note. dito 'yung setting! just imagine
na may bench sa gitna tapos
diyan lang naka-upo si hyena

at walang masyadong tao.

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hyena.

LAI GUANLIN:
tingin ka nga sa paligid
mo, hyena.

hala, nandito na ba 'to ngayon? agad-agad? kung nandito na nga siya edi ang bilis naman kaka-message ko palang sa kanya nahanap niya na agad ako.

AHN HYENA:
ha?

looking down, i got my shoulder bag and organized my things. patayo na ako nang napatingin ako sa paligid.

AHN HYENA:
. . .

AHN HYENA:
putangina

automatic na nanlaki ang mga mata ko kasi. . .

may papalapit sakin na

APAT NA JIHOON

APAT???

NA JIHOON????

APAT SILA HOY NANANAGINIP BA AKO?!?!?!

"DO I REALLY MISS JIHOON THAT MUCH THAT I AM ALREADY IMAGINING PEOPLEㅡ"

"calm down sissy, kami lang 'to," sabi ng isang pamilyar na boses mula sa apat na jihoon na tinutukoy ko.

OKAY GETS KO NA.

NAKA-MASKARA SILA.

PERO BAKIT NILA SUOT 'YUNG MUKHA NI JIHOON?

"ano bang pakulo 'to? uuwi na ako!" paalis na ako pero bigla akong hinablot ng jihoon na nasa kanan.

"wag ka nga, sinabi mo nang namimiss mo si jihoon eh." nakaka-lokong sabi ni jaehwan. aba talaga magaling 'to ha, nakuha niya pa 'yung sinabi ko kanina.

"tangina kayo galit ako sa mga mukha niyo tanggalin niyo na nga 'yan, nakakakilabot." i rolled my eyes on them but most of them just shook their heads. "sorry but we're not allowed to."

"tatanggalin ko na 'yung akin, kawawa naman si hyena." someone chuckled and removed the mask from his face. "isa pa mas gwapo naman ako kay hyung."

ABA PUCHA NETO

"HOY GUANLIN NANDITO KA RIN PALA SA GARDEN SINET UP NIYO BA AKO?!" bulalas ko sa kanya kasi hindi ko na mapigilan.

"ano bang tingin mo?" sabi pa ng isa. lumapit ako sa kanya at tinanggal 'yung mask niya, si jisung pala ito na nag-peace sign pa. "ay hehe. hi hyena."

"date niyo ngayon diba? plano kasi ni jihoon hyung na tanungin kaㅡ" agad na naputol 'yung sasabihin ni guanlin nang takpan ni daehwi 'yung bibig niya gamit ang kamay niya.

huh? "tanungin ng ano?"

"tanungin kung kumain ka na ba." the three of them nodded as jaehwan said those words seriously.

"tangina niya hindi pa ako nakakakain ulit kakahintay, mamatay na ako sa gutom!!" pagr-rant ko sa kanilang apat as if namang maririnig ni jihoon. "teka nga, kasama rin ba sa plano na paghintayin ako ng higit tatlong oras? ha?"

"hindi, uhm, actually si baejiㅡ aray!" he was cut off again when daehwi stamped on his foot while widening his eyes on him, trying his best to not spill the tea.

"what are you trying to hide from me?" naningkit na 'yung mga mata ko sa kanila. none of them answered instead guanlin gave me a box of ferrero chocolates with a note stickered on it.

"kumain ka muna para mabawasan pagka-init ng ulo mo kay jihoon." he flashed a wide grin and my mood shifted quickly.

niyakap ko ng mahigpit si guanlin dahil duH CHOCOLATES??? FERRERO CHOCOLATES FAVORITE KO OKAY.

"bestfriend ko talaga alam na alam," i giggled. naririnig ko 'yung pag-ubo nina jisung at jaehwan habang si daehwi naman. .

"muliiiing ibaliiiik ang taㅡ este hoy fafi lagot ka niyan kay mumsh ni sissy!!" natawa kaming dalawa ni guanlin kay daehwi at ako na unang kumalas sa yakap, baka nandito pa si soeun mag-selos 'yon.

i sat on the bench i was sitting on earlier and took the chocolates from guanlin. i noticed the letter on the sticker which says: "i heard that chocolates are one of your favorites. enjoy eating these while waiting for your most favorite person aka me. ;) 너무 사랑해 ㅡ 지후니"

i can't contain my feels anymore and automatically blushed. 'yung asar ko kay jihoon nawala na shet help????

kaso bakit ang hangin sandaleeeee paano niya nalaman na siya paborito kong person char anuba kilig ang gaga.

"nakaka-cringe kayo, alam niyo 'yun." sabi ni jaehwan at umakbay kay jisung. inirapan ko lang sila at nagpatuloy ako sa pagkain.

"so ano? kayo nalang ba mga ka-date ko?" tanong ko sa kanila kasi 20 minutes na kaming nandito at wala pa rin si jihoon. 'di na yata darating 'yun, sighs.

"sadly, oo." sagot ni daehwi. "joke lang sissy hehehe syempre naman hindi."

