Falling for Femme Do Kyungsoo- Sixteen
"Soo Jin. If you really are a guy, I'll date you."
"So which task will you be choosing?" Baekhyun asks, lifting his eyebrows perkily.
You feel your mouth hanging open at a loss for words.
The only "talent" you have is Power Negation. And what? Are you going to fry all the consciousness of the people sitting here? You groan inwardly.
But then kissing...
You peer at Kyungsoo, whose eyes are now expanded as wide as two full moons.
"It doesn't have to be on the lips, you can kiss anywhere in any way you like!" The waiter interrupts, as if reading your mind.
That... Doesn't sound too bad. Especially since Kyungsoo is technically Soo-Jin, who is a girl, right? You've kissed Amber before. Isn't it the same thing?
With that in mind, plus the growing intensity of the crowd chanting, "Kiss.. Kiss..."
You take a deep breath and leans forward on tip-toes.
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Everything goes into slow motion when Kyungsoo sees you leaning in.
His mind turns blank and he feels the short fluttering of breath first on his heated right cheek.
Then the softness of delicate lips.
A light peck.
And then it's gone.
He registers the thunderous applause rising in volume and the belated understanding of you kissing him, actually kissing him, hits him hard in the guts, making his knees go jelly.
His heart is hammering so furiously against his rib cage now he wonders if it's actually visible on the outside.
Peering at you, he notices the same surprise in your eyes.
And before he realizes it, he's smiling.
You smile back shyly.
He vaguely senses the smart slaps on his back from Baekhyun and something about winning and then the deafening cheers from the crowd before the two of you are ushered back to your seats.
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You are still in a daze when you walk out of the restaurant with Kyungsoo.
Glancing at your friend, you realize he's also somewhat distracted.
"Sorry, back there." You mutter as the two of you stroll down the street, now quieter with the scattered crowd.
"What? Why?" He looks baffled.
"For... You know... " You gesture your cheeks, feeling the heat rising up your neck again.
"Oh. That." Kyungsoo smiles stiffly. "I, uh... Was surprised you did that actually."
"Well..." You can't quite explain it yourself either.
"I don't suppose I can start crashing into other people's minds back there. I panicked and... Sorry." You wring your hands limply.
"No, no... It's... You don't have to apologize for anything. If anyone needs to apologize, that would be me. You know, for pulling you into the game and... Putting you in a spot." He glances at you earnestly.
"Nah... It's not like you forced me into it. But to be honest, I normally won't agree to do these things."
"Then what's different today?"
"Well, first and foremost, you."
Kyungsoo's eyes pop wide.
"Yeah, cos you know... It's been a long time since I've hung out with anyone except Amber. And the first time I'm out alone with a guy, though you are a girl of course... " Kyungsoo just looks at you with an unreadable expression. "And then you... Shapeshifting into a guy to sneak into a restaurant with me... It's just... It's something I'll never thought I'd do. Then there's the game and I thought, why not? Since it's already been a night of many firsts... And cos I've kissed Amber before during one of those orientation games, I thought it'd be the same, you know?"
You didn't tell him that it doesn't feel the same as it did with Amber though. The second when you were just an inch away from him, you had hesitated, the reality of Kyungsoo up close and the notion that you are going to kiss him paralysing you for a minute. Your mind swooshed blank and you acted purely on instinct. Or maybe impulse.
But he doesn't have to know that.
"So... I hope you are not offended?"
"No... No... Of course not!" Kyungsoo shakes his head rapidly and then utters cautiously,
"I was just thinking... Would you have done it if I'm really a guy and not a girl?"
"Well, honestly, I would think twice if it's that, but... Maybe I would? Cos Soo Jin, you really look great as a guy!" You punch him lightly on the arm.
"R-Really?" He stutters with a soft smile.
"Yeah! I mean..." You regard him intently. "You are kind, funny, well-mannered... You have the prettiest eyes and lips I've ever seen on a guy, your shapeshifting skills are off the hook and you can sing! And gosh, can you sing! You didn't tell me you can sing like that!"
Kyungsoo brushes the back of his neck embarrassedly.
"T-Thanks. So... You wouldn't mind if I really am a guy?"
You spin around to eye him solemnly.
"Soo Jin. If you really are a guy, I'll date you."
Kyungsoo blinks.
"But it's just too bad isn't it? Cos you can only be my girlfriend." You sing as you continue down the street.
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"But I'm not."
Kyungsoo murmurs to his feet.
"I really am a guy."
"What...?" He hears you saying, your voice sounding farther.
He raises his voice a little more.
"__________ , I said I am a guy."
"What... Are you doing here?"
Kyungsoo's head whips up in confusion.
"Wh--?"
He stops short when he sees you standing a good distance away from him, a tall, dark-haired male with brooding eyes smirking and walking towards you.
"It's a small world isn't it? So... I believe we have some unsettled scores from the afternoon?" The stranger remarks, voice cold like frost and eyes narrowed.
