𖥻 chapter eighteen

"sweet surprises."

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paris, 06/01/19 07:30 AM

"so...you dropped out?" mia asked the tall boy before her, as kevin shook his head with a small (yet sad) smile. "no, something way better."

she tilted her head in pure confusion, thoughts running wild. what could be considered any better than giving up on your dreams? "and this is?"

the boy fixed some stray strands of his long bangs, as he licked his top lip and glued his eyes on her face, examining her.

and, just like always, mia seemed oh so sinfully beautiful, even if the negativity was making the atmosphere heavy.

"I was offered a place on one of the biggest colleges in paris, so basically I will be staying here from now on." he said, as mia nodded, her figure feeling shaky under his stare.

"I see." was the only thing she found to mumble, her fingers getting fidgety. "I guess that's good for you. I mean, you get closer to your dreams!" she tried to make everything cheery, yet kevin had this smug look on his face.

"well, yeah." he started, and the door behind him opened to reveal juyeon. his jet black hair were a tad bit messy from just waking up, confused to why is kevin in their apartment.

"good morning." he said, voice groggy as he scratched his nape. "why're you here this early huh? ain't there any other time of the day you could see mia?" he said, his left hand wrapping around her waist.

kevin decided to ignore the creeping pain in his heart, as he gulped down the big lump forming and fixed his glasses. "I'm quite busy later this day, and that was the only vacant hour for me."

"anyways, I'm glad we met again mia. hope we can find some time to catch up, hmm?" he asked, seeing how the girl's brows arched while side-eyeing the boy next to her. obviously, she had not spoken the truth to him.

"j-just call me and we can find some time this week to catch up." she smiled at him, kevin nodding as he passed by them and left the apartment as quietly as he came.

"you still seem surprised, hadn't he told you beforehand?" he asked, mia unconsiously shaking her head. "n-no, it was a surprise." she faked a smile, but it just looked so genuine, that juyeon and his gullible self failed to notice.

something that costed a lot, for both of them.

"you are late today." hwanwoong pointed out with crossed arms, chinning towards the two who just entered the office room with gloomy faces. and, he of course had to make a comment out of it, besides this is yeo hwanwoong we are talking about.

"oh my, the sky seems brighter than your faces, and it's raining cats and dogs out there!" many laughed, receiving it as a joke (which plainly was), but both younsters found nothing to laugh at. the boss noticed, his raised from laughing cheekbones vanishing once seeing their state.

"hey, you alright?" he asked mia, who was closer to him, by gripping on her blazer and lightly pulling. the girl turned her head and gave him one more fake smile, before she settled down on her desk. "I'm absolutely fine."

"then what about you, mr handsome face? having this gem of a girlfriend shall bring a smile on your face, even if the worst thing in the world happened to you." he whispered to juyeon, side-eyeing mia with a small smile.

the raven found the ends of his lips curving into a warm smile, as his eyes landed on the girl that caught his attention since day one. he's right, having someone like mia in his monotonous life shall be considered a heavenly bless, and lucky are those who have her in their life.

even him.

"I have absolutely nothing. I'm doing fine, just that the weather ain't inspiring me at all." the blonde hissed with a small chuckle, as he looked outside and bit his bottom lip. "that's a really bad thing, considering how a new season is coming up."

juyeon widened his eyes, remembering how spring was two months apart, and this meant that the preparations for the 2019 spring collection should start. being the main designer was also a big burden for him, so did for mia, who's never went through this ever again (for being new).

but then again, juyeon was there for her. however demanding was it, he'd help her and make sure that she won't overdo it (cause, from experience, juyeon knew that mia loved doing more than what being assigned, for being her creative self).

this day, he couldn't stop imagining those late night talks over a new piece of clothing, the cups of coffee they'd share, and the lovely image of the two cuddling themselves to sleep. small, yet meaningful, moments he'll cherish later on, caused his lips to form a smile.

"you seem so idiotic." mia laughed out, as the two took a stroll down the streets of paris, having their arms locked and their gazes (all strangely) fixated on the road before them.

juyeon hummed, leaning closer to her ear as his breath fanned her ear. "an idiotic person just for my girlfriend." he whispered, making her squeal. "stop it, you flirt!"

it was nothing special, just another compliment a boyfriend would make to flutter his girlfriend (besides, mia has received multiple ones from brian, just that juyeon didn't have to know this).

but then again, to her they seemed special, sweet nothings that became somethings the very moment juyeon uttered them. and, in this weird way, mia would feel as being something from the nothing brian would make her feel.

that was the only thing she needed, to let herself know that juyeon was special.

"stop." he suddenly exclaimed, making her halt. she looked at him, for being two steps away, as she tilted her head. "what is it, juju?"

the boy sheepishly smiled, his head lowering as he rocked his feet back and forth. "you are my favorite deputy." was what he muttered, as mia smiled in confusion. "shall I feel honored?"

juyeon let an airy chuckle ring his lips, as he wrapped his hands around her waist, enveloping her closer to him. "woody witnessed everything this day, mimi."

mia furrowed her brows, but not long after, flashbacks of her birthday flushed. how she had her toy story plushie tightly embraced close to her body, how juyeon oh so gently removed it and placed it next to her feet, just for the next moment to be considered as the most magical one.

"aha!" she exclaimed, juyeon chuckling at her bewildered face. "yeah, I guess I ain't as important to you as I thought I am." he said, nuzzling into her hair while placing a soft kiss on top of her head.

"hey, don't you ever say that again!" she slammed both her hands on his chest, as she stopped to examine his features. for some weird reason, juyeon seemed way more handsome than what he did on their first day.

of course, when juyeon bumped into her, she never really had any secret ambitions to meet him again, and how much to be thinking of him and his handsome aura. she never imagined a life with him, with a complete stranger that dropped her croissant.

but now, they were here, in front of the eiffel tower, at the exact place where they first met, at the exact place where they shared their first kiss and (you never really know) maybe, at the exact same place them and their children will be standing and admiring the wonder called paris.

besides, juyeon had given the signs that there was future.