Seventeen imagines

#117 "Our Song"

I have a childhood friend named Seungkwan. When I was young, I used to call him Thomas.

Since it's been 8 years since I last saw  my old friend, I am wondering how he looks like right now. Is he wearing make up? High heels? Wigs? Or skirt?

When we were young, he used to wear his mom's red lipstick, his sister's skirt and heels. I also remembered him playing a justice league character, "Wonder woman!" So now I am expecting to see him as  a cute gay. Things will be exciting!

I am standing near at the tree house we used to play at. Looking at my wrist watch, I mumbled, "What's taking him so long? Ugh."

After 8 years, we will see each other again. We talked to see here at 9 am. But gosh! It is already 10 am! That jerk! He made a girl waited for him for about an hour?! Well, he is not a real guy, so---

"(y/n)?" a deep voice called my name.

I looked back to the man who owned that voice. My eyes widened when I recognized him!

"S-Seungkwan?!"

There are six things I noticed in my old friend: First, he is much taller than me. Second, he used gel to style his short hair. God! His hair looks freaking cool! Third, he wears black jacket with a white v-shape collar shirt inside. Fourth, he wears ripped jeans and I know it looks so sexy. And last, his sneaker has a skull design on it. In short- I saw unexpected things to my old friend.

What happened?!

"YOU BECAME A REAL MAN!" I shouted.

Seungkwan, a.k.a Thomas looked away with his reddened face. "Idiot. Do I look like a girl?"

"OH MY GOSH! I REALLY THOUGHT YOU BECAME A GAY! WOW AM I DREAMING?!"

He chuckled, and stared back. " I'm always a guy since I we were young. Are you kidding me? Kimbap be kidding?"

This will be one of the best reversal  of my life.

After a very emotional reunion (lmao! This revelation almost made me cry out), Seungkwan and I took a walk on the memorable places we used to hang out a long time ago. We talked, teased and share things that happened to us while we are not together. My friend is still the same: he is sweet and caring. The only thing that changed is his appearance in front of my eyes. HE IS A REAL MAN.

We sat above the green grass, viewing the wide field and enjoying the cool air caressing our skin. Province is surely great. I miss this. I miss the province. I miss my  hometown. And I miss him.

I looked back at him and smiled while he is not looking.

"Why are you looking at me like that? My peripheral vision told me that the girl sitting beside me is mesmerizing my beauty."

What the...!

"There are a lot of handsome guys in the city. Don't act cool just because I told you that you got handsome. Tssk," I complained and pouted my lips.

Seungkwan shook his head and laughed. "I guess you are so busy  making a career in the city. You never contacted me for 8 years."

I nodded and left out a long sigh. "Yeah. Things were hard for me. I'm sorry for not contacting you before. But.. TADA! I came back and met you again! And that's how I found that my princess turned into a..."

"Prince?"

"Monster. You turn into a monster. Roar. Pffft haha!"

"Wanna die?" he threatened with a poker face.

So I stopped before I got to have a taste of his fist.

"(y/n)."

"Hmmm?"

"How's life?"

"I already told you a moment ago about what happened to my life."

"Not that."

"What?"

Seungkwan avoid my gaze and looked up the sky before he continued. "Do you already have someone special in your life?"

His voice sounds sincere. The voice itself made me focus on his serious face.

"You mean... my lovelife?"

He nodded, still not meeting my eyes.

"Well... hmmm." I looked up the sky  and continued my words. "I don't know. Love? I don't think I am capable of loving someone. When I was young, my dream is to have a prince like boyfriend. But as I grew up, my ideal type changed. I would like a guy who is like a best friend. I can share my thoughts with him, laugh with him, teased with him; in-short, a guy who knows the real me."

The wind blew on our side.

Seungkwan didn't respond.

When I looked back, our eyes met.

The silence between us grew taller and taller. We are not in a narrow place but I can feel my breathe getting tighter and tighter. What's with this feeling?

"Ahem," Seungkwan forged a cough and tilted his head on the other side.

I cleared my throat and did the same. Okay. THIS IS SO AWKWARD! HOW CAN I CHANGE THE MOOD?!

A man riding in a bicycle parked near to our place. His bike has a old radio and it is playing an old song. Thank goodness! The music can break the weird mood between Seungkwan and I.

I hope so.

The radio plays a song: "Maybe this time"

~"Two old friends meet again"~ the first five words lyrics of the song.

Old friends? Meet again? Oh! Just hearing those five words made my heart beats so fast! Why am I like this! Ahhh!

I held my chest before we continued hearing the song:

~"Wearin' older faces
And talk about the places they've been
Two old sweethearts who fell apart
Somewhere a long ago
How are they to know
Someday they'd meet again
And have a need for more than reminiscin'"

The song almost reach it's chorus. And when the first word lyrics in the chorus  started, my heart has lost it's rhythm.

~" (chorus)
Maybe this time
It'll be lovin' they'll find
Maybe now they can be more than just friends
She's back in his life
And it feels so right
Maybe this time, love won't end"~

When the chorus ended...

I found and realized something...

Seungkwan...

My old friend...

Seungkwan's hand...

is holding mine.

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