"Ayo Soojin sunbaenim."

Two young school girls bow politely as they pass through the queen's cafeteria table.

"Hey..." Soyeon shakes her carrot stick while Moonbyul's eyes trail the carrot stick like a fly eyeing food.

"Didn't you notice that nobody says hi anymore ever since girls generation's new song came out?"

"I know... it's like people say Ayo now instead of saying hi..." Moonbyul nods while her eyes are on the target.

Moonbyul took a bite of the carrot stick, and almost threw up.

"What the heck?!"

"Sorry... I thought it was cheetos..." Moonbyul clears her throat...

"Cheetos? Are you serious?!"

Soojin ignores the two bickering and focuses on her lunch, pushing her food around.

"Speaking of GG, here comes trouble..."

Soyeon points to Somi purposely flipping her hair in slow motion for a more CF effect moment.

"Hey gorgeous..."

"Hey..." Somi smiles pleasantly, joining her friends.

"Oh I wasn't talking about you...I was talking about my burger..."

Soyeon and Moonbyul start to laugh at Somi's expense.

"Be nice..." Soojin hushed the two and two quickly shushed, but not without snickering.

"You two can laugh all you want, but just so you know... this 2013 I'm trying to better myself... I'm trying to be less... oh..."

Somi's eyes were filled with desire...

"Somi?"

"Oh..." Somi got zapped back in the room. "I'm sorry I saw my face and I just went speechless..." Somi points at her reflection from the spoon... "What was I saying again?"

"Your 2013 resolution?"

"Oh yeah... that... it's soooo hard, I think I'll start in 2014..."

"Oh well, yeah... it's Friday, fly day..." Soyeon slouches comfortably on her chair "What's our plan?"

"Count me out..." Somi says "Miyeon invited me to dinner tonight with Minnie and Sorn..."

But while Somi was busy admiring herself on a spoon, she notices a little dot of horror in her face that quickly drains out every color in her being.

"What's wrong?"

Somi quickly took a selca of her face, she looked at her picture zooming it to the highest level to make sure if what she saw was true.

"Oh my GAWD!!!"

"What is wrong?!" Soojin asks impatiently...

"ACCCCKKKK!!! I got a zit..."

"Ohhhhh..." Moonbyul looks at the red pimple in Somi's face. "Squishy..." She was about to reach out and poke it but Somi was quick to swat her hand away.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH IT!!! THIS CAN'T BE.... WAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

The girls watch Somi run out in hysterics...

"Sooooo.... what about you Soojin?"

"Count me out too... my ummm family is ahhhh...." Soojin stops not wanting to continue...

"What?"

"Family dinner...."

"Ohhhhh.... Fun times with the Seos! I want to come!"

"Me too!!!"

"Well... you guys wouldn't... it's boring and... you know..."

"No we don't..."

Soyeon and Moonbyul were now eyeing her with such enthusiasm...

***

First of all, I want to thank everyone for the awesome job in the coffee shop..."

Minnie leads the crew in applause as the coffee shop owner grace their presence.

"And may 2013 be more prosperous for all of us..."

"YEHEY!!!" Minnie cheered and gave everyone in her lethargic crew the threatening eye.

"Yehey..." they responded back.

"And to start our new year right I purchased a new machine to better our service to the customers..."

Minnie smiles excitedly as their boss was about to reveal his surprise.

"Everyone enjoy our new..."

GASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!

Minnie's jaw dropped low to the flo' as she saw the shiny, brand new cash register.

"WHOAH! WHOAH! WHOAH! BOSS!!!"

Minnie hurriedly wraps her arms around their good ol' cash register...

"What is wrong with this one?"

Their boss raised his brow at Minnie's reaction. "It's ummm... old?"

"So? Old is reliable! I vote to keep this... right?"

But none of the other employees sees her cause, they just want to go back to doing nothing instead of being stuck in this meeting.

"FINE! But I won't let you take away this register! Never!!!"

AYO MINNIEEE!!!!

Everyone turns and wonders what the hell was that...

"That's my ringtone!" Minnie announces... "Nobody moves!" she declares with one arm around the cash register and the other on to pick her phone...

"Ayo Sorn!!!"

"Ayo... listen buddy... I know we're supposed to go out tonight but I'm sorry but I have to back out. One of my mom's uncle's cousin's friend's brother's niece's sister is getting married and I have to go."

"What?"

"I know right?" Minnie heard Sorn squeals frustratingly from the other line. "And I even dyed my hair red for tonight..."

"Did you tell Miyeon about it?"

