I Love You
After Bora calmed Siyeon down, they brought the food into the kitchen and set everything up when Bora’s phone buzzed. When she looked down, she noticed a message from Minji.
“Remember, when I ordered a lot of food, and you said even with my father, we would never eat it all?” Bora asked as Siyeon nodded. She quickly showed Siyeon her phone as the girl giggled and read aloud the message.
“bringing over your schoolwork. Have food ready. I'm starving…” Siyeon read as she smiled. Minji seemed to be a fun person to be around.
“rule number one with being friends with Minji. Always order extra food. I swear she has a radar for whenever I buy food!” Bora said as Siyeon laughed.
It wasn’t long before Minji arrived, but she wasn’t alone. Yoohyeon was with her. The two walked in and looked at the two girls' appearances and smirked.
“so… what have you two been doing today? All ALONE in this big house together…” Minji said as Yoohyeon giggled.
“I think we can take a guess…” Yoohyeon teased as Bora stuck her tongue out, causing her best friend to laugh louder.
They soon sat down and talked as they waited for Bora’s father to get home. Bora quickly explained the situation with the delivery boy as Minji frowned.
“that boy always seemed too sweet to me… I just got weird vibes from him, but I never expected him to possibly be the one to spread those rumors…” Minji said as she nibbled on some food.
“well, is he dangerous?” Yoohyeon asked as both Bora and Minji shook their heads.
“He seems harmless. I don’t think he could harm a fly. But rumors are easy to start.” Minji said as Yoohyeon nodded. She was wearing her glasses again and looked adorable.
“Seriously, though, how was your day together?” Minji asked as both girls smiled shyly and exchanged a look.
“it was nice…” Bora said with a happy smile. It was more than nice, and Minji knew it. Her friend was practically glowing with happiness.
“nice, huh…” Minji said with a knowing look but let it go. She was just happy to see the two finally get together. Bora was practically stalking Siyeon for years before she realized her feelings.
“oh! Before I forget, here are the notes for today and the homework. Yoohyeon has homework similar to ours, so I figured we could all work on it together. That way, we both can help you since you both missed a day.” Minji said as Bora smiled gratefully.
They had just started opening their books when Bora’s father came in. He greeted them warmly as Bora told him about his food, and they soon started eating while the girls worked on their homework.
Mr. Kim was actually some help when it got to one subject, and they were feeling stumped. He quickly leaned over the table to look at the problem and helped them as he explained it in an easy way to understand. With his help, they breezed through their homework and soon just sat around and talked as they ate.
Siyeon seemed a bit nervous around Bora’s father, but the smaller girl took Siyeon’s hand under the table with a smile. She could tell her girlfriend was nervous and wanted to help. Siyeon visibly relaxed as she squeezed Bora’s hand in thanks.
Minji and Yoohyeon noticed right away and smiled. The two thought that they were being secretive, but they were so obvious that it was adorable. They were going to be the worst kept secret at school at this rate.
Even Mr. Kim had noticed as he smiled and acted like he was oblivious. Unlike what Bora feared, he didn’t mind it if Bora liked women. He only wanted her to be happy. He just wished that he could fix this misunderstanding but didn’t know where to start.
With Minji’s and Siyeon’s encouragement, though, Bora was slowly starting to talk to him as they ate. It wasn’t much, but they knew it wouldn’t be something easily fixed. She needed to take it slow.
After the food was finished and the girls' homework was finished, they were deciding what to do when Mr. Kim stood and excused himself. He didn’t want to make Bora’s friends uncomfortable, and he could tell they had some questions for his daughter.
Once he went to his study, Minji leaned close with a smirk. She obviously was dying to tell them something. It seemed their absence was noticed at school today.
“so… that Dami girl works quickly. Today half the school was talking about you two and Siyeon’s brave rescue… she's spreading it like you two are part of some great love story. Everyone was asking if you two have become official or not yet…” Minji said as she grinned wickedly. She found the whole thing absolutely hilarious.
It was a great love story, but the supposed rescuer was a shy girl that couldn’t harm a fly. But the look the two exchanged made Minji look at them with suspicion. Instead of the two panicking at her mentioning becoming official, they exchanged a sweet smile instead.
“wait a minute…” Minji said as she wielded a piece of food like a weapon.
“you two… are you actually officially a couple?” Minji asked as she and her girlfriend leaned in excitedly.
Siyeon and Bora exchanged looks. Bora was looking to see if it was alright to tell them as Siyeon nodded with a nervous smile.
“we… we are…” Bora said with a happy smile as she leaned in and kissed Siyeon softly. Minji and Yoohyeon squealed in excitement as they shouted their congratulations. Their shouting could be heard from Mr. Kim's study, and he could guess what it was about. His daughter was quite obvious with her affection for that girl.
