Jung Hye POV

I’m hugging Yoo Mi with tears streaming down my cheeks. “Oh my god… I-I’m so sad… that he had to die!” I continue crying into her shoulder as I think about the tragic scene at the end of the movie. Yoo Mi’s crying too, and we’re just comfortably crying into each others’ shoulders. Until I feel a different pair of hands on my waist, instantly sending electric through my body, as Jonghyun pulls me from Yoo Mi’s grasp.

“OK that’s enough crying girls, we really need to be on our way.”

I can’t even protest properly because I just keep sobbing, so as we go, we just wave to each other, and I watch Onew pull Yoo Mi closer to his body as they walk away together.

“Huh, who knew that even you, the KFC man, can cry like a baby at the movies?”

Jonghyun, too, curls his arms around my shoulders and pulls me into his warmth, as we walk leisurely along the pathway. As my tears dry up and my vision becomes clear again, I realize that we are walking along the calm respite of the Han River. Stars freely dot the sky, which stretches out into the night.

“You okay now?” Jonghyun murmurs against my hair.

I nod slightly and snake an arm around his waist. It embarrasses me because I had never ever done this with a guy before, or initiated any skinship like this, let alone date a guy!!! But with Jonghyun, I just wanted to get closer to him, and I just wanted to feel his warmth.

“Hey, Jonghyun, I’m glad that I met you…”

“Huh? Did you say something?” Jonghyun asks.

Crap!! Did I just think aloud? No way, I can’t believe I said something so embarrassing! “Uh, no, obviously nothing, are you hearing things? Hahaha…”

“Didn’t you say you were glad you met me? Or something? Wanna confirm it for me?”

I look up and see Jonghyun’s smirking face again. Crap! He did hear me! Now he’s just teasing me for fun.

Then my gaze averts down to our feet as we walk along the gravel. “…fine. I did say it, happy now?”

“Say it again.” Jonghyun whispers this time, close to my ear. He also stops walking, and suddenly I’m facing him.

I’m glad it’s dark, because then Jonghyun can’t see how much I’m blushing. Although being the jerk he is, he probably knew what he was doing to me and just teasing me for the fun of it.

“Fine… I’m kind of happy that… we got scammed. Only a little happy ok? It’s not like I’m thanking the gods or anything so don’t get weird ideas ok? I’m just-“

I’m momentarily stopped with Jonghyun’s hands slowly nudging my chin up so that I’m facing him. He bends closer to me, and our faces are almost touching, and once again I see my own reflection shining clearly in his round eyes. He’s holding an intense gaze with me. In my peripheral vision, I see water erupt from the fountain of Banpo Bridge, illuminated by an amazing array of colours that span the rainbow.

And in that moment, Jonghyun pulls me close and kisses me.

Despite Jonghyun’s claims of celibacy, he’s a good kisser. He takes his time, using his lips and then his tongue. There are no awkward clashes of tongues and teeth and there’s no slobbery enthusiasm, like the terrible recounts I had read online.

I tentatively wrap my arms around his neck as his hand moves to the small of my back to draw me closer to him, leaving me breathless as my heightened senses become overwhelmed with nothing but Jonghyun. 

I’m still lost in his embrace when I feel a sadly familiar twinge. But no, it can’t be, surely my body has better sense than—

Grrr.

Jonghyun abruptly pulls apart from me with a mixture of confusion and surprise on his face.

Grrrrr. Yes, thanks stomach for notifying me it’s time for dinner, thanks a lot for ruining an absolutely wonderful moment.

 ‘Sorry,’ I say as I place my hands on my stomach and look up sheepishly, ‘just a bit hungry.’