Please note that this special edition is not completely unrelated to the main story.
#1 Choi Yeonjun
"You haven't gone yet?" ((Yeoju
After consulting with the teacher, I returned to the classroom and found Yeonjun still there. The scent of flowers drifted in through the open window, and the curtains swayed uncontrollably.
The most striking thing about this scene, which seemed like a scene from a youth drama, was Choi Yeonjun, sitting on the desk and staring at me.
"You were waiting?" ((Yeonjun
I walked toward Yeonjun. A few cherry blossom petals were streaming in through the window, and outside, cherry blossom petals were falling in an unrealistically beautiful manner.
"It's spring. The cherry blossoms are really pretty." ((Yeoju
"Everyone was busy taking pictures of cherry blossoms." ((Yeonjun
"There were too many people so I couldn't take a picture earlier... I can't take a picture now either." ((Yeoju
"Why can't you take a picture? I was waiting to take a picture of you." ((Yeonjun
"Huh...? Really?" ((Yeoju
"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Then is it real or fake?" ((Yeonjun
I walked in front of Yeonjun and looked out the window. There were a lot of couples outside. Everyone was embracing and taking pictures under the cherry blossoms, but I didn't want to be the only one down there.
"Okay... I don't want to take pictures anymore." ((Yeoju
"Huh...? Why?" ((Yeonjun
"You're all a couple. I don't want to wait until I take a picture between you and then take a picture while making kimchi in front of you." ((Yeoju
"Then you can do it." ((Yeonjun
"What are you doing?" ((Yeoju
Yeonjun placed the countless cherry blossom petals that had fallen on his hand into my hand. There were so many that a few scattered to the floor as he placed them in my hand.
"This is a cherry blossom petal I caught while thinking of you." ((Yeonjun
"Why this... No, why are you thinking of me... No, do you know what it means to give falling cherry blossom petals?" ((Yeoju
"Uh... Are you dating?" ((Yeonjun
Yeonjun smiled awkwardly, perhaps embarrassed, and lowered his head before looking out the window.
" Otherwise it's difficult. " ((Yeongjun
"I've never heard of dating, but if you catch a cherry blossom petal, your first love will come true or something" ((Yeoju
"I caught this much, shouldn't the cherry blossoms help my first love?" ((Yeonjun
Yeonjun muttered, then looked at me and smiled.
"You are my first love." ((Yeonjun
#2 Choi Soo-bin
"Hey Choi Soo-bin! You said you'd take a pretty picture of me" ((Yeoju
I heard Subin say she had a Polaroid camera and would take pictures for me, so I went out of my way to meet her in the middle of the night, but I haven't been able to get any pictures for 30 minutes.
"Oh, wait..." ((Subin
I just sat down on a random bench on the street. I was so tired of all the talk about how the cherry blossoms here weren't pretty, how they weren't coming out well, how we should go somewhere brighter, etc., that I didn't want to do anything.
"What should I do if I want to take a good picture?" ((Subin
Subin grabbed my hand and led me somewhere.
"Hey!! Choi Soo-bin!! Let's just go" ((Yeoju
Suddenly, Soobin stopped walking. She had arrived at a place where cherry blossoms were still in full bloom beneath streetlights.
"What are you doing? Go quickly and stand there" ((Subin
I pretended I couldn't win and went under the cherry blossoms to pose. But the moment I posed for Subin, I saw his camera dangling from her neck.
"Hey!! Choi Soo-bin, what are you doing???" ((Yeoju
He must have been busy doing something alone, so he couldn't hear me. I figured he must have run out of film and was reloading, so I waited for Subin, trying to catch the falling flower petals.
"What are you doing there alone?" ((Subin
"Since you won't take a picture of me, I'm going to try to catch a cherry blossom. Why?" ((Yeoju
"Your first love is Beomgyu. Do you want to be with him?" ((Soobin
"Me?? Am I crazy????" ((Yeoju
"Then? Yeonjun?" ((Soobin
"What are you talking about? That's not true" ((Yeoju
"I just hope I don't catch the cherry blossoms." ((Subin
"I can't catch you either" ((Yeoju
"I caught it earlier?" ((Subin
Subin showed me the cherry blossom petals she was holding and said, "The world is so unfair." As I gazed at the cherry blossoms with a blank expression, Subin placed her petals on my hand.
