CHAPTER 48
Jaejoong hurriedly ran out of the apartment building. His mind was sort of spinning while his heart was beating very fast.
"Keiko . . ." he uttered.
He quickly ran to where Keiko usually parks her car. And there . . . he found her crying. He gently opened the door of the car.
Keiko was crying uncontrollably while her head was bent down on the wheel of the car.
"Keiko . . ." he uttered as he gently caressed her head.
Keiko slowly lifted her head and stared straight at Jaejoong. "Jaejoong . . . Oh . . . Jaejoong . . ." she uttered as she quickly embraced him.
Jaejoong's heart pounded very hard as soon as he felt Keiko's warm body next to his. He couldn't quite explain it . . . but he knew there was a big difference between his body's reaction towards Keiko and towards Lena.
"Lena . . . Oh god! What have I done?" he suddenly remembered her. Instantly his heart started to ache after realizing that he had hurt Lena when he left her to look for Keiko. He was totally confused.
"Jaejoong . . . I . . . I thought you wouldn't look for me . . . I thought . . . I thought you didn't love me anymore," Keiko tried to utter in between sobs.
"I'm sorry . . . I'm sorry if I hurt you," Jaejoong slowly uttered.
Keiko looked straight into Jaejoong's eyes. "Please tell me the truth . . . Who is she? Why did you kiss her? Is she . . . someone from your past? Please tell me," she begged.
Jaejoong felt like there was something stuck in his throat. He was finding it very hard to answer Keiko's question.
"Lena . . . Lena was my first love. She was the very first woman I ever fell in love with. And she was also the reason why I was hurting . . . during the time that you met me," Jaejoong confessed.
"So . . . she's the girl . . . you were trying to forget?" Keiko asked as if unable to believe.
Jaejoong slowly nodded his head.
Keiko's eyes suddenly softened. She then cupped Jaejoong's face with her hands.
"Now . . .I understand . . . why you were so shocked when we first met her . . . I no longer want to know why you kissed her . . . because . . . I know what you will answer might hurt me more. And I'm willing to forget everything I saw and heard . . . in exchange . . .just promise me that you won't leave me. I love you, Jaejoong. You know that don't you? I don't think I can live without you. So please . . . don't leave me. I need you . . . our baby needs you," Keiko said with tears in her eyes.
Jaejoong stared at Keiko. What he had heard had suddenly exploded like a bomb. He hated himself for hurting her. But he still couldn't deny the fact that a big part of his heart was calling out for Lena. "You're pregnant?" he asked with a trembling voice.
Keiko just nodded. Then she saw the confusion in Jaejoong's eyes. She knew that he was still in love with Lena. But she was just trying to pretend that it wasn't real. She was constantly making herself believe that she was the only one in his heart. She gently wrapped her arms around Jaejoong. She wanted to make him forget. She wanted him to want her and forget about Lena.
Keiko slowly searched for Jaejoong's lips. She was willing to do anything just to make sure that he wouldn't leave her. She then tightened her embrace. She wanted to make him feel how much she loved him. She didn't care about anything else anymore. The only thing on her mind was that she loved him, and it was the only thing that matters.
Keiko's gentle kiss quickly changed into a deep and passionate one. Jaejoong was immediately drawn into Keiko's kisses and caresses that he momentarily forget about Lena and everything that had happened.
Back in the DBSK boys' apartment . . . .
Micky carefully placed Lena on her bed. She had been crying non-stop ever since Jaejoong left her to look for Keiko.
"You should rest now . . . And please stop crying. . . Crying will be bad for you and your baby," he softly said while caressing her hair.
"Can you . . . can you please stay beside me until I fall asleep?" Lena asked weakly.
Micky smiled. "Yes, I will certainly stay with you . . . even for a lifetime. So don't worry. Just close your eyes and try to forget everything."
Lena followed what Micky had said. But as soon as her eyes were closed . . . Jaejoong's image quickly appeared in her mind. One by one . . . images started to rush in . . . Jaejoong embracing her . . . Jaejoong kissing Keiko . . . Jaejoong kissing her . . . Keiko with tears in her eyes . . . Jaejoong running out of the room . . . Everything was just too maddening for her.
Lena's weak and tired body finally gave up and within minutes she was fast asleep.
