Eunbi was addicted to Sprite. At least, that's what her roommate Sakura thinks.

She didn't drink coffee or alcohol much, instead she drank this lemon-lime flavored drink. Sakura herself never had a particular preference towards Sprite, but she could see why Eunbi liked it so much. And sure, Sakura could understand someone drinking it in the middle of the day, but she had never seen someone drink soda first thing in the morning as if it were a glass of water to quench her thirst.

They've been roommates for a little more than a year now and eventually Sakura got used to seeing the cans of beverage lying around, but lately, Sakura thinks it's gotten worse, to the point of addiction even.

For starters, they never really ran out of Sprite for too long because of Sakura's part-time job at the convenience store a few blocks away. What was concerning was that Eunbi was drinking it with almost every meal she took, Sprite for breakfast, Sprite for lunch, Sprite for dinner, and even Sprite for snacks. She was getting concerned for her unnie but she didn't know how to go about bringing this issue up in conversation.

"Saku-chaaaan~"

Sakura tore her eyes away from her notes and looked up at the older girl through her specs. "What is it unnie?"

"I'll be going out shopping at the mall with Yena today, so can you do another Sprite run at work later? We only have two more cans left. Pleeeaaase?"

She said this as she looked at Sakura with a pout and touched her forearm gently. The heat rose on Sakura's face as she tried to look away from her.

"Yeah, yeah I know, I was gonna do it for you anyways, I told you already that you don't need to do this aegyo for me."

Eunbi smirked at her. "You know you like it."

Sakura turned away from her as she rolled her eyes, hoping Eunbi wouldn't see how embarrassed she was. "Yeah, yeah keep telling yourself that."

You see, Sakura had been harboring feelings for the older girl for a while now, and she was afraid that she was starting to catch on. It wasn't just the aegyo, she had gotten real touchy lately, with sensual touches on Sakura's shoulder, arms, and hands during the most random moments.

For example, one time, Sakura was having some trouble with her chemistry homework and Eunbi came over and asked to see if she could help. Instead of grabbing the paper like any normal person would, she came up behind Sakura to look over her with her chest pressed up against her back as she held touched the younger girl's left shoulder.

It took every atom in Sakura's body to not scream.

She then moved to look closer at the paper and although most of her face was covered with her long hair like a curtain, Sakura could see that Eunbi was seductively biting her lip as she analyzed the problem.

Sakura just needed to balance a ing equation, not be seduced.

What was even worse than that was the absolute torture she put Sakura through by wearing more and more revealing clothing around the apartment. This included tank tops, crop tops, sports bras, you name it. Both Eunbi and Sakura knew she had a nice body and it was understandable as to why she was showing off her toned abs. Although Sakura never understood how she looked that good when a lot of her diet consisted of macarons and Sprite. One day, it got to the point where Eunbi was just lounging around with a can of Sprite in her matching lace lavender bra and with an open red flannel (which Sakura thought made her even more rude somehow). But when Sakura asked what the reason was for this change in clothing, Eunbi simply replied:

"The weather's getting hotter."

"And so are you," the Japanese mumbled.

"Did you say something—"

"NEED TO BUY SOME SHOES. YUP. MY OLD ONES ARE GETTING WORN OUT. AHAHAHAHA." Sakura knew the increase in volume of her voice and nervous laughter was giving her away but she really hoped Eunbi was dense enough to not notice.

"Oh! I'll go with you, you know I love shopping for shoes, so—"

"Ah, no it's okay unnie! I'll be fine, really," she said as she bolted out the front door.

Sakura ended up wasting her paycheck on ty shoes she didn't even need that day.

.....

She got off her shift at the convenience store but before she left, she was mulling over a few things as she stocked up on food supplies, including the Sprite.

Eunbi was everything she wanted in a girlfriend. She always asked Sakura if she had eaten already in the sweetest way possible and would order take-out for her if she hadn't, and sometimes she would cook for her if Sakura was too tired to do so. She would make jokes to cheer her up or let them have a Disney movie night eating ice cream whenever Sakura had a terrible day from either college or work.

She was also hot af.

But she was by no means perfect. Sakura thought that there were times in which Eunbi tended to be a bit too emotional. Sakura often came back to the apartment to see Eunbi sprawled out on the sofa, acting drunk off of SPRITE, while sobbing over a drama as she lamented over her love life.

