EIGHT - Caught?!

[NORMAL P.O.V]

A blonde figure was sleeping peacefully under his bed covers in a comfy and fancy bedroom. Soon, the sunlight started to invade the room, bothering the poor singer’s precious sleep. However, upon realizing that it was time to wake up, Jesse yawned loudly and very slowly fluttered open his eyes. Once his eyes had adjusted to the light, he noticed that a very familiar figure was staring endearingly (like a creep) back at him from a distance of less than 20 centimeters. As he blinked twice, the figure suddenly greeted him very happily:

“Good morning, Jessie!”

It was then that something clicked in the blonde’s mind. *THUD!*

Jesse jolted and fell flat on the floor due to the huge shock of having the K-pop princess’s face so close to his, plus the fact that she was in his bed. Finally recovering his voice, he sputtered nervously with a visible tint of pink on his face:

“JESUS! TIFFANY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!”

Not affected by his nervousness and yells, Tiffany replied with a tender smile/eye-smile as she dipped her head shyly, muttering coyly:

“You looked so cute while sleeping, Jessie…”

The ginger-haired girl even sighed dreamily as she used her right hand to support her chin while admiring him. Even more shocked, the poor blonde singer was aghast as he shook his head and stood up in one move. He then raised his brows and asked carefully:

“Were you… watching me sleep?”

*BUSTED!*

The ginger-haired singer was caught! Tiffany guiltily shrunk back as she nibbled her lower lip nervously. Due to the questioning stare arising from Jesse’s face, she had no choice but to tell the truth. So, sighing heavily, she explained slowly while drawing patterns on Jesse’s warm sheets:

“Please, I am not a stalker! It’s just that its 10 am and the WGM’s crew told me that we will have a shooting in two hours…”

Not fully convinced, Jesse kept staring at her in suspicion as he spoke seriously: “And…?”

Noticing that he was expecting a better explanation, Tiffany finally looked up and spoke thoughtfully:

“And well… I – I know you don’t like to be disturbed in your sleep… b-but I was afraid that you would be hungry and go for the shooting without eating properly… so-so I decided to make you breakfast like a good wife!”

The ginger-haired girl spoke the last sentence with full of excitement and happiness as she grabbed the tray on the nightstand and placed it on the bed. On the other hand, Jesse failed to say a single word; he was actually quite stunned by her explanation. He simply couldn’t believe that the most spoiled girl in the whole of South Korea had made him … breakfast?! His eyes were widened and his mouth merely opened due to the shock. He kept staring at the so called ‘breakfast’ and realized that Tiffany’s cooking skills weren’t the best, since the pancakes were burnt, the orange juice had some seeds present and the scrambled eggs still had a few pieces of the shell.

He gulped hard and shivered at the thought of eating this ‘food’. However, when he saw the anxious stare, he knew that he couldn’t burst her bubble. Nevertheless, this simple gesture had made his heart flutter and butterflies fly in his stomach. Not giving in, Jesse shook his head as he slowly dragged himself back to the bed. Tiffany didn’t remove her eyes from him since she was really nervous about him not liking her food. Yet, as Jesse stared at the ‘meal’ again and his stomach twitched in fear, something suddenly made his heart stop.

As he looked down, he suddenly noticed quite a big red visible spot on Tiffany’s forearm. Frowning in concern, he instinctively grabbed her arm very gently as he asked softly:

“Tiffany… what happened to your arm?”

Worried that he would think that she was a clumsy girl, Tiffany quickly brought her arm back to her chest and shook her head, stammering:

“N-Nothing, Jesse…” “Tiffany… please let me see.” He asked seriously, but the girl shook her head stubbornly, speaking with a low tone:

“It’s really nothing, Jesse,.…”

“Tiffany… let me see your arm NOW!”

The ginger-haired girl was stunned by his command as she stared at him in surprise. However, on noting that he had spoken a little too loudly, Jesse softened his features and asked very gently again with his hand extended: “Please?”

Hesitantly, the ginger-haired girl extended her arm to his inviting hand. Jesse then inspected and held her arm very tenderly. If her injury wasn’t bothering her so much, she would feel the wild heartbeats in her chest due his oh-so-warm touch. Jesse didn’t know it, but, while he was checking her wound seriously, Tiffany didn’t remove her eyes from him as she stared at him, completely infatuated. However, her trance was broken as he asked worriedly:

“What happened? Please, tell me the truth …”

Unable to hide the truth due to his soft tone, Tiffany felt her heart melt once she saw a pair of mesmerizing hazel eyes staring at her in true concern. So, she sighed and muttered weakly while looking down in embarrassment:

“I – I kinda burned my arm w-when I was making the breakfast since I – I am so clumsy. A-and well, I – I didn’t want you to t-think that I was such t-terrible cook, not after y-you are counting on me… b-but I promise I’ll do my best the next time, Jesse!”

