Followed
Siyeon nervously looked at the rearview mirror at the car lurking behind. It wasn’t that suspicious except for the fact that she had seen it around before. She hadn’t thought much about it before, but now she was starting to wonder.
She had seen it several times near her house and around the school. But this time it was on the opposite side of town that it should be.
The fact that it might be following them made her nervous. But luckily, while Bora and her father were talking, he almost missed the turn.
“This is our turn!” Bora shouted loudly as he quickly cut the wheel, slinging all the girls to the side as he cut the corner quickly.
It was too quick for the car that was following them, and Siyeon sighed in relief when it passed by without turning. Seeing it pass by really made her relax a bit even if the sharp turn hurt her shoulder slightly.
“Is there something wrong?” Bora asked as Siyeon jumped slightly. She wasn’t expecting attention suddenly to be on her.
“um, yeah. Just was a bit surprised…” Siyeon lied. She didn’t want to worry Bora unnecessarily, especially after she ran after that boy earlier.
“sorry. Did the turn hurt your shoulder?” Mr. Kim asked as Siyeon shook her head.
“no, Bora held onto me so that I wouldn’t bump into anything,” Siyeon said as he sighed in relief. He was worried he might have hurt her after she had another injury to her already injured shoulder.
Siyeon didn’t see the car for the rest of the night, and when they pulled up to the restaurant, Siyeon suddenly felt better. She was starving, and everyone chatting happily really helped her mood.
“here. Let me help you…” Bora offered as she helped Siyeon climb out of the fan. Her hand rested on Siyeon’s hip as her shirt rose slightly. The sudden contact of skin flustered both girls as Minji and Yoohyeon smirked at the whole situation.
“they are going to be that couple everyone hates…” Dami teased as Minji laughed and gave her a high five.
“I said the same thing when they were in the nurse's office!” Minji said as they laughed. Bora just rolled her eyes as she prayed for the pink on her cheeks to fade away.
“t, thanks…” Siyeon said shyly as Bora nodded and helped lead her into the restaurant.
“what? No help for me?” Minji teased as Bora ignored her, causing giggles from the others.
Mr. Kim came back outside to make sure everyone got out of the vehicle safely. He had run into the place as soon as he pulled up to ensure that they had a table big enough and quickly led everyone in.
“our table is over here!” he said as he led them to a large table as everyone cheered for meat. This was a very expensive restaurant that was known to be generous with their meat servings, and they really proved it.
Mr. Kim took over the grilling happily as he watched the girls eat and talk happily. He also thought it was adorable as he watched Bora help feed Siyeon. The younger girl was shy at first, but Minji picked up on it and proceeded to feed Yoohyeon, making Siyeon feel less self-conscious.
“What did we get into?” Dami joked as she sat and chatted with Gahyeon beside her. They were soon in their own little world as they talked about various things.
Mr. Kim wasn’t stupid. He noticed the three couples and acted like he was unaware. The more he acted oblivious, the more comfortable the girls were around him, and it was nice to be included in Bora’s life for once. Even if he didn’t expect it to last.
Siyeon sighed and leaned back in her chair with her mouth stuffed full of food. Bora was determined to get her to eat, and she felt completely stuffed.
Bora thought she looked extremely adorable as she leaned back and sighed as she carefully chewed her food. Her intense gaze was dropped, and instead, she looked like an adorable baby.
After the food was finished, Mr. Kim walked outside to make a call. He needed to see what Siyeon’s mother wanted to do. He wondered if she would let her daughters stay the night again or if she needed to be returned to her house.
The conversation went better than planned, though. It happened to be Siyeon’s parents' anniversary, so he offered to watch Gahyeon and Siyeon for another night. Ms. Lee accepted happily, and soon he was walking back into the restaurant with a proud smile on his face.
“Everyone ready to go? Oh, and your parents said it's alright for you two to spend the night again. They seemed to like the idea. I guess it's their anniversary.” Mr. Lee said as Gahyeon and Siyeon grimaced and gagged. They could guess why they were so excited to have some alone time.
