CH23: How We Met #1 (SooTaeNy’s Story)

“Ah, my pretty angel is here!” Sunbun waved at her lover who was coming towards her. Miyoung who heard what Sunbun said, blushed instantly and returned back a wave of greeting. “You arrived early today.” She said as she landed her bottom on Sunbun’s folding legs and entered the girl’s embrace. They exchanged kisses on cheeks before continuing their conversation.

“Hmm, Sunbun couldn’t wait to meet Miyoung.” Sunbun admitted with a shy grin. “But Sunbun Honey, we have just parted from each other earlier at the school bus.” Miyoung said and made Sunbun clutched her chest dramatically. “Ohh. That was such a heartbreaking moment.” Miyoung chuckled at the silly Sunbun.

“Pabo yah~ we were just being sent home and look! We meet again, right?” Miyoung lightly pinched her partner’s cheek. “Hmm, okay.” Sunbun gave a pout while nodding understandingly. Miyoung entwined their fingers together and sighed dreamily. “Sunbun Honey~ if it’s possible, we could move in together soon!”

Sunbun looked puzzled so Miyoung continued, “Miyoung means that Sunbun and Miyoung could live in one big house with Prince Fluffy when we grow up in the future.” The puzzled girl changed her expression into a bright one with that pretty eye-smile that could melt Miyoung. “That sounds so cool! We could meet with each other every time then?”

“Um!” Miyoung nodded cutely. She stood up after realized that she might caused Sunbun’s legs to become numb. “Sunbun Honey~” Miyoung called out. Sunbun looked up at her partner and still, having that cute smile on her face. “Let’s go and be with our friends over there.” Miyoung pointed on another tree which is across the field. Sunbun nodded in agreement before she immediately was pulled by her partner.

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“Hello! What are you guys talking about?” Sunbun asked as soon as they arrived at the huge shady tree. Taetae shrugged, “Nothing.” Sunbun looked at her weirdly. “Nothing?” The dork huffed and pressed her forehead on her lover’s shoulder. “We are bored.”

“Unnies, how about we tell a story to each other?” Hyunnie suggested. Instead of turning maknae’s suggestion down, they slightly agreed since they have nothing else to do. “Okay yay!” Maknae started to clap her hands and the others followed her awkwardly. “Who has a story to tell?” They looked at each other. When Taetae met with Sica’s eyes, the princess mouthed her to tell a story.

“Sica unnie?” Sica sat up straight when she heard her name was called. She looked at the maknae and smiled. “Sorry, baby. I don’t have anything to share...” She said with a pout. Hyunnie nodded understandingly and turned to the dork that was in deep thoughts. “Taetae unnie?”

“I HAVE ONE!” Taetae snapped her fingers and managed to grab everyone’s attention. “Taetae will tell a story about how we met!” She said, eyeing on Youngie and Miyoung, her two and only closest friends who she grew up with. “Can I, guys?” Miyoung seemed okay with it alongside with the ‘busy munching on her cookie’ shikshin. The two friends nodded and Taetae smiled at their approval.

“Ok! Look up everyone!” Taetae said and all of them followed her pointing. “Miyoung ah, Youngie ah, help me with the story arasso?” She said suddenly, making everyone looked at her back. “Okay.” Miyoung and Youngie said together. “Look up again!” Taetae commanded whiningly. “Eish.” Sunbun looked up alongside with the others.

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“Ah...kkook-kee.” Youngie happily picked a cookie from the cookie jar and began to munch it slowly, enjoying the taste of it. She was so high afterwards, her imaginations started to go wild as she was riding a ‘cookie horse’ while sitting with a ‘cookie prince’ and–Oh you get the point with all the cookies related. Anyway, Youngie soon was munching on her 6th cookie. She was eating as she glanced around the park and stopped at exactly 180 degree turn when there was kid, giving her a toothy smile.

Youngie stopped munching and looked up to the kid’s face. “Yooooo!” The kid greeted with a priceless duck-face expression and trust me, it was the cutest duck-face ever ermahgerd. Youngie stared at the kid for awhile before planting a smile. “Hello.” She said and continued to munch on her food.

“My name is Taetae! And you are....?”

“Youngie.”

“Okay then!”

“Do you have any friends to play with?” Asked Taetae and Youngie replied back a short ‘no’. Taetae looked at the cookie and Youngie seemed to notice it. She offered a cookie afterwards but the dork denied it with a polite smile.

“Oh no, it’s okay.” Taetae said while eyeing on the cookie jar that was in between the shikshin’s folding legs. She took it in a quick motion and quickly ran away from the iceberg shikshin. “Y...Yah....” Youngie managed to utter a word. Taetae smiled toothily again and winked at the shikshin. “If you can take back this cookie jar then I’ll be your friend!” She said.

At first, Youngie was just pouting but soon, her eyes became teary and then KABOOM! There she goes, bursting out crying while running away from the kid. “UWAAAH!!!!” Taetae’s smile disappeared instantly. She scratched her head while wondering, “I thought it would work. Jiwoong oppa must have taught me wrong.” Taetae pouted and went to find the shikshin.

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“You stole Youngie’s cookie jar?!” Sica asked as Hyo let out a shocking gasp. “Yah! Jiwoong oppa once told me that we can make friends by snatching their belongings in a friendly way and then teased them about it.” Taetae explained and received a smack from Sica on her arm. “From what I heard on your story, you weren’t really that friendly!!”

“True, true. Youngie was in the level of entering a level 10 nightmare!” Youngie said. Taetae pouted while rubbing her arm. “Can Taetae please continue? Because it gets even awesome!” The others nodded together and continued to listen to the story. “Youngie’s favourite part.” Youngie grinned happily as Taetae rolled her eyes annoyingly.

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“Youngie yah! Where are you?” Taetae was busy searching for the shikshin while holding the cookie jar tightly, carefully not wanting it to slip away from her hands. She went to look at the shikshin at the field but there was no sign of her. Taetae sighed and sat on the grassy ground in defeated. “Oh well, Taetae should wait.....”

Without her knowing, Youngie was on top on a tree. She was just a few metres away from the dork who staring blankly at the cookie jar. “It...is...time....” Youngie said, squeezing her eyes with suspicious brows. The shikshin made sounds from the branch to catch Taetae’s attention and so, she successfully did when she tried with squirrel sounds.

“Oh boy! A squirrel!” Taetae took the cookie jar with her and went under the tree. She looked up and tried to find the ‘squirrel’. “Where are you squirrel?” Walking round, round and around the tree while eyes up on the branches. Youngie took a deep breath and made a surprising jumping appearance from one of the branches. Taetae yelled in shocked when she saw the girl was about to land directly