“Yoochun oppa, Annyeonghaseyo,” Hyoyeon bowed politely trying to cover up the shock of finding him right behind her.

“Did I scare you? I’m sorry,” Yoochun drawled in his gravelly tone that could easily melt any girl into a puddle of mush and he watched with satisfaction as Hyoyeon stuttered, “Oh.. n..no you d.didn’t.”

Park Yoochun was well aware of the effect the lethal combination of his pretty boy looks and husky masculine voice had on girls.. even women! But though his friends about being greasy, it just came naturally.

‘Can’t fault me for being born with it!’

“No need to be so formal with me,” he replied referencing to the respectful speech that she was using, “Treat me like one of your close oppas.”

Hyoyeon prayed her face didn’t look as hot as it felt and thought it was best she just nod, in case she sounded like a mumbling mess again.

She had never had the chance to get to know Yoochun properly since their training specializations were so different and they didn’t have any lessons together. But Hyoyeon definitely knew all about Yoochun – he had a distinct “American” flair and suaveness that made him stand out amongst the other trainees. Plus, he was already nicknamed, LSM’s Hidden Card!

Ooh ~I can definitely see him as an actor or a model.. or a ballad singer with that voice –

“Hey look everyone’s already gone inside!” his words brought her back from her thoughts.  “We better hurry or we might miss the start!” With that, he very naturally took hold of her hand and guided her into the crowded complex.

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The big group of friends took up almost three rows of the theatre. Yoochun and Hyoyeon settled down at the end, neighbouring Yunho and Yuri, and continued their conversation.

“So you got back recently, right? How was China?”

“Oh! It was amazing. Great place, people, food.”

 It had taken all but 5 minutes for Hyoyeon to get over her nerves and warm up to Yoochun. Everything about him – his confidence, his manners, his dimples.. they just invited you to bask in his presence, as if the sun was shining right on you.

“Want to know a secret?” he leaned down closer to her, “Now that you’ve lived in China, you can become part of my secret International SM Club! It’s damn hard to get into!”

“For real?” Hyoyeon drew back wide-eyed making Yoochun laugh at how cutely gullible she was. “You know, your personality is quite different from what I expected.”

Hyoyeon’s face scrunched up in thought, “Is that good or bad?”

Yoochun’s lips tightened into an grim line making her nervous but then followed it up with his adorable dimpled grin, “Really good! I didn’t know you had this cuteness in you too” and pinched her cheek.

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“Sica, is that Yoochun with Hyoyeonnie?” Donghae was still slack jawed at what he had just witnessed. The pair not only entered and sat down together – Yoochun had just pinched Hyoyeon’s cheek.

“What oppa?” Jessica looked back at him, drawing away from her conversation with MiYoung, “Oh Hyo and Chunnie oppa? Yeah~ Aren’t they cute together?”

“Mwwohh,” Donghae sputtered, “Since when are they together? How did I not know about this?”

“Relax” Sica’s high pitched giggles filled the air, “They’re not together… but we are hoping they will be.”

“We?”

“Syoungie, Yuri and me.. Yunho oppa let it slip that Chunnie oppa likes our Hyo, so we set this up. We’re good, right?”

 Her boyfriend nodded; simply because he could not tell her otherwise without giving too much away. He got up from his seat, “I’m just going to the washroom. Be right back.”

“But didn’t you just go before we came in?”

“Uh.. yeah… but.. umm I had a really big coffee ealier,” Donghae mumbled before attempting to cross to the other side but Jessica quickly stuck out her foot to block him. “Not so fast!

 Kiss the princess for permission to exit, mister.”

Donghae’s eyes brightened up and he quickly dropped a kiss on her nose before going out of the theatre room.

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The movie turned out to be a two hour long epic and by the time it ended, hunger was striking again so half of them decided to go to Lotteria to get something to eat. It was a perfect fall night with just the right amount of breeziness that made sitting out on the patio no contest.

Sica, Sooyoung, Yuri with their respective partners, Hyoyeon, Yoochun, YeonHee, Taeyeon and MiYoung made up the group. The boys quickly pulled tables and long wooden benches over so they could all sit together.

“What are you getting, Hyoyeonah?” Yoochun asked as they stood in line for their food.

“The cheese burger set, I think,” she replied distractedly, her eyes dancing over the various options.

