So our first day was a little strange – but generally fun.
I enjoyed football and all the guys seemed friendly. Ok, so maybe that SeungTae guy seemed like he didn't really like me, but I guess it was my fault for being so competitive and trying to go up against someone on my first day.

When I met Jen yesterday at the cafe, I told her about what happened and that I'll have to cancel badminton and piano lessons for this week at least because of my arm...I didn't tell her about the pain in my ribs..

Aigo...that fall sure , and it freaking well hurt!! ...the whole right side of my body hurts. Fine, so I injured my ankle...but why must I injure my entire right side!?...Even that side of my ribs hurt, although my main concern is my arm and hand...it kills like hell! which as its crucial for my life, since I'm right handed. >.< And I have to do quite a lot of work for next week, 7 questions for tuesdays class and a further 500 word assignment due for wednesday and I had been hoping to start on the questions tonight, get it finished by Friday but it seems like I won't even make a start tonight, not with this amount of pain in my arm, and I really don't wish to take the medicine the nurse prescribed to me, since I hardly ever take medicine. I might as well try sleeping for now, if that’s even possible - I'll have to avoid turning on my right side - or moving at all for that. AISH Stupid careless me!!

******* The Next day ******

Kahi woke up...even with the glass of wine she drank last night she was still unable to get a proper nights rest, having only fallen asleep a few hours ago. It was now 9:20, and she thought it was about time she got up, having stayed in bed for the last hour. She was trying to sort out her bed with one hand when she heard her name being called.

"kahi ...?"

"Come on in Jen."

"Hey, how are you feeling this morning?"

"Alright...though I can still hardly move my arm. I'm a little worried about the report due in on Tuesday"

"Perhaps you can get an extension?"

"I don't know, I'll have to go and talk to the teacher sometimes this week"

"You should if you’re not certain you’ll finish by then...Anyways, do you want me to help you with anything?" She said looking around

"Erm...do you mind helping me with my hair?"

"Sure thing,"

**Hair done**

"Is that okay?"

"Yeah, that's fine, thanks, you actually did my fringe better than I do it."

"It’s probably because I'm used to styling my dongsaengs hair back home."

"Ah, I see. Maybe I should get you to do my hair more often then." I said

"Haha, I’d be more than happy to help"

"Jinjja? Then I'm definitely going to do that." We both laughed.

"Keurae...Ok, we ready to go?"

"Yup. Kaja."

"Hold up, you not gonna do your make-up today?"

"Ne?...ah, nah don't worry, I'm going for a natural look today, so I'm just sticking to BB cream and this rosy-red lip balm"

"Ah ne. That lip balm suits you really well."

"Komaweo. It smells yum as well. Actually, hold up..." I said as I went to my make-up drawers, I'm sure I left it here. "...Ah, found it."

"Found what?"

"This..." I said as I handed her another lip-balm, identical to mine, but a different colour.

"Why are you giving it to me?"

"Because I bought it for you, neo baboya!"

"Jinjja?" She said,

"Ne. Last time we went shopping I saw these and Omo, seriously they smell divine!! I just wanna eat them"

"kekeke...Wow though, Komaweo." She said and began applying it...."Omo...wow, you're right, it smells yum!!"

"I'm glad you like it...should we go?"

"Ne, kaja....keunde" she said as we headed to class, "This lip-balm, Neomu joha!" she said with great emphasis, and I laughed.

"I see your Korean is improving."

"Jeongmal?"

"Ne...keep using it as much as possible, it’s the best way to learn."

"Keurae." She said and we continued with our conversation until we reached class
 

************** After lunch ************

Jen was carrying majority of the library books I had just taken out, while I carried my bag on my left shoulder and held two books on my left hand, I had wrapped my right hand all the way up to my elbow – stupid pain wasn’t healing!

"I'm serious!...they were identical to kikwang and Dujun of Beast!"

"Omo...then maybe there’s a hyunseung look-alike also...that would explain what those girls were talking about last time."

"That’s so true!!"

"Aigo...I wanna meet them!! Do you perhaps know where we can find them?" she tried asking nonchalantly, but I could see right through her.

"haha...nope, no idea, unless you come to my football club.... Omo though, even their nicknames fit in with their looks"

"Why...what are their nicknames?"

"Ki and Jun...which makes sense since they look like Kikwang and Dujun."

“Omo haha, that’s jokes!....so~ in your opinion, who was more handsome?"

"Hmmm …I would have to say Jun. I was seriously mesmerized by him when he was playing football. He looks so FIT, it’s unbelievable!"

"Jinjja!!!...Aish, I should have chosen football with you!"

"Hahaha...yes you should have, that way I wouldn't be the only girl there." I said and Jen only laughed.