However, silence was the only answer that Tiffany got. Once she looked up, Jesse’s face was unreadable and this made her really nervous. But then, she became puzzled when he shook his head and rushed to the bathroom. Whilst he was away, the ginger-haired singer was blaming herself for looking such a failure before him. Afterwards, though, she was surprised to see Jesse holding a towel and an ointment. Before she could speak, he kneeled before her and applied the cream to her arm injury gently, whispering out loud:

“Silly girl…”

Once again, she felt her heart pounding hard in her chest as she looked down at him in awe and her whole body got warm. She couldn’t remind the last time that someone did something like that for her, excluding Tae and SeoHyun; not even Wooyoung cared about her that much. But Jesse… he really IS something. After he had gingerly placed a wet towel on her arm, he looked at her warmly and then to the breakfast. So, without saying a word, he grabbed a fork and sliced a piece of pancake and stuffed it in his mouth.

Completely concerned for his health, Tiffany intervened loudly with widened eyes:

“Jesse, wait! Y-you d-don’t have to do this! I know it’s awful! Please!”

However, the blonde singer felt that the ‘food’ had gotten stuck in his throat and after some effort, he gulped and swallowed. Jesse kept munching the meal made by Tiffany until the tray was completely empty. Secretly, he prayed to God to save his stomach. Nevertheless, even after the ginger-haired girl’s pleads, he turned to her and spoke very softly with tender eyes:

“It’s not awful, Tiffany… You made this for me and I – I am very grateful… Thank you.”

 Afterwards, he placed the tray on the nightstand and spoke gently to her again, letting concern show in his tone of voice:

“But the next time that you ever want to cook… don’t use fire… yet… I d-don’t want you getting yourself hurt, or worse, because of me. Now… promise me that you will be careful.”

Completely touched by his endearing and considerable gesture, again Tiffany felt her body melting due his tender stare. However, noting that he was expecting her answer, she finally nodded as an obedient child and spoke shyly with her head lowered:

“I – I will… Jesse. I promise.”

At that point, her body almost turned into jello and her face became on fire when she suddenly felt his hand tapping her head affectionately. Soon, a suave grin adorned his face as he nodded his head with satisfaction in return. So, he whispered softly while exchanging stares with the dumbfounded and infatuated girl:

“Good girl… Err… well, I guess we better get ready or else, the WGM crew will get mad… Hmm, see you… Once again… thanks for the breakfast, Tiffany.”

The latter only nodded dumbly until Jesse left the room. Now, completely alone, Tiffany recalled all the previous events and a sudden warmth spreads throughout her body. A slow heat consumes her face and she was sure that she was really flustered. Feeling on cloud nine, she hugged a pillow as a huge and a blissful smile crept onto her red cheeks. Like an infatuated schoolgirl, she shook her legs in the air happily. She then sniffed his nice scent coming from his pillow and she sighed in contentment. Afterwards, she shrieked in happiness:

“Awww Jessie!”

[NORMAL P.O.V]

“Hey, Yoong! The editing is done. Come on, I’ll take you home…? Yoong??? Where is that alligator?”

A tall and tanned guy asked out loud while scratching his head in confusion. However, another puzzled figure came behind him while speaking loudly:

“Juhyun? Where are you?? Time to go back to the dormitory. Hmm?”

TTS’s manager (aka Yuri) suddenly raised her brows when her phone started buzzing. So, she grabbed the object and looked at the display only to find a message. Pressing the “Read” button, she read the content and her eyes almost popped out as she blurted:

“WHAT?!” Curious of her reaction, Sooyoung walked up to her only to receive her angry outburst as she shoved the phone in his face:

“I should have known! This is all your fault!” “Woah woah! What happened, woman?! Did you wake up with your on the wrong side today huh?!”

