Paper Hearts「2Shin」

Only One, You

"Do I really have to go? I can't even drink yet." Yuna whined on the phone. It was only a couple of hours after Yeji's softball match and they were already throwing a party to celebrate it. Yeji was insistent though, Yuna had always been so supportive of her and she needed her bestest support system to be there with her.

"Why not? Come on, it will be fun!" Yuna could hear the excitement in Yeji's voice and all of her courage to reject the offer had went down the drain. She couldn't say no; not to Yeji. She sighed as her fingers picked on her slightly chapped lips, a habit that she picked up ever since she started high school.

"So...?" Yeji sounded through the receiver and Yuna sighed once again. Well, it shouldn't be that bad. She can't be the only high schooler that was going to attend the party, right? Yeji had so many acquaintances and Yuna can't be the only high schooler that the older girl knows.

"Okay, I'll be there."

And that was how she found herself standing in front of Yeji's doorstep. The muffled edm noises had replaced the quiet atmosphere that Yuna took her time to appreciate before arriving and the bass shook her insides as she felt the adrenaline rush through her veins.

She's not familiar with any of Yeji's friends or acquaintances. How could she have possibly gotten to know every one if she was a high school student and they were college students? But Yeji was insistent on introducing her to everyone whether she liked it or not. She had the difficulty of understanding why Yeji needed to introduce her to them.

She had been standing by the door for more than five minutes now. She was clad in a denim shorts and an oversized black tank top with some weird patterns on it. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail with light makeup, her beauty was amplified with a few touches and it was enough to make people swoon for her.

Before she could even enter, the door had opened wide and revealed a tipsy Yeji, smiling towards her.

"I had a feeling that you're already here, come on now." Yeji pulled Yuna inside without a warning and the loud edm music finally became louder as it banged against Yuna's eardrums. She looked around to see people scattered all over the place like colonies of ants. Some were knocked out cold on the floor, some were sleeping against the walls and some were disgustingly and sloppily making out to the extent of dry humping each other.

Yuna grimaced, she wasn't used to this kind of scene and boy, she regretted taking up Yeji's invitation.

The older girl pulled her through the hallways and into the lounge where there were a few sober people just being normal. A brunette approached them, a little bit tiny and petite compared to Yuna and Yeji.

"Babe, it's Yuna!"

'Wait... Babe?' Yuna thought silently and her thoughts were answered when the two girls shared a short kiss right in front of her. There was a slight pang in her heart and she knew exactly why but she ignored it as the short girl smiles towards Yuna.

"Hi Yuna. I'm Lia, it's nice to finally meet you."

"Ah, hi... Say, Yeji didn't say anything embarrassing about me, did she?" Lia could only laugh and shook her head no to the rhetorical question as Yeji snickered. Yuna playfully heaved a sigh of relief and a "Thank God" escaped through her lips.

Yeji ended up leaving the both of them to chat and Yuna appreciated the fact that Lia is the one who is with Yeji instead of some other immature and playful girls. Granted, she was one of those girls and although it hurt to admit, Yuna couldn't be more than happy for her best friend.

Several hours into the party, Yuna found herself trying to escape from the crowd and find somewhere nice and quiet to stay at.

As much as she is a cheerful person, she easily gets tired of excessive human contact. A good nap or snacks would help her recharge but where is she gonna take a nap when there are possible horny college students occupying most of the empty rooms upstairs and the fridge raided by whoever thinks they own the house?

Alas, she decided to step out to Yeji's backyard where there is a swimming pool and it seemed like a nice place for Yuna to regain her energy, away from other drunk and horny humans. Well, that could only last so long before someone would burst through the door and Yuna knew she had no time to waste.

She took off her black and white converse sneakers and set it to the side as she sat by the dry edge of the pool with her legs submerged into the water until the knee length. She sighed deeply and hummed to the contentment of her body temperature adjusting to the cold water, it was more than refreshing.

Her mind started to drift off to Yeji. They had been friends since Yuna entered elementary school when she moved to Seoul. Yeji had always been the sister figure Yuna never had until it was Yeji's last day in high school and Yuna's last day in middle school when the younger girl discovered her feelings towards Yeji.

She never made the first move. It didn't feel right to Yuna. Yeji only saw her as a younger sister and nothing more so Yuna intended to keep it that way. She doesn't have the heart to destroy the bond that they created merely because of her selfish feelings. She'd heard too much about these kind of stories that obviously never had their own happy ending and she didn't want to experience it first-hand.

Now that Yeji has Lia, she wondered if everything would stay the same. She was afraid that they would drift apart but that wouldn't happen... Right?

She talked with Lia and it didn't seem like Lia was the one to stop them from hanging out. Yuna would be more grateful if Lia were to include her along with the both of them because she wanted to see the couple's chemistry. Or she should just ask first, she made a mental note.

She just hoped that everything would stay the same, minus the romantic feelings she had for Yeji since the girl is already taken.

She was about to close her eyes to rest them from getting strained until someone had joined her little pool party.

"Waiting for someone?" The girl asked with her deep voice. Yuna only glanced to the girl and shook her head. Her pink hair, glossy eyes and soft lips caught Yuna's attention. How could someone be so beautiful? Yuna could only wonder.

"I'm Ryujin. You must be Yuna?"

"H- how did you know?" Ryujin smiled, showing her pearly white teeth and whisker dimples that came across as adorable in Yuna's eyes.

"Everyone who is friends with Yeji would know you. You guys have a bond that is one of a kind." Yuna gave her a small smile, kicking her legs that were underwater and fiddled with her fingers.

"I didn't know you'd be cuter in real life." Her face suddenly felt hot, that was too sudden but Ryujin didn't seem to care as she smiled sweetly to Yuna that it actually made her heart melt into a puddle.

"T- Thanks?" Yuna wasn't sure how to respond to the compliment but it was also partly because Ryujin was looking too beautiful— Not that Yuna would admit it, she was shy and Ryujin was just out of her league.

Ryujin just laughed and patted Yuna's head, "A good girl with good manners, I'll keep that in mind."

They sat there in silence, their eyes gazing towards the night sky and suddenly, the skies seemed to be filled with more shiny stars than usual which causes Yuna to be entranced by them, her eyes twinkling in excitement.

Ryujin stared at her side profile. Yuna may be somewhat a stranger to her but she knew she wanted to fall in love with the girl beside her.

Whatever it takes, she wanted Yuna.

Only Yuna.

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new fic = more abandoned fics

cuz i'm a clown 🤡💋

anyway, wanted to try something new so here we go, 2shin warriors! i'll try to update when i have time since i don't really have an update schedule so 🤠

i was listening to tori kelly's paper hearts when this idea popped up hence the title being paper hearts!

one of the lines in the song also plays somewhat of an important role in this fic so yeah!

if there are any errors, pls ignore them! i haven't proofread it yet but i'll take the time to do so when i'm free!

anyway, i missed you all! thank you for reading, commenting and voting~

love you! ♡