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Oh My Beautiful Target
--JIHYUN POV-- the day i agreed to go on a date with Baro came, i gave myself one last look in the mirror, black jeans, a long sleeve grey shirt and a black fake leather jacket, a zebra print scraf wrapped around my neck. I let out a sigh closing my eyes 'i shouldn't have agreed to this, this was a bad bad idea' i thought grabbing my knit hat and walking towards my door, as i reached for the knob there was a knock i jumped back my heart leaping out of my chest, i slowly reached for the knob again my hands sweating, i opened the door i relaxed seeing as it was only Baro, he looked really good, dark blue jeans a white t shirt a acid washed blue jean jacket with a white beanie. He smiled at me " you look nice" i opened my mouth to tell him to not start but i let out a  sigh " thank you, you don't look bad yourself" i stepped outside and closed my door. He walked over to his car and opened the passenger door for me " why don't we walk?" I said nervous about being in a car with him, he looked over at me "all the nice restaurants and movies are a long walk" he said making a face. I pinched the bridge of my nose and cleared my throat "how about we don't do anything expensive?" I suggested. He raised a eyebrow " like what?" He asked, i shrugged my shoulders "who knows we can walk until we find something" i said with an annoyed tone. "Your a girl, dont girls like going expensive nice places and spending money?" He asked sounding confused. I couldn't help but laugh "im not like all the other girls Baro, im not rich, i don't blow my money so i tend to do things that arent expensive, what do you say?" I bit my lip waiting for his decision, he thought a moment "sure, why not?" We got out of his car and he met me on my side "shall we?" He held out his hand, i just stared down at it getting nervous again, he seemed to sense it and stuck his hands back in to his pockets walking along side of me...-----BARO POV------ i looked down at her every so often, her eyes looked everywhere but at me, i cleared my throat seeing as i was going to have to make conversation "Jihyun, i know that your not happy to be on this date, but will you at least pretend to? I want you to have a good time," i said, i heard her sigh "Baro, its just not me, i don't do dates." She lifted a shoulder looking into my eyes, she had such sad eyes, something must have happened for her to act this way i could sense it. "Well lets change that shall we? We don't have to treat it as a date then, how about its just two college students getting to know each other?" I suggested with a smile secretly crossing my fingers hoping she would give way just a small bit. She rolled her eyes a smile appearing on her face "your very annoying you know that? What is it with you? Why do you suddenly want to get to know me so badly for? You never even looked at me twice up until a few days ago" she questioned crossing her arms over her chest. I bit my lip hurrying to think up an excuse, "I don't know either, like i said before, i saw you walking to the university i was watching my friends walk over but my eye wouldn't leave you. I think your gorgeous, and thought that maybe just maybe we could be friends" i replied she seemed to buy it cause her face started to blush but she looked down to hide it, i stepped in front of her i lifted her chin to look me in the eye. "I dont know who told you that you weren't gorgeous but who ever it was was insane, so stop hiding" i said without breaking eye contact, her eyes widened. "L-lets just go" she stepped around me. I grinned widely stuffing my hands in my pockets standing there a moment before catching up to her.... "I love this place" she said sitting down on the bridge with her legs over the side. "Its abandoned so dont worry. I come here a lot, to escape everything and just close my eyes and wish" she leaned back on her hands with her face pointed to the sky. "What do you wish for?" I asked trying to keep her talking, she bit her lip "from life i guess, all the stress, all the troubles in the world disappear when I'm sitting right here, its wonderful" she smiled happily, i stared at her for a moment a smile on my face growing. "That place for me is on the soccer field" i said, she looked at me "ive watched you play your very good" she said i was shocked she was actually letting walls down. "You should play piano for me sometime." She nodded "piano isn't all I'm going to school for. I dance and sing as well." She looked into the water under the bridge "really? Then i guess I'll have to see them all" she looked over at me and smiled softly " alright" was all she said. "Are you hungry?" I asked, she nodded her head "i know a good place" she stood up dusting herself off, i stood beside her "lead the way" i held my arm out in front of me. She stopped in front of a restaurant she reached for the door handle but i hurried and opened it for her "this is my job" i smiled watching her blush before walking inside "Jihyun!!" The hostess said with a smiling face i looked over at Jihyun confused "you come here a lot?" I asked. She shrugged "yes very often" she replied "Seoyoon can we have a booth?" She