My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

60 – 21. Pre-Debut Eli -2

As soon as we left the house, we headed to the photo studio.

It had been a while since we last visited a photo studio. We only came here occasionally, like when we needed to take student ID photos.

We asked the photographer to take passport photos, and it didn’t take long to take the pictures.

“How long will it take to get them?”

“You can pick them up in two hours.”

“Then I’ll pick them up before going home. Thank you.”

Since it was the weekend, we couldn’t get our passports made right away. So, we decided to take it easy and pick them up later, then headed to a room café.

“Which room café should we go to?”

“The one at the far end. They have computers inside.”

“Ah, okay.”

The room café, which was the most optimized place for a quiet date, was our favorite spot.

Thanks to that, we had been to most of the places near our house and school.

Luckily, the room café we had chosen had an available room, and we finished paying and entered the small room.

We sat down in front of the computer on one side of the wall.

“Hug me from behind.”

“Okay.”

As always, I followed my cute girlfriend’s command and hugged her from behind, resting my head on her shoulder.

I gazed at the monitor screen as Eli searched the internet, her sweet, golden hair tickling my nose.

“Eli, what about Stockholm? You’ve been there before, right?”

Before, I hadn’t heard much about Sweden. Eli would often get frustrated when we were apart.

“There are many tourist attractions.”

“Places like famous landmarks? Wow, the streets are beautiful.”

“Yeah. They’re beautiful. So, it’s a great place to take a stroll, and if we have time, we can just wander around.”

“That sounds fun.”

“We can also try kayaking if we want to…”

“Kayaking? You mean that boat-like thing?”

“Yeah.”

Eli was seriously searching for tourist attractions in Stockholm, looking for places we could have fun together.

“Gamla Stan… we can just walk around and see it…”

My girlfriend, who was more excited about the Sweden trip than I was, was incredibly lovely today.

Originally, Mark ajusshi wanted to take Eli to Sweden every year, but Eli hated it so much that he ended up going alone or not going at all for the past few years.

But now, Eli’s attitude had changed completely, all because we were going together.

“Heh…”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought, and a small chuckle escaped my lips.

“What’s so funny?”

“No… Eli.”

“Why?”

“Why do you like going to Sweden with me so much?”

“…….”

I was about to brush it off, but I suddenly felt like teasing Eli, so I whispered playfully into her ear.

She didn’t respond to my question.

She just clicked her mouse repeatedly, not even looking at me, and ignored me.

But seeing Eli’s reddened ears, I could tell she was feeling embarrassed and trying to hide it.

Thanks to her snow-white skin, this kind of reaction was especially noticeable, and Eli looked really cute today.

“Hey? Eli. You used to hate going to Sweden, but now you’re searching for tourist maps with me.”

“……Be quiet.”

“My girlfriend is cute.”

“Be quiet, I said.”

“…….”

“…….”

“……So cute.”

“Ha. Yeah, Lee Do-yoon.”

Eli turned her head away, looking angry, but her flushed face told me she wasn’t really upset.

“Sorry.”

I still said sorry in a playful tone, and Eli glared at me for a moment.

“…We arrive tomorrow.”

“What’s up?”

She muttered, biting her lip, and I tilted my head, not understanding what she meant.

And then she dropped a bombshell.

“Bunny Girl arrives tomorrow. But I’m just going to return her.”

“Wow…”

Return Bunny Girl?

I’ve been counting down the days until my birthday!

My beautiful girlfriend with platinum hair and snow-white skin, tall and slender.

Wearing a black rabbit ear headband, a cute bow choker, and a white cuff, along with a s*xy Bunny Girl outfit and mesh stockings.

Can I not see that platinum and black rabbit combination?

It was impossible. If that situation were to occur, I’d want to die.

“Sorry, sorry. Really sorry, Eli.”

“Hmph. Whatever.”

“I was wrong. Forgive me.”

“No way.”

I didn’t think Eli would really return her, but the ‘what if’ scenario made my heart race.

So I hugged Eli’s waist, fixed my gaze on the monitor, and sincerely apologized to her, who was still facing away from me.

“Forgive me, okay? I won’t tease you like that again.”

“Whatever.”

“Don’t say that. Just look at me for a second. I want to kiss you.”

“…Hmph.”

“Won’t you even look at me? Just a peck on the cheek?”

“…….”

-Side, side…

I pressed my lips to Eli’s ear, but Eli only trembled slightly, unmoving.

Now, I had no choice but to use force to pull Eli back and try to give them a kiss.

“Eli…!”

“Uh-uh…!”

As I tried to grab and pull Eli, they grasped the table, exerting strength to resist.

It could hurt, so I couldn’t use all my might, and because of that, it was hard to overpower Eli’s stubborn resistance.

Thanks to that, I ended up holding Eli’s slender body in my arms, wondering what to do for a moment.

Before I knew it.

-Hmph

I let out a small, silent laugh. I was a bit taken aback, but this was just a light, playful fight with Eli.

It wasn’t like I was really angry, and Eli was just a bit upset because I was teasing them.

So, I decided to take a straightforward approach.

“Eli.”

“…….”

“I love you.”

“…….”

“I love you, Eli. I love you the most in the world.”