“1 Rib sandwich and 1 cheese burger set, please,” Yoochun told the attendant and dropped some cash on the counter. Realizing that he had just paid for her meal, Hyoyeon hastily tugged at his hand, “I can get mine oppa! You don’t have to pay for it. Here let me give you the mo –“

But Yoochun’s assertive gaze silenced her, “I told you to think of me as a close oppa, right? So this is me, treating my close dongsaeng, ok?”

“N..neh,” Hyoyeon accepted shyly, “Thank you.”

It was weird how just a single look from Yoochun could completely shatter her comfort zone and make her a blushing school girl . But then he’d follow it up with that cheeky smile and she felt relaxed again.

‘This is like the best movie night ever!’ she spazzed silently.

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“So you had dance and Chinese classes in the school? What else did you learn?”

“I took a class on Chinese History and –”

“Oppa! What are you doing here?” SooYoung’s loud voice made everyone pause their conversations and look up, curious about the new arrival.

It was none other than –

“Hyukkah!” Donghae waved at him happily as did the rest of the group. Hyukjae quickly went around shaking hands with the boys and exchanging high-fives with the girls.

Hyoyeon grinned as she waved at him. “Annyeong, I thought I wasn’t going to see you today!”

“It might have been your evil plan to avoid me but,” he squeezed into the little space between Hyoyeon and Changmin on the bench, “as you can see, it obviously failed.”

She turned her head away from Yoochun, who sat on her left, to face him. “Hey! I so didn’t. I thought it was going to be a small girls’ night,” she scowled at her three friends pointedly, “I only found out after I had talked to you that more people would be coming!”

“Sorry bud, it’s my fault!” Yunho immediately apologized, “The plans kind of rapidly snowballed through word of mouth with everyone inviting someone else!”

Hyukjae laughed easily, “Don’t worry Yunho ya, I was just trying to give this one here a hard time.” He stuck his tongue out at Hyoyeon and stole some fries off her tray.

“Face it, oppa! You’re just needy and didn’t want to go through the weekend without seeing me,” she teased back.

“Hey, I’m just here cos Fishie over there texted me saying he missed me and,” he picked up her blueberry smoothie and slurped it happily, “for the free food.”

“I presume you want a bite of my burger too, then?”

Neither of them noticed the amused look on Yoochun’s face.

“So Hyoyeonah,” he spoke again causing Hyoyeon to turn her attention back to him, “how come you never came over to talk to me before?”

Hyukjae’s eyebrows rose up, just now realizing that he had probably interrupted their conversation.

“Ah.. oppa, mianhe, it’s just I am a little shy approaching people first.”

“That’s not what I remember!” he butted in while contentedly munching on Hyoyeon’s food like it was his own. He enjoyed seeing Hyoyeon squirm.

“But… didn’t Hyukjae tell you that I wanted to be friends with you?” Yoochun asked.

“Eh?”

Their gazes both turned to him and it was now Hyukjae’s turn to squirm.

“You did?” he asked Yoochun, looking like he was confused –

But he really wasn’t.

 He remembered Yoochun pestering him for weeks telling him that he thought Hyoyeon was ‘mad cool’ and ‘damn cute’ and wanted to hang out with her. Hyukjae had lied to him telling him he had but that Hyoyeon had said she was too busy with lessons. The truth was that he thought Hyoyeon was too young and innocent then to be getting close to Yoochun – who had just arrived from the States and used words like “hot” and “fine” in reference to girls. That was his first encounter with someone who hadn’t grown up in Korea so he had no idea what kind of a kid Yoochun was. Of course, they were good friends now and Hyukjae had really honestly forgotten about the request.  

“I er… yeah I di–.. I mean I was..”

Hyoyeon recognized his telltale stuttering, and smoothly interrupted, “Ah yes, he did tell me but you know.. you were so cool and sophisticated, I thought Hyukjae oppa was playing a prank on me.”

She and Hyukjae shared a quick look.

and it didn't go unnoticed by Yoochun.

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A/N So there you have it - new chapter. Progress is still slow because I keep getting scenes and conversations in my head and although a good writer would probably be able to sift through them, I seem to be lacking in that skill. :(

For those who were suprised to see Yoochun appear, I'll confess that it wasn't in the original plan but the idea came up and seemed to fit in well with where i wanted the plot to go. i don't know if you'll remember it, but I did mention his 'liking' for Hyoyeon briefly in Chapter 3. Also some things you might have assumed may not be true so... hope you will stick around to find out what happens next.

oh and i changed the font. is this better? the nother one was bothering me lol. Comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated!