'Green'
It was a Sunday morning, and the dorm’s living room was empty except for the person sitting on the sofa. To anyone’s eyes, it would appear that the girl was deeply immersed in writing on the pink notebook that was resting on her lap. She also had music playing on the background, as provided by the music player in the living room, which mostly played ballads and some instrumental songs.
After several minutes of scribbling away in her notebook, Tiffany suddenly stopped in her task once she heard some shouting coming out from one of the bedrooms. She curiously lifted her head up and reached for the remote to turn off the music player. She closed her notebook and tossed it to the sofa as she stood up and walked towards the direction of the noise. Tiffany then stopped in front of a certain someone’s room and the curious expression on her face soon turned into a bright one, with a smile that almost extended from ear to ear. She closed her hand over the doorknob and twisted it open as she peeked inside to see the culprit behind the shouts that had interrupted her.
A short girl wearing green dinosaur-patterned pajamas was fast asleep with her arms and legs spread across her bed. Her mouth was moving as she loudly blurted out random phrases or sentences. “Hello ! I’m Kim Taeyeon ! How are you doing today?!”, the sleeping girl shouted as she raised one of her arms into the air and afterwards brought it back onto the bed with a soft plop. Tiffany lightly chuckled at the view and shook her head in amusement as she stepped inside the room and quietly closed the door behind her.
She walked towards the bed and slowly sat beside the unconscious form of her lover. A smile appeared once again on her face and she couldn’t help but to lift her right hand towards Taeyeon’s cheek and lovingly caress it with pure adoration. In response, the sleeping figure’s lips slowly curved upwards into a small grin and whispered out a name: “Miyoung-ah…”
Tiffany’s smile remained on her face and she stared intently at Taeyeon. Looking at her, she began to laugh softly since Taeyeon, in her eyes, looked like a cute little elf with the pajamas that she’s wearing. In her mind, she pictured Taeyeon wearing the outfits that elfs wear in fairytale books and stories: a slightly bent green pointed hat, green collared shirt, green shorts that ends slightly above the knee as well as a thick black belt with a golden fastener, white high knee socks, and brown pointed boots; and the image just made her laugh inwardly.
The sight also made her reminisce on past occasions wherein Taeyeon would usually defend her height against the teases of other members and how she would always end up comforting the older girl by showering her with care, attention, and kisses.
***
“Taeyeon-ah, you should just bring a platform with you all the time so that the audience can see you when we’re standing next to you on stage. People don’t even see you because of your elf-like height” said Sooyoung while mockingly ruffling Taeng’s hair as she had the latter in a headlock.
“Taeyeon-unnie, no offense but Sooyoung-unnie is right. Wearing insoles is just not enough somehow.” Yoona teasingly added while trying to suppress a giggle from escaping out of her mouth.
The older girl growled, and she retaliated by grasping the offending arms/hand and yanking it away from her head with a slightly annoyed expression on her face that was primarily directed toward the two girls who just ‘insulted’ her height.
“Yah shikshins, don’t you dare insult my height! For your information, my shortness is what makes me stand out in our performances. And besides, my height is just perfect for my body and people also view shorties like me as very cute and adorable” the ‘defendant’ said as she stuck out her tongue to her two tall members.
However, the shikshins only responded to their leader’s statement with a roar of laughter.
“Pfftttt…puahahahahaha! Yeah, as if!” said Sooyoung while she was clutching her stomach with her left hand with the other holding her up against the wall.
Yoona, on the other hand, was lying on all fours and was laughing hard while pounding one of her palms on the floor. “Hahaha, unnie, that’s just so … puahahahahaha!”
Taeyeon’s irritation just increased with the response that she got from the two and she felt her temper rise with each passing second. All this time, Tiffany was watching the scene from afar with amusement. She was in the kitchen cutting up some fruits for her dork and she always finds Taeyeon cute whenever the girl fumes in anger over simple teases and jokes regarding her vertically challenged figure.
Seeing that her lover might erupt anytime soon, she quickly picked up the bowl of freshly-cut fruits that she made and proceeded toward the fuming shorty.
As she reached the older girl, Tiffany gently turned Taeyeon’s head towards her direction and planted a small kiss on the latter’s lips. Pulling away, she was satisfied to see her girlfriend’s enraged expression turn into a dazed one. Tiffany gave her a smile before facing the two shikshins.
