a day with you | nct dream

chapter two

If all of the attention wasn't on Harin before, it definitely was now. Curious eyes peered at her direction as she began to tense up. The girl could only glance around her peers, her gaze lingering on Donghyuck for a few seconds before his eyes met hers, sending chills down her spine.

Harin quickly looked away, weighing out her options, trying to figure out who she could lie about without getting caught.

"Uhh..." She hesitated, bringing her hand up to play with the ends of her short, black hair. Jeno was out of limits and picking Renjun would lead him to overthink it, so they were out. Chenle and Jisung were like Harin's little brothers, so they were out as well. That left her with Donghyuck and Jaemin, telling the truth or lying.

"Honestly, I haven't really thought about it like that," Harin confesses, trying to get out of the question. This caused Renjun to playfully roll his eyes and Siyeon to chuckle.

"Just answer the question, Harin, it's not that big of a deal." The boy in front of her declared, completely unfazed.

That's how Donghyuck always was, unfazed, he didn't have a care for whatever Harin was doing. She could've been planning to burn his house down and he would've turned his back to her.

Harin could only watch as the boy she was utterly fascinated with, leaned down to lock lips with the girl in the short black dress. She could only watch as Lee Donghyuck played with her heart strings as he kissed another girl. She could only watch as an all too familiar feeling settled within her chest. 

"Jaemin?" Harin turns to her left, completely catching the pink haired boy off guard.

"If I had to kiss anyone in this group, it would be Jaemin," Harin lied through her smile. Wolf whistles could be heard all around her and Jaemin's cheeks soon matched the color of his hair as he looked down, with a small smile lingering on his face.

Perhaps Harin wasn't completely lying, after all, Jaemin was like fireflies in the summer night. She had only wished she could will her heart to Jaemin, but it refused for it only wanted the boy that was out of her grasp.

A part of Harin hoped that her answer had some type of affect on the brunet, that maybe her response would give him the same electric shocks that Harin always got when she saw him with someone else.

However, Donghyuck seemed like he could care less and that made her shoulders felt heavy. The girl could only look around the group, preying for the next player, before her doe eyes landed on the olive toned boy. A sudden wave of jealousy pulsed through her veins and her vision was clouded by hues of red as he met her icy stare. 

"Alright, uh, Hyuck, truth or dare?" Harin found herself questioning the boy who seemed to ignite fire all around him.

"Dare." Donghyuck smirked at the girl, with a hint of mischief in his eyes.

The girl found herself in deep thought as a light bulb lit up above her head. Her eyes somehow shined at the thought as Donghyuck watched her intently, rosy lips parted slightly.

"Tell your girl how long you're planning on keeping her." Harin crossed her arms as her friends gaped at the challenge. They all knew how Donghyuck truly was, but no one dared to say anything. 

The pale girl in his arms gasped as she backed away from his hold to stare up at him. Her face heated up and she glowered at Harin before squinting her eyes at Donghyuck.

"Are you gonna let her talk to me like that?" She accusingly pointed a finger at Harin.

Donghyuck's face was stoic and Harin didn't know if he was upset or not. He only unwrapped his arm around the girl and shifted his piercing gaze from Harin to the girl in the way too tight black dress.

"Yuna, I hope you weren't expecting me to date you or anything like that," Hyuck started before turning his head back to Harin. Almost provoking her, telling her that he wasn't gonna back down.

Harin rubbed her clammy hands hands against her jeans, anticipating what was to come. The group began to shift their eyes at each other, growing painfully uncomfortable. Jaemin and Harin shared a glance at each other and even Jaemin seemed nervous as he fidgeted in his spot.

"I was just hoping for a fun night, that's all. If I'm going to be completely honest, I most likely wouldn't have spoken to you tomorrow-" this was enough for Yuna as she flushed and quickly stood up.

"I can't believe I actually thought you were a nice guy," she shouted, refusing to make eye contact with the boy in front of her. Harin didn't know if that was from anger or embarrassment, but after her last words, Yuna stormed off.

The tension grew thick within as everyone kept glancing back at Harin and Donghyuck. Silence taking over the atmosphere, only the faint sound of music being heard, before it was broken by Jisung awkwardly clearing his throat.

Donghyuck's nostrils flared and he ran his fingers through his rainbow highlighted hair. Harin knew she had taken it too far and opened her mouth to apologize, only to get cut off.

"Alright, Harin." Donghyuck smiled at the girl with a faint blush on her cheeks. All eyes turned to her, as the people around her fidgeted in their seats at the sudden rivalry.

"Since I had to do that, I'm giving you a dare," he stated as Harin gulped.

She opened her mouth to object and complain, saying that this was against the rules, but Donghyuck cut her off once again.

"Don't try to argue 'cause I definitely won't listen." He jabbed a finger at her.

She felt small as he stared her down, she knew she had pissed him off. Donghyuck looked overly confident with his tall stance and rosy lips pressed in a tight line. Harin hesitantly nodded at his words as her heart wouldn't have been able to handle it if a battle broke out between the two. Besides, it couldn't have been that bad.

Donghyuck smirked at her willingness.

"I dare you to kiss me."

Harin's mouth grew dry at the thought and she shook her head vigorously. She had always thought of kissing the sun kissed boy, but not like this. She knew if her lips met his now, then she wouldn't be able to go back. She would lose herself completely knowing that it meant nothing to him.

"I think that's a little too far." Jaemin piped in, once again turning into Harin's knight in shining armor.

Harin nodded her head as her cheeks flushed.

"Yeah, you can't just forcefully kiss me, that's not- it's not-" She stammered, trying to find the right words as she looked down at her lap.

"You can't do that to a-" She began before getting completely cut off as his lips met hers.

Harin's cheeks grew cherry red as Donghyuck's lips enveloped her own, his hand resting on the side of her face as their lips began to move in sync. She didn't know when she started kissing back, but all she knew was that he was the only thing that mattered at that moment. Donghyuck tasted like mint and Harin found herself drowning in his touch, his taste, his body. Kissing Donghyuck was nothing like she had imagined, his hand was cold against her face, but his lips were warm and full of comfort.

Harin felt like a flower was blooming within her chest and only Donghyuck's touch allowed it to blossom to its full potential. That's when she realized that there was no going back. 

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author's note

hey! 

I updated for once. 

I'm planning on updating every week or every couple of days. 

Tell me what you guys think in the comments and vote if ya want.

xxLARA