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U - TURN (FAN FICTION) (ONE SHOT)

Stand by You  (LQ) - DBSK

U-TURN              

“Yuna!” Nuki called out.              

A girl suddenly looks up from the book she was reading. And a smile quickly appeared on her lips as soon as she saw her sister.              

“Nuki,” she said as she instantly stood up and walked towards the front of the door of her classroom.              

“Hi . . . what are you doing here? Is your class already finished?” Yuna asked curiously.              

“Yes. Why isn’t your class finished yet? Almost all the other classes in this building are finished. So how come your class is still here?” Nuki asked back as she tilted her head sidewards in a confused manner.              

“Oh, remember I told you my class will be having a camping trip this Saturday. So were supposed to have a meeting with our teacher. He’s gone to talk to one of the school administrators first. So we’re all still waiting for him,” Yuna answered.              

“Camping trip? Sounds fun . . . So the trip will be on Saturday?” Nuki asked again.              

“Yes,” Yuna replied.              

“Eh? That’s 3 days from now. Have you bought the things that you will need? Have you arranged your things?” Nuki started to ask excitedly.              

Yuna laughed. “No.”              

“Bad girl . . . How about we go shopping before going home? Tell Emer and Samar to come along. We will have a serious girl bonding time,” Nuki said with a giggle.              

“Okay,” Yuna replied with a giggle as well. She couldn’t stop herself from being amused with her older sister. There were times that she was more like a younger sister than an older one.              

“Hey speaking of Emer and Samar . . . where are those two?” Nuki suddenly asked as she noticed that Yuna’s best friends were not in the room.               “Oh, they went with our teacher to the admin’s office. They are in-charge of the class activities remember. Hmmm . . . why is it you always forget all the things I tell you?” Yuna asked with a pout.              

Nuki laughed. “Sorry. You know I have so many things going on in my daily life,” she said again with a light laugh.              

“My sister is being crazy again,” Yuna remarked with a laugh.              

“Hey, we’re both crazy … we’re sisters,” Nuki said. But she then noticed someone in Yuna’s classroom. “Hmmm . . . Yuna, I think someone is looking at you,” she teased.              

“What? Who?”Yuna asked. She then looked back at her classmates who were all busy their own things inside the classroom.              

It was then she instantly caught someone was truly looking at their direction. It was Changmin.              

Changmin was Yuna’s classmate for almost a year now. He was one of the most popular boys in their school. But somehow it didn’t make any difference to Yuna. She was more interested in studying than boys.              

“Oh . . . him. . .” Yuna uttered with dismay. “Don’t mind him. . . Maybe he’s just waiting for the teacher to arrive. We’re blocking the doorway remember,” she said as she tried to act like normal.              

Nuki gave the guy another quick glance before whispering something in her sister’s ear. “You know, he’s totally cute. And judging by the way he was looking . . . I think he’s interested with you.”              

Shocked, Yuna looked at her sister with wide open eyes. “Nuki, stop it. You’re giving me goosebumps.”              

Yuna slowly looked back at her classmates. She tried to pretend that she was looking at the window. But in reality, she just wanted to see if they guy was still looking at their direction.              

But sadly, Changmin was no longer looking at them and was instead chatting with some of their other classmates.              

Suddenly a girl placed her arms around Nuki’s shoulder. “Hey, what are you doing here? Don’t tell me you’re spying on your sister again,” Emer asked Nuki jokingly.              

“Emer . . .” Nuki uttered happily.              

“Hi Nuki,” Samar greeted as well.               “Samar, Emer . . . I’ve been waiting here for almost ten minutes I think. So isn’t your meeting going to start yet?” Nuki asked impatiently.              

“Oh just give us another ten minutes more and we will try to finish everything as fast as we could okay?” Emer said with a smile.              

Nuki smiled and nodded.              

----- After twenty minutes . . . . .              

Yuna was already strolling in the big shopping mall together with Nuki, Emer and Samar.              

“Hey, isn’t that Changmin?” Samar asked as she pointed to someone sitting in a restaurant that they were passing by.              

The other girls instantly stopped walking and looked at the person Samar was pointing at.              

It was indeed Changmin. He was drinking a glass of juice while obviously waiting for someone.              

“Hmmm . . . who do you think he’s waiting for?” Samar asked Emer.              

Emer shrugged her shoulders. “Don’t know. You know that guys is totally secretive. He is one of the most popular boys in our school, and yet he hasn’t dated anyone. That’s according to my sources,” Emer answered.              

Nuki laughed. “According to your sources? Oh my . . . you sound like a reporter.”              

A few more minutes passed. A young girl suddenly entered the restaurant and went straight to Changmin’s table. She instantly sat down and started to talk with him.              

“Oh . . . he’s waiting for a girl,” Nuki uttered with disappointment. “Seems he’s already taken. Sorry dear sister. . . better find yourself another man,” she said jokingly to Yuna.              

“Nuki . . . I don’t care whether  he has a girlfriend or not. You’re the only one who keeps on teasing me about him,” Yuna said with irritation.              

“Yes, I know. But I just think that the two of you would make a perfect pair. That’s why I keep on teasing you about him,” Nuki replied.              

“Goodluck with the teasing Nuki. But you should know that your sister is only interested in books. Hey, I wouldn’t be surprised if one day she suddenly tells us that she’s marrying a book,” Emer uttered as a joke.              

“Ha ha ha, very funny,” Yuna uttered with a pout.              

Samar and Nuki both laughed out loud.              

“Yes, somehow I can imagine the same thing,” Samar uttered as she tried to control her laughter.              

Yuna just shook her head. “You guys are making fun of me again,” she uttered as if hurt.              

Nuki lovingly placed her arm around her sister’s shoulder. “You know, we just want you to open your eyes and try to see the world around you. Not everything revolves around books and studying. You should also learn how to enjoy life . . . . and learn how to love,” she then uttered seriously.              

Samar and Emer both nodded after hearing Nuki’s words.              

Yuna sighed. “Look, I’ll get there . . . when I’m ready. Don’t worry okay? Come on, I heard there’s a new store that opened on the upper part of the mall. I think they’re selling cds and dvds.”              

“Really? Well what are we waiting for? Let’s go. I just hope that they have the cds that I’m looking for,” Samar uttered with excitement.              

-------The day of the camping trip finally arrived.              

“Everyone . . . please remember to always stay on the camp site at night. Please don’t go exploring on your own. And if you do want to explore . . . make sure you do it together with your group mates. Group leaders . . . please always monitor all your members. If you want to go and explore, please inform me first. I will be personally instructing you about certain parts in this forest that you are not allowed to go to. You can now unpack your things and rest for a while. Then we will start our first day activities in an hour,” the teacher announced.              

“Yes, sir . . .” some of the students happily shouted.              

A few minutes later in the tent that Yuna, Emer and Samar shared. . . . .              

“This is so exciting,” Samar exclaimed with joy.              

“Totally right about that. I can’t wait until we get started with the exciting things that we planned,” Emer added.              

Yuna smiled. “This will be a totally new experience for me. Three days of camp life would certainly add a new chapter in my life.”              

Samar and Emer laughed. “If we didn’t know better . . . we already know what you are going to do for the whole 3 days here,” Samar uttered.              

“And what do you mean about that?” Yuna asked. Somehow she couldn’t understand what her friends were saying.              

“Uhmm . . . let me ask a simple question,” Emer uttered.              

“Okay . . . what is it?” Yuna asked again.              

“Did you bring a book?” Emer asked with a smile.              

“Yes,” Yuna quickly answered.              

“Now that is what we mean,” Samar quickly said as she lightly shook her head.              
“Hey, I just brought a book in case . . . I get bored or something . . . or I don’t have anything to do,” Yuna tried to explain.              

“Oh yes, as if we would actually believe that,” Emer said with a smile.
              
“Hey . . . let’s start unpacking. Then let’s eat a little snack before going out. I am starving already. But let’s hurry in eating okay. Our teacher might start calling us in a little while,” Samar reminded the others.              

“Okay,” Emer and Yuna replied with laughs.              

Their first day at the camp site went by without any problems. Everyone was very happy and enthusiastic. They played games, sung different songs, ate some homemade foods that some of the students brought along and told different stories about different things. By eight o’ clock, all of them were already very tired that they all decided to take an early rest. All of them were very excited for the next day to come because it was the day that they were going to start exploring.              

As Yuna quietly lay down beside Emer, she couldn’t really understand the strange feeling that she was having. Somehow she was afraid of something . . . but she didn’t know what it is.              

The next day . . . . .              

