Chapter 1

The cold metal sunk into the guy s warm stomach. The deeper it went in the more bl
ood that gushed out of his body. Slowly the blood leaked out dripping down his b
ody and onto the floor. The look on the victim s face was full of pain. She laughe
d as he tried to take the knife out of his body. He gave her one more anguished
look before dropping onto the floor.. There his lifeless body was surrounded by
other dead bodies.
The gory scene was left alone as the girl walked out of the deserted building. S
he carefully wiped the blood off the knife before hiding it in her cute, pink pu
rse. She dusted herself off and fixed her hair before happily skipping out.. No
one would ever suspect that this perfect, adorable girl would do such a thing. P
eople out in the streets would take a second glance at her and think what angel f
ell from Heaven ? Kept walking down the streets of Seoul, she could hear the polic
e coming and the people crowding around the building. She smiled as she knew her
mission was complete.
Taeyeon, you never fail to make me happy.
Taeyeon smiled as she looked at her father sitting in the chair in front of her.
She loved getting praised for her hard work especially from her father or adopt
ed father. Nonetheless, she treated him just like her biological dad. Actually,
she was taught to hate her biological dad. He left her. They left her. But it do
esn t matter, because now she has parents who care. Parents who love her, or so sh
e thinks.
Thank you, Appa.
No, Taeyeon, my daughter, Thank you. You have done so much, and I am very proud.
I want to reward you. Here.
She looked at the contents in his hands. It was a pair of tickets. Confused, she
slowly took the tickets out of his hands.
Tickets! To Italy!! Her lips curved up into a smile. This was the first time she w
as ever rewarded for completing her assignment. Plus she always wanted to go to
Itay. That was her dream. She even took Italian lessons. "Thank you, Appa."
"No, my child. Thank you. But there's something else."
He quickly took the tickets from her hands and put it in his pocket. She knew wh
at was coming. He was going to assign her another mission. "I need you, my dear,
to figure out him. He might be at threat."
"Yes, Appa."
"Good. You're now dismissed."
He sent her away with a sway of the wrist and with a cigarette in his mouth. She
grinned as she remembered those tickets. She was going to have to finish this f
ast if she wanted to go. She quickly picked up her backpack before exiting the h
ouse to go to her school, Seoul University.
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Jiyong was never the sociable person. He lied in bed, tossing and turning just t
hinking about life. He hated his parents for doing this to him. Never in his lif
e did he remember his parents getting along. His dad always left early and came
home late causing multiple fights with his mom who either slept or took pills. S
o he had to take multiple jobs to maintain the family's income.
He used to be an outgoing person until he decided that maybe he'll make his pare
nt proud if he did well in school. So he studied and studied even if it meant al
ienating himself from everyone.he was valedictorian, but did that mattered? No.
His dad still came home late, and even ran away with another girl. His mom becam
e a drug addict and is now in rehab.
He sighed as he got up from his small bed which was surrounded by plainess. Mayb
e an award or two, but nothing hung on the wall. It was the epitome of a boring
room. Well, you couldn't blame him. Being the awkward person like he is, it was
hard to make friends. Luckily for him, he met someone. He was just like him. May
be a bit more outgoing. Girls loved him, because he had a great body and childli
ke smile. Not that Jiyong was gay, it was just that he noticed. There was also s
omeone else, but that guy just hung out with his friend. He barely talks. He fin
ally learned to at least notice Jiyong a little.
Knock. Knock.
"What do you want, Dong Youngbae?" he yelled through the closed door to his only
friend.
"Let me in! I have something to tell you!!"
Sighing, Jiyong trudged his way to the door. Opening the door, he didn't expect
his friend to jump on him.
"Ow! Youngbae! What the hell?"
"Sorry, but you have to promise me you'll do this."
"Aghh. What?"
"Go to the school's talent show with me!"
"But-"
"Better yet. We should enter it!"
"What? No!"
Youngbae was the only one who knew of his love for rapping and composing. He hea
rd Youngbae sang before. It was beautiful.
"Come on!" Youngbae whined, giving Jiyong one of his famous puppy dog faces. He
didn't know why Youngbae was so hard to resist.
"But I rather stay here."
"You always stay here. You need to get out more man. You look like a freaking va
mpire with the pale white skin! Seoul University is a huge campus. You must expl
ore it, and as a friend, I would have the honor of taking you."
"Fine!" Jiyong struggled a little before answering.
"Ahh! Thanks, man! I knew you would do it!"
Jiyong laughed as Youngbae helped him up.The whole time he didn't notice that Ch
oi Seunghyun. It was the creepy silent guy.
"Oh, whatsup, Seunghyun?"
Seunghyun just looked at him and scoffed a little. Youngbae turned to him and ga
ve him a stare making Seunghyun roll his eyes.
"I could be doing better." He shot a glare at Jiyong which made him gulp.
"Well, my friends. Let's eat before I starve to death."
Jiyong just nodded as he tagged along.
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Jessica sat in one of the tables on the school's courtyard. She loved Seoul Univ
ersity.it was a great and wonderful school, but too bad she couldn't appreciate
all of it. She watched as people laughed, play, and talk to each other. How badl
y did she want to go up to them and be like, 'Hello, I'm Jessica! I hope we can
be friends.' But no. She's too inward. Why couldn't she just forget about everyt
hing. She dragged herself back to her room, but not before carelessly bumping in
to someone.
"Omph!"
"Oh My Goodness! Are you okay?" The girl said to her.
Jessica only nodded. She looked up to see such a unique girl. She didn't look Ko
rean with her dark brown hair and green eyes.
"I'm Hee Jin. I'm the new foreign exchange student."
Jessica hesitantly shook her hand. "I'm Jessica." She said softly.
"Hello, Jessica. I hope we can be friends."
Jessica's face lit up. Nobody ever said that to her before.
"Me too."
Hee Jin gave a huge smile before linking arms with Jessica which caught her off
guard. "Let's eat. Well, before we do, I have to go visit the administration off
ice."
As Hee Jin pulled Jessica along, Jessica couldn't help but to smile. It felt nic
e to finally be accepted, and it all happened so fast. In her mind, she wanted t
o ask Hee Jin what type of ethnicity she was. Her eyes were very pretty.
"I'm half French and Half Korean." Hee Jin said with a smile.
"How d-did you know?" Jessica still stunned.
"Because that's what everybody wants to know. Plus as a friend, we should know h
ow to read each other's mind."
Hee Jin laughed causing Jessica to laugh a little. Maybe this could be the start
of a wonderful friendship.
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Lee Hyorie stepped out of her newly bought Lexus. She flipped her gorgeous brown
hair while walking in 3 inch pink heels. The boys stared as she made her way in
to Seoul University with a pink tube top and skinny black jeans. Once she steppe
d inside, she scanned the whole area. She smirked as she saw so many innocent cr
eatures.
It was like her smell was enough for people to notice her presence and stop ever
ything they were doing. She laughed as all eyes were on her as she made her way
into the administration office. From the corner of her eyes, she could see the g
uys drooling and the girls hating.
'Ha. This is going to be an interesting year.' She thought.
Strolling down the halls, she noticed someone. Yes, it was her. She purposely kn
ocked down the girl holding the library book.
"Oh, I'm sorry." The girl apologized while trying to stand back up.
"You should be." Hyorie replied, making the girl look up.
Once she saw Hyorie, she rolled her eyes and dusted her skirt before walking awa
y.
"Taeyeon! Wait up! You're not going to say hi to your long lost friend."
"Long lost friend? It was you're that you got kicked out of the first one."
"It wasn't my fault. If she wasn't accusing me of being a slut, than I wouldn't
have to kick her ass."
"Well, maybe if you didn't dress like one."
"What?! I'm covered up. Thank you very much plus shouldn't you be on my side." H
yorie pouted.
"Okay, okay whatever." Taeyeon giggled.
"Let's go eat!"
"Shouldn't you be headed to the administration office." Taeyeon gave her a quizz
ical look.
"Yeah, but I don't want to. I'll go later. I'm hungry now."
Taeyeon just laughed as Hyorie yanked toward the cafeteria.
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"Hey! That's not funny!" Park Carmen yelled at her brother, Park Jaebeom who was
holding her stuff bunny up in the air.
"Catch Wooyoung!"
Jaebeom threw the inanimated object up in the air. Wooyoung dove to get it. He l
aughed as he saw Carmen coming after him.
"Jang Wooyoung! If you don't give me Bunni back than I'll make sure you won't be
able to have kids in the future."
Wooyoung laughed as Carmen gave an angry face. She looked so cute with her bangs
that were once straight swayed to the side, the once nice white skin having a h
int of red, and the once cute smile turned into a frown.
"No! I want Bunny!"
"That better be said with Bunni with an I not y!"
"Ummm I rather have Y!"
Wooyoung said jokingly. He knew how much she hated it when people said it with a
y not I. Jaebeom air fived him. Wooyoung was too busy laughing that he didn't n
oticed the charging Carmen at him.
She tackled him to the ground and grabbed Bunni. Those two were wrestling on the
floor before Jaebeom came over with tears of laughter in his eyes.
"Okay you two stop it!" Wooyoung noticed how close those two were that there bod
ies were literally stuck together. Their faces only mere centimeters apart. Carm
en got up to dust off her hoodie and jeans. "Man, you should have seen the look
on Wooyoung's face when he saw you charging at him."
"Yeah, yeah so funny!" Carmen rolled her eyes at her brother. Sometimes she wond
ered who was the older one.
"I'm hungry!" Carmen replied. The boys were busy talking to one another. "I said
I'm hungry!!" She said louder causing the guys to roll their eyes.
"So?" Jaebeom said.
Carmen grabbed Wooyoung's hand and swung it giving him her pouting face. "Come e
at with me! Please!"
Wooyoung looked at their connected hands and couldn't help but blush. Jaebeom no
ticed and scoffed.
"Okay." Wooyoung stuttered a bit.
"Great! I knew Wooyoung would unlike some people."
The two siblings were having a stare contest until Carmen looked away.
"Aha! I win!"
"Darn it!"
Wooyoung laughed at the sibling's immaturity. They were walking down to the cafe
teria before someone bumped into Jaebeom.
"Ow!" He looked up to see a smirking Hyorie and an expressionless Taeyeon. Hyori
e gave him an air kiss and a wink of an eye before turning around and walking in
side the cafeteria.
"Who was that?" Carmen asked her brother. She didn't like Hyorie. She looked lik
e a bad person
From the look on Jaebeom's face, Wooyoung could tell what it was about. Jaebeom
was too lost in words that he couldn't even lie to his sister so Wooyoung steppe
d in.
"Oh, she's probably new. You know how girls are around your brother."
"Yeah, but he isn't even good looking."
"Excuse me!" Jaebeom finally snapped back to reality when he heard that his sist
er called him ugly. "I'm hot." He licked the tips of his pointer and pinky finge
rs before running it over his eyes.
"Whatever. Let's go!" Carmen linked arms with both men before entering the cafet
eria.
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Youngbae was running with a tray of food to where Jiyong and Seunghyun was sitti
ng. He didn't even notice the girl standing in front of him. He accidently bumpe
d into her. Luckily, nothing spilt.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Youngbae said to meet the eyes of a beautiful girl.
"It's okay." She giggled.
Her laugh was music to his ears. She had amazing green eyes. You never seen that
here.
"I'm Hee Jin. I'm the new foreign exchange student. I'm hald French and half Kor
ean."
"I'm Dong Youngbae, full Korean." He said giving her his signature smile. She ch
uckled at him. Before he could say anything, Jessica walked out of the girl's re
stroom.
"I'm-" Jessica stared at Youngbae who gave her a confused expression.
"Oh Jessica. This is Youngbae. Youngbae, this is Jessica."
Jessica could only stare at Youngbae. She had or still does have the biggest cru
sh on him.
"Yeah, I know. Don't we have chemistry together."
She wished. She nodded at him. "Well, I have to go now. It was nice meeting you
too. Maybe we can all be friends." He beamed at them before walking off.
"Let's go." Hee Jin said making their way to one of the cafeteria's table. As th
ey sat down thinking about what to order, two guys and a girl walked in. One of
them really caught Hee Jin's interest.
"Hey Jessica."
"Yeah." Jessica looks up at Hee Jin.
"Do you know who that guy is?" Hee Jin pointed at the short guy with the mohawk
and small eyes.
"Oh! That's Park Jaebeom. Why?"
"He's cute! Do you know him? Can you introduce me to him?"
"No, I don't know him." Jessica played him her fingers before saying, "Actually
I don't have friends."
Hee Jin grinned before putting her hands on top of Jessica's. "I will be your fr
iend." Jessica smiled back.
Jaebeom was looking for a place to sit when he heard, "
Wooyoung!"
One of the most popular girls named Tiffany called out. Not only was she popular
and rich, she was also very nice. Another reason to hate her, Carmen thought.
"Wooyoung! Oh hey guys!" She waved at them. "Wooyoung! Come sit with me!" It was
so obvious Tiffany liked him. Wooyoung nodded and didn't even think about the l
ook on Carmen's face when he left. It was obvious that she liked him too. Jaebeo
m shook his head as he saw Wooyoung leave. Those two really need to tell each ot
her their feelings.
Still scanning the room, he noticed a girl looking at him. She was pretty though
she didn't look Korean.
"Who are you looking at?" Carmen asked trying to see also.
"Nobody."
"Oh so there is somebody!" She smirked as she saw the girl he was looking at and
to his advantage there were two seats open. "Let's go." She pushed her brother
towards them.
"Are those seats taken?" She pointed to the two seats in front of them.
"No." Hee Jin said, madly blushing.
"Can we sit here?"
"Yeah."
"I'm Carmen, by the way. This is my brother, Jaebeom."
Jaebeom didn't know why he why he couldn't talk. His heart was beating so fast.
This never happened to him before. Carmen nudged him causing him to pop back to
reality.
"I'm Jaebeom." Carmen rolled her eyes. Jaebeom was never like this before. Hee J
in giggled.
She introduced herself and Jessica to them. They started to chat happily about e
verything.
"By the way, are you twins?"
"No, I was adopted." Carmen said.
"But I treat her like she was my blood related sister." Jabeom put his arm aroun
d her shoulder. Hee Jin couldn't help but smile at this scene. He's also a famil
y orientated person. They all got to talking that even Jessica was contributing
to the discussions.
Youngbae smiled to himself as he sat down next to Seungyun. Jiyong and Seunghyun
just sat there the whole time not talking. Jiyong was getting nervous and almos
t cried in joy when Youngbae came back.
"Thank goodness! You're back." Jiyong exclaimed.
Youngbae smiled at Jiyong and looked at Seungyun. "What I didn't do anything." S
eunghyun said casually. Youngbae just ignored him while distributing the food.
"Oh no, its just that I was hungry. That's all." Jiyong looked nervously at Seun
ghyun who just sat there staring at him.
"Whatever."
They were talking about the talent show when Youngbae started to smile randomly.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Jiyong put his hand on his face.
"Yeah. It's called a mask. You should take it off sometime." Seunghyun smiled at
his witty comment. Youngbae shot him a glare which you really couldn't call it
that because he tried so hard not to laugh. Jiyong glared at Seunghyun who only
chuckled.
"I'm glad I made you laugh. Now Bae what were you smiling about."
Youngbae blushed as he answered, "I met this girl."
"Oh where?" Jiyong slightly stood to find the girl.
"Shh! She's-" Youngbae saw her, but she wasn't alone. Jiyong looked at his frien
d and saw the girl he was blushing about except he also saw Jaebeom, Youngbae's
nemesis. But Jiyong never understood why though. Youngbae went back to eating hi
s food. Jiyong only smiled nervously while going back to his fries.
"Oh! I forgot! I have to return my library book." Jiyong got up to leave. Youngb
ae waved bye as Seunghyun rolled his eyes.
As Jiyong leaves, he accidently bumped into a girl. He quickly apologized before
rushing out. The girl was about to say something before her friend stopped her.
"Taeyeon, don't worry about it. He probably had to return a library book or some
thing." Taeyeon scoffed. If she saw him again, she was going to beat the hell ou
t of him.
Seunghyun looked at Youngbae.
"What?"
"You shouldn't fall in love."
"I'm sorry if I can't control my feelings. And can't you be nicer to Jiyong."
"I told you. I have a bad feeling about him. I just know something bad will happ
en because of him."
"Whatever." Youngbae gave him an annoyed expression. "Let's go."
Seunghyun shook his head at his friend and looked back. He was going to have to
tell the girl to back off. Youngbae can't fall in love. Seunghyun needs to stop
it. His life is dedicated to Youngbae's safety.
Hyorie was waiting for Taeyeon to walk back with the food when she saw him. Her
eyes travelled his way to the door that she didn't even notice the man next to h
im. "It's him." She whispered. Taeyeon walked by with the food, but Hyorie alrea
dy got up to leave, to chase the guy
"Wait!" Taeyeon called out. She sighed as she ate her hamburger and gave the res
t away to a fat guy. She clenched onto her book and decided to go read.
Hyorie tried to run after him but lost the sight of him Should she give up? No.
The anger boiled inside of her as she thought of what to do. I'm going to make s
ure he's going to regret ever leaving me. She made her way to the administration
office.
Taeyeon walked into the library when she noticed...
"You!" She pointed her finger at him!
Chapter 2
Taeyeon walked up to the pale, thin boy standing with a book in his hand. So Hyor
ie was right! You were returning a library book!
The boy just looked at her confused. He pointed to himself while Taeyeon put her
hand to her hips while leaning her weight on one side of her leg. Yes, you! Don t
play dumb. It was you that bumped into me in the cafeteria. The boy just looked sc
ared.
Jiyong witnessed the whole thing. His heartbeat was going on turbo, so he decide
d to sneakily leave the library. He felt bad for using that boy, but he decided
getting the wrath of the girl was far worse than his bad conscience. When he fin
ally got out, he sighed in relief. He smiled happily before bumping into yet ano
ther person.
Oh, it s you.
Jiyong looked up. He didn t know who she was. Unfortunately for him, the girl who
was yelling at that poor boy came out. The worst thing was that she was holding
him by the collar.
Taeyeon. You found the wrong boy. It s him. He was trying to run away from you. Hyor
ie pointed at Jiyong, who suddenly got angry at the girl.
Taeyeon looked at the guy she was holding and chuckled nervously. Once she let t
he guy go, he ran as fast as he could. Taeyeon then looked at Jiyong who was ner
vously biting his bottom lip. Hyorie laughed as she said, I m going to leave you tw
o alone. Again Jiyong felt hatred toward the beautiful girl.
While Jiyong was thinking about how much he hated Hyorie for leaving, he didn t no
ticed how close Taeyeon was. She was so close that he could see her features so
clearly. She was beautiful. Her big brown eyes, milky, white skin, thin pink lip
s, just everything about her was beautiful.
You! She pressed her finger into his chest. For such a small girl, she was really
powerful. You! I don t want to see you anymore. If you see me, you better get out o
f my way. Arasso?
Jiyong nodded. His heartbeat was faster not because he was scared but because of
 the proximity of their bodies. Taeyeon just glared at him before leaving.
Wait! Taeyeon turned around. The look of a confused angel was what Jiyong saw in h
er. I was wondering what your name was?
Taeyeon gave a small laugh. Why? You fell for me already. Jiyong blushed. I m sorry,
but I don t out with guys who look like a zombie. The angel smiled before walking o
ut of sight.
Jiyong was in his room looking at himself in the mirror. His skin was really pal
e, hair was all over the place, and his body wasn t as fit as it used to be. He fr
owned at himself. Maybe if went out more, than he could get a small tan. A hairc
ut would be great. He looked at the long hair that he could even put into a bun.
Yes, maybe this way, he could have a chance. The thought of his angel brought a
huge smile on his face. He never felt this way for any girl before. It was alwa
ys school for him. His last love was in third grade, and he s pretty sure she said
the same thing to him. Jiyong didn t know why, but he felt so giddy despite the f
act that she just made fun of him. He just feels like this could be more. It was
a gut feeling, but it was a feeling. He ran to go get his pencil as he started
to write. Music just brought out his feelings.
Maybe I should call it breath. He smiled, because it was so true. Right now, he co
uldn t breathe. Just thinking about her took his breath away. He starting it until
Youngbae charged in.
Ji! Help me! I can t stop thinking about her. Youngbae rolled all over his bed with
his hands on his head. He suddenly popped in front of Jiyong. Feel my heartbeat!
It s so fast right?
Jiyong rolled his eyes. Yes, it s fast.
No! I m being serious. It s like that whenever I think about her.
You re out of breath.
Yeah, how do you know? He looked at Jiyong s shy expression. It didn t help that Jiyon
g was pale white and blushing would just overpower his face. Who is it?
What? No. It s
Oh! So you met someone too! Who is it?
I don t know.
What do you mean? Youngbae looked at his friend.
She never told me her name. She was the girl I accidently bumped in to. She s beaut
iful. Jiyong sighed. But she doesn t like me.
Why not?
Because she said I look like a vampire.
Youngbae laughed at him. He started to walk around the room playing with a hacky
sack. Jiyong turned around to watch his friend. That s when it hit him. Oh My Good
ness!