"Seriously though Kah, if I was you, I would have totally left when I had realised I was the only girl there. It just seems to awkward and uncomfortable to be amongst guys only."

"It was...and is I guess...but ever since I left home, I told myself I will do all the things I want while I'm able to, so I stuck it up in there, and funnily enough everyone is as friendly as we presumed them to be"

We continued to walk together conversing about yesterday and general things...we were taking the hidden path to our dorm, I was going to start on my report today, hence the extra few books that Jen was carrying for me, I felt bad since she had her things to carry too.

"You kno-.." She stopped mid-sentence...I stopped with her and followed her gaze.

"Oh...annyeonghaseyo" I said and bowed to Jun who was only a few feet away from us.

"Annyeonghaseyo....good to see you again" He said, taking a step closer to us.

"Ne...you too." there was a short silence as I looked to him, and he at me...then at Jen "...ah, this is my friend, Jenny...Jenny, this is Jun-ssi"

"Ah ne...Annyeonghaseyo" he said and bowed. "It’s nice to meet you."

"N-n-ne, A-annyeong-h-haseyo" her reaction was totally cute.

"What are you doing here?"

"Ah...we're just going back to our dorms"

"Ah keurae..." he seemed to be in thought, as he looked at me and then Jen, and then the books in her hand. He then looked behind him to the empty cold path for some unknown reason to us "..Do you want me to help you with those?" He said to Jen, once he had turned back to face us, he sounded a little unsure of the offer himself.

"Erm...an-n.."

"It’s alright. " He said, and grabbed onto the pile of books in her hands before she could finish her sentence.

"Why don't you lead the way?" He turned to me, and then looked straight ahead of us

"Komaweoyo." I said, and began walking, rather confused at his sudden kindness.

"How do you-"   "How long have-" we both said at once....then laughed.

"You first." He said.

"I just wanted to ask how long have you know about this path. I've hardly ever seen anyone here"

"Haha...I was just going to ask you the same thing actually."

"Keurae."

"Ne...well, I actually discovered it last semester"

"Ahhh ne, I've only just discovered it about two weeks ago completely by accident.

“It’s amazing though, it’s the only place I know that fan- I mean other students don't know about. You're the first I meet that actually knows about it."

"Seriously?...that's so weird. I mean we hardly know the campus, since we haven't been long here, but we find this place. Such a coincidence."

"I agree."

"But I love it though...it’s really pretty and peaceful here, despite feeling like an ice-cave."

"Yeah..." he said letting out a laugh, "...you're right though, it’s the only place I can come and think to myself in peace." He said, sounding somewhat serious. We continued to talk, and I got Jen involved, trying to get her to converse in Korean. When we had come out of the secret path, Jun uneasy and kept glancing around the area for some peculiar reason, I wanted to ask but I felt that it wasn't my place to.

We arrived at our dorm, and we were still talking. Jen entered the code to my door, and help it open for us. Jun entered followed by me, but Jen stayed by the opened door. Omo, there's a guy in my room! It suddenly felt a little of awkward, as we had all went silent, and although I acted calm, I could feel my cheeks heat up

Jen's POV

The atmosphere was weird...ever since he offered to take the books. I don't think Kahi had noticed, nor he, but the atmosphere between the two was not simple or normal. From an outsiders view, it looks like the two were close, and as I had watched them laugh with one-another, I couldn't help but feel that these two matched well, that they liked each other, and it seemed that they had been together for a while, but knowing the truth and aware that they only met yesterday and that he had been rather 'icy' as Kahi had explained it, it felt weird, as if she was talking about someone else.

We were now in Kahi's room, and although the situation had gotten slightly awkward at first, it seems normal, and I still saw these two as more than just simple acquaintances.

"Right, Kah, I need to go." I said

"But you still have time."

"I need to grab something’s from my dorm first."

"Ah...alright then. I'll see you later."

"Yup." I turned to Jun, "...It was nice meeting you Jun-ssi" Thankfully my voice was back without a stutter.

"Ah ne...you too."

"Keureom...Annyeongikhaseyo." I said giving a little bow before taking my leave. I was walking down the corridor only for a few moments when I heard someone call me..

"Jenny-ssi..."  so I turned around. "...Your books" He said, carrying Kahi's books

"Ah...they're not mine." I told Jun,

"Ne...?" he looked confused.

"They're Kahi's" I said.

"...ne?" He was looking even more confused, and I saw where this was going, the only problem was how to explain the full situation to him; I seriously hoped he understood English, at least for this crucial moment...