"Yes... and she said, it's okay... but I did say you were still free and she seems ok with it."

Minnie didn't want to think much of it, but she did. "She is?"

"Yes... and I think that's good... maybe as my best friend you can say good stuff about me. You know make me sound lovable and cute and irresistible"

"Ummm..." Minnie once again felt torn between being a best friend and her own heart. "Ahhhh yeah... sure..."

"Cool!!! Tell me all about it, okay?"

This time it was Minnie who got frustrated.

"Ahhh yeah... sure..."

*

Ding... dong...

"Soojinaah..." Soojin's mom yells out from the kitchen "Why don't you open that? That's probably Shushu..."

Soojin smacks her book shut and groans as she drags herself to the door.

"Oh darling. Why can't you just admit that the butterflies in your tummy start fluttering when you think of Shuhua?"

"that's ridiculous I don't have butterflies in my stomach."

The first thing that Soojin notices is how Shuhua looks like a kid, with her sidewards cap, varsity jacket and Nike high top sneakers...

"Ayo Jinjin!" Shuhua says excitedly... "This is for you..." Shuhua hands Soojin a gorgeous bouquet of sunflowers and daisy bouquet

"Thank you..."

Soojin looks up and sees her parents making googly eye faces at her which made her instantly scowl.

"Its sunflowers because you're the sunshine of my life..."

Shuhua then walks inside their home looking like a kid with swagger.

"Why do you look like that?"

"AYO SHUSHU!!!"

"Mommy! Daddy!"

Shuhua excitedly jumps over to Soojini's parents...

"Hey Shu..." Yuqi greets her bestie "Unnie..." Yuqi went over to her confused older sister "Shuhua is into her I got a boy phase..."

"I got a boy phase?"

The two look over at Shuhua playing around with their parents...

"Yes... Shuhua is a big GG fan... you should have seen her during her Mr. Taxi phase..."

Yuqi sighs as she recalls the memory...

"She doesn't have a car... so, she made her bike look like a taxi."

Soojin sometimes wonders what she got herself into...

*

The three girls sit at the back and before Soojin could get her seatbelt, Shuhua reaches out and pulls Soojin's seatbelt for her.

"Safety first..."

Soojin could see the excitement in Shuhua's face. There was always something so innocent about her, that Soojin can't deny could be quite endearing...

"Thank you for inviting me to dinner Mommy, daddy..."

Soojin could just shake her head as Shuhua is so close to her parents...

"No problem sweetheart. So, where would you like to eat? Is sushi ok with you?"

"I like sushi. But my unnie said, if you eat too much sushi you get an owie in your tummy..." Shuhua points to her tummy.

Soojin was about to laugh mockingly at the girl's childish choice of words.

"An owie? Oh... there goes your swagger going down..."

"I think Shuhua is adorable..." They could see their mom's wide grin from the rearview mirror ."By the way Shuhua, we, actually just me and their daddy have this game..."

"Ohhhh... games... I like games..." Shuhua claps excitedly. "Do I get a prize if I win?"

"Well... ummm..." Seori's dad tap the steering wheel as he thinks. "Sure... you get Soojin as a prize..."

"What?!"

Shuhua squeals excitedly... "I'm in! I'm in!!!"

"Alright!!! We say one word... or name and then we use it in a song... Let's start with Yuqi..."

Yuqi waves her parents off, not wanting to participate in their shenanigans."I don't really-"

Her parents didn't hear her hesitation and pressed on... "Use 'you' in a song..."

"Ummm..."

"I know... I know..." Shuhua raises her hand so eagerly.

"Ok Shuhua!!!"

Soojin rolls her eyes and continues to stare out the window.

Shuhua covers her mouth as she clears her throat...

"It's a beautiful night, were looking for something dumb to do... Hey baby... I think I want to marry !!!" Shuhua points at Soojin, batting her lashes at the girl...

"Awwwwww...." Her parents instantly cooed...

Then, out of nowhere, well, the backseat of the van two girls just pop in...

"IS IT THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES, OR IS IT THIS DANCING JUICE, WHO CARES BABY! I THINK I WANT TO MARRY YOU!!!!"

"What the?!" Soojin jumps back as Moonbyul and Soyeon just sing along... "Where did you two came from?"

"JUST SAY I DO, HOOOOOO.... HOOOOOO"

But the two ignored her and continued singing along with Shuhua. It felt like a musical show in their van right now, when even her parents joined in, clapping and singing along...

"What the hell is this, Glee?"

But no one seems to have heard Soojin's sarcastic remark.