“I hope we don’t come home to a new sibling being on the way…” Gahyeon joked as Siyeon laughed.
“only because then you wouldn’t be the baby anymore!” Siyeon teased as her sister pouted.
“I can't even argue because you are right…” Gahyeon said as she sulked jokingly.
“oh, how about you? Do you want to spend the night as well? Or do your parents expect you home soon?” Bora asked as Dami pulled out her cell. Within a couple of minutes, she got the ok from her parents to the excitement of Gahyeon.
How those two didn’t know their own feelings was beyond Bora. Of course, maybe she wasn’t the best to think that. It took her years to acknowledge her feelings for Siyeon.
“yay!” Gahyeon cheered excitedly as she flung her arms around Dami’s neck as she blushed. She wasn’t used to the cute girl sitting beside her, and it showed. She would slightly blush whenever Gahyeon did something she thought was adorable, and the older girls thought it was the cutest thing.
“Alright then! Let's head home!” Bora shouted excitedly as she helped Siyeon stand. She was still a bit unstable from the pain meds.
“They are so cute!” Yoohyeon said softly to Minji as her girlfriend nodded.
“they really are. I wonder if we are that cute together?” Minji asked as Yoohyeon laughed.
“if by cute you mean giant dorks, then yes. I'm sure your bad attempts at flirting will be all over the school in the morning.” Bora teased as Minji pouted then shrugged.
“well, at least I can spend more time with Yoohyeon, so it’s a bonus for me,” Minji said as Siyeon smiled and watched Bora and Minji tease each other.
It was nice being included in this. Every time Siyeon started feeling like she was being left out, she was quickly brought into the conversation by either Bora or Minji. They never let her feel left out. They didn’t know how much that meant to her.
“Siyeon? How are you feeling? Are you still hurting?” Minji asked as Siyeon smiled and shook her head.
“no. I'm feeling better. Thank you.” Siyeon said as Minji smiled.
“feel free to let me know if anything or anyone is bothering you. I'm not just Bora’s friend. I'm yours now too. Alright?” Minji said as she smiled happily.
Siyeon didn’t know what to say. She suddenly felt emotional and only nodded as Bora wrapped her arm around her waist to comfort her.
“um, thanks.” Siyeon finally squeaked out as Minji smiled.
“same here. If you ever need anything, let me know. I am your first and number one fan, after all.” Dami said with a smile as Gahyeon laughed.
The car ride to Bora’s home was calm and pleasant. Though Siyeon would repeatedly look out the windows searching for the mysterious vehicle. But it wasn’t seen the whole way home to Siyeon’s relief.
When Mr. Kim pulled into the driveway, Siyeon sighed in relief. She didn’t know she had been so tense until it was over. Bora could tell something was off but figured she was just nervous about the incident that happened at school. She never even thought of the possibility that they were being followed.
Just like last time, Bora helped Siyeon out of the vehicle, and just like last time, the two blushed at the skin contact, but Minji noticed how hesitant Bora was to remove her hand. It lingered on the warm skin before she slowly pulled away.
Siyeon also was hesitant to leave her side. The two were already getting into the touchy phase, and Minji couldn’t wait to see how many times they would make each other panic.
“let's go inside,” Bora said softly to Siyeon as the younger girl nodded and followed her towards the house.
“We are not going to have to share a room with those two, are we?” Dami asked as Minji and Gahyeon laughed.
“no, it might be a bit cramped with the four of us, but we will have a separate room from those two,” Minji said as Dami sighed in relief.
Once they were inside, it was voted that they would have a game night after Mr. Kim said good night. He seemed drained after trying to keep up with so many teenagers.
Bora went in search of something to play and came back with her father's old poker set. It had two decks as well as chips, and Minji recognized it right away.
“uh oh…” Minji said as she groaned while Bora smirked.
“is something wrong?” Yoohyeon asked as Siyeon listened with interest.
