Karina and Winter is a well-known rival in the industry, not until Karina revealed that she actually likes Winter for a while already.

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Winter sitting quietly inside her trailer, leg crosses another as her eyes were stuck on the script inside her hands that later gently placed onto her laps. She's been memorising the whole thing for two days now, but still, there's some part which left her a bit frustrated. She couldn't reason why her brain insist her to keep the words in mind, and the woman groans, realising how stupid her brain could be sometimes.

But then, someone opened her trailer door as the squeaking sound rang in Winter's ears. When she heard that annoying voice calling her name, her eyes roll in frustration. Why should this annoying person come to ruin her focus on the script, again?

"Seriously, Karina. This is the third time you trespass into my trailer", the younger woman said with a loud scoff, trying to show how much she got annoyed as she brush her hair to the back between her frustrated fist. Despite her warnings, the older woman just grins, taking the empty seat right next to the younger.

"Why not? I just love to annoy you. It is wonderful to see you stutter on camera and make people like me laughing my lungs out", Karina confessed with a gentle poke on the younger shoulder.

"You trying to distract me from my reading, and so I will look stupid in front of everyone later? I see. Great motive you got there, miss", Winter sneered, trying to ignore the sarcasm Karina shots to her in her eyes.

The both actress were popular people in the industry. Winter is popular because of her countless charms, while Karina for being unrealistically pretty. They are also known as rival in the industries. Banters and fight whenever they meet. Sarcasm and annoyance every second. Thankfully, their acting was beyond perfect.

"So, later you need act as you were choking the water right?", Karina asked, confirming back their scene for later.

"Yeah. I'm chocking, and while you were laughing your ass off, you farted", Winter continued with a low hiss, somehow disagreeing the written script. "Why the hell did they write something like this? This is nonsense!".

"I think you don't want to let the writers hear what you said just now, and of course, it will be like this. This is a sitcom romcom drama, not a melodrama! Or-- action! Stop complaining, geez", Karina sighed while shooking her head in disbelief. Remembering why she came into the trailer in the first place, she pulled out a plastic wrapper from her jeans before handing it to Winter. The younger was shocked by the sudden gesture.

"A chocolate? Really?", Winter asked.

"My fan gave me, and there was like-- one hundred more in my car. And you know I'm not liking chocolate that much", the older person attracted her hands immediately from the younger actress and got up from the seat, turning her body towards the exit.

"You'll go?", Winter asked when she saw how Karina didn't even give a glance at her any longer.

"Yeah. The shooting gonna start in thirty minutes. I'll see you at the set", the older actress said before completely closing the door shut. Winter lifted one of her eyebrows in confusion, looking at the chocolate bar in her hand and the door where Karina was last seen.

****

Like always, both the actress excelled in their acting. Winter chocked the water perfectly even tho she is chocking the water for real, and Karina laughing her ass off even tho the true fact is that she's actually laughing at Winter, finding her troubled manner a tickle to her stomach.

Winter hates it that Karina sometimes knew her more than anyone did. The older is right, Winter later became a stutter mess on her script, and the staff were laughing at her, including Karina. But since the laughter suited the genre, it wasn't a problem for any of them. The director gave her a one go-end before all of them were dismissed.

When Winter got back to her trailer, Karina followed her with a reason that the older actress didn't have a trailer herself. Winter rolled her eyes on the nonsense but wasn't cruel enough to completely push the older away from her trailer.

"Couldn't you just-- go to your car and go straight home? I want to change my clothes!", the time groans as she lands her body on the bean bag at the corner of the trailer. Karina then came in with a plastic bag in her hand, gently setting it on Winter's dressing table.

"That's all the chocolate bar I got this morning. It should be ninety-nine in there. I'm leaving", Karina said before turning over, but then winter's words stopped her.

"Why are you giving me all of that? You literally can share all of your chocolate with the staff members. It's not like I'll eat all one-hundred by myself", Winter said as she shut her eyes close, too tired to even look at the older actress.

"It's because I want to give diabetes to you! Good reason enough?", Winter heard Karina scoff before her clacking heels made her way out from the trailer.

