I Need U

Chapter 26

J-Hope and Siwoo walked hand-in-hand. It was already night and the rain finally stopped. Her face went totally when she remembered the kiss that evening.

J-Hope looked at her with a widely, "Hey, are you blushing?"

Siwoo quickly pulled the towel forward to cover her face. "Don't look at me. It's embarrassing."

J-Hope laughed. "I wonder how the boys will react when they see you like this." He said to her.

"How should we tell them?" she looked at him.

J-Hope snorted, "Come on, they already know about this even before today." "What? Really?!" Siwoo's was even red.

"Hey, relax okay." He ruffled her hair. "Now let's bring you home."

They finally arrived at her house. He looked at her house, "Your appa isn't home yet?" he asked her but she shook her head. "I don't think so but he should be home soon." She answered.

"You should go in then." He smiled at her. She nodded, "I should. Well, good night." She turned to leave but J-Hope pulled her into his embrace. "Are you forgetting something?" he rested his hands on her waist.

"U-Uhmm..n-no.." she answered. J-Hope smiled before he bent down and kissed her on her lips. "I love you Siwoo." He said between the kisses before he finally pulled away.

"I l-love you too." She said to him with her red face.

J-Hope looked, "Why don't you say my name?" he asked. "T-This is embarrassing." She told him. "Come on. No one says my name better than you do. You called my name when we saved you from Serri that day. That time, my heart felt like it's going to explode. Why don't you call my name again?" he looked at her.

"Fine!" she sighed. She looked up at him, "I love you, J-Hope. Done."

"Not really. You know I'm a year older than you right?"

She sighed again. "J-Hope oppa." "Oh, you didn't say you love me." He teased her again. "Stop it already." She looked away.

He laughed before he pecked her lips. "I love you Siwoo." He pecked her lips again. "Good night." And again, "Sweet dream."

Siwoo placed her finger on his lips. "Enough. What if appa see us?" she asked. He smiled at her. "Okay." He let her go. "I'm leaving now. Bye Siwoo." He slowly walked away. "Bye." She smiled at him. She watched him as he walked away before he disappeared at the 'T' junction.

She went in and was about to lock the door when her father came home.

"Appa, you're home." She smiled. He nodded. They went to the living room.

"Appa, I'll make hot water for you." She was about to take her leave when her father called. "Siwoo-ah" he looked at her. She blinked at him.

He smiled, "So you chose that boy huh?" Siwoo chuckled awkwardly, "Appa what are you talking about?"

Her father giggled, "Siwoo, I saw you with the boys just now." "Just what did you saw?" she asked her father. "Everything." He answered simply.

At once, her face went red. She kept her head down. "I'm sorry appa." She apologized. "Why are you apologizing? It's not that you do wrong." He said. She looked up at him, "You're not mad?" she asked but he shook his head.

"He's a good boy. I just know that." With that her father went up to his room.

Siwoo smiled to herself.

J-Hope sat near the fire place, again, staring at the ashes. He smiled at himself.

"Look at you." His mother sat next to him. "The last time you sat here with me, you look sad. But look at you now, smiling from ear to ear." She added. J-Hope didn't say anything but to smile at her. "Something good happen?" she asked him.

"Can you guess?" he asked her back but she shrugged instead. "How should I know?" she smiled.

J-Hope held his mother's hand. "I want to tell you this and I hope you don't mind mom." "What is it, Hoseok?" she looked at him.

"Remember the girl I told you about? The one you met? Well, the thing is, we are together now." He calmly told his mother.

Her mother's hand reached for his face. She gently stroked his cheek. "You're a big guy now, Hoseok." She smiled.  "You're not mad right?" he asked her and she shook her head. "I'm happy for you. You should bring her here sometime. I want to know her better." She told him. "I will mom." J-Hope smiled.