Scenario 006 ~ When he hesitates to ask you out
Short sighs were heard at the back of his lungs; the collapsed feeling of nervousness was flowing uneasily through his veins as his feet moved from one spot to another. He was there for a purpose which remained sitting inside his head for days, even weeks yet, he was able to make up his mind completely until yesterday when he scolded himself for being such a coward in the chances he had but lost.
Nevertheless, now that he was standing outside the place in which he has seen you come several times before, his heart wouldn't stop flying in fast kilometers as his hands began to tremble slightly. Even though he made up his mind, it was the most difficult thing written inside his wishlist because he was afraid of the sensation of negation.
Taking the deepest of breaths, he moved his neck to one side and the other before climbing the stairs of a big building which was diverse with shops and different people coming and in out around alternative ways. Closing his eyes, his thoughts remained scrambled while his feet tried to move serenely and his breathing insisted on being calm.
"What if she says no?" His mind adverted him each time, he moved his head looking through several spots to see if at least his mind could get cleared from negative speech but it was almost useless. Pulling his hands inside his jeans, he walked towards the place where he had seen you before; his daydreams activated in the first day he saw you.
"Beautiful face...her eyes...her voice" His spine felt how chills began to trespass as he thought about you, a smile quickly drawn around his face as he remembered the way you walked and the way you smiled when saying goodbye; or that one time in which you were in a rush and you stomped against him, apologizing almost instantly; Chansung started to remember how he remained smiling like a fool when you apologized and left, leaving him only with the grasp of a remembrance.
"What a fool I was that day...really dumb, aish" He thought as he shook his head and walked closer to the place he remembered clearly. His eyes went up to read the sign; it was the newest coffee shop which was opened inside that building and, according to him, that's where you worked. Or at least, that's what your light green apron told him when you were taking it off and saving it inside your bag as Chansung entered to the shop.
Watching you closer, his eyes wouldn't blink, not even for a moment. He felt hypnotized each time he saw you; even if it was for a while and even though he didn't know your name at all.
"I'll see you later!" You suddenly yelled while looking down, still saving your apron inside the bag as your feet started to move towards the exit direction. Suddenly, thanks of the distraction of both, your bag and chest felt the clashing as you hit another body with your own. Looking up in a surprised and apologetic look, you noticed that it was him, that beautiful boy you had seen walking around before inside different days of the week. "I-I'm, I'm so sorry" You said, still looking at him.
"I-I-It's ok" He replied looking at you as he smiled. "I-I...uh"
"Have we seen each other before?" You asked him. Even though you already knew the answer, you wished to know if he remembered you.
"Yes" He said instantly, a wide smile in his face as you smiled as well. Extending a hand, he introduced himself. "I'm Chansung"
"Ah" You breathed out, shaking hands with him as you pronounced your name and an electric jolt was sent through your arm. You both smiled at each other, not letting go of each other's hands until the silence became beyond awkward.
"Well uhm...Chansung" You said, giggling. "It's...it was...very nice meeting you" Grabbing your bag tightly, you looked at his eyes to remember them by. "I-I have to leave...I uhm...goodbye"
You walked a few steps, giving a deep sigh because you didn't know when you'd see him again. Almost getting out of the shop, you were able to hear a slight 'Wait!' which made you turn around almost instantly. Chansung walked towards you, getting closer until reaching a well mannered distance.
"I...ah...uhm..." Chansung said, scratching the back of his head as he smiled. "I was wondering if you would..." He took a deep breath before letting the whole question out. "If you would...if we could...go out sometime? with me? I...I don't know..."
Your eyes sparkled at the question as you grinned. "I-I'd love to"
Chansung's eyes beamed in excitement as both of you arranged your next meeting. You went out with a smile on your face as Chansung secretly congratulated himself for finally having the courage to ask you out after so much hesitation.
"Here we go..." He mumbled to himself as he entered to the building and began to search you with his eyes. "Ah...I hope she's here today" Breathing out, he started to gulp several times in nervousness as he made a sudden stop in a big crystallized window. His eyes went wide as he watched a girl folding several clothing around a wood table: it was you.
Remaining a while standing in front of the window, he took a deep breath as he admired every inch of your beauty; his presence was utterly mesmerized as his hands were almost glued to the window. Shaking his head, he noticed how another girl approached you and began pointing his way, thing which made Junho blush as he walked away from the window; being your smile the last thing he saw as he slowly entered the clothing shop.
