(AN: PREPARE FOR SOME FLUFF AHEAD! 😍)
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"That old man is really getting on my nerves! To the fact that he want us to stay here 'till midnight?" You continually rant while slamming the papers you are organizing on the table.
A text message makes you stop from grunting, reading the message it makes you smile.
From; Peelpri🌸
An? Where are you?
Is Mr.Kang makes u stay up late again?
Me;
Of course 😒
He wants me to finish the cases
i have to review for the
coming trial 😑.
From; Peelpri🌸
Good luck! 🙌😂
Me;
Whatta supportive best friend u R!
(insert sarcasm here 🙅)
From; Peelpri🌸
Just kidding!
I'm omw to pick U up 😙
He's Wonpil, your ever so lovely best friend, a lot of people mistaken you that you are dating him, since he's very overprotective best friend to you and also he's so sweet, but that doesn't mean that it is true, but you gonna admit it, you like him, he's also your co-worker but since you are still a junior prosecutor, you still have tons of cases needed to investigate.
A ring of your phone startles you, "Who's that?" You look up at the clock and saw it's already past midnight, you flip your phone and saw on the caller ID that it is your team detective, "Seems like I have another case to prosecute" you shook your head and pick up the call, after receiving the directions you run your way to your car and drive off to the place, forgetting that you have Wonpil to pick you up.
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"I'm sorry okay? I forgot that you're gonna pick me up earlier" You said to Wonpil while you are organizing the files on your desk, "Detective Choi, what time is the witness of split personality serial killer case's going to come?" You ask him, ignoring Wonpil who's still standing in front of your desk.
"Don't ignore me" Wonpil stated in a very low tone indicating that he's seriously getting mad.
"What? Can't you see? I'm busy, I still have a lot of things to do and also I don't have any sleep yet" You grumble while slamming the papers you are organizing, letting Wonpil know that you are mad too.
"It's not the first time you did this! You makes me go so worried! I waited for you for almost three hours! Checking the whole building if there's any sign of you, but no! Nothing at all! And also you didn't answer your phone or at least sent me message that you were okay and just investigating cases or if you got home safe!" Wonpil shouted at the top of his lungs then his face soften, "I'm sory if I worried too much" after that he leaves.
"Omg! I knew it! He really likes you! He wouldn't worry like that if he doesn't! Omo! Omo! I ship you two!" Your team secretary said while clasping her hand together and staring at you in awe.
"Miss. Lim, can you photo copy this for me? Two pages each" You said placing on her table a high stacks of paper and breaking what imaginations she has in her mind.
"Ne~" She muttered on her breath and start doing her job.
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But what she said still bothers you, yes, Wonpil is really an overprotective best friend and he sometimes go over the friend limitations of protectiveness, it feels like he's your boyfriend, he doesn't want you to get hungry and check you from time to time if you eat already, or if you are investigating crime scenes late at night, he will sacrifice his rest time and join you just to make sure that you are going home safe with him, and also helps you with the cases you are going to prosecute, things that you don't know if he's really doing these because he just sees you as his best friend or little sister or because the people around you were right, it's because he likes you.
But you don't want to assume too much so you just leave that aside.
You were going to took a second bite on your beef bulgogi set when you saw Wonpil sitting on the corner of the cafeteria.
You place your plates on the tray and carry it, approaching Wonpil table and sit across him.
"I'm sorry" You said as he lift his gaze up to meet your eyes, he raise his left eyebrow and continue eating again.
"Yaaah! Can't you hear me? I said I'm sorry!" He lift his gaze up again and about to carry his tray of foods and leave you but you grab his arm.
"I'll do anything just please forgive me!!!!" You pleaded, but when he smirks, it makes you gulp and regret your decision.
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"Wonpil!!! Please noooooooo!!!!!!!! Aaaaahhhhh!!!!" You yell at the top of your lungs while tightening your embrace on Wonpil's waist, despite of your loudness you can still hear his adorable giggles.
