The night was long and both guys went quiet, each drowning in their own thoughts.
Few years later after they were soaring high in popularity, Ray met his saviour girl again.
This time he remembered her face and didn't rely merely on a locket. And this time she was going to be the dancer for their group. Kai was the first person to greet her- because Ray was simply useless.
Kai: (bowing) hello everyone I'm Kai and these are our group members.
Dance crew: (unanimously) hello seniors, please take care of us.
Kai: (smiling) please introduce yourselves to us.
Thus, everyone from the new dance crew introduced themselves but ray's eyes were trained upon the beautiful girl at the back. She was cheerful and filled with unmistakable charm.
Soon it was her turn and Ray almost did something stupid as he wasn't able to keep his calm due to all kinds of feelings- like joy, anticipation, fear, doubt etc., coursing through him.
Aera: (smiling brightly) hello everyone, my name is Aera. Please take care of me.
Back in the park Ye-Jin was deeply involved in the story which Ray was telling her. The fan-girl in her badly wanted to cry out and comfort the male beauty sitting beside her because what he was telling was clearly a love story filled with longing,anticipation, wait and which ultimately ended in agony over some completely stupid rumor.
Ray finished his narration at that point as Ye-Jin knew the rest of what happened already (and readers do too).
He turned to look at her and was surprised when he met her worship filled eyes. She looked silly and cute with that that head over heels expression on her face and Ray couldn't help but be slightly attracted to her which he obviously suppressed before it could develop some more.
He flicked her forehead to bring her out of her day-dreaming.
Ray: (smiling) Where are you lost?
Ye-Jin: (rubbing her forehead) Oh! I- it's n-nothing-
Ray: are you falling for me Park Ye-Jin?
Ye-Jin: (embarrassed) cut it out! Your story was very engaging! You can't blame me for getting involved in it.
Ray: (chuckling) so is it my fault that you went into a kind of trance now?
Ye-Jin: (nodding fiercely) yes! absolutely.
Ray: (pinching her cheek) you're so cute sweetie.
Ye-Jin's heart skipped a beat whenever he did something intimate like this. Strangely she too liked these weird butterflies erupting in her belly now and then but these alien feelings made her quite nervous.