His feet were gently swayed in the store as his eyes searched for you and found you; his heart felt the need to get out of his chest as he prayed to not sweat because of his permanent nervousness condensed inside his soul. He walked with condescension as he reached the place in which you were, taking a long mouthful of air before speaking.
"H-Hello..." Junho said, feeling the nervous sensation of just running off; yet, at the same time, he felt his feet anchored to the floor.
"Hello!" You said, turning around while still folding a shirt. You smiled as you saw him even though your throat felt dry and nervous by seeing him; you've seen him before but you never thought that he'd talk to you at all. "Can I help you with something?"
"I-I-ah..." Junho mumbled, scratching his head while he smiled. "I-I...I'm Junho" His hand stretched out.
Smiling, you put your hand inside his touch while you said your name. As he squeezed your hand, you felt how your senses started to melt inside; yet you tried to keep a correct composure.
"T-This m-might be a little..." Junho pronounced, gulping. "S-Strange but I-I..." He looked down, closing his eyes. "Would you like to go out with me?" He said it straight-forwardly out of a sudden, leaving you without a tone of air to breathe as you tried to consume the question he just asked you.
"I..." You breathed out, surprised.
"I'm sorry I-" He clenched his teeth while putting a hand on his forehead. "You don't know me enough, this was probably dum-"
"I'd love to" Junho looked up to see you in a wide eyed sight as you pronounced those words; a smile shown in his face as he tried hard to not celebrate the success in front of you.
"R-R-Really?" He asked as you nodded. "That's great I..." He quickly took out a pen and a piece of paper; both of you interchanged phone numbers with the agreement that he'd call you first to arrange the future plans since you still had to work at that moment.
Leaving the shop, Junho walked through the place with a triumphant pace and a dancing stomp.
Before starting to look for you, he decided to enter the building and catch a coffee first in order to calm his nerves down. Taking a deep sigh, he entered to the first coffee shop he could find and ordered his usual Americano. He looked around the dim sea of people as he tried to smile at the different unknown faces which were on the surroundings but, instead of smiling, his mouth went wide open as he recognized a certain face.
"She's here" He thought while seeing you from far away. You were drinking from a tall cup of coffee in a calm pace as you looked towards a blank spot; Junsu felt the urge to do something while you were still around as his eyes got filled with all your characteristics which he considered the most beautiful.
Licking his lips, he took out a little sheet of paper in the form of a rectangle and, grabbing the nearest pen around him, he bent down to write something. It took him a while to actually write what was in his mind even though the words were written inside his brain for days now; his hesitation made him think about the times he had seen you but never did anything to catch your attention. "I have to do something today" He thought, quickly writing something down and giving it to the cashier as he whispered something in her ear.
He grabbed his cup of coffee and walked near where you were sitting. His hands took out a chair which was only one table away from your spot and sat down in it. Taking a deep breath, he tried to not look at you as he sipped from his coffee but it was inevitable. His sight pretended to not be glued to your skin, yet his thoughts about you remained there.
Suddenly, Junsu saw how the cashier of earlier approached you, making him uneasy as she gave you the piece of paper. He saw how you opened your lips to say something and the cashier looked at Junsu while pointing; action which made Junsu to look down and smirk to himself.
As the cashier left, he looked up again; seeing how you opened the piece of paper and read what it said. Junsu could see how you started to smile as he smiled at your reaction, only wishing for the best as he gulped down another portion of his coffee. He sat there for a whole while as he saw you standing up and grabbing your purse; Junsu's feet started to move again in an impatient manner while his heart moved up and down in a faster pace.
Disappearing from his sight, you started to walk towards the exit as Junsu started to get filled with scary thoughts about you rejecting what was inside the paper. His head went up as he held his cup of coffee, pouting while breathing out instantly. When he did this, he saw that the same cashier came to his side, leaving a rolled up paper in front of him.
"Best of luck" She told him, smiling as Junsu looked at her and smiled back thanking her; he grabbed the paper between his hands.
His touch was shaky as he opened the paper, reading what he had written earlier. "Hey, my name's Junsu. This might be out of the ordinary but...I was wondering if you'd like to go out with me sometime? Leave your phone number if your answer is yes."