"This is fuuuuuuunnnnnn!!!!!" Wonpil yelled and fasten the water ski even more.
Wonpil tried to persuade you how many times to have a vacation in Jeju Island and do water activities, but since you are still a junior and have stacks of cases to do, you resisted him and also because you are afraid of sea, and yes, that's what he requested for to forgive you.
"I wanted to do that again!" Wonpil exclaimed while rubbing your back as you pant and glare at him.
"Do it alone! I'm so exhausted!" You said while slapping his hand away and sit inside your cabin.
"Oh come on An! Very no fun!" Wonpil teases while opening the lid of the water bottle and offer it to you after.
You took a gulp and saw some water obstacles, and since you know that Wonpil is having difficulties in maintaining his balance you smirk at the thought running in your mind.
"No, no, noooo!" Wonpil struggles to remove your grip on him, but you manage to drag him to the said obstacle.
"The first one to finish until one of us able to climb on that last piece of obstacle will win the game!" You cheered at the annoyed face of Wonpil.
"If you win, I'll volunteer myself to accompany you to every ride you want to do!" Your grin becomes wider when Wonpil nodded his head.
You both wore a life vest and start jumping at the plastic obstacles, but Wonpil seems not to maintain his balance and slipped on the second plastic float and drop in the water, you grab the rope as you push yourself up the last obstacle and look back at Wonpil, he is swimming up ahead and is cheating you.
You giggles and about to lift your leg to crawl above the finish line but Wonpil catch up and grab your other leg and pull you in the water.
"Yaaaah!!! That's cheating!!!!" You complained and hit Wonpil chest, he pushes you in his arms and kisses you on the cheeks that makes you blush.
"I'm sorry!" He said with an aegyo voice and swim back at the beach side, "The first one to get to the cabin will win!" He cheered as you grunt and swim back also.
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In the end, Wonpil still persuaded you and have no choice but to join him in the rides he wanted to do, until it strikes evening, and you both hand in hand search for a restaurant to dine in.
"I'm so hungry! Why are you so choosy when it comes to the food you wanted to eat?!" Wonpil whines and shake your hand in his.
"Tssss! I should be choosy! It's my money I am going to spend anyway! And also why should buy food that I'm not going to be satisfied with the taste? Hmm? Prosecutor Kim?" You said squeezing his hand on yours.
"Oh sure Prosecutor An!" He also squeezes your hand as you whine in pain.
"Ouuuch! It hurts!" He loosen his grip on yours and kisses the back of your hand.
"I'm sorry!" He showed his gummy smile that makes your heartbeat fast and stare at his adorable eyes.
"I knew it! You guys were going to end up together!" Suddenly two girls showed up and you recognised them as you and Wonpil's classmate in College.
"Ahmmm! It's not-"
"What you think!" Wonpil continue what you are going to say and let go of your hand.
"Don't tell me that you guys are still best friends when I saw you with my own two eyes kissing An's hand!" The other girl said and giggles.
"It's because-" You started to reason out but Wonpil cut you off.
"I like someone else" Wonpil blurted out that shook you and also the two girls.
"Ohhh, I'm not gonna argue now, were going, enjoy your vacation" They hurriedly said and leave you two.
"Glad they'd stop teasing us!" Wonpil awkwardly laugh and look at you, but he saw your sour expression that makes him go worried.
"An?" He ask but you turn back to where your hotel located and start walking up ahead leaving Wonpil d*mbfounded.
"Hey! An! Wait up!" He trail behind you and grab your arm, "What's wrong?" He softly ask.
"I don't have an appetite, I'm going back to the hotel" You said and remove his arm on yours, but he still followed you behind, the way to the hotel becomes so quiet, unlike earlier that it is full of grunting and ranting about your co-officemates and playfully joking around, but that word 'I like someone else' makes your mood turned to gloom.
When you were in front of your room's door, Wonpil softly held your hand, "If it's because of what I said earlier, it's just a pure lie, I just wanted them to stop teasing us" He said.