“Hey you two, stop teasing TaeTae’s height too much. She’s prone to take it too seriously, you know”
The two shikshin’s fit of laughter slightly subsided due to Tiffany’s words but bot were still letting out giggles from time to time.
“But Fany-ah, we were just having fun with your girlfriend. So chill. And besides, we find it funny that our leader who’s the most calm and composed one out of all the members instantly loses her temper whenever someone picks on her height”, Sooyoung said while chortling.
“Yeah unnie, don’t worry. We really mean no harm, promise”, Yoona added with a huge grin.
Tiffany could only chuckle at their responses and decided to just let the two get off the hook this time. She then turned her head towards her lover and saw that the latter still had the same dazed expression as before. Tiffany gently tapped her lover’s cheeks and at the contact, Taeyeon began to come out of her trance. Slowly, a big grin formed on her face and she leaned her head towards Tiffany’s hand that was caressing her face. After satisfying herself with a few gentle strokes, Taeyeon’s brought up one of her hands to her face to hold her lover’s hand as she pouted cutely in front of the latter.
“Yeppeuni, the shikshins are making fun of my height again”, she grumbled while purposely letting out a few whines. “Is my height really that bad?”
Tiffany giggled at the deliberate display of aegyo before her and gently pinched her girlfriend’s left cheek. “No TaeTae, I think that your height is just perfect. It’s what makes you cute and adorable in my eyes.”, she said and gave Taeyeon a much longer kiss, earning them groans from the two unwanted spectators.
“Ugh, get a room will ya?”
“Eeeww unnies! Not in front of us!”
Taeyeon slightly pulled away and turned her head towards the complainants before she mockingly stuck her tongue out. “Heh, you heard that shikshins? Tippani LOVES my height. Merong!”, the oldest girl said before pulling her girlfriend once again in a gentle kiss.
***
Tiffany smiled at the memory and drifted her eyes onto the pajamas worn by the sleeping figure. There were light green cartoon dinosaurs scattered across the fabric. Somehow, seeing these dinosaur patterns made her think of how Taeyeon sometimes act as a monster, a green-eyed monster in fact, whenever the older girl sees her interact with someone else even if it was just a mere touching of hands or a simple hug with Tiffany’s boy idol friends. She also remembered how the older girl would sulk in one corner and attempt to ignore her afterwards. But in the end, Tiffany always succeeds to make Taeyeon forgive her and completely forget the incident once she shows the older girl her aegyo.
***
“Okay girls, once you finish packing, head out immediately to the van okay?”, their manager said.
The girls had just shot a commercial with 2PM and was already packing their stuffs when one of the beastly idols went inside their dressing room.
“Hey girls.” Taecyeon greeted them.
“Oh hey,” Jessica said as she zipped her bag shut and turned her head towards their visitor. “What’s up?”
“Well, the boys and I were wondering if you could come and play bowling with us this Saturday” he said while offering a friendly smile.
“This Saturday?”, Hyoyeon asked as she looked at her other members. “Hey, we’re free that time, right? What do you say girls?”
Tiffany looked up and excitedly replied “Yeah! I’d love to go bowling! Come on girls, let’s go this Saturday pleeease?”, practically begging the other to agree to Taecyeon’s proposal.
The other members looked at each other. “Well, we haven’t played bowling for a while now, and we are free of schedules on Saturday, so … yeah, I guess we could go.” Taeyeon said in behalf of her members and took a glance at the beastly idol who instantly smiled at her response.
“Great! We’ll just text you the details, okay? See you this Saturday then!”, Taecyeon delightfully said as he waved to the nine girls and headed towards the door.
Before he could step outside the room, Tiffany abruptly called him. “Taec!”
The beastly idol turned around and saw Tiffany walking towards him. “Hey Fany, what’s the matter?”, he asked as he showed her a small smile.
Tiffany pulled out a small red box with a light blue ribbon on top from her pocket as she grabbed Taec’s hand and placed the gift on his open palm. “Belated Happy Birthday!” she said as she flashed him an eye-smile.
Taecyeon’s expression brightened. “Wow Fany, thanks! Really, you didn’t have to.”. He then wrapped his arms around the girl and gently embraced her in gratitude.
