Yuri woke up some when in the morning and found herself being covered by a blanket. She jumped up looking to her right just to see an empty bed. Yuri checked the clock on the night table and scratched her head. It was ten in the morning, no wonder the girl was up already.

She had worked through the entire night and fell asleep on the desk some when she couldn't remember. The girl certainly saw her sitting there sleeping when she woke up and covered her with the blanket. Definitely a bonus she got from Yuri for that action.

Yuri walked out of the room but didn't saw the girl anywhere. She headed to the bathroom to freshen up and began to wonder why she even wondered where the girl was. Then she remembered last night again; how the girl slept, holding tightly onto her, how she silently cried, how hurtful her expression was and just how fragile she looked like right that moment.

Lost in her thoughts, Yuri walked into the kitchen and noticed the fruit plate was almost empty. She grabbed the last apple on the plate as she imagined how the girl was desperate in the kitchen making breakfast. Eventually, the girl most likely had to eat things she "didn't need to cook", that were apples and bananas, again. Yuri let out a chuckle - she didn't know why she found it that amusing.

But after a while, she decided to stand up looking for the girl.

"Hey--"

It wasn't until then that Yuri remembered she didn't even know her name. Checking for the girl's shoes, Yuri knew the girl didn't leave the house. But where could she possibly be? The house had only one floor with that living room in the middle, a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom around and the balcony on the other side.

"The balcony..."

Yuri made her way to the said place, believing to see the girl there. She opened up the glass slide door and looked out. The sight in front of her made her stunned for a second. She realized again how beautiful nature could be - it was mesmerizing. She didn't know about that little burbling stream behind the house. Yuri swore she even saw a fish in the water briefly. The tall trees around gave the atmosphere a comfortable freshness and could certainly bring a smile on any moody person's face. She started to feel thankful to Sooyoung for making her agree on taking this vacation. If only she was with someone she knew, or even better alone, and not having to share the house with a completely strange girl.

"Oh my god!"

Speaking of the evil, Yuri saw her. But against her imagination, the girl wasn't just standing there with that constantly confused expression on her face but was lying unconsciously on the ground with no expression at all.

"Hey! Are you alright?!"

Yuri bent down slapping the girl lightly on the cheek, but nothing happened. The girl kept on being totally motionless.

"Don't scare me."

Yuri, for the third time since they met each other, picked the girl up with her arms and carried her in. She struggled through the door, trying her best to not hurt that person in her arms. In the end, Yuri's head banged on the glass in attempt to press her back against the doorway to get enough space for the other body.

As she put a wry face on, she felt the girl stirring in her arms. Yuri immediately quickened her space walking towards the couch.

"Please... food... I'm... starving..."

She heard the girl whispering weakly in semi-consciousness. Biting on her lower lip, Yuri felt guilt rushing through her heart. It was her fault. The girl didn't know how to cook and all Yuri did was telling her to eat apples.

"I'm sorry. I'll cook for you."

She laid the girl down and gently stroked her hair before standing up, frozen.

Did she just say she would cook? For her?!

And she did not just stroke that person's hair!

No. Freaking. Way.

Since when did she become that kind of a caring person?

Just then, Yuri heard her own stomach growling. Of course, she cooked for her own stomach. And when she was at it, making a little more for the girl wasn't wrong. Didn't mean she cared for her though - pfff, of course not.

Yuri stood up, nodding to herself in assurance. She opened the fridge for the first time since her arrival and got stunned on how generous the offer was. It would be a waste to not make the best out of this. Yuri, being the businesswoman that she was, of course couldn't let it happen. She was sure Sooyoung investigated much money to provide her the best comfortableness. And money was not made to waste, that was fact.

"Guess you'll remain my best friend for a while shikshin" Yuri mumbled as she took out some ingredients while her mind was already deciding on what dishes to make.

It had been a while since Yuri last cooked - and it would be a lie saying she wasn't somehow excited about it.  

