Passport

The Kingsford Smith Airport was crowded, as usual. It was December 21st, just days to Christmas and I think I took the wrong time to have a holiday. Seoul was where I wanted to continue my studies, to be an English teacher who teaches cute little Korean kids. My college in Sydney would be finished in another semester, so Uncle Lee told me to go and check out Korea. And yay! He’s taking care of my budget to travel there. I will be back on the 24th, don’t want to miss Christmas in Sydney.


So there I was at the departure to Seoul gate. Uncle and Auntie Lee, also with their kids, my beloved younger cousins, were there to watch me go.


“Unnie, buy me Teen Top’s album!”


I smiled and brushed D’s hair. “Dee, Teen Top is my generation. Why don’t I buy you GP Basic’s single?”


D laughed and gave me a light punch. “Whatever, I want a guy group.”


I pat her on her head and looked at the others. “What do you guys want?”


The little ones shoved and elbowed each other in order to be the first to tell me what they want for a christmas present. Uncle and Auntie just laughed softly while watching. Then it was finally time to board.


“Oh, gotta get inside the boarding room now, I guess. Uncle, Auntie, kids… See you on Christmas!” I stood up, my high boots were somehow making me unbalanced, but I managed to stay firm.


Auntie stepped forward and hugged me. “Take care, Sunhee.”


Uncle looked at me and smiled. “Have fun! Oh don’t forget the SNSD Christmas mini album I mentioned…”


Auntie hit Uncle quite hard, I nodded and laughed as I walk away while waving at them.


Somehow when I stepped inside the boarding room, I felt nervous as if something was about to go wrong.


~~~~~


Those hours spent in the plane was long enough to make my butt hurt. I slept well, but didn’t wake up well. My neck was sprained. Damn. And when I tried to get my luggage out, it almost fell down and knock a really handsome Korean guy. He helped me in the end but it didn’t wash away the embarrassment. I walked out and reached the place where you’re supposed to give your passport and the scary dude will ask ‘what’s your purpose? Vacation or business?’.


So I stepped into the queue. Didn’t took me long to get to one of the counters. I took out my passport from my handbag, answered a few questions while trying to hold in my laughter, since the dude asked me in English, very very broken English. Guess he didn’t know I was actually Korean, thanks to my blonde hair.


Then I walked to the lobby of the airport. Wow. Incheon looks so much cooler when you look at it live. Not in TVs, nor in brochures. Instead of getting a taxi, I headed for the bus stop. I already checked about cheap motels that are rented near the center of Seoul. I don’t like staying in five-star hotels. I like to keep my money for other things.


I arrived around 4pm. Seoul was already having the Christmas feel. All those lights, cute little Christmas trees and even huge ones in front of mega malls. I wonder how it would be if I spend Christmas here. I took this holiday in a high peak season and I’m still enjoying the 25th in Sydney? Have a break.


I dropped by a seven-eleven before continuing my long road to the motel. Bought hot chocolate and a small piece of brownies to get rid of my nauseous feel from those elite foods on flight. I was actually a bit sleepy, lucky I did survive. Paid the cashier, and went out to just walk to the motel. I’m sure it’s not that far from seven-eleven.


Turns out I was wrong. It was three blocks away, and I arrived being so exhausted. It was just eight when I fell asleep on my bed. Well, better not to waste the 22nd then.

~~~~~

Rise and shine it was my second day in Seoul. Somehow I felt like I was home. It feels home. I got up, washed my face and put on my most simple clothes just to go out and look for breakfast. I saw a little cozy café near the motel when I was on my way last night, planned to order their so called favorite order pancakes.


Wandering around alone wasn’t that bad at all. I decided to hang out to the park for a while before I head back to the motel to get a proper shower. Then I dressed up, wore three layers of clothes and prepared to head out. I grabbed my handbag, stuffed it with my personal things and… wait a minute.


Fuck. Where is my passport?


I remembered I put it in my handbag. Did I bring it out of the airport? Yes. Did I bring it to the motel? Was I holding it? Where did I go before… oh God, seven-eleven!


I quickly went out and locked the door, rushed downstairs and head for the bus stop. Screw the bus, I decided to run, three blocks is nothing if you don’t have your passport with you. I arrived, panting as I entered the shop.


I walked to the cashier. It was this young lady, part timer I guess.


“Excuse me, last night I came here and it seems that I have left my passport. By any chance, did the last shift before you found it?”


The lady asked me a few questions, then went upstairs to.. I don’t know the employees room? She quickly went back to me just to say that they haven’t seen my passport.


Fabulous. I’m stuck in Seoul until I can find my passport. Which is God knows when.


I thanked the cashier and walked outside. Weakly, I sat on the bench near the corner of the store and looked so… pathetic.


Suddenly this guy, a tall, built one sat beside me and handed me a small cup of hot choco.


“Hello, my name is Kevin. You look a bit… are you okay?”


His English was extremely perfect and he had this Australian accent that was so, excuse me but I mean it, sexy. I wondered why he even greeted me with English but then I realized I just re-dyed my hair blonde two weeks ago.

“I’m Sunhee. And I am Korean. And.. I guess I am not that okay,” I said, almost whispering.


This Kevin guy looked as if he knows something. Or maybe it was just me.


“Do you.. mind to share your story?”


~~~~~

Kevin walked me back to the motel. He helped to search around for my passport but we didn’t seem to find it anywhere.

“So you’re staying until the 24th?” he asked, leaning on the wall beside my front door.


At some angle I thought that he was quite distracting.

“Yes. If I get my passport back. If not, well. My first Christmas in Seoul.”


Kevin drew a small smile. “Why don’t you stay until Christmas? It would be great.”


Excuse me, I just knew you today. I scoffed. “I promised to go back to Sydney. My family are..”

“Sydney?” snapped Kevin.


“Yeah?”


“I grew up there!” he said, his face looks delighted.


I looked at him in awe. “No wonder you got that strong accent. Wow..”


The two of us went silent for a while. Then Kevin reached out for a piece of… card?


“This is my card.. uh.. I was just wondering that we could meet again? To share stories or maybe to find your passport,” he said, awkwardly scratching his head.


I smiled and received the card. “Sounds good. I’ll call you.”



~~~~~



We both walked the streets of Seoul. It was my third day and I can’t stop thinking about my lost passport. Who found it? How am I supposed to go home? What if I can’t go home? Where should I stay? I am so doomed.



“So you stayed with your uncle and aunt, since you started going to college in Sydney?”



Kevin’s hands were tucked inside his jeans. Mine were shivering and I kept rubbing and blowing them together. I never knew Seoul could reach a minus twelve degree Celcius.



“Yeah. And you just moved here around three years ago?” I asked back. I was on his left and when I turned to see him I saw his perfect jawline…



“Exactly. Moved back and didn’t regret at all. Even though I spent my childhood in Sydney, I keep wanting to go back home, to Seoul,” he looked back at me and it made me spontaneously fake a cough. I knew he smiled. “So you have seen the most crowded shopping district here. You’ve bought your Christmas presents for your little cousins. Where do you want to go next?”



“Any suggestions?”



I am pretty sure he whispered. “Anywhere you want to go. As long as you keep me accompanying you.”



“Pardon me?” I stopped. He stopped. We looked at each other.



He did his awkward head –scratch again. “Uhm… Han River?”



~~~~~



It didn’t feel like we have spent hours just chilling by the river, sitting on the soft grass and sharing tons of stories about Sydney and our childhood. It was almost sunset, somehow I didn’t want to head home.



“Enough of the child memories,” said Kevin, trying to stop from the laughter that was made of my stupid story about falling off a bike, and others. “Tell me about you.”



“What do you mean by ‘about you’?” I asked, stretching my legs forward. Gosh it sure hurts if you sit for hours.



Kevin seemed to be so curious, he wanted to know something but doesn’t know how to find out.



“You’re having a holiday here, in Seoul. Alone? I mean where’s your partner,” he said, another awkward face.



“My? Oh… my best friend said she couldn’t accompany me since she’ll be having a family gathering for Christmas eve,” I said, blankly.



“I mean your boyfriend.”



“Wha.. You’re teasing me. I don’t have one!” I looked down to the grass and tidied up my bangs.



I waited for a response but he remained silent. “And you? You keep following me around, aren’t somebody is going to get angry?”



Kevin laughed and looked straight to the river. His eyes were empty. “I never managed to start a relationship.”



I thought I should change the topic. “You know we can talk about other stuffs instead of this.”



“It’s okay. I just never seem to find the right person. My story is boring, let’s just hear yours. And from the looks of it, you seem to talk much so I don’t mind hearing lots of your stories,” he looked at me and smile.



The most sincere smile I have seen. Ever. In my life. For a guy, of course and not blood related.



“I… broke up with Jonghun before I departed to Sydney.”



Kevin kept having his eyes on me. “You sure you wanna listen to this? It’s bad. Boring, and..”



“Seems like you have the urge to tell someone about it. Go on,” he moved to find the best position to listen.



~~~~~



It was supposed to be my last day in Seoul. I packed my stuff and headed out, bringing all my luggage with me. I had breakfast, it was 10am. I locked the door, went downstairs and was effin shocked to see who was at the doorsteps.



“Kevin?”



“You found your passport?” he was surprised to see me all packed and ready to go somewhere far. He held two cups of hot chocolate.



“Not yet. I want to find it. If I can’t I’ll go to the immigration office or whatever you call it at Incheon and.. I don’t know. Beg for them to let me go home? I mean I got the ticket. It’s just my bloody passport that is missing.”



He looked deep into my eyes as if he was telling me to calm down and take it easily since it’s still morning.



I took a deep breath and let out a sigh. “Is that cup for me?”



~~~~~



“Sir, I need to go back to Sydney by tonight. I got the tickets, I have to go! I don’t know where my passport is, I lost it. Can’t I just show you my ID, and go home?”



“I’m sorry, Ma’am you can’t go overseas without your passport.”



“Aw come on. I need to be there. It’s Christmas Eve! What do you think I should do, sit back at Han River and watch candlelights???” I went frustrated and I almost pulled all my hair off.



“That would be a good idea, Ma’am. Merry Christmas, we will try to find your passport and contact you later, but there is no way it could be found tonight. Not even tomorrow on Christmas. So I guess you must wait and spend Christmas here,” said the immigration dude who looks young in his thirties but annoying at the same time.



Kevin tapped my shoulder and shrugged.



“Okay. I’ll wait for a call. But make sure I don’t stay here in Korea until New Year!”



I walked out to the Incheon lobby with Kevin following me from behind.



“So what’s your plan?” asked Kevin, carefully.



I looked at him in a way that he could see my face was full of despair. “I don’t know. I checked out of the motel already, too confident that I would go home today.”



“Would you be bored if I take you around again?” he asked again. He looked like he was hoping.



I actually didn’t mind to spend another day with him. In fact, I enjoyed my days with Kevin. He made my days in Seoul quite fun, even though I lost my passport. He managed to make me forget about it though.



“I was hoping you would ask,” I looked at him.



Kevin smiled. “Very well then, Miss Song. Where should I take you…”



~~~~~



In the end, I had to spend Christmas eve in Seoul. I called Uncle and Auntie Lee, luckily they didn’t get mad at me or nagged. They kinda felt… sorry? And told me to take care and come home whenever my passport is found.



Kevin took me around Seoul. This time, I really mean it. AROUND Seoul. Thank God I wore Converse instead of my Mango heels. It was 10.10pm. I looked at the digital clock on a building.



“Quick, Sunhee, make a wish!” Kevin elbowed me and closed his eyes.



Just when I was about to do the same, the clock striked 10.11.



“Damn I missed it,” I said, still looking at the clock.



“Don’t worry, I managed to make a wish,” he looked at me with this suspicious smile.



“What did you wish for?” I asked, curiously.



Kevin shrugged and started to walk. “You’ll find out later.”



I hate when somebody hides something from me. I was so curious but I don’t know how Kevin kept me away from knowing his wish.



“So how do you feel spending the night of 24th here?” he asked. He led us to a bench in front of a fountain. Lights were surrounding us, it was damn cold. He wiped the bench before he let me sit on it.