"ay nga pala, nakalimutan ko!" napa-tapik si jisung sa sarili niyang noo habang may inaalala. "ang alin?"

"huy 'yung note!" may nilabas siyang isa pang note. kinuha ko 'yun at binasa: walk a few steps until you spot minhyun hyung, sungwoon hyung and woojin.

"nandito ba sila?" tanong ko sa kanila at sabay-sabay silang tumango. "lakad na tayo, magdi-dilim na."

kahit hindi ko alam kung ano ba ang mangyayari, sumama pa rin ako sa kanila at ginuide nila ako papunta kina woojin.

agad ko silang nakita dahil na rin sa narinig koㅡsungwoon, woojin and minhyun are rapping and singing and their attractive voices caught me.

"nae maeum da pyohyeon mothaedo
gwaenchana da ara utneun neo

areumdaun neoye gyeote meomulda
meolli naneun beobeul ijeosseo

du soneul kkok japgo jigeum idaero
yeongwonhiran dugeuljacheoreom
hamkke meomulleo
neowana idaero byeonhaji ahneun
maeum hanamaneuro neoreul saranghalgora, yaksokhae."

when the song was finished, i clapped like a proud mom and they turned their heads on our direction.

"daebak! daebak!" i chanted repeatedly. "pero familiar 'yung song. . . parang narinig ko na 'yan dati ah."

"well actually, jihoon wrote that song for you." minhyun said which surprised me.

author: let's imagine na si jihoon ang nag-songwrite sa always oki. 😂

"t-talaga?" hindi makapaniwalang sabi ko. nakakapagsulat pala ng lyrics 'yun si mumsh? wow! "yep."

"hyena, tingin mo ba talaga bakla si jihoon?" tanong ni sungwoon sakin at nanahimik silang lahat, obviously waiting for my answer.

"oo, gay for me BWAHAHAHA JOKE." everyone also laughed while daehwi wiggled his eyebrows. "okay, makakarating."

"hoyyy sabi nang joke nga lang eh!"

may inabot saking stuffed toy si woojin na color sky blue. aaaah, this is so fluffy i'm gonna die!

"ang cute nito! salamat woojin!" hindi ko na siya niyakap kasi hindi naman kami close. tumango siya sakin at nagngitian kaming dalawa.

"ehem, read the note daw ulit sabi ni jihoon." sabi sakin ni minhyun at ginawa ko nga. "cuddles with stuffed toys is one of your favorite things to do. kapag naging tayo na, you won't need stuffed toys anymore, so cuddle with it while you still can. ;) ㅡ 너 베이비"

" your babe "

"ang cringe talaga!! layo niyo na ako dito!" bulalas ni jaehwan kaya natawa ako. medyo panira ng moment, mga beshie.

"quarter to 6pm na. good job hyungs," sabi ni guanlin at nag-thumbs up sign pa.

so sinasadya ba talaga ni jihoon na 2pm ako papuntahin at paghintayin hanggang 6? gan'on ba?

"sabay-sabay na tayo pumunta sa main setting." wow naman mga pinaghandaan talaga 'tong date ko kay jihoon ah, akala ko kaming dalawa lang?!

while we were walking, i noticed that we're heading to the center of the garden. uhm are we going to c/coughs/ date /coughs/ here. . .

"hi," a voice from the back startled me and i'm 101% sure who was the owner of that voice.

i turned my head and. . . i'm not saying jihoon is the almost perfect creature in the world but that is what i'm exactly saying. 😳

did i do good things while i'm still on earth? why am i in heaven?

"nandito ako oh, hindi ako paasa." he chuckled while smiling warmly. hindi pa naman masyadong madilim kaya nakita ko 'yung ngiti niya.

inirapan ko siya at sinabi, "pinag-hintay mo pa rin ako. nakakainis ka."

napansin ko na lahat ng mga kaibigan niyang nandito ay gumilid muna at kaming dalawa nalang ni jihoon ang nandito sa gitna ng garden mismo.

"sorry na ha naabutan kasi kami ng traffic para sa bulaklak!" sigaw ni rio. hala na-angry bird ko yata 'to.

"aah, oo nga pala. bouquet of flowers for you," nahihiya pa niyang sabi and handed me the roses. yes, roses! paborito ko ulit!!!!

"ilang informations ba ang binigay sayo no guanlin, bakit alam na alam mo favorites ko?" tanong ko sa kanya. "wag mo nang alamin. . . wala ka bang napapansin sa mga bulaklak?"

"ha?" tumingin ako sa mga bulaklak na binigay niya sakin at inexamine ko isa-isa.

oh, , "bakit eleven lang 'yung tunay dito? bakit peke 'yung isa?"

"kasi. . ." he coughed, clearing his throat nervously. "i will love you untilㅡ"

"wow, may expiration pala love mo sakin? punyeta ka naglolokohan laㅡ"

"until the last flower dies."

"ay hehe." napahiya ako ng onti, onti lang. :(

pero kinikilig ako oHmYgOshYbElLs

lahat sila sabay-sabay na nang-asar saming dalawa. "stop being cheesy."