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Jessica woke up due to the smell of delicious, drool-worthy food. She opened her eyes to a small gap and saw a figure behind the bars in the kitchen, pacing back and forth.

"Food?"

She mumbled quietly, rubbing her eyes.

"Oh you're awake."

That voice belonged to the workaholic. Yuri didn't say that much since their encounter yesterday morning, neither did she, but having only one companion in this fearfully lonely area, of course Jessica knew Yuri's voice by heart.

Before she knew it, Yuri was already next to her, holding out a hand.

"Come on, I've made some food."

Upon hearing the magical word, without thinking, Jessica grabbed Yuri's hand and jumped up.

"Where?!"

She asked, sparkles in her eyes. Yuri chuckled and led her to the bar, where all the dishes were already placed in a neat row. Jessica shrieked in joy while Yuri walked behind the bar, giving her a plate with a folk.

An invitation wasn't needed for Jessica to pounce on Yuri's more than one hour cooking effort. The taller girl stood behind the bar, watching the shorter devouring everything. Her hunger a short time ago seemed to have vanished completely. Yuri just stood there staring at Jessica with a small smile on her lips. A conversation with Sooyoung not too long ago slowly came back into her mind.

"Are you working again?"

Sooyoung came into Yuri's office, tossing her jacket onto the couch while the owner kept on staring at her laptop screen.

"What does it seem like?"

Yuri heard a sigh from Sooyoung upon her rhetorical question.

"When will you find a partner?"

"Huh?"

Sooyoung's sudden question caught her off guard. Yuri looked up, staring at her best friend, who had settled comfortably down on her guest couch, through her glasses.

"When do you want to start a relationship?"

"I don't see the necessity."

"Yuri! You can't live with work forever!"

"Let's bet about it."

Another sigh escaped Sooyoung's lips.

"You say this because you were never in one. You were never in love."

"I am in love, Sooyoung."

"Don't tell me it's with your work."

"... You know me well."

Sooyoung frustratingly slapped the arm of the couch, looking at the ceiling.

"This can't be!"

"As I said, I don't see the necessity in having a relationship. It would just hold me back from working efficiently."

"Stop thinking so drily Yul. You will see there are other things that are more important than work when you find that someone."

This time, it was Yuri's turn to sigh tiredly.

"Until then, can I just care about my work in peace?"

"Now that you're this successful, what exactly are you working so hardly for anyways?"

This question made Yuri speechless. She never really thought about it. She was ambitious and her aim to become a successful businesswoman was formed long time ago.

"Look, Yuri. People work to have money to care for their families and such. You don't even have a lover. Who are you caring about?"  

"I'm working for my parents."

"They're dead."

"Sooyoung, I don't need to-"

"You will change when time comes Yuri. When you experience the feeling of someone being really happy about your care, you will see what I mean."

"Yeah... whatever Sooyoung."

"You're so helpless."

"Aren't you eating?"

The girl's voice brought Yuri back to presence.

"Why are you just staring blankly at the dishes?"

Yuri looked at the chewing girl in front of her and couldn't help but to think of Sooyoung. She grinned to herself, ignoring the confused look on the girl's face.

"Oh gosh!" the shorter one exclaimed and let her folk fall down onto the bar. "You didn't put poison in the food did you?"

Yuri gave her a weird look.

"It's too late anyway." She then smirked playfully.

"You--"

"Hey, I was just kidding."

Yuri couldn't believe to see a horrified expression on the girl's face. She seriously thought Yuri did something with the food. To prove it's ridiculous, Yuri picked up the folk and finished the piece of meat the girl was eating.

"See, it's safe."

"It-it was my piece of meat." She saw the girl blushing.

"There are plenty on the plate."

Yuri pushed the meat plate towards the girl and held out the folk to her.

"I mean I was eating that piece so there's my--" the girl took the folk. "Umm, never mind."

"You meant to say your salvia might be on it?" Yuri grinned at the girl picking pieces of food on several dishes in front of her. "I don't care."

"You don't care about anything, do you?"