"Geez. You are so evil!".

****

Karina is a definition of a beauty with a wicked personality, Winter knew it so well. The older actress was surprisingly annoying, stupid, and just had every reason every time to banter and talks to Winter with her sarcastic manner. Despite being super annoying, Winter couldn't understand that the older was only mean at her because Karina was freaking quiet and shy to other actors and actresses other than her.

Winter hates it. Karina was right, again. Chocolate will give her diabetes, she knows. But, Winter has had this obsession with chocolates since she's little. The one-hundred Karina gave her just now decreased to sixty-four. That how much Winter can eat them in a day.

Winter loves chocolate, to be honest.

As she sat on her couch, taking another chocolate into her mouth, she remembered that tomorrow will be their last day for the shooting, and Karina and her will never cross path again for time being, as long as they've never encounter each other in any other drama or tv shows.

"At least, I can escape her stupidity", Winter said flatly, watching the recent episode of her drama on air.

There's this scene where Karina kissed her on her cheek before she ran away like a madman for dear life. Winter clearly remembers that the older trip seconds after, leaving her laughing out loud that day.

Gosh. Will she ever be able to laugh like that more after this drama is over? The thoughts of the drama will come to an end and send bullets to Winter's lonely hearts.

She will miss everyone in the studio for sure. Even tho Karina is annoying, noisy, pain to the ass, tresspasser into her trailer, Winter knew deep inside her, she'll miss their weekly banters.

****

After the final shooting ended as everyone said goodbye to each other with warm smile on every faces, Winter came back to her trailer like she usually did, and Karina follows her right behind like she usually did as well. Strangely, there's no voice coming out from both of them as Winter took her seat on her bean bag? and Karina on Winter's dressing chair.

Winter let out a tiny huff from her breath, while Karina spinning the chair around mindlessly, talking nothing in particular. The awkward and tense level were rising, and both realising this shouldn't be happening between them. At least, they should fight, or banter, or throw sarcasm at each other right now.

But it was just different this time. No one says a word, and Winter hates it.

"Hey", she called, snapping Karina from her chair play. "Thanks for being a good partner", Winter nodded once before her face turned into a tiny smile, but her eyes were nowhere towards Karina's. She couldn't see that the older actress did the same as she did, avoiding eye contact at all cost.

"Yeah, you too. You were great", she replied.

The empty voices were eating them, and Karina thought she had it enough. She stood up from her seat as she made her way towards the trailer's door. But before she completely stepped out, her eyes were darted to Winter. "Do you want more chocolate? I have another hundred in my car".

"I have twenty-nine left at home, and don't you think it is too much that your fan gave you like-- two hundred chocolate when they should know that you can't eat 'em?", Winter asked, now looking at Karina. She just realized. She saw it.

This is the first time. Literally, the first time ever, since Karina ever turned her face to Winter before leaving the trailer. All this while, Winter could only see her back as she were leaving. But this js the first time she could see the blush rosed on both Karina cheeks as she bit her lower lips with the corner of her teeth. The actress didn't even answer her question and frozen in that place, still.

"Karina?", Winter called her again, finally snapping the older into reality.

"Oh-- actually the fan is new! He didn't know much about me, I guess?", Karina words became slower, but Winter heard it just fine. Before Winter could say anything more, Karina cut her. "You-- wait here! I'll give you more!", she said before completely disappeared again.

Winter just raised her eyebrows with a chuckle, finding the older actress messy act a bit cute than regular.

When Karina reappeared a few minutes later and handed the plastic bag with chocolates to Winter, the younger was taken aback when the older didn't set it on her dressing table like usual. She handed the bag to Winter's hand, personally, before slowly bending her body over, closer towards Winter's figure.

"See you-- I mean, I'll call you. Maybe we can hang out together a little time after?", Karina said before pulling herself away, finally disappeared from the trailer, leaving Winter with her own frantic thoughts.

"So there will be more Karina in the future?"

