lovelovelove | park sunghoon

epilogue

5 years later

Misuk entered the restaurant with caution as she heard the loud chattering of her high school class while she stood outside, building some courage. It was a cold winter night, but the cozy vibe of the place they picked for the reunion made her feel better.

Arriving by herself was intimidating, but she was putting her tough act on. She had a schedule earlier in the day, so her makeup and hair were done by experts, her Prada dress sat perfectly on her figure and her red bottom heels gave her the few inches she wasn't born with.

Misuk spotted Jiwon from one of the tables, waving enthusiastically at her as she made her way over. Thank god she didn't have to be alone anymore.

"Mimi!" Jiwon called out, hugging her best friend tight. "You look so pretty! Are you hungry? I ordered some things already"

"Oh, I'm glad! I'm so hungry right now" Misuk replied while taking off her coat, sitting down in front of the blonde girl.

The American quickly glanced at every table, finding so many familiar faces on the way, including her two bullies, Eunji and Duri, who were huddled together on the farthest corner of the place. They were staring at her like they always did, full of jealousy.

"Oh my god, don't tell me-

"Girl, what did you expect? Of course they still hate you" Jiwon felt her fierce protective instincts kicking back in, but she only dared to show them her middle finger. "They better not try anything tonight, I had an awful day at work."

Just then, the door opened and Sunghoon walked in, making everyone's eyes land on him. He had a white turtleneck, a pair of blue jeans and long navy coat to finish it off. Misuk felt her jaw drop at the sight of her man and Jiwon immediately pinch her arm so she gets back to normal.

"I'm hungry as fuck" he said, taking a seat next to Misuk and instantly kissing her cheek. "Nice to finally see you, busy girl."

Sunghoon was filming his very first movie and since the shootings are happening in between South Korea and Japan, his schedule has been fully packed. Misuk and the Nova girls were preparing for a comeback as well so they hardly have time to go out with the other lately.

"Hello there, movie star" Misuk teased, enjoying the sudden warmth of his hand holding hers.

From across the room, Eunji and Duri smirked to each other, eyeing the group without shame. They watched them eat plate after plate, chat to some other classmates, share alcohol, until they couldn't handle it anymore.

"Look who's here, the number one idol couple and the best doctor in the city! Or is it just wishful thinking?"

Eunji nudged Duri, who giggled obnoxiously at her comment. Misuk held her breath as she sees the people that made her school days a nightmare in front of her and Jiwon put down the soju bottle before she threw it at them.

Sunghoon raised an eyebrow, a playful smile forming on his face. "Wishful thinking? Everything you said are just facts."

The Enhypen member leaned closer to Misuk, acting as if that was a way of protecting her from them. Misuk only stood up to them once and it was mostly thanks to Jiwon. She always hated how small they made her feel.

Eunji rolled her eyes, but she couldn't help but scoff. "Nice act, but we all know this won't last. Just look at her-

"Okay, we are not doing that" Jiwon said, stepping out of her seat. "We haven't been teenagers for a long time so stop acting like one and go back over there."

Duri scoffed, "Yet, you're still the one talking for the famous singer Mimi over here so nothing has changed."

"Yeah, I didn't give a fuck about you two back then and now, I care even less" Misuk finally said, taking a sip of her beer afterwards.

Eunji sneered, "Oh, please, you think you're so much better than us now?"

With a grin, Misuk leaned back on the chair. "I was always better, that's why you hated me so much."

"And that's enough" Jiwon announces. "You two, bye bye."

The doctor started pushing the girls away, her blonde bob moving freely every time she put pressure on the girls' bodies and the scene gave Sunghoon a good laugh. "Well, that was something."

"Why were you so nice to me back then, huh?" Misuk joked, pinching his cheek. "Thanks to that, I have two long lasting haters."

"Thanks to that, we are like this."

Sunghoon raised their intertwined hands and kissed Misuk's knuckles before paying attention to where Jiwon went, finding her in front of the karaoke machine, about to start singing her favorite song by SNSD.

"Should we sing after her" he proposed. "Or would that be too much? Too cocky?"

"Imagine if we picked one of our songs, they might all kick us out."

Sunghoon placed his chin on his hand, watching his girlfriend trying to not have a heart attack from all the laughing her best friend was causing her. Even though, he could only see only see half of Misuk's face, he was staring at her like she was the shiniest star in the sky. Just like every other time since the day he first had to share seats with her.

"Hey" he said, trying to get her attention. "Have I ever told you I love you?"

Misuk rolled her eyes, pretending to not be fazed, but her red cheeks gave it away. "I love you too, okay?"