“Remember to always stay on the path. Don’t go around and explore things on your own. This is a very vast forest and some parts are still dangerous. So please . . . please always stay with your group mates at all times. It is only 9am . . . You are all required to return here by 3pm. I will be checking the attendance by 3:10pm sharp. Is that understood?” the teacher said with a loud voice so to get everyone’s attention.            

An hour later . . . .              

“My feet is killing me,” Samar complained.              

Yuna lightly laughed. “You should have brought two rubber shoes in case that one made your feet hurt again.”              

“Uhmm, yeah you’re right. I guess I have to live with this rubber shoes for the next two days,” Samar said with a sigh.              

“I have a spare one in my bag. You can just borrow it later,” Emer said with a smile.              

“Really?” Samar asked with joy.              

“Yes, of course,” Emer simply replied.              

“Oh, thank you. I really need a break from this shoes. I already have a wound because of it,” Samar said with a sigh again.              

“What? Well you should just wear a sandal or something. You wouldn’t want your wound to get much worst, would you?” Emer said with concern.              

“But I don’t have one. Frankly . . . because of my total excitement, I forgot to bring a lot of things,” Samar confessed.              

“Oh, you silly girl. Come on. Let’s head back to camp. I want to see your wound first. It may need some ointment or something,” Emer said with a smile.              

“Thanks, you’re really so sweet,” Samar uttered.              

“Yuna, come on. Let’s go back to camp,” Emer said to Yuna, who was busy looking at a plant.              

“Uhmm  . . . aren’t you guys going to return here?” Yuna asked curiously.              
“Well. . . yes, we are. But Samar needs to change her shoes and I have to put some ointment on her wound as well. Why are you asking?” Emer asked.         

“I’ll just stay here and read a book while waiting for you guys. I am really too tired to go back. Is that okay with you?” Yuna said with a smile.              

“Well . . . you would be all alone here. No, it’s not okay. You have to go back with us,” Emer said with a serious tone.               Yuna sighed. “Oh, all right.”              
Another hour passed . . . .              

“Yuna, it’s time to get up. We can go now. We still have a lot of places to go to,” Emer said as she gently shook her friend’s shoulder.              

Yuna slowly opened her eyes. “But I am so sleepy already. Just leave me here. I don’t want to go out anymore. I’ll just wait for you guys to return.”              

Emer and Samar looked at each other.  

“What do we do now?” Samar asked Emer.   “I guess it’s okay to leave her here since some of our other classmates are here as well. Come on . . . I think she’s really tired. Let’s just allow her to rest,” Emer said as she slowly stood up and went out of the tent.  

Two hours passed . . . .  

Yuna slowly opened her eyes. “Hmmm. . . Where are they?” she asked as she sat up. Somehow her mind was still in a mess. She couldn’t think straight. She looked around the tent, searching for Emer and Samar.  

“Oh . . .” she uttered as she suddenly remembered that her two friends have gone out to take a stroll around the forest.  

Yuna slowly stood up and went out of the tent. She then looked around at the other tents. “Strange . . . why is it I’m the only one here?’ she thought.  

Then she came to one of the boys’ tents, some of her male classmates were there. And they were all sleeping.  

Yuna sighed. “I guess I shouldn’t bother them,” she thought again.  

She just went back to her tent and took out the book that she brought along.   “I’ll just read while waiting for Emer and Samar to arrive,” Yuna thought.  

But only half an hour passed . . .   “I’m bored,” Yuna uttered as she placed down the book she was holding. “I wonder . . . what else I can do . . .” she started to wonder.   “Aahh . . . that’s it. I will go around and explore the places near the camp site. I guess it would be okay since I won’t be going out too far,” she uttered to herself with total excitement.  

She hurriedly took her bag and went out of the tent. Then she started to walk to the same pathway that where she and her friends stopped before returning to the camp. While walking she was still taking a peek every now and then at the book she was holding. Somehow she was too interested in the book that she couldn’t stop reading it.  

“Hmmm… this is a good place to take a rest for awhile,” Yuna uttered as she slowly sat down below a large tree. “I think I will just read my book here until Samar and Emer pass by.”  

Minutes  . . . Hours . . . passed by  . . .

Yuna kept on waiting and waiting. She didn’t know why it was taking her friends so long to get back. She slowly stood up and started to walk back and forth under the shade of the big tree,   “What time is it?” she asked as she looked at her watch. And to her total shock . . . it was already 4:30pm. “They should have gone back by now. I wonder what happened to them.”  

She started to walk back to the camp site. “Might as well return to the camp site. It is already late. The teacher might be checking our attendance by now. Oh … I know I am going to get a big scolding for being late,” she uttered with a sigh.   Yuna walked and walked until she noticed something.  

“Why is it taking me so long to return to the camp site? I should be there by now? Am I lost?” she asked with fear already creeping inside her heart.  

She started to look around. The whole place somehow looks the same to her. Same plants, same trees . . . she couldn’t really distinguish if she already passed by the same place.  

“Where am I?” Yuna asked nervously as she started to walk much faster. She walked, then she started to run. She was already very scared. She was all alone and it was already getting dark.  

Tears were already flowing from Yuna’s eyes as she continuously walked and ran from one point to another. “Emer! Samar! Where are you?” she started shouting.  

Yuna turned from left to right. Somehow hoping that she would be able to see a familiar face, but minutes passed and she was still alone.  

“Emer! Samar! Where are you guys? Please help me! Someone . . . please help me!” Yuna cried out. She was already feeling very desperate.   She looked at her watch again. It was already 6pm. She was already feeling very scared. She looked around from both sides of where she was standing. She suddenly started to wonder if there were wild animals in that forest.  

Desperation and fear were already registered on her face. She started to walk again. She was hoping that she would be able to find her way back to the camp site . . . by miracle.  

While in the camp site . . . .   Everyone was already worried about Yuna.  

“What happened? Didn’t I tell you to always stick with each other? So how come Yuna is lost and alone?” the teacher asked Emer and Samar.  

“She was here when we left. And some of our other classmates were here as well. So we figured that it would be okay to leave her here since she wanted to sleep,” Emer answered in between tears.  

The teacher sighed. He then gave the other male students a serious stare. “What about you guys? Didn’t you see Yuna leave?” he asked.  

One of the boys just lowered his head in embarrassment. “We were all asleep sir. We really don’t know what happened to her.”  

Samar and Emer started to cry. “Yuna, where did you go?” both of them uttered worriedly.   “Sir, aren’t we going to start looking for her?” one of the male students asked.  

The teacher sighed. “It is already dark. I have already called someone to ask for assistance. But we can’t really do anything else but wait. We can’t go and just search for her since it is already dark and we might all end up lost in the forest as well.”  

“But how long are we supposed to wait? Yuna might be in danger right now,” Emer said angrily.  

The teacher just shook his head. “Sorry, I can’t allow anyone of you to go and look for her. More people will be in danger if we go out at night.”  

Then someone suddenly shouted. “Sir, Changmin just left.”  

“What?” the teacher asked in total shock.   “He said he can’t possibly just stand around doing nothing when Yuna might already be in danger,” one of the male students said.  

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I could have stopped him,” the teacher angrily uttered.  

“Sorry I just saw him leave a few minutes ago, he sneaked around so no one else would see him,’ the student answered.   “And what were you doing?” the teacher asked.  

“I just went there to . . . uhmm . . . you know. I drank so much water the whole afternoon,” the male student tried to reason out.  

The teacher quickly turned to the other students. “Please everyone stay calm. Help will be here in an hour or so. So please don’t do anything drastic like what Changmin did. I will personally give you a failing grade if anyone of you tries to go and search for Yuna without my permission.”  

Emer and Samar just continued to cry and pray that Yuna was safe.  

--------   Changmin walked and walked. He tried to make his eyes more accustomed to the darkness and the light that was emanating from the flashlight he was holding.  

“Yuna! Yuna! Yuna!” he kept on calling out. He was hoping that she was somewhere near him. And he was also hoping that she would be able to hear him. As he continued to walk and shout out her name, his heart was continuously praying that she would be safe.  

“Yuna, where are you?” he shouted out again. He had been walking for more than two hours, but still no sign of her. Fear was already building inside his heart.   “Yuna . . . where are you? Please be safe,” he couldn’t help but utter out in total desperation.  

Changmin continued to walk until he heard something. He immediately stopped and tried to listen more carefully.  

Someone was crying. . . He could hear a girl’ cry . . .   Changmin’s heart was beating very fast as he quickly ran to the exact spot where the cry was coming from.  

“Yuna,” he immediately called out as soon as he saw her all cuddled up under a tree.  

