Enlighten me, then.

Love Maze

"Oh Jeongguk! You're here!" 

They turned their head at the voice that was called for him as the man walked to them. 

"Oh! I see you didn't come alone!"  He said with a smile. 

"Uhm ... Yes."  Jeongguk said as he scratched the back of his neck nervously. 

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kim Seokjin, the owner of the shop. l'm also this kid's friend!"

Jeongguk already regretted his decision of taking  Yerim to Seokjin's restaurant. 

"She knows you're my friend."  He rolled his eyes. 

"So what! I can still introduce myself the way I want to!"  Seokjin said. 

Yerim smiled before bowing to Seokjin.  "My name is Kim Yerim. Nice to meet you too." 

Seokjin gave her a smile back and then his eyes met Jeongguk's eyes.  He right away noticed something different in Jeongguk . 

"Your usual table?"  He asked him with a smile. Jeongguk nodded.

Seokjin smiled at his friend before guiding the two to the table.
" Just call me when you know what you want! "

" Thank you. " Yerim thanked him as he smiled.

Jeongguk quickly walked to  the chair in front of her and moved it back for her to sit.
"Please take a seat." He gestured her to sit down on the chair.

"Thank you." She said as she nervously sat down before he quickly went  to take a seat on the chair in front of her.

"Do you want fried chicken?"

"Oh yes! Is there a spicy one? "

Jeongguk hesitated as he couldn't stand spicy food." Yes there is."

" I'll take that then! "She proudly said with a satisfied smile.

Jeongguk couldn't just tell her he didn't like spicy food, he woud look like a weakling. "I'll take the same then!"

"Do you also like spicy food?" She asked curiously, feeling happy they might have something in common.

"Y-Yes!  I really like spicy food." Jeongguk said as he laughed awkwardly.

"Since-" Seokjin who heard their conversation while walking to their table was confused at Jeongguk's words since he knew Jeongguk disliked spicy food. 

"We'll take the spicy fried chicken!"  Jeongguk interrupted Seokjin. 

"But you-"

"With beer!"  He interrupted him again. 

"Beer? You shouldn't treat beer to a woman!" 

"No I like beer!"  Yerim defended Jeongguk. 

"Really? Then two beers it is! " Seokjin left to get the beers with a smile on his face.

After few minutes Seokjin back and placed the two bottles of beer on the table along with two glasses. 

"Thank you."  She thanked him.

"It's quite surprising."  Seokjin suddenly blurted out to Jeongguk's surprise. 

"What is?"  He asked. 

"You never brought any woman to me before. It's the first time you do."

That was it. Jeongguk indeed confirmed he made the wrong choice to come to his friend's restaurant.

"S-So what? What about it?"  Jeongguk tried to look as natural as possible as he defended himself. 

"No. Nothing."  Seokjin held his laugh in at his friend's behavior until a thought crossed his mind and his eyes widened in surprise. 
"Wait. Is it her?" 

Jeongguk started feeling nervous at his friend's question, not quite sure to get it. 

"W-What are you talking about?" 

"You know! I was sure it was another name though ..." Seokjin tapped his chin as he tried to remember the name he heard from Jeongguk a few days before. 

Jeongguk's eyes widened in shock as nervousity grew in him.  "No!" 

"No? Then are you-"

"Just mind your own business, Hyung! Why don't you go get us our chicken instead of bothering us."  He whined.

"Ok ok! Sorry! I'll leave you two alone Mister Moody!"  Seokjin said as he put his hands up in surrender before walking away. 

Does he have a woman?  Yerim wondered as she stared at Jeongguk blankly.  He turned his head back to her trying to hide his nervousness and Yerim looked down at the table as soon as her eyes met his.

"And here's your chicken!"  Seokjin exclaimed as he placed the big plate of spicy fried chicken on the table. 

"Thank you!"  Yerim thanked as a smile appeared on her face at the sight of the delicious looking chicken that was on the table. 

"Eat well! It's on me for tonight!" 

"Since when did you not let me pay?" 

"I decided to be a good friend today."  Seokjin replied with a smirk. 

"Yeah. Sure."

"Accept my sincerity my friend. " Seokjin dramatically pleaded as he placed his hand on Jeongguk's shoulder.

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Jeongguk and Yerim left the chicken restaurant after an hour. It was now dark outside and getting chill. Yerim shivered as she suddenly felt the cold on her bare skin.

"Where do you live? I'll drive you home."  Jeongguk said as he noticed the petite young woman grimacing a bit. 

"Oh please don't bother yourself! I can take the bus!"  Yerim assured as she looked at the young man in front of her. 

"What kind of man lets a girl walk home alone when it's dark outside? Here. Wear that."  Jeongguk took his black leather jacket off and placed it carefully around Yerim's bare shoulders. "It's getting chilly and your shoulders are bare, you shouldn't get sick "

Yerim felt warm in both his voice and actions. "Thank you ..."

After a silent two minutes walk, Jeongguk took his car keys out of his pocket and opened his car lock from afar.  He opened the passenger's car and held it open for Yerim.  "Please take a seat."

As Jeongguk drove away in Seoul's night atmosphere, Yerim couldn't control her smile as she lead the way to her home.

"Oh it's here!"  She said as she noticed the familiar building through the window pane.  Jeongguk parked his car and stopped the engine.  He quickly left his seat and swiftly opened the passenger's door for Yerim. 

"Thank you for tonight."  She shyly said as she got out of the luxurious vehicle.

"Oh well ... My pleasure."  He giggled showing his bunny smile as he awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. "You should go up quickly." 

"Right. Good night."  She bowed before turning her back to him and slowly walking to the building's entrance. 

Jeongguk walked back to his car and took a seat in the vehicle.  He observed Yerim through the rear-view mirror feeling quite uneasy.  What was this feeling?

He shook all his doubts away and quickly left his car before lapping over to Yerim.

"Oh, wh-"

He interrupted her as his lips madly crashed on hers while he cupped her beautiful face.