CHAPTER 23
The last day of shooting…. It was already dark and everyone were already excited about the last scene. It was the before they can finally wrap up the whole production.
“Ellie… Ellie…” one of the female crew called outside of the van where she was busy revising the script for the last needed scene.
Ellie quickly opened the door of the van. “Yes, what’s wrong?” she asked, quite surprised.
“We need you… There’s something you need to see,” another of the female staff said.
“What is it?” Ellie asked as she became more confused. “Oh! Come on… Just come with us,” the first girl said as she quickly took Ellie by the hand and pulled her out of the van.
“Where are we going?” Ellie kept on asking as she was being pulled by the female crew members.
“We need to hurry, there’s something wrong on the set. You need to see it,” the second girl answered.
“Oh… really?” Ellie uttered as she believed the girl’s answer.
Only minutes passed and Ellie was already at the location. The whole scene was already in place, but there were no actors around. Only the production staff where on their positions as if waiting for something.
The two girls suddenly led Ellie into the middle of the set. “Look… you have to stay here for a few minutes more okay. Then you will see what we were telling you about,” the first girl said with a mischievous smile.
“Hey, why am I supposed to stay here? And what’s wrong? I don’t see any problems? And where are the others?” Ellie asked again.
The second girl smiled and suddenly giggled. “Just wait. We assure you… you’ll be surprised.”
Ellie didn’t know what was going on. But she just started to look around as the other staff members kept on whispering to each other and some were also laughing and smiling. She felt like she wanted to run away. She didn’t like being stared at. Then the director appeared together with Micky.
“Micky, what’s going on? What’s wrong? They say I have to do something… Do you know what it is?” Ellie asked as soon as Micky approached her.
Micky smiled sweetly. “Sorry…” he softly replied as he stood only inches away from her.
Ellie looked at Micky with confusion in her eyes. “Sorry for what?”
“For setting this up… For asking the girls to help me to drag you here,” Micky answered.
“They told me I was needed for something. They said I was needed here,” Ellie said.
Again Micky smiled with the most charming smile that would instantly melt the heart of any girl. “Yes, you are needed here… I… need you…” he said in the most serious tone that sent shivers down Ellie’s body.
“What? You… need me?” she repeated as she her heart was already racing fast.
“Yes, I need you…” he replied. And as soon as he uttered those words, a love song suddenly played in the background. And all the lights on the set were instantly set into a more romantic mood.
Slowly and gently, Micky then pulled Ellie closer to him. “I need you, Ellie… I love you… Will you be my girlfriend… my real girlfriend? I have never felt such strong emotions for anyone else… except you. I know our relationship started out quite wrong. But I am determined to prove to you that what I feel for you is true. Please give me a chance to show you how much I love you…”
Ellie stared deep into Micky’s mesmerizing eyes. Somehow she couldn’t breathe. It has been such a long time since she last felt that she was special. And as she continued to gaze into his eyes, she saw love… true love that she had been searching for.
“Could it be true? He really loves me?” the words were racing in her mind.
“Micky… you can’t be serious. You still don’t know me. You still have a lot of things to learn about me… How can you say you love me?” she asked while still doubting his love.
Micky shook his head. “I don’t care about your past. The only thing that matters to me is that I have you in my life… right now… and I hope that you will stay in my life… forever…”
Ellie was stunned. “Am I dreaming?” she couldn’t help but ask herself.
“I want to have you in my arms…. until we both grow old… Can you please give me the chance to show you how wonderful love is? I know you must have been hurt so bad a long time ago… that’s why you’re afraid to love again. But I am different. I promise you… I will take care of you. I will never let you down,” Micky uttered.
All the girls present at the set were gasping in total awe and envy. Somehow they were all wishing that a guy would also propose to them in the same manner.
“Micky…. I don’t know what to say… I am confused,” Ellie uttered.
“Say you’ll give me a chance. I want to show you that love can also heal a broken heart,” Micky replied.
As Micky tightened his hold on Ellie’s body, he then slowly lowered his head to search for her lips. At first, Ellie didn’t know how to react. But as soon as she felt the sweetness of Micky’s lips, it was like she couldn’t think anymore. She was instantly drawn and was immediately lost in his kiss.
