The Rescue
After class was over, Minji and Bora ran to their dance practice. It was supposed to be a joint dance practice with the boys' dance club, but the teachers thought that it wasn’t a good idea. They didn’t like the idea of boys and girls dirty dancing with each other.
That was why Bora was in a rush the day before and why she had such a short temper and said such hurtful things to Siyeon. She knew she was wrong to take it out on someone else and was glad she was able to apologize to Siyeon.
When Bora walked into the dance room though the same boy that confessed to her before was waiting. He was with two of his friends, and she suddenly recognized them. They were the two that ran the boys dance club.
The boy from before didn’t seem to be here for another attempt at confessing but instead just accompanied his friends.
“Sorry to bother you. I know everyone should be showing up soon, but I tried to talk to the teacher, and Ms. Park said that they wouldn't join the clubs this year. She said she was all for it, but the other teachers vetoed it. We just wanted to tell you this because it looks like she’s avoiding you.” The tall, muscular boy said as he smiled.
“I wondered why I could never find her…” Bora said as she felt slightly annoyed, but she understood. Ms. Park didn’t want to give the bad news to Bora. They had tried so hard for it the year before, after all.
“We won't take up any more of your time. Good luck with your practice!” the other boy said. He was more slender and was slightly more reserved on his expressions.
“let's go, Sanha!” the two said as they walked out of the room to leave Bora, Minji, and the others to their dance practice.
Though they didn’t talk long, it made their time run slightly longer than they realized. Minji was the first one to notice and quickly rushed Bora out to find Siyeon.
Bora ran down the hallway to the music room that Siyeon would sing in, but she wasn’t there, and neither was Dami. Bora’s heart dropped. What if she was too late? Panic rose as she ran to get her bike and chase after her crush.
-Siyeon-
Siyeon sang her heart out in the music room, but for once, her heart felt slightly lighter than usual. She wondered if it was because of Bora but shook it off. Instead of thinking about Bora, she decided to sing all of her emotions out but instead did the opposite of what she planned.
Instead of sorrowful songs full of heartbreaking emotion, Siyeon started to sing sweet love songs. Her heart felt warm as she sang them and couldn’t help but see Bora’s beautiful smile in her head as she sang. She was slowly letting hope enter her heart and prayed that she wouldn’t get hurt because of it.
Siyeon felt so much better after singing. She usually did, but this was more than usual. She was happy for once and walked out of the music room a couple of minutes earlier than usual. There was no reason to wait after all. Gahyeon was stuck staying after so she might as well just head home.
Siyeon’s happiness slowly faded away as she walked the empty hallways. She was starting to feel a loneliness wash over her. She missed walking home with her sister, but it's just for today, after all. She could so this she told herself.
Once she left school, she felt even worse. It felt like people were watching her, but she knew it was probably all in her head. Who would care about her after all?
It wasn’t long until she realized that there were footsteps behind her. When she would pause, so would they, but she was too afraid to look behind her. Her pace quickened when she noticed her path was blocked.
Slowly Siyeon looked up to see several male students from another school. They looked tough, and she had no idea what they would want with her.
Before she knew it, the three behind her shoved her down an alley with the others. Panic rose in her chest as they shoved her repeatedly until she was pushed against a wall. They were questioning her, but she didn’t understand what they meant at all.
Before she knew it, someone slapped her across the face, and she tasted blood. The blow was hard and stung fiercely. Siyeon tried to fight back tears as she looked at them in shock. What had she done to deserve this?
The one that seemed to be the leader drew back his arm again. He was ready to hit her when the sound of an engine revving and tires squealing echoed in the alleyway.
Out of nowhere, the girl on the motorcycle revved her engine and sped at the thugs. They jumped back in surprise as she screeched to a stop and shouted for Siyeon to get on.
Siyeon didn’t think twice and quickly followed the girl's orders as she jumped onto the bike and wrapped her arms tightly around the slender girl's waist.
As the girl went to speed off, though, the leader had quickly gathered his senses and grabbed a piece of scrap wood he found on the ground.