“ok… tell me everything!” Minji said as she and Yoohyeon leaned forward curiously. Bora just shook her head stubbornly as Minji sighed. She knew that look.
Yoohyeon looked at Siyeon. If anyone was going to spill what happened, it would be Siyeon. She didn’t like keeping secrets and would probably spill what happened quickly.
Bora saw right through Yoohyeon’s plan, though, and refused to be separated from her girlfriend, making Yoohyeon pout cutely.
“Nice try, baby…” Minji said with a pout as Bora laughed.
“oh, here!” Minji said as she held out a bag. It was from her sister Gahyeon. Obviously, Minji had become good friends with her sister too. Luckily her glasses and a change of clothes were included in the bag. Clearly, they were not expecting Siyeon to go home tonight.
“oh, are those your glasses?” Bora asked as Siyeon nodded nervously. She really wanted to see Bora with her glasses on but didn’t want her to think she looked like a nerd.
“can I see how they look on you?” Bora asked as Siyeon hesitated. She glanced over at Yoohyeon, who nodded. She suspected that Bora would find Siyeon’s glasses attractive, and when Siyeon nervously put them on, Yoohyeon could tell she was right by the blush on Bora’s face.
Bora wasn’t the only one to blush, though. Siyeon knew that Bora was beautiful, but this was insane. How was it possible that such a beautiful and perfect girl actually liked her?
Siyeon looked from her beautiful eyes to her nose and then those beautiful and soft lips and gulped nervously. Bora was absolutely breathtaking, and Siyeon was suddenly starting to want to wear her glasses more often.
Bora just sat there and looked at Siyeon with a shocked expression. Siyeon went from looking fierce to looking like an adorable baby, and Bora just wanted to hug her tightly and protect her. How could anyone bully her?
“and we lost Bora…” Yoohyeon said as Minji laughed.
“I know the feeling… I felt the same when I saw Yoohyeon with her glasses for the first time…” Minji said as Bora turned around and looked at her friend.
“How can our girlfriends be so cute?” Bora asked as Minji nodded and laughed.
This time both Siyeon and Yoohyeon blushed. They were not used to the compliments. Yoohyeon was tall and had a body like a model, but she hid it at school most of the time. The only one that knew what she looked like under those clothes was Minji.
When Siyeon went to set the bag down though she felt a pain shoot through her shoulder as she cried out in pain and dropped the bag with a loud thud.
Bora and the others rushed around her, asking her if she was alright as she assured them that she was fine, but none of them believed it. It was past the time that she should have iced her shoulder, and now it was throbbing painfully.
“Siyeon, somethings not right… you need to get your shoulder checked…” Bora said as Minji looked at the two questioningly.
“what's wrong with her shoulder?” Minji asked as Siyeon sighed.
“I was shoved into a wall very hard. It's really bruised…” Siyeon said as Minji looked at Bora in shock.
“How bad is it?” Minji asked as Bora frowned.
“It looks pretty bad from what I have seen…” Bora said as Minji and Yoohyeon stood.
“let's go take a look at it,” Minji said as she walked upstairs towards Bora’s room. She had spent the night so many times that she felt at home walking into Bora's bedroom and sitting at the foot of the bed waiting for both of them.
Yoohyeon looked slightly more nervous, but she was more worried about Siyeon at the moment. Once Bora and Siyeon entered the room, Siyeon sighed and turned to her girlfriend.
“can you help me unbutton this? I think it will be easier this way…” Siyeon said as Bora unbuttoned her shirt with nervous fingers. Finally, she was done and carefully slid the silk pajama top off as both Minji, and Yoohyeon hissed at the bruise. It didn’t look any better than before.
“that’s worse than I thought…” Minji said as she stood and walked over to examine it. There were a couple of small scratches where she hit the wall, but they were not the cause of Siyeon’s pain.
“Siyeon, can you raise your arm?” Minji asked as the girl shook her head. It was becoming more and more difficult.
“I wonder if her shoulder is partly out…” Minji said as she gently touched it. Siyeon cried out in pain as she frowned and looked at Bora.
“I think we need to take another trip to the hospital… but my father already yelled at me for paying the bill last time…” Minji said when they heard a knock at the door.
Quickly Bora helped Siyeon back into her shirt and led her into the bathroom with Yoohyeon before getting the door.
“Is everything alright? Did someone get hurt? I heard shouting.” Bora’s father asked as she sighed. She really didn’t like asking him for things, but she was really worried about her girlfriend.
“well… Siyeon hurt her shoulder before, and it's not getting better. It's badly bruised…” Bora said as she looked in the direction of the bathroom.
“How bad is it?” he asked as Bora looked at Minji for help. She wasn’t good at talking with her father.
