I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 18)

CHAPTER 18

 

 

            Five days passed . . . .

 

            The DBSK boys were waiting for the start of their photo shoot. They were supposed to do a photo shoot for three different magazines.

 

            Jaejoong was staring blankly at the open space before him and sitting quietly in a corner. While the other DBSk boys just sat in another corner of the studio. They had been watching Jaejoong for more than fifteen minutes. And they knew exactly what was on his mind.

 

            "Lena . . . .hasn't really returned to her apartment?" Max asked the other DBSK boys.

 

            "Nope . . . . already checked again this morning before we left for the studio," Micky answered.

 

            "Hmmm . . . . hyung seems very affected," Max commented.

 

            "Frankly, it's his fault anyway. If he really cared for her, then he should have told her the truth. He made Lena think that she means nothing to him," Micky said.

 

            "You don't know Jaejoong's reasons for not letting out his feelings," U-Know suddenly said.

 

            "Reasons? What kind of reasons? If I were him, I would have already told Lena that she means more than a friend to me . . . and I would have already taken her away from Daichi," Micky said.

 

            U-Know just shook his head. "We can't judge Jaejoong's actions. That's all I can say."

 

            "Have you ever wondered what happened to Lena?" Xiah suddenly asked the other DBSK boys.

 

            "Maybe she had gone back to Daichi . . . . and married him," Micky said with irritation.

 

            "Why are you so annoyed anyway?" U-Know asked Micky.

 

            "Because I don't understand the reason why Jaejoong is letting Lena marry Daichi when he knows that she doesn't love him . . . . and that he's the one she loves. I find it all . . . so annoying. And to top it all, he's just there, sitting and acting as if nothing ever happened. Who knows? Lena could have already married Daichi as soon as she left the apartment a few days ago. And if she really did marry him, what happens next? The moment that he learns that she's married, he cries again? I find it so unacceptable," Micky answered.

 

            Xiah, Max and U-Know looked at each other. They knew what Micky had said was right . And they somehow sided with him on that topic.

 

            Suddenly two girls entered the studio.

 

            “The photo shoot will start in about fifteen minutes,” one of the girls said to the boys.

 

            “Okay, thank you,” U-Know said to the girls.

 

            Jaejoong immediately joined the other DBSK boys as soon as he heard the photo shoot was going  to start in a few minutes.

 

            The girls started to arrange the additional props that were being brought in the studio. Several men walked in and started to prepare for the photo shoot.

 

            “So do you guys have any idea why Daichi suddenly replaces our head photographer with his girlfriend? Don't you think it's a little unfair?” one of the men asked the other crew members.

 

            The DBSK boys suddenly looked at the direction of the man who was talking. They immediately became interested in what the personnel in the studio were talking about. They wanted to know if the Daichi the personnel were talking about was also the same Daichi they knew.

 

            “Hey! Don't talk like that. Frankly, Lena is a more accomplished and well-trained photographer than the one we have now. She studied in France and Germany and she already had several exhibits in both countries,” one of the girls suddenly said as she heard what one of the men said.

 

            Jaejoong immediately became interested as well as soon as he heard Lena's name suddenly mentioned.

 

            “Really! Sorry, I didn't know,” the man replied.

 

            “Yes, you should be sorry. And besides she's very nice. Even though she's Daichi's fiancee and she's very rich. She's still down to earth and very friendly,” the other girl said.

 

            “Not only friendly . . . . but also very beautiful,” one of the other male personnel said.

 

            Both the girls laughed. “Don't even dream that she'll notice you. She's already Daichi's girlfriend. And they're supposed to do their engagement party on Sundays. That's three days from now,” one of the girl's said.

 

            “I am already imagining the engagement party will surely be very grand. Daichi and Lena are from both very wealthy families,” the other girl said.

 

            “We are all invited right?” another one of the male personnel asked.

 

            “Of course, we are all invited. I also heard that Daichi's father will also be inviting all the artists of Avex Trax. Aside from that all the personnel from all their businesses will be invited as well,” the first girl answered.

 

            “Lena is really lucky that she's going to get engaged with Daichi. He's not only handsome but very rich as well,” another male personnel said.

 

            “Hey! Lena is rich too. I heard her family owns a lot of businesses in Korea and here in Japan too,” one of the girls said.

 

            One of the male personnel shook his head as if unable to believe. “So they are both wealthy . . . . So do you think their marriage is a kind of business-related? How? What do you mean?” another man asked.

 

             “Like they are getting married because their business have to merged or something like that,” the first man answered.

 

            “No . . . . they're not getting married because of their businesses. But because their grandfather made an agreement to have them marry each other once they reach the legal age . . . . like a pre-arranged marriage between close friends . . . . something like that,” one of the girls said.

 

            “Really . . . I don't think I can ever get married just because my parents or my grandparents tells me to,” another man among the crew said.

 

            “Well . . . . we can all see that Daichi doesn't mind at all. He obviously likes her very much. We have all seen how he takes care of her. And the way his changed is mostly because of her,” one of the men said.

 

            All the male personnel nodded their heads in agreement.

 

            “I can still remember Daichi would have at least two different girls coming to his office every week. But now he's  totally changed. He's now very focused and loyal to Lena . . . the way I see it,” another man commented.