“So this is how it feels to be kissed by someone… It feels so good… It feels like… Is this love? Is this real? Am I really worthy to be loved again? How I wish I can stay in your arms forever… I have never felt so secure in my entire life… This is the first time that I have felt like I am alive again… Can I really love you Micky? Can you really love me… after you know my dark secret? For now, I will allow myself to be happy. I won’t think of what’s going to come anymore… This time…. I will just let fate take its course… If you’re the one for me… then so be it. I welcome you into my life, Micky. From now on… I am yours. ”
Everyone was shocked with what Micky did. Even the other DBSK members, especially Jaejoong who were in a hidden part of the set were all left stunned.
Jaejoong felt like all the blood in his body was suddenly drained. The scene was like a nightmare for him. How he wanted to just ran to Ellie’s side and take her away from Micky.
Tears rolled down from his eyes. His heart was being crushed and torn and there was nothing he could do. As he stared at Ellie as she slowly responded to Micky’s kisses, his heart was screaming out her name. All the pain and anger was slowly building in his heart, but he still tried to control his emotions.
He then tried to wipe away his tears. He needed to accept everything. He needed to be happy both for Ellie and Micky. This is what he wanted. This is what he begged Micky for. A new life for the only woman he loved. He needed to accept that he was no longer a part of her life.
As he quietly turned and walked away, his heart was continuously bleeding… “Lena… I am officially a part of your past now….a past that should be forgotten completely. I love you… Take care of yourself. I know Micky will surely take good care of you. I know I no longer need to be worried about you. I will be praying for your happiness. Goodbye Lena. Now I have to bury your memory in the deepest part of my heart.” He unexpectedly sobbed and started to run. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him. He needed to get away. He didn’t want to make a scene. He needed to let go for everyone’s sake.
“I love you…”
CHAPTER 25
“What do you think happened to her?” Xiah asked with a concerned look on his face.
Micky shook his head lightly and just sighed heavily. He then cupped his face with his hands in total frustration.
Jaejoong lightly tapped Micky’s shoulder as if to say he could handle the problem he was facing. “Don’t worry. The doctor said she’s just exhausted. And her fever is already gone. So she should be okay,” he said with an assuring voice.
“I don’t get it. How come she was so upset when she arrived here? And I can’t even contact Hikaru now. Her phone just keeps on ringing, but no one answers. I think the reason why Muko’s sick is because of Hikaru. I really need to talk to that witch,” Micky said out loud in anger.
“Well… that is a possible. But we really don’t have an exact reason yet. So we can’t pinpoint all the blame on Hikaru just yet,” Max said.
“Well she’s the only reason that Muko is always in a mess. She’s the one making Muko’s life a living hell,” Micky replied.
“Have you tried contacting Muko’s friends?” U-Know asked.
Micky shook his head. “Muko’s phone is locked. I can’t open it. And I don’t have her friends’ numbers stored in my phone.”
Jaejoong couldn’t help but shook his head. “You know, even if the two of you are just in a fake marriage, you’re still responsible for her. You should at least show some kind of concern for the girl. And taking her friends’ numbers is one thing you should have never forgotten.”
Micky looked at Jaejoong. “Yes, I know. I was just so caught up with a lot of things. It totally slipped out of my mind.”
“So what are we going to do now?” Max asked. “Are we just going to wait until she wakes up again so we can get some answers? Or are we going to look for the answers right now?”
“How do you suggest we go and look for the answers, Mr. Wiseguy?” Xiah asked with a teasing smile on his face.
“Well I know the place where Ah Sang lives. We can go and talk to her,” Max answered.
“You know, where she lives? How?” Jaejoong asked in total amazement.
“Her apartment is near the cake shop where I buy my favorite cakes from. She was telling one of her friends about it and I just over heard her. So that’s how I knew…” Max proudly answered.
U-Know and Xiah exchanged glances with each other and immediately burst out laughing.
“My stomach is hurting…. Ohhhh!!!!” Xiah uttered as he continued laughing.
“Hey, what’s funny?” Max asked curiously.
Jaejoong laughed a bit as well. “Well, you still managed to squeeze in food into our serious conversation. God, Max… is there anything we can talk about that you can’t associate food with?”
Max shyly scratched his head. “I was just helping out…. You guys are teasing me again,” he said with a low voice.
Micky looked at his friends, and momentarily forgot about his problem. He smiled. “Can you guys do me a favor?”
“What is it?” U-Know quickly asked.
“Can you guys go to Ah Sang and asked her if she knows anything about the reason why Muko is upset? I am really worried about Muko. I need to find out what’s going on,” Micky answered.
U-Know nodded his head and smiled. “Sure, we will go and check on Muko’s friends. And you… you just stay here and take care of her. She might suddenly wake up and start crying again.”
