Boys Over Flowers (Herophine fanfiction)

Chapter 22🌹

Josephine

Why?? Why is he here??
I'm completely in shock right now. I can't breathe properly from all the running and this panic. How is it possible that he meant what he said after all the things he did to me? This must be some sick joke. Or maybe I'm in my dream. So I slap my cheek with my palm, only to feel soreness there. This isn't a dream.

I slowly pad to where he stands as if I approach an alien fallen from the sky. When I stand a few feet away from him, I hesitantly speak in a barely audible voice.
"Um... Hi."
Looking up to find me, I can see a fire ignites inside him.
"Langford!!!"
He, as I expected, angrily screams and reduces the distance remained between us. He's gonna beat me up. Shit!! This won't go well.
However, the next thing I feel is not his fist connected to my cheek but his strong arms wrapped around my waist in fact, which astonishes me as though I was struck by a lightning. What is happening? Is he hugging me now??
"I... it's c... cold."
Trembling voice of his sounds right next to my ear and it is now I realize how cold his body is. This poor man waited for me soaked by this pouring rain. It is impossible for me not to feel sorry for him at this point.

But feeling for him doesn't mean I let him hug me because he's not my boyfriend or anything. Therefore I untangle his arms and step away from him.
"Don't hug me like that all of sudden!"
Although I do know it's unfair to snap at him like this now, I somehow do. I'm sure he gets more mad at me now.

"But I'm relieved you're safe."
Says he with a small smile. What!?!? What did he just say?????
My jaw literally drops to the ground.
That Hero Fiennes Tiffin, known as Lucifer, is relieved that I'm safe????? You've got to be kidding me!!!!
"W...what?"
I stupidly ask.
"I was worried about you, Langford! I thought you were in an accident or something."
A panic crosses his eyes, which hurts my heart so bad. Why is he nice to me today unlike usual? This is not fair!
"I... um... no, I wasn't in an accident."
I tell the truth feeling an enormous guilt.
"Then, why the fuck are you late? I'm gonna fucking kill you if you don't give me a good reason!"
He presses me. Now, the jerk is back.
"I didn't even say yes to your offer!"
I yell as loudly as him.
"But you came!!"
I didn't predict it coming.
"What?"
"You came here to see me, didn't you?"
I have no words to let out since he's damn right. I did come to see him. And this fact bloody scares me though I don't know why.

"Perhaps, you're fucking in love with me, aren't you?"
He smirks.
Is he insane?? How the hell can I love someone who bullied me like that???? Hell no!
"Are you kidding me?? Great! I'm going home!"
Then, I madly begin walking away from him.
"What? Wait!!"
His hand captures mine and I wince from its coldness. It's more like an ice than the ice itself, which is all because of me. I owe it to him at least today.

So I shelter him from the rain with my umbrella and mumble,
"I'll buy you a drink for my being late so..."
His face obviously lights up from my words, and I fight with my lips which despair to curl up. But he's Hero after all. His bright smile immediately gets replaced with an scowl and yells,
"Of course you should, stupid!"
"You're annoying as hell!"
He is annoying!
"So what? Now let's go before I literally freeze!"
And we start walking to look for a cafe.
Despite his mean words, there's no denying that his dimples are there and that it doesn't fail to tag at my heart.

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I was totally forgetting that we're in bloody Beverly Hills, the town for the rich, when I have difficulty in finding a cheap coffee place so that I can afford two drinks. In my wallet is only 5 dollars now, people!! What can I buy in these fucking expensive shops with it?