"I'm home."
I was drown by the sunset that I couldn't even hear what he just said. I looked at him with my raised brows, and my eyes asking of what he just said.
I caught him looking at me, but stared at the sun in front of us. The orange sky reflects in his eyes, that I couldn't stop staring. How I miss this moment. Peaceful, no doubts, so buts. Just this simple moment where I stand beside him.
"how long have you been here?" I asked again.
He shrugged. "I just arrived. I just thought of having a vacation and the airplane brought me here." he responded seriously but I laughed.
"you didn't follow me, did you?" I joked but his jaw dropped and looked away.
"o-of course not, I don't even know where you are until I saw you earlier. But..." he paused and faced me again. "I searched for you, and I'm still searching. Thanks God, I saw you now."
I can't open my mouth to speak. I'm just feeling this surreal moment. My heart beating so fast that only him can do. I just wish he won't hear it.
"why.. are you searching for me?"
Is he still in love with me too? Does he want me back? Is he here to get me? Please say you will.
He opened my mouth to speak but I heard someone calling my name so I turned behind me and saw Iasonas smiling and walking towards me.
He held my cheeks and kissed it like he normally do, and I smiled at him.
"are you coming tonight? Family's dinner? Remember?" he asked and stepped backward.
"Oh! Yeah, I almost forgot."
I'm just distracted with jungkook.
"so, I'll pick you up, or you can go by yourself?"
I pressed my lips together and looked at jungkook who's frowning and looking at us, confused. He maybe misunderstand Iasonas action earlier.
"yeah, I can go by myself. By the way..." I grabbed jungkook's wrist. "Meet my friend.. Uhm. Jungkook." I awkwardly laugh. I don't how to address him.
Iasonas offered his hand for a handshake. "I'm Iasonas, nice to meet you."
Jungkook took his hand gandgully and held it firmly, so formal huh.
"you can bring him, eunbi." Iasonas faced me after the handhske.
"yeah sure. So, see you? I said and smiled.
He nodded." see you. " he waved at us before walking away.
" is it normal to kiss someone? " jungkook asked me.
I shrugged." that's a greeting here. "
" but he didn't do it to me. "he complained and followed me when I started to walk. The sky is almost dark.
" I believe that they only do that for someone very close to them." I responded
He didn't answer and just followed me to my hotel. But we went to the shop where I ordered the mugs earlier to get and pay for it.
" do you like that guy? And vice versa?" he sat on the floor opening his luggage.
"of course we like each other." I answered simply. That's why we're friends. Tss. I won't let him kiss me if we don't like each other. Duh.
"you can take a bath first. We have to go to that dinner." I said and preparing what should I wear.
"I won't go." he answered that made me stop staring to my things.
"I said yes to Iasonas."
"without consulting me." he added.
I just rolled my eyes and took a deep breathe to calm myself. Then don't!
After taking a bath, I blow dried my hair and changed into a hoedown off shoulder dress and a sandals. I put my earrings and necklace in before going out of the bathroom. I saw him lying on the bed like it's his bed. He's browsing on his phone without looking at me. He really don't wanna go, huh?
"I'll be back late.." I muttered before gstti g my small ouch that only my money and phone would fit.
"buy yourself a dinner." I added before the door.
"okay.." he answered shortly and I just shrugged.
Since that restaurant where Iasonas family are was just a walking distance from here, I took my time walking and looking at the shop selling different items. I stopped walking when I saw a ring.
It's a ring for a guy, it's just a simple silver ring for men. Tss. Why am I thinking of buying it? For whom?
I looked away from the shop and continued walking. I've been loving him all my life, I even ruined my dream for him, we've separated from each other, our paths crossed again. He became what he want to be, being a musician or an idol, while me? I dreamed to be an idol, but it's not meant to be my profession, I am meant to be a business woman, to take care of mom's memory, the cafe.
Just thinking of what we've been through, like separated ways but met each other again. Isn't it a sign that 10 years is enough to realize that we're meant to be together? What if we're really meant for each other? But we chose to give up. They said, that love is like a war, that you have to fight together, not to fight each other.
We grew better separately, when it comes to our profession. But our love that we have for each other didn't fade.
Or it's just mine?
I greeted Iasonas's family. And minutes later, Iasonas went out with her fiance. They did their tradition. I smiled at every moment, like how they stare at each other's eyes, like how Iasonas touched her hand. They're full of affection.
There so many people, like their relatives and their friends. I didn't have the chance to talk to Iasonas and congratulated them. I bid my goodbye to his mom and dad before walking home.
