[Byul HyunRi’s POV]

Alright, take a deep breath, HyunRi. In twenty seconds, you’ll be entering Super Junior M’s dormitory.

I took several deep breaths, smoothed my dark skinny jeans and quickly finger-combed my hair. After that, I started to countdown.

I’ll press the doorbell in five… four… three…two, I got my hand ready to knock onto the door, one—“AAAAAH!”

“HyunRi-noona, how long do you plan to stand outside?” Henry’s voice chirped.

I was about to knock when the door suddenly flew open and without warning, a smiling Henry appeared right in front of my face.

“Uh… Hi Henry, how did you know that I was standing outside?” I asked as I kicked off my shoes before entering the apartment.

“Easy, I saw you standing outside through the peeping hole,” Henry replied. “You were making sure that you looked okay. Don’t be self-conscious, noona, I think you look pretty today!”

“Oh, thanks,” I laughed awkwardly.

We were approaching the dining area by now and I almost tripped over my own feet when Henry cheerily said, “Were you getting pretty for KyuHyun-hyung?”

“Wha—”

“You don’t have to hide, noona! Everyone in this dorm, except manager-hyung, already knows that you and KyuHyun are dating!”

I tripped over my left foot and fell.

“Woah! Noona, what’s with your reaction?” Henry looked at me weirdly as he helped me up from the floor.

“I’m not dating KyuHyun.”

Henry gave me an I’m-not-stupid-so-don’t-you-think-you-can-fool-me-look, “I’ve got pictorial evidence, you know.”

We stopped walking as Henry fished out his cellular phone, scrolled through some random pictures and stopped once he found the picture he was looking for. Then, he shoved the phone in my face (quite violently) and smugly said,“Look.”

I studied the phone screen; it showed a picture of KyuHyun and me. It was a picture taken in his room back at that day during the storm. I was sitting on the floor with my head leaning against the edge of KyuHyun’s bed while KyuHyun was lying on the bed. Both of us were asleep and our heads were only an inch apart.

WHAT?! WHEN WAS THIS TAKEN? WHY IS KYUHYUN’S FACE SO CLOSE TO MINE IN THE PICTURE??

I started to protest, “But—”

Henry pulled me into the dining area, “No need another word, noona!” He shoved me (Oww… Stop shoving me around, Henry!) into an empty chair. “Manager-hyung and the other members would be here soon. I’ll be in my room rearranging my violin notes, so holler if you need me!”

Geez… Henry can be weird at times. I thought as I lowered my head so the side of my face rested on the cool surface of the dining table.

It’s been three days since that storm. Anyway, this was what happened subsequently.

KyuHyun asked, “Then, how to you sleep?”

“I sleep with a lamp on, or I just simply don’t sleep.”

“Won’t you feel tired?”

I shrugged, “Yes, it’s tiring; but it’s more tiring being afraid.”

“It must have been hard, huh?” KyuHyun asked softly; the tone of his voice had suddenly changed. I don’t know why but his voice felt so soft and understanding.

I turned my head and I met his gaze.

The moment our eyes met, my heart sped up. A warm and comforting feeling swept through my body; it made me feel…safe. As if the feeling was encouraging me to stop being afraid, my body stopped trembling.

Why is Cho KyuHyun making me feel this way?

Panicked and confused by my heart, I quickly looked away.

“Um…HyunRi?” He mumbled with a trace of awkwardness.

 It was one of the few times KyuHyun called me by my name. Usually, it was ‘Loser’ or ‘Mathematics-failure’.

I had no choice but to face him again.

“Well, I’m...” He hesitated and scratched his head, “I’m sorry.”

I starred at KyuHyun in amazement, my jaw dropped and my eyes wide. Yes, I probably did I wonderful impression of a goldfish, but you can’t blame me for it. KyuHyun actually said sorry to me. Wow.

“I’m sorry, alright?” He looked away.

I was so amazed that I only managed to say, “It’s alright.”

 KyuHyun turned back and this time, he starred at me in amazement, “You’re forgiving me? Just like this?”

Dang, I should had said something like ‘I’ll forgive you if you let me smash strawberry-chocolate pie into your face again’ or maybe be a bit dramatic ‘How can I forgive you when you practically ruined my school life?’

I sighed, “I guess so.”

KyuHyun grinned at me. Then, maybe it was because I didn’t feel so afraid anymore and was safe enough to fall asleep on a stormy day or that the nights of staying up to avoid the darkness has finally taken its toll on me, I felt sleepy.

So, I scooted closer to the bed and leaned my head onto the edge of the soft mattress.

“What are you doing?” I heard KyuHyun ask.

But I was too tired to reply; for once in a stormy day, I fell asleep in peace.

KyuHyun probably had also fallen asleep too when Henry came in and snappedthat picture. I’m unsure because when I woke up, I was alone in the room, in the same position. KyuHyun was with ZhouMi in the living room and they were practicing singing, probably their new Chinese song? Shortly after I woke up, Super Junior’s manager came and sent me home.

Back to reality, I heard the door unlock and in came Mr. Lee and the other Super Junior members. All of us gathered together in the living room.

Everything was pretty normal. However, I did notice that SungMin kept glancing from KyuHyun to me and back to KyuHyun.

After greeting each other, Mr. Lee begun, “HyunRi has successfully cleared her language examinations. So we’ll be flying to TaiWan in three days as planned.”

Yup, for the past three days, I’ve been busy studying and taking Chinese and Korean language examinations in order to officially qualify as a translator.

Mr. Lee continued and told us about our trip details and roughly went through the schedule. After that he said, “DongHae and SiWon, I need to talk to you guys regarding your up-coming drama. The rest of you guys are free to go now.”

Before leaving the dining area, KyuHyun stopped me and told me, “Come with me.”

“Woooo~” Henry cooed softly, ZhouMi raised his eyebrows at me suggestively, EunHyuk winked, RyeoWook smiled and SungMin continued to look back and forth between KyuHyun and I.

Oh my, do they really think that I’m dating KyuHyun?

Anyway, KyuHyun led me into the kitchen. He stopped, grabbed a pair of thick oven gloves, slid them on and carefully carried a big white flat box from the counter. With a disgusted and scared expression, he hastily placed the box on the kitchen table.

“What’s that?” I asked; I was standing opposite from him.

He quickly pushed the box across the table to me and backed away as if the box contained something really dangerous, “It’s for you.”

Why is he so afraid of the box? I thought. What if he is trying to play a prank on me?

“For me?” I cautiously observed the box.

KyuHyun nodded, “It’s a peace offering.”

I the edge of the box uncertainly. Please don’t tell me that he has hidden a bomb in it…

“Really, it’s safe.” KyuHyun said sincerely, retreating into the kitchen counter even more.

“Okay than…” I decided to trust him and I raised the lid of the box.

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Oh no, I think I'm in trouble. Had been so busy with school work that I think I've sort of disconnected from the story. Hehehehehe. Sorry if this chapter is a bit random T^T Still, do leave comments, alright? :D

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