Just as they got out the door Ji Yeon slammed Seung Ho against the wall.

"What the hell are you doing here? Where is Si Yoon?"

Seung Ho smiled and said, "Is this how you treat your boyfriend?"

"Answer me!"

"Si Yoon couldn't make it so I decided to help him out."

"Oh no. My parents are staying for two weeks! Si Yoon can't pretend to be my boyfriend then." Seung Ho gave out a sigh.

"Well, I guess I'll torture myself for a few weeks and pretend to be your boyfriend. Ji Yeon looked at him suspiciously.

"How do I know you didn't do anything to Si Yoon to take his place?" Seung Ho was stunned. He hadn't thought about Ji Yeon saying that. Truth was, he had to beg Si Yoon to let him take his place. But Seung Ho played it smoothly.

"Yeah right. Look at you Ji Yeon. Only an idiot would date you. What makes you think that I would do this if it wasn't for a buddy?" Ji Yeon looked at him with doubt. But then Seung Ho continued talking.

"Besides, this means you have to be nice to me or your parents will find out the truth." It seemed like blackmail to her.

"Oh I'll be nice to you alright," she said as she raised her fist. But just then her dad opened the door and she dropped her fist immediately.

"That's so cute. You don't want to say goodbye to Seung Ho? Stay out with him then. It's just ten but be home by midnight. There's school tomorrow."

"Thanks Mr. Park," said Seung Ho and he pulled Ji Yeon away before she could answer.

"I'll have her back by midnight." He took her hand and led her to the park.

"Okay. Here are the rules if you want me to be your boyfriend."

"Rules? Puh-leaze! I don't want to date you!"

"Oh yeah? Tell that to your parents then." That made Ji Yeon shut up. She listened as Seung Ho went on.

"First of all, I have good taste. My girlfriends will always wear dresses and smell good. And you look like a guy! And you smell!" Seung Ho took a whiff of her.

"Eww! You smell like a guy too!" Ji Yeon took a smell herself.

"Do not!"

"Do too! Second rule. When we kiss you have to promise to let go because I know you can't help yourself and you'll end up gluing yourself to me."

Ji Yeon gave him a disgusted look.

"Gross! That's my rule! No kissing!" Seung Ho cocked an eyebrow.

"Won't it look weird if you never kiss your boyfriend?" Ji Yeon shuddered form the thought of kissing Seung Ho.

"The things I do just to please my parents."

"Hey I'm the one who's sacrificing. Now I have to go two weeks without dating any girl. I'm supposed to be with a beauty and not a beast." Ji Yeon sighed.

"Alright. Then go ahead. Kiss me."

"What?!"

"You heard me. Remember when you kissed me in front of Myung Soo? You were aiming for my mouth weren't you? But you missed and hit my nose. I guess we have to practice."

Seung Ho swallowed a lump in his throat. He always imagined what it would be like to kiss Ji Yeon but he didn't really think he was going to have that chance.

"Well at least take off your cap so I know I'm kissing a girl." Ji Yeon took her cap off. Long strands of hair fell down past her shoulders and down her back. Seung Ho ran his hand through her hair.

"Hey your hair grew back!"

"Yeah."

"Why do you always keep it up in a cap then?"

"Oh I don't know. Maybe because I have a fear that a psycho would chop it off." Seung Ho pulled his hand away.

"Look it was an accident. Besides, it was five years ago. Can't you forget and move on already?"

"How would you feel if I cut your hair?"

"It's different because my hair is nice while yours is nappy," he said.

"Oh yeah? Could have fooled me. I thought your hair was a dead animal with all those spikes."

"So are we gonna kiss or not?" he asked. Ji Yeon sighed.

"If you only would stop making fun of me."

"Okay I guess I have to stop for now since I'm your boyfriend." Then she slowly closed her eyes. Seung Ho looked at her. Her innocent face reminded him of all the good times they had together. Well actually, good for him, nightmare for her. But there she was, standing very close to him. Eyes closed, her long hair swaying. Then he bent forward to kiss her. And there it was. Magic and fireworks.

It was a feeling he couldn't describe. He never felt this way when he kissed a girl before. And he knew it too because he had kissed a lot before. Ji Yeon wrapped her arms around Seung Ho's neck.

*Hmm... I never felt like this when I kiss Myung Soo. I could kiss Seung Ho forever. Wait a minute.... What the hell am I thinking?* Ji Yeon broke the kiss off.

"Okay that's enough practice." She put her cap back on because she knew her face was turning red. Seung Ho was kind of disappointed that it had to end so soon.

"Uh, yeah. Come on Ji Yeon. I'll walk you home."

---> to be continued...