::Chapter 15::
-Chaeyoung's POV-
"It's already 12:00 am? Come on Mina, I'll drop you of-" Her head rested on my shoulder as our 3rd movie had barely started. Quiet and subtle snores left Mina's mouth as she had finally passed out from all the shows we watched.
She's still beautiful when she's sleeping.
I looked at Mina, my eyes on her features,
my admiration for her is so obvious anyone can tell. "How do you still smile?" I ask mumbled, tucking a strand of hair behind Mina's ear. She fidgeted but still stayed asleep.
After all the things she's been through with her parents and brother, it was understandable to see her shed tears. It was just hard to see it, considering all I used to see was Mina's gummy cute smile. I brush my thumb against her cheek but she groaned.
Oh sh-abort! Chaeyoung abort!
-Third Person's POV-
Chaeyoung's hand jolted away from Mina, who just stretched her arms and yawned. "Ouch." Chaeng mumbled, her shoulder hurting from Mina leaning on her shoulder. It was sore but she didn't bother complaining about it, considering the girl she liked felt comfortable around her.
"Sorry I was leaning against your shoulder. It was comfortable." Mina smiled but Chaeyoung just shrugged.
"Oh hey, by the way. You're close friends with Sana right?" Chaeyoung asked. She was curious because out of all the people she knew, Sana would certainly know the reason why Dahyun came back early from her vacation. They're best friends, probably more.
"Yeah." Mina nodded.
"Mind if you ask her if I can meet her sometime? I need to ask her about my friend." Chaeyoung smiled which caught Mina off guard. Mina knew that the tiger cub wasn't really social so she was quite taken back by the request.
"Uh yeah, sure."
"Why do you sound unsure. Or surprised." The shorter girl asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Because I know you're not an extrovert. But here you are, asking to meet someone completely new."
"I met Sana before so it's not new." Chaeyoung chuckled, rolling her eyes at Mina's statement.
Mina just laughed, standing up "Is it too late?"
"Yeah, it's 12:10. It's dangerous outside." Chaeyoung replied, battling wether or not to offer Mina to stay for the night. "Ah." Mina groaned, throwing her bag aside, carefully. There were other people inside the dorm so she didn't want to disturb anyone.
"You can sleep here for tonight." Chaeyoung coughed, her eyes darting anywhere but Mina's hoping to cover the blush she had. Mina scratched the nape of her neck feeling like a burden.
"O-Oh? Sure. Thanks. I'll just sleep on the couch."
"Don't. Sometimes Momo crashes on it in the middle of the night. Why? Because she sometimes eats at midnight, don't ask." Chaeyoung chuckled, standing up "You can sleep in my room."
Mina was a bit worried that she was starting to annoy Chaeyoung but the latter didn't seem to be so, she accepted the offer. In fact, Chaeyoung looked a little happier by the news. The two walked into the small room, the walls had some drawn pictures which really make your jaw drop. Each sketch was beautifully drawn and gave a sense of emotion, Mina was in awe. "You, drew these?"
Chaeyoung nodded, not phased by her question. "Here, you sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
Mina raised an eyebrow and as Chaeng was about to lie down on a thin blanket, the taller girl grabbed the other and pulled her onto the bed. Chaeyoung was caught off guard and lost balance, pinning Mina onto the bed. They're position can be considered intimate if anyone saw them.
Their eyes met and Chaeyoung felt her heart beat faster. Both of them were blushing, heat surrounding the two as the space in between them was small. "I-Uhm. I'll just sleep on the floor." Chaeyoung spoke, fortunately the only light on was the lamp which did not show any of their faces.
As Chaeyoung moved, Mina grabbed her by the collar and pulled her back onto the bed. Mina couldn't deny it, her cheeks were still warm from their previous position so she was technically avoiding Chaeng's face as much as possible. "No. Sleep here." Mina said before turning back towards the shorter girl, embarassed.
Chaeyoung gulped, sliding into the bed, still thinking about what just happened. Nothing inappropriate, just that her heart was beating like 10 miles per second. "G-Goodnight." She muttered, draping the blanket over her and Mina, her eyes looking at the door.
It'll take the whole night for them to fall asleep, all because of that moment.
