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Tell me why?

:: Flashback ::

After their last encounter on that night, Yuri has never contacted Yoona, and so was her. He was so confused with what had happened, to himself, and and also to the latter. What he did wrong? He was confused whether his confession has made ​​Yoona surprised, or maybe because she was not yet ready to start a new relationship with him.

It has already been a week, every time during a lunch break, he would go to the rooftop of his recording studio alone. He was sitting while putting his both hands at the back of his head, and leaning his back on the bench. He put his feet at the railing while gazing at the view of Seoul city. But, his mind was drifting away, still thinking about the reason why Yoona acted in such a way. He was about to close his eyes when suddenly he felt someone tapping his arm.

“Huh?”, he startled, and quickly turned at his back.

“Boss, what are you doing here?”, Hyuna, his loyal staff asked. Yuri didn't answer her, and he was back into his position earlier. Hyuna sighed, and slowly walked to the front to take a seat next to him at the bench.

“What are you doing here?”, he asked while glancing at Hyuna before he turned his gaze back to the view at his front.  

“Just checking out on you. You have been sitting here for a week. We used to go out having lunch together with our team before. Why? Is it something bothering you?” she said. Yuri just kept silent, and once a while he will sigh.

“Come on, oppa. I’ve been working with you for a long time. I knew you well. You know that you can count on me”, Hyuna said as she patted gently on Yuri’s arm. Hyuna is the only staff who were close to him. And, because of their closeness, sometimes she will call him ‘oppa’ as she regard him like her own brother, which Yuri didn’t mind at all. He then slowly got up, and sat up straight. He took a deep breath before he started to speak.

“Can I trust you?”, he asked as he stared into her eyes, seeking for assurance.

“Yah, oppa! Why are you asking like that? Of course you can trust me!”, she exclaimed, and rolled her eyes.

“I’m just asking, duh!”, he said. He then back into his earlier position.

“Alright, promise me not to tell anyone about this. Otherwise, I will fire you later”, he said warningly. Hyuna huffed as she felt annoying for Yuri not to trust her fully.

“Unbelievable. Okay, okay! I promise! Satisfied?”, she exclaimed.

“Good!”, he said, earning a glare from the latter, but he just ignored it. He then started to tell Hyuna about the moment he met Yoona for the first time, until what had happened during the dinner, and also the moment he confessed his feelings to Yoona. Hyuna nodded her head, tapping her chin while doing her thinking.

“You know what, oppa? I think she has the same feeling as yours, but she was just afraid”, Hyuna stated her opinion. Yuri immediately got up, and sat up straight while looking at Hyuna.

“Afraid? What do you mean by that? Afraid of what?”, he asked, furrowing his brows. Hyuna shook her head while looking at Yuri in disbelief.

“Tsk.. you can be slow sometimes, oppa”, Hyuna said.

“Y-yah! What do you mean?”, he snapped.

“She used to have a boyfriend, though! Do you think that Taecyeon guy will let her go so easily? She doesn’t want to hurt your feeling. Of course she have thought about consequences before you confessed your feelings to her”, Hyuna said as she tried to put a sense into Yuri’s head.

“But.. but.. what about the acting which she asked me to do at the launching event last time? She said she wanted him to back off from her life”, he said. Hyuna just smiled after hearing his words. She knew that Yuri had never have a girlfriend all this while, and she felt amused knowing how Yuri put his highly hope to make Yoona his. That was something new to him. A new experience to be exact.

“Oppa, sometimes, not everything that we wanted, or planned will turn out to be like what we wanted. Love is something that we couldn’t force. If you love someone, you need to have lots of courage, patience, determination, sacrifice, and most important is time”, she said. “Just give her some time. I’m sure she didn’t mean to reject you fully, it’s about the time that she needed the most”, she continued. Yuri sighed. He knew, everything Hyuna has said was right. He should give her more time and space. Deep down his heart, he knew that Yoona has the same feeling as his. It is just that he needed to be more patience, just like what Hyuna had told him just now.

“You’re right, saeng. I’m not that kind of guy who have patience in my life. You have already known me for a long time, and you know how I worked, right? And, I’m still new in this love thing”, he replied. Hyuna smiled after listening to his words.

“Just don’t give up easily, okay? You need to try harder to make her yours. I’m sure Yoona ssi will eventually fall in love with you without you even know it”, Hyuna said as she patted at Yuri’s arm. Yuri smiled faintly. He then got up from the bench, and stood in front of the latter.

“Thanks for your advice, saeng. Now, get up, and let’s get back to work”, he said as he held out his hand to the latter. Hyuna grabbed his hand, and pulled it to get up from the bench. They then walked side by side as they continued their chatting while heading to the studio.

