"C'mon, you're not gonna bail on me now right?" Chanyeol asks me worriedly. 

"But why..." 

Chanyeol jumps off the sofa and cuts me off as he prances to and fro nervously.

"_____, you can't bail on me now! My hot date is tomorrow! I need to impress Dara noona! I'm already at a disadvantage. Being younger than her and more inexperienced. So I really need to work on my kissing technique and nail this first kiss we're gonna have! You girls are always sizing up your dates by how well they kiss? So I must absolutely rock it! I really need this to impress my goddess Dara! She's finally finally agreed to give me a shot after turning me down countless of times for being too young. I suspect she still sees me as this silly little boy only. So I gotta make her swoon with our first kiss! Show her what a namja I am? Please, please ______, you gotta help me! You're my bestie and my only girl pal who's cool enough to do this with me! Purleaaaaase!"

I'm gobsmacked. Lost for words. Now that I've gotten over my initial shock, I can't believe I'm so sneaky as a BFF. Actually slyly suggesting to help my cutie hottie BFF "practise" kissing. I probably totally had plans to take advantage of the situation when I promised to "help out"  Chanyeol huh?

Omg ______. You're gonna make out with Chanyeol! An EXO hottie! This is your lucky day!!!

"Ok. Let's do this. How should we ... start?" I ask as nonchalantly as I can while my heart pounds excitedly.

"Oh yes! Thank you, thank you so much ______! I knew you were pulling a fast one on me when you suddenly went Bourne on our deal! Nice play. Nice play. You got me this time!" Chanyeol mimes a gun with his fingers and jokingly shoots at me.

He sits back down at the sofa, "So my plan is...We're gonna go to Hangang river and view the pretty Banpo Bridge night lights. I'll pick a nice, dim, romantic spot. We'll snuggle. Keep cosy under a nice, luxurious cashmere blanket. I know how you girls love touching smooth textures...so this is totally gonna up the sensuality factor! Am I brilliant or what!" Chanyeol shares excitedly.

I nod my head unenthusiastically and mockingly give him the thumbs up.

He laughs and continues, "We're gonna chitchat. I'll make her laugh, as usual. Loosen her up. Then slowly, but surely ease my way into more sensual banter. Shower her with praises, like how ing gorgeous she is of course! Make her blush. Then she'll look down shyly. Come on _____, help me out here. Get into the scene. Look down?"

. We're getting to it NOW?!

"Here!" Chanyeol instructs as he pulls me tightly to his side and lowers my head down.

I sit stiffly like a robot while Chanyeol takes a deep breath and caresses the side of my cheek. .

"Babe. You look sooo gorgeous tonight. Hangang's lights are pretty. But they dim in comparison to your luminescent, effervescent beauty. I'm blinded by your glow. I can't see anything else but you and your beauty. You are so shiny and bright and.."

"Bwahahahahaa...!!!!!" I burst out laughing, "Stop. Just. Stop. Right. There!" 

I bend over double and laugh heartily. Chanyeol sounded so cheesy! Especially in that naturally deep voice of his, he sounded like some faux lothario on a comedy channel! Like he's parodying a Don Juan wannabe! Wahahaha...

"What! What's so funny?" Chanyeol releases his grip off my shoulders and crosses his arms indignantly, "I spent quite a few nights drafting, before coming up with these lines ok?"

"I'm sorry. But do you seriously think Dara's gonna buy into such cheesy lines? She's probably got more than her share of cringe-inducing pickup lines over the years already! So, don't even try. It's so...unnatural?"

"Arghh! Then what do I say?" Chanyeol pulls his hair frustratingly.

"Keep it simple, I guess? When you're not good with romantic lines, maybe saying less is more? How about you just stop at 'Babe, you're beautiful' Then just ...get to it?"

"Really? Thought I oughta speak more? Since my voice is my asset. You know? My voice is ! It's Da Bomb!"

"Your voice. Maybe. But not the contents that come outta it." I reply drily.

"Haha. Funny. But Ok, I like the sound of your suggestion too. Less talk. More action, aye? Let my actions speak louder than words? Body language? Yeah, yeah baby!" Chanyeol waggles his brows and starts... wriggling his upper body awkwardly. Like a worm. I think he's attempting a body wave. Ha!

"Yah, less of that too!"

"Ok, Ok. Take 2!"

Chanyeol resumes our last positions. Him hugging me to his side and lowering my head again. Seriously. What makes him think Dara's gonna look down for sure? Anyways, I'll just go along for now.

He caresses my cheek again. . That feeling is back. Thought I had laughed off my nerves earlier already! Gulp.

"Babe. You look gorgeous..."

Then Chanyeol tilts my chin up and looks lovingly into my eyes. .

I feel my face heat up. . Chanyeol's cottoned onto my nervousness! He's quirking one of his brow. I quickly look down shyly. Good thing acting shy is supposed to be my role right?

Oh ....he's coming...I can feel Chanyeol lowering his head and closing in on me! It's coming... it's really happening!!!

Then Chanyeol suddenly pauses, "Just a reminder. So that we're on the same page. I'm going all in, ok? We're gonna solidly french, as discussed, ok? So don't be shocked with my ... copious tongue action? I'm planning to tongue the living daylights outta you!"

Okaay. I find myself nodding hynotically as I gaze at Chanyeol silently. My God! I'm gonna makeout heavily with Chanyeol! And hell, he looks even more handsome upclose! This is so strange. I'm gonna "pretend" makeout with my bestie, so I'm not supposed to be eagerly anticipating this. Damn! I should have picked a less hot one as my BFF.

Who am I foolling! All the EXO members are veritable hotties!

"Ok. I can't kiss you seriously when you look at me like that. Ermm.. mind looking down or closing your eyes?" Chanyeol asks awkwardly.

I immediately shut my eyes tight.

Ok, I feel it again. Chanyeol's approach. His breath getting nearer and nearer to my face. 

And just when I'm feeling the slightest, barest hint of his lips on mine, my door bell rings! Followed by impatient loud banging on the door! What the !

Chanyeol and I both break apart and groan aloud frustratingly.

"Argh! Who is it!" I yell.

"Yeah, who's the -blocker?" Chanyeol yells after me.

"Really? -blocker?" I raise my brow at Chanyeol.

"I mean... who's the wet blanket?!" Chanyeol quickly corrects himself.

A raging voice answers from behind the door, "_______'s boyfriend, that's who! And I'm gonna knock your punk down, Park Chanyeol!"