Yuna slowly tried to look at the direction where the voice came from. But the light that was focused on her was making it impossible for her to see who was standing in front of her. 

She tried to shield her eyes from the light with her hand. “Who . . . who are you?” she asked with a trembling voice.  

Changmin felt pity as he stared at Yuna’s beautiful face. She had some cuts on her face and even her hands had some cuts as well.  

“Yuna, it’s me. . . Changmin,” he uttered as he slowly moved closer.  

Yuna closely stared at the figure that was approaching her. “Changmin? Is that really you?” she asked in between tears.  

“Yes, it’s me,” he answered as he moved the flashlight to show his face.   As soon as Yuna saw him, she quickly stood up and ran to him. She embraced him tightly like she was never going to let go.

Suddenly all the fear she was feeling had disappeared. She was no longer alone. Someone was beside her now. And as she held on to him, she again broke down into a pitiful cry.  

“Yuna, it’s okay now. I’m here. You don’t have to cry anymore,” Changmin uttered as he gently stroke Yuna’s back.  

“Thank you . . . thank you for finding me. . . I . . . I thought I was going to spend the whole night alone in this forest,” she uttered as she tried to control her tears.  
Changmin felt his heart was getting heavy. He didn’t like it whenever he sees a girl crying. . . especially not Yuna.  

“Ssshhh… It’s all right now. Please stop crying,” he tried to comfort her.  

After a few more minutes of crying, Yuna was finally able to stop her tears.   “Who are you with? Where are the others?” Yuna asked suddenly as she now faced him.  

Changmin was suddenly caught by surprise. Somehow he didn’t know how to tell her that he was alone.  

“Yuna, the others will be here soon . . . don’t worry,” he tried to cover up.   Yuna tried to understand the hesitation and the strange expression on Changmin’s face. Then she just brushed away her doubts. The important thing was she was no longer alone, she thought.  

Another hour passed . . . and then another . . . .  

Yuna sat quietly beside Changmin. They were now facing a small bonfire that Changmin had made. Somehow she wanted to ask something, but she didn’t know how to do it.  

Suddenly raindrops started to fall . . . .   Changmin worriedly looked at Yuna. “Come on, we have to find another place to stay,” he uttered as he quickly grabbed his bag. He then put out the fire that he just made.  

“But . . . where are we going to hide?” Yuna asked as she also grabbed her bag.   “I saw a cave not far from here. . . Maybe we can stay there. Come on, you will get sick if you stay out in the rain,” he said with concern as he gently grabbed her hand and started to lead her to the direction of the cave he was referring to.  

Both Changmin and Yuna were already soaked in the rain by the time they reached the cave.  

“Wait here,” he said as he went in first.  

After a few minutes, he went out again and slowly lead Yuna into the cave.  

As soon as they were inside the cave, Changmin just placed the flashlight on the ground.  

“Sorry, we can’t make a bonfire anymore. We don’t have anything to make a fire now. The trees and branches near the cave are surely wet by now, so we can’t start a fire using those. So let’s just use the flashlight,” Changmin softly said.  

Yuna carefully looked at Changmin. “Changmin . . . no one is coming right?” she asked in a soft tone.  

Changmin stared at Yuna. Then he slowly lowered his head. “Sorry, I lied.”   Yuna didn’t know what to say. She was stunned and somehow confused. “Why? Why aren’t they looking for me?”  

“Our teacher said that we had to wait for the proper people to arrive and that they were the ones who were going to search for you. All of the students were forbidden to leave the camp site. He said that it was already very dangerous and dark here in the forest and if the others went out to search for you . . . they might end up lost as well,” Changmin tried to explain.  

Yuna nodded her head. Somehow she understood her teacher’s decision. But something suddenly made her more confused. “But why . . . why are you here? You said that all of you were already forbidden to leave the camp site. So how come you still came to look for me?” she asked curiously.  

Changmin gave Yuna a quick glance and then shyly looked at another direction. “I . . . I was worried about you. Somehow I couldn’t bear to just wait and stand around doing nothing,” he answered truthfully.   Yuna felt her heart quickly skip a beat. She was so touched with what she heard.  

“Thank you . . .” she slowly uttered.   Changmin looked at Yuna again. This time there was something in his eyes. . . Something that made Yuna’s heart quiver.  

“You don’t have to thank me . . . I just did what I am supposed to do. I don’t think I can ever forgive myself . . . if something bad happens to you,” he said in a soft voice.  

Yuna felt like she was melting with the way Changmin was staring at her.  

Then unexpectedly a cold wind blew and made Yuna shiver.  

Changmin quickly stood up and sat down beside her. “Are you okay? Are you cold?” he asked with concern.  

Yuna nodded her head. All of her clothes were wet and the cold wind was making her shiver non stop.  

“Sorry I forgot . . . you’re wet. Wait . . . “ he said as he quickly searched inside his bag. “Here take this,” he uttered as he handed her a blanket. “I thought this would be useful in some way. . . I guess I was right.”  

Yuna smiled. “Thank you,” she uttered.   Changmin slowly stood up. “I will just go out while you take off your wet clothes. Then just wrap yourself in that blanket. It’s better than those wet clothes,” he said as he started to walk away.   “Wait . . . It’s raining outside. You will get drenched in the rain again,” Yuna said with concern.  

“Don’t worry. A little rain won’t kill me,” he said with a chuckle.  

“But it will make you sick . . . Just stay . . . here. . . Just close the flashlight when I say so . . . and you have to promise that you won’t peek. . . Uhmm . . . you can close your eyes as well . . . as added precaution,” Yuna said with hesitation.  

Changmin couldn’t help but lightly laugh. He then slowly moved toward the flashlight and turned his back on Yuna.   “Don’t worry I will never do that kind of thing . . . especially not with you,” he uttered.  

“Okay, close the light,” Yuna said.   Changmin immediately shut off the flashlight.  

Within minutes . . .  

“You can put the light on again,” Yuna uttered.   Instantly he turned the light on again, and then he faced her again. Yuna was now wrapped in the blanket that he gave.  

“Feeling better?” Changmin asked.  

Yuna smiled shyly. “Not really. What would you feel if you were somewhat naked in front of another person. . . and the only thing covering you is a blanket,” she answered as a joke.  

Changmin laughed. “Yeah, I would surely feel very uncomfortable as well.”   Yuna stared more closely at him. He was really quite handsome. Even his smile and laugh were both quite adorable and captivating. No wonder almost all the girls in their class was in love with him.  

She suddenly turned her gaze into another direction as soon as he caught her looking at him. She immediately felt her cheeks had turned red because of embarrassment.  

Changmin couldn’t help but smile. She was truly very charming in her own special way. He then noticed something. He quickly stood up and took out something from his bag. It was a small medicine kit that he had brought along.   He then slowly knelt down in front of Yuna.  

“Why? What’s wrong?” Yuna asked curiously.   “I am just going to clean the cuts on your face. . . and I’m also going to put on some medicine on it as well. So don’t move,” he answered with a smile.  

Yuna nodded.

And as Changmin carefully cleaned her wounds, Yuna somehow couldn’t explain the strange feeling she was having.  

Changmin was so close to her that she could almost hear and feel his breath on her skin. She was feeling so embarrassed again. Somehow she could never imagine herself in a situation where she was in right now.  

“Okay, I’m finished,” Changmin announced as he again moved away from her. He sat down in a corner of the cave.  

“Why are you there?” Yuna asked curiously.   “I don’t want you to think that I am taking advantage of you. So it’s better that we set a considerable distance between us,” he answered.  

Yuna was stunned with his answer. He was truly a nice man. A very respectable man . . . that any girl would be very lucky to have.  

“Try to get some sleep. We will go as soon as the sun is up,” Changmin said.  

“What about you? Aren’t you going to sleep?” Yuna asked with concern.  

“Someone has to stay up and watch out for wild animals. Don’t worry. I’m used to nights like this . . . I mean no sleep . . .” he uttered.  

“Oh really? Can I ask why?” she asked curiously.   Changmin looked at Yuna again. Somehow he didn’t know if he should answer her question or not.   “Because of someone,” he simply replied.  

“Someone? What do you mean?” she asked again.  

Changmin laughed. “You’re really very inquisitive huh?”  

“Well we really don’t have anything to do except talk to each other. So might as well take advantage of it. And besides this is the first time that I get the chance to talk to the most popular boy in class,” Yuna said as a tease.  

“Popular? If I am that popular . . . then tell me something. . .” he uttered.   “What?” she asked.  

“Can you tell me why the girl I like doesn’t even look my way. There are times that I actually wonder if she even knows that I exist,” he said with sadness in his voice.   Yuna didn’t know how to respond to what he said. Somehow she could feel the pain he was feeling.  