“It’s nothing Taec, it’s what friends are for right?”, Tiffany said as she returned the hug.
The two continued their friendly display of affection without noticing that their act was already making a certain someone feel jealous and infuriated.
Taeyeon’s face sported a deep shade of red and she couldn’t stop clenching her teeth in irritation despite knowing that the two’s relationship were of a brother-sister type and the fact that Tiffany is already her girlfriend.
‘No Taeyeon, do not feel jealous. There’s absolutely nothing to be jealous about. Tiffany’s already yours and she loves you very much. Right, that’s it, just stay calm’, the older girl meditated.
‘But you have to admit that their hug is a tad bit too long though’, a voice in the back of her mind interrupted.
‘Aish! No Taeyeon! Don’t be jealous! Don’t, don’t, don’t!’ she said to herself.
After they broke off the hug, Taecyeon waved goodbye to Tiffany and the rest of the girls. Tiffany, on the other hand, went back to her seat before turning her head to her girlfriend. “I’m so excited for Saturday TaeTae, aren’t you too? ”
Taeyeon kept a straight face and monotonously answered, “Yeah, it’ll be fun”, as she slung her shoulder bag over her body and deliberately walked away from her girlfriend to exit the room.
Tiffany was confused with her lover’s sudden departure since Taeyeon would always wait for her to finish packing before they head out together towards their van.
“What’s up with TaeTae?” she asked the other members who were all chuckling in amusement.
“It’s pretty obvious why she acted that way, Fany-ah” , Sunny said with a smile.
“Yeah Fany, go comfort her already. You’re the only one who can make Taeng feel better. And besides, it’s partially your fault anyway” Yuri said in amusement.
Tiffany frowned at the responses and asked, “My fault? What do you mean? I didn’t even do anything.”
Hyoyeon laughed a little because of the obliviousness of the girl currently in distress. “You should just find out the answer to that for yourself Fany-ah” she said.
Tiffany stood there in confusion and watched the other members walk out of the room. “I’d better go find TaeTae”, she said to herself and hastily looked for the older girl. As she reached their van, their manager rolled down the window of the driver’s seat.
“Fany-ah, have you seen Taeyeon inside? She’s the only one not here yet.”
The girl frowned at his statement and said, “I’ll just go look for her inside, oppa”
“Okay, just hurry up, okay?”
“Actually oppa … you and the girls should go first. Me and Taeyeon will just go back to the dorm by ourselves.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah oppa, don’t worry. We’re big girls now”, showing her manager a small smile.
“Alright, alright. Just take care of yourselves and don’t go home too late, okay?”
She watched as the vehicle drive away and she immediately went back inside the building to find her lover.
“Where could she be?”, Tiffany searched every room in the entire set and even asked some staff members whether or not they have seen Taeyeon after the shoot.
“Yes, I saw Taeyeon-sshi just earlier go inside the women’s bathroom” one of the staffs said. Tiffany bowed and thanked him before he proceeded to the bathroom. Once she entered the room, she saw Taeyeon sitting on the marbled sink, swinging her legs alternately while idly playing with her fingers. She was looking down and had a gloomy expression on her face.
Tiffany then walked towards the troubled girl and placed her hands on the latter’s knees. Taeyeon abruptly looked up at the intruder and once she realized that that it was her girlfriend, she dropped her head back down and continued on playing with her fingers. Tiffany was both confused and saddened of her lover’s current state and was determined to make the latter feel better.
“TaeTae what’s wrong?”
“It’s-It’s nothing, don’t worry”
Frowning at her lover’s response, Tiffany decided to use aegyo since she knows for a fact that the older girl could never resist her demands whenever she acts all cute.
“But Taeyeonnie, your mushroom doesn’t like seeing you sad” she said while showing the latter a pout and a pair of puppy-dog eyes. “Does it have something to do with me?” she asked in a much higher tone as she took the latter’s hands with her own while gently caressing them.
She knew she was victorious when Taeyeon lifted up her face and began to speck softly.
“No … well, yes. I- I just … I’m sorry.”
“Come on, you know you can always tell me what’s bothering you.”
