Wooyoung's pov:

Finally everyone left. San plopped down on the couch, folding his hands. He looked sad and angry. I mean why wouldn't he? No one even wished him today.... Forget about giving him a special treatment.

I and San have been friends for a long time. We both used to attend the same middle school...old memories came rushing in...

I was already late for the class. I was a totally opposite person back then. A nerd, who only used to participate in the annual dance in school.

Rushing through the corridor, I accidentally bumped into San. He was a senior. A very popular one.

I used to always get bullied and mistreated by the seniors.
'oh no, now he will scold me for sure' was what I thought but instead he helped me get up. 'Hey! What's your name? I've seen your dance... You are great!' he smiled.

'Uh, I'm Wooyoung. Thank you San hyung.' 'No problem!'

He looked at me for a while,waiting for me to speak. I just couldn't open my mouth. There was something about him. I felt attached to him.

'Hey. We should hang out someday. I love dancing too! Maybe, we can do a duet this year!'

Since that day, he was always beside me. We became best friends. We used to hang out after the school. He used to help me with few topics while I used to help him in subjects I was good at. Slowly, I became more social and extrovert. I started developing feelings for him....

And here I am today. I'm going to tell him about my feelings.

I snapped out of my memories. San was still sitting on the couch, pouting.
I went upto to him. "Hey Sannie, what's wrong? You looked sad the whole day..." "Don't even pretend Woo!" He looked at me straight in the eyes. I tried my best to not get caught, "What are you talking about San?" He sighed.

"Let's go for a walk... Get ready in 10mins." I said panicking. How will it go? He looked confused but got ready. We were soon on the pathway leading to a nearby park. I quickly messaged Seonghwa that there is no one in the house.

We did not talk for a while. I was nervous. He was silent too... probably still thinking about the same. I finally decided to gather up my courage and spoke.

"Hey, San. I wanted to talk to you about something. Um, actually I wanted to tell you something." "What is it Woo?" "It's a-about someone I really really like."
His face brightened. He looked happy.

"You like someone!? Since when? Tell me everything! Even tho I'm not very good at relationship advices... I'll try to help!".
He was really happy. I didn't know how he was going to react.

"So there is someone I like a lot, but I don't know how to tell them. What if they don't like me back? That person is the most precious person in my life. The one who has supported me in all situations. We always go, eat, play and mess around together. It's been like that for many years. But I'm not sure if they like me but I love them." I could see his expressions change. Maybe he finally was getting a hang of who that person was.

He thought for a while and finally responded,"Look Woo, even you know that you're an amazing person. Everyone likes you. There's no way the person you adore this much will turn you down. If they do that, tell me! Haha I'll fight them for you. But seriously, you should confess to them..
Who knows, chances may be that the person likes you too but is afraid of the same thing? Especially, when you both are already this close!"

"Really?"
"Yes." he nodded. We were tired of walking so we just sat on the lawn. He was looking at the sky. San always likes to watch the twinkling stars.
This was the perfect moment. I took a deep breath and finally said...

"So I thought about it, and I think I'll confess to that person." He just nodded still looking at the sky.

"I love you."

"Huh?" he immediately turned towards me,desperately trying to find out whether I was just messing with him.
"Yes, I love you Choi San,with all my heart. Ever since I met you in school, I've always loved you, and will always love you no matter what." He was still looking at me. He did not seem angry, sad, confused. Actually, he didn't show any expressions at all. He was just staring at me.

I shifted my gaze towards the sky... trying not to look at him. I reached my pocket and pulled out a small box. I had prepared a small gift for him.

"A-and happy birthday!" I gave him the box, still trying to avoid his gaze. He silently took it from me. "Should I open it now?" Thank God, he finally spoke.

"Yes. Go ahead." I said awkwardly looking at him. He opened the box. There were his favorite chocolates. He smiled taking out the chocolates. I felt relieved.

"Thank you so much-" "Look carefully, there's more." I said interrupting.
The moment he peeped into the box, tears started welling up in his eyes.

"When did you take these!? I remember a few but..." He held the small book of photos I had made for him. It had all the polaroids we took when we were in school. Each memory was captured. I called it the memory book.

"You even wrote down the dates!? And the events too? Woo! This is so precious! Thank You so much!" He smiled. He looked very happy. He started browsing through the photos, almost laughing at every photo. We talked a lot. Finally, he reached the end of the book.

"Thank you so much Woo. I knew you will never forget my birthday." He hugged me tightly. I hugged him back. I was smiling like an idiot. But I was still concerned. He did not give me an answer.

"About what I said earlier. Yes, I like you San but I'm sorry if I made it awkward. But please give me an answer. I want things to be clear between us."
"Huh? Is that even a question? Jung Wooyoung I knew you were dumb. Haha. Have you never noticed? Obviously I like you too!" He smiled.

My heart started throbbing. I never knew he liked me all along. This was the best moment in my life. I hugged him this time.

"Let's go." I whispered in his ear. Still hugging him tightly.
"Where?" he asked pulling away.
"Let's go on a dinner. It's your birthday today."
"Just the two of us?"
"Yes." I said smiling,thinking about the members who were so excitedly waiting for him in the restaurant.

He will be so happy.

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Author's corner :

Author : *acting all cool in a hot outfit* Heyo kids. How's life? I'm sorry for a late update.

Hongjoong and Mingi : *looking at each other, confused at Author's sudden change in behavior*

Mingi : What's wrong with you Author Kel??

Author : Imma rich, badass bitch.

Hongjoong : *gapes* take her to church.

Author : *furious* DON'T EVEN DARE TOUCH ME.

Mingi : ?

*Seonghwa walks in*

Seonghwa : Don't worry, she's just mad at us because we almost killed her with our concept photo teasers.

Author : *gets aggressive* eXaCTLY

Hongjoong : Wow, she looks really mad. Let's just run.

Seonghwa : *tearing up* I'm sorry, we didn't mean to-

Author : *pulls out a knife out of nowhere* RUN FOR YOUR LIFE SEONGHWA, I DID NOT WANT TO GET ATTACKED LIKE THAT.

*Seonghwa, runs away. Author chasing him*

San : So in short, don't forget that we are having a come back on 8th October! Please support us!

Yeosang : We love you Atiny <3