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“Yoona ah!”, Chunyeon called her name for the umpteenth time as he patted on her shoulder. She was looking outside the car’s window, while her mind was drifted elsewhere. Yoona startled, and immediately turned to her left side to look at her manager.

“I have called you many times, and you’re not answering me at all. Are you okay?”, he asked in concern. They were on their way to the location for fan signing event at Myeondong since she was the new spokesperson for Lotte Corporation.  

“Uhmm.. mianhae, oppa”, she apologized.

“Gwenchana?”, Chunyeon asked again. He knew Yoona very well as he became her manager for the past seven years since she started her career as a model and actress.

“D-dae. I’m okay”, she replied as she smiled faintly. Chunyeon glanced at her back with a sly smile. He knew Yoona was lying.

“Don’t lie to me, Yoong. I know you’re not okay”, he said.

“Aishh..”, she grunted. She really didn’t have a mood to share with her manager about her problem, but she also didn’t want to neglect Chunyeon. He has become her good listener for such a long time. She let out a sigh.

“Oppa, you know Kwon Yuri, right?”, she asked.

“That song composer? Yes, I know him. Why?”, he replied. Yoona paused for a while, still contemplating whether she should tell him or not. “Just tell me, Yoong”, he said as he snapped her out of her thought.

“He.. he confessed his feelings to me”, she said. Chunyeon’s eyes widen in surprise.

“Jinja? When?”, he asked as he glanced at Yoona, and focused his sight back on the road.

“Last week. After we went back from our dinner together. He sent me home”, she replied.

“So, what did you say to him?”, he asked. Yoona just shrugged.

“You didn’t say anything?”, he asked again. This time, Yoona just shook her head.

“Why?”, he said as he raised his brows. Yoona usually didn’t act like this. She usually will feel excited to share with him whenever there were guys trying to hit on her. But, this time, she seems like keeping her true self. Is it because of Kwon Yuri?

“Yoong ah. Just tell me, is he someone special in your heart? Just like your ex-boyfriend, Taec?”, Chunyeon asked.

“Oppa, I would appreciate if you not mention that brat’s name. I have had enough of him”, she said while glaring at him.

“Okay, okay. Mianhae”, he apologized. “But, why did you not say anything to Kwon Yuri, huh? He looked like a nice guy to me”, Chunyeon said. Yoona let out a sigh. The fact was that, Chunyeon still did know about her ‘almost commit suicide’ incident, where Yuri has become her saviour. She doesn’t want to accept Yuri just because of she felt indebted. She’s afraid that she couldn’t give Yuri of what he wanted. Love.

“It’s just that..”, she trails off, not sure how to explain to her manager. “It’s just that, I’m afraid, oppa”, she said. Chunyeon raised his brows.

“Afraid? What are you afraid of, Yoong?”, he asked. Yoona bite her lips, and let out a sigh.

“You know about my past relationship with guys, right? And then, with that brat..”, she was about to continue when suddenly Chunyeon cut her off.

“Watch your words, young lady!”, he warned the latter softly. Yoona just rolled her eyes before she continued.

“After I started to trust him, and gave him my all, at the end he betrayed me. How am I going to accept someone in my life again if I have already lost my trust in guys?”, she poured out her heart about her insecurity feelings.

“Then, do you want to fall in love with woman?”, Chunyun joked, and burst out into laughter as he found his words was funny.

“Yah, oppa! What nonsense you’re talking about?”, she snapped as she slapped his arm hard.

“Oww! Yah! I’m driving, Yoong! I was just joking, duh!”, he exclaimed.

“Serves you right!”, she said sarcastically, while crossing her arms.

“Alright, just cut it out, okay? Now, back to your problem. What I can say is, just give that Kwon Yuri guy a chance. I’m not encouraging you to accept him immediately. Just try to get things slowly, and try to know him first. Who knows, he will treat you better than your ex’s?”, he suggests. Yoona was silent for a moment, seemed like she was in a deep thought.

“Arasso. I will try”, she replied in short. Chunyeon nodded his head understandingly. Not long after, they already arrived at the venue where thousands of her fans were waiting for her to start the event.

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Yuri was sitting at the balcony of his apartment since he went back from the studio. He was strumming his guitar while humming with random tones. He was in a middle of composing song and lyrics for the solo male artist who will make his comeback with a second album. He tried to concentrate on it, but his mind sometimes drifted away, thinking of a certain girl. Well, of course the girl is no other than Im Yoona who rejected his confession earlier, who else right? He was still feeling a little frustrated, and it has influenced him in the process of composing the song.