“It feels great. It could be even more better if only my passport wasn’t missing,” I sighed and leaned back on the bench.

Kevin looked up to the lights. “But if your passport wasn’t missing, you won’t be here now.”



Silent.



“You’re right. I wouldn’t have met you either,” I looked at him and almost jumped a step back because our faces were so close. I looked at the fountain.



“Did you regret it?” he asked carefully.



I shook my head. “I learned not to regret anything. Auntie Lee taught me. She said everything happens for a reason. Maybe the reason my passport was lost is.. so I could meet you? Haha,” I was actually teasing but telling the truth. Deep inside I wish he knew.



Kevin smiled and looked guilty. “Oh, Sunhee. You have no idea how you will hate me by the time the clock strikes twelve.”



“What?”



“While we wait for it, would you mind if I.. can I.. hold your hand?”



It was cold. Damn cold. In fact I was shivering. I didn’t say anything when Kevin took my right hand, blew it, and tucked it inside his jacket. I hesitantly moved closer to him.



That one hour of silence actually explains a lot to me. We heard people chattering around us. Kids playing by the fountain. The choir singing Silent Night. Kevin’s scent made me feel safe and home. He was warm, and I couldn’t remember whether I fell asleep on his shoulder or not. I just felt that one hour went too fast.



The clock finally strikes twelve. I woke up and.. oh right I did fell asleep. I had this dream where some sort of prince ran his fingers through my hair and kissed my forehead. I knew I read too much fairytales, and watch too much Barbie movies.



Then I just realized that I was leaning to Kevin. My hand was still in his jacket. My other hand was being held by him. Suddenly I felt like my heart was pounding and it was beating so hard I was sure it could fall off anytime.



“You slept so sound. I couldn’t bear to wake you up even though my shoulder was hurting,” he teased and laughed.



“Ah, sorry. Sorry, you should have woken me up! What time is it…”



“Twelve past one. Merry Christmas, Sunhee,” he looked at me.



Maybe I was still sleepy. He moved his face close to mine. I was scared something unexpected was going to happen. But then he blew my bangs and chuckled.



“Didn’t you realize it’s snowing? Stand up or we will both freeze to death,” he laughed while helping me to get up.



It was snowing, but it felt warm. The lights seemed prettier than when I first saw them. I saw this bunch of guys – they sort of look like a boy band - standing near the fountain, singing a song that they presented to all the crowds. The lyrics were undeniably beautiful.



Every time that you’re around

You make me feel so good inside

It’s true to my soul



Every time that I’m away

I can’t wait to see your face again

Deformed to you I am



Without you I’m so lost

No matter what you hear or say

My heart is yours and that won’t change at all



I know you feel the same as I

You’re the butterfly with perfect wings

And you’re my angel



My only wish was you

It too good to be true

I’m leaking out in paradise

It’s Christmas time



Oh I never been so alive

Hold me in your arms tonight

It’s Christmas time oh yea



I looked at Kevin. He waved at one of the guys in that group when the song finished. This tall guy walked over to us and gave Kevin a high five.



“Those lyrics were so meaningful, thanks for writing it for us, buddy!” he said.



“You wrote the lyrics?” I looked at Kevin with my eyes widening. Kevin just smiled and nodded.



The tall guy looked at me and smirked. “So you’ve found this butterfly with perfect wings? Why hello there, Lady. My name is Hyungshik.”



It never felt cold since then. I blushed, I could even see my cheeks started turning red at my reflection on the water.



“Buzz off, dude!” said Kevin. Hyungshik walked away still laughing and telling his other friends about it.



“Sorry, he’s always like that,” Kevin looked at me and finally realized we were still holding hands the whole time. “Sorry… again.”



I looked down and smiled. “You know I think I should head back to the motel and stay for another night until tomorrow. Perhaps to find my passport again.”



Kevin shrugged and scratched his head again. “I’ll walk you back then.”



“I don’t think so,” I looked around. The crowd made me feel safe. “I mean, I can walk myself to the motel. You just enjoy yourself, you don’t look sleepy at all.”



Kevin seemed to have something he wanted to say. “Sunhee, I…”



I stepped forward, tiptoed and landed a kiss on his cheek. “Thank you for today. Happy Christmas.”



~~~~~



25th December and I woke up at nine in the morning. Just WTF. My breakfast time is 7.30 and I slept like a pig. I wonder why I…



I got up from my bed and saw a little box in front of the door. It was black, tied with a gold bow. A small card was stick onto it. I walked over and picked up the box. Before I opened it, I read the card.



Sunhee,

Last night was probably the best Christmas eve I had, ever in my life. I’m glad I met you. I’m glad you never refuse when I ask you to go around town. I was definitely glad about what happened last night. But I also want to apologize to you…

That night when you arrived in Seoul, you stepped into seven-eleven. I wanted to greet you that time, but I didn’t have the chance since you were in a hurry, you left your passport on the cashier’s desk. I took it and purposely told the cashier not to say anything about it. That’s why I knew you would come back in the morning.

I kept your passport. I was actually going to return it to you the moment I met you that morning. But I selfishly hid it from you, just so I can talk to you. I wanted to return it the day after, but the more I keep seeing you, the more I don’t want to see you go home. Until we spent the eve together. I figured I should return it to you since you gave me the chance to feel a beautiful eve.

So, sorry again. I wish you have a safe flight back to Sydney.



P.S. : I can’t find the exact words to say this but… saranghae.



I opened the box and found my passport in it. All safe and undamaged. I immediately thought that I could go back home at that exact hour. I grabbed my coat and ran outside the motel.



I have to find him. I need to find him.



He was nowhere to be found at the doorsteps. I ran to seven-eleven, hoping he would be there sitting at the bench, holding another cup of hot chocolate for me. But, no. He wasn’t there either.



I was too tired to look around again. I slipped my hand into my pocket to reach for my phone and call him. Damn, I left my phone at the motel.



“Come on, think, Sunhee!” unconsciously I got mad at myself. I ruffled my hair, still holding my passport and Kevin’s card in my left hand.



“Christmas eve. The lights..”



I walked here and there trying to figure out where on earth could he be. I saw a little girl walking in front of me, splashing on a puddle and making me wet.



“The fountain…”



I didn’t have time to wait at the bus stop and catch a bus. I walked. I ran. As I arrived at the fountain, the park was even more crowded than last night.



“Shit how am I supposed to find…. Him..”



I caught a familiar look at the bench. I rushed and walked towards him.



“Kevin!”



Kevin turned and stood up. “Sunhee, how…”



It didn’t take me a hard time to shut him up. I hugged him before he could even say another word.



“Thanks for keeping my passport,” I said in a low voice, not letting him go.



I could feel him hugging me back. “I.. thought you’re going to be furious..”



“Thanks for last night,” I continued. “Stop talking, I’m not finished yet.”



Kevin made a soft laugh.



“And thanks for the cute little letter card. But I want to hear it directly from you,” I finally let go of him.



He looked confused. No, he pretended to look confused. “Hear what?”



“Stop pretending before I change my mind and go home right now,” I demanded.



Kevin messed up his hair and laughed. “Okay, okay. Don’t go. Saranghae.”



“You sound like you’re forced to say it.”



“You are forcing me!” he defended himself. I raise an eyebrow. He smiled and pulled me back in his arms. “Song Sunhee, saranghaeyo!”



I smiled in his shoulder. “Nado.”



“You do too?!” he pulled me away and had his hands on both of my shoulders which kinda hurt.



I shrugged. He landed a kiss on my forehead.



“I feel like my dream is coming true,” I said to him.



“Well that night you weren’t dreaming.”



I made a frown. “You… you don’t look like a prince charming.”



“You don’t look like a gorgeous princess either.”



We looked at each other for a second, and burst out laughing.



“Hey what was your wish that night?” I asked, curiously.



Kevin grabbed my hand and slipped it into his jacket pocket. We walked to the streets.



“Hmm I wished that I would have the courage to confess to you. That you wouldn’t be angry. That you would feel the same way,” he said, calmly.



“Only that?” I kept looking at him.



“Well there was one more..”



I waited for him to continue.



“I wish you would stay with me instead of going back to Sydney. And I know that wish wouldn’t be granted coz you will be going home anyway..” said Kevin in a sad voice.



“True that,” I replied. Now his face looks sad. “But we can make a different happy ending.”



Kevin looked at me with a what-do-you-mean face.



“Pack your luggage and come with me to Sydney. I’ll finish my college, THEN we would stay in Seoul.”



Kevin looked at me again, this time in disbelief.



“What? Want to come with me or not?” I asked.



The next thing I know I was already in his arms. Kevin was carrying me all the way back to the motel. It was sure the best Christmas that has happened so far AND I got the best Christmas gift, ever.

double~

Minhee
Sweet. Lovely. Makes everyone jealous.
These words are just a few ways to describe the sweetest couple in this world. Most probably this story.
Choi Minho, captain of the soccer club. Star of the class. Every girl’s ideal guy.
Jung Jihee, the soft hearted one. Angelic attitude and bubbly personality.
Don’t be envious, don’t get jealous.
They are a match made in heaven.

Daehyun
Fun. Devoted. Passionate.
Kim Jonghyun, Shinhuahua's number one singer. Playful boy but not playboy.
Han Daehee, Seoul's best dancer. Straightforward, charming and full of spirit.
When singer Kim Jonghyun met dancer Han Daehee, the world is no longer crowded for them. Having a relationship that lasts over than 2 years, seems like they never have any problems coming through.
They do face trouble, they get into fights. In the end their strong bonds between each other, brings them back together.
Want to see any eye candy for couples that do PDA? Find them :3

Sunvin
Loud. Chaotic. Sincere.
Kim Kevin, the school's favorite handy-guy. Stiff and has a screw loose.
Song Sunhee, supermodel. Guy's favorite sightseeing girl and teacher's favorite clever student.
Starting as best friends, Kim Kevin and Song Sunhee felt the goods and bads together. Their home is Australia, having their childhood built there.
Whenever Sunhee felt blue, Kevin was there. When Sunhee broke up, Kevin was… still there. He made a commitment, and promised himself that he wouldn’t make any other guy make Sunhee cry.
Their friendship-like relationship makes people confused, envious at the same time. They make people turn their heads, shushing them, by creating chaos wherever they went. Though they are loud, people never know how sincere are their feelings towards each other.

Kata Siapa Sunvin Putus??

Di suatu hari di Shinhuahua High School, lapangan utama sedang ramai dan bertaburkan siswa/i baru yang akan menjalani hari-hari buruk mereka sebagai murid baru di Shinhuahua, sekolah termewah, tergengsi, terbagus, tertajir, terfuturistik, terfavorit, tersemuanyadah di Seoul.

Di tengah keramaian tersebut, ada seorang gadis cantik yang melihat ke sekelilingnya. Tampaknya mencari seseorang.

"WUOY SUN~!"

Sunhee menoleh ke arah suara. "Gue cari-cariin lu daritadi! Gue megang kelas apa nih?"

Si tersangka yang manggilin Sunhee rupanya adalah Hyungshik, sang ketua OSIS. Sunhee sekarang anggota OSIS dan menjabat sebagai penanggung jawab salah satu kelas anak-anak MOS.

"Lo dapet kelas X-H," kata Hyungshik.

"Azek kelas gue waktu dulu. Nah terus gue pasangannya ama siapa tuh?" tanya Sunhee.

"Kaga ada."

"Maksud lu?"

Hyungshik berdehem dan membolak balik kertas di papan jalannya. "Untuk taun ini, tiap kelas PJnya masing-masing cuma satu. Jadi yang megang kelas X-H ya lo doang ga pake partner segala."

"Oh gitu. Gila, 38 anak gue doang yang ngurusin?!" tanya Sunhee, lebih heboh dari yang pertama.

"Iye Sun. Tapi kalo lo kewalahan, bisa minta bantu pengurus, bisa nimbrung-nimbrung gitu lah. Oh iya laki lu ngurus kelas X-F tuh," goda Hyungshik.

"Laki gue?"

"Si Kuli, Sun! Set dah udah lupa apa lu punya laki kuli? Udah ya upacara udah kudu dimulai nih, lo diri di belakang barisan kelas lu sana! Gue nyiapin podium dulu," kata Hyungshik sambil melengos pergi.

Sunhee menghela napas dan mencari barisan kelas X-H. Pas udah ketemu, dia melihat barisan udah rame. Karna lagi ga begitu mood, dia langsung terobos sana sini, nabrak kanan kiri buat ke barisan paling belakang. Ga peduli rambutnya udah nyibak kemana-mana. Tiba-tiba..

BRUKK~!

"Aduh..."

Sunhee menoleh. "Wets. Sori, tas! Sini-sini gue bantuin bangun."

Sekedar informasi. Di Shinhuahua, kelas satunya dipanggil UTAS. Kelas duanya dipanggil AUD. Dan kelas tiganya AGIT. Bingung namanya darimana? Ya tinggal dibalik aja gitu. (Ini mengadaptasi dari sekolahan asli sang author yang biasa pake bahasa balik)

Back to story. Sunhee membantu si utas berdiri. Si utas melas bersihin celananya dan mengacak rambutnya. Sunhee langsung melengos pergi sebelum si utas bisa bilang makasih atau SIALAN LU.

Sunhee sampai di belakang barisan dan menghitung anak kelas X-H. Sudah lengkap, batinnya. Dia lalu menoleh ke kanan dan mendapati sepasang mata menatapnya. Sunhee langsung canggung. Si orang yang menatap Sunhee tadi tersenyum dan menghampiri Sunhee.

"Sunsun! Kangen bet dah gue kaga ketemu lu selama liburan!" kata Kuli sambil melingkarkan lengannya di pundak Sunhee.

"Lu lagi, lu lagi," kata Sunhee dengan ketus.

"Kok bete gitu, Sun? Ada utas reseh ya? Mana sini, belom tau dia kalo Tuan Putri yang ini pacarnya Kuli yang ditakutin preman pasar bayoran..."

Sunhee menatap Kevin dengan dingin. "Ga lucu. Udah lu sana balik ke X-F urusin utas lu! Sibuk nih gue, sibuk!"

Kevin pun manyun dan kembali ke barisannya.

