a/n: thank you -CherryBlossoms for the lovely poster! ;]

 

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Kim Hijoon was walking around the park happily with her ice cream. She it and beamed, "This is the best ice cream ever! Now i know where to go if i ever want some!~"

 

Hijoon sat down on a bench near the lake and watched. She smiled, "Wahh~ It's so beautiful." She sighed, "But i'm so bored, i wish i had someone to watch this with me!" she pouted and crossed her arms. "Aigoo, i'm such a loner!"

 

As Hijoon's eyes wandered around the park, she landed them on a figure that was lying down on the ground.

 

She tilted her head to the side, "Oh, it's a boy sleeping. Hmn, maybe i should go wake him up!" Hijoon grinned.

 

She got up and began to walk towards the boy. She knelt down beside him and studied his face. *Wow, his skin looks so smooth. He's very good looking too...Aigoo, Hijoon! Stop swooning over good looking boys easily!*

 

Hijoon knocked her head a couple times then focused back on the sleeping boy. She poked him in the cheek, "Hello? Anyone home?~" she called.

 

Luhan grumbled in his sleep, but then his eyes fluttered open. Hijoon jumped back alittle but then looked into the boy's eyes, *Oh my gosh...his eyes are so...so... pretty!*

 

Hijoon smiled and waved, "Annyeong! I'm Hijoon!" she held out her hand but Luhan looked at it. "If you're here to offer me money or food, might as well just leave now. I don't want it" he said and began to get up.

 

"The heck? Why would you need food and money? Don't you already have some?" she asked, confused. Luhan just stared at her, "Can't you tell? I'm a useless homeless boy." The way he said that sounded so normal, as if he was used to saying that, which made Hijoon's heart break. She frowned, "How is an angelic, good looking guy like you homeless?"

 

She then used her hands to cover immedietly, realizing what she just said out loud.

 

*Aish Hijoon! Why did you just say that?! Now, he'll think i'm a weirdo!* Hijoon scolded herself. Luhan just sighed, "I get that a lot." She felt even more sad after hearing that.

 

But then she beamed, "Aha! I have an idea! Come with me!" Hijoon grabbed his wrist before he could refuse.

 

Too tired to fight back, Luhan remained silent and just let her pull him along. "Where are we going?" he asked, emotionless. Hijoon grinned widely, "To the best food place in the whole world!"

 

"I don't want food." "Yes you do! Look how skinny you are!" they still continued running. Well, Hijoon running while Luhan being dragged. Then, Hijoon stopped in front of a resturant. "Pho?" he asked. Hijoon smiled and nodded, "The best in town!"

 

"I'm not going in" he said. "Yes you are because i said so, got it?" she said and pulled Luhan into the resturant. The ahjumma greeted the two of them, "Annyeong Hijoon! Is this your boyfriend?"

 

Hijoon and him blushed and she replied, "N-no! J-just friends! H-haha!" The lady made an 'o' sign with , "Mianhae, i just thought so because you two were holding hands" she pointed out. Hijoon and Luhan blushed even more and let go. The ahjumma chuckled, "Follow me." They followed her to a table at the back of the resturant.

 

She handed both of them a menu and bowed, "Call me when your ready to order, arrasso?" Hijoon nodded, "Got it, gomawo ahjumma!"

 

The ahjumma walked off and then Luhan and Hijoon was left in an akward silence. "Can you at least tell me your name?" Hijoon finally said. He sighed, "Luhan." She nodded and murmured, "Cute name that goes with a cute boy...ha." Aparentally, it was loud enough for Luhan to hear so he looked at her smirked abit.

 

Hijoon turned red and stammered, "U-uhm, d-do you know what y-you're gonna get?" "Hmn, i don't know, what on here is good for a cute boy with a cute name?" Luhan teased. "Y-yah!" Hijoon yelled.

 

He couldn't help but chuckle and Hijoon widened her eyes, "So you really do laugh, huh?" Luhan raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean, 'I really do'? Just because i'm homeless doesn't mean i don't have a heart and soul." She shrugged, "I don't know, you just seem like those emotionless people who doesn't show any expressions."

 

Luhan frowned, "I'm not emo, pabo."

 

Secretly, Hijoon smiled in her mind, *He called me pabo, Luhan is kind of opening up to me now. Step 1 of making him my friend, complete!* Hijoon giggled, "I really am a pabo, huh?"

 

Luhan titlted his head to the side, "What?" She shook her head, "Oh nothing."

 

He just looked at Hijoon suspiciously then planted his eyes back on the menu. "Hmn...it's been awhile since i've aten Pho. What's good?" Luhan asked. She beamed, "Ah! The Beef House Special!" He laughed, "Must really be good if you react like that to it." Hijoon rolled her eyes and chuckled, "Ani, it's just that this is a limited time meal that they only serve every other 2 months! It's really good~"

 

Luhan nodded, "Okay then, i'll get that too." Hijoon raised her hand in the air and waved the ahjumma over. They ordered and when their food came, both of their eyes lit up.

 

 

"Woah...this looks really good! I can't wait to eat it!" Luhan exclaimed. Hijoon couldn't help but giggle at his reaction.

