I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 28)

CHAPTER 28

 

 

            A knock suddenly caught Daichi's attention. He hurriedly opened the door of Lena's room, and was quite surprised to see who was waiting outside.

 

            "Micky . . .what are you doing here?" Daichi asked coldly.

 

            "To visit Lena, of course. Why? Am I forbidden to see her?" Micky answered.

 

            "You shouldn't have come. If she sees you, she will only remember Jaejoong," Daichi uttered.

 

            "Jaejoong? That friend of mine is still in the apartment . . .weeping like a baby. And please let's just get one thing straight. Jaejoong is Jaejoong . . . and I am me. We're two different persons. So don't go around comparing him to me," Micky said.

 

            Daichi couldn't help but laugh. Somehow he liked Micky's character. He was very frank with dealing with things.

 

            Daichi looked back at Lena who was still sleeping on her bed. Then he turned to face Micky again.

 

            Micky was holding a bouquet of beautiful red roses.

 

            "Lena was just put to sleep. You may come in anyway . . . and wait until she wakes up," Daichi said.

 

            Micky nodded and slowly entered Lena's hospital room. He immediately walked up to the side of her bed, and gently placed the flowers he had brought on a table. He then looked at Lena. She was very pale, but still very beautiful. Somehow he couldn't understand how a man . . .especially Jaejoong could possibly have the heart to hurt such a sweet angel.

 

            Daichi carefully looked at Micky. Somehow he didn't like the way Micky was staring at Lena.

 

            "Are you going to wait until she wakes up? It may take a few hours before she wakes up," Daichi said.

 

            Micky stared at Daichi. Then he sat down on an empty chair near the bed.

 

            "If it's all right with you. I would really like to wait," Micky answered.

 

            Daichi wanted to ask Micky something, but somehow he couldn't find the courage to do so.

 

            "Are you really free today? Don't you have an appointment to go to?" Daichi asked Micky.

 

            Micky smiled. "I have nothing to do today. No scheduled interviews, no tv guestings or whatsoever."

 

            Daichi's face suddenly became serious. "Why are you here?"

 

            "What do you mean by that? I'm here to visit Lena. Is that a crime?" Micky asked with sarcasm.

 

            "Let's be honest . . . man to man . . . Are you starting to like Lena? I can see that you treat her with a very special kind of attention," Daichi said.

 

            Micky lightly laughed. "You're really straight to the point, aren't you?"

 

            "Yes . . . and I really would appreciate it, if you would also be the same," Daichi replied.

 

            Micky suddenly stared at Lena. "Honestly, I really do like her. The very first time I saw her, I had already liked her."

 

            Daichi was already expecting that kind of answer from Micky. He was a man and he could easily tell Micky's intentions by his actions.

 

            "Don't you think that you're adding more confusion into Lena's life by liking her?" Daichi asked.

 

            "Confusion? How? It's not as if I'm forcing her to like me back or to marry me . . ." Micky said with a hidden meaning.

 

            "Jaejoong is your friend, isn't he? So why are you liking a girl who is involved with your friend? Don't you think that is way out of line?" Daichi asked.

 

            "Yes, Jaejoong is my friend. But out friendship has nothing to do with Lena. I like her. . . and that is that. Jaejoong isn't even trying to fight for her. He's just letting you have her without any fight at all. He's a coward . . . a big coward in my opinion," Micky said.

 

            "So what are you saying? Are you going to fight with me over Lena?" Daichi asked with a raised eyebrow.

 

            Micky laughed again. "Do I actually look like the type of guy who would fight with another man just for a girl?"

 

            "Yes," Daichi replied.

 

            Micky laughed again."You're right. I'm not the type of guy who would let the girl I like just pass me by."

 

            "So are you planning to court Lena? Is that your intention?" Daichi asked directly.

 

            Micky stared at Lena. "Frankly if she was another girl, I would have already started courting her the moment I met her. But . . . because of Jaejoong, I just tried to set aside my feelings for her . . . and just pretend that I don't feel a thing for her. But . . ." Micky suddenly stopped talking.

 

            "But what?" Daichi asked curiously.

 

            "But .  . . after I learned about what happened between her and Jaejoong, it suddenly made me realize that maybe I was wrong to just give up because of Jaejoong," Micky answered.

 

            "Are you sure what you're feeling is love and not just pity? I really suggest that you just forget about courting Lena. Please don't make her life more complicated," Daichi said calmly.

