Behind the Mask

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Mina woke up while Chaeyoung is still sleeping beside her. She twisted her body, laid down sideways and put her arm around Chaeyoung. She just stared at her while she's smiling so widely.

A few minutes later, Chaeyoung started to toss around the bed and Mina immediately closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep. Chaeyoung was is still dozing when she saw Mina sleeping beside her. She carefully laid on her right side to see Mina's face. They were facing each other and Chaeyoung was just staring at Mina.

"How could someone look as angelic as you?"

Chaeyoung moved a little closer to Mina. While her eyes were still closed, Mina grinned as she could feel Chaeyoung's heartbeat and with the thought of the two of them being closed.

"Oh! Are you having a nice dream Minari?" Chaeyoung asked.

Mina slowly opened her eyes and looked at Chaeyoung for a while then she blinked thrice.

"Good morning." She said while smiling at Chaeyoung.

Chaeyoung's eyes were bewildered.

"Oh! You're smiling, Minari!" Chaeyoung said in an excited voice as it was her first time seeing Mina smile.

"You look prettier." Chaeyoung added which made Mina's face turned red.

"By the way, how was your field trip? Did you have fun?"

Mina shrugged her shoulders and pouted.

"You didn't talk to them?"

"No one seated beside me."

"Really?" Chaeyoung said in a high pitched voice.

"Don't act surprised."

"I have an idea. Let's have our own field trip. Let's ask Somi to come with us. Or..." Chaeyoung paused and smirked.

"Or what?" Mina asked.

"Let's do it together like... Just the two of us."

"How can you call it field trip if it's just the tw---" Mina paused as if she thought of something.

"A date?" She added which made her face turned red again. Chaeyoung smiled.

Suddenly, a knock on the door broke their moment.

"Chaeng---"

Mina immediately went towards the door to open it.

"Can I? My eyes hur---"

"Yah!" Chaeyoung immediately covered Mina's eyes as she saw Somi in front of the door with just a bath towel wrapped around her.

"The shower is broken, can I take a shower? My eyes really hurt because of the shampoo!"

While Chaeyoung's hands were still covering Mina's eyes, they moved sideways to make way for Somi.

"Why?" Mina asked innocently after Chaeyoung removed her hands.

"Nothing...Just making sure you won't see unnecessary sights."

"Eh?" Mina was bewildered by what Chaeyoung said.

"Yah! You shouldn't look at somebody's body."

"Ahhh... It's as if I'm interested."

"Ah! whatever just look only at me and my body alone."
Mina was shocked by Chaeyoung's aggressiveness.

"What?! It's as if you don't know that I'm flirting with you."

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"Minariii..." Chaeyoung greeted as she entered the study room.

"Hm?" Mina responded while her eyes are fixed on the computer.

"Somi and I will be watching a movie, wanna join us?"

"I might pass. I still have to finish these lessons."

"Is that so? Uhmmm it's a thriller movie... Are you sure you don't want to join?."

"Maybe next time." Mina said without looking at her.

Chaeyoung went out while Mina continued working.

Ahhhh Chaeyoung screamed while her eyebrows raised and pulled together. She closed her eyes and put her arms on her face to cover it.

"Ahhh kyeopta... Mina yah! You have a lot of things to do! Stop imagining!" Mina told her self.

"This is so frustrating..." She added.
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"Where's Somi?" Mina asked Chaeyoung as she sat down on the sofa.

"She went out, kinda urgent I think."

"So are we watching?"
Chaeyoung looked at Mina with a shocked face.

"I thought you're busy."

"Thought I needed a break."

"Great. I'll just get some popcorn."

After getting some popcorn, Chaeyoung sat beside Mina and played the movie.

Chaeyoung was frowning while her mouth was slightly open, her eyes were so focused on the tv, Mina, on the other hand, stared at Chaeyoung. She was so fascinated with the small expressions that Chaeyoung is making during the movie.

"Ahhh why is she so cute?" Mina said at the back of her head.

Mina's gaze went from Chaeyoung's eyes to the lips which made Mina's heart pounds. Her eyes went further down. She gulped and froze for a bit before she could take her eyes away from Chaeyoung's direction.

Chaeyoung put her left hand on Mina's right thigh and leaned her head on Mina's shoulder. She then started to caress Mina's thigh which startled her and hurriedly went to her room.

Feeling guilty, Chaeyoung knocked on the door hoping Mina would open the door but she failed.

She waited for another 10 minutes to knock again but the door suddenly opened. Mina dragged her inside and leaned her against the wall. Mina intently looked at her eyes.

"I- I'm s-sorry." Chaeyoung nervously uttered.

"Why?" Mina asked ignoring Chaeyoung. She grabbed Chaeyoung's hands and put them on her cheeks.
"Why are my cheeks became hot suddenly?"

Chaeyoung was speechless, she don't know what to say nor how to react.

"Why is it when I looked at you I want to kiss you...cuddle you... When you touch me...my body reacts weirdly... And, and  when I am with you, I feel like I'm a normal person, why?" Mina said, full of confusion.