Without a thought, he swung with all his might as the girl quickly raised her right arm to block him. She screamed out in pain as the wood made impact. Both girls swore they heard something break, but before he could get another swing in, they sped off out of the alley and into the streets to safety.
The girl tried to keep her grip on the handlebars, but it was difficult. Her hand wasn’t working properly and hurt like hell.
Her nerves were also making her hands shake. Carefully she rested her right hand over Siyeon’s arms that were tightly around her waist. It was like the girl was checking to see if Siyeon was ok.
After they were several minutes away, she pulled over someplace safe and swung off of the bike to check on Siyeon. The girl was shaking too and struggled to get off of the bike. Her nerves were getting the better of her.
Tiny hands gripped Siyeon’s waist as she helped her get off of the bike and quickly flicked up her visor to reveal a very familiar smile. One that Siyeon had seen a lot of today.
“that god you are safe…” Bora said shakily as she reached up and carefully touched the corner of Siyeon’s mouth. The blood had dried there, and it looked quite painful.
“b, Bora?” Siyeon asked as the older girl attempted to remove her helmet. It was rather tricky with her injured arm, and when she gasped and winced in pain, Siyeon quickly helped her remove the helmet.
Siyeon gasped as she watched Bora’s hair flow out of the helmet and down her shoulders. The look she was giving Siyeon held such emotion that Siyeon’s words stuck in her throat.
“Are you hurt anywhere else?” Bora asked as she touched Siyeon’s cheek affectionately. But the taller girl could only shake her head. It was like she lost the ability to speak while Bora looked at her like that.
“I'm so sorry I was late…” Bora said as she used her good arm to pull Siyeon to her chest. Before they knew it, both girls' emotions overflowed as they held each other while they cried.
After some time, Bora released her grip and looked into Siyeon’s eyes. They were red and puffy from crying, and Bora knew she probably looked exactly the same.
Carefully Bora wiped away Siyeon’s tears as she smiled tenderly at Siyeon. Her expression said it all, but Siyeon couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
“Why did you risk getting hurt just to save me?” Siyeon asked as she sniffled slightly. She still couldn’t believe what just happened.
“what do you mean? Of course I would come to save you I, I…” Bora went to say her feelings but suddenly got nervous as her face flushed a deep red.
“you what?” Siyeon asked as Bora struggled with what to say. She wanted to confess in a better environment, but fate didn’t always go according to plan.
“I like you, Lee Siyeon. I have for a while. Of course I would try to save you if I saw you in danger…” Bora said as Siyeon’s expression went blank with shock. She couldn’t believe what she just heard. There was no way this was real, right?
Maybe that thug struck her so hard she had brain damage or was just imagining things due to fear she told herself, but when Bora took a step closer, Siyeon was quickly brought back to reality.
“are you sure you are alright?” Bora asked as Siyeon just nodded.
“c, can you repeat what you said earlier? I think I misheard something…” Siyeon said as Bora smiled shyly.
“I said I like you. I have liked you for a while, but I didn’t know how to approach you. I know I can be quite loud at times and probably am difficult to talk to…” but Bora was cut off when Siyeon’s lips gently touched hers.
Bora could tell that Siyeon was hesitant. She was worried that she made a mistake when Bora stood there in shock but relaxed when she returned the kiss. It was the first time Siyeon had ever taken the initiative, and she smiled shyly when they broke the kiss.
Both of them were grinning, actually. Bora’s smile was blindingly happy, while Siyeon’s was a sweet and shy smile. Bora just couldn’t get enough of it and leaned in slowly and kissed Siyeon this time.
Bora used her good arm and carefully wrapped it around Siyeon’s waist as she gently pulled Siyeon closer. The action made Siyeon blush, but she loved the touch. It was a bit possessive, and she liked it.
This kiss lasted a bit longer as they finally broke apart due to a lack of air. But as they pulled away, you could see they missed the feeling.
“so… should I take this as you saying you like me too?” Bora asked with a smile as Siyeon nodded shyly and tucked her face in Bora’s neck.
The smaller girl giggled at the cuteness and held Siyeon with her good arm. She truly triggered a protectiveness in Bora that she had never felt before. She just wanted to hold Siyeon in her arms and never let her go.
