Title: Intense Curiosity
Author: Alice S. (alicelians@yahoo.com)
Rating: PG
Date: 8 August 2022
Tags: Vignette, Tobot, Strictly *One-Sided* Kim Neon x Oh Hera,
Unrequited Love, Crushes, Dumb Teenager in Love
Word Count: 738
Description: Third grader Cha Duri finds his older brother figure's diary
and gets a kick out of reading it.
Distribution: Alice's Fic Room
Disclaimer: The characters mentioned in this story are all owned by Young Toys
and Retrobot.
Author's Note: Earlier, I was thinking to myself, "It would be super funny
if I wrote about Neon having a huge crush on Officer Oh." And then I thought,
"What if Duri found his diary?!"



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May 13, 20XX
Daedo City High, Daedo City

As my history teacher rambles on and on about history things, I sit at my desk
thinking about a girl. A very pretty one, indeed.

Is she the one sitting diagonal from me?

Is she the one sitting at the front of the classroom, who at first glance
appears to be listening attentively, but is actually probably about to fall
asleep any minute now?

Is she the one who always talks loudly with her friends during the breaks between
classes?

None of the above. In fact, the one I think of... isn't even here.

She's probably out on traffic patrol or something. Chasing a robber down the
street. Tripping herself over a plastic cup and as a result losing the culprit.
Thinking about these things, I smile and start fidgeting, looking out of the window
and paying absolutely no attention to my surroundings.

After thinking about the possibilities of what she is doing now, I begin to imagine
an ideal romance with her. I imagine that I hold her in my embrace, perhaps steal a
quick kiss. I imagine that she holds me with all of her might, telling me to not let
go. I imagine that I caress her hair, free of a hair tie.

And then my heart is filled with sorrow because all of the thoughts I smiled for
just now will forever be delusions. Perhaps if I were 20 years old, I would have had
the chance. But I am only a teenager... a mere child who cannot capture the heart of
the woman I long for.


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Hana peeked over the wall to see Duri reading through a recent entry of Neon's diary,
which by chance fell into his hands one sunny day (Yesterday). Being nosy, he read it
without thinking much about it. While reading it after a "tiring" day of school, Duri
noticed his brother, and he called him over. "Hey, Hana! Check this out!"

Hana rolled his eyes as he went over to Duri's side. He had his arms crossed and
everything. "Look, Duri, I don't think we should be reading something so personal.
Imagine if Neon found out *your* deepest darkest secrets!"

Duri laughed. "Oh, the horror," he said in a singy-songy voice. "Why don't you take a
look?"

With the notebook shoved in his face, Hana had no choice but to read it. After
skimming through it, he gulped. "Wow, I never knew that Neon even liked Officer Oh."

"Well!" Duri happily turned the page as he said, "Now you know!" He continued reading.


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That aside, I was just getting started with imagining everything so perfectly in my
mind, but I snapped back to reality when the teacher came up to my desk and asked
me directly, "Kim Nebok! I said, please answer the question on the board!"


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Upon reading that paragraph, Duri burst out laughing. "Haha! What is this, one of
those stupid high school dramas Dingyo's been watching?"

After a few minutes, Semo came downstairs with a soccer ball in his hands. Before
opening the front door, he called over to Duri. "Hey, Duri, I'm gonna play soccer
outside, wanna come with?"

Duri didn't even look up from the book. "Nope! I'm busy!"

Semo shrugged, and opened the door only to see Neon, who was just about to ring the
doorbell. Since it looked like he urgently wanted to say something, Semo just let
him in without a word He waited to hear what Neon was going to say.

"Hey, kids," Neon started. "Have you guys seen my-"

He looked down at Duri, who was holding what he was looking for. He finished his
sentence. "-notebook.."

Duri noticed Neon glaring at him, and panicked. "Hey, Neon! Nothing going on here!"
He still had the book open.

Neon started chasing Duri around the ground floor, begging him, repeating, "Give it
back!" Duri may be fast, but for the most part Neon was able to keep up with him
for a few minutes.

After they became tired of running, Duri gave in and gave it back. Grinning, he
playfully said, "Well, now I know that you like the police officer lady."

"Shut up," Neon retorted, looking away.

Duri's smile grew wider as he called Dingyo. "Hey, Juding! You'll never guess what I-"

Neon became alarmed, and interrupted Duri, "Don't you *dare* tell Dingyo!" You know,
because who knows who she'll tell...