~~~~~

MOS hari pertama dimulai dengan tur sekolah. Sunhee berdiri di depan barisan kelas X-H dan membawa kelasnya keliling area kelas.

"Di lantai 2 ini lantainya agit. Maksud gue, lantainya kelas XII. Kalo kelas kalian dan kelas XI ada di lantai 3. Gedung A ini emang khusus buat kelas dan ruang guru. Kalo gedung B, C dan D itu buat laboratorium, gymnasium, perpus sama kantin," jelas Sunhee panjang lebar, tanpa mengetahui ada seorang utas cowok yang ngeliatin dia mulu daritadi.

"Nah sekarang kita jalan ke kelas kalian. Naik tangga yang sana ya," Sunhee berkata setengah teriak sambil membiarkan anak-anak kelasnya jalan di depannya. Sunhee menunggu barisan paling belakang dan mengikuti anak-anak kelasnya dari belakang. Si utas cowok yang ada di barisan paling belakang menunduk dan tersenyum.

Pas udah sampe atas, Sunhee papasan ama X-D, kelas tanggung jawabnya si Daehee. Sunhee langsung nyengir ketika Daehee melambai ke arahnya.

"Sun~! Wess dapet kelas kita waktu utas ya? Eh udah nemu utas yang cakep belom? Bakal pedophilan nanti.." kata Daehee asal.

"Dih mana sempet gue nyariin utas bakal pedophilan! Elu udah emang? Ati-ati aja noh ada yang masang death glare tuh dari kelas X-C!" Sunhee tersenyum 'mampus lo' dan menyusul barisan kelasnya.

Daehee nengok dan tiba-tiba Jonghyun udah ada di depannya.

"Ampe lo beneran jadian ama utas, itu utas gue pasung, dan lo gue bunuh di depan mata dia. Arasseo?"

Daehee nyengir ga enak. "Emang kenapa sih kalo gue jadian ama utas? Kan kalo gue bosen ama lo, gue bisa maen sama..."

Koridor kelas langsung hening. Anak X-H berhenti berjalan dan menoleh ke arah Daehee dan Jonghyun. Sunhee berhenti berbicara dan tanpa menoleh, dia udah tau pasti DaeHyun cipokan heboh.

"Utas, perhatiin gue dong! Denger ya, itu yang lagi mesum emang temen gue, Daehee ama Jonghyun. Mereka couple paling hot di Shinhuahua, jadi kalo lo ada yang berani ngerebut salah satu dari mereka, siap-siap gelar tiker di rumah buat tahlilan ya," kata Sunhee enteng, diikuti ketawa pelan para utas disertai bisikan "Sunhee sunbaenim lucu ya".

"Kalo mereka couple paling hot, kita paling apa dong? Diatasnya hot?" kata sebuah suara horror dari belakang kepala Sunhee.

"MONYONG LU KUL bikin gue merinding aja! Gue mesti bilang berapa kali DON'T CREEP FROM BEHIND ME! Lama-lama gue terjunin lo dari atep beneran ye!!!" Sunhee sewot, mencak-mencak, sekali lagi bikin para utas ngakak perlahan.

Kevin baru akan membuka mulutnya ketika seorang utas bertanya. "Sunsun sunbaenim! Mahluk yang abstrak itu cowomu, ya?"

Sunhee tersenyum. Kevin mengernyit. "Sunsun sunbaenim?"

Sunhee menghampiri utas tadi. "Nama lo siapa?"

Utas tadi jadi rada ketakutan dan menyesal telah bertanya. "Ng.. ng.. Niel, sunbaenim!"

"Eh apa-apaan lu, Ky! Sunsun sunbaenim, aku Niel! Dia mah namanya Ricky. Enak aja make-make nama orang," si empunya nama sebenarnya langsung sewot.

Sunhee melihat ke arah Niel. Niel terdiam dan menunduk. Lalu Sunhee melihat ke arah Ricky. "Makasih ya udah bilang cowo gue abstrak. Gue ga marah kok. And good job for remembering my rule i gave you guys earlier, to call me Sunsun sunbaenim!"

"Lo nyuruh mereka manggil lo Sunsun sunbaenim?" tanya Kevin.

"Balik ke kelas lu sana," usir Sunhee dengan dingin. "Nah, utas, lanjut ya... di sini.."

Dari kejauhan, Daehyun yang baru selese kisseuan memandang Sunhee dengan sedih.

"Semoga Kevin ga bunuh diri ya," kata Jonghyun.

"Iya," jawab Daehee singkat.

~~~~~

Waktu makan siang tiba! Semua utas dikumpulkan di atap gedung B yang terik, namun sudah disediakan kipas segede baling-baling pesawat di sudut atap, yang siap meniup para peserta MOS dengan angin yang kencang disertai semprotan air tiap 3 menit sekali. Biar ga dehidrasi, katanya.

"Ya, bekal lo semua keluarin, angkat ke atas," perintah Sunhee. Otomatis para utas X-H langsung mengangkat bekalnya dan harap-harap cemas semoga bekal yang mereka bawa itu sesuai pesanan.

Sunhee berjalan menyusuri barisan utasnya yang lagi pada duduk dan mengangkat bekalnya. Sesekali Sunhee tertawa karena bekal seorang utas yang seharusnya bekalnya di bentuk muka Sunhee, malah muka monyet yang terbentuk. Dan utas tadi ga dihukum sama Sunhee, justru ditepok-tepok. Sunhee mengambil sisi positif dan menganggap maksud utas tersebut adalah melawak, bukan menghina.

Ketika sampai di bekalnya Niel, Sunhee tersentuh karena bekalnya Niel saking bagusnya, mirip lukisan (lebay).

"Awww this is so pretty. Who helped you?" tanya Sunhee.

"Aku.. dibantuin eomma. Tapi eomma cuma masakin kok! Yang ngebentuk aku sendiri..." jawab Niel setengah takut.

"Percaya kok," Sunhee tersenyum manis. Niel bengong tersepona. Kevin manyun di kejauhan. "Eh lo kan yang tadi pagi ga sengaja gue tabrak ya?"

"Eh? Iya, sunbaenim," kata Niel sambil meletakkan bekalnya.

"Maaf ya udah nabrak," Sunhee tersenyum kembali, tapi sedetik kemudian raut wajahnya berubah. "Eh betewe, muka lo agak.. foreign deh. Bukan foreign lagi.. tapi lebih mirip.."

"IKAN WOY! GUE SURUH LU BAWA IKAN YA, BUKAN AYAM!" teriak Kevin ga santai, emosi ngomeilin utas di kelasnya, sebenernya bukan karna si utas salah bawa bekel, tapi karna Sunhee lagi deket ama utas X-H.

Sunhee menoleh. "AHA~! IKAN! Muka lu mirip ikan deh, Niel! Mulai sekarang kalo gue manggil lo ikan, lo nengok ya! Itu nama angkatan lo," kata Sunhee.

Niel bengong. Sunhee tersenyum puas karna udah resmi ngasih nama utas.

~~~~~

Hari kedua MOS, merupakan hari demo ekskul yang pertama. Karna Shinhuahua memiliki 33 ekskul, mulai dari yang ga penting sampe yang ga penting banget, jadi demo ekskul dipecah menjadi dua hari. Hari pertama merupakan hari demo ekskul yang ga penting banget. Ekskulnya para orang pintar dan terpelajar.

Berhubung demo ekskul diadakan dari pagi ampe nanti pulang, para PJ kelas jadi bisa ngaso dan cuma ngurusin kelasnya pas jam istirahat aja. Di kursi di bawah pohon di pinggir lapangan, terdapat dua orang cowok lagi ngaso. Bukan, mereka bukan homo.

"Min eh, Ho," panggil Kevin dengan ragu.

"Hm?" Minho nyaut dengan berat hati. Pasti gue mo dicurhatin lagi nih, batinnya.

"Bete nih gue masalah gue ama Sunsun lagi nih."

Bener kan, batin Minho lagi.

"Kenape lagi lu?"

"Gue dicuekin mulu, dijudesin, diketusin. Gue berasa dizalimi, Ho," ujar Kevin melas.

Minho ngeliat Kevin dengan naas. "Bukannya tiap hari emang begitu ya? Dari pertama kali lu jadian?"

"Tapi sekarang lebih parah, Ho. Gue kalo sms dia, balesnya mending IYA ato OKE gitu. Ini kaga dibales! Mesti gue telpon dulu. Terus di sekolah mana pernah dia nyamperin gue ke kelas lagi. Terus..." Kevin menggantungkan ucapannya.

"Terus apa, Vin?" tanya Minho.

Kevin diem dan nunjuk ke arah seberang lapangan. Terlihat jelas Daehyun lagi berduaan dan seperti biasa kiseeuan depan umum. Minho cuma nyengir dan mengalihkan pandangannya.

"Gue udah ga pernah lagi tuh begitu ama Sunsun," kali ini nada Kevin terdengar jauh lebih melas.

"Sibuk aja kali dia. Maklum kan baru agit, jadi sibuk ngurusin utas," kata Minho sok bijak. "Eh gue kangen Jihee nih. Kalo dia masuk SMA Shinhuahua, kita udah lulus ya. Kapan gue ketemunya dong."

"Tuh kan elu mah kalo gue cerita dibalikinnya ke Jihee Jihee lagi sih, belom selese gue!" Kevin ngambek.

"YA MAU CERITA APAAN LAGI SIH LUUUU? Dih gemes gue lu jadi kuli cengeng banget dah!" Minho ngeremes tangannya sendiri.

"Gue mesti ngapain nih supaya anget lagi ama Sunsun?" tanya Minho.

"Ya ga usah ngapa-ngapain, daripada lo makan ati kan?"

"BOSEN GUE HO."

"YA ABIS GIMANA?!"

"SSSSSSSSHT BISA DIEM GA SIH LO BERDUA?!?!?!" teriak Sunhee dari kejauhan.

