Chapter 6: Just Don't Look Down

Saturday | October 7th, 2023 | 7:16 PM

It has been about two weeks since that fateful day with Nakyung. Life moved just about the same, Nakyung never gave any signs that she was leaking my secret and even kept it hush hush around me. We haven’t discussed it at all after that night, it was almost like it never happened. I was glad I had a best friend I could heavily rely on.

“Ain’t the party til later?” Nakyung asked as we walked from my dormitory building to the parking lot, where my car was parked. I usually only ever use my car when I’m leaving campus, like for groceries and such, other than that I’m walking or use the campus shuttles if I’m feeling particularly lazy around the school.

“It is, but Joy asked if anyone can help out with setting up and preparing for the party. So we’re going up early as good friends,” I turned my neck to look over my shoulders, making sure no one was in earshot. “And maybe, we might be able to get an early chance to snag her undies.” 

The look in her eyes changed significantly as she followed my lead, looking around for any loose ears. Nakyung grinned sinisterly. “Then what are we waiting for? Better to get there now than later!” With that, she took off in a full on sprint through the parking lot. I let out a laugh of disbelief and ran after her, knowing she couldn’t even get in my car without me unlocking it.

Saturday | October 7th, 2023 | 7:42 PM

“Woah.” Nakyung gasped while staring out the window at the large house I parked in front of. I laughed at her reaction, “Yeah, I know. Her family’s fucking stacked.” I unbuckled my seatbelt and got out of my car, looking up at the house as well.

It was a modern luxury two story house. Her front yard was extremely well kept, with those visible grid lines in the grass that had to be cut by professionals. The walkway up to her house had small lanterns that usually glowed yellow at nighttime, as the grayscale color scheme of the house complimented it well. 

Nakyung followed me up the driveway, foolishly oohing and ahhing from behind me. I knocked generously on the frosted glass door after pressing her doorbell once. After about 30 seconds or so of waiting, I can somewhat see movement through the frosted glass. The door swung open, Joy smiled towards us and opened it up wider for us to enter. 

The inside was just as beautiful as the outside, with such a large and open foyer leading to a just as open living room. From the living room, there was an open way to the kitchen and dining room, as well as a staircase leading up to the second floor. From a past experience at Joy’s house, I knew that was where the bedrooms and the bathrooms were. 

Joy closed the door behind us, “Thanks for coming early Minjae! I’m glad you could come and help me.” She was dressed in just an oversized shirt, leaving her bare legs in view leaving little to the imagination as to what was underneath her shirt. I sheepishly grinned, “Don’t mention it. I’d help out anytime.”

Joy looked over at Nakyung and smiled big, “Nakyung! I’m so glad you came! I’ve heard so much about you from Minjae!” The shorter girl looked to me for some sort of reaction and smiled back at Joy.

“Aww, thank you! Minjae tells me a lot about you and the others, you guys sure have a lot of fun almost every weekend,” Nakyung replied. 

“Nah, I don’t know about every weekend, Minjae loves to be overdramatic,” Joy looked at me and sweetly grinned. Nakyung playfully bumped into me, “Yup, that’s Minjae alright.”

“Well, anyways, you guys can help me with some backdrops I was planning on hanging up so people can take pictures!” Joy turned and ran into the dining room where there were multiple plastic bags from the dollar store full of party supplies.

Nakyung and I followed behind, although I took my time walking as I glanced around the house. Joy poured out the contents of some bags, dropping different colored banner kits, streamers, different styles and colors of tablecloths. 

“I wasn’t sure what design I would be going for so I just grabbed everything,” Joy meekly admitted.

“You should be fine, Nakyung here can craft something up for you, ain’t that right?” I patted my bestie on her shoulder, to which she glared up at me and smiled reassuringly at Joy. 

“Thank you again, Nakyung. Minjae, can you do me a favor and help me with something upstairs?” Joy started walking off, leaving me and Nakyung behind to share a knowing look. We both knew what the other was thinking, this was a chance in the making right here.

I came after Joy, following her up the stairs to the second floor. Having her a few steps ahead, I can get a somewhat good look underneath her shirt and saw that she was wearing these tight shorts. Although they weren’t panties, the shorts still hugged her ample behind just as fine. 

She led me over to a familiar door, her bedroom door. My heart started to pound through my chest. There was no way, I was so close to the point so early in the day. I was expecting a harder heist but Joy literally just led me straight to her room. She opened the door for me to enter, and I immediately darted my eyes all around. For a girl, Joy keeps her room pretty messy. Everywhere, all I saw were piles of clothes, empty Amazon bags and boxes, scattered half-drunk water bottles.

Though, her room was bigger than mine at the dorm, and she had a large queen sized bed. She had a bunch of pillows lined up against the headboard, and her blankets were thrown haplessly at the end of the bed. Her dresser was topped with framed pictures, a small succulent plant, and an assortment of jewelry. Her desk had a stack of books on it and a notebook that had a pen attached to it.

 Joy kicked aside some clothes, revealing the snow-white carpet floor underneath.

“Sorry about the mess, my closet can’t fit anymore outfits,” Joy groaned. It really put into perspective how much money her family made for her to even have a closet full of clothes. I was reminded of my limited wardrobe back home. She marched over to a corner of her room, where this speaker about my size, maybe just a bit shorter than me, was standing. 

“Do you think you can carry this downstairs? It’s pretty heavy, I can help you if you need it,” Joy frowned. 

“Yeah, I can get that for you,” I said, walking behind her while keeping my head down at the piles of clothes, maybe hoping to spot a stray pair of underwear I can quickly swipe up while she wasn’t looking. Joy thanked me and started picking up the water bottles around her room.

“Yeah, I thought I was going to clean my room before the party but I got too lazy,” Joy complained.

