Haneul’s POV

Junhyung and I sat at the back of the car. He kept playing with my fingers, I had no idea why.

“What are you doing?” I asked finally.

“Your hands must have hurt.” He pouted.

“What? Why would they hurt?” I asked.

“They worked so hard cleaning the stupid dorm.” He said.

“Silly.” I flicked his forehead.

His group mates kept stealing glances and giggling to themselves.

“How old are you?” Doojoon asked.

“Younger than you.” Junhyung said.

Doojoon rolled his eyes at Junhyung but smiled at me.

“A year younger than Junhyung.” I said.

“OH! NOONA!” Dongwoon shouted.

“Erm yea. I guess so.” I said.

“But if someone else hears Dongwoon calling you Noona, they may think he is mad.” Yoseob said.

They are started laughing, except me.

“Don’t you think Dongwoon looks older than you?” Hyunseung said.

“Huh? Ah, no. He looks young.” I said.

“Come on Darling, don’t lie.” Junhyung said.

“Okay. Just a.. Tad bit..” I mumbled.

They all started laughing.

“YAH!!” Dongwoon shouted.

“Sorry.” I said.

“Hey! Don’t ‘yah’ my girl!”Junhyung said.

“You look young. Really.” I said to Dongwoon.

He smiled and nodded.

“That means we’re chingus!” Yoseob said.

I nodded.

Throughout the car ride, they bombarded me with questions like how I met Junhyung and other questions about myself. They were really a happy bunch.

When we arrived at their dorm, there were already noises coming from inside.

I looked at Junhyung but he just smiled.

“Who is inside?” I whispered.

“You’ll see.” He said, holding my hand tight.

Doojoon opened the door and they started cheering and yelling. MBLAQ was inside.

“What took you so long!?” Seungho said.

“Sorry Hyung, traffic was bad.” Doojoon apologized.

“Hyung.” Junhyung said, tugging me along.

“Why?” He asked when I didn’t move.

They all stopped talking and turned to me.

“YOU!?” Seungho shouted, pointing at me.

I bit my lower lip and looked down.

“HYUNG!” Junhyung shouted, pulling me behind him.

“What are you doing here?” Seungho asked, totally ignoring Junhyung.

“Hyung! She is my girlfriend.” Junhyung said.

“Huh!? Wow, Junhyung! Congratulations!” G.O said.

The atmosphere was tense as no one spoke. Seungho kept staring at me as thou I killed his entire family. I couldn’t seem to find the voice to yell at him. As usual, I felt intimidated by him.

“Erm.. Shall we eat?” Joon said, breaking the silence.

“Yea! Let’s eat! We haven’t eaten since morning!” Doojoon said, pushing us to the table.

“Are you okay?” Junhyung asked me.

I smiled and nodded.

“Did something happen that I didn’t know?” He asked.

“No.” I said.

During food, things were much better. They did a fantastic job in making me feel part of them by talking and telling me a lot of stuff about Junhyung. But Seungho’s eyes never fail to stare deep into me whenever we exchange glances. What was he trying to do?

“There was once Junnie Hyung got drunk!” Mir laughed.

“YAH!!” Junhyung shouted, shoving bread into Mir’s mouth.

“Tell me!” I said.

“He peed into the flower pot thinking it was the toilet bowl! And then, when he realized it wasn’t, he started crying and apologizing to the flower!” Mir said as he chewed onto the bread.

“OH I REMEMBER!!! WE WERE ALL SO SHOCKED!!!” Yoseob exclaimed.

Junhyung buried his face into his palms.

“This .” He mumbled.

“We all have our embarrassing moments, just that yours happens to be more embarrassing.” I said, patting his back.

Everyone including myself couldn’t stop laughing.

They told me more stuff about Junhyung until Doojoon suggested exchanging gifts.

I sat at the side, watching them have fun and laughing at the weird stuff they bought for each other. So this is how guys celebrate Christmas. I felt envious of their friendship.

Someone tap me on my shoulder. I looked up; it was Seungho. He signaled me to follow him. Junhyung was too engrossed in the gift exchange so I decided not to disturb him. I followed Seungho into the room.

“Sit.” He said, pointing to the floor.

I sat down obediently. He sat down and looked at me. I looked down, not wanting to meet his eyes.

“You’re serious about Junhyung, right?” He said.

I nodded.

“You still remember what I told you that night?” He said.\

I nodded.

“Say something.” He said.

“I remember. I really love him. I am not fooling with him. I’m serious.” I said.

“I’m going to trust you, okay?” He said.

I looked at him and he smiled. He actually knows how to smile?

“What? You rather I not trust you?” He said.

“No no. I mean, thank you.” I said.

He pat my head and I felt shiver down my spine.

“I can do this, right? You’re younger than me, I’m sure. Or are you offended?” He asked.

“No no. It’s okay.” I said.

He ruffled my hair and smiled.

“Junhyung have been smiling a lot ever since he met you. I hope you can keep the smile on his face.” He said.

“I wish to keep the smile on his face too.” I said.

“All the best to you two.” He said.

“Thank you.” I said, smiling back at him.

“Smile! You look better with a smile.” He said.

“How would I dare to smile when you were staring at me?” I blabbered out.

I thought he would get offended but instead he ended up laughing.

“Right. I’m sorry.” He said.

