I love you
Those are the only words I wanna say to you

-one more step
(She was pretty)

"How do I look?"

I came out of the washroom wearing a pastel pink dress that rested over my knees. It was quarter sleeved and looked pretty light and cute, perfect for the summer but I still felt uncomfortable.

"Bitch I'm-" Byul didn't complete her sentence as she got up from the sofa, her mouth parting in awe. She held my hand and dragged me towards the big mirror in her apartment.

"Forget about Kihyun and let's get married!" She shouted holding me in front the mirror, her head peering from the back. "You and I okay? Lets get married!" She screamed excitedly.

My uncomfortableness went away and I started laughing, meanwhile I looked at myself in the mirror. I almost looked unrecognizable. The dress was definitely not my style but oh well, I was only going to wear it for one day.

"Don't need to be gay for me when you have Changkyun." I said playfully turning my head towards her while her excitement vanished.

"But he's an asshole."

"But you've been friends with him for a while baby." I giggled, Byul was trying to apply some simple makeup on my face.

"Yeah, he can be good sometimes but most of the time he's a major asshole. Holy- talking of the devil!" Byul suddenly shouted looking at the door and I turned around to see Changkyun giving her a morbid expression.

His eyes landed on me, he didn't say anything and looked at Byul again. "I see you're busy with a friend. I'll be coming back in ten minutes. Don't you remember Kihyun is coming back-''

"This is Minjae stupid." Byul rolled her eyes at him.

"Oh." He said and looked at me, his eyes got wider. "Ohh!!'' He made a weird, loud noise.

"Don't say that I look ugly." I deadpanned, Byul got back to applying a cherry colored lipstick on my lips.

"Oh ho ho, so you're doing thid for Kihyun?" Changkyun took steps closer. "That's why you've been growing your hair out too?"

His mocking laugh made my face heat up in embarrassment. I knew this was stupid but I did promise a surprise to Kihyun when he would come back.

It'd been seven months since he went abroad, he thought he could visit earlier but he didn't get a vacation. I guess being a CEO would be hard specially since he was still a student.

But I was going to see him today. I was going to see him!

My lips trembled when I thought about it. Even though we talked everyday, it almost felt like he was here, but he wasn't, in reality. That was just me trying to console myself. I missed him way too much and often I found myself crying until I fell asleep at nights.

"I know you're just jealous of my fabulous hair." I flipped my shoulder length hair making a sassy expression.

Changkyun shrugged narrowing his eyes at me. "I'm just worried Minhyuk might faint again. This would be a too much surprise for him."

"So are we leaving now?" Byul came back from inside tying her hair up in a ponytail. "It will take some time to get to the airport."

"Yeah." I murmured in a low voice, rubbing my sweaty palms on my dress. "I hope I look alright."

"What are you saying? I'm afraid that he might do stuff to you since you're looking so pretty and cute!" Byul came and held my arm from the side, then she started walking towards the door.

"Look over your virginity tonight." She whispered close to my ears so Changkyun wouldn't hear, he was walking before us.

My ears felt hot, as if steam was coming out of them. I felt my face going red but I couldn't hide a goofy smile making it's way on my face. "You're so pervy Byul! We're definitely not doing that."

"Okay but I don't know why I find this kinky as shit." Changkyun turned and opened the car's door for us to get inside. "Since you're dressing up for him and stuff."

"You're mind is dirty." Byul made a gagging expression and Changkyun shut the door before she could go inside. I was already inside the car and I sighed watching them from the window.

There they went. Their usual fight was starting again.

It took us nearly an hour to get to the airport, we weren't late but we rushed inside. Byul was still scolding Changkyun, saying that we could've come earlier if it wasn't for him.

Everyone was gathered in the waiting lounge, it didn't take us much time to find them. Changkyun waved at them and they stopped clattering, we quickly walked up to them.

"Yo guys!" I waved both of my hands up in the air but they all just looked at each other, then glanced at me.

"H-hi." Wonho gave a shy smile.

Why was he acting like that? Could it be that they didn't recognize me?

Wait, I totally forgot I was wearing girly cloths today!

"I'm Minjae guys!" I screamed at them but their expression still didn't change. Again they gave awkward glances at each other.

