Awake. You roll in the quilt and cuddle your pillow. What a wonderful dream. Giggles, “I… have such dream? Tihihi..”.

 

 

”His hair… looks orange… from the refraction of the sun…”

 

 

“Mm, who is that boy actually?” you wonder as you try to recall your dream. You squeeze your brain juice really hard to grab the lost image. 

 

 

“…………”

 

 

Gasp. The image of the boy in your dream appeared in your head. Your body leap up and unroll itself from the cozy and warm quilt. You sort of shivering and sweat starts forming at your forehead, seriously, that dream wasn’t just happened, right? “No no, it can’t be oh no I… I…. I better prepare myself for school now!!” you jump off from the bed and get everything up for school.

 

 

You scoot your body at the class’s sliding door, your eyes are vigorously scanning the student in your class. “Err… Good morning weirdo, what are you doing ___?” the adorable Daehyun pops from the back, slapping your shoulder with his left hand, while nom-ing a slice of chocolate cheesecake from the right hand. You jump a little in shock. “You are late ___!!”, shouted Youngjae, the class’s representative. Ah this boy, he has such a pair of hawk eye. “This week is your duty, why are you late?” he mumbles as he walk closer to you. “Ah! I forgot! Sorry, I have something to catch up at home just now. Youngjae-ah, have you seen-… Ah!“. Your words being cut off by Himchan, the cold and arrogant boy in your class, he walks to you and passes the class’s record book at your hand while you are talking to Youngjae.

 

His strong gaze make you freeze and rush your adrenaline. “This week is ___ and Himchan’s duty!! Woah really, how will they work together?”, Zelo yelled and it makes a half of the class giggles. That annoying boy Zelo is really getting on my nerve. He is the clown of the class. Jongup and Yongguk are his best companions. Jongup is a bit kind but he can be a massive bully sometimes, while Yongguk is the kingka of the school. Everyone in the class knows you and Himchan have a bad communication. Only you both.

 

“___, you just have to settle the class record, I will do the rest.” Himchan said in his cold face and a really deep voice. You snatch the class record book from his hand. You can’t contain your blush from the dream this morning. Why must I dream about this arrogant boy, and why must it be a …… Ugh. “Himchan is really kind right? He helps you doing the other duties”, said Youngjae as he walks closer to you. “Yeah, totally”, you rolled your eyes. “What?”, “Ah nothing..” you walk away. “Himchan must hate it to work together with me this week. He never talks to me if it is not related to class works. I hate him… but I don’t know why… until now”, you thought.

 

Class dismisses. You walk to the café with the rest of your friends. After some simple lunch, your friends bid you good bye. You can’t walk home yet since it’s your duty to check the class first. “Oh? The door is still open? I thought Himchan will do the rest? Eh?” You saw Himchan alone in the class, sleeping. His head is on his tangled arm on the desk, with school beg as a pad. He sits by the window, it’s summer and the strong sunlight refracts into the window. The warm summer wind blew into the class. “Isn’t he feels hot? The sun is directing to his body. Um um I should take this advantage to leave early”, you are about to step out from the class, but your body urge to stop, and turn back to the window next to his desk, pulling the curtain to cover him from the direct sunlight.

 

Freeze.

 

His hair is so orange from the sun refraction, just like your dream. Your eyes widened in amazement. His black wavy hair is so soft, and his bang waves a little when the soft wind blew inside. You don’t remember anything when you realize that your right palm is already touching his head.

 

Himchan opens his eyes slowly and sleepily. Awkward. You are both staring to each other and with no thought. You run outside of the class and gasp for air when you already at the school’s entrance gate. WHAT HAVE I DONE!