Kahi's POV

As Jen shut my door, I turned to Jun who was standing in the middle of my room, looking at the door, then dropping his head down to the books still in his hands....I wasn't sure what to do, but I couldn't help think of how handsome he looked, he seemed like he was thinking about something...

My thoughts were shortly disturbed by his eyes lifting up to meet mine and instantly I felt my face burn up...but thankfully his eyes had already turned towards the door, and then unexpectedly, I watched him rush towards it, as he did I felt him brush against my right arm, felt the pain begin, and I watched his back leave my eye-sight. Where was he running to? I asked myself, still standing in that same spot, with the door opened, and my arm hurting....D-does he perhaps like-

Dujun's POV

As I walked back to her door, which was still opened, I found her standing in the exact place as I had left her, she had her left hand gently messaging her right arm, unaware of my presence and completely in thought, I walked in purposely making a bit of noise, which made her turn to look in my direction. She looked at me, with a strange uncertainty to her gaze.

"Sorry about that." I watched her come back to reality, and saw her features gently stretch,

"It’s alright" she said smiling, and released her hold on her right arm "what was the rush?"

"Ah...haha...I thought that these books where Jenny-ssi's"

"Oh..mianhaeyo, I should have told you earlier."

"It’s alright." I said, I wasn't sure what to do or say now, all I could think about is that I had class soon but I didn't wish to leave her alone like this. "Where do you want me to put these?"

"Oh...erm, on that desk by the window please." I began walking towards the desk, as I placed the books down, I noticed all her notes and the other books she had there. "..Why do you have so many books?"

"It’s because I like reading them"

"Seriously?.." I asked believing her

"Of course not..." she let out a laugh, "...well not all of them." I didn't say anything, I wanted her to continue. "...The ones you were carrying now are for a report I have to write for Tuesday. Some are other study books, and the ones I actually like to read or study are on those few on the shelf." She said, pointing to a couple of books neatly stacked on the shelf on the right corner.

"I see."

"Ne...by the way, I never asked, what is it that you study?"

"Oh...I'm doing double honours degree - applied music with international business." I watched her eyes become alight, she seemed amazed, in a good way I think, and I turned back to the shelf of books, I noticed that they were mainly romance novels, or language study books.

"That's a really cool combination."

"Thank you, I thought so too." I joked

"So what instruments do you play?"

"I know a few, but I think I'm the best at the piano" I had turned to face her, as I took a seat on the chair by her desk, she was making herself comfortable on her bed, leaning against the wall - where the headboard would be

"Wow, seriously?"

"Yes, why?"

"Oh nothing, it’s just I love the piano."

"Ah ne, do you play?"

"No unfortunately, but I've signed up for piano lessons. " and as she said it, I watched her smile stretch, she seemed excited.

"You seem to really like the piano"

"Ne...though I like music in general."

"Then why didn't you study that?"

"I couldn-...it’s a long story."

We continued to talk there for what seemed like hours on end, just general random things even I don't know how we got to those topics, but it was easy to talk to her.

"I think you're phone's ringing" She said

"Oh sorry, one moment." I answered the call... "Oh...ne Ju-" I stopped, worried that she might figure out it’s me if I said Junhyungs name "...Ne, araso....I'm coming now. I'll meet you in class.....Ne~" When I turned to her, she was already shifting off the bed to stand up, but as she did, I noticed the white wrapping around her right hand - Jenny was right, she was injured more then she said

"Looks like I have to go" I said casually

"Yes, I figured." She said with a cute grin, as she stood up, and so did I

"Keureom.." I said as I reached her door.

"Ne...thanks for your help."

"That’s alright..." I said, then noticed the phone on her hand "..here"  I took her phone from her and entered my number on hers...then called my number from her phone. "..if you need anything just let me know."

"Erm…"

"Since we're in the same club and you're like a friend now, in Korea, it’s a normal thing to do." I said, which seems rather believable I think.

"Oh...then thank you. "

"Keureom...jalgayo. "

"Ne...annyeongikhaseyo." She said, as I turned around and heard her door shut.

What am I to do with you Kahi? I couldn't help but question as I headed to class.

Kahi's POV

I let out a big grin after shutting the door behind him....Did that just happen? Do I really have his number? ...But was what he just said right now true? That he's only swapping numbers because we're friends? I thought swapping numbers was something very big and important in Korea, maybe I was wrong. Meh, it doesn’t matter anyways, I have his number now.

I sat on my bed that evening and started my work, but in the midst of work, my eye kept wondering to my phone - I really have his number!

 

 

 

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hehehe....Hope you're all enjoying the story!

I'm crazy busy with studies at the moment but I will try write at least one chapter per week! ^_^

Komaweo everyone! Especially Shujun-ssi !! ^_^