"This is yours." ((Subin
"Okay. Just take a picture of me" ((Yeoju
As I grumbled, Subin smiled and handed me a Polaroid. It was so beautiful it could almost be called a life-size photo, and today's date was written underneath it.
"I couldn't answer you when you asked me if I was using this earlier." ((Subin
"It's been a while since I used it like that?" ((Yeoju
After receiving the Polaroid from Subin, I unconsciously checked the back of the Polaroid.
"Hey, hey!! Why did you do that..." ((Subin
Subin looked at me with a puzzled expression. In cute, round handwriting, it said, "To my first love."
"What is this, Choi Soo-bin... " ((Yeoju
"...I like you" ((Soobin
As Subin finished speaking, a cherry blossom petal that I had wanted to catch so badly fell onto the Polaroid in my hand.
#3 Choi Beom-gyu
Returning to my hometown after a long time, the Seoul sky was beautifully decorated with stars I'd never seen before. But it was spring that day that made me feel like I was in another world.
"What is this, Yeoju?" ((Beomgyu
I was wandering around without stopping, with an ice cream in my mouth, when I saw Beomgyu across from me, holding the same strawberry-flavored ice cream as me.
"Are you eating that again?" ((Yeoju
"Huh? Should I follow you and eat or drink?" ((Beomgyu
As I was arguing with Beomgyu, we soon arrived under the cherry blossom tree where we often played.
The sight of the petals falling as the streetlights illuminated the cherry blossoms and the cool breeze blew through them was unforgettably beautiful.
"If you have nothing to do, do you want to go here and look at the cherry blossoms?" ((Beomgyu
"Well, okay. Okay" ((Yeoju
Beomgyu roughly brushed away the petals piled on the pavilion, took off his outer garment, and placed it on top. He then plopped down next to it and tapped me on the pavilion, as if suggesting I sit on it.
"Can I sit on your clothes?" ((Yeoju
"I told you to sit down." ((Beomgyu
I hesitated for a moment, then sat down gently on it. We looked up at the sky in silence.
A spring night when flower petals fall.
And me and my first love.
"A flower petal fell on your head." ((Beomgyu
Beomgyu reached out, grabbed a petal that had fallen on my head, and handed it to me. His fingertips met my palm for a moment, then parted. A petal gently fell onto my palm, where Beomgyu's warmth still lingered.
"Caught. Cherry blossoms." ((Yeoju
"Well, what's the benefit of catching cherry blossoms?" ((Beomgyu
"It's pretty. And haven't you heard that if you catch a cherry blossom petal, your first love will come true?" ((Yeoju
The moment I tried to catch the cherry blossom petal that had fallen on my palm, the wind blew and it fell onto Beomgyu's lap.
"What? Are you giving your first love to me?" ((Beomgyu
"What, what are you talking about!! Give it to me quickly!! " ((Yeoju
The moment I reached out, Beomgyu instinctively moved his body, causing the petals to fall to the floor. The two of them stared at the fallen petals with bewildered expressions.
"My cherry blossoms..." ((Yeoju
"Do you want your first love to come true?" ((Beomgyu
" ...uh." ((Yeoju
"If I catch a cherry blossom, will my first love come true?" ((Beomgyu
"Well, I don't know about that." ((Yeoju
Beomgyu jumped up from his seat and started jumping up and down, trying to catch the cherry blossoms. I watched Beomgyu's awkward posture to see how long he could keep catching them, and I laughed.
"Hey, Yeoju. Grab me." ((Beomgyu
Beomgyu proudly walked over to me, showing me cherry blossom petals. Then he reached out and asked me.
"Can I catch you too?" ((Beomgyu
"What...?" ((Yeoju
"They say that if you catch a falling cherry blossom petal, your first love will come true. You are my first love. Take responsibility for what you say." ((Beomgyu
"What are you... saying that you want to date me in a roundabout way?" ((Yeoju
Beomgyu placed a cherry blossom petal on my hand and held it tightly.
"I haven't answered yet? Hahaha. And these cherry blossom petals are mine now? " ((Yeoju
"What are you saying... The cherry blossom petals are mine too. You are mine too." ((Beomgyu
#Kang Tae-hyun
''What are you doing, Yeoju?'' ((Taehyun
Taehyun approached me as I was struggling to catch a petal under a cherry blossom tree.
