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NINE; Strength and Weakness

"The boys will be arriving soon." Jaehyuk announces as soon as he hangs up the call. Sihmin rolls her eyes.

"Tell them not to-" Sihmin gets interrupted mid sentence by the sound of the doorbell. Jaehyuk grins sheepishly and rushes out of the dining hall to receive the unwelcomed guests.

Sihmin heaves a sigh as she wasn't in the mood to hangout. Soon Junghwan, Doyoung and Yedam burst through the door of the dining hall followed by Hyunsuk, tackling Sihmin in a group hug.

"Where's Jaehyuk?" She raises a brow after not finding him behind them. Everyone ignores her question leaving the girl confused.

"In the lounge." Junghwan voices out amidst munching the sandwich which he stole from Sihmin's plate. Sihmin gets out of the room despite the others' protests. As soon as she enters her lounge, she gets furious.

"What are you doing here?" Sihmin asks Junkyu who was standing in front of her beside Jaehyuk holding a box of her favorite chocolates.

The Moons

"I'm glad all of you came on my request." Nori looks down in embarrassment.

Yoshi, Asahi, Jeongwoo and Mashiho were sitting on the bench in front of Nori while Jihoon and Haruto were standing behind them. All of them were looking at Nori with an accusing gaze while Haruto wasn't even looking at her. He was using his phone with a scowl on his face, not giving attention to anyone.

"I've broken all of your trust for which I'm ashamed. Not telling all of you about my relationship was the biggest mistake I made." Nori breaks the silence. She decides to continue when no one seems to be saying anything.

"I don't regret my doings but I regret hiding the truth. I had to do it for myself and Junkyu. For once, keep yourself in my place and think. What would all of you have done if you fell for the enemy? Probably same right?" Nori asks meeting their gazes one after another.

It looked like her words were melting Jeongwoo and Yoshi as they were looking back at her with soft gaze while Haruto kept the poker face all along.

"Nori-ah, you know well that we would have supported you, willingly or not. Do you know how hurtful it is when you get to know about your bestfriend's love life from the whole college?" Jihoon asks being the eldest one among them.

"I'm sorry. Forgive me guys. Just don't give me a cold shoulder. You all are my bestfriends, my family." Nori tries her best to not let the water fall out of her eyes but fails at it eventually.

Everyone notices her expression and instantly gives up on their cold facades not being able to see their bestfriend heartbroken. Even Haruto was unable to ignore her anymore. She was his weakness afterall.

They begin to embrace the crying girl one after another while muttering words of comfort for her and threats for Junkyu. Haruto also gives her a supportive smile but only God knew how much he was dreading this from the inside.

The Suns

"You shouldn't have com-" "5 minutes. Only 5 minutes are what I ask for. For the sake of our friendship, Mina." Sihmin nods with a little hesitation after Junkyu pleads to her.

She sits down at the couch while Jaehyuk excuses himself wanting to give the bestfriends some time alone. Junkyu rushes towards Sihmin and kneels in front of her causing the girl to get flustered. He holds her hands.

"Yesterday, I behaved so badly with all of you especially you. I'm sorry for being an assh*le, Mina. I was expecting that out of all atleast you'll support me and Nori but when you also begin to get mad, I totally lost it." Sihmin's breath hitches upon hearing Nori's name but she doesn't let the anger building up, overtake her. She nods while biting her lips, letting the boy continue.

"I'm in love with Nori. She's everything I ever wished for. She understands me, she completes me." As soon as these words come out of Junkyu's mouth, Sihmin's heart shatters into pieces once again.

"I can't leave her neither do I want to lose all of you. I already apologized to the boys. Only you haven't forgiven me. Forgive my actions, I promise to share everything with you from now on. Just this time forget about our differences. For my sake, for your bestfriend's sake." The more Junkyu mentions about Sihmin being his bestfriend, the more her heart breaks thinking she doesn't stand a chance in front of Nori but she doesn't let her jumbled emotions get her.

She whispers out a quick okay and embraces the guy kneeling in front of her. Junkyu caresses her hair, thanking her. Sihmin tries to forget about Nori and enjoys the closure that she was sharing with Junkyu.

At that moment, Sihmin feels a new emotion surge through her body. It wasn't sadness nor fury. It was something fiery. Determination.

The determination to make Junkyu hers. It was the determination to beat Nori and take back what belonged to her from the beginning. She wasn't going to let Junkyu be her weakness because he wasn't. He was her strength and she was going to prove it.

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I'm back with chapter # 9. What are your thoughts? Will Sihmin and Haruto sit back quietly and watch their loved ones slip out of their grasps🤔? Or will one of them try to do something👀? Stay tuned💜💜