The small noodle restaurant was warm and cozy—
Steam rising from freshly served bowls—
The smell of spices filling the air.
Jihun and Choi Kyungmin sat on one side—
Side by side.
And right in front of them—
Yuna and Harin.
For a moment—
Everything was peaceful.
All four of them picked up their chopsticks—
And started eating.
Yuna took a bite.
"…Wait."
Her eyes widened slightly.
"This is actually good."
Harin smiled proudly.
"I told you."
Meanwhile—
Kyungmin wasn't eating.
At all.
He was just…
Staring.
At Harin.
Harin was casually eating noodles—
Cheeks slightly puffed—
Completely focused on food.
Totally unaware.
Kyungmin held his chopsticks mid-air.
Why…
Why does he look so cute while eating…?
This is illegal.
Absolutely illegal.
Then suddenly—
THUD!
Kyungmin slammed his head onto the table.
Everyone froze.
Yuna blinked.
"…What just happened?"
Harin leaned forward.
"…Are you okay?"
Kyungmin slowly lifted his head.
Eyes slightly watery.
"…Yeah."
"I'm okay, Haruuu…"
Jihun immediately leaned closer—
Whispering sharply—
"Be careful."
"What will Haru think?"
Kyungmin straightened instantly.
"Right—right."
"I'm completely normal."
"Totally fine."
Yuna looked between them.
Suspicious.
"…You don't look fine."
Kyungmin forced a smile.
"I am."
"Just… emotional about noodles."
Harin laughed.
"You're weird."
Kyungmin froze again.
He called me weird.
I can die happily now.
Jihun facepalmed.
"…This is getting worse."
Across the table—
Yuna quietly observed everything.
Then took another bite.
…Yeah.
Definitely not a normal group.
But for some reason—
She smiled slightly.
Yuna placed her chopsticks down—
Looking straight at Jihun and Kyungmin.
"…By the way."
Both of them looked up.
"If you wanted to say sorry…"
She tilted her head slightly.
"Why were you hiding behind a pole and following us?"
A pause.
"And don't even try to deny it."
"…I saw you."
---
Kyungmin stiffened.
Jihun glanced at him.
Say something.
---
Kyungmin cleared his throat.
"…Actually—"
He pointed at Jihun.
"Jihun wanted to say sorry to you."
Yuna looked at Jihun.
Jihun looked away.
"…Continue."
---
Kyungmin nodded quickly.
"But then we saw you with Haru—"
"And we thought…"
He hesitated.
"…That you were on a date."
Silence.
"…With Haru."
---
Yuna blinked.
"…What?"
---
Harin suddenly burst out laughing.
"WOW."
"You thought I was dating Yuna?"
Still laughing—
Harin leaned back confidently.
"That's interesting."
---
Then—
Harin glanced at Jihun.
A mischievous smile forming.
"…Maybe I should try."
"Dating"
"With Yuna."
---
Kyungmin froze.
His soul practically leaving his body.
No.
No no no no.
This is not happening.
---
Meanwhile—
Jihun showed…
No reaction.
At all.
He was too busy—
Trying to calm Kyungmin down.
"Relax."
"Breathe."
"It's not real."
---
Kyungmin grabbed his own head.
"…I can't breathe."
---
Yuna blinked at the chaos.
Then looked directly at Kyungmin.
"…What is wrong with you today?"
"You're acting really weird."
---
Kyungmin immediately straightened.
"I am not weird."
"I am completely normal."
A pause.
"…Just going through something."
---
Yuna narrowed her eyes.
"…That doesn't sound normal either."
---
Across the table—
Harin smirked.
Jihun sighed.
Kyungmin internally panicked.
And Yuna—
Was starting to feel like…
This "simple noodle outing"
Was turning into something much more complicated.
Just when things were starting to settle—
Jihun leaned forward again.
This time—
Looking straight at Haru.
---
"So…"
A pause.
"What type of boys do you like?"
---
Silence.
Again.
Even louder this time.
---
Yuna's chopsticks stopped mid-air.
Kyungmin's head snapped toward Jihun.
"…WHAT?!"
---
Kyungmin immediately turned to Jihun—
Almost panicking.
"HARU IS A BOY—WHY ARE YOU ASKING HIM THAT?!"
---
Jihun didn't even react.
He just leaned slightly closer to Kyungmin—
And whispered,
"I'm doing this for you."
"…Don't you want to know?"
---
Kyungmin froze.
Blinked.
Then slowly looked at Haru.
"…Thanks."
He muttered quietly.
---
Harin was just about to answer—
But suddenly—
thud
Yuna kicked her lightly under the table again.
---
Harin stiffened.
Eyes widening for a second—
Then she glanced at Yuna.
And instantly understood.
Right.
I'm Haru.
A boy.
---
Jihun leaned back, waiting.
"Well?"
---
Harin ran a hand through her hair—
Acting confident.
A little smug.
"What kind of question is that?"
"I'm a handsome guy."
A pause.
"…Of course I like beautiful girls not boys."
---
Kyungmin's expression froze.
His brain:
…System error.
---
Yuna quietly looked away—
Trying not to react.
Jihun observed everything—
Suspiciously calm.
---
Kyungmin slowly leaned back in his chair.
"…I see…"
But inside?
I am not okay.
