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chapter seventeen.

"Huh?"

"Hmm? Nothing."

Walking quietly, Ni-ki immediately noticed that Saeyoung came to a hold and started staring down at the ground with her eyes wide open, Ni-ki felt worried and at the same time curious so he approached her. "Saeyoung? Are you okay?"

Saeyoung took a few steps forward but her legs seemed wobbly and that she couldn't walk properly as well, causing her to fall but before she could meet the floor, Ni-ki's reflexes was fast enough to hold the girl's waste from behind, preventing her from falling.

"Shit! Saeyoung don't scare me like that." he said. Ni-ki slowly help her stand straight with his arm firmly holding her in her position. "Are you okay? Is anything wrong?"

Saeyoung shooked her head. "A few seconds ago my sight was blurry, my head ached and I felt dizzy. I don't know on how and why." she answered slowly with her right hand placed beside her head, looking down at the floor.

Ni-ki went in front of her and crouched down. Saeyoung was confused of his actions. "W-What a-are y-you doing?"

"Hop on." he replied. "I'll just give you a piggy back ride until I get you home."

Saeyoung blushed light pink from her cheeks. She couldn't believe what Nishimura Riki was offering and she felt disappointed for looking weak in front of him, she felt like a grandma or something. "T-Thank y-you but I think I can w-walk. Jus assist m-me." once again, Saeyoung took a few more steps forward going pass Ni-ki, wanting to prove to him that she can manage without a ride from his back. Taking 8 steps more Saeyoung could finally walk properly than before.

"Saeyoung!" Ni-ki called, again catching her before she could actually fall. Saeyoung quietly cursed at herself. "Let's not argue about this and just hop on my back." the boy crouched down again, Saeyoung didn't want to give him a hard time but she also doesn't want to have another fight with Ni-ki, so she did what he asked and hopped on.

Saeyoung grabbed the right ear piece of her ear phones and placed it on Ni-ki's right ear. "Thank you." she whispered.

"No problem."

"Ni-ki?"

"What is it, Saeyoung?"

"If I fall, would you catch me?" she repeated the same question she asked to herself when Soul came and gave her a snack. If Saeyoung has a chance to directly ask Soul about that question she wanted to know his answer but right now, Ni-ki's answer was the answer she wanted to hear the most.

Ni-ki quirked his lips to the side. "Why would you ask such a thing?"

Saeyoung shrugged. "I don't know, I just want to hear you're answer." she halfly lied. Saeyoung was eager to know his answer and she wanted to know on what he'll do when she really does fall for him.

"I'd save you before you can even fall."

Saeyoung felt puzzled at his answer. "How come?"

"Because, I don't want to see you getting hurt."

Seeing how straightforward he is, made Saeyoung smile warmly. She hid her face on Ni-ki's back because she didn't want him to see on how happy she looks, even though he couldn't really see her since she was being carried by Ni-ki on his back. Saeyoung doesn't know if being dizzy earlier helped her or not because if it didn't, Ni-ki would either tease her or he'd feel weirded out.

As for Ni-ki, he felt so clueless on why Saeyoung has brought out such a question. Right now, what's going on inside her head be a sometimes he finds her confusing especially when the girl becomes curious about certain topics.