"Why are you keep bothering me?" asked Rae when she saw Youn lingered in front of her school again.

"Because you keep running away.." he said as he stopped her.

"You can't be my friend.."

"Says who?"

"My dad.."

"Is he around here? I don't think so!" Youn grabbed her bag and sling it to his shoulder.

"Give me back.."

"I dun want tewwww.." he teased her as he pretended to run away with her bag.

"Give me my bag!" she yelled at him.

"Come and get it yourself.."

"Youn!" she cried out. Youn stopped and looked at her with shining eyes.

"You remember my name!" he grinned like an idiot when he knew that Rae recalls his name.

"I... I just... I saw your name tag!" she pointed at his chest.

"Oh, you check up on me.." Youn teased her. She blushed as she pushed him away.

"I am not! Just give back my bag!" she pulled the bag from him. Youn just chuckled.

"Say, there's a funfair at the park near my school. Let's meet there tonight?" asked Youn. He looked at Rae as he batted his eyelash a few times.

"Sorry, I can't go out at night.."

"Even sneaking out?"

"My dad will kill me if I did that!"

"Every parent says the same thing. My mom always said that but looked at me... I'm still alive!" said Youn.

"You don't understand!" she brushed him aside, trying to escape but Youn held her bicycle's handle bar tight.

"You don't want to?" she sighed, nodding at him.

"Even for a minute?" she nodded.

"Even for a second?" again, she nodded.

"Even for the sake of this?" he showed her the lip balm. Her eyes got large as she tried to grab the lip balm from him but failed.

"How did you get that? Give it back!"

"Nope! If you want it, you need to get it yourself.." he twisted the lip balm as she looked at it with pain in her chest.

"Please give it back, you have no idea how significant that thing is to me.." she said as she tried to reach it from Youn's finger.

"Doesn't seems significant for me. I mean your lips look just fine, plumpy, and... tasty.." Youn leaning closer towards Rae. The girl pushed him away.

"You pervert!"

"I'm just stating the truth. I don't think you need this. You're beautiful, no matter what.." she went cold. No man in her life ever told her how beautiful she was. She felt uncomfortable after hearing that.

"Youn, if you wanna be my friend, please return the lip balm to me. Then, we can be friends," she fishing him a bit.

But the boy is not a fool!

"Okay how about this. You come to the funfair tonight, I gave you the lip balm and we become friends. How about that?" said Youn, wiggled his brow.

"I told you I can't!"

"Okay, say goodbye to your lip balm.."

"No! Please!"

"Yes or no?" he gave her an ultimatum. She bit her lips, which made Youn melted even more, and sighed.

"Okay, but I do not promise you anything... I try.." said Rae.

"Yes!!!" Youn leap happily as he runs around Rae, feeling giddy in her heart.

"See you tonight! Can't wait!" he ran away from her with a foolish smile. She stood there, began to question her choice.

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He nervously wait for her right in front of the ticket counter. He checked himself a few times to ensure that he looked okay. Cole laughed at him when he suited himself for tonight. Luckily their parents went away this weekend. Or else, he gonna need some good explanation to his mother.

He stood there for the solid 15 minutes. He wandering around, walking around, playing with the lip balm in his hand.

Does she come? She better be, or I'm gonna trolled her again!

Suddenly, her eyes caught a thin figure walking towards him. He slowly began to smile.

"You came!" he said. The girl just stared at him with a shy look. She wore a beautiful flowery long dress with a brown hoodie and sneakers. She looked so sweet and beautiful as ever, especially when she let down her hair.

"Okay, I'm here. Give me back my lip balm.." she said, pull out her hand and showing her palm to Youn.

She thought Youn will hand out the lip balm but she was wrong. The boy grabbed her hand and dragged her inside.

"Hey!" she tried to pull her hand but Youn gripped it so tight.

"Youn!" he stopped and looked at her.

"What?"

"Give it to me, so I can go home,"

"Why? You just arrived.."

"That's not what we promise earlier right?" she said. Youn looked at her, still smiled widely.

"You do not promise that you will come, but here you are, dolling yourself and standing in front of me.." he said, as he brushed a strain of hair from her cheek.