"I'm sorry if teasing you with me annoys you, good night" You shake your wrist to remove Wonpil's hand and close the door behind.
This night just confirms what you really felt for Wonpil, you don't just like him, you love him too much.
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Because you really felt sulky with Wonpil, you both decided to ended your vacation earlier than what you planned and go back to Seoul.
"When this cases will end?" You grumble and start signing the papers of cases you are done prosecuting.
"If it's all done already, then we won't have any work anymore" Your team investigator said that makes you sigh.
"I'm here! And for you!" Wonpil bursted inside your office and places your favorite coffee and hot sweet potato.
"I'm not hungry" You soullessly said.
"I know you are!" He insisted and shove the sweet potato in your face.
"Stop, will you?" You grunted feeling annoyed.
"Not going to! Unless you sincerely fogive me!"
It's been a week since you went back to Seoul and also back to your work, Wonpil doesn't stop on pleading you to forgive him and keep on explaining himself to you, but you seemed so broken hearted with what he said so you didn't let him persuade you and keep on refusing to take his peace offerings.
"Just forgive him already!" Mr. Choi said looking at his monitor screen so he didn't see your glare.
"Yeah! Just accept his love for you!" Ms. Lim said and form a heartshape with her finger, "Hearteu~"
"Do you want me to shorten your life?" You warned as she smile awkwardly and took up stacks of paper on her cart.
"I'm going to the head prosecutor Ms. An!" She said and leave.
"I'm also going! Love you bestie!" Wonpil made a flying kiss and hurriedly leave your office too.
You were left shaking your head in irritation, when you look on Mr. Choi's desk he is also looking at you, eyebrows raising up and down and forming with his hand a heart shape.
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"What are you doing here!" You said when you saw Wonpil comfortably moving in your kitchen, looks like he is preparing a breakfast.
"Why? I'm always doing this before!" He said and smile at you, "d*m those beautiful smile" You muttered.
"What?" He ask.
"Nothing, just make it fast chef!" You hurriedly said and sit at the dining table.
"Ony if you forgive me!" He cheered holding up a tray of black bean paste noodle which is your favorite.
You shoot him a glare that makes him chuckled, "Okay! Okay! Eat up my lady!" He said and wink at you that makes you blush and cleared your throat.
After that day, you and Wonpil were back at overly sweet best friendships and were now having a grocery shopping.
"But I don't have to do this, I am always barging at your house and eating up all of your food there anyway! I can always cook for you in return!" Wonpil is still complaining about you insisting that he have to get some stocks of food in his refrigerator since you found it empty earlier when you visit him on his apartment unit.
"That's why I wanted you to have stocks of food! So you don't have to barge in my house and eat up my foods!"
"Then who will be the one to cook you foods if I won't?" He mumbled but you still manage to hear it, you cleared your throat and shake the thought away.
"No! When I said no! It's a no! Do you understand?!" You stated in a final tone, he just pout his lips and start following you from behind while pushing a push cart.
"Must have is sea foods!" You pick up the abalone and study it's form, "Looks fresh! Can I have half kilo of this?", You said to the salesman.
"Tsss, you just want me to cook you abalone noodle soup" Wonpil said that makes you smile and crave at the said food, you thanked the salesman and places the plastic bag of abalone in the cart.
You start stuffing the cart with meat products, canned foods, dry foods, bread and pastries, condiments, vegetables and other ingredients that you think Wonpil will need.
"Not too much ramyeon!" You slap Wonpil's hand and places the two packs of ramyeon back at the stall.
"Hey! But you have ramyeons in your apartment too!" Wonpil whined.
"Yes I do! Because I'm allowed to have it! While I don't allowed you" You stuck your tongue out at him as he showed an annoyed face.
"Oohh! Wonpil! An!" You and Wonpil's classmate in middle school said while pointing at the two of you, "Did you guys end up together?" She said.
"No! Were not-"
"Yes!" Wonpil cut you off and avoided eye contact with you
"Wait-" You tried to reason out but she cut you off this time.