 

            “Well, they both fit each other perfectly . . . not only in wealth but also in looks,” another male personnel added.

 

            “But have you guys ever noticed that there are times that Lena seems kind of sad?” one fo the girls suddenly asked.

 

            “Sad? Why should she be sad? She's getting married to a handsome and rich man?” one of the male personnel asked.

 

            “Well, you're all forgetting that she's in a pre-arranged marriage. So there's a big possibility that she's not in love with Daichi. And she's only getting married with him because of the agreement between their grandparents,” one of the girls said again.

 

            “Oh! That's so sad . . . . if that were true. Hey!  I remember there was this instance two days that I entered Daichi's office. I heard Daichi say to Lena that he will help her forget him. Maybe it is true that she's in love with someone else,” the other girl said.

 

            The male crew members laughed. “You girls are just too much. You were eavesdropping on their conversation.”

 

            “Hey! I wasn't eavesdropping. I just accidentally heard them when I came into Daichi's office to bring him some papers he was supposed to sign,” one of the girls defended herself.

 

            “We better stop talking or we'll all end up in trouble if Daichi hears us,” one of male personnel said.

 

            Every one in the studio started to hurry their movement. They wanted everything to be in place when Daichi arrives.

 

            After several minutes, the DBSK boys finally confirmed that the Daichi the personnel in the studio were talking about was also the same Daichi they knew.

 

            Daichi had entered the studio with a wide smile on his face.

 

            “Hello! Nice to meet you guys again,” he greeted the DBSK boys, as he approached them.

 

            “Hello . . . . So are you by any chance connected with the magazines were going to do a photo shoot with?' Max asked Daichi curiously.

 

            Daichi lightly laughed. “Sorry . . . . I haven't introduced myself properly. I'm the owner and the editor-in-chief of the three magazines you're all going to be featured in.”

 

            Xiah, Micky, Max and U-Know were all impressed. They didn't expect that Daichi was such an accomplished man in his field of work.

 

            “Daichi . . . . everybody . . . . let's start,” a girl's voice suddenly said.

 

            Everybody in the studio looked at where the voice came from. Lena had suddenly entered the studio. She was busy looking at different pictures so she didn't notice the DBSK boys. She walked straight to where Daichi was while still busy browsing at the different pictures she had.

 

            “So who are the special stars that we're featuring? Why is it you wouldn't even tell me who they are?” Lena asked Daichi. Her attention was focused on him that she still didn't see the DBSK boys.

 

            Daichi smiled. “You know them very well.”

           

            “Who?” she asked.

 

            Daichi looked at the direction of the DBSK boys. Lena slowly followed the direction he was looking at and she was suddenly shocked.

 

            As soon as she saw Jaejoong, she suddenly turned and was about to walk away but Daichi had already grabbed her arm. Daichi then slowly pulled her close to him. He then softly whispered something.

 

            “You're a professional. You should learn when to separate your  personal feelings with work.”

 

            “Daichi . . . you planned this?” Lena uttered as she looked straight into his eyes.

 

            Daichi smiled. “ This is work. I have no other motives.”

 

            “You're lying . . . I can tell,” she said.

 

            “How?” he asked.

 

            “I can tell by your eyes . . . .” she answered.

 

            Daichi suddenly laughed.

 

            “Really? I never imagined I had such expressive eyes. Are my eyes expressive enough to let you see how much I love you?” he asked.

 

            Lena looked at Daichi with confusion in her eyes. Somehow she couldn't understand why he was saying such things.

 

            “Daichi . . . .” she uttered his name in front of everybody in the studio.

 

Daichi smiled at Lena and then he suddenly embraced her.

 

"You've got to learn how to deal with Jaejoong without being affected. Sooner or later, even if you try to avoid him, your paths will surely cross one another. So you better start learning now how to control your emotions. Just pretend that you don't know him and do what you're supposed to do," he softly whispered into Lena's ear.

 

Lena knew what Daichi had said was right. She suddenly drew in a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

 

"Okay, I'll do this. But please help me," she suddenly said as she looked straight into Daichi's eyes.

 

Daichi smiled and then nodded. "Don't worry. I'll always be by your side to help you," he uttered.

 

As Lena slowly walked up to the DBSK boys, her heart was pounding continuously. Somehow she didn't knw what to say and what to do.

 

"Good morning! Let's start," she said as she tried to put on a smile.

 

Jaejoong stared at Lena. His heart was bating wildly as well. He wanted to talk to her. But he already knew judging by the way she was avoiding to look at him. She no longer wanted any connection with him. His heart suddenly ached. How he wanted to see Lena smile at him again.

 

As the photo shoot started, Daichi silently watched as Lena tried to avoid any contact with Jaejoong.

 

"I'm sorry, Lena. But I've got to do this. I have to make you face him again. So that you may realize what your heart really wants. I love you . . . That is why I don't want to be unfair and selfish. I don't want to take advantage of your situation. I want you to have one more chance to be with him. So that you may have the chance to really figure out whether you're supposed to be with me . . . or with him. Listen to your heart, Lena. I want you to be happy . . . That is all I want," he said in his mind as he continued to sadly stare at Lena.