The rain drops echoed through the house as the coldness of the weather took the heat away from my body. I wrapped my arms around me, hoping to keep the heat to myself from this drastic weather.

Rain. I’ve always hated rain.

Rain was always a sign of death or sadness in my life.

When I was born it was raining, my mother died. When I was celebrating my 12^th birthday it was raining and we lost the house. At 16 I already lost my father due to a car accident, he was coming home from a meeting when it was raining. I need not more to explain what happened.

Rain was the symbol that life around me would end. It would always be around me who’ll be dying though. It was never me. Sometimes I wonder if I was cursed with this symbol.

I closed my eyes and rested my head on the wall as I see his face again. I always see his face, there was not a time where in his face wasn’t in my head.

“Min Young-ah?” his voice echoed through my ears.

I shuddered as I felt his arms wrap around my fragile body. He pulled me close to his, hoping to share the warmth he had in his body with mine.

I looked up and met eyes with the man who used to be there, Jung Dae Hyun. A tear escaped from my eye as his imaginary figure gets clearer and clearer.

“Don’t cry.” His angelic voice rang clear in my ears as if he was still there.

More tears came as the rain got louder. My sobs were joined with the thunder claps of the storm.

I could still feel the warmth of his presence beside me. I could still feel the weight of his head on mine as if I was resting on his shoulder. I could still feel him… as if he was still there.

“Ya, MinMin-ah.” He said my nickname and my heart ached, “Stop crying, oppa is here.”

“Min Young-ah!” Yun Ho, my best friend ran to me with a big smile on his face.

“Oh, oppa.” I couldn’t help but smile back at him, “You seem happy today.”

“You wanna know why?” He asked. I couldn’t help but not notice that giddy-ness in his voice.

I nodded.

“She said yes!”

“OHMYGOD OPPA YAY!!” Not too soon it was the both of us who were jumping around and celebrating looking complete morons.

Yun Ho oppa had this huge crush on his childhood friend, Kahi unnie. The three of us were actually childhood friends, we stuck with each other until we graduated high school and college. We were the inseparable trio. Kahi was the strongest girl I’ve met and Oppa was the strongest boy. The both of them would always protect me from bullies and teach me how to fight back. These two bozos were like my parents. Little did these two morons know that if they opened up to each other about their feelings sooner, they could’ve been a couple already. But who cares, until now unni still likes oppa and the other way around.

“YA! Stop jumping like a band of babbling baboons and get back to work.” Our boss, BoA, yelled.

“Ne~” We bowed like good kids and giggled.

“I’m so happy for you two oppa.” I squeezed his arm as we walked back to the rooms.

“Me too.” Yun Ho blushed, “After her class she and I will officially be on our first date.”

“Aigoo,” I wacked the back of his head, “took ya long enough to ask. Keojo, I bet your students are waiting for their teacher.”

“See ya later.” He winked at me as we went our separate ways.

“And five, six, seven, eight!” I counted as my students danced to the song.

I’m proud of my students, they get better and better each day.

I smiled and nodded as I watched them. Their movements were sharp and clean, plus their timing was perfect.

“HOOO!” they yelled as they did their last pose at the end of the song.
“WAH DAEBAK!!!” I yelled as I ran to them to give them all high-fives.

I love my students and they love me back too. They call me mamanim or ummaMin since I take care of them so much.

“Ya, you were dancing with your shoes untied again, Lee Ho Won.” I wacked the back of his head.

“Ow,” Ho Ya pouted at me before tying his shoes, “mian mamanim.”

“Ye.” I smiled at him as walked around the studio.

After an hour I dismissed my class.

“BYE UMMAMIN~” My most clingy student, Sung Jong ran to me and gave me a hug.

“Take care Jongie.” I messed up his hair as I let go of him.

“Stop rapping my teacher Sung Jong.” Woo Hyun pushed him aside and pulled me to him.

I could only laugh at his actions.

“Nam Woo Hyun.” I gave him a playful glare as he let go of me.

“Y-ye mamanim?” He shuddered under my glare.

I snickered and ruffled his hair, “Take care, ne? Don’t forget your socks again tomorrow, ara?”

He blushed for I always knew he’d forget his socks, “Ne, mamanim. Annyeong.”