I know. We fail at getting girls.
Yes, we do, but that s not what I m talking about!
Youngbae stopped as he looked at Jiyong. Then he looked at Jiyong again. No! I me
an I can t. That would take so much work!
Jiyong pouted, which got Youngbae to sigh than nod his head in approval.
That s why you are my best friend!
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Jaebeom was walking around smiling to himself. Hee Jin and I had so much in comm
on. They both are family orientated, joyful people, honest, angered easily, and
are funny. He covered his face like a little girl who just saw her crush. Giggli
ng to himself, he forgot his sister was still with him.
Hey, stop giggling like a girl. She said eating a bag of cookies.
Shut up! Carmen why don t you go hang out with your other friends.
She frowned. To tell the truth, she had a lot of friends, but they weren t as fun
to hang out with than her brother and Wooyoung. Someone would always have to bri
ng up the fact that she was adopted also which drove her crazy. Wooyoung never d
id that. He actually forgot she was an adopted child. Also, they were always so
loud sometimes. Wooyoung wasn t as loud as they were. She shook her head in anger
as she tried to erase the thought of Wooyoung from her mind.
 Dude, are you okay? I was just kidding. You can always hang with me. Jaebeom said
patting her back.
Huh? Yeah, I m fine.
Thinking about Wooyoung?
No! What? Why would I think about Wooyoung. She laughed nervously. She hated the f
act that Jaebeom knew her so well. She needed to find some more friends like Woo
young.
What? Arghh! She can t believe she just thought of him again. Jaebeom chuckled at he
r and put an arm around her shoulder. She pouted as they kept walking. Everythin
g went fine until she saw the scene in front of her.
Wooyoung. Wooyoung pulled Tiffany in for a hug. It was beautiful. They looked so c
ute together, Carmen thought. Hot tears fell down her face as she saw Tiffany ga
ve Wooyoung a kiss. She quickly looked the other way and walked away. Jaebeom ca
lling her, but she just kept walking.
Are you okay? Jaebeom grabbed his sister shoulder. She put on a fake smile.
Yeah, of course. I just didn t want to interrupt their moment with my presence, bec
ause you know me. I m a giver.
Jaebeom gave her a serious look than he heard someone calling him. Jaebeom!
Khun?
A very handsome guy walked over. Hey man! Where were you today? I thought we had
dance practice.
Oh, sorry I forgot.
Khun looked over to Carmen. Carmen stared back. There was something about Khun t
hat reminded her of someone, but she shrugged it away. I m Carmen. She introduced he
rself.
Khun took her hand. He felt himself being washed over with love. There was somet
hing about her.
I m Nichkhun.
You don t look Korean.
That s because he s half Korean and half Thai. Jaebeom said in a matter of fact way. C
armen rolled her eyes.
Well, nice meeting you, but I have to go.
Where? Jaebeom said worriedly.
I have to go meet up with my teacher. Don t worry about me. She smiled as she walked
away. Khun couldn t stop staring. Why did she look so familiar?
Hey, that s my sister. Don t you even think about it?
Khun laughed as he walked with Jaebeom to the dance room.
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Jessica and Hee Jin parted ways as Jessica went back into her room. Youngbae ask
ed to be her friend. Well, hers and Hee Jin s friend, but still. She laughed as sh
e remembered his smile. The smile that always made her melt. Today must be her l
ucky day as she also made friends with the school s heartthrob and his sister. She
couldn t stop giggling. But her joyful mood was interrupted as someone knocked on
her door. To her surprise, it was an uninvited guest.
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Taeyeon smiled to herself as she thought of the boy who fell for her. He s so fool
ish she thought, but yet the thought of him made her smile. Why didn t she beat hi
m up like she was going to do with the other guy? Why did she let him off with a
warning? Why couldn t she stop herself from smiling at just the mere thought of h
im? But her thoughts were stopped by her friend, who decided to plop down next t
o her on her bed.
Taeyeon!
What?
I umm never mind.
Just tell me. Taeyeon turned around to meet her friend s eyes. It was serious. She c
ould tell by her friend s worried look. Hyorie was the one to take life day by day
, never worrying or regretting.
I met him again.
 Not again, Hyorie. I thought you forgot about him.
You know how I feel about him.
He left you!
But I still love him! I can t stop thinking about him. I can t even go out with anoth
er guy because of him. I m not the same Hyorie anymore. I matured because of him.
And what did he do?
He left you without any notice. That s why you can t fall for him again. Plus how do
you know you re not just having illusions or something.
Because I went to the administration office. Look. Hyorie tossed Taeyeon the packe
t of papers.
Choi Seunghyun? He goes here.
Yep.
So what are you going to do?
Make him regret ever leaving me. Hyorie said with clenched teeth. Nobody messes wi
th Lee Hyorie.
Taeyeon sighed as she went back to her homework or thinking about Jiyong. She s ki
nd of hoping to see him again.
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Who are you? Jessica answered.
You don t need to know.
Jessica was suddenly afraid. He looked so mean.
Stay away from Youngbae.
What?
I said stay away from Youngbae. He can t be involved in love right now.
What? Did you say he loves me? Jessica was suddenly blushing.
But he can t. So stay away. The man stepped closer to Jessica who was now backing up
. Arasso?
She gulped than nodded her head. If I see you with him, I won t be nice.
She suddenly burst into tears. The man she loved finally loves her back, but she
can t be with him. Why is life so mean to her?
Hee Jin happily skipped down to Jessica s dorm. She couldn t contain herself anymore
. She thinks she s in love as she thought of Jaebeom. Jessica! She called out but wa
s only answered by sobs.
Jessica? She quickly opened the door to her crying in a corner. What happened?
Nothing. She said between sobs.
It must be something. She brought Jessica in her arms. Don t cry.
But Jessica kept crying. She pondered about telling Hee Jin this but decided not
too. It s just that someone was making fun of me.
Who was it? I swear I will beat up that person.
No need. It s okay. I think he won t be here anymore.
Oh okay. Just don t cry. Hee Jin said smiling. She felt bad for Jessica. Whoever hur
t her, she will hurt ten times worse, Hee Jin promised herself.
Chapter 3
Jessica avoided Hee Jin for a while after the incident. She couldn't bear life r
ight now. She sat in her room letting the hot tears fall down her face. Memories
from her past kept running through her mind.
Flashback #1
'Hello! I'm Yunho!'
'Hello! I'm Jessica.' They stood like that with their hands in contact.
Flashback #2
'Yunho, I'm tired.' Jessica said yawning. Those two went walking around for hour
s around the city.
'Here. Get on my back.' He crouched down. Jessica blushed.
'No, it's okay. I think I can manage.' She said embarrassed.
'Just get on.' After struggling with the decision, she decided to get on. It was
n't like he was really gave her a choice. Her heartbeat became faster as she was
not hugging his back. Everything was silent as she was listening to his heartbe
at.
'Jessica.'
Half asleep, she answered. 'Hmm?'
'I think I loved you from the moment you said hello. I know you think I'm lying
but can you hear my heartbeat? Its irregular rhythm is because of you. You can o
nly make me feel this way.' Jessica cried as he confessed his love for her. This
was enough she thought. All she needed was him and his love.
End of Flashbacks
Why does it have to be this way? Jessica thought.
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Hee Jin felt lonely without Jessica by her side. Sure, she had a lot of friends
and enemies, but Jessica seemed like the only company she wanted. Hee Jin just s
at on one of the tables outside. She was just enjoying the cool breeze and the s
light touch of the sun's rays. It was comforting.
But her thoughts were disturbed by no other than Youngbae.
"Hey!"
She smiled at him. She liked Youngbae, but right now she rather be alone.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah. It's just that Jessica has been ignoring me lately."
"Why?" He asked concerned which she thought was really cute.
"I don't know. Just one day, I saw her crying in her room. She said someone made
fun of her."
"Whoever it was I'm gonna kill him."
"That's what I said! I told her that I would take care of it, but she said that
the guy wouldn't bother her anymore."
"Well, if she says so. During Chemistry, she was like too. She wouldn't even loo
k at me."
Hee Jin gave an annoyed grunt. Youngbae frowned as he hated seeing her like this
.
"Why?" She mumbled.
"I don't know."
Right now, she was getting really annoyed, and she could tell that if Youngbae w
as still here she was going to take it out on him so she kindly asked him to lea
ve which he reluctantly did.
Frustrated, she took a walk around campus. Why Jessica was avoiding her? She did
n't know. She sat on the grass putting her head on her knees.
"A penny for your thoughts."
She looked up to see a smiling Jaebeom. He was flipping a penny and tossed it to
her. She took it as he sat down next to her.
"So why is Hee Jin so frustrated?"
Hee Jin laughed as she saw his 'trying to be serious' face. "Because Jessica isn
't talking to me."
"Do you know why?"
"No."
"Maybe she needs time."
"I just want to know why-"
"Exactly."
"What?"
"You need to stop trying to know why and just let it go."
"But I -"
Jaebeom looked at her. That's when she knows she's been wrong. She needs just to
be there for Jessica not try to fix everything.
"Thanks Jae."
"No problem."
They ended up sitting there talking, laughing, doing absolutely nothing. It felt
nice him being there.
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Carmen was sitting in class listening to the teacher talk about whatever he was
talking about. She was really bored and just wanted to get out. Playing with her
pencil, she didn't notice the look Wooyoung was giving her.
Wooyoung was wondering why Carmen hasn't been talking to him. What did he do wro
ng? It was bothering him that Carmen would deliberately go the other way just to
avoid him. Wooyoung sighed as she tried so hard not to stare at Carmen. He smil
ed as he saw Bunni sticking out of her book bag. He secretly held on to the bag
of cookies that he made just for her.
After class, Carmen quickly got up to leave. She didn't want to talk to Wooyoung
. She's afraid he'll tell her that Tiffany and he are together. No, she couldn't
bear it. At least wait until she was over him before saying anything. She could
see Wooyoung's sad face as she rushed by him without saying anything. She could
also hear him yell her name, but she didn't want him to see her cry.
Rushing past everyone in the halls, she didn't see Nichkhun in front of her.
"Omph!"
"Sorry! Are you okay, Carmen?" Khun asked uneasy at her troubled face.
"Oh, it's nothing." She lied. He looked at her. She's gotten skinnier and paler.
There's something definitely up.
"Carmen, are you sure you're okay? You look tired, and your eyes are swollen."
"It's really nothing." She smiled at him.
"Oh, okay. Carmen, I was actually wondering if you would like to umm maybe have
lunch with me sometime." He looked up at her anxiously.
Carmen nodded as Khun gave her a really big smile. Carmen was about to leave whe
n she spotted...
"AHH! A cockroach!" She pointed to the bug in front of her feet. It was now craw
ling towards her causing her to jump onto Khun who was now holding her bridal st
yle. Carmen was crying hysterically about how gross cockroaches were while Khun
went to kill the cockroach. He laughed as she was completely disgusted. He kept
carrying her while making fun of her. Those two were having too much fun to spot
a very angry Wooyoung. He only saw the part where Carmen jumped on Khun. That w
as all he needed to see.
He threw the cookies in the trash before walking away. Tiffany witnessed everyth
ing. It hurt her to see Wooyoung like this. If only, he could have loved her she
thought as she kept looking at Carmen and Khun.
Flashback
Tiffany cried after telling Wooyoung about her bad experiences with guys so he g
ave her a hug. She felt an urge to kiss Wooyoung. She presses their lips togethe
r, but he quickly pulls back. Embarrassed, Wooyoung scratched the back of his he
ad.
"Sorry."
"But I thought -" Tiffany felt so stupid.
"Actually I like someone."
"Carmen."
"Am I that obvious?"
"She's a lucky girl."
End of Flashback
Yes, Carmen was lucky. Tiffany quickly ran to comfort Wooyoung.
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Taeyeon has been seeing Jiyong a lot lately, but he always fled whenever he saw
Taeyeon which really pissed her off.
Hyorie came back with food. She gave the food to Taeyeon who sat there with a di
shearten face.
"You were the one who wanted him to avoid you."
"Yeah, but... I don't know."
"Don't tell me you like that little vampire."
"No! Gross! Plus I don't fall in love."
"There's a first for everything."
"You father won't approve."
Hyorie rolled her eyes as she bit into her sandwich. Taeyeon, who was still not
saying anything, kept thinking about Jiyong. She never fell in love before. Is t
his love?
"Well, I'm have to go."
"Where?" Taeyeon asked with a bit of suspicion.
"Just places."
Taeyeon looked at Hyorie one more time. "Fine, but I need you to call him for a
meeting tonight."
"7pm the usual."
"Yeah."
Hyorie left the cafeteria. She looked at the schedule.
"Okay, he should be getting out of history now." She ran across the courtyard to
his classroom. She deliberately wore a flowy black tank top with dark skinnies.
She had white heels and a white flower headband on. She saw a guy look at her s
o she went up to him.
Flirting with the stranger, she waited until Seunghyun came out.
"Yeah, see you later." Seunghyun waved his friend away. He turned around to see
the last person he ever suspected.
"Hyorie." He whispered.
During that exact second, Hyorie whips around to meet his eyes. Her eyes filled
with hurt, anguish, anger, and love at the same time. She hurriedly wraps an arm
around the guy and gave me a little kiss on the cheek. She smiled as she walked
pass Seunghyun, but he grabs her arm.
"What are you doing here?" His voice filled with sadness and frustration.
"Going to school, and if you don't mind, I need to get ready for my date tonight
."
He held on for a second longer before letting her go. She quickly ran away. No,
she couldn't cry. At least not here. Why was she doing this? She didn't have a d
ate. She just wanted Seunghyun mad, so why doesn't she feel good? She felt the h
urt in his voice. She saw the pathetic look on his face so why does she just wan
t to turn around and hug him. To tell him that she lied and that they can be tog
ether again. But no, the memories in her head told her differently. They couldn'
t. He left her. He hurt me. He has to pay. She nodded to herself as she had to k
eep up with the plan. But first she had to take care of some business.
"Hello?" The guy on the other line answered.
"Yeah, Taeyeon wants to meet us 7 at the usual."
"Okay."
She hung up as she thought of what to do for the rest of the day.
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Taeyeon finished eating as she walked again to the library. She happily was thin
king to herself when she spotted Jiyong walk out of the library.
You! She yelled at Jiyong. She still didn t know his name.
Huh? He turned around to see Taeyeon run up to him. He panicked as her ran away. S
he can t see him. Well, at least not yet. He ran behind a tree as he tried to main
tain steady breaths. He looked behind carefully and didn t see her. He smiled as h
e walked away. But right when he left, he felt someone grab his shirt.
Omph! He was pushed back onto the tree, and again, he could feel her body warmth.
Why are you avoiding me? She said frowning. Oh, how he wanted to pinch her cheeks.
I don t know what you are talking about? Didn t you tell me to stay away from you?
Well, umm, yeah, but
Jiyong smiled at her stuttering words and embarrassed face. Maybe she likes me t
oo he thought. He was overwhelmed with the thought that he pulled her into a hug
.
Taeyeon stood shock by the action just given to her. Never was she ever hugged.
Not even by Hyorie. She didn t know what to do. She was about to push him off when
he pulled her out at arm s length.
I, Kwon Jiyong, will capture your heart. I will no longer be the zombie looking g
uy you won t even want to look at. I will train to be better. To be better just fo
r you. Just wait for me. Give me a few months than I will be a whole new person.
She just startled by his words. Tears were brimming around her eyes. Those words
were so beautiful to her.
So you were avoiding me because you wanted to wait until you changed. Taeyeon stut
tered.
He just looked at her and nodded. She was touched. Nobody ever said that to her.
Sure they told her that she was beautiful, but nobody ever said anything as mea
ningful as that. Tears came down as Jiyong panicked.
My angel, love? Are you okay?
She nodded furiously as she wiped the tears away. This wasn t supposed to happen.
Never had she shed tears before for any man. I mean, she killed so many people,
but she laughed it off. So why is she crying?
Why did you call me angel and love? She asked trying not to cry anymore.
Because I don t know your name. So I call you angel or love instead.
Call me love. I don t like angel.
Why? It fits you a lot.
If only he knew, she wasn t an angel. Actually far from it. She was a fallen angel
. So can she still love?
I like love better.
Okay. He grinned.
My name is Taeyeon, by the way. She said softly. And don t tell me cheesy things anym
ore.
Why?
Because I don t want to cry.
He laughed at her childish answer. He nodded as he hugged her. This time she let
him. She felt funny when he touched her. It was like something was bubbling in
her stomach and to her heart. She kind of liked it too.
Suddenly, Taeyeon s phone rang.
Sorry, she embarrassingly pulled out of the hug. Hello?
Taeyeon, are you coming? Taeyeon looked at her watch. 6:50p.m.
Shit. She muttered. I m coming. She hung up.
Sorry, I have to go.
Jiyong pulled her back before she could leave.
I just want one more thing before you leave since we won t be seeing each other in
a while.
She hurriedly pushes her lips onto his before running away.
As she was running away, she blushed. Did I just kiss him, she thought. She shoo
k her head. She must be going crazy.
Jiyong just watched her run away. Taeyeon, what a pretty name he thought as he d
anced his way back to his room. He was now smiling like crazy. He kept touching
his lips as pictures of Taeyeon popped in his mind.
Don t worry, Taeyeon. I won t be the same guy anymore. I will change just for you. H
e thought as he went to sleep dreaming of her.
Chapter 5
A/N actually sorry if I confused everybody, but Carmen and Wooyoung are not a cou
ple. She s still undecided with the whole Wooyoung, Tiffany, and Khun event so the
y are more like just seeing where everything is going if that makes sense?? Just
ask if you re confused!
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3 months later

Youngbae! What if she doesn t like it? I don t think I look any different! Jiyong whin
ed over the phone. He was staring in front of his full length mirror checking hi
mself out. Why aren t you here right now?
Youngbae laughed as Jiyong kept complaining about himself. Jiyong, I told you I h
ave trips that I take for my church class. Plus, if you followed all my advice o
n how to shape up your body and how to fix your sense of fashion, than you ll do j
ust fine.
Jiyong pouted as he saw himself in the mirror. No longer did he have the long br
own hair, but now a not too shaggy haircut. Now he wore ripped jeans with nice loo
king collared shirts. As for his body, he isn t Youngbae ripped, but you can tell
that he has gotten firm. It seems like no matter how hard he tried to get muscle
s, they just never grew. He sighed as Youngbae quickly hung up saying how his pa
stor is calling him.
Ehh, why me? He sadly shouted.
He got up and got out the letters that he has received from Taeyeon. He smiled a
s he read through them again. In these few months, he felt as if he got to know
everything about her such as her favorite drink is Black Soya, she likes puppies
, and can sleep with her eyes open. They have been constantly writing, and it wa
s different. To him, it was more romantic this way, and he liked it. A picture d
ropped out of one of the envelopes. It made him laugh as he thought of how he ke
pt pressuring her to give him a picture. He could tell that she took several pho
tos before finally picking out one. He thought no matter what Taeyeon would alwa
ys be beautiful.
He quickly came back to reality when his phone rang.
Hello?
Kwon Jiyong! I demand to see you right now! Taeyeon shouted over the phone.
He laughed as he knew she was a pretty impatient person. Well, can t we delay this?
No.
Please. I don t think that I m ready just yet.
Jiyong, you are just perfect the way you are.
Really? He said cheekily.
No, not really.
Jiyong pouted. Fine then I needs not to show you how I look.
Okay, fine. I m just going to hang up now.
Wait! Fine you win. I ll meet you at the water fountain at 6.
Okay. Bye.
Jiyong sighed as he plopped down to bed. He was worried that Taeyeon wouldn t like
him if she saw how ugly he looked, which was all a lie. Because whenever he wen
t anywhere, girls would stop and stare. Others literally handed him their phone
numbers, so why was he so scared of showing Taeyeon his new look.
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Hee Jin was waiting in the garden for Jessica to come by. These past months went
so smoothly for Hee Jin, except for one thing.
Flashback
Hee Jin! Youngbae called over.
She looked up from her book. She sees Youngbae run over to her. She gives him a
smile before letting him settle down in the chair in front of her.
What s up? She asked.
I m leaving.
What? Why? I thought we were just becoming good friends and now you re leaving!
Youngbae laughed as she was rambling on. He quickly caught a hold of her hands.
She quickly reacted and tried to pull them back, but his grip was too strong.
Hee Jin, I know I haven t known you for a long time. I know that I m still a child. I
know that I haven t been able to be myself around you. I m sorry, Hee Jin, but I th
ink the reasons why is because I m falling in love with you.
Hee Jin just stared at her friend that was confessing his feelings to her. No, t
his wasn t supposed to happen as she thought of Jaebeom. She was about to protest
when Youngbae pulled out a teddy bear.
I bought it for you.
 Youngbae.
And look. Inside the bear s heart was a necklace. It was absolutely gorgeous with th
e heart shaped pink rhinestone with a red and silver swirl around. Hee Jin was t
oo shock to say anything. I made it especially for you.
Where did you get the money for this? She asked tracing the heart of the necklace.
It doesn t matter as long as I got it for you.
