Just wanted to remind everyone that Ending b for chapter 5 won, so I hope you all enjoy Chapter 5 entitled "Shit"
Like in the past Sooho and Youngro went out the window standing over the small pipe, but this time he was holding her by the waist from the front so that she wouldn't fall like last time.
"Youngro just looks at me," he says "Don't look down, I won't ever let you fall"
Youngro sniffs, her eyes teary as she was scared for staying up so high with her only support being Sooho. "Sooho Oppa"
"It's alright, it's alright" he assures her "I am here"
The window above them opens suddenly shocking Youngro, but this time, Sooho was ready and he held on to her tight making sure she won't fall.
She hugs his arm even tighter as fear becomes evident in her eyes.
Youngro just wanted this to be over with, standing over the ledge was scaring her. "Sooho-ssi, I am scared"
"I know, I know it's okay, trust me I will do whatever it takes to make sure you won't get hurt" Sooho whispers to her.
She doesn't know why, but the way he said it. Feels like a promise he made to himself, a promise that he won't ever do it again.
From above, Ms. Pi gazes down the window and sees nothing but the grounds of the dorm. She closes the window and turns to the other two who were with her in the attic.
"No one seems to be here, Man-dong-ssi make sure to lock this place up"
"Yes ma'am" he stutters, "I will do it later I just need to go down and get my tools to fix the leak"
Pi Seung-hee just stares at him, an eyebrow raised at him.
A moment passed, he sighs.
Seeing that he has no choice Kim Man-dong agreed, they left the attic locking it. He leaves the area following the young women while looking back at the locked attic, concern evident in his entire being.
As soon as they left Sooho carries the trembling Youngro back inside through the window. He carries her to the chair in the room then covers her with a blanket as he did in the past.
As he tried to leave to make coffee for her, she grabs his wrist. Sooho looks at her shaking hand holding onto him, before checking her face still showing the expression of fear.
Sooho squats in front of the trembling girl and pulls her into a hug, Youngro rests her forehead on his shoulder while he rests his chin on hers. He hugs her tight where no space could be found in between them, he pats her back as she continues to whimper softly.
"I am sorry," he tells her when she finally stops. 'No matter what happens, even in this second life I just keep troubling you don't I Youngro.' He sighs at the thought of that
Youngro hugs him tighter "Don't be, you kept me safe the entire time. Thank you Sooho-ssi"
Sooho smiles, 'she really has a big heart' "Why the sudden formality again? What happened to Oppa? Love? Jagi-"
She pushes him away to glare at him "Ya! Since when did I agree to call you love, Jagi, or even yeobo?"
His smile turns into a playful one "Well do you want me to call you that instead? I mean I don't mind"
She slaps him in the shoulder.
Near his injury.
Sooho winces at the contact.
Youngro's eyes widen when she realized what she did, she stood up right away to get the first aid kit. "Oppa I am sorry, did I ruin the dressing?" as she was about to reach it, he stops her.
"I am fine Youngro, look it didn't bleed out or anything, I was just surprised at the sudden contact" he assures her.
She pouts at him. "Promise?"
He smiles, tucking her hair behind her ear "Promise, now sit I want to make you some coffee"
She tilts her head to the side "Coffee?"
Nodding, Sooho's smile grows big as he remembers the last time he drank coffee with Youngro in the attic.
"Yes coffee, for some reason it became my favorite drink, When I make it, it washes away all my exhaustion"
Youngro sees the expression on his face, it's as if he was reminiscing such a beloved memory to him, a memory that he likes to treasure forever.
"So that's your magic coffee then? Well, I have my own as well" she brags, she also has her own special coffee, she always loved making it. Maybe one day she can make one for him.
He grins at her "Really and what does your coffee do for you?"
"My coffee, when drank will erase all your bad memory" she gloats. "Maybe one day when you behave I will make a mug for you"
Sooho chuckles at her words, coffee really became special to him. And he couldn't wait for Youngro to make coffee for him.