“Maybe she’s not the one for you,” she suddenly voiced out.  

Changmin stared at her. “Not for me? There is no other girl for me . . . I only want her. She’s the reason why I am staying in our school right now. . . Somehow . . . I am still hoping that there would be a time that she would actually see me . . . notice me. . .”  

Yuna didn’t know why. But she actually felt jealous of the girl that Changmin was referring to. “The girl that Changmin is in love with is very lucky . . . very lucky indeed . . . I wish I can find someone who will love me in the same way. . .” she couldn’t help but utter in her mind.  

Another two hours passed . . .  

Slowly . . . Yuna felt like her eyes were feeling very heavy.  

“Changmin, I am very sleepy now… Are you sure you’re okay to stay up all night? If you suddenly feel sleepy as well, just wake me up . . . Maybe we can take turns in sleeping and watching,” she uttered with a light yawn.  

Changmin smiled. “Sleep. . . Don’t worry. I’ll take care of you while you sleep.”   “Thank you . . .It’s been nice knowing the real you. I really had a wonderful time talking with you,” she replied as she slowly closed her eyes.  

------Morning came . . . .  

“Yuna, wake up. It’s morning already. Come on, get yourself ready. We have to go now,” Changmin uttered as he gently shook Yuna’s shoulder.  

“Okay . . .” she quickly uttered while her eyes were still closed.  

------ Minutes later . . . .  

Yuna happily yawned as she went out of the cave.  

“You look quite cheerful today,” Changmin remarked with a smile.   Yuna nodded and smiled. “I had a nice sleep.”  

Changmin laughed. “Really? That’s good. We must start walking now. I think I can find the way back.”  

“Really? Well let’s go . . . I can’t wait to go back. . .” Yuna uttered happily.   “Come on,” he uttered as he offered his hand to her.  

Yuna looked at Changmin’s hand. Somehow she couldn’t deny what she was feeling right at that moment.  

She quickly took his hand and together . . . hand in hand . . . they traveled back to the camp site.  

-----At the camp site . . . .  

Everyone was shocked after seeing Changmin and Yuna together. They were all very happy that their two classmates had returned and were finally safe.  

As Yuna was gently pulled away by Emer and Samar into their tent, she quickly gave Changmin one last smile and tried to utter a thank you to him.   Changmin just smiled as he silently watched Yuna leaving. He was glad that he was able to save her. She was a very special girl . . .  

The camping trip ended quite quickly after that incident.  

Days passed . . . . .  

Everyone quickly returned to their usual life in school. Yuna returned to being the girl who always loves to read.

And Changmin returned to being the boy who every girl in their building sent love letters to.  

Somehow nothing changed . . . except one thing . . . One special thing. . . .  

Yuna silently stared out at the empty gymnasium.

She was silently crying. Somehow she couldn’t help but cry. She went there so her tears could have the chance to fall. She had been trying to control herself since she saw him . . .  

She started to sob. She couldn’t understand why she had to fall for him. Maybe because he saved her . . . or maybe she had always liked him but just kept on denying it.   Her tears continued to fall . . . then suddenly . . .  

“Here . . . take this . . . “ a voice said as a handkerchief was offered in front of her.  

Yuna took the handkerchief and look at the man sitting beside her.   It was Changmin.   “What are you doing here?” she asked.   “Looking for you,” he answered.  

Somehow Yuna felt like she wanted to cry out much louder. “Why do you have to look for me? What do you want?” she asked with anger.  

“Why are you crying?” he asked.   “It’s none of your business,” she replied with irritation.   “Is it because . . . you saw me with Soomin?” he asked boldly.  

“Why should I care if you were with another girl?” she asked back. “My reason for crying has nothing to do with you,” she lied.  

“Oh . . .” he said with a low voice.   Yuna noticed the hurt look on Changmin’s face. “I’m sorry. . . If I am too harsh . . . Please forgive me,” she quickly uttered.   “It’s okay. I just saw you running away. I was concerned so I followed you,” he confessed.  

“So . . . is . . . the girl you were embracing . . . the girl you told me about in the cave?” Yuna tried very hard to utter even though her heart was aching.  

Changmin stayed silent.

Somehow Yuna took his silence as a yes. And this added more pain in her heart. She knew she needed to leave, or else she would end up crying in front of him.   “I really need to go,” she uttered while trying to control her voice.  

“No,” he quickly uttered. “Please stay for a while. . .”  

“Changmin?”   “Please stay . . . I want to tell you about the girl . . . I am in love with . . . please . . . Do you think you can listen to me even for five minutes . . . I really need someone to talk to right now,” he said with pain in his voice.  

Yuna felt like her heart was going to explode. But she couldn’t say no to him. So she just silently sat beside him until he started to speak again.  

“You know the girl I am in love with . . . is a very special girl. She’s not like the other girls here in school. She’s nice and studious. . . simple and sweet . . . quite beautiful in her own right. Sometimes stubborn and naughty . . . but most of the time . . . totally admirable. She’s the main reason why I am studying in this school. I wanted to be near her. I wanted a chance to be with her. I wanted a chance to show her how I feel about her,” he started to say.   Yuna felt like her heart was getting heavier with every word that he spoke. But she just continued to listen.   “The first time I saw her was in a party. She didn’t really see me. But I saw her. She was with some friends. She totally took my breath away. And ever since then I promised myself that I would do everything just to have her by my side. So I transferred here. . . I thought being in the same school would help me in getting close to her. But somehow my plans didn’t really work. She had her own plans in life. And somehow her plans didn’t include any man in it. I tried so hard to get close to her. But every step I make in moving forward . . . she would easily take two steps backward. Do you know how frustrating it was for me? I was totally going out of my mind. I didn’t know what I was doing wrong,” he said as his voice changed.  

Yuna slowly looked at Changmin. And to her surprise . . . he was crying.  

Changmin looked at Yuna with tears in his eyes. “I loved that girl from the moment I laid my eyes on her. And as the days passed by . . . my whole world already revolved around her. It was like my day wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t see her smile or I didn’t see her laugh. I was always behind her . . . looking for a chance to say one simple hello.”  

Yuna didn’t know what to do. Somehow she wanted to comfort him but she knew she wasn’t allowed to. He already had someone in his heart.  

“Changmin. . . I’m sorry . . . But I really can’t help you. I really need to leave,” she uttered as she quickly stood up and turned away.

She was already in the middle of the gymnasium when . . .  

“The girl I like . . . The girl I like . . . is YOU! I love you Yuna!” Changmin quickly shouted.  

Shocked, Yuna slowly turned to look back at Changmin.  

“The girl I like is you . . . Yuna,” he repeated again as he approached her.   Somehow Yuna couldn’t believe what she just heard.   Changmin was already standing in front of her. Face to face, they stood and stared deep into each other’s eyes.  

“I love you . . . Please tell me . . . is there a chance that you can love me back?” he asked with so much pain in his eyes.  

“Changmin,” she uttered.   “Please give me a chance to show you how much I love you. Please give me a chance to make you happy,” he uttered again.   Yuna felt like her entire world was spinning. Somehow she was asking herself if what was happening was real.  

“How can you say you love me . . . when I just saw you embracing another girl?” she asked with pain in her voice.  

Changmin smiled. “So it is true . . . you were jealous of Soomin?”  

Yuna looked away. But Changmin quickly lifted her chin to face him. “Soomin is my cousin. And she is the one who helped me to transfer here. You’re the only girl in my life Yuna. Please believe me.”  

Yuna’s heart was already singing in total joy with the words that Changmin was saying.   “Are you telling me the truth? Why should someone like you . . . like someone like me? You’re popular, rich and smart. You can have any girl you like . . . So why do you choose me?” Yuna asked with hesitation.  

Changmin gave Yuna the most sweetest smile. “Tell me . . . can you teach your heart who to love? You ask me why I chose you? It’s simple . . . you are the one that taught my heart how to love without asking anything in return. I know my heart will still choose you over and over again. . . in this lifetime and the next . . . Please don’t doubt my feelings for you. I love you and I am willing to do anything just to prove it to you.”  

Yuna’s tears fell. This time she wasn’t crying because she was sad or hurt, but because she was happy. She quickly wrapped her arms around Changmin. His words was already enough to melt her heart. She believed him. . . and she loved him.  

“I love you too . . . Changmin,” she uttered happily.  

Changmin slowly looked into Yuna’s eyes, and with complete gentleness he slowly covered her waiting lips. Their kiss was gentle and full of love. It was like everything was spinning around them. They were so involved into their kiss that they didn’t realize what was happening around them.  