Minho berbisik pada Kevin. "Gue bilang juga apa."

~~~~~

Daehee berjalan menuju toilet. Istirahat sedang berlangsung, dan dia nitipin kelasnya ke Jonghyun. Pas udah sampe di toilet dan lagi asik-asiknya ngaca, Daehee mendengar bisik-bisik di toilet sebelah.

"Berarti Kevin sunbae lowong dong?"

"Ya iyalah! Lo ga liat apa Sunhee udah cuek banget ama dia?"

"Emang mereka udah resmi putus?"

"Mo resmi kek, mo engga, kelakuan mereka kan udah ga kayak pacaran lagi!"

"Serius lo?"

"Gilaaaaaa akhirnya si kuli seksi single juga!"

Daehee berasa pengen muntah dengerin gosip barusan. Dia berniat melabrak cewe-cewe kelas XI yang lagi bergosip ria itu, tapi mengurungkan niatnya dan menunggu mereka keluar dari toilet.

~~~~~

Daehee buru-buru menghampiri Sunhee yang lagi diri di tepi lapangan, menyilangkan tangannya sambil nontonin demo ekskul.

"Sun, sun!"

Sunhee cuma noleh dan dengan cool nanya. "Kenapa, Dae?"

"Masa aud pada bilang lo putus ama Kuli!" kata Daehee panik.

"Oh," jawab Sunhee santai.

"BENERAN SUN?!" Daehee makin panik. Dia gamau couple comblangannya dia putus.

"Kayaknya engga deh. Gue ga mutusin dia. Dia masih nempel-nempel ama gue," kata Sunhee.

"Nah terus lo maunya lanjut apa putus?"

"Menurut lo?"

Daehee mendengus. "Kenapa lo malah nanya balik sih! MASIH SAYANG GA LO AMA DIA?"

Sunhee memasang tampang mikir. "Kadang gue bosen ama dia. Tapi kalo lagi sendiri gue kangen ama dia. Kalo lagi ada dia gue suka males. Tapi kalo lagi ga ada dia gue sering kepikiran!"

Daehee nempeleng pala Sunhee. "Plin plan lu emang!"

"Nah itu lo tau. Lo juga tau kan gue orangnya bosenan. Emang bagusnya gue single aja kali ya?" kata Sunhee asal.

"Yaudah gue umumin sekarang ya kalo Sunvin putus.." samber Daehee.

"Dih?"

"Abisnya?"

"Seterah lu dah," Sunhee pergi sambil mengikat rambutnya, dan kembali ke barisan kelas X-H, ngecekin utas-utasnya. Daehee hanya bisa menghela napas.

~~~~~

Malemnya Sunhee maenan tumblr, mengupdate fuckyeah idolanya sambil twitteran juga. Sunhee membuka mentionsnya dan melihat tweetan dari Jihee.

bananaJihee @sunsunme unn emang unnie putus ama kuli? demi apa?

Sunhee mereply tweet tersebut.

sunsunme @bananaJihee kata siapa gue putus?

Tak lama kemudian hapenya Sunhee berdering. Tanpa melihat siapa yang menelepon, Sunhee mengangkatnya.

"Ne, yoboseyo?"

"SUN SEJAK KAPAN KITA PUTUS SUN?????"

Sunhee refleks menjauhkan hapenya dari kupingnya. Sunhee menghela napas panjang dan mendekatkan hapenya ke kupingnya kembali.

"Kata siapa sih kita putus?"

"Tadi barusan gue baca tweetnya Jihee! Terus tadi Daehee bilang ke gue kalo katanya kita udah putus! Terus gue ngadu ke Minho dia bilang ga tau, gue ngadu ke Jonghyun, sama begonya. Terus gue tadi pas pulang sekolah dicegat aud-aud cantik anggota cheers dan mereka mencoba seduce gue, Sun! SEJAK KAPAN KITA PUTUS, HAH?!" tanya Kuli di seberang telpon dengan ga nyantai.

"Tunggu bentar. Daehee bilang ke lo? Anak cheers pada cegatin lo? And what did you just call them? AUD AUD CANTIK????" Sunhee lebih ga nyantai, kali ini gantian si Kuli yang ngejauhin hapenya.

"Ga secantik elu Sun."

Hening.

"Kita ga putus kok," kata Sunhee.

"BENERAN?" Kuli langsung excited.

"Iya. Kata siapa kita putus. Gini ya Kul, gue emang kadang bosenan ama lo. Suka males ama elo yang gelayutan tiap hari, males ama elo yang bermuka abstrak, dan gue tetep harus pasang muka proud gue disekolah meskipun gue punya laki kayak lo..."

Kevin menelan ludah dan mencoba bertahan melewati semua hinaan dari Sunhee.

"...tapi kalo ga ada lo gue juga ga complete. I still love you, we're still on going, right?"

Kevin langsung sumringah begitu denger kalimat terakhir. Segala hinaan dan caci maki yang dikatakan Sunhee sebelumnya langsung berubah rasa jadi manis.

"Sun."

"Ape?"

"SARANGHAEYO MUAH MUAH MUAH MUAH kaga papa dah kalo lo bosen ama gue, sekalinya lo bilang kayak gini mah gue pasti meleleh lagi Sun! Meskipun lo dijulukin freezing charisma, tetep aja gue mah meleleh! Our love should go on! I still love you too!" Kevin heboh dan guling-gulingan di atas kasur.

Sunhee nyengir ga jelas dan kembali menatap komputernya. "Udah, tidur gih."

"IYA SUN I LOVE YOU AISHITERU WO AI NI SARANGHAEYO ICH LIEBE DICH~~" seru Kevin dengan riang dan menutup hapenya.

Sunhee tertawa pelan, terdiam sebentar, dan mengupdate status twitternya.

sunsunme we are still together.

~~~~~

Keesokan harinya adalah the final demo ekskul day. Kevin yang ekskul basket, menitipkan kelasnya pada Hyungshik dan izin prepare buat demo. Tak lupa dia mampir ke area X-H.

"Iya, jadi nanti kalo elo..."

"Sun~!"

Sunhee yang lagi ngasih pengarahan ke utas langsung nengok. Dia nengok balik ke utas, tersenyum sambil izin ciao bentar, lalu menghampiri Kevin yang nangkring di pintu.

"Apa?"

"Lo kan manager ekskul basket, nanti ikutan demo dong?" tanya Kevin.

"Engga lah mending gue ngurusin kelas gue," kata Sunhee santai.

Kevin melempar jaket bertuliskan Basket ke muka Sunhee.

"Apaan sih Kul?!"

"Pokoknya ntar pas demo basket lu ikutan!" kata Kevin sambil berlari ke lapangan.

Sunhee balik badan dan mendapati Niel berdiri di depannya. "Buset. Tinggi juga lu, Kan.."

"Ka Kuli itu cowonya Sunsun sunbaenim?" tanya Ikan alias Niel.

Sunhee mengangguk. Niel tersenyum. "Langgeng-langgeng ya, sunbae! Aku permisi ke toilet dulu."

Sunhee tersenyum dan mengacak rambut Niel, lalu kembali ke barisannya dan memberi beberapa pengarahan.

~~~~~

Daehee membukakan sebotol vitamin water dan memberikannya pada Jonghyun yang baru selese demo ekskul boxing. Sunhee cuma bisa geleng-geleng kepala, baru juga demo ekskul, udah kayak tanding beneran.

Daehee lalu menghampiri Sunhee setelah selese ngelempar handuk ke Jonghyun. "Sun! Ekskul basket abis ini nih! Sana gih lo ke depan!"

"Kelas gue?"

"Titipin ke gue aja!" samber Jonghyun.

Sunhee mengangkat bahunya dan berjalan menuju area demo ekskul, pas banget ketika ekskul basket dipanggil. Sunhee bengong ketika yang ngeMC buat ekskul basket adalah Minho dan Kevin. Makin mangap ketika Sunhee menangkap sosok Jihee di pojokan, berdiri di samping Daehee dan Jonghyun, sedang melambai heboh pada Sunhee.

"Apa banget dah," gerutu Sunhee sambil membetulkan jaketnya dan mundur ke belakang lapangan.

"Nah, Kak Minho, di ekskul basket kita bisa ngapain aja nih?" tanya Kevin dengan gaya sok MCnya, berusaha berinteraksi dengan utas audience.

"Gini Kak Kevin, di ekskul ini, yang jago maupun yang belom jago, semuanya kita anggep sama. Ga ada senioritas! Bahkan kalo yang ga bisa maen basket bisa jadi manager aja. Contohnya kayak itu tuh, Kak Sunsun yang dibelakang!" kata Minho tiba-tiba sambil nunjuk Sunhee. Semua mata sekarang tertuju padanya.

"Heh cungkring! Sarap lu ngapain nyebut-nyebut gue!" bisik Sunhee tapi sambil melambai dan kasih senyum manis ke utas.

"Kak Sunsun sini deh. Kalo jadi manager kerjanya ngapain aja?" tanya Minho.

"Pulang sekolah gue jambak rambut lo ampe botak!" bisik Sunhee lagi. Lalu dia mengambil alih mic Minho dan tersenyum ramah. "Manager basket itu kerjanya ngatur jadwal latihan anak-anak, beliin konsumsi ato minuman selama anak-anak lagi pada latihan, dan ngabsen siapa aja yang hadir. Gampang kok. Gue sebenernya emang ga bisa basket, gue ikutan jadi manager karena..."

"Mau jadi manager pribadi pemain basket yang satu ini!" samber Kuli. Serempak semua utas langsung pada CIEEEEEEE.

"AHA HA HA..." Sunhee ketawa maksa tapi ga keliatan maksa. "Bisa aja Kakak yang satu ini," Sunhee mendekati Kevin dan mencubit pinggangnya. Kevin yang mukanya udah abstrak jadi makin abstrak. Minho cuma cengengesan.

"Iya loh adek-adek semua. Kalo kalian punya cowo yang jago basket, terus mau nemenin, mendingan daftar jadi manajer aja! Nih contohnya kayak couple Sunvin ini. Kalo tadi di Boxing ada Daehyun, couple yang paling hot di Shinhuahua, nah ini Sunvin couple paling konyol di Shinhuahua! Meskipun tampang bagaikan majikan dan babu, kasih sayang mereka melebihi pasangan remaja pada umumnya!" Minho yang biasanya diem mendadak jadi talkative dan membuat suasana menjadi heboh.

Ga cuma utas yang pada CIE CIE in Sunvin. Guru-guru pun pada ikutan. Sunhee mukanya memerah dan langsung ngibas rambutnya buat nutupin pipinya yang ngeblush. Samar-samar Sunhee melihat Niel dan Ricky tersenyum sambil ikutan ngeciein juga. Sunhee tersenyum simpul.

~~~~~

Demo berlangsung meriah. Terutama ketika ekskul dance yang terakhir tampil, Daehee yang menjadi lead dance langsung menyita perhatian satu sekolah, tentu saja dengan Jonghyun yang manyun manyun ga rela dance cewenya ditonton banyak orang. Ketika demo selese, masing-masing PJ kelas menuju kelasnya dan salam-salaman (berasa lebaran).

"Cie Sunsun sunbaenim yang tadi ngeblush pas demo basket!" seru Ricky, si imut tak tertandingi keimutannya *?*

"Diem lu tas! Haha becanda. Keliatan ya tadi gue ngeblush?" tanya Sunhee.

"Keliatan banget, nuna!"

Sunhee menoleh. Niel menutup mulutnya.

"Ups, maksudnya, sunbaenim.."

Sunhee tersenyum dan mengacak kedua kepala Ricky dan Niel. "Berhubung masa MOS udah selese, lo berdua boleh panggil gue nuna kok. Dari dulu gue pengen punya dongsaeng imut-imut kayak kalian iniiiii!" Sunhee gemes dan mencubit pipi Ricky dan Niel. Keduanya tertawa pelan sambil mengelus pipi, kesakitan.

Setelah agak lama ngobrol-ngobrol sama utas -bahkan ada utas cewe yang minta foto bareng sama Sunhee, katanya kalo udah agit mau jadi model kayak Sunhee- Sunhee menenteng tasnya dan berjalan ke arah gerbang.

