Soojung had been standing in front of that door for about two minutes already, still not believing what was happening.

Taemin: Yah, go in already!

Taemin exclaimed, getting impatient at his two friends who were just standing still and looking at each other as if they were seeing the other for the first time.

Jongin: Come on.

Jongin finally said as he grabbed Soojung's hand and pulled her inside the room. He looked at Taemin again and happily smiled at his friend.

Jongin: Thank you, Taemin. I will make it up to you.

Taemin smiled back at his two friends and motioned for Jongin to close the door, before turning around and leaving the hallway.

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Jongin

As soon as I closed the door, I turned around to look at Soojung. She was still standing where I left her, and she was staring at me.

I didn't quite catch the meaning of the expression on her face at first. I didn't know if she was upset, relieved, shocked, or all of the above.

Jongin: Soojung?

I said, starting to walk towards her.

Soojung: Nappeun neomu...

She finally said, making me stop in my track. She looked at me and pouted, probably unconsciously.

Soojung: Why were you being like that?

She asked me, sounding upset and hurt.

Jongin: I wanted to surprise you. I just wanted you to not expect this.

I said, showing her the room. She slightly looked around before turning back to me almost immediately.

Soojung: You didn't have to be like that for this to work.

She said, clearly not over the way I acted towards her this whole week. I really had to apologize for hurting her feelings and making her feel so nervous.

Jongin: I'm sorry, Soojung. I didn't mean for you to feel this bad.

I said as I walked closer to her. She was looking down at the floor and not directly at me, so I gently grabbed her chin and lifted her face up.

I started panicking a little bit when I saw the look in her eyes. She was clearly about to cry, and I didn't know what to do.

Jongin: Soojung. Wae?

I asked as I engulfed her into a tight hug.

Soojung: I was really scared. I didn't want to think about what was going to happen to us and I had so many things going on at the same time. I don't think I would have been able to handle it if something was really wrong.

Her voice cracked a little bit at the end, and I could feel the honest fear I caused her, in the words she just told me.

Jongin: Soojung, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault! I didn't mean to make you cry.

I said as I looked at her and wiped away the tears that were slowly falling on her cheeks, with my thumbs.

Soojung: Don't worry, I'm just really relieved that it is all over now. I'm happy to know that I didn't really have anything to worry about.

Jongin: Alright. Don't cry anymore, then.

She nodded her head before wiping the last tears away, herself. She then looked around the room for real this time before speaking.

Soojung: What is all of this for, anyway?

I smiled before looking at the room. I was proud of how I managed to decorate it according to Soojung's taste.

I changed the normally colorful sheets of the hotel's bed and dressed the table with tones of white and cream items, making it all look like a room one would find in foreign countries' hotels.

I put a little teddy bear in the middle of the bed, next to the little box containing the gift I got her. I guess I was too busy admiring my own work and forgot to answer her question because she repeated herself.

Jongin: Ah. Follow me.

I took her hand again instead and walked to the side of the room where the table was, so that she could see it better.

Jongin: Tada!

I said, opening and directing my arms towards the table. I wanted her to see every single detail of it. Because each of them was important tonight.

The corners of went up, forming a sweet smile and showing her eye-smile in the process. This meant that she really liked what she was looking at.

Soojung: Jongin. This is absolutely beautiful.

She walked closer to the table to examine it.

Soojung: 'Happy one year anniversary, KaiStal.'

She read on the card that I placed on the table before turning to me with a questioning look.

Soojung: One year?

She asked as she started counting it with her fingers.

Soojung: It's next week, baby.

Jongin: I know. But we won't be together next week so I wanted to celebrate it during this trip.

I said as I walked to where she was standing. I took her left hand in mine and brought it to my mouth.

Jongin: And plus if I consider all the time I have been in love with you, we would be celebrating our two years together.

I kissed the back of her hand and kept it in mine afterwards.

Soojung: Going on the third.

She added while smiling at me.

I chuckled a bit and nodded my head at her. She looked at the table again and that was when she saw the flowers I bought her.

Soojung: Jongin!

She exclaimed, covering with her hands, expressing her surprise.

Soojung: Pink flowers? I have never seen those.

She added as she sat at the table to admire the flowers.

Soojung: Wow.

She took one of them and smelled it.

Soojung: It smells so good. What is the meaning behind these flowers?

She asked without looking at me. Her question made me smile because it confirmed how much I knew my girlfriend.

I sat in front of her and looked at the flowers before answering.

Jongin: Pink flowers mean innocence, playfulness, and sensitivity. For some, pink flowers are the most romantic color because they are not as intense as deep reds and therefore express a deeper spectrum of love's possibilities. Just like our relationship.

She smiled again before shaking her head at me.

Soojung: This is beautiful, Jongin. I love them.

Jongin: I thought you would not like the color.

Soojung: I don't.

She replied before chuckling. I wasn't taken aback because I expected that much honesty coming from her. That's my girl, after all.

Soojung: But I love the meaning behind it. And I love you.

She looked up at me and reached for my hand.

Soojung: Okay, there must be something more because this is a way too 'Soojung like' scenario. The Kim Jongin I know is way more cheesier than this.

Jongin: There's nothing more... for now.

Soojung: I knew it!

She exclaimed before giggling.

Before I could say anything more, someone knocked at the door, interrupting our conservation.

Soojung: Who is it?

Soojung asked me, getting up from her seat.

Soojung: Should I hide somewhere?

She whispered as I stood up to go open the door.

Jongin: Bathroom.

I whispered back before walking to the door. I opened it and it was our dinner.

I let the employee come in and put the food on the table before giving him some tip money on his way out. I called Soojung to come out of the bathroom while I sat at the table.

Jongin: Soojung?

I called her again, not sure if she heard me because she didn't come out of the bathroom. She still didn't respond or come out so I stoop up from my seat and walked towards the bathroom, to go check on her.

I knocked at the door and waited for her to reply but nothing happened so I walked in.

Jongin: Soojung?

I found her standing in front of the mirror, focused on what was written on it. I fell into a panic mode as soon as I remembered what I wrote on it.

Jongin: Soojung!

She jumped up upon hearing me call her name so loud and looked at me.

Soojung: What?

She asked me, sounding alarmed.

Jongin: Come here.

I pulled her away from the mirror and lead her back to the room. I made her sit back at the table before doing the same thing.

We stayed silent for a minute before I finally mustered the courage to speak.

Jongin: It's not-

Soojung: Ah, I'm so hungry! Dinner is going to get cold if we don't eat it right away!

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