Chapter 22

She was standing in front of the door to the training room, taking a little more time while thinking about what she's going to say after entering the room. 

It's a little bit awkward for her to come back without talking about her feelings. It will become more awkward if she confessing her whole heart toward him first. She's having a deep thought about everything.

"What if he's still with her?" a second thought came to her.

She releases the door knob and take a step backward; thinking of running.. No, walking away again.

"Coward! You can't even being honest with your own feeling" her inner self is cussing her act.

She sighed hardly looking at the door. It's just a step away, but why it feels so far from her reach. 

"Sora?" Leeteuk came out from the door looking at Sora whom sharply staring at the door.

"Oh oppa.." replied her while awkwardly waving at him.

He drops his training bag from his shoulder and went straight to hug that woman in front of him.

"I'm glad that you came back.." he said while looking straight to her eyes.

"I didn't go anywhere.." she replied. She's trying to hide the awkward feelings after Leeteuk found her waiting at the front door.

"Thank you.." Leeteuk smiled. He knows Sora won't admit that she's there for him. That stubborn lady is all about her pride.

He is trying to look directly to her eyes but Sora keeps on looking somewhere else. "Stop moving.." Said Leeteuk while cupping her face and moving closely towards her lips.

"You stinks!" She pushed him away and laughed.

"You! Come here!" Leeteuk smiled while chasing her from running away.

"I won't! pffttt!!!" she stick her tongue out and continue with her run.

Leeteuk caught her from the back and pull her into his hug.

"No more running from me. Please.." he whispered.

"Depending on your behavior.." Sora smiled. 

He is tightening his hugs and sighing hardly.

"I'm sorry for earlier" he said. "It was never my intention to kiss her.."

Sora holds the hands on her waist. "I'm not that old-fashioned" She's enjoying the warm hugs more than the worries over his ex-girlfriend.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Leeteuk still couldn't let go of his hand from her.

"Because of things that happened the other day.." She's trying to let go from his arms but Leeteuk didn't let it to happen.  

"Just forget about it. It doesn’t matter anymore.." He kissed her cheek. He is frustrated with her the other day. The way Sora ignores him. The way Sora is keeping secrets from him. But if Sora can forgive him for what happened today, why can't him?  He thought to himself.

"Don't you want to know what had happened?"

"Anybody can have their bad day sometimes. " He replied to her. Nothing can ruin their beautiful moments now.

"Oppa.. This is your training studio" She hesitates to remain in his hug longer; afraid that people might see them together like this. Afraid that people might make an issue out of it.

"Everybody must have left by now. Don’t worry." The sweet fragrance from her body is like a pheromone to him. Making him feels relaxed and comfortable hugging her. Making him didn't want to let her go.

"Oppa..."

"Arasso arasso.." reluctantly he's letting her go from his arms.

He looked at the woman in front of him and tucking her hair to the back of her ears; want to fully enjoy the beautifulness of the woman that he loves.

"You're going to make a hole of my face.." Sora giggles when she realised Leeteuk is staring at her.

"I want this face to forever be mine.." He caressed beautiful hair. He is been missing her a lot lately.

"You sweet talker.."

"It's getting late, I'll send you home.."

"I drove here though.."

"I'll follow your car then. Let me take my training bag for a second. Wait up!" He said while running for the bag that he dropped in front of their training studio earlier.

"Lets go.." Leeteuk came back to Sora while breathing hardly after running back and forth in less than a minute.

"That was fast.." Sora giggles looking at him. 

"I can't leave you here alone for a long time.." he smiled. "Lets go.." He said while grabbing Sora's waist to walk with him towards the car.

"You know...."

"What?" Leeteuk looked at her. Guessing on what she's trying to say.

"I'm not kidding when I say you stinks earlier.."

"You!" Leeteuk started tickle her.

"Oppa! Oppa! Don'tttt!!" She's trying to let go from him. The ticklish feelings are killing her.

"Am I still stinks?" he stopped and looked at her who still couldn't stop laughing

"Yes.." she nodded. 

"Let this smell gets to you too then.." he said while lifting Sora up on her arms.

"What are you doing? Put me down!!" Sora tapped his shoulder asking for him to put her down the ground.

Leeteuk smiled while still carrying her towards the car park.

"Where did you park?" he asked when they arrived at the open car park in front of the building.

"Put me down.." She asked while looking around the place, there's no trace of her car anywhere.

"Lee Donghae..." she frowns. There's no other person who would do this other than that person.

"What's wrong?"

"He took my car.." Sora turned around looking at Leeteuk. Still couldn't believe the she was so dumb to leave the car to Donghae.

"Donghae? Wait..." He took out his phone and starts dialling Donghae's number.

"Hello? Donghae-ah, where.." Sora grabbed the phone from Leeteuk before he could finish with what he is saying.