Sunhee mengambil cermin kecil dari tasnya, membetulkan poninya dan mengecek apakah lensa kontaknya masih dimatanya.

"Sut sut. Neng. Ikut abang karokean yuk."

"Hayuk, bang," jawab Sunhee spontan, sambil memasukkan cermin kecilnya kembali.

Kevin sontak kaget dan berlari ke depan Sunhee. "Tumben amet lu Sun moodnya lagi bae?"

"Gimana ga bae kalo demo ekskul tadi berubah jadi acara meet and greet Sunvin? All the juniors now know about us!"

"That's great, right? Dengan begitu ga bakal ada yang berani ngerecokin kita Sun!" Kevin tersenyum senang, bagaikan om om girang rambutnya baru di cat pirang *?*

Sunhee memeluk Kevin dan membenamkan mukanya di jas sekolah Kevin. Kevin cuma diam sesaat, lalu balas memeluk Sunhee dan membelai rambutnya.

Dari kejauhan, Minho, Jihee, Daehee dan Jonghyun, bersama 3 anak kelas sebelas yang jongkok dibawah, bertampang melas, memperhatikan adegan Sunvin tersebut.

"Lain kali jangan sembarangan bikin gosip!" kata Jonghyun, kasar.

"Ga usah sok tau!" samber Minho dengan singkat.

"Sunvin masih exist ya. Liat pake mata lo sendiri," Jihee ga peduli dirinya lebih muda dibanding 3 cewe yang abis dilabrak.

Daehee cuma cengengesan ketika melihat Kevin meng-kisseu Sunhee, dan berkata..

"Kata siapa Sunvin putus?"

THE END

Heartkeeper

It's morning already. I woke up and stretched my body here and there. Then I walked to the window and opened the curtains so that the sun would come into my room. Just when I was about to take a deep breath...

"DANIEL, WAKE UP! YOU HAVE A SOCCER CLUB TO ATTEND REMEMBER??" shouted my mom, furiously.

Wait. I haven't woken up fully. I still feel that my life is scattered in pieces and I have to put them all together. Soccer. Club. Today.

"OH MY GOD."

I rushed downstairs to the only bathroom we have in this house. Took a quick shower and entered the dining room, grabbed the sandwich my dad was about to eat, went back upstairs to grab my bag and stuffs, and left the house, yelling to the people inside. And uhm, Sorry, Dad.

~~~~~~

FU! The bus was late for 2 minutes. The moment it reached the bus stop i was heading to, I immediately got on my feet again and ran inside the gate. I saw the huge AN Seoul billboard on my way inside. I had to stop and look around, making sure where the soccer field is. I spotted a bunch of people gathering in the middle of a soccer field just a few meters around me. And there was this woman, no.. girl? Whatever. Among all those guys I saw this girl who was probably looking at me. I gulped and ran over to the field.

"Great. Just when I was supposed to begin my speech, another kid came. What's your name, boy?" asked the girl. She looks older than me but so young at the same time. She has this wise and noona-ish feeling every time I take a glance at her.

She clapped in front of my face. "Your name?"

"Uh.." I coughed a few miserable coughs. "Niel. Ahn Daniel."

"And what are you here for? Auditioning for a new boy group perhaps called Teen Top? You are way too pretty for soccer." she asked sarcastically, which actually made the guys burst out laughing.

"Shut your mouths."

The guys went solemn again. "Sorry I'm late. I came here because yesterday I got a letter saying that I'm accepted as one of the new trainees for AN Seoul, and..."

"Enough. Get in line."

I took a space beside this Taylor Lautner looking guy and dropped my bag beside my feet. The girl then started speaking.

"Good morning, to all AN Seoul trainees. My name is Bielle. Don't you ever ask my age, you just need to know that I am older than you, and I am your coach. Until you guys reach the top, and of course, you all need to find a new coach because I am trained for trainees. And I hope all twenty four of you, build a team bond and respect each other. I don't want any cases, or fights, whatsoever, happening in the area of AN Seoul. It's none of my business if it's outside, though."

The guys beside me smirked and whispered to each other. I just took a deep breath and continued to listen to her. She gave a short speech about how will we live in this boarding soccer school, how we'll gonna train, and more stuffs.

"That's all the basics you should know so far, any questions?" she asked.

The Taylor Lautner guy raised his hand. Bielle raised her eyebrow telling him to speak. "Uh.. what do we call you? Can we.. uhm.. Noona?"

The rest of the team burst out into laughter again and since I don't wanna look so stupid, I joined laughing even though I didn't get what's so funny about that question.

Bielle, however, put on a small smirk and walked up to the guy beside me. The laughter immediately faded away. "You don't call your guy coaches with Hyung, do you? Then don't you 'Noona' me! Somebody can figure out a suitable name?" she asked looking to the others. Nobody answered.

"Coach Bielle?"

She turned and looked at me. For a second I was like whoa who had the guts to answer her. But then stupidly, I realized it was my own voice.

She walked and stopped right in front of me. I found out that I was probably just 5 centimeters taller than her. She gave a fake smile which looked so real to me.

"I accept that suggestion, thank you. Now if there are no more questions, I'll lead you to your dorms inside. Follow me, and keep quiet."

I exhaled and felt a pat on my back. It was that Taylor guy.

"Good job, boy! By the way I'm Minsoo. But the boys call me CAP."

I looked behind where he pointed at. I saw four other guys, around my age, waving and trying to catch up.

Nice, day 1 and I got buddies already. Can't wait for tomorrow.

~~~~~

I looked at the door in front of me. The list of my name and my roommates were pasted on it.

Bang Minsoo
Lee Chanhee
Lee Byunghun
Ahn Daniel
Yoo Changhyun
Choi Jonghyun

"What the? Six boys in one room?" I asked myself.

"You might better come inside and take a bed you want before the magnaes get it first," said CAP. He peeked to me from the door and went back inside. I sighed and carried my bag, entering the room.

"Oh come on, L.Joe. That's my place. I took it first."

"But CAP, you didn't put your things on your bed. I did. So now this is my place. You can sleep below me ^^"

The blonde guy, the one called L.Joe, smiled and pointed to the bed below him. CAP made a heavy sigh and threw himself on his bed, leaving a victory smile on L.Joe's face.

"I'll sleep on the top bed okay, Ricky?"

Ricky just nodded and threw his belongings on the bed. Now there is only one bunk bed left. In the middle, near the window. While the other two which are already occupied, are close to the wall.

"So.. you wanna sleep on the top bed, or...?"

I turned around and saw this friendly looking guy. "I'll take the top bed, thanks," I replied.

He smiled and introduced himself. "By the way I'm Chunji, nice to meet you. All five of us come from the same school, and I guess it's not a big deal to have you as our extra roommate. Right, guys?" Chunji looked around at his friends. Some nodded, and some showed their thumbs up.

"Whoa, thanks. You guys can call me Niel," I said, half bowing to all of them.

We were then organizing our stuffs and chatting, and stuff, when someone knocked on the door and before we could ask or even open it to see who's there, the person came inside our room. Just when CAP was about to change, he had his shirt half up open.

"Hold that, CAP," said Bielle. CAP put back his shirt on. Bielle cleared her throat and continued. "Listen, in case you guys don't know the rules, or haven't read it. Handphones and laptops are prohibited. As well as smoking, I mean, you guys aren't even legal to smoke or drink. These rules are just like typical, I know. But none of you want to run around the field 10 times without wearing a shirt, right?"

Bielle looked at all of us. We nodded simultaneously. Bielle smiled and I swear I just saw the best smile from a girl. So far.

"Great. Lunch will be ready in half an hour. Just go unpack and be at the food hall without me calling you all again," Bielle turned around, making her ponytail swished gently, and closed the door.

The other five guys just continued doing their thing while I was still standing there, frozen, I guess.

"Hey buddy, what's wrong?" asked Chunji.

"Did you just see that?" I asked back.

CAP raised his eyebrow. "Bielle noona's smile!" I said, making all of them gasp.

"Whoa, you're not supposed to call her noona, remember?" L.Joe looked at me from the top bed. I shrugged.

"Who cares, she's not even here," I replied. Chunji smirked.

"Yeah? What about her smile then?" He asked.

I climbed up to my bed and opened my bag. "No. Nothing, never mind."

The two magnaes elbowed each other. "Hyung, you're not having a crush on our coach, right?"

Nope. I mean not yet.

~~~~~

It's lunch time. My roommates and I went to the food hall 5 minutes early, and I saw Bielle already standing there, holding some files. She wore this white suit that makes her look like a doctor. I don't really get it. But every time one of the trainees grab a plate, she would check on them.

As usual, I was last to grab a tray. I am practically last at everything among my roommates. Maybe I'm just lame like that. When I reached the end of the counter - just imagine ordering at Hoka Hoka Bento and there are people serving food you want - Bielle stopped me and looked at my tray.

"Give him a bowl of soup," she said.

"But I don't want it."

"But you have to eat it, Daniel."

They way she said my name is so.. I don't know. It's hard to describe. It sounded nagging and cutesy at the same time. It made me fell for the soup. But I got curious.

"Uhm.. Coach Bielle?"

"Yes, Daniel?"

Sometimes I just wish she stops calling me with my almost full name.

"Why are you checking on our foods?" I just had the guts to ask her about it.

"I'm your coach, as well as a nutrition expert. I don't want my soccer players get sick just because of wrong food. Now off you go, you're blocking the queue."

I bowed and walked quickly to catch up to my buddies. Coach Bielle is just so different from any other girl I've met. I mean she sounds like my mom and dad put together. Soft and bold at the same time. But, hell no. I don't want to imagine her being one of my parents. Nope.

~~~~~

The next day, we started training. We did a few warm ups and gathered in the middle of the field. Coach Bielle gave a few instructions, and divided the trainees into two groups. And there was this somehow foreign looking guy at the edge of the field. We found out that he was the referee.

The game started. Coach Bielle watched from afar, sometimes yelling at us when we did a mistake. At first the game went smoothly and no foul was made. There was this time when the ball was heading to my direction, I was about to do a heading but one of our opponent blocked me. I fell to the ground, and had myself elbowed. Right on my nose.

The referee blew the whistle and ran over to me. I could see his name tag at this close.

Son Dongwoon.

"Niel, you okay?" he asked.

I touched my nose and it bleed. "I'm fine, it's okay."

My friends started to gather around and asked what's wrong. I convinced them that I'm okay and wiped the blood clean. The referee blew the whistle again, and the game resumed.

I took a peek at Coach Bielle's direction. She was covering her head since it's so shiny, and I'm pretty sure she looked a bit worried. I smiled, and kept going on with the game.

~~~~~

We were chilling at our room when L.Joe came inside, panting. I raised my eyebrow, curious about what he is going to say.

"Niel.."

"Yeah?"

"Coach Bielle called you. She said she needs to see you, and that you should come to her office," said L.Joe.

I flashbacked every single little thing I have done, thinking what probably have I done wrong, and I started imagining myself running around the field at night, topless.

"One more thing.." continued L.Joe, "she said NOW."

CAP chuckled and sat on his bed. I nodded and reached for the door.

"Wait. Where's her office again?" I asked.

L.Joe was a bit surprised. "You don't know? Gosh I thought you were her stan. It's at the 2nd floor, first door on the left."

"Right."

I went outside, still thinking what I've done.

~~~~~

I knocked on the door and opened it before anyone could say come in. I took a peek, and there was Bielle sitting on her chair, talking to someone in front of her. And when that guy turned around to look at the door, I gasped and bowed immediately.

"L.Joe said I ought to see you?" I asked politely to her.

She gave a smile. "Come in, Daniel."

"We'll talk about this later," said the guy who was talking to her, raising from his chair, greeted me with a nod, and headed for the door.

"Dongwoon," called Bielle. He stopped and turned back. "Never mind, I'll call you," she said. Dongwoon smiled and went outside.

Coach Bielle and Dongwoon hyung? I mean, the referee at our game? They must be talking about AN Seoul. Nothing much. Yeah. Damn it, why am I thinking about different things?

