Title: Smiles

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     "yah park yeonhee, why not approach haseul instead of eyeing her from afar like a total creep would do?" sooyoung muttered, as the mentioned girl just laughed at her remarks.

     yeonhee patted the older girl on the back before returning her gaze to her long-time crush, jo haseul. she was there, laughing and having a good time with her buddies. she is having the time of her life. her smile was the reason behind why yeonhee fell in love with her, a smile that could light up the entire world.

     sooyoung rolled her eyes, inquiring, "seriously, i'll call her to have a talk with you so you won't look like a stubborn dumb son of a bi—" with her fingertips, yeonhee hastily shushed her.

     "the amount of insult in one sentence is quite displeasing to hear—but anyhow, don't you dare do that, ha sooyoung," yeonhee said, threateningly, but the older girl disregarded her.

     "go get your butt talk to her now if you don't want me to do it!"

     "you know i can't so convincing me will do nothing."

     sooyoung sulked, her arms crossed like a sulking baby as she pouted in defeat. "fine, do as you please, but don't come crying to me when you already saw her with someone else."

     "noted!" yeonhee teasingly smiled, squeezing the older's cheeks before returning her gaze to haseul's direction.

     every time she laughs, she hope she's watching, hoping that she will fall for her smile just as hard as she fell for hers.

     yeonhee was staring at haseul with loving eyes when the girl abruptly locked eyes with her, causing yeonhee to blush and immediately look away.

     "pft, you seriously look like an idiot!"

     "for the love of god, will you please shut up?"

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     "hey yeonhee! have you heard about the news?"

     yeonhee gave her best friend a puzzled look before going back to her reading, "what news? you know i don't really catch up with all the talks in this school," she remarked simply, her gaze fixed on the book she was reading.

     "regarding haseul and vivi's rumored relationship?! you didn't know about that, did you? i was under the impression that you knew everything there is to know about haseul," sooyoung sat in the chair next to yeonhee, who had wide eyes but was still engrossed in the book.

     "for your information, i'm not a stalker besides it's only a rumor how could you guys be so sure?" yeonhee acted normal before eventually boring her eyes on sooyoung. she chuckled uneasily, hoping that the rumors weren't true.

     "well their clingy behavior proves it all already, many students have saw them acting all lovely to one another!"

     yeonhee felt dejected and hopeless. sooyoung realized the dramatic change in mood, "what? you gonna cry your feelings to me now? i told you, i wo—"

     "oh shut up, i didn't said anything. you're being delusional, miss ha," yeonhee laughed as she looked back on her book, but with a whole different emotion now.

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     as yeonhee walked to her locker to retrieve her books, lunch had just begun. when she first opened it, a particular letter drew her attention. she looked around to check if anyone was there, but everyone was in the cafeteria.

     she even double-checked the name tags on each locker to make sure it was hers, which it was. with an eyebrow raised, yeonhee read the letter and noticed her name scribbled on the envelope, indicating that it was intended for her. she took her time opening the paper as it says,

     meet me at the rooftop, have something to say. don't make me wait, princess;)

- j.hs<3

     as she tried to absorb everything in her mind that barely acquired any braincells, yeonhee, being an idiot, didn't exactly get the person's name by its initials. yeonhee walked to the school's rooftop, shrugging her shoulders.

     when she reached in front of the rooftop's door, she hesitated to turn the knob, but her need to find out who it belonged to won out. swinging the door open, showing a person with their back to her, enjoying the view in front of them.

     yeonhee immediately recognized the person by its short hair, familiar body, and also stance. a gasp escaped her mouth, drawing the girl's attention. the girl turned around, exposing jo haseul, the person yeonhee had guessed.

     "hey, you actually came."

     hearing her crush talk to her was undoubtedly the happiest moment of her life for yeonhee. haseul made little steps towards her, coming to a halt in front of yeonhee, who was still stunned.

     "so," haseul said shyly, rubbing her nape, "i truly asked for your presence here...to confess." yeonhee's jaw flew open in response to her comment, followed by a puzzled expression.

     i'm pretty sure i don't look that bad to be mistaken as a priest, yeonhee reasoned.

     "no, silly. confess my romantic feelings for you, not confessing my sins. i've liked you for a long time, and your smiles are undoubtedly the reason i'm head over heels in love with you," haseul chuckled before whacking yeonhee on the shoulders with a playful slap.

     "oh did i said that out loud-oh wait, oh my gosh—what? d-did i heard that right? i'm just sleeping right and this is all just a dream? yeonhee, you idiot, wake up!" haseul gazed at her, hardly containing her chuckle, as yeonhee began giving herself gentle smacks on the cheek.

     haseul slapped her in the face, making yeonhee hiss and stop from what she was doing. "oh my god—i'm sorry!"

     "holy crab, this isn't a dream! the slap hurts!" instead of crying, yeonhee, like haseul, was laughing as she cheered at the realization that everything wasn't a dream, but she swiftly came to a stop as she remembered something.

     "w-what about vivi? aren't you two together?" yeonhee frowned before looking down. haseul used her finger to tilt the girl's head up as they lock eyes together.

     "oh sweetie, vivi is my cousin. i'm not an incestuous person. those dating rumors are false; vivi and i have been close since we were children, which is why we are so attached to each other," haseul encircled the flustered and terrified girl's waist with her arms.

     "so, can you accept my confession now and be official?"

     "is it really necessary to ask questions like that? of course, it's a yes! every time i see you smile, it makes me fall even deeper in love with you," yeonhee smiled toothily. haseul leaned down to grab her delicate plum lips, as they kissed passionately.

     the two parted ways for a lingering hug, "well, i'm glad to know that everything about you is mine now. including that breathtaking smile of yours."

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