“I- I… IjustfeltreallyjealouswhenyougaveagifttoTaecyeonandbesidesthatthehugyougavehimwasjusttoolongformylikingand… and…Aish”, Taeyeon blurted out in one single breath and she immediately dropped her head down in shame and embarrassment.
‘She was jealous of Taec?’, Tiffany asked as she giggled to herself. ‘Cute’ she thought.
“I- I know you’re probably disappointed in me for not trusting you. But I’ll try hard Fany-ah, I’ll really do. I promise I’ll-hmmpf”
Taeyeon’s words were cut off with a pair of lips that was passionately kissing her own. She was at first surprised at the urgency and feverishness of her girlfriend’s kiss, but she gladly returned the kiss afterwards with the same fervor and desire. When oxygen was finally needed, the two broke off from their passionate liplock and were breathing hard as they looked into each other’s eyes.
“You’re the only one who’ll receive kisses from me and the only person in this world whom I’ll truly love. Never, never, never get jealous of others because my heart is already set to love you, and only you for eternity, got that?” Tiffany said while placing a simple kiss on the older girl’s lips.
Taeyeon slightly blushed and smiled brightly at her girlfriend’s words. “Yeah, I got it. I’m sorry for acting this way Yeppeuni, please forgive me.”
“Of course I forgive you TaeTae”, showing the latter her eye-smile. “Are you feeling better now?”
“Yep. Come on. Let’s go home.”
Taeyeon was about to hop off from the marbled sink but Tiffany stopped her by gently pushing her back with both of her hands that were placed on her shoulders.
“Yeppeuni?” Taeyeon asked with a confused expression on her face.
“But Taeyeonnie, I still have to punish you somehow for deliberately leaving me earlier in the dressing room”, Tiffany said in her sexy, husky voice while directing a naughty and mischievous smirk towards her confused girlfriend.
“Huh? Punish me? Wha-mmmmff”
Tiffany once again silenced the older girl with another passionate kiss.
After a few minutes, a loud banging sound on the bathroom door as well as a loud ‘click’ of a lock was heard before being followed by a series of moans that resonated throughout the entire corridor.
***
Tiffany was immediately brought back to reality as Taeyeon began to sleeptalk again.
“Girls, wake up, wake up! We’re gonna be late for our next schedule!” the girl shouted before becoming silent once more.
‘Even in her sleep, she thinks of us’, Tiffany thought as she brushed away some hair strands away from her lover’s peaceful face. Taeyeon always struck her and the other members as a very capable and responsible person. The girl, being their eldest and their group’s leader, exhibits the same characteristics as of a tree, a tree that is strong and remains standing despite of harsh winds and other violent assaults from nature. Tiffany remembers that whenever their group faces difficult situations, Taeyeon would always be the one comforting the other eight members and serve as their main pillar of strength.
***
The girls just got back from their first Dream Concert and none of them said a word as they all went to the living room to find a comfortable place to rest on. All of them felt really bad and depressed of the incident earlier during their performance, and some just couldn’t help but to cry silently in their seats.
After a few minutes, Taeyeon stood up from the couch and walked towards her members while facing them. She suddenly felt her heart wrench at the sight of her sobbing members and as their eldest, she was determined make them feel better and to help them recover from this disheartening experience.
“Kids, I know that all of us feel really, really bad right now” she said as she stared at the bowed heads of her members. “I know that all of us want to cry in one corner and just hide our faces from the public. But I discourage all of us to do that.”
She paused and took a deep breath to steady herself first before continuing.
“In this dream of ours, it is inevitable to encounter various hardships before we attain our goal. But I want to remind you that we’ve already faced these kinds of trials even before when we’re still trainees. And if we look back at those times, didn’t we already surpass those tests? Didn’t we face them together and succeeded in overcoming those challenges to attain what we have at the present? And now that we’re encountering these problems once more, will we just give up already and throw away our dream?”
The other members looked up at their eldest with tear-filled eyes and their sobs somewhat subsided a bit due to the former’s words.
“All of us dreamt of being a singer since we were little and had achieved the same dream together. Now, I ask you, are you still willing to face all the problems that would come in our way? Are you still willing to keep this group intact and surpass all future trials that we’ll face as So Nyuh Shi Dae?”, Taeyeon asked with a hopeful expression as she stuck out one arm in front with her palm facing downwards.
