“Hi, my name is Kim Yewon but you can call me Umji.”

“And why do I need to call you Umji?”

The intimidating looking student at the very back of the class asks her behind his bang that covered most of his eyes.

The class let out murmurs that the most silent person suddenly talks to a stranger but he doesn’t care.

Umji, instead of taken aback giggles and bows to the class. She took the empty seat beside him and turns to see the latter from earlier.

“Nice meeting you, Vernon.”

She said in a sing sang voice and he makes a tchh sound.

“I’ve been caught by Kim Yewon.”

He said and she leans on his arm.

“Good to see you again Hansol ah.”

He ruffles her hair, smiling.

“Na do.”

+++

12 years back

“Why are you hiding?”

The 5 years old asks the boy that was hidden behind a tree, his eyes wet and his lips jutted out as he was crying before.

“They don’t want to play with me. They said that I’m weird.”

“Then I’ll play with you.”

“Really?”

The girl with big round eyes nodded her head innocently.

“My name is Kim Yewon, but you can call me Umji.”

“Why do I need to call you Umji when your name is Yewon?”

He asks; innocent in his tone.

“You can call me Yewon then.”

She giggles and he nods.

“Come; let me show you my toys.”

He wipes his cheeks and smiled widely.

He holds her hand and both went to see her toys while skipping and giggling.

Then, it’s started.

Hansol and Yewon friendship.

+++

7 years into their friendship.

They are at her house, inside her room, both lying down on stomach while doing their English homework.

Vernon sighs and stared at her instead of doing his homework.

“Are you going to the birthday party?”

He asks, eyes on her who was in the middle of filling in the blanks with the right answers.

“Of course. I bought oppa a birthday gift too. You are coming right?”

“I don’t feel like going.”

“Why?”

She pouts, voice trailing off.

“He doesn’t seem to like me.”

“Oh Hansol. Why are you saying that about oppa? Of course he likes you.”

The 12 years old shakes his head.

“He doesn’t.”

His stubbornness doesn’t stop there and she just drags him with her when she attends the party.

“See, he likes you.”

“No. he is smiling because he likes you.”

He shoves his hand inside his pocket as he glances at Taehyung and Umji has to sit with him all through the party.

“Let’s go home now.”

She said, tugging his arm.

“Omma is here to pick us up.”

She added and he is smiling again.

“Sorry Yewon ah.”

“Kenchana.”

She smiles as she said that and he becomes guilty.

“I’m sorry.”

He said again, tugging her hand when she walks beside him.

“I said its fine. I’m sorry to bring you here even when you don’t want to.”

He caresses her hand instead of talking and Umji smiled, patting his hand.

“Omma is waiting for us.”

“Right.”

He said, intertwined his hand with her.

“Come on.”

She swings their hand together.

+++

Umji presses on the bell to Vernon house, eyes teary.

He was quick to open the door, worried.

“What happen?”

He asks, checking if she is hurting anywhere.

“I have to go.”

She said, sobbing now.

“But you just came.”

She shakes her head, wiping the tears on her chubby cheek.

“Appa got transferred to the US. We have to go.”

“Can’t you stay?”

He asks, started to get anxious. He can’t lose her. He can’t.

“He said it’s for 5 years. I have to go.”

He cried too but quickly wipes his tears.

“You will come back right?”

He asks, holding tight her hand. She nods, she too squeezes his hand.

“Okay. Go and come back. I’ll wait for you.”

“Hansol ah.”

“I won’t hold you. I can manage.”

He said, smiling a little. She too smiled but her smile is not bright like always but he still loves her that way.

“Can I hug you?”

She asks and he gladly hugs her.

“I love you.”

He whispers to only himself to hear and broke the hug after few moments.

“Let me look at your eyes before you go.”

He said.

+++

“Hansol.”

He groans.

“Told you to call me Vernon.”

“Why? Hansol is your name and that’s cute.”

He rolls his eyes in annoyance and locks his locker; throw the letters in the bin.

“You are not reading it?”

He didn’t answer and so the girl shoves a letter and chocolate in his arm.

“What?”

“It’s valentine.”

She chirped and he has the urge to plug his ears.

“No thanks.”

He shoves it back to her and she was mad.

“Why can’t you look at me even when you rejected me?”

“Because I don’t want to.”

“What if I have the beautiful eyes?”

He almost cursed if he is not patience. This girl uses his description of a first love that he said in class. So he ditched her and entered the washroom. He sighs in relief.

“You said you are coming home during Valentines.”

He whispers to no one and walks out minutes after, when it’s almost time for his class.

+++

“You are going to welcome a transfer student. She is from the US.”

He smiled and looks to the front and his heart starts beating in excitement when the teacher asks the girl to come in. He smiles wider when he saw the same eyes that often calmed him down.

"Don't exchange pictures. Let's see if we will still recognize each other when we met again."

He chuckles at her idea. He can still tell her apart from whoever.

“You really are back.”

He whispers but quickly puts on his cap after he disheveled his bang, wanted to .

“Introduce yourself to the class student.”

“Thank you teacher.”

She bowed to the class, plastering the smile that soothes ones heart.

“Hi, my name is Kim Yewon but you can call me Umji.”

The class applause, welcoming her and her smiles grew wider.

“And why do I need to call you Umji?”

The intimidating looking student at the very back of the class asks her behind his bang that covered most of his eyes.

The class let out murmurs that the most silent person suddenly talks to a stranger; even the girl from earlier but he doesn’t care.

Umji, instead of taken aback giggles and bows to the class again. She took the empty seat beside him and turns to see the latter from earlier.

“Nice meeting you again, Vernon.”

She said in a sing sang voice and he makes a tchh sound. She too can tell its him.

“I’ve been caught by Kim Yewon.”

He said and she leans on his arm, hugging it dearly.

“Good to see you again Hansol ah.”

He ruffles her hair, smiling.

“Na do.”

+++

“Yewon ah.”

He called her on their way to the high school prom that night.

“Neh?”

She asks, smiling. He smiles too, taking her hand in his. She looks at their hand and giggles.

“You are nervous?”

She asks as his hand is sweaty. He shakes his head.

“I used to say that you are my best friend for life right?”

“Yes. Since we are 5 years old.”

She chuckles, remember the first day they met and becomes friend.

“I still think that you are the best thing I even had.”

“Really? I am too Hansol ah. No one I met can replace you.”

He smiled at her confession and his heart flutters.

“Can I say something?”

“Of course.”

“Do you remember I sleep talking?”

“When you said you love me?”

He nods, blushing.

“I mean it.”

“That you love me?”

She asks, started to blush too.

“Neh. Not as a best friend but as a girl.”

“Hansol ah.”

She cooed, at how cute and manly he is with this seriousness.

“I love you, Yewon. Will you be my girlfriend?”

She was silent for a second before slowly nodding.

“I want to.”

A light one since this is a request from my friend who wants a heart fluttering teen story with a light and believable scenario.

I love Gfriend if I have to choose from the current girl group, apart from APINK of course and I don’t know much about Seventeen. I ended up google their profile to have a better knowledge and I started to like them.

I watched Seventeen + Gfriend stage for MAMA-my friend suggested again and my, the reaction for Vernon+ Umji is good, how he is staring at her and how they match well there so I think after watching that stage, and fancam too, I can relate and imagine them as I write.

They indeed look cute.

Not to the stage of shipping, they are too young for that but yeah, I took the request from her and write this one very short one-shot.

Sorry for the long mumbling. Hope you guys like it.

Maybe I’ll write a sequel; who knows? =)

Love, Cherrykaieun.