“you can say that… I swear Bora cheats. I just can't beat her! She must be a card shark or something!” Minji said as she sulked. She remembered the last time they played. It was strip poker and minji lost. Suddenly Siyeon was interested in the game.
“well… let's make this interesting then. Winner of each round gets a wish or something? To be used whenever the winner wants.” Yoohyeon suggested with a happy smile as Minji looked at her in panic.
“Yoo… you don’t know what you are getting into…” Minji said as Yoohyeon smirked.
“or maybe I do… who would she want a wish from more? One of Siyeon or us?” Yoohyeon whispered as Minji smiled and nodded.
“I agree. How about everyone else?” Minji asked as bota smirked. This was going to be fun.
“How did you win again?!” Bora shouted in amazement as she looked at Siyeon. It was now a battle between Siyeon and Yoohyeon. Minji and the others learned really quickly that the two were either extremely lucky or very skilled.
“and you won with only using one arm. I'm very impressed…” Dami said as Siyeon smiled shyly.
“how many wishes have you earned, Yoohyeon?” Minji asked as Yoohyeon smirked.
“five. I'm working towards seven. I want one for each day!” Yoohyeon said as Minji groaned. She was tricked by her own girlfriend.
“how about you, Siyeon? How many times did you win?” Dami asked as Siyeon smiled shyly.
“Eight…” Siyeon said with a gentle smile. She was actually having fun.
“and Bora?” Gahyeon asked as Dami laughed.
“it would have been five, but I caught her cheating. So now it's four.” Dami said as Bora glared at her.
“rat… and I wasn’t cheating! I honestly don’t know where that card came from!” Bora said as Dami just laughed and nodded.
“sure…” Dami teased as Bora pouted.
By the end, everyone stopped keeping score and just enjoyed playing. It was nice to see Siyeon laughing and smiling, and Bora couldn’t help but feel butterflies in her stomach every time Siyeon would smile happily and laugh at one of Minji’s or Yoohyeon’s bad jokes. She loved this and loved Siyeon.
Minji watched the two silently with a smile. Bora was utterly in love, and it was obvious. Every time Siyeon would smile or laugh, the goofiest grin would cross Bora’s face as she stared at her lovingly, and Minji couldn’t help but wonder if she looked that goofy in love too.
The game ended when the ache in Siyeon’s shoulder came back. Soon they went from having fun to quickly babying her. Siyeon wasn’t used to it, but it kind of felt nice.
“come on. Let's move you to the living room so you can relax. We can watch movies for a bit. We got a free pass on our homework today, after all.” Bora said with a grin as Siyeon laughed and stood with Bora’s help.
They all found comfortable positions on the couch. Siyeon was leaning against Bora as she snuggled closer with her good arm. The two looked quite content as Bora held her close while being careful not to hurt her with her cast.
Minji had Yoohyeon on her lap as they chatted before the movie started. Bora could easily tell who was the more dominant one in their relationship, and Yoohyeon seemed to love that side of Minji. They really were a perfect couple.
Dami and Gahyeon were in that awkward stage where they didn’t know if they should sit close together or far apart. It was adorable, but Yoohyeon decided to give them a push. She shifted off of Minji’s lap, making the older girl pout, but once she realized what Yoohyeon was doing, she smirked.
When Yoohyeon shifted, Gahyeon was forced to move closer to Dami, and now the two were pressed against each other as they both blushed. It was a really adorable sight.
Minji kissed Yoohyeon’s cheek as the younger girl smiled happily and hugged her just as the movie started. But Bora’s movie selection wasn’t what everyone expected. Instead of something cute, she chose a scary movie. What better time to watch it when they were all here after all?
When the movie started to get to a scary part, the three couples reacted differently. Siyeon hid her face against Bora and held her tightly during the scary parts as Bora held her protectively.
Minji and Yoohyeon were a bit different. Yoohyeon seemed to be enjoying herself. Minji, however, was easily scared, so she clung to her excited girlfriend as she flinched every time something happened. More times than not, she jumped not from the movie but from Yoohyeon’s cheering, however.