I don t think-
Hee Jin, He said looking into her eyes, Wait for me. I have to go somewhere, but wh
en I come back, I want you to realize my feeling for you. I love you, Hee Jin, f
rom the moment our eyes met. He smiled.
Hee Jin watched him walk away. She was dumbfounded.
End of Flashback
She never told anyone this, because she was scared. She didn t want to lose Youngb
ae as a friend, but she can t bear to leave Jaebeom either. If Jaebeom knew that Y
oungbae sent her gifts every week and wrote romantic letters, he would probably
kill him. She didn t want that. But she had to say, Youngbae did write the cutest
letters.
Hee Jin! Jessica waved her hand in front of Hee Jin s face.
"Oh, sorry.
What were you thinking about? Jessica said. They were going to walk to the small c
afe near the school.
Oh, nothing. It s just that ummm Jessica, what do you think about Youngbae? Hee Jin
asked nervously.
Jessica blushed. As they seated themselves, Jessica ushered Hee Jin closer. I lik
e him. She whispered.
Hee Jin eyes grew big as she heard Jessica s confession.
Actually, I want to tell you something. I lied when you asked me why I was crying
when you found me that one day. Actually, someone came up to me and told me to
stay away from Youngbae.
Why?
I don t know. He just told me that Youngbae can t fall in love that Youngbae liked me
. Can you believe that he likes me? Jessica squealed. Hee Jin could see the love
on Jessica s face. Why didn t she notice it earlier?
Yeah, I can t believe it. Hee Jin said sarcastically. She suddenly became furious as
she thought that they he was playing around with the both of them. Or maybe not
?
So I decided not to listen to that guy. Now, I think Youngbae and I got closer. W
e ve been talking over the phone a lot. He s everything that I always wanted in a ma
n. Hee Jin, you have no idea how long I ve had a crush on him. Jessica said slightl
y laughing. I never told him, but now that I am now his friend, I feel like he li
kes me for real. I think I think I might confess.
What? No!
Jessica gave a confused look at Hee Jin who was now slightly embarrassed and ner
vous. It s just that you should make sure first or wait until he makes the first mo
ve, you know. It would be embarrassing if it wasn t true.
Well, but what if it s too late. I heard he s shy.
Yeah right Hee Jin thought. Trust me, you should wait.
Jessica shrugged her shoulders and nodded. While Jessica was sipping her smoothi
e, Hee Jin popped out a brilliant idea. Why doesn t she help Jessica and Youngbae
get together? Perfect! She smiled to herself.
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Carmen was spinning in her chair thinking about these past few months. Wooyoung
and she have a complicated relationship. It s like they are and aren t together. He
has been trying really hard, and she can see that, but then there s NichKhun, her
Jae-Hwa. She scratched her head in frustration.
Of course, she liked Wooyoung more. But she couldn t get her mind off Tiffany. It
was so obvious how hurt Tiffany was. She saw everything in her face, also there
was Nichkhun. She thought she was going to marry her orphanage friend, but Wooyo
ung changed everything. What was more frustrating was that her brother wasn t even
here to help her! He has to go to some trip thingy that she didn t quite understa
nd. All she knew was that he went on these trips irregularly.
Carmen looked around her room. It was now divided between Nichkhun and Wooyoung.
One side had all the things Nichkhun bought her, the other was what Wooyoung bo
ught. She reminisced back to the times Wooyoung and she spent. The times where t
hey joked around, lay in each others arm, and would run around the school for no
reason. Then she remembered Khun and the times they spent in the orphanage to th
e times where they spent watching movies, going to random places, and stayed up
talking.
Carmen sighed as she dragged herself outside. It has been a while since she saw
the sun. Recently Wooyoung and Nichkhun have been pressuring her to choose, and
she was getting quite apprehensive about it. She doesn t want to hurt anybody, but
she knows that in the end, she has to pick someone.
She randomly entered a café. Maybe caffeine would work.
Carmen?
Huh? She looked up to see Hee Jin looking at her worriedly. Jessica and her were b
oth approaching Carmen.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Jessica felt her forehead and brushed up her bangs. She doesn t look too well.
It s just boy problems.
Tell me about it! Hee Jin exclaimed. Jessica looks at her. I mean Jaebeom is gone l
eaving me all lonely. Stupid guy!
Jessica nods her head as she went back to worrying about Carmen. Let s take a walk.
It would probably do you some good. You can tell us if you want.
Carmen nodded as they went for a stroll. She told them everything that happened.
They looked at her with sympathy. This doesn t happen to every girl. Carmen was j
ust one of the lucky ones.
Yeah, so now I have to decide. Carmen looked down to the ground.
Just follow your heart. Carmen nodded at Jessica s statement, but right now her hear
t isn t telling her anything. She felt so stressed out at everything right now. Ca
rmen and Jessica tried to give her advice, but she didn t really want to listen to
them right now. So she said goodbye as she went back to her room to think about
her decision.
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Taeyeon was busy trying on different outfits before meeting Jiyong. She was exci
ted, because she couldn t wait to see him again. She couldn t wait to touch those fi
rm abs. She smiled perversely. Okay, so she cheated a little and peeked to see w
hat he looked like from time to time. She couldn t help it. She didn t like surprise
s. It wasn t her fault. Her father taught her that surprises were never good that
she should always be on top of things. She nodded at her good explanation.
As she was trying on outfits, her phone rang.
Hello? She answered.
Taeyeon, promise me when you see me, you won t laugh.
Jiyong, stop worrying!
No, what if you don t like what you see? He said softly.
I promise you that I won't.
How do you Hey! Did you take a peek?
What? No, stop thinking so much! She chuckled.
Ah, fine... I ll see you at 6.
Bye.
Love you.
Love you too. She laughed as she hung up.
She was looking at a light blue top when her phone rang again.
 Jiyong, I-
Sorry, honey, but I m not Jiyong.
Taeyeon blushed. What is it, Hyorie? She cleared her throat trying to retain her p
ride.
She could hear in the background Jaebeom crying about losing a bet with Hyorie a
bout how he thought Taeyeon would never fall in love that fast. Hyorie is laughi
ng at the crying Jay and bragging about how every girl is the same when it comes
to love.
"Hyorie!" Taeyeon spoke louder!
"Oh, sorry."
Taeyeon rolled her eyes. "How's it going?"
"So you know how you sent Jaebeom and me to do some research on Yang Hyun Suk's
student. Well, we found some important clues that we need to share with you imme
diately."
Taeyeon looked at the clock. 5:37. Shit, she muttered.
"Okay, when do you want to meet?"
"As soon as possible."
"Okay, we can meet in my room."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Taeyeon quickly called Jiyong.
"Babe, I told you I'm going to see you soon. Don't worry, I won't back out."
"Shut up," She cutely whined. "I was going to tell you that I can't come today.
Sorry."
"What? Fine. I guess I can go another day without you! Even if it has been forev
er since I last seen you!"
"Sorry," She looked nervously at the clock. "But I have to go. Love you."
"Huh? What? Did Kim Taeyeon just say that she loved me?"
It was true. She barely ever told Jiyong she loved him unless he was the first t
o initiate it or was forced to by Jiyong's nagging.
"Yes, and it will be the last time!" She said before hanging up. She was afraid
of saying that she loved Jiyong. What if she hurt him? That would be too much to
bear. And love was such a strong word. Did she really love him or just the fact
that he loved her?
She sat on her bed while waiting for Hyorie and Jaebeom to come.
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While Carmen was trying to think about the pros and cons of both guys, she got t
o thinking. Maybe just maybe she could have both? A small smile set on her face
when she thought of both guys obeying her every order. Than reality set in. She
palmed faced herself for even thinking about that!
"Okay, let's see the results."
Damn it. It was a tie. Arghh! What to do now? She whined. Then she remembered wh
at Jessica said.
"Follow your heart." Carmen whispered.
She closed her eyes as she thought of everything. Then it hit her like a strike
you get in bowling.
"I know!" She quickly put on her shoes.
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"Hyorie, please! Please! Please!" Jaebeom whined shaking her arm back and forth.
Hyorie rolled her eyes at the pathetic boy in front of her.
"Ehh! I don't want too! What if Taeyeon found out? We'll get in trouble for sure
!" She whined back.
"Please! For me! C'mon, I'll do anything!" He said pouting.
"Anything?" Hyorie said with raised eyes.
"Umm... sure?" Jaebeom said a bit scared of what was coming next.
"Hehe. Okay. Go meet your little Hee Jin and I'll think about what I want from y
ou." She said shushing him away.
Jaebeom was at first a bit hesitant about going. Getting tortured by Hyorie or m
eeting Hee Jin even if it is only for a moment, he sighed as he went to meet Hee
Jin. She so owes him, he thought as he ran towards her dorm.
Hyorie laughed as she saw the fear in his eyes. She started to walk around the s
chool waiting for Jaebeom to get done with his little meeting with Hee Jin.
She started follow the way of the wind. It was a good day so good that she was s
miling randomly. She didn t even know why she was feeling all so giddy. Wandering
around, she saw a girl, she was crying as a guy let go of her hands. Hyorie stop
ped as she quickly hid behind some bushes. The girl was trying to hold on, but h
e refused to let her hold on. As she fell to her knees, he walked away never onc
e looking back. That was what happened to Hyorie.
Flashback
Oppa! She yelled to her lover. It was funny how their love started. He was Mr. Quie
t while she was the Class Clown . Why they fell in love, nobody knew. Why she fell s
o hard that she must have gotten a concussion for loving him so much, nobody wou
ld have guessed. But she loved him, and it was obvious that he loved her too.
Yes.
I want to go travel the world. Doesn t that sound like fun? She said clinging onto h
is arm. Now she didn t care for anything even if she was in an assassin society, b
ecause Taeyeon promised her that she would persuade her father to take Hyorie ou
t. Ever since she met Seunghyun, everything changed. She doesn t want to kill anym
ore. All she wants is him.
Of course, but we have to graduate first. He said pinching her nose. She laughed a
s she snuggled into his arms. This is all they needed.
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Oppa! She cried out. The rain hiding the tears running down her face.
Sorry. He said. She desperately tried to hold onto him again, hold on to the love
she thought they had, but no. He pulled away. He pushed her away as she was on t
he ground crying.
Why? She shouted into the now empty frame in front of her.
The next day, she quickly ran over to his house where she knocked on the door a
million times.
Seunghyun! Please open up! Please! She cried desperately.
Miss?
Hyorie turned around to see one of Seunghyun s neighbors.
Do you know where Seunghyun is? Hyorie ran down the front porch steps nearly attac
king the lady in front of her with questions.
Um, sorry miss, but he left last night.
What?
I saw him pack his stuff and leave. I don t think he ll be living here anymore.
I nodded, and just left. He left me just like that I thought. He never even gave
a reason why. All he said that he thought it was better if they forgot about ea
ch other. My feelings were enrage, sadness, and loneliness at the same time. Why
would he do this to me? I thought.
I was so heartbroken and cross that I called Taeyeon. I didn t even think about th
e consequences I would have when I told her what I wanted.
Hello?
Taeyeon, never mind. I don t want to leave.
But I thought-
Just do it for me. I said hanging up. I knew I was impulsive, but there was no rea
son for me to leave if Seunghyun wasn t in my life anymore.
I dedicated my life to the society. The pain I caused others eased the pain of h
im leaving me. Whenever I dug the knife into my prey with their anguished faces
made me realize the pain in my heart. Every night I would end up crying. I don t w
ant to hurt people anymore, but it s not like I have the choice. At least, not any
more.
End of Flashback
I leaned against the school s wall letting the tears fall down the side of my face
. When am I going to realize that maybe we aren t meant to be?
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I ran towards Hee Jin s dorm when I heard people. I decided to check out what it w
as when I saw Hee Jin. I quickly hide behind a wall to see what was going on
Hee Jin! Youngbae said smiling as he ran up to her.
Youngbae! Hee Jin smiled back.
So? He said holding her hands to her lips. What do you say?
Hee Jin smiled as she stated, Oh, Youngbae, you don t have to play around anymore?
What? He dropped her hands in confusion.
Yeah. Jessica already told me about this guy who came up to her room and told her
that you liked her, but can t be with her. Its okay, Youngbae. You can be with he
r. She likes you back.
What? So you think I m joking around with you.
Oh, don t worry. I understand you were using me to get closer to Jessica, but no ne
ed. She likes you back.
What about all those letters and gifts I gave you? Does that mean nothing? I don t
like Jessica. I like you, Hee Jin. I became friends with her, because I wanted t
o get closer to you. Not the other way around.
He said bringing Hee Jin s face closer to his. Hee Jin got nervous. She froze as h
e started to bring his lips closer to hers. He would have kissed her until Jaebe
om came over.
Punch. Jaebeom knocked Youngbae to the floor.
Jay! Hee Jin tried to pull Jaebeom back.
Stay away from my girlfriend! Jaebeom hissed.
Youngbae looked at Hee Jin who was now avoiding his eyes.
I m sorry She spoke quietly.
Youngbae only smirked as he wiped the blood from his face. He straightens his cl
othes as he punched Jaebeom back before walking away. As he was walking away, he
saw Jessica. She just looked at him with tears falling down her face. He gave h
er an apologetic look before walking away.
Jay! Hee Jin tried to help Jaebeom, but he pushed her away.
How come you never told me?
I didn t want this to happen.
Well, it did.
I didn t know how to break it down with him?
A simple, I m sorry, but I don t like you would have been nice.
But I didn t want to hurt him.
Oh, you didn t want to hurt him. So what? You were just going to let him buy you st
uff, and never tell him that you had a boyfriend.
That s not what I meant. She said crying.
But that s what you were doing. Why didn t you tell him?
Because he was really romantic, and he seemed to really like me. I wanted to brea
k it to him nicely. I didn t want hurt him.
What about me? Did you ever think about my feelings?
I m sorry! I didn t want this to happen! She shouted back.
Well, it fucking did, Hee Jin! Do you not understand that? It fucking did. If it
wasn t for your lies, maybe this wouldn t happen!
I never lied!
Right. You just never told any of us the fucking situation!
Hee Jin was about to slap Jaebeom when Jaebeom grabbed her arm.
I think I need some time to cool down. He walked away leaving Hee Jin to cry by he
rself.
Hee Jin just stood there by herself. It was her fault. Why didn t she tell anyone?
She looked up to see an also tear stained face person.
Jessica She whispered.
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Jaebeom grabbed Hyorie s arm and dragged her to Taeyeon s dorm.
The surprised Hyorie suddenly felt the pain in her arm.
Jaebeom! Stop! It hurts! Let go! She shouted trying to wiggle her arm out of his g
rasp.
Sorry. He muttered. He let go of her arms as they stood there outside in the cold.
Hyorie was mad for two reasons. One Jaebeom probably gave her a bruise with his
tight hold on her. Two it was super cold and now all she wanted to be go inside.
Hey, I don t care if you had a lover s quarrel just now. Let s I stared at him. Was he
rying? Jaebeom? I said gently touching his back.
He barely ever cried like me, but when we did, it meant that something really ba
d happened. We weren t like Taeyeon who was like a machine. At least, we had some
emotions. My heart hurt whenever I saw Jaebeom oppa cry.
She never told Youngbae that she had a boyfriend. She said she didn t want to hurt
him. He said slightly laughing. I didn t know what to say. I m pretty sure she must h
ave had her reasons, but it still didn t make anything better. I knew what happene
d between Youngbae and Jaebeom. Though it was Jaebeom s fault, Youngbae just could
n t let it go.
It all started, because Jaebeom wanted to be popular. He wanted to become the ki
ng of the school, but that title was for Youngbae. So Jaebeom did everything he
could to get that title, even if it was messing up Youngbae s car in a race. Jaebe
om regretted it ever since, he apologized. But Youngbae wouldn t let it go. Even t
ill now, Youngbae still hates Jaebeom.
Let s just go before Taeyeon gets mad. Jaebeom said giving Hyorie a small smile. She
nodded as we headed towards Taeyeon s room.
What took so long? She gave us both glares. I tried not to look at Jaebeom who was
lowering his head.
I m sorry. He spoke.
Taeyeon, he just
I don t care if she broke up with him or not. I specifically told you guys not to g
et involved right now. We have a very important mission that needs to be taken c
are of with great care, and if he s can t pay attention, because of some dumbass gir
l than I suggest he leaves. We don t need a suicidal idiot on our team.
Jaebeom looked away. Hyorie could feel every stab Jaebeom was taking from Taeyeo
n. She became furious with every word Taeyeon was saying. She knew that was how
Taeyeon was raised, because she has heard around their organization how the boss
made sure Taeyeon was a cold heartless person, but this gave her no right to sa
y those things to Jaebeom.
What about you and Jiyong? Huh? Why the hell can t we have feelings too? Just becau
se you have no fucking heart doesn t mean we have to be cold heartless robots also
. Hyorie retorted.
Taeyeon got up and slapped her across the face than grabbed her by the throat. J
aebeom was surprised. Usually Taeyeon would just give a glare and threatened the
m which would just be enough, but never had she touched Hyorie or Jaebeom.
Taeyeon! Jaebeom shouted. She didn t mean it!
Hyorie tried not to be scared, but if Taeyeon was just mad enough, she can do an
ything even kill. Taeyeon glared at Hyorie which made Hyorie shiver. Actually Ta
eyeon wasn t mad, because Hyorie yelled back at her. She was angry because those w
ords hurt. It wasn t her fault; she was like this. She knew she was being a hypocr
ite, but if it came down to Jiyong or the team, of course she would pick them. H
ow dare they think less! Taeyeon tightened her grip as Jaebeom was begging Taeye
on to forgive Hyorie. He kept saying how she was too young and impulsive. Taeyeo
n finally let go causing Hyorie to fall to the ground while gasping for air. Jae
beom quickly ran towards Hyorie.
If any of you guys ever decide to raise your voice at me again, I won t refrain mys
elf from killing you guys.
Both Jaebeom and Hyorie, nodded. They fearfully sat down next to Taeyeon afraid
that she would attack at anytime.
So what was so important? Taeyeon said with harsh words.
Well, we were able to find more about the mysterious student. Jaebeom stuttered ou
t.
Hyorie, tell me more.
Hyorie quickly looked up. Umm well
 Speak clearly. I promise I won t kill you. Taeyeon smiled. Hyorie didn t know whether
she should smile back. Because that smile could be either I want to forget what
just happened or I m going to make you suffer, but when Taeyeon took out Hyorie s fa
vorite desert, brownies, she knew that Taeyeon in her own way tried to make ever
ything better. Jaebeom knew Taeyeon s small gestures. He smiled as he reached for
one. But Taeyeon slapped his hand away.
No one gets those unless I am happy with the information you gave me.
Well, when we were trying to figure out Yang Hyun Suk s background. We found out th
at the tattoo of the tree on his back was give also to his student. So we know i
t is a guy for sure for when we found this picture. Hyorie handed Taeyeon the pic
ture. Look, the guy had the same tattoo on his left side.
But the picture is so blurry.
But that s the best we can do. Jaebeom stated. And we know it s a guy from the side pic
ture. It was a picture of the guy s body, but not face.
And his body might be able to beat Jaebeom s. Hyorie joked.
Yeah right! Have you seen this? He said wiggling his eyebrows. Hyorie put on a dis
gusted face.
What else? Taeyeon demanded.
We also know that he has a ring. It s a simple, silver banded ring, but if it is to
uched by water, it will automatically spark. We are pretty sure that Yang Hyun S
uk gave it to him. Hyorie said. Also we know that he might know the secret to Dong
-Min s treasure too.
Taeyeon hands formed into a fist. How the hell did he figure it out?
We don t know, but we heard someone was trying around that area probably to look fo
r any clues. Jaebeom affirmed.
So we need to act quickly. Okay, at the end of every week. I m expecting more resul
ts. Arrasso?
Yes. Hyorie and Jaebeom both answered.
Taeyeon then brought out the brownies and cookies for Hyorie and Jaebeom.
Jaebeom.
Huh?
Take care. Taeyeon not making any eye contact.
Jaebeom looked at Hyorie who was smiling back. Maybe Jiyong was a good influence
on Taeyeon.
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Youngbae walked up to Seunghyun and punched him right in the face. He kept beati
ng Seunghyun who only tried to defend the blocks.
Youngbae!
Why the hell did you tell Jessica I liked her?
Youngbae!
You stupid son of a bitch. Stop interfering in my business.
Seunghyun grabbed Youngbae by the shirt and slammed him into the wall. Do you not
see what is happening here? Look what love is doing to you. If you weren t so dam
n worried about that idiotic girl than we could have made more progress on the c
ase.
She s not idiotic! Youngbae roared back. And you got the wrong girl. I don t like Jessi
ca.
It doesn t matter if it s Jessica or not. Look at yourself.
Youngbae glared but eventually sighed. He knew that he was changing, and it was
all because of one girl who didn t even love him back.
Did Taecyeon find anything when he was over there?
Seunghyun let Youngbae go. He watched as Youngbae fell onto the ground putting h
is head into his arms.
No, he s still looking.
Okay, you can go now.
Seunghyun walked out of the room not until he said, Remember Youngbae, he wouldn t
want you to be like this.
