*All in Youngbae's POV*

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"Hurry, Youngbae! It's freezing out here!" She said as she ran towards the cafe.

"Be careful, Dara! You don't need to run." I scolded as I noticed that she nearly slipped on the ice.

-Coffee Shop-

As soon as we got inside the coffee shop, Dara was out of breath and was panting.

"Noona, are you okay? You're shivering." I examined her, then pulled her into a hug to keep her warm. I cupped her hands and put it on my face. I breathed in and out, keeping her hands warm. I looked at her, and I saw that she was blushing. I smirked at her.

"I-I'm alright..." She said, clearly stuttering from the cold air. "C-c'mon let's go get our coffee." She walked over to the counter and ordered our usual, while I looked for some seats.

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"I didn't expect it to be this cold outside, nor did I expect it to snow." Dara said as she set the coffee down on the table.

"Neither did I!" I chuckled. "Are you sure you're okay?" I asked curiously.

She giggled. "I said was okay, Bae. Thank you for the concern though!"

"Of course! I can't let anything happen to my noona." I playfully said.

We sat there for a few hours, even after we finished our drinks, and just enjoyed each other's company. I could sit here for hours just listening to her. I've always had a crush on her, but I've never been able to tell her that because I was afraid that our friendship would be jeopardized. We're just friends... But I wanted us to be more than that...

"So tomorrow is Christmas! Are you excited?" She asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I laughed. "Yeah, I'm excited."

All of the sudden, her eyes widened. "Oh my gosh! I forgot to ask... What did you want for your Christmas gift?"

"I'm alright, noona. I don't need anything." I smiled. I'm glad she thought about me. One of the things I loved about her is that she is always so thoughtful of everybody.

"Aigoo... I'm going to have to find you something myself. Anyways... Did you get me anything?" She asked, winking at me while leaning forward across the table.

All I could do was pinch her in the nose, and in return, she playfully hit my arm.

"That's for you to find out tomorrow Miss Park!" I laughed.

"Hey, Bae... Can I tell you something?" She said. Her smile disappeared, and she showed a serious face.

"Of course." I replied.

"Okay, so as my best friend, I can tell you anything, right?"

"Yes, Dara..." I couldn't help but smile at her.

"Good... So um... You know your friend, Jiyong? The guy that you introduced me to a few weeks ago?"

I nodded my head in response. "Yeah, I've known him since we were in elementary school."

"Well, we've been hanging out a lot lately, and I think I may be... starting to develope feelings for him. I mean, at first, he was loud and obnoxious, he is the complete opposite of you. But I grew to like that about him."

Wait... Jiyong? My best friend, Jiyong?.... She likes him... But.... I felt my heart skip a beat. I was shocked... My best friend likes my best friend...

"Bae, are you okay?"

I snapped out of my thoughts once again. "Huh? Uh, yeah, I'm fine." I said, giving her a reassuring smile, though my body was stiff.

"Do you think I should confess to him?"

"Umm, when?"

"I was thinking tomorrow, since it's Christmas."

I took a deep breath. I know that I'm going to regret what I'm about to say, but what mattered to me more is her happiness... "How can I help?"

"You mean, help me confess to, Jiyong?"

"Who else?" I replied sarcastically, grinning at her.

"Do you really want to help me?" She asked curiously.

Deep inside, I wanted to say no. I wanted to say that I am the one that wants to be your boyfriend, but that would be selfish. She is my best friend, so I have to support her decisions. I want to make sure that she is happy.

"I'm sure, Dara..."

She gave me a smile, and got up out of her seat to hug me.

"Uhh... Dara... C-can't breathe..."

"Oh! Sorry!" She blushed.

"I'll do this for you." I said, pinching her cheeks. "Anyways, I think we should get going. It's getting late. I'll walk you home."

"Okay. Thank you for everything, Bae."

Anything for you, noona.... 

-Walking home-

"Thank goodness it stopped snowing." She said.

"You don't like the snow?"