Gahyeon was easily scared, but she tried to hide it. When a particularly scary scene came along though, her hand went searching for Dami’s for comfort. The older girl blushed as she felt Gahyeon’s fingers thread through her own but squeezed her hand gently to comfort her.
She rubbed gentle circles on the back of Gahyeon’s hand and soon found the younger girl leaning against her as she started to doze off. Gahyeon had focused so much on Dami’s calming touch that she slowly felt herself drifting off even during the scariest scenes in the movie.
By the time the movie was done, the three awake were Bora Yoohyeon and Dami, and each of them was too focused on the girl they liked then the movie.
“Should we wake them up?” Bora asked softly as Dami sighed. She didn’t want to wake the cute girl sleeping on her shoulder, but she knew that they couldn’t stay like that all night.
“Yeah… I guess so…” Dami said as the three tried to wake the others up. Siyeon was the first to wake up. She didn’t sleep well and woke quickly. Next was Gahyeon, who was so used to listening for one of Siyeon’s nightmares that she woke almost instantly though she seemed a bit dazed.
Minji, however, was dead to the world. Yoohyeon tried to wake her, but it wasn’t effective. It seemed that though she seemed calm throughout the events of the day, she was exhausted from everything that happened.
“baby… wake up.” Yoohyeon said as she tried one last time, but it was no use. Finally, Bora stood and walked into the kitchen and back, holding a plate.
“Minji! We ordered food!” Bora shouted loudly as Minji popped up, automatically searching for the food.
“How is she always hungry?” Yoohyeon asked as she laughed at Minji’s sleepy and confused expression.
“It happens when you spend so much time dancing or working out. We burn off more food than we eat sometimes. For her, it makes her extremely hungry when she's running low on energy.” Bora said as she gave Minji the plate, but she wasn’t interested at the moment. Right now, bed sounded amazing right now.
Siyeon watched everyone joking as they helped Minji up and smiled happily. This is what she wanted all along. Friends to hang out with and just joke around and she finally found them. Every time she looked at everyone getting along and joking happily, it made her feel all warm inside. She just feared that this was too good to be true and that one day it would be ripped away from her.
Bora looked over at her smiling girlfriend and felt butterflies in her stomach for the thousandth time that day. She could tell that Siyeon was finally starting to relax around the others and looked truly happy. That made all of this worth it. All she wanted to do is make Siyeon happy and protect her.
They all separated into the two rooms. Gahyeon and Dami would stay in the same room as Yoohyeon and Minji while Siyeon slept in Bora’s room.
This time Bora was prepared. She had Siyeon’s pain meds by the bed with a glass of water just in case her pain came back in the middle of the night.
The two were snuggled together and sleeping peacefully. Bora held Siyeon to her protectively as they dreamed of each other. What they didn’t know was that while they slept soundly, they were being watched from the door.
The door slowly creaked open as a person peered into the room. The shadows of the dark house hiding their face. They stood there silently as they watched the two sleeping peacefully.
Siyeon mumbled in her sleep, catching the observer's attention. They listened carefully and soon heard her softly mumble Bora’s name. The person's hand tightened on the door handle, causing it to creak at the stress.
The sound caught Dami’s attention. She wasn’t able to fall asleep yet. She continuously caught herself admiring Gahyeon as she slept peacefully when the sound of something creaking caught her attention.
She figured that it was Bora or Siyeon walking to the bathroom in the hall, but then she remembered that Minji had said that there was a bathroom in Bora’s room. This was something or someone else.
Dami slowly stood while being careful not to wake up Gahyeon or the others as she made her way to the door and slowly turned the doorknob. She prayed that the door wouldn’t creak, and luckily it opened smoothly as she peered out into the hallway and spotted a strange figure staring into Bora’s room.
Their face and other features were shrouded in shadows, but she could see the person's gloved hand tightly clutching the doorknob. The black leather gloves signaled to her that this person shouldn’t be there, and suddenly she started screaming to alert the others.