Youngbae nodded, and Seunghyun finally left. He went to go take a shower. Taking
a cold shower, he thought about what Seunghyun said. No more will he let love c
hange him, but he will get his revenge. He stared at himself in the mirror and s
lowly traced the tattoo of the tree he had. He wasn t going to let Yang Hyun Suk d
own. He put on some clothes and the silver banded ring before falling asleep. He
was going to make sure Jaebeom gets what he deserves.
Chapter 6
A/N slightly rated

Carmen did know where she was going. She just kept running. Something inside her
told her that he was going to be there. As the cold wind passed her by, the sta
rs shown down upon her fragile body, the darkness surrounding her, she just kept
running. Tears stung her eyes, as she wrapped her jacket closer to her. C mon! She
thought to herself as her legs to her to the wanted destination.
She stood outside looking through the window. It was the coffee place that she u
sed to hang out at with Jaebeom and Wooyoung all the time. Rain poured suddenly
as she watched the people in it. It was a cold, freezing night. Normal people wo
uld be inside, drinking hot chocolate with loved ones, and snuggling near the fi
replace. Yes, that was what normal people would be doing. That s exactly what Wooy
oung and Tiffany were doing.
Carmen watched from the outside the two people inside. They were laughing and sm
iling. It was beautiful. The atmosphere inside seemed so zealous and warm compar
ed to her state. She looked at her soaked body than she looked back up. Those two
look so cute together she thought as she smiled. The tears were never ending as
she couldn t bring herself from walking away.
Little did she know that Khun was watching. Tears running down his face also. It
hurt him to see his Mi Sun like this, but by the look on her face, he could see
how much she really loved him. She finally made her decision.
I guess I came a little too late. He sighed as he walked away from the painful sce
ne.
Carmen felt as if time stood still. As if God, gave her a sign that maybe they w
eren t supposed to be together. Her heart ache at her smile, laugh, breath that he
took. It was supposed to be her in there with him. It was supposed to be her th
at made him smile and laugh. But it wasn t her. She made her decision a little too
late.
Wooyoung was hanging out with Tiffany, because they had nothing else to do. Plus
it was really frigid outside. He knew he shouldn t be thinking of Carmen, but he
was. Her face, laugh, smile, the way she walked, everything about her couldn t lea
ve his head. Though he tried to laugh with Tiffany, but all he felt was pain. He
wanted so much to hug Carmen and for her to be in his arms. But how could that
happen when she hasn t even chosen me? He couldn t blame her. Khun was her childhood
sweetheart, the Thai Prince , the perfect guy. Who was he to compete? He was just a
friend.
He tried to concentrate on Tiffany, but his mind kept wandering off. He just chu
ckled whenever she did, laugh whenever she did, just so he could stop thinking a
bout Carmen. But it never worked.
He stared at his cup of hot chocolate. It reminded him of the time when he was d
rinking hot chocolate with Carmen. He sighed as he looked out the window with sa
d eyes. Immediately his eyes seemed to be glued onto someone who was standing ri
ght outside.
Carmen. He whispered.
Tiffany looked at him than outside the window where he was looking. She turned h
er head to see a worried Wooyoung.
Carmen! He got up and ran out the door.
Tiffany sat there sitting with the cup of hot chocolate in her hands. She smiled
as tears ran down her face. Maybe it s for the better she thought as she took a sip
and went back relaxing.
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Hee Jin looked at Jessica. She was crying, and it hurt Hee Jin to see Jessica li
ke that.
Jessica Hee Jin tried to call her friend for comfort, but Jessica backed away. Hee
Jin was surprised by Jessica s act.
We are no longer friends! Jessica said struggling through harsh breaths.
Hee Jin watched as Jessica walked away. Why was this happening? Hee Jin thought as
she kept crying.
Jessica started to jog away. Hee Jin was supposed to be her friend but where did
that take her? She kept running trying to hold in her sobs. She landed somewher
e; she didn t even know. She crawled into a corner and just cried. She felt so stu
pid. All this time, she thought that Youngbae actually liked her, but it was the
other way around. Fighting back the urge to forgive Jessica, to forgive Youngba
e, she eventually fell asleep.
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Hyorie left Taeyeon s room with Jay long time ago. They went their separate ways a
s she walked up to her dorm. As she was walking, she felt something weird, somet
hing eerie. She held her breath as she hastens towards her door. When she got in
, she quickly locked the door.
Phew! She smiled as she tossed her keys onto the table. She was about to go take a
shower when someone embraced her from behind.
About to scream, he put a hand over her mouth.
I missed you. He said.
She smelt the alcohol in his breath as he kept embracing her. When he started to
send soft kisses on her neck, she let out a soft moan.
Seunghyun She moaned out. He has no idea how much she missed his touch, his kisses,
especially him.
Shh! He forcefully turned her over and pushed her onto the wall while attacking he
r lips. He needed this. He wanted this. Seeing her around school flirting with o
ther guys really brought out the green monster in him. His jealousy was so much
that he actually threatened some guys so they wouldn t mess with Hyorie anymore.
He stopped thinking when he felt a pair of hands carefully lift off his shirt. H
e quickly tossed his shirt as he back tasted her mouth. Those years without her
got him thinking. He can t control himself anymore. No more fighting, he s going to
be with her no matter what.
His hands traveled under her shirt as he pushed her body closer. She let out a s
oft moan as he licked her jaw line.
You have no idea how much I want this. He said, sending shivers down her spine. Sh
e forcefully grabbed his face as she used her tongue to part his lips. Their ton
gues now battling for dominance. She took off her shirt and resumes their positi
on, but something caught Seunghyun s eyes.
He carefully pushed her away. She looked confused. Tears falling, she was afraid
he was going to her again.
Vulnerable, he pulled her into a hug. He let her sob all over his shoulder as sh
e gripped onto him as if her life depended on it. Don t leave me. She sobbed. It hurt
so much! She said. Everyone sentence, phrase, word stabbed him like a knife. The
only thing her could do was to hold her.
When he noticed that she was sleeping, he cautiously put back on her shirt and h
eld her in his arms. The tattoo of the Iris on her abdomen scared him. She was a
n assassin just like him. The worst part was the fact that they were enemies.
He closed his eyes as he tried to forget what he just saw. He contemplated on pr
etending she was part of his enemies clan, but the thought of Yang Hyun Suk came
into his mind. Without him, he wouldn t be alive. He made a vow promising to be fa
ithful to his clan and to always protect Youngbae, and that was what he was doin
g. So how can he pretend that Hyorie wasn t out to kill Youngbae? Does she even kn
ow Youngbae s identity? He gently laid her on the bed as he got dressed and left.
Coming here was a bad idea he thought as he closed the door.
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Again, Carmen was running. She didn t know for how long, but she was running. When
she saw, Wooyoung come after her, it was like suddenly her legs moved on its ow
n. But the weather was so harsh to her body, as she stopped to catch some air. I
t was so cold that she couldn t even feel her ears anymore.
She looked behind to see Wooyoung coming closer. It scared her. So she tried to
get up, but only to fall back down. Her legs were worn out, and her body was tir
ed. She wanted to run away from all of her problems, but this one wouldn t let her
.
She felt Wooyoung s body as he embraced her. Struggling to push him away, she ende
d up crying on his shoulder.
Carmen! He kept repeating her name over and over like a broken record. Don t leave. I
won t let you leave again.
All she could do was cry as she let him carry her back to her room. As he turned
the knob, she wished Jaebeom was home. And to her misfortune, he was not home.
Wooyoung set her on the couch as he went to the kitchen. Carmen was suddenly ner
vous. Her heart wouldn t stop racing as the thoughts of him carrying her came into
mind. Their bodies were so close, and it felt so good.
Here Wooyoung set a cup of hot chocolate on the table. Wait until it cools down som
e more before you drink it.
She nodded as she stared at Wooyoung s smiling face. He was looking at his cup of
hot chocolate while smiling randomly. This made Carmen angry for some reason.
Why are you smiling? She asked a little irritated.
Huh? Ummm Nothing. He said still smiling.
Why are you drinking hot chocolate again? Didn t you have some with Tiffany already
? She said coldly.
Wooyoung was surprised by her tone, but again just smiled.
Why? Jealous that I drank hot chocolate with someone else?
No! She said blushing madly. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm do
wn her nerves. When she opened them, he was right in front of her.
Whhy arrre you sooo close? She said stuttering.
He smiled as he took his hand and caressed her face. She closed her eyes as she
let herself be drowned in his touch.
Do you want to know why? She unconsciously nodded, still being trapped under his s
pell. Because than I can do this.
Huh? She was about to say something when a pair of warm lips caressed her lips. Sh
e tilted her head as she gave him better access. It was all a dream she thought
as they were still kissing. The warmth of his body was enough to warm her up. Sh
e wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. It was her Wooyoung she
thought as she slid her hand through his hair.
He pulled away causing Carmen to be upset. She was still in the heat of the mome
nt. He went back to drinking hot chocolate like nothing ever happened. What the?
She thought as she gave him an angry face. Waiting for an answer, he just went
back to smiling.
So how was your day? He asked.
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Hee Jin woke up the next day in her bed. The sun was glaring through the shades
hitting her exactly in the face.
Ehh! She said while rolling off the bed. She was about to enter the bathroom when
she noticed a figure sitting at her desk asleep. Jaebeom?
She went closer as she studied his peaceful face. It hurt her to see him again.
She couldn t bear the thought that she was the one who hurt him so bad.
She lightly touched the bruised lip causing another set of waterworks. She was a
bout to walk away when he grabbed onto her arm.
Up already? He yawned while looking at the time.
She nodded shyly. How come I m in my room? She asked quietly.
Because I moved you over her. It would be very uncomfortable to sleep in the posi
tion I found you in.
 Oh. It turned awkward as none of them said anything. He still had his grip on her
but didn t even look her in the face. I don t deserve you. She cried.
He pulled her onto his lap as he hugged her. Shh! It s okay. I forgive you.
But I hurt you so much, and I hurt Jessica and Youngbae. I m such a bad person.
He smiled as he stroked her hair. I told you I forgive you. Look. He pulled her ou
t so she could face him. I know you did what you did, because you didn t want to hu
rt anybody. I understand. I was just a bit frustrated. And I can t stand being mad
at you for so long especially since you ve probably cried a river since last nigh
t. He chuckled.
Hee Jin smiled as she kissed him. He returned the kiss with more passion. She he
ld on closer, because she wanted more. He deserved more, she thought as she let
him enter her mouth. They reluctantly pulled away, but their faces still only ce
ntimeters apart.
I love you. She stated nervously.
I love you too. He smiled at her.
He hugged him for a while before saying, I wished none of this would have happene
d. Maybe then Jessica, Youngbae, and I could still be friends.
Just give them some time. Maybe they ll get over it.
She nodded as she let him embrace her.
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Jessica woke up in someone else s bed. The room looked unfamiliar as she tugged th
e blanket closer. She looked down to see her clothes still intact which made her
let out a sigh of relief. Her eyes wandered around the room, hoping to find out
something that could help her identify the mysterious person s room.
You up? Youngbae said coming out with only a towel on.
Jessica quickly covered her eyes as she nodded vigorously. Youngbae smiled at he
r childish actions.
I m going to the bathroom to change my clothes. You can open your eyes now.
She counted until three before cracking a peek. That was so embarrassing she tho
ught as she touched her burning cheeks. Why was she in Youngbae s room? She finall
y realized the real situation. Any who, she was now contemplating on whether to
leave secretly now, or wait until he comes out before quickly running away. Luck
ily for her, the choice was already made as she saw him walk into the room.
He had nice, baggy jeans on with a white wife beater. She couldn t tear her eyes a
way from his nice, sculpted muscles. The way the water dripped down his arms dro
ve her crazy. She suddenly blushed as she realized how bad her thoughts were.
Sorry, Youngbae, but I should be leaving. She quickly got up to leave the room, st
umbling over the clutter floor. He laughed as he watched her nervously try to un
tangle her foot out of the bed sheets.
Here, let me help. He went over and grabbed her leg. She blushed at the sudden con
tact.
Thank you. She said shyly. I ll be going now.
About to leave, Youngbae pulled her back. You know I never knew you liked me. He s
aid scratching the back of his head.
She was about to cry again, but stopped herself. She didn t want to seem weak in f
ront of him again.
It s okay. She finally got the words out. She took his grasp from her arm away. She
took a deep breath before exiting the room.
Maybe things would be different if I knew you like me. He said quietly.
Jessica jerked her head back and looked at him. Their eyes meeting in an intense
stare. Suddenly she had the urge to kiss him, so she ran and trapped his lips w
ith hers. To her amazement, he returned her passion. She never even thought abou
t what happened last night as she seemed to be lost in his lips. She forgot how
he used her to get Hee Jin. She forgot how he liked Hee Jin and not her. She for
got everything, because it was her that was in his arms, not Hee Jin.
Let me repay you for all the bad things I ve done. He whispered in her eyes. She qui
vered in pleasure. She answered by again kissing him again.
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Taeyeon smirked to herself as she planned a surprise visit to Jiyong s room. She c
an t wait to see the look on his face when she arrives uninvited. Finally arriving
at her destination, she knocked on the door not expecting this type of greeting
.
Youngbae, is that you? He opened the door to reveal his half naked body. He just g
ot done taking a shower revealing his whole upper half of his body. His hair and
body was still wet as he only had one towel wrapped around his waist while his
used the other one to dry his hair.
Taeyeon was too busy looking at his body. She bit her bottom lip as her eyes wan
dered to every inch of this fine anatomy.
Jiyong noticed Taeyeon s hungry stare and got self conscious. He didn t know what to
do so he slammed the door on her face.
Jiyong! Taeyeon screamed. He quickly opened the door to see her rubbing her injure
d nose that was now bleeding. His eyes went wide from anxiousness as quickly ush
ered her onto his bed. He ran into the bathroom and got some paper towels to sto
p the bleeding.
I m so sorry! He kept repeating. Oh! Are you okay? He bit his lip in nervously. Taeyeo
n couldn t help but find that so adorable.
It hurts! She pouted.
I m sorry! He whined. I ll make it up to you.
She smirked as she noticed he was still half naked. She noticed again her stare.
It was like she was going to pounce on him at any moment. He brought his hands
up to his chest.
I m still a virgin. He said timidly, a small pink tint to his cheeks.
Don t worry. I don t bite.
He looked at her scared. He wasn t expecting her to say that. He was hoping she wo
uld say the same thing or something. She laughed as she notice him hugging himse
lf some more.
I was just kidding. I want ice cream. She smiled.
That smiled always made Jiyong go crazy. His heart beat went faster as he stared
at her innocent face. He was about to kiss her when Youngbae ran inside.
Guess who got themselves a girlfriend?! Youngbae sang.
He opened his eyes to see a half naked Jiyong, and Taeyeon on the bed.
Well, I guess someone is busy and luckier than I am. Youngbae smirked.
Get out! Jiyong threw a pillow at Youngbae who just laughed as he exited the room.
Taeyeon was bright red which made Jiyong kind of turn on. He was about to kiss h
er again, but she got up.
Hurry and change! Then we ll go out for some ice cream! She exclaimed before rushing
out the room.
Note to self; kill Youngbae. Jiyong sighed as he went to change.
Taeyeon ran out as fast as she could and closed the door. She leaned on it and s
ighed. Actually, she was a virgin too. It scared her to move onto the next step.
What if she wasn t good? Or how do you even do it? She got up and pretended to ba
ng her head on the wall.
Taeyeon! Hello! Are you okay? Jiyong asked.
OH! Ummm yeah. She stuttered.
Okay, than lets go. He said intertwining their fingers. She just nodded as she let
him lead her to the ice cream shop.
Chapter 7
Seunghyun started walking to Youngbae, who was smiling to himself.
So what do you need to tell me? Seunghyun stood next to Youngbae. They were on top
of the roof staring at the students walking to and from their classes.
Guess who got themselves a girlfriend? Youngbae smirked. Seunghyun turned to Young
bae with an upset face.
I thought I told you about falling in love.
Don t worry. I m not in love. Seunghyun looked confused as he tried to find the hidden
meaning from his words. Youngbae kept staring at the horizon. This one will be o
f great benefit.
Flashback
Youngbae was trying to fall asleep after the whole Hee Jin and Jaebeom accident,
but all he did was toss and turn. He got up when his cell phone rang.
Hello?
Youngbae? It s me, Taecyeon.
What is it? I m trying to sleep.
I ve found out something.
Youngbae was completely awake now. He got up and went to his window. So what did
you find out? Did you find the money?
Not exactly, but I found something better. He laughed.
Taecyeon, hurry the fuck up and tell me. I don t like waiting. Youngbae said impatie
ntly.
Oh, right. You know Jaebeom right? Well, guess what. He s part of the Lee Soo Man s c
rew. They are on to us and the money, so if I were you, I better watch out.
Youngbae s face darkens at the sound of Jaebeom s name. So Jaebeom is also an assass
in, he thought.
Thanks for the information. Be cautious and tell our men to hurry up and find the
money.
Yes, sir. Taecyeon said before hanging up.
Youngbae threw his phone on his bed as he rubbed his face. First, Jaebeom hurt h
im, took his girl, and now he is also part of his enemy. Youngbae laughed as he
punched the wall. He wasn t going to let Jaebeom win again. Yougbae sat there thin
king about ways to completely destroy Jaebeom, but how can he do that when he do
esn t know anything about Jaebeom. He can t even go to Hee Jin about it anymore eith
er. So?
Youngbae sighed as he kept trying to think. That s when it hit him. He hurriedly g
ot up and rushed over to Jessica s dorm, only to find her outside his room. He car
efully picked her up and carried her to his bed.
I m sorry, Jessica, but people need to make sacrifices sometimes. He thought as he c
arefully pulled a blanket over her.
End of Flashback
I still don t get it? What is Jessica s part in all of this? Seunghyun asked still con
fused in this whole situation.
Youngbae turned to Seunghyun and laughed. He put an arm over Seunghyun s shoulder
and inhaled the fresh air around them.
If you must insist, I will explain it to you. First, Jessica and Hee Jin are best
friends. So Jessica being madly in love with me, I will use her to go get infor
mation
By asking Jessica to ask Hee Jin.
Exactly. Then I will this time to slowly get Hee Jin back.
Seunghyun turned to Youngbae with an angry face.
Don t worry, once we get the money then I will make her mine. At his process, I wil
l find ways to get Hee Jin to misunderstand Jaebeom causing the two lovebirds to
fight. Slowly, their arguments will turn into his confession.
Ah, I see. So you want Jaebeom to confess to Hee Jin, his true indentity and at t
he same time, hurt their relationship thus making it hard for him to concentrate
on finding the money.
See Seunghyun that s why I love you. You understand so quickly. He said before dragg
ing him down the stairs.
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Hyorie woke up sitting on her bed just staring at the door. He left her again, a
nd it hurt twice as much the first time. She cried as she started to throw thing
s at the door to let the pain out. Why? She cried. She pulled on her hair and just
let the tears fall down. Memories of last night never left her head as she felt
herself go crazy.
She got up and looked at herself in the mirror. The old Hyorie was coming back,
the one that doesn t give a shit anymore. She laughed as she saw her bloodshot, pu
ffy red eyes stare back at her. No, she wasn t going to let him use her.
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Jessica went squealing around. She never thought Youngbae and she would be toget
her so quickly. She smiled to herself as she went around the school practically
jumping for joy. She giggled as the sun shined upon her flawless skin. The birds
were singing as she felt the nice breeze give her a hug. But her day was sudden
ly ruined by the smiling couple right in front of her.
Jessica. Hee Jin whispered.
Jessica gave them both cold looks. She couldn t believe Jaebeom could forgive her
so fast. Jessica was about to walk away when Hee Jin called her name again.
What? Jessica spat out.
Hee Jin suddenly felt sad again. I m sorry. She whispered. I didn t mean for this to ha
ppen.
Really? Jessica laughed. She then turned to Jaebeom. You better watch out. She migh
t have other guys other than Youngbae at her feet. Hee Jin felt like she had just
been stabbed. She couldn t believe Jessica had just said that to her. Oh, but don t
worry, Youngbae won t be going after her anymore. He finally realizes how stupid h
e was being.
What? Are you saying that Youngbae is with you? Hee Jin asked surprised.
What? Are you jealous that he s not one of your dogs anymore?
Jung Jessica! How could you think this about me? I thought you knew me better tha
n that! Hee Jin shouted. Jaebeom had to hold her back before she pounced on Jessi
ca.
Well, I guess I didn t since I never even knew about Youngbae secretly liking you!
You never told me! What kind of best friend is that?
Oh, so it s my fault! I never even knew about your childish crush on him!
At least I don t go around whoring myself! At least I m a decent girl!
I go around whoring myself out. Hee Jin scoffed. Remember Jung Jessica, I was the o
ne who created you. I was the one who helped you grow out of your shell, your fi
rst friend. Without me, you would still be the shy, timid, scared Jung Jessica e
veryone knows or now knows. Hee Jin smirked. Every word stabbed Jessica in heart,
and the people crowding around didn t help either. She could see Jaebeom try to p
ull Hee Jin out, but she stubbornly stood waiting for Jessica s comeback. I bet he s
only pitying you since he couldn t get me, so he desperately had to go to you. Jess
ica s eyes stung as she held back her tears.
