~C h a p t e r  6~

After Kris’s confession, they seemed to draw closer to each other. They would spend every single second they had around and were back to sticking together like glue,  like when they were young, People cooed and aahed at how much Kris had changed into a handsome young man, but Kris only had eyes for the girl next to him all along, even though those old women tried persuading him in meeting their daughters. Truthfully, he wasn’t the least interested, to Janice’s relief. The two spent their days walking around the neighborhood, laughing and catching up on the last couple of years, and Kris stealing sudden kisses when they were alone. Janice wasn’t ready to inform her mother yet, for fear that the lady would freak out and kick Kris out of the house, and tried putting the thought of confronting her out of her mind.

“Are there many pretty girls in SM?” she asked one day while they sat by the Hang Kang River, cocking her head and playing with the soft petals of the dandelions lying around them at their feet. Kris tilted his head as his gaze met hers, and he shrugged. “I don’t really notice”

“Eh?” She quirked a brow and he reached over to pinch her cheek “I told you to stop saying ‘eh’. It makes me want to squish you”

Janice shivered “Ew, no thanks Kris”

“Hey, girls would die for me okay?”

“Well not me. Definitely I’ll save my own ”

“Tsk. Why am I so surprised?” he removed a nearby leaf and tossed it in the air, watching as it spiraled to the ground a few feet away from them, and smiled slightly “They all look alike”

Janice blinked “eh? “ *Who’s he talking about?*

*aish, I told her to stop saying that!* Kris gritted his teeth together, looking away “the girls “ he said “ They all look similar”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, they all have the same eyes, same straight nose, same mouth” Kris looked at her when he said that, noticing for the first time that she didn’t have the perfect traits to enter SM. But that didn’t matter to him, because in his eyes, she was beautiful and just perfect. Damn, so cheesy, he knew it , but it was the truth, and what he saw. Right now with her hair falling at the side of her face and her side fringe moving against the wind, she resembled a water fairy that had lost her way roaming on the wrong earth, and a small smile curved his lips upwards.

“So in other words, you’re saying they’re all barbies?” She chuckled.

“Yeah. “ He shuddered uncomfortably at the thought. He couldn’t count how many times he had witnessed someone going out of the surgery room with some blisters and cuts on their faces, covered by bandages and gauzes. It was scary.

He shifted his gaze towards Janice again, and wondered what she was thinking about. A soft frown was decorating her face while she gazed in the distance, her gaze unfocused. It was cute the way she could space out like that, and it was one of the qualities Kris liked the most about her. Sharp and hyper may she be, but she always that had dreamy look into her eyes that had never dissipated, even up until now. Impulsively, he reached out to cup her cheek with his hand, caressing the skin with his thumb softly. Her eyes widened at the contact and she turned her head with a deer-in-the-lights expression on her face.

He chuckled “You’re so cute” he swept down to steal a kiss from her lips, laughing at her priceless face. She burnt scarlet and threw him a punch “Y-yah! Just- don’t kiss me whenever you f-feel like it-yah!”

He suddenly pinned her onto the ground, his hands holding her wrists above her head as he towered over her, a smirk sliding onto his face. He came closer, his nose brushing against her soft collabornes while Janice’s face burned bright scarlet, trying to wriggle out of his grasp. But he was just too strong for her.

“yah, get off you fatty’ Janice frowned.

Kris chuckled “Nope, not gonna happen” he traced the contour of her neck with the tip of his nose, earning a soft high-pitched giggle from the girl. Surprised, he looked up. Janice giggled again, her eyes crinkling “that tickles’

Kris looked at her incredulously *I’m trying to make it romantic and she bursts laughing in my face? * now he was the one feeling like an idiot. He nudged her slightly.

“yah, stop laughing” He frowned. She continued chuckling, turning her face away “I-I’m sorr-y ‘ she said within sniggers.

“oi, you’re looking for it aren’t you?” Without another word, he pinned her down again, but this time softly kissing his way up her neck up to her cheek. She gasped and tried moving away, only to be held back by him and his superior strength. He gazed lovingly into her eyes before driving his lips to claim hers, his tongue darting out to her lower lip. This ignited fireworks behind Janice’s eyelids as she gasped, letting Kris nick and bite her bottom lip softly.

He drew back after some time, their gazes locked onto each other, just enjoying the other’s presence. Finally, Janice blushed deeply and turned her head to the side, blinking rapidly in the process. Kris chuckled, pecking her cheek softly and saying “Ke ai”

Her eyes narrowed “Stop it with your chinese words, will you?”

“Well, it’s not my fault if you don’t know how to speak chinese” He shrugged innocently while she rolled her eyes. *Gosh, freaking giraffe *

he couldn’t resist himself and pecked her cheek again, murmuring “Ke ai”

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“Something’s burning” Kris sniffed the air, putting his book down and strolling to the kitchen with only one thought in mind; Janice had used the kitchen, again, and had failed.

His sixth sense was right. He froze at the state of the kitchen. Janice was staring, horrified at the concoction that she had been ‘cooking’ all along in a black pan, which looked more like ash than food. On the table, many papers of recipes were scattered everywhere as well as ingredients. Kris raised a brow at her state while he leaned against the doorway, chuckling. “What are you doing?”

Her cheeks flamed red “I..I was trying to cook”

“definitely trying.” He reached his hand out to swipe the flour that had scraped her cheek “You should probably never cook, who knows who might die next?”

