Idol’s Childhood Friend

4 – Hey. We’re bored. Should we kiss?

It’s strange. Strange. I’ve had this feeling vaguely since the moment I first saw you.

It’s probably because of the three-year gap.

We’ve been connected through phone calls and KakaoTalk, but we haven’t actually met face-to-face for a single moment over the past three years……

Even though I knew right away that it was you walking in front of me, I still felt strange and unfamiliar.

Even so, if you exchange a few words, you won’t even remember this tickling feeling.

My prediction came true when I started talking about filming a vlog with you, and I thought that would happen the whole time I was traveling around filming a vlog.

———But, no.

Even though it was my first time, I felt familiar as if I had taken pictures several times. I was secretly surprised to see you recognize the camera appropriately according to the concept of a vlog.

Is this the machine-like Kang Yu-min I know? Did you find out that he was a born celebrity?

Anyway, the subject of the vlog should be Ever’s Han Chae-won, so I put aside miscellaneous thoughts, including the signs of liking taught by the members, and acted naturally like you.

When we ate, we captured each other’s current status on camera, and when we went to the temple, we captured the scenery with our cameras.

In the process, sometimes I still felt the same in the part I knew about you, and I also felt strange in the part I didn’t know……

No matter what happened, it was you, so I didn’t mind it that much.

… My curiosity about you grew.

“Wow~. “It’s the sea~.”

“Do you still have the strength to run? It’s really gross, it’s gross.”

“Why are you so helpless when you just got discharged from the military?”

“I lost all of my youth, which I should have used in my early 20s, over the past year and six months. “You’re a helpless man now.”

“Wow. “Am I that kind of lady?”

“… “Are you so determined to criticize me?”

“Less heat? Kang Yu-min, you’re still alive~?”

“hahahaha. “See if I come out twice.”

I gesture to you, who is trudging and walking helplessly, to come quickly.

Around 6:30 p.M.

The sunset, which looks like it was painted in pastel, is spectacular. The sound of waves carried by a moderate wind breaks like grains of sand on a white beach, and in a picturesque landscape, people capture this moment in their memories in their own way.

“I turned off the camera.”

“Let’s take a light walk before eating. “It’s perfect for walking without thinking.”

I pace with a chocolate parfait in my hand and milk tea in yours.

Just as we were walking on the sandy beach while talking about the scenery, we received a playful hand greeting from a child who was passing us. The child quickly ran to her parents and pointed at us with her hand.

Parents of children slightly lowering their heads. We also respond by bowing our heads politely without saying a word.

“Did we look like a couple to them?”

“I’m not talking about getting bloated before eating.”

“Okay. “I’ve been wondering why kids are so cute and pretty these days?”

Even though I think about it, I quickly change the subject because it sounds like I don’t like the food. You glance at the child’s back, and she turns her head with a smile.

“You’ve liked children since long ago.”

“It means it’s gotten better. “I want to get married later and have a daughter who looks like me.”

“It must be very difficult for my husband. Han Chae-won and Han Chae-won Junior…. Oh.”

“Are you saying something really lame about the camera being turned off?”

“There’s a bench over there. Let’s take a break. “Wow, it’s already been this hard, what can I do later?”

Min-i runs with all his might, unlike his horse.

No matter how much you think about it, this is not acting. How can typing a comment be so awkward?

‘Chii. ‘I will cooperate with you and take pictures of you.’

I silently follow behind you and sit down with you.

The two-person bench was the perfect place to view the horizon. It was literally nice to just zone out, so we looked at the scenery in silence for a while.

“It’s been a long time since I did anything like this.”

After staring blankly for about 5 minutes, I started crying first.

“How long has it been since we’ve been hanging out together like this?”

“Isn’t this the first time since elementary school? “You’ve been a trainee since middle school.”

“Hey, that’s already happened? “Time really flies.”

“Where do you learn reactions like ‘hehehe’? “It’s really not that great.”

“Our cutie May does this all the time.”

“For some reason, it was a ‘romantic’ response that made me want to leave it as a ‘star’ in the sky. Huh. “It’s not good.”

“It’s late. I’ll tell May everything later. Then you’re going to say, ‘Hey, Yumin, you’re too much~’?”

“… Wow. “It looks cute.”

“Me?”

“———Wow, time flies~.”

Look at how you grit your teeth and don’t call me cute. No matter how cute May is, I find her cute too.

As an ENFP, it is inevitable for me to burst out in disappointment even though I know that someone will never call me cute.

But.

‘But now people often call me cute… ?’

When you were in school, you only said that animals, especially red pandas and cats, were cute, but now you say it to people. It’s just surprising.

… Really. This situation is also surprising.

I chuckle and take a sip of my drink at the same time as you.

My drinks have already run out, but Yumin’s milk tea still has about half left.

“Does it look delicious?”

“… What, did you learn mind reading in the military?”

“Why don’t you wipe the spit first and then talk. “How could you not notice when you’re looking at me so intently?”

“No matter how much I eat, I don’t drool…” ?”

“Anyway, I’ll give you a bite, so drink it.”

Hey, you reach out your hand and hand over the drink.