After a few moments of silence, the remaining eight girls began to stand up from their seats and slowly walked towards their leader. One by one, they placed a hand on top of each other before Taeyeon spoke out loud:
“Jigemeun,”
“So Nyuh Shi Dae!”, the other members followed as they pumped their fists in the air.
All of them laughed afterwards at their childishness and felt a lot better in each other’s presence. They seemed to have forgotten the incident earlier as the eight members began to engulf their leader in a massive group hug.
“Yah! Kids! You’re squishing me!”
The other members merely laughed at their kid leader’s outburst and each proceeded to kiss the latter’s cheeks.
“We love you Taeyeon-ah”
“We love you unnie”
“I love you TaeTae”
Taeyeon stopped with her complaints and looked at each of the girls as tears began to fill her eyes in happiness. She gave a genuine smile to her younger members who were hugging her small frame and softly said,
“I love you too kids”
***
Tiffany smiled fondly at the memory and leaned her head down to place a small kiss on Taeyeon’s forehead. She watched as her sleeping lover’s lips curl up into a smile and listened carefully as the latter spoke again.
“Miyoung-ah, saranghae”
Tiffany’s heart swelled at the words and she unconsciously smiled at the thought that her girlfriend still thinks of her and even says how much she loves her while sleeping. To Tiffany, Taeyeon was a precious jewel that has come to light up her life. Taeyeon gave her care, happiness, and love beyond what she could ever ask for, and the older girl made her feel complete and contented. She couldn’t imagine a future without the older girl and swore to herself that she’ll do everything to keep Taeyeon by her side and love her back in return.
Tiffany was suddenly surprised as she once again witnessed her sleeping girlfriend sleeptalk about her.
“Happy Anniversary Miyoung-ah”
The younger girl chuckled at the words. ‘She must be thinking about our last anniversary’ she thought as her mind drifted back to the day of their third anniversary.
**
“TaeTae, where are you taking me?” a blindfolded Tiffany asked while she was being led by her girlfriend.
“Just somewhere” the other girl teasingly replied.
The younger one whined and protested, “That’s not fair”
Taeyeon chuckled at her childish retort, “All is fair in love and surprises Fany-ah”
They continued walking for a few more minutes until Taeyeon stopped the girl in her tracks.
“Alright, we’re here!” she said as she slowly took off her mushroom’s blindfold.
As Tiffany opened her eyes, she gasped at the sight before her. They were at the docks and in front of them was a white yacht that had a big purple banner decorating its uppermost portion with the words “Happy 3rd Anniversary”. Tiffany also saw numerous pink and blue heart-shaped balloons scattered on the yacht’s interior and at the center of its balcony was a candlelit dinner for two.
Tiffany immediately turned towards her girlfriend to give the latter a kiss.
“TaeTae, this is so wonderful! ” she exclaimed as she pulled away from their kiss.
“Anything for my mushroom” Taeng replied cheekily as she leaned forward for another kiss. “I love you”
“I love you too, TaeTae. I’m sorry that I failed to prepare a gift for you” she said while pouting.
It’s okay Yeppeuni, you loving me back is already a gift for me”
“Cheesy dork”
“Heh, but you love this cheesy dork. Come on, let’s eat”
Hand in hand, they walked inside the yacht and went to the table at the balcony. Taeyeon pulled out a chair for Tiffany before taking a seat across the girl. They ate dinner while talking and laughing about everything that comes to their minds. Time soon passed and it was almost close to midnight when they finished their dinner.
“Yeppeuni?”
“Yes, TaeTae?”
“I have one more surprise for you” she said as she pulled out a velvet box from her back pocket. She gave the gift to Tiffany and the younger girl excitedly opened the box to see its contents.