“I'm wondering if its half out of the socket or something. She can't lift her arm up without pain and the bruising looks painful…” Minji said as she watched Siyeon walk out of the bathroom with her girlfriend. In the panic, Yoohyeon had managed to button up Siyeon’s shirt unevenly, and Minji could only groan at the two.
“do we need to take her to the hospital?” he asked as Bora Minji, and Yoohyeon nodded yes. Siyeon tried to refuse, but there were so many worried faces that she sighed and ended up being driven to the hospital.
Siyeon was nervous as everyone climbed into Bora’s father's vehicle. It was large enough for everyone, but Siyeon was having difficulty climbing inside with her shoulder. Bora gently put her hands on Siyeon’s hips and helped her into the car and carefully leaned over her as she buckled Siyeon’s seatbelt for her. Both girls were blushing once they were finished.
Minji and Yoohyeon were in the row behind them and exchanged looks as they grinned. The new couple was so cute together, even if they were still in the awkward stage.
The ride there was stressful for Siyeon. She felt like she was wasting everyone's time and money. She didn’t see her own value, and that worried Bora. Siyeon was such an amazing person. She was kind beautiful and the softest girl Bora has ever known. She really wished that Siyeon would realize that.
Once they arrived at the hospital, Mr. Kim got out of the car and handed the keys to Minji. He was going to start the paperwork, and when Bora undid Siyeon’s seatbelt, she gently kissed her.
“relax and breathe, ok? I will be with you the entire time.” Bora said as Siyeon nodded nervously. Bora gently helped her get out of the car and led them inside as Minji locked the vehicle and followed right behind them.
Bora stood on the side of Siyeon’s injured shoulder and played bodyguard. She didn’t want anyone to bump into her in the busy ER. If anyone were to pay attention to the two, they would easily be able to tell what the two meant to each other. Worry for Siyeon was all over Bora’s face.
It didn’t take long for them to be taken to a bed, and Bora refused to leave her side. The only time they were separated was when they took her for an x-ray, and the entire time Siyeon was gone, Bora sat there nervously. She didn’t like being separated when Siyeon was hurt.
Bora was relieved when Siyeon was brought back, and when the doctor talked to her father, they found out that Minji was correct. Siyeon’s shoulder was partly out, causing the pain. It needed to be put back in, but Siyeon paled when they talked about how painful it would be.
She looked at Bora with a panicked expression. She hated pain and was starting to stress. Bora tried to soothe her nerves, but it wasn’t working. Finally, she talked to her father. They ended up deciding to sedate Siyeon for the procedure.
“Bora… I'm scared…” Siyeon said as they were about to sedate her. She was worried that something would go wrong.
“you don’t have to be. I will be right beside you the entire time. Alright?” Bora said as Siyeon nodded nervously.
She wasn’t supposed to be in the room when they set Siyeon’s shoulder, but she refused to leave. It took several minutes for her father to convince the doctor, and soon Bora sat in a chair out of the way as the doctors put her shoulder back in the socket.
Bora winced. It looked painful, and the doctors said that Siyeon wasn’t to move her shoulder for the next couple weeks and was given a sling to wear.
It took a while for the sedation to wear off, but the first thing Siyeon did when she finally opened her eyes was to look for Bora. Just like she promised, she was there and holding Siyeon’s hand.
Relief washed over Siyeon. She had feared that she would wake up alone. That everything was a dream or some sick joke, but here Bora was gently caressing the side of her face lovingly.
“morning…” Bora said with a smile as Siyeon smiled back.
“but its nighttime…” Siyeon said with a giggle. She was going to be a bit out of it until the sedation wore off.
She was all smiles and laughter as Bora watched her. She was adorable like this. But what happened next flustered Bora.
“Bora?” Siyeon asked as Bora hummed happily.
“I love you…” Siyeon said with a smile as Bora looked at her in shock. She was smiling but looked serious.
“I have for a while… the one I liked… it has always been you…” Siyeon said as she smiled. Bora stood there in shock. Her heart was beating rapidly as those words sunk in. The amount of happiness she got just from those words was immeasurable.
“I, I love you too, Siyeon. I loved you before I even realized it myself…” Bora said with a sweet smile as Siyeon smiled happily.
Without warning, Siyeon used her good arm and grabbed Bora by the collar of her shirt and pulled. Bora caught herself just in time. Her hands were on either side of Siyeon’s head as she hovered over her but with another tug Siyeon’s lips connected with Bora’s as they kissed.
This one felt different. Yes, Siyeon was still a bit loopy from the sedation, but it seemed like she was trying to tell Bora that she was serious. That it wasn’t just the drugs talking. Bora didn’t know what to think. Would Siyeon even remember this when the sedation wore off? Right now, she didn’t care. All that mattered was Siyeon right now.
The two kissed for several minutes until Bora heard the doctor coming to check on them and pulled away quickly. Siyeon whined cutely. She wanted to feel Bora’s lips on hers once more.