Micky silently gazed at Lena's beautiful face. He still couldn't believe that someone would actually hurt such a beautiful angel. Somehow he couldn't stop himself from being angry with Jaejoong. He had already given him all the chances to have Lena back. But Jaejoong just threw it all away.
Micky gently caressed Lena's cheek, then his fingers travelled to her lips. "Such sweet lips," he uttered.
He stared deeply at her lips. He felt so drawn that he somehow couldn't stop himself. He slowly lowered his head, then he lovingly planted a long and sweet kiss on Lena's lips.
Micky was still kissing Lena . . . when the door opened. Xiah, Max. U-Know and Jaejoong slowly entered the room and were all stunned with what they saw.
Jaejoong's world suddenly became black. Then he instantly felt like his heart was being crushed and torn into millions of pieces. He had never imagined he would actually see Micky kissing the only girl he had loved with all his heart. The pain was just too much. Now he knew what Lena must have felt when she saw him kissing Keiko. He abruptly leaned on a wall. He felt like he was going to collapse. Somehow the scene he was seeing was making him enraged.
"Micky . . . " U-Know spoke softly but with a distinct warning tone.
Micky suddenly looked at the other DBSK boys. He was quite surprisedm, but was instantly delighted when he saw the pain in Jaejoong's eyes. He wanted to hurt him so much. He wanted to make him feel even a fraction of the pain that Lena was feeling.
"Micky . . . what are you doing?" Xiah asked with disgust in his eyes.
Micky grinned. "Can't you see? I was kissing the woman I love," he answered directly.
Max looked carefully at Lena. "But hyung . . . Lena is sleeping. . . You're taking advantage of her," he said angrily.
"I'm taking advantage?" Micky asked, then he lightly laughed. "Okay . . . let's say . . . I really am taking advantage of her . . . So what? . . . At least , even if I took advantage of her, I'm willing to be responsible for all my actions . . . And I'm certainly willing to be responsible for her unlike someone I know," he said tauntingly while staring at Jaejoong.
"Micky . . . let's all go outside. All of us need to talk . . . right now. This situation is already getting way out of hand," U-Know said with a serious voice.
U-Know and the other DBSK boys quickly left Lena's room.
And as soon as they all entered the living room . . .
"Micky . . . what the hell are you trying to do?" U-Know shouted angrily. "Have you really gotten so low . . . as to take advantage of a girl while she's sleeping?"
"U-Know . . . try to calm down yourself. And please lower your voice, you might wake up Lena," Xiah tried to remind him.
U-Know sighed. "What is happening to us? What is happening to the two of you?" he asked Micky and Jaejoong. "We all have been together for years now . . . We're like brothers . . . So how come the two of you are hurting each other?"
"The problem isn't with me . . . You should try to ask Jaejoong. He's the one with all the problems," Micky said sarcastically.
Jaejoong tried to control himself. He was already very furious with Micky.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked angrily.
Micky looked straight at Jaejoong. "I mean . . . you're the one making all the trouble. By the way . . . how is your precious Keiko? Have you comforted her? Are you satisfied that while you were consoling Keiko Lena was almost dying of crying," he said furiously.
Jaejoong's heart somehow stopped because of what Micky had said. He was suddenly hit by the truth.
"I . . . I'm sorry . . . I didn't mean to hurt her," Jaejoong tried to utter.
"You didn't mean to hurt her? Are you kidding me? You practically threw everything right at her face when you left her just to look for Keiko. So you know how hurt she was? Can you even imagine what kind of pain she was feeling? I can still see it in your eyes that you still care for her . . . So why the hell are you still hurting her? She had already gone through so much . . . Why can't you just give her a break? Please stop causing her more pain. You don't know the difficult situation she is in right now. Have pity on the girl . . . She's . . . ." Micky quickly controlled himself. He didn't want to divulge Lena's secrets.
Jaejoong closed his eyes. Everything that Micky had said had stirred different emotions in him . . . emotions that he didn't want to feel. "I'm so confused," he uttered as he slowly opened his eyes.
"Confused? get your head straight Jaejoong! You're a man . . . act like a man," Micky said seriously.
"Yes . . . I admit I still have feelings for Lena. But I don't want to hurt Keiko. She's been so good to me . . . and I've . . . . I've already slept with her . . . and now she's carrying my child. So I can't just leave her. I have to be responsible for her," Jaejoong tried to explain.