Slowly Siyeon stepped back and looked at Bora’s right arm. She had noticed that Bora was not using her arm since earlier and knew she needed to check it.
“let me see your arm,” Siyeon said as Bora hesitated. She trusted Siyeon, but she knew it might hurt, and she hated pain.
“Please?” Siyeon said softly with an expression that made Bora think of a kitten and sighed as she held out her arm for Siyeon to inspect.
Siyeon gently grabbed Bora’s arm as the older girl winced in pain. She couldn’t open and close her hand and had difficulty trying to move her fingers. Siyeon was sure that it was broken and released Bora’s arm with a worried frown. She didn’t like that Bora got hurt because of her.
But when Siyeon went to use the same arm to run her fingers through her hair, she stopped. Her hand was coated in blood. Siyeon gently took Bora’s arm again. The black leather made it hard to see, but either a splinter of wood or a rogue nail had punctured Bora’s arm.
Siyeon was now even more worried than before. Bora also had no idea that she was bleeding either. All she knew was that it hurt very badly.
Siyeon helped Bora get back on the bike and hopped on after. She had convinced Bora to go to the hospital but on the condition that Siyeon would go with her. Bora could see a bruise forming at the corner of Siyeon’s mouth and remembered the taste of iron when they kissed. She worried that Siyeon was still bleeding as well.
It was getting difficult for Bora to drive, but luckily, they arrived at the nearest hospital safely. The pain was obviously getting worse as Bora winced at the slightest movement. She needed help with getting off of her bike as well, and when they signed in and were waiting in the ER, Bora went to grab her phone and call Minji, but it was in her right pocket.
“damn…” Bora mumbled as Siyeon looked over at her. She had never heard Bora swear, and honestly, she wasn’t sure what to think, but she knew she liked this new side that she saw of Bora. Who would have known that the girl on the motorcycle was Bora?
“um, Siyeon? Can you do a favor for me? It’s a bit embarrassing…” Bora asked as Siyeon nodded.
“do you need to go to the bathroom?” Siyeon asked as Bora’s eyes went wide in a panic as her face went a vivid red.
“ok, not THAT embarrassing… I need to call Minji and let her know what happened before she panics, but my phone is in my right pocket…” Bora said as Siyeon smiled at her mini panic moment and carefully leaned closer and snaked her hand into the shorter girl's pocket and retrieved the cellphone.
Bora tried to remain calm, but when Siyeon leaned in, and her hand slid into her pocket, Bora couldn’t help but blush. She had never dealt with this before after all.
Typing was still a difficult thing to do, and she wasn’t used to using her left hand for much, so Siyeon quickly helped her dial Minji’s number.
The conversation could have gone better. Minji answered sweetly. She was spending time with her girlfriend only to hear that Bora and Siyeon were waiting to be seen in an ER.
The two girls panicked and rushed over. It was the first time that Bora met Yoohyeon, and instead of meeting under happy circumstances, they found Bora looking pale and in pain as Siyeon sported a bright purple bruise on her face. They could see that it had bled before and soon the two girls were crying.
Bora and Siyeon didn’t know what to do. One crying girl was enough, but there were two. Somehow, they both ended up consoling a girl. Bora was trying to calm Minji down while Siyeon tried to calm Yoohyeon down.
Both girls had never met before, yet Siyeon was sitting there, calming the taller girl. She was not very good at this, but she was trying as she managed to get Yoohyeon to stop crying.
Minji was the difficult one. She also didn’t leave Bora’s side. She could tell that not only did Bora get hurt, but something happened between her and Siyeon, and Minji was dying to know.
Bora ended up having to get an x-ray, and like Siyeon suspected, her arm was indeed broken. She ended up getting a cast, and the wound was just a small puncture wound that was fixed up quickly, but because there was the possibility that it was a rusty nail that punctured her arm they had to check if she needed a tetanus shot and also gave her antibiotics as well.
Once they were done, Minji was the one to pay the bill. She knew that Bora didn’t want to call her father and instead acted like her parent. She looked way too young to pull it off, but the boy at the counter was too busy flirting with her to notice that or the fact that Yoohyeon was giving him death glares the entire time.
