“So, where do you want to take me?” Sungkyu later opened about that vacation thing again.

I sighed as I continue to wash the plates.

“I have no plans,” I flatly commented.

I’ll let him suffer. It’s his choice to choose my house as a vacation place.

“How about…hmnnn. Everland? Namsan? Or just walk around Hongadae?” he said ignoring what I said.

I rolled my eyes.

“Can’t. General cleaning.”

“But today, we have to buy groceries,” he continued.

“Can’t. I will wash my clothes.”

“You are not allowed to make excuses! You already agreed to this!”

I turned to him. “You know what,” my plan for these time offs from work is to sleep, wash my clothes, clean the house and sleep again! Please spare me. If you want to out and play, then go ahead. You can stay here. That’s all I can offer.”

I turned to the sink and continued washing the plates.
I waited for him to complain just like he always does but I heard no reply from him.

I suddenly felt guilty.

Did I hurt his feelings? He sounded excited a while back.
But seriously, why would he want to roam around Seoul and use me as a tour guide slash chaperone slash manager slash maid? And why does he want to stay in my apartment when he is living in a high rise first class building?

He is so weird.

I don’t want to assume things, I’m done with that. After what I saw the other say, him and Bora, I promised myself to stop whatever I have for him. Though I know it will be sad and hard, atleast I want to stay away from him.

And just continue living in my normal life.

Sungkyu’s POV

I’m hurt to see Babysoul half heartedly joining our conversations. Now I understand how it feels to be treated coldly. I regretted the days I treated her like this when she was making efforts to be friends with me.

Well, I had a reason.

She looked at me. “I suggest you should just go home.”

“Cant. I’m already bounded by our pact.” I simply said.

She messed her hair in frustration. “Why is he not leaving!” she said to herself.

“Because you told me not to… Babysoul…” i answered.

And there she looked at me. She looked frozen. We took some moments staring at each other.

She cleared her throat. “Anyway, I’m going to buy some groceries,” she walked through the corner and took her sling bag.

“I’m coming with you!” I suggested.

“No need! Just- just stay here or do what you want or you could also go home. Bye!” She sais and fled.

“Hey! Let’s go together!” I stood up but she already disappeared behind the closed door.

Babysoul’s POV

I had to leave.

I walked as fast as I can until I reached the intersection.

I held my chest as I lean on the wall. The words he said kept playing on my head.

“Because you told me not to,” I don’t remember saying that but it has a really huge impact to me.

And the way he said my name!

How I miss the way he says the name he gave me…

Babysoul…

But still!

I hate him! I hate that he could make me feel this way! Confused and crazy. I leaned in the wall and started thinking. I don’t know what to do.  I don’t want Sungkyu in my house! I feel like I’ll be caught if he is living in my house like this!

I called Jin because I don’t know what to do.

“Jin! What should I do?!” I exclaimed the moment she picked up her phone.

“Whoah whoah! No hi? No hello?” she responded on the other line.

“Just…” I sighed. I sat on my feet. “It’s just that.. Sungkyu is in my house right now,” I whispered.

“Wait- what?”

“Sungkyu is in my house right now!” I repeated.

“What?”

“Sungkyu is in my house right now!” this time, I said it louder and clearer.

“Yah why are you shouting someone might hear you!”

“You asked me ‘what?’ so I though you can’t hear me.”

“I mean I’m just, I can’t believe it!”

“Me too!”

“But what is he doing there?”

“He said he brought me home because I got drunk yesterday.”

“Drunk? But you don’t get easily drunk!”

“Yeah, I know. I must have drank passed my limit.”

“And? Why is he still there?”

“He said, because he brought me home, he wasn’t able to go home to his parent’s house to have a vacation. Now I have to give him a vacation!” I sighed as I tell her my complaints.

“He really said that?”

“Yeah!”

“Sounds like a nagging boyfriend,” she commented.

“Jin! Don’t say that!” I cringed. “He’s just being his rude self! Anyway, what should I do?”

“Whoah! Sujeong! I think this is the first time you get this agitated!” she teased.

“Oh come on! Stop it. I’m just… fine. I admit. You know what I feel about him. And him staying in my house is definitely not helping.”

“Why don’t you just grab this opportunity to seduce him,” she chuckled.

“My God Jin! I’m not like that!”
My faces flushed. How could Jin give that dirty idea.

“Hahaha! Chill. I know. I know. That was a joke.”

