Jiho’s P.O.V

I slumped into the house and went to the kitchen. “Min-soo can you make me something to eat?” I hollered. She came out and bowed at me smiling.

“Of course sir, I’ll have it ready in a few.” She began setting the ingredients out getting busy with her job. “Where is the young lady?” she asked me without looking at me. I raised my brows slightly when I heard her mention Catori.

“She had to go do something, she should be here soon.” I walked out of the kitchen and went up to my room. I wonder what she’s doing right now. She said she saw going to the school but she didn’t say what she had to do. I sighed and fell on my bed closing my eyes. My mind brought me back to Lee and Catori. She looked so intrigued by him, which doesn’t make any sense cause he doesn’t look like her type… right? Aish, this girl is making me think too much again.

Catori’s P.O.V

We entered the store and it wasn’t until now that I realized I actually didn’t need to stop at the store. Damn, now what am I going to do? I’ll just get something random. “I’ll go get a cart for us.” He offered and brought it. “I just have to get eggs and milk real quick and then we’ll get what you need.” He smiled then motioned me to follow him.

“That’s fine, I just need… trash bags, yeah trash bags.” I laughed nervously hoping I didn’t sound stupid. He nodded then grabbed a carton of milk and walked to the egg section. I followed him close by getting distracted by the different things they had in the fridges. Aw man, those mozzarella sticks look so good right now.

“Ah,” I bumped into something hard making me bounce back.

“Oh I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you! Are you okay?” I looked up and realized that I bumped into Kikwang. He moved my hand from my forehead and looked at it worried. Well, this guy must be ripped if it hurt this much to have just bump into him. I nodded looking at the ground knowing that if I looked up at him I would burn bright red like a tomato. “Are you sure?” he blew on my forehead lightly still concerned. I nodded again and let out a light laugh.

“I’m fine, I just wasn’t paying attention is all.” I finally mustered the courage to look at him, which was a stupid mistake. His pink thick lips were pursed and he had a strain in his stare making him look adorable. I couldn’t help but smile at him and his cute features. “Really I’m fine, don’t worry!” I laughed a little and pulled away from him. His pearly whites captured my attention once more. He nodded at me then walked toward the trash bags.

“I think I’ll get some trash bags too just in case.” He picked them up smiling. Seriously he is like ALWAYS smiling. Not that I mind, hehe. I grabbed some too then put it in the cart. “Is that all?” he asked me with a grin. I smiled and nodded brightly. I couldn’t help but stare a little longer at him. He had such a calming smile that it made me want to be around him more. How could he be so friendly to someone he just met, I mean seriously; there’s a difference between being polite and offering someone a ride home. “Is something wrong?” he inquired. I snapped out of my thoughts and showed him a smile.

“No, nothing’s wrong. It’s just that, you’re a really nice person. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone so, so sweet and polite.” I gazed at him.  His face softened to a smile as he ruffled my hair.

“It’s because when I saw you I felt an attraction to you. You seem like a very nice girl too Catori and I’d like to get to know you better.” His voice felt so charming that it made me want to listen to it all day. I couldn’t help but smile at his words, they made me want to get to know him better too.

“Thank you, I-I would like to get to know you better too.” My voice was timid as I pulled a strand of hair out of my face.

“How about we go out to dinner tomorrow? Or is that too soon? I’m sorry I don’t want to rush you.” He sounded a bit nervous which made me feel more at ease. At least I’m not the only one that feels nervous.

“No, that sounds good to me. What time?” my stomach was filled with butterflies and I could feel the tip of my ears burn up.

“How about seven? Is that okay? I can pick you up.” He offered. I nodded too caught up in the moment. “That’s great; well we should be heading out. It’s getting late and I don’t want you out this late.” He smiled again then starting walking to the cashier. We paid for the things then headed back out to his car. “Catori, how old are you?” he asked. I looked at him surprised and thought for a moment. What if he thinks I’m too young? Oh my god, what if he’s actually really old and he just likes taking care of his face…

“Um, I’m 19 almost 20.” I blurted out trying not to sound too stupid.

