XIII.

Pas de Chance

"Don't worry! Taemin will drive me back later!" I heard her scream from outside. As I heard her retreating steps, I couldn't help but bang my head on the wall.

Why am I so frustrated? This is not jealousy, at least according to me, but I don't know, I don't trust Taemin. He's done too much in my life.

I tried to distract myself because I really need to get my mind out of Soojung for once. It's like my world has already revolved around her, and I didn't want that, I didn't want to just depend on her all the time. The last time that happened, my mother left me broken and alone.

That's the hardest part about attachment.

I go back to my room, letting the silence envelope me. The silence felt different now that before. Before, even a sound of a pin dropping would annoy me out of my wits. Now I just can't seem to stand the quietness, it's like it was eating me alive.

Goddammit Jongin, you said you'd get Soojung out of your mind.

I sit at the edge of my bed and notice a small piece of paper on the floor beside the paper bag where I hastily grabbed Soojung's phone earlier.

"Wait isn't this......"

An idea stuck in my head and I grab my phone, hesitating for a while. What is I even doing.

If this would help me get my mind off Soojung, so be it.

I dial the number on the paper and wait patiently as the phone rings. With every ring, my heart beat accelerates faster than before, and I can feel my hands getting clammy.

"Hello?" came a cheerful voice from the other line. Yup. This has to be that creepy guy at the mall.

"Hey, it's me....." I said shyly. I immediately regretted calling. What am I supposed to say?

"Who's me?" the other line responds, and I feel like ending the call because this is going nowhere.

"It's Jongin. The guy you ran over with your bike."

"Ah! Yes! You finally called!" I swear I could actually see the other guy's gleeful smile as he said that. "So what's up?"

I froze. Why exactly did I call? Sure, it was to take my mind off Soojung, but what exactly am I going to talk about with this guy?

It's like he senses my uncomfortable state, so he decides to speak first. "Hey, how about we go out to eat! I know this really good restaurant, although it's not as fancy as other restaurants."

I felt weird. This is the first time we ever talked and Kyungsoo talks like we've known each other for years.

"Yeah, sure. Whatever. Let's meet at the subway at around 12." I said and hangs up. I rethink why I have to do this and stood up to get prepared.

Besides, sulking all day thinking about what Taemin and Soojung might have been doing might drive me over the edge, and by the time Soojung arrives I'll be this lunatic, facing a wall and laughing by myself.

I decided to arrive a little earlier, because that's how I am, I value time, and I don't believe in the term fashionably late.

I might have arrived too early because it took Kyungsoo an hour before he got to the subway, panting like crazy.

"Hey.... I'm..... here....." he says in between breaths, smiling widely.

I let him rest for a while, and when he was finally back to his original cheerful state, he pulls me without a word and we started trekking the way towards this restaurant he suggested.

I chuckled in my mind, this guy is a lot like Soojung. I then mentally slap myself after that to remind myself that I'm in this situation right now because I chose to get Soojung out of my head.

The way gets suspiciously familiar, and when we arrived at the said restaurant, all I could do was sigh.

"Let's go inside?" Kyungsoo cheerfully asks, not noticing my distressed state.

"This is where I work." was all I could say. Kyungsoo's mouth gapes open, and his eyes widened even more, if that was even possible.

"Oh! Jongin! What brings you here? Didn't I give you a three month vacation?" my manager says as he comes out of the restaurant all of a sudden.

"Well.... This is awkward."

We went everywhere, but it seems like the gods didn't favor Kyungsoo that day, because wherever we went, it's either closed, under construction or relocated.

Kyungsoo then decides to go to an amusement park.

"I don't have money to go to an amusement park, you little ratchet." I exploded. So far, this day has been a total flop, and Soojung is still in my mind.

This Kyungsoo didn't help at all.

"I'll pay for you! I feel bad that our first date had to turn out like this."

What. What. 

"What the ?!" I said as I pushed Kyungsoo roughly. "I'm straight!" Well that certainly took my mind off Soojung for a second.

"That could change anytime. I like you! I don't know why, but I have this strong attachment towards you."

"We only met for two days!"

"Two days, three days, whatever. It takes one look to know you're in love."

"Oh jesus christ!" that was the last straw. I had to get away from this guy. It's driving me insane.

As I prepare to walk away, I caught sight of pinkish red as it goes out of a black car not far away from where I was standing. On instinct, I run back towards Kyungsoo, hiding behind his back.

"What?" he asks curiously, looking at me like I lost my mind.

I didn't reply and just stared as Soojung and a horribly disguised Taemin entered the amusement park. 

Please, anyone could tell that was you, Taemin.

"Hurry up, let's go inside." I told Kyungsoo without thinking, and Kyungsoo beams in delight.

"I know you wouldn't be able to resist my charm."

I shrugged towards his comment and pulls him hastily towards the ticket booth.

"I know this is wrong, but this isn't technically spying right? Since this little midget invited me here as well....." I told myself (or rather convinced myself).

I followed Soojung and Taemin all day, not noticing Kyungsoo at all.

"Jongin! Let's ride this!" I heard Kyungsoo saying, but I was too busy keeping my eyes on Soojung.

I felt my blood pressure rising when Taemin suddenly hugs Soojung out of nowhere. I gets irritated even more when Soojung hugs back.