"TELL ME RIGHT NOW, BABY, TELL ME RIGHT NOW BABY, BABY..."

"Cause, it's a beautiful night, were looking for something dumb to do, hey baby, I think I want to marry you..."

And Shuhua's voice, although it doesn't have the power to make you cry or swoon, Soojin does admit that her voice could make anyone melt in a puddle of goo...

"JUST SAY I DO,HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, HOOOOOOOOO, HOOOOOOOOO"

Soyeon and Moonbyul sing along... even Yuqi joins in when she says...

"Speak now... unnie..."

"Ahhhhh.... Ummmm... well..."

Soojin felt cornered, trapped, by Shuhua's fluttering doe eyes and her family and friends nudging...

Seeing that Soojin won't reply... they started to sing again.

"Cause it's a beautiful night, were looking for something dumb to do, hey baby, I want to marry ..."

"ALRIGHT!ALRIGHT!!!" Soojin says defeated... "Fine... Ok...ok...ok..." Soojin mumbles...

"Ok what?"

"You know..." Soojin stammers, trying to find an excuse not to say the word.

"JUST SAY I DO,HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, HOOOOOOOOO, HOOOOOOOOO"

Soojin started growling, slowly pounding her head in the car window as they started singing again...

Until finally they stop and Soojin finally sits up...

"JUST SAY I DO,HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, HOOOOOOOOO, HOOOOOOOOO"

"Fine!" Soojin raises her hand in surrender. "I'll marry her now stop!"

"YEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!"

Everyone throws their hands up in the air, waving it like they just don't care. Partying as they get ready for the upcoming wedding.

*

She was like a kid in a candy store, when Shuhua walked in the buffet place.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!"

Everyone turns around and sees Moonbyul with the same excitement as Shuhua.

"C'mon Shuhua!!!"

But before Shuhua could join Moonbyul in their attack at the buffet place, Soojin holds on to Shuhua's wrist.

"No... you're coming with me..."

Shuhua quickly behaved like a child being reprimanded, watching Moonbyul skipping happily as she filled her plate.

"This is a buffet, so you don't have to fill everything up at the same time... take it slow..."

Shuhua nods, copying every Soojin's move, putting the same food on her plate. When she looked back at her plate, she couldn't help but frown. Soojin got all the healthy veggies...

"Eeeewwww..."

"It's good for you..."

"Eeeewwww..."

"Look... you can finish all of this..."

"All of this?"

"Fine... eat half of it and the next plate you can eat all the meat you want..."

"Deal?"

"Ummm..." Shuhua has an icky look on her face, but just nods. When it comes to Soojin, she surrenders.

*

Minnie was sitting by the park bench waiting for Somi and Miyeon to arrive. She checks if they're coming, and seeing no signs of them, She quickly fixes her hair, her shirt...

"Minnie?"

Minnie's world stopped moving when Miyeon was standing right in front of her.

"Oh ummm... Miyeon? Hi..." Minnie peeks around "Is Somii not here?"

Oh... so, she does like her, why would she be looking for her like this if she doesn't?

"She said she's coming. I guess she's running late."

"Oh okay... ummm... you want to... you want to sit?" Minnie scoots over the bench.

"Ahhh sure..."

Miyeon sits down and the two get locked in an awful tension.

Good thing Miyeon's phone starts ringing...

"Hello? Where are you?"

Somi quivers even if Miyeon is nowhere close to her.

"I'm so sorry I couldn't come... I'm still here in my dermatologist clinic. I have some major issues..."

"Oh... I guess we can just do it next time..."

"Why can't you do it now?"

"Well... Sorn didn't come too..."

Minnie felt something tug inside of her when she heard Miyeon was looking for Sorn...

"So, don't tell me it's just you and Minnie there?"

"Yes..."

"Then, what are you waiting for?! This is your chance to go for it!"

"I don't know... we'll see..."

Miyeon ends the call and turns to Minnie.

"That was Somi, she has stuff to take care of, so ummm..."

"Oh... ahhhh... well..." Minnie shrugs. "Maybe we can do it next time..."

"Yeah... next time... when both of them are here...."

"Yeah..." Minnie says awkwardly...

"I'll see you around Minnie..." Miyeon nods in defeat and turns away.

And as Minnie watches Miyeon walk away, one step further, two... could she just let this happen?

"Miyeon?!"

"Yeah?"

Minnie pushes her short legs to chase after Miyeon.

"We ummm... we got ahhhh... this cool new cash register... maybe you ummm... want to go and see it?"

Miyeon should smile more, because even if it was just a fraction she still looks so damn beautiful.