"Don't play around, please? I don't have time to goof around. Give me back my lip balm.." she asked with a weak voice.

"When did the last time you had fun?"

"I'm living in a life where there is no fun. So, I'm used to it. Give me back so I can go home now!" she said as she began to be stern.

"Nope! You need to amuse me before I give it to you," he smirked.

"Wh.. what? Stop being a jerk!"

"Jerk?"

"You wanna do something nasty to me!" she pulled her wrist and step back.

"Chill out, I'm not a pervert. Besides, we are in public now! Do you think I have no sense at all?" he sighed as he looked at the scary girl in front of him.

"You asked me to entertain you. Do you have any idea except for.."

"Except for what?"

She got silent, as her finger fidget.

"Come on, let's play some games and ride something. Don't be afraid, I'm just being friendly to you now..." somehow his words sound convincing.

"I need to go back before 11.."

"Okay, we'll go back before 10. I promise you. Please~" he begged her. She nodded as he grabbed her hand and pulled her inside the funfair.

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"We had so much fun!" Youn said. Rae smiled, hugging a huge teddy bear in her arms. They work hard to get that teddy bear during the arcade game.

"You shouldn't waste too much money!" said Rae, feeling bad.

"Your smile is priceless. I don't think I spend enough for that.." they looked into each other eyes.

"We're here.." they arrived at her small house. It's quite dark inside.

"Is your dad sleeps already?"

"No... he's out of town for a week.." said Rae.

"Oho, so that means you are alone right now?" Youn smirked. He teased her again.

"No, I'm with my brother. So don't you ever think of doing something nasty around here!" she glared at him.

"You still didn't trust me right?"

"Yes!"

"But let's think for a moment. If I have a bad intention to you, I can just force myself to you at the art store. You plunged in my arms, I can just bring you inside the storeroom, which happens to be 5 feet from there, whacked you down, and force myself to you. But, did I do that?" asked Youn. She shook her head.

"Then, why must you have a trust issue?" asked Youn.

She looked at him. He seemed like a nice boy, and his eyes look sincere too. He never harmed her even though he got lots of chances. But he never did, not even once. And she somehow felt safe when she's around him.

Even safer than her own house.

"It's hard for me to explain. I lost my mother when I was 12. I don't have a good mother figure except for Aunt Di. I always feel insecure. When she was alive, she always bought me that lip balm, saying that I look beautiful when I use it. That is why the lip balm is precious to me. It's the way to make me feel confident in myself, and remember the kindness of my mother as well," said Rae.

Youn felt guilty after hearing that. He thought that Rae is just another typical girl who loves make-up so much. That lip balm made her remember about her mother.

"Rae, maybe this is too much but I love a girl like you. This lip balm makes you feel confident but without it, you still look beautiful and ethereal. Don't ever feel like you lack something! You are beautiful no matter what.." said Youn, holding her palm with his, placing the lip balm on it.

"So, can we be friends?" she looked at him. Youn still waiting for her answer.

"How old are you?" asked Rae.

"I'm 16.."

"You're two years younger than me!"

"Is age matters in friendship?" asked Youn, frown his eyebrow. Rae sighed as she put her finger on her temple

"Okay.. but don't get too aggressive! I kinda hate it," said Rae.

"I am not!" he denied.

"Yes, you are. Don't get so excited okay! And I happen to be 2 years older than you, so you need to be nice, kay?" she ruffled his hair, giving a cute smile.

"Hmph, if you expect me to be a little boy like your brother, that's a huge mistake. I dun want thew...." Youn giving her a cute fluffy smile.

"You already looked like my brother now.." she crosses her hand on the chest.

"Whatever! As long as you accept me as your friend, nothing else matters anymore. If I die today, I'll die in happiness!" Rae smacked his shoulder.

"Don't ever say like that! I hate it.."

"Sorry, I won't do that anymore.." Youn crossed his finger.

"You should go now. It's getting late!" Rae pushed him away slowly.

"Bye.. I'll miss you.." said Youn, hopping around with a giddy in his heart.

"Stop it pervert!"

The boy doesn't even care at all. He winked at her and walking home with a happy face.

From far away, she looked at the boy with sorrow in her heart.

"I'll miss you too.."

Youn...

Rae...