“Just shut up and read this!” Sooyoung gulped at her intimating tone and glare, so he carefully read the content of the message only to be dumbfounded. It was then she huffed furiously and started to nag to herself angrily, pacing around aimlessly, trying to call to the maknae’s phone, but it was turned off. To tell the truth, the tall manager also did have the same reaction and tried to dial to Yoong, for which he, too, was unsuccessful. So Yuri shrieked and yelled:

“See?! They even turned off their phones! Aishhh it must be that boy with a crocodile laughter's doing!”  Nonetheless, he couldn’t help, but to counter her barking with a retort of his own:

“Hah! This must be your kid's doing! I bet Yoong couldn’t resist her innocent aura!”

“Hey! What are you talking about Seohyun?!” “Arghh whatever…”

He sighed in defeat as he turned around with his arms crossed. Yuri, too, repeated his gesture as she did the same and whispered with a less angry tone:

 “Yeah, whatever…”

However, seeing that not even a word was exchanged between them, Sooyoung looked to the ceiling and sighed heavily. Making up his mind, he spoke with a serious tone, with his back still facing hers:

“Listen… I know that Yoong will take care of Seohyun wherever they are… he is a good kid like yours too. Right now, we don’t have choice, but to wait for their call…”

“And what are we doing to do? Stay here all night?” Yuri added bitterly while rolling her eyes. Sooyoung refrained himself from snapping back to her, but added with quiet tone:

“If you want to stay here, it's up to you, but since I am starving, I’ll grab something to eat… do you wanna come along?”

After a brief moment of silence, the tanned beauty marched and passed by him like typhoon, speaking quickly without looking at his face:

“You are paying. Let's go.”

Sooyoung could have felt offended at her cold tone, but he actually grinned in success because he knew that Yuri was resisting him. Her angry and cute expression was another way to say that she also wanted his presence. Shaking his head with a sly smile, he followed the stomping lady outside the building…

~x~

The idea of Sooyoung’s date wasn’t a fancy restaurant, but a dukbokki stall close to a square. There he was really happy as he spoke with his mouth filled with food whilst enjoying his meal:

“Better than *munch* Ma juice isn’t?!”

“Ya! You never complained about my Ma juice before!? So you never liked it, huh?!” The irritated woman grumbled as she kept eating her dukbokki. Meanwhile, Sooyoung couldn’t help but smirk at her cute angry expression. So he shook his head while taking a napkin to wipe his lips, speaking nonchalantly:

“No, it isn’t that. Actually, I always liked your ma juice, but sometimes I missed this dukbokki. You must admit that it's still pretty good isn’t it?”

Raising her hands in defeat, finally a small grin crept onto Yuri's face as she spoke softly:

“Yeah… as good as always…” It was as she looked at his silly and kid-like expression that she chuckled to see a small stain of sauce on his left cheek. Shaking her head, she giggled and gingerly grabbed her napkin to wipe the stain away. Yuri then spoke, faking an angry tone:

“Aish, always a shikshin. Look at you, are you only 5 years old?”

Nonetheless, she didn’t know that her small action made a great commotion in his heart as he stared at her intently, like as if he was mesmerized. However, once she realized what she was doing, she retreated her hand slowly and spoke with a sigh to ease the silence:

“I can't believe that you still remember my Ma juice *chuckles*”

Sooyoung was in a trance as he stared at her longingly. Finally, speaking in all sincerity as he gingerly held her hand in the air and stunning her at the same moment:

“Of course… I remember everything about you…”

He didn’t know it, but his honest words also made a twist in her mind and heart. She stared at him gently and saw all the tenderness within his eyes. This time, she didn’t know what to say, so she looked down while he held her hand. A warm hand then raised her face by her chin and she once again met a pair of chocolate and tender eyes. His expression was so honest and warm as always, so Yuri couldn’t help, but feel her face getting warmer and her heart bursting in her chest. He then closed his eyes and uttered:

“Yuri-ah… what happened…?”

She should have seen this coming; honestly, she knew what he really meant. What he was trying to say was… what happened to us? Why did we have to be apart?  Yes, those same questions kept haunting her for awhile. He leaned in a little and, even in silence, he was practically begging for her answer. After a while, she sighed in defeat and with a sad semblance, she whispered weakly:

“I ask myself the same question every day, Soo…”

The stare "competition" between them was intense and their eyes had so much to say. Hot breaths spread at the other's face and, not resisting, Sooyoung placed his forehead on hers, an old habit that both of them had to show their care for each other. This action brought back so many memories, bittersweet memories as matter of fact. They were giving in and Yuri felt a lonely tear run down her cheek, a tear as lonely as her conflicted soul. Suddenly, the flashbacks consumed her mind and she finally recovered herself as she gently pushed herself away. Sooyoung stared at her confusedly and longing was written all over his face. He raised his hand towards her, but she shook her head and stepped back, stammering:

“I – I have to go.” "But, Yu—" “Pm me if you get any answer from them. T-thanks for the dukbokki. Bye.”