"I knew it! That sweet gestures says it all! You guys are head over heels in love with each other!" She said and a small baby called her name out, "I'm going! I got married with Sang Hyuk anyway!" She bid her goodbye and you guys left amazed.
"Sang Hyuk and her? They were enemies before right?" Wonpil said and shake his head.
"Don't change the topic here! Why did you say that?!" You place your hand on your waist and ready to scold him but he pushes the cart away on the cashier.
"Yaaaah! I'm not done with you!" You trailed behind him.
"I don't want you to get mad again if I will say that I like someone else again" He started, "And here you are getting mad when I said were together" He muttered that last part but you still understand it.
"Aish! Just say were not and then done!"
"But they're not gonna believe us! You know that" He defensed.
"Whatever" You just retreated.
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The bond between you grow stronger and you didn't notice that you are really sinking deep in love with him, you just want to be beside him, through the hardest days and on the happiest days also, satisfied with your relationship you are unable to notice that he, Wonpil is also falling deep in love with you.
"Wonpil said that he's gonna meet me at this rooftop, but he's not here yet, are we going to investigate some case here? This place kinda creepy" You said while checking your phone for any messages from Wonpil, he said that you shouldn't call or text him no matter what, because he's the one going to do it, but he's not texting you yet, his last message is this morning and it's already nine in the evening.
Suddenly, a lantern fly on your way looks like it comes from the ground floor of this building and was flew to the rooftop and you received a message from Wonpil.
From; Peelpri🌸
Read what's written in the lantern
You pull the paper sticked on the lantern and read what's written in it.
To my beautiful best friend,
I know, I've wasted a lot of years already
I should've told you about it before
But I'm st*pid and so dense with what I am really feeling
I thought it's normal to be overprotective with you
Normal to threaten all of those who tried to court you,
Normal to go overly worried if you were happy
or if you were sad
or if you were hurt
or if you eat on time
But..
"But what???" You whined as another lantern flew in your way, you hurriedly grab the paper sticked into it.
But, It's not normal
Because it's the kind of feeling
not everyone could have
It's the feeling that only
people in love with should have felt.
And it is the feeling that I have for you
Because..
"What?! Why are you so cliff hanger?!" You complained and waited for the lantern but no one came, you decided to stood up on your seat and look down at the ground floor of this building but a huge balloon floating in the air catches your attention, and what's written on it is;
"I LIKE YOU",
You smile as a tear continually falls from your eyes, suddenly a voice from a megaphone can be heard, that's calling your name, you look again on the ground floor and saw it is the man you love, a lighted lantern on the ground forming a heart shape and Wonpil, standing in the middle of it, holding a megaphone in his hand.
"I'M SERIOUS!!" He shouted, not worried at the fact that he is loud and is invading others privacy.
"Stay where you are and I'll get you!" He shouted again on the megaphone and hurriedly run his way to enter the building.
With so much gratefulness you flop on the ground and wait 'till the man you love wraps you in his arms.
But unlike him, you didn't really think that those years of being his best friend is wasted, you loved the way you guys are, but also you wanted to have him as your man and that time already comes, because you also like him, and you're also serious about it.
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(AN: I'M SORRY! 🙏🙇 I DIDN'T KEEP MY WORD! 😭, I REALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE WEEKS I HAVEN'T UPDATED NOR CAN'T REACHED, I BECOME SO EXTREMELY BUSY, SO AS A PEACE OFFERING, I'LL GIVE YOU BUNCH OF UPDATES, I HOPE THIS COULD MAKE YOU GUYS FORGIVE ME 😳 ILY💞
BTW.. I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF WRITERS HAVE A NAME CALLED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THEIR READERS, SHOULD I HAVE ONE? AND IF YOU GUYS WANTS, WHAT DO YOU THINK BEST SUITES YOU~ MY DEAR LOYAL READERS? 😍😍😍💜 COMMENT DOWN? 🙆)