Yuri POV

"Thank you, Yuri." Tiffany snapped.

"Huh?"

"...for taking me home. You can uhhmm- leave me now."

"Huh?" As far as I can see we're still standing in the street with only commercial buildings around. Don't tell me she's living in a dumpster again?

"I can take it from here I mean. Besides, Sunkyu might be waiting."

"No it's okay. Let me take you exactly where your home is."

"Please. I'll be fine." She said, this time her eyes are like telling me not to insist my offer anymore. I sighed in defeat and just agreed. We both bid goodbye then parted ways.

Pfft. You think I will just let her slip that easy? I know she's hiding something. So, I followed her. I do know too that she got this great stealth detection skill but I've already learned from Master Yoong. I know the trick this time.

I saw her stood behind an electric post. Then, she started to tie up her hair and hid it inside her hoodie. It seems to me that she's on her Stephen mode again. After that, she went inside a dorm. I quicken my pace but then the name of the dorm got me astounded.

"Flowery Men - Boys Dormitory?" What the hell is this girl thinking?  How could she try to live in this dorm?! She's hella weird. Like her weirdness is totally out of this world. First the dumpster, now this place?! Doesn't she even think of her safety at all?

I snuck my way in and luckily, no one's around that time. I saw her climbing the stairs and I followed her. She went to the second floor. I quicken my pace but suddenly, she stopped walking and turned around. I got caught. Damn. She really is good. Looks like I need to learn more from Master Yoong.

"You again?" She asked, sounding so annoyed. I couldn't answer her though, I was too flabbergasted. "Why do you always pop into my mind, huh?"

"I-"

"Alright. I know you're going to say I'm stupid again and that you're just a product my imagination. I get it, okay. Stop telling me I'm stupid." She turned around and continued to walk while massaging her temples.

Okay, sorry. I'm really lost here right now. What was she talking about again?

She opened the front door and I just followed her inside, I don't know why I'm doing this though. "Seriously, I beg you to stop appearing. I have a boyfriend and I don't want to hurt him."

"Uhh-"

"Shhhhh! I get it. Even if you're not real this is also considered as cheating okay!" She sighed loudly and fallen herself on the couch.

I'm not real? Wait. Does this mean she thought she's just imagining me here? So this is the reason why the rumor of her talking to herself started? Wow- She really is crazily weird now. Still... Why do I find her cute?

I went near her slowly. Her eyes, on the other hand, followed my pace as I walk. I sat beside her. She said, "I wish I'm just... drunk all the time so I can show you at least what I'm really feeling for you, with no hesitations at all." All of a sudden, tears started to form in her eyes.

"Those soft eyes, that cute pointy perfect nose, those precious lips, I miss you, like totally...

...I wish you are really here." She continued. The sadness, it's all over her eyes. All this time I thought she already forgot me. Yet, I was wrong again. She loves me, truly loves me. But I did hurt her by pushing her away throughout the whole time. I'm a total idiot.

"I... really am here."

"Ehh?" Her eyes have widened, like she couldn't believe what I just said. I couldn't help but to chuckle over her reaction. I leaned forward and kissed her cheek. Now, I swear she looks totally horrified as if she had seen a ghost. And then... she fell unconscious.

Holy crap. What just happened?

Frantically, I tap her both cheeks to wake her up. "Fany-yah. Wake up. Wake up. Hey!"

"Stephen, are you home already?" A guy said from behind the front-door whose voice seemed to be so familiar to me. "Can you open the door? I'm carrying so many bags right now."

Oh no...

Okay, I have to analyze the situation.

The guy comes in and might report me to the dorm manager or even on the police. I can try to explain myself on him but it will still take a long while for me to tell everything. Then, Tiffany will wake up and it will be just another batch of explanations and what more is she might shoo me away. In short, another set of interrogations again and to tell you, I really feel so unsteady now. Hmmm. Time to pick the second option then.

I kissed Tiffany's cheek to bid goodbye (and of course this is a rare chance for me to kiss her again okay. Give me a break). Afterwards, I quickly opened the window and jump...

  *insert random background song right here*

I felt like the moment went in slow-motion. My whole life flash backed before me. I see my mom leaned to my dad while watching me get my medal for being an honorable mention in grade school. The way my grandmother laughed out loud when I tripped at the river because I was bragging too much on catching a fish. I see my three friends happily wrestling each other like imitating WWE while Hyo's laughing in the background and Jessica's just there wearing her poker face. The smile of my Sunkyu when I gave him a sketch of his mother. And Tiffany, my forevermore, with her eyes smiling at me as we take the road to Nakseongdae. Will I die now? Is this really the end of my journey?

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