---
Harin continued eating like nothing happened—
While Yuna sighed internally.
And Jihun?
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
…Interesting.
---
Because for some reason—
That answer didn't feel…
Completely real.
The air around the table was still tense—
But suddenly—
Yuna let out a small laugh.
---
"Wait…"
She leaned forward slightly—
Looking at Jihun.
"Why are you suddenly asking Haru these types of questions?"
Her eyes narrowed playfully.
"…It doesn't suit your character at all."
---
Jihun paused.
For a moment—
He actually looked like he was going to answer honestly.
"…Actually—"
---
"DON'T YOU DARE!"
Kyungmin suddenly shouted—
Slamming his hand on the table.
---
Everyone jumped.
---
Kyungmin quickly looked around—
Realizing what he just did.
"…I mean—"
He awkwardly laughed.
"…Why are we even talking about this?"
---
Harin slowly leaned back in her chair.
A smirk forming.
"…Interesting."
Her eyes shifted between the two boys.
"What are you two hiding?"
---
Yuna's expression changed instantly.
From playful—
To sharp.
---
She placed her chin on her hand.
Eyes gleaming.
"Ohhh…"
"…Now this is suspicious."
---
Kyungmin froze.
Jihun sighed quietly.
---
Yuna leaned closer—
Lowering her voice slightly.
"If you don't say it…"
A small smile appeared.
"…I'll find it out myself."
---
Kyungmin gulped.
Why does this feel more dangerous than being exposed?
---
Harin looked excited now—
Almost enjoying the situation.
"Yeah…"
She added dramatically.
"Secrets don't stay hidden for long."
---
Jihun closed his eyes for a second.
Then opened them—
Looking straight at Yuna.
"…You really want to know?"
---
Yuna smiled.
Confident.
"Of course."
---
A pause.
---
Kyungmin looked like he was about to pass out.
Harin leaned forward in excitement.
---
And Jihun?
He slowly spoke—
"…It's because—"
---
"WAITER!!"
Kyungmin suddenly shouted—
Standing up abruptly.
---
Everyone froze.
---
"I WANT MORE NOODLES!"
He said loudly—
Sweating.
---
Silence.
---
Yuna blinked.
"…Seriously?"
---
Harin burst out laughing.
Jihun just stared at Kyungmin—
Disappointed.
---
Kyungmin sat back down—
Avoiding eye contact.
"…Saved."
He whispered to himself.
---
Yuna leaned back—
Crossing her arms.
"…You're definitely hiding something."
---
Harin grinned.
"Oh, we're finding this out for sure."
---
Jihun sighed again.
Kyungmin looked like his life was over.
And Yuna?
Already started planning.
---
New mission unlocked.
Expose whatever these two are hiding.
The evening sky had turned soft orange—
As the four of them walked home together.
Harin was walking ahead—
Humming something happily.
Kyungmin followed beside her—
Trying very hard to act normal.
Failing miserably.
---
Behind them—
Yuna walked next to Jihun.
But her mind?
Still stuck on one thing.
---
She glanced at him.
"…So?"
Jihun looked at her.
"So?"
---
Yuna smiled lightly.
"Are you really not going to tell me what you were hiding back there?"
---
Jihun stayed silent for a moment.
Then—
"…I'll tell you."
Yuna's eyes lit up.
---
"But," he added,
"You have to promise."
---
Yuna raised an eyebrow.
"Promise what?"
---
Jihun leaned slightly closer.
"That you won't tell anyone."
A pause.
"…Not even Minji."
Another pause.
"…Or Haru."
---
Yuna blinked.
That serious?
---
"…Fine," she said.
"I promise."
---
Jihun stopped walking for a second—
Then leaned closer to her ear.
And whispered—
"…Kyungmin likes Haru."
---
Yuna froze.
---
"…What?"
---
Jihun straightened—
Looking ahead calmly like he didn't just drop a bomb.
---
Yuna quickly looked at Kyungmin—
Then at Haru—
Then back at Jihun.
---
Jihun continued quietly,
"…It's kind of a problem."
---
Yuna tried to stay serious.
"…Why?"
---
Jihun sighed.
"Because Haru is a boy."
A pause.
"And Kyungmin is also a boy."
---
He glanced at her.
"You understand what I'm saying, right?"
---
Yuna pressed her lips together.
Hard.
Don't laugh.
Don't laugh.
---
Her shoulders started shaking slightly.
---
OH MY GOD.
---
"That's why…" Jihun continued,
"…he's been acting weird since yesterday."
---
Yuna covered her mouth—
Trying to control herself.
This is too much.
---
Her thoughts were racing—
If Kyungmin finds out the truth…
That Haru is actually a girl…
---
What will even happen?!
---
She imagined Kyungmin's reaction—
And almost lost it.
---
Jihun noticed her shaking shoulders.
"…Why are you reacting like that?"
---
Yuna quickly turned away—
Trying to act normal.
"N-nothing…"
---
But inside—
She was screaming.
---
THIS IS GOING TO BE SO CHAOTIC.
---
Ahead—
Harin laughed at something.
Kyungmin smiled awkwardly.
---
Completely unaware—
That his biggest secret—
Was now known.
---
And Yuna?
Barely holding herself together.
---
Because now—
She knew something that could change everything.
And it was only a matter of time—
Before the truth exploded.