In the locker room Kahi unni was spazzing to me about how Yun Ho oppa asked her out.

“Aigoo unni,” I snickered, “I’m still wondering how you two managed to hide your feelings for each other.”

“Psh whatever,” Kahi made a face, “oh yeah, you should come with us.”

“Bwo? Wae?” I gawked at her, “I don’t want to be the third wheel.”

Kahi laughed, “Pabo, you’ll never be the third wheel.”

“Then why am I going?”

“It’s a double date.”

“There you look gorgeous.” Kahi said as she stood behind me as I stared at myself in the mirror.

There standing opposite me was a very pretty girl in a simple white knee length Sunday dress. Her elegance completed with pearls for earrings and a necklace. Her make up slightly applied on her face to keep her natural look, finally her hair in a half pony, to show her beautiful face.

“But she’s not me.” I sighed as looked at Kahi, “Unni, you know that I don’t dress up like this.”

“Come on this is going to be a special day.” Kahi sighed and looked me in the eyes, “Not just for me, but for you.”

We entered a five star restaurant that had glam and money written all over the furniture. Carpeted floors, shiny silver utensils and chandeliers. 

“All this for a first date.” I mumbled as I followed Kahi who was following a waiter.

I saw Yun Ho on a table as we got closer and closer. He looked great of course, but it wasn’t him that made me more conscious than I already am. It was the kid who was sitting beside him. He had short blondish black hair that outlined the shape of his face. He has full lips, a perfectly shaped nose and deep rounded eyes. The kid’s eyes locked with mine and I couldn’t help but feel as if he could see through my eyes and read my mind. Those eyes… eyes that I wanted to look into for some reason.

Jung Dae Hyun, Dae Hyun was his name. I sat beside him since unni and oppa sat beside each other. Thinking that his presence would make me feel uncomfortable I could only give him short answers. But him questioning everything about me made me feel strangely…comfortable, it was like I wanted to tell him everything.

“What’s with the questions 101?” I snickered, “I feel like I’m being interrogated.”

Dae Hyun smiled and my heart unconsciously flipped, “Mian, am I making you feel uncomfortable.”

“No, no I feel way better now.” I said with pure sarcasm, making us laugh some more.

“You’re very different, you know.” He said after we calmed ourselves down.

After the dinner oppa brought us out to the movies. We watched the last show of Batman, The Dark Knight Rises. I seriously love this movie.

“You want anything?” Dae Hyun casually asked as I stared at the popcorn on the stands.

“Popcorn.” I mumbled like a kid who’s hypnotized by the very presence of the popcorn.

Dae Hyun chuckled, probably amused, “White Cheddar?”

I blinked out of my trance and looked at him, “How’d you know?”

“Lucky guess.” Dae Hyun smiled, again my heart did that flip flop thing.

OH DEAR LORD, why’d you make oppa’s cousin my date?!? WAE?!? WHY THE GUY WITH SUCH BEAUTIFUL EYES AND A HEART FELT SMILE?!? -_- Thanks to you I keep losing my wits to his smiles… :”>

I stared at him again, completely amazed by how his eyes get smaller when he smiles. His smiles were like children smiles, completely innocent. Not fake.

“Hello?” He waved his hands in front of my face, “Ya, ya? Min Young-ah?”

I blinked at him and looked away, “Don’t smile, it’s distracting.”

He snickered, “Ya, you’re falling for me, huh?”

My eyes widened and I faced him, “Bwo?! Psh, you’re so full of yourself.”

He let out a sarcastic laugh, “Oh, come on Min Young-ah enough with the denying.”

“Wae?” I arched a brow at him.

Then without me knowing he wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pulled me to him, “Because I can’t stop denying the fact that my hyung got me a pretty hot date tonight.” He whispered before letting me go to buy the popcorn.

My eyes widened and I blushed.

Unni and oppa sat together, I sat beside unni and Dae Hyun was to my left. I was too absorbed with the movie that I didn’t notice I was slowly leaning to Dae Hyun’s side…well since it was getting cold.

It was already the hype of the movie, where the Batman returned from the prison and came for Pain. My hands were covering my mouth as I watched.

“Holy .” I cursed when I found out that the girl he slept with was the bad guy.

“Is it cold?” Dae Hyun asked.

“Ye.” I absentmindedly answered.

