Jennie didn’t know what she should think of it just last , she and Chaeyoung almost had their first kiss but now Chaeyoung acts like there was nothing going on between them.

Right now, all Jennie could do is stare at Chaeyoung across the school cafeteria while the girl is being worship by both her fanboys and fangirls.

“Wow dude,” Crunching… Joy must be wolfing down those chips again. “Can’t believe I’m saying this but Chaeyoung just beat the heck out of Girls Generation.”

“Wae?”

“Cause she brings the BOYS and the GIRLS out. kekekekeke.”

Jennie couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Joy and her so sad sense of humor.

“Am I suppose to laugh? Is that suppose to be funny?” Jennie frowns at Joy.

“Chillax dude. I’m just trying to make you feel better.”

“It’s not working.”

“Jen, it’s high school all over again, you’re going to lose her for the second time if you don’t step up your game.”

“FYI Joy, I never lost her,” Jennie corrected her buddy. “I never had her in the first place and you can’t lose something that you don’t have.”

“And so? You’re just going to let that happen? Let her walk away from you again? Jesus Christ and Cupid have combined forces so you two could finally be together and you’re just letting it slip away.”

“You know Joy, I’m not worried about it, let all this silly boys and girls be all over my future wife.”

“Future wife?” Joy rolls her eyes “Someone’s on crack.”

“No! I feel it Joy, Me and Chaeyoung are soulmates. In the end, I’m still the one who Chaeyoung is going to end up with. So, I’m going to let Chaeyoung have her fun now, I mean we have our whole future ahead of us. I can see it right now, Our future home, it will be a bit messy, chaotic and were going to have little Chaeyoungs and little Jennies running around, but our house will be full of love.”

“DUDE! What the hell are you smoking? Can I freaking have some? You delusional moderpacker!”

AAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!

Jennie and Joy turns and sees Chaeyoung looking in disbelief as a guy and his buddies carrying a guitar stops in front of them.

“This song is for Chaeyoung.”

And the guy sings, or try to but that doesn’t matter cause all of the girls in that cafeteria were squealing on how romantic he is.

“Is that suppose to be romantic?” Jennie asks.

“I don’t know dude, but right now its high school all over again.”

*

“You’re breaking up with me?!”

Irene couldn’t believe this. She was usually the one doing the dumping. But right there and then, she was getting dumped.

“Actually, Irene I can’t break up with you since were not really anything.” Taehyung stated it like what they had never really mattered to him.

“We went out on a couple of dates.”

“Yeah I know but all you do is whine about your feelings over this certain person. What do you think of me? Dr. Phil or something? I’m not your therapist Irene.”

“Isn’t that like the use of guys? To listen?”

“Yeah but am I getting anything in return? Don’t you have like a BFF that you could have heart to heart talk to?”

What kind of guy says the word BFF? Good thing it’s over before I could find out.

“Yeah whatever Tae, just leave.”

“I will.”

Irenewished that she have something heavy so she could throw it at the back of the guy’s head. And if that really pathetic moment, wasn’t pathetic enough. Someone up there thinks it would be more fun if Irene get soaked in rain.

OH GREAT!!!! It’s starting to rain. What the hell is this? A freaking music video to a cheesy song?
And Irebe didn’t know what she was wiping of her face, the rain or her tears? But she wasn’t crying over Taehyung, hell no… She was probably crying cause everything in her life is just so damn frustrating.

But she know Taehyung had a point, she whines over a certain someone because that’s all she could do. If she confess, she’s obviously will get turned down, if she keeps it inside, then, she’ll keep on whining for the rest of her life. Irene was stuck and she has no idea how to get out of it.

 

Flashback

Jacques, waiter with fake french accent and waxed eyebrows smiles happily at the sight of his favorite customer, the beautiful and sophisticated Bae Irene waited until Taehyung was in the bathroom before she called the waiter.

"Hello, Ms. Bae, I see that you and Mr. Kim are getting cozier by the second."

Irene could only fake a smile before handing out her credit card to the nosy waiter.

"Here, charge the bill for that little person and her friends in my card."

Jacques raise those fake brows, how could someone as elegant as THE Bae Irene know a sad bunch like them?

"Are you sure, Ms. Bae because their bill is kind of-"

"What are you trying to say? That I couldn't afford it?"

