I watched as Aera pushed the juice carton towards me. I stare at it as she shakes it in her hand probably thinking I wanted to drink it. I chuckled under my breath and wrapped my fingers over her wrist which were holding the packet firmly hoping she'd maybe react to my touch but she just smiled over at me. 

"Do you want it?", She asked nudging the packet towards him. I shook my head but she insisted tapping the side of the box against my forearm. 

"Thanks," I mumbled finally taking it from her even though I had no intentions of drinking it.

"Anything for you," She said smiling softly, her fingers subconciously brushing her hair back as she leaned towards me, the blue skirt riding up with her moments and fished her handkercheif out. I stared at her as she folded it into a conical shape bringing it up to my glossed lips when I pulled the straw back out. I breathed heavily, my palms getting clammier as she scooted closer from across me. 

It was all fine, I was just scared that she'd know how wildly my heart was thumping against my chest but I guess not because she just gently wiped it off and moved back again, her hair shifting as she did. Aera and I had been best friends for over an year now. We had known each other through her parents since childhood who had passed away the same time we got even closer. 

"Hey Jin? Do you have work tomorrow?", she asks dusting her knee off. I looked down again, only for a brief second but my eyes caught the dirt on her legs as well as a few scratched I hadn't noticed before because of how dark it was inside. I quickly pushed the carton away and focused on her injury. 

"You got hurt? Did you get mobbed that bad?", I asked urgently as I slipped a hand under her knee lifting her left leg and turning it sideways slightly, to look at the bruises. She just let out a yelp placing her hand on my knee to stablize herself. 

"I just fell sweetheart, it's okay I used to be quite an athlete back in high school," she boasts playfully but I feel my ears and face heat up due to the petname. A whole year and I still can't get used to it, not that I mind. I softly let her leg down and she sighed settling back. 

"Now, where was I? Oh yeah, so, tell me do you have work tomorrow?", she asked again and I pondered over it but then it crossed my mind that maybe she wanted to do something. 

"I just have practice in the morning, why?" she shrugged sliding to the other side when the car swerves over. I laughed and pulled at her arm to help her sit upright. Touching was so easy with her, like it didn't even matter. 

"Oh yeah, I was thinking maybe we could have a movie night. I've got a lot on my mind which I'd very much like to ignore," My eyes lit up at her suggestion and I nodded vigorously enciting a hearty chuckle out of her. 

"Mr. Kim? We're here," the driver announced, carefully opening the door so we could enter without anybody flashing cameras or get to know about Aera. I quickly slid down from the seats and picked my bag up followed by her in the same way I did. I would've definitely held out my hand for her or even picked her up if I had to but wouldn't that be a little too much as friends? 

Ignoring all the thoughts in my head, I closed the door behind her and ghosted my hand over her waist from behind guiding her to the main door. Aera skedaddled to the door before me, impatient to go in and relax. It must've been really hard for her to run all the way from the concert venue to the truck she was hiding behind. 

Honestly, she wasn't going for a kiss or something and she definitely didn't intend to push me, it just happened to look like that from the angle, the camera was pointed at. Just after the concert I was rushing backstage to get changed out of the sweaty clothes when I bumped into her while she too was rushing backstage to meet me. We had gotten to talking and I had just told her about the emotional moments I had with ami during the concert. 

She had cooed at me, consoling me by petting my hair and arm but when she leaned up for a hug, I had my feet entangled into the wires leading to the music system. She had tried to catch me before I could fall but it looked like she tried kissing me and then proceeding to push me which doesn't really make sense to me, I don't know why it did to our fans. And that was how a storm had brewed up about Aera being a saesang, it wasn't the first time people had seen her around me and the boys, our locations etc so it was kinda understandable why somebody would think she was one. 

Aera had this cool aura around her and with her camera always in hand, she seemed like a perfect culprit. A few months back, she was hired as a photographer by a huge magazine here in the country and the camera always stayed with her. 

"Let me get you something to wear first," I mumbled walking to my room after removing my shoes. Aera wasn't a tiny person, she was a cute chubby cuddly doll but she looked absolutely small in my clothes and the sight was as adorable as herself. I quickly pulled out a yellow hoodie and walked out completely forgetting anything that could pass as pants for her. 

When I came back she had already tied her hair up, moving around in the kitchen perhaps making us a coffee, the soft sound on her socked feet against the grey floor adding a bit of life to my cold alone apartment. It was always a little lonely when I wasn't staying at the dorms or if she wasn't here. 

"Oh, thankyou Jin, let me just change and come back quickly," she said taking the hoodie from my hands and running back to the guest room I had claimed was her room beforehand. 

When she came back, only her head popped out from behind the door but soon she stepped out completely taking small strides towards me. I let my eyes travel up her legs and to her eyes, the hoodie settling above her mid thigh.

"You look nice in that," I complimented as she giggled walking upto me and throwing her arms around my neck. I inhaled sharply and encircled her waist with my arms, the soft flesh of her body and the warmth felt comforting against my still slightly cold hands. I hummed swaying from side to side understanding that this was the hug that had lead to so much chaos and that she was worried too even if she acted otherwise. 

"Thankyou, I'll get your coffee now, you must be exhausted," she said pulling away just to squish my face in her hands as she pecked my cheek once turning back to the coffee. I knew I was blushing already and when I turned my head to look at her, the hoodie had ridden up and I could see her ass. I silently groaned cursing to myself and closed my eyes tightly. 

You see, Aera was considerably confortable around me and I don't think she's ever in her life thought of me sexually. Well that's mostly because she's more into girls. And even if she did, I don't know if it was okay to do so. 

After all, she was my best friend.