<Next Morning>
-Chaeyoung's POV-
Mina had met up with Jeongyeon, turns out they knew each other. What a small world huh? Luckily, today wasn't going to be boring considering that Mina accepted my request and asked Sana to talk meet with me at a local café. It wasn't as awkward as I thought it would, Sana talked and talked but I wasn't irritated.
"...And that's how Dahyun and I met." Sana finished, I smile letting her know I listened. To half of her story.
"The way you say it sounds like a love story. Are you sure you guys aren't dating?" I asked, curious about their relationship. Dahyun used to always deny it but as of recently, the two had questionable moments.
Sana half-heartedly laughed "Nah, we're not dating."
"Alright, sure. If you two actually do date, you owe me $10." I smirked.
"Whaaat? That's unfair."
"Are you planning on dating her?" My eyebrows went up, teasing this squirrel.
"Shut up!" Sana rolled her eyes, her cheeks going a little red. I chuckled, imitating her answer as if to tease her.
"Anyways, so your saying Dahyun came early because she misses Korea? America sounds great..." I trailed off, curious.
According to Sana's story, Dahyun had left Korea in thought of going to school in America but after like 6 months she left and just stayed there for vacation. It was earlier than expected since I thought Dahyun would stay there much longer. Sana said that she just missed Korea and wanted to stay here instead.
"Well, Dahyun wasn't used to the lifestyle there. It's understandable." Sana shrugged, taking a sip out of her latte. I was about to ask another question but Sana beat me to it.
"By the way, you're getting closer to Mina." A faint smirk played on Sana's features.
"Yeah, So?"
"Oh come on. I saw the way you look at her when you said goodbye." Sana groaned "Chaeyoung, it's obvious."
"What?" I tried to cover up my anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach. Though Sana was clumsy she somehow always detected if you have a crush on someone.
"You like her."
"Who? Mina?" I chuckled "Nooo."
Sana looked at me, straight in the eyes "Give me a break. Chaeyoung, it's so obvious."
"Stop fooling yourself."
"Just tell me the truth! I won't tell anyone." Sana smiled, so innocent.
"Ugh."
"Fine." Sana crosses her arms "But in all honesty, Mina likes you."
I almost choked on my drink which made Sana just giggle "I'm being serious. Mina doesn't open up to people easy. She has this wall that barely anyone can break but you. You broke down those walls so easy it's crazy." Sana stated, I couldn't deny anything. Mina once said that she is reserved.
"Hm." I was interested.
"And hey, I wouldn't mind Mina falling for you. You're adorable, talented, humble, smart. Perfect." Sana winked, making me a little shy by all her compliments.
"That's cool. But I'm sur-"
"Did she call you a nickname?" Sana cut me off, I nodded as an answer. "Really? Oh she totally likes you. She gave me a nickname too, it was squirrel but I never really understood that one. What did she call you?"
I hesitated "Baby tiger."
Sana held in a snicker "I find that true."
She even called me cute, Sana! Cute!
"Don't even." I roll my eyes acting unimpressed by the nickname but in reality I always get giddy hearing it.
"But honestly, thank you." Sana smiled "Mina is a really reserved person and she always bottled up her emotions. You're really helping her open up and talk to someone. Thank you for that."
"I-No problem. I honestly have to thank her as well..Mina, has changed my perspective in a lot of things." I chuckle, reminiscing Mina's gummy smile.
"Hm, yeah. Anyways, I support you with Mina and all that. I'm rooting for you-" Sana ruffled my hair "baby tiger." She winked. I groaned knowing that Sana will surely tease me with that nickname given by Mina.
Sana grabbed her hand bag, draping it over her shoulders "Fighting!" She whispered before leaving the building. The café doors closing behind her as her bubbly presence was no longer sensible.
Just as I was about to leave, my phone buzzed causing me to stop and look at it. Sana texted me with a smiling emoji which was then followed by another text.
Take care of her, Chaeyoung. Don't hurt her :)
I texted her back, agreeing to not hurting Mina. It was a promise and no matter what happens, I would never want to hurt the girl I fell for. It's cheesy but it's true. Hurting someone that's important to my life is not something I go by, it's against the rules in my head.
I can't hurt Mina, I never will.
::To Be Continued::
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