Well, let s not tell Jaebeom how you would go on lunch dates with other male studen
ts. Or let s not tell him about the way you cheat off my tests at school, or the f
act that you almost got beat up because you like to talk shit, or the fact that
you too are a lonely, little girl who is ignored by her parents.
Hee Jin was shocked as Jessica revealed her secrets in front of Jaebeom. His gri
p on her tightened as he dragged her away from the crowd, and she let him do so.
He wasn t mad, because of the lunch dates, the cheating, or her talking shit, it
was because he never told her the real her.
Youngbae and Seunghyun saw everything from afar. They both smirked as they saw h
ow vicious Jessica can be and the way Jaebeom s face went completely blank when Je
ssica reveal Hee Jin s secrets.
I picked the right person. Youngbae stated while Seunghyun nodded in agreement.
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Jaebeom pushed Hee Jin down on the school s park bench. Hee Jin just sat there whi
le Jaebeom walked back and forth. He was frustrated. How come he didn t know this
side of Hee Jin? This scared him. He scratched his head in frustration and kept
mumbling to himself.
Sorry. Hee Jin said softly with tears rolling down her face.
It isn t your fault. He knelt down to wipe away those unwanted tears. Well, it was a
little bit, but I don t know. He got up again, not knowing what to say.
I should have said any of that stuff. I just got angry so I started to defend mys
elf. I didn t mean to say those things to her. She kept crying.
I know. Stop crying, babo. He pulled her into a hug.
Those lunch dates were only as friends. I cheated, because I forgot to study. I c
an t help if I have bad Korean dialect. She mumbled into his chest.
I know. Those secrets aren t even that bad. He laughed.
She smiled. I know. She held back. She didn t want to hurt me.
How do you know?
Because than you would have heard a lot more than that. She laughed.
Well, now we know that Jessica isn t a mean girl.
I know she isn t. I was being the mean one.
Well, you did go a bit overboard. But on the Brightside, Jessica was nice. He joke
d as Hee Jin started to throw light punches at him.
I was just kidding. He said as he caught her arm and intertwined their fingers. He
forced her to walk with him around the park. It was a nice, calm day with every
thing set into perfect.
Hee Jin?
Yeah? She said looking into the blue sky.
What is with your family?
Hee Jin stopped and looked up at Jaebeom.
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Wooyoung still was just smiling, and it annoyed the crap out of Carmen. Ever sin
ce last night, he wouldn t talk about the kiss they shared. Instead, he would ignore
the question, and just smile. He would pretend like nothing happened. He would
go around and hold Carmen s hands and talk about irrelevant things. Let s just say C
armen had enough.
Jang Wooyoung! She yelled. She withdrew her hand from Wooyoung s and stood still at
one spot.
Wooyoung turned around surprised. He was in the middle of a great story too.
What? He said smiling.
Wipe that smile off your face before I wipe it out for you. She put her hands to h
er hips and frowned.
Why? Do you want me to grow up with wrinkles like you from frowning so much? He la
ughed when she quickly grabbed her face.
Really? Do I have wrinkles? She asked worriedly.
No, now let s go. He said grabbing her hand again. She sighed in defeat. She was rea
lly confused are they together or not?
Wooyoung, She said shyly. Does this mean we are you know together? She giggled as she
quickly turned away.
But soon her smile faded, as he again never answered her. She wanted so bad to k
ick him, but thought she couldn t risk having a deform husband during their weddin
g.
She just kept walking wherever Wooyoung was taking her. She didn t even think abou
t what was happening or the surroundings around her as he kept leading her.
Close your eyes.
What? But before she could protest, he quickly hid her eyes with his hands. Wooyoun
g! Stop it! She tried to pry his hands away.
Stop being a baby, and just close your eyes. She pouted as she listened to his com
mand. She was definitely not a baby. Okay, now open.
She took a peek as she saw the most beautiful sight in front of her.
Cookies! She screamed as she ran towards the huge tower of them. It was like heave
n. There were so many different kinds. She squealed in delight as she took one.
She was about to eat it if it wasn t for Wooyoung.
Why? She cried as he took the cookie away from her.
Because I want to see you cry. He laughed.
You, sir are a cruel man. She pouted as she crossed her arms.
I know. But you could have some, but it comes with a price.
Anything! She said automatically.
For every cookie, you have to give me a kiss.
What? She blushed. But there s like hundreds of cookies.
 Then you have to give me hundreds of cookies.
Carmen frowned as she felt her face become super red. This was so not cool. Wooy
oung looked at her, but she kept avoiding his eyes. So embarrassing she thought.
So? What do you say? She was getting redder by the second. He laughed as the sight
of this. I do except rain checks!
Yay! She jumped in the air for joy.
But.
Eh! No buts! She whined as she clung onto his arms.
You have to give me at least 10, and it has to be in a row. She pouted as she relu
ctantly agreed. Now there s my sweet girlfriend. He said a bit shyly.
So now you answer my question. She rolled her eyes. Normally, she would become shy
if he said that, but he teased her way too far to get her to blush again.
Okay, now you can dig in.
She rushed towards the counter and grabbed a chocolate chip cookie. It was absol
utely delicious.
Ahem! Wooyoung pointed to his lips. Carmen smiled as she seductively licked her li
ps and slowly approached him. Wooyoung gulped as Carmen caressed his face and wr
apped both hands around his neck. He nervously chuckled as he waited for the kis
s. He closed his eyes anticipating for the heated, passionate kiss they were goi
ng to share like the one from last night. But he was only disappointed when she
pecked his lips and went back to eating.
This was going to be a fun day she thought.
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Hyorie was walking around when she found Taeyeon and Jiyong eating ice cream. Th
ey were all lovey dovey and mushy as they fed each other ice cream. Then she not
iced how Jiyong was going to make a move on her. She rolled her eyes as she thou
ght of an evil plan.
Hey guys! Hyorie yelled as she sat inbetween them.
Taeyeon glared at her while Jiyong was a bit disappointed. She really could care
less about what Jiyong thought, but she was a bit afraid of Taeyeon. Well, at l
east she ll have a bit of fun before she died.
What are you doing here? Taeyeon still gave her a death glare.
Just wanted to go visit you guys. Plus I m really bored. I hope you don t mind me. She
laughed as Jiyong pouted. She could have sworn she saw Taeyeon hands about to g
rab her but refrain. Maybe this wasn t such a good idea.
Well, okay. Jiyong stated.
Taeyeon sighed as she still haven t got a good taste of Jiyong that she was dying
to get. So the whole time, she watched Hyorie and Jiyong talk and argue about st
upid things.
No, the red power ranger was the better ranger, because he was the leader.
Just because he was the leader, doesn t mean he was the better one. The pink one ob
viously had better skills. And red is so overrated.
Take that back! Jiyong felt so offended.
Make me!
Okay! Will you guys stop it? Taeyeon said. Those two arguing were driving her craz
y. Let s go. She pulled Jiyong out of his seat and out of the ice cream store.
Wait for me! Hyorie yelled out as she ran up to the two.
Taeyeon counted until three to calm her nerves, but that didn t work. She was abou
t to scold Hyorie and possibly beat her up if she didn t leave, but once she turne
d around to yell at her, Hyorie s face was expressionless. She looked to see where
Hyorie was staring at, and her eyes led her to not something, but someone.
Seunghyun. Hyorie whispered, before stomping up to him.
Taeyeon and Jiyong looked frightened as they never saw her this angry before. Th
ey watched as she made her way up to him and two other people.
Seunghyun was confused as he saw her right in front of him. Before he could say
anything, she slapped him.
What the? He said grabbing his face.
She walked away as she saw the pained look on his face. That was only phase one,
she thought.
Youngbae looked at Seunghyun questioningly. He was definitely going to tell him
the story behind this while Jessica went to help Seunghyun with his face. Seungh
yun looked up to see Hyorie walk away, and another thing
Jiyong was about to go after Hyorie when Taeyeon stopped him. She needs some time
alone. Jiyong nodded before taking Taeyeon s hand and walking away.
They were enjoying their walk. Jiyong smiled as he felt the nice day s sunshine hi
t him. Taeyeon couldn t help but stare at the sight before her. The sun was hittin
g him in the best way possible, making sure to highlight all his best features.
His soft lips, gentle but rough face, and his alluring eyes, but what really dro
ve her nuts, with his define jawline. If she could, she would have pushed him ag
ainst the wall right then and there. No, the pressure in her was driving her cra
zy.
Well, let s get back. I m getting a little tired of walking.
Okay. She said smiling to herself.
Do you want me to drop you off at your place or mine?
Yours would be perfect.
He smiled as he led her back to his place.
Okay well, I m going to go to sleep. Do you want to take a nap with me? He said inno
cently.
Oh, I have something better in mind.
He looked at her, and before he knew it, she pinned him on his own bed. Her eyes
again gave him the feeling like she was going to attack.
She lovingly before gently rubbing her nose on his. She kept teasing him as she
could see his urge for her. And it worked, because he was the first to attack. H
e hungrily captured her lips in a deep and passionate kiss. She opened her mouth
inviting his tongue which he readily accepted. She moaned as he tasted the cont
ents of her mouth. She then kissed down until she met his jawline. She licked it
and sucked it causing him to moan also. She felt his hands go inside her shirt
causing her to shiver. He flips her over so that he was on top. Usually, she wou
ld always want the control, but she felt so weak under his touch. She moved her
hands under his shirt and removed it so she could have a look at those firm abs.
He then attacked her lips once more before nibbling down until her neck where h
e planted soft kisses. She moaned as she pulled him closer. Her heartbeat increa
sing as she started to take off her shirt. She was in pure pleasure when
RING! RING!
Damn it! Jiyong muttered as he stopped kissing her and hung his head down.
She gave him an apologetic look before answering her phone. Jiyong sighed as he
fell down onto the bed right next to her and hugged her. His head on her shoulde
r as he still kept giving her small kisses on the neck.
What? She said irritatingly. It was Yuri, one of the assassins in her clan.
I found out something.
Taeyeon looked at Jiyong who was half asleep. She carefully tried to get out of
his hold, but he held on tighter. It s okay. She assured him that she was just going
to go talk to a friend. He unwillingly let her go.
Once she was outside, she looked around to see if anyone was near. Once, she fou
nd that everything was okay, she answered. What did you find out?
Chapter 8
Previously ..
Taeyeon looked at Jiyong who was half asleep. She carefully tried to get out of
his hold, but he held on tighter. It s okay. She assured him that she was just going
to go talk to a friend. He unwillingly let her go.
Once she was outside, she looked around to see if anyone was near. Once, she fou
nd that everything was okay, she answered. What did you find out?
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The guy you are looking for is named Youngbae. He s been Yang Hyun Suk s apprentice f
or many 15 years. His background is still unknown.
Does he know anything about us?
 I don t think so or else I m not sure.
Okay. Call me back when you find anything else.
Okay.
Taeyeon hung up the phone. She held onto it, trying to think back when she had h
eard that name before. Wait. Of course, it was when that one guy interrupted Jiy
ong and her, but why would Jiyong hang out with someone like that. She kept thin
king about it when she realized Jiyong was probably in there waiting for her. Ma
ybe she can get some information out of him also.
She quietly opened the door and carefully snuck through.
Jiyong. She whispered. She turned around to see him sleeping. She smiled to hersel
f as she cautiously got in with him. She touched his face lightly, memorizing hi
s facial features.
Maybe it s a different Youngbae, because Jiyong couldn t possibly be friends with an
assassin. She thought, but karma hit back. If he can t be friends with an assassin,
how is it possible to love one? She frowned as the thought kept entering her mi
nd.
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Seunghyun went inside his room and shut the door. Who was that girl and guy he s
aw Hyorie with? She wasn t the type of person that really had close friends. Sure,
she had friends, but she rarely hung out with them outside of school, so who we
re the two people that seemed like they really care? The thought lingered throug
h his head as he thought of all the possibilities, but there was only one logica
l one. Those two were also part of his enemy s clan.
He sighed as he looked out the window. Should he tell Youngbae, or not? Should h
e hurt her for the third time? But the thought of making her cry was so painful
for him. It was hard enough to see her slap him. Luckily for him, Jessica asked
Youngbae to hang out with her. So he has time, to think about his story and deci
sion.
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Jessica pulled Youngbae around the mall for she wanted to buy some more clothes.
The whole time, his mind was on Seunghyun and the girl that slapped him. How co
me Seunghyun never told him about this? What was it all about? Was it even impor
tant? The reasoning behind it was countless as he noticed that he wasn t moving an
ymore.
Jessica was looking at him with a worried face. It was actually really cute. Wha
t? He can t be thinking that. She s only part of his plan.
Is something wrong? Jessica asked.
No, why would there be? He smiled as he held her hand. She lightly smiled as they
kept walking. But there was something that was gnawing at her like something was
wrong. Why won t he tell her?
Youngbae?
Yeah. He said looking at her.
What do you want to do?
What? Usually girls will just do whatever, but she asked him about his preferences
. I don t know.
I m tired of shopping. Let s do whatever you want to do.
He smiled. It was so cute, the way she smiled, act, talk, and laugh. It was all
so cute. He consciously smiled to himself as he took her hand and led her to the
places he liked to go.
She blushed as he took her hand. It was different from the other times. It felt
warmer this time, she thought as she held on tighter.
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Hee Jin and Jaebeom sat at the park bench not saying anything. The wind was whip
ping her hair while blowing her tears to a different direction. She still hasn t s
aid anything, and that scared Jaebeom. He wanted to hold her, but there was some
thing that told him that he shouldn t, so he patiently waited until she had enough
courage to tell him what was going on.
 You know when I came over here; I was so glad to be away from home. I never had a
nyone that cared for me like you do. She smiled at him. He smiled back as he held
onto her hand.
You know; you ll always have me.
She nodded. The tears running down her face seemed never ending as he tried to w
ipe them away. They never cared for me, Jaebeom. She cried.
Shh! It s alright. He stroked her hair as she cried onto his shoulder.
They were never home. I was locked up in my house most of the time. Nobody wanted
to be my friend, because of my parents. They were the owners of a big corporati
on. People were afraid that if they hurt me, their parents would get fired even
if they didn t work my company. My parents were so intimidating.
Jaebeom kept mumbling soothing word as she kept pouring out her life story.
It wasn t fair. I tried so hard, but my parents wouldn t even look at me. I only had
the maid as a friend, but when my parents found out that the maid talks to me li
ke a friend, they fired her. Ever since then, none of the worker dared to talk t
o me. I was so lonely, Jay!
It wasn t your fault.
I don t know why they hated me so much. I tried so hard to get their love. I was ne
ver bad. I was always number one in the class. In the end, they decided to send
me away. But I m glad. Hee Jin said while wiping her tears. She smiled at Jaebeom b
efore giving him a hug. Because then I would have never met you.
He smiled as he hugged her back.
Youngbae saw the whole romantic scene. It hurt him as he saw Hee Jin hug Jaebeom
. It angered him when Jaebeom hugged her back. He felt as if he could kill them
now, but then the warmness in his hand was gone. He turned around to see Jessica
. She let go.
Oh, I was just going to go to the bathroom. I ll be right back.
He stared at her as she struggled a bit before walking off. He wanted to go afte
r her, but his heart was torn between these two. Why?
Jessica rushed inside the bathroom. She shut the door and breathed. She saw the
look Youngbae gave when he saw Hee Jin and Jaebeom embraced. Maybe Hee Jin was r
ight. Maybe she was just someone he pitied or was trying to get over Hee Jin. Sh
e frowned. No more will tears fall down. She s so stupid, she thought as she walke
d out of the bathroom.
She frowned even more when she saw Youngbae outside waiting for her, but she for
ced a smile as she walked up to him.
Youngbae. She forcefully smiled.
Jessica. He was about to grab her hand, but she pretended to find something in her
purse then she clasped her hands together.
I m tired. Let s go back. She stated.
Jessica-
If you want to you don t have to walk me back. I think it s because of these heels. M
y feet are starting to hurt.
Youngbae frowned as he noticed how Jessica kept trying to avoid his eyes. Did sh
e know?
Let me carry you then.
No, it s okay. I m fine. She smiled as she kept walking. He hurriedly caught up to her
and pulled her back against a tree.
Is something wrong?
No. She still avoided her eyes.
Because if there is, you can tell me. I don t want to ruin this relationship.
There was something in his voice that she just can t seem to trust. Did he mean wh
at he said? It didn t sound like it.
No, I told you I was fine. She angrily stated before trying to walk away, but he p
ulled her back again.
Really Jessica? Is it that hard for you to talk to me? Just tell me the truth. Yo
u saw the way I looked at Hee Jin so you re pissed. Just say it. I m sorry if I stil
l can t get over her. I mean it has been just a couple of days. He glared at her.
She was too angry to cry. She pushed him as she spat back, Yes, I saw the way you
stared as you say Hee Jin and Jaebeom hug. Yes, I m angry, but that s just a normal
emotion! Okay! So let s just leave it!
How can I leave it when you re upset? He said in a gentler tone.
How can you? Do you really like me, Youngbae? Jessica asked sternly. Youngbae was
taken back a bit. Did she know his plan? But at the same time, he felt offended?
She was questioning his love for her.
What do you mean? He angrily asked. Are you saying that I m lying to you about my fee
lings?
I don t know. It just happened so fast. You said you like Hee Jin and then you said
you like me. Also the way you look at her. How can I really trust you? There s ju
st something that s telling me that you re lying. She finally cried. She was about to
run away when he pulled her back.
Jessica, I really do like you. I I want to treat you nice. Give me a chance. It was
true. He does want to treat her better. There was something about the way she l
ooked at him that made him feel weak. Maybe he s starting to like her, but that s im
possible. So why is he saying all of this.
She hugged him tighter. Of course, she was willing to give him another chance.
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Carmen was busy enjoying her cookies while Wooyoung sulked in a corner. She was
having so much fun without him. He sighed as he wished that he never gave her th
e cookies in the first place. To make things worse, she only gave him pecks on t
he lips. He clenched his fists as he thought, he was the man. He should stand up
for what was right! Woman get in the kitchen, he smiled. But of course, he woul
d never say that to Carmen. He made that mistake before, and it ended him gettin
g a black eye. But he is a man. He nodded before demanding a sweet kiss from Car
men.
Yah! Park Carmen!
Huh? She turned around and smiled at him. Instantly, he forgot what he was angry a
bout.
Umm. I don t remember. He frowned as he started to pull at his hair.
She laughed as she wrapped her arms around his waist. He kept pouting as she smi
led at him.
It s not funny.
Yes, it is. She gave him a kiss on the cheek which made him even more disappointed
.
She grabbed his face and made him look at her. He was confused by her action, bu
t smiled and gave her a hug. She hugged him back.
Thanks for not forcing me to move so quickly.
I would never do that.
She smiled as she leaned in and kissed him. She licked his bottom lip asking for
entrance. He parted his lips as he let her tongue inside. He pulled her closer
as he led her into a wall. She moaned as his hands started to caress her waist.
Her legs instantly got up and wrapped around his hips. He moved his kisses to he
r neck where he planted butterfly kisses. She moved her neck up to let him have
better access. Everything was so wet and hot for Carmen. She didn t know if she co
uld handle it. She roughly brought his lips back on hers as they had another hot
make out session. That was until Nichkhun came in.
You son of a bitch.
He punched Wooyoung in the face. Carmen was terrified as Khun started to beat up
Wooyoung. Of course, Wooyoung couldn t just let Khun hit him. So those two were n
ow fighting.
Stop it, you guys! Carmen shouted. Blood spattered as the two boys kept punching.
Carmen cried as she saw Khun gave another punch to Wooyoung. She rushed over to
him.
Mi Sun! Get out of the way. Khun cried as he saw Carmen care for Wooyoung. Can t you
see that I m the one that should be with you? Don t you remember the orphanage? Don t
you remember my promise? I m so sorry that it was so long! Khun cried.
Both Carmen and Wooyoung felt horrible. It was true. Carmen thought she would ma
rry Khun when she was little, but now there s Wooyoung. Wooyoung held onto Carmen s
hand as they watched Khun breakdown.
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Hyorie was sitting on top of the roof watching everyone below her have a great t
ime with their friends.
What do you want? Hyorie asked at Seunghyun came and sat down next to her.
Who were the two that were with you when you slapped me?
I don t know what you are talking about? She yawned as she looked the other way.
You know who I m talking about.
You re crazy. If that s all you want to talk about then I m leaving.
I know who you really are? He turned to look at her. She stopped in her tracks as
she slowly went to face him.
What are you talking about?
You are part of Lee Soo Man s clan, aren t you?
How did you
When I took off your shirt, I saw the tattoo.
Hyorie bit her lips nervously. She was going to be in a lot of trouble in Taeyeo
n knows about this.
How come you Wait! Are you
I am.