“Why are you doing this to me, Im Yoona?”, he mumbled sadly. “Urghhh..”, he groaned while ruffled his hair as his mind was tangled. He then took another can of beer that he placed at the small table beside his chair, and opened the lid. He gulped the liquid, and grimaced as he felt the bitterness of the drinks seeping through his whole body.

“Urghh.. I better finish this off”, he mumbled as he put the beer can back on the table. He started to strum his guitar, while jotting the music notes on the music sheet, and once a while he will write the lyrics whenever the idea came into his head.

“Ahh.. finally!”, he exclaimed once he completed the last note after working so hard to compose his new song for about four hours. He wrote the song title ‘One Love’ on the music sheet before he threw the pencil on the small table at his side, and took his third can of beer to finish the drinks. He put the empty can back on the table, and took his phone. He unlock the phone, and quickly slides the phone screen with his index finger to search for the audio recorder. He put the phone back on the table, and then took his guitar. He tapped the record button, and began to strum his guitar as he began to sing the song that he composed few hours ago. (Just imagine it's a song composed by Yuri, okay?)

One Love by Sandeul (B1A4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdeG865YbrI&index=5&list=PLPruxolYKQ60HkjViSi8fF99wRRXlG4LA

After he finished recording his singing, he immediately tapped the stop button, and put his guitar to the side. He took his phone, and tapped the replay button to hear a recording of his singing just now. The more he listened to his singing, the more he felt a stinging pain in his heart. He shook his head, and smiled bitterly when he remembered of what Hyuna had said to him before. Time. Yes, time will heal everything. He need to give himself a time. He has a small hope in his heart, that the time he gave to Yoona will be enough for her to do her thinking. Time will wait. He will just wait.

He gathered all his belongings including his guitar, and got up from the chair, heading inside his apartment since it’s already midnight. Suddenly his stomach growled, and he just realized that he didn’t eat his dinner since he got back.

“Aishh..”, he grunted while holding his stomach. He put the guitar and his other stuffs on the couch at the living room, and heading to the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator, looking for something edible.

“You’ve gotta be kidding me”, he mumbled while looking inside the refrigerator. There’s nothing except few cans of beer left. He just remembered the last time he went for groceries shopping was last month since he was so busy with his work at the studio. He then closed the refrigerator’s door, and headed back to the living room to take his car keys and wallet. He decided to buy something to eat outside.

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He stopped his car across the street where he saw there were few food stalls still opened. He suddenly craving to eat spicy tteokbokki. He carefully cross the street, and jogged to the nearest food stall since it was drizzle.

“Welcome, young man!”, the middle-aged man whom he thought was the food stall owner greeted him.

“Thank you, ahjussi!”, he thanked him, and immediately sat on the vacant table. The middle-aged man then approached to his table.

“What would you like to have, young man?”, he asked. There were lot of customers who were eating there at that time. This food stall must be famous among of his customers here.

“Ermm.. can I have a plate of spicy tteokbokki, and a bottle of soju?”, he made his order.

“Sure, young man. Your order will be served in ten minutes”, the middle-aged man said smilingly before he headed to the small cooking stall where the big sized square pan was located. He then started to do his work, frying the tteokbokki. Yuri watching him doing his work with full of interest.

“Alright, here’s your spicy tteokbokki, and your soju”, he said as he placed the plate and a bottle of soju with a small glass on the table.

“Kamsahamnida, ahjussi!”, Yuri thanked him.

“You are welcome, son. Enjoy your food!”, he replied before he left to attend other customer.

“Annyeonghaseyo!”, he greeted the newly arrived customer. The customer who was wearing a grey hoodie, and black leggings with a pair of white sneakers greeted him back. Since almost all of the tables there were fully occupied, he suggested the newly arrived customer to sit next to Yuri.

“Excuse me, son. Can this customer sit next to you? All tables here are already full”, he said. Yuri who was enjoying his tteokbokki startled, and immediately turned to look at the middle-aged man.

“Oh, sure ahjussi. Please have a sit”, he said while glancing at the latter.

“Thank you!”, the person said softly, and took a seat next to Yuri.

“What would you like to order, Miss?”, the ahjussi asked.

“I would like to have two plates of spicy tteokbokki, and two bottles of soju, thank you”, the person said. Her extraordinary orders has made Yuri immediately turned his head to look at the person. His eyes widen in surprise after he found out the person who was sitting next to him was familiar to him.

“Y-Yoona?”

“Uh, Y-Yuri?”

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Annyeong chinggus! I would like to apologize for my long hiatus. I hope you guys will like the update. Don't forget to comment, and subscribe if you like. Thank you for your patience, and till we meet again in the next chapter. Love ya!

Sincerely,

Your humble author.