Unknown to Yuna and Changmin, the school basketball game was about to start. .  

And as they passionately kissed each other, almost half of the school’s students hurriedly went into the gymnasium . . . ready to watch the game . . .  

Everyone was shocked . . . Changmin was kissing a girl. Almost all the girls were heart broken with what they saw.   While some of the guys who knew Changmin just smiled and started to cheer.  

Startled, Yuna and Changmin quickly stared at where the noise came from.  

As soon as the boys saw Changmin was staring at them, they instantly cheered and congratulated him.  

Yuna felt so embarrassed. “Changmin . . . this is so embarrassing,” she uttered.  
Changmin laughed. “At least this way everyone will know that I am yours and you are mine. No one will dare court you now,” he said with a maddening smile.  
Yuna couldn’t help but laugh. “Silly! As if someone else would actually get interested in me.”  

Changmin slowly took Yuna into his arms again. “I just want to make sure . . . I can’t afford to lose you. You are my life Yuna. You are the one that makes me smile when I am sad . . . the one who makes me laugh when I am in pain. I love you . . .” and as he said those 3 wonderful words, he slowly gave Yuna the everlasting kiss that they were both going to cherish until the day they grew old….  

The whole crowd cheered as Changmin kissed Yuna. Somehow they had never seen a much sweeter sight than two lovers finding each other.  

------ 20 years later….  

“What are you looking at dear?” Yuna asked her husband.   Changmin smiled and handed his wife an old photograph.  

Yuna smiled. “Hmmm…. You still kept it?” as she looked at the picture that a student from their school took. It was the picture when Changmin first kissed her in the school gymnasium.  

“How could I not keep it? It is a lasting memory that I will always remember for the rest of my life,” he answered with joy in his eyes.  

“You know… I never really thought that my life could have a sudden u-turn after I met you,” Yuna uttered.  

Changmin lovingly pulled his wife into his arms. “U-turn? And what do you mean by that?”  

She laughed. “I always thought that I would be spending my life alone. But then you came . . . and things just changed.”  

Changmin  suddenly held his wife tighter. “I am so happy that I was able to get hold of your heart. I really don’t know what would have happened to me . . . if I didn’t meet you.”  

Yuna lovingly embraced her husband. “I wouldn’t be able to imagine my life without you Changmin. Thank you for entering my life.”  

-------  

“Mother . . . Father . . . Dinner is ready,” Amira called out from the kitchen.  

“Mother . . . Father . . . hurry. The food is getting cold,” Siara also called out.  

Changmin and Yuna both laughed. They had forgotten their daughters were in the house.   “Coming,” Changmin replied.  

“Come on, dear. We still have more memories to make,” Yuna lovingly uttered as she held Changmin’s hand.  

Together … hand in hand …

Changmin and Yuna stood up and went straight to the kitchen.  

Just like in the forest … they had been going through all the thorns and scratches of life together. But never … not even once … did they let go of each other hand.  

As they held each other’s hand tightly, they knew they could overcome any obstacle or problem that may come their way.

As long as they held each other’s hand . . . they would be able to take any u-turn in life without any difficulty.   Hand in hand . . . together . . . that’s the way they will always be….    

LOVE ME AGAIN (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 4)

마주치지 말자 (Let`s Not...) - Super Junior

CHAPTER 4          
     

“I want to go . . . I don’t want to stay here!” Ellie shouted while facing Krizzia and Samar.              

“What’s wrong Ellie?” Samar asked with concern written all over her face.              
“Did something happen? You know, we won’t follow the things you want without valid reason,” Krizzia added.              

“I . . . I don’t want to stay here anymore. I hate this place. . . And I hate all the people here. Is that a good enough reason for you?” Ellie uttered angrily at the two girls standing in front of her.              

“No,” Samar simply replied. She was acting like she was her normal self and wasn’t affected with the things that Ellie was doing.              

“You can’t back out now Ellie. Remember you are already signed up in this project. You can easily be sued if you break your contract with them,” Krizzia tried to remind Ellie of her situation.              

“Fine, then let them sue me. I don’t care. I just want to leave,” Ellie said with a raised voice.              

Samar and Krizzia exchanged glances with each other. They were both confused as to why Ellie was acting irrational again.              

“We can’t leave Ellie. I’m sorry . . . But you will need to finish this project even if you don’t want to . . . because it is your job,” Samar said with authority.              

“No! I don’t want to work here. Just tell them to look for another writer. I can’t stay here,” Ellie repeated again.              

“But Ellie . . . please reconsider,” Samar begged.              

“Look, just tell them that I will return their payment for my story. I would also pay for any damages or inconveniences that are associated with my sudden refusal to do this job,” Ellie uttered. “Tell them I will pay no matter how much they ask. I don’t care. I want then to release me from my contract. I don’t want to do this job,” Ellie uttered with extreme irritation.              

“What is your reason Ellie? Why are you backing out? Is it one of the staff members? Do you have some special requests that we haven’t given? Just tell me what you want . . . and we will see what I can do,” the CEO of Avex tried to reason with Ellie. He was already calculating the big effect of Ellie’s withdrawal from the project. And no matter how he tried to think of it, the end result was always disastrous.              

Ellie stared at the middle-aged man in front of her.              

“Can you really do what I want? Can you really give me what I want?” she asked with doubt.              

“Just tell me your requests and I will do everything in my power to fulfill them,” the CEO of Avex answered.              

“Fine . . . I only want one thing. And that is . . . for you to change some of the people involved in the drama. If you can do that then, I won’t back out anymore,” Ellie replied with arrogance.              

The older man quickly smiled. “Is that all you want? Of course, I will gladly put in a new staff for the drama. Why did one of the staff members offend you in anyway?”              

“I am not talking about your staff . . . I am talking about your actors. I want you to change your lead actors,” Ellie said with a more cold and arrogant tone.              
“What?” the CEO of Avex asked in shock. The smile on his face quickly disappeared. And his face immediately became pale as if blood was drawn from it. “But they are the lead actors . . . They are the reason why this drama was set up in the first place. We can’t possibly replace them,” the old man tried to explain.              

“Then we don’t have anything to talk about. I’m leaving,” Ellie uttered coldly.  She didn’t care about what the others think about her. She didn’t care whether she was causing trouble for everyone. All she cared about was herself. She didn’t want to stay in that place . . . She couldn’t . . .              

The DBSK boys were very near where Ellie and the CEO of Avex were talking. They were able to hear everything loud and clear.              

All of them were confused, shocked and annoyed with what was going on.             
Micky, in particular, was already very irritated with Ellie. He couldn’t understand why she was being so mean and unprofessional. Somehow he couldn’t accept the reason why Ellie was suddenly dumping their project.              

Ellie was already about to leave . . .              

“I’m very sorry . . . but I really can’t do this. I wish I can explain further. . . but I really can’t,” she uttered softly to the old man.              

Ellie had already walked away from the CEO of Avex when Micky suddenly blocked her way.              

“What’s wrong with you? You can’t do this. This is so unprofessional. At least, give us a valid reason why you’re quitting,” Micky uttered as he tried to control his anger.              

Ellie was surprised with Micky’s action. As he stood so close to her, she could smell his heavy breath near her . . . she could smell his cologne that somehow sent her senses into confusion . . . He was only inches away from her. This was the very first time that a man had actually been near her . . . ever since . . .that forgotten day.              

She couldn’t help but stare at him . . . eye to eye. She could easily tell that he was quite different from the other men she had met before. But she still tried to act cold. She wasn’t allowed to get near any man. She was afraid of being close to any man . . . and it was going to stay that way until the day that she died.              

“Please get out of my way,” she said with irritation.              

Micky suddenly gave her a maddening smile. “And what would you do . . . if I don’t?”              

“Are you looking for trouble?” Ellied asked with a raised eyebrow. She was getting annoyed with the way Micky was talking to her.              

“No, but maybe you are,” Micky replied again as if teasing her.              

“Do you know that you are the very first man to actually go against me?” she asked with a raised tone.              

“Honey, there is always a first time,” Micky uttered with the most mischievous and maddening smile that he could put on.              

Ellie couldn’t help but stare at Micky more closely. He was quite attractive with his teasing smile. Somehow she could entertain herself just by looking at him a little bit longer.              

She quickly shook her head as if to wake herself up.              

“I’m leaving . . . and there’s nothing you can do about it. So get out of my face!” Ellie angrily uttered.              

As she walked passed by Micky, he unexpectedly grabbed her by the hand and pulled her close to him. . . straight into his arms.              

