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 I'll give you the whole world. Remember that when I saw you. The clock stopped and you looked like an angel. Want it, want it. The distance between us is getting nearer, came true. I now, without need, want you❞ — Only ONE, The Boyz

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E P I L O U G E 

Sunwoo could count the beats his heart pounded since he received a message from Changmin, ran through the bustling cool airport, cut through the crowd in the stadium, found a seat, and Younghee.

 Younghee caught his gaze from the thousands of people gathered together and her performing onstage without trying to get distracted until the end.

His gaze followed her steps, the first one to hurry through the stage, and vanish.

That is what scared him. He didn't realize it, and now he does.

Sunwoo's heart pounds against his chest, mind registering what he just did.

Sunwoo confessed to Younghee.

Sunwoo confessed to Younghee?

Oh god. OH, GOD. 

Younghee just reached her dream, which can burn into flames, then turn to ashes because he told her those three magic words.

A hand lands on the boy's arm, pulling him from the crowd, taking him to the dressing room.

He finds himself behind a curtain because the person can't figure out where to get them alone. 

Sunwoo's about to yank his arm and escape but he doesn't because the touch is familiar.

He can't put on his finger what and when the slim figure turns around, he forgets how to breathe for like a minute. The one he ran all the way here for is right in front of him. 

Brown messy hair, brown eyes sparkling, blue and white dress complimenting her rose beige flushed face as if an angel came down from heaven. 

"Younghee? You can't be here. You'll get caught."

Narae's idea is stupid, actually crazy. 

Younghee was in a rush, seemingly as if she needed to use the restroom, according to her members. She nodded yes, feeling her cheeks redden. 

Narae got the message by reading her eyes.

"Are you crazy? The dressing room?"

"There are no CTVS there," Narae reasons.

"You got a point," Younghee huffs.

"I already did," she says, looking down, innocent eyes trailing up, meeting his chocolate ones glittering from the lights above with concern; his chest tightening, gaze falling. 

 "It's over. I broke your dream."

She knows why she ran to him at a crucial moment in her life.

Not just when they bumped into each other. 

The boy saving her. 

The night at the hotel.

Saving him from his ex-girlfriend. 

The heart-fluttering moment of staring into each other eyes, being in each other's world.

And leaving, saying goodbye.

She wants him in her life. 

"You caught me when I was falling. I wouldn't have realized my dream, other than being an inspiration for those wanting to pursue the same dream as me. I'm going to follow my heart like the beginning, then everything will be okay, Sunwoo," the energetic female reaches her arm out to hold his face in a hand gingerly, looking up at him, emotions surging through her.

His eyes shit from her left one to her right one, trying to comprehend her words. 

Her heart races against her ribcage from the giddy feeling blooming in her stomach. 

"I don't understand, slow down—" Younghee kisses Sunwoo.

Sunwoo's eyes widen, taken aback from the sudden contact, not having a chance to respond.

His heart is doing somersaults and his cheeks are on fire. 

The kiss is so quick that when she pulls away he forgets everything he wants to say. 

Instead, he pulls her back in for a proper kiss, hands cradling her face. Firecrackers explode in Younghee's stomach. She's so thrilled that all that matters is she owes him, and it was her way of thanking him, but it wasn't. She wants him to know she feels the same way.

They pull away to catch their breath, leaning their forehead against each other and a rush of euphoria fills them as happy smiles slip across their faces. Maybe it was best they met each other despite the differences because their happiness glows right at this moment.

Narae draws the curtain open, to Younghee and Sunwoo's surprise, the rest of the group appearing jovial. "Intruder for stealing!"

"He didn't steal anything!" Younghee tells them.

"I stole your heart," Sunwoo says. Younghee's face is beat red from realizing he's not wrong. 

"Do you mind if I steal her right now?"

"You have ten minutes before she has to be in the dorm," Narae winks at Younghee.

"Hey, Narae. You guys!" Younghee calls out to them. 

Sunwoo swishes the curtains across, covering them. Younghee turns back and meets Sunwoo's eyes. "There's something you should know. Your flight was a one-way ticket, not a regular one."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I wouldn't have to get so emotional for going back if I didn't make the cut. You did, take me to reach my dream."

"I'm an air pilot, that's my job."

"Sunwoo?"

"Yeah?"

"Why did you decide to become an air pilot?"

"I don't know. Maybe to save a runaway bride like you."

"Not again. For the last time, I'm not that."

"I know because you're the only one that I saved but you saved me too. You taught me to have fun, relax, and go after your dreams."

"Sunwoo, I did nothing." 

"I'm not the only one who did the stealing you did too."

"So, you're going to handcuff me now?" Younghee asks playfully, taken aback by Sunwoo grabbing her hands, and pulling her close up to him.

"I still like the runaway bride and stealer title, but rose also suits you."


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