''Wh, what!!'' ((Yeoju
I stopped grabbing the flower petals and yelled at Taehyun. Taehyun just smiled, as if he found the situation hilarious. A dirty, pretty smile.
"Are you catching flower petals? Why do you insist on catching dead cells?" ((Taehyun
''They say that if you catch a flower petal, love will come true.'' ((Yeoju
''Don't hold on. You look stupid.'' ((Taehyun
I glared at Taehyun and then slapped him hard. I looked pathetic, unable to catch even a single falling cherry blossom, but I still wanted to catch at least one.
''Even if it's a vain dream, I want to catch it.'' ((Yeoju
To be honest, I didn't really want to catch it, I was just trying to catch it because of the name Ogi, but hearing those words from Taehyun made me feel like crying.
''Well, I'll wait until you catch it.'' ((Taehyun
''Looking at me pathetically, he was acting tsundere'' ((Yeoju
''What's the big deal?'' ((Taehyun
A gentle breeze blew, and flower petals fell between Taehyun and me. Taehyun, seemingly unaware that a petal had stuck to his head, simply smiled brightly and pointed to the falling petals.
''It's really falling here, won't you catch it?'' ((Taehyun
'' Okay, I'm going to catch it!! '' ((Yeoju
I tried to catch the cherry blossoms, but I could barely reach them, just barely grazing my fingertips. Just when I was about to give up, Taehyun dropped his bag on the floor and followed me, starting to catch the cherry blossoms.
''Are you giving up already?'' ((Taehyun
'' No, it's time for a break '' ((Yeoju
'' ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ what is that '' ((Taehyun
Taehyun grabbed my hand, which was reaching out to grab the flower petals, and placed the flower petals on my palm.
'' Since I caught it for you, wrap it nicely. If you're going to do it, put it in the back of your phone and carry it around. '' ((Taehyun
'' Chii... I wanted to catch you too, but you bounced away. '' ((Yeoju
''What are you talking about, you never wanted to catch me.'' ((Taehyun
'' Then? '' ((Yeoju
''My first love, who misunderstood the cherry blossom petal legend, wanted to catch it so badly, so I caught it for her.'' ((Taehyun
'' Huh...? '' ((Yeoju
''If you catch it, your first love will come true, right? Then my first love won't come true either.'' ((Taehyun
Taehyun naturally took my hand and asked.
''How about it? Do you want to catch me instead of cherry blossoms?'' ((Taehyun
#Huening Kai
'' Ha... '' ((Yeoju
''Why? What's going on?'' ((Hyunyoung
Hearing my worried sigh, Huening sat down in front of me with a worried expression and looked back.
''It's not that serious... I should have caught the cherry blossoms before they all fell, but they fell too quickly this year.'' ((Yeoju
''I see, that's why you're gloomy, huh?'' ((Huhing
''You have to wait a year.'' ((Yeoju
After hearing what I said, Huening curled the corners of his lips prettily and said.
''Then just wait a minute.'' ((Huhing
I followed Huening's gaze and saw that he had taken a book out of his desk drawer.
''Book?'' ((Yeoju
''The book isn't important.'' ((Huh
Huening flipped through the pages as if searching for something, then stopped on a page with a few rolled cherry blossom petals.
''Wow, you dried it really well?'' ((Yeoju
'' Yeah! They say that if you catch cherry blossoms, your first love will come true. Take a few. '' ((Huening
'' But... can you just give this to me? '' ((Yeoju
I felt like I was receiving Huening's first love, so I asked him cautiously. Then Huening looked at me with an expression that said, "Why is that a problem?"
''I'm okay? Oh, are you feeling burdened?'' ((Huhing
'' No... I'm so grateful. I'm really grateful... '' ((Yeoju
''Then I'll give it to you!'' ((Huhing
''Why did you catch so many?'' ((Yeoju
Huening placed flowers one by one on my hand and made a bombshell statement.
''I caught it while thinking of you, but I couldn't stop.'' ((Hyuning
'' Me... uh, why are you thinking??? '' ((Yeoju
''Because you're my first love? '' ((Huh-huh
A brief silence passed between us, and Huening raised his head and asked me with a puzzled expression.
'' Did I just confess that I like you? '' ((Hyuening
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