"First Sian, now Haeyoon! All my closest friends are off getting engaged or married and here I am, a lonely fatass who hasn't gotten a date in years!"

These nights usually ended in Sakura comforting Eunbi by whispering the sweetest things to her as she fell asleep in her embrace. Eunbi said she sometimes didn't remember these nights, so maybe she did get drunk off of Sprite.

But oh, how Sakura always wanted to confess her feelings to Eunbi. The main thing stopping her was that she was afraid to ruin their friendship. If they tried being in a relationship and things eventually went downhill, Sakura would need to move out, and that would cause quite a few problems for her, so she'd rather not try anything to jeopardize what they have now.

She moved in with Eunbi in the first place because she was the only one in the area of her college who had the rent so low and at a price she could afford. And she most definitely couldn't dorm in the middle of the school year.

And rooming with Eunbi was one of the best decisions she had ever made.

*bzzt bzzt*

Sakura's thoughts were interrupted by her phone vibrating. She saw that her Eunbi unnie was calling and so she answered.

"Hello? Unni—"

"KKURAAAAAAA!!" Eunbi sobbed violently over the phone, at least, that's what Sakura was able to hear.

"G-G-Get over here with the Sprite quick, I-I..."

Sakura knew she was having one of her moments again. "Just stay there unnie, I'll be there soon."

She paid for the things and quickly made her way back home to find Eunbi sobbing into a pillow on the couch. She then looked up to take a sip from a can of Sprite and Sakura could see the strands of her stuck onto her face due to her tears.

"Unnie? What's wrong? What happened—"

"YENA'S GONNA PROPOSE!"

Sakura was shocked to hear this, but also not too surprised considering how much she loved Yuri.

"We went out shopping today but I didn't know we were gonna stop by the jewelry store to buy an engagement ring for Yuri! And she said she's gonna propose on their anniversary tomorrow..."

"She-she will? That's great!"

"IT IS! B-but..."

She took a moment to try to compose herself as Sakura sat next to her and looked straight into her eyes.

"That means I'm the last of my friends to stay single...AND I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T BE BECAUSE YENA SAID YURI WAS FOR DATING ONLY, NOT MARRIAGE!"

She broke out into another sob but this time she cried into Sakura's shoulder.

"Unnie, we should be happy for them, you know?"

"I know...b-but...seeing them happy just reminds me of how lonely and old I am!"

She reached into Sakura's plastic bag and popped open another can of Sprite to drown her sorrows in.

After she gulped some down, she cried, "Sprite is the only one I have! It would never hurt me!"

Sakura had had enough and needed to tell her. She pried the can away from Eunbi's hands and tried to speak, "Unnie. Unnie listen to me."

"Noooooo~" Eunbi tried to reach for the soda can, but it was proving to be difficult as Sakura extended her arm to keep it out of her reach while using her other arm to pin Eunbi onto the couch.

"Unnie you don't need Sprite all the time okay? It's not good for you and I think you're getting addicted, okay?"

"Noooooo!! Kkura you don't understand, Sprite is gonna be the only one I have, the only one who...who..."

Eunbi couldn't find the words as she lost herself in Sakura's eyes. She realized how soft they got whenever Sakura looked at her and her only.

"Kkura...?"

Sakura caught her by surprise as she brushed her lips against hers. Eunbi's eyes fluttered shut as she leaned into the kiss and placed her hand on Sakura's nape. She let out a little moan as she parted her lips, allowing Sakura's tongue to slip inside.

For Sakura, she couldn't believe how soft Eunbi's lips were, and were softer than she had ever imagined. She had been waiting for this moment for so long and she decided that the warmth and sparks that consumed her was worth everything in her life.

Sakura realized that she liked the taste of Sprite. But she liked the taste of Eunbi's lips even better.

After a few moments, Sakura pulled away and she looked down at Eunbi. Eunbi was breathing heavily as she looked up at her stunned, not knowing what to do next, but wanting more.

"Kkura...y-you—"

Realizing that she had made a grave mistake, Sakura sprinted out the front door as Eunbi got up and yelled after her, "Kkura! Kkura-chan!"

She kept on running not wanting to look back as her head pointed towards the sky and she made it two streets over.

She panted heavily as she tried to catch her breath.

'She must feel so disgusted with me,' she thought.

She had to move out now. She couldn't see Eunbi's face again.

"Ah ...I'm broke as ."