“hey! At least I was trying!” She puffed out her cheeks and turned away, scowling. She placed back all the books on the shelves, embarrassment filling her feelings while she started washing the dish full of ashes out. Cooking had never been her strong point, but with Kris knowing how much she was a disaster was just horrible. He liked girls knowing full well how to cook, he liked girls that were feminine and mature enough to move independently without any help from other people. And yet, she was the complete polar opposite. She had no sense of cooking skills whatsoever, and feminine and mature? Pst, please, she could even compare with a tomboy.

Kris enveloped her in a backhug as he whispered lowly in her ear “Hey don’t be angry”

She scoffed “I’m not angry” *Yeah, right, understatement of the century. *

“What was the sudden want of cooking anyway? I thought that you hated it” He said coolly, looking at her with an amused look on his face. Truthfully, he was certain of the answer. She gulped and moved away from him, putting back the utensils in their proper place. “No special reason” She muttered softly.

“Yeah right. Janice, I know you, you would never cook in a lifetime if not for something special” his eyes were twinkling with a glint of maliciousness swimming in them, and she rolled her eyes. * gosh, what a narcist *. Turning around, she got blocked by his tall towering body looming over her while placed his hands on the counter at her sides, trapping her in.

his eyes were dark and mysterious, but beautiful and enchanting at the same time. She couldn’t help but lose herself in his gaze, he was beautiful, just a perfect god that had suddenly fallen to earth. * How can he love me? I mean, he’s just beauty reincarnated. There must be a mistake, somewhere, somehow *

She turned away “You should go back”

He blinked “What?”

“You should go back to Korea. “ She looked down at her feet while speaking “And just date one of those celebrity ulzzangs”

He was confused, what in the world was Janice talking about? He wanted to date only one girl and she was right here before his eyes.
“What the heck are you talking about?” He drew out slowly, watching her intently with his eyes. Something was off, and it was obviously something that had triggered her jealous nerve off.

“I’m talking about you, being too good for me” She spat suddenly, emphasizing on the words ‘for me’. Kris watched her with half-amazement and bafflement. * Gosh that girl. What has gone into her mind? * He almost burst out laughing at the ridiculous situation she had put herself in, but right now wasn’t really a good moment, and he restrained himself from chortling as he replied her calmly. *Sometimes, she can be so childish *

“ What is that about?” Kris replied calmly. A nerve in Janice’s body just snapped and she turned to him, her eyes narrowed dangerously into slits which resembled one of a cat’s who was about to prance on its prey.

“ You should never have returned. You should have stayed there, in Korea or China or whatever, and dated one of those celebrity models, which were flawlessly perfect. You would go well together, god knows what you saw in me” she muttered the last part very softly, but Kris had keen ears, and his eyebrows had rose up to his hairline.

He chuckled at her absurd behavior, and suddenly grabbed her arm to bring her to him. Hugging her tight, he whispered in her ear lowly and ily, his voice a lullaby to his ears.

“Are you seriously testing me? Because you know damn well that only you can make me go mushy and crazy. And didn’t I tell you before? I find those models fake, and cheap. But you, you’re..special, and stop making me say all those cheesy things because I never ever said that in my life. But truthfully, I can’t see future without you, so stop fighting your feelings and just love me already”

with that, his lips hovered softly over hers with slow agonizing movements, until he swept her off her feet with a deep, meaningful kiss. She kissed him back, her heart beating a mile an hour and happiness gushing into her heart. Her lungs were suddenly filled with overjoyed love for the boy right in front of her. It was true, everything Kris had said, and she believed him with her soul. What would she do without him? And what would have happened if he had listened to her? Damn, she couldn’t imagine it.

A gasp could be heard from the corner, and pushing Kris away, her face flamed as she faced the woman standing by the doorway with a shocked expression written on her face.

“Mom, I can explain”

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“Young lady, do you know what you’re doing?”

Mrs Kim placed her mug on the table gently when they had finished their story, but her eyes were hardened with a sudden strictness and tension. The awkward atmosphere was slick and rigid, like stagnant air had filled the room.

Janice gulped and glanced at Kris from the corner of her eye. * Yes, I don’t have a clue about what I’m doing. How can I when this perfect being is close to me?*

‘Mrs Kim, it’s all my fault I agree, for returning here and leading your daughter on.” Kris took a deep breath and continued “But I do know that what I feel is just not attraction or a one-time crush. I’ve liked her for a long time now, but at that time, she had still been a small kid. If you can’t let her date me ma’am, then I can wait. I’ve waited all this time, ten years or more won’t make a difference If I can just freely love her in the end”

He flushed red at the little speech that was uttered from his mouth, but was proud of having said it. There, it was off his chest now.

Mrs Kim looked at him, then back at her daughter. “I understand your feelings for her, Kris. However, you’re a young man while she is still a child. I do not stop you from continuing the relationship, but Janice, do realize that you have your studies before the relationship “

She left them sitting next to each other silently, but flashed a secret smile in Janice’s direction. The said girl had no idea what that smile meant though.

She looked at Kris, who flashed a grin, saying “So, you’re mine officially”

“Oh please” She rolled her eyes and slapped him on the arm jokingly “ Stop being so full of yourself”

“Admit that you like me”

“No way dude”

“Admit it”

“No”

“Just admit it Jan”

“Not happening”

he scooted closer to her “Come on, or I’ll kiss you”

“Dude, you’re sounding desperate. Stop it”

“You just want me to kiss you, don’t you?”

“What?! Of course not-yah! Yah! Don’t you dare-“

“Say it, or I’ll kiss you”

“No, no stop it Kris, don’t touch me, Yah! I said-mpph!”

‘Kris covered her protests with a long passionate kiss, his tongue delving into as he explored her, his fingers skillfully running through the threads of her hair. * I like you, I love you, Wo Ai Ni, Saranghae *

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