Ch. 5

???’s POV:

“Have you told her yet?”

“No.”

“What the hell?! I’m not going to sit around any longer and have you play with her heart like this!”

“No! Don’t! I’m begging you. I just need more time. I’ll tell her.”

“What’s taking you so long?! She’s my best friend and so are you but I won’t let you hurt her.”

“I don’t want to let her go…not yet.”

“…you have two weeks, if you don’t tell her by then, I will.”

How am I supposed to let go of the one girl that I love the most. The only girl that makes me feel the way I do. I know we have our difference and I’m not going to front and say that our relationship is as perfect as can be.

I know I have to let her know sooner or later but I rather choose later if it meant that I get to be with her a while longer. I don’t really care as long as I could kiss her a few more times, hug her ‘til my heart’s content, and hear that laughter that makes my heart swells because I know then that she is happy.

“You have my word, bro. Just a little bit longer. Just give me this time because after it, she’ll no longer be mine.” I turned around, a single tear escaping my eye.

~*~*~*~*~

Key’s POV:

“Do you seriously have to have that on the table?” I was resting my cheek on palm of my hand, staring at an overly happy Amber munching down on her victory burrito with a humongous platter of carne asada fries.

“Of course, Key. It reminds me that all the hard work that the team and I put in paid off.” She smiled at me, pulling up the sleeve of her sweater and started polishing a smudge of her championship trophy.

“And it gives off an ‘I’m an obnoxious douchebag’ vibe.”

“There’s nothing wrong with being proud, Key.”

“There’s a difference between being a showoff and proud of oneself.”

“Please, this is something to show off. We bring honor to our family and city.” She said to me with a serious.

I couldn’t help but just burst out laughing, holding my stomach.

“*sigh* I can’t breathe.” I said slapping the table. “I think you are channeling your ancestors from Asia.”

“I’m glad you got a laugh from it but its true, Key. This championship trophy had teams from all over the country fighting for it.”

“Alright, I was just messing if you. But seriously does it have to be on the table? It takes up like 90% of it.” I can’t even move an elbow without fearing that I will knock it off.”

“Yup. Hey what are you doing this coming Thursday?”

“I think I’m free, why?”

“Krystal’s having a track meet. Wanna go with me?”

“You’ve been hanging around that Jung girl a lot recently. You should be careful before rumors start.”

“I hang out with a lot of different people and you never warn me about rumors before.” She furrowed her eyebrows at me.

“Well, this time it’s different. This is the Krystal Jung we are talking about. She’s just about as famous as you. And what happens when you have two of the most well-known and talented student on this campus hanging out.”

“A brilliant collaboration. I’m sure we will win a Grammy!”

“Can I ask you a question, Amber?”

“Sure, shoot.” She said reverting her attention back to her fries.

“What is Krystal to you?”

“What do you mean? She’s an awesome new friend.” Same ol’ Amber.

“I mean, do you have feelings for her?”

“As in romantically? No, besides I don’t swing that way Key. At least I don’t think that I do.” She paused her eating for a few seconds pondering on her last statement.

“And?” I ask when she resumed eating.

“Nope, nothing. Sorry, Key.”

“Okay then, is she special to you in anyway because I’ve never seen you cozy up to some girl you just met so quickly.”

“I’ll admit that I’m surprised too. I mean, at the fact that I accepted he so easily. I’ve always been an outgoing and friendly person but that’s different than letting someone into my life, like I do with you and the others. I don’t know. I just feel so…comfortable around her.”

“Like when you are with me?”

“No, a bit more different.”

“Go on.” I leaned in, resting my head on both hands now, listening intently.

“Comfortable like, laying in a giant grassy field with the sun shining from above and the wind blowing breezily by you as if you didn’t have any worry in the world. As if the wind carries all your burden and stress away from you. In that moment, I feel absolutely free.”

“I guess that’s what she makes me feel like, like I’m free.”

“That’s deep man.” I pretended to shed tears. She threw a fry at me which made me laugh more.

“So are you going to help me cheer her on or not?”

“Alright, I’ll go.” But I have other intentions. Let’s see exactly what you mean to that Jung girl.

“Thanks Key! You’re the best! Come on, let’s go! I want Milk Tea!!”

“You always want milk tea. If you keep drinking that you’ll get fat.”

“Then I’ll get fat, come on.”

Minho’s POV:

“Are you okay?” She asked me. She was sitting across from me in the restaurant. We’ve both been busy with our extracurricular activities lately and haven’t had time to really have some alone time.

“Yeah, just thinking about some things.”

“How did the tournament go?”

“Good, we made it into the semi-finals. It’s next week. How about you? Heard you guys won nationals.”

“Yeah, we might go to Japan in a month for the international tournament. Though, I might not go.”