“Really? So, I’m your oppa then.” He let out a chuckle while opening the door to the car for me. I smiled liking the idea of calling him oppa. “I’m 22 years old so there isn’t much of a difference.” I could feel myself sigh inwardly in relief. “But! I would like to have you start calling me oppa.’ He snickered. I could feel my cheeks burn at his words, but I just nodded meekly. “Aigoo, did I make you blush?” I went to go sit down so he couldn’t see my face. I heard him laugh again but he closed the door. The rest of the car ride home was light conversation until we reached the train station. I thanked him before grabbing my bag of trash bags. “I hope I didn’t bother you with my awkward conversations,” he rubbed the back of his neck laughing nervously. I showed him my smile shaking my head.

“Of course not! Thank you for taking me to the store and here.” I bowed slightly before getting off the car.

“I’ll call you- oh we still haven’t exchanged numbers.” He looked away. I nodded then took my phone out. He extended his hand out and took it dialing his number, when his phone rung he hung up and smiled. “There, problem solved.” He smiled handing my phone over, “I’ll see you tomorrow.” I nodded then walked away before my cheeks turned a bright red. I walked to the bus stop and waited for him to leave. When he did I started walking back to Jiho’s house which luckily wasn’t that far.

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“WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!” I cringed when I heard Jiho when he opened the door. “It is eight at night! The university closes at five! What did you do for the other two hours?!” his hands where on his hips and he was tapping his foot. I rolled my eyes and walked past him. “Yah,” he grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him making me face him. “Where were you?” he was more serious now. I looked into his eyes and saw that he actually looked worried. My stare softened and I stopped trying to get away from his grasp.

“I went to go get trash bags after I left the school.” I replied showing him the bag. I could tell he was trying to determine whether I was telling the truth or not. His grip softened and he nodded letting me go.

“Just, tell me next time that you’re going to the store.” He responded more calmly this time. I nodded and looked at him strangely. “What?” he asked when he noticed my stare.

“Why are you so worried?” I asked him teasingly. His eyes widened and he shook his head quickly.

“I’m-I’m not worried! I just didn’t want you coming home so late because then I would hear the door open and close and it would wake me up in my sleep.” He scoffed. I rolled my eyes at him knowing that obviously wasn’t the reason. But what was it?

“Sure, cause you sleep at eight at night, plus you wouldn’t even hear the door open because you sleep upstairs!” I pointed at the stairs that lead to mine and his room.

“Aish, whatever, it was precaution you never know okay!” he ruffled his hair then walked away. I stifled a laugh and walked to my room, of course after putting the trash bags in the kitchen. Before I could step on the last step of the stairs I heard the doorbell go off. I walked all the way back down the stairs and looked thru the little whole to see who it was.

“Catori! Open the door it’s me Hanhae!” I heard a voice come the opposite side of the door. I immediately opened the door and pulled him into a hug. “I missed you too.” He chuckled while hugging me back. “How has my dongsengie been?” he asked pulling away to look at me. I was excited to tell him about Kikwang and about the date I had tomorrow.

“I’ve been really good! I really want to tell you something!” I pulled him with me to my room but Jiho stopped us.

“Hyung? What’s up?” he came down the stairs and smiled at him. Wow, he has a pretty nice smile. I bet if he smiled like that more often I would like him more… BUT that doesn’t matter because, because I said so. Yeah, I can’t think about him like that.

“Hey Jiho, I just came over to see how y'all were doing.” Hanhae had a particular tone in his voice that I couldn’t determine what it meant. I looked tried looking into his eyes but he kept looking away from me. Jiho noticed the same thing because I saw his eyebrows furrow.

“Are you okay hyung?” he asked him getting closer to him.