Bielle stood from her seat, leaned forward and touched my chin. For a moment I was stoned. And then she tilted my head up and examined my nose. Knowing I didn't give any reaction, she touched my nose softly. "Does it hurt?"

"No," I quickly answered.

"Why are you so nervous? I called not to give you detention, I just wanted to check up on you. I saw your nose bleeding during the game. You sure you're okay?" she asked in a very different tone, different from what usually she sounds like when she yells at us at the field.

"It's not that severe so I guess I'm okay," I answered.

Why is my heart beating so fast? It's just our coach. And our nutrition expert. Why am I feeling so different, something I have never felt before?

"Thank goodness then. Be careful on the next game okay. The other team likes to play rough so you better watch out. Oh and here.."

She opened her desk and took out two small boxes of vitamins. "Take these before you go to sleep. And you could share with your roommates too. I'm a bit worried since you are all so young, and facing the other team which are older than you guys, seems a bit tough."

I took the boxes and looked at Bielle. "Thank you, Coach," I said, smiling.

"Awww, you're so sweet. You're welcome, you can go back to your room now."

I nodded, stood up and bowed at her, and went back to my room. She seems so nice and different. I wonder if she acts like this to Dongwoon hyung too?

~~~~~

Days and weeks went by. It feels so fast, we will be playing in a real game in a few months. At least that's what Coach Bielle said. And each day, seeing her at the field, in the food hall, makes me feel uneasy. Chunji said I may have a crush on her, since he experienced crushing on a noona before, and he said that he acted just like I am now. But seriously, Coach Bielle?

When it comes to practice games, the referee was always Dongwoon hyung. Of course with Coach Bielle watching from the bench. I remembered Coach's words very well and managed to finish the game without getting hurt. The usually furious and violent Coach Bielle, has now transformed to a wise and gentle coach. CAP said he misses her shouting and yelling. I replied by saying I'm okay with both. ^^

So now I eat all my foods without picking. My roommates and I still take the same vitamins that our coach gave to us. And each day Chunji kept convincing me that I have a crush on our coach which kinda pisses me off and the magnaes would start teasing me as well. Well, if it's really a crush, I don't have to tell her. Or should I?

~~~~~

Changjo came rushing inside our room, panting and gasping for air. I was playing cards with L.Joe, Ricky, CAP and Chunji. And we all looked at Changjo with a confused face.

"Now what have you done wrong, magnae?" asked CAP. He always had this leader charisma, which made us point him to be responsible for us, all six of us.

"I did nothing wrong... I think.." Changjo looked panic and Ricky dragged him to sit with us. "What happened?" asked Chunji.

"The gossip... was right.." said Changjo, still trying to breath slowly.

I made a frown. "What gossip?"

L.Joe snapped his fingers. "You mean the Bielle noona and Dongwoon hyung gossip?"

"What?" I asked in a really high note since I was shocked.

Chunji burst out laughing. "OMG NIEL you sound like a girl, don't scream like that."

"But I'm not screaming."

"And now you're whining," teased CAP. Everybody laughed. I scoffed and looked at Changjo.

"What gossip?"

"Something is really going on with those two. Bielle noona and Dongwoon hyung. I think they are secret lovers or something," explained Changjo in doubt.

"WHAT?"

This time I sounded a bit more manly. Everyone was curious and gathered closer.

"So I was walking past Bielle noona's office, right. And then..."

Flashback - Changjo's POV

"I think I can't hold this. But I can't leave my team just to go to the hospital! I will be fine, Dongwoon. Trust me."

I stopped walking when I heard Bielle noona's voice from the inside. I went closer to the door and listened carefully.

"Bielle, I don't want you to collapse in the middle of coaching them. That would ruin your pride. Also it would make me bothered. You need to see the doctor."

What the? Dongwoon hyung? Collapse? Doctor? What are they...

"Fine, I'll go. Then who will replace me while I'm gone?" Bielle noona's voice sounded a bit weak, and she coughed several times.

"I'll get Doojoon hyung to come. I have to accompany you to the doctor," said Dongwoon.

"How many times should I say that I will be fine going there alone?" Bielle noona said almost half shouting, but coughed a few times again.

"Stop shouting, your condition would get worse. It's my responsibility as your..."

OMG I should tell Niel now! Bielle noona and Dongwoon hyung have a relationship!!

End of flashback - back to Niel's POV

"WHAT THE..." shrieked L.Joe, surprisingly.

"So Changjo.. you mean.. you're taking a conclusion that.. that Bielle noona has a relationship with Dongwoon hyung.. and..." Ricky hung up his speech.

"Got pregnant by him?" continued CAP.

"And is going to the hospital to check on her baby?" said Chunji.

I was too shocked even to give a damn comment. My mouth was wide open. My eyes were saying that this is impossible. Changjo looked at me.

"Hyung, you okay?"

"No. This can't be. You must be wrong, Changjo. Don't just easily conclude something! Besides, this means that you are saying that our coach is.. is.. AH WHATEVER!" I threw the pillow that was on my lap. I stood up and scattered the cards and climbed onto my bed.

"Face it, Niel. Bielle noona is mature enough. And I think she looks great with Dongwoon hyung. No wonder they..."

CAP stopped talking when I showed my head and glared at him. I stretched out my hands.

"GIVE ME MY PILLOW."

~~~~~

The next few days, Changjo was actually right. Coach Bielle wasn't there to train us. There was Doojoon hyung instead. We kept playing nicely, though. And I tried hard to get rid of my bad mood. As long as I have the soccer ball with me, I would concentrate on playing and forget about it. But the moment I pass the ball to one of the guys from our team, either CAP or Chunji would suddenly pop up beside me and keep teasing.

"I thought you had a crush on Bielle noona?"

"When are you going to tell her?"

"Do you still like her knowing the fact that she is now pregnant?"

"OH SHUT UP!" I shouted. My roommates stopped but laughed secretly.

Doojoon hyung blew the whistle, signing that the game is over. He walked up to me and gave a pat on my back.

"Your playing wasn't as good as yesterday. Is there anything wrong?" he asked.

"I'm fine," I said, not looking back to him. It was so obvious I acted so unfriendly. No wonder he could find out I was in a really bad mood.

"Hey, let's go to the canteen and get a few cold drinks, okay?" he said, tapping my shoulder and then walked quickly in front of me.

I took a deep breath and followed. When I reached the canteen, Doojoon hyung was already there holding two cold cans of Pocari Sweat.

"Thanks, hyung," I said, grabbing the can.

"No problem. By the way Bielle called today and asked about you guys.."

"Coach Bielle? She called?" I pulled back the can I was holding, just to ask and confirm before I drink.

"Yep. She was asking how is the team doing. And she asked about you too, personally. She said that the last day she was here, you seem so unfriendly. What happened? She's really curious, you know," Doojoon hyung chugged down his drink.

I can't tell about Bielle noona's pregnancy, right? I mean Doojoon hyung probably doesn't know about this, and if I tell him, I would look so stupid and Bielle noona would be so furious. What should I do?

"Can I visit her at the hospital?" I asked.

Doojoon hyung looked at me a bit surprised. "Well. Sure. I think she's already strong enough to talk again."

"What do you mean?"

"Her asthma relapsed and it was quite severe. Oh, you guys don't know she has asthma, am I right? Well she does, and a few days ago she just got a cold and didn't give a damn with it. Unfortunately it got worse and made her asthma relapse. Dongwoon said it was even hard for her to breathe. It's a pity, right? A great coach like her..." Doojoon explained the whole thing while playing with his can.

Asthma? Relapse? So she isn't pregnant? GOSH I'm gonna get Changjo right after I get back from the hospital.

~~~~~

"So she's not pregnant?" Changjo blinked a few times and looked really like a fool.

"NO! Doojoon hyung said to me that Dongwoon hyung is her closest relative, her cousin, so he's responsible to take care of Bielle noona coaching here! AISH you magnae! You are really a troublesome. I nearly said something stupid in front of Doojoon hyung, a wrong information from you. Luckily he explained it first before I could even ask! If not, I would be kicked out from this place forever."

My roommates all looked at me and laughed out so hard after my short speech. My face was red. I almost got humiliated.

"OMG Hyung I'm sorry. I promise next time if I overhear again, I would hear it until it finishes. I thought Dongwoon hyung was going to say 'It's my responsibility as your husband to be' HAHAHAHAHA I'm so stupid. Niel hyung please forgive me, okay? What can I do for you to forgive me? But hey at least you didn't got humiliated after all, right? Kekekeke~"

Changjo kept chuckling. I took a deep breath and messed up his hair. "Fine, it's okay. Next time I won't believe any gossips from you!"

The other guys finally stopped laughing. CAP shuffled the cards that we were playing, and looked at me.

"So are you gonna tell her?"

~~~~~

It was 8pm. The night was clear with stars blinking in the dark. OMG this sounds so cheeky. I was so nervous. Coach Bielle called and wanted to see me at the bench near the field. So there I was, walking with my hands tucked inside my jacket. Coach Bielle was already sitting there, looking up to the sky.

"Hey," she greeted me as soon as she saw me walking towards her.

"Can I sit next to you, Coach?"

She smiled and nodded. I looked away to hide my blushed face. She somehow still looked a bit weak.

"So how are you while I was gone? Nothing big must happen in three days, right?" she asked.

"I was doing.. okay. Just got a little moody," I answered. Nope. I can't tell her about that false news Changjo told us. It's so stupid.

"Why? Perhaps.. PMS?" she asked.

I found it funny and laughed at her question. She followed laughing softly, but coughed at the end.

"Are you okay?"

She looked at me right in the eyes. "I missed you, Daniel."

KABOOM~

Okay it just felt that my heart exploded. I haven't seen her for three days, got mad at her for a false news, and now I'm sitting next to her, this night, and she said that she missed me? WHOA WHOA. I should be dreaming.

I pinched my left thigh. Ouch. Okay this is real.

"Dongwoon nagged so much at the hospital. He said I couldn't take care of myself and that I have always been a troublesome to him. I know he was just joking at that moment. But somehow he reminds me of my team. Our team in AN Seoul. You."

I carefully turned to look at her, and got a bit shocked that she was already looking at me. She smiled so warmly.

"If from now on I'll let you call me 'noona', do you know what it means?" she asked.

WAIT LET ME THINK. If she lets me call her 'noona', then would we be like in a.. noona-dongsaeng plain relationship? Or is she a psychic that could read my mind? Does she know that I still have a crush on her?

"Daniel?" she called, waiting for my response.

"Noona," I looked at her. She looked so calm and smiled. "In a team, in a soccer team, we have a goalkeeper, don't we?"

She looked a bit confused. "Yes?"

"Well, my position is not a goalkeeper in our team. But I was wondering, would it be okay if I get a position as your heartkeeper?"

I tried to keep looking in her eyes. If someone held a mirror in front of me, I would probably laugh at my own self, looking at my nervous and blushed face. I'm confessing now, I guess.

I waited for her to at least say yes or something. I had this feeling that she would accept me. But she just smiled at me. My hands were shaking, probably because I was so nervous and it was extremely cold.

She reached for my hand that was inside my jacket pocket. She blew it and rubbed her hands, then she held my hand so tightly, it felt so warm.

"Keep my heart and don't let other players take them away. Okay?"

I smiled at her and bent my head down. She messed up my hair playfully. I moved to sit closer to her. She rested her head on my shoulder and we gazed the stars. That cold night turned into a warm and calming one.

~~~~~

THE END

Hug

It was just about time when BEAST was going on stage. Sunhee who was wearing black from top to bottom, grabbed her walkie talkie and asked to make way for BEAST to come up. She walked through the corridor checking out groups which are next on the list. She stopped in front of a door with a "BEAST" sign on it.

"Okay guys, get ready, you're.. OUCH!"

Sunhee took her "CREW" name tag off her neck. It hooked onto the door handle which made her choke a bit. The BEAST boys looked at her in pity. Her face was extremely tired and she was sweating. Though her hair was tied up, she still felt hot, maybe because of her all-black outfit.

"Whoa Sunhee-sshi. Be careful," said Kikwang, standing up from his seat.