Minji had still not gotten the details from Bora, but the two would constantly exchange looks that made it very obvious. If they didn’t kiss, Minji would be surprised.
It wasn’t long before Siyeon’s sister got there and babied both Siyeon and Bora. She too picked up on the tension between her sister and Bora and pulled Minji to the side for more info.
“What happened between them?” Gahyeon asked as Minji just shrugged. She had no idea yet.
“no clue, but I plan on finding out. Divide and conquer?” Minji asked as Gahyeon nodded, and soon the two were separated as Minji and Gahyeon tried to get the details out of the two.
“so, what happened? You can't say ‘nothing’ because you have had an idiotic grin since I got here…” Minji said as she raised a slender brow. She was watching her best friend smile shyly as her face slowly turned red.
“we, um… well, we kissed…” Bora said as she smiled happily. Minji almost screamed in excitement but controlled herself as she quizzed Bora some more.
“you kissed her? How? When?” Minji asked, but Bora just shook her head.
“she kissed me…” Bora said. This time Minji couldn’t hold back her squeal of excitement as Bora smiled shyly again. She wasn’t used to seeing Bora seem so shy. She must really like Siyeon a lot.
“wait, she kissed you? Not the other way around? But she's so shy!” Minji said, half shocked, half impressed.
“yes. I was nervous and rambling after I confessed that I liked her when suddenly she just leaned in and kissed me. Minji, her lips were so soft, and they just felt so right against mine…” Bora said as she smiled while remembering their first kiss. Bora’s first kiss.
“if you are like this right now, I would love to see how you are on your second kiss,” Minji said as Bora smirked.
“third. We have already had our second kiss.” Bora said as Minji blinked.
“did Siyeon lead again?” Minji asked as Bora shook her head.
“no, I kissed her this time and when I pulled her closer… we just fit together so perfectly. We finally broke apart for air, but all I could think of was kissing her again…” Bora said as Minji grinned widely. It was cute seeing Bora like this.
“So how did this all happen, though? You even left early from dance practice...” Minji asked as Bora thought back about what happened.
-Earlier-
Bora panicked when she couldn’t find Siyeon. Her heart was pounding in terror as she thought of all the bad possibilities that could happen to Siyeon. Bora refused to let that happen, though, as she rushed to her locker and grabbed her motorcycle gear and rushed out back to her bike.
Bora searched the neighborhood in a panic. It felt like forever, and she was losing hope until she saw what looked like two boys from another school guarding an alley.
Without thinking, Bora revved her bike's engine and flew towards the alley to see some brute about to strike Siyeon.
Bora flew at him only to hit the brakes as her bike rose softly before it thudded back down. Without thinking, Bora shouted for Siyeon to hop on, and the younger girl complied as she leapt on, but when Siyeon’s arms wrapped around Bora’s waist, she thought she might actually die of a gay panic until she noticed movement out of the corner of her eye.
The thugs' leader had gotten up and swung something at her. Bora could probably have dodged it easily, but she didn’t want to risk Siyeon getting hurt. So instead, she raised her right arm and took the blow.
The impact was so strong that she felt it all the way to her shoulder, and her hand went instantly numb. She was sure that was probably a blessing, though from how hard the blow was.
Before he could get another hit in though, Bora zipped out of the alley and away. She wasn’t going to let them hurt Siyeon, but she noticed something as she looked in the mirror.
Chaos had broken out behind her. Some guys in suits charged into the alley to break up the fight and with them the short-haired girl. She looked around in a panic. Bora was sure that was probably her uncle's officers and reminded herself to thank the girl for distracting them so that they could get away.
-Minji-
Once Bora finished, Minji looked at her in shock. It had been a very dangerous situation, but her best friend rushed in there for a girl. Kim Bora rushed into a dangerous situation for a girl? It was shocking, but Minji had to admit that she was rather proud of her friend.
She had worried that something had happened, but she told Bora to call if there were any problems. She had thought that no call was a good sign, but she was clearly wrong. Bora had gotten injured as well as Siyeon. They were fortunate that they didn’t end up in a worse condition than they were in at the moment.
