Volcano | Bangchan

Bad kisser ?

Sooki's POV

*Back to nowadays*

"AND ?" Changbin asked impatiently. "YOU KISSED HER AND ?". Seungmin raised his head and saw his public looking at him with a fully invested face. Looks like he was a good storyteller. He grinned, knowing that everyone wanted to know what it felt like. Even Jisung and Nomi, who already knew the whole story, were expecting him to continue. I looked at him amused. He started fully embarrassed but looked like telling the whole story eased his shame.

Chan was starting to lose his patience. "Seungmin, what happened after ? Did it awaken something between you two ?". I eyed him. His jaw was slightly clenched, and he was fiddling with his bracelet more than usual. What's gotten into him ? Seungmin winked at me, took a deep breath, and held my hand. I smiled at him, playing along and giving him lovey-dovey eyes. Chan's jaw clenched even more, and Hyunjin stared at us : "Don't tell me...". 

Seungmin looked at everyone before exclaiming : "Well, let's just say that... It was the most horrible kiss ever !". He let go of my hand and made a disgusted pout. I bursted out laughing. Chan looked instantly relieved as he let go of a breath he didn't realize he was holding.

Hannie giggled. "Even though I already knew, you almost got me there.". Nomi was holding her heart. "Yeah, me two, I was started to think you were secretly dating !". Seungmin cringed at the idea : "Ew, no way. The kiss was really awful.". I hit his shoulder, whining : "Hey ! We get it. There's no need to rub it in. I have feelings !". He laughed and put his arm around my shoulders. "I'm kidding, it wasn't that bad... I guess.". I pushed him, about to snap back when a manager came into the room. "Guys, the set is ready. For this shoot, we're gonna need Hyunjin, Bangchan, and Lee Know. So you three go and get your make-up done.". The four of us went to the changing room where the other make-up artist was already waiting for them.

40 minutes later, Bangchan and Hyunjin were all ready. The other make-up artist had left, and I was doing the last touch-up on Minho's face. Chan and Hyun were sat on chairs behind us, patiently waiting for their manager's call. Chris was on his phone, while Hyunjin seemed to be drawing on his tablet. 

"When I think about it, I can't believe Seungmin had the guts to kiss you. I mean, the boy is always so shy with everyone." Minho thought out loud. I giggled and explained : "We talked about it a while after it happened, I asked him why he did it. He told me he loved me really much, and at that moment, he asked himself what kind of love it really was. Because he never loved a woman other than his family. So he just wanted to make sure he didn't miss something.". Minho joked : "Judging by his reaction, I guess now he's sure that nothing will ever happen between you two.". I put back the lipstick on the dressing table and wiped the last stains of make-up on my hands. I giggled as I replied : "Yeah, he couldn't make it clearer ! I guess I am a bad kisser after all.".

"You were pretty good."

"You were far from bad.".

Third POV

Time froze. Chan first realized what he said without thinking. Oh god, did he say it out loud ? But then he realized he wasn't the only one who said something. His eyes widened as the words made their way to his brain, and his head snapped to his friend, who was already looking at him. Hyunjin said that without a second thought, like it was a joke only you could get. But he heard another voice saying something similar, and he stared at his leader with utter shock.

Minho stood there, eyes widened and mouth sealed. He blinked several times, as to make sure that he had heard this right, that he wasn't dreaming. He glanced at the mirror in front of him to see his two friends looking at each other, surprise and disbelief painted on their faces. They both were trying to deal with the unexpected revelation. His gaze switched from them to you. 

You were completely frozen, to the point he could have believed you became a statue. You still had the tissue on your hand. You were still looking at the stain on your other hand. Your eyes didn't even dare to move to look at everyone. If you don't move, if you don't say anything, then maybe none of this is happening ?  You couldn't even tell how much time passed by, but none of you wanted to make the first move. 

Finally, Chan stuttered : "Wha- What did you just say ?". Hyunjin looked away, not sure of what he should say. Did he have to lie and tell it was a joke ? As he was about to answer, someone knocked at the door. The manager passed ahead. "Hyunjin, we need you to supervise the choreo with the back dancers.". Hyunjin stood up and went out of the room faster than lightning. Chan stood up almost in synchronization but didn't budge further more. 

Once the door closed, he turned to look at you. But you couldn't face him. You didn't want to look at him, to see what he felt from knowing you kissed both of them and didn't tell anyone. He started a sentence but was cut off by one of the sound engineer. They needed him to do a quick check-up of the music. He seemed to hesitate. He gave one last look at you before looking down and following the staff.

Sooki's POV

Minho and I remained silent, him because he didn't know what to say, me because I was still processing what happened. 

They knew. They knew I kissed both of them. I was pretty sure they were gonna talk about it, and they were gonna want to discuss it with me too. Oh my god ! They were gonna want me to explain ! But I didn't even know what those kisses meant ! Oh no no no I couldn't stay here and wait for them to come back. I couldn't face them, not before I took some time to think about the situation. I needed to think. But I was not gonna be able to deal with it alone. 

Minho looked at me worried and cautiously called my name : " Sooki... ?". I cut him off, my mind set on what I had to do. "Minho. I need you to do me a favor.". He saw how I was trying to remain calm in order to control the storm within me and listened carefully to my next words. "My job here is done, I'm gonna go back home. You will go to Han, Seungmin, and Nomi, and you will tell them it's a red code. You got it ?". He nodded. Honestly, he wouldn't even try to say otherwise. He was too worried about my state. 

I continued : "If they ask what you know, tell them all the things that happened in the past minutes. But please, don't tell the others.". Again, he nodded. My eyes were still focused on one point, as I was deeply trying not to break down. His eyes never left me, and when he saw the tears threatening to fall, he took my hand and squeezed it, trying to bring me back into reality. 

I finally looked at him, a tear falling down my cheek. I quickly wiped it. Crying in front of them wasn't something I was used to. "I'm sorry, Minho. I didn't want you guys to learn it that way." I said in an almost inaudible whisper. He took his time to find the right words. "It's not your fault. Even though I don't know the details behind each story, I know them well enough to suppose they acted like it never happened. But now that it came out, they would eventually talk about it. So take your time to think about it, and if you need me I'll be all ears. Now go before they come back.". I mouthed a small "thank you" before grabbing my stuff and storming out.