“That is so not funny Jin,” I warned but she just laughed.

“Please just tell me how I could shoo him out of my house.”

“Hey! Don’t shoooo my baby away he’s not an animal,” she commented.

“Oh Sorry!” Sometimes I forget Jin is a huge Sungkyu fan.

“But you know what, you know why Cinderella still went to the ball even if she’s just a maid?”

“Because she’s a maiden and all maidens where invited.” I answered blankly.

“Not that!”

“Wait- Why are you suddenly talking about Cinderella?” I chuckled. Jin is really weird.
“Just answer me.”

“I don’t know! To see the prince I guess?”

“Yes! That’s right! And she has a time limit, right?”

“Ah huh.” I don’t really get where our conversation is going.

“She went there,” Jin continued. “And danced with the prince and had a great time. Even though she knows that at 12 midnight she will go back to being that maid in a shabby clothes, with no certainty that they’ll meet again.”

“So your point is?”

“Don’t waste your time worrying! Use your time to create good memories instead.”

“Yah!? So you’re telling me to accept this crazy vacation idea?”

“I hope you’d be happy my friend! Create happy memories and don’t worry about the future.”

“Happy memories? With that annoying guy? Tsk how sure are you?”

“I’m sure because you love him.”
And the call ended.

I was left with my jaws dropped.
Did Jin just hang up on me?
Oh goodness!

I texted her immediately. ‘Thanks for the advice! It helped me save a country!’ I hope she gets the sarcasm on that.

I just sat there for a long time thinking what to do. I’ll still make a way to make Sungkyu leave.

I stood up and went to the Grocery store. As soon as I went inside, someone pulled me into the corner.

“Aw! Why are you pulling me?”

“Yah! I looked for you everywhere. How come I came here first before you? Where did you go?” Sungkyu scolded me. He was holding both of my shoulders. I’m surprised that he is there! How did he know I’ll be at this grocery?

“Ah-I w-was at the…” Okay. Why am I explaining? “Why did you follow me? How did you know I will go here?” I asked instead.

“I looked for your old receipts in your house and it seems you always go here to buy your groceries. I’m genius right?”
I just scoff at him.

“Tsk. I hope you didn’t follow me. I can do the groceries myself. Plus, what if someone recognizes you?”

“I have a cap and a mask.”

“As if that’s enough. Your fans can recognize you even by just looking at your back.”
“Really? How about you?”
“Of course! How can I not- “ I stopped talking. How could I say that so upfront! Now he’s looking at me with his lips slightly formed into a smile.

“I mean, let’s go! Let’s do something about your face!” I immediately ran out, him following me.

We headed to a parking lot.

“There are no people here.” I said while looking around. “Let’s do it here.”

“Do what?” he asked. I ignored him and looked in my bag.

“This!”

“Eyeliner?”

“This can make all the difference.” I opened it. “I can’t reach you, you know.” I hate that I’m so small.

Sungkyu smirked and then he bowed so our faces are at the same level. I had to step back our faces were so close.

“Now you can,” he said.
I cleared my throat and lifted my hands.

“C-could you please close your eyes,” I requested because he’s seriously staring at me right now and this is so awkward.

“They say my eyes are always close,” And kept staring. I felt bullied. How could he do this to me? He is making my knees weak without him realizing.

“Eyyyy… if I accidental stab you in the eye, don’t blame me.” With great courage, I reached for his face and I made a mole at the left side of his cheek. I had to ignore looking his eyes or else I’ll get rattled.

Then I thought of a counter attack for his bullying. I gave him a mustache!

“Yah Yah!” He straight up. ”I don’t want a mustache.”
“Don’t complain! I already drew the left part! Hurry! I’m going to draw on the right!”

He pouted but he didn’t have a choice but to lean again and let his face get drawn.

I was literary cracking up when we went back inside the grocery store.

“Is making me look miserable makes you happy this much?” Sungkyu snorted.

“Yeah! Hahaahahahah!” I can’t stop laughing whenever I look at his face.

I drew his mustache perfectly just like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean and also I drew a huge mole in his cheek.

“This is getting me attention you know.” He commented.

And when I look around, people are really looking at him and pointing at him. With that, I laughed more. “Atleast you won’t get recognized. Put on your shades and let’s buy the grocery quickly!”

“Yah! They might think I’m a robber!”

“Just do it and let’s hurry!” I grabbed a cart and went ahead to the ramyun section.