Ellie slowly looked at the hand that was holding her. And then her gaze traveled from Micky’s hand to his face.              

And again  . . . as she stared at his handsome face . . . an unknown feeling quickly took over. All her rage and irritation quickly disappeared.               It was as if the whole world stopped . . . As their hands touched . . . and as their hearts felt each other’s beat. . . a feeling so unfamiliar made Ellie’s mind and heart confused. It was as if her entire world was spinning.              

“God! He touched her . . . Krizzia . . . He touched her,” Samar exclaimed in horror.              

“Please God . . . don’t let her go into shock again,” Krizzia uttered with concern.              
Ellie continued to stare deep into Micky’s eyes. And she stared deeper and deeper . . . her mind and heart were already left wondering as well.               “Why is it that I feel so safe in your arms? Do you know that you’re the first man who had actually touched me for a very long time now? Even my own father can’t touch me, without me screaming in fright afterwards. Why is it that you can touch me? What is it about you that make you so different from all the other men I have already met? Are you the one they said that would come into my life and actually cure me? Are you the one I am destined to live my life with? Or are you another man who is just here to hurt me? Should I believe in what I am seeing in your eyes? . . .  I see myself in your eyes . . . the real me . . . the one I tried so hard to forget. But I don’t feel scared anymore. Your touch is bringing me such an explainable feeling of comfort. Do you think. . .  I can I stay in your arms forever?” 

LOVE ME AGAIN (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 3)

From The Beginning Until Now -

CHAPTER 3           

    
“Ellie, wake up. We’re here,” Krizzia said as she gently shook the shoulder of the girl sleeping beside her.              

A young woman, more or less 20 years of age, with long, wavy, golden brown hair, slowly opened her eyes. She then tried to look straight at the other girl who had just woken her up. She was trying very hard to fight off the dizziness she was feeling right at that moment.              

“It’s time to go,” Krizzia repeated.              

“I think I am going to have a headache afterwards,” she uttered as she carelessly stood up and looked around.              

“Ellie, Krizzia, what are you guys waiting for? We’re the only ones left in the plane,” Samar shouted as she signaled the two girls to hurry.              

“Come on, Ellie. Cheer up. It’s not that bad. This is going to be a very exciting experience for you,” Krizzia said with a smile.              

Ellie immediately frowned. “An exciting experience? Are you kidding me? You do know that I hate going out right?” she said with a raised eyebrow.              

Krizzia just smiled and didn’t even respond to Ellie’s sarcastic remark. She was already used to Ellie’s mood swings. She and Samar had been with Ellie for almost six years. They had been taking care of her like she was their own sister.              

“Ellie, stop complaining. You’re already here. So you might as well, enjoy yourself. And besides it was you who agreed to do this project. So stop being negative about things,” Samar said seriously as she helped Ellie with the bag she was carrying.              

“Okay . . . Okay . . . I know I was the one who accepted their offer. But you see when they said that they wanted me to do a script for them, they didn’t tell me that I needed to be on the set of the drama as well. I thought that I just needed to submit the story and that’s it. I had no idea that I needed to go and supervise the whole making of the drama. This trip is totally going to ruin all my plans for a month . . . Oohhh! I should have been more careful when accepting job offers,” Ellie uttered with a deep sigh.              

She knew she was the one to blame, and she needed to accept everything.              
“Well . . . just think of this in another way . . .at least, you’re here in Japan. You can have a whole month of free vacation here,” Krizzia said while trying to tease Ellie.                 

Ellie sighed again. “Vacation? A good experience? Hmmm . . . I’m not really that excited about this trip. In fact, I have a bad feeling about coming here.”              
“Bad feeling? What do you mean?” Samar asked with concern.             

“Oh, just forget about it. Come on, I really want to rest first before we start with this job,” Ellie said  as she tried to forget the weird feeling she was having.              
An hour later . . . at Avex Trax.              

“What do you guys think about the new script writer they hired?” Max curiously asked the other boys.              

“Well, she’s really not a script writer. She’s actually a novelist,” Micky corrected Max.              

“Oh, well there’s really no difference between a script writer and a novelist,” Max uttered with a smile.              

“Boys . . .” the DBSK boys’ manager called out as he entered the room.              
“Hyung, so how long are we supposed to wait here?” Xiah asked curiously.              
The older man couldn’t help but shook his head in disbelief. He knew that the DBSK boys wanted to go home already.              

“I can see that all of you are already getting bored of waiting. Don’t worry. They are already on their way here. Please give the girl some consideration. She just flew in from California. So she went to the hotel first to freshen herself up before coming here. Just a few minutes more and all of you will finally be able to meet the person who will work with you on this new project. So just relax and wait,” their manager said seriously.              

“Hyung, is it true? I heard she’s quite young and I’m just wondering how come she was selected,” U-Know asked with curiosity.              

The older man smiled. “Yes, she’s young. I think she’s only 20. But even if she’s young, she’s already a well established and very famous writer. As far as I know, her latest book has already sold about 15 million copies worldwide. And that book is just released for less than a month. And that . . . my dear boys . . . is the main reason why she was chosen as the script writer. The top officials of Avex and SM think that it would be a big attraction to this project if she was involved. And they were right., because as soon people learned about her participation in this drama, many sponsors have already agreed to take part in this project as well. And many people are already anticipating this show. And it is all because of her. . . So be nice to her guys. . .” their manager answered.              
“Really? She seems to be a very interesting person. Imagine she’s younger than us, but she already accomplished so much,” Max uttered with admiration.              
“Oh, before I forget . . . just try to get along with her okay? I also heard that she’s quite . . . how should I say it . . . different,” the old man said.              

“Different? What do you mean . . . by being different?” Micky asked curiously .              
“Well someone told me that she doesn’t really go out of their house. She basically just stays inside her house . . . 24 hours a day. She doesn’t talk with men. And she has a very weird personality. But I think those things are just rumors. Just make sure that you guys treat her nicely okay,” the old man answered.              

Micky immediately laughed and smiled with a hidden meaning. “Don’t worry. I will surely treat her nicely and sweetly.”              

The other DBSK members laughed out loud.             

“Micky, don’t get your hopes up too high. You don’t even know what the girl looks like,” Xiah said jokingly.              

“And if by chance . . . she is beautiful . . . then it would be more impossible for you,” Max added while trying to control his laughter.              

“I wonder what the girl looks like. I would surely like to take a picture of him once he sees the girl . . .  and she doesn’t actually match up to his taste,” Jaejoong teased.              

“Hyung, do you have any idea if she’s pretty or not?” Micky suddenly asked their manager.              

“Sorry, I don’t have any idea,” the old man answered with a smile. “Micky, I said be nice to her . . . and not make her your girlfriend,” their manager said as he lightly shook his head.              

“Micky’s really interested. . . I think we’re going to have trouble,” U-Know uttered with a light laugh.                        

The boys had been laughing and teasing each other for more than several minutes that they didn’t notice that someone was approaching them.              

“Boys, I’d like you to meet our new script writer, the world famous novelist . . . Ellie,” the CEO of Avex happily introduced the woman beside him.              

The DBSK boys instantly stopped laughing and stared seriously at the young woman. They couldn’t believe that the girl they were talking about a few minutes ago was already standing in front of them.              

She wasn’t what they were all expecting. . . to top it all, she was an Asian. Somehow they were all expecting her to be an American based on her name and where she came from.              

Ellie slowly removed the sunglasses she was wearing, and carefully looked at each member of DBSK.              

All of the boys gasped in awe as they gazed at Ellie’s beautiful face. She was the epitome of perfection. Everything about her was undeniably perfect, from the hair, face, skin, figure and even the way she dressed was superb.              

The DBSK were all left speechless for a few minutes . . . They couldn’t believe that such a beauty was right in front of them.              

While Jaejoong stared at Ellie, his heart was continuously pounding very hard. He couldn’t explain why he was feeling strange as he continued to look at her. All he knew was that there was something about her that had triggered a long, lost and forgotten memory.              

Flashback . . . .              

“Jae, do you think we will always be together? What if . . . something happens to me and I suddenly leave you. . . And then we end up being apart from each other for a very long time. . . Do you think you will still recognize me after so many years have passed?” Lena asked while they both sat quietly in the park. She was resting her head on Jaejoong’s shoulder.              

“Of course, I will still recognize you, silly. You know you have a special part in my heart that no one else can ever replace. No matter what happens . . . no matter what you do . . . no matter where you go . . . even if we separate from each other . . . even if my eyes can no longer recognize you . . . my heart will always know it is you . . . My heart will always be able to tell . . . it is you. . .” he answered as he gently took her hand and tightly held it between his hands.              
Slowly the memories started to fade away. And as Jaejoong shifted back to reality, Lena’s face was instantly replaced with the face of the woman standing in front of him.              