My eyes naturally turned to the straw where your lips rested.

Now that I have done kissing scenes, my heart no longer flutters at indirect kisses. I’m not old enough or in a relationship to be conscious of such things in the first place.

Thank you~, I winked and took a sip of my drink through a straw.

Chocolate parfait was a sweetness with a violent force, like a tall warrior (but with attractive dimples) roaring, ‘Give in to my ferocious sweetness!!’

Milk tea has a subtle sweetness that feels like a suit guy (but a nine-tailed fox-like person who looks good in glasses) whispering in your ear, ‘I’m sweet. Is it okay?’

I like sweet things, so it doesn’t matter which one, but if I had to choose between the two, it would be Foxnam-like milk tea that I can drink over and over again……

———Joooook.

An all-too-familiar sound that evokes an ominous feeling.

I carefully open my eyes that I had closed to savor.

The first thing I did was make eye contact with you, who had a blank expression on my face, and as I lowered my eyes, I saw an empty glass, presumed to have contained milk tea, in my hand……

“You said it was just one bite… ?”

When we made eye contact again, one corner of your mouth twitched with a devastated expression.

A big problem has occurred. He’s really scary when he’s angry.

“It was so delicious that I stopped without realizing it. Lol.”

Quickly pull out a 3-piece set of aegyo with an ulzzang angle.

“hehehe? “You must be crazy?”

But the other person is a childhood friend.

Chiit, it only made me angry.

“Kangho’s duty has fallen to the ground… ….”

An expression of disbelief and frowned eyebrows. I’m sure I’m angry, but at this level, I can ease it off with a joke.

So, it would have been enough to avoid the crisis by mischievously grumbling and talking nonsense like usual……

A quiet beach and a beautifully colored sunset. You and I at a close distance where we can look into each other’s eyes.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me.

I think I can confirm your feelings now.

Maintain eye contact.

The first sign of liking is gaze. Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, it is a law of the world that you cannot make eye contact with the person you like.

Besides, I am not the leader of a world-renowned girl group that everyone recognizes.

‘Whether you like her or not, it’s not strange if Min avoids your eyes.’

If I look at you intensely, nine out of ten people will turn their heads. In my mind, I imagine Yumin awkwardly turning her head and looking at me.

1 Second. 2 Seconds. 3 Seconds… ….

If you look closely, your face seems to have changed a little.

I originally had a sharp jawline, but now I should say that not only the jawline but the entire face has become sharper.

Furthermore, his skin is so clean that you wouldn’t think he was a soldier until a few months ago, and his short hair was cut in a drop cut to match the current trend, which also suits Min well.

Before Min could even begin to wonder that she wasn’t always a kid who followed trends, she was the apple of her eye.

‘… Pretty.’

She kept feeling while they were making out, these eyes are so pretty.

Have you always been this pretty?

She has met several celebrities who say she has pretty eyes, but there has been no one that she has been mesmerized by……

“———What?”

It’s strange. Strange. Am embarrassed. Weird.

What? Why did I turn my head?

“Oh my. “Do you think you know what you did wrong?”

“… Uh, uh. Sorry. “I didn’t plan on drinking it all.”

“Don’t really do that next time. Even though this has been going on for years, it still really hurts.”

You grumble and stare at the sunset.

You were dumbfounded by the unexpected situation, but fortunately, you quickly became absorbed in dazing.

“… “It’s absolutely ridiculous.”

Fortunately, the sunset was dazzlingly orange.

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Evening after watching the sunset.

Even though she heard that thieves were reluctant and that Yumin did not drink to break the awkward atmosphere, she still came to the izakaya.

“If you’re a celebrity and you’re naked and you get drunk, I’ll leave you.”

“Don’t worry! Even if I get drunk, I don’t have a hangover at all!”

“Don’t get drunk.”

“Let’s go, cheers~.”

“…… Ha, drink to the fullest.”

Ta-da. A glass full of alcohol and a glass filled with cola clash cheerfully.

A noisy space even though it is located separately.

This time, just like lunch, I briefly commented on the food and turned off the camera when I thought I had eaten the right amount.

Sometimes you ask me if it’s too noisy and are you okay?

You still feel uncomfortable in crowded places, but seeing you chatting easily with people you don’t know compared to before made me feel like time had passed.

“How many languages do you speak?”

“The only things I can speak as easily as Korean are English and Japanese. I can communicate, read and write to some extent in French and German. “I’m currently studying Chinese.”

“Then there are five languages?”

“That’s right.”

“Try speaking some French!”

“… Are you drunk already?”

“Please say ‘Chaewon is so pretty and lovely’ in French.”

“…… I’m drunk. “I’m already drunk.”

You shake your head and laugh heartily. After telling them to just eat rice, they dip the meat on the plate into the sauce and eat it generously.

I ate in silence the whole time.

Because the rice was delicious, it was easy to drink alcohol, and I felt disappointed when you didn’t take even a sip……

One drink. Two drinks. Three drinks like that. The excitement lifted my mood, so I just felt better about enjoying this moment.

But I didn’t drink it just because it felt good.