Hyorie looked terrified as Seunghyun got up. He started to walk up to her, but s
he flinched away. It hurt to see her afraid of him. She gently touched her face
as she shut her eyes in fear. He pulled her into a hug.
Now you know why I left.
She cried as he confessed to her his secret. She was in love with an assassin. N
ot just any assassin, but they were enemies. She cried as he kept holding her. H
e knew it was going to be painful as she heard the truth. They were enemies now.
How can they be in love?
Seunghyun. She cried. I m sorry.
He hushed her as cried. Now how can they be together? She thought of how she wou
ld be dreaming about marrying him and having a family with him. But now it was i
mpossible. And it all happened in a second. With just one confession, her world
changed. But she could have changed it. She could have quit the clan like she wa
s supposed to be, instead she was impulsive. She let her emotions take the best
of her. She blames herself. If it wasn t for her, they could be together.
We could have been together.
It wasn t your fault.
No, you don t understand. I could have quit the clan, but I was so mad. I was so an
gry that you left me. Forgive me.
Seunghyun started to cry. It wasn t her fault. No, it was his. He should have told
her. He should have stuck with her. It was his fault.
It was my fault. He said. Forgive me.
They held on tighter as they both cried knowing that there was no future for the
two of them. When they walk down the stairs of this roof, they were now enemies
. No longer lovers.
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Taeyeon woke up with nobody beside her. She looked around, but there was no sigh
t of Jiyong.
Jiyong? Jiyong.
Right here. I ll be out in a second. She shrugged as she went back into his cozy bed
, inhaling his sweet scent. Okay, I m here. But she just stayed there. Not doing any
thing but hug the pillow that he slept on. Hey. He poked her.
What?
What are you doing? He laughed at her crinkled nose and tired eyes.
Nothing.
So let s go out then.
Again. She whined. Let s just stay here.
He laughed as she hid underneath the covers. He went under with her as they wres
tled and kiss and fought, but her phone rang again.
I m going to throw your phone against the wall.
I m sorry! She giggled as she got up. Hey, Jiyong.
You have to take it outside.
Actually, I have to go. I ll see you tomorrow.
What?
Sorry! He pouted as she gave him a quick kiss before running away.
Father. She answered.
So now you pick up. She bit her lip nervously.
Sorry.
What did I tell you about apologizing? There should be no need to apologize if yo
u don t do anything that s wrong.
Yes, Father.
Good. I have something I need you to do.
I need you to
Chapter 10
These past few days, nobody has been talking to each other. It has been so stres
sful thinking about the current situations. Taeyeon is stuck between her life as
an assassin and her love for Jiyong, Hyorie and Seunghyun can no longer even th
ink about loving each other because of they are mortal enemies, Carmen has troub
le knowing what her future holds with both Wooyoung and Khun tugging at her hear
t, Jessica still can t trust Youngbae, and he still doesn t know his feelings for Je
ssica, and lastly, Hee Jin still doesn t know about Jaebeom s secret. How can all th
is be resolved?
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Hee Jin and Jaebeom are doing well except for the fact that Jaebeom has been gon
e lately. He won t tell her where, and it worries her.
What if he cheating on me? I mean I m not the best girlfriend, but I try. She sighed
as she hugged onto the bear Jaebeom got her. She sighed as she hugged the cute,
brown furry bear tighter. If only, Jessica was here. She would listen. She woul
d ve understood. But it was all her fault. If she wasn t so mean, if she told Jessic
a then all of this wouldn t have happened, and she would still have her best frien
d.
Was I being too harsh? She held her bear in front of her. Of course I was! You even
told me yourself. She whined as she remembered the conversation she had with Jae
beom.
If only, I can somehow mend my relationship with Jessica again. She stared at the b
ear. It was so cute with its cute light brown fur. Its eyes were big and black,
and it was wearing a cute little suit. The cutest thing about it was that it had
a crooked smile. Wait! I know what to do! She exclaimed as she rushed out the doo
r.
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Jessica was busy pretending to listen to the girl in front of her. She faked a s
mile as the girl kept talking about something she didn t really care about. Right
now, she wanted to know where Youngbae was. Her mind was set on him. Though they
made up, there was something that told her that he wasn t really who he really wa
s. Jessica unconsciously sighed. If only Hee Jin was here. Jessica whispered.
Huh? The girl asked confused.
Oh, nothing. Jessica chuckled. Umm I have to go. I ll talk to you later.
Okay! Bye! Jessica waved at the girl before walking away. She sighed as she finall
y got a chance to sit by herself and think.
It bothered her how Youngbae recently needed to leave. Was he with Hee Jin? Does
he have another girl? Is there something he wasn t telling her?
She scratched her head in frustration. She never knew being in a relationship wa
s so frustrating. She held onto her knees thinking that only Hee Jin was here. S
he wanted to talk to her again like Youngbae suggested, but she couldn t. She was
too ashamed to look at Hee Jin.
Stop it! Hee Jin screamed at Dara, who was picking on her. It hurts!
Dara laughed as she kept flicking small pebbles Hee Jin, who put her hands up to
defend herself.
That s what you get for messing around with me! Dara high fived her best friend, nex
t to her.
Yeah, don t mess with us. CL warned. CL grabbed a bigger rock to chuck at Hee Jin. H
ee Jin s eyes widened as she tried to run away, but Dara held onto her.
And chuck, CL threw the rock.
Oomph! Hee Jin fell, and on top of her was Jessica. Oh my, Jessica! You re bleeding!
Don t worry. It s just a little scratched. Hee Jin quickly ripped a part of her shirt
and wrapped in around Jessica s hand.
Dara was still on the ground due to the sudden push from Jessica to save Hee Jin
. CL rushed to help Dara, who wasn t very happy.
It s you. I thought I told you to mind your own business.
I won t let you hurt my friend like that! Jessica retorted back. Hee Jin looked at J
essica and smiled. Friend, so she still wants to be my friend. And if you don t sto
p picking on her, I promise you, I will hurt you ten times worse! Jessica was now
eye to eye with Dara who scoffed. People started to gather around Jessica s side,
booing Dara away. She rolled her eyes and flicked her hair before walking away.
Are you okay? Jessica asked Hee Jin worriedly. She grabbed Hee Jin s arms and looked
around to see if there were any scratches. Hee Jin grabbed Jessica s arms.
Huh? Jessica looked up. Hee Jin laughed before pulling her into a hug.
Thank you. Hee Jin smiled. Jessica giggled before hugging her back. And I m sorry. Hee
in looked away ashamed.
No need to say Thank You and I m Sorry. We re friends right. Jessica smiled largely ca
using Hee Jin to smile back.
Friends.
Wait!
What? Jessica asked.
I made you bleed. We need to take you in for some care immediately!
But-
No buts! You re coming with me. Hee Jin dragged Jessica away. These were the moments
that Jessica missed.
They linked arms forgetting their problems completely. No more will they let guy
s come between their precious friendship.
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Carmen and Wooyoung sat in complete silence. They didn t know what to do ever sinc
e the Khun Incident . He was drunk. That was the reason for the whole mishap, but i
t still doesn t solve the fact that he is practically dying on the inside because
of them.
So what are we going to do? Carmen asked. She looked outside put her head on Wooyo
ung s shoulder while staring at the beautiful, blue lake in front of them. It was
a pretty nice day. The sun was shining, but yet it was still a bit cold. She wra
pped her scarf a bit tighter while Wooyoung started to rub her arm to keep warmt
h.
I don t know. We can t just pretend like that never happened. He said while touching h
is bruised, cut lip.
Carmen nodded. But I don t want to leave you.
He smiled even though it hurts like hell too and intertwined their fingers. I don t
want to leave you either.
Wooyoung, do you think we ll be together forever.
Yes.
How can you be so sure?
He looked down. The sun was hitting her flawless face perfectly. Her beautiful,
dark brown hair was playing with the cold breeze. He thought about her question.
Maybe it s the way she squinted her eyes because of the wind, the way her lips we
re perfect shade of pink, the way her cheeks were a bit rosier due to the low te
mperatures outside, the way she won t wear a dress even if it s to a ball, the way s
he ll eat cookies all day long and won t even gain a pound, the way she still has a
stuff animal that is spelt bunni and has to be with a I , and the way she says his na
me that makes his heart beat faster, he thinks those are just some of the few re
asons.
Because I can tell the future, and it has both me and you in it.
Carmen laughed. You better not lie. I hate liars. Wooyoung, you wouldn t keep anyth
ing away from me right?
Wooyoung froze at her words. He would never lie to her about his love, but how c
an he tell her something that might break her heart. He just stroked her hair. S
he leans in to his hands. How can he tell her? At least not now when everything
feels so right.
Carmen. Would you do anything to protect your brother?
Wooyoung waited for her answer in anticipation. He closed his eyes as he heard h
er answer.
Of course. That was what he was afraid of. Why?
Nothing. I just wanted to see whether or not I should tell Jaebeom about us.
That s right! We haven t seen Jaebeom in a while. I haven t been able to tell him. He ll
get so mad. You better watch out.
Wooyoung laughed. Shouldn t you be afraid also?
Nope. Jaebeom loves me too much. But for you, I ll hide.
Won t you be there to protect me?
Umm it depends. What will you give me?
My love.
Not good enough.
What?
I was just kidding.
I ll show you just kidding! He got up and started to chase her around. Laughter fill
ed the air as Wooyoung tackled Carmen to the ground and tickled her.
Khun was out to the side. Was his confession not enough to change her mind? Tiff
any was also with Khun. Recently, she became the shoulder he cried on. She felt
pity for him as he watched the two couple be in each others arms. Maybe it wasn t s
uch a good idea to take him for a walk after all for both him and her as she loo
ked along with him.
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Taeyeon, Hyorie, and Jaebeom were all outside the Lee s Corporation. Mr. Lee Kwang
Ho was one of the richest men in Korea. His business was in selling markets on
products, and his company was number one. He had a lovely family with a wife and
two sons. He was named as number one top man in last year GQ magazine. With his
good manners and nice smile, everyone trusted whatever he said. But what people
don t know is, he is actually dealing drugs and selling them. He has a mistress a
nd owes loan sharks money for his addiction to gambling.
So we wait. Jaebeom stated.
Yes, we need to get as much information on him as possible. We need to find out w
ho exactly are the guys in our school that is our enemies. Then we can eliminate
them and get the money. Taeyeon said.
Hyorie smiled faded at the thought of killing Seunghyun. She couldn t bear to stab
the man she loved. It was hard enough to break it off with him and pretend they
never met nor ever knew each others secrets. No, but watching him die was going
to be way worse.
Hyorie, are you okay? Taeyeon looked at the nervous unsteady Hyorie. She smiled we
akly as the guilt inside of her ate her up. These are the times when she wished
she could be emotionless like Taeyeon.
Oh, guys! He s out. Jaebeom ushered them over.
Okay, get ready. One, two, three, Go!
The three ran outside. Hyorie went into the driver s seat of the van, while Jaebeo
m and Taeyeon went to kidnap Mr. Lee.
 You re coming with me. Jaebeom whispered into Mr. Lee s ear, while pointing a gun to h
is back.
Sorry, guys, but I have something to do. I ll be back soon. Mr. Lee hung up his phon
e, which Taeyeon threw on the ground and smashed it. They pushed Mr. Lee into th
e van while Hyorie drove him to an abandon warehouse that Taeyeon used to kill a
ll of her victims.
Okay, Mr. Lee. Who is it that supplies you with the drugs? Jaebeom asked.
I don t know what you re talking about. Lee scoffed. By the way, you guys should leave.
My men will come and find me if I m not in the meeting in another two minutes. He
looked at the three of them before giving out a little chuckle. And with only the
three of you and two of them are girls, I doubt you guys can win.
Taeyeon laughed with him than punched him right in the face. Yeah, keep laughing.
I bet I can make your entire men cry.
Hyorie and Jaebeom smirked. And, Hyorie held onto the nerve on his neck which caus
ed him to wince in pain. If you degrade girls one more time, I ll make sure you ll di
e by my hands. She winked at him before letting go.
Now all we need to know is who the supplier is. And don t lie to us, because we hav
e pictures of you dealing with these drug dealers. Now be the good little piece
of shit that you are and tell us. Taeyeon whipped a knife and pressed it against
his skin. She pressed it a bit harder causing a small amount of blood to trickle
down.
I-I-I ll tell. He nervously stuttered out. I really don t know who it is. I just heard
that it was from a young man and his partner. His name is Bae
Boom! A dozen men came. Mr. Lee blew an air of relief. I told you they ll come for
me. He smirked.
Taeyeon frowned as she nodded to Jaebeom and Hyorie. Jaebeom and Taeyeon charged
forward while Hyorie stood and killed anyone that came near Mr. Lee.
That s when Taeyeon became a killing machine. She didn t care that the person she ki
lled was a father of a child, or had a deadly disease. She didn t care that the pe
rson in front of her was innocent. They were in her way, and that was all that m
atter. She stabbed, punched, kicked, cut open most of the guys there. Jaebeom an
d Hyorie stared in amazement and frighten at Taeyeon, who stuck the knife into t
he man that was crying to be saved. It was a pitiful sight. The man with tears i
n his eyes begging Taeyeon to spare his life was pulled by the hair as Taeyeon s
lowly stuck the knife inside him. Somehow she always made sure she was clean. Ne
ver did blood shatter on her clothes nor did she ever break a sweat.
She threw the guy on the floor and looked at Jaebeom. He looked at her a bit afr
aid with sweat pouring down his face with blood all over his clothes. Hyorie had
the same look on her face. She then looked at her clothes and felt her face no
blood, no sweat. She looked back up. She saw the forced smiles on Jaebeom and Hy
orie s faces as they nodded in approval. They were afraid, and she finally knows w
hy. Jiyong popped in her mind. How can he love someone so ruthless? Her thoughts
were interrupted as Mr. Lee tried to run away, but Hyorie held him by his hair.
Now spill before we kill you too. Taeyeon was suddenly afraid of Hyorie s words. Kil
l, what a strong and scary word.
O-okay. The guys names are
Bam! Mr. Lee dropped dead as a bullet flew and hit him right in the head. Hyorie
, Jaebeom, and Taeyeon immediately went into defensive mode.
Who s there? Taeyeon shouted. She secretly took out her small cell phone and dialed
Yuri s number just in case they need back up.
Show yourself! Jaebeom shouted.
But still they got no answer. Hyorie was quiet. Something about this atmosphere
told her that this wasn t going to turn out good. She gulped as she looked around
the building.
Man, I told him to keep his mouth shut. Someone sighed.
Taeyeon s eyes became more alert. She had heard that voice before. Where has she h
eard it?
So I never knew you were an assassin also. I wonder how Jiyong is going to feel.
Taeyeon slowly turned around. Her heart rate increased as her eyes landed on the
 guys in front of her. No, it couldn t be. She was so stupid.
Youngbae. She said a bit shaky.
Youngbae smiled at her nervousness. Immediately, Seunghyun and Hyorie locked eye
s. Hyorie has never felt so betrayed in her life.

Chapter 11
What are you doing here? Jaebeom angrily stated.
Can t I ask you the same question? If I were you, I wouldn t be here talking to me. I
would rather be with Hee Jin to make sure she s okay. Youngbae smirked.
Jaebeom completely stopped breathing. Hee Jin, he thought. He clenched his fists
as he tightened his hold on his jaw. He breathed out slowly as she spoke, Leave
her alone.
What if I don t?
I m going to kill you! Jaebeom shouted as he charged toward Youngbae, but Taeyeon st
opped him.
Stop it, Jay. You don t need to get angry at such a thing.
Ouch. That hurts Taeyeon especially since I helped Jiyong get you. Shouldn t you re
pay me? He winked at her, which she scoffed in response.
Jiyong has nothing to do with this. Now, I suggest you leave before I have to kil
l you. Remember we killed Yang Hyun Suk already so I won t hesitate to kill you ei
ther.
Before you kill me, don t you want to know the information I got on Dong-Min s treasu
re. He said so sweetly that Taeyeon felt her blood boil with hatred.
Don t worry; we probably have the information you have. She said through gritted tee
th.
Okay, so you don t want it. So you don t want to know the code to the treasure. Well,
you said so.
You have what?
You heard me, love. Oh, opps. That s what Jiyong calls you.
Enough of your shit. Jaebeom shouted.
Why? Don t tell me that you re cheating on Hee Jin with Taeyeon. It's okay, I can kee
p a secret.
Shut up!
Youngbae laughed as Taeyeon tried to calm the furious Jaebeom down. But what peo
ple didn t notice was the intense stares of Seunghyun and Hyorie.
Seunghyun knew what she was thinking. But he could never betrayed her. He would
never do that, but of course, she ll never believe him. And he doesn't blame her.
Flashback
Seunghyun! Let s go.
Wait. What? Where are we going?
Let s say, Taecyeon found the people that we need to go after. Youngbae chuckled as
he put on his black jacket.
Seunghyun gulped. Does this mean that he knows about Hyorie? Will he hurt her? N
o, he can t, but what is he to do? He can t just tell Youngbae to save her life.
Um are you sure? We can t be rash here. He looked at Youngbae, who looked at Seunghy
un quizzically.
Do you doubt Taecyeon and me? What is going on here, Seunghyun? Who exactly was t
hat girl that slapped you?
I told you that she was nothing. We used to go out, and I broke her heart. No big
deal. Seunghyun said nonchalantly, but in the inside, he was dying.
Well, you never questioned me before. And I don t expect you to do it again, arasso
? He pushed Seunghyun back. Now, let s go.
Seunghyun nodded as he obediently followed Youngbae into the van where they spie
d on Hyorie and the rest of them.
End of Flashback
He looked at Hyorie, who mouthed a how could you , which he could only respond by l
ooking away. It broke him inside, but what else was he to do. That s right, he cou
ldn t do anything, so what s the point of looking back when he knows it will just br
eak his heart.
BAM! Seunghyun quickly look at Youngbae, who was knocked down to the ground.
How the hell did you find out about us? Taeyeon yelled while holding onto Youngbae s
shirt.
Don t try to do anything funny, because in just one snap, all of my men will be com
ing in to kill all of you. And you don t want to go just yet right?
Taeyeon threw another punch which Youngbae held back. He twisted her arm as she
started to grunt in pain. He let go causing her to fall back. And Seunghyun does
n t know why, but he wanted to help Taeyeon. Why was this happening to him now?
But Jaebeom couldn t hold back anymore. He couldn t take the look on Youngbae s face.
He wanted to kill him for going for hurting Taeyeon, for being a bastard, for th
reatening him with Hee Jin, and especially for loving Hee Jin. He wasn't going t
o let Youngbae win.
Take this you piece of shit! Jaebeom charged at him. He punched Youngbae directly
in the right cheek causing Youngbae to fall down. Blood trickled down his lips a
s he felt his jaw getting screwed up due to the huge impact of the punch.
You! Youngbae shouted as he tackled Jaebeom down. Those two started to fight as Se
unghyun called for his men, which caused Taeyeon to immediately attack.
Hyorie was too surprised to do much. When she finally realized the situation she
was in, she hurriedly called Yuri!
What the hell! Where are you? Hyorie shouted.
Sorry! We re coming!
Hyorie hung up as she saw more men come in ready to attack. She looked frightene
d as she tried to calm her nerves down. No, this wasn t happening to her. Never ha
d she fought with so many men and so little reinforcement. She never thought tha
t today was going to be the day that'll she'll have to fight with Seunghyun. No,
she would never have thought so. She became so nervous as men started to come t
hat she completely blanked out.
AHH! She screamed as she saw three guys come towards her with a bat.
BOOM! She looked down to see Seunghyun blocking her. He faced her as she was in
shock, but quickly shook it as she saw more men. She got ready and started to ki
ss ass, while Seunghyun noticed some of her men come in. He decided to take care
of them, while look over Hyorie at the same time. He knew he was going to get i
n trouble for saving her, but he at least owed her that.
Yuri looked at Taeyeon who nodded at her. They started to fight the men who came
after them. Taeyeon wanted Youngbae, but right now, Youngbae wanted Jaebeom. So
he signaled his men to take care of Taeyeon for now. So five of his men came to
attack Taeyeon, so he could have some time with Jaebeom.
So are you ready for this? Youngbae asked, throwing his jacket on the floor.
Stop the small talk, and let s do this. Jaebeom spat out.
Jaebeom attacked first. He tried to punch Youngbae, but he blocked it. And punch
ed Jaebeom in the stomach.
Did you tell Hee Jin about yourself yet? Youngbae laughed as again he blocked anot
her punch from Jaebeom.
Do you really think that Hee Jin would come to you if you kill me? She ll just hate
you even more. Remember I'm her boyfriend, the one she loves." Jaebeom smirked,
knowing that Youngbae was probably now enraged Youngbae by his choice of words,
but it felt good. That was until Youngbae uppercut his chin.
"Mother-"
Boom! Youngbae punched him again. Jaebeom tried so hard to fight back, but it se
emed as if whenever he even moved a centimeter, Youngbae would have already thro
wn a punch.
Youngbae didn't know why he was so mad? In his head, when Jaebeom said that it d
idn't hurt him. Instead, he got to think of Jessica, and how she was there for h
im. But what he didn't like, he guess was the cockiness that he brought in with
it. Youngbae could easily find a girl whenever he wanted. Hee Jin won't be an ex
ception.