"Yah you moron! Where did you take my car?"

Donghae is laughing hardly until Leeteuk can hear his laugh from the side. "At least now I know both of you are getting back together. Take care!" Donghae hang up.

"Ya!" Sora couldn't say anything more. She looked at the phone blankly. "He hang up on me.." Sora then looked at Leeteuk.

Leeteuk laughed. "I have my car with me. Let me take you home.."

"He's a moron.." She couldn't help from continue babbling about Donghae.

"He's like a kid sometimes, but his intention is genuine. Don't mad at him so much." Leeteuk is taking the chance to hold her hand comfortably; calming Sora from her temper.

"He'll be dead if anything happen to my precious car."

"I'll make sure it didn't happen. Arasso?" Leeteuk giggles. Funny thinking of what his dongseang had done for him.

"Let me send you home. At least we can spend longer time in the car." He pulls her toward his car.

She suddenly realized that their hands are tightly clasping with each other. Her heart is thumping harder and harder looking at it.

“I love you too..” she whispered to herself. She is more than confirm, her heart is his now.

Chapter 21

"Oppaaa~~~" She grabs his hand tightly, trying to get his attention over the mirror in front of him; reflecting each and every dance steps that he is practicing.

"Oppaaaa" She insisted for him to look at her.

"What??" He stopped his moves. Her appearance is already destroying his practicing mood at the first place, let alone her slutty act.

"Lets get back together.." She looked at him with puppy eyes, hoping that that man heart will softened up seeing it.

"After what you've done?" he looked away; couldn't stand a glance at that woman's face.

"I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"If it was that easy..." Leeteuk continue with his practice, ignoring the person again.

"But you said you love me.."

"Used to.. But not anymore"

"Oppa.." She's trying to hug him from behind but Leeteuk avoided it fast. Thanks to the mirror in front him.

"Stop doing that" He turned his body towards her and looked at her with warning eyes.

"You love it before.."

"Can't you get a grip of yourself? Those are all in the past. Now I hate you. HATE!" He throws his body on the floor, leaning his body against the wall while reaching for the mineral water in the training bag near him.

"But I still love you.." she's kneeling in front of him, trying to look at Leeteuk eye to eye.

"Enough Taeyeon. Why you're making fun of yourself like this? Have a pride.." He got up again, moving afar from her.

"But that guy is a liar oppa.." She's asking for some empathy.

"And you are not?"

"Oppa!" 

Leeteuk smiled cynically. "Look.. Save some of your pride and get lost from here.."

"Why you're so mean now?" Taeyeon look at him.

"Thanks to who?" He looked at her through the mirror. That is his barrier now. Not to let his heart melted by all those sweet words anymore.

"My last request… If its not working, I will give up on you" Taeyeon is out of reason. She's desperate to win him again.

"What now?"

"Let me kiss you.." Taeyeon moved in front of Leeteuk, look straight to his eyes. Trying to find some of his feeling towards her that is left.

"You're insane" Leeteuk pushed her to the side.

"Just once. Give me the assurance that we're really over.." She grabbed his hand.

"Stop with your nonsense!"

"I won't until I have you back!" She said before Leeteuk realized that her lips are already on his.

"Taeyeon!" He's using his man strength to let her off him.

"Hyung!" a man's voice heard from behind him.

"Donghae?" Leeteuk looked at his team member whom he thought have left the studio. He then realized the woman's figure besides him.

"I came at the wrong time. Sorry.." The woman bowed before turned away from them.

"Sora! Listen to me first!" Leeteuk try to catch her running away but Donghae stopped him from proceeding.

"What happened to both of you?" he looked at both Leeteuk and Taeyeon. The situation just now doesn't seem easy.

"I need to talk to Sora.." Leeteuk looked at his dongseang.

"I don't think she wants to talk to you now.. Let me do it." He is taking a glance at Taeyeon who stunned with what happened. 

Taeyeon look at Donghae and then Leeteuk. Somehow Leeteuk's harsh refusal for her kiss and unknown woman appeared in front of them acting jealous with the situation is making her to feel curious.

Leeteuk turned to Taeyeon with a sharp look. "Look what you have done.."

"Who's that girl? Is that your new lover?"

"Non of your concern.."

"You never protect me this way before.."

"Stop it Taeyeon.."

She looked at Leeteuk. He was still holding grudge over what happened. She won't blame him for that.

"Is there any space left for me in your life" After a few while, she's asking a question to him back.

"Taeyeon please. Leave me alone.."

"I'm better than that girl. You know it yourself.." She's trying to grab his hand again.

"Stop it!" Leeteuk pull his hand from her. "I don't want you here now! Go away!" Leeteuk started being harsh. 

"You're mean. You never shout at me before.."