"You stupid assholes." Changkyun muttered under his breath taking a seat.

"M-Minjae?" Minhyuk stuttered all of a sudden. "It's you?"

"Oh my god it is Minjae!" Jooheon yelled holding his head with both hands, observing me from head to toe. "Guys it's really Minjae!"

"Hot as fuck!" Hyungwon blurted out, next second he got smacked on the head by Shownu. "I, I mean pretty! I could never thought-"

"You look so pretty Minjae!" Shownu beamed, he looked excited. Now I was feeling embarrassed again. Do I actually look that pretty?

"I still can't believe it's you!" Minhyuk approached me and poked me on my arm, he got startled. "You're real!"

Everyone started laughing, by the time they had all come closer to me. They were all noisy and commenting on how I looked, I felt like a star somehow.

"I bet I look shitty and you're all just acting." I frowned crossing my arms over my chest.

"Of course not, I was surprised when you grew your hair long but now you look like something else." Jooheon said.

"But she always looked pretty to me." Wonho smiled shyly again, everyone nodded agreeing. "Same."

"I'm sorry but she's mine." Byul came and snaked an arm around my shoulder, making all of them groan being annoyed.

"Correction, she's Kihyun's." Changkyun retorted from behind, another wave of groans were born. Meanwhile I was just laughing seeing how much adorable they all were.

"Kihyun just texted me, he's coming." Shownu said checking his cellphone.

"Wow I hadn't realized at all, look at the time! His plane arrived eight minutes ago." Hyungwon said glancing at the board filled with schedules.

The nervousness was coming back. I felt my hands becoming sweaty but my body felt cold even though it was summer. For some reasons I wanted to run back to home and change up, what if he doesn't like this?

Others looked excited and happy but here I was, feeling nervous as heck. My heart was beating so fast I couldn't help but think it was going to jump out of my ribcage any second.

"Look, he's here!" Wonho screamed looking at the crowd that was coming outside the door after check ups. We rushed to the railings to look closer, Minhyuk held his poster up almost dancing yet crying in excitement.

It was written 'welcome back home Kihyun' on his poster. They all made it last night and they wanted to write welcome back hamster, but I stopped them from doing so.

I leaned forward on the railing a little, my hands touching the cold metal. My stomach turned, I didn't know what I was feeling.

There he was, wearing a white shirt and black pants, a white nosemask covering his lower part of face but I could still recognize him. He walked straight in the crowd dragging his luggage with one hand. He stopped for a second and ran a hand in his black hair that was falling down on his forehead, trying to find us in the crowd.

Suddenly his eyes landed on us, we were surely the biggest crowd making the loudest noise. He pulled off his nosemask and laughed, then started running to the side where he could meet us. Thanks god, he hadn't spotted me. I was almost dying.

Everyone started running that way but I was frozen in my spot. I couldn't move an inch even though I couldn't wait to see him.

I was feeling really insecure. My stomach was turning, a bile rising in my throat making me want to throw up because of nervousness.

"Why the hell are you standing here!" Changkyun's scream snapped be back from my thoughts. "Come on!"

He started walking fast holding my hand. I breathed in, my vision getting blurry. Soon I was going to see Kihyun.

Changkyun pushed the crowd and kept walking forward in a rush. Soon we saw them with Kihyun in the middle. Within seconds Changkyun came before them and pushed me forward until I was right in front of Kihyun.

Kihyun was laughing and talking with Shownu but then he saw me and stopped, everyone was silent just watching us then.

"Minjae?" Kihyun mumbled staring into my eyes. His eyes scanned me from top to bottom and his mouth parted, his hand slowly clasping his opened mouth.

"Minjae, y-you.." He couldn't say anything and just stared at me wide eyed. I wanted to die because of embarrassment.

"She looks hot right?" Hyungwon broke the icy silence and everyone bursted out laughing.

"I, I uh.." Kihyun looked away, a blush forming in his cheeks. Others didn't notice that since they were too busy laughing.

"Do I look ugly?" I asked in a breathy voice, wondering if he even heard it.

"No!" He looked at me, the blush in his cheeks got deeper. "I'm just surprised! Your hair is long too, that's why you haven't been answering my video calls?"

I shyly nodded, a big grin trying to show up on my face so I bit my lips to hide it.

