Hyo Joon’s POV:

I was running faster than I can usually, my legs were aching, and lungs burning but I can’t stop, I can’t even look behind me or the night will swallow me. I was running away while the darkness swallowed my world bit by bit… I was scared… Then suddenly, I saw someone in the far, someone sitting on a bunch surrounded with light… The more I run, the more the picture of that someone gets clearer… It was Minho and his arm was hanging in the air toward me, so I started to run even faster to get to him, he was my savior.

“Minho-ah!”

He was smiling… And I run and run, his hand was just inches from mine now, I tend my arm to get to his, and the moment I cheered because I thought I got to him, he turned to light and disappeared in the air. I was now standing in the light and I looked back to find the darkness coming to me. It was here and it was about to swallow me, a tear came down my cheek, it was here… It was here again …

DRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING…

I extended my arm to switch off the alarm. It was morning and I had to get ready for school.
I don’t know why I had that dream again… It has been a week already and my pillow is wet again just like my cheeks. What was wrong with me?
I slipped from my bed and went straight to the bathroom. I switch on the water and stripped from my clothes before going under it. It was hot and it was wet and nobody could see me, I could cry and nobody even I wouldn’t see the tears streaming from my eyes, and so I cried my heart out… The only thing that lingered in my mind was this lonely and broken question: Why ME?

I stayed under the water for half an hour before starting to get ready for the day. After drying my hair and putting on some make up, I put on a fluffy brown dress then I concluded my look with a butterfly hairclip. I took out my light brown coat, held my bag then went out to the kitchen to eat some breakfast. It didn’t take me long since I only drank a cup of milk and ate an apple and then I put on my coat and my boots to go to school.
I was on my road when I heard someone call my name. I looked behind me and found Kai running toward me.

“Good morning beautiful” He said as he arrived at my side and I looked at him mesmerized and blushing till my ears turned red.
“Good morning Kai.” I smiled.
“Call me Jong In, that’s my real name.”
“Arasso Jong In-shi.”
“How about calling me Jong In oppa?”

I laughed at his request. “You don’t even know if I’m your dongsaek or your noona”

He looked at me with round eyes dumbfounded, I just ruined his cool attitude and he was scratching the back of his neck looking I don’t know where before he talked again.

“Then when is your birthday NOONA?”
“Not your business OPPA!”
“Then how about we do it this way, you call me oppa and I call you noona.” He said with a big grin, and I burst out laughing.
“That’s weird…” I was still laughing.
“But it’s fun! Look you are still laughing about it!”
“Then let’s do it that way” I said then extended my arm in his way waiting for him to grab my hand.
“Deal!” He answered squeezing my hand then let it go.

I don’t know why, but this simple touch sent shivers to my spine.

We walked side by side till school and Jong In didn’t stop talking, telling me jokes nonstop and I wouldn’t stop laughing at them. Who taught this boy would be this cheerful and child like, the playboy image I had of him just disappeared and with it the sadness of my morning. We were steps from our classroom when I saw Minho and ____ standing beside the door and talking, and the sadness grew again in me in the speed of light, a ball forming in my throat and I couldn’t hear what Kai was blabbering beside me, and he noticed it.

“Earth to Hyo Joon! Are you still listening to me?”
“Look it is ____-ah and Minho-ah, shall we go to them?”
“Yes of course!”

We were walking toward them when I froze in my place… I surely didn’t get used to it. ____ was tiptoeing and hugging Minho. Kai was looking at me as I was lost in the scene ahead of me. He probably understood already since he frowned and took me by my wrist and dragged with him away from the two others. When I woke up from my shock we were at the rooftop and he was sitting on the floor his back on the wall and he tapped on the floor asking me to sit, and I did so.

“So… You like him…” he asked his eyes looking at the blue sky.
“No…” I said, letting out a sigh…
“Are you serious? I saw how you froze there.”
“Yes I’m serious… I used to like him before… Now… Now I actually love him…” I looked at the sky too, and tears formed in my eyes again, but I didn’t cry.
He didn’t speak for long minutes, and then started to talk again.
“You know… One thing I’m sure of is that ____ doesn’t love him; she is lost between Taemin and Onew. For her, Minho is just a no since he is her best friend. And this situation is not new, I could promise you that nothing is happening between them and nothing will happen as long as there is Taemin and Onew around her. So I think you should make a step toward him, make yourself more obvious to him. Don’t back off, and start hiding in the backstage.”
“He came and told me that he loves her… And I told ____ that I love him… I know that she doesn’t love him and that she is only being his best friend, but I get hurt each time I see them like that… It’s beyond my will.”
“Then tell her that it hurts you! She is your best friend she will understand.”
“I know, but they were like that since they were children, I can’t just cut it like this.” And then I just cried.