****

Two days after the final shooting, Karina called the younger one to see if they could hang out together. Winter was excited at first as she gasped happily the moment she saw the caller name, but managed to control herself back to normal when she answered the call like she didn't care. It is not because it is Karina, it is just because finally Winter feels less lonely.

Okay, maybe because of Karina as well. Winter somehow realized that the annoyed moments she spent with Karina throughout their shooting were quite fun, like it was a thrill and joy between her boring daily life. Maybe having Karina as a friend wasn't that bad.

Winter invited the older to her house, and Karina immediately agreed. Night comes, and the actress knocks on Winter door before she answer it with a genuine happy smile on both of their faces. Winter let Karina into her apartment, and they shared some snacks, rolling on the last episode of their drama on the tv.

Thet were quiet through the whole show, trying to push away the tense in the air by munching some cheetos and drinking some cokes. But when that scene where Karina and her kissed happily on the lips, the both woman couldn't help but take a glance at one another, realizing both cheeks were flush red from the embarrassment.

As Winter tried to turn away, Karina suddenly cups both of her cheeks with her palms, bringing Winter's attention back to her. Startled Winter was about to say something when Karina beat her on that with a sudden apology. "I'm so sorry".

"What?", Winter frowned.

"I'm sorry that I wasn't being honest to you, Winter", the older continued, slowly releasing her hands from Winter's face.

"What do you mean?".

"I didn't hate you. You aren't annoying, and I didn't mean to annoy you all these months. I'm so sorry, that wasn't me", Karina confessed as she stuck her eyes on the tv, not looking into the confuse expression on Winter's face. "I lied to you about everything. I don't have a fan who gave me two hundred chocolate".

"Wait, Karina. You lied?", Winter shook her head in disbelief, couldn't understand a single thing Karina had told her. "Then, where did you get those chocolates from?", she asked.

"I bought 'em".

"You what?", Winter raised her voice in shock.

"I bought them, with my own money", Karina covered her face with both her hands, feeling embarrassed and ashamed in her own words. When Winter saw how Karina tried to cover, she pulled her hands away from the older face, now looking at the older face with a softer expression.

"You bought it for me?", she asked. So you know I like chocolate?".

"I do", Karina ran away from Winter's eyes.

"Okay. Enough with all your little lies. Tell me the reason why, so I won't be mad at you", Winter voice came out so soft and gentle that Karina finally had the courage to look at her eyes with her flushed cheeks.

"Actually...", she paused before sighing lightly.

"Actually, I-- like you", Karina voice is so low that Winter almost didn't catch her words. But when she does, the younger acgress just come closer, leaving only inches of space between their faces with a visible playful smirk. "What? I couldn't hear you", Winter asked, and the way her breath hitting Karina's chin makes the older flushed even more.

"I really, l-like you, Winter Kim...".

Winter sneered one last time before she pulled away from Karina's tense face. When she does, the older will finally be able to lift her head up slowly, expecting Winter with another shocked expression. But she was surprised when all she could see was Winter smiling so happily at her, and it warms her heart at the fullest.

"I do like being around you too, Karina. That's a fact", Winter confessed with her tiny smile. "When I'm with you, I realized how much I smiled. You made me laugh like never before. Even with out fights and banter, I do miss it sometimes. Without it, I felt so lonely", Winter nodded her head knowingly as Karina watched her, at lost of words.

"I think we can give it a try", Winter hums and nods her head knowingly again.

"Try what?", Karina asked, getting more confused.

"Dating", the younger bluntly said to Karina's face. "We should try dating. Maybe we can try for a real kiss right now", Winter smirks happily, leaving the older in an ulter shock.

"What did you--"

Winter pulled her into a kiss.

Winter just pulled, Karina Yu, into a real kiss!

Long one, to be exact.

Karina eyes are wide open. Sure, she does. Never in her imagination that Winter Kim, the person she secretly likes these five months, kissing her, with a big smile on her face. When they pulled away from the kiss, Karina became so shy, but Winter still in her smile and nodding her head confidently like before.

"Not bad", the younger blurted. "Now that we tried kissing, let's try dating from tonight", Winter grins happily as she leans in again for another kiss on the older woman lips.

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