ICE AND FIRE - CHAPTER 53&54
She turned sharply, and lo and behold it was beom-seok walking towards her,she stood up angrily glaring at him.
“I’m sor….”
“Don’t take a step!!!”She said sternly and beom-seok gulped.
“Can I at least explain huh?”He pleaded, trying to walk closer to her.
“I repeat, don’t take a step beom-seok else we both are gonna regret what I’ll do”Aerum said with anger and beom-seok swallowed again.
“I still have an explanation…..”
“There’s no explanation to this okay? You already did what you wanted to do,you broke my heart and trust,what else?”She asks with a sad smile.
“That’s why I want….”
“Leave!!”Aerum pointed the door to him.
“Aerum….”
“If you take a step forward,I’m taking a step backward”Aerum thr_@tened and beom-seok roughed his hair,he looked at her and shut his eyes tightly.
He isn’t expecting her to forgive him easily,but that’s not going to stop him from trying,he’s gonna keep trying till she lends him a listening ears and forgive him probably.
“I’ll…I’ll.. leave”He stuttered and turned back, before leaving.
Aerum crouched down and broke down in tears while hitting her chest repeatedly.
“Why can’t I h@?? him huh? Why do I keep falling instead!!”She sobbed, still hitting her chest angrily.
No matter how she tries,she still can’t h@?? him neither can she stop loving him,the more she tried to avoid him the harder and deeper she keeps loving him.
••••
<CLASS ROOM>
Aerum finally came back after spending some minutes at the rooftop,her eyes locked with beom-seok’s but she looked away.
“What took you so long?”A-Yeong asks and aerum shook her head.
“Nothing”She replied with a shrug.
“Here, while you were away someone brought this”Yu-Jun passed it to her.
“What’s that?”She asks, collecting the paper from Yu-Jun.
*I really wish you can give me a listening ear,even if it’s for 2minutes,I’ll be okay*
She exhaled and folded back the paper.
“Aerum!!”A-Yeong and Yu-Jun called at a time and aerum turned to them.
“I’ll advise you hear him out first okay? It’s one week he’s been trying to get your attention. An hour won’t hurt right?”A-Yeong asks and aerum bite her bottom lips hardly,with her eyes closed.
“Don’t hurt your lips okay!!”Yu-Jun patted and aerum opened her eyes before looking at them, her face very serious.
“What if this is another plan of his huh?”Aerum blurted out and A-Yeong exhaled.
“The sincerity is in his eyes,it shows it all. He’s truly sorry”A-Yeong assured and aerum shook her head.
“I’ll..I’ll think about it,I’m not ready for a second heartbreak”She dismissed the topic and her friends heaved deeply.
“Stop with the staring, she’ll come around okay?”Ji-hoon patted beom-seok back and he nodded,still looking at her.
“C’mon”Ji-hoon said, turning his face to him.
••••
<REST ROOM>
Si-Woo turned off the tap,then took a piece using it to damp her hand.
Seo-Jun walked in too,then switched on the next tap and began Washing her hand.
Si-Woo made to leave,when Seo-Jun’s voice stopped her.
“I need your help”She began and Si-Woo twitched her lips.
“With what?”She asks and Seo-Jun chuckled before damping her hand too.
She took some few steps, closing up the little space between them, making Si-Woo flinch in fear.
She bent to her ear,then whispered incoherent words to her and Si-Woo covered her mouth with her palms.
“Why…why would I do that huh?”She found the courage to ask and Seo-Jun chuckled.
“I asked nicely and you’re refusing? I’ll make sure to make your life miserable,if you don’t do what I told you to do”Seo-Jun said and Si-Woo shook her head.
“You can do all you want to me,but I’ll never let you use me as your bait in doing that okay?”She retorted and Seo-Jun raised her hand to slap her,but the creaking of the door got her bringing her hand down.
“What’s going on here?”Sung-ho asks and Seo-Jun scoffed.
“This is the females restroom,I wonder what you’re doing here”She rolled eye and Sung-ho just scoffed before turning to Si-Woo.
“Don’t tell me you came here for her? She’s a lesbian in case….”
“Call her that again and watch me break your teeth”Sung-ho glared and Seo-Jun rolled her eyes at him, before leaving the restroom brushing her shoulder harshly on Si-Woo’s shoulder which got her staggering but Sung-ho held her.
“Were you gonna let her slap you if I didn’t show up?”Sung-ho asks and Si-Woo took her bottom lips in.
“Not like I can fight back”She replied and Sung-ho nodded.
“I gat you anyways,once she tries to mess with you…just let me know okay?”Sung-ho roughed her hair and she chuckled.
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<SCHOOL GARDEN>
“Yah,why are we here?”Yu-Jun asks sitting close to ji-hoon.
“Uhmmm,it’s about beom-seok and Aerum. Isn’t there anything we can do to help? Like help them to get back together,I know beom-seok messed up big time but he’s truly sorry and besides I want to see them back together”Ji-hoon said and A-Yeong began nodding slowly.
“You’re right,we should come up with something yunno”She licked her lips.
“What about lock them together in one room huh?”Yu-Jun flicked her finger’s happily and the other’s almost nodded but shook their heads.
