“It’s the fourth of April.” Kyu-hyun said. Each of them nodded in agreement.

 

                “So?” I asked. See? I’m pretty dumb now, aren’t I?

 

                “Just—” Kyu-hyun shook his head. “Come on!” he pulled me toward him. I pulled my hand back and looked at Ki-bum.

 

                “Oppa…” I called, Ki-bum stiffened.

 

                “Ki-bum-ah.” Hee-chul shouted.

 

                “Just go with Kyu-hyun for a while. We’ll be back later, then I’ll tell you.” Ki-bum replied at me, smiling.

 

                He passed me unto Kyu-hyun and left first with Si-won, Lee-teuk, Ryeo-wook, Han-geng  and Hee-chul, leaving me and Kyu-hyun behind.

 

                I just stared at Kyu-hyun with caution.

 

                “Is this a prank again?” I asked, raising one of my eyebrows.

 

                “A prank? When did I play a prank on you?” he replied innocently.

 

                “Uhmm, let’s see…” I counted on my mind. “On my first night here, with the scary head. On the rooftop when you pretended you’re sleeping, where I almost had a heart attack hearing you speak suddenly. On your room, when I beat you at Star Craft. And, most recently, last April Fools Day.” I beamed at him, remembering each day I mentioned.

 

                “April Fools?” he asked, confusion is in his tone.

 

                “Yeah, that ‘I love you’ thingy. Remember?” I answered, trying to erase his confusion.

 

                How can he not remember it? It made me blush to the full extent. And, to my dismay, I actually believed him! I believed in what he said that I almost answered. Though, I’m not quite sure of what I’m about to say that time.

 

                Is he playing me again?

 

                I watched his expression turn from confused to sad to unreadable. He suddenly became blank, nothing. I can read nothing on his face.

 

                There’s something wrong, but what? He’s like this, most of the times, but it’s worrisome. He’s odd and it makes him more suspicious.

 

                It’s like he’s saying something that I’m not getting.

 

                I found myself sharing his confusion with whatsoever.

 

~Kyu-hyun’s P.O.V.~

 

                “Is this a prank again?” she asked, raising one of her eyebrows to me.

 

                Everybody left us in the dorm. They’re in charge of buying stuffs for the party, and I’m in charge of watching out for Yuna. I don’t even know why they chose me, isn’t it supposed to be Ki-bum hyung’s job to take care of her?

 

                I don’t want her to be this close to me, alone. My feelings just might burst out.

 

                “A prank? When did I play pranks on you?” I asked back. I can’t remember those times.

 

                “Uhmm, let’s see…” she thought for a while. “On my first night here, with the scary head. On the rooftop when you pretended you’re sleeping, where I almost had a heart attack hearing you speak suddenly. On your room, when I beat you at Star Craft. And, most recently, last April Fools Day.” She babbled.

 

                I remembered it. All of it, except one date she mentioned.

 

                “April Fools?” I asked. Did I play a prank on her last April fool’s Day? I can’t remember.

 

                “Yeah.” She nodded. “That ‘I love you’ thingy. Remember?”

 

                I got more confused. I stared at her more, waiting for further information but she stopped talking. She’s staring at me too. Maybe, wondering why I forgot such recent event.

 

                Then it snapped. I remember that ‘I love you’ thingy she’s talking about. But it isn’t a prank.

 

                I didn’t mean it as a prank.

 

~flashback~

 

                I love her.

 

                I love Yuna.

 

                I love her. That’s the first thing that came into my mind when I woke up this morning. I don’t know why, it just popped up. Or maybe I felt this for some time now, yet, I didn’t acknowledge it. I know it’s only been a month since I know her, but she’s living with us! She’s there when I wake up, or when I’m about to go to sleep. She greets me each and every day, and she cooks for us.

 

                She’s just there! By my side. By our side.

 

                When she said she’d leave, I felt this uneasiness inside of me which I can’t explain that moment. All I know back then is that I don’t want to lose her.

 

                But now, with my mind shouting her name and my heart beating so fast, I finally understand.

 

                I love her.

 

                “Hyung! We’re taking Yuna out!” Ryeo-wook and Henry screamed in unison.

 

                I realized it wasn’t addressed for me, but with Yuna involved, I can’t resist but to be involved too.

 

                “Arasso, but be careful and don’t be caught.” Lee-teuk replied.

 

                I snorted. They’re taking Yuna out? Aish.

 

                I have to confess. I have to tell her how I feel before it get’s too late. I have to tell her before harm crawl its way back toward us. I don’t know how long I could hold back that girl from hurting Yuna, but for now, I’ll let her feel relaxed and worry-free.

 

 

 

                “Aish, how long will she be out?” I asked myself for I don’t know how many times already.

 

                I’ve been doing some rounds since I got here at my room. Pacing and walking and jumping, just to gather up enough courage to tell her how I truly feel.

 

                Fast paced footsteps made me jump on the room.

 

                Yuna. That’s the first thing that came up from my mind. She’s home. She’s back. I smiled to myself, holding my chest, having deep breathes.

 

                I opened the door of my room and saw her running, holding and… crying? Why would she be crying?

 

                “Yuna.” I called out to her as she made her way to the side of the bed, slumping there heavily as if out of breath.