Jacques froze at the ice princess glare.

"No, not at all. Miss Bae, I apologize for that."

"Good."

Jacques excuse himself but before he could go further Irene added.
"And Jacques don't tell her anything about this."

"Yes, Ms. Bae as you wish."

Irene sighs heavily wondering about it too.

End of flashback

“God!!! If you could hear me now, please give me a sign if I should just move on or not.”

And for once, maybe God was actually listening.

“What the?”
Irene suddenly finds herself under someone’s polka dot umbrella.

“Midget?”

“Why are you standing under the rain, Hyunnie?

“I ummm… I don’t know.”

“C’mon, let’s get you home before you get sick.”

It probably meant nothing to the other girl, she’s probably doing out of courtesy since she happens to be her crush’s bestfriend. But something inside of Irene made her believe in signs, it was a rather small act but it was enough to make Irene’s heart hope again…

*

Hahaha… He’s all wet…

Jennie never saw the point of running in the rain, you got wet anyway, why don’t you just enjoy the cold rain and walk under it? But Jennie was enjoying what she’s seeing right now. She’s the only one dorky enough to carry an umbrella in her bag everywhere she goes. And seeing everyone getting soaked while she stays dry just amuse her to the core. Don’t ask her why, she just easily get amuse.

“Hehehe… phew” Jennie spits out water as one of the students accidentally splashes on her.

She continues to walk when there taking shelter under a century old tree, the prettiest girl she has ever seen. And the romantic side of Jennie quickly kicks in as an image of a sickeningly sweet scene plays in her head.

*

Her and Chaeyoung, laughing while chasing each other under the rain. When suddenly, a thunder would crash into the sky, making Chaeyoung yelp and bury her head in Jennie’s shoulders. Jennie laughs confidently while tilting Chaeyoung’s chin so she could stare at those lovely brown eyes.

“Don’t worry I won’t let anything happen to you, my baby.”

And Chaeyoung’s eyes will sparkle with admiration and love for her Jennie Kim.

“Oh Jennie.”

And under the rain, with background music playing, Jennie would lean in while Chaeyoung closes her eyes in anticipation as they have their first kiss under the rain.

*
End of imagination

Jennie let out a squeal as she imagines it…

“Here, here, here.”

Jennie taps a girl and hands over her umbrella.

*

Jennie runs over to the tree and tries drying herself..

“Chaeyoung?”

Chaeyoung groans and looks away. After the moment in the bridge, Jennie has been doing everything so she could kiss her. But Chaeyoung won’t let her, she felt that all Jennie wanted was to get a kiss and Chaeyoung didn’t want that. Chaeyoung wanted Jennie to kiss her because she loves her not because she wanted to get it on.

“What a coincidence, you don’t have an umbrella too?”

“No Jen. I just feel like standing under a tree in a storm.” Chaeyoung looks at Jennie who has a confuse look on her face. “I was joking Jen.”

“Oh you were?” Man… she got a bad sense of humor.

“So, where are you going?”

“To Mars.”

WTH? Why is Chaeyoung so damn sarcastic? But Jennie refuses to lose. “Really? Me too!!! ChaeNnie chilling with the aliens.” Chaeyoung rolls her eyes…

“Chaeyoung, can I just say that you’re like my sunshine under this-”

“Save it.” Chaeyoung cut the girl off before she tries anything else with her.

Jennie whimpers like a kicked puppy after getting rejected again.

“Why are you so cold to me, my love?”

“What do you expect me to do, Jen? One minute you’re this romantic and sincere person and the next you’re flirtatious and cocky. I don’t know whether you’re being serious with me or I’m just going to end up as a one night stand to you.”

Jennie waves her hand in protest “No, no… one night won’t be enough. I’ll have a million one night stands with you, one day stands too.”

“God… This is what I’m talking about.”

Both girls sighs in frustration, unsure of how they could ever move from their position.

When all of a sudden,

“AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!”

Next thing Chaeyoung knows, Jennie is clutching close to her, staring at her with those scared puppy eyes.

“Geez… Jen, Are you like 5 or something?”

“But it sounds so loud. I’m scared Chaeyoung, what if thunder strikes me?”

Chaeyoung pushes Jennie away, “Oh, grow up.”

“Chaeyoung?”

Oh God. is this guy for real? tall, unbelievably handsome and the body of an underwear model?