I took 3 pieces of different flavors and put them in a cart.
And took another batch but a when I was to put it in the cart, Sungkyu is taking it and putting them back in the shelves.

“Hey! Why are you putting them back?”

“Not healthy,” he simply answered.

“But I like ramyun!”

“Like who doesn’t like ramyun?! But you must not stock a lot because you’ll end up eating only ramyun if you did!”

“No! Put that back!” I said.

“I said no-,” and just that, he took the cart from me and drove it away.

“Yah!” I had no choice but to follow.

“This! You should have lots of this!” he showed me a milk. “So you’ll grow taller,” he chuckled.
My jaw dropped. Did he just insult me right now?

“That’s not the brand of milk I drink.” I said. “This one!” I took the milk and put it in the cart.
“No wonder you’re not growing taller.”

I glared at him. He remover the milk I initially placed in the cart and replaced it with the one he was  holding.

“Pshh… But that’s expensive,” I commented.

“You should always look for quality. Quality!”

“Yes. DAD!” I said in sarcastic voice. Gosh how can he be so annoying?

We continued roaming around and continued arguing with the brands, the price and everything.
Then we went to another section.
Only to realize, we are already at the section of sanitary napkins!

“You better take one,” he said.

“What?”

“That thing!” he pointed at the sanitary napkin without looking.

“You only have one left,” Sungkyu said coolly but I know he is partly embarrassed saying this because his ears are red.
My face immediately heated up.

“Yah! How did you know?” I feel honestly embarrassed!

“I just saw it a while back.”
“You looked into my things!?” Gosh! He is so annoying.
“Yah! I’m just helping out!” He argued. He took one from the shelves and pushed the cart away.

He is really unbelievable.
I just followed him and he went to the vegetable part. 
I just stood near the frozen goods and watch him with my arms crossed. I wonder if he’s enjoying doing the grocery or what.

“Is that your husband?” an elderly suddenly ask me.

“Eh?” I was surprised with what she asked. “No Ma’am! No! Definitely not!” I chuckled.

“Oh your boyfriend then!”

“Huh! He is-

“You know,” she laughed sweetly.

“You should cherish guys like that. It seems like he really cares for you. There are only few guys who would do the groceries with girls nowadays.” Just that and she left.

I watched her walk away and then I diverted back my eyes to Sungkyu who is now at the fruits sections stand picking some fruits.

‘Sungkyu?’ Tskk. I smirked. How could grandma mistaken him as my husband. All he did was nag at me. And argue with me about everything since we entered the grocery store.

But hey- I noticed something. If he is nagging, and always arguing with me, then that means, he is in his usual self! It means he is back! No more cold treatment! Weird but I also feel more comfortable talking to him when we are arguing!

I teared up upon realizing that. I felt like something heavy was lifted from my chest.

Sungkyu is back!

“Yah Babysoul? Did you hear me? Apple or Orange?” I didn’t realize Sungkyu is already in front of me holding an apple and an orange, asking me which I prefer.

“Orange,” I said.

“Then, we’ll take the apple,” he said as he go back to the fruit section and return the orange.

‘Tsskkk! I snorted and laugh and wipe the tears from my eyes. He is really back.

I’m happy.

I went to where he standing and watch his back. I fought the urge to back hug him. I’m just too happy I want to hug him so much!

“What are you staring at?” he said looking back at me. “See? I almost did most of the grocery. You better come here and do your part!”

I went and directed me to push the cart.

I smiled. Classic Sungkyu.

I noticed he still really did put apples instead of orange in the basket. But I saw one orange there. That made me smile even more.

I feel like singing!

Later did I know, I’m already humming to “She’s Back”.

“Oh! He’s back. He’s back. He’s back…” I sang.

Suddenly, I heard him clearing his throat.

“Excuse me, but you are singing my song wrong,” Sungkyu whispered.

“Why? I have the right to sing the way I want!”

“But the singer is here, that’s an insult!”

“He’s back! Oh… He’s back.. He’s back…,” I continued to tease him.

“Soul-ah!”

And the argument started again.
But I’m happy.

I guess, the Cinderella-thing Jin talked about might not be a bad idea afterall.

Yeah. I’ll make good memories.
Even if I might not have a happy ending as Cinderella.

#Author’s Note
Hi everyone! What can you say about Babysoul’s new hairstyle?
ME? I love it!
PS: Lovelys is coming back on February! Let’s give them their first win!