Hovering over the other girl's body, Yuri remained their lips connected. The feeling was exactly the same as their first kiss - it was intoxicating. Their make-out session continued as her hands began to move around adventurously, sliding along the other body's slim figure.

Her hands caressed Jessica's tight but the leg seemed to have no end. Eventually, Yuri had to look down.

"Why are your legs so long?" She questioned.

"Why are you touching my leg?" A familiar voice questioned back. It wasn't Jessica's.

"Sooyoung?!"

"Why are you so extremely touchy touchy today?"

"What are you doing here? Where's Jessica?"

"I locked her in the basement, remember?"

It wasn't until then that Yuri took a look at her surroundings. She was in her office, sitting on the soft couch.

"Why would you do such a thing?!"

Yuri jumped up, yelling. How could her best friend lock Jessica in a basement?

"Hey, you told me to do so, remember? Because she distracted you too much and your grandfather almost succeeded to take the company away from you."

"R-really?"

Yuri fall back down, looking blankly at the painting on her wall. She knew something like that would happen when she started a relationship. That's why she never tried to, even if everyone was telling her the contrary. Jessica was something unexpected.

"Honesty is a weakness. Love, pity and all the human feelings are weaknesses as well. I told you before."

Yuri turned around to the new sound of voice and almost fell down from the couch as she saw her grandfather occupying the seat that Sooyoung was sitting on before. She felt shivers down her spine as he smiled the smile whenever he took down a rival.

"My grandson has succeeded in buying enough stocks of your company behind your back, granddaughter. From now on, you're working for me."

He laughed out in satisfaction upon Yuri's shocked face.

"NOOOO!"

Her eyes shot wide open in shock. She panted hardly and didn't calm down until she saw the wooden ceiling that was telling her she wasn't in her office. Yuri sat up, rubbing her temples. That was a damn bad nightmare.

She glanced at the girl beside her and sighed. Jessica had lifted one arm up as if she was punished, but the expression on the girl's face told that she was sleeping soundly and peacefully, nothing compared to what Yuri had just been through.

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"Oppa, tell me it's not true!"

"I don't think lying to you is necessary anymore, Jessica."

She was standing in front of him, tears rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably.

"I trusted you."

She said and he could feel the hatred growing in her voice.

"Look, I'm sorry I broke your heart. I actually really enjoyed the time being with you. It's just we're descendants of business rivals, we're just not meant to be."

"And everything is just simple like that? You killed my grandfather."

"Now don't come up with that. I didn't. It was you who voluntarily gave me all the information about your family's business."

Tears rolled down Jessica's cheeks even more as he had touched the sore spot. She choked as her hand covered her mouth - she hated him even more for making her feel guiltier than she already felt.

"Sorry but I have a date. Good bye Jessica."

He turned around leaving, not taking notice of Jessica's filled with hatred eyes that were burning holes behind his back.

"You jerk!"

Jessica blinked in surprised as Yuri jumped out of nowhere, hitting the man in the middle of his face.

"How do you dare hurting her like that?!"

She run quickly to the other girl, stopping her from beating her ex-lover up. She was surprised Yuri was that strong and the man was appearing that weak in front of Yuri.

"You'll pay for this!"

The man shouted to Yuri with his bloody face and run away.

"As if I'm scared!" Yuri yelled after him, giving Jessica a hard time holding her back. "You dare to touch one hair of her and I'll kill you!"

She hugged Yuri from behind tightly, hoping to calm the girl down. Eventually, Yuri stopped struggling to get out of her hold and turned around, embracing her.

"Don't worry. I won't let anyone hurting you ever again."

She heard Yuri saying softly before the girl planted a soft kiss on her forehead. With her still watery eyes, Jessica looked up to Yuri and they leaned in together, kissing each other passionately.

"Wow."

She heard Taeyeon's voice all of sudden and let go of Yuri's lips. Still holding tightly on Yuri, she turned around to see Taeyeon and Tiffany standing there hand-in-hand, looking at them with a smile.

"I told you locking Jessi with Yuri up is a brilliant idea!"

Tiffany exclaimed loudly as her eyes took that crescent form which melted Taeyeon on the spot.

"It was my idea, but yeah..."

"And you told us you don't need anyone to take care of you Jessi." Tiffany chuckled. "Obviously you need only Yuri, huh?"

Jessica's cheeks went red as she looked down onto the ground.

"Yuri's something unexpected coming into my life."

She looked up to see the smiling face of Yuri, but the girl was no where to be seen anymore.

"Yuri? Yuri!"

"Where are you?!"

Jessica's eyes shot open. She looked around and didn't see Yuri on the bed. Her heart pounded as she immediately jumped off the bed and rushed out of the bedroom. A relieved sigh escaped her lips as she saw Yuri pacing back and forth in the kitchen, humming a random song.

Jessica sneakily walked behind Yuri, encircling the girl's waist with her arms. She felt Yuri stiffen immediately and chuckled in amusement.

"Good morning you early bird."

She whispered as her head rested on Yuri's broad back, feeling calm and warm again.

"G-good morning."

The other girl coughed and stirred uncomfortably.