So he kept throwing punches. It was like Jaebeom was his personal punching bag.
But somehow Jaebeom managed to block his punch and reverse the whole show. This
time he was in control of all the fighting.
But of course, Youngbae wasn't going to give in without a fight.
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Taeyeon was trying to fight off all of the guys coming towards her. If she said
she was doing the best she could, she would be lying. Her mind was occupied with
Jiyong and that really affected her fighting. No matter how hard she tried to e
rase his face, it would always come back.
"Damn it!" She felt the compact of the kick to her stomach. She held it in pain
as more hits kept coming.
She hated herself for falling so hard. She needs to stop it! She needs to forget
him... to leave him.
Again without thinking, another blow was directed towards her. Never had she hav
e so many bruises on her body. She cringed as someone kicked her back.
She could feel the stares of her members. They were probably wondering why she w
as letting herself get so beat up, but she doesn't want to. Her mind just won't
let it go. Neither will her heart.
"Taeyeon!" Yuri shouted. Taeyeon immediately turned around to see a guy come dow
n with a bat. She flinched as she awaited the hit. But it never came. She opened
her eyes to see Yuri fighting off the guy and eventually kiling him. She was so
embarrassed as Yuri glared at her with 'what the hell was that' face.
Taeyeon was now furious. Her student just saved her. No, she couldn't let that h
appen again.
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It seemed as if the fight was going on for hours. Both clans have lost a signifi
cant amount of people. Still people were fighting even if the whole floor gliste
ned with the blood of others.
Hyorie was fighting some of the other clan's people, and so was Seunghyun, and s
ometime discreetly he would help her by injuring his own men by accident. Hyorie
would see these small actions but ignored them for she can't trust him anymore.
Taeyeon was still fighting some of Youngbae's men. This time she wasn't going to
let Jiyong affect her fighting. She was going to kill, no matter how Jiyong wou
ld think of her, because right now, this was more important.
Youngbae and Jaebeom were still fighting. Both were tired, but won't admit defea
t. No, it would take death for one to admit failure.
Jaebeom threw another punch causing Youngbae to stumble backwards. Youngbae held
his breath trying to catch up to Jaebeom's adrenaline. He doesn't know if he co
uld last any longer, but he already told himself that there was no way in hell w
ould he lost to Jaebeom. So he secretly signaled one of his men over. The guy no
dded as he understood what Youngbae wanted him to do.
"Give it up! Hee Jin won't be able to accept a person like you!" Youngbae stated
breathlessly.
Jaebeom tried to hit Youngbae but missed. Now he couldn't get the thought of Hee
Jin off his mind.
"How could she love someone who's been lying to her the whole time?"
Again, Jaebeom missed, and instead received a blow from Youngbae.
"You kill people! She can't love a murderer!"
He was right. How could Hee Jin accept someone like him. He was nothing but an a
ssassin. He needed money, and this seemed easy enough for him to do. He was such
a horrible person.
Jaebeom screamed as he charged towards Youngbae, but Youngbae effectively blocke
d that move also. Jaebeom shook his head and looked up. He noticed someone try t
o stab him so he quickly dodged it.
He suddenly felt something cold cut into his intestines.
"I told you I was going to kill you." Youngbae whispered. He hit Jaebeom a coupl
e of more time before he let Jaebeom fall to the floor.
Youngbae looked around to see most of his men gone. He laughed as he told the gu
y to send his men back.
Taeyeon saw Jabeom rushed towards him. She told Yuri to call the ambulance and t
o take the others back quickly for some help.
"Jaebeom! Stay with us!" She shouted as she held Jaebeom in her arms.
"You!" She shouted to Youngbae. "It was you. I'm going to make sure you are goin
g to die a painful death!"
She punched Youngbae in the face and started to hit him with fatal blows. Youngb
ae was already too tired to fight back. He tried to defend himself, but failed a
s Taeyeon wouldn't stop hitting him. The look on Jaebeom's face angered Taeyeon
even more as she kept knocking Youngbae around. No, she couldn't take it anymore
, so she pulled out her knife.
"Taeyeon! No! Stop! Think about Jiyong! Think about what he'll think."
And again, she went weak. Jiyong... what if he found out about this. What would
happen? Would he look at her with disgust? Would he be afraid of her? She shook
her head as she hit Youngbae finally one more time in the head. She held him up
and tied him to one of the poles in the building.
"You're not going to get away."
She rushed over to Jaebeom to see if he was still breathing, and thank God, he w
as. But she felt as if something was missing. She scanned the room to see no one
here.
"Wait? Where's Hyorie?"
Seunghyun was now outside trying to fight off the guy attacking him. He quickly
went and knocked the guy off with a metal bar he found. But the guy still wasn't
knocked down. They kept fighting until the guy finally pulled out a long metal
stick with a sharp pointed end.
"What the hell?" Seunghyun said now nervous about the whole situation. Where in
the hell did that come from?
"Now I got you." The man chuckled.
Hyorie quickly went outside to see if she could find Seunghyun, and there he was
fighting with one of her clan members. She hid behind an old dumpster as she wa
tched Seunghyun try to dodge the stabbings of the stick.
With every dodge, Hyorie became apprehensive. She held on to the dumpster tighte
r whenever the man try to strike. What if he actually killed Seunghyun? So she d
id the only thing she could do, she took a small rock and flung it at her member
causing him to turn around. This gave Seunghyun time to knock the stick out of
his hand and start to hit him back. Of course, Hyorie wasn't that stupid. She wa
sn't going to let Seunghyun win so she ran out there. It was now going to be a b
attle between him and her.
"Stop!" She yelled causing the two guys to look up. She pulled her clan member t
o the side and let him heal. She then looked at Seunghyun. "Let's go."
He was a little hesitant at first. How is he supposed to hit the girl he loves?
But she didn't have any problems as she was the one to throw the first punch.
Hyorie decided to throw all of her pain and sufferings that he caused her into t
he fight. She wanted him to hurt like how she was hurt. But the pain she was giv
ing him was nothing compared to the pain, he given her.
They fought. Seunghyun went easy and only defended her hits. Occasionally sendin
g one or two light punches. Hyorie noticed this, and eventually her heart soften
ed. She didn't want to hurt him anymore, and her clan member saw this too.
"Hyorie! What are you doing? Finish him!"
She smiled nervously but couldn't bring herself to do so. Seunghyun felt relieve
d that she felt the same way. But what he didn't expect was the guy to come back
into the scene. He rushed in and pushed Hyorie out of the way. He came back wit
h the stick and started to again try to stab him.
"What are you doing?" Hyorie shouted.
"Actually taking care of business!" He kept going,and finally got Seunghyun on t
he ground. He got ready to stab him, but Hyorie punched him.
"How dare you push me! Who's in charge here?"
He smirked as he looked at Hyorie. "Fine then you finish him." He tossed Hyorie
the stick. More members came and looked at Hyorie. She couldn't back out now. Sh
e had to do it.
She looked at him with sorrowful eyes as she took the stick in her hand. Tears t
hreatened to fall out of her eyes as she quickly thrust the stick downward.
Seunghyun closed his eyes waiting for the pain to come.
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She looked at him with sorrowful eyes as she took the stick in her hand. Tears t
hreatened to fall out of her eyes as she quickly thrust the stick downward.
Seunghyun closed his eyes waiting for the pain to come.
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"NO!" Everyone looked over to see Taeyeon. "You can't kill him. I already made a
deal with Youngbae."
Hyorie looked to the ground crying. Did she already make the mistake?
"Hyorie you can look." Taeyeon whispered. She quickly looked down to see the sti
ck scrap a bit of his leg but was stuck on the floor. So she missed.
"Now everyone back to the headquarters. Now!"
Everyone scrammed as they heard the booming effect of Taeyeon's voice. Hyorie mo
uthed a 'Thank You' which Taeyeon only nodded at.
"You can go. Youngbae's waiting for you." Seunghyun nodded. "But before you leav
e, I want you to know that I am only going to save you once. I won't save you ag
ain." He nodded once more before leaving. He glanced at Hyorie who looked away.
Once he was gone, Hyorie asked. "What pact did you make?"
Taeyeon looked away. How could she explain her decision.
Flashback
"Wait? Where's Hyorie?" Taeyeon was about to get up when Yuri came back.
"We have the ambulance."
Taeyeon nodded as she handed over Jaebeom. "And get Youngbae and bring him to my
father." Yuri nodded.
"Wait! Let me talk to Taeyeon." Youngbae breathed out. Taeyeon rolled her eyes a
nd signalled Yuri to keep going. "You're going to regret it." He smiled as she l
ooked at Yuri. Yuri bit her lip when Taeyeon told her to leave. She sighed befor
e exiting the building.
"What do you want?"
"Jiyong trusts me more than you think. I still have men waiting for me, and if m
y death arrives, they'll make sure you'll die also." Youngbae smiled. "They know
Jiyong. They can do many things to make your life worst if you know what I mean
. So I'm here to make you a deal."
"I told you to leave Jiyong out of this."
"And I will. You let me go, and we both don't speak to Jiyong about this encount
er. We act like nothing has happened. The only time we'll talk is through these
encounters. Let's help each other out. Shall we?"
"I don't have to listen to you. Plus we are already close to the treasure. I don
't need your help."
"That's where you're wrong. Do you know where the codes are? If you don't, how a
re you suppose to open the it."
"And you know?" She rolled her eyes.
"No, but I do know something. His kids passed down the codes to their kids. All
we have to do is trace it down and track them."
"And why should I help you?"
"Because I need more equipment, which you have. Plus, I'll make sure Jiyong won'
t know about your cold-blooded side."
She looked down at her hands. They were covered in blood. This was the first tim
e this has ever happened. She wanted to cry, but she couldn't. Why must life be
so cruel?
"Fine." She stuttered out. She untied Youngbae, who grabbed on to her.
"You made the right decision." He smiled as he gave her a kiss on the cheek befo
re leaving. "And tell Seunghyun I'll be waiting for him.
End of Flashback
"How could you? Your father will be so -"
"I know." Taeyeon stated. But she had to do it. She had to do it for Jiyong.
RING!!!!
Her screen flashed father. She exhaled before picking up.
"Come to me. Now."
She muffled a yes before leaving with Hyorie.
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Nichkhun was running along the halls with Tiffany right behind.
Where are we going? Tiffany asked panting along. She didn t know why she was getting
dragged into this.
Because you ll get the benefits of what I m what doing! He said smiling as he remember
ed how he overheard the conversation Wooyoung had with himself. He ran even fast
er, making Tiffany having to use even more energy.
Carmen! NichKhun yelled out when he saw her talk to one of her friends in the hall
way. She turned around to see Khun and Tiffany both panting. I need to talk to yo
u. He looked at her than at her friend. Alone, please. She nodded confusingly than
smiled at her friend, who understood and left. Come here! He dragged her to a dese
rted room while Tiffany just followed. After he set her down, he put both hands
on her shoulders. Okay, what I m going to tell you might scare you, but you need to
promise you have to remain calm.
Khun, what are you talking? She laughed as she got out of his hold. She looked at
Tiffany, who just shrugged.
Carmen, Jaebeom s an assassin.
Tiffany gasped. Carmen looked at Khun and burst out laughing. Are you joking? Wow
, you really got me there. Jaebeom couldn t hurt a fly. He made me kill the spider
in his room. But thanks for the information anyway. She got up and started to le
ave, but Khun s words stopped her.
Wooyoung knows about it. He knew from the very beginning. Just ask him.
She turned around and faced Khun. I know you are mad at me for picking Wooyoung,
but you don t need to talk bad about him. She said sternly. She didn t mean to hurt h
im, but what he said was pretty low.
Do you really think about me that way? Do you not remember how things really were
between us? Do you not see that he s corrupting you? His words became increasing l
ouder till the point it hurt her to hear him say that.
Fine! Then I ll ask him. She barged out of the room to find Wooyoung. How dare he sa
y these things about Wooyoung! She walked all the way down to the music room whe
re she ll knew she ll find him. Luckily, he was still alone.
Wooyoung!
Carmen! He said smiling as he ran to give her a kiss, but when he saw Khun and Tif
fany, he shyly waved. What s everyone doing here?
Wooyoung did you know that Jaebeom is an assassin? Tiffany asked. She looked at Wo
oyoung worriedly.
Wooyoung stopped. How come they knew? He started twiddling with his fingers, not
knowing how to answer. I umm well
Don t lie. I already know. I heard you talk to yourself about beating up Jaebeom fo
r going on another one of his assassin mission and not telling you. How come you
never told Carmen about this? Khun said.
I Wooyoung looked at Carmen, who backed away.
Is it true? She asked.
Well Carmen look, it s not what you think. He tried to grab Carmen s hands, but she back
ed away even farther.
So it s true. Tears started to fall down her eyes. Why didn t you tell me? Why didn t yo
stop him? He could get hurt! She screamed.
I wanted too, but Jaebeom said he didn t want anyone to know. He said he ll be alrigh
t!
How can I trust you anymore? You said you wouldn t keep anything from me! So, do yo
u have anything else to say? Are you an assassin also? She came and started to pu
nch him in the chest.
Wooyoung tried to grab her hands, but she wouldn t let him.
I trusted you, Jang Wooyoung! And you betrayed me! She shouted and turned to leave
.
Those words stabbed Wooyoung. He never meant to keep it from her, but it was for
her own good. He just wanted to protect her.
Hee Jin and Jessica went in the music room to go get Jessica s solo sheets. They w
ere happily talking when they heard Carmen scream about being betrayed so they r
ushed in.
Carmen? Hee Jin shouted.
Everyone s eyes now landed on Hee Jin. Did she know? Tiffany looked at Khun, who l
ooked at Carmen, who looked at Wooyoung.
Why don t you tell Hee Jin?
Carmen. He said looking sternly at her. No one was supposed to know especially Hee
Jin. If you re mad at me, fine, but don t make a scene. He grabbed onto Carmen s arm an
d looked at her. This was one trait he couldn t stand from Carmen. She could be re
ally impulsive in her actions especially when she s mad.
No! She pulled her arm away. She has the right to know! She walked towards Hee Jin a
nd grabbed her. Jessica suddenly looked alarmed and held onto Carmen s arm.
Carmen, are you okay? Jessica asked worriedly.
Did you know my
Carmen! Wooyoung shouted.
My brother s an assassin!
Wooyoung knocked down the podium next to him and glared at Carmen. Everyone was
shocked by his move. He rubbed his face as he tried to calm himself down. Carmen
gulped as she never saw Wooyoung this mad before.
You re kidding right? I mean he might have a nice body and everything, but he would
n t kill anyone. She nervously giggled. She looked around hoping someone would burs
t out laughing and tell her it was all a joke. Hee Jin started to cry as she tho
ught of Jaebeom. She was in love with an assassin. He lied to her every day. His
frequent leavings were, because he was killing someone.
Carmen held onto Hee Jin as she knew what she was going through. She felt lied a
nd betrayed. Never once did she think that her brother was like this. So the tim
es when he came home tired or bruised up was, because he murdered someone. Those
vacations were death vacations. And the person she loved and trust never told h
er.
I m sorry. Wooyoung stated before walking out the door. Tiffany looked around nervou
sly before running after Wooyoung. Khun just stood there waiting for Carmen to s
top crying. He didn t know what else to do.
Are you serious? Jessica asked shakily. Carmen nodded at her. Jessica chuckled app
rehensively. So Jaebeom is an assassin. She cried before running out. It all made
sense. So was Youngbae. Maybe that s why she couldn t trust him, or the fact that wh
enever she was with him, there was a strange feeling. It was, because she was sc
ared. He was a killer. She laughed as she sat down in the school s garden. She was
in love with a mass murder. Why did she always have the worst in luck with men?
She cried as she remembered the past.
Flashback
Yunho! She cried out not caring that it was freezing cold and snowing.
Jessica, get back in the house. He calmly stated before walking back into his car.
Don t tell me it s true. Please, tell me a lie so that I can at least have something
to hold onto.
Yunho grabbed Jessica as she cried onto his shoulder. I m sorry, but it s all true. He
whispered.
I told you to lie to me. She cried even harder.
But remember that I really did love you.
She pushed him off. How can you love someone when you wanted to use them for your
own benefit? How can you say you loved me when in the beginning, you wanted to
use me for my father s money!
He looked away. How could you say that? How could you say you loved me? She starte
d to give him light punches. Yunho, I love you so much! Can t we make this work? Ca
n t you lie for me? She begged. Her heart couldn t take it anymore. It was slowly tea
ring apart with every word he was saying. Couldn t he just lie to her father and t
ell him that he really loved her that the whole stealing his money thing was all
a lie.
I can t. Your father and my family don t get along.
Don t you love me? She whimpered.
He smiled as he wiped away her tears. He held her face and gave her a small kiss
on the forehead. My feelings for you did grow, but it s not that strong. He said as
he walked away and back into his car.
Is that what people are for? To use others? She whispered.
He cringed at her words, but simply gave her one last smile before driving away.
From that point on, she stopped talking to others.
End of Flashback
Why did you lie to me? Why didn t you tell me that you were sick? She chuckled as he
r tears and the rain mixed around on her face.
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Tiffany stopped as she saw Wooyoung on the roof.
You re going to get sick if you keep standing here? She said as she walked next to h
im.
I kept it a secret, because I didn t want all this to happen.
I know.
But looked what happened.
It wasn t your fault. She looked at him. He gave her a small smile before looking ba
ck on the horizon. She stood there with him. The rain and the calm winds gave Wo
oyoung a bad feeling, but he just ignored it, because the pain in his heart was
worst.
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Hee Jin and Carmen were still in the music room. Carmen was trying to control th
e crying Hee Jin while Khun was there to comfort the both of them. Hee Jin looke
d at Carmen, who smiled at her.
It s okay. I understand.
Hee Jin sniffled as she tried to calm down. She inhaled as she laughed. But all
three of them knew that there was something that didn t feel right.
RING!! Carmen looked at her phone.
Hello?
I m sorry, but is this Park Carmen?
Yes, it is.
This is Dr. Song. Your brother is in the surgery room right now, and we need you
down here and fill out some forms please.
Carmen almost dropped her phone as she quickly replied back. He s he s where?
In Seoul s Hospital down at Nam Chang Ave.
Okay! I ll be there. She cried as she hurriedly got ready.
Carmen are you okay? Khun asked worriedly. Hee Jin tried to calm her down.
Carmen? She said.
But Carmen started to burst out crying. I need to get to Seoul Hospital! Can you
drive me? She looked at Khun anxiously.
Of course, but what happened?
Jaebeom s in the hospital. She cried. Hee Jin facial expression dropped. She rushed
out the door with Carmen and Khun behind here as they climbed into his car and d
rove off to see Jaebeom.
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Father. Taeyeon said as she walked up to his desk.
Taeyeon, please have a seat. She did as she was told. Now scoot closer. She looked n
ervously as she did what she was told
Chapter 13
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Father. Taeyeon said as she walked up to his desk.
Taeyeon, please have a seat. She did as she was told. Now scoot closer. She looked n
ervously as she did what she was told
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BAM! Her father s hand slapped her. BAM! He hits her other cheek. This goes on and
on until she feels the blood slowly drips down her lips. She looks up at him. B
oth of her cheeks burnt as the impact of those slaps still lingered. Tears fall
down her eyes, but she never said a word. The two just stared at each other unti
l Taeyeon looked away.
Taeyeon, my daughter, when did you start to cry? When did you start to show signs
of weakness? Do you know how much it hurts me to see you like this? Do you know
how long it took to train you just for you to waste all of my efforts on water
that does you no good? Do you know that the members complained to me about what
happened during the fight? Did you know that they said you were being weak, beca
use of this Jiyong guy? They are worried for you, and I m quite disappointed.
Taeyeon wiped her tears. This was the first time her father ever said he was dis
appointed in her, and it hurt. She looked up to meet her father s eyes. Determinat
ion, hatred, selfishness, emotionless all re-entered her body. Her father smiled
as he knew he had just got back, the Taeyeon, he once knew.
Now I don t want to hear anymore of this Jiyong guy. He smile faded as he noticed Ta
eyeon s facial expression dropped.
After hearing Jiyong s name, she felt as if her heart started to melt. It was like
the evil monster in her body vanished. Jiyong She whispered. She bit her lip, and
the taste of blood was still on it. She slowly looked up to see her father s glare
at her.
I thought I taught you not to love! Do you not listen anymore? He slapped her. This
Jiyong guy only wants to hurt you! Another slap. He will leave you just like how
your father left you. Slap. Do you know that all of my efforts will be wasted? Bam.
She fell off her chair, but never did she cry. She held in her anger. Her fathe
r left her. Jiyong will leave her. If it wasn t for Jiyong, she would have never g
otten slapped. She would have never disappointed her adopted father. If it wasn t
for Jiyong
And yet again, the monster in her came back. She clenched her teeth as her fathe
r hovered over her. He picked her up by her hair. Listen to me. He will be the ca
use of your death if you don t let him go. Remember Taeyeon, the reason why you ar
e even still living. You are an assassin. He pushed her back down with a kick as
he went to sit back into his seat.
