Hi friends! I hope you've all been well. I've been so eager to write this chapter in particular and I think it's my favorite one so far.

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I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Seung Jo woke up groggily with a backache and his arms asleep, yet he was somehow quite warm.

He sat up slowly and stretched out his numb arms while his mind recalled how he ended up in his current situation.

Ah, that's right. He was in Ha Ni's room. At Ha Ni's table. With Ha Ni's math homework covered in his drool from where he must have fallen asleep on top of it. And a blanket wrapped around his shoulders.

Seung Jo had been tutoring Ha Ni for a month at this point, and with exams coming up, he was determined to not only help her pass, but get an A. She thought he was absolutely insane, and was starting to agree with her on that one over time.

It wasn't that she wasn't trying by any means. He could see how worked up she was getting as she attempted to solve the page of equations, how she pored over the set of notes that he had created for her, yet it just wasn't clicking.

Seung Jo looked over and saw the girl in question peacefully still sleeping in the spot across from him.

Over the month that she had been living at their house for, he began to take note of all the different quirks she had and her funny little habits. He immediately grew to adore every single one of them. He never thought he'd be the type of guy to find himself completely besotted with the way someone mumbled to themselves, or got stuck in a daydream numerous times throughout the day, or took way too long in the shower when it was most definitely his turn to use it, yet here he was.

He had spent a very brief moment of this time that he had known Oh Ha Ni trying to deny that this was anything more than curiosity about such a fascinating person, or fleeting attraction at the very most. Yet as time progressed, he realized just how ridiculous he was for even entertaining any of those notions for more than just a couple seconds.

If he were to take another moment to evaluate the situation he was in, he would also realize that he was utterly doomed. There was not a single thing he wouldn't do for her. No request that would be too much. All it would take was a pout from her plush lips or a bat of her charcoal lashes and he was putty in her hands. No one had ever had that much power over him, and it terrified the shit out of him.

Regardless of all of these things, the biggest realization of all was how much he wanted her.

Don't get him wrong, being Ha Ni's friend was amazing. Seung Jo loved being her friend (considering the friend department had always been one he was severely lacking in) and everything that came along with that, but he wanted to be more than just her friend.

He wanted her to be his.

Today's the day, Seung Jo thought to himself before getting up from the chair with a quick look of adoration in Ha Ni's direction.

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"Seung Jo!" Ha Ni whined as she pushed him away.

"What?" he questioned, feigning innocence despite the fact that he still held one of her pigtails in his hand.

She crossed her arms and pouted. "I didn't spend all this time on making my hair look good just so you could mess it up."

He held his hands up in defense. "Hey, it's not my fault. I can't help myself. They're just so cute."

Ha Ni blushed furiously and shoved him once more. "You are so mean. Don't tease me!"

Seung Jo rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Keep it moving or we're going to be late again."

"Yah," she glowered. "You're the one that always insists on having a full breakfast regardless of if we're already running late or not!"

"Only because I'm waiting on you to get ready."

Her eyes narrowed at him and he laughed.

"C'mon now, no sense in arguing with me. I'm always right." He sneakily leaned down to peck her on the cheek. "Cheer up, buttercup."

Ha Ni began to ramble flusteredly, and he just took one of her hands in his to help pull her along to class, a cheeky grin spread across his face the entire time.

When they got to the front of their school, he gave her hand a final squeeze before he let her walk in first.

Ha Ni turned around to stick her tongue out at him before going through the doors.

Seung Jo counted out thirty seconds or so in his head before he followed after her. Knowing she'd stop by her locker first and chit chat with her friends before heading to class, he went directly to the class to take his seat. He discreetly eyed the entrance to the classroom so he could see her walk in. You'd think that he wouldn't get as excited to see her as he did for someone who literally lived with her and saw her all the time, yet here he was.

His expectant gaze switched to a silent glower when she did arrive with Bong Joon Gu trailing in after her, animatedly groveling about how he wanted to be allowed to see her after school too.

Seung Jo rolled his eyes. God, he couldn't stand that guy, but he left it alone because he'd grown to become pretty good friends with Ha Ni.

Wait.

A feeling of uncertainty made Seung Jo's stomach drop. What if Ha Ni was into that idiot? Here he was feeling so confident that she felt the same way about him when she could have been developing feelings for Bong Joon Gu this whole time.

Seung Jo let out a deep breath. He could do this. The way he felt about Ha Ni was strong enough that he couldn't let worry stop him from asking her to be together. Technically the worst thing she could say was no.

And that would suck if she did.

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Because all of his classes were all review for him, they were a chance for Seung Jo to do whatever he wanted. Meaning he had the entire day to plot out exactly how he was going to ask her out.

He figured he could probably buy her a bouquet of flowers or something, but was that too cliche?

Maybe they could go and watch a movie and he could ask her to be his girlfriend over dinner afterward.

After mulling it over, the latter seemed to be a pretty reasonable option.

He waited in the spot he always waited for Ha Ni in, and his nerves began to grow exponentially the longer she took to get to him.

He had gotten so lost in thought that he didn't notice that she had arrived until he felt someone poke his nose.

Seung Jo zoned back in, and Ha Ni was right there in front of him, giggling and covering her smile with her hand. Her eyes were sparkling brightly, and the sight of her was so overwhelmingly breathtaking that the words practically fell out from his lips.

"Should we date?"

To Seung Jo's surprise, and slight embarrassment, the giggling increased. "What?"

He cleared his throat and scratched at the back of his head nervously. "Should we? Date?"

Sensing that he was being serious, Ha Ni sobered up a bit. "What are you talking about?"

This wasn't going how he thought it would at all.

"Do you not want to?" He adjusted the collar of his shirt, looking at the ground. Suddenly the air felt very stuffy, despite them being outside.

He felt her dainty hands gently grasp both of his. "You are so dumb," he heard her giggle again.

Now she was just being cruel. Before he had a chance to rip his hands away, walk to the other side of the country, and change his entire identity, she spoke up again.

"I thought we already were."

It was his turn to be confused. "What?"

Ha Ni rolled her eyes. "I thought we were already dating."

"Oh." Seung Jo's mind went completely blank. He blinked a couple times before he was able to fully process what she was saying.

Realizing how much courage it took him to get to this point, Ha Ni decided it was her turn to make a move.

She stood on her tiptoes and pressed her lips gently to Seung Jo's.

Before she had a chance to step away, Seung Jo snapped out of his confusion and grasped her face in his hands, deepening the kiss.

After a few moments of being completely enthralled in the sensation of being so close to each other, they both became of where they were. Ha Ni was the first to pull away with one last kiss.

Seung Jo stared at her wordlessly, eyes fully blown with complete infatuation, hands still cupping her cheeks.

When his gaze remained unwavering, Ha Ni squirmed out of his grasp and pushed at his chest lightly. "Seung Jo, lets go." She began to start walking towards their house.

He ran up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "Can you do that again?

"Oh my god, you pervert. Let's go home."