"Yah. Stop moving."

"You can't possibly sleep on my back!"

Jessica giggled as Yuri turned around, looking at her incredulously.

"I mean, not that I care but, the bed is more comfy. Or even the couch."

Jessica didn't say anything but softly pressed her lips against Yuri's cheek. However, she felt the other girl shoving her away gently.

"Jessica..." Yuri said tensely.

Jessica acted calm on the outside, but inside, her heart was sinking.

"What's wrong?" She asked softly.

"Listen," the other girl was still holding her arms. "I-- y-yesterday, I wasn't t-thinking straight."

Jessica gave her a dumbfounded look, not wanting to believe what she had just heard for she could sense what would come next. Was Yuri playing around with her? After what Yuri did yesterday, initiating the kiss? She, Jessica, didn't even make the move. It was Yuri. And now, what was Yuri going to tell her?

"Can we-- ummm, can we just pretend nothing happened?"

Jessica looked at her, tears starting to build up in her eyes, which she fought hardly against. She didn't want Yuri to see she was hurt.

"I mean, you said you don't want a relationship and I don't think I want one either. My career is more important to me and it will be unfair to you if I don't care enough about y--"

SLAP.

Jessica's hand landed hardly on Yuri's cheek before the brown-haired girl dashed out of the house, banging the house door behind her shut. Yuri sighed as she touched the place Jessica had just hit her. Maybe the 'my career is more important' part wasn't necessary, even if it was fact.

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As soon as the door was shut, tears escaped her eyes and uncontrollably flew down her cheek. She run through the garden behind the house, opened the garden door and sank down next to the brook.

That jerk, she cried both inside and outside. She had hoped for Yuri to chase after her, grabbing her arm to hold her back, telling her it was just a stupid joke, telling her she didn't mean it. But nothing of it happened. No caring Yuri came out looking for her, not even a Yuri who pretended not to care in a way she found so cute.

Jessica couldn't stop her tears as she felt her heart aching. She felt being taken as a fool again. Just when she was about to give her heart another chance, the same person who helped her to overcome her past completely had already pitilessly wounded her again. It wasn't as bad as seven years ago - no, luckily she hadn't fallen that hard for Yuri yet - but still, it hurt.

Jessica gripped the grass in her hands until her knuckled turned white. She hated this world. Because the only thing people in this world cared about were money, business and their career. It was like this modern world had brainwashed everyone and turned them into machines that had no feelings anymore. At least Jessica felt so, after being put behind an, in comparison to her unique individual self, cheap thing like business twice already. People were willing to do anything for that monster called work - be it lying, cheating, betraying, denying, neglecting or hurting others non-stop. And Yuri wasn't an exception.

All she knew was that she didn't want to see Yuri anymore. Just like she never wanted to see him anymore. People like that didn't deserve her, she told herself. There's no point in crying because of them.

Jessica stood up straight. Her tears had already stopped falling. She was heartbroken once before. She didn't want to give Yuri the chance to do it again. She didn't need Yuri. She needed no one. Just like how she had already thought before. Her life was colorless, but peaceful before Yuri entered it.

Her gaze wandered along the brook in direction where it went into the forest. Just then, a small path caught her eye. It wasn't easily discoverable and led straight into the trees, but it didn't look dangerous. If she followed it now, she might meet someone that could help her to get back to the city. If not, she could still follow it until the brook turned to a river and at least then, there must be people living on the riverbank. But most importantly, if she followed the path now, she didn't have to see Yuri again.

And Jessica, without thinking any further, did it.

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Yuri woke up realizing she had fallen asleep on the couch. Her laptop was still on, lying on her laps, which make her poor skin felt like it was burnt. Shutting the laptop down, she stood up yawning.

Jessica...

Yuri made her way into the bedroom, thinking that Jessica must have returned already. But she was proven wrong as she saw the empty room. Yuri sat down on the messy bed. The sheets were rumpled and her fingers traced along the blanket that Jessica had carelessly thrown on one bedside when she woke up earlier. Little did Yuri know the reason why Jessica was in such a rush this morning, and so she gave a sigh, thinking how untidy that brown-haired girl was. Yuri stood up folding the blanket neatly. She tried her best to ignore the sweet strawberry scent that make her feel like hugging Jessica. It wasn't easy, though.

She made her way out of the bedroom as fast as she could. Her mind said let it go, but her feet carried her aimlessly around the house while her eyes were looking for that other person. It would be awkward for them to be around each other from now on, but there's nothing Kwon Yuri couldn't handle, or so she thought.

"Where could she be...?"

Yuri mumbled as she returned from the balcony. Jessica was no where to be seen - neither on the balcony, nor in the garden or by the brook. Yuri checked every inch of the house as well, but it was in vain.

She looked at the clock and it said one in the afternoon. Yuri walked into the kitchen, feeling a little more loosened as she knew Jessica would come back soon. She grabbed a snack and got herself a glass water.

"When you're hungry, you'll come back."

Taking a big bite, Yuri smiled calmly to her water glass as she decided to wait for Jessica in the kitchen. She was positive about the girl's soon return.