“Wait, Yuri-ah!” But it was too late; once again she escaped from his grasp without waiting to hear what he wanted to say. A sudden pain consumed his heart as he uttered in sorrow:

“When are you going to stop being so stubborn? Yuri-ah…”

He didn’t know it then, but her heart ached as much as his, perhaps even more so, as she kept running away. Still, her heart couldn’t stop the loud and pounding heartbeat… it was then she knew… that she still loved Choi SooYoung or… she never stopped loving him… not even for a moment.

[NORMAL P.O.V]

A ‘brunette’ lady was wearing a cap with wig while holding a plushy bunny close to her chest as she looked around. Apprehensive, the ‘disguised’ girl sighed and whispered airily:

“Aww… where is he? D-did he… ditch me?!”

At this thought, Sunny’s eyes widened in nervousness as she hugged her bunny tighter and shook her head:

“No, of course he wouldn’t do that… awww Tae, where are you?”

However, as if the heavens heard her call, all of sudden, she heard someone calling her:

“Pssst Sunny!”

Curious, the latter turned around and saw no one familiar, just a guy with a weird moustache. The funny thing was that the voice sounded like Taeyeon’s, but he wasn’t in sight. So, once she realized that he wasn’t there, she sighed loudly and returned her eyes towards the front. Nonetheless, once again the familiar voice insistently called out to her:

“Hey, Sunny! I am here!”

Now, when she turned around again, she saw the same guy with a funny moustache smiling like a dork and waving at her in excitement. She then raised an eyebrow and pointed to herself as the ‘guy’ nodded his head whilst approaching her. When he got close enough, the ‘guy’ raised his cap slightly and removed his spectacles, speaking with a hyper tone:

“Hi, Sunny! It’s me, Taeyeon!”

"Oh… Tae-Tae?” The latter smiled widely in return as Sunny was dumbfounded with his new ‘look’. However, once everything clicked, the ‘brunette’ girl burst out in laughter:

“Are you disguised?! *Heartily laughter*” At her reaction, Taeyeon pouted:

“Ya! I spent one hour on this disguise! Don’t you like my moustache, hmm?”

The dorky boy wriggled his moustache playfully and won another round of amused laughter from Sunny, which made him smile along, as he just continued admiring her. Once her laughter had ceased, she tilted her head to the side, gently grinning as she spoke softly:

“I think your moustache is as cute as the owner.”

With that statement, Taeyeon’s pout turned into a wide smile and a blush crept onto his cheeks. Yes, tonight will be a good night, he thought to himself as he offered his arm to the brunette. While they walked to the amusement park, he couldn’t help, but added truthfully:

“By the way… you look beautiful as a brunette too. I like it.”

This time round, Sunny was the one who blushed madly as they kept walking towards the amusement park entrance.

~x~

After many rounds of playing or being funny with each other, both Sunny and Taeyeon really enjoyed their time together. Right now, Sunny was laughing loudly at Taeyeon’s pink cotton candy moustache. The boy was so clumsy and dorky that the energy pill girl couldn’t help but fall even more for his charms. However, once they were in front of a ‘haunted castle’, Sunny had a brilliant idea:

“Hey, Tae! Lets go!” “W-What?! H-here?!”

“Ah come on, Tae! Don’t tell me that…..you’re afraid?!”

At her teasing remark, Taeyeon scoffed and pulled Sunny’s hand as they entered the “Haunted Castle”. The ‘brunette’ placed her hand on her lips to hide her laughter as Taeyeon remarked with a sulky mumble:

“Tsk, as if I’ll get scared with those things! Let’s go, Sunny.”

…

Afterwards, there was the danshin couple at the castle’s long and dark hall. Immediately, Taeyeon gulped and thinks in nervousness:

“Oh God! What am I doing here?! What was I thinking?! Aish, don’t be such a coward, Kim Taeyeon! I am warning you, you must NOT look a freaking chicken in front of Sunny okay? Yeah, Taeng, fighting!”

