Min Seo and Someone

Stifling a yawn, Min Seo dragged herself to the bus stop, pulling at her sweater to keep the slight breeze from affecting her. The breeze avoided her sweater and played with her hair as she shot a glance at her watch. The bus was due at the stop in another ten minutes. Lucky her. As she was sluggishly walking to the bus stop, a bus managed to stop for a mere second before taking off. Frowning, she let her shoulders fall and she headed towards a convenience store, grabbing a few snacks here and there off of the shelves.

Without hesitating to rip open the plastic wrapper of a large triangle piece of kimbap after paying, someone took the seat next to her, stealing a piece of chocolate from her. Not minding the man that sat in front of her, she kept casting silent looks at her wallet sitting at the far end of the table.

"What are you thinking about?" His voice breaks her eye contact with her wallet and she finally acknowledges his presence. Turning back to her kimbap and nibbling on it, she shrugged.

"Nothing."

"Come on, you're a nurse, you should know communication is key to relieving your stress." He said, unwrapping the piece of chocolate and popping it into his mouth. "So, if you talk to others about your problem they could help. Don't you think?"

"What makes you think I have a problem that's stress worthy?" She placed all her snacks in a tote bag she brought with her and grabbed her wallet, heading out the door. He followed, trying to keep up with her pace. "Even if I did have a problem, did you think I'd tell you about it first?" She stopped walking briefly to turn and face him, glaring at him.

"Min Seo, I'm an idol. I know when someone has problems with stress. I wouldn't want people to know about my problems either. However, I need to tell someone or the stress would eat me alive." He continued to say, holding Min Seo by her shoulders to make sure she didn't run off. "Remember what I told you last time in the coffee shop? I trusted you with that so I wish you'd trust me like I did."

Pulling away, Min Seo bit her lip. "I don't think I'm ready to share this with just anyone yet." She bent down to the ground letting out an exasperated sigh, feeling defeated. Having a major conflict between the past, present, and the future, Min Seo bit her lip knowing that this problem has been there with her long enough. Five years. Was that enough? Was five years enough to keep holding on?

"Five years..." Min Seo mumbled, looking up at him questioningly. "Is five years enough to let go?"

Giving her a reassuring smile, he nodded. "More than enough."

He held his hand out towards her as she took his hand without hesitation. 

She decided to tell with her problems one by one.

The Shin and Song House...

Taking large spoonfuls of rice, Dong Ho managed to fit the large lump of rice into his mouth along with a few slices of pickled cucumbers. Eun Joo seemed to be silently amused by how Dong Ho was able to do so, not bothering to show her amusement or ask him any questions considered to be rude by her grandfather.

"Your cooking's good!" Dong Ho said, letting out a small burp after the meal. Eun Joo had finished dinner way before Dong Ho had. With just two small spoonfuls of rice in her stomach with possibly... a piece of meat which Dong Ho had forced on her.

"Thank you." Eun Joo, sent him a small smile and Dong Ho couldn't help but frown at the smile. It was always the same smile. A small and polite one. He could've sworn that a few days ago he had managed to get her to change a bit. Why was she always retreating and going back to normal? Determined to get her to change, Dong Ho followed her into the kitchen as she slid on a pair of red dishwashing gloves.

"I'll help you today. I ate for too much and the manager won't like it when the fans comment on how fat I am." Dong Ho fibbed, taking up the space next to her.

"It's okay." Dong Ho could see some hesitation in Eun Joo's eyes and he smiled. A different reaction. He just had to build off on the different reaction and get her to react a bit differently.

"Come on, let me help!" He grabbed a new pair of gloves from the cabinet just above the sink and slid them on. Wordlessly, Eun Joo was pushed aside to dry the dishes as he began to wash the dishes. Handing Eun Joo a silently soapy bowl to dry, Eun Joo frowned and Dong Ho managed to catch her frowning. When she noticed his eyes were on her, her lips went back to a straight, firm line.

"Dong Ho, this bowl still has a bit of soap here and there. Please make sure you rinse properly." Eun Joo said, trying to phrase her sentence politely as she reached for the faucet that could be detached from the sink to spray water elsewhere... maybe into a pot or to move around when you're cleaning the sink. But what she did not expect was that it could've been used to spray the person next to you.

Dong Ho had the strangest urge to mess with Eun Joo, knowing that she could never really get angry at him. And if she did, well... at least he had managed to get a new emotion out of her.

As Eun Joo was reaching for the faucet, Dong Ho took a hold of it first, spraying warm water onto Eun Joo as Eun Joo moved back in surprise. Setting the still soapy bowl aside, she adverted her attention to her clothes, noticing how wet they were. Ignoring it, she went back to the sink to take the faucet from Dong Ho and rinse the bowl.

"Dong Ho, can you please pass me the cup behind you?" Eun Joo asked as she rinsed another bowl. Unsatisfied with the reaction he'd gotten from her, he sighed and turned to grab the cup.

Except...

There was no cup.

