"Forget about them, what about you hyung? Are you going to further your studies? Audition like Kris hyung?" Baekhyun asked. You suddenly felt yourself tense up again. *Relax Ryoko. Try to be normal.* Suho scratched his chin. "Well, I was thinking of furthering my studies, but I feel that I should work first. Earn some money first you know."  

Everyone nodded. You were already out of things to say so you decided to excuse yourself. D.O carried the plates and followed you towards the sink while the others went into their rooms or the living room. Baekhyun stared at the both of you before heading upstairs with Chanyeol. You could feel your self relax a bit but that didn't last long after you heard D.O say something to you. "Mind telling me what happened between you two? Did you guys fight?" You tried to play innocent. "Huh? With who? Who are we talking about?" D.O shot you a 'don't-you-lie-to-me' face and you gulped. He was washing the dishes while you were wiping them with a dry towel. "Do I really have to tell you?" You whined. D.O smiled. "I knew it! Something is up. Come on, tell me. I won't tell anyone! I promise!" He offered you his pinky that was covered with soap and water. You hesitated for a while but intertwined yours with his and wiped your finger with the towel afterwards.

You checked to see if anyone was in the kitchen and spoke in a really soft voice. "Me and Baekhyun oppa, we..." You trailed off, suddenly felt like taking back what you said. But D.O prompted you to continue. You closed your eyes and took a deep breath before answering, "Kissed." There was silence, except for the sound of the tap water running. Then there was the sound of plates hitting the sink. You opened your eyes to see his reaction. "YOU TWO WHAT-" You quickly covered his mouth with towel you used to wipe the plates. "Shhh! Oppa! Be quiet!" You looked back to the entrance of the kitchen to see any signs of movement, and thankfully there wasn't any. D.O slapped your hand away, turned off the tap, wiped his hands dry and pulled you out of the kitchen. "Yah where do you think you're-" "We're going for a walk won't be late." D.O cut Suho off and left him hanging before pulling you out of the house. Suho stared in confusion. *Did that he just....interrupt me?*

Outside, instead of walking, the both of you sat on the stairs of the porch. It was a bit of a squeeze but the two of you didn't have any warm clothes so the closeness kept you guys warm. D.O was silent and stared at the empty street. You looked at him. "Oppa, are you...mad?" He didn't speak for awhile but after a few seconds he blinked his eyes and slowly shook his head. "Mad? Why would I be? I mean, it's not like I love you, I love-Okay nothing forget the last part." You smiled at him. "I know about you and Hae Ra." You whispered. His eyes widened like saucers. "How did you- never mind we'll talk about this later. Right now, you need to tell me what really happened. I mean, who initiated the kiss?" You pouted. *Thought I could change the topic but unfortunately, he's too smart to fall for that.* You sighed and decided to tell him everything, even during the time when the two of you were practicing for the school's anniversary concert.

"HE STOLE YOUR FIRST KISS-" Your hand flew to his mouth again and you glared at him. "Seriously oppa, how many times do I have to remind you to keep it down?!" D.O smiled apologetically. "Mian. So anyway, tonight was not the first time you guys kissed?" You nodded. D.O looked at the street in front of him again. "Wow." You chuckled at his response. "What's that supposed to mean?" D.O smiled and shook his head. "Ani, I just never imagined something like this to happen you know? With Bacon hyung. He seems like a conservative person. And you too." You raised your eyebrows. "Oh and you're not? Come on, it was hard for me to believe that you and Hae Ra are together!" "Well, we're not together...yet." You gave him a look and he playfully nudged you in the arm. You like it how you and and him can easily talk about stuff like this. You don't even dare to speak to your cousin Suho about it. Never know what might happen, that dude is a little bit..over-protective over you. 

"So how did you feel about it?" He asked. You sighed and shrugged. "Honestly, I don't know." D.O raised his eyebrows. "You don't know?" You sighed. "I'm not sure. It's just...I don't know what's in his mind you know? Like, is he feeling as nervous as I am when we're around each other? And even if he do likes me, how can I be so sure that he's the one?" 

"Okay let's not think about him for awhile. What about you? How do you feel? Do you...like him?" D.O looked at you and searched your face for an answer. You thought about what he said. *What about me? I'm not sure. I get nervous around him these few days. He kissed me, twice. This is so frustrating!* You made a grunting noise and hit your head with your fists. "Woah woah! You don't really have to give me an answer you know. Take your time." D.O held your hands to stop you from hitting yourself further. You sighed. "Oppa, how did you know that Hae Ra is the one for you?" D.O widened his eyes at your sudden question. "Well, uh...I can't say that I'm certainly sure but, I can feel it. I can feel that we're somehow connected to each other you know. Hey! It's just  like that thing you mentioned before! The string of uh...destiny?"  You tried to recall. "You mean the string of fate?" D.O clapped his hands. "That's the one! It's like I can feel it, our string of fate getting shorter and shorter the more I get to know her." D.O smiled and looked up in to the sky, smiling to himself.

You couldn't help but giggle. "Oh it looks like you're really head over heels for her huh?" D.O blushed and ruffled his hair. "Maybe? I still want to get to know her more." You smiled and nodded. *I really hope that things work out for the both of them.* Just then Sehun opened the front door which made the both of you jump. "Omo-you scared me! I thought you guys were thieves!" Sehun placed one of his hands on his chest while the other one was holding a big plastic bag. "Where are you going?" D.O asked. "I'm throwing trash...?" Sehun held the trash bag a little higher. He then looked at the both of you suspiciously. "Is there something going on here that I should know?" You stiffen. *No! I don't want him to know! Having D.O oppa knowing is bad enough but at least I can trust him.* "Oh look at the time, it's getting late. I think I'm going to go head in and get some shut eye. Bye oppas!" You quickly ran into the safety comfort of your room. Sehun didn't have a chance to investigate you further so he turned to look at D.O but he too had already went inside to clean the kitchen. *Hmm, so D.O hyung knows something huh...I'll find out soon enough!* He thought to himself and continued to carry out his task of taking out the garbage.