“If she wakes up and suddenly feels hungry, I already prepared a light soup in the kitchen. And I also prepared a special tea. Give it to her when she wakes up,” Jaejoong added.
“Thanks,” Micky uttered to Jaejoong.
Jaejoong smiled and just nodded his head. “Make sure you take good care of her. And don’t pressure her to answer your questions. Give her some time to relax and calm down.” Micky smiled as well. “Don’t worry.” “Well, come on guys. Let’s change already. We need to find Muko’s friends,” U-Know uttered as he quickly went straight to his room. “We’re leaving in 15 minutes.”
Half an hour later…..
“Hikaru… Hikaru…. Hikaru!!!” Muko screamed as she suddenly opened her eyes. She was covered in cold sweat. And her heart was racing so fast that she was finding it hard to breathe.
“What’ s wrong Muko?” Micky who was nearby quickly sat down on the bed and looked at her with worry. “Why? Did something happen to Hikaru?”
Muko looked at Micky. But her stare just went straight through him. She wasn’t herself. It was like she was in another place. Yes, her body was in Micky’s room, but her soul was somewhere else… wondering out in the open space.
“Muko, are you all right?” Micky asked as he lightly shook Muko’s shoulders as if to wake her up.
It took several minutes before Muko finally responded. She was totally lost. After realizing where she was, she then started to cry again.
“What’s wrong? Why are you crying?” Micky asked in total desperation. He was so concerned and very scared. He was worried that Muko might collapse again if she continued to cry. He lovingly took her into his arms and started to caress her head as she cried.
As Micky held his wife in his arms, his heart was beating wildly. Her soft and warm body next to his, and the sweet smell of her perfume was driving his senses out of control. He couldn’t deny the warm feeling that was slowly creeping into his entire body. He tried to breathe deeply so to stop himself from thinking any wild thoughts.
Muko suddenly stopped crying, she somehow noticed the heavy breathing that Micky was making. She then slowly looked up at him. And at that exact moment, their eyes met… “Micky,” she slowly uttered. She could see the longing and desire in his eyes. And it was then she could no longer deny her own feelings as well.
As their lips slowly met… something rushed into Muko’s mind.
“I want you to give yourself to Micky and bear his child,” – the words of her dying sister.
Muko felt like she wanted to cry… She was finally giving herself to Micky. But she wasn’t doing it because of her sister’s wish… but because of only one reason… She loved him… No matter how hard she tried to deny it, she was already in love with him.
Micky’s soft kiss deepened as time passed by. The sensation it was bringing him was enough to drive him into complete insanity. He wanted more and more, and he knew she wanted it as well. The response she was giving him was already enough to say it out loud.
Carefully and lovingly, Micky started to undress Muko. Only one thing was running in his mind at that moment. He wanted her badly and he didn’t care about the consequences anymore. He wanted her to be his and his alone. He wanted to claim her as his wife… His mind had already lost the battle. All the reasoning and fair judgments were gone. His entire body was already controlled by desire.
And as they passionately made love with each other…. they didn’t care about the problems that will surely come along the way. All that they cared about was their true feelings. They both needed each other. Their hearts were the ones that were in control. They could tell lies and pretend but at that exact moment… their hearts, bodies and souls were already joined as one.
CHAPTER 35
Norman has just arrived and was already on his way to his meeting with some of his friends when…
“Norman,” a man had suddenly appeared and blocked his way.
“Max… what a pleasant surprise! What can I do for you?” Norman asked in a teasing manner.
Norman’s bodyguards were already beside Max and were ready to move when Norman signaled them to move away.
“What do you want Max? This isn’t the proper place to start a fight. It will be both bad for the two of us,” he said in a mocking manner.
Max’s face was dim and obviously full of anger. “What have you done to Fate?” he asked with a serious tone in his voice.
“Straight to the point! I admire that in a man. But sadly it is also something I don’t tolerate,” Norman uttered.
“What did you do to Fate?” Max repeated in a more threatening voice.
Norman looked around at the people staring at them. They were in the lobby of a very famous hotel.
“If you’re planning to make a scene here, I suggest you think twice. I don’t have any intention of being in tomorrow’s newspaper,” Norman warned.
Max looked straight into Norman’s eyes. “You don’t? Well I do! Being on the headline news is nothing new to me… whether good or bad is still news. Don’t you think so?” he said with a frightening look in his eyes.
Norman again looked around. “We can talk upstairs… follow me,” he uttered as he walked passed by Max.
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Ten minutes later…. Max was finally alone with Norman.
