"He what?!"Hyo Ri's eyes widened."OMG that's so sweet!!! He totally loves you!!"

  But beside her, Hana seems furious."I thought you said you had no feelings for Kai? You'd hurt him even more like this!"She whispered to her friend beside her.

  "I just.. maybe after some time i would have feelings for him.., i mean, i couldn't just tell him how i feel about him after all he said!"Kourin said uncomfortably.

  Hana looked about to kill her. "Maybe? He would be pursueing a one-sided relationship then! You're just wasting his time!"

   "Alright, chill, girls, but what about Kourin's feelings towards Kai??"Hyo Ri cut in."Whoa, wait. You said something about a one- sided relationship. You mean Kourin never felt a thing for Kai at all?"

  Kourin gulped, then told Hyo Ri everything. "But Kai loves you so much!! How could you not feel a thing?? Even i'm getting goosebumps right now! You do realise that many girls would die for your position right now, right?" was Hyo Ri's reaction.

  "I do feel touched.., but i don't know why, i just.. don't feel anything." Kourin shrugged casually. Now she understood how Kris felt, but would Kai never give up on her like how Dasom didn't? She didn't want to think about it.

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  It had been a week since Kourin got discharged, and Hana was still abit disturbed by the fact that Kourin did not feel anything towards Kai, but shook the thoughts away and decided that Kourin needed more time. But she couldn't help the wierd feeling in the pits of her stomach. She knew she admired Kai since the first day but she couldn't explain this feeling, the feeling that she was actually kind of relieved and glad that Kourin didn't feel a thing for Kai, and the unease she felt. She didn't know when it came but she took notice of it since Kourin's confession of her feelings for Kai.

  She felt like she needed to protect Kai, even from her best frien