#Jk's POV…
I saw Hyungie and Wooshik Hyung bickering after school. It looked bad; they were yelling. They appeared to resent each other, but deep down, I believed that they just wanted to be friends. But because boys are as stubborn as mules, there is no hope for them. Literally none!
Unable to ignore the situation, I impulsively ran over and grabbed Hyungie by the wrist. Pulling him away from Wooshik Hyung I mumbled ❝Don't stoop to his level,❞ though it was about as loud as the sound of leaves as they susurrated underfoot.
Hyungie protested, explaining Wooshik Hyung's remark, and I blew it off. He's not the first person to insult me, anyway. Nor was it Wooshik Hyung's first time.
I stared into Hyungie's eyes as his gaze flickered back and forth, from looking at me to looking in Wooshik Hyung's direction. There was some emotion buried just below the surface of his expression. ❝But Kookie-❞ Hyungie began to contradict my previous comment when I decided I was done waiting. I pressed my lips to his. The Kiss was impulsive and hasty, and it was over before it really began.
Suddenly realising what I had done, I stammered a short apology.
❝No, it's fine,❞ Hyungie reassured me, although I didn't truly accept it.
And then, this time more rigid, I said, ❝No, I-I should've asked.❞ Why I faltered mid-sentence I cannot explain. Something about being so physically close to Hyungie made my heart pound.
❝Well then,❞ he said at a fraction of the volume I had used before. ❝Can I kiss you?❞
Not long ago, I would have presumed I was having a silly thought, merely a dream. I heard some bells jingling in my mind. ❝Yes!❞ I replied, more like I shouted. His lips were upon mine once more. It was today. Today I finally got my kiss from my desired person. I manifested for him to be mine. Mine! And although I believed that when he kissed me he would no longer be walking around with my first kiss, he still was. Just differently. Before, he owned every capability and hope I had of kissing, and he had been my almost-kiss. But now he is on his first kiss. He is my boy & my future man!
❝Kookie, will you be my boyfriend?❞
❝Yes!!❞ I once again shouted, without a thought. My wistfulness had vanished, replaced by a contented feeling. ❝We should probably go.❞ Slipped from my mouth. I suppose it was the responsible thing to say.
❝You're probably right. But who says that we won't see each other tomorrow? Well, we still have the ride home together.❞ He seems optimistic. Hopeful. Then, I realised, I was the same.
❝That's true,❞ I responded with a smile. We were here, together, and I felt as though it might stay this way. I would quite like that, too. To grow and learn and age alongside Hyungie. Looking at him, I knew that if he put himself into this relationship, I would always reciprocate that determination. After all, I fell for him in our second grade. Since second grade, he's been my Taehyungie-Hyung. And maybe, just maybe, it was meant to be.