Friends Forever? // lee seokmin/ kim mingyu (#18)

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I stared at the weird looking place in front of me as I get down the train after waking up from a nap, I looked at me trying to figure out where the hell is I at.

I remembered that I got off the subway and went to the KTX 30 minutes after traveling on the subway and I was awake for most of the times, I even have the time to get up at times to the snack bar to purchase some snacks to munch on as I was feeling a little hungry.

But when do I actually fall asleep??

I don't even remember when I allow myself to relax so much that I was sleeping and missed my stop by a lot and I am now at...

"This place is Changwon??" I slightly shouted at the poor staff member who just told me the place that I am at now.

How the hell did I even end up at ChangWon?? I must be so crazy...

"Yes, you are at ChangWon." She repeated to make me believe her words.

I grabbed my hair in frustration and placed my hands on the counter. "How much does a return trip back to Ilsan cost??"

I have to get back to matter what, I don't know anyone that lives in ChangWon. The farthest that I have been to is only Incheon.

"It is 87,000 won from the KTX from Changwon central station - where we are at now- to Seoul station and it takes around 2 hours to reach."

"87,000 won??" I said searching for my wallet for that 100,000 won but I don't have. I didn't bring that much money along with me as I knew that a trip to Ilsan don't cost much and I don't spend a lot of money on myself.

"Then what about the cheapest alternative??" I asked again and she typed something on her laptop.

"There is the bus but it takes around 5 hours to reach."

"That long huh??" I asked and she nodded.

That's it...

I am going to use up the rest of the money that I have and call my parents to pick me up tomorrow morning. That's the only way. I have no other way.

But I don't even have the money to even afford someplace to stay for tonight, I even left my card back in the dorms as I rarely use them.

Why did I even do that for??

If only I know that I would get lost in ChangWon.

"Thanks for your help," I said to the staff and left the station, only to get pulled by someone who is also pulling a luggage bag along with him. I looked up at him and it was Kim MinGyu.

For the first time ever, I didn't question why he was here for nor try to yank his hand off. He was there to save the helpless me and he was there at the right time, at the right moment. It was as if it was all planned in the first place and it happened just like what dramas do so.

"Two tickets to Ilsan please." He said and I just awkwardly smiled at the same staff who had the same expression as he completed the transaction.

"Are you that desperate to even see me that you came all the way here to Changwon alone??" He asked when we are already on the train.

"Eh??"

How shameless can he be??

"Now you're pretending that you don't know anything?? DaYeong ssi??" He played with my hair and I slapped his hand away.

"Aishh..." I glared at him and looked down. "Are you always that shameless??"

He nodded. "I am but you are even more shameless, who was the one that didn't say anything and I had to pay for her travel expenses as well??"

I sighed. "I'm sorry but I didn't intend to do that. I overslept and the next time that I know, I was in ChangWon." 

He burst out laughing and I hit him right in the stomach. He groaned and still continued to laugh. "Who can someone sleep for that long?? Moreover, Changwon is so far away from Ilsan."

"I spent the whole night packing, that's why. How would I have known that I would sleep for that long??" I explained and looked at him.

It felt like our conversations have changed a little. There was no hatred in it, maybe a little. I hate the way that he is so good-looking and just shameless in general.

I would have fallen for him if he was SeokMin.

"So do I stay in your house for a week??"

"What?? Stay in a hotel, you are never staying in my house. I'm never allowing it."

"Why??" He whined.

"Don't do it, it's disgusting," I said trying to hold back that laughter. He looks cute and funny doing that.

"Why?? DaYeong noona!!!" He whined again, squeezing his cheeks together.

"I'm younger than you by a few months, you bastard."

He started squeezing my cheeks as well. "I just want to call you a noona because you look like a noona."

"What??" I blurt. "I look old??" He released the grip on my cheeks and I looked at the reflection in my phone mirror to confirm that he was just spouting nonsense.

I heaved a sigh of relief as I just looked quite average and normal, totally nothing like he had described me as.

"I look totally normal, what are you even saying??" I hit him back.

"Did I even say that you are ugly??"

"You said that I was old." I pouted.

"Old?? I didn't say that though, you were cute. I was just teasing you." He touched my nose.

"What was that for??" I showed him a disgusted face and crossed my arms facing away from him looking at the window, pretending to look at the scenery while my face is heating up so much.

Why do his words affect me so much?? It didn't seem that way a few weeks ago.

Maybe it is because we were alone for the first time ever with no one that we know around us??

"Yah... Where is that Lee SeokMin?? I thought that he would be with you."

"He decided to stay back in school at the last minute, that's why I'm here."

"I'm glad that he is not here and I am the one that can see that clumsy side of you." He said opening a drink for me. "Wanna drink?? I just bought it at the snack bar."

"Pay me back later. I allow you to do interests." He said.

"Don't regret what you say," I said sealing the deal, taking the drink. "Did you just drank half of it before giving it to me??" I stared at the half-emptied instant coffee bottle and he just laughed.

This idiot...