Today I was at Incheon airport to drop off my brother, Lee Sungjin, who will continue his college education in Japan. The plane which flew him to Tokyo had taken-off five minutes ago, and now I, Lee Sungmin, am sitting on one of the airport couches near the vending machines. Sighing for the third time within a period of one and a half minutes, I felt a little bit sleepy because I had woken up two hours earlier than usual so that my brother wouldn't miss the plane.

"Haah..." I let out a long breath for the fourth time. Remembering something, I immediately reached my hand into my pocket and found the object of I was looking for---my phone. Pressing the quick call button and listen to the tone that indicates that my call is connected.

-click-

"Hello, Dad." Yes, I was calling my father. "Just wanna tell you, Sungjin's plane has taken-off about ten minutes ago (...?) Yes, that's why I called you. I'm still in airport now. Tell me when you’ve meet him there, okay? (....) Alright, stay healthy and have fun in Japan. (...!) Calm down, I'm always good in here, Dad. (....) Hahahaha, fine fine~ I'll try to call you more often, dad. Unfortunately overseas calls were very expensive, you know? (...?) No, no, you don't need to do that. I’m just kidding, dad. Anyway, say my hello to mom. Tell her that I miss her so much. (....) Okay, see you too."

-beep-
-doot doot doot-

I put my cell phone back into my pocket, glancing at the vending machine which was approximately five meters away from me. Maybe drinking a can of cold coffee can make my sleepiness a bit decreased, I thought. I took my 500 won coin and walked toward the machine. Well, though not a cup of hot coffee from a dabang (*coffee/tea shop), I guess it doesn't matter for now.

I walked while humming softly, my distance from the machine only a few meters less. I was about to extend my right hand in order to enter my coin into the machine, when---

-kachink!-

---I realised another 500 won coin was blocking mine.

I furrowed my eyebrow feeling mildly annoyed that there's someone else who wanted to use this machine at the VERY same time as me.

“…"  I stared, dumbstruck for a moment, at the other coin that was blocking my own, before I turned my gaze to the right side---to see the owner of the coin (ok, I meant the owner of that hand, happy?). And—

 

 

…handsome!

-thump!-

 

I shudder a little as I realized that that one word came to my mind just like that. Blinking rapidly, I immediately lowered my hand and backed down.

"Sorry, please go ahead. I don't mind to be the second." I said.  What I heard in response was the sound of a soft chuckled. I returned to my position and glanced at the face of this person who was standing in front of me. Was he laughed at me? "W-why?" I asked feeling a little annoyed. I could see he was trying his best to hold back on his chuckles, which makes me even more annoyed now.

What's wrong with him?!

"*cough*...oh sorry, I really can't hold it. You just looked so cute", said the stranger.

I blinked repeatedly again. What? Me? Cute?

"And, and what did you just said earlier was… it just sounds very funny somehow… 'I don't mind to be the second', it sounds as if we were trapped in an affair but you are so willing to be my second lover."

-blush!-

W-WHAT??!

I was blushing hard, wondering if I had heard clearly whatever he’d said just now. Affair?? Become his second? ...Without even realizing, my face had gotten extremely flushed. No! I-it is so impossible!! I screamed in my head while a few beads of sweat started to appear on my forehead.

And as if he could read all that was going on in my mind, he fully stopped his laughter then looked at me while smiling softly,

"Yes, I know! It sounds so ridiculous! I swear, I will never be able to cheat on someone as beautiful as you, just saying."

 

-badump!-
-badump!-
-badump!-

 

There must be something wrong with me, this furious beating of my heart was definitely not because of his handsome face... absolutely not because he said I'm cute... of course really no way because he---

"Ah by the way, my name's Cho Kyuhyun. What's yours?"

---smiled at me so sincerely and… looked at me so tenderly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cho Kyuhyun, do you perhaps... intend on making me fall in love with you on our very first meeting?

 

Because I think I'm sure enough it will happen—

...pretty soon.