Ya girl back and better than ever!!
Did ya miss me?! I missed all of you!

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ship : sunark

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NCT 127 traveled to Los Angeles yet again and Sunmi could not be happier.

On their first day back, the group all decided to go to the Santa Monica pier. Where the group took pictures and even had fun on the boardwalk carnival ride.

"Sunmi noona!" Haechan called, tugging at her hand. "Let's go on the ferris wheel."

Sunmi was afraid of heights. Rollercoasters, Ferris Wheels and any ride that causes her to fly in the air, she was afraid of. Except for planes, she could always close her window or ask for a middle seat.

Sunmi looked up at the ferris wheel with a worried expression.

"Um....I don't know."

Haechan pouted, knowing she was gonna say no. "Please! I wanna go on but I don't wanna be alone."

"Then ask someone else," she replied to him. "Taeil would go on with you."

"But I wanna go on with you!" Haechan whined like a child, even adding the small feet stomp.

That's when Taeyong intervened. "How about we all go on together?"

The boys all agreed, much to Sunmi's dismay. But she didn't want to ruin everyones mood so she complied.

The group all skipped the line due to having yellow bracelets that granted them front line access.

Haechan, Yuta, Winwin, and Jaehyun got in one cart. Johnny, Doyoung, Taeyong, Jungwoo and Taeil got in their own cart.

Which left Mark and Sunmi in their own and Mark somehow knew they did this on purpose. All Sunmi could think of was the height of the ferris wheel. Once the conductor opened up their last cart available, Sunmi could visibly see herself shake a bit as she slowly climbed in.

Mark saw that she was very nervous and decided to help her out. "Hey, Sunmi." He said in English, gaining her attention away from the conductor.

"If you want, you can hold my hand if you're scared." Mark said shyly, rubbing the back of his neck.

Sunmi softly smiled at him but jumped when she felt the ride slowly take them upward into the sky.

Sunmi quickly moved closer to Mark and clutched onto his arm, catching him completely off guard.

Mark turned about 15 shades of red as Sunmi held onto him. He could feel his heart beat at 100 miles per hour, his senses became erratic, he wasn't thinking straight.

This has been the closest he has ever been to a girl he liked (whom he might possibly love) and yet, he felt a sense of confidence that burst into him.

The girl of his dreams is holding onto him for protection. HIM!

MARK LEE

A boy who was too much of a wimp to talk to the opposite gender without looking down. A boy who freezes up and runs away everytime a girl tried to flirt with him. Hell, a boy who can't even have a girl look at him without him wanting to curl up and run away.

He's wanted to ask Sunmi out since they both turned 15 but everytime he tried, she would flash him that beautiful eye smile and he was at a lost for words.

Now here she is, holding him for comfort.

"Here, let me help." He said, unattacthing his arm from her and wrapping it around her shoulders.

Sunmi turned a little pink, noticing how close they were. Their faces were very close to each other. She noticed how mature and handsome Mark has gotten since debut.

He's always been handsome, she will admit but maybe its the way the sun was hitting him or the way he gave her a small smile on his lips that made her heart beat almost out of her chest.

Mark has always been the coolest guy she knew. From his looks to his talents, he was so cool to her.

Which made her have growing feelings for him. But she never said anything to anyone because she wasn't sure if someone like Mark can like her.

Suddenly, the ride stopped with their cart at the very top of the ferris wheel. Forgetting her fear for a bit, she looked onto the view of the sunset.

The ocean looked so pretty and the sunset set the mood for any couple that was on the ride.

"Waaah..." she smiled, "so pretty..."

While she marveled at the view, Mark stared at Sunmi with much adoration in his eyes. The way the light hit her face made her somehow more beautiful than anything imaginable.

"Yeah....beautiful." he whispered, his eyes slowly going from her eyes to her lips. "So beautiful..."

He wanted to kiss her. He felt himself lean closer to her. Sunmi looked at him, noticing how close he was and she didn't make an effort to move away from him.

Instead, she felt herself tilting her head upward a little. And just as Mark was gonna press his lips onto hers....