“HANEUL AH!!! SEUNGHO HYUNG!!! OH MY GOD!!” We heard Junhyung yell.

“Are you two in there!? Seungho Hyung!!!!!!” We heard banging on the door.

“Should we scare him?” Seungho whispered.

“Huh? Erm… How?” I asked.

He whispered into my ear and winked at me.

“Is it okay to do this?” I said.

He shrugged his shoulders.

“But it’s going to be fun.” He said.

I nodded. Feeling excited, scared and guilty at the same time.

“YAH!!!! OPEN UP!!!” Junhyung shouted.

Seungho threw something at the door, causing a crashing sound.

“YAH!!! SEUNGHO HYUNG!! OPEN THE DOOR!!!” I think it was Thunder who shouted.

“GET THE ING KEYS!!!!” Junhyung yelled as he banged onto the door.

“DAMN YOU!!!” I shouted.

Seungho showed me two thumbs up.

“HOW DARE YOU!!” Seungho shouted, slapping the table.

‘Owww~’ He mouthed. I laughed silently and he made a face at me.

“I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM JUNHYUNG!!!” He yelled.

“WHY SHOULD I!? I LOVE HIM, OKAY!” I yelled back.

Seungho raised his hand to slap the table again but the door flew open. Junhyung grabbed his arm and twisted it.

“DON’T TOUCH MY GIRL!!!” He yelled.

“Oww oww!! Let go!!” Seungho shouted in pain.

“Junhyung! Junhyung! Let go!” I pulled his arm.

He looked at me, then at Seungho.

“What is this?” He asked the both of us when he realized we were both sitting on the floor.

We both started laughing. Junhyung stared at us blankly.

“.” He cursed, slapping his forehead.

“I thought you guys got into a fight or something!” He shouted.

“Sorry.” I pouted.

He looked away, but I knew I won already.

“Sorry Dongsaeng ah. Just that your expression is really priceless.” Seungho laughed.

“You guys shocked us big time!” Kikwang said.

“Then what were you two doing inside the room?!” Junhyung yelled.

“It’s a secret.” Seungho said.

Junhyung looked at me and I nodded. Seungho and I gave each other a hi-five.

“It’s amazing how you two can change so fast.” Joon said.

“Shall we continue with the exchange of presents?” Mir said.

“Ya. Please~” Dongwoon whined.

“Yes Maknaes! Let’s go!” Doojoon said.

Junhyung grabbed my hand tight and dragged me out.

“You’re sitting next to me!” He said, pulling me down to sit next to him.

He hugged my arm and refused to let go despite the eyeing the other boys were giving. I knew I couldn’t escape this time, so I just played with the wrappers while they exchanged their gifts.

“And lastly, for you, from us!” Doojoon said, handing me a huge pack.

“Huh?” I said, looking at them in surprised.

Junhyung gesture me to take it.

“Tha.. Thank.. Thank you.” I stuttered, still trying to recover from the shock.

“Open it and see if you like it!” Hyunseung said.

“But I don’t have anything for you guys.” I mumbled.

“Open it first!” Yoseob said excitedly.

I nodded. They were all looking at me as thou I was some rare animal. I tore open the wrapper, revealing a Ter et Bantine tote bag. My jaws dropped. Junhyung dramatically pushed up my jaw, causing them to laugh.

“This is…” I mumbled.

“The point is; do you like it?” Doojoon asked.

“Thank you very much.” I said, smiling at them.

“Good that you like it!” Yoseob smiled, patting me on my head.

“Hey! Only I can do that!” Junhyung said.

“Who say?” Seungho said, patting my head.

And then suddenly, they all started patting my head while Junhyung tried to get their hands off me.

“Hey hey hey. Thank you very much, and, I’m so sorry I don’t have anything for you guys.” I said.

“You being here is a great present already. It has been long since we had any girls in our gatherings. It has been long since our moody Junnie smiled. So we’re really thankful. All these are priceless, yet you gave it to us.” Seungho said.

“Hyung, you finally said something that sounds human.” Mir said.

“Come here!” Seungho said, grabbing Mir by his neck.

While they were ‘fighting’, Doojoon came to me.

“Do you really like the bag?” He asked.

“I love it.” I said.

“You can couple it with Junhyung.” He smiled.

“Huh?” I asked, confused.

“We bought him one too. But shh, he haven’t open his.” He said.

I nodded and smiled.

“Thank you for coming into Junhyung’s life. He has girlfriends in the past, but he was never this happy. This time, he is really in love.” He said.

“Really?” I said.

He nodded and pat my head.

“HYUNG! I SAID ONLY I CAN DO THAT!!” Junhyung yelled.

“SHH!!” I pointed at Junhyung.

He pouted and looked down.

“Wow! You’re the only one who can shut him up!” Doojoon clapped.

Time really flies when we are having fun.

“Thank you for inviting me here today. This is really one of the best Christmas I ever had.” I said, bowing to them.

“Don’t mention it!” They smiled.

“I’ll take you home.” Junhyung said.

“It’s okay, I can go home on my own. You’re tired, right?” I said.

“You don’t have the rights to say no in this matter.” He said, grabbing my stuff and my hand.

The boys laughed and waved at me.

“See you soon!!” They shouted.

In the lift, Junhyung looked at me and smiled.

“What?” I asked.

He continued to smile as he held onto my hand tight.