I was finally done with my unpacking in my new apartment. I looked at the rice cakes kept at the table. I need to give these to the neighbour next door. Who started this tradition? Seriously, I don't even want anyone to know if someone lives here.

Who knows why we're expected to do this, I've never actually met any of my neighbors before; I like to keep my distance. In any case, I know it's important to make a good impression, so I grab the rice cakes and head over to the neighbor's place.

I knock lightly on the neighbor's door, waiting impatiently for someone to answer. As soon as I hear footsteps coming close to the door, I quickly stand up straight and make sure I have a friendly expression on my face.

The footsteps drew closer, and I could hear the sounds of a key entering the lock.  The door swung open, and a very handsome boy opened the door.Damn how is he so handsome? "How can I help you?" I immediately looked down  embarrassed gosh why did I stare at him like a creep? I held up the rice cakes in a polite gesture,

"Hello, I'm your new neighbor, and I've brought you a housewarming gift," I said.

A smile spread across the boy's face, and he reached out to take the rice cakes from my hands. "Thank you," he said, "That's so kind of you."  I felt my face flush, and it felt difficult to look him in the eyes.

"What's your name?" he asked."I am Ishita, what about you? “

"I'm Eunwoo," he said, his eye catching mine for a moment.  We remained silent for a beat, and I couldn't help but admire how handsome he was.  "So you just moved here?" he said, changing the topic.

"Yeah, I just moved in today," I said, feeling a bit nervous.  "So I thought I'd come by and introduce myself."

He nodded and smiled at me again, and it became difficult to keep my eyes off him.  He looked so attractive, with his smooth skin and sharp features.

"Are you just going to live here alone?" he said, with genuine interest.

I was about to answer him but someone from inside yelled his name, “Yahhhh Eunwoo do you plan to stay at the doorstep?” He turns to look at me all embarrassed. “I'll get going” I just ran inside my apartment. 

I came back inside my apartment, and it looks like I have a handsome boy next door. I chuckled and went inside the kitchen to have ice cream and then drift to sleep.

I opened the freezer but my eyes widened when I saw it was empty. Wait, did Taehyung forget to bring them? Gosh how can he? I sat on the kitchen floor feeling disappointed. I immediately dialled his number to warn him, he is dead now.

I felt angry with my best friend. He knows that I love ice cream, yet he forgot to buy it. I took my phone and dialed his number, it rang and ringed but no one picked it up. Is he asleep already? I again dialled his number and this time he picked up. 

I could hear him yawning in the phone. He sounded like he just woke up. He didn't say anything yet. I was going to scream at him, but I couldn't. It wasn't his fault, he must have been so tired all day. Instead, I spoke gently, 

Me : You forgot to buy my ice cream.

At first, he didn't say anything. I thought he would apologize or make some excuse. But instead, he stayed silent for too long. I felt my anger rising. I wanted him to say something. Then, he finally spoke, 

Taehyung : Can you pick it up yourself?

His tone was calm but it almost felt like an insult.I couldn't believe what he said. I was boiling from inside. It's not like I ask him for anything. And yet, he had the audacity to say that! 

Me : How can you say that? Don't you know how much I love ice cream?

I said with a tight voice. He didn't say anything at first. He stayed silent just like before. Then I hear him sigh.

Taehyung : Yes, I know how much you love ice cream. I wouldn't have forgotten it otherwise.

 He spoke softly, which only made me angrier. I felt like throwing my phone against the wall.

Me : Then why did you forget? Was it really that hard to pick up a tub of ice cream?

I was trying my best not to shout but the words came out with anger.

He was silent for a while. I could hear him breathing on the other side.

Taehyung :Do you have any idea how tired I am?

He said calmly which made me even more frustrated.

Me : Don't you think I'm tired too? How can you sleep so peacefully while I'm suffering here, without any ice cream?

He chuckled when I said that. 

Taehyung : I'm sure you can survive one night without ice cream.

This made me angrier than ever. How could he laugh when I was being so serious? 

Me : You think this is funny? Do you realise how important ice cream is to me?

Taehyung : No, I didn't realise it.

He spoke in a sarcastic tone which made me even more mad.

Me : You know what fuck you, just tell me if there's any store near my apartment.

If I'm craving it then I'm not going to sleep unless I eat it.

Taehyung :There's a store half a block down from your apartment.

He said calmly without getting angry. This made me even angrier, how could he be so calm when I was so mad?

I kept my cool and said,

 Me : Thank you.

Then I hung up the phone. Now, it's time for me to buy ice cream.I quickly put on my shoes and rushed out of the apartment. I started walking down the street, determined to get my ice cream no matter what.