“What? Amber? Why?”

“I have to finish the composition I’m writing for the philharmonic orchestra. They’ll be debuting it at the Los Angeles Amphitheater in two months and I only have the first movement done.”

“You and your music.”

“Music is my life.”

And you are mine. I really wanted to tell her but it’s so embarrassing.

“It is who I am, Minho. I love basketball too but it’s not my career.” She laughed

“Is that the only reason or is it because they already paid you in advance so you are obligated to get it done now.”

“That too. You know me so well.”

I grabbed her hand and held it in mine. She smiled sweetly at me and I couldn’t help but return one just as sweet if not more but of course my smile can’t even compare to hers. Hers is beautiful while as mine is just my smile. Just let me have this moment a little longer.

“Well, I am your boyfriend.” I said leaning over the table for a kiss. As soon as our lips touched, I felt a shock zip through the nerves of my body.

Every single day it gets harder. How am I supposed to tell her?

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Amber’s POV:

Lately, I’ve been getting a funny feeling from Minho. He’s been spacing out a lot. I wonder what he’s thinking about. Must be about the tournament. Soccer is pretty big here at our school and he does have to carry the school’s reputation. I would know, the women’s soccer team season is just around the corner and I’m also the team captain and we also have a lot of burden to carry.

I hope he doesn’t over think it too much. He always seem to turn into a depressed slump when he’s over thinking things.

I had a free afternoon so I decided to go into the chorus room. The professor took his choir abroad to watch some authentic opera so the classroom would be free for a week.

I sat in front of the piano. Letting my hands lightly drag across the keys. I closed my eyes and relaxed myself before letting my hands dance across the keyboards.

As the music carried across the room towards the hallways, I was lost in my own world. Conveying my message through my fingers and it being relayed through the strings of the piano.

I had my eyes closed, being able to feel as the hammer hit the strings, letting the frequency of he notes ring in my ear. My foot working the pedals as if was I drifting on streets of Tokyo.

I inhaled and exhaled as ended the piece, my eyes still closed, feeling the energy that I built up from just playing a piece.

My eyes shot open as I heard clapping from my right side.

“Wow. I’m speechless.” She continued clapping walking over to wear I was.

I was grinning from ear to ear. I don’t know why but seeing her always makes my day brighter.

“How long have you been there?”

“I walked in when you just started playing. I was just coming back from my recording. You looked so engrossed; I just stood there not wanting to disturb you.”

“Did you like it?”

“Yeah, did you compose it?” She asked sitting next to me. Pressing a few keys.

I nodded. “It was the first song I ever wrote.”

“It’s nice.”

“You know how to play?” I asked her as she placed her hands on the keyboard.

She gave me a small smile. “A little bit.”

“Want to show me?”

“No.”

I laughed at her shy rejection.

“Why not?”

“Because you are Amber Liu, prodigal composure. I can’t measure up to your talent.” She said tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

“That may be but that doesn’t make you any less talented. Everyone is good at something. And just because you don’t think your piano skills can match up to me doesn’t mean you aren’t good at it.”

“I don’t know, Amber.”

“Come on, Krystal. I want to hear you play.”

She hesitated, she was about to place her hands for an Eb chord but her hands retreated.

I chuckled at her flustered face. I reached and grabbed her hands.

“Here let me help you.” I said as I placed her hands a top of the keys.

She steadied her breathing to get her nerves down before she started playing Ludovico Einaudi’s I Giorni.

I watched as she played; how her head moved with the music. Since the song was serene and calming, her facial expression was that off content.

She started laughing when she ended the peace.

“That was really good. I’m very impressed. Maybe we should be a duo.” I told her.

“Are you kidding me? That was nerve wrecking enough.”

“Okay, calm down miss dramatic. You really are something, Krystal. Every intriguing indeed.” I put my hand on my chin and nodded in approval.”

“What are you even saying?!” She pushed me and I pretended to fall off the stool.

“I was just joking.” I said getting up.

“Whatever, I’m going.”

“Want me to you back?”

“No, I’m okay.”

“You sure, it’s no problem.”

“Yeah, you make me nervous.”

“Nervous?” Her face immediately turned red after what she said. Why would she be nervous around me? Is it my fans? Are they bothering her because we are friends now?

“There’s no need to be nervous around me. Whatever you heard or whatever people did to you because of me, I apologize in behalf of them.” I apologized in case it was some of my crazy fangirls and fanboys.

“No, no. It’s okay, nothing like that happened. I, I just. I don’t know.”

“You could tell me what’s wrong, Krys. I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable around me.”

“Um, I have to go. Sorry, bye.” She quickly grabbed her things and flew out the door.

I scratched my head in confusion. What just happened?

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