"Responsible? Lena is the one you should be responsible for. She's also carrying your child," Micky said in his mind while staring at Jaejoong.
"You already slept with her? And she's pregnant as well? Way to go!" Micky said as an insult."You sure have a unique way of showing your love. So what if you already slept with Keiko . . . or she's pregnant? Are you even sure that the child is really
yours? You slept with Lena too . . . but look at her now. You're already moving on with your life . . . while she's still trying to hold on to your memories. Do you think that's fair?"
Xiah, Max and U-Know were all stunned with what Jaejoong had said. Keiko was pregnant as well.
Micky slowly approached Jaejoong. Then he stopped right in front of him . . . face to face . . . eye to eye . . . man to man . . .
"I know we've been friends for a very long time now. But please understand . . . I love Lena. I've never felt this way with anyone before. So I've decided to fight for her. I want her to be mine," Micky suddenly said with sincerity in his eyes.
Xiah, Max and U-Know were totally speechless. Their two friends were in love with the same girl. And Jaejoong had gotten two girls pregnant. They had never imagined that such a situation could happen to them.
Jaejoong didn't know what to say. Hearing Micky say that he loved Lena was making him insane with jealousy. "I still love Lena. . . . but I also love Keiko," he confessed.
"You're a fool! You can't possibly love two girls all at the same time. Decide Jaejoong! I'm going to give you one last chance. Choose . . . Lena or Keiko . . ." Micky said seriously.
Jaejoong felt like both his head and his heart was going to explode any minutes. He was totally confused. He still loved Lena and he wanted to have her back in his life. But he also cared about Keiko and she was pregnant with his child. He needed to set aside his own feelings and take care of Keiko for the sake of their child.
Jaejoong lowered his head. He had finally decided. Even if his heart was screaming out another name, his mind had only one name. "Keiko . . ." he weakly uttered.
Micky shook his head in disbelief. He was totally enraged with Jaejoong's decision. "So you're really choosing her over Lena?" he asked Jaejoong with anger in his eyes.
"Yes . . ." Jaejoong uttered softly.
"Congratulations! I think you just made the biggest mistake in your life. You're really a fool! How I wish I could see your reaction once everything blows up in your face. I know there will be a time that you will realize what you just threw away is really the most important and the only real thing in your life. Go and take care of your Keiko . . . I hope the two of you will be happy . . . in hell . . ." Micky said with such fury in his eyes that Xiah, Max and U-Know were all scared.
Jaejoong suddenly looked at Micky. He wanted to say something, but nothing was coming out of his mouth.
Micky grinned with a scary look in his eyes. "Oh! And before I forget . . . I want to give you something . . . you will always remember . . ." and with those words he violently punched Jaejoong straight in the face.
Micky's punch was very fast that Jaejoong wasn't able to avoid it. He was hit very hard on the face that his lower lip immediately bled. Jaejoong tried to wipe away the blood that was coming out of his wound. He knew he deserved what Micky had done.
"From now on . . . You're no longer my friend. I don't want to know you or your Keiko. And starting today . . . don't you dare go near Lena again . . .Our friendship ends here, Jaejoong . . . With your decision, you didn't just lose me . . . as your friend . . .or Lena as your lover . . . but you also lost a very special part of your life . . . a part which you will never know . . . a part which you can never replace . . . Your pain is just starting Jaejoong. Once you know the truth . . . I hope you will have the courage and the strength to face what you have done. When that time comes . . . even if you beg a million times . . . I will make sure that you will never have Lena back. I will do everything . . . I will make Lena my wife . . . I will make sure of that," Micky said as he finally walked out and went back to his room.
Jaejoong was left still unable to believe what just happened. How he wished he could turn back time, so that he could be free to love Lena again.
Slowly his tears started to fall. He still loved Lena. But he was no longer free to love her. He wanted to scream and let out the pain he was feeling. Micky was right. Letting Lena go would be the biggest mistake in his life . . . but there was nothing he could do. He needed to set her free . . . and he needed to bind himself to a love that he just realized wasn't real. . . . all for the sake of a child . . . his child.
Jaejoong's tears continuously fell. How he wished he would become numb. He felt so tired . . . tired of all the pain. "I'm sorry Lena. . . " he tried to utter.