And as their eyes met, his heart immediately stopped.              

“Lena,” was all he could utter.    

         

BORROWED FROM GOD (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 11)

One Simple Song -

CHAPTER 11           

Later that evening . . . .              

Hikaru just kept on laughing like crazy while her friends just stared at her with mixed expressions on their faces. They were in a private room of a very exclusive bar.              

“You’re really one weird sister,” Nuki uttered as she took a sip from the wine glass she was holding.              

“I think she will be bursting in a little while. She’s been like that ever since we got here,” Gloria added.              

“Should we call for an ambulance or something?” Lyn jokingly asked.              

Des laughed out loud. “Just give the girl her moment of happiness. She’s totally amused that her plan actually worked.”              

“Hmmm. . . so Hikaru, was it really you who told those reporters about Muko and Micky?” Lyn asked seriously.              

Hikaru stopped laughing and then looked at her friend. “Yes,” she replied without any hesitation.              

“But . . . but why? Didn’t you even consider Muko’s feelings? You know she wants to enter the convent and be a nun. . . So don’t you think. . . interfering with her plans is just too much?” Lyn asked again.              

“She’s my sister and I know what is good for her. And when I say she’s not fit to enter a convent . . . then I will definitely make sure that she can’t get into one,” Hikaru answered with a cold tone in her voice.              

Lyn just took a quick gulp of the wine she was drinking. She knew she couldn’t win an argument with Hikaru. She was way too stubborn and too argumentative especially when it comes to topics regarding Mukades.              

“So tell me . . . is Muko’s grandmother really a part of your plans?” Des suddenly asked while playing with the empty wine glass.              

Hikaru’s expression suddenly changed into a serious one. “Honestly, she wasn’t a part of my plans. I was really worried when she just showed up. But now. . . all I can say is . . . I never thought that old hag can be good for something. I think if she hadn’t showed up, then Micky wouldn’t have agreed to marry Muko. So now . . . I actually have something to thank her for.”              

Gloria just shivered. “Oohh.. You’re too scary. Sometimes I keep asking myself how did I ended up being your best friend. You’re too ruthless and too evil when dealing with other people, but then . . . you still manage to keep a golden heart when it comes to Muko. You’re really making me confused . . . do you know that?”              

Hikaru laughed. “So in short, what you’re trying to say is that I am a devil and an angel all in one, is that it?”               Gloria smiled and then laughed as well. “Yes, exactly.”              

The other girls immediately laughed.   “Yes, that would be a perfect description for Hikaru when it comes to Muko. She’s so protective of her . . . Sometimes I am afraid that I might accidentally say something bad about Muko and she will end up fighting with me,” Des uttered.  

“Don’t worry. I will never fight with you guys. All of you know how much I love you as well. It’s just that I am quite different when it concerns Muko. She’s my baby sister. And I will make sure that she will be ending up with a good man, a good home and a happy life. That is what I want for her . . . not a life inside a convent and in total poverty,” Hikaru tried to explain.  

“We know. But sometimes . . . your plans are already too much dear. You’re really scaring all of us. It’s like you’re someone new when you have problems with Muko. You just change into an evil character . . . something like that,” Lyn said softly.  

Hikaru lowered her head. “Sorry. But I really need to do this. I promised myself that I would arrange everything for Muko. I want the best for her. And this is the only way that I can make sure that she doesn’t end up being a nun.”  

“So what now Hikaru? Micky has already agreed to marry Muko. What now? Have you thought about her situation when they finally get married? She will be living with a man she barely knows. Don’t you pity your sister?” Gloria asked seriously.  

Hikaru stared at Gloria. “I would be pity her more if she ended up living inside a convent. I would rather see her living with a man she doesn’t know than living in a convent for the rest of her life.”  

Gloria just decided to stay quiet. She knew Hikaru was becoming sensitive about the topic regarding Muko.  

“Hikaru, Gloria is right. What now? You do have plans regarding her marriage with Micky right?” Des asked seriously.  

Hikaru smiled. “Of course, I have plans. But I will need your help to do it.”  

Des shook her head and then just covered her face with her two hands. “Uh-oh, I think I smell a big trouble here. Why do you need my help? Don’t tell me you need me to do something illegal again?”  

Hikaru suddenly burst out laughing. “Illegal? And when did I ever asked you to do something illegal?”  

“Just a few days ago . . . remember. . . you asked me to leak out the news about Micky and Muko being in the hotel suite. Don’t you consider that illegal? And I was even the one who assigned the security guards to be on a break time when those reporters entered the hotel. You really gave me a heart attack with your plans,” Des said with a deep sigh.  

Gloria, Lyn and Nuki were all shocked with what they heard. But then they quickly started laughing.   “You know . . . the two of you are really fit for each other. The two of you are really so bad,” Nuki said to Hikaru and Des teasingly.  
“Hey, I was just ordered to do that. She’s the one who thought and planned everything,” Des protested.  

The other three girls continuously laughed while Des just sighed and Hikaru continued to smile like she had won the most priceless possession.  

Meanwhile back in the DBSK boys’ apartment . . . .   “Are you sure of what you’re doing?” U-Know asked Micky straight away as soon as they all entered the living room.  

Micky quickly sat down. Somehow he was feeling like his whole body was going to give up. He was feeling nervous, excited, happy and scared all at the same time.  

“Frankly I don’t have any choice,” he uttered.   “You did have a choice. . . It’s why you’re in that situation now,” Xiah said as he also sat down beside Micky.  

“But you know what? I really admire what you did hyung. We all know that you only agreed to marry Muko because you wanted to save her from her grandmother. You’re really a good man, hyung,” Max said with such high admiration for his friend.  

“Everything’s been decided. There’s no backing out now. All we can do now is support Micky and Muko,” Jaejoong suddenly said out loud.  

U-Know immediately nodded. “We have already gone through so much together. This is just another of those trials we need to overcome. We have to stay strong and continuously support one another. I know everything will turn out okay as time moves on.”  

Max. Xiah and Jaejoong all nodded their heads in agreement.  

“We will surely get through this small problem. All of us will always be helping each other . . . and we will always be together,” Max uttered with a sweet smile.  
Micky tried to smile. Even though the words of his friends were giving him strength, he still couldn’t brush aside the fear he was feeling.   “What will happen now? I will be marrying Muko in a few days . . . I just wanted to help her, but I guess I chose the wrong way to do it. Now we’re both surely going to suffer,” he suddenly thought. He then closed his eyes. Somehow he wanted to pretend that everything was just a dream. Somehow he wanted to wake up. As he continued to close his eyes, Muko’s beautiful face appeared and then it quickly started to fade away.  

“What have I done?” Micky repeated in total regret. 

A RACE TO MY HEART (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 21)

I Breathe You - Vic Zhou

CHAPTER 21                


“So are you happy now?” Micky asked Max as he slowly closed the TV. It was only a day after Fate had announced that she was retiring from racing. . . but she was already the topic of almost all the sports news and stations.              

Everyone was giving out reactions and comments. But all in all, the effect was really bad. A lot of Fate’s sponsors and followers were shocked at first but later were dismayed with her decision. All of them were giving out different speculations as to Fate’s real reason for quitting.              

“So are you happy?” Jaejoong repeated with an angry tone.              

Max slowly looked at his friend. He had managed to hide the emotions that were locked deep inside of him. He was able to put on a cold façade without any difficulty.              

Jaejoong shook his head in disbelief. He couldn’t understand what had happened to Max. He had totally transformed into a person that was totally despicable. “You’re beginning to go beyond the limits, Max. I just wish that you won’t pay such a high price for all the wrong things that you are doing now.”              
“Wrong doing? I am not doing anything wrong, hyung,” Max uttered.               Jaejoong looked at Max, quite shocked. “You still think that what you are doing is right? For god’s sake, open up your eyes. You’re not only hurting yourself. . . but Fate as well. You’re destroying her. Is that the way you love someone Max? We can all see that you still love her. It’s just that . . . your stupid pride is stopping you from learning how to forgive. She’s given up her dream for you. And you still treat her like dirt. Have a conscience Max. She’s a human being . . . not a toy.”              

Max quickly stood up. He didn’t want to argue with Jaejoong. He knew that he was right. But he was too hurt. Somehow he wanted to be alone again. At least, that way he didn’t need to answer all the questions that his friends were throwing at him.              

