Jessica was sitting on the green meadow by the waterside the next day, enjoying the warm sun shining down on her. Everything seemed so peaceful and quiet, yet Jessica's mind couldn't relax truly. Her eyes wandered around the natural scenery while her thoughts wandered, against her will, around a certain someone. Yuri was working again after their little conversation this morning, which, unfortunately, had Jessica leaving the house in a huff. It wasn't a big fight in which they were shouting at each other like usually, but nevertheless, it upset Jessica that such a thing happened despite them officially becoming 'friends' yesterday.

Jessica woke up this morning to realize Yuri hadn't slept on the bed again. She furiously walked out of the room but didn't see the girl on the couch, nor did she see the blanket. Jessica calmed down by the possibility of a wrong interpretation when she was in the bedroom earlier - maybe Yuri did sleep on the bed, but had just woken up earlier than her, which, if was true, didn't surprise her at all. She began to wonder where Yuri was when she saw a foot sticking out behind the couch. Turned out, Yuri had indeed spent the night on the couch, but fell down some when she didn't know herself.

Jessica scolded the other girl for not listening to her again. She insisted Yuri to switch places with her from tonight on but the girl harshly refused.

"WHY?" Jessica had yelled at her.

"Because I don't like that idea." Yuri said simply - too simply.

Jessica then snorted in fury and went straight out of the house. She couldn't stand seeing that stubborn face anymore. She sat down next to the water and soon lied down taking a nap to calm her nerves. She had just woken up - but as if it mattered. In fact, Jessica's trait was being able to sleep everywhere and everywhen. And being mad just made it all easier.

As Jessica woke up again, the fight with Yuri still hadn't left her mind.

"Guess we're not meant to be friends..." Jessica mumbled under her breath.

She paused as she realized her own statement could be taken in two different ways. A weird feeling grew in her stomach and she shifted uncomfortably.

"Sorry Jessi." She heard Tiffany's voice even though she couldn't see nor speak.

Jessica panicked as she was fully awake, realizing she was tied to a chair and the criminals certainly were none other than her two best friends Taeyeon and Tiffany.

"Fany we must leave now, before--"

Jessica could clearly hear Taeyeon's voice from somewhere outside. She helplessly stirred in the chair, trying to scream but to no avail. It was starting to scare her.

"Jessi, we just want the best for you. Please don't hate us, I'm sure it's good for you and Yuw--"

"Fany ah!"

"I'm coming Taetae! Good luck Jessi."

A short squeeze on her tied hand was felt before she heard Tiffany going out locking the door. Tears built up in her eyes behind the blindfolds as she couldn't get what Taeyeon and Tiffany were trying to do. All she knew was that she was frightened. She didn't want to think the only two people left in this world that she could trust had tricked her. Her mind began to form the worst assumptions as to why Taeyeon and Tiffany did what they did. She didn't want to believe the duo she loved so much were just using her and nothing more. If it was true, it would so break her down. But never was Jessica an optimistic person when her heart was anxious.

However, until now, Jessica was sure her best friends did not want to harm her. She still couldn't figure out their exact purpose, but no matter how that stupid thought of kidnapping her came into their minds, Jessica knew their intention wasn't bad.

Jessica had the feeling Taeyeon and Tiffany knew about Yuri coming as well - if they hadn't even somehow planned it beforehand. And deep inside of her, her sixth sense was telling her the two were definitely trying to hook her up with Yuri. In a way she of course couldn't approve.

Jessica wondered if they had succeeded yet.

She picked up the little daisy next to her foot and looked at it doubtfully. She had seen this on TV thousand times but never tried it out herself. But it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, Jessica thought. She would do it her way.

"I like her," she plucked one petal out. "I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I like her. I like her not..."

She got slower and slower as there were only a few petals remaining.

"I like her... I like her not... I... like her. I like her... not... I..." she gasped as she plucked out the last one. "Oh my god I LIKE HER!"

Jessica threw the stalk away as she picked another daisy and restarted the little experiment.

"...I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I... like her? Again?! No way."

She furiously picked another daisy.

"...I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I-- IMPOSSIBLE!"

She picked another daisy. That weird feeling in her stomach became stronger and stronger.

"... I like her not. I like her. I like her not. I-- What the heck!"

And she continued for how long she didn't know herself. She rolled meters along the waterside as the daisies run low. Jessica didn't understand what it meant to end up having the same result all over again. Actually, she did. But she didn't want to believe it. Because if she did, she had to admit that she liked Yuri. And that was... well, that wasn't really something bad - she thought. But...

Being lost in her thoughts and still absorbed in plucking petals, Jessica didn't realize Yuri was approaching her until the taller girl sat down next to her, earning a plucked-off stem thrown in her face.

"Oops."

"What the heck are you doing?" Yuri brushed the stem off her face. "Why are you yelling?"

Jessica was looking on her feet, stammering not understandable words, not knowing what to say. She heard Yuri gasping.

"Oh my... were you that mad because of earlier?"

She shot her head up looking at the girl next to her.

"Huh?"

"Look, the daisies are innocent okay. You're such a nature desolater."

Jessica looked around and blushed madly as she realized she had scattered daisies all over the ground around her. It looked like a hurricane had just swept across the meadow. But she could not possibly tell Yuri what the real reason behind all this was.

"Well, umm," she heard the girl saying then. "I've thought about it. Maybe the bed isn't that small for two people after all."

Jessica blinked and immediately looked at Yuri. The latter was suddenly interested in a tree on the opposite side of the stream too much to look back at her. Jessica swore Yuri's cheeks were pinker than usual - and it wasn't because of the bright sun.

"I thought so," she said then. "Because the couch is too small to sleep on for either of us."

