Insomniac Troublemaker

Remi and Lay reached the shopping mall. She barged in and Lay followed her. She guided him towards the male dress corner.

Remi went to the counter salesgirl.

"Yo..."Remi greeted the girl.

"Who is this hottie?" Angel asked, looking like a bad girl.

"Hottie? Hottie who?"

"You must be kidding. The guy you came with? Single?"

"He's chinese. And he's leaving within a week." Remi rolled her eyes.

"Too bad. I just really want him now." Angel pouted.

"He's gay." Remi whispered to her.

"Oh you mean the guy glaring at you?"

"Glaring at me?"

"Behind you."

Remi abruptly turned back and placed her hand over her chest, finding Lay standing too close to her frowning at her. "Lay?"

"Who's gay?" He asked while a crease developed on his forehead.

"A-a guy, s-she wanted to date, is gay." She stuttered and pointed at Angel.

"Oh... are you two friends?"Lay asked Angel.

"Best..... friends." Angel bit her lower lip.

"Since when?" Remi asked in disbelief.

Angel shook hands with Lay. "Ah! Why are the most hot men gay?" She asked Lay.

"I am not gay." Lay answered.

"You're not hot either." Remi sneered.

"Please help me out I can't decide." Lay requested to Remi.

"I'll be back Angel." Remi gestured.

"She's pretty like her name." Lay complimented.

"Angel is not her name." Remi mocked.

"Ok..should l try them on?" Lay pointed at the two shirts she grabbed.

"Oh please... don't stress yourself." She picked up.

"Please visit again." Angel said while packing the shirts and pants.

"He's going back to China." Remi replied with a 'but I still don't care' look.

"But I'll visit once more before leaving." Lay waved to Angel.

"I'll give you a discount then." She smirked and bit her lower lip.

"Please consider that discount for me too, your best friend." Remi pushed Lay to the back and stood in front of him to block Angel's view.

"I don't know who you are!" She chuckled.

"Oh yeah ...." Remi rolled her eyes back. "Pack this waist coat as well."

"Whats her name?" Lay asked as the moved out.

"Ahjumma .... she's actually 37 but looks like in her teens."

"Ahjumma? Is that a name here too?"

"Seulbi..Seulbi....."

"Seulbi? Her korean name is cuter."

Remi stared at him with puppy eyes and pouty face.

"What?" He asked confused and amazed at her new expression. He lowered his head and captured her lips. She had the shopping bags in her busy hands. Otherwise he was gone to hell. He drew his lips back and looked into her eyes. "Eyes don't lie." He whispered.
She parted her lips but he blocked her words to slip out placing his index finger over her lips. She turned her face to other side. "Lets catch a cab and get home."

"Hmm..."

Lay waved for a cab and surprisingly caught the very first. They got inside of it at the back seat. The driver started running the car. Remi placed the shopping bags down and tied up her hair.

"Um... Remi?" Lay called hesitatingly.

She started gaping the outside.

"Thanks."

She didnt respond like she was deaf to his voice.

"Hey..." He poked her shoulder.

She glared back and shooted her brows.

"I never got to know your age." Lay complained like a little boy.

"Is that an appropriate question?" She glared.

"We're sort of friends."

She paused for few seconds. "Twenty... t-thirty two."

"Twenty thirty two??? Thats a huge number."

"Thirty two I mean."

"You know age doesn't matter much in anything. So you can stop lying." Lay grinned.

"23..... happy?"

"Oh cool.... I am 23... turning 24 two months later. We can be great friends. Can I share another secret?"

"What???" She frowned.

"You actually look 32." He chuckled.

She just stared at him emotionless.

"Sorry..." He turned from happy to serious.

"I am at a lose to understand you." She said, still eyeing him.

"Me too." He stared back with parted lips. "I am at a lose too."

She smiled sarcastically and turned sideways to eye the outside, much less distracting than the affection in his eyes. She thumped her back into the backrest of the seat. He lowered his gaze to her lonely hand. He was still shocked at the sudden kiss he offered to Remi although her eyes never demanded it. He knew his body loved to react on its own around her. He inhaled in and kept his gaze at her hand, its structure, length and the appearing tenderness.

"I think unnie's home." Remi said as she rang the door bell.

"Remi..." Lay called her out, with shopping bags in his hands.

"Um?"

"Look who's here!" Kris opened the door with a wide smile.

"The bragging king." Remi commented with half opened eyes and a disgusted face.

"For once, please say something sweet." Kris scoffed. "No way!!!! I am so happy for you Lay!" Kris pushed Remi away and hugged his friend.

"W-what for?"

"Ah... you two went shopping." Kris elbowed Lay's arm.

"Its just because of an interview I got called for."

"Oh... so no advancement on Remi?" Kris whispered to him, Remi watching them with wrinkled nose.

"It would take an year or more." Lay mumbled with a tired sigh.

"Ah... poor soul. You had to pick all these bags by yourself." Kris said loudly. He tried to take one bag.

"N-no..." Lay didn't let him snatch it away.

"Unnie!!!" Remi entered inside.

"Surprise.... we are going to have an awesome celebration." Uee seemed out of control.

"For what?" Remi saw the champagne bottles over the table. She asked in the most dull voice.

"Its a celebration for Lay." Uee shoved Remi away to make way leading her to Lay. She surprised him with a sudden tight hug.

"Uh..." He still had the bags in his hands. "Let me place them in my.... I mean in that room."

"Whats with you guys!!!He's not a celebrity!!!!" Remi burst out.

"You went shopping without me!!!!!" Uee bulged out her eyes and creased her forehead, completely ignoring Remi.

"Urgh!" Remi rolled back her eyes.

"I heard what you said." Kris whispered to her from back.

"I hate this world. Overly guy obssessed." She mumbled.

"But I am obsessed with you." He whispered again.

"You see there." Uee whispered to Lay. "He's flirting again."

Lay stared at Remi mumbling some curse words under her breath. He got succeeded in holding her gaze at him. Both were speechless, silently staring into each other's world. She broke the eye contact and flushed to her room angrily.

Notes

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