"Ya! Why are you laughing? I am being serious here" she scolds, her words and expression was the same in the past, making him laugh even more "Whenever I drink it, all my bad memories go away"
"I am sure it does" he teases
She pouts and turns away from him "Fine, don't drink my coffee then, I am never making one for you"
Panic surges through him when he heard those words "Ya! wait Youngro-ya I am joking! let me taste the coffee you make! Please!"
She looks up at him bewildered before letting out a laugh "Do you really want to taste it that bad? Your expression Sooho Oppa! you look like your entire life ended if you can't have a taste" she started clutching her stomach from laughing small snorts escaping her, tears were actually forming in her eyes as she laughs. She has never seen a person panic so much over coffee.
Sooho watches her laugh, though she was laughing at him, he was happy to see her smile so much. He may have not changed many events in this timeline, but the most important change he made was making Youngro smile as much as she can.
"Are you done laughing at me Youngro?"
Youngro was breathing hard from laughing so much, she finally stops to stare at him to see a sweet expression plastered across his face. She wipes away the small tear that escaped her eye as she lets out a small laugh.
She moved forward to give him a hug, shocking the man. But still, he hugged her back.
"Thank you so much," she tells him, even in the scariest moments he can make her smile, how she hopes that he will always be there to make her happy.
Sooho's eyes turn moist "I should be the one thanking you Youngro, I still don't deserve your thanks" he hugs her tight, remembering all the troubles he gave her in the past. 'I need to make sure nothing goes wrong in this life before I deserve your appreciation
She releases him from the hug, "It's late now, I need to go back"
Sooho's eyes widen as he remembers that back then, Ms. Pi locked them inside the attic "Wait Youngro the door-"
She kissed him on the cheek.
His brain suddenly stopped working at that action as he just stares at the girl in front of him.
"Goodnight Sooho Oppa" she smiles, He did not respond his mouth just stayed open, and continues to stare at her dumbfounded.
She blushes at his gaze and bites her lower lips as she moves past him to go to the door, she took a quick peek at him to see that he was still staring at the spot she was a while ago.
Feeling giddy she gently taps both her cheeks with her palms, not understanding where the sudden boldness come from. As she tries to open the door she couldn't, she realizes that they were locked from the outside, she panics.
"Sooho-ssi!" she calls out, The man finally snapping out of his dazed expression from the sound of her distressed call. "The door is locked, I think it's locked from the outside"
Panic courses through her as soon as she realizes that she was locked inside with Sooho, she starts pacing around the attic.
"What do I do? What if Man-dong Ahjussi can't come in time to release us? What if the next morning they find out I am not in the room?"
Different scenarios flashed through her mind, making her anxiety rise even more.
Sooho stares at her, understanding the worry she is having, but he remembers in the past Man-dong and Jeong-min will come later to unlock them which is why he stays calm. Though he couldn't tell her that the least he can do is comfort her.
He grabs her by the shoulder, stopping her from her pacing.
"It's okay, Don't worry, you know who I am don't you?"
She stares at him extremely anxious and worried but still lets out a small smile "Superman?"
He smiles "That's right"
He drags her to the steps and has her sit down before going to make coffee for her to relax.
As soon as he finished the task he went to sit beside her as he gives her the mug, and guides her hands with the mug to her mouth. He watches her drink the coffee silently just admiring her beauty, til a piece of paper caught his attention. He grabs it and starts folding it to a paper plane, the same style that she used to fly the paper plane that had her message for him written.
His actions caught her attention, and as soon as she realized he was folding it to a paper plane she leaned closer to check how he folds it.
Sooho smiles as he remembers this was how he calmed her down the first time they got stuck in the attic.
When he was finished he turns to her and told her "Watch this" he flew the paper plane. They both watch it fly across the room only stopping when it hit the window. "Do you want to try?"
Youngro nods and grabs the closest paper she could find, and patiently wait for his instructions to fold them.
"Fold here, then there, put a crease here," Sooho tells her as he instructs her patiently, watching her smile as her anxiety of being locked up slowly disappears.
"Youngro! Youngro!" they hear "It's Jeong-min are you there?"
"Unnie!" Youngro exclaims, placing the paper plane down as she goes to the door and waits for her Unnie and Man-dong Ahjussi to unlock the door. Sooho following shortly.
