Cherry | K.TH

chapter twenty three

t a e t a e

Dancing in the rain with the girl I'm crazy for. It's so cliché for me to do this kind of stuff. I must've lost my mind. I really don't know why I came here and to ask her to join me to fucking dance in the rain.

She loves looking, listening and touch the rain. When I heard that it was raining tonight, I couldn't help but to come here, at her house, just to see her on a rainy day.

Grabbing lazily the cap of her (my) jacket, I put it on her head that was half wet. I made sure that she wore my jacket well, because I knew she was still sick. And the rain isn't the best to recover from her sickness.

We were slowly twirling around, our body close to get the warmth, her feet moved more than mine. I found it really cute, and that's what I love about her. She's her, she doesn't change for anyone else unlike me.

She started humming a lovely melody that I would probably would love listen at night. God, just thinking about her laying with me on her bed as she caress my cheek and try to make me sleep with her voice.

"I just can't help but to spoil my song in this amazing night," She breathlessly said, looking at me with her big doe eyes. "With you."

What did I just felt now? Did I just felt butterflies in my own belly? I guess this is what they call love.

My eyes travelled down to her lips. I had the urge to kiss her right now at the spot. I knew that I wasn't allowed and I was the one who made the contract about being friends with benefits.

I don't know when I'm going to confess my feelings for her. Also the truth about us. Our relationship is based on a fucking bet. But without that bet we wouldn't have this kind of connection.

Why am I thinking about this now?

Cherry pushed me slightly away, getting my head on track. She sighed with a smile, which is a good sign. She grabbed both of my hands that fitted perfectly with her tiny ones. I look down to stare at our hands. I smiled secretly, and turning our hands to examine more.

"I should probably go. And thank you for giving me this experience. It's wonderful, I love it. But we're going to get sick, especially you. You don't have a a freaking cap or something to cover your head. You're such an idiot," She scolded me, and whispering the last part.

She says goodnight, but before she left, Cherry went on her tiptoes and kiss my wet cheek. Smiling at me, I leaned towards her and kissed her cheek longingly. I let go, brushing my hair back and blush crawling on my cheeks.

I glanced back to see her reaction. Her hand was on her cheek and her other hand tugging my jacket.

"Your lips are warm, despite the temperature. I should really go, see you soon, Taetae." She left, running back at her house. Waving at me before she closed the door, I stood there staring at her house.

Retrieving my thoughts back, I ran back to the shop, which was close to my apartment and her house. I'm an idiot to leave my car there and not bringing it with me.

Love can make people crazy.

When I entered my shop, my friends looked at me with a weird and worried expression. I closed the door, taking of my jacket and throwing it on the nearest chair. I went to the private room to grab myself a towel.

As I came back, while drying my hair, I've  decided to tell them that I'm going confess my feelings for Cherry. It feels like I met her a week ago but it has been 3 months already. I know that some people wouldn't call it genuine feelings but I have this strong connection towards her.

Now I'm hesitating to tell them, which is not my personality. I never hesitate on what I'm doing, usually. I took a big breath and I went with the flow.

"I like Y/n," I said loudly enough for them to hear me. All of their heads turned to me. "I'm going to confess my feelings soon."

"That's great that you actually like her and not toying with her," Yugyeom said with a smile, patting my back really hardly.

"What about the bet?" Loren brutally asked, taking big steps towards me. I stood there not knowing what to respond. My hands formed into fists just at the thought of her crying and screaming at me.

"I'll tell her, she'll understand. I've changed because of her, I forgot about drinking and smoking. She'll understand, she will.. she has to," I shakily answered. But my response didn't get to Loren. He had his arms crossed and a strict expression on his face.

He stood in front of me, I look up hesitantly. I felt like a kid again that's being scolded. His hand gripped on my collar. Baekhyun came to stop Loren but he pushed him away, scaring him away. Baekhyun knew that it wasn't his time to shine, so he stood beside Yugyeom,

"If you don't tell her, then I'll tell it by myself in front of you," He spitted out. Letting go of my collar, he took his own jacket and made his way out of the shop.

He's so different when he's with Cherry. Well, that's the first time I saw him being open with a girl. Loren is the introvert of the group, and I'm the top of introverts.

Now I have to make sure that I say it to Cherry before he says it.