He didn’t say anything, instead he wrapped his arms around me and held me tight against him and patted my head.

“You know your oppa is here, and I will help you, so don’t cry, it is not the end of the world, moreover, it is just the beginning, just trust me, arasso?”

I looked at him and nodded, and my tears started to disappear, somehow being in his embrace was soothing, and I was feeling secure.

“Now let’s go or we will be scolded but the teacher.”

He got up and helped me get on my feet then we went back to our classroom. When we stepped in, ____ was sitting at our place and waved at me, but I wasn’t in the mood to sit with her so I just mouthed to her a “later” and went to sit beside Kai. He was surprised at first that I preferred him on my best friend, but he understood by himself without a word from me.

“We are friends now, so we should sit next each other more often.” He said as a conclusion and I just nodded when our teacher came. We both took out our books and concentrated on the course.

Your POV:

I was sitting by my own on the classroom when Hyo Joon came, I waved at her but she just mouthed a “later” to me. And went to sit somewhere else … Beside Kai. I don’t know why but something was telling me that this wasn’t right. Hyo Joon would never sit other than with me, no matter what no matter when. It was the normal thing for us to separate in the breaks, but never in the class time, even when we were fighting. I sighed then decided to just ignore it, maybe she wants to get close to Kai as a change… Let’s just not think about it.

The four hours of class went by fast, and the teacher dismissed us after giving us some work to do.

I collected my books fast and put them in my bag to go and talk to Hyo Joon, but I was late she already left, without a word to me. I looked back to where she was sitting with Kai to see if they left together, but Kai was still there. He saw me looking at his direction so he waved at me and started coming toward me.

“Hey Cherry!”
“Hey! What’s up?”
“Nothing much, you?”
“Nothing really, the boring life, you know!”
“Yeah, then how about making it less boring and joining me in practice?”
“God! I told you I’ll think about it!”
“You don’t seem to, actually you don’t need to! It’s not like I’m asking you for marriage! It’s just a dance practice!”
“I don’t know why you want it this bad! You still can do it by yourself!”
“I told you I get bored! I need some fun!”
“Do I look like a joke to you?”
“No, but you are fun, and you dance well!”
“Oh God! How do I get rid of you?” I glared at him.
“By saying yes?” he said with a grin, and I sighed … He is right, it will be more fun together…
“Arasso, yes, I’m joining!” I said while rolling my eyes.
“Really?” he was grinning, a smile that was about to split his face to two.
“Yes, yes, yes …”

Taemin’s POV:

I was sitting in our usual table in the cafeteria with Onew and Minho hyungs, and we were chatting while waiting for our orders to get ready when I saw Hyo Joon come toward us. Her face was blank and her eyes were a bit swollen. Usually, she wouldn’t come sit with us if ____ wasn’t with her. And that made me panic for a bit, and my panic only grew further more when she stood right in front of me, and looked at me.

“Taemin-shi can we talk?” she said with a cold voice.

Oh no, Hyo Joon what are you doing now?

I looked at my friends, not knowing what to say when Onew talked.

“Go and talk to her, don’t you hear her?”

I nodded then got up from my seat. She was already few steps ahead of me so I just followed while telling the boys to get my lunch for me.

Your POV:

I was walking in the hallway with Kai beside me planning our practice schedule when I saw Hyo Joon pass by me, her expression blank, and she didn’t even see me standing there. I was about to call her when I saw Taemin coming after her, he was clearly following her since his eyes were on her and didn’t see either of us. Kai was talking too and didn’t pay attention to what was going around, which was better.

But why was he following her? They didn’t even talk properly to each other in open. What was going on?

Don’t tell me … No!

Notes

Soooooo? Can you guess? Well you have to wait for the next chappies if you can't! Yeah, I'm mean I know xD but meeeeeeh can't help it.

Anyway, here is the third update as I promised! Hoped you enjoyed it lovelies!