What also worried Minji was the fact that those boys were probably still lurking around looking for Siyeon. And with Bora’s brave rescue, she had now painted a target over her head. From what Bora said, Minji was fairly sure that they wouldn’t let this embarrassment go. Bora wounded their pride after all.
Luckily Minji didn’t have to worry, though. Those boys were busy at the moment. They were chased out after trying to resist and were licking their wounds back in their own neighborhood. They wouldn’t attempt that for a while.
After Minji talked to Bora, she found out that Siyeon needed stitches. According to the doctors, the impact was hard enough that her teeth cut the inside of her cheek. Every time she moved her mouth, it would reopen and bleed more.
Minji was glad that she had her wallet on her today and paid the bill quickly as she stayed by her friend. Bora was still a bit pale from the blood loss, and they were having her wait until her fluid bag finished before she could head home.
“I'm fine! Can’t I leave right now?” Bora asked as she pouted at her friend, but Minji refused to listen to her. She wouldn’t let her friend walk out of here until that IV was finished.
With a sigh, Bora flopped back and waited for the IV to finish. Slowly the color was returning to her, and they said it was more the pain that caused her pale skin and cold sweats, but she still had to wait none the less.
-Siyeon-
Siyeon was dragged away and questioned by Gahyeon. She was dying to know how this situation happened and what went on between Bora and her sister.
“ok, what happened? Are you ok?” Gahyeon asked as Siyeon tried to smile but winced as the cut on the inside of her mouth was protesting the gesture.
When that guy hit her, he hit just right, and Siyeon’s cheek ended up being cut on her own teeth. It was very painful, but she could deal with it. She used to have to deal with worse injuries after all.
Gahyeon winced when she watched Siyeon say that she was alright. Gahyeon could tell that her sister was in pain, and the blood against the white of her teeth proved it.
“Have you been seen yet?” Gahyeon asked as Siyeon nodded.
“They wanted to put a couple of stitches in my mouth, but I'm not sure if that is necessary…” Siyeon said as Gahyeon pulled out a mirror from her bag and showed Siyeon the blood on her teeth.
Siyeon sighed heavily. Stitches are so annoying. She would always touch them with her tongue when she got a tooth pulled, and this would probably be worse. But she knew she couldn’t win against Gahyeon, especially when she threatened to tell Bora and Minji that Siyeon was refusing treatment.
If she resisted too much, then she knew Gahyeon would even go over Bora and Minji and tell their parents. With a sad sigh, Siyeon accepted the stitches. She also promised to tell Gahyeon everything that happened after her stitches were done.
Once Siyeon got the stitches, she was dragged off by Gahyeon again while Minji paid for them. This time Yoohyeon went with them. She didn’t like being left alone, especially when that guy at the front desk kept flirting with Minji.
“ok, what happened?” Gahyeon asked as Siyeon started from the beginning. Siyeon had told Gahyeon everything that had happened from the morning until lunch, so she started explaining what happened after lunch.
“well… once I was back in class, she noticed that I was struggling to see the board. She asked me if I had bad eyesight. I was nervous to answer but decided to tell the truth. I expected to get teased for it, but instead, she gave me a copy of today's notes after class...” Siyeon said as Gahyeon’s jaw dropped. Bora never offered her notes to anyone but Minji.
“after school, I went to the music room for a bit but decided to leave a bit early today since I knew that you would be staying late,” Siyeon said as Gahyeon listened intently.
“When I left campus, I felt like people were watching me. I thought I was just being paranoid until I was shoved into an alley by a group of boys…” Siyeon said as Gahyeon’s expression switched to one of worry.
“What happened in that alley?” Gahyeon asked as she prayed it wasn’t what she feared.
“they started shouting at me asking me who I ‘worked for.’ When I told them that I had no idea what they were talking about, the one that looked like their leader hit me,” Siyeon said as both Yoohyeon and Gahyeon stepped closer to comfort her.
“I thought he was going to hit me again. He was ready to as well when I heard the sound of an engine revving and the sound of tires screeching…” Siyeon said as Gahyeon looked at her sister with a confused expression.