“That’s kind of lame”Ji-hoon said and Yu-Jun took her bottom lips in.
“But it isn’t,once they’re stuck up in one room they’ll definitely go back together cos beom-seok is going to….”
“Wait, wait, wait. I think I have an idea”A-Yeong smiled and the duo looked at her.
“What?”They asks impatiently.
A-Yeong began explaining the plan to her and once she was done, ji-hoon began clapping while Yu-Jun rolled her eyes out of jealousness.
She just gave a plan and he said it’s lame, A-Yeong gave her’s and he is clapping! Hufff!!
She huffed inwardly.
“Perfect! Really perfect”He smiled and A-Yeong gave him thumbs up.
••••
<NIGHT~KANG-DAE MANSION>
Father and daughter could be seen, sitting on the dinning while have their dinner.
Mr Kang-dae was engrossed in his food,that he didn’t notice Yu-Ri wasn’t eating. She was picking on her food instead.
“Dad!!”She called and he looked up.
“I wanna start schooling”She said and the cutlery he was holding fell off from his hand momentarily.
••••
<WOO’S HOUSE>
“All done”Hyun-Woo smiled after helping Si-Woo pack her hair.
“Yah,my baby look cute”Their mom smiled and Si-Woo giggled.
“Of course,I have the best twin ever so why won’t I look cute huh?”She asks with a smile and Hyun-Woo chuckled before pinching her cheeks.
“And I have the best twin too!”Hyun-Woo said and hid phone began ringing.
“Mom!! Hyun-Woo is already keeping a female friend”Si-Woo complained and Hyun-Woo pouted.
“I haven’t picked up the call and you’re complaining already?”He rolled eye and Si-Woo hissed.
“Wait till I bring her to mom”he added and Si-Woo twitched her lips.
“Mom is not gonna accept…..”
“I can’t wait son”she told Hyun-Woo who couldn’t help but burst out into an uncontrollable laughter,seeing Si-Woo’s reaction.
•••••
<A HOTEL~ROOM 050>
Aerum made her way to the room, while running crazily.
Earlier,she got a call from A-Yeong who was crying terribly over the phone,she said she went out on a blind date with someone and the person brought her to the hotel but took her innocence by force and left her there.
At first, aerum didn’t want to believe her but she(A-Yeong) kept pleading for her to come over while crying bitterly.
“Room 050!!”Aerum chanted, checking out the room numbers and when she finally found it,she flung the door open but met with total darkness.
“A-Yeong??”She called but no reply.
“Anyone here? A-Yeong can you hear me?”She asks, walking farther into the room.
The lights came on instantly and beautiful rose flowers began falling on her from the up.
She lifted her head up but saw no one, instead the flowers kept falling on her.
She looked down slowly,then began looking around the room.
It was decorated beautifully,with lots of rose flower on the bed, giving it a heart like shape.
Her legs moved slowly, and she found herself walking towards the room balcony.
The moment she did,her hands flew to her mouth in astonishment.
The table was set, different Korean delicacies was there,a red wine on the table,it was a beautiful sight to behold.
It was more like a dinner date.
Aerum was still gushing over the beautiful sight before her when she heard a voice call her name from behind.
Turning swiftly but cautiously,she saw beom-seok who was neatly dressed,he held a bouquet of roses and a charming smile was on his face.
••••
<KANG-DAE MANSION~YU-RI’S ROOM>
“Guess what?”Yu-Ri smiled and Hyun-Woo furrowed his brows.
“Yunno,I sulks at guessing,why don’t you tell me already?”He pouted and Yu-Ri giggled.
“I’ve finally accepted your offer,but you’ll have to promise not to ever leave my sight okay?”She said looking at Hyun-Woo who chuckled before taking hand.
“I promise okay?”He smiled.
“Pinky promise?”She asks again bring out her pinky finger.
“Yes,pinky promise”He smiled.
“You’re funny, seriously”Hyun-Woo chuckled and Yu-Ri giggled.
“I have to go now okay?”He stood up but Yu-Ri pulled him back.
“I don’t want you to go”she blinked cutely and Hyun-Woo sighed.
“I promised mom and my sis to come back early”He told her and Yu-Ri took her bottom lips in.
“Don’t be sad okay? Not like I won’t miss you too”Hyun-Woo pinched her cheeks but no reaction from her.
“You’re acting like a baby now! Seriously??”He chuckled but Yu-Ri kept looking at him.
“Gawd!!! Fine,I’ll have to call mom then”he agreed and brought out his phone.
“Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!”She squealed,then began pecking him on the cheeks happily.
“Yah!! I didn’t ask for a peck,you can kiss me if you really appreciate”He rolled eye and Yu-Ri began blushing.
“Where..where should I kiss you huh?”She took her bottom lips in.
Hyun-Woo sighed before pecking her lightly on the lips.
“That’s too fast,make it more deep”she requested and Hyun-Woo chuckled before claiming her lips, deepening the kiss with Yu-Ri arms wrapped round his neck.
••••
<ROOM 050>
“Beom-seok!!”She called out and beom-seok smiled before walking towards her but aerum took steps backwards.