"Well, I'm not really an outdoors type of person. I prefer being indoors, I guess."

"Ah I see..." I snickered at her response.

"What's so funny, Bae?" She stopped to put both hands on her waist, and stared at me intently as if she knew the reason why.

"Who knew you were such a nerd, noona?" I teased.

"Excuse me?!"

"You heard me." I replied as I kept on walking, ignoring the fact that she was still staring at me.

"Ugh! You know what?"

"What?" I asked as I continued to walk while she was behind me.

*Throws snowball*

I stopped to turn around. "What in the world are you doing?!" I asked.

"I'm not a nerd, Bae! Take it back. Or else!"

"Or else what?"

"I'll throw more snowballs at you!" She exclaimed.

"Wow... I'm so scared..." I teased.

Then, all of the sudden, she threw the snowball, and it landed right on my face.

"Omo! Youngbae! I didn't mean to throw it at your face. I'm so sorry..."

I wiped the snow off of my face and continued to stare at her.

"You shouldn't have done that, Dara."

I picked up the snow on the ground, and started to form the snowball.

"W-what are you doing?" She asked.

*Throws snowball at face*

"Ugh! You are so mean!"

"You threw the snowball first, remember?" I laughed.

We decided to have a snowball fight, and we both couldn't help but fall to the ground laughing at ourselves.

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"Aish! What are you two doing out there? It's freezing. Plus, you're waking the whole neighborhood up!" A woman said as she opened the door that was in front of them.

"Oh, hey Bom!" I said, getting up and offering a hand to Dara, lifting her up.

"Sorry about that, unnie." Dara said.

"It's fine. Can you two just come in, please? Before you both catch a cold!"

"Alright."

"Um, Dara, I gotta go, okay?"

"Oh, alright. Bom, can we have a minute?"

Bom facepalmed herself. "Fine, but if you get sick, you can blame yourself for that." After that, she walked back inside the house.

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"Did you enjoy hitting me with snowballs?" I asked.

"Ha ha ha... Very funny, Bae. I'll see you tomorrow, then?"

"Yupp, and don't worry! I'll plan everything."

She just smiled and said goodnight.

As I walked home, I couldn't help but feel disappointed.

"Aigoo... How could I confess my feelings to you now?... When you clearly don't feel the same way..." I said, as I looked up at the sky.

I decided to go to the park, and walk around a little bit, since it was only 9 o'clock anyway.

-The Park-

I walked around the park and then, sat down at a bench. In front of me was a frozen pond. I stared blankly at it. I was thinking about what had happened today. I took out the box I had in my jacket's pocket.

"I guess I can't give this to you anymore, huh?" I opened the box, and looked at the necklace that I had gotten her. Sigh...

I took a good look at it for a few minutes. "Maybe someday, I will have the guts to go up to you, and tell you that I love you, Dara... Someday..."

I started to tear up. I shook my head, feeling hopeless...

-At Home-

After about an hour, I went back home.

"Hyung, where have you been?!" My dongsaeng asked.

"I was out for awhile, Seungri..."

"How was your date?"

"It wasn't a date.."

"Sure it wasn't. When are you planning on telling her?"

Seungri knows all about my crush on Dara. He was a good listener, and honestly, he was the only person I could really tell anything to. My parents were always busy at work, and my other brother was too young to understand all my problems.

"Not anytime soon." I replied.

"And why not? What if she falls in love with someone else?"

"That's the thing, Seungri. She doesn't feel the same way. She likes someone else already."

He glared at me. "So you're going to give up on her... Just like that?"

"She... likes Jiyong..."

He stopped glaring. All he could do to respond was pat me on my back.

"And that's not the worst part... Jiyong told me that he liked her, too." I said.

"What did you say?"

"I didn't say anything. But you know what I told Dara?... I told her that I would help her get Jiyong."

"So what are you going to do, hyung?" Seungri asked with concern.

"I'm going to help her."

"But what about you?"

"I'll survive..." That was all I could say. "Anyways, I'm going to bed, okay? I'm really tired." 