"It will get worst if you didn't go away from my sight now. Get out!" Leeteuk pointed his hand towards the door. His anger is being tested tonight.

Taeyeon tears fall down the floor while she heads out from that place.

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"Sora!" Donghae shouted while chasing for Sora.

"You don't need to yell at me. I can hear you from here" Sora turned around and look at Donghae whose running towards her.

"You're not mad?" 

"What for?" She continued with her steps heading to her car again.

"Leeteuk?"

"It is his right.. Why do I need to get mad at him?"

"Then why are you running away?" He asked while trying to keep up with her pace.

"This is walking, not running.." She's taking a glance at him. " And I thought maybe its a bad time for me to disturb him. So I'm heading home.. Can't I?" She's fast in coming up with reasons; reasons to deny why her heart feels so torn up seeing Leeteuk and his ex-girlfriend just now.

"Are you really okay?" Donghae is peeking Sora's expression in between the neon light.

"Ya! Be a grown up. That is his ex-lover there. He need his private time.." Sora's punching Donghae's shoulder.

"I thought you and hyung..."

"What?" 

"Working on some relationship together?" Donghae couldn't find a more proper word to structure his sentence.

"You're a kid. 'Working on relationship' doesn't mean 'in a relationship'. Whatever relationship that you're referring to might not happen after all." She answered without leaving any trace of heartbroken.

She turned to him. "And I thought you're a player. How come even a basic rule like this you couldn't live with?" Sora added.

"Your heart is colder that I thought.." Donghae looked at her. 

"This is what a guy like you make a girl like me turned to.."

"By any chance.. Are you referring to our director?" He is asking something that he is been suspecting all this while.

"What do you mean?" Sora stopped hearing that question and looked at him, waiting for his answer. Donghae seems to know something. "Don't tell me.." Suddenly something triggered to her mind.

"I... I overheard your conversation last time.." guiltily his trying to admit his wrong doings.

Sora stunned there for a few seconds. Remembering the instance where she stumbled upon Donghae after her argument with Dong Gun last time.

"I'm pretty sure you can save the secret well.." She sighed before continuing her steps heading to her car again. 

"I'm sorry.." said Donghae, but Sora is pretending as if she never listens the question from Donghae just now.

"Where are you going?" he changed the topic.

"For sure not here.." She opens up her sport car door.

Donghae fast in grabbing the passenger side door and open it.

"What are you doing?"

"Joining you.." He grinned. Sora can be seen tough to his bare eyes. But she's known with her good acting skill. His gut feels that she's trying to hide her feeling well.

"Don't try to be funny.."

"I'm not.." he hopped on the car immediately before she locked the car.

"What are you doing? Get out of there!"

"I won't... Just get in! Lets go have some fun.."

Sora slowly enters her car. She looked at Donghae who is sitting besides her buckling up his body to the seat.

"Let's go.."

"Where are we going?" She looked at the steering blankly.

He looked at her. "Are you basically planning to just come here?"

"Kind of.."

Donghae giggles. "And you're still claiming you're okay after seeing hyung just now.."

Sora looked at him. "I have no right to be mad at him.." She said. Her voice tones are lower than earlier. 

"Why not?"

"We are nothing.." her voice suddenly became shaky.

"The way hyung concerned about you just now, I don't see that as 'nothing'..."

"Stop with your interpretation... You're not him.."

"I know both of you are in a complicated relationship, but its okay for you to get jealous. Its okay for you to cry.. Here. My shoulder is for you…" Donghae sweeping his broad shoulder, make it presentable for her.

"I don't need your help" she toughens up her voice again.

"Stubborn girl. Stop pretending being so tough."

"You're the one who need to stop pretending being so caring"

"Are you afraid that you might fall for me?"

"Keep on dreaming.."

"If only you're not somebody special to Leeteuk hyung.." Donghae is caressing her cheek.

"What are you doing?" Sora frowned.

"You're beautiful.."

"Let go of your hand.." She slowly removes his hand from her cheek.

"You know if your relationship with hyung didn't happen you will always have me right?" he grabs her soft hand and cupped it with another.

Sora looked at him. "Are you here to help your brother or helping yourself?"

"Both. But it depends on which one you would prefer?" Donghae smiled.

"You're crazy.." Sora looked at him. Both went silence for a few moments making the situation to starts becoming awkward between them.

"Stop ignoring your feelings. Be honest with it.." Donghae is trying to give out some advice towards Sora.

Sora looked at him. "Even if its not you?"

"Even if its not me.." He nodded. "Go.. Before you're sorry"

"Thank you.." She said before getting off the car, heading back to the building.

"Remember to be honest with your feeling!" shouted Donghae while staring Sora to slowly moving further away from him.

"Now it just me and you.." Donghae smiled looking at the red colored sport car in front of him.......