“……Heh.”

“You’re so cute that I couldn’t help but tease you. You know I love you, right?”

“…….”

“I love you~”

I kept saying “I love you” endlessly, pressing my lips to Eli’s ear, speaking directly to their heart.

Whenever I said “I love you” like I did when I kissed, Eli’s body would continue to tremble every time my breath touched them.

Finally.

“……Yeah.”

Eli finally turned their head to look at me again, their still-flushed face and narrow, slanted eyes.

They were upset, but seemed happy that I said I loved them, and their complex expression was so cute that I almost laughed.

“Yes.”

“What are you doing?”

“Yes?”

“You said you love me, but why aren’t you kissing me? Are you teasing me? Do you want to die?”

“Ah.”

As soon as I heard that, I kissed Eli’s cheek and lips.

“Side… Chuup…”

Just like always.

Eli also leaned in to kiss me, slowly turning their body to face me, and now we finally faced each other.

In my arms, Eli tilted their head back, and our lips collided.

“Uh…”

“…That’s ridiculous…”

He slightly bit my lips, warning me while gazing at me intensely.

“…Hmph… You… Be careful…”

He continued to kiss me for almost 20 minutes without letting go of my lips.

Seriously.

It’s always like that.

***

We entered a room café to search for a Swedish travel destination, but we ended up doing something else instead.

Eli, who was wearing a bunny girl costume, threatened me, saying “If you want to die, try playing around again,” and I ended up apologizing.

“When are you free next weekend?”

“I’ll do it then.”

“Okay, I’ll wait.”

It’s something I couldn’t say in front of my parents, but I didn’t want to do it anywhere else either.

We also decided on when to do Eli’s bunny girl cosplay.

After leaving the room café, we went to a photo studio to take passport photos and took a leisurely stroll around the area, feeling relaxed.

“Do you want to eat? We haven’t eaten yet.”

—Then, shall we go with Eli? We can have dinner with Mark ajusshi and the others.

“Really? Let’s go now.”

Because my dad had contacted us, saying he wanted to have dinner with Eli’s family.

So, we headed back and met up with our parents, who were waiting for us, and entered a high-end Korean restaurant.

“Thank you, Do-hyun. I’ll eat well.”

“I’ll eat well too~”

“In the winter, our family will be in your debt, so eat a lot.”

It seemed like the adults had discussed our Sweden trip while we were out playing.

Anyway, since we would be receiving a lot of help from Mark ajusshi in Sweden, it felt like our dad was trying to return the favor by treating us to dinner.

And, as expected, the conversation at the dinner table was all about the trip.

“The tourist map is worth seeing, but just walking around the streets is enough to feel Sweden’s beauty.”

“That’s right~ I don’t go often, so it feels like a movie every time I go.”

“Even just looking at the pictures Ye-rin showed me, I’m curious… But, husband, is our flight reservation okay?”

“I checked, and it looks like there are enough seats available. Eli will be on the same flight as us, right?”

“I don’t know what will happen, so let’s just reserve seats for me and Ye-rin for now. Please.”

Mark ajusshi seemed to be certain that if my dad’s schedule didn’t work out and our family couldn’t go, Eli wouldn’t be able to go either.

So, it was decided that Eli would take the same flight as our family, and I thought it was for the best.

“Wow, but the flight is going to be tough. It takes over ten hours with a layover.”

Like my mom said, the flight would take over ten hours, and the thought of being on the plane without being able to meet Eli during that time was unbearable. We wouldn’t even be able to contact each other by phone in the air.

“At least we can take the same flight. That’s a relief, right?”

“What are we going to do during that time? It’s going to be so boring.”

“Yeah, it’s fifteen hours… It’s really long.”

It was unimaginable. The thought of being on a plane for that long was unbearable.

Of course, if Eli was by my side, even if we couldn’t have intense skinship with our parents around, we could still have a good time.

Just like how we would hold hands tightly during school breaks and feel happy, it’s like that.

Anyway, we finished dinner early and chatted about our trip for a while before heading back home.

“I’ll treat you in Sweden. You ate well.”

“You ate well, it was delicious~”

Mark and Ye-rin’s mom went back home first, and for some reason, Eli followed us into our house.

“Go to your room. I’ll come later.”

“Where are you going?”

“I’ll go say thank you.”

“Ah, okay.”

Eli led me to my room first, and then followed my parents to their room.

And a little while later…

“You, you!! I didn’t give you permission yet! What are you doing?! Don’t call me like that! You can’t take me away!”

My mom’s loud voice could be heard. I peeked out of the room, and Eli came out with a slightly red face, looking as calm as usual.

“What did you say?”

“Nothing. I’ll come back in an hour, so stay in your room.”

With that, Eli left, and my mom glared at the door, warning me.

“Do-yun! From now on, be careful around him! Don’t get too close and don’t get taken in! Got it?!”

“Got it.”

“What’s with that fox, anyway…!”

I really wonder what she said.

Why is my mom so angry, and why is my dad laughing in his room?

I was curious, but I put my curiosity aside and went back to my room.

And I prayed.

Please let there be a day during the weekend when my parents, or Mark and Ye-rin’s mom, are away from home.