“What? Yeah I am. Hey can I stay over tonight? I didn’t realize how late it was.” He chuckled slightly. Without hesitation Jiho nodded and showed him to another guest room. I followed them and continued looking at Hanhae. “What’s up Tori?” he smiled at me noticing my stare. I blinked a couple of times then shook my head.

“I should be asking you that.” I had my arms crossed as I continued looking at him. “Are you okay?” I inquired him for answer. Jiho had the same look as me, something was wrong with Hanhae but he wasn’t going to say what, at least not now.

“Nothing’s wrong don’t you worry your little head.” He ruffled my hair then plopped on the bed. “Not to be rude but I’m kinda tired, I’ve had a long day and I want to get some shut eye.” I saw Jiho roll his eyes then walk out pulling me with him. I looked at him with a questioning look. He told me to be quiet and follow him. We went all the way to his room and he closed the door.

“Something’s wrong with him.” he stated. Well thank you captain obvious, keeping my thoughts to myself I simply nodded and placed my hands on my hips.

“What do you think it is?” I asked him looking at him. He was biting his plump thick lips worriedly.

“Yah, why are you looking at my lips? We’re worried about Hanhae not my lips.” I snapped out of my gaze and felt my cheeks burn. Was I staring long enough for him to notice? Aish pabo! I noticed his lips curve into a smirk and I glared at him.

“Why are you smirking? This isn’t funny we have to think about Hanhae.” I retorted hoping he would stop smirking.

“Still looking at my lips huh?” He chuckled then walked closer to me. I swallowed my saliva and took a step back. He showed a half smile then walked closer. It wasn’t until he walked past me that I felt like a complete idiot. I watched him reach to get his phone off the bed. “I’m gonna call Kyung maybe he’ll know what’s up.” He dialed a number then pressed the phone against his ear. I had to admit I liked this part of Jiho. I liked that he was worried about others and not just himself. “Aish, you’re still staring at me? I guess you’re falling for me aren’t you!?” he poked my cheek half smiling. I rolled my eyes and pulled away from. Why do you have to ruin every time I try to think good about you Woo Jiho? His sigh pulled me out of my thoughts and I saw him toss his phone back on the bed. “He didn’t answer, I guess we’ll just have to ask him tomorrow.” I nodded thinking about the look on Hanhae’s face. I wonder what happened to him. Maybe if I talked to him by myself he would tell me…

“Hey Jiho? Do you think if I talked to him by myself… do you think he would tell me what’s wrong?” he gave me a quizzical look before ruffling his hair. I could tell he really was worried about Hanhae.

“Do you think that would work? I’ve known him longer maybe he would be more open to me?” he sat on his bed and thought for a bit. The look on his face was like the face of a worried mother, I could tell he was really trying to think of an answer. I leaned closer to him and sat on the edge of the bed looking at him to see what he would say. He finally looked over at me with a stressed look. I furrowed my eyebrows and waited for him to speak. “It looks like Hanhae really likes you… maybe it would be best if… you talked to him.” he had a strain in his voice and I couldn’t think of a reason why. I nodded then stood up from the bed, before I left I looked at him one more time. I wanted to ask him if he was okay but he was probably just worried about Hanhae. I left the room then walked to Hanhae’s room. I knocked a couple of times but I didn’t hear anything. When I opened the door I saw him sleeping in his bed, I walked closer and peered over to see his face. I smiled to myself when I realized he wasn’t sleeping.

“Aish, this boy already feel asleep. I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to talk to him, and I had so much to say about what happened today-“

“What happened?!!” he shot up and grabbed my shoulders. I let out a laugh and bopped him in the head.

“Pabo! I thought you were sleeping~!” I said in a mocking voice. He rolled his eyes and shook his eyes.

“Just tell me what happened! Did it have to do with Jiho? Did he finally admit he likes you?!” he shook my shoulders with each word. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.