"That sounds cool."

*

Soojin just watches Shuhua scraping everything from her plate, The waitress who obviously hates her job, sighs impatiently and reaches out for Shuhua's plate.

"I'm not done..." Shuhua's eyes started getting teary as she could only watch her plate being taken away.

"She's not done..." Soojin says coolly, holding on to the plate and the waitress just groans once more and walks away.

Soojin puts the plate in front of Shuhua, those puppy eyes shine once again as she sees her plate.

"Don't eat with a hat on..."

Soojin pulls out Shuhua's cap before placing it on the table. But as she sees Shuhua can't move her elbows much with the hat taking up some space, Soojin just puts the hat on her lap.

Soojin returned to her meal, but everyone at their table could see how different Soojin is. She might not have figured it out yet, but it seems like the lil choding has slowly become a part of her.

*

"Ahhhhh... I'm full..." Shuhua pats her tummy as they walk back to the car. But just when she was about to reach out for the car handle, she heard the door lock click.

"What the?" Soojin says as she sees her family and her two bestfriends locking them out of the car.

"What are you guys doing?! Let us in!"

Everyone cups their ears, trying to pretend not to hear Soojin's angry growls. Before Soojin could smash the car window, they waved goodbye leaving the two love birds behind.

"Noooo... you gotta be kidding me!!!" Soojin growls as her family just drives away.

*

"Are you tired?"

"No... I'm pissed..."

Shuhua stops walking and steps right in front of Soojin.

"If you're tired, i could carry you..."

"I'm not tired... I could walk." Soojin growls "I can't believe they just left us like this."

"Don't worry... I won't let anything happen to you."

Soojin turns to the girl beside her and she sees Shuhua with a serious look on her face.

"I will protect you with my whole life... If someone comes and tries to hurt you I will..."

Shuhua starts punching the air before ending her battle with her invisible enemy with a kick. And seeing Shuhua acting like this,somehow lifted Soojin's mood.

"Ohhh... a playground..." Shuhua excitedly pulls Soojin to the swings.. Shuhua dust swings "Come seat, come seat..."

Not wanting Shuhua's effort to go to waste, Soojin gave up and sat down. The puppy eyed girl went behind her, happily pushing the swing.

"This is fun, isn't it?" Shuhua asks and Soojin has to admit that it was...

"Tell you what? let's have a deal..."

"What?" Shuhua asks eagerly

"Let's go to the bars. If you hold on longer than I do, we can start holding hands... but if I beat you... you will never get a chance."

Shuhua holds on to the swing to keep Soojin from moving. "What about AKB48?"

"Forget about that... they keep on rotating members... How about it?"

"Yes! Yes! Let's do it!" Shuhua says with her face full of determination.

*

"ARGH!" Shuhua could feel her arms trembling but as she looked at Soojin, Soojin was hanging effortlessly.

"Ahhh..." Shuhua was only hanging by one arm now...

"Is that all you got?" Soojin says mockingly "You are supposed to be a monkey... monkeys should hang longer..."

It was Shuhua's time to growl... She could feel her arms quivering from hanging on too long. But as much as she wanted to let go, there is no way she's going to let Soojin win...

Soojin forgot one thing about monkeys... they're supposed to be clever.

Soojin almost lets go as she sees Shuhua who looks like she was about to kick her.

But instead Shuhua scoots closer to Soojin, wrapping her legs around Soojin's waist making the older girl squeal out.

"Hey..." Soojin tried to squirm out of the intimate position but failed.

"What?"

Soojin averts her gaze downward, hoping that Shuhua won't catch her blush. But Soojin looked up ready to challenge Shuhua, unfortunately she didn't realize how close they were.

And she has never been this close to the girl. She knew Shuhua was cute, but now that she was just inches apart from her, she saw how beautiful Shuhua truly is.

"Ahhh..."

And in the end, Soojin's hands slip and she falls to the ground, she ends up losing to Shuhua.

Shuhua jumped down quickly after Soojin fell.

"YOU OKAY?!" Shuhua looks so worried...

"I am..." Soojin smiles embarrassingly, shoving Shuhua jokingly.

"I won! I won! WHOHOOO!!!!" Shuhua rejoiced, pulling Soojin's hand... "You can't let go now... hihihihihi..." Shuhua giggles menacingly.

But it looks like Shuhua doesn't need to say it, because with the way Soojin intertwines their fingers together, it looks like Soojin has no intention of ever letting go.

*

Shuhua was happily swinging their arms together before they stopped in front of Soojin's home.