Everybody was shocked to see Jongin and Jihyo walking down the hall hand in hand. Jihyo kept looking on the ground while Jongin just can't contain his feelings that he kept smiling to everyone they've passed.

"So it's true that you and Soojung is over." His brother, Jongdae asks.

"Well it's not that she really accepted me as her boyfriend. We just dated for some time but nothing really serious. I mean it's her decision not to rush things, which I was actually thankful for." Jongin said.

They were currently in the soccer team's locker room and were waiting for the others.

"So you and Jihyo are now official?"

"Not yet. I'm still courting her."

"Took you so long to ask her out, tsk!"

"That's why I'm making it up to her."

The door suddenly opens and come in the other members, with Sehun in his usual poker-face.

"What's wrong with you, Sehun?" Jongdae asks. Sehun only glares at Baekhyun for an answer.

"Well, Baekhyun and Chanyeol pull prank on his last Saturday." Minseok answered.

"Why? What happened?" Jongin asks, eyeing his still sulking bestfriend.

"Baekhyun made him and Soojung had their first indirect kiss." Luhan answered this time.

"That's it?" Jongdae snickers

"What do you mean 'that's it'?" Sehun frowns.

"Shut up, Sehun. Let me remind you what we saw when came inside your house, so don't act as if you're too innocent." Luhan scolded the maknae.

"Ooh~ Sehunnie's a grown man now!" Jongdae cackles along with Baekhyun.

***

During their practice break, Jongin approach Sehun, giving him his water bottle which the other male gladly accepts.

"I knew you like Soojung!" Jongin nudges his bestfriend.

"Shut it, Jongin. I'm not in the mood for another scolding. I already had an earful with Luhan hyung."

"Yah~ what are friends for. Hey, didn't you planned to make me jealous?" He grins at him.

"Who says I'm making you jealous?" Sehun says nonchalantly.

"Of course you wouldn't admit it. I know, I know... but thank you, Sehunnie. If it wasn't because of your weird wake up call probably I still haven't realize what I'm losing." Jongin gently squeeze Sehun's shoulder.

"Good to know you finally saw what you're trying to loose."

"Yeah... but at the same time, I also want to kill you!"

"And why is that?"

"Because back then you hold her body parts!"

"You make me sound like a pervert when I didn't even kiss your precious princess." Jongin blush at the mention of kiss, and judging by how Jongin tries not to gush, Sehun already knew that Jongin at least tried to kiss Jihyo. "Let me guess. Either you tried to kiss her or you did kissed her." Sehun quirk an eyebrow.

"W-Well..."

"You kissed her."

"Yah~" Jongin lightly punch Sehun on his arm.

"You're acting like a teenage girl again, Jongin."

After a few minutes of watching the other members running around the field, Jongin opens a topic again.

"Hey, do you want me to back you up with Soojung?"

"No thanks. I just don't want you to go anywhere near her."

"Waah~ never thought you could be this possessive, Sehun-ah! So you did liked her."

"Shut up."

"When did you knew you liked her, eh?"

"Shut up."

"Tell me, Sehun."

"No."

"Come on!"

"No."

"I'm your bestfriend."

"No."

"YAH!"

"No."

***

Sehun kept pacing inside his room and Sehee is getting dizzy.

"Will you stop it? You're making me dizzy!"

"Noona, if... if someone will confess to you... how do you want it to be?"

"What kind of confession do you mean?"

"..."

"What?"

"A... a l-love con-confession." Sehun stutters. And Sehee find it adorably cute because her baby bro rarely stutters. Yes he did had lisp since he's young and it still slips out sometimes, especially when he's nervous, but Oh Sehun rarely stutters until now.

"Ooookay... and who would you like to confess to?"

"N-Not me... it's Jongin!" Sehun squeaks.

Of course her brother wouldn't say anything to her. She knows that he knows she'll only tease him. Fine! She wouldn't tell Sehun that she knows that it is him who want to confess. But with who?

"I don't know baby bro. Every girl has their own taste, and besides, it's just a love confession - not a wedding proposal. It is up to you how you will do it, but one thing's for sure, it has to be from here." Sehee pats his left chest. "As long as the girl feel your sincerity, that's all that matter, Sehunnie."

Sehun gnaws at his lower lip as his brows knitted together, and Sehee just have to bite the inside of her cheek to prevent herself from bursting into laughing. No matter how her brother keeps his mouth shut, she can always read his mind. His expression always gives him away!

"So who is she? Is it Jihyo or Soojung?"

"Noona! Tsk!"

*

Later that night, Jihyo opens her curtain, the one that is near to her neighbor's window. the first thing she noticed was her neighbor's room was dark.

