Lessons From Romance

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Without waiting for his invitation she stepped in. Softly pressing his teeth together he stared at the now empty doorstep while Chae Yoon browsed his apartment. Swinging the door close he turned to her, wondering what it was that she wanted this time.

"What are you doing here?" Luhan questioned facing her back.

Turning around to look at him Chae Yoon first smirked, "I've come...to get to know you better."

Luhan furrowed his brows.

"Isn't that what Namjoo said?" Chae Yoon reminded still smiling viciously. "That we should get to know each other some more." Turning away to stare into the living room where they often sat together she went on, "Perhaps she's right, because the you now isn't the you I knew. So, lets get to know each other and be friendly."

His eyes traced the movement of her finger as she poked it into his shoulder.

"Hmm...Luhan?"

Swatting her finger away gently he told, "Leave, I have a guest coming."

Raising a brow she repeated, "Guest? Ah...Namjoo? How long are you going to hide me from her?"

Luhan slightly sent her a short glare.

"I mean, shouldn't she know who I am by now? Why aren't you telling her?" Chae Yoon asked. "What reason do you have to keep lying to her? I don't believe it's just because you don't want to lose a friend; you two were never friends. You don't have friends."

Luhan continued glaring silently.

"Why don't you just admit it that you like her."

"Stop it, Chae Yoon."

"Why?" Chae Yoon asked tilting her head back to look up at him. "Perhaps, is it because you still have feelings for me and you're using her to piss me off; get revenge on me? Fine, I get it. You've got me jealous, I'm angry, so just come back to me already."

Luhan softened his glare a little surprised that Chae Yoon had just admitted what she just did. He'd really thought she'd pull out more of her anger.

"I think you've misunderstood," Luhan stared at her blankly, but with intimidating eyes. "Why would I care about your feelings? The moment you walked out, I already closed the door on you. It may have taken me some time to realize it, but I'm over you."

"Liar."

His brows gently furrowed together again. He didn't get it. He wasn't lying, he was sure he wasn't lying.

"Would you have appeared in front of me so easily, again and again if you've really gotten over me? You'd avoid me, because you hate me for leaving you. You wouldn't even talk to me or so much as look my way; you'd burn all memories of me because you despise me that much. I know you Luhan, how you are when you're angry with someone, but this? This is just an act. I know you, Luhan. You want to see me and that's why you're still by Namjoo's side. You first used her to see me."

"You're crazy." Luhan mumbled.

"Am I?" Chae Yoon's expression seemed amused with his continuous denials.

He barely bit his bottom lip. He remembered watching Namjoo sleep and recalling how he'd thought numerous times how she looked so familiar, until he realized she was Chae Yoon's friend. At first he had thought to use Namjoo to see Chae Yoon again, hoping and wishing she'd appear in front of him just once. This he would never admit in front of Chae Yoon; not now.

If Chae Yoon was reading him correctly, he hated her.

"Why so quiet?" Chae Yoon asked. "Trying to come up with an excuse?" That over-confident smirk climbed onto her lips again, "So you did use her to see me."