Slapped into Reality

[Kris x You]

"Bae, are you seriously going to continue ignoring me?” Kris asked, following after me as I continued to march into our shared apartment.

I ignored him, not wanting to talk to someone who was cruel enough to do and say those things.

Sighing in frustration and anger, Kris grabbed my wrist harshly, stopping me from walking any further while turning me so that I was forced to face him. “Yah! I was talking to you!” He shouted.

“I can’t do this right now.” I said through gritted teeth, looking everywhere but at him. Before I knew it, I was slammed up against the wall.

“Yah! You said we could talk it out, why are you acting like this?!” He raged.

A bitter laugh came out of my mouth, “hahaha, really. You seriously thought that we could ‘talk’ after you said those words? Huh Kris?” I said his stage name mockingly, knowing how much he hated me when I did so.

“I told you I was sorry! Why can’t you get over it?!” He slammed his fist above my head.

“Seriously?!” I gawked, a bubbling rage building up. “You, who’s supposed to love me and protect me, thought it was okay to flippantly agree with that – thatGIRL that it would be ok to let those scumbags touch and say those things about me?!” I shoved him, before hitting him over and over again on the chest. Furiously, trails of tears escape my eyes, betraying me when I was trying to show a strong front.

“Was that it?! That was why you wouldn’t talk to me?! All because I jokinglyagreed with her?! You’ve got to be kidding me!!!” He yelled. “It was just a JOKE. A FLIPPING JOKE. GET IT THROUGH THAT THICK HEAD OF YOUR’S!!” He roared, huffing for air when he was done. “NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS WOULD CARE ABOUT THAT!!”

Shocked that he would dare say that after everything else he said, I slapped him hard across the face. “……You. Let. Them. TOUCH. Me.” Each word came out in a whisper, shaking and full of emotion. The look on Kris’s face when he finally realized what he allowed them to do to me and what he said would’ve been comical if I didn’t hurt so much. I looked at him with pain filled eyes that were swimming with tears before I blindly ran out of the living room and into the bathroom where I leaned against the door after locking it. I finally lost the strength to stand, falling onto the floor as sobs wracked my body.

I stayed in the position for who knew how long, quietly crying as I tried to muffle my sounds before timid knocks sounded on the other side of the bathroom door before the door opened carefully.

“……________……I….I’m so. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean it like that. I- dang it. I have no excuse for what I did or said and I won’t use alcohol as an excuse. I’m a horrible boyfriend a-a-and I u-understand if you want to e-end things with me…..” He trailed off, the guilt and self-hatred consuming him evident in his voice. He hesitantly reached out for me. Just as he was about to retract his arms, I flung myself into them, burying my head in his chest as I continued to sob.

We sat there for the longest time, Kris muttering apologies as he swore that he’ll become a better boyfriend while he and kissed my head. My sobbing calmed down quite a bit until I was only hiccupping.

“________ ah, I’m really sorry. What I said and allowed them to do was despicable and bloody stupid. Please forgive me? I promise never to touch alcohol or hang out with those people again….” He pleaded, waiting for my answer.

Voice raspy from crying so hard, I looked up at him. His entire face paling when he took in my appearance. “….Promise?” I whispered.

“Of course, I promise. I don’ t ever want this to happen again.” I looked at his eyes to make sure he was being honest and he was so I accepted his apology. We stayed in that position a little longer before Kris picked me up bridal style, setting me on the sink counter before turning around and filling the tub up for a bath.

“….Oppa, what are you doing?” I asked him as I watch him prepare the bath. He poured lots of bubble solution in, making sure there were lots of bubbles. I then watched as he grabbed towels and set them all around the tub, setting a few extras on the side.

Finally, when he finished, he turned around and answered me. “We’re going to have a bubble bath! Now strip!” He started tickling me as he effectively helped me remove my clothes. In a blink of an eye, the both of us were in the bubble bath.

“…..”I stealthily scooped up a bunch of foam and skillfully gave Kris a bubble beard. “Hahahah! You look like an old man with your light hair and bubble beard!” I laughed at him.

“Yah! I look like an old man do I? Well then, you look like a crazy lady!” He smoothed a pile of bubbles into my hair before wrapping my long hair around my chin, making it seem like I had the worst comb over ever.

“Oppa!!” I splashed water at him.

“Ya, ya, yah! No splashing!!” He reached for me and maneuvered us so that I was resting against him, back flushed against his chest. “Ahh, this is much better.” He wrapped his arms around my waist.

Agreeing, I shuffled a little so that I would be able to rest my head peacefully on his chest as we soaked in the rose water bubble bath.

“Bae….Wo ai ni~”

“I love you too Oppa~”

The End

“Bae, are you seriously going to continue ignoring me?” Kris asked, following after me as I continued to march into our shared apartment.