“come back!” Siyeon said as she pouted cutely. The doctor laughed and explained that the sedation would make her say some weird things and told Bora not to take them seriously.
He wasn’t suspicious at all and checked Siyeon’s shoulder. Luckily she couldn’t move her shoulder due to the Dr temporarily bandaging it to her body. When she woke up, she was starting to move too much, and they didn’t want her to undo what they just did.
When she finally was awake enough to go home, she went quiet. Bora wondered if she remembered what she said but decided not to mention it. She was worried that she might feel embarrassed if she remembered and didn’t want her to regret it.
“Bora…” Siyeon asked softly after the doctor left. Bora walked over and looked at the sling they put on Siyeon. It was like a regular sling, but it also had a strap around it that bound her arm against her body.
“yes?” Bora asked as Siyeon pouted.
“what's wrong baby?” Bora asked. She didn’t even know the nickname slipped out as Siyeon blushed. She always thought that she would hate being called that, but when Bora said it, she could feel herself melt.
“I'm sad…” Siyeon said with a pout as Bora got closer.
“Why?” she asked as she looked at Siyeon with worry.
“I won't be able to hug you or snuggle like before…” Siyeon said as Bora laughed. She was worried it would be something terrible.
“you still have your other arm. And I will always be here to hold you, so there's no need to worry.” Bora said as she gently wrapped her arms around her adorable pouting girlfriend.
Siyeon smiled happily as she rested her head against Bora. It felt nice being held like this, but it was even better because it was Bora. She was so tiny yet so warm. Siyeon just wanted to snuggle with her forever.
“you really are a snuggler, aren’t you?” Bora asked with a smile as Siyeon nodded against her.
“is that a bad thing?” Siyeon asked as Bora laughed happily.
“no baby, it's not. I love this…” Bora said happily as she just held her. They stayed like that until they heard Bora’s father coming. He was clearing his throat and making a lot of noise as Siyeon laughed.
“he clearly knows about us…” Siyeon said with a giggle. She would have been more worried if it wasn’t for the residual effects of the sedation.
“sounds like it,” Bora said with a laugh as she let Siyeon go and stood back with a sigh. It was time to go home.
Mr. Kim came in to tell them that it was time to go, and soon Bora helped Siyeon up. Not being able to move her arm was messing with her balance.
“oh, Siyeon? I let your mother know so that she wouldn’t be surprised, and your sister is here.” He said as Siyeon looked up slightly confused. She still was a bit loopy.
While Siyeon went back to get an x-ray, Bora’s father called her sister with Minji’s help and explained everything. After he explained everything, he asked to talk to her mother.
He wanted to talk to Siyeon’s mother to tell her what happened and gained her approval on the procedure. Siyeon wasn’t looking forward to going home. She knew she would be scolded for not telling anyone.
Siyeon’s mother was going to come to the hospital and take her home after, but when he told her about how worried Bora was, she decided to let her stay the night. Both parents obviously knew what their daughters meant to each other and didn’t want to separate them. Bora would be worried all night if they were separated.
Gahyeon was also worried about her sister and messaged Minji and Bora. She wanted to stay with her sister, and soon, it was decided that all the girls would be sleeping over, including Yoohyeon.
While Siyeon was sedated, Minji drove to pick Gahyeon up. The bubbly girl looked nervous. Minji and Yoohyeon tried to cheer her up, but it wasn’t going well. She stressed easily and was worried about her sister.
Once they got to the hospital, she went to go find her sister and froze when she heard the two talking. As she stood there, she heard Siyeon say something that she never thought she would hear from her shy sister. She heard Siyeon say I love you and worried that Bora would freeze or panic but instead smiled when she listened to Bora’s response.
They were so adorable, and her words were dripping with affection. She really did care for her sister, and Gahyeon was so excited for both of them.
The ride home was interesting, though. Siyeon was glued to Bora and was extremely clingy the whole ride home. She was starting to hurt and was prescribed pain meds, but Bora learned really quickly that Siyeon became a cute snuggly baby on any kind of pain meds.
Once they were home, Yoohyeon’s phone had to be confiscated. She repeatedly tried to film Siyeon while she was all cute due to the pain meds.
“baby, I swear if you try that one more time, Bora will probably kick us out…” Minji joked as Yoohyeon laughed.
“but just look at her! She's so cute!” Yoohyeon said as she looked over to see Siyeon clinging to Bora with her good arm and dozing sleepily. Every time she would try to break free, Siyeon would wake up in a panic. She was now attached to Bora’s side like a koala.
Gahyeon laughed as she looked at the two. She liked the happy girl and her nerdy but cute girlfriend. But she was dying to tell them what she overheard. Finally, when Bora started to fall asleep as well, Gahyeon finally signaled the other two into another room and prepared to spill everything. They had some planning to do.