“EVERYONE! WAKE UP! SOMEONE IS INSIDE THE HOUSE!” Dami screamed at the top of her lungs as everyone scrambled to their feet in her room. The person turned around and noticed that they were spotted and quickly bounded down the stairs and rushed towards the back door that was by the kitchen.
“what's going on!” Bora shouted as she swung her door open and looked at Dami in a panic.
“Someone was in the house and watching you and Siyeon sleep!” Dami shouted as Bora went to run after them.
“Bora, no!” Siyeon screamed as Bora froze in place. She had promised not to make the same mistake again, so she fought the urge to chase after them and turned back to comfort Siyeon, who looked completely terrified.
“what happened?” Mr. Kim shouted as he bounded up the steps and looked at Dami with a worried expression.
“someone was inside the house! I heard a noise and peeked out of the room to see someone standing at Bora’s door and watching them sleep. Everyone but you was accounted for, so I knew it had to be a stranger.” Dami said as he pulled out his cell and dialed the police.
The police arrived but found no forced entry. If there was someone that got inside the house, they had a way in without leaving a trace. Due to the gloves, there was also no fingerprints on the door beside the girls and Mr. Kim. There was nothing that the police could do.
There was also nothing missing that anyone could notice. The police figured it was just some kid breaking in for the thrill of it and quickly dismissed it. Mr. Kim was not happy about it.
“I'm calling a security company first thing in the morning. I don’t want any of you in danger staying here.” Mr. Kim said as Minji tried to get everyone's attention.
“It might take a bit. What about if we stay at my house? I'm sure that we will have a hard time falling back asleep tonight. I think that you will probably be welcome too.” Minji said to Mr. Kim as he smiled gratefully.
“Luckily, it's not very late. Make sure your parents are alright with it, and I can drive you over. I can just stay at a hotel. It will be closer to work in the morning anyway.” Mr. Kim said as Minji frowned. She didn’t like the idea of him paying for a hotel, but she could tell he wouldn’t accept her offer, so she sighed and quickly got permission from her parents.
“I guess the sleepover is getting moved to my house! Let's get our things!” Minji said as everyone gathered their things and prepared to head downstairs.
“are you alright? It looked like that person really scared you…” Bora asked Siyeon as she looked at the ground in embarrassment.
“sorry… but thank you for not running after him. I was so scared that something would happen, and I would lose you…” Siyeon said as Bora stopped and turned towards her girlfriend.
“I'm sorry I worried you before. It's just when I found out that creep hurt you, I was so angry. I just chased after him without thinking. I won't do that again. I don’t want to see you upset like that again, ok?” Bora said as she gently hugged Siyeon.
“come on. Let's pack a bag and head downstairs.” Bora said as she went into her room and searched her closet and drawers and paused.
“Siyeon? Did you borrow any of my clothes?” Bora asked as Siyeon shook her head.
“no. Minji lent me something earlier, so I didn’t have to. Why?” Siyeon asked as she walked over to Bora, who was staring at her closet in confusion.
“some of the clothes I like to wear to dance practice are missing… maybe I just forgot to wash them. so much has gone on after all…” Bora said as she dismissed it and grabbed the clothes she needed, and walked down the stairs to meet the others.
“ready to go?” Minji asked as Bora nodded. Her missing clothes were still bothering her, but she dismissed it as she held both her bag and Siyeon’s as she walked out of the door and stored their belongings into the van and helped everyone inside.
What Bora didn’t know was that she wasn’t the only one missing clothing. She was just the only one that noticed it. Several of the girls were missing items. But they were too in a rush to notice them.
As they pulled out of the driveway, they were being watched by a familiar brown car as the person sitting inside admired his trophies. He held Bora’s favorite shorts and top and breathed in happily. They still smelled of her.
He looked to the passenger seat where there was a piece or two from each girl sitting there. All of them precious to him.
“you can't get rid of me that easily…” he mumbled softly as he set the clothing back in the passenger seat and slowly pulled out and started following the girls at a distance.