asked the lady who kept smiling "well of course, wheres Junhyung? Hes usually stuck to your hip, even when your working he shows up." The lady grabbed two menus and showed us to the table "Junhyung won't be coming neither will the others sorry Seoyoon, I'll tell Doojoon to come in when i see him next" Jihyun winked at her making the lady giggle with delight. "Are you going to introduce me to your attractive male friend I've never seen before? Waaaait, Jihyun are you on a date?!" Jihyun turned red, i couldn't help but laugh "yes, my names Baro, nice to meet you Seoyoon" i introduced myself, she smiled "well good for you Jihyun the whole two years ive known you ive not once seen you with a guy other than Beast. Hold onto this girl Baro she is the sweetest thing you'll ever meet. I'll go bring you some drinks" she left us alone, Jihyuns face was still red "i-im sorry for Seoyoon, she doesn't have a filter she says the first thing that pops into her head." She scratched the back of her head nervously. I smiled "dont apologize, so you work here?" I asked changing the subject, she nodded "yes, Seoyoon got me the job when i first moved here two years ago, they didn't need anyone at the time but she knew i really needed a job so she stuck her neck out for me. I owe her so much" she looked down at her hands. I reached over the table and grabbed her hand, it was so tiny in mine this time she didn't pull away she just looked up at me, "thank you, for coming out with me tonight Jihyun, ive had fun" i smiled, she gave me a small smile back "your welcome, it wasn't as bad as i thought." She shrugged a shoulder and bit her lip, "here guys, sorry for the wait stupid  in there was taking forever" Seoyoon came back with plates setting them down in front of us "enjoy I'll come back in a little while to check on you" she smiled before walking away. I looked over at Jihyun who had started to eat quietly "why do you work here?" I asked her, she looked up at me "because i need money, my apartment and school fees won't pay themselves" she said matter of factly, i raised my eyebrows "what about your parents?" I questioned again. She set her chopsticks down and locked her fingers together "my mother died a long time ago. My father well he is a drunk who gambled away all our money, and now owes a lot to some bad people. Satisfied?" I blinked i didn't know what to say to that. "Im perfectly fine on my own" she went back to eating. Time went slowly from all the tension in the air, i cleared my throat "im sorry Jihyun, i didn't mean to come off rude, i was just trying to find out more about you" i scratched the back of my neck, there was a sigh from the other side of the table "i know Baro. I shouldn't of blown up like that, there's no way you could have known. Lets start over shall we? From here on out I'll be nice" she smiled sweetly making my heart skip a beat. She had such a pretty smile. " When do you work next?" I asked before taking a bite of my food, she held up a finger and took a sip of her drink "tomorrow, right after classes until about twelve or one" she said with a sigh, "well i may have to come again tomorrow this food is amazing" i said taking another bite, Jihyun giggled covering with her hand humor in her eyes "its not on the menu but i always cook myself black bean noodles. Its my favourite" she uncovered a smile still lingering on her lips "ive never had that you should make me some for tomorrow" she shrugged a shoulder "if i feel like it" i looked into her eyes, we stared for countless minutes until Seoyoon came over "sorry to interrupt" Jihyun was the first to look away and up at Seoyoon "Aish Seo go get the check" Jihyun said blushing making Seoyoon laugh and hurry off coming back with the receipt. Jihyun reached for her wallet but i quickly whiped mine out paying for the meal, she narrowed her eyes but thanked me. We stepped outside into the bitter air. I heard Jihyuns teeth chatter, i pulled her small frame over to me and wrapped my arms around her, her body was tense for the first ten minutes but she slowly relaxed against me. 'Shes falling for you Baro keep it up' i thought my stomach churning at the thought right after. I walked her to her apartment " thank you for tonight. I had fun" she smiled, but i didn't want her to leave, not yet. I smiled placing my hand against her check, she stared up at me and bit her lip, i bent down and gave her a quick kiss and pulled away. Jihyun grabbed ahold of both sides of my jacket bringing me back down to kiss her, this time the kiss was longer, deeper, passion, when we pulled apart we were breathing heavy. She blushed even in the dim lightning i could tell she was. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight" i waved not able to form words, i shook my head and reached into my pockets for my keys 'get ahold of yourself Baro, she's just a girl. A target. A bet nothing more, so you felt something when you kissed, it means nothing' i repeated to myself as i got into my car and drove away 'you will not develop feelings for this girl. End of story'
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sungkyunnie
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I enjoyed reading this!!