"I was furious you know." He frowned, his hand brushing with my fingers from the side but he didn't hold my hand since others were watching.

"Let's take a photo everyone!" Minhyuk yelled and demanded us to pose.

"You still can't take better photos than me." Kihyun stated and Minhyuk showed his tongue at him.

"And, Kihyun hadn't changed a bit!" Wonho commented and we all laughed, Minhyuk clicked a photo right then.

***

"He's in his room right?" I whispered for no reason with a cage in my hands, my hamster playing inside it.

Changkyun was fiddling with his phone lying down lazily in the sofa. He nodded and I started climbing up the stairs.

I'd already taken a shower and wore my casual dress. A black and white striped shirt with a black T-shirt underneath, loose baggy pants like I always wear.

I knocked on his room's door from outside, already smiling like an idiot.

"Come in." I heard his voice so I carefully went inside and shut the door close from behind.

He made a disappointed groan seeing me. "I thought you were still wearing that dress!"

He said as he was rubbing his wet hair with a towel, he had just come out of shower. Wa it just me or was he looking more manlier? He was wearing a simple white T-shirt and somehow I could see his abs from outside. But he didn't have abs before.

Wait, what am I doing! Why am I so perverted! I immediately looked away, my whole face feeling hot.

"Why? Did you like that better?" I asked taking a sit and slowly opening the cage. "Look, Kihyunnie has gotten bigger!"

I put the hamster gently in my palms and offered him to pet it. He heaved a small sigh and took a sit before me.

"I'd like any outfit on you so just wear whatever you feel comfortable wearing, I won't tell you to act or dress like how girls usually would."

Maybe, there was a time I longed for those colorful skirts, and dresses, makeup and lashes, and all those accessories, or maybe I just wanted those to be loved back from a boy once had a crush on. Now, I was comfortable in my own skin. Kihyun was too.

He took the hamster from my hands cautiously. His face scrunching up, I mentally laughed seeing how he was struggling to hold it correctly. But his eyes lit up smiling when he saw the chubby hamster trying to play with his thumb.

Gosh, why is he so cute!

"But it was a good surprise, I'll admit that." He looked at me and smiled again.

"There's another surprise."

"What surprise?" He gave me a wide eyed look and I prepared myself to die in embarrassment again.

"O-oppa," I whispered, my voice breaking down.

"What?" He scrunched up his eyebrows. "I couldn't hear."

"Oppa I like you!" I yelled closing my eyes shut.

When I opened them again I saw him giving me a surprise look, the hamster almost slipping from his hand but then he got startled by himself.

"I almost cringed." He said making a weird expression.

"You moron!" I screamed slapping him hard on the shoulder, making him yelp in pain. That's what I get for calling him oppa?!

"I won't say it again. I'll just call you hyung nothing else!" I screamed and he almost cried.

"I was shocked I'm sorry! Don't say that you are never going to call me oppa again!"

"Hyung, hyung hyung hyung!"

I frowned, snatching my hamster away from his hands and putting it in the cage again.

"Argh, why do you give me such a hard time Minjae!" He groaned being frustrated, resting his body against the chair.

"Hmph, how many days have you gotten for vacation?" I asked changing the topic.

"Let's see, two weeks almost." He scratched his head thinking a little. "Gosh, it will go by so soon!"

"Let's just make the best out of it." I gave him a smile even though I felt sad thinking that he would have to go back soon. "Let's visit all the places you want to together."

I slowly reached for his hand that was resting over the table and held it. I couldn't help but giggle when he grabbed it tightly.

"Say Minjae." He rested his chin on his palm smiling. "Do you want to get married to me someday?"

"W-what?" I shouted, did he just lowkey propose me to marriage?

No, I must be dreaming.

"L-like in four or five years, I mean." His cheeks became red in embarrassment and he looked to the other side.

"Why? Do you like me that much?" I teased even though I was almost shaking in excitement. But I hid it carefully. It wouldn't be wrong if I said I wanted to cry because I was too happy.

"Y-yeah. Obviously!"

"I almost cringed." His eyes widened seeing how I got back with revenge and I started laughing.

"But yeah, of course. Let's get married one day. I can be the husband and you'll be my wife hyung."