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It's You Chapter 2

I came to a few minutes later. I felt like I was still flying. My head was ringing and the world was spinning around a bit. I tried opening up my eyes fully, but they didn't seem to want to obey my brain. Through my squinted vision, I managed to discern that I was being carried by someone. My head was leaning against his shoulder, and I caught a glimpse of his profile. It was DongHae.

The world clouded over again.

*

I opened my eyes suddenly and was hit by the bright white light from the ceiling. My body was cushioned and I felt extremely comfortable. I put my hand up to my head and felt bandages. A slight movement at the side of my bed made me sit up with a jolt.

A hand pushed me back down. I turned my head to my left. The love of my life smiled back at me.
Lee DongHae was sitting about a metre away from me.
With his hand on my arm.
And I was in the hospital.
With a bandaged head.

I couldn't feel more like screaming. This wasn't how I imagined it.

"H-h-hi," I stammered out.
He released his hold on me and let me sit up. He stood up and propped up pillows behind me. I looked around and saw a backdrop of blue curtains surrounding him and me. There was no-one else in sight.
That was odd. I expected HyunJae to be with me.
"If you're wondering where your friends are, they went to fetch your parents. They're on the way back. Don't worry," DongHae suddenly said.
I started. He was even cuter in real life. I nearly fainted again from the happiness and confusion. My head throbbed a bit.
"The doctor said that you had a slight concussion but otherwise you'd be fine," he continued. "And if you're wondering what the bandage is for, you got a pretty bad bump back there."
I gave him a shy smile. I was tongue-tied.
"Sorry about landing on you, by the way. I thought I could stop you from falling."
"T-that's okay. Thanks for trying anyway," I suddenly replied. My brain screamed at me to shut up but my mouth wasn't obeying. DongHae smiled. Why did he have to be so cute?! "I-I'm JaeHwa. What's your name?"

He looked taken aback a bit, maybe because I didn't know his name. I don't why I pretended that I didn't know him. I guess because I wanted to show him that I wasn't like every typical girl.

"I'm DongHae," he said smiling. "Never heard my name before?" He was smiling so wide I felt like trowing my arms around him.
"No...." I said, putting on a thinking face. "It sounds familiar though. Why?"
He bent over the small bedside table, scribbling on a small piece of paper. He didn't reply. When he turned back, he handed the paper to me. It had an email address and a number on it.

I was speechless. I looked back at him, and found he was smiling, his hand on my bed.
"Wow... thanks.." was all I could say. He might have guessed something because something in his eye glinted, but before he could say anything, HyunJae pulled back the curtain.

"JaeHwa, I...." she started, then stopped short when she caught sight of DongHae still sitting there. Luckily I had shoved the piece of paper into my pocket. The curtain was pulled back more, and 2 guys breezed in.

It was EunHyuk and SiWon.

I nearly died right there and then, but managed to keep a bewildered look on my face. HyunJae, however, sat on my other side and stared at them, breathing hard. She loved Super Junior, and now there were three of the members standing right opposite her.

"DongHae, maybe we should go now, before her parents come," said Siwon, his eyes flitting from Donghae to me. "I swear I saw some cameras flash when you carried her to the taxi. You should've worn your shades."
Donghae carried me to a taxi?! Now I really felt like dying.
"Uhh, you don't have to worry about her parents coming, Siwon sshi," said HyunJae in a small voice. Everyone turned to look at her. "They're gone."

That was when I remembered. My parents had gone on a week-long holiday to Japan, and had left me in Seoul, as it was the school holidays. Holidays had just started and they had just left, which was why we had been hanging around SM, which we wouldn't normally have done if my parents were still here.
"Oh yea... they're in Japan..." I said wonderingly. I smacked my forehead with the hand that wasn't stuck under the blanket and Donghae's hand. "Damn, how am I going to get home?"
Donghae looked up at the others. Eunhyuk smiled at me.
"Why don't you come to stay with us overnight?" he asked. Seeing as your parents aren't home, and you're, uhh, injured. I think Donghae owes you, since you tripped over his foot."
I looked at Donghae. He smiled at me, looking excited.
I looked at HyunJae. Her eyes were as big as plates. I nearly laughed out loud.
"Thanks, but I think I should stay with HyunJae -" I started, but HyunJae interrupted me.
"I don't think that's going to happen, my grandparents are here, remember? There's no space for you.." she stared at me meaningfully, as if saying You're turning down an invitation to stay with SUPER JUNIOR?!

I looked back at Donghae and grinned.
"Well, I guess that's a yes."
His smile was twice as big as mine.
I felt my heart skip a beat.

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