"Meow." Katy purrs, sitting on the windowsill as she looks at their neighbor's window.

"He's not there, Katy. I told you."

"Meow." Katy purrs again.

"Maybe next time, or tomorrow, you'll see your human crush." Soojung pets the feline's head.

Soojung was about to turn around when all of a sudden, a part of her neighbor's room, specifically the wall, lights up. Then, a slideshow starts.

"Things would be so much easier if I could just switch off what I feel for you. I want to be able to say "I don't like you that way" and actually meant it. I want us to be able to do our own thing and for it to not bother me. To not be bothered where you are, who you're with, what you're thinking. I want to be able to let go and feel like I'm not missing a part of me. But most of all I want you to just want what I want. And I don't see that happening. Especially when Jongin happened."

Soojung brows knitted. What's the meaning of this?

"Before I met you, I never knew what it was like to be able to look at someone and smile for no reason."

Soojung press her lips into thin line. Is this really happening? Where is Sehun? And why is he doing this?

"Before I met you, no girl ever caught my attention from the very first meeting, but you. But of course, Jongin happened. Jongin's feeling is importatnt for me, he's not just my bestfriend, he's like a brother to me. So I told myself; Never get too attached to someone unless they also feel the same for you. Because one-sided expectations can mentally destroy you. But you're just too persistent to get my attention.

When Jongin told me you agreed to date him, I am so sure to let go of my budding feelings. To stop it even before it blossom. But everytime I try to move on, you're right there."

As if she time travelled, all of her memories, starting from the first day she ever laid her eyes on him, she already know she liked Sehun. She just didn't know how to approach him. And then of course, she just have to made a deal with Jongin, turns out, she was hurting other people feelings because of her foolishness.

The bright light coming from what she assumes as a projector, suddenly turns black, before a new slide suddenly pops out with a message:

I'm sure you get what am heck am I doing. But just make sure, combine all the highlighted letters so that you'll get my message.

Soojung's mouth gapes. Awhile ago, she was curious as to why there were highlighted letters along the lines.

"All I want to say (is) "I like you" Soojung. Will you out on a date with me (?)".

So that was Sehun's secret message. Soojung was blinking constantly, trying to stop the welling of her tears.

Suddenly, the light to Sehun's room turns on, revealing her neighbor as he props his arms to lean on his window.

"So? What's your answer?"

Soojung gnaws her lips as she comtemplates. Then, she suddenly turns around and walk towards her study table and get her sketchpad and marker. She walks back to the window, frowning, as scribble something.

Sehun was a little nervous. He didn't know if he'll get his first rejection or his cheesy confession will actually work.

His heartbeat becomes erratic when Soojung stops writing, then looks at him. When Soojung reveals her answer, it's either a good or bad news. God this is nerve-racking!

Soojung purses her lips then flips her sketchpad for Sehun to see.

"Yes. I'll go out with you, Sehun."

Feeling relieve, Sehun lets out a deep sigh he didn't he's been holding. He looks everywhere except Soojung, trying to conceal his grin but eventually fails.

"You're sure?" He asks. Soojung nods, also trying not smile. "You're really sure?"

"Mm." Soojung answer with a nod.

"Umm..." Sehun nods. He seriously tries to contain his feeling with great effort. "So... how about tomorrow after class?"

"Meoow~" Katy mewls. Soojung pet Katy's head, forgetting about her pet.

"She said whenever you want."

"Thanks, Katy."

"You know her name?"

"She always pays me a visit, so I know she belongs to you."

"Really?" Soojung then turns her attention to her cat. "Thank you, you sneaky cat." Soojung whispers to her.

***

Meanwhile...

"Do you think your idea will work out? Or, no! The question is, will Senun even do hour suggestion?"

"Of course! Because let's admit it, Sehun would rather listen to me over you, Nini."

"Are you implying something?"

"Oh no! I'm not saying that I'm smarter than you."

"Hmpf! Fine! Well at least one of us are smarter, so that our kids will be smart too!"

"What?" Jihyo looks at Jongin incredulously. "Who says I'm gooing to marry you?"

"Yah~! I know you will because I'm not going to let you go. I'll affix your last name to mine with a hypen! Just watch me, Jihyo Choi-Kim!"

"Hah! Let's see, Jongin Kim."

"Or I'll make you carry my babies first so that you can't escape." Jongin whispers.

"YAH! Mooomm... Jongin is harassing me!" Jihyo hollers from the living room.

"That is not so true, auntie!"

*

> one more chapter and it's bye bye time... i'm going to miss them...