Secretly, the blonde boy without a moustache cheered for himself as they walked down the aisle. On other hand, Sunny was staring at him worriedly, thinking if it was such a good idea to bring him here, maybe he is really uncomfortable with those things. Aish, what was I thinking? Is this a good way to win his heart? Anyway, she felt more relieved when he turned his head to her with a tight smirk as he spoke nonchalantly:

“Don’t worry, Sunny. I am not scared. Now, shall we?” “Okay, Tae…”

Even though she was still doubtful, she nodded her head and kept smiling to make him feel more relaxed, which worked. However, just as they were walking, down the hall there was a bunch of mannequins. When they walked beside them, all of sudden, a manly mannequin jumped in front of them. Instantaneously, the couple jumped on their spot in shock and screamed in horror while holding on to the other in a tight embrace:

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” “KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~~!!!”

Nevertheless, once the mannequin went back to its original spot, the duo looked towards each other and laughed nervously. Gulping loudly, Taeyeon tugged Sunny’s hand and stammered slightly:

“Sh-shall we?” “Hmmmm…”

Soon, they explored the ghostly castle and had a really bad time containing their yells. Actually, Taeyeon was surprised with Sunny’s braveness; honestly, he never saw a girl like her. She might look fragile on the outside when she is really such a tough girl. Honestly, Taeyeon thinks this is absolutely y. However, he quickly shook the thought out of his mind; if he wants to win this girl’s heart, he can’t look like a loser in front of her. So, the blonde guy breathed out in relief when they saw the exit. Honestly, he was kinda proud of himself for passing through this damn castle.

However, just when they were leaving, a sculpture in the final room’s corner ‘came to life’ as it walked to them like a zombie and in a freakingly scary manner. The danshin duo quickly looked at each other with widened eyes, already tangled together in the other’s arms. Soon….

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

“LET’S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!” Taeyeon yelled totally freaking out as he clasped Sunny’s hand, running as fast as their legs could take. Finally outside of the ‘horror castle’, both danshins placed their hands on their knees to recover their breathing. Once they had recollected their wits about them, a panting Taeyeon looked towards Sunny with a serious expression. The latter shrunk in her spot and thought:

“Congratulations, Sunny! Now he will think that you are a totally crazy girl!”

The blonde boy then stated earnestly: “Sunny… that was… AWESOME!!!” “Huh?!”

The brunette was agape with Taeyeon’s reaction and wide smile. Soon, he placed his hands on her shoulders and spoke in excitement:

“God, I don’t remember having this much fun in a really long time! It was a really funny and thrilling experience. Thanks, Sunny Bunny!”

After she realized his reaction, Sunny smiled warmly and asked with her twinkling eyes:

“Really?!” Taeyeon nodded truthfully so she finally sighed in relief. She then reached for his hand and asked cheerfully:

“So… do you want to go again?” His expression quickly changed into a terrified one with widened eyes as he quickly snapped back: “NO!”

Confused with his reaction, Sunny must have thought that he was thinking that she was crazy indeed. However, her suspicions quickly disappeared when a silly smile crept onto his lips as he looked ahead:

“Actually I have an idea… come with me!”

It was then she couldn’t hold her smile when she noted that he was dragging her towards the Ferris wheel.

~x~

Right now, the mood couldn’t get any more romantic than it already was. Inside a cubicle on the Ferris wheel, Sunny and Tae were seated very close to each other as they stared at the starry sky above and, of course, stealing some glances at each other. However, to break the silence, Sunny caressed her plush bunny’s ear and spoke gently:

“Are you enjoying the date, Taengoo?”

The blonde guy was really surprised with her words and asked curiously:

“Who is Taengoo?” With her face flustered, Sunny smiled gleefully and showed the familiar bunny to Taeyeon. Once the latter realized the situation, a smile crept onto his lips as he spoke sheepishly:

“Why Taengoo?” Sunny then bashfully averts her stare to the plush toy and answered in a tone filled with aegyo:

“Because he looks a lot like you, so cute! Look at his chubby cheeks, dorky smile and fluffiness! Of course it’s you!”

