It was 7pm. Yuri and Minho were already at the restaurant, seated and waiting for Amy to arrive.

As agreed, they were gonna pretend to be just friends. And it was proving to be already a hard task. Yuri never quite notice his constant hands that held hers whenever they walked, but now she was appreciating that warmth that always covered her hands now.

Even when she walked, she never realized how much she could feel so empty without his arms around her waist. 

When they talked, she missed those love stricken eyes that watched her with such gentleness. She sincerely wished the night would be over soon.

It was 15 minutes since 7p.m now.

" Is she okay? Should you call her and check whether she's alright? " Yuri suggested. Infact, if she was minho, she would be worried sick now!

Instead, Minho looked more relaxed than ever.

" It's okay.. she'll be here in a couple of minutes. That's just Amy. She's always late, i'm used to it, " he smiled at her. It seemed like he was really used to it. She wondered what kind of a girl Amy was, making her Minho wait like that for her, even still, making him wait for her so often that he was used to it. That was no way to treat him!

Finally, she arrived. Yuri quickly stood up to shake her hands. Yuri wanted to have a fresh beginning and a completely unbiased impression of her. She smiled as brightly as she could.

" Hi, I'm Yuri, " she said.

Amy returned the handshake, smiling too.

" Oh what a pleasant surprise! Minho never told me you were coming! " she sounded almost like she meant it.

Minho quickly led them both to their seats.

Yuri calmed herself down as she remember Minho's words. She knew she was more important than Amy to Minho. She was not gonna be jealous. 

--

Jonghyun

7.30pm

The night was freezing cold but thankfully there was no wind. Jonghyun had been up here for half an hour now and he could almost swear his nose was going to drop off. 

By now, half of the SM rooftop had been lighted up with candles as Jonghyun had lined them up in a circle. He got the idea from one of the movies he was watching on tv and Key had scoffed at him for being unoriginal. But whatever, he wanted to make this moment special for Jessica.

Finally after another half an hour of struggling with the biting cold air, Jonghyun had managed to light up every candle, running occasionally to re-light those that went off. He stood in the middle of the circle admiring his work, nodding his head unknowingly in approval. Now, where is Jessica?

He took out his cellphone and checked the time.

8.08pm.

You're a little late princess, but i'll let it go since it's just 8 minutes.

2 minutes later, Jonghyun couldn't take it anymore. He punched her number and waited.

" The number you have reached it's not in- " he grunted. " AHH WHY IS YOUR CELL OFF? "

Having no choice, he stood there waiting again. He thought that if he sit it would probably destroy the whole ambience and atmosphere. Everything had to be perfect. She would walk in, and he would be waiting in the center!

15 minutes had gone by. Jonghyun finally understood why Jessica was so angry at him. It is freaking cold out here !!! It's insane! Anyone would have been angry! In fact as much as he love Jessica, he felt like killing her right now for making him freeze out here.

Where's that stupid girl.. he mumbled to himself. His hands clenched painfully in his pockets as he his lips to keep them from cracking.

" AHHHH!!! " he shouted out loud. It was getting really really cold.

another 15 minutes had gone by..

now it was really getting unbearable. 

--

Yuri

Time passed by,suddenly it felt different. Yuri hadn't expected it to be this way. Minho and Amy were deep in conversation and laughing about their old stories.. everything that didn't include Yuri.

She didn't even feel special to him, she felt so outcasted, abandoned and unwanted. It felt like Amy had received all of his attention and she was just an insignificant friend. Friend.

Yuri felt a sudden wave of envy for Amy, with all those memories she had with Minho and his first love having been laid on her. She looked out of the window. " You guys must have had a lot of fun back then,".

Minho could feel Yuri's unhappiness that radiated so strongly to him. His hands reached out to grab hers under the table but she didn't respond. It was just him holding on to her, she didn't even twitch. His eyes shifted to her face, concerned but Amy saw that. 

She quickly brought up another topic and regained Minho's attention. He began answering in full concentration again as she began asking him about soccer, something he was obviously more than delighted to talk about. It went on for about another 15 minutes. Minho had let go of Yuri's hands now as he had to use them to illustrate whatever he was telling Amy. Then just when Minho was finally done, Amy began telling them about her stories again. Truth to be told, Yuri was completely uninterested in it. She would have, if only the teller haven't been only locking her eyes on Minho, as if the words were only meant for him to hear.

Painfully and slowly, they finished their dinner. Amy's cell phone vibrated and she excused herself politely as she took the call.

" You okay babe? I'm sorry if we're talking too much.. you know it's nothing.. she's just being friendly," he tried to cheer her up. Yuri forced a smile. It was almost impassive.

She stared ahead of her without really seeing. The delight she'd felt earlier had given way to the stories that Amy was telling. Nothing felt "friendly". Either all these were "nothing"- she was just being overly sensitive- or it was that Amy was try to get Minho back by reviving the past. She felt inclined to believe it was the latter. She tried her best to give Amy a chance, to form a better and good impression of her, but she couldn't. It was difficult to when it is clear what kind of girl Amy obviously was. 

--

Jonghyun

8.45pm

He was worried now. Had something happened to her? Her cell is off and she's 45 minutes late. Knowing Jessica well, he knew she would never be later for anything. Anything. He blew out a long breath, puffing out his cheeks and tried to relax his shoulders. If Jessica didn't somehow call him back in say, 5 minutes he'd.. what? He turned his heels at the direction of the exit. Then he turned back. No, he wanted to stay there at his perfect little spot where Jessica would come walking into his warm arms right here. With the god damn light was shining. 

5 minutes later,

He found himself racing down the staircase, running through every practice room to find her or just.. any of the girls. 

Where are you Jessica? Are you alright? God, please keep her safe. 

He heart couldn't stop thumping fast.

--

Yuri

All these while, Yuri has never see herself as a jealous girlfriend, probably due to her status of being popular, she felt quite secure that other girls wouldn't dare to mess with her boyfriend. But with this Amy coming back from America, unknown to how things work here, Yuri found herself transformed into a somewhat possessive and paranoid girlfriend. She hated herself for being like this. It was pathetic- she knew. But who could stop feeling this way? Besides, this Amy has been yanking on for hours now. 

With all her accidental "touch" that she's been doing to Minho daringly infront of her eyes and all the doe-eyed she was doing to Minho, she couldn't see how this fox wasn't trying to steal her boyfriend. Key was right. She had to keep her eyes closely on this girl.

As she thought so, she felt a little better to know that the boys were on her side. Because at this point of time, she felt greatly encouraged to know his best friends were supporting her and it did made her feel like she had the upperhand.

Deep in her thoughts, she haven't realized they were getting up to leave now.

" Leaving already? ", she asked, puzzled and for the first time, she didn't sound angry. Because she forgot to at the moment.

" Yeah, it's getting late babe and I'm afraid you guys should rest early for all your practices tomorrow! , " she chirped in an overly excited manner. What was there to be excited about?

" Oh okay.. thanks for dinner then.Good bye. " Yuri said coldly, she didn't want to be a hypocrite. She didn't even pretend to sound nice. 

Turning around to march off, Minho's hand reached automatically, wanting to hold his girlfriend back but it was too late. She had stomped off. Turning around to look at Amy apologetically, he noticed she was becoming teary.

" Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry Minho.. your friend seemed upset with me.. I don't know what to do.." 

" No.. Amy please.. don't be like this okay? It's not your fault.. Yuri is just a little tired and stressed out from her practices.. " He comforted her. Suddenly, he felt like Yuri had gone too far this time.