That Night It Rained | Yuta

28 | The Ninth Date

'I will go with Min-hyuk.'

It has been three days since Jina said these words on the day when Min-hyuk and Kyung-mi had visited the members at their house to break the news about Jina's soulmate to them. They were all so sure that it is Yuta who is Jina's soulmate. And now, having found out otherwise, they didn't know how to feel. They congratulated Min-hyuk and Jina.

Jina wasn't sure why she said that she would leave. She was waiting for Yuta to say something in that moment. Anything. But when he didn't, she knew what she had to do. She was reminded of the purpose of why she is here - to find her soulmate which has been found. The silence that stretched between Yuta and Jina that day, was enough for her to leave with Min-hyuk.

Yuta stayed with himself for these three days. That's how it's supposed to be right, he thought. Since the beginning he hated her presence. He found all this soulmate business was too cliché and now she is leaving and she has found her soulmate and he doesn't fit anywhere in this and that's about it. Whatever he felt, he kept it to himself. He wasn't even sure if he could call Jina his friend. What was their relationship after all? And if Jina had decided to go, he decided to remain silent.

Today was Jina's last night at the house. She will leave the house tomorrow morning to live with Min-hyuk as per the contract. The members helped her box everything.

As she sat in her empty room, she tried to soak in every bit of detail she could. She smiled when she looked at the rain roof and the beautiful garden outside washed in the evening glow. A slight knock brought her out of her thoughts. It was Yuta standing in the doorframe.

'Hi,' he said.

'Hi,' Jina replied.

'All packed?' Yuta stepped inside, closing the door behind him.

'Yes.'

'The room looks so small.' Yuta walked around the room and stopped at the window. His silhouetted figure glowed in the darkness of the room.

'It truly was the best room in the house, you know,' Jina said and they both laughed.

'I have a keen eye.' Yuta chuckled but his eyes were sad, almost on the verge of crying.

He shrugged away the feeling and turned to Jina. 'So, feeling excited?'

'Excited is a strong word.' Jina paused for a breath. 'Just moving right now then let's see. Everything here is done. The purpose of me living in this house has been fulfilled right.' Jina averted her gaze back at the garden outside.

'Well, not everything,' Yuta said softly.

'What do you mean?' Jina turned. 'I was supposed to stay here and go on dates with you all. It's done'

'But we never went on our date,' Yuta spoke into the silence.

Jina rolled her eyes. 'And whose fault is that?'

'Only partly mine.' Yuta folded his arms cutely.

'Partly? Fully yours!' Jina was smiling.

'It takes two people to go on a date. And you never said that you wanted to go on a date with me,' Yuta stated matter-of-factly.

'You rejected me before I could even say anything.' Jina replied, shyly.

'Ah yes, my bad.' Yuta ran his hand through his hair, embarrassed. 'Okay then, give me a chance to rectify this error.'

He extended his hand towards her. 'Do you want to go on a date with me?' he asked in his softest voice.

Jina blushed at Yuta's innocent question. She placed her hand in his and replied, 'I would love to.'