 

Tuesday. You come to class like usual, but can’t stop staring at Himchan while he’s talking to Jongup and Zelo. “Hm I didn’t do anything reckless, it’s not a big issue, why am I still thinking about it” You thought while trying to open a package of potato chips, while still staring at him. Himchan suddenly tilt his head and look at your side. A high voltage current buzzes in your nerve. “AH! ___ you torn the package really wide!! Myyy…. the chips are everywhere!!”, Daehyun starts to nag as he just bought the chips at the café. You can’t help yourself but get shocked at Himchan’s gaze. The whole class is laughing at you and being so chaotic. “Himchan ah, what have you done to her?!!” Yongguk can’t stop laughing his lungs out. Zelo is being so annoying and teases you with Himchan. You and Daehyun rush to gather the chips together. Himchan came from the back, bringing the broom and scoop. He starts to wipe the floor, when you stop him. “Himchan ah, it’s okay, I can do this, it’s my mess!”, but he just continue wiping. “Himchan ah! Let me do this, I made this mess, and it’s my duty today!” you touch his hands when he was shoving the chips into the bin. Himchan stops. Awkward. The whole class are wooing at you. You both didn’t realize since when the whole class are staring at you. “Nevermind, it has been done. Anything else to say?”, Himchan said in his cold face and rolls his eyes. “Um… that… um… No-“, “So stop staring at me”, “Stare? I didn’t do that!”, “Yeah, totally” he rolls his eyes again and walks out of the class.

 

“AM I THAT ANNOYING TO YOU?!!” you can’t hold your anger anymore. “W-What?” Himchan turns his head and looks at you. “You always act like I’m invisible around you!! You ignore me unlike other friends!!”, you continued. “H-Huh? YOU!!! You started it first!!”, Himchan yells while pointing his finger at your face. “Because you did it first!!” you back yourself up. “W-What?!! Because you started it first!! That’s why I…I…”, Himchan stops and clueless. You don’t realize that your face is close to Himchan’s while arguing, and you both are startle to say the next words. Both are blushing. Is all this a pure misunderstanding? “I.. I never hate you..”, he said with a stone face, but he looks away while saying that. You startle. Your mind is rushing back and forth, “So… I am not annoying to him”, you thought while ruffling your hair.

 

“Haha… What are we.. So childish”, you rub your neck and smile while making a guilty face. Himchan is staring at your innocent face, he feels comfort currently. He let out his hands at you, “Because we’re fine now, don’t you want to shake hands?”. His face blush, but still with a cold face. “Arrogant”, you thought, and shake his hands. At that moment, you start to understand your own feeling. You realize that you wanted to be friend with him since the start. Maybe you want more than that.

 

Class dismisses. You want to go to the grocery shop so you took another path on the way home. As you walk, Himchan greets you from the back. “___! Are you using this path to your home?”, he asks. “No, I want to buy something at the shop”, you really want to ask him to walk together since you are using the same path, but you are so shy. “Do you always use this road? You should be careful, there are not much people using this way, and the wind from the lake there is so strong during late evening” Himchan said while pointing the lake at you. You stare at him. Himchan continues, “The breeze is so refreshing right~~!! Aaaaa~” he chirps happily while opening his mouth, acting like eating the wind. You amaze from his body language, he has this cute side actually. You giggle and look down. “Does he want to be friend with me as well? He looks like at his comfort zone now”, you thought. Himchan is still praising the blowy wind and view of the lake.

 

“Himchan ah” you call him. He looks at you.

You say, “Do you remember, once, our literature teacher said our ancestors interpret dreams differently with people in this time?”

“Oh really?”

“Yes, have you forgotten?”

“Do you love literature?”

“Sort of”

You continue, “Plus, ‘dream’ topic attracts me, we interpret dreams differently compared to our ancestors. Ancestors said, because a person misses us, the person will appear in our dream”

“Ah really? Why do I think that it’s a thought from a self-praising people? It should be opposite right? Just because we miss that person, we will dream about them”, Himchan starts his point of view.

“Hmm… I second you!” you smile and agree with him, but deep inside, you are hoping another way round.

