When I Grow Up (Seventeen Jeonghan x CLC Seunghee)

Eighteen: When It's All So Complicated

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Jeonghan quickly turns around to see the insect. It's a cockroach, a medium sized one but already full-winged. He chuckles at it.

"It's just a cockroach. It won't bite you Seunghee-shi," he states.

But before he knows it, Seunghee has already flung behind him. Clinging to his back like a wall, barricading herself from the small thing.

"Don't let it near me Jeonghan-shi."

She's so scared of the insect, she can't think straight anymore. She doesn't care if she's snuggling so close to him like her life is at danger or anything. She just doesn't want to be near the smelly insect. She's too disgusted of it, she can't take its smell.

Jeonghan can feel her snaking behind his back. Her hands softly tugging at his shirt and her body slightly touching his. He can't help but get enthralled. And he's also mesmerized by her scent. She smells like lavender and vanilla. It makes him wanna taste her. But tossing that perversion aside, he focuses on the matter at hand. He thanks this insect for barging in on them. With it, he's able to be this close to her.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it."

Seunghee stays put and Jeonghan goes over the thing calmly. He picks up his shoe and attempts to kill it when it suddenly, flies.

"Jeonghan-shi!!!"

Seunghee clings to his arm like a little child afraid of a monster. It surprises Jeonghan himself. She's too defenseless right now, like placing everything on the palm of his hands. But on the other note, he's enjoying every single second of it.

The cockroach settles at the cupboards. Still making Seunghee alert and watchful of it.

"It's alright, I got this now."

"Come on jeonghan-shi. Don't let it fly again!"

"Alright, alright."

Jeonghan approaches the bug and successfully for her, but unfortunate for him, kills it this time.

She sighs big time. This is gonna be a big problem for her living alone.

"It's the first time I saw a bug here. I better get some insect spray," she says dismayed.

"Let's buy some later. I'll buy some too," he replies picking up the antenna of the cockroach from the ground and tosses it to the trash can.

"If only I can do that. Can I call you whenever a thing like that's around? Please?"

She's showing a puppy-like expression that makes him cackle a bit. How can he say no to that?

"Sure. No problem."

"Thanks!"

They continue eating the pie and afterwards they set out to buy the spray.

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Jeonghan pays for the sprays and treats Seunghee a coned ice cream. They are strolling back to their apartment now, taking their sweet time as they lick on the dessert.

"I remember during seventh grade, there was this ice cream parlor that we went to during a field-trip. And everyone was like whoa! There was ice cream all around the place. But there was someone who thought it was just a joke and put his hand on the cream bowl. I can't remember who it was, but our teacher had to pay for that sadly," Seunghee starts recollecting.

"Yeah, he wasn't on our class so basically we don't really know him. You got the purple ice cream that time. You were the only one who picked that color," Jeonghan recalls.