As the two enter Youngro apologizes immediately "I am sorry Unnie, Ahjussi" she bows
"I am sorry as well sir" Sooho copies
"It's alright don't worry about that, but we need to think. Ms. Pi is going to keep the key to the attic from now on, What do we do?" Man-dong asks, clearly worried about the situation they are in now.
Sooho didn't bother telling them that he needs to escape tonight, he knew it was useless with all the guards surrounding the area. But he knows exactly how and when to escape.
The Open house.
"Is there any event here in the dorm we can use as an advantage for me to get out?"
They all stared at him, pondering a minute about it before Youngro remembers the Open House.
"We do have one!" She exclaims, "We have the open house in a few days, male students are allowed to enter the dorm. We can disguise you as my partner for that"
Jeong-min nods at the young girl's words. "That's true, he can just go down and mix with the crowd. I can prepare a bike for him to use when he leaves"
Sooho smiles appreciatively at the girls. "Thank you"
Jeong-min waves her hands dismissively "It's no problem at all, just don't ghost Youngro next time"
"Ya Unnie!"
Her words and Youngro's red face make the two males in the attic laugh.
"That's true young man, don't ever hurt our Youngro" Man-dong adds further teasing Youngro.
Sooho laughs a bit more "Promise"
"You're all mean," Youngro says petulantly.
Her cute actions makes them all smile.
Sooho wraps an arm around her shoulder "You're really cute you know that"
"Hmph! Goodnight" she says, pushing away the arm around her shoulder she stomps away from the attic, Jeong-min, and Man-dong following suit before saying goodbye to the man.
With that Sooho was left alone in the room.
A few more days and he will be leaving the dorm and his mission will begin again. He needs to make sure to inform his 'father' that the money the south will give them should be placed somewhere far away from the dorm so that he wouldn't get trapped in the area.
He already listed down areas where the ANSP does not visit, planning to give them to his father so that he could inform the higher-ups in the South where they can place the bag. He was able to get those information thanks to Gang-mu when they were planning rendezvous points if they escape the dorm.
Thinking about Gang-mu, the man who was his enemy before, the man he saved in the past, and the man he grew to respect as an older brother.
Sooho believed him to be just an ANSP dog who only follows the orders of his boss, a hypocrite who tries to save the students yet works for the ANSP. But after spending time with him in the past he learned that the man has a true sense of justice, and actually cares about the people in the south whether he has any connection with them or not.
They built an unusual friendship and Sooho would always treasure it. It's just a shame that in this life, Gang-mu will continue to hate him, blaming him for the death of one of his comrades when they were chasing him in Germany.
"though it wasn't his fault Gang-mu's comrade didn't know how to jump out of the train properly, getting himself killed in the process"
He sighs shaking his head. He cleans up the cups they used and prepares himself to go to sleep.
The next day he meets Youngro, they discuss the open house and their plan to help him escape.
"I am really sorry Youngro, because of me you can't enjoy your open house"
Youngro continues writing not bothering looking at him "It's alright, it's not like it's my last open house... and who knows maybe I will invite you next year"
His gaze towards her turns sad, he plans to come back to her no doubt about that. But he knew he couldn't do that in a year.
He needs to complete his mission in the north to allow him and his comrades to get back home safely, he needs to get his sister out of the North where the higher up's can just easily use her to threaten him, and he needs to erase his identity as Im Sooho.
That would take years he knows that. Years of staying away from Youngro, but he didn't want her to think that he forgot about her. He needs to let her know somehow.
Sooho reaches out to grab her hand that was writing holding it in his. She turns to face him.
"Sooho Oppa?"
He takes a deep breath before he explains. "Youngro after this I will need to lay low, and I plan to go back abroad for work"
Youngro's eyes widen from his words, "Oh, I see take care when you go then" she mumbles nervously as she tries to avoid his gaze.
He grips her hands tighter "But I won't forget you, I may not call you every day, it would probably be a rare occurrence that I could call, but I will do my best to contact you. And we will meet again"
"Promise?" she asks
"Promise" Sooho responds as he reaches out to caress her cheek, only to be stopped by Youngro as she noticed the time on the watch on his wrist.