"YOU GUYS, COME ON! WE'RE GONNA PLAY SOME GAMES!"

they didn't even noticed that their cart was all the way at the bottom now and the conductor started opening the door for them.

The two jumped back with reddened faces, giggling nervously before exiting the cart.

"What's wrong?" Taeyong asked concerned, feeling Sunmi's forehead. "You're red and you're burning up, are you okay, sweetie? Does oppa need to get you anything?"

Sunmi fanned herself, feeling jittery and her heart still pounding. "U-uh....no, oppa..I'm okay just vertigo, I guess haha."

Not really believing her, Taeyong decided to not press on. But still, he was worried.

Sunmi walked ahead with Winwin and Yuta in front while Mark followed behind, glancing at her every now and then.

"Hyung." Haechan whispered, walking next to him. "Did it work? Did you ask her out?"

Mark nearly groaned in frustration. He was so close to kissing her. So close!

"No...sadly." Mark whispered back.

Haechan frowned. He had been planning this since they arrived to Los Angeles. Well, him and Doyoung.

Their plan was perfect. Go to the beach, make them ride the ferris wheel, let them have a romantic moment and then BAM!

Sunark is real!

They were still at the boardwalk, this doesn't have to end here. Haechan was gonna make sure this ship sailed.

If it was the last thing he did.

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"Noona! Look!"

Most of the time they were on the boardwalk, Haechan kept his arm linked with hers and kept dragging her to different games with huge stuffed animals as prizes.

He also kept making sure Mark was around.

This time, there was a ring toss game. One of the prizes was a huge stuffed Shadow the Hedgehog. One of Sunmi's favorite cartoon characters.

"Waah! Look!" Sunmi got excited about the prize. "I wish I was good at these games."

Seizing the moment, Mark quickly took the opportunity to show off his carnival game skills. To impress her.

Also because Haechan secretly nudged him forward.

"I can win that for you." He said.

Sunmi smiled thankfully at him. "Thank you but you don't have to do that."

"No, seriously, do you want it?"

"I mean yeah but you-"

"I got you, don't worry." Mark said, paying the guy.

The man gave him give rings. It was a good thing Mark had good aim. Otherwise, this would be an epic fail.

Sunmi watched in amazement as Mark tossed each ring perfectly on different bottle tops.

The worker smiled, ringing the bell. "We have a winner!" He announced. "Pick anything you want, kid."

"The Shadow plushie, please." Mark said politely.

The worker carefully unhooked the giant plushie from the top and handed it to him.

Mark thanked him and turned to Sunmi. "One Shadow the Hedgehog plushie, for Bang Sunmi."

Sunmi blushed and took the plushie, smiling brightly. "Thank you, Mark."

Mark smiled back, rubbing the back of his neck. A shy habit he always had.
"Only the best for you," he sheepishly mumbled.

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When the end of the day came and they had to go back to their hotel rooms, Mark walked Sunmi to her room, which was two doors away from his.

"Thank you again for the plushie." She said as they stopped at her door.

"Its no worries." He shrugged off, smiling.

Sunmi giggled, tucking her hair behind her ear. "You never told me you were good at carnival games."

Mark, gaining a small boost of confidence, smirked. "Well, if you let me do it again, you might learn a lot about me."

Sunmi paused. Did.....did he just asked her out just now?

This was real, right? Not one of her dreams?

"Oh....um...like a date?"

And just like that, his confidence crashed back to reality. He was really fearing that she was going to say no. So he backtracked.

"I-I mean if you want to...that is..."

"Yes."

"Wait, what?"

It was his turn to feel confused. She actually said yes? To him? Not to anyone else?

Was Yuta behind him or something? She couldn't have said yes to him.

Sunmi smiled and pressed a kiss on his cheek, making him freeze. "Goodnight, Markie."

With that, she opened her door and closed it behind her, leaving Mark with a smile and a sudden burst of wanting to cartwheel through the hallway.

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I kinda mislead y'all on the gif but I couldn't help it Haha

Anyways, comment the fuck out of this and all that.

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