“Yah, I am way cuter than him! Humph!” He pretended to be mad, yet he couldn’t hide the growing smile on his cheeks. However, Sunny quickly placed her hand on Taeyeon’s as she spoke sincerely:

“But I still like his bigger version more.” “Oh… *blush* that’s nice… I bet his bigger version like you a lot too…”

The pair blushed due the other’s longingly stare. Taeyeon then thumbed Sunny’s hand tenderly as a bashful smile crept onto their lips. Soon, they realized that their heads were moving towards each other slowly. Their hearts raced and their faces were on fire. Everything was going definitely fine until the Ferris wheel stopped and they already were on the ground again. Once they realized what almost happened, they laughed in embarrassment as Taeyeon helped Sunny get out of the cubicle. They dipped their heads low and soon, Sunny hugged the bunny while whispering honestly:

“I had fun today, Tae.” “Yeah… me too, Sunny…”

He sadly added when he saw the hour on his wristwatch, and it was late. They must soon return to their respective dorms. Just then, when he extended his hand to her, something unexpected happened. All of sudden, fireworks took over the entire amusement park. Sunny felt her heart stop at the bursting sounds; soon, painful memories of her childhood started to invade her mind. Taeyeon was watching the beautiful fireworks in awe, but, when he looked down, he got immensely worried when he saw Sunny’s frightened semblance, she was even shaking. So, he asked in some concern while holding her:

“Sunny, are you okay?”

“T-Tae, p-please let’s go! Let’s get out of here!” “B-but, Sunny what happened?”

He soothed her gingerly while caressing her shoulders and frowning sadly. It was when she added nervously, still shaking with fear:

“W-when I was a child… I witnessed a war a-and those s-sounds are s-so deafening, I can’t even… T-Tae, I am s-scared... please...”

The blonde boy quickly nodded as he placed her behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. However, once he looked towards the front, he gulped to see a sea of people in their way, how would they pass through?! What’s worst was that he felt his heart breaking as he felt her shaking body against his; he must be fast. So thinking quickly, a crazy idea suddenly crossed his mind. Squeezing her hands warmly, he whispered:

“Okay, bunny. Hold on tight to me and don’t let go!”

All right, I can do this. It’s time to show her that you can be her hero, Taeyeon!

Then, acting like a soldier, he started to run through the people and spoke loudly:

“Man down! Man down! Excuse me! Excuse me! Soldier, don’t give up on me! Oh, here they are! I won’t let you get her! Take that! I’ll protect you, Sunny!”

SunYeon moment

The people in the park stared at Taeyeon as if the poor boy was completely crazy, even more so when he pretended to be ‘shooting with his imaginary machinegun’ at the ‘enemies’. However, the frightened girl halted her shaking when she noticed what Taeyeon was doing, once she realized they already far away from the fireworks. So, she slowly untangled herself from his waist and looked at him agape and in a completely stunned manner. He only smiled warmly at her stupefied expression and spoke tenderly:

“You must be thinking that I’m crazy, isn’t? That’s all right, I mean, I am used to it. I-it’s just I was really worried about you and… it hurts my heart t-to see you like this. I --!”

The blonde boy was genuinely surprised when Sunny latched herself onto his neck for a tight hug. He was dumbfounded at first, but soon, his body relaxed as he smiled endearingly and returned the warm hug. While he rubbed her back soothingly, Sunny slightly pulled back to stare deeply into his eyes. It was when all her fear had disappeared, to be replaced by a genuine and grateful smile, which she added with a soft whisper:

“You don’t need to apologize… Actually… that was the most crazy… and beautiful thing that someone has ever done for me… I can’t thank you enough, Tae…”

Nevertheless, Tae scratched his left cheek timidly and smirked while adding with a squeaky tone:

“Ahhh, I did nothing … b-but I am glad that you are feeling better, Sunny… I rather prefer seeing you smiling than afraid… your smiles are too precious and beautiful… ahmm…”

However, he dipped his head down once he noted that he spoke a little too much, which made Sunny blush madly. Yet, she just returned his words with a tender smile as she wrapped her arms around his left arm and placed her head on his shoulder. For Taeyeon, though, he felt his heart bursting with joy and a sudden heat invading his being. Although he was tense at first, his body eased due the hand caressing his caringly. After a moment of silence, she added with a contented sigh as she watched the fireworks:

“Now that we are far away… I can see… they are beautiful, aren’t they?”

But Taeyeon wasn’t watching the fireworks; actually he found something more shining and beautiful by his side. He couldn’t help but add truthfully:

“Yeah… beautiful…”

With that, he wrapped his left arm around protectively around her and she returned the action while placing her right arm around his waist. They kept staring at the illuminated sky, and, although they were too far to hear the loud explosions of the fireworks… their hearts insisted on beating loudly under their chests. Soon, the atmosphere got more romantic as Taeyeon placed his head on top of Sunny’s and, without knowing, both of them had a wide and joyful smile on their lips as they closed their eyes and enjoyed the other’s presence in silence.

