I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 19)

CHAPTER 19

 

           

            The photoshoot for the day was almost half finished when Daichi suddenly announced that it was time for a break. All the crew members cheered after hearing Daichi.

 

            The DBSK boys followed the crew members to a room in the studio where a table full of different delicious foods were waiting.

 

            As soon as Mas saw the different foods on the table, he immediately gasped with delight.

 

            "My stomach is already growling," Max uttered.

 

            The other DBSK boys laughed after hearing what Max said.

 

            "Come on . . . let's eat," one of the male crew members said to the DBSK boys.

 

            The DBSK boys selected some foods and started to eat. They were already eating when they noticed that Lena and Daichi were nowhere in sight.

 

            "Where's Lena and Daichi? Aren't they going to eat?" Max asked the studio personnel that were eating near them.

 

            "Maybe they have a separate set of food to eat, or maybe they went out," the male personnel answered.

 

            "Oh! I would just be in total heaven if I had a fiancee like Daichi. Lena is such a lucky girl. Imagine having a handsome, rich and successful husband is any girl's dream," one of the female members said.

 

            Jaejoong tried to ignore the things he was hearing. Somehow he couldn't deny the fact that he was hurting. While Lena was doing the photo shoot, she was avoiding him intentionally. And somehow this was bringing him pain that it was making him crazy. He stared at the food he was supposed to eat. He had eaten only a small portion, but he felt like he was already full. He felt like he had no appetite to eat anything. He sighed havily while staring at his food.

 

            U-Know looked at Jaejoong. He had already noticed that Jaejoong wasn't eating.

 

            "What's wrong? Aren't you hungry? You should eat. We still have a lot of work to do," U-Know reminded Jaejoong.

 

            Jaejoong sighed again. "I'm not hungry."

 

            U-Know looked at Xiah, Micky and Max. They were already staring at Jaejoong as well.

 

            "Hyung . . . . you should eat," Max said with concern.

 

            "If you really miss her, then you should try to talk to her . . . . and sort things out. And for everyone's sake! Just be true to yourself already," Micky commented in Korean. He didn't want the studio personnel near them to understand what he was saying.

 

            Jaejoong suddenly stared at Micky. He saw the serious expression on his friend's face.

 

            "Just forget about everything . . . and let your emotions out," Micky said again in Korean.

 

            U-Know lightly tapped Jaejoong's shoulder. "In a few days, it will be too late. So if you really like her, then you should tell her now. All of us can see that yu care about her more than a friend. You must find the courage to tell her now or you may never have the chance to tell her again. And then you will end up regretting it all of your life," he also spoke in korean.

 

            Jaejoong suddenly fet a sharp pain suddenly cross his heart. Somehow he didn't want to lose Lena. But he was still confused whether he liked her more than a friend or not.

 

            "I'm still confused. She's my best friend for so many years now . . . What if I just don't want to lose her as a friend? What if I'm just mistaking our friendship for something more serious? What if . . ." he also answered in korean. He suddenly stopped talking as soon as he saw Lena enter the room with Daichi.

 

            "Enough with the what if . . . you're wasting precious time. If I were you, better tell her now or forever regret it," Micky said in korean as he also looked at Lena's direction.

 

            Lena immediately noticed Jaejoong staring at her, as soon as she entered the room. Suddenly she felt very uneasy and conscious of her every move. She tried to aboid looking at his direction. She was afraid that he might see in her eyes the loneliness she was feeling. And she was afraid that he might feel that she was missing him badly.

 

            Daichi glanced at Lena. He had already noticed the tensed expression on her face after they entered the room He knew it was because of Jaejoong. Then his heart suddenly ached. He closed his eyes for a few seconds and drew in a deep breath.

 

            "I can do this . . . I don't feel anything . . ." he constantly repeated in his mind.

 

            Then Daichi opened his eyes again and tried to put on a smile.

 

            "Come on . . .Let's eat. I'm hungry," he sweetly said to Lena.

 

            Lena silently followed Daichi to where the table with food was. Then they started to pick out some foods. Afterwards they sat near the DBSK boys.

 

            "So do you guys like the foods I ordered?" Daichi asked the DBSK boys.

 

            "Yes, it's quite delicious," Max replied.

 

            "That's good. Anyway I've requested some female models to join you guys for the next set of pictures for one of the magazines I handle. I think they will be arriving in a few minutes. I hope that it's okay with you," Daichi said.