"It's late already, I am late for class" She scrambles to get her things "See you later Oppa" she calls out as she leaves
"See you later" he whispers as he watches her leave.
~~~~Day of Open House~~~~
Sooho leaves the attic standing outside on the rooftop wearing the blue suit of her older brother waiting for Youngro to appear, and when she does his heart skipped a beat.
She crosses towards him, her light pink dress swaying in the wind as she walks. And just like in the past, he was just as mesmerized by the way she looked.
He walks to her, she walks to him. They meet in the middle, just staring at one another.
"Shall we go?"
Sooho just nods, they planned to go down earlier than in the past due to Sooho's persistence. So they were able to go down the open house without bumping into Ms. Pi.
They needed to leave without drawing any attention, so Sooho took the lead in getting out of the dorm, confusing Youngro as to why he knew the dorm layout so well, he even knew where to go to avoid bumping into people who could drag them to some events by telling her things like "I might get dragged to a shooting competition there, We would get dragged to their little dance, Gwang-tae might appear there"
"How do you know where to go? And how did you know Gwang-tae-ssi is even here? No one invited him"
Sooho knows his actions are suspicious to Youngro, but right now he just needs to get them out of the dorm safely.
"I can see the future"
She rolls her eyes at his answer and snorts "Fine don't tell me"
"One day, I promise, we need to get out of here first," he says as he drags her out of the dorm successfully avoiding other people most especially Bon-ok.
They finally see Jeong-min and the bike and rushes towards her.
The moment Jeong-min sees them she stood up right away, facing Youngro "You need to get into the bike as well"
"Huh" was the girl's only response.
"It's safer that way if you went with him. It will look like you guys are leaving to go on a date"
As the girls were talking Sooho already went to ride the bike, waiting for Youngro to get on.
"I will take the bag, go Youngro"
Those words made Sooho whip his head towards them, the bag with his bloody clothes, they may have avoided Bon-ok. But it's still dangerous to have it with the girls since Gang-mu will intercept a message from the dorm thanks to Man-dong and they may raid the dorm to do a double-check. It might put suspicion on the girls if they find them with his clothes.
"No give me the bag," he tells them, "Actually no, Youngro you carry the bag while we go but give it back to me when we separate later"
Youngro hugs the bag tighter "No, I plan on washing it and then return it to you when we meet again"
Sooho sighs at her stubbornness "Youngro, you don't need an excuse like that to see me, I will come back to you, it might be suspicious if people accidentally find you with that"
She bites her lower lip in worry, the bag was her sure way excuse that he will come back to her "but-"
Jeong-min rolled her eyes at the couple's behavior, she pushed Youngro to the back of the seat grabbing the bag.
"Wait, give Youngro the bag," Sooho tells her.
Jeong-min stares at him, agreeing she helped Youngro put on the bag at her back. "He's right you know, we can't afford to have that stay with us"
Youngro seeing she is outnumbered just agreed to their words. she hugs Sooho at the waist to secure herself.
Sooho rides the bike away from the area, with Jeong-min waving them Goodbye and wishing them to have fun on their date. Making them both blush.
As Sooho bikes down the mountain, Youngro breaks the silence.
"You know which dorm room I am in, right?"
Sooho smiles "207"
"You know the dorm's number, right?"
"Yes, even before we met I know it"
Her eyebrows furrowed on the idea that Sooho knows the number of the Dorm before they even met, random theories pop up to her head "How do you know it?"
He smirks "Don't be jealous Youngro"
"I will slap you"
"You can't slap me, I am riding the bike"
She pinches him in the waist.
"Hey!"
She rolls her eyes "Just answer the question Sooho-ssi"
"Sooho-ssi?"
"Sooho Oppa, better?" She asked him annoyed.
Sooho lets out a small chuckle "I know the dorm number because Gwang-tae kept repeating it out loud for an entire hour whenever he plans to call the dorm"
"Oh"
"See that's why you don't need to be jealous, I only ha-stop pinching me! Ya Eun Youngro!" he complains
"Then quit teasing me" she huffs, they pass by the gates of Hosu Dorm University, yet he didn't stop pedaling. "Oppa where do you plan on dropping me"
"We already escaped the dorm, most of the ANSP agents are in the dorm or mountain next to it. There's a small park near the area, let's take a walk"
"A walk?"