"God..." He mumbled to himself while reading your response. "Hello, I'm ________. I think I know you...or at least I've seen you before. I'd really like to go out with you. It's written on the back of the paper. Hope you don't leave me hanging."
He laughed by reading the last line, turning the paper around to see if your phone number was there, and, there it was. Junsu put his hands together as he breathed out in excitement and happiness; his mind bursting out in a manner of wanting to believe his luck as he smiled widely and laughed at the best news of his day.
He entered the building with positive thinking as his mind and eyes were clearly focused on finding you. The memories that Nichkhun had about you were still fresh in his brain as he walked serenely through all the people walking in different paths; his hands were constantly put together when he stopped at the stores to see if you were inside, yet, he didn't seem to find you.
Still walking around, his legs started to feel numb from the constant pace he kept while still looking for you in a recent desperate manner. Giving a deep sigh, he tried his best to not lose his hope as his shoes began to feel too tight from all the walking he did in less than an hour; his sight still wondered everywhere as he saw a fountain nearby which was surrounded by kids playing and people sitting around in gray colored benches.
Taking a deep sigh, Nichkhun sat on an edge of the fountain as his ears started to get filled by the sound of the water falling. He closed his eyes for a while as his hands remained on his knees, breathing in and out serenely as the yelling of the kids started to make his eyelids to open up again; smiling at the innocent running and laughing of little boys and girls playing with balloons and made up toys.
Out of a sudden, his sight was able to look up as his brain started to send an opening up alert. He started to smirk at what he saw, which was finally you. Standing up, he took a deep breath as he watched that you were with other people as well; his mind instantly thought that they were your friends, since there were a lot of girls around you.
Walking closely, he could sense how your friends started to look at him with surprised looks and enjoyable sights; action which made Nichkhun smirk again as he finally reached a closer spot to where you were.
"Hi" Nichkhun said, looking at you. You turned to look to different sides to make sure that he was talking to you; the confirmation was clear as he stretched out a hand right towards you. "I'm Nichkhun" He smiled, your eyes went wide open as you stretched out your hand and interlaced it with his.
"I-I'm" You replied, saying your name.
"That's a really pretty name" The commentary made your friends giggle as you turned around to see them with a frown. You looked up to see him, blushing. "T-Thank you" Breathing out, you couldn't believe that he was talking to you. You've seen him many times before around the building but you never thought that he had at least the slightest interest in knowing you, until now.
"I see t-t-that uhm..." Nichkhun started to hesitate as he folded his arms. "You're-you're busy" He laughed softly while seeing your friends. "B-But I'm..." He looked up. "C'mon Nichkhun....don't hesitate...don't be nervous...be positive...positive" "I'm interested in knowing you more and I was wondering if we could go out sometime" He suddenly said, grasping for air after saying such a long sentence in a fast manner.
"R-Really?" You said, smiling. He nodded with a smile as you nodded back. "I'd-I'd love that! Yes!"
"Great!" He took out a marker as he grabbed your hand. "Do you mind if I..." He said, opening the marker and directing it to your hand. You shook your head as he smiled and started to write different digits. "That's my phone number. You can text me so I can get yours, or, you could write it too..."
"I-I'll text you" You told him as he saved the marker and nodded his head. Waving goodbye, he walked backwards to see you once more until you were in a large distance, making him to turn around and walk properly. During his way from the place he was in to his car, he couldn't erase the smile which was stamped on his face; his smile grew wider as he saw that he got a text from you: "This is my phone number~ hehe, call me when you can!"
"Ah, I don't know if I can..." He thought to himself, walking into the building as a sea of people came into sight. "Of course you can...you can, Taecyeon. You've always could! This shouldn't be hard...or is it? Ugh, it is...Stop thinking so negatively about this, Taecyeon...but man, she's so beautiful...I'm not even sure if she'll say yes...I..." He kept mentally talking to himself as he approached a music store and got inside it. "Hmm...agh I can't even concentrate in the music inside this place...will she pop out of nowhere? What am I even going to tell her? Is she even going to remember me from that one time I talked to her slightly? Ah...wait...is...THERE SHE IS"
Taecyeon's eyes went wide open as he saw you walking through an alley full of diverse albums. His feet started to walk towards your direction discretely as you pulled out different CD's from the rack and started to watch them. Taecyeon's sight was fully directed towards you as he pretended to look at albums as well, playing with some while leaving others behind until he was a few centimeters away from you.