"I'm okay. Guys, hurry up you must be on stage in a few minutes. You're not nervous, right? Don't be. Don't try to be the best, just do your best.."

"I think you're the one who is nervous, Sunhee."

Sunhee looked at the guy with that deep voice. She took a deep breath and smiled.

"I'm not nervous. Okay, come on! Move move!"

The six guys immediately got up and walked outside. Sunhee waited for them to come out until the last guy was at the door, standing right there staring at her instead of catching up.

"Why are you not moving?" asked Sunhee.

"Um, aren't you supposed to cheer for me or something like that? A punch on the shoulder. A "hwaiting"? A kiss on the cheek, perhaps?"

"Sssht! Dongwoon keep your voice low. I don't want any crew to mock me about us. Okay fine. Hwaiting!" said Sunhee, giving a hard punch on Dongwoon's shoulder.

"Well, ouch," said Dongwoon in a flat tone. He then walked quickly, catching up with other members.

"I thought she was going to.. oh well," he whispered to himself as he looked back and saw Sunhee waving vigorously at him.

~~~~~

Sunhee was rushing here and there, spoke through her walkie talkie a few times, and went to the vending machine to get a cold can of coke. She wasn't gonna drink the coke, just to feel the cold can and press it to her cheeks.

"Tired much?"

Sunhee startled and turned around. "Damn, Daehee you scared me. Well what do you think? I'm not the type of girlfriend who can follow my guy anywhere I want without being busy. I'm part of the crew."

Daehee laughed softly. "I know. Aww, Sunhee, have strength! By any chance do you know where SHINee's room is?"

"You Jonghyun-biased. Just go straight until you find a T-intersection. Go right, and it's the door with a blue star on it," Sunhee took out her coke and press it onto her cheeks. "Damn! Cold."

Daehee shook her head looking at her bestie's babo-ness. "Thanks! And of course I'm biased. Like, duh, he's my guy!"

"Yeah whatever. Buzz off!" Sunhee said sarcastically, but was actually joking. Daehee knew that. She laughed even more while walking away.

~~~~~

Sunhee chugged down her can of coke, while watching on the monitor how the performance went. Deep inside she wished she was one of those fans, who are in their seats, chanting and cheering for their idols. Sunhee reached into her pocket, and pulled out her BEAST lightstick that Dongwoon gave to her.

"Lit it on if you feel like it. Though you're not one of those hundreds of B2UTies, you're the only B2UTY I know. In my heart."

Those words Dongwoon whispered to her a few days ago, kept replaying on her head. She secretly made a smile and lit her lightstick. Just when she was turning around to get back to her job, someone bumped into her and made her grip loosen. The lightstick fell, and smashed to the floor. It broke into two pieces.

"Oh my.." Sunhee got up and ignored her bruised left hand while running to get her lightstick back.

"Omo! I'm so sorry, are you okay?" a soft voice made Sunhee look up. "Unnie?"

"Jung Jihee? What are you.. oh right, Minho.." Sunhee got up by the help of Jihee. She still held the two pieces of her lightstick.

"Minho? Hmm. I was actually going to cheer for Hyungshik. But now that you remind me of Minho.. I shall see him first then," said Jihee in a cute and innocent way.

Sunhee scoffed and brushed Jihee's bangs. "You naughty!"

"Aaah, unnie not the bangs!" Jihee tidied up her hair. "By the way are you okay? I'm so sorry I didn't see you coming through.."

"I'm okay. Just a scratch here. But.."

Jihee made a puzzled face, then looked at the lightstick on Sunhee's hands. "Omo.. unnie, sorry! I'll buy you a new one right now. You wait here.."

"No no! You don't have to, really. It's just that now I'm feeling uneasy. I hope their stage performance is okay."

"You sure?" asked Jihee.

Sunhee nodded. "Now which room do you want me to take you to, then? ZE:A? Or SHINee?"

~~~~~

Sunhee smiled as Jihee chased Daehee all over the room. Daehee couldn't stop teasing Jihee with Minho's ridiculous yet unique hairstyle that night. Daehee ran over to Jonghyun, Jonghyun's arms were wide open. And taraaa~ they were hugging each other. Jonghyun said something like "don't hurt my girlfriend!" which made Jihee give up and went back to sit beside Minho.

The two couples interacted like there was no one else in the room. Key decided to gussy up, while Taemin and Onew were paying many attention to the TV above. Sunhee wished she could do the same way with Dongwoon, without being noticed by other crews. Or being talked about it. The crew didn't know their relationship together.

Suddenly Sunhee felt her walkie talkie buzzed. She took it off her belt and answered.

"BEAST's stage is done. There was a problem, Dongwoon slipped on stage due to the wet stage, cause of the rain. They are heading back to their changing room," said the voice on the walkie talkie. Sunhee stood still.

So that's the meaning of the broken lightstick, she thought. She quickly rushed out of the room, leaving the door wide open, leaving Daehee and Jihee simply confused.

~~~~~

The door was roughly opened. The six guys all paid attention to Sunhee who was panting and sweating even more. Her eyes looked worried. She walked inside the room, passing Kikwang who was practically topless, Hyunseung and Junhyung chugging down their bottles of water, Doojoon and Yoseob who were chilling in front of the conditioner. She went straight to Dongwoon, who was sitting down and massaging his own neck.

"Sunhee, you okay? What's with all the rush?" said Dongwoon, trying hard to stand up.

Without any words, Sunhee moved forward and had her arms around Dongwoons neck. She hugged him so tight as if she was going to be gone by tomorrow. The other five guys were still paying attention to them.

"Sun..hee?" called Dongwoon once again. This time softer, and hugging his girl back.

"Are you okay? What happened? How did you slip? I'm sorry I didn't ask the crew to mop the stage before you guys perform. Are you hurt anywhere?"

Those words came out of Sunhee's mouth without any brakes. She said it in a worried and soft voice, Dongwoon found it a bit ticklish since Sunhee spoke right into his ears. He smiled, and gave Sunhee a few pats on her back.

"I'm okay, Sun. Actually I am hurt at some parts, but having you here, rushing into this room and hugging me like this, makes the pain go away," said Dongwoon.

"You sure you're not hurt?" asked Sunhee.

"Yep," Dongwoon convinced her.

The two of them stood still. Still in a hugging position. Junhyung let out a fake cough to make the awkward ambience fade away.

"You can let me go now," said Sunhee.

"Why? I'm healing myself right now," teased Dongwoon.

Sunhee pulled herself off and saw Dongwoon's face full of happiness. He surely didn't look as if he was in pain. Damn, I over reacted, she thought.

"Finally you got the guts for public display of affection."

People inside the room looked at the door.

"Congratulations, unnie," said Jihee, smiling widely. Daehee raised her hands, and Jihee gave a high five.

"Oh, shut up you two," Sunhee looked away, hiding her blushing face.

The BEAST members couldn't help but giving a teasing smile too to the couple. Doojoon even walked over to Dongwoon and elbowed him gently.

"Since everybody have already found out about this, then shouldn't it be okay if I do this?" asked Dongwoon, while wrapping his arm around Sunhee's shoulders and pulling her tight to him.

"Dongwoon, I don't even.."

Dongwoon moved his face closer to Sunhee's. It made her stop talking. Her heart was beating faster thinking of what would happen next.

She closed her eyes and had this scared face. Dongwoon smiled and kissed her on her forehead. Sunhee then blinked a few times and she looked at Dongwoon.

"Don't worry, I'll save the special kiss for next time."

~~~~~

THE END

Jiheerella

Once upon a time, in a tiny kingdom far away, there lived a widowed gentleman and his beautiful daughter, Jiheerella. He was a kind, devoted father who loved his daughter very much, but he felt she needed a mother's care. And so he married a second time, to a widow from a good family, named Raejin. She had two daughters, Aechan and Taehee, who were close to Jiheerella's age.

Tak lama setelah itu, bokapnya Jiheerella meninggal. Dan segalanya pun berubah, ampe bahasa yang digunakan dalam cerita ini berubah. Muka asli emak tirinya Jiheerella pun tersibak! Si Raejin ini berubah jadi dingin, kejam, dan cemburu minta ampun akan kecantikan dan keanggunan Jiheerella. Atas perintah sang mama tiri, Raejin, beserta kedua sodara tirinya, Jiheerella pun resmi dijadikan babu dirumahnya sendiri.

Meskipun nasibnya ngenes, dan ampe perlu tidur di loteng ditemani burung-burung gereja dan tikus-tikus imut nan lucu, dia tetep sosok perempuan yang lembut dan penyayang. Tiap pagi kalo dia bangun, abis mimpi, dia pasti nyanyi buat temen-temen dan burung-burung tentang harapannya untuk masa depannya dan tentang mimpinya yang dia harapkan akan terkabul suatu hari nanti.

Tiap pagi, kerjaannya Jiheerella tuh nyanyi, abis itu ngerjain segala pekerjaan rumah tangga seperti ngejait, benerin barang rusak, ngepel, nyuci, nyetrika, beuh segalanya dah. Jiheerella gatau aja kalo bentar lagi semua bakal berubah.

"Ji??!! JIHEE? WOI JIHEERELLA? SARAPAN MANA NYONG?" teriak Aechan.

"TAU NIH ga denger apa perut gue udah gruyuk minta diisi? BURUAN SARAPANNYA MANAAAAAAAAAAAAH~~~!" teriak Taehee lebih toa daripada Aechan.

"Iya sebentar! Aku datang!," kata Jiheerella, buru-buru naik tangga. "Aih," kata Jiheerella pada diri sendiri, "Mereka ga bisa merintah gue supaya berhenti mimpi! Mungkin suatu hari nanti, mimpi gue BAKAL jadi kenyataan. Amin."

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Agak jauh dari sana, di istana kerajaan, sang raja, Choi Siwon, sedang resah. "Ini anak gue lari dari tanggung jawab mulu dah! Udah waktunya dia kawin nih!"

"Iya, Yang Mulia," kata Chansung, sang adipati. "Eh bentar Yang Mulia, kawin ama nikah beda loh. Yang Yang Mulia maksud, yang mana, Yang Mulia?"

"Apaan sih lu belibet amet ngemengnya! Iya iya, nikah maksud gue!" kata King Siwon.

"Yah, sabar aja dah kalo soal itu mah, Yang Mulia," timpal Chansung.

"Gue udah sabar cuy," kata King Siwon. "Tapi gue udah ngebet pengen nimang cucu! Oke gini aja. Kita adakan pesta dansa, undang semua wanita yang ada di kerajaan ini. Seenggaknya dia bakal kecantol ama satu aja cewe, ye ga?"

"Mungkin, Yang Mulia.."

"SIP! Pastikan SETIAP wanita datang ya!" perintah King Siwon.

~~~~~

Dengan begitu, di hari itu juga, sang raja ngirim mailboy-mailboy yang ditugaskan buat ngasih undangan ke rumah-rumah di kerajaan tersebut.

"Bukalah, atas nama raja," kata mailboy yang memakai name tag "Hyungshik" tersebut.

Jiheerella mengernyit. "Apa-apaan lo? Dasar cabul! Enak aja nyuruh gue stripping depan muka lo gini!"

Mailboy Hyungshik itu jadi bingung. "Lah Neng, ini maksud gue buka surat ini! Atas nama raja! YE, PEDE BENER LU."

Jiheerella blushing karna malu. "Aih. Maap bang. Itu surat apaan emangnya?"

"King Siwon mau ngadain pesta dansa buat pangeran Minho tercinta! Konon katanya, semua wanita diundang kesana!" jawab Hyungshik. Dia pun pamit pergi.

"Pesta dansa?" tanya Jiheerella.

"Setiap wanita? BERARTI KITA DONG?" teriak Aechan dan Taehee ga nyantai.

"Pasti," kata sang mama tiri Raejin. "King Siwon udah ngebet anaknya nikah. Jodohnya harus salah satu diantara kalian berdua! Cepetan, girls, pesta dansanya malam ini juga!"

"Berarti, gue bisa ikut juga dong ya.." kata Jiheerella.

"HA~! Dia? Dansa ama pangeran? KYAA HAK HAK HAK HAK," kata sodara-sodara tirinya dengan tertawa cempreng dan najong.