“That will never happen, what will happen is you telling me what’s wrong with you.” I gave him a stern look. This time he rolled his eyes but he still sat up on the bed and told me to sit down.

“So, did you come yourself or did he tell you to come?” his voice was more serious now but he still didn’t look at me.

“Both. I wanted to come and he agreed.” I told him flat out. He looked at me and nodded. “Although the way he said it, it made it sound like he was torn about the idea, like he wasn’t sure about letting me come.” I snorted. “He sounded like he was really worried about you though,” I continued and thought back about Jiho’s expression.

“Really?” I heard him let out a chuckle. “I guess he really does care about his hyung if he’s willing to let the girl he likes come into his hyung’s room without his supervision… unless…” he stood up from the bed and pressed his ear against the door. I furrowed my eyebrows at him and rolled my eyes.

“Get back here, he doesn’t like me and, and… HANHAE STOP!” I pulled him back on the bed and made him face me. He snickered then settled down and nodded when he said he was done. “Are you sure you’re done?”

“Yes~ God with you yelling he’s going to think wrong!” I rolled my eyes and glared at him.

“Seriously Hannie, what’s wrong?” I looked into his eyes and saw he was more serious now. He let out a sigh and laid back on the bed.

“It’s nothing serious, don’t worry about it.” he turned over so he wasn’t facing me. “Goodnigh-“

“Goodnight my ! I’m not leaving this room until you tell me what happened!” I tried flipping him over to face me but it was impossible. “Stop acting like a little kid!” I said through gritted teeth. He finally rolled over and looked at me but the look on his face wasn’t very pleasant.

“Look, you’re not going to understand when I tell you. I’m not like you or Jiho-“

“What do you mean not like us? What are we?” I looked at him.

“I…” he trailed off and looked away from me. I took a deep sigh and grabbed his face so he could look at me.

“Tell me, just how I trust you with everything I say you have to trust me. If you don’t want me to tell Jiho then I won’t.” he nodded slowly then smiled.

“Thanks.” He faced completely now and looked into my eyes. Suddenly his eyebrows furrowed, “Tori, are you… are you rich like Jiho?” he had a serious look on his face. I stared at him blankly. Is he… did he seriously just ask that? Of course I’m not as rich as Jiho! That’s impossible! But, why would he ask that?

“No, not at all. Hannie, I’m broke when I came to Korea I came here to study and find a better job to help my family. Up until a month ago I’ve been living in a broken down apartment in Hongdae. Why do you ask that?” I looked more into his eyes and saw a confused look on his face. I could tell that in his eyes he was surprised by my words. “Hannie, what are you hiding?” he snapped out of his thoughts and looked at me.

“Tori, I thought you were like Jiho that’s why I didn’t want to tell you this but…” he ruffled his hair and pressed his knees against his chest. “I... got kicked out of my house… well apartment. I don’t live in Gangnam. I live by the slums of this area.” He took a pause and chewed on his lip. “My parents live in Busan- well, in the slums of Busan. They’re no different from where I used to live. I came to Seoul to find a better life for myself and when I would I find something better I would go back and bring my parents here with me, but… but it hasn’t worked out that way.” I could feel myself sadden at his words; I looked into his eyes and saw them gloss over. I sat closer to him and wrapped my arm around him. I pressed his head against my shoulder and his hair lightly. “Tori, my dad’s sick. I-I can’t do anything for him I can’t help him, I can’t pay for his medicine or hospital bills I… I can’t.” he finally broke into my arms and let his tears fall. I tried calming him down but sometimes it’s best for the soul to just let the tears fall. After a while I heard him sniffle then pull away. “I’m sorry Tori-“

“Don’t be sorry. You have nothing to be sorry about, nothing is your fault don’t worry I’ll help you. You can stay at my apartment for as long as you want. Don’t try to object because it’s useless.” I looked into his eyes and made sure he understood. I searched his eyes and saw that he was more calm now, he had too a load off his shoulders, obviously not a whole load but part of it was gone. “I’ll give you the keys tomorrow and I’ll tell Chae that you’ll be staying there-“

“Tori, don’t worry about me I’m fine I can find a place on my own.” I gave him a look then rolled my eyes.