 

                What is going on?

 

                “Yah, Yuna, gwenchana?” I asked as I took a step closer behind her.

 

                “Leave me alone.” She replied, still sobbing.

 

                What? She never told me to leave her alone. She might’ve said ‘Get lost!’ or something, but never ‘leave her alone’. Gosh, doesn’t she know I can’t do that?

 

                “Yuna…” I tried again.

 

                “Do you hate me too?” she asked, facing me with her teary eyes.

 

                “What?” hate her? Hate her? She’s got to be kidding, right?

 

                “Hee-chul oppa showed up at the park. He said that the three of them arranged that event. They have to take me away from here so that they can tell me the problem of the group.” She said, holding back her sobs.

 

                “Hyung?” I asked. She just nodded as she carried on with the story.

 

                “Hee-chul oppa said that I’m a problem here. He told me I’m a burden and that you guys hated me.” She cried. “He said I’m making your lives miserable.”

 

                “That’s a lie.” I said hardly. Hyung, I am so going to kill you. Or whatever, I’m so telling this to Teukie Umma. Hee-chul hyung even told me that Yuna is cute, only when she cries. How can he tell her we hate her now?

 

                “You don’t have to pretend, Kyu-hyun. I know you hate me.” She almost whispered.

 

                My heart shattered into pieces.

 

                The girl I like thinks that I hate her. What should I do?

 

                “I’m not pretending, Yuna.” I kneeled down behind her. “I don’t hate you.”

 

                “But you don’t like me, either. Right?”

 

                “Yuna, stop it.”

 

                “Tell me Kyu. Why do you want me to stay if you guys hate me?”

 

                “I love you!” I boasted. I felt my ears go hot and red as my words sink into me.

 

                I just told her I love her. I just confessed my feelings. I just…

 

                “I love you.” I repeated, softly and sincerely now. I tilted her head up so that she may see that I’m serious about it.

 

                She blushed. She’s blushing and turning into a bright red tomato on my hands. Her eyes went wide and her lips parted in shock. I, myself, am shocked too. But, at the very least, I did it. I told her my true feelings. I don’t have to hide anymore.

 

                “Kyu-hyun-shi.” She started.

 

                Will she reply right away? Will she tell me that she can’t accept what I feel for her because she likes Ki-bum? Or will she accept my heart and tell me that she loves me too? Eottokhae? Eottokhae? I’m not good in these stuffs. I’m rarely a blunt, straightforward boy.

 

                I waited for her other words, for her reply while my heart thundered in my chest. I gasped in some air when I noticed her lips parted, as if she’s about to say something.

 

                “April fool’s!” voices screamed in unison from the door.

 

                Henry, Hee-chul, Ryeo-wook, Lee-teuk, Si-won, Dong-hae, Han-geng and Eun-hyuk stood right outside my door, holding a cake in their hands.

 

                “A-April fools?” Yuna stuttered, staring at the sudden audience. I let her head drop free from my hold and I faced them too.

 

                “I told you, you’re cute when you cry!” Hee-chul boasted, banging his head to the frame of the door, lightly.

 

                I glanced at Yuna and found her laughing too, wiping her tears away.

 

                Aish, her undying mood swings really shifts quickly.

 

                “Oppa, I believed you.” She giggled, talking to Hee-chul.

 

                “Pabo! How can I hate someone as gullible as you? Its really funny when you take everything seriously, making you cry at the end.” Hee-chul replied.

 

                “Yah, oppa!” Yuna stood up, stomping her feet on the ground.

 

                I stood up too, still staring at her. What happened to her reply on my confession?

 

                “Yuna.” I called, when she started to walk toward Lee-teuk, who is holding the cake.

 

                She glanced at me and stuck out her tongue. What is that for?

 

                “Puffy, you’re mean too.” She said, before leaving me there, dumbfounded.

 

                I watched them go down, arms linked together and laughing harmoniously.

 

                “I love you…” I murmured again. Hoping she won’t forget what I just said.

 

 

~end of flashback~

 

                I really mean it when I said that. How can she not see my sincerity?

 

                “Ah, yeah, I remember.” I just blurted out, to ease the worry which is starting to form in her face. I composed my features too, making it look like nothing.

 

                “Ey, Kyu-hyun, you should really work with your memory. You .” She said, poking my head which she can barely reach. I poked her back.

 

                “Yah! Stop!” she yelled.

 

                I giggled. “You started it.” I poked her one last time at her nose. “Let’s go!” I pulled her with me.

 

                “Shiro!” she pulled back. I glared at her.

 

                In normal days, I would’ve say “Fine, it’s fine.” But not now. Hyung will kill me if I won’t be able to bring her to the place.

 

                I tugged her back and we have that tug war she’d always love to play.

 

                I’m sure I’ll win anyway, so I pulled her one last time, exerting my full strength on it.

 

                Well, I guess, my strength is too much for someone as small as her because the next events are something I didn’t hope for, but wished for.

 

                We fell.

 

                She’s on top.

 

                We… kissed?

 

 

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thanks for staying guys.. anyway, i shouldv'e updated this yesterday but then my brother came in and ruined my day by using the computer the whole day.. aish... 

 

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