“It must have been Bora on her bike. Bora rides a motorcycle to school. Minji has told me about it.” Yoohyeon said as Gahyeon nodded. She still wondered why a girl with such a clean image had a motorcycle, though.
“she flew down the alley towards that guy. The guy that struck me just barely got out of the way in time. I suddenly heard her shout for me to get on, and before I knew it, I was on the bike holding on to Bora. But as she went to leave, that thug picked up something up off of the ground and tried to hit us with it. Bora managed to block it with her arm, and I was pretty sure I heard it break…” Siyeon said as both girls winced.
“after he hit her, she got us out of that alley as fast as she could. A couple of minutes later, she pulled over. I didn’t know that it was Bora until she tried to take off her helmet. Siyeon said as Yoohyeon clapped her hands together.
“oh! This must be when you kissed?” Yoohyeon asked as Gahyeon looked at Siyeon with a look of shock. Siyeon’s flushed face and silence told them that Yoohyeon was spot on.
“How did you know we kissed?” Siyeon asked as Yoohyeon smiled sweetly.
“Minji told me about it while you were getting your stitches. She said Bora was grinning like an idiot in love the whole time she walked about you.” Yoohyeon said as Siyeon turned an even darker shade of red.
Though she was embarrassed, she couldn’t help but smile. Bora was talking about her? And she was smiling too?
“I think we lost her…” Gahyeon joked as Yoohyeon laughed.
“so, when did she kiss you?” Gahyeon asked, but she knew instantly that something was up. Siyeon got even redder than Gahyeon thought was possible and couldn’t meet her eyes.
“um… she didn’t…” Siyeon said as Gahyeon stood there, clearly confused.
“But I thought you said she kissed you?” Gahyeon asked as Siyeon slowly shook her head.
“no, I said we kissed… and I kind of kissed her first…” Siyeon mumbled the last part quickly, but Gahyeon heard it perfectly and let out a scream of excitement that left the other girls wincing.
“wait… let me get this right. you kissed Bora first and not the other way around?” Gahyeon asked as Siyeon nodded while biting her lip. She could still remember the feeling of Bora’s lips on hers.
“damn!” Gahyeon shouted as Siyeon thumped her on the forehead.
“hey! No swearing!” Siyeon shouted as Gahyeon pouted, and Yoohyeon smiled. She found the two siblings extremely cute.
“anyway… she said that she liked me. For once, she seemed shy. She even started rambling nervously. I remembered you always said I need to take the initiative every once and a while, so I leaned in and kissed her…’ Siyeon said shyly.
This time Yoohyeon joined Gahyeon in her excited scream and got shushed by an employee that was walking by. They apologized and soon turned back to Siyeon for more details.
“well? What happened next?” Yoohyeon asked. It was weird. Today was the first time that they met, yet Yoohyeon fit in perfectly with the two.
“After that… she kissed me. I can still remember the way it felt when she put her arm around my waist and pulled me closer…” Siyeon blushed and bit her lip again. It seemed to be something she did when she thought of Bora.
“oh, you have fallen hard, haven’t you?” Gahyeon said with a smile, but soon Siyeon’s smile turned to a frown. Gahyeon could tell that she was starting to overthink things.
“but what if she has a change of heart? What if she regrets it tomorrow? I'm a nobody...” Siyeon asked as she pinched the skin of her elbow.
“I will tell you that from what I have seen and hear, I don't think you have to worry. It sounds like Bora has liked you for a long while. So, when she heard someone might be looking for you because of some rumors, she went all protective.” Yoohyeon said as Siyeon blushed.
“Maybe that’s why it felt a bit possessive or protective…” Siyeon said as both girls grinned. Siyeon’s didn’t seem to mind if Bora was a bit possessive. In fact, judging from her expression, it appeared that she quite liked it.
“It looks like your sister might be a bottom…” Yoohyeon said with a smile.
“is that a bad thing?” Siyeon asked as Yoohyeon shook her head.
“nope. I'm one too. That’s how I know!” Yoohyeon said with a smile.
“I didn’t need to know that…” Gahyeon said as she plugged her ears. She didn’t want to visualize anything and end up traumatizing herself accidentally.