"Kan katanya 'setiap wanita'," kata Jiheerella.

"Yah, emang ga ada alasan buat kamu ga pergi.." kata sang mama tiri Raejin.

"Umma! Jangan! Jangan bolehin dia pergi!" kata Aechan melas.

"...asal kamu bisa nyelesein semua pekerjaan kamu aja, dan cari dress yang layak pakai," lanjut Raejin dengan ketus.

Jiheerella begitu gembira. Dia lari ke loteng, membuka sebuah koper rongsok, dan mengeluarkan sebuah dress. "Bagus kan? Ini bekas umma," katanya. "Emang jadul dan cupu sih, tapi bisa gue permak! Gue perlu ikat pinggang, kerutan, sesuatu buat kerahnya.."

"JIHEERELLA!!!" teriak Raejin.

"Sebelum kamu mulai kerja, ada sesuatu yang mesti kamu selesaikan," kata Raejin.

"IYA! Setrikain rok gue!" kata Taehee.

"Benerin kancing-kancing di baju gue!" kata Aechan.

Semua berlangsung cepat, tiba-tiba udah sore aja. Si Jiheerella masih kudu ngepel, eh pas lagi asik-asik ngepel, kucing laknatnya Raejin yang namanya Kunyuk, seenak udelnya jalan diatas lantai yang udah bening di pel Jiheerella. Gara-gara Kunyuk abis maen tanah, lantai jadi kotor lagi. Emang dasar kunyuk!

Jiheerella jadi ga sempet ngepermak dressnya. Akhirnya, tikus-tikus dan burung-burung imut yang di loteng bersiap bantu. Mereka yang bakal makeover dress Jiheerella. Ada yang ngambil gunting darimana tau, ada yang ke kamar Aechan ngambil iket pinggang plus pita, ada yang ke kamar Taehee ambil manik-manik.

Setelah selese ama pekerjaannya, Jiheerella menatap keluar jendela. Dia terlihat sangat sedih karna kereta kuda yang datang kerumahnya buat jemput Raejin dan dua anak laknatnya itu.

"Yah, nasib nasib deh," keluh Jiheerella. "Lagian norak banget sih pesta dansa.. T_T"

Tiba-tiba lampu menyala, kamar jadi terang. Jiheerella nengok dan mendapati sebuah gaun pesta yang indah ada di hadapannya.

"KEJUTAN~!" teriak para tikus imut dan burung lucu.

Jiheerella tersentuh, dia berterimakasih dan buru-buru memakai gaun itu dan berdandan. Tapi ternyata para sodara tiri masih ngenalin barang-barang yang Jiheerella pake.

"Eh! Itu kan iket pinggang gue!" teriak Aechan, merebut iket pinggangnya.

"Dasar maling, itu manik-manik gue!" kata Taehee, narikin manik-maniknya.

Setelah puas mretelin, narikin, ngancurin gaun Jiheerella, mereka pun pergi berangkat ke pesta dansa. Bajunya Jiheerella jadi tercabik-cabik.

Jiheerella pun berlari keluar rumah, melewati si anjing imut, dan tikus-tikus temannya itu. Dia menangis sesungukan, ampe dia ga nyadar ada sesosok cahaya terang yang perlahan membentuk jadi seseorang.

Jiheerella tersentak, dia melihat ke atas dan mendapati seorang wanita canitk menatap dengan penuh kasih sayang ke matanya. "Lu siape?" tanya Jiheerella.

"Gue pembantu baru dirumah ini. YA ENGGALAH. Gue fairy godmother elo! Pernah denger ga? Kalo ga pernah, udik lu," kata si fairy godmother. "Sebelum lo manggil gue emak, mama, ibu, tante, mbak, ncing, dan sebagainya, mending gue kasitau. Panggil gue Yunhee aja."

"Oke Yunhee. Jadi intinya lo ngapain ya disini?" tanya Jiheerella.

"Plis deh ga pernah baca dongeng apa. Fairy godmother itu tugasnya sebagai dewi penyelamat ketika lo lo semua putus asa! Gue disini dateng bantu lo, oke. Lo masih mau dateng ke pesta dansa itu?" tanya Yunhee.

Jiheerella mengangguk.

"Bagus. Bawain gue labu."

"Dimasak apa mentah?"

"Mentah lah! Utuh!" kata Yunhee sambil memutar matanya. Jiheerella nyengir lalu melesat pergi, dateng-dateng udah nyeret labu.

"Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, simsalabim abracadabra, Bring bring neoreul naege gajyeoda jwo~!" kata Yunhee sambil joget abracadabra. Jiheerella cuma menatap dengan tampang males.

Dengan sekejap tu labu berubah jadi kereta kuda, tapi kudanya gaada. Yunhee lalu menyihir tikus yang ada disana jadi empat kuda putih. Lalu Yunhee komat kamit lagi dan tiba-tiba di kereta kuda udah ada supir ama asisten supir.

"Nah beres tuh! Tinggal berangkat," kata Yunhee.

"Ah tapi itu.. anu.. ini.." kata Jiheerella tersendat-sendat.

"Mau bilang makasih? Udahlaaah gausah," Yunhee sok.

"Pede lu. Ini liat dong baju gue masih rongsok! Ya meskipun gue sebenernya pengen bilang makasih juga.." kata Jiheerella.

"Ya ampyun," Yunhee menggerakkan tongkat sihirnya, lalu dalam sekejap lagi, Jiheerella sudah mengenakan gaun putih yang elegan, lengkap dengan sepasang sepatu kaca.

"Wuaaah cantik banget!" kata Jiheerella, kagum. "Kayak mimpi jadi kenyataan!"

"Dan seperti mimpi pada umumnya, this one can't last forever! At midnight, when the clock strikes twelve, the spell will be broken and everything will be as it was before," kata Yunhee.

"I'll remember," sahut Jiheerella, gamau kalah dengan Englishnya.

~~~~~

Sesampainya Sunhee di istana, dia turun dari kereta kuda dan memasuki pintu utama ballroom. Ketika masuk, semua mata tertuju padanya. Bahkan King Siwon yang nontonin pesta dari balkon, menyadari kehadiran Jiheerella.

"Wah, cantik, lu kenal dia?" tanya King Siwon.

"Saya ga pernah liat tuh," kata adipati Chansung.

"Eh eh liat! Pangeran Minho nyamperin cewe itu! Asik asiiik jadi dah nih. Nyalain musik mellow cepetan!" perintah King Siwon.

Pangeran Minho berjalan melewati wanita lainnya dengan cuek, tertuju pada satu arah, Jiheerella. Cewe-cewe yang dilewatin reaksinya beragam. Ada yang sewot karna dicuekin, ada yang mengumpat, ada juga yang mimisan. Dominan sih, pada ileran dan pingsan.

Minho lalu langsung mengajak Jiheerella dansa. Jiheerella berusaha supaya ga pingsan atau mimisan seperti cewe lainnya. Dia dan Minho dansa berdua, menatap mata masing-masing, seakan dunia cuma milik mereka berdua.

Jiheerella akhirnya menemukan the love she'd been dreaming about. Dia menikmati malam itu, waktu terasa cepat. Pas mereka lagi berduaan dibawah cahaya dan gemerlap bintang-bintang, sang pangeran Minho baru aja bungkukin badan dikit, udah mau maen nyosor aja, eh tiba-tiba..

TENG TENG TENG

"Wanying midnight!" bisik Jiheerella. "Gue harus pergi!"

"Eh tunggu! Jangan pergi dulu!" teriak Minho, tapi Jiheerella sudah berlari pergi. "Baru juga pengen gue cipok T_T"

Jam terus berdenteng *?* TENG TENG TENG

Jiheerella mempercepat langkahnya menuruni tangga, hingga sebelah sepatu kacanya terlepas. Sepatu kaca itu tertinggal di tangga. Pangeran Minho, adipati Chansung, dan semua prajurit istana pada heboh ngejar Jiheerella. Jiheerella lompat masuk ke dalam kereta kudanya, dan bergegas pergi.

Jam masih terus aja TENG TENG TENG, di TENG-an keduabelas, kuda-kuda yang lagi lari berubah jadi tikus-tikus. Lalu berdirilah Jiheerella disana, mengenakan gaun yang udah rongsok, duduk diatas labu.

"Mianhaeyo," kata Jiheerella pada teman-temannya. "Gue lupa semuanya, ampe lupa waktu! But it was so wonderful! Pangeran Minho ganteng banget! And when we danced..."

Salah satu tikus komat kamit sendiri ke tikus yang lain sambil nunjuk-nunjuk kaki Jiheerella.

"Nape lu?" tanya Jiheerella. Dia menoleh ke bawah dan melihat dirinya masih memakai sebelah sepatu kaca.

~~~~~

Kemanakah King Siwon disaat yang lain tadi pada heboh? Ternyata beliau ketiduran sambil mimpi gendongin cucu. Adipati Chansung pun dateng ngos-ngosan sambil bangunin King Siwon, bilangin kalo si Jiheerella kabur.

"DEMI APA? Calon mantu gue itu! Buruan cari lagi!" kata King Siwon.

Dengan itu, King Siwon mengutus bawahannya buat nyari ke seluruh kerajaan, berbekalkan sebelah sepatu kaca yang tertinggal.

~~~~~

Sang mama tiri Raejin curiga dengan kelakuan Jiheerella yang suka nyanyi-nyanyi sendiri. Karna Raejin tau bahwa cewe yang kakinya muat di sepatu kaca itu bakal jadi istri pangeran, Raejin mengurung Jiheerella dikamarnya.

Aechan udah berusaha keras ampe ngeden-ngeden buat masukin kakinya ke sepatu kaca, tapi tetep aja gamuat. Pas lagi sibuk nyobain sepatu, dua tikus temen Jiheerella tadi diem-diem nyuri kunci kamar Jiheerella, dan bergegas naik tangga buat bebasin Jiheerella.

Jiheerella yang pada akhirnya bebas, berlari menuruni tangga. "Jebal, bolehkah saya mencoba sepatu itu?" tanya Jiheerella pada adipati Chansung.

Chansung tersenyum dan baru akan menghampiri Jiheerella, tapi si licik Raejin bikin si Chansung kesandung, dengan melas si Chansung pun jatoh dan PRANG~! sepatu kacanya pecah.

"Mampus gue. Yang Mulia Siwon bakal bilang apa inih?" kata si Chansung setengah nangis.

Jiheerella duduk di kursi dan meraih sesuatu. "Mungkin ini bisa membantu.."

"Nggak! Ga ada yang bisa bantu!" Chansung udah teriak melas dan air mata udah nunggu jatoh.

"Liat dulu bacot! Ini! Gue punya sepatu kaca yang sebelahnya lagi!" kata Jiheerella. Aechan dan Taehee semua terkejut, tapi si Chansung kesenengan. Dia memasang sepatu kaca tersebut pada kaki Jiheerella.

"Sempurna!" teriak Chansung dengan senang. "Kita telah menemukan calon pengantinnya Pangeran Minho!"

~~~~~

Jiheerella dan Pangeran Minho pun akhirnya menikah. King Siwon dan adipati Chansung melihat resepsi pernikahan penuh dengan air mata haru.

"Sung, anak gue Sung, kawin juga akhirnyah.." kata King Siwon ngelap air matanya.

"Nikah, Yang Mulia. Kawin mah beda lagi," kata Chansung, sibuk mengambil tisu untuk Yang Mulia.

Pangeran Minho tersenyum pada Jiheerella dan mencium kening Jiheerella, Jiheerella tersenyum balik. Mereka sama-sama senang karena telah saling bertemu. Temen-temen Jiheerella, tikus-tikus dan sebagainya pada ikutan seneng. Mereka lega akhirnya Jiheerella mimpi-mimpinya bisa terkabul dan bakal jadi wanita paling bahagia di kerajaan.

Pada akhirnya, Minho dan Jiheerella membentuk keluarga yang sakinah mawaddah warohmah. King Siwon seneng karna punya cucu banyak.
And like all fairytales,

They lived happily ever after.

THE END

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