"gusto mo naman eh." he smiled, and winked, and his smile grew wider.

puta

ded

na akO

SAVE ME

"

hyena, this is not just a date to be honest. . . i prepared this special date together with my friends who helped me."

"i liked you for months now, but you were just too numb to not realize that i liked you. yes, i liked you. past tense because i love you now."

"eversince before guanlin courted you, i already liked you. how can i not like you anyway? i swear to god there are too many things to like about you."

"i wasn't brave enough to tell you the truth that i am not gay nung nililigawan ka na ni guanlin, pero naisip ko huli naman na ako. but that's what i thought. akala ko huli na ako. . . but the truth was he just did better plans for me."

"now i have the courage to confess to you. hyena, i will not take no as your answer. . . can you be my girlfriend?"

"i'm sorry."

"sandali lang, hindi pa nags-sink in sa utak ko 'yung speech mo."

"are you really asking me to be your girlfriend? i mean wala na bang ligawㅡ"

"para saan pa kung manliligaw ako? we've known each other for months and i know that you liked me too." hinampas ko siya dahil sa sinabi niya. wow grabe sobrang hangin naman?!

"di syempre biro lang, liligawan pa rin naman kita kahit tayo na." he gave me an assuring smile.

"may choice pa ba ako?" i chuckled softly. "joke, ofcourse. yes."

after saying 'yes' i've just seen the widest smile a person on earth can give and hugged me tightly i forgot how to breathe.

i hugged him back and kissed him on the cheek na ikinagulat niyaㅡkahit ako nagulat sa ginawa ko.

"KYAAAAAAH DINAIG NA NI HYENA ANG BEAUTY KO WALA NA WALA NA NAIIYAK AKO PARA SA KANILANG DALAWA JUSKO AYOKO NA ITIGIL NA NATIN ANG DRAMA!!!!" guess whose voice that speech came from?

"manahimik ka. ineenjoy ko pa ito." baejin sobbed and handed him a box of tissues. legit silang umiiyak na dalawa. . . plus guanlin who's tearing up too.

"did i just receive a kiss from you?" kinindatan pa ako ni jihoon habang hinawakan 'yung kamay ko.

"EWW TOO MUCH PDA!!!!!" sigaw ni jaehwan.

"shut up you psycho!" sigaw rin sa kanya ni seongwoo.

"guys i suddenly want a girlfriend." rinig kong sabi ni daniel at tinapik ni jisung 'yung balikat niya.

"it's okay, you'll meet your soulmate soon."

author: hi shameless promotion,, please read my daniel ff entitled soulmates too! hindi siya connected sa wanna one series tho and never maga-appear si hyena dun i guess, but i hope babasahin niyo rin. :)

"wow i can't believe i just said yes to your question." i rolled my eyes at him but he just shrugged it off while still smiling.

may binigay naman siyang stuffed toy sakin pero this time, it's a lobster.

okay.

lobster.

bakit kanina teddy bear na stuffed toy tapos ngayon lobster naman? weird.

"bakit lobster?" tanong ko sa kanya. "you're my lobster."

"what?"

"lobster. check the note." binuksan ko 'yung note na nakalagay d'on at gaya ng sinabi niya, binasa ko 'yun.

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lobster ( n. )
ㅡ the person you are supposed to be with the rest of your life.

ahn hyena, you are my lobster.

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pusdhdvydbsbsjdj hoy kinikilig ako masyadong ginalingan ni mumsh!!!

"oh? you watched friends?" kasi 'yung lobster, galing sa pinanonood kong friends na tv program. . . and yeah basically timawag ni phoebe si ross ng lobster.

he shook his head. "no, daniel hyung gave me the idea."

"i see." i nodded and kept the stuffed toys inside my shoulder bag. maliit na stuffed toys lang sila kaya nagkasya.

"hyena?" i heard him called my name and sat beside me. "hmm?"

he held my hands and squeezed them. hinayaan ko nalang siyang maglaro ng mga kamay ko. "i love you."

ahduajshsgah hala shet kinilig ako. "thank you po."

nag-iba 'yung reaction ng mukha niya, from 100 to 0 real quick. HAHAHAHAHA.

"joke lang!! hehe i love you too, jihoon." after giving back to him his i love you to me, he stole a quick peck on my lips and did aegyo.

"itjanha naega hal mari isseo
itjanha naega neoreul joahae
imankeum, imankeum,
imankeum, imankeum,
naega noreul joahae."

and as the night passed by, i realized something. that jihoon,

is my lobster.

note. hi hello sorry if the ending
did not satisfy youuuu. :( four
hours ko pa 'tong ginawa kasi
na-writer's block ako sa
kalagitnaan HAHAHA!

and yep eto na 'yung last
chapter, wala nang epilogue!
naging paasa ata ako sa inyo
hehe suri. ㅠ u ㅠ

pakibasa nalang po ng author's
note ko sa pinaka-last na
chapter talaga ng story!!
importante 'yun mga beshywaps.
thank you so much!