Son of bit--

"Jongin!" Kyungsoo screams irritatedly, surprising me. He's been trying to get my attention all day, but I just ignore him.

"We're riding that!" I said as I point at the ferris wheel, seeing that Soojung and Taemin are headed that way.

Kyungsoo smiles at me and pulls my hand without even waiting for me to say another word.

Our gondola was number 5, and Soojung and Taemin's was number 1. I grunt in annoyance, it's too far away for me to see.

"I never thought this day would end like this." Kyungsoo says as he places his hand on top of mine.

I took my hands away hurriedly and glared at him. "I'm straight," I emphasized, "in case you didn't hear."

"That could change, in case you didn't hear."

Man this guy is a smartass. Who does he think he is.

"So what's it with this whole following thing anyway? I noticed you've been following someone all day, not that it's obvious enough since you didn't even looked at me when I announced I'm pregnant." Kyungsoo says, sitting comfortably beside me.

I scooted as far away as possible. "I'm just guarding someone very important from me from the hands of an unpredictable wolf." Kyungsoo gasped.

"Do you like this person? That's why you keep following her? or him?"

"I said I was straight, obviously it's a girl!" I said, fed up. "And no, I don't like her. I mean I do like her, but not in a way that you think." I sighed.

"I was trying to get my mind off of her all day, so I called you, hoping that you'd take my mind off her, but I saw her here and..... I don't know anymore, I'm going crazy."

"Why don't you actually try to observe your surroundings, instead of just focusing on her? That's something you seem to be lacking all day."

"But you're creeping me out with your sudden love confession." I said honestly.

"It wasn't a love confession, it was a like confession. I'm not in that level yet, you're so full of yourself."

"See?! You're creeping me out!" I said as I pointed an accusing finger at him. He chuckles.

"Okay, I'll stop creeping you out, but just enjoy for today, will you? It's just one day."

I seemed to have relaxed a little bit because of his words. I sighed for two, three times and suddenly felt myself calm.

"So are you gonna admit that you're not actually gay."

"Nope, that part was still true, I wasn't joking."

Surprisingly, I enjoyed half the day with Kyungsoo. After we had that conversation on the ferris wheel, I started seeing things in a different way, and I have to admit, I enjoyed a whole lot.

It was only when I arrived home that I noticed Soojung never texted or called. Wow, I must have been pretty happy today to even worry about her.

She looked pissed off the next morning as I prepared her breakfast, and she kept asking me where I was.

"I was with a friend." Yes, Kyungsoo may be creepy, but I had a lot of fun with him yesterday.

"I didn't know you knew how to make friends.."

"Yah!" I retorted. How dare this woman. I remembered seeing how happy she was with Taemin and suddenly felt a little sad.

"So... how did your date go?" I asked bravely. I didn't wanna hear that she enjoyed herself, but I don't want to hear that she didn't enjoyed herself either.

What the hell, Kim Jongin.

"It was fun, but it would've been better if my family was there with me....." she looked really sad, and I hated seeing her sad.

It took me a lot of courage before asking her another question. "Can I ask why you left your family in San Diego?"

I saw her stiffen and as she looked at me, her eyes expressed pure sorrow, and I immediately regretted asking.

"Finish your breakfast quickly, we're going somewhere afterwards." I changed the subject.

"What? Where?"

"Stop asking a lot of questions and just eat."

I saw her pouting and couldn't help but smile. Oh Soojung, you little kid.


a/n: okay this is all I can write for now because I got jammed thinking of where they should go, but I really need your help, guys. Where should the both of them go? Somwhere romantic, but doesn't need a lot of money (cuz Jongin's broke yo, as you can see) if one of you gives me an idea, maybe I can think of a good sweet kaistal moment for that. Next chapter will still be Jongin's pov. Thanks for reading! :)

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Seulkai99
#1
Chapter 41: Perfect fanfic :)
I love this sentence " Learning to love an imperfect person perfectly".
NUR2501
#2
Chapter 41: Wow....this is such a nice story.
Really glad that Kai and Krystal ended up together ^^
Thanks, author-nim :)
bubblegum-
#3
Chapter 41: Omg that was a bit of a bittersweet ending, but still beautiful as ever :( I'm wondering why Kyungsoo did that too and he is a wonderful human to do that. I'm happy for Soojung and Jongin. Thank you for this story! ♡
reedus179 #4
Chapter 41: Waaaaaaaaaq T...T
Kaisootuan
#5
Chapter 41: This so beautiful and sad. Thank you for write this story, you are really creative. I'll probably miss this story and in few years I' ll comeback to read again. Was a sweet and bitter story like Kaistal, I'm too sad about Kyungsoo, but well he is an angel.
Thank you, I hope you keep writing. Take your time!
natashanash13 #6
Chapter 39: bawling my eyes out!! gosh i love it so much!! it's so beautiful <3
Kaisootuan
#7
Chapter 39: You don't know how much I missed this story, how much I miss kaistal. Thank you for the update!
bubblegum-
#8
Chapter 39: KAISTAL IS LOVE KAISTAL IS LIFE and finally, I am so happy that they're there for each other and will fix their relationship together ♡
reedus179 #9
Chapter 38: I want the next chapter u.u
Kaisootuan
#10
Chapter 38: I'm speechless... I'm glad they finally saw each other again.
Thank you for the chapter, I really missed this story! ^^