Because I have a very busy schedule waiting for me where I have to wake up, go to the bamboo forest in the morning, eat udon noodles that are famous here for lunch, and then take the train to Enoshima.

So, I drank in moderation and left……

“I told you not to drink it all….”

Why is he looking at me with such displeased eyes?

“It’s a waste of money~. “There are only two drinks left. What should I do with that?”

“Someone would think it was two glasses of soju.”

“Ta-da~. “It was two beers.”

“… ….”

On the way back to the accommodation. Since it was located slightly away from the city center, the street after dark was quite quiet.

It was unexpected, but he winked, and even though you couldn’t see it, he frowned as if he had seen it.

Yumma. Still, isn’t it normal to like it when Han Chae-won winks, not just anyone else?

I pursed my lips and thought about saying something, but that’s how I felt.

“I, who am generous, will let you go~!”

They smile brightly and shake each other’s shoulders. It was warm as I got closer, and I could smell the scent of the deodorant I had sprayed earlier.

“… Ha. I’m glad I filmed the ending before I ate, what kind of trouble is this….”

“Wow! What a hard work! Why is going around with me such a hassle?!”

“… What do we do. “I want to let go of being a celebrity and all.”

“Yugi? Ah… ! Let’s all love organic food!”

“…… Driving me crazy.”

It was a joke about conversion, but I’m not laughing at this.

‘You’re really gritting your teeth and holding on, Yonseok.’

He is clenching his teeth so hard that he continues to frown at me.

Okay, okay. I’m in a good mood and laugh heartily, well.

“Ehehehe~.”

“… “I’ll never drink with you again.”

“No, etc?! I was the only one who drank alcohol?! So next time, you must drink it too?!”

“…… Just walk straight.”

I got drunk with you. After complaining about Mane, we soon arrived at the hotel.

He said he was a man, and even personally escorted me to my room after I had been drinking.

‘Oh my, I’m not that drunk.’

I never thought Min would be like this. It feels good to discover something I didn’t know about again.

It’s already 10 o’clock. When thinking about tomorrow, it is the right time to wash up quickly and prepare well.

“But it feels too good to sleep like this.”

I shake my body from side to side and fall into trouble.

I was wondering if it would be a good idea to call you over like this and have a snack and talk all night long, and the moment I thought about that, I immediately decided to leave.

“Min will feel sorry for himself~.”

I arrange my coat neatly on the hanger and walk toward the door.

“Han Chae-won. “Open the door.”

Your voice comes at just the right time. I don’t think it’s a childhood friend, so I don’t have any special feelings for him.

Huung, gently open the door and peek out your face through the crack in the door.

In the meantime, she seemed to have gone to the convenience store, and there was a paper bag in her hand.

“Wow~. “What is this~?”

“Hangover reliever and ice cream. Please eat this and let us sleep soundly———.”

“Wow, I’m so touched!”

“Hey, you… ?!”

I guess you also felt the same way? You wanted to talk all night with me too?

I quickly grab your arm and bring you into the room. You are giving strength to shake off your hand……

hehehe. I’m a girl who does jiu-jitsu and boxing as hobbies?

“Now, wait a minute?!”

He takes away the tempo, pulls him into the room, and pushes him onto the bed. As a result, the food in the bag is scattered across the bed.

“Are you crazy?!”

“I’m crazy… ? I’m not crazy… ?”

A very embarrassed expression. The way he raises his arms to somehow hide his red face is very cute.

…… Why? Why does he look so cute?

“It’s a handsome face rather than cute…” .”

“… What?”

“Huh? Suddenly, my face looked like a ice cube. Yumin, did you hear that?”

The face turns redder at the question. When I saw that dumbfounded expression, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“But it doesn’t really matter because it’s true, right~?”

I slowly climb onto the bed.

Maybe it’s because I keep teasing you, but you get upset and run away. I grab your face with my hands and raise my knees on either side of your waist to block any escape corners.

Put your hands on either side of your head, lower your head, and gently look into your eyes.

“Look. It’s true that this is more handsome than cute… ?”

I want to keep seeing that face. I want to keep teasing you for no reason.

“Hey. “We’re bored. Should we kiss?”

Phew, so I whispered, blowing wind into my ear.

“Hey, Han Chae-won. You’re drunk Being drunk is just like having your license suspended… !!”

“It’s that sound again…” ? “I said I wasn’t drunk, so that’s right~”

“Get rid of the smell of alcohol from your mouth and then say something like that… !!”

“Oh, that’s too much! “No matter what, it’s hurtful to tell a woman that her breath smells like alcohol.”

Put out your lips and express your resentment.

In the meantime, when I see you shaking your head in shame, my sad heart is met with playfulness and becomes comforted.

If I were to suddenly snatch away my lips, how embarrassing and cute would I be showing my face?

‘Yes. Because I did drink… ….’

I reach out and pick up one of the drinks Min bought. Chocolate milk is something I always drink every time I come to Japan.

If you’re going to kiss, sweet chocolate would feel better than bitter alcohol.

Pyeook, insert a straw and drink chocolate milk. Maybe it’s because I was in a cool store a little while ago, but my head hurts so much……

“———.”

Wow, what have I done?

I completely sobered up.