess it's just the weather," I thought as I continued listening to Taeyeon talk and stopped thinking about it.

We finished the quick tour around the shop and went to buy our ingredients for our cooking lession as I noted down every ingredient needed for making this ramen. We bought all the things we needed and headed back to our dorm.

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At the dorm

We set the things down and headed to our tiny kitchen on the right. We took out the things and Taeyeon started giving me instuctions on what to do.

"Okay, you can start by cutting the meat into thin slices. I need to go to the toilet," she said as she left me with the meat on the chopping board and went to the toilet.

I cut the meat gently and carefully when she came out and complained, "No! It's too thick! C'mon, let me show you how it's done."

She stood behind me, with her arms around me, resting her head on my shoulder, grabbed my right hand with her right hand and my left hand with her left hand. She held my hands tighly while cutting the meat quickly and smoothly into thin pieces. I could tell she's really experienced and cooked often. Then I felt my face heat up more than before when her body was in contact with mine. I always felt very comfortable whenever I was around her, even more than around Jessie and the others! She always gave me a safe and secure feeling.

 "I wish time could stop and we can be in this position forever. " I thought as I smiled at that thought.

"Wait! What am I thinking about?!" I thought as I couldn't believe what I thought.

I snapped out of it, disappointed as she pulled away from me.

"That's how you do it. I can tell that you don't cook often. Why don't you just record down the procedures while I do all the cooking and explain everything you need to know?" she said and flashed a bright smile.

"Sure!" I replied as I was glad I didn't have to burn down our dorm like I almost did last time.

After we finished cooking, I sat down on the couch, waiting for Taeyeon to serve our dinner.

"Wow! It's 7 P.M. already? I never knew that shopping for ingredients and cooking took so much time and effort," I thought as Taeyeon came out of the kitchen with two bowls of hot, delicious bowls of ramen and gently set them down on the small table.

"Okay, let's dig in!" I exclaimed as I couldn't wait any longer, I was starving!

I stuffed the ramen into my mouth, still couldn't believe how amazingly great it tasted.

"Mmmm...So good!" I thought as I savoured its wonderful taste.

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After Dinner

Taeyeon went to wash the dishes as I walked towards the window, looked up and admired the stars that were shining brighter than ever. It reminded me of my mother. Instantly, a tear escaped my eye and within seconds, tears were running down my cheeks uncontrollably as I thought of the times my mother and I shared.

Then, I felt a warm and soft hand grabbed my left hend, as I turned around and looked into her chocolate-brown eyes. Her right hand reached for my face, as I felt her thumb brushing away my tears.

Her eyes filled with concern, she asked, "Fany.. Are you okay?"

I stepped forward, giving her another long hug. But this time, she wasn't surprised at all, intantly, she hugged me back, pulling me closer to her. Without uttering another word, we stayed in that position for a few minutes. That warm and strange feeling started to grow within me as I found my face heating up more and more.

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Taeyeon's POV

I knew she needed comfort when I saw her eyes filled with pain and sorrow. I hugged back as soon as she hugged me. I didn't need to know the reason why she's been hugging me and crying all of a sudden, all I knew was to comfort her and calm her down first and ask her questions later. I felt my shirt getting wetter and wetter as she cried in my arms more and more. I hugged her even tighter, trying to comfort her.

We were in the same position for a few minutes, she slowly calmed down and stopped crying. Then, she pulled away from me, and looked into my eyes. When our eyes met, I instantly got lost in her hazel-brown eyes and my heart was beating rapidly.

"Taeyeon, about last night...it's about my mother," she replied with a hint of sadness in her tone.

"What happened? Is she okay?" I asked, feeling really worried about her.
 

"She died from cancer since I was really young," she said as I saw more tears gathering in her eyes.

I was shocked by what I've just heard. "I'm..I'm so sorry.." I apologized.

"Don't be... It must have been hard for you, to be away from Hyoyeon and not being able to see her. I know how you feel, the pain and sorrow. You miss her so badly but you just can't be with her anymore. That's how I feel about my mother," She paused and continued, "She's my closest family member after Michelle, my elder sister. Appa is closer to Leo, my elder brother. Omma, Michelle and I share a strong bond between one another that nobody can ever break. After she left, being the eldest, Michelle had begun to work and help Appa support the family. Since then, I barely get to see Michelle. I was always alone at home as everyone was too busy with something else."

"It must have been really hard for you," I simply said as I didn't know what to say to make her feel better.

"Yes.. and the only thing I was afraid of the most was being alone... But whenever I was alone, I thought of what my mother told me before she died. She said if I ever missed her after she was gone, I just need to look up at the sky and find her, she'll always be up there to look over me. I always felt comforted as I knew she was still there, and that she's never left me. I just couldn't see or hear her but I knew she was there. I just stared at the sky for too long and how much I missed her that my tears just fell on it's own." she explained as my heart started to ache upon hearing her tragic story.

I couldn't believe how much she's been through. How much pain and sorrow, the loneliness she had felt. My pain that I'm feeling now, missing Hyoyeon so much, couldn't even compare to the pain she've suffered for so many years. At that moment, my hands just moved on it own as it reached for her, pulled her closer to me. I hugged her tightly, something that I've never done to anybody besides my family members.

"Taeyeon, thanks for being there for me. You're the only person that knows about all of this besides my family members. I never told Jessie and the rest about my mother because I was too afraid that I would lose it and break down infront of them. But I'm not afraid to do that infront of you, I trust you, and for some reason, you make me feel safe and that I can tell you anything. You are simply the best dorm mate I would ever ask for, I'm sorry I was so cold to you yesterday. Actually, deep down, I've already forgiven you a long time ago. Thank you, Taeyeon," she said sincerely with a sweet smile.

"You're  welcome! Really? You've fogiven me? So we're good now? Great!!! And you're the best room mate I can ever wish for too!" I exclaimed, dancing around the room like an idiot as Tiffany giggled.

We are finally....Officially friends..

To be continued....

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