So A-Yeong did this intentionally and she fell?? f-__-k!!
“I’ve told you countless times that I don’t wanna see you,just get lost”aerum yelled still walking backwards.
“Just hear me out okay?”Beom-seok said,this time a drop of tears escaped his eyes.
“Don’t…”She was interupted when beom-seok pulled her close and she crashed on his chest,his hands securely wrapped round her waist.
“Just f-__-king let me go!!”She screamed in tears, hitting his chest.
“Hit me all you want but I’m never letting you go for the second time!!”Beom-seok replied her,his grip on her very tight.
“You broke my trust,you broke my heart you broke everything,how could you huh? How could you throw all we shared away just like that?”She kept hitting his chest in tears, while pouring her heart out.
“You’re right but that’s why I want to make things right huh,Just this once Aerum I promise to give my best”he pleaded but aerum kept crying.
“Hey!!”He broke the hug then cupped her cheeks.
“I’m.. sorry,it’s really from my heart okay? I know I’m an @zzhole but this @zzhole here wants to make things right,I want to fix everything…just give me a second chance to prove that I’m truly sorry and that I love you huh?”He said, looking in her eyes which had tears running out from it,he couldn’t help but start crying too.
How much he’s really hurt her feelings.
“I hurt you so much,so much that it’s okay if you h@?? me,but I’m ready to do all it takes to get back your love”
“And who told you I h@?? you huh? After all you did,I still find myself helplessly in love with you and it’s…. it’s…”She choked on her tears and beom-seok hugged her to himself.
“I’m really sorry aerum, for hurting you and for all I did. Just a second chance,that’s all I ask of”He breathed heavily while aerum kept hiccuping.
“If you ever break my heart again,I’ll ki|| you for real”Aerum finally said and beom-seok couldn’t help but smile.
He lifted her face from his chest and kissed her tears.
“Can you stop crying huh?”He said and Aerum hiccuped.
“Can you stop too? I don’t wanna see you cry okay?”She wiped his tears, beom-seok smiled and held her hand before kissing her knuckles.
“I’ll never,ever break your heart okay? It’s a promise”He smiled and pecked her lips lightly.
“I have something for you”Beom-seok smiled, pulling her back inside the room and aerum giggled.
He went to the bedstand drawer and opened it,then brought out a box.
He sat on the bed,then pulled aerum to his thigh before opening the box and two sets of bracelet came to view.
The first had a tiny inscription of *I love you my queen* while the other had the same tiny inscription,but this time the queen was replaced with king.
More like a couple’s bracelet.
He looked at Aerum and brought the first one out then took hold of her hand.
“The first just started without a proper asking out,I guess that’s why this happened. God wanted us to set things right which is what I’m doing right now”He exhaled, rubbing her knuckles with his thumb will looking at her,aerum couldn’t stop smiling too.
“My world feels so incomplete without you,what would I ever do without you? I have no clue. Do you know how the past days was miserable for me? I had to live without talking to you, without feeling you in my arms, without kissing those irresistible lips of yours? It was bad!!”He chuckled and aerum smiled.
“Love is not love without you my dear,my heart is not same without you,I know it’s saddening that I had to break your heart before finding out, but I really do love you”He continued and aerum smiled out tears but beom-seok quickly wiped it out.
“Word’s may not be enough to express what I feel for you,my love is so vast,that nothing ever in this world will be enough to prove. Yet,when I say that I love you,I mean it right from the bottom of my heart, because you my heartbeat is sweeter than even a chocolate tart!! I really love you aerum deashim and I’m asking if you’ll be mine?”He breathed and aerum smiled widely.
“You broke my heart then,but I found out that I can’t stop loving you and probably we’re fated to be”aerum began and lifted beom-seok hand before placing it on her chest.
“This heart belongs to you, and all I ask dearest heart is that you don’t let me down. I have no time to waste and I’m totally out of power to control my heart cos I’m still madly in love with you,your love has overpowered me and my whole life… you’re right,those past few days was miserable indeed. I couldn’t think of anything else everyday but you,I can’t deny. Without you I find myself completely lost and blue,so please don’t break this heart again. Promise to hold my hand forever baby,never to let go!”She said.
“I promise you that,I cross my heart”Beom-seok replied and aerum kissed him softly on the lips, before breaking it.
“I love you okay? And I’ll always be yours”she smiled and beom-seok chuckled.
“This bracelet is a proof of our love,we would stick together and fight wh@??ver challenges that comes our way,never to leave each other again”Beom-seok smiled and Aerum nodded happily.
“You’ll put mine too and I’ll put yours too”beom-seok said and Aerum giggled, beom-seok helped in putting the bracelet round her wrist and she did same too.
“Finally back together, gosh!! Missed you”Aerum gushed and beom-seok chuckled.
“Missed you more”beom-seok said and claimed her lips.
Their hearts beating in one beat,with the both of them melting completely into the kiss.
Oh!! How much they missed each other,how much they missed their lips on each other,the touch and everything.
Aerum let out a happy smile when beom-seok gropped her @zz!!
It feels so good, really good to be back together.
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TBC…