 [JESSE P.O.V]

“Ah! What a great day to have break… which is… working…, still it’s better than nothing.”

I muttered to no one in particular since I was all alone in the CD-shop. I sighed loudly as I sat behind the balcony and saw my reflection in a small mirror. Hmm, it’s good to have my normal brown hair back again, I kinda missed it. Honestly, my idea of a break was staying in my bed all day! Yet, I don’t know what kind of deal Soo hyung has with my uncle. But, I can’t complain, after two weeks of hard work and… resisting Tiffany’s advances… brrr, I shivered just at the thought of her naughty hands trying to take a piece of me.

Anyway, I was relieved to be in this shop again; at least I know that I would be at peace here. My eyes drifted to the clock on the wall and I remarked out loud:

“Hmm, only five minutes to go. I better get ready to close the shop.”

I took a last look on the shop and since it was empty, I started to remove my apron.

*TING*

My eyes automatically got directed to the door as I raised my brows in confusion. Adjusting my glasses, I watched the girl which was wandering about the shop. However, I looked at my wristwatch and realized that I had only 3 minutes more to go before my shift ended. I should warn the girl that the shop was closing. As I walked up to her, I couldn’t help noticing that this girl looked awfully familiar. Still, I couldn’t see her properly since she was wearing a cap, sunglasses and a scarf which was hiding a big part of her face.

Nonetheless, I must admit that with every step that I took closer to this girl, the more I felt my heart pounding loudly under my chest. My body unconsciously shivered immediately; wait a minute; there is something very odd here. This kind of reaction only happens when I am close to…?! No! It can’t be! There is no way it could be her! A loud gulp was stuck in my throat as I stood before her; however, I tried to look as calm than I could. So, I asked carefully:

“Hmm… miss… w-we are closing… Do-do you need any h-help?”

My heart suddenly stopped when the ‘girl’ turned around slowly and removed her sunglasses. The funny thing was that she looked equally as shocked as me…

Oh God… IT’S HER!!!

With was slightly agape, her widened eyes were glued to mine. She then asked slowly, in surprise:

“J-Jesse!? Is that you?!”

Oh boy… I’m dead…

TBC

Dun dun dun~~~~ Will Fany discover Jessi's secret identity? Read the future chapter and discover the truth! XD

REPLIES:

@rosyanada:  Yup, he must stay strong... for Fany hehehehe. You are welcome and thanks for comment!

@budhakz_marshie: Sure it is, long time no see, my friend. Hahahaha so you were stalking me here and on ssf? Hahahaha I got a stalker! Nice ^^ Yes, I only have this fic active for now =/ Anyway, yes, I already did, but I’ll update here soon, so then I can have the same fic at the same time on both pages. Sorry for that =/ Take care and God bless, thanks for comment!

@JeTiHyun: I did, I know I am late, sorry for that, chingu =(. Hahaha I’ll keep that in mind lol.  I agree, but don’t worry, this will change with time… ;) Jesse is afraid of getting hurt due Tiffany’s spoiled aura, but lets see what will happen… thanks for comment!

@sleepyforever: Hahaa oh, that’s good to know, thank you ^^. Soon you’ll get your answer, I promise hehehe, thanks for comment!

@19Boyo89: Yeah, partly yes and because he is a good PRANKSTER hahahaha. Of course Fany wants to make a good impression for Jessi, plus, she is changing as well. Hahha eat an octopusFany?! Wow, byun! Hahahahahaha. I know, Fany wont give up on Jessi, she fell really hard hahaha, thanks for comment!

@narachan: Of course, or else, Jessi could say bye bye to his face o.o, true, Fany wants to make a good impression and prove to Jessi that she is changing for him ^^. Really? And why is that? Ahahhaha thanks for comment, my friend!

A/N: Hey readers! I know I'm REALLY sorry, I know I'm late with this update  =(. Anyway, thank you for support this work and everything. You guys are jjang! Take care and God bless all! Oh and 118 subscribers and 14 votes?! Wowwww I am really surprised! Please, you guys can comment, I'll be really grateful and happy too. Thank you a lot, dear readers and subscribers! You guys are more than welcome! ^^ Welcome, new readers and subscribers!