He nods as they near the small park, and like he thought it wasn't that field with people, and some areas are isolated that can easily hide them.
"Think of it as a date, for the one we never had in the past, and with me laying low soon. I doubt we can have another opportunity like this again" He parks the bike, waiting for Youngro to get down first before he does. He motions to the park with his hand "There's barely any people anyways, even if it's just 20 minutes. So Youngro would you like to go on an extremely short date with me?" He grabs the bag from her slinging it over his shoulder as he awaits her response.
She laughs a bit before responding "Yes, I would love to go on an extremely short date with you" she links their arms together as they enter the area.
"I would have brought you to a cafe or somewhere else, but I don't have any money on me right now" He admits "So next time we go out, I plan to spoil you rotten"
"I don't need something fancy on a date Sooho Oppa, I just want you"
He smiles, feeling giddy he unlinks their arms so that he can wrap his at the back of her waist instead.
They walked around the park, enjoying the peace they had, wishing they had a camera to at least document the moment.
Afer walking for a while they reached a fountain at the very end of the park, Youngro tired from all the walking sat on the edge of it.
"Wah Oppa, what a great 20-minute date" She laughs.
"Well, it was longer than my last one," he laughs back
Youngro's laughter suddenly stopped "I thought you didn't go out and this is your first" She scrunches her face.
"In my last date, I left her right away on the pretext of being busy and bumped into you" He smirks clearly planning on teasing her.
Realizing he was talking about the group blind date she huffs. "That does not count as a date, you know"
"Yeah, yeah I know" he places his palm on her cheek stroking it with his thumb as he stares into her face, he could no longer hold it in. He knew that once they seperate it will be years before he can see her again, so he slowly leans in "Thank you for giving me my first date Youngro-ya"
Youngro was taken aback at him leaning in seeming to be an attempt to kiss her, nervous but excited she closes her eyes, preparing herself for the kiss.
As he was about to connect their lips, a bright light catches his attention from behind her. He pulls back right away leaving Youngro confused.
Someone was signaling him with the reflection of the light from a small mirror.
And that someone was Joo Gyeok-Chan.
Comrade Joo was there, and he saw them.
"Shit"
~~~~End of Chapter 5~~~~
Hi!!!! 🤍🤍
I am sorry it took so long hehe 🙇♀️
That's enough fluff for this book don't you think hehe
Time for trouble to begin 😈
and for those of you who are curious about the ending a and b from the last chapters poll
So those were the endings I was debating on for this chapter
This was a long chapter hahaha😅
And the next one might be twice as long 😭
I also made a schedule for when I plan to update my stories from now on
Why'd it have to be you? = Friday
In Another Life = Saturday
Another Chance = Sunday
Snowdrop One-shots = whenever I finish a request (so random 😂)
This schedule wont always be accurate, there may be days I am too lazy/busy to write, but I will always announce a day before if I dont plan to update a chapter on the scheduled day of any of my stories.
Anyways I hope you guys like it! 🤍🤍
See you in the next one!
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Preview to Chapter 6
"That girl is nothing but trouble, look at what your actions got us in too" Comrade Joo hisses to Sooho, while Eung-Cheol just stays silent at the side, listening to his comrades argue.
"It wasn't her fault this all happened" Sooho counters "Why couldn't you just follow my orders"
"I came to follow you to make sure you won't do anything stupid! I am this close to killing the girl to teach you a lesson"
Sooho glares at him, he raises his gun to Gyeok-Chan's face "She's the ANSP director's daughter, if we want to survive she needs to stay alive"
Eung-Cheol and Gyeok-chan's eyes widen at that.
"Is that why you went after her?" Eung-Cheol asked their leader.
Sooho clenches his fist at the words, just like in the past. It seems like he needs to hide his feelings towards her once again "Yes"
He denied his feelings, not realizing that Kim Man-dong was listening to their conversation the whole time.
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I plan to do this little previews of the next chapter in all my ongoing stories except for the one-shot request book