Clumsy Saranghae

author: GShMe   *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 64: Assault?    *after a long day of nothing but dancing and thinking, taemin finally stopped and headed for the shower rooms ...    TAEMIN'S INNER MONOLOGUE taemin: it's no use ... (sigh) no matter how i think about it, i cant get a good enough answer ... bottom line is ... i-i guess im just too upset ... and jealous to think logically ... darn it (grabs a towel and goes into a shower cubicle) END OF INNER MONOLOGUE   *sherina successful got inside the building and was looking around for the dance practice room ... the place was huge and she was never one with a good sense of direction in new places ...   sherina: (whispers to herself) key oppa said it was going to be easy to spot! ... but i cant find it anywhere! ... (bumps into someone) omo! im so sorry! (bows) trainee: aish!! watch it! (rolls her eyes and walks off) sherina: (gulps) i think i came by at a bad time ... (keeps walking) this is the time when everyone would be exhausted ... and cranky ... ku mi: (from behind sherina) nope ... that particular girl is just really the most stuck-up one here ... im surprised she didnt go ballistic on you ... sherina: (turns around) unni! ku mi: (smiles) hi, sherina! ... what are you doing here? sherina: i uh ... i'm looking for taemin ... ku mi: i thought so ... (giggles) ... anyway, he's been in the dance studio all day ... but i saw him go up to the locker rooms just a while back ... just take this hallway straight to the stairs and you'll get there ... sherina: i see ... thank you, unni (smiles) ku mi: (smiles and waves) i'd take you there myself but i have some work to do (sighs) ... see you later, sherina! (walks away) sherina: bye, unni! (waves) thanks again!       *click* *taemin's locker door closed as he slammed it shut ... he lazily wiped his hair with his towel while sitting on the bench, still with that pissed-off expression ...   taemin: (sighs deeply) ... even after that nice bath, i still feel anxious ... im hopeless ...   *then, his phone beeped, signalling that he had received a message ...   taemin: (unlocks his phone) sooyi: (text message) "i heard you were at the practice room today ... why didnt you tell me? i could've come over and kept you company :( ... do you want me to come now? im free ..." taemin: i haven't received a text like this from her for a while ... well, anyway ... i guess its a good thing that she hasnt forgotten to ... (presses reply)      *all decked up in a shirt, warm sweater and jeans, taemin slung his bag onto his back and stepped out of the locker rooms ... when he was about to walk out toward the exit hallway, he froze when he saw sherina standing there ...   sherina: (surprised) taemin ... taemin: (surprised as well)!!   *it took all he had for taemin to turn his back against her and walk toward the opposite hallway ...   sherina: a-ah! wait!   FLASHBACK jonghyun:he's gonna be stubborn for a while, but he wont be able to resist you if you go with our 'plan' (smirks) END OF FLASHBACK   sherina: (runs after him) taemin, wait!!   TAEMIN'S INNER MONOLOGUE taemin: what is SHE doing HERE?!? ... dont look back, taemin ... dont look back.dont look back.dont look back.dont look back.dont look back.dont look back.dont look back.dont look back.dont look back. DONT YOU DARE LOOK BACK!! ... you have to be firm! END OF INNER MONOLOGUE   sherina: hey! wait! taemin: (keeps walking, not turning around)   FLASHBACK key: wing it! ... like pretend you're hurt or something ... he'll come running FOR SURE ... END OF FLASHBACK   *while walking briskly behind him, trying to catch up ... sherina noticed that taemin wasnt planning on stopping for her anytime soon ... so she bit her lower lip and braced herself ...   sherina: (crouches down on the floor and holds her ankle) AHHH!! (pretends to be in pain) taemin: (stops, turns around then runs toward her) sherina!! ... (kneels down to her level) are you okay? (observes her foot) what happened?!   *not sparing another second, sherina lunged for him and pushed him against the wall, his back hit the hard concrete followed by the back of his head ... and before taemin could even react, her lips caught his in a shaky kiss ...   taemin: (wide-eyed in shock) !!!     *the kiss lasted only for a short moment when sherina pulled away and started blabbing ...   sherina: (bows her head) im so sorry! im so sorry, taemin! im sorry i forgot to tell you about MB media! i was just so overhwhelmed with everything that's happened that i lost my mind. i know you're mad at me, and i can understand that. i'd be upset too. just, im really, REALLY sorry! i dont want you to ignore me. im sorry! im sorry! im sorry! im sorry! im so sorr--!! taemin: (puts a finger up to her lips to shut her up) ...  sherina: (looks up at him) ?? taemin: (blushing madly) d-dont say anything ... (looks away - embarassed) d-do you really think i can process anything in my brain right after you ... (remembers the kiss)  sherina: (remembers the kiss too and starts blushing) o-oh ...   *there was a moment of awkward silence before sherina finally noticed the position they were in: taemin was sitting on the floor, his back against the hallway wall while she was kneeling on the space in front of his sprawled legs ...   sherina: (blushes madly) a-ah!!! ... (quickly pushes herself off of him and stands up) s-s