"They're good" Taecyeon suddenly mumbled at you as he watched how you picked up an album from a band he slightly knew. You smiled a little as you looked up and saw who was talking to you; your heart suddenly started to accelerate as you saw his face clearly.
"Why..." You breathed out, still with a CD case under your hand. "W-We meet again..." Smiling, you still remembered that one time when you encountered him at a different shop and both talked thinly about random subjects. "Taecyeon, right?"
"Right!" Taecyeon couldn't help but smile at you for remembering his name; even though it was one of a kind, sometimes it was hard to remember because of the same thing. His eyes looked at you as he pronounced your name and you grinned at his memory. "I didn't forget either."
"I'm glad" You simply said. "So..." Pulling the case in front of you, you looked at him. "You say these guys are good?"
"Y-Yeah..." He looked at the case, confused. "Well not really, I don't even know them" He started to laugh as you laughed as well. "It was just an excuse to talk to you..."
"I guess I'll have to look for another one" You still laughed, leaving the album on the rack. Somehow, you thought it was adorable that he pretended to know the group in order to open up a conversation with you. Still looking for albums, you grabbed one which caught your attention.
"Hey...listen" Taecyeon broke the sudden silence between you two as you looked up to him. "I was...uhm...wondering" His hands went inside his jeans' pockets. "If you could...go out with me?" He smiled, looking down. "I mean...if you want to..."
"I'd love to" You simply said, watching how Taecyeon looked at you and smiled again, his eyes shining with a different light. You smiled widely as you started to melt by the image of his smirk as both interchanged phone numbers, your eyes fixed deeply on his face.
"I'll call you" Whispering, you nodded at his words as you went to the cashier to pay for an album you acquired at the end of your visit. Looking to the exit, you could see how Taecyeon went out and started to jump; dancing in a foolish way as you laughed softly.
Entering the building, he couldn't stop breathing in and out in such a fast manner. He was nervous, really nervous. Even though it wasn't his first time on asking someone out, it wasn't as if he was an expert at it; he started to get even more nervous as he thought about you and how beautiful you looked inside his eyes. He tried to smile as his legs felt like jelly; his soul only hoped you'd be able to come out while he still had the little courage he had left for this situation.
His eyes gazed at a close ice cream shop; thing which made him go instantly to it and cool down his nerves with a cone full of ice cream. Walking happily, he reached the counter to ask for the brightest colors of ice cream which reached his attention. Suddenly, as he was served, he noticed that another presence came to his side to also order something; looking up, his heart started to accelerate as he noticed that it was you the one who was right there, standing by his side.
Wooyoung paid his ice cream as he caught the cone between his hands, he could sense how shaky they were by seeing the medium sized spheres of ice cream moving slightly on the cone. Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes. "Wooyoung...you can do this...do it...or you'll regret it...Wooyoung...breathe..." He breathed out again, focusing while opening his eyelids.
"H-Hi" He blurted out, his throat completely dry as he tried to taste the first sphere of his ice cream.
You turned to see him, smiling. "Hi!" You were surprised by seeing him around again, but your heart was singing in happiness. "I-We've seen each other before, right?"
"Y-Yes" Wooyoung smiled, looking down at his cone. "I-I-Y-Yes, we've seen each other before, we kind of-kind of talked..."
"I know" You giggled, paying your ice cream while you held it in your hands. "That was a nice conversation" Wooyoung's eyes shined brightly at your words as his cheeks started to flush in a thin shade of pink; both of you started to walk a little bit while starting a conversation. You saw how he looked at you and you looked at him, his adorableness made you melt into a puddle as you heard him laugh and talk.
"I was..." The words were already waiting to get out, Wooyoung tried to look everywhere but towards you, otherwise his words were going to get stuck up in a dense sea of lyrical glue. "I was wondering..." He laughed. "If...you...wanted to...go out with me?" He closed his eyes slightly, waiting for your answer.
"Yes" You instantly said, giggling as Wooyoung looked at you surprised. "That'd be fantastic."
He smiled endlessly by the sound of your answer as both of you kept walking; talking about your future date together. Wooyoung's smile remained like new throughout the whole journey, thinking that this was one of the best risks he had taken after such a long time of hesitation.