Jae - Day 6

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I walked into the movie theater's main entrance after getting me and my friends' tickets from a man in a box. I never knew what they were called but this one's name was "Tae-jun". His name tag was scratched a little, but I could still tell it said Tae-jun.

I waved the four tickets in my hand and smiled sarcastically at my friends. "I have the tickets, now let's—"

"—get popcorn!" They all said in unison.

I sighed and took out my wallet. "You guys... you are murdering my wallet."

"That's what you get when you lose a bet." Min-soo chimed.

"I guess so." I muttered. I walked to the popcorn stand. There stood a man that looked mixed. He looked American and Korean. He had light skin, a thin nose, a small mouth, and he had beautiful blonde hair. I felt like I've seen him before. Maybe I knew him.

He smiled and licked the corner of his lip. "What size?" His voice was so... angelic.

I erased my thoughts about his beauty and smiled back. "Large please."

He smirked and I glared at him. "Large huh?" He cleared his throat and shook his head. "I'm sorry." A chuckled escaped his lips. He began to shovel popcorn into a large cup. I couldn't help but chuckle as well. His sleeves were rolled up, making him look like steaming boyfriend material.

He dressed the top of popcorn with butter. I thought that was odd because usually they add butter in the middle, then on the top, but he just added it on the top. I didn't say anything because I didn't like butter too much anyways.

"Thank you." I said as he handed me the popcorn.

He winked. "Of course. Need anything else?"

I looked down, blushed, and shook my head. "No. Thanks."

He nodded. "That's 3,500 won."

My eyes widened at the price. "That's a little much don't you think?"

He shook his head. "I know, they are assholes around here." He gave an innocent smile as he stuck his hand out.

I sighed and handed him the money. I took the popcorn. I looked at his name tag on his shirt. Jae-Hyun.

Wow.

"Y-you're in my math block, right?"

He nodded. "Yep. Thanks for noticing."

"(Y/n), stop flirting with popcorn boy! The movie will start soon!"

I rolled my eyes. "I'm sorry about them. I'll see you at school I guess." I smiled nervously.

He nodded and looked suddenly nervous as well. "Y-Yeah. I'll see you then. Enjoy the movie." He smiled and I turned around.

I walked to my friends and handed one of them the popcorn. "Okay let's watch this damn movie."

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The movie was actually interesting and I didn't expect to like it. Given that I lost a bet, it wasn't so bad.

The bet was if a hot guy in school would ever ask out Min-soo. They have been friends forever and she said that they had a "more than one-night-stand", which was really just them kissing.

I bet that he wouldn't ask her out because he really was a poon. Obviously, I lost.

We had a perfect view of the movie we were watching. It was called Lucid Dream, and I happened to be super interested in it.

"(Y/n)...." my friend whispered, staring at the movie intensely.

She slowly grabbed the popcorn box and brought it towards my direction. She shook it violently.

"W-what the hell you are implying by shaking a box!" I snapped in a whisper.

"Fill. Refill. Pop. Corn. Butter. Need. More."

I took the box and sighed. "Sure. I'll get you more popcorn with extra butter." I glared at her. "You are a bitch sometimes." I whispered harshly.

"I know just refill the damn popcorn."

I got up and snatched a piece of popcorn from the bottom and popped it into my mouth.

I tried my best to squeeze through the aisles but my friends complained when I got in the way. I scoffed and squeezed through the rest and walked fast out the theater and to the popcorn stand.

Jae was leaning on the popcorn machine. He snapped his head in my direction and smiled. "Hey, you need more?"

I nodded and put the popcorn box on the counter.

He sighed and took it. He filled it back up and out the butter in top again. Again, I thought it was supposed to be middle and top.

"Do you know how to butter popcorn?" I randomly asked.

He shook his head. "No I'm just working at a popcorn stand." He said sarcastically.

"You're supposed to put the butter in halfway through and then on top."

He smiled. "I know. I just thought that if I didn't I maybe could've seen you back here to get a refill." He murmured the last part cutely.

I took the popcorn while blushing. "Why don't we ever talk at school?"

He shrugged. "Maybe I'm too nervous, or maybe you're too cool to notice me, or maybe I don't have anyone to introduce us."

I smirked. "Wait... repeat that."

"I don't have anyone to introduce us."

"No. The first part."

"Maybe I'm.. t-too nervous?"

I chuckled. "Why, Jae?" I teased.

"I-I... m-may or m-may n-not have a t-thing for y-you." He cringed.

"Are you sure? Maybe you are implying that I'm too stupid to notice when you don't put enough butter on the popcorn?"

My goal was to tease him until he confessed fully without stuttering like a fool. I liked him too. We never talked but I always thought he was cute and has a good personality.

"N-no! I wasn't.. I just wanted you to comeback so I can talk to you.." he sighed. "Ok, I see what you're doing. Yes, I like you. Now, you can go finish your movie while I burn myself in this popcorn maker."

Mission success.

I started to laugh.

"W-wait? Why are you laughing? I just confessed my—"

"You are too cute." I mumbled.

"W-what?"

"Jae let me tell you something. I like you too, dork."

His eyes lit up. "D-does that mean t-that w-we're a... th-thing or..?"

"How about you ask me out?"

He looked to the ground, his cheeks redder than the carpet to the theater.

"Here. Let's restart. I just walked up here, and...?"

He took a deep breath. "(Y/n), I think you are beautiful, cool—"

"Wait wait wait.... no 'hi'?"

He chuckled. "Hi, (Y/n). I need to tell you something. I've liked you for a while now and I was wondering if we could hang out somewhere besides school or this— Wait. Yeah, let's hang out here when I get a day off. Or in about an hour when my shift ends?"

I nodded. "Will I get free popcorn if we go out?"

"Sure. And a free movie every chance we get."

"Ok. It's a date."

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I had no idea where this was going...

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