The Growing of Hearts (A BTS & EXO Fanfiction)

Chapter 5: Romance is a Horror

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~MERCI~

"Maybe it's the wine... That's why I'm thinking this," Merci thinks as she sighs.

"Well... Why not?" Merci says, picking up her wine glass. She looks into the rim and sees the wine rippling, much like how her feelings are flustered. "It doesn't hurt to give it a try."

Kris smiles, a wide genuine smile that takes away Merci's breathe. His eyes crinkle adorably around the corners and his teeth flash pearly whites.

"ALRIGHT!" Kris cheers, pumping his fist in the air, the sophisticated mature man now gone. Merci giggles quietly as Kris realizes what he just did. He clears his throat several times before speaking.

"U-Uh what I mean is, that's cool... That's chill..." he says leaning back and crossing his legs. Merci rolls her eyes and then they both finish their plates.

"That was delicious," Merci sighs as she pushes her now empty plate away. She picks the napkin up from her lap and wipes her mouth. When she takes it away, she sees Kris's eyes widen.

Then he starts laughing uncontrollably.

Merci stares at him confused, while Kris laughs on and on. He laughs so hard that he bends over and clutches his stomach as he lets out bellows of laughter.

"WHAT!?" Merci shouts, starting to get slightly irked. Kris continues to laugh, his eyes shining with unshed tears. He doesn't answer, just takes his finger and makes a trail from his lip to his cheek. Merci frowns.

"What are you talking about?" Merci asks, mimicking the motion Kris did. When she did, she felt something slightly smeary on her hand. Curiously, she pulls her hand away and examines her finger.

"OH MY GOD!" Merci screams as she covers her face. Her finger was a bright reddish/pinkish, a result of the lip balm Katie had put on her.

Was it even lip balm? Lip balm isn't that potent and thick...

"N-Nice lipstick!" Kris manages to say before he starts to laugh again. Merci's face flushes as she realizes that her best friend had used LIPSTICK instead of lip balm on her.

'KATIE I WILL SLAUGHTER YOU IN YOUR SLEEP WHEN WE'RE AT HOME!' Merci thinks as she stands and rushes out of the room.

Taking her hands away from her face, Merci walks around quickly trying to look for the bathroom. She pushes a door open and sighs in relief when it's the restroom. She rushes over to the cream colored sink, turns on the water, and begins to wipe off the lipstick.

But it only made it worse. The lipstick smeared even more, leaving Merci moaning in despair.

"Why won't it come off!?" Merci groans, stomping her foot slightly. All of a sudden, she feels a hand grab her arm and turn her.

It was Kris.

"Here..." he whispers as he takes the wet towel he was holding and begins to gently wipe Merci's cheek and lips. Merci stays silent, her eyes trained on Kris's, which were concentrating on her face.

Merci's heart pounded away, nervous at their close proximity. The last time Kris was like this, he was trying to act intimidating which caused Merci to be defensive.

Now is a totally different case.

The space, or better said with LACK OF SPACE, felt electrically charged with something Merci couldn't identify. Her breaths became more and more shallow the longer Kris stands in front of her.