“Sehun, hey.”

Oh great… another competition.

“What are you doing? Are you trying to get sick or something?” Sehun tries to brighten that dark day with his awesome smile.

“No,” Chaeyoung giggles cutely.

Jennie couldn’t help but get jealous as she listens to how soft Chaeyoung’s voice is when talking to this guy. Chaeyoung never spoke so tenderly with her, in fact she seems to be irritated every time they talk. Jennie looks up and felt her heart break when she looks at the two, laughing and joking. It was suppose to be her scene with Chaeyoung but now she’s stuck outside looking in.

“Ummm… Chaeyoung?”

“What?” Chaeyoung snaps back.

Yup… she’s irritated.

“I’ll see you later.”

Jennie puts her jacket on her head and starts running out in the rain before Chaeyoung could say anything.

*

“ACCHHHOOOO!!!!!”

“Jennie, are you sure, you’ll be ok?”

Wendy looks at her poor roommate sneezing, coughing and buried under the covers.

“Wendy, it’s just a fever. I won’t die.”

“Look, if you want I could have Joy sleep over so she could watch over you.”

“No, I’ll be ok. I’ll just sleep it through.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. Now go over to your aunts.”

“Ok, ok. but promise me you’ll call when you need anything. I have no problems going back.”

“Thanks. I’ll be ok.”

“Ok… I have aspirin there and some cup noodles.”

“Thank you.”

“Anytime, sis.”

And Wendy closes the door behind her, unsure if she made the right decision of leaving her poor dongsaeng sick.

“God, please let Jennie be ok.” She whispers before leaving.

*

To: Wifey

Hi… I’m sorry but I think this isn’t going to work out, I fell in love with someone else.

Chaeyoung presses the delete button until all the message got erased Oh God I’m so evil… But how can I say this without sounding like such a biyatch? I know, do the things we do in an English paper. So, If I have a good explanation and don’t seem so harsh. Yeah that’s right… have an introduction, thesis statement, body and closing. ok, here I go. Chaeyoung takes a deep breath and look with full determination at her phone screen.

“But unnie… uncle would really like to see you.”
Chaeyoung didn’t bother to look up at the two cousins arguing about going to their uncle’s party.

“Sorry Lisa, but my responsibility as a bestfriend comes first. I can’t leave Jennie.” Joy chuckles evilly inside when she sees Chaeyoung froze when she heard Jennie’s name.

“Why?"

“Ummm, cause Wendy has to stay over for the weekend at her aunt’s house and she wants me to watch over Jennie cause the girl just got sick. Running out in the rain like that…tsk.tsk.tsk.”

“Ummm… Joy unnie.”

“Yes, Chaeyoung?” Kekeke…

“You and Lisa should go to your uncle’s place.”

“But what about Jennie? Who’s going to take care of my bestfriend?” Joy pouts cutely, well… that’s what she thinks it looks anyway.

“Ummm… ahhh… I’ll do it.”

“Are you sure? Cause I don’t want to bother you or anything.”

“No… it won’t be, don’t worry.”

*

Chaeyoung quickly regretted the moment she step inside Jennie’s room. She walks in to see the girl busy making out with her pillow in her sleep.

"Chaeyoung, I love you." Jennie whispers in her sleep before she continues to French kiss her pillow.

Chaeyoung covers in pure second hand embarrassment.

“Oh God, Why did I fall for this idiot?”

SMACK!!!!

“WHAT THE HELL WENDY???!!! AND I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE CHAEYOUNG’S SHIRT O-!!!

But it wasn’t the Canadian girl who was culprit cause standing right there, clutching a pillow was her Chaeyoung.

“CHAEYOUNG!!!!”

Jennie quickly starts fixing her hair and wiping her drool.

“I just saw you making out with your pillow, fixing your hair won’t do nothing.”

“I… well. I wasn’t making out with my pillow, I was ummm… ahhh…”

Let’s see how you get out of this, Jennie Kim.

“I was ummm giving it mouth to mouth, yeah that’s right. I was dreaming that I was a lifeguard, yeah, that’s right. A lifeguard and I just save the life of a drowning man.”

“Yeah right, Jen? With your tongue?”

“Ummm… well. He was so happy that he kissed me and I was being nice and I kissed him back.”

Never argue with an idiot.