The wind blew coldly to my skin, symbolizes that's its already late. Is he asleep? Maybe, because he's looking forward to our trip tomorrow, here in Santorini.
I stopped in front of my hotel and looked for the keys inside my couch when the door suddenly opened. I saw jungkook with his loose shirt and jogger pants.
"where are you going?" I asked and closed my pouch before going in.
"I'm just going to look for you because it's late." he responded that made me laugh.
"you are going to look for me, when earlier you seem so lost that all the girls flocked just to get you." I laughed
He scratched his head and went inside the room. I looked at him with my confused eyes.
"I'll sleep here." he answered like he knew what I am thinking.
"You can't!" I opposed
"I can, and I'm sleepy. Night."
My eyes widened and immediately went to him lying on the bed.
"you're just kidding, right?"
He shook his head while his eyes were close. "I've been sleeping here since you're out there in a date." he answered with his sleepy voice.
"don't pretend like we didn't kiss each other, we didn't hug each other on the same bed." he added
I rolled my eyes. "you kept on remembering the past."
I took my towel to take a shower before going to sleep. I can't do anything since he really looked so sleepy. I'll just put a pillow between us.
I changed into a shirt and a comfy shorts before going out of the bathroom. He really did sleep on my bed. Stubborn.
I drank my milk and brush my teeth before putting a pillow between us and slept.
The next day, I woke up when I heard someone snoring really close to my ear. What the heck!
I turned to the pillow between us, but instead of tapping the pillow, I tapped something hard, like toned muscle of a...
I immediately opened my eyes and saw jungkook hugging me, and I'm on his chest almost kissing it. Wtf!
"get off!" I said, enough for him to hear it. But he just shook his head.
"you said last night that I kept on mentioning the past. Then let's make a new memory so I won't be stucked in our past." he said in a hoarse voice.
"just get off! You're too close!" I shouted and pushed him. But he didn't even move a little!
"I changed my mind. I don't want to go anywhere today. Let's stay here and cu-"
I cut him off by pinching his arm around me that made him scream and turn away from me. I smirked and get off from the bed.
"cuddle your face-ah!"
I squealed when he pulled me again and I fell in top of him. His smile was screaming triumph when he pulled me successfully.
"why are you doing this?" I asked with my serious tone, ignoring the intense feeling I have right now.
His brows furrowed, looking so confused.
"you should be mad at me, right? Because I pushed you away, because I can't love you back again. I hurt you so many times, so why can't you just stay away from me? Forget me?"
His hold on my waist loosen so I took that opportunity to get off from him and sit on the bed beside him.
" how can I be mad so someone I love so much? "
My lips parted because of what he said.
" I tried, but I can't help but use my connections just to find you. But no one from them knew where you are, until I found you here. I was just planning for a vacation and use your method about forgetting. You travel to forget, right? ."
I didn't respond and just looked at him straight in the eyes. I can even imagine looking at him this long.
" you're so unfair. "he added and sat on the bed too. Now, we're facing each other. "You manged not to comeback for six years? Yet I'm going crazy just to find you."
"why are you searching for me? I told you not to look for me." I finally answered.
He held my hand firmly with his two hands.
"I told you, I will search for you wherever you are. That's how much I love you, Eunbi. Give me my chance now." It's almost a whisper.
"you wasted the six years of your life just to find me? Yeah, you're crazy." I forced a laugh.
I long silence filled our atmosphere. He stood up and went to his bag, and I followed him with my stares. He took something and went back. He pulled me at the edge of the bed, now his squatting on the floor holding my hand. I looked at him with my puzzled eyes then it widened when he took a ring outside his pocket.
"jungkook..."
"I will still find you even if it will take 7 years or 10 years. I'll wait for ages just to get my chance, just to get your yes."
I opened my mouth but nothing came out from it. I'm so surprised and overwhelmed at the same time. I'm nervous, and I can't process anything that he said.
" but I promised to myself that If one day, If I found you. I will give you this ring and ask you to marry me." he added
"a-are you sure? Why me?"
"why not? I bought this ring when you left. I am that sure-"
I didn't let him finish and hugged him while letting my tears flow. I just though of asking him to marry me last night. I'm that sure of him too.
I took my pouch where I put the ring I bought last night. I stopped myself from buying it because I'm unsure if he's still single, but I bought it impulsively before going home.
"will you marry me, Jungkook?" I asked offering him the ring I bought.
His eyes widened and his lips parted because I just proposed.
"I'm thinking about forcing you to marry me, when I saw this ring. So will you?" I laughed
He cupped my face and kissed on my lips. He leaned his forehead on mine after that short kiss.
"Let's get married now."
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