"Alright, hyung. Goodnight."

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As I laid there on my bed, I looked at the picture I had of Dara and me. We have been friends since who knows when, but along the way I have fallen for her. I want to make her happy, but I want her to be happy with me. Should I try to fight for you? Would I want to risk our friendship? Or should I let you be with him?

The Next Day

I woke up, and after breakfast, I called Dara.

Ring.. ring... ring...

"Yoboseyo?" Dara asked.

"Merry Christmas, Dara! Are you ready for today?"

I could hear her laugh at the other end. "Merry Christmas, Youngbae! And honestly, not really."

"Don't worry, Dara... I will handle everything. Just go to the cafe that we went to yesterday, okay? Oh and don't forget to wear a dress!"

"Um, hehe, okay..."

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"So you're really going to do this, hyung?"  He asked.

"I'm sure about this. This time... I am..."

-Coffee Shop-

"Youngbae!" I heard a voice calling me from outside the shop.

"Hey, Dara... You look beautiful, as always."

She gave me a hug. "Why is it so dark in there?"

"Come with me." I took her hand and led the way inside.

When we went inside, I see the table that I had prepared. The cafe was empty, of course, and there was a candle-lit on the table. Surrounding the cafe, were lights.

"Bae, did you do all of this?" Dara asked, looking surprised.

"This is my Christmas present to you, Dara." I said. I pulled her chair out, and offered her her seat. She sat down, and I sat down in the seat in front of her.

"Thank you for this."  She said, as she looked at me with the biggest smile.

I showed off my eye smile. "Dara... There's something I have to do before we continue."

"What is it?"

I took out the case that contained the necklace I got her.

"This is for you..." I gave her the case. "I hope you like it..." I said, smiling at her.

She opened it, and I noticed her eyes widen. "Omo! Youngbae, i-it's beautiful. I love it!"

"I'm glad you like it. Do you want me to help you put it on?"

"Yes, please." She replied.

"There..." I sat back down to my seat.

She looked at it once again. "Thank you.... for everything. I'm so grateful to have a best friend like you!" She said as she looked back up at me.

"Dara..." I started to get nervous, but I knew that I had to try.

"What is it, Bae?"

"I-I wanted to tell you... that... I-love you..."

After I said that, it went silent. The atmosphere was awkward. She was red, yet she had that confused look on her face. I was hoping that she would say something, but it was clear. She didn't feel the same way I felt. Finally, I decided to break the silence.

"Jiyong will be here any minute. It wasn't my intention to put you on the spot like that, Dara. I just wanted you to know how I felt before I let you go. I want you to be happy... Even if it's not with me, I want you to know that I will always be here for you."

She still didn't speak. She stared at me, until I heard a car park out in the front. I got up and started to walk towards the door. "Hey, Jiyong." I said as I gave him a hug.

"Annyeong, hyung! So Dara is here?"

I nodded my head in response. "C'mon." 

---

"Hello, Dara!" Jiyong said as he kissed her on her forehead, while he gave her the roses he bought.

"Hey, J-jiyong." She said.

I watched the both of them greet each other. I stayed to the point where I didn't want to be there anymore. I was heartbroken seeing the one I love be with another, but not just anyone, it just so happens to be my best friend. I didn't want to be there anymore, so I told them that I was going to go. Jiyong said goodbye to me, while Sandara looked at me, and then, gave me a faint smile.

Before, I completely walked out the door, I turned around one more time. I saw Dara.... She was smiling at him. She looked happy with him.

"So this is goodbye, Dara..." I whispered to myself. I took out the picture I had of me and her again. My heart ached as I stared at it for awhile. The only thing that seems to be on my mind is you. "I love you..." A tear started to go down my cheeks, then I let it go and I walked away...

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What do you guys think? Should I make a sequel? Kekeke :D My apologies if it wasn't as good as you had hoped for. I kinda changed it a little bit because I wanted to know if you guys would want me to continue this story... Anyways, thanks for reading, and please comment and subscribe!