I walked down the street, feeling the cool breeze against my face. I was still angry and I was determined to get the ice cream. I saw the store up ahead and I sped up my pace.

As soon as I reached there, I got in and quickly asked the clerk, "Do you have ice cream?" He looked at me a bit weirdly, and I realised I hadn't changed my angry expression. I quickly hid it with a sweet smile and repeated, "Ice cream, do you have ice cream?"

The boy looked at me for a second but before he could say anything I interrupted him, "please tell me you have it, I need the chocolate variety." He looked at me strangely but he quickly replied, "Yes, We have it. It's there in the ice cream section."

I smiled and walked to the ice cream section and found one last chocolate box of ice cream. I was about to grab it but a hand came in before me. I looked up and saw a boy whose back was facing me. How dare he pick what's mine?

I was filled with rage. I wanted to shout at him, but I controlled myself. "Hey! That's mine." I yelled out loud. The boy turned to face me and the rage inside me was suddenly gone. He was so handsome, my jaw dropped to the floor.

I was so shocked by how handsome he is. His smooth, pale skin, the sharp features of his face, his long eyelashes. He was gorgeous. I couldn't say anything in front of him. I could only stare at him with my mouth hanging open.

I didn't say anything after that. I just stared at him, he smiled a bit seeing me speechless. I tried to speak but I couldn't get my mouth to make any words.

Then he spoke, "Is there something you want?" His voice was so deep and smooth, like honey dripping from my ears. I wanted to say so many things but I couldn't speak.

But wait, what's this behaviour? Nothing comes before ice cream, I glared at him and was about to snatch the ice cream but he immediately dodged. 

I was filled with anger and jealousy. Who does this handsome guy think he is? Will he steal my ice cream? Impossible, I have to get it back.  

I tried to reach the ice cream but he blocked me from taking it. He looked at me with a grin on his face, “are you really this desperate for ice cream?”

I was annoyed to see his cocky smile. I wanted to smack that grin out of him. But the moment I tried to attack him, he took a step back and dodged my hands. He was too good at dodging, I didn't have enough time to think. I was getting angry, but deep inside, I felt so attracted towards him.

"Look I saw that ice cream first so it's mine " I said with frustration. 

"But I grabbed it first so technically it's mine" I was already frustrated, and hearing that made me even more frustrated. I was so close to grabbing that ice cream, and now he's claiming the right to it. 

I let out a sigh and looked at him in a calm and polite way, "Just give that ice cream when I'm being nice"

He looked at me with surprise for a second, then started laughing. "Oh, you think I'm gonna hand over the ice cream just because you are being nice?" He put his hands in his pockets and leaned against the counter. The way he was standing and looking at me made me feel a surge of emotion.

"Look, just give me the ice cream" I said politely, even though I was getting annoyed.

"Awww, did I make you mad?" He said teasingly, his smile made me melt inside. Damn he is too hot.

"Just give me the ice cream." I replied, trying my best not to sound annoyed.

"No. I won't" he replied calmly. My anger started rising again, he was just playing with my emotions.

I couldn't resist. I grabbed the ice cream and started running away as fast as I could. But he chased me down, caught me by the arm, and spun me around.

"You're not getting away that easily" he said with a grin, holding onto my arm. I tried to pull away but he was stronger than me. He leaned in close, his breath gently brushing against my cheek. His eyes were filled with mischief and something else.

He immediately snatched ice cream from my grip and looked at the cashier "Jimin I'll pay you later " With a smirk he ran out of the store. I glared at the cashier who actually turned out to be friends with this annoying boy.

I immediately took out my phone and dialled taehyung's number. 

Me :Look, just come to the store right now.

Without hearing the other side I just hung up the call. Almost after fifteen minutes Taehyung arrived at the store.  He got down from his car and rushed towards the store. He was breathing heavily, as if he ran an entire marathon just to get here.

"What happened?" He asked as he entered the store. “An annoying boy stole my favourite ice cream” He frowns. “Stole?” I hummed. “I saw the ice cream first then how can he take it?” He tilted his head and scoffed. “Oh of course and whatever Ishita lands her eyes on, belongs to her right” I look up glaring at him. “Do you think it's time to use sarcasm on me?” I say while gritting my teeth. 

"Ohh I hit a spot, did I? " he mocked "You know what? Yes, whatever I land my eyes on is mine. Now are you happy? "

“Oh did I touch a nerve?” He replies while giggling. He knows exactly how to piss me off and it works every time. I looked out of the store and still, the annoying handsome boy was nowhere to be seen. 

“Just let it go,” he says while smiling. “We can just go home and you can eat something else” I didn't even feel like eating anything else except that damn ice cream “Do you get the concept of favourite?”