Yuri nodded in satisfaction for she liked the reason (or rather excuse that she wouldn't admit) that Jessica came up for her. So she was able to be near the sweet strawberry scent of the girl without having to make it too obvious. She could still remember last time she got caught when she couldn't pull herself together and sniffed Jessica. Embarrassing to the max.  

"Right. I fell down twice already. How many times would you clumsy kid fall down if you slept on it?"

Yuri laughed out amusedly just to earn a slap on her shoulder. It was obvious both of them were in a good mood after the little disagreement was solved. After all, it wasn't exactly a disagreement but rather a competition who's more stubborn. And now that Jessica won, she was content. Yuri, finally realizing the profit she got from it, wasn't upset either.

"Yuri, why do you work so much?"

Yuri closed her eyes slowly as she wanted to relax and enjoy the funny sounds of the purling brook, not to answer random questions of Jessica.

"Yah... Do you have something to hide?"

Jessica joggled her shoulder as she lied down onto the grass, ignoring the girl. She didn't have something to hide, but she was never really open about it. Why was she supposed to tell Jessica now?

"Suspicious."

She heard the other girl saying and felt her lying down next to her. Yuri opened her eyes and was surprised by Jessica's face hovering over hers. Her eyes didn't dare to blink as their gazes locked with each other again.

"Are you really hiding something?"

Yuri sighed. The girl was persistent for an answer. The way those eyes pierced into hers, that was a clear sign of not-gonna-give-up-until-you-tell-me-the-truth. Jessica was a stubborn girl. A stubborn, beautiful girl. Her flawless face replaced the sun shining down onto Yuri's face, her brown-blonde hair hanging down loosely, almost touching Yuri's skin with its tips. However, behind that stubbornness, Yuri could see the softness at Jessica's heart. The longer she stared into the brown eyes of the girl, the less stiff she felt. Eventually, Yuri gave in.

"Alright..." she said and chuckled as Jessica sat up straight, hands folding around her knees, giving Yuri all her attention. "My parents..." she began.

"My parents weren't exactly the richest people in the country. They did everything to give me the best education though - after all, I was the only child. Unfortunately, they died in a car accident when I was fourteen. Not too long after their death, I found out I had a grandfather and a bunch of uncles, aunts and cousins my parents had never talked about. And the thing that surprised me most was the fact that my hidden relatives were VERY wealthy.

I, as a teenager back then, thought my parents were shoved away from the family due to some issues only adults could understand. But my grandfather and the rest of the family treated me so well that I doubted it soon. Whenever I asked, they would only tell me my parents had a slightly different notion of life and wanted to separate themselves from the family. What it exactly was about, however, they didn't want to tell me.

Later on, I got used to my 'new' family and stopped wondering about the past.

But the more I grew up, the more I got noticed of the business of my family. It was around my eighteenth birthday that I finally found out the reason why my parents diverged themselves from my grandfather and his successful business.

It's a shame to say, but they are nothing but a bunch of dishonest people. They are my family, but I can't lie about them tricking and using people to get what they wanted. I'm having this love for justice in my blood, not sure where from. So of course I couldn't just watch them doing wrongful things. But I didn't have evidences and I was too weak to sue them by myself.

So, relying on the love they actually did give me, I confronted my grandfather. He was calm all the time, but over and over again did he tell me that being deceitful in business was needed to survive.

"You can't let inner feelings obstruct business, granddaughter." He said. "Pity and love is what makes people fail all the time. There's no one you need to love except for your family."

"But grandpa! I'm not talking about feelings! This is just about honesty towards other people."

"We don't do anything against the law. So what's wrong about that? We just make the best out of things that are available."

"Grandpa... this is wrong. You can't do that to others just to get what you want!"

"Yuri, dear. Firstly, I'm a lot more experienced than you, so you can't tell me how I have to behave and how not. Secondly, business is dog-eat-dog. If you're being naive, you'll be destroyed by others."

"No! You can still success being honest and keen!"

But my grandfather just shook his head. The end result of that conversation was me moving out right that day. I swore I would prove him wrong.

But I was powerless at that moment, so I took one year to travel around, just to get more experienced. Afterwards, Sooyoung convinced me to move in with her and introduced me to a company of her family's friend. After about a year working in that company, I saved enough capital to start my own one. If it wasn't for Sooyoung to stay by my side all the time, I wouldn't have today."

Yuri heaved a sighed before folding her hands behind her head, smiling to the sky.

"It's funny to think I am actually now one of the biggest rivals of my family's business."

She inhaled deeply as memories came back into her mind again. Suddenly, she missed her best friend awfully.

"With you working through day and night, it doesn't surprise me."

Yuri cheek went light pink due to the respect that could be heard in Jessica's voice. She looked up and saw Jessica looking at her with an admiring smile. Yuri's mouth corners went slightly up as she leaned back closing her eyes again.

It wasn't that bad telling Jessica after all. It even felt really good, Yuri must admit.

"But you're overworking yourself."

Yuri squinted her eyes hearing Jessica's statement.

"You sound exactly like Sooyoung."

"Well, because we both see the obvious things that you don't."

"..."

"I... I think you need to stop working so much and go find other things that are as much important in your life."

"Like?"

"..."

"See, there's nothing."

"What about a family?"

"My family let me go long time ago, Jessica. I don't need them to be where I am today."

"No, I mean to have your own family."

Yuri sat up, looking at the girl who was staring down her feet.

"What do you mean by 'my own family'?"

Jessica gave a desperate sigh before throwing a handful naked daisy stalks at Yuri. She stood up and walked away, leaving a stunned Yuri behind.

"You're helpless!" she turned around and shouted before turning the corner to get to the front yard. Yuri sat there and just sighed tiredly.

What's suddenly with everyone saying I'm helpless?