 

            "Female models? That's good!" Micky said with a mischievous look on his face.

 

            "There will be five female models. Each one of you will be paired up with a certain model," Daichi continued to explain to the DBSK boys.

 

            Lena was very silent as Daichi continued to talk with the DBSK boys. She could feel Jaejoong's gaze on her. And it was making her very uneasy.

 

            Daichi looked at Lena. He could easily tell that she wasn't herself.

 

            "Lena . . . are you okay?" he softly asked.

 

            Lena just nodded. She didn't want to say anything. She just pretended to be busy with the food she was eating.

 

            Xiah, Micky, Max, U-Know  and Daichi continued to talk to one another while Jaejoong and Lena just stayed quiet.

 

            After eating, everyone immediately resumed their work.

 

            The female models that Daichi had mentioned had also arrived. And as soon as they arrived, Daichi immediately paired each one of them with one of the DBSK members.

 

            All the models were excited to work with the DBSK boys. They were all very sweet and trying to attract the boys' attention.

 

            "Hi! I'm Miki . . . ." the female model introduced herself to Jaejoong.

 

            Lena immediately felt jealous of the female model that Jaejoong was paired with. Somehow she felt like she wanted to just walk out of the studio and never come back.

 

            Daichi looked at Lena.He could easily tell that she was jealous. He suddenly smiled secretly. His plan was working. He wanted to provoke both Lena and Jaejoong to the point that they would both finally admit and straigthen out their true feelings for one another.

 

            His plan was to make Lena jealous of the model paired with Jaejoong, and to also make Jaejoong jealous of him. He had already instructed all the models that ha had hired that day to actually be extra sweet to all of the DBSK boys, especially Jaejoong.

 

            "Lena . . . . let's start the photo shoot," Daichi said as he suddenly hugged her from behind.

 

            Daichi could see that Jaejoong's gaze suddenly focused on them. Daichi tightened his embrace. He wanted to make Jaejoong mad with jealousy.

 

            "Are you tired?" Daichi asked Lena sweetly.

 

            "No . . . . I thought you said we should start with the photo shoot already," Lena said with a light laugh. "How can I start if you're holding me?"

 

            Daichi laughed. "Sorry . . . I couldn't stop myself."

 

            "Okay guys . . . let's start," Lena announced as soon as Daichi released her from his embrace.

 

            Everything went smoothly until it was time for Jaejoong and his partner. Lena felt very nervous. She didn't know what to do. But she knew she had to finish her job.

 

            "Jaejoong . . . Miki . . . please stand next to each other. Then Jaejoong put your hand on Miki's waist," Lena tried to instruct Jaejoong and Miki.

 

            Jaejoong was reluctant to follow Lena. He didn't want to be so close to Miki.

 

            Lena sighed. She wanted to finish everything as soon as possible. Being with Jaejoong and seeing him with another girl was already driving her mad with jealousy and hurt. She then walked up to Jaejoong. She then gently touched Jaejoong's hand. She was about to place it on Miki's waist when Jaejoong suddenly held her hand in return.

 

            Lena stared at Jaejoong. Her heart started beating wildly.

 

            At that exact moment, as Jaejoong held Lena's hand, it was as if the world had suddenly stopped. Both of them stared into each other's eyes. It was as if they could see through each other's souls. They could feel and hear the sounds of their hearts beating as one.

 

            "Jaejoong . . ." Lena softly uttered.

 

            Jaejoong stared at Lena. He had finally decided to reveal his true feelings. . . . when . . . .

 

            "Lena . . . ." a voice angrily called out.

 

            Everyone suddenly turned their heads to where the voice came from.

 

            "Mother!" Daichi and Lena both uttered with horror.

 

            The older woman immediately went straight to Lena and Jaejoong. She then grabbed Lena's hand out of Jaejoong's hand.

 

            "Lena . . . let's go home," Daichi's mother said as she gently pulled Lena away from Jaejoong.

 

            Jaejoong felt his world had just come crashing down. As he watched Lena being pulled away, he felt so helpless. He wanted to ran after her. He wanted to ran away with her to a far away place so no one could ever take her away from him ever again. But then he knew it wasn't possible. She didn't belong to him. She could never belong to him . . . not in this lifetime.

 

            "Lena . . . ." he uttered as she slowly disappeared from his sight.