“Fine… I give up.”

Chaeyoung sits on Jennie’s bed and place her head on Jennie’s forehead.

“Oh God, Jen. you’re hot.”

“It’s your fault, Chaeyoung. You just make my temperature rise, OW!!!! Can you stop doing that? I’m sick you know…”

“Doesn’t excuse you from being a ert, you !”

“Why are you here, Chaeng?”

“Well, Joy unnie went with Lisa to their uncle’s place so I sort of volunteered to watch you. I mean I did it for her, not you.”

“Just admit it, Chaeyoung. You just want to take care of me.”

“No, I don’t!”

Jennie takes her phone and started scrolling through her phone list.

“Ok, fine. I met this nursing student who has no problems taking care of me. And she likes to put on her naughty, I mean nurse uniform too… Ahhhh…”

Chaeyoung wanted to smack the happy grin of Jennie’s erted face.

“NO, YOU WON’T!” Chaeyoung quickly grabs Jennie’s phone.

“What the hell are you doing?!”

“I’m deleting every girl on your phone list.”

“Hey, you can’t do that!”

“I’m doing it right now. What the heck, Kim? don’t you call them by their real names? What’s this Babe? Babygirl? Hu-”

Jennie snatches her phone before Chaeyoung could even come to her senses.

Damn it… that was so damn close.

"You have no right to do that!”

“FINE! Go call your other girls! I’m leaving!”
“Chaeyoung.”
“What?!”

Jennie was holding her phone out her window when she just drops it all the way down.

“What on Earth has gotten into you, Jen?”

“I don’t need other girls, I only need you.”

Chaeyoung raises her brow suspiciously. “And you drop your phone cause?”

“I ummm…" Jennie started to scratch her head" Too lazy to delete every single one of them.”

“You could have just press delete all.”

“Oh, damn it.”

Two phones lost in two weeks, her parents are going to seriously disown her now. Jennie didn’t know if it was the fever or her stupidity but she almost fell down. Good thing her knight in shining armor came in to catch her.

“I’m sorry Chaeng. I just can’t help falling for you.”

And Jennie lands on the floor with a loud thud as Chaeyoung let go of the flirt.

“Lay down, Jen.”

“No, Chaeyoung. I love you but I’m not an easy girl.”

Oh God… Did she just said she love me? or she’s being her flirty self again?

“Get over yourself. Now, lay down before you try anything stupid.”

“I’m tired Chaeyoung.”

“I know.” Chaeyoung whispers softly before she tucks Jennie in her bed.

“You owe me a cellphone.” Jennie was about to drift off to dreamland.

Chaeyoung smiles before leaning in to whisper.

“You owe me a kiss.”

Chaeyoung smacks Jennie’s puckered lips with a pillow.
“For the mean time, finish making out with your pillow.”

*

The moment Chaeyoung heard Jennie cough she knew she was helplessly in love with her. What else do you call it when you would do anything just so you could take away her pain? It’s love, right?

“Jen?”

“No… Chaeyoung, don’t come near me. I’ll get you sick too.”

“I’m much tougher than you think. Here, take your meds.”

Chaeyoung felt her heart ache every time Jennie coughs.

“I’m cold, Chaeyoung.”

And Jennie wasn’t lying. The girl can’t hardly keep her eyes open and she was obviously shivering.

Chaeyoung climbs into the bed and wraps her arms around Jennie. Jennie cuddles closer, nuzzling her head on Chaeyoung’s chest. Chaeyoung feared that Jennie might get too close that she could hear her heart beating like crazy. But Chaeyoung wouldn’t dare let go, how could she when having Jennie in her arms was the best feeling in the world?

Chaeyoung didn’t know how watching somebody sleep just feel so damn addicting, but she guess it had to do with the person. Cause right there and then, she felt like she could do this, look at Jennie forever. And she didn’t know what came up to her. But next thing she know, she lays her lips on Jennie’s forehead and lingered there. She closes her eyes and lean her forehead on Jennie’s. She was afraid that anything louder than a whisper could
break the moment, so she softly confesses to the sleeping girl.

“I love you.”

*

“Chaeyoung?”

Chaeyoung opens her eyes and sees a life in Jennie’s face again.

“Jen, what’s wrong?”

“C’mon, let’s go somewhere.”

“No. you’re sick, lay down.”