“Now we can talk. Here you can do and say whatever you want,” Norman said as he sat down on the long couch facing Max. “So?” he asked with a mocking smile.
“I want you to set Fate free. She doesn’t belong to you,” Max said straight away.
Norman looked at Max. Then he let out a long laugh before speaking again.
“Set her free? Why? Tell me one good reason why I should do that?”
“Because she doesn’t love you… she loves me,” Max replied immediately.
“Love you? Am I hearing it right? Or am I starting to have hearing problems?” Norman said with a wicked smile on his face.
“Just set her free! She can’t marry you! What did you do to her? Why is she suddenly getting married with you? Tell me! What did you do to her?” Max asked out loud.
Norman looked at Max’s angry face. “So now you’re suddenly concerned about her? Tell me, what do you think gives you the right to come back into her life?”
Max suddenly stopped. His anger immediately disappeared and he quickly lowered his head in embarrassment. “I… I… I know I have done many stupid things, but I love her. It’s the only reason I can give you.”
“Love? No… I’m sorry but I don’t think that’s a good enough reason, especially when the love you’re talking about is the main reason why you hurt Fate in the first place,” Norman quickly replied that crushed Max’s courage.
Max shook his head. He then sighed. “Don’t you think you’re already too late? You have already given her so many heartaches and you have totally ruined her life. Do you even know what she went through after the two of you got separated? While you were passing the time, enjoying your life as a superstar… she had withdrawn from the outside world. She stopped racing, even though it is her first love… her life.”
“I… I just wanted to give her enough time to heal and to think,” Max tried to explain.
“Such a foolish reason! Do you know she got sick after she left you? Did you know that she even tried to commit suicide?” Norman suddenly decided to reveal everything to see Max’s reaction.
Max instantly looked straight at him. “What?” he somehow couldn’t believe what he heard.
“You heard me… she tried to commit suicide. She got sick and was sent to a private institution to be treated. Is it too shocking? So now tell me… how come you don’t know such important details. If you truly loved her, you should have known about those things…. You should have been beside her during those times she was hurting. So now, can you answer me this one simple question… What gives you the right to have her back?” Norman coldly uttered.
Max was totally blown away with Norman’s revelations. He suddenly lost all the things that he wanted to say. He was left speechless and unable to think clearly.
Norman shook his head again. “See! You can’t answer me, can you? I admit… she doesn’t love me. But I swear to God, I love her more than my own life. I may act cold and may seem like the devil in everyone’s eyes… but I would do everything to protect her and to take care of her. I already stopped chasing her after she decided to be with you because I wanted to give her what she wanted. I wanted her to be happy. If I had known, that you were just going to destroy her, I would have already stepped in and I would have already taken her away from you.”
“Please… I want another chance,” Max begged.
“Another chance? You’re not worthy to have another chance. You should be the one to let go. Think Max…. Do you really think you can give Fate the things she needs? Do you think she will be happy with you? What happens after you have stopped singing? What kind of job will you get? And after you’ve returned to the life of a normal person, will you be able to maintain Fate’s luxurious life? How will you give her the kind of life she’s used to? Think! You won’t be able to keep someone like Fate happy… not unless you’re very rich like me. I, on the other hand, can surely provide her with all the things she will need, in order to live a comfortable life. While you… you’re just relying on your current career as a singer. You’re nothing compared with me,” Norman said with such arrogance and cold tone.
Max looked away. He knew Norman was right. But he truly loved Fate and he was willing to do anything just to have her back.
“I love her and I will do anything just to have her back,” he bravely said out loud as he stared at Norman.
Norman clapped his hands. “Quite a brave guy, I see… Sadly even if you say you love her a million times… I won’t give her back to you. So I suggest you just leave and forget about her.”
“No! I won’t stop until she’s with me again,” Max replied with such determination in his eyes.
Norman smiled. “Good luck in trying! Let’s just see who will win this time…” he said as he slowly stood up and started to walk straight to the door.
Max felt like his whole was slowly crumbling down. He was already thinking of how he was going to go against someone like Norman. He knew his chances were pretty small. But his love for Fate was still giving him strength.
“Oh… before I forget…. You have to win her back before Sunday. We’re getting married on Sunday morning … in Japan. So you better work fast, if you really want to have her back,” Norman said with a laugh, and then he quickly left the room.
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Norman was already standing out of the room when he suddenly shook his head. He couldn’t believe he just allowed Max to have another chance to get Fate back. “I am really going crazy,” he uttered to himself. He then sighed heavily. He knew the final race to Fate’s heart had just begun…
