Your teacher stood on the bus, “Alright guys, we just arrived! Remember, you must have a buddy with you at all times and to encompass the quarter’s syllabus, your buddy must be in all the pictures with your zoo subject. Now, go have fun!”
You and Jonghyun smiled at each other and bounded off of the bus.
You and Jonghyun had always been close friends, but as the two of you get older, it always gets kind of…awkward. Not that you were discovering feelings for him per say but…okay yeah, you were discovering feelings for him. But there was no way he’d ever return them, you were just his…..
Friend.
Jonghyun flashily jumped off of the bus steps and looked at you over his shoulder with a huge childish smile on his face, “Where to first?”
You smiled and took out the zoo map from your pocket, “The closest attraction is the reptile house-“
Before you could even finish your sentence, Jonghyun was already holding your hand and dragging you in the direction of the reptile house. You looked at your joint hands and you could feel the warmth of his fingers intertwined through yours. You felt your face growing warm.
The both of you were much older now, this must look so strange to others, you thought to yourself. You pursed your lips, but there was no denying that you loved it when his skin touched yours, so you kept holding his hand. If anything; your grip grew tighter.
You arrived to the reptile house out of breath, “Jonghyun-ah! We didn’t have to run here!” you panted.
He smiled, panting a little himself, “But we got here before the line got too long! So it was worth it~”
You rolled your eyes. You were about to fix your hair up a little but you were suddenly very aware that the two of you hadn’t let go of each other’s hands yet. Your hair was suddenly not very important.
You looked at the ground and blushed several shades of a deep red. Your mind was racing with thoughts like, “Why hasn’t he let go yet! Should I let go? No, no, you know you don’t to. But you guys are just best friends! But then why do you keep blushing like this? I don’t know! Stop talking to yourself idiot. Don’t yell at me!” You shook your head and laughed inwardly, “I’m such a weirdo.”
“You’re such a weirdo,” Jonghyun said as if he read your mind, smiling adoringly looking down at you over his shoulder as he led the way into the reptile house.
If it was possible, you blushed even more.
The reptile house was so hot! Not only hot, but it was humid. Yuck.
You looked at Jonghyun as his smile grew childishly at the displays filled with lizards and turtles of the sort.
“U-Uh, Jonghyun-ah,” you stuttered.
He turned to you with a raised eyebrow, “Oh!” he exclaimed, releasing your hand.
You swore you saw a sprinkle of red on his face, but you waved it off. It was hot in the reptile house anyway…
Jonghyun grabbed the camera hanging around his neck, “Okay! Time for pictures! Go pose _____-ah!”
You posed in front of the nearest glass case and smiled awkwardly. With Jonghyun behind the camera, it made it all the more easier to smile, but so much more nerve wracking.
“Ah, let’s wait a bit for the reptile to show itself!” he stood with his camera at the ready, “Oh okay! This is a great shot! Smile~”
You smiled. The flash nearly blinded you with your eyes so used to the darkness of the reptile room. You turned around to rub your eyes from the flash.
You opened your eyes to find the biggest crocodile you have ever seen in your entire life. Right in your face. Pressed up against the glass.
You screamed and launched yourself backwards in shock.
To your surprise, you backed up into a solid body, “Ah! I’m so sorr-“
Jonghyun wrapped his arms around, “Don’t be scared, it’s safe here.”
Your heart was beating a hundred miles a minute in your throat.
Jonghyun’s arms were around you and his chest was pressed up against your back. You could even feel his heart beating against your back. Was it beating fast too?
There’s no way.
Jonghyun laughed and let go, “See? Perfectly safe!”
You laughed nervously, trying to calm your racing heart, “Y-yeah, it was just startling was all!”
The two of you continued in playful awkwardness as you took what seemed like hundreds of pictures. Before the two of you realized, your cell phone started to buzz telling you it was time to head back to the bus to head back to the school.
You frowned. It felt liked things were just finally starting to be normal and the blush in your face was finally starting to become less noticeable.
On your way back to the bus, a cold flake landed on your face.
You and Jonghyun looked up into the sky as the snow fell from the sky. You could see each other’s breath rise from your mouths up to the sky. It was truly a beautiful sight.
The two of you stared in wonder and silence until Jonghyun spoke, “____-ah?”
“Mm?” you responded, watching as the clouds of smoke rose from Jonghyun’s mouth.
“You’re so beautiful in the pictures we took.”
You heart skipped a beat. You laughed nervously, “Y-Ya! Stop being weird!” You looked away from the sky and looked at him in disbelief.
He looked at your seriously, “No, I’m serious.”
Your blush rose to your cheeks again, “Th-than-“
“But you know what else?” he said, cutting you off.
“W-What, Jonghyun-ah?” you responded, your voice shaking in anxiety.
“You’re so much more beautiful in real life. You have always been the prettiest, most special girl to me that I’ve ever known and that’s a very long time,” he said sincerely looking deep into your eyes.
You opened your mouth to tell him that he’s talking crazy, but his lips shut yours up. He didn’t want to hear it.
His lips were so soft. All these years of your life that you’ve known Jonghyun, you would sometimes graze over the idea of kissing his lips, but you always shook off the idea because you figured he only saw you as a friend…But this kiss definitely felt like so much more than just friendship. It was so foreign yet so familiar.
Your lips parted for air and you could do nothing but smile. You hugged him tight and he happily returned the hug.
He pet the back of your head and smoothed the hair, “Come on, ____-ah, we don’t want to miss the bus~” and with that, you ran hand in hand into your future together.
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