 

“Himchan ah, I… I dreamed about you…”, your toes start to curl in your school shoes, you look down and your face starts to blush. “I just told him………” you thought. You both stop walking, and Himchan can’t stop staring at you. “Dream about me? What did I do there? Do you still remember?” he shots you with multiple questions. “Err… That….That dream was a little….” You can’t continue your words, so you look away. “Eh? Why are you blushing? Was it a greasy dream?”, Himchan starts teasing you by looking at your face, but you keep hiding your face. “Yahh… so it’s true. You have greasy dream and used me as your subject, eh? Are you desperate?” Himchan laughs and keep teasing you. “YAHH!! I DON’T HAVE GREASY DREAM AND I DIDN’T USE YOU AS A SUBJECT!! AND I’M NOT DESPERATE!!”, you lash out in anger. Himchan can’t hold his laugh, he keeps laughing till his narrow eyes shut. You look at him. He stands backing the sunset. His hair is black, but really orange from the sunset’s glaze. Beautiful. You start your words, “The feeling is like standing under the sunset, surrounded by orange feel….”. “Eh? Your dream?” Himchan reduce his laugh as he butts in while you’re talking. “…. Then we… K-Kissed…”, you continue. You start your walk and leave Himchan behind. “Am I using him as a subject…. Sigh”, you mumble and pout. He jogs to catch you, to walk next to you again.

 

He looks at you. You stop your walk. So does him. You felt the time is freezing as he stares deep into your eyes with a plain face. You never saw him like that, it is like the eyes’ conversation. His eyes are leaving many thoughts into your eyes. He raises his left hand and put it on your shoulder, you startle, but just let him do what he wants. You become nervous as his face is getting closer to you, and your body is so stiff. Your nerve stimulates really fast and your heart starts thumping like it’s going to pop out of your chest as Himchan is getting closer. You close your eyes, not wanting to know what will happen next. Himchan bend his head down, since you’re really short compared to him. He put his soft lips against yours, trying to catch your upper lips. “Himch-“, you open your mouth to ask him to stop and back off, but he your lips really quick. Your nerves can’t stop to excite and his kiss is getting deeper when his right hand holds the back of your head while the left hand is wrapping around your tiny waist tightly. You want this kiss, but he is doing it a little rough. You try to push his arms, but he grabs your waist tighter. “Himch-… Emf- .. Bre-…”. Himchan pulls his lips slowly, he whispers “What did you say?”. His face is still close, you can feel his pointy nose against your left cheek. You whisper in gasp, “I need oxygen, your cheeks blocked my nostril and my mouth was covered by yours…”. Himchan turns his head to laugh, while both hands are still wrapping your back tightly. “You’re so cute ____. This is why I was cold at you before. I don’t know how to let out my feeling towards you, I’m afraid I will be rejected. Mm, like this?”, he asks. “Like this what?” you reply, not looking at his face because you are still blushing. “Did you dream us kissing like this?”, “No, babo”, you poke his chest with your finger. “You kissed me lightly, a soft but long kiss, not like a boy desperate for a kiss”, you continued. “Haha really? I’m sorry for that, shall we do it again?”, Himchan smiles sneakily while ruffling the back of his hair. You ignore his question with a smile, “It’s like this, surrounded by sunset feels, with a breezy summer wind, and you stand backing the sunset. Your hair looks orange”.

 

Himchan looks down at you. Both are still standing in a tight hug. You look up and gave a smile. “Will you be my girlfriend?”, he said. His husky voice makes you melt. You stay silence, and he continues, “I like you since the first day we’re together in that class. It’s Yongguk, Jongup and Zelo ideas to let us have duty together this week because they know you are my secret love, though I never told anyone”. You can’t hold your smile and look down. Himchan holds your chin up and repeats, “I have fallen in love with you, I love you. I want you to be my girlfriend, will you?”. He said while looking through your eyes. You tickle his waist vigorously, and he got that electric buzzing in his body, and let you out from his hug in force. “YAA!! Come back you Munchkin!! Answer me first at least!!” he yells as you run away. He suddenly catches your arm, and hold both of your shoulders to face him. You look at him, “Babo, I love you too.. but don’t kiss me like that anymore, okay?”. Himchan’s face turns so adorable, and no one can smile like he does now. “Alright baby”, he pulls your arms lightly, and he plants his lips against your lips again, this time, it is a soft and long kiss. Under an orange and warm sunset, with a breezy summer winds, you both are hugging and kissing again. ♥~