After dinner, there was still some time to kill before Sehun had agreed to meet with his friends, so he and Hayoung decided to walk around Hongdae.

Sehun was concentrating on keeping his eyes on his surroundings and off Hayoung. 

"OOH! I wanna drink that!" she suddenly exclaimed. 

Sehun felt Hayoung grab his arm and begin dragging him over. He just let her, too dazed to do anything.

They were stopped in front of a tea house. 

Sehun could feel the his arm still burning from her touch. 

He looked at Hayoung and realized that she was pointing at something. It was a poster for a promotion for buy 1 get 1 free bubble tea.

"Y-you like bubble tea?" he asked, surprised. 

"Yeah!" she exclaimed, her eyes bright. "The city I lived in in the U.S. had a lot of tea houses. I used to go there to study and drink bubble tea." 

"Oh, bubble tea is my favorite drink." 

"Really? What are we waiting for then?" she said excitedly, dragging him into the store. 

"Which flavor would you like?" Sehun asked her. 

"Surprise me," she replied, smiling and bouncing over to a table. 

"So cute," he murmured.

"What was that, sir?"

Sehun looked up to find the cashier staring at him quizzically. He felt his ears turning red in embarrassment.

"T-two chocolate bubble teas, please." 

"Right away, sir. That'll be ₩4,000." 

After paying and receiving the drinks, Sehun made his way back to Hayoung.

"What is that?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It's chocolate bubble tea. It's my favorite," he informed her. He was suddenly afraid she would hate it.

"Oh. I've never tried it," she said before grabbing it and taking a sip.

She had a blank look on her face as she experienced the taste.

Sehun stared at her in anticipation. 

"Wow, this is pretty good," she finally said, her face breaking into a smile. "I should get this more often." 

Sehun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "I'm glad you like it." 

After finishing their drinks, they headed to the club Sehun's friends asked him to meet them at.

As they walked along, Sehun watched as Hayoung marvelled at the sights and sounds of Hongdae. 

Everything was new to her, so she would tug on Sehun's arm when something excited her. 

Sehun's cheeks were starting to ache from smiling. He was reminded of their childhood, when Hayoung would follow him around the neighborhood and beg him to play with her. They would play games like hide and seek and tag at the local park until Sehun grew out of it, and he started spending less and less time with her. 

He didn't realize that he would be so upset when she moved away, regretting taking their time together for granted. 

Sehun realized that even though Hayoung had grown up into a beautiful woman, the little girl he once knew never disappeared. It made him start to feel comfortable in her presence, like their friendship was picking up where they left off. 

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