Then I felt something warm wrapped around me. I looked away from the screen and stared at the jacket on my shoulders. Then I looked at Dae Hyun, his eyes were glued to the screen.

OH .

My heart started beating out of its normal heart rate as the light from the screen hit Dae Hyun’s face. It was only then did I notice how perfectly handsome his face was. That nose bridge, the full lips and the eyes.

AH GAHDAMNIT those damn eyes -_- I swear…if I could I would just want to stare into them forever…

Then he looked back at me and smiled. I was caught off guard and looked away. I heard him laugh a bit.

“You enjoying what you see?” He whispered.

Why this son of-WHY YOU SO FULL OF YOURSELF HUH?!? -_-

I turned to answer him but I stopped when my nose brushed against his.

HOLY HIS FACE WAS THAT CLOSE O.O

My eyes widened as I stared into his eyes.

OH MY GOD HIS EYES LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER UP CLOSE *jjingjjing cry*

My heart started losing it’s cool but I kept my breathing calm. Why isn’t he looking away? Why am I not looking away? OH NO, WHY IS HE SMILING?!?

“Had I known that you’d look so much better up close,” He said, his breath warming my already blushing face, “I would’ve brought you this close to me earlier.”

I smiled and slowly looked away from him.

The movie ended and we were walking out. I hugged his jacket around me and bit my lips. Little did I know, that he and I were walking close to each other. Our shoulder would meet every once in a while and it didn’t feel awkward. It actually made me want to throw my hands around him and never let go…

But then again my fan girl fantasies won’t happen since…ya know… WE’RE KINDA IN PUBLIC -_-

The both of us watched unni and oppa hold hands as they walked away to their car. They look so perfect together… :”> aw. I SHIP YOU TWO WOOO! HWAITING.

“Wanna go home?” Dae Hyun asked.

I looked up at him and he was staring at me with those eyes again. For some strange reason, his eyes looked like they were sparkling.

I blushed and looked away, “Kaja.”

He snickered and pulled me into a walk. Ignoring the fact that his hand was intertwined with mine… :”>

OHMAN, THIS IS LIKE THE ENTH TIME MY HEART WENT OVER IT’S HEART RATE IN THIS DATE *jjingjjing cry* His hand felt so warm and soft… damn I think he has softer hands than mine O.O

We walked to his car in silence. I looked up at him, he was smiling. I couldn’t help but smile too.

“Ya, what’s with the smile?” I asked.

He looked down at me and raised our hands, “I have softer hands than yours.”

My face went from super happy to straight -_-, “Psh, whatever.” I unwillingly let go of his hand and started walking ahead.

“Ya, where are you going?” He snickered, he was trying to keep up with me.

“I don’t know and I don’t care,” I snapped as I tried my best to not look at him, “all I know is I want to get away from you as soon as possible.”

I heard him laugh a bit and I couldn’t help but smile. Eventually me walking away from him turned out to be a game of tag. We were running our way to his car and BLESS ME DEAR LORD, his car was far >:)

“MERONG,” I stuck my tongue out at him, “you can’t catch me.”

“Just you wait!” He threathened as he started running.

My eyes widened at how fast he was running this time, I couldn’t help but scream for my life and run. As I was running around I bumped into someone. Since I bumped into someone really big, I fell to the ground due to the collision.

“Min Young-ah.” I heard Dae Hyun’s voice change from playful to complete worried.

“Oops, sorry I didn’t see you there.” The man said, I think I saw him stretch out his hand to me.

I looked up and took his hand, “Chwesuhamnida.”

“Be careful, okay?” The man said, I looked up to see him smiling, “Sometimes the people you bump into aren’t as nice as me.”

“Ne.” I could only smile at him before he walked away. Dae Hyun threw his arms around me and tickled my sides. I laughed.

“Ya, Dae Hyun s-stop! Hahaha!” I begged as I tried to slap his hands off me.

“That’s what you get for trying to run away from me!” He whispered in my ears, “Be glad that hyung was in a good mood.”

“Ara, ara!” I giggled and tried my best to get away from him, “I won’t run away from you again.”

Dae Hyun stopped but he faced me to him and hugged me, “I’m serious, Min Young-ah. You run away from me and I’ll make sure you fall again so that you’ll want me to carry you home.”