一球入顔 - One shot to your FACE

Previously in chapter 8, the female protagonist (aka you) have gone into the dance studio to drop off drinks to the members of U-Kiss as they rehearse their dance moves. After talking with Kevin for a bit, he freaks out when discovering there is a large bug on your shirt. Both you and Kevin freak out while the others are baffled, and Hoon comes over to pick it off your shirt and get rid of it.

“….What are you doing.” Eli’s words startle you. It is only then that you realize that you’re clutching Kevin’s hand tightly, while he is hugging you tight against him. “I see your relationship is the same as usual,” Eli teased.

“Che, whatever,” you reply quickly as the two of you step away from each other quickly. “I’m just scared of bugs, obviously.”

“Exactly!” Kevin added in. “I just ended up hugging her as a reaction. Unintentionally…”

“Yeah, right,” Eli rolled his eyes. “Your excuses have been rather weak lately when it comes to her, Kevin.”

You blinked in confusion. What was Eli talking about?

Eli seemed to notice. “Embarrassed?” He laughed. “Well, if the story is true, it’s a good one.”

Saved by the leader, Soohyun finally interrupts. “Okay, okay, everyone calm down. Lets have a 5 minute break, okay?”

The second Soohyun said break, all the guys dispersed immediately, but Kevin stays close by. “Don’t mind what Eli said,” Kevin tries to reassure me. “He’s a good guy, he just likes to tease at times.” Despite his own reassurances, Kevin still seemed bothered, muttering the words, sounding troubled.

“It’s fine,” You reply. “He doesn’t bother me, so it’s okay. You and Eli are really good friends, aren’t you?” Kevin nodded with a smile. You glance around at the others who are all taking a break. “I suppose I should go. You have work to do.”

Kevin sighs and nods, unable to disagree. “I’ll see you.”

You turn to head out the door, but suddenly, your foot seems to have fallen asleep. As you step on the numb leg, it wobbles, and you stumble.

“AHH!” you yell, feeling yourself falling to the ground.

“Oh no!” Kevin’s voice is somewhere behind you. Time seems much slower as you begin to fall, everything in slow motion. But no, it’s not slow motion. You haven’t fallen. Instead, you find yourself in Kevin’s arms. “Are you okay?”

“I… uh… Yes, I am…”

Just like the day you met, you’ve fallen into Kevin’s embrace.

“Numb foot?” Kevin asks, not moving at all. “You haven’t twisted it, have you?”

Kevin’s face is anxious, staring at you intently. It’s impossible to not look up into his eyes. You can hear your heartbeat pounding in your ears.

“I.. I’m fine, really.” You struggle to get up, but only find yourself struggling against Kevin’s strong arms.

“It’s okay,” Kevin says softly. “Don’t rush back up. I’ll help.” With his strong hands against your back, he slowly helps you back up to your feet.

“…Thank you.” You can feel the blood rushing to your cheeks. You know you’re blushing more than you probably ever have before. You look away, hoping he can’t see how red your cheeks are. He’s just like a prince, it’s ridiculous.

“Do you think I might have redeemed myself a little?” Kevin asks you, sounding a touch bashful.

“Eh?” You look at him confused. “Why?”

“Because of my reaction,” Kevin says bashfully. “Earlier..”

“Ohhh…” you answer slowly. “Well, it’s natural to be scared of bugs!”

“Right?!” Kevin seems pleased that someone understands him. “Not everyone can just pinch it off with their bare hands like it doesn’t bother him!” His voice goes bashful again. “I thought you might think I was pathetic. I couldn’t handle that, especially since you had just complimented my dancing…”

“Don’t worry about it,” you reassure. “We’ll just have to make sure there are no more bugs around.”

“That would be great,” Kevin grins. Oh, that smile.

“Don’t worry, I’ll pick up some insect repellant when I’m out,” You mention, hoping that will make him relax.

It does the trick. “Oh good, that will help me keep focused on my work. But if there’s a next time, I’ll protect you instead, okay?”

The mixture of determination and relief on Kevin’s face is so cute. You can’t help but wonder if telling a grown man that he looks cute would be insulting or not. “If it’s Kevin though, he’ll forgive me,” you think to yourself with a smile.

tearsofapierrot replied to your post: U-Kiss have Kiss Mes, U-Beat have BeatMes!

Someone is excited xD so it’s legit now? I was wondering all this time if I am just reading things into things or if it really happens.

U-Kiss Korea tweeted it, Kevin retweeted it. His sister reblogged AllKPop. It’s official. The world is perfect.

When I heard Eli and AJ were going to promote “Party all the Time” I was like

BUT THEN IT BECOMES A SUB-UNIT? WITH A NAME? CALLED U-BEAT? WITH KEVIN IN IT TOO? THE THREE ENGLISH SPEAKERS? MY THREE BROS?!?

IT’S A BRAVE BROTHERS SONG. WHICH ISN’T GOOD. BUT NOT BAD. BUT MEANS THAT IT’S ALSO A NEW SONG.

CAN’T BREATHE. FILLED WITH FEELS.