“Yeah, I get it but he was just playing around” he replies with a chuckle “You don't need to get all fired up just because he played a little trick” I rolled my eyes at his comment, he didn't understand how much I was craving that ice cream. 

“He stole it! What's so hard to understand about it?” My voice was laced with anger.

“Oh really did you catch him stealing it?” He replied sarcastically. I wanted to punch him in his damn beautiful face. 

“He just snatched it before I could get it” I replied trying my best to control my anger. “That's called playing a trick” he replied calmly. I hated his calmness at the moment, why wouldn't he get as mad as I was? 

“It's not a trick” I replied through gritted teeth “He stole it from me”

“I saw the ice cream first and I made it clear that I wanted it” I replied angrily. “So, technically it is mine” I didn't realise how whiny I sounded.

“Are you by any chance on periods? And is it the second day? " He asked me while looking at me with a confused look."How do you know? " He sighed " Ah! I should have guessed it before,why are you getting so worked up? " He says.

"Of course, it's not because of that!" I yelled, " I'm getting worked up because he STOLE MY ICE CREAM!"

He shook his head and grabbed my shoulder, “Look ishi let's go inside the store and have some other flavour, tomorrow I will fill your freezer with all your favourites, can you trust your tae?”

I thought about it for a second... He had a point. There's no point in chasing a stranger over something so trivial. It's better to let it go. 

I nodded at him, “Yeah, I can trust you.” He sighed in relief, his grip on my shoulder loosened. "You're not mad at me anymore, right?" He asked, looking at me.

I let out a laugh thinking of my behaviour. "Not really, you know I can't stay mad at you." He smiled, "I know" he said with confidence.

We then walked back into the store, but this time to buy another ice cream flavour. We picked a raspberry one together . We went to the cashier,"Taehyung?" They know each other."Oh hey Jimin! So you work here now? " The boy nodded,

"You know this guy, you know what because of his help that annoying boy stole my ice cream because he's friends with him." I said while glaring at Jimin. 

Jimin laughed at my remark, "Oh you're blaming me for your misery?" He laughed some more. Taehyung had a smirk on his face too. It was as if they were all making a joke of me.

"Shut up, you guys are no help" I mumbled silently trying to ignore them. 

Jimin spoke in a playful tone "Well who is this pretty lady? taehyung? "

Taehyung smacked his head. "Don't you dare try to approach her with the motive of anything around what you do? " He nodded and then looked at me.

 "Hi I'm Jimin. Nice to meet you. " I gave him a forced smile. "What to do? I don't feel the same, not very nice to meet you" and giving him one last glare I dragged Taehyung out of the store and we walked to the car. 

We walked back to my apartment where I poured my thoughts to him about the annoying stranger.

He listened carefully and smiled,"I can understand your frustration over the missing ice cream". The moment he acknowledged my frustration, my anger subsided a little.

"But you know, you have me. So there's no need to worry about it" he said softly, looking at me. 

I looked at him with a calm face, but deep inside I felt happy and overwhelmed by his kind words.

I sighed and leaned my head on his shoulder, "I know you're right" I replied softly "But it still kinda hurts that someone else took what I wanted." Taehyung wrapped his arm around me, pulling me closer. 

He looked at me lovingly, "Maybe it was meant to be this way, maybe you were not supposed to find that ice-cream today". 

I smiled a bit at his positive outlook on life. "You're right, thank you for listening to me."

"It's okay, you can complain to me all you want." He smiled "After all I'm your ultimate best friend" He teased. 

I punched him in his stomach. "You're just my best friend, no one can be my ultimate bestie other than bunny "

He rolled his eyes and took the bite of the raspberry ice cream we bought. 

"Are you excited to join a new high school? " He asks. "Not really " He chuckled . "Sia and Jimin already study in that school, so it won't be really much of a headache" I rolled my eyes hearing about that Jimin.

"Come on don't be so pessimistic" he smiled "I'm sure there will be more new faces who will be your friends "

I raised my brows "Are you giving me a challenge to be the most popular girl in the school?" I asked while looking at him in a joking manner.

"How did you guess it? " He replied with a sly grin. He is too playful sometimes and I love that about him.

"Yeah, I'll be popular, I know I'm that awesome" I said while nodding my head. 

"That's the spirit" he replied while taking a bite of that raspberry ice cream. 

We continued talking about random funny things like what all we did the past year and how we met. As we talked, my mind drifted from the conversation a few times back to that annoying boy who stole my ice cream. 

I hope he is not in the same high school as I'm joining. I don't ever want to encounter him. 

So how is Chapter One of Euphoria? 

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