Inside was a white gold ring that had an intricate design of a bear and a mushroom locked in an embrace. The bear was studded with light blue stones while the mushroom was adorned with light pink ones. Overwhelmed by her feelings, Tiffany couldn’t speak a word and wordlessly let Taeyeon take the ring out of the box. The older girl took her left hand and placed the intricate ring onto her fourth finger. Afterwards, Taeyeon brought up the younger girl’s hand towards her face before she landed a kiss on the back of Tiffany’s hand. She looked up and stared at her girlfriend’s face as tears began to roll down the latter’s cheeks. She leaned forward to kiss away Tiffany’s tears and gave the latter a small kiss on the lips. Taeyeon looked directly at her girlfriend’s tear-filled eyes before whispering the words that she’ll never get tired of saying to her beloved,
“Miyoung-ah, saranghae”
**
The memory of the kisses that Taeyeon gave her unconsciously made her stare at the sleeping girl’s lips. She then traced Taeyeon’s lips with her index finger while leaning her head down towards the latter’s face. Centimeters away from Taeyeon’s lips, Tiffany whispered, “I love you TaeTae”, before slowly closing the gap between their lips.
As Tiffany was about to pull away, one of Taeyeon’s hands came right across the back of her neck and pulled her deeper into the kiss. Tiffany’s kiss seemed to have awoken Taeyeon and the older girl is now kissing her back with much passion and ferocity. Tiffany’s eyes shot open at her girlfriend’s sudden action and closed her eyes afterwards as she began to kiss the older girl back.
The passionate kiss continued until the both of them finally pulled away once oxygen became necessary. Breathing heavily, both had their eyes locked onto each other and the older girl was the first one to break their silence.
“Good morning Yeppeuni” Taeyeon said breathlessly while giving a girlfriend a wide smile.
Tiffany, in return, gave her girlfriend an eye-smile and placed a kiss on the top of the latter’s nose.
“Good morning to you too, TaeTae. Were you awake all this time?”
Taeyeon shook her head cutely, “Nope. You only woke me up with that sneaky kiss of yours” the girl said as she showed Tiffany an all-too-knowing smirk.
Tiffany slightly blushed and countered, “But you did like it right?”
Taeyeon vigorously nodded at her question before puckering her lips in hopes of getting another kiss from her girlfriend.
But her request was just ignored as Tiffany merely chuckled at her act and stood up from her bed.
“No more kisses Tae, you need to get up now. Come on, I’ll prepare your breakfast.”
Before she could turn around and walk away from the bed, Taeyeon grabbed her left hand. She looked back at the older girl and asked,
“What is it Tae?”
“Fany-ah, actually I have a much better idea.”
“Huh?”
“Why don’t you just join me here”, she said while patting the empty space beside her, “and let me enjoy my ‘breakfast’ in bed?”, shooting her girlfriend with a naughty smirk while wriggling her eyebrows suggestively.
Once Tiffany realized what Taeyeon meant with her words, her face instantly turned into a tomato. Seeing the latter in those green pajamas while also hearing her say such suggestive words made Tiffany view her girlfriend as a green-minded pervert.
‘Gosh, she is so … active even in the morning. Tsk, this is what I get for having a byuntae girlfriend’ Tiffany thought. ‘I have to teach her a lesson.’
Tiffany then sexily walked back towards her lover and gave the older girl a seductive smile.
Taeyeon’s eyes immediately lit up while her whole body tensed at the sight of her irresistible girlfriend who was slowly approaching her. When Tiffany roughly pushed her to the bed as well as straddled her at the waist, she expectantly closed her eyes and waited for her lover to give her her much-needed ‘breakfast’. However, instead of a pair of lips, a pillow was harshly thrown right on top of her face and she felt her girlfriend climb out of bed.
Taeyeon’s eyes immediately shot open at the impact of the pillow on her face and hastily removed the offending object.
“Yah! What was that for?” she asked Tiffany who was standing a few feet away from her bed, arms crossed, and with an annoyed expression on her face.
“That … is for being a byuntae this early in the morning. Get your butt off that bed this instant and go to the kitchen to prepare yourself a ‘proper’ breakfast” she angrily said as she spun on her heel and walked towards the door.
“Yah!”
“What?”
“Just admit that you liked my idea too Yeppeuni! Come on baby, don’t be shy. We’ve done it before so many times so wh-” Taeyeon’s word were cut off when a pillow came flying cross the room and landed straight on her face. The impact made her slightly dizzy and she dropped her upper body back onto her mattress. With the pillow still on her face, Taeyeon distinctly heard the sound of her door being slammed shut as well as the muffled shout of her annoyed girlfriend in the living room.
“Pervert!”
THE END =)