“Max. . . where are you going?” Jaejoong asked. “I am not yet finished talking to you,” he said with more irritation              

“I am going to my room. I don’t want to argue with anyone. So I’ll just stay away from your sight for a while,” Max answered with a low voice.              

As soon as Max left . . . .              

“U-Know, maybe you can talk and put some sense into that guy,” Jaejoong said as he pertains to Max.              

U-Know let out a long sigh. “I think even if we talk to him a million times, it would still be useless. It’s like he’s totally shut out his common sense and let his anger control everything. Judging by the way he talks and acts now  . . I can say that he’s totally out of control.”              

“He’s really getting on my nerves already. A little more and I might end up blowing up right on his face,” Jaejoong said with irritation.               Micky couldn’t help but laugh a bit. “Why are you so affected Jae? Don’t tell me that you’re falling for Fate as well?” he teased.              

Jaejoong shot Micky a cold stare. “Just because someone is nice to a girl doesn’t necessarily mean a romantic connection . . . I just pity her, that’s all. Whenever I look at her. . . I couldn’t help but think what if . . . one of my sisters was in her position. Surely I would have rearranged Max’s face already. Just to shake his head a bit and make him think straight already.”              

U-Know laughed as well. “You sure are very protected of your sisters huh?” then his expression changed into a serious one. “But honestly I feel the same way too. When I see Fate, I can’t help but think about my younger sister as well. I just hope that Max can realize his mistake already and just get over his broken heart and pride.”              

Xiah sighed. “He’s totally blinded. We can’t really expect him to do the right thing now. All he can think about is getting even. Frankly I am quite surprised that all he is getting even with is Fate. He doesn’t even do anything to Michael. Quite unfair . . . but totally understandable. He has a hurting soul right now . . . So we can’t really judge him that easily.”              

“Let’s just leave him alone for now. I think he will change his mind sooner or later,” Micky uttered.              

“I just hope that he does change his attitude before it’s too late. I really have a bad feeling about what he’s doing. I hope my feeling is wrong,” Jaejoong uttered with worry.              

Xiah gave Jaejoong a confused look. “Why? What do you mean?”              

Jaejoong just shrugged his shoulders. “Well if Max doesn’t change in due time . . . I think something bad will happen . . . something that he will regret for the rest of his life.”              

“What?” Xiah asked again.              

“I don’t really know, somehow I just feel something is coming. . . I really wish that I am wrong,” Jaejoong uttered.              

Xiah couldn’t help shiver in fear. “You’re making me scared, hyung. Please don’t say such things.”              

U-Know laughed. “Let’s just change the topic. I really don’t like talking about bad things like that. Let’s just hope and pray that Max will change in due time. And let’s just keep on reminding him about what he should be doing.”              

“Agreed,” Xiah uttered as he nodded.              

It was then the door bell started ringing . . . .              

“I’ll get it,” Jaejoong uttered as he quickly stood up and went to the front door.              
In a few minutes, Jaejoong entered the living room together with Fate.              

“Fate,” the other DBSK boys uttered.              

“Hello. Am I disturbing?” she asked with a smile. Somehow her sweet smile was hiding something.              

“Come on . . . sit,” Jaejoong uttered.              

Fate nodded and sat down on one of the chairs near where Jaejoong was sitting.              

“Where’s Max?” she curiously asked.              

“Locked up in his room,” Jaejoong replied with irritation.                        

“Why? Is something wrong? Is he all right?” she asked again with concern.              
“Why are you so nice to him. . . when he’s so harsh on you? And shouldn’t we be the ones asking you. . . if you are all right,” Jaejoong uttered seriously.              
Fate lowered her head. “I’m all right,” she answered with a weak voice.               “No, you’re not. Just be honest okay,” Jaejoong uttered again.              

Fate sighed. “Okay . . . Fine . . . I’m not all right. A lot of people are mad at me right now. . . because of what I did. Many people are actually affected by my decision. And because of me a lot of people will be losing their jobs.”              

“Oh, I am sorry to hear that,” Jaejoong uttered softly. “But you should have expected it . . . since you know how your life is linked up to a lot of people. . . Just like us, our lives are in constant link to the people who we all work with everyday.”              

Fate nodded. “I know. But . . . but . . . Oh, let’s just changed the conversation for now please.”              

“Very well. So why did you come here? Do you need to see Max? Would you like me to call him?” U-Know asked.              

Fate stared at Jaejoong with sad eyes. “Frankly I just wanted some company. . . someone I can talk to . . . Michael just went to Germany yesterday. So I am alone in the hotel right now.”              

“How can he leave you . . . when you’re facing a problem? What kind of a friend is that,” Xiah uttered.                        

Fate just let out a long sigh. “Well the reason why he went to Germany is to fix the problem I have there. You see, I have a sponsor who is going to sue me. I totally forgot that I had a contract with a certain company . . . My sudden retiring is in clear violation of my contract with them. Michael volunteered to go there . . . to fix the problem.”              

“Oh, so this thing that Max made you did is really making such a big fuss in your life right now. Why did you agree in the first place? Don’t tell me . . . you haven’t thought about the consequences,” Micky uttered.              

She then smiled bitterly. “I did think about all the consequences. But he’s more important to me right now. And I am willing to trade my career and even my future for him.”              

Micky just shook his head. “I really can’t understand what is going on. How come you can easily trade your career for Max . . . but . . . tell me . . . what is your connection with Michael?. Is he really just your friend or something more? And how come Max saw the two of you kissing each other on the parking lot. What is the story about that?”              

Fate was shocked with Micky’s question. “What?”              

“Micky! You have no right to ask that,” Jaejoong uttered angrily.              

“Micky, I think you should apologize. We don’t have the right to ask such personal questions,” U-Know said as well.              

Micky gave Fate a quick look and just lowered his head. “I’m sorry. I guess I was going to far.”              

“Max told you? . . . He told all of you? I should have known. He wouldn’t keep secrets from you. . . Micky, you don’t have to apologize. I know you just want to clear up everything. Look . . . about what Max saw . . . Yes, it is true. He did saw Michael kissing me in the parking lot of the race track. I know I shouldn’t have allowed him to do it. But I . . . I really don’t know what to say or how to justify what I did. . . . That day I just made a big mistake in the race track . . . and it almost cost me my life. Michael was so upset with me at first . . . And then . . . he finally confessed his love for me. He said that while he was watching me as my car was out of control. He was thinking that he didn’t even get the chance to tell me that he loved me. So after that incident and I was able to pull through my little mistake on the race track. Michael and I had a talk on the parking lot, and that was when he confessed and kissed me. I didn’t know that Max was there and that he saw us. I guess that it was the main reason why he hates me right now. He’s thinking that I cheated on him and that I just played around with him. I know I shouldn’t have allowed Michael to kiss me . . . But at that moment, I was shocked and I didn’t know how to react without hurting his feelings and how to do it in a way that our friendship wouldn’t be affected. I know I have such silly reasons . . . But please believe me . . . that I really love Max. And I am willing to do anything just to make him love me back.”              

“Oh, so that’s the whole story? Thank you for telling us,” Jaejoong uttered.              
“You know . . . losing a love one’s trust is really hard to get back. You will really need to work hard . . . and if you did manage to get it back . . . there is still the chance that it won’t be the same like it was before,” Micky uttered.              

“I know. But I will try and try until I get back what I lost,” Fate replied.               “Well we are all here . . . and if you need our help.  . . Don’t be afraid to ask,” U-Know added.               Fate stared at the other DBSK boys. She was deeply touched by their actions. “Thank you for being so nice. I just wish that I would really be able to make him forgive me and love me again.” She uttered with a heavy heart.               It was then that Max entered the room. . . . “Oh, you’re here,” he uttered with a cold expression on his face.               “Hello Max, “ Fate uttered with a smile.               “Oh, I was about to call you. But good thing, you’re here already. Do you think you can fix my room for me?” Max asked politely.               Fate was somehow shocked with Max’s sudden change. “Oh . . . okay,” she managed to utter.               “Max, you’re asking her to clean your room? Isn’t that too much already? She’s not your maid,” Jaejoong said with a raised tone.              
Fate worriedly looked at Jaejoong. “Jae, it’s all right. I don’t have anything to do anyway. So please . . . don’t argue anymore okay.”              

Jaejoong sighed. “Fine, whatever you say.”              

Max smiled mischievously. “Well while you’re cleaning, I will go out for a while. See you tonight,” he said as he then gave Fate a quick kiss on the cheek.              
Fate was again left speechless and wondering. “Has he forgiven me? Why do I feel like everything is so easy? Why do I fear the fact that he is being nice to me? Why . . . . Why am I suddenly more afraid of him now? What is going to happen next?”