 

"What?" he frowned. She grinned, "You...you just look really cute when you're excited" Hijoon said straightforwardly. Both of them ended up blushing at her statement. "U-uhm. L-let's start eating..." Luhan akwardly said. "N-ne" she replied, embarassed.

 

When the other was looking though, they'd glance up at them from their bowl and smile to themselves.

 

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Hijoon walked out of the resturant and stretched, "Ahhh~ That was so good! But now i'm so full, i feel so fat..." *Don't feel like that Hijoon, you're beautiful* Luhan frowned to himself. But slapped himself mentally, realising what he just though, *What the heck Luhan?! How dare you say that?! Are you crazy?! You barely know this girl! What if she is some physco path?!*

 

"Yah! Luhan-ah!"

 

He looked over to Hijoon who was waving her hand in front of his face, trying to catch his attention. "You blanked out on me" she pouted. Luhan gulped, *Do not do that to me Hijoon, you're literally trying to kill me, aren't you?*

 

"M-mian. I was...deep in thought." She nodded, "Okay then! Hey, how about we go walk around the park so i can walk off these calories?" But when she asked him, it wasn't exactly a question. Before Luhan could answer back, Hijoon had already pulled him along, back to the park. He didn't fight back because he actually liked being around her. But he won't admit it.

 

They soon arrived back at the park and Hijoon panted, "Aish, i think that's enough walking! Let's just go sit down..."

 

Luhan nodded and both of them sat against a tree while looking out at the lake. The sun was beginning to set alittle bit, making the colors of purple, orange, and red appear in the sky.

 

"Can i ask you something Luhan?" Hijoon said. He sighed, "Do i have a choice?" "...How did you become homeless?" she asked carefully. Luhan froze and Hijoon noticed his tenseness. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to! I-I was just wondering..." He shook his head, "Ani, it's fine. I feel like i need to let it out anyway. It's been bothering me for quite awhile" Luhan admitted.

 

She nodded and waited for him to start. Then, he sighed and began, "I was about eleven years old when my mom and dad started to borrow money from loan sharks since we were short on money."

 

Hijoon nodded. "One day, the loan sharks wanted the money my parents owed them but, they didn't have it. That's when the loan sharks threatened my mom and dad that they would hurt me and my younger brother Sehun. So, they gave in, and the loan sharks took them...away. Forever." There was water starting to form in Luhan's eyes.

 

"It was only me and Sehun left. We ended up staying with my aunt and uncles' house who were about to pass away because of age. Aparentally, it happened too soon. Only after a week, Sehun and i were left alone again."

 

Hijoon's heart felt as if it was breaking, shattering to pieces among hearing this tear jerking story.

 

But, he wasn't done yet, "We lived in an empty alley and I had to find a job to have money for me and Sehun, which is quite hard since i was only eleven" Luhan laughed bitterly. "I got a job as selling gum and energy drinks on the street. But the amount i earned was not even enough to buy one meal for one of us. Sehun began to get really sick, since a disease runs through my family unfortunantly."

 

"I used the money i got to pay for medicine Sehun needed to take, but it didn't help as much as we expected it to. Soon, he got too sick that...his time was...up" a tear ran down Luhan's cheek.

 

"I felt as if it was my fault everything was like this. If i told my parents to stop loaning money, all of that wouldn't had happen. I wouldn't be like this... Sometimes, i feel as if i don't deserve to live anymore. It was my fault my parents were killed and my brother passed" Luhan sobbed.

 

Without thinking, Hijoon gently grabbed his head and laid it on her lap.

 

"It isn't your fault Luhan. Never think it is. I used to be like that too, thinking i'm always responsible for everyone's mistakes. But...it isn't" Hijoon tearfully looked down at Luhan who was still shocked by the sudden movement. "You know that saying, 'Everything happens for a reason'? Well, maybe that's what happened. Maybe it's a lesson learned, Luhan."

 

He softened at her words, *She's right...it wasn't my fault. You know Hijoon, maybe there's a reason you came into my life. And i know exactly what it is.*

 

All of a sudden, Hijoon started singing.

 

 

deoneun mangseoliji ma jebal
nae simjangeul geodoo-eoga
geurae nalkaro-ulsurog chohwa
dalbitjochado nooneul gameun bam

na anin dareun namja-yeotdamyeon
huegeuk an-eue han gujeol-ieotdeo-ramyeon
neoye geu saramgua baggun sangcheo modu taewuobeoryeo

Baby don’t cry, tonight
eodumi geodhigo namyeon
Baby don’t cry, tonight
eobseotdeon il-i dwell geoya

moolgeo-poom-i dueneun geoseun niga aniya,
ggeutnae molla ya hae deon

So baby don’t cry, cry
nae sarangi neol jikilteni

 

Luhan found himself smiling while slowly he closed his eyes. *The reason you came into my life...*

 

He opened his eyes and found a flower beside him. He carefully pulled it out of the ground and face Hijoon. He tucked the flower behind her ear and pulled the side of his lips up into a grin. *Is to love and care for me-*

 

"My lovely flower."