Flutter//Jaehyun

Chapter 3

"Perfect timing for you, though." I mutter while brushing my teeth. I look into the mirror and attempt to tame a cowlick before giving up and spit the last bit of toothpaste out of my mouth. I begin feeling a bit concerned when he doesn't respond to different little comments I would say while doing my hair.

Jaehyun appears in the doorway, frightening me a bit with his quiet steps. Okay maybe I lied about him having loud steps.

I expect him to say something but he just stares at me, confusion curling his eyebrows. I stare at him back in attempt to win this strange little staring contest. But I break the gaze when notice how he's already groomed his perfectly-waved hair before I even woke up. This beautiful bastard.

I suddenly grow insecure at my rugged appearance. What if he was staring at me because I look gross?

"What?" I say, breaking this annoyingly prolonged silence.

He thinks for a bit. "What is it about you?" He simply states.

"What is that supposed to mean?" I say, narrowing my eyes and sharpening my tone.

"You were in my dream again last night." He states, nonchalantly. Although my heart springs out of my chest, I attempt to remain cool.

"And?" I challenge.

As he steps closer--and because my micro-studio has a an extremely micro- bathroom fit for one person--, I feel the wall pressed against my back. I feel his delicate, fresh scent--his smell would be identical to a thin breeze of the early summer air if it could be bottled up and sold--and it stings my brain with a feeling of reminiscence. He leans in slightly, his arm hanging on the door frame as he does so--his eyes study mine in silence. His eyes held so much intensity, too, as if he was trying his every effort to dip into my eyes in search for an explanation. What explanation, I think. there's nothing to understand about me. I'm, unfortunately, me. Jaehyun opens his mouth as if he were about to speak. 

"I need....your help with something."He nearly whispers this, looking almost fearful of anyone else hearing us. My eyebrows push towards one another in confusion but before he can explain more, there is a loud notification ding from the living room. I use this as an excuse to escape Jaehyun's strange gaze and his even stranger statement. This is not what I need right now.

I scoop my phone from the living room floor to find a bunch of texts from Kiana:

ki: hey hope u didnt forget abt today!

ki: im outside hurry up

ki:well looks like im comin up then bitch

And the last ding on my phone was this message:

ki: im here

I hear 3 loud knocks from the front door and instantly panic. Jaehyun almost reaches to open the door-- this smooth bastard really likes to pretend he owns this place! And in an instant, I throw his clothes in the corner, push him away from the door and back into the bathroom, telling him to stay silent until my word. He looks a little freaked out by my serious demeanor--which serves him right for confusing the hell out of me earlier--but he obliges and shuts the bathroom door behind him.

Now that everything looks natural--

"Open the door Deka I know you're probably sleeping again!"

I open the door quickly and greet Ki with a faux smile.

"Hey, hey, yeah sorry I forgot about today." I say with the door cracked open enough so that she couldn't come in completely. "You know....I slept too long and got high. So, sorry, can we rain check."