“I know that you are capable of finding your own place but I want to help you. You can’t object I already told you that you can’t say no. Chae will help you move in trust me she’s really nice.” I looked at him again and I could that he was still worrying about something. I sighed and place my hand on his shoulder, “Don’t worry about the monthly cost I’ll help you-“

“No. I can’t do that to you Tori.” He shook his head at me quickly. I rolled my eyes at him and let out a little laugh.

“Look at it this way: if you move into my old place and you pay half of the rent then I won’t have to deal with paying all the rent or having to deal with the landlady. I’m serious, I’ve been trying to contact her since I moved her and she still hasn’t responded, I wanted to give her the apartment back but I still haven’t been able to contact her. This would be easier for me too, so how ’bout it? You pay half and I pay half, I mean it makes sense cause I still have a couple of my stuff there.” I tried my best convincing him to move into the apartment, and I think it was working. He looked hesitant at first but he finally smiled and nodded. I clapped my hands and pulled him into a tight hug. He hugged me back and let a small chuckle escape his lips.

“Oh, I guess you feel better now huh hyung?” I looked towards the door and saw Jiho leaned against it. He let out a small chuckle and looked over at me.

“Damn right, thanks for letting me have her for a bit, but by your choice of words I can tell you regret it.” I saw a smile spread on Hanhae’s. All I could do was stare at them back and forth. “Don’t worry she’s all yours, Tori is like my little sister.“

“Hyung-“

“No, it’s okay I get it. My little Jiho can’t keep his eyes and hands off of-“

“Okay! I think it’s time for all of to sleep” Jiho let out a nervous laugh and started dragging me out of Hanhae’s room.

“G’night Hannie!” I waved at him and then half glared at Jiho.

“What?!” he looked at me annoyed. I rolled my eyes at him then walked to my room. “Catori wait!” I turned back to face him but didn’t realize how close he was. I held my breath and looked up at him. We were centimeters away from each other. I heard him swallow and saw his Adam’s apple move. Our eyes linked and I could feel my heart skip a beat. I couldn’t help but stare into his longer I probably should have. “I-I uh, just wanted to say um, thanks… thanks for helping Hanhae hyung.” He rubbed the back of his neck and looked away. I cleared my throat and nodded.

“Uh, yeah, yeah don’t worry about it. I was also worried about him.” I looked away as well and felt the awkwardness sink in. He nodded and I followed the motion.

“Well, I’m gonna go to my room and, and sleep!” he clamped his hands together and backed up. I nodded and felt around for my door knob.

“You do that, I’m gonna go to sleep too.” I finally turned around when I couldn’t feel the door knob; I grabbed it then opened the door and went inside. I let go of the breath that I didn’t realize I was holding in. I blinked my eyes and felt my heart slow it’s pace; why am I like this? I ruffled my hair and plopped on the bed.

Jiho’s P.O.V

I shut my room’s door and slid to the ground. I can’t believe Hanhae hyung was about to say that! That was the least of my worries right now though. Right now, I was worried about how I reacted when I saw Catori so close to me. I could still feel my heart beat faster than it usually does which scared me a bit, but why am I like this? I’m never like this! No Woo Jiho does not make this much hype for a single girl. I groaned then went over my bed and slumped down on it. I was probably just like that because of what Hanhae hyung said. Yeah, I was worried about that I mean the only reason I went in there was to check how she- they were doing. I clenched my jaw when I remembered the scene I came in. Why should I care if Catori hugs Hanhae hyung! I don’t, no, not at all, nu uh, nope. Just as long as it doesn’t happen again. I rolled around in my bed until I found a comfortable spot. I slowly fell into a light slumber.

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