Heaven's Cloud

She's getting rained on

승관

"Jiyeon… Okay. Anyway, let's go home now.

승관

"Don't do that in front of the convenience store."

Seung-kwan left those words behind and lightly waved his hand.

김지연

“Ah… thank you…!”

His expression softened considerably.

By him, Jiyeon greeted him with a bright smile like sunshine.

Although her appearance was very clear, Seung-kwan tilted his head slightly and looked at her expression once more.

Jiyeon continued to eat almost all of the ice cream, looking amazed, and Seungkwan tilted his head at her.

승관

"What... Are you acting like you're trying food for the first time? I thought I was seeing a new culture, really..."

At those words, Jiyeon blushed and smiled awkwardly, her face turning red as if she was saying, "Oh no."

김지연

"...It would have been fine if I hadn't eaten it, but I didn't know it could be this delicious..."

Seung-kwan blinked his eyes once and said.

승관

"What does that mean? Are you on a diet?"

승관

“You can’t not eat it. Eat well.”

Jiyeon bowed her head again and greeted him.

김지연

"thank you..!"

So she was eating her ice cream carefully until the last bite, and Seungkwan shook his head as he entered the practice room building.

승관

"I thought she was a weirdo... Um... She's just a bit of a docile, gentle girl."

It is true that at first I was strangely wary because of the atmosphere.

But after talking to her, I realized she was just an ordinary, if slightly obsessive, fangirl.

Time passed. Seungkwan greeted the members and began practicing.

Stretch, sweat, and practice the choreography, then rest and repeat...

승관

"Whew..."

How many hours had passed? As my senses began to dull,

Before I knew it, the window was filled with darkness.

디노(찬)

“Ah, it’s raining outside.”

Dino said

Seungkwan walked to the window, shaking off his sweaty t-shirt.

The city at night seen through the practice room's glass windows.

Below, a thin rain was falling between the streetlights.

승관

“Ugh… I don’t like the rain right now.”

Seung-kwan shrugged and tilted his head towards Yuri.

The moment I glanced down at the cold glass window—

승관

"...uh?"

Someone was sitting on a bench near the convenience store.

White dress. Brown hair.

And... the person who didn't move. He was getting rained on.

With my whole body. Without an umbrella or a hood.

That kid. It was delayed.

Seungkwan absentmindedly brought his hand up, about to lower it again, but stopped at his fingertips.

승관

‘No, it was still there…?’

I tried to look away and refocus on my practice, but my mind was spinning.

***

After the practice was over

에스쿱스(승철)

“It’s raining, so be careful on your way~”

At leader Seungcheol's words, the members began preparing to leave work one by one.

Seung-kwan also let out a heavy breath as he packed his bags. I've just moved out, and I'm still organizing my house.

My body was tired—and yet, that one person kept lingering in my mind.

Seung-kwan stepped outside, opened his umbrella, and walked quietly along the rain-soaked street.

And— I stopped in front of the bench near where I had been with Jiyeon earlier. She was still there.

Crouching, with your head bowed,

One hand was placed on his knee.

Seungkwan silently tilted his umbrella towards her.

승관

"I told you to go home, so what are you doing here? You're going to catch a cold. This is going to be a disaster, really..."

Jiyeon slowly raised her head.

Moist eyes, raindrops falling on my face.

I blinked, looking at Seungkwan without focus.

김지연

“…Uh… You weren’t going…?”

승관

"No, I was going to go! But if you stay like this, it'll be hard for me to go. Let's go home quickly. Are you going to stay here all night?"

There was annoyance in his voice, but the worry within couldn't be erased.

Even I have a hard time understanding why I do this.

승관

“If you keep doing this, you’ll catch a cold or something… If you get sick, go to the hospital, go to the hospital!”

Then Jiyeon smiled faintly. Sadly. Pityingly.

김지연

“…I can’t go to the hospital.”

승관

"....??"

Seung-kwan tilted his head absentmindedly.

김지연

“I was curious, so I tried to go into the hospital, but… I couldn’t get in.”

승관

"...to?"

Seungkwan narrowed his eyes in disbelief, wondering what was going on.

승관

"Hey... Stop fooling around. Let's go back now. What are you doing all wet?"

He tried to turn away. Then—

승관

"...!!!"

Jiyeon's body suddenly collapsed on the bench.

승관

"...Hey! Hey..!!!"

Seungkwan dropped his umbrella in surprise and ran towards her.

승관

“Are you okay?! Jiyeon… Jiyeon!!”

I gently shook her shoulder. Her body was damp, and her skin was freezing cold to my fingertips.

승관

"...It's cold. What is this... I'm going to get hypothermia at this rate..."

Seungkwan quickly pulled out his phone. Just as he was about to call 119, Jiyeon's words flashed through his mind.

김지연

“…I can’t go to the hospital.”

승관

"..Ugh, really..."

He bit his lip, uttering a word that was either a curse or a sigh, and put his phone away.

And he carefully lifted her slender body into his arms.

승관

“Ugh… What the heck are you, really…”

Seung-kwan headed to the Hive underground parking lot.

My car, which I had previously parked for a schedule change.

I had no choice but to take her inside. The rain continued to fall without stopping.