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soojin freezes, her eyes wide. is shuhua confessing? it can't be, she's just sleepy."i'm not leaving you because i love you, unnie. i want to keep you safe from those stupid nightmares, and fill the void that your parents left." shuhua blushes at her confession, but she knew that soojin can be dumb sometimes, and not understand her true intention. soojin blinks- one, two, three- staring at shuhua, eyes wide.
"ah, will you fill it?" soojin teases. shuhua looks at her with puppy eyes, one that soojin can't and will never resist, "can i?" soojin removes her hands from shuhua's grasp, squeezing her cheeks instead. shuhua whines, trying to pry soojin's soft hands from squeezing her cheeks any longer.
"i love you." soojin blurts out, before she can even stop herself. she looks away, dropping her hands to her lap. shuhua didn't say a thing, as they keep their silence for a few awkward minutes.
"of course, you love me too." soojin raises an eyebrow, "we literally lived together for almost 5 years, and i know you can't resist me." she says cockily. soojin presses her tongue against her cheek, turning her head to look at shuhua. she raises her hand, flicking shuhua's forehead. she flinched, rubbing the part where soojin flicked, a scowl on her face. "unnie, that hurts." she hissed, rubbing intensely.
soojin softens, dragging shuhua's hand away from her forehead. she scoots forward, leveling her face on shuhua's forehead, pecking the part where she playfully flicked. shuhua tensed, her cheeks burning, her throat dry. soojin pulls away, leveling her face with shuhua's, "does it still hurt?" shuhua's pupils shake nervously, feeling soojin's soft breathing hitting her skin, the close distance making her breath hitch.
"are you okay?" soojin's soft, worried voice shakes her out of her trance, as she blink repeatedly, nodding her head. "y-yeah, it doesn't hurt anymore." she whispers, looking down at her fingers, fidgeting with it.
"i love you." soojin says again, "i love you." she repeats. shuhua stops fidgeting with her fingers, whispering a small "i love you too." back.
"no, shuhua," soojin sighs, "i love you."
"you said that like 5 times already in a span of 10 minutes."
"correction, 4 times."
"that doesn't diminish my point."
"can you just look at me?"
shuhua looks up reluctantly, though she doesn't look at soojin's face directly. she's looking elsewhere, avoiding soojin's intense glare at her. soojin follows shuhua's stare, as she gasp in realization. "stop looking at my chest!"
shuhua looks up rapidly, as her mouth shapes an 'o'. "i'm not!" she argues, "you did!" "i didn't intend to!" soojin huffs. she decides not to argue anymore as this conversation won't go anywhere with their childish antics.
"i love you."
"5 times!"
"shuhua, i love you."
"who doesn't?"
"oh my god-"
"she took me to the sky..?"
"jesus christ!" soojin screams, as shuhua cower, her lips forming into a sheepish smile. "so, what were you saying?" soojin takes a deep breath, pulling on shuhua's collar. shuhua gasped, her face getting nearer to soojin's. "unnie-" "shh."
soojin slightly tilts her head to the side, "so you'll fill the void," shuhua nods, "and take care of me..." she trails off, pursing her lips, "forever?" shuhua nods rapidly. soojin smiles, pulling shuhua closer. "i love you." she whispers, before pecking shuhua's lips. just a peck, nothing more.
she lets go of shuhua's collar, as shuhua gasp in realization. "did you miss my cheek, or did you intend to..." soojin raises her eyebrow, "i intended to." she shrugs, "on my lips?!" shuhua screams, her voice higher an octave. "oh my god, shut up." soojin groans, "you're embarrassing me."
shuhua takes a deep breath, "me? shut up?" she points at herself, "how could i when you kissed me on the lips?!" she shrieked. soojin looks at her, "why? you didn't like it?" shuhua opened her mouth, closed it, and opened it again, but no words came out. "speechless? i thought so."
she pulls shuhua again, this time by the nape, entangling her hands on shuhua's long locks. "i love you, shuhua." she smashes her lips again, this time, moving them. at first, shuhua didn't respond, so soojin reluctantly lets go, giving a peck. shuhua chases her lips, initiating the first move. she tilts her head to the side, accommodating the kiss. soojin wraps her arm around shuhua's waist, pulling them down to lay on their side. she didn't break the kiss, as she nibble on shuhua's lower lip.
shuhua pulls away by a centimeter, taking in a deep breath. she opens her eyes, hooded. soojin looks at her the same, flustered and cheeks deep red in color. "i love you too." shuhua whispers, before pressing their bodies closer, kissing soojin again. soojin smiles into the kiss, as she daringly lick at shuhua's upper lip, eliciting a small moan from the younger.
"guys-" the door opened, the light from the outside coming inside soojin's room. they didn't hear nor bother though, as they continue to make out. "oh my god," miyeon's eyes widened, "OH MY GOD!" she screams, before slamming the door close, punching on the wall outside, which they heard.
soojin breaks the kiss, a giddy smile on her lips. "did miyeon unnie come in?" shuhua nods, "like i give a damn." she pecks shuhua's lips, before laying on her back, her arm under shuhua's head. shuhua snuggles her, giving her a side-hug.
"i love you, shuhua." soojin stares at the ceiling, "i didn't know when it started, but i realized that i fell in love with you." she contentedly sighs, "maybe it started when we still shared a room, when you would always cuddle me when i have nightmares." she rolls her body to the side, staring at shuhua who has tears in her eyes, "are you crying?" she chuckles, wiping them off. "g-go on."
"i just realized i can't live without you, i love you, that's why." soojin giggles at the unintentional pun she made, accidentally quoting her line from their japanese song. "i don't care if i need to cook for you everyday, because i'll be glad to do so, honestly." she buries her head inside the crook of shuhua's neck, "i just love you, and i want to be with you every single day." she says. though muffled, shuhua heard it clearly, her heart beating a thousand miles per hour.
"so shuhua," soojin pulls away, taking in a deep breath. "will you be my girlfriend?"
shuhua's face lights up, her smile getting bigger, her cheeks getting squishier, her eyes getting smaller. "oh my god," she whispers, "i didn't know this day would come." she sniffles, realizing tears are coming out from her eyes, "i would love to be your girlfriend, soojin."
miyeon opens their door with a slam, as she stand there, annoyed. "congrats," she says sarcastically, "motherfuckers." she rolls her eyes, "now, move along, it's 4 am. we have a schedule at 6." she slams the door close again, as shuhua and soojin laugh heartily.
"if she just gets the courage to ask minnie unnie out." shuhua rolls her eyes. "oh, that day will sure come." soojin pecks her lips again, smiling like an idiot.
"i love you, shu."
"i love you too, jinjin."
"oh, why did you go here earlier?"
"you really asked that now?" shuhua asks in disbelief.
"just answer me!"
"well, i guess my body clock adjusted on waking up at dawn. i wanted to get water, but i heard sounds coming from your room, so i knocked. what were you watching, anyways?"
"none of your business."