Yuri was about to answer but nothing came out of her mouth as the girl held up the folk with a piece of meat to her mouth.

"It's delicious."

Was she feeding her?

Slowly leaning in, Yuri's lips encircled the meat before she pulled her head back, taking it into her mouth and chewed slowly. She didn't know if she was imagining but she could swear she tasted some strawberries in her mouth all of sudden.

"Thanks" Yuri mumbled barely audible.

"No no. I should thank you for making me this meal."

With a smile on her face, Yuri watched as the girl kept on eating in a very carefree way. Suddenly, she felt the urge to ask her something.

"Erm-- can I ask you a question?"

"*munch* Of course... *munch* go on *munch*..."

"Are you happy?"

The question made the girl stop chewing at instant. This time, she gave Yuri a weird look.

"What kind of question is that?" She cleaned her mouth with a napkin. "I was kidnapped by my best friend to this deserted place and I don't even know when I'll be able to get out! Do you think I'm happy?"

The smile on Yuri's face disappeared in a matter of seconds. So this was the feeling Sooyoung was talking about. If that's it, Yuri never wanted to care again.

"You know what," she hissed at the girl. "I don't think you're normal anyway. What kind of kid starves after not having breakfast?"

"Yah! I only got one sandwich last night!"

"Because you can't even swallow your own awful food!"

"It wasn't awful! It was because you were working hard, so I--" the girl gulped to prevent herself from tearing up. "Aish forget it! Just think the way you want!"

"I even almost died yesterday because your tomato piece stuck in my throat!"

"Fine! It's gross and disgusting and inedible because I can't cook!"

Yuri saw tears running down the girl's cheek. She couldn't tell whether the tears were tears of anger or hurt. But one thing she knew for sure was that she didn't want to see them.

Without another word, she made her way out of the kitchen, grabbed some documents while passing the living room and went into the bedroom, banging the door shut. Yuri pretended to not hear the angry high-pitched shriek from the kitchen and sat down behind the desk.

"Sooyoung you liar."

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Jessica shut the house door behind her and took the small stairs down to the front yard. She still couldn't believe that Yuri had blamed her for the just-a-little too thick tomato. She spent almost two hours making the sandwiches, giving them all to that girl because she pitied her for working that much, and all she got in return was reproaches. And not to mention the mood swings of that impossible girl - Taeyeon and Tiffany always said she was difficult, but obviously Yuri was much worse.

Jessica made her way around the house into the garden behind it. Seeing the flowers in their blooming time, her heart calmed down. She hated the fact that she had cried in front of the girl earlier. It wasn't just because she was hurt, but still, showing her weak side, especially to people she's not close with, was absolutely not her desire. Additionally to that, Yuri even ignored her and went away as angrily as she was.

Jessica picked up a yellow iris and sniffed it. She wondered why she still felt that kind of trust toward Yuri. She wasn't someone that could trust people easily. In fact, the ones she trusted beside her family were only two persons - Taeyeon and Tiffany, who had kind of betrayed her trust very badly. Yet right from the start, she couldn't think of Yuri lying to her, misleading her or planning on tricking her in any kind of way.

"Maybe because of your I-don't-care face that I can't think you have something up your sleeves..."

She stared through the window into the house and saw Yuri sitting behind the desk, ruffling her own hair, obviously thinking very hardly. Jessica chuckled. Yuri still had her pajamas on - the girl didn't even bother changing after standing up. She indeed didn't care about much about her surroundings.

Jessica opened the small garden door to get out. A smile formed on her lips as she approached the water. The nature sight was breathtaking. She wished she had brought her digital camera - she would probably take photos until the memory card was full.

Getting a little adventurous, Jessica took out her shoes and socks and sat down onto the grass , having her feet in the water. She giggled to herself as the fresh water run between her toes, tickling her sensitive skin. Soon, her hands were also in the water, roaming around playfully.

Suddenly, she had an odd feeling around her toe. Taking a closer look, Jessica shrieked in fear and before she knew it, she already fell into the water.