“Oh yeah?” I mumbled, still on the lookout.

“Hmm, but no one’s going to come up here so it doesn’t really matter,” Joy walked to her window, unlocking it and sliding it open. She started pouring the water out the window, letting it splash outside. “My mom’s garden is right below, I’m doing her a favor by watering it for her.”

“That’s nice,” I crouched down to the floor next to the speaker, disappointed I couldn’t see any lingering panties. My hands and arms wrapped around the base of the speaker as I began to stand up. The speaker was a bit heavier than I thought, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t manage. Joy closed her window and hurried over to me, guiding me slowly out of her room and near the staircase.

“Be careful!” Joy worried as she went down the stairs first, pulling on the sleeve of my sweatshirt to guide me downstairs. “Haha, I should be fine.” I groaned while carefully finding each step with my feet. Soon enough, I finally touched the ground floor and Joy guided me over to the corner of the living room. I carefully set down the speaker and brushed down my sleeves.

“Yeah, the speaker got Bluetooth, LED lights that respond to the beat, and different settings to mess with,” Joy admired, “It’s pretty cool.” While I crouched down to inspect the speaker, a knock from the front door sounded out into the living room from the foyer. Joy perked up and scampered away to go answer the door from which a chorus of shrieks and greetings erupted. I stood up and moved over to where I could see the front door from the living room.

In the foyer stood a couple that I instantly recognized, my friend Seong Jinho and his girlfriend Hwang Yeji. Upon making eye contact, Jinho smiled and walked over to me. I laughed as I greeted him with a handshake, “You’re early too?”

“Damn straight, Yeji wouldn’t stop bugging me to leave the house!” Jinho chuckled. He was tall and slender, maybe about my height, with black hair styled into a middle part and his nape covered by a short mullet. I first met Jinho in one of our freshman classes and we became friends when he helped me out with some of the work and found out we had some common interests.

"Oh shut up!" Yeji exclaimed while approaching us. "Hey Minjae," she said as she hugged me, wrapping her arms around my neck. "Hey Yeji," I said while returning the hug. She pulled away, allowing me to look at her. Her long, orange-red hair fell in waves down to her chest. Yeji was also dressed casually, wearing an long-sleeved black and red striped top and tight light blue jeans that really complimented her figure.

Yeji was a pretty attractive girl, her exotic fox-like eyes made her stand out to people who didn't know her. I could understand why Jinho was so drawn to her. The two of them started dating around a year ago, when the goobers group chat was in its infancy. Yeji was one of Joy's friends that was introduced to the group. She was a really good and loving girlfriend, although she liked to be a little playful with the rest of us.

They just clicked and been going strong since. From the other room, Nakyung peeked her head out to see what the commotion was.

“I brought Nakyung as my plus one tonight, she’s helping Joy make decorations for the house,” I introduced. She sheepishly laughed and came out from the dining room holding different colored streamers in her hand, “Hi! You’re Yeji right? And this is Jinho? Minjae showed me a bunch of pictures of you guys and I hope I got it right!”

The couple smiled and greeted her, introducing themselves.

"So, I'm going to be honest, I only recognize Yeji from the photos, I wasn't too sure if you were Wooyoung or Jinho," Nakyung sheepishly said. Jinho laughed, "Oh, don't worry about it, we're glad you're here tonight."

Yeji pulled on Jinho's arm, "Yah, I'm going to go help Nakyung with the decorations and help her feel welcome, you can go and talk with Minjae, I'll be fine!" With that, Yeji moved towards Nakyung in the dining room and together they both disappeared from view. Joy took a last look around the living room like she was trying to see what else was needed but with no other word she turned away and joined the other girls with making decorations.

Jinho looked back to me, falling back into a nearby lounge chair, “How’s school been?”

“Haha, same old. Stressful but fuck, somehow I’m getting through it.” I laid back on the couch and stretched my limbs out. Jinho smirked and casually laid his head onto his hand. It was from there, my eyes drifted upwards towards the second floor and the wooden railing that lined against the edge of it. I couldn’t see anything up there but this nagging feeling was seeping from there. Jinho’s voice sounded muffled but my voice was responding fine on its own.

All I could think about was Joy, her perfect body, her double-layered smile, acting so sweet yet so seductive, her fucking panties. I needed them bad, and my body knew it when I felt my erection growing underneath my jeans. God, a girl like that, what type of panties would she wear? Clearly, she’s a dark toned girl, colors like black, gray, even maroon would suit her sexy body. She might even be the type to be sultry and enjoy wearing thongs to hide those obvious pantylines that come from always wearing leggings.

My mind flashed through vivid images of Joy wearing the panties I’d imagine would be hidden away in her room. It was all I could think about, even when Jinho and I both stood up to answer a ring from the door. Two more members of the goobers had arrived early, Sana Minatozaki and Chou Tzuyu.

Tzuyu and Sana were Joy's friends who had gotten in the habit of tagging along when Joy went out. They were nice enough and had some similarities, like how they both were foreigners living in Korea. "Hey guys," Sana cheerfully greeted us as she walked in.

Sana was a cute and friendly Japanese girl with long brown hair, big eyes and a warm smile. She was on the shorter side but her thick thighs and round butt more than made up for her lack of height. Sana was not afraid of showing skin, and today was no exception. She wore a tight black shirt that hinted at her cleavage and a pair of jeans that perfectly accentuated her ass.

Tzuyu, meanwhile, was a quiet Taiwanese girl with long brown hair, a cute nose and an almost innocent demeanor. She was taller than most girls and had a slim body, although she had nice tits and a very firm, shapely ass. Tzuyu wasn't as outgoing as Sana, and mostly followed the older girl around. However, when she was around the rest of the goobers, she seemed to open up a lot more and could sometimes be even louder than Sana.