>> Chapter 17
"So which task will you be choosing?" Baekhyun asks, lifting his eyebrows perkily.
You feel your mouth hanging open at a loss for words.
The only "talent" you have is Power Negation. And what? Are you going to fry all the consciousness of the people sitting here? You groan inwardly.
But then kissing...
You peer at Kyungsoo, whose eyes are now expanded as wide as two full moons.
"It doesn't have to be on the lips, you can kiss anywhere in any way you like!" The waiter interrupts, as if reading your mind.
That... Doesn't sound too bad. Especially since Kyungsoo is technically Soo-Jin, who is a girl, right? You've kissed Amber before. Isn't it the same thing?
With that in mind, plus the growing intensity of the crowd chanting, "Kiss.. Kiss..."
You take a deep breath and leans forward on tip-toes.
_______________
Everything goes into slow motion when Kyungsoo sees you leaning in.
His mind turns blank and he feels the short fluttering of breath first on his heated right cheek.
Then the softness of delicate lips.
A light peck.
And then it's gone.
He registers the thunderous applause rising in volume and the belated understanding of you kissing him, actually kissing him, hits him hard in the guts, making his knees go jelly.
His heart is hammering so furiously against his rib cage now he wonders if it's actually visible on the outside.
Peering at you, he notices the same surprise in your eyes.
And before he realizes it, he's smiling.
You smile back shyly.
He vaguely senses the smart slaps on his back from Baekhyun and something about winning and then the deafening cheers from the crowd before the two of you are ushered back to your seats.
__________________
You are still in a daze when you walk out of the restaurant with Kyungsoo.
Glancing at your friend, you realize he's also somewhat distracted.
"Sorry, back there." You mutter as the two of you stroll down the street, now quieter with the scattered crowd.
"What? Why?" He looks baffled.
"For... You know... " You gesture your cheeks, feeling the heat rising up your neck again.
"Oh. That." Kyungsoo smiles stiffly. "I, uh... Was surprised you did that actually."
"Well..." You can't quite explain it yourself either.
"I don't suppose I can start crashing into other people's minds back there. I panicked and... Sorry." You wring your hands limply.
"No, no... It's... You don't have to apologize for anything. If anyone needs to apologize, that would be me. You know, for pulling you into the game and... Putting you in a spot." He glances at you earnestly.
"Nah... It's not like you forced me into it. But to be honest, I normally won't agree to do these things."
"Then what's different today?"
"Well, first and foremost, you."
Kyungsoo's eyes pop wide.
"Yeah, cos you know... It's been a long time since I've hung out with anyone except Amber. And the first time I'm out alone with a guy, though you are a girl of course... " Kyungsoo just looks at you with an unreadable expression. "And then you... Shapeshifting into a guy to sneak into a restaurant with me... It's just... It's something I'll never thought I'd do. Then there's the game and I thought, why not? Since it's already been a night of many firsts... And cos I've kissed Amber before during one of those orientation games, I thought it'd be the same, you know?"
You didn't tell him that it doesn't feel the same as it did with Amber though. The second when you were just an inch away from him, you had hesitated, the reality of Kyungsoo up close and the notion that you are going to kiss him paralysing you for a minute. Your mind swooshed blank and you acted purely on instinct. Or maybe impulse.
But he doesn't have to know that.
"So... I hope you are not offended?"
"No... No... Of course not!" Kyungsoo shakes his head rapidly and then utters cautiously,
"I was just thinking... Would you have done it if I'm really a guy and not a girl?"
"Well, honestly, I would think twice if it's that, but... Maybe I would? Cos Soo Jin, you really look great as a guy!" You punch him lightly on the arm.
"R-Really?" He stutters with a soft smile.
"Yeah! I mean..." You regard him intently. "You are kind, funny, well-mannered... You have the prettiest eyes and lips I've ever seen on a guy, your shapeshifting skills are off the hook and you can sing! And gosh, can you sing! You didn't tell me you can sing like that!"
Kyungsoo brushes the back of his neck embarrassedly.
"T-Thanks. So... You wouldn't mind if I really am a guy?"
You spin around to eye him solemnly.
"Soo Jin. If you really are a guy, I'll date you."
Kyungsoo blinks.
"But it's just too bad isn't it? Cos you can only be my girlfriend." You sing as you continue down the street.
_________________
"But I'm not."
Kyungsoo murmurs to his feet.
"I really am a guy."
"What...?" He hears you saying, your voice sounding farther.
He raises his voice a little more.
"__________ , I said I am a guy."
"What... Are you doing here?"
Kyungsoo's head whips up in confusion.
"Wh--?"
He stops short when he sees you standing a good distance away from him, a tall, dark-haired male with brooding eyes smirking and walking towards you.
"It's a small world isn't it? So... I believe we have some unsettled scores from the afternoon?" The stranger remarks, voice cold like frost and eyes narrowed.
>> Chapter 17