Clumsy Saranghae author: GShMe   *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Side Story 1: The Bestfriend and the Boyfriend (Part 3)   *shiko was stomping away from SHINee's dorm building to wherever her feet took her ... Tears welled up in her eyes. she was just so mad ... Her fist were clenched white as the argument she had with taemin replayed in her mind over and over again ... Soon enough, she came to a small park with a bench she sunk down to to try and collect herself ...   Shiko: (fuming in anger, fists tight) that ... That argh! (Slams her hands on the bench) Sherina: (slowly and carefully sits beside her bestfriend with a small distance) Shiko: (sulking) why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your oh-so-perfect boyfriend who can do no wrong? (Mocking) Sherina: you're right, shiko-ah ... Maybe i should be (looks at her) Shiko: (looks at sherina with a shocked face) Sherina: pffft! (Bursts out in laughter) Shiko: (frowns) thats NOT funny ... Sherina: oh come on ... You know me ... I know better than to prioritize my boyfriend when my bestfriend is upset. Don't tell taemin i said that though (Giggles) ... But you did that to me a few times before, you know (smirks at her) Shiko: what?! I .. I nev-- wha?? (Scandalized) Sherina: (laughs a bit) its ok. i know why now and i know you never meant to ... And we're NOT talking about that right now, don't think you're so lucky ... Shiko: (silenced) ...     Sherina: (sighs) aigooo really, nadeshiko yuki ... after all these years, you're still going on about not seeing me cry ... Shiko: (pouts) well, its true ... Sherina: I've been meaning to ask you ... Why DO you want so bad to see me cry? you sadist! Shiko: its not like that, idiot! ... Its just ... Well ... (Looks down) you're always so positive, always so happy ... You don't have the same family problems like me, you don't have the same troubles as me ... You were unbreakable ... Sherina: so you want to see me break? Shiko: no! No, its not like that, sherina! ... I just thought that i'd never see you cry at all because you're so strong! Sherina: (smiles and looks up at the darkening sky) pabo ... I'm human too, shiko-ah ... Of course, i can cry. You overestimate me ... I'm not strong at all ... Shiko: you are ... You cant make me think otherwise ... Sherina: (sighs again) just because i don't breakdown as easily as others, doesn't mean I'm 'unbreakable' (mocks that last word) Shiko: so are you saying someone else has made you cry other than Lee Taemin? Sherina: (smirks at her) if i said yes, would you let taemin off the hook? Shiko: (surprised) YA!!!! Sherina: (bursts out in laughter)   *meanwhile, in SHINee's dorm practice room ...   Onew: (sighs) don't feel bad, taemin ... Shiko was just mad, she probably didn't mean it ... Taemin: (sitting in the corner - head lowered) but she was right ... Shiko already said so before, remember? When we first met her, she bragged so much about how sherina was a strong girl that never cried no matter what ... And i ... (Sighs sadly) ... I deserve shiko's anger after all ... Jonghyun: come on, dont be like that, taem ... Key: AISH! This is all because you couldn't keep your trap shut! ... I TOLD you not to go yet ... But NOOO~ ... You had to play all 'hero' and walk up straight to that ticking time bomb and detonate it! ... I could seriously hit you, you big idiot!! Minho: kibum ... Key: (about to say something else but just sighs loudly) ...  Taemin: (doesn't say anything anymore -sad face) Key: (huffs out in frustration) in any case, you caused this mess, you better fix it, taemin ... Those two girls are best friends, do you know where you stand in this kind of situation? Taemin: (looks at key) hyung! You're not saying that sherina will leave me just because shiko is mad, are you? Key: no, of course not, pabo (rolls his eyes) that girl would love you even if the whole world was against it ... We're talking about the girl who declared herself as your wife by age 28 here ... jonghyun: (smiles as he remembers that day when they were officially introduced to sherina) Key: psh ... What i'm saying is ... You cant let Sherina run back and forth from you to shiko all the time ... Geez! You're making her take sides between her best friend and her boyfriend! How wrong is that?!   *even though it wasn't the time for it, taemin couldn't help but smile at that 'that girl would love you even if the whole world was against it' comment ... But that smile soon disappeared as he understood what key meant ... Even still, he found it difficult to want to talk to shiko again ... He felt sad and angry at the same time ...   Taemin: (sighs) geeezz ... Hyungs! This is hard!! (Grabs his head in frustration)   *back to sherina and shiko ...   Sherina: but seriously, shiko-ah ... You don't have to worry about me crying, i mean, that's normal! Its not like i'm gonna die when i cry ...  Shiko: even if you say that ... Sherina: aigooooo ... Come here! (Hugs her best friend) to be honest, i kinda like to cry alone, you see ... Its like ... I want to live up to that 'strong girl' image that a lot of people are always giving me ... I hide my tears from taemin sometimes, you know ... Its because i don't want to worry anyone ... After crying, i just wipe away my tears and continue on as if nothing has happened anyway ... Shiko: i don't like that either ... I don't want you to be hiding things from me, sherina ... I don't want you crying alone ... Sherina: (breaks the hug and raises an eyebrow at shiko) just a minute ago, you didn't want me to cry and now you're saying i have to? ... What the heck? Shiko: ah! Whatever! ... Just ... (Sighs) just don't hide anything from me, sherina ... Especially big things like suddenly becoming a SHINee member's pretend girlfriend then miraculously turning into his real girlfriend .. I mean, come on! Thats HUGE!! ... If i hadn't hired a private investigator to track you down, i never would have known back then!! Sherina: no kidding (glares at her) ... I still haven't forgiven you f