Oneshots

Kimchi With Strangers~ Onew Love Story

Onew~

The market is crawling with people, Taemin somehow blending in with all of them. How does he do it? Where ever we go, we get spotted. But here at Namdaemun Market I don't even see him. I lost him in the crowd ten minutes ago and have been searching ever since. I walk to the souvenir shop hoping that he's there. 

Deep in thought, I hit into someone and send both of us to the ground. "Oh!" I stand up and offer my hand to the girl. She takes it and brushes herself off. "I'm so sorry." I say and try to find some more words. Why am I suddenly so tongue tied? 

"It's okay."

"I'm a walking accident. Are you hurt?"

"No but you are." She examines my hand. "It's bleeding pretty good. I don't have a band aid so..." She takes off her red scarf. "This will have to do."

"I don't want to get blood all over such a nice thing." 

"Don't worry about it. Just relax so the blood will stop pouring out so hard." I smile at her. "See? That's better. You look good when you smile."

"Do I look bad when I don't?"

"I highly doubt you could ever look bad with a face like that." She blushes and focuses on my hand. "Are you always clumsy?"

"Usually."

"I know what you mean." 

"Umm... I'm Lee Jinki by the way." Lee Jinki?! Why did I use my real name? There's a reason I go by Onew now. 

"I'm Anusha but you can call me Anu." 

"Okay Anu."

"I think your hand is going to be fine. When you get home you should probably wash it just in case something got in it." She moves back. "Well I need to get going."

"Friends are waiting?"

"Naturally. See you around Lee Jinki!" 

"Wait!" She waves and disappears in the crowd. Anusha... that's not a Korean name. I don't even know her full name. I sigh and try to find Taemin again but the only thing on my mind is this kind stranger. 

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I look for her everyday at the market but she doesn't show up. Maybe she was just a tourist and left already. She probably was. I just want to talk to her one last time. She and I could be friends or something. A foreign friend. I smile at the thought. 

"Excuse me." I look up. A tour group stands in front of me. I smile. "Sorry to be so rude but we wanted to know if you'd take some pictures with us. Please Onew-Sunbae?" I grin. Sunbae? 

"Of course." I get in a bunch of pictures with the eager tourists. It makes me happy to see people smile. In the middle of the group, I see an SS501 t-shirt, short brown hair and beautiful brown eyes. Anusha?! 

"Thank you very much."

"No problem." They begin to walk away. 

"So you're some kind of star." She stands with her arms crossed over her chest. A SHINee pin is on her purse. She knows. 

"You know who I am."

"Lee Jinki or Onew, leader of the Kpop band SHINee."

"So you knew but didn't make a big deal."

"Why would I?"

"People usually do."

"You sound like a jerk when you say stuff like that."

"A jerk?" She nods. 

"Saying that people usually make a big fuss about you. If you didn't make a big fuss about me then why would I about you?"