 

            Micky stared at Daichi with a raised eyebrow. "Don't you think you're being biased?"

           

            "Biased? Who? Me? What do you mean?" Daichi asked as if confused.

 

            "I can clearly see that you're practically making Lena and Jaejoong fall into each other's arms. But when it comes to me, you're already stopping me . . . when I haven't even started yet. Don't you think that is too unfair? You're giving Jaejoong a chance . . . but not me," Micky said frankly.

 

            "That's because Lena likes Jaejoong. She has loved him for years. And he's the only reason why she's happy. That is the reason why I'm giving him a chance," Daichi answered.

 

            "Are you really a man?  So what if Lena likes Jaejoong? You're really just going to stand on one side and let another man destroy her? And about what you said . . . Jaejoong is the only reason why she's happy? Well . . . tell me honestly . . . is she happy now? Frankly I don't see the point in all of this. She likes Jaejoong, but ends up being dumped. You like her, but ends up feeling hurt over and over again. Jaejoong likes her, but ends up hurting her. Don't you think your love affair is too twisted and complicated?" Micky asked.

 

            Daichi sighed. "You're right. But there's nothing I can do. You can't dictate another person's heart on what to do or whom to love."

 

            "You can't dictate . . . but you can certainly control or try to manipulate," Micky uttered.

 

            "What do you mean?" Daichi asked.

 

            "Just like the way you are trying to set up Lena and Jaejoong. You're trying to make them fall in love with each other right?" Micky said with a smile.

 

            Daichi sighed again. "Yes, but that didn't work. Lena just ended up being hurt."

 

            Micky stared at Lena again. "Frankly I don't understand why Jaejoong is holding out on his feelings for Lena. It's very obvious that he loves her. But somehow there's something that holding him back. By any chance, do you know why he's like that? He's always been straight to the point when dealing with things. Sometimes there are some people who mistakenly assume that he's rude because of his frankness. But now . . . he's like a different person. He's hiding his true feelings for no apparent reason at all," Micky said.

 

            "So you're just concerned about your friend? And I actually thought that you were going to enter our love triangle . . ." Daichi said with relief.

 

            "Who said I wasn't going to enter your love problem?" Micky asked with a grin.

 

            The smile on Daichi's lips suddenly disappeared. "So you're really determined to enter Lena's life now?" he asked nervously.

 

            Micky smiled. "Yes, but not the way that you're thinking."

 

            "What do you mean?" Daichi asked.

 

            "Well I can see that all your efforts to put Lena and Jaejoong into each other's arms is still not enough. So I was thinking . . . maybe I can be of help. Since one man can't seem to push Jaejoong into Lena's   direction . . . Then maybe two men will be able to do the trick,” Micky said.

 

            Daichi stared at Micky. He was trying to figure out if what Micky was saying was true.

 

            “I thought you said you liked Lena. So why are you going to help Jaejoong be with Lena?” Daichi asked curiously.

 

            “Almost the same reason why you're also helping Lena and Jaejoong . . . I like Lena so I want her to be happy. And second is Jaejoong is like a brother to me . . . and I would do anything to make him happy as well,” Micky answered with a serious express on his face.

 

            Daichi smiled. “So you're going to sacrifice for your friend?”

 

            Micky nodded. “ I know Jaejoong is hurting because of her . . . and she's hurting because of him. I don't think I have the heart to see them that way.”

 

            “You're a good man. Micky,” Daichi uttered with a smile on his lips.

 

            “You're a good man as well Daichi, “ Micky said with a smile as well.

 

            “So what do you plan to do now?” Daichi asked.

 

            Micky suddenly grinned. “Let's make Jaejoong jealous to the point that he won't be able to take it anymore.”

 

            “And how do you propose we do that?” Daichi asked.

 

            “Just leave it all to me . . .” Micky uttered.

 

            “We don't have much time Micky. My mother won't postpone the engagement. So it's still going  as  planned. What can you possibly do in such a short time?” Daichi asked worriedly.

 

            “Don't worry . . . I've already thought of a perfect plan . . . Just leave it all up to me,” Micky answered.

 

            Daichi stared at Lena. She was still asleep. “You still have a chance to be happy Lena. Now . . . there are two of us who will be helping you. We both want you to be happy. So we'll certainly do everything to get Jaejoong into your arms.”