Taemin walked aimlessly through school. Since he had absolutely nothing to do, he would find something. Sometime… Without noticing, his feet brought him to the roof top. He smiled as he stepped out in the fresh air as the wind swirled his hair around his face. From the corner of his eye, something caught his attention. Was that, noona? Why was she out here? “Noona!” He called out and she turned her head and looked at him as he approached her.

He sat down beside her and looked at the view and the setting sun. “What are you doing here, noona?” He asked her and played with a few grains of sand.

“I’m enjoying my first Sunday off in two years.” The unexpected answer came.

Taemin gasped. “Why haven’t you had a Sunday off? Are you working too much, noona? Or are you studying because you have to catch up because you were sick? Or do you…”

She put her hand over his mouth and sighed. “Shut up, you’re ruining my moment.”

When he nodded she removed her hand and the corner of curled up into something that could be recognized as a smile. “Noona, are you smiling? I’ve only seen you smile once before when I…”

Kyu leaned in closer towards the boy and he trailed off, forgetting what he was supposed to say. “Didn’t I tell you to shut up and stop ruining my moment?” She asked him. Taemin watched her lips move as they formed words that he didn’t understand nor listened to. All he could think of was the kiss in the dance studio. The memory of it made him hot and all his blood rushed to his head and he changed skin colour to red.

Kyu tilted her head and looked at the little boy in front of her. “Are you blushing? Do I frighten you?”

“No, no, no!” Taemin denied her questions and waved violently with his hands in front of her face. “No, noona, you’re not scary.”

Kyu smirked at him and leaned back again. Taemin instantly missed the warmth from her body close to his. “I can be scary, very scary.” Kyu sighed.

Taemin glanced at her. There was no way he could read Kyu. Her face was either expressionless or angry; she had those weird mood swings and he never knew what she was thinking, or what she was feeling. He sighed and picked up the grains of sand and threw them of the roof. Why couldn’t she just know his intention, his feelings? Everything would have been so much simpler if she did.

“Something is bothering you.” It was a statement from Kyu, not a question.

“No…” Taemin didn’t even bother in putting some effort into his lies. When he looked at Kyu and saw her eyes he knew that he had no choice but to tell her. “Well, yeah…”

“You don’t want to tell me.” Another statement.

“Not really, no.”

Kyu shrugged. “Suit yourself.”

She closed her eyes and let the sun’s last beams caress her face. Taemin couldn’t tear his eyes from her. ‘Noona’, he thought, ‘if you only knew what you do to me. Whenever I’m near you it feels like… like my heart skip a beat. And my chest becomes warm and I’m almost at loss of words.’

Kyu turned her head and looked at him. “Do I have something in my face?” She asked him.

“Huh?” Taemin was confused. Why would she have something in her face? “What are you talking about, noona?”

“I just thought I have, since you keep staring at me. But I guess not then.” Kyu shrugged. Taemin scratched his head embarrassed and looked away. “Taemin.” Kyu stretched out her hand towards him. Taemin gulped as it softly nudged his cheek and swept pass his ear. “You had something stuck.” Kyu explained.

“Oh…”

There was a moment of silence, Taemin was unsure of what to say and to do while Kyu was just enjoying the moment in silence.

“Noona?” Taemin begun.

“Hm?” She didn’t look at him.

“Why haven’t you…” He hesitated, “told your friends about me?”
Kyu looked confused at him. “What are you talking about? Of course I have told them about you.”

“But, not about the dance studio.”

She titled her head as she thought of what his point was. “Can’t you just tell me what you mean instead of talking in riddles? It’s annoying.”

“You haven’t told them about…”

“About what? Just spill already!”

“The kiss!” Taemin blurted.

Kyu was taken aback. She had not seen that one coming. Well, she hadn’t told Nana, but Hachi was the one who interrupted it… So she already knew about it. “I haven’t, does it matter.”

Taemin looked hurt as he bit his lower lip. “Do you… regret it? Are you ashamed of me?” He looked up at her with his big, sad eyes.

Kyu felt her insides melt as she looked at the younger boy in front of her. Suddenly she felt an urge to just hold him and pinch his cheek. She couldn’t hold back the smile that slowly formed on her lips before it spread to her entire face. She cupped his face and met his eyes, the smile still playing on her face. “I could never be ashamed of you. Of course I don’t regret it.” She tilted her head and examined his face with her eyes. “There is something I would very much like to do, if you don’t min?”

Taemin shook his head between her hands. Would she actually do it? Would she kiss him again? He closed his eyes as his breathing became heavier as he anticipated her lips against his.

Kyu pinched his cheeks and couldn’t help but squeal quietly. She let go and couldn’t help but laugh at Taemin’s expression. Disappointed he rubbed his cheeks and pouted.

“You should go to bed now, it’s late.” Kyu said and motioned for Taemin to go away.

“It’s 9am.” Taemin protested, but looking at Kyu’s face he knew that whatever resistance he would put up, it’d be useless. “Fine,” he sighed, “I’ll go.” He got on his feet and started walking away.

“Good night.” Kyu’s singing voice rang like bells in his ears and before he knew what he was doing he had returned to sit down beside her on his knees, earning a glare from Kyu.

“What are you doing? Didn’t I tell you to go to bed?” She growled at him through gritted teeth.

“I will leave in a minute; there was just one last thing I had to do.” He held up his hands in front of him, like in defence.

“Then what is it?”

He leaned forward and placed a quick kiss on her lips before he got on his feet and practically ran away. He had no idea from where he had got the courage, but it was there and he had done it. Now, all he could whish for was that Kyu felt the same way. But as long as she continued like this and did not say anything else, he would just assume that she was.

He hadn’t thought he would have to admit it to himself like this, but he was in love with Kyu. And he didn’t even know her surname!