A shot of cold water hit his back and he turned around in surprise. The kitchen floor was a mess and he slipped and fell to the ground, grabbing his back in pain as he sat up. Eun Joo dropped the faucet, water still spraying everywhere.

"Sorry." Eun Joo apologized as she held her hand out towards him, managing to compose herself. She had to admit it was rude and childish of her to trick him into turning around, but he had asked for it. Taking her hand, Dong Ho used all his strength to pull Eun Joo down, rather than getting up.

"Oops." Dong Ho stuck his tongue out childishly, poking at Eun Joo's side trying to contain his laughter. Taking advantage of her response, Dong Ho grabbed the faucet and sprayed a bit more water on her before she grabbed the faucet from him and getting revenge. 

After the little "accident", Eun Joo headed into the bathroom to change into dry clothes as Dong Ho laid on the kitchen floor, left in a laughing and soaked mess. Smiling, he was a bit happy to know she had shown some sort of reaction to him. Even if it meant flooding the kitchen. 

With the closed bathroom door keeping her safe from the eyes of others, Eun Joo couldn't help it but smile and laugh silently to herself. She would've been displeased with her ruined clothing, but she knew that it was worth it. Ruining this dress was totally worth it.

Min Seo and Someone

Sitting on a metal bench next to a light post, Min Seo bit her lip, shivering from the slight breeze. Taking off his jacket, he slipped it over her shoulders and stood up.

"I'll go get something warm for you to drink, okay?" Min Seo nodded and watched as he ran off to the closest convieniece store. With that, she pulled her wallet out and her eyebrows furrowed at the picture in her wallet. Taking the picture out, she couldn't help but look at her surroundings. How she wished she could've gone back in time. To that time and place, standing next to him, bathing in the warm July sun. The breeze grew heavier and the picture flew from her hands and onto the ground, leaving her to panic and run after the picture.

The picture landed safely on the ground and just before she could pick it up, a shoe came out of nowhere, stepping on it. Letting a sob escape from her lips, the man's eyes widened in surprise as he realized he was stepping on something. Picking up the picture and handing her the picture along with a warm drink, he apologized and scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

"I'm sorry." Min Seo didn't reply, her eyes fixated on the tall figure in the picture. His gaze followed hers and his eyes softened at the sight of her grasping the picture as if she was moments away from fainting. With questions flooding his mind, Min Seo turned to look at him before shooting a glance at her watch.

"We still have some time." She muttered before taking his hand and tucking the picture back into her wallet. Pulling him along quickly and ignoring the questions that left his mouth, he found himself standing in front of a small store- or rather dance studio. The door clicked open and Min Seo quickly dragged him aside and hid at the side of the studio.

A tall boy, not to mention young, walked out, hand in hand with a girl who was with no doubt younger than him. Exchanging a few sweet words, the tall boy leaned forward and kissed the girl on her forehead before ushering her off to the bus stop across the street. Min Seo's grip on his hand tightened as she watched, tears filling her eyes. The boy waved good bye to his girlfriend or what seemed to be his girlfriend and smiled as she boarded the bus. As the boy headed back to his studio, he seemed to have seen Min Seo and approached them, smiling.

"Hey," he greeted, sending Min Seo a friendly smile along with him. "Wait here for a moment." He left and headed into the studio just to return with a black sweater, handing it to Min Seo as Min Seo stood there, bewildered.

"I'm assuming this is your boyfriend's." He said, looking at the man next to her. Min Seo bit her lip, her heart hurting at the words and the sight of the sweater. "After all, this is a boy's brand. I doubt a pretty girl like you would wear a brand like this." He laughed, not feeling the tension between them. "Thanks for lending it to me the other day though. And," he turned the man next to her, "sorry for taking your sweater."

"Ah- it's okay." The man managed to mutter, feeling awkward.

"Well- I have to get back now. It's a bit late. Have a good night!" He said cheerily before heading into the studio. Min Seo held onto the sweater, her knuckles turning white as she let tears run down her cheeks.

"Don't cry." He muttered, wiping her tears away with her thumb. He pulled her into a hug as she mumbled a few audible words.

"He's Lee Jun Young. My ex-boyfriend." She sounded so broken and her grip on his shirt tightened.

"And I've loved him so much."

A/N: Yay, another chapter done! Let me just tell you, I'm so sorry for not including Hye Ri and Kevin and barely including EunHo (Eun Joo and Dong Ho). Is anyone up to come up with a ship name for Kevin and Hye Ri? HyeVin? Ugh, I don't know. Jun in this story will be portrayed older than Dong Ho, but younger than the Someone! Let me just tell you, for the next chapter you can anticipate close to none EunHo moments and maybe a bit of HyeVin (?) moments. Most of it will be Min Seo and mysterious man. 

Why?

Because in the next chapter, Someone will be revealed! 

Yay, the moment you have all been waiting for! That goes to say that this story will be ending soon and you probably can anticipate Myungsoo in the next chapter as well. Anyhow, enjoy!~