Falling for you

Chapter 20

He sat behind her,her soft black hair passing through his fingers.He grinned,continuing to comb her hair.She sat on the cloud-like mattress,her legs crossed in front of her as she enjoyed the tranquility the day brought along with the morning sun.

"Wonwoo ya...Don't you have practice today?"she asked as she handed Wonwoo the ribbon to tie her hair with.

Wonwoo shook his head,keeping the bun in place with one hand as he tied the ribbon around carefully with his other hand.

"No...we have our day off today."he replied before withdrawing his hands from her hair and smiling in satisfaction.

Sure,it was messy but it did fulfill Hyejin's request of having him tie her hair as well as keeping her hair out of her face.

"I'll be dying my hair soon,I think.What color should I dye it?"she asked,turning her head to Wonwoo,placing a love filled kiss on the corner of his lips then staring into his warm,loving eyes that softened as it gazed into hers.

"Dye it brown.I think it will suit you perfectly."he said softly,wrapping his arms tighter around her waist,the hospital gown she wore was comfortable without a doubt but she missed wearing normal clothes.And the thin fabric of the gown didn't suit the temperature of the season;winter.

"Mn...okay."she smiled,leaning into his chest.

She missed the members,watching them practice and singing to her out in the dorm's backyard with the occasional campfire,watching as the ashes drifted in the wind as it burned the firewood on the hearth.With their marshmallows on the end of metal like sticks,turning it to the soft and slightly melted treat of the night she looked forward to every campfire.She missed entering the warmth of Pledis' building and her job as an Idol.

But mostly,she missed her brother.And though it may have seemed like she'd forgotten,she missed visiting her father.Her father may be in the same hospital as her.But even so,the fact that she wasn't allowed to leave the floor of her room or even for her private ward for that matter kept her closed.And even if she was allowed to roam the hospital freely,her father had been placed in an Intensive Care Unit.Or ICU for short,being kept under close watch where she wasn't allowed to enter the room,only able to watch her father suffer alone in the room with no one to keep him company.

And the thought that he was suffering with no one beside him tormented her.

"When will I be discharged?It's just a small matter of a panic attack.There's no need to go to the extent of keeping me in for a week and a half right?"she mumbled,blinking the tears away and biting her lips.

"Today.You're free after today's afternoon check.They just had to make sure that your vitals or whatever they were talking about were fine.Wonwoo shrugged,trying to recall and understand what they were trying to tell him earlier on.

Hyejin frowned,pouting.

"Seemed like you don't care much about your girlfriend's health."she grumbled,folding her arms across her chest.

"Yah!I care about you a lot.More than my career.More than anything."he said,pausing before planting a kiss on he cheeks.

"More than even my life."He finished,whispering.

She widened her eyes,cupping his cheeks and looking him in the eyes seriously,the playful twinkle her black orbs held disappearing within a mere second.

"Don't say that?Who can I love and who would protect and love me if you're not alive?"she asked,tears forming in her eyes.

"Wonwoo.Promise me you won't leave me.I don't know what I'd do if you do.Don't talk about dying so easily as if it's not such a big deal."she mumbled,frowning before placing a gently kiss on his lips,pulling away as their foreheads touched,their breathing matching each other's.

Hyejin's eyes were closed and she opened them slightly,looking into his orbs that reflected hers then wrapping her arms around him to give him a hug,shifting her body to face him.

"Okay?"she asked.

"Okay,"he mumbled,"I promise."he finished with a soft smile.Hyejin sighed,nodding her head.

She fiddled with the remote connected to the television on the side of the hospital bed,pressing the power button which then sent the red light on the bottom of the television blinking.

Switching through the channels as she leaned into Wonwoo's chest,she looked for any interesting content that may fill her in on the past events.Which in shorter words,a news channel.

She dropped the remote as the voice of the female in the screen caught both Hyejin and Wonwoo's ears.

"K-pop idol,Kim Mingyu seen picking up a brown haired female?Could he be picking up a potential lover?"

"Shit."Wonwoo mumbled,earning a soft slap on the chest from Hyejin.

"Sorry.But Mingyu sure is going to get an earful from the CEO."he chuckled.Hyejin hit him in the chest once more.

"Yah!And this is funny how?"she asked,her eyebrows raised.

"Because your brother himself got a long lecture just from suggesting to fetch you from the airport.And even if he did go,he wasn't spotted as he was told by Mr Han to stay in the car."Wonwoo said.

"And by the looks of it,Manager hyung isn't there.So,I'm guessing he went there without telling anyone.Which ended up with him getting caught by fans."He laughed.

"I really don't understand how you two are best friends when you tease each other with every chance you get."she mumbled,shaking her head.

Wonwoo shrugged.Then,Hyejin sat up.

"That's right.Vernon,Joshua and Jeonghan came by yesterday.And they'd mentioned that Mingyu's little sister was arriving today.Kim Areum I think her name was."she said,placing a finger on her chin thoughtfully.

Wonwoo nodded."Yeah.I've only met her once.Years ago when everyone came down when our debut was announced by Mr Han."he paused,thinking and nodded.

"Yeah.That seems about right.Though,I believe the other members have met Areum more than I have."he finished.

"Beauty."Hyejin said in english.

"Areum means beauty in english."she explained,seeing Wonwoo's puzzled expression.

She laughed.

"So I guess I'll have to meet Areum soon huh."she voiced out.He nodded along,still confused as to what she was muttering about.If there was one subject her didn't understand,it was english.

"Yah!Speak in Korean would you?"he said,ruffling her black hair.

"Fine.But what brings her back to Seoul?"she asked.Wonwoo kept silent,thinking what it could be.

"Ah!That's right.She's just finished studying I believe.It's her last year in America."he nodded.

"Huh."Hyejin mumbled,looking at the glowing television once more,frowning at the reporter.Disgusted as to how they could stir up trouble just by stating a few words,making up conclusions on others' relationship which in turn causes an uproar in the society.

She sighed,hitting the red button on the remote,causing the television screen to turn black.

"Well,I better get cleaned up and packed if I'll be released later on."she said,sliding off the side of the white mattress and into the bathroom where the running of the tap could be heard.