“No, I’m feeling much better. C’mon get up.”

“It’s 4 am.”

“It doesn’t matter what time it is,” Jennie loves Chaeyoung more each minute.

Jennie throws a sweatshirt at Chaeyoung before pulling the girl out of bed.

*

The sight of the moon glimmering on the lake’s water was enough to rob Chaeyoung off her sleep.

“First a river, now a lake. You just have a thing for body of water, huh Jen?”

Chaeyoung turns and Jennie pats on the spot beside her on the blanket. Chaeyoung didn’t argue and sits down beside Jennie.

“Chaeyoung… I”

Oh God can I do it? Could I live without her if she knows the truth? I can’t. Chaeyoung forgive me for being selfish and lying to you like this but I can’t lose you. If someday you find out about it then I’ll bear every single day regretting. But right now, I’ll do anything to make you stay.

“Jen?”

“No… ummm… sorry, it’s nothing.”

And the two continue looking out in the water, As both of them were unsure on how they were going to do this.

“You know this is where me and the girls go when something is bothering us, it’s like our headquarters.”

Chaeyoung chuckles “So, is this going to be our headquarters too?”

“No.”

“Then what is this place?”

“It’s ummm. The place where I’m going to confess to you.”

Chaeyoung felt her heart stop beating for a second. She look at Jennie, looking for a sign that the girl was joking but there wasn’t. This is it and Chaeyoung never felt so happy and scared at the same time.

“Jen?”

It takes a lot to make Jennie nervous but Chaeyoung could do it in a snap.

“Chaeyoung, what I feel about you, I have never felt with anybody else. You frustrate me, make me mad or completely drive me insane. Yet, I rather deal with all of that than bear the thought of being without you. You make me forget about my pride and ego. You make me crave every single second that I am with you and no matter how close you are, it never seem to be enough. You make me need you when you’re not around. But the best thing that you ever make me do was that you make me love you.”

Jennie close her eyes trying to regain her emotion. Even after all these years, she still haven’t gotten over the fact of getting rejected by Chaeyoung. But here she was again, willing to risk enduring more heartache than not tell Chaeyoung how she felt. But the hug that she receive from Chaeyoung, made her believe that yeah, maybe dreams do come true.

“Jen, I love you too.”

Chaeyoung should have just stopped right there.

“But I can’t do this.”

Damn. it hurts as bad as the first time.

“I mean not right now.”

Chaeyoung tilts Jennie’s face towards her.

“I’m kinda with somebody right now and she, she is special.”

Chaeyoung couldn’t think of a better way to describe what she had with her Wifey. She did help her forget Jennie for awhile until Chaeyoung saw her again in college.

“She was the one who was there when I needed somebody, she help me get over someone. So, I think she deserves better than someone who’s going to two time her, I owe her that much. Let me end things with her before we do this. Please be patient, Jen and wait for me.”

Chaeyoung says softly while brushing Jennie’s hair of her cheek.

“Of course Chaeng. You better know that I’m not giving you away, will I ever stop waiting? no way! It will be the same in my world, I’m your boy, you’re my girl.”

Chaeyoung slaps her face hard at Jennie’s epic fail in rapping the 2pm song. Why is her girlfriend such a mood killer?

“Oh wait, that’s wrong.” Jennie blinks those brown eyes in confusion.
You rapping is wrong.

“I’m your girl, you’re also my girl?” Jennie scratches her head confusedly “That doesn’t sound right?”

You rapping doesn’t sound right. Chaeyoung lays her finger on Jennie’s gorgeous red lips.

“Stop, just stop.”

“Why? Would you like me to sing Taecyeon’s part? He’s your bias, right?”

“No, Jen, he isn’t” Chaeyoung wraps her arms around Jennie’s shoulders and lean her forehead against hers. “This idiot right here, she’s my ultimate bias.”

And the two shares a knowing smile. They usually express how they feel everytime they bicker, fight and insult each other. But right then and there, in the peaceful night, their silence couldn’t be more than enough to let them know how much they have fallen for each other.

That night, the lakeside immediately became Jennie’s favorite place. It’s not just the place where she confides with her girls, or where she finally confessed to Chaeyoung. All of that don’t seem to matter anymore, because the moment she lays her lips on Chaeyoung, she will always remember the lakeside as the place where she had her last first kiss.