She got up slowly. The pain was still fresh, and she looked up to him. No, the m
onster was looking at him. She nodded as she limped out the room.
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Carmen, Hee Jin, and Khun ran to the surgery room where Jaebeom was still having
surgery. Carmen s eyes immediately land towards two girls. One of them looked so
familiar that she couldn t help but stare. Where have she seen this girl , she though
t to herself. She nervously looked up as the girl understood what she asked and
came up to Carmen.
My name s Lee Hyorie. She smiled. And this is Kwon Yuri. Carmen extended her hand slow
ly as she shook the girls cold hands. Something about them scared her. But it was
 then did she remember where she saw Lee Hyorie. It was the time where Jaebeom,
Wooyoung, and she were going to the cafeteria to get some lunch. Lee Hyorie purp
osely bumped into Jaebeom. She noticed Jaebeom s weird face but just ignored it. I
bet you Hyorie was interrupted as the doctor Song came out.
Hyorie. Yuri. He smiled then he looked towards Carmen, Hee Jin, and Khun. Which one
of you is Park Carmen?
I am. Carmen lifted her hand up slowly. Is my brother alright? she said softly.
Yes, he is. Luckily, they got him here on time. He fractured some ribs, some brui
ses and cuts, a broken arm, strain leg ligament, broken nose, fractured jaw, and
I got the knife safely out.
Knife?! Hee Jin exclaimed. You mean he was stabbed? She cried as Khun went to calm h
er down. Carmen was too shock to say anything, but like her brother, she knew to
keep her cool in public.
Doctor Song looked at Hyorie. No, they don t know about his identity yet. By the wa
y, Hyorie turned to the three innocent civilians. This is Dr. Song. He does all of
our clan s medical problems. He saved many of our lives.
Hello. He cheerily said.
Can we see him? Carmen said timidly. She was still not used to the idea of her bro
ther in an assassin clan.
I m sorry, but we knocked him out. He should wake up between 5 hours to maybe tomor
row morning. He will be very weak, so I hope you guys won t cause any problems. He
said as he turned to Hyorie. The nurses soon came out with Jaebeom. Hee Jin ran
up to his side, but the Khun pushed her back. Carmen started to tear as she saw
her brother s pale face.
If you have any questions, feel free to talk to me. I ll be in the waiting room for
you guys. Hyorie said before walking away with Yuri. Dr. Song nodded to them, be
fore walking away with his nurses leaving a saddened Carmen, sobbing Hee Jin, an
d confused Khun outside the surgery room.
I want to talk to Hyorie. Carmen said after a long moment of silence. I want to kno
w what s going on.
Do you want me to go with you? Khun was concern for Carmen didn t cry. She just stoo
d there.
No, it s fine. Also, Hee Jin could you go watch over my brother and call me when he
wakes up.
She nodded before leaving with Khun though he reluctantly wanted to be with Carm
en. She gave him a hug. Thanks for still caring for me. She whispered as a few tea
rs escaped her eyes.
Anything for my Mi Sun. He whispered back. Before he left he kissed her on the che
ek before walking away.
Carmen took a deep breath before walking towards the waiting room. She didn t know
why she was so nervous. Maybe it was because the girls she was going to have a
conference with was two assassins.
She used her clammy hands to open the door and hesitantly walked in. She looked
inside to see the two girls sitting there waiting for her. It was like walking i
nto a job interview with the girls as her employer. They had papers on the table
, and a chair specifically for Carmen to sit at which was directly in front of t
hem.
Sit down and close the door. Yuri commanded, which Carmen quickly did as asked.
Don t worry; we don t bite. Hyorie smiled. We know how much your brother really cares fo
r you so we won t do anything to you. We will treat you like part of our family.
I don t want to part of your family. Carmen bluntly stated.
Hyorie and Yuri looked at each other. This was going to be a long day. But they
knew that this girl was Jaebeom s sister; there was no doubt about it.
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Khun left Hee Jin to Jaebeom. She sat there carefully touching him; afraid that
she would break him if she pressed any harder. He looked so pale, so weak, and s
o fragile. There were so many bruises and it seemed as if his whole body was in
bandages. Where was the lively Jaebeom that she knew? Where was the strong, fier
ce, healthy Jaebeom that she loved? Especially where was the Jaebeom that loved
and never lied to her?
Her anger slowly risen as she thought about the dangers he could have been in. W
hy did he lie to her? Did he think it was funny? Did he think he could really hi
de it from her? She shut her eyes and let the tears fall as she clenched her fis
ts. She started to breath in and out releasing all of the anger that she had for
him. She hated him so much for lying to her. She hated him so much for not bein
g careful. She hated him oh so much especially for making her so weak for his lo
ve. As she was thinking about everything, she felt a pair of hands on her should
ers. She looked up to see Jessica.
It s okay. Jessica smiled as she let Hee Jin rest her head on her shoulders. It s going
to be okay. But who was Jessica kidding when she was worried about Youngbae. Was
it really going to be okay?
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Youngbae was getting treated as Seunghyun stood there. He was already treated an
d was fine, but Youngbae was a different story. He was badly beaten, and if it w
asn t for Seunghyun, who quickly called Dr. Kang, to help unconscious Youngbae; he
could have been dead.
Youngbae groaned as Dr. Kang put on more alcohol for his cuts. Stop! Damn! He said
as he looked at the cut.
Youngbae, you need to put it on before it gets affected, so stop moving.
Fine. Youngbae mumbled.
There. You need to get as much rest as possible.
Youngbae nodded. His body was so beaten he could feel his energy slowly draining
.
Is he going to be okay? Seunghyun asked.
Yes, as long as he rests and don t let him do anymore physical action or let him ge
t agitated. Dr. Kang said before exiting the room.
Well, you heard Dr. Kang.
Yeah, I did. Youngbae said as he slowly made his way towards Seunghyun. He punched
him right in the jaw. Do you know what that was for? He asked. Of course, Seunghy
un knew. He injured his own members just for the enemy s sake. He knew.
Yes.
So you lied to me about her. Who is she Seunghyun? Did you really think that you
could keep this from me? Did you think that I wouldn t notice? What happens when o
ur members complain about you? You know the punishment is for betraying your cla
n. But you know that I can t do that to you. You are my right hand man. So what sh
ould I do Seunghyun?
He knew that the punishment was death for betraying his clan. I don t know. He said.
Don t know. So do you want me to kill you? He said as he slammed his hand on the cou
ntertop.
Dr. Kang told you not to get agitated.
Oh, so you think I should be happy about this? What is going on, Seunghyun? Who i
s this random bitch that you risk your life for?
Don t call her a bitch! Seunghyun angrily stated. Don t worry about her; she s nothing t
me.
Don t lie to me, Seunghyun! What was that at the fight called then?
I don t know. That wasn t supposed to happen.
Youngbae pushed Seunghyun against the wall. But it did, so do you care to explain
.
Seunghyun started to get frustrated. He pushed Youngbae away as he rubbed his fa
ce in frustration. I did her wrong. Do you know how many times, I hurt her? Do yo
u know that even though I still love her, I can t be with her? What was I suppose
to do when I saw her in fright, when I saw her about to get beaten. Let her get
hurt again. Seunghyun laughed in disbelief. I couldn t do that. So what are you supp
osed to do about it? I don t fucking know. He pushed Youngbae back with his finger.
Youngbae sighed. I m going to tell everyone that it was under my command so that I
could get Taeyeon to agree with me on the terms. You I m going to give you some tim
e off. I don t want to see you in the next fight nor at school. Youngbae commanded
as he walked towards the door. I hope you figure out what you want Seunghyun, bec
ause I don t want you to repeat the same mistake again, because I won t be able to s
ave you the next time. That was the last thing Youngbae said before leaving the r
oom.
Seunghyun clenched his teeth as he started to destroy the room. He took out all
his pain as he knocked down everything in sight. He cried as he felt his heart s
uffocating. He couldn t breathe. He couldn t think. Was he even doing the right thin
g?
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Taeyeon walked back to school. She knew the bruises and cuts on her face were vi
sible. She knew that people were looking at her with disgust as she walked onto
school s ground. But she didn t care. The monster in her could care less about what
others think.
She didn t know exactly where she was heading. She let her legs take her to whatev
er they wanted to go, and it landed right in front of Jiyong s door.
Oh, Taeyeon! I m so glad to see you! Jiyong exclaimed as he ran towards her with a c
ouple of books in his hands.
Taeyeon turned to her right. There was her Jiyong running up to her. Her heart a
ched as the monster inside her fought to stay while the angel inside her fought
to get out. But only one could win.
Jiyong ran to her. He was so happy that she was again by his side, but once he s
aw her injuries, his happiness was overcome by his fright.
What happened?! He dropped his books and grabbed her face as he inspected it. He w
as so worried. She flinched as he touched her bruise. I m going to kill the person
that did this to you.
That s when she exploded. You are going to kill the person that did this to me! She
shouted catching him off guard.
Taeyeon, are you okay? He asked as he backed away a little.
You did this to me!
What are you talking about? This is my first time seeing you in few days. He seeme
d frightened by her anger.
Ha! Do you know how much I hate you right now! I never want to see you again! She
shouted as she turned to walk about, but he grabbed her back.
What are you talking about? Taeyeon, is something wrong? Who did this to you?
Don t touch me! I hate you! You re going to be just like my father! You are going to
leave me also!
What? He asked in disbelief. I m never going to leave you. He said as he looked into h
er eyes with as much love as possible.
But she smacked his hands away as she looked away. You are going to be just like
my father, who left me! If it wasn t for you, I wouldn t have disappointed my other
father, who was only good to me! But because of you, he hit me, because he was d
isappointed in me! He was never disappointed in me! Because of you, my members d
on t believe in me anymore. Because of you, I lost the battle. I never lose. I nev
er did this poorly before! I hate you, Kwon Jiyong! I wish I never met you! She c
ried out with every word she poked him in the chest, and it really hurt him to h
ear this from her. It hurt him to see her feel this way, but what was she talkin
g about?
What battle? What are you talking about? Talk to me. He questioned with a bit of a
nnoyance. He never did anything so why is she blaming him.
She scoffed. Do you want to know what I m talking about? She smiled at him, which ki
nd of scared him. Do you want to know the truth? How about if I told you that I m a
n assassin. She laughed.
He shook his head as if he heard wrong. You re an assassin.
Yes, I kill people. I don t feel bad either. She looked at his pale face. And because
of you, I couldn t concentrate. That s why I need to get away from you. I don t need
any more distractions in my life. I don t love you. You are nothing to me. She slow
ly said as the angel inside of her finally broke free of the monster s grip. She n
oticed the look on his face as she said that. The tears were coming she was sure
of it. But she couldn t let them fall. I hate you. Don t She breathed in. Don t associ
 you with me anymore. She breathed out. She walked away, but not without, glancin
g one more time at the silent Jiyong.
Jiyong clenched his fist as he punched the wall. He cried as he remembered Taeye
on s confession, her words, and the look on her face. He was in love with an assas
sin, and he was going to be okay with that. But the fact that she hated him, the
fact that she said she doesn t love him, the fact that she didn t need him broke hi
s heart.
He screamed as he slid down the wall. His tears pouring out of his eyes. In his
pocket was a ring promising never to leave her and to always love her.
Chapter 14
P.S. I really suck at rated scenes :p
Carmen sat there staring at Hyorie and Yuri. I don t want to be a part of your evil
, cold-blooded murdering family! She shouted agitated. How dare they invite her t
o be part of their so called family when it was their fault her brother was in thi
s mess?
Look, Carmen, we understand that you are mad that your brother s like this, but you
have no right to treat us like this. Hyorie said as calmly as she could.
No right! If it wasn t for you guys, my brother wouldn t have been so close to death.
He wouldn t have to kill people! Carmen replied stubbornly.
Your brother Yuri shouted, but Hyorie stopped her.
Look at these. Hyorie pointed to the pictures on the table. This was your brother w
ith the clan members. I don t think he looks forced to be happy.
Carmen reluctantly looks at the pictures. He does look happy. They were smiling
and laughing. But how? How could he be happy with these assassins?
Not anyone can be an assassin. Hyorie stated. You have to go through training and t
ests. Only a few people make it. Those people are the ones who have determinatio
n. And the only way you become an assassin is if we find you or if you find us.
Carmen understood what she meant, but she couldn t bear to believe it. How could h
er brother want to become an assassin? Why would he try to find them? Wasn t he ha
ppy with Carmen? Wouldn t it be safer and better to take a regular job like everyo
ne else?
Why? Carmen finally stuttered out. Why would he want to be It just didn t make sense.
ere they lying to her? Carmen felt her eyes stung. She couldn t quite apprehend ev
erything.
Hey. Don t cry. Yuri said. It s not like we did anything.
Yuri! Hyorie lightly smacked her. It wasn t like he wasn t happy with his life that he
did this. He just needed something new, and he felt like this was it for him. Pl
us he was in need for money. How did he get the money to buy you everything you
wanted? It was because being an assassin comes with great pay.
I don t care if you guys get a million for everyone you kill! It doesn t make it righ
t! I don t need fancy clothes to live! Carmen shouted. It was like they were blamin
g her for making him go into this business.
Calm down! We aren t blaming you. We just want you to understand that this isn t your
fault. Jaebeom entered this, because he liked being an assassin. This has nothi
ng to do with you. He kept it from you, because he wanted to protect you. You kn
ow us assassins don t just kill for fun. This isn t something we enjoy.
Then please explain to me why you would kill anyone. There is something called a
police force.
Hyorie took a deep breath before explaining. Sometimes people give her such a he
adache. Because, She said through clenched teeth, police forces can t do much, or the
y might be corrupt. So some people need to intervene, because others don t know wh
at the meaning of stop.
That still doesn t make it right. Carmen again stubbornly replied.
You know what! Why the hell are you getting mad at us when it is the enemy s fault
for injuring your brother? Hyorie snapped. Carmen was getting on her last nerves.
Well maybe if you didn t send him
Send him? He wanted to go! Maybe if you haven t noticed, Jaebeom is one of our best
assassins. He could only be that if he was willing to be that! For Heaven s sake.
RING!! Carmen looked at her phone. Hee Jin was calling.
Hello? Carmen asked ignoring the glares Hyorie and Yuri was giving her.
Carmen? Jaebeom s waking up! Hurry!
Okay, I m coming. Carmen quickly got up to go meet her brother.
Is Jay awake? Hyorie asked.
It s none of your business.
I take that as I yes. Let s go, Yuri!
Hey! Who said that you can come?
I did. Yuri stated while pulling out her knife. Do you have a problem with that?
Carmen gulped and nodded her head no. She unwillingly went with them to go meet
Jaebeom. Hyorie laughed as she saw the look on Carmen s face as Yuri pulled out he
r knife. At times like these, Hyorie would most likely smack Yuri and tell Carme
n not to worry, but Carmen was being irritable so she decided to let Yuri scare
Carmen.
Hee Jin! Carmen shouted as she ran towards her. They both held onto each other as
they waited for the doctor to finish Jaebeom s check up.
His eyes started to flutter. I called you right when I saw his eyes twitch. Jessi
ca would have been here, but she went home earlier.
Carmen nodded as they waited. When the doctor came out, Hyorie asked, How is he?
He s fine. He just has to wait until his wound, ribs, leg, arm, nose and jaw to hea
l.
What about his cuts and bruises? Hee Jin inquired.
Oh, I put on some special ointment so it should have healed very quickly. The onl
y thing I would worry about mostly would be is strain leg ligament and his stab
wound. Everything should heal just fine and quickly. He must rest and cannot be
running around all the time.
Thank you. Carmen said.
The doctors nodded then turn to Hyorie, who gave him a light smile, before he le
ft. Carmen and Hee Jin rushed inside as Hyorie and Yuri stood to the side.
How are you? Hee Jin asked.
Are you okay? Carmen questioned.
You look pale.
You look weak.
Oh, you look like your whole body is in a bandage.
Mom s going to freak.
Question after question, Jaebeom had to hear. Guys, I m okay. He then turned his att
ention to the other girls. Did you tell them?
Well, we told one, and let s just say she wouldn t listen. Hyorie stared to Carmen. Sh
e lowered her head embarrassed. Well, since you re fine, I ll leave you alone. Let s ju
st hope Taeyeon is okay.
What do you mean?
I ll tell you later. You just need to rest. Bye.
He nodded to the both of them as they exited the room. He noticed the angry face
s of the two women he loved.
I can explain.
Go ahead. Hee Jin said.
I m not a cold-blooded murder. I only kill when necessary. Our clan kills to help o
ut Korea and our clan. It s not random killings. All of them have a reason.
Reason or not. It s not up to you to kill others. Then why would you need police of
ficers. Carmen argued.
Police officers can t do shit sometimes. That s why we help.
How about the special forces.
Carmen!
I just don t understand.
Maybe you never will. He stared at her. It s for me, okay. I like my job.
Fine! But I don t want to have anything to do with it! She stormed out.
Jaebeom sighed as he closed his eyes. He slowly opened his eyes to see Hee Jin c
rying.
Hee Jin.
 No. Why didn t you tell me?
I didn t want you to worry.
Well, I am. Do you think that you can keep it from me forever?
I m sorry.
That doesn t change the fact that you re an assassin.
Hee Jin.
Stop. I just I still love you. She cried as she clung onto him. But this isn t safe; y
ou re not safe, what about our future?
We can get through this. I won t do this forever. I don t know. Hee Jin. Jaebeom cried
with her. He never thought about the future. Now that he has Hee Jin in his lif
e, he needs to think further. He needs to be more considerate. He needs to leave
the clan.
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Carmen ran away. She hated her brother. She hated Wooyoung. She hated everything
. She hated Khun? She looked at him. He was sitting in front of her door.
Carmen? I thought you ll never come home. He smiled as he walked towards her. She lo
oked at him. He looked pale. How long was he waiting here? But she couldn t help,
but cry as she saw him. It was like everything hit her at that moment. And right
now, she needed someone.
Khun! She cried as she ran up to him. I hate him so much.
I know.
He listened as she poured out her emotions to him. From hating Wooyoung to hatin
g her brother, he listened. Never once did he speak up.
Thank you, Khun. She sniffed for being there for me. He smiled as he pulled her cl
oser.
I ll always be there whenever you need me. I ll by the ear that will always listen, a
nd the hand that will always help you.
Carmen couldn t help, but cry a little as she hugged onto Khun tighter. She doesn t
know whether it was the heat of the moment, the way Khun was so close, the way h
e smelt so good, or the way he started to tilt his head that got Carmen in some
crazy daze. She leaned closer until she could feel the warmth of his lips. The t
aste of his lips were so addicting that she wanted more. The more she got, the m
ore she wanted. Soon, things started to get blurry.
Carmen!
Carmen broke away to see a furious Wooyoung. She bit her lip as he made his way
towards her.
Come here. He demanded, but she was too nervous to move. I said come here. He grabbe
d onto her arm, but Khun interfered.
If she doesn t want to go with you than she doesn t have too.
Don t tell me what to do! She is my girlfriend! Wooyoung shouted as he pulled Carmen
away.
He pulled her into the park. He walked back and forth. Everything was silent, an
d it killed her.
Why did you do it?
I don t know. She said quietly.
Don t know. Why? Why did you do this to me? Wooyoung faced her. He was crying, and i
t hurt. She hurt him. It was her fault. What if she can t control herself next tim
e? She can t bear to hurt him again.
I m sorry.
Just just don t do it again. He cried as he hugged her. It hurt him, but he believes
it was a spur of a moment thing. It was his fault. He didn t tell her about Jaebeo
m so she got angry. Nothing else.
I m sorry. Carmen cried as she tugged onto his sleeve, and she really was. I m so sorry
, Wooyoung. She said as she pushed him lightly away. But I think we shouldn t do thi
s anymore.
What? He wanted to pull her closer, but she backed away.
I mean we just both hurt each other at the end. What s the point?
Just because we went through one mishap doesn t mean we can t work it out. He said cal
mly as he tried again to approach her.
But what if I can t help myself. No, I can t, we can t. She said. She was confused, stre
ssed, agitated. She didn t know what to do.
It s because of Khun, isn t it? He shouted.
No, it s
If you want to go back to him then fine! It s not like I haven t seen it before. I be
t this was the perfect time wasn t it. When I make one small mistake, break up wit
h me.
How could you think that? I never would even - ! And your small mistake was prett
y big to me.
That s what I don t like about you! You are so impulsive sometimes.
Fine! Then the break up should be fine. No more Miss Impulsive for you! Carmen sho
uted as she walked away.
That s Fine whatever! Wooyoung walked away also.
Carmen went back to see Khun still there.
Do you need another ear?
No, I need another person. She weakly smiled. He pulled her into a hug.
As long as you call me Jae Hwa, and I call you Mi Sun.
She tried to smile, but her mind just kept drifting back to Wooyoung.
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Youngbae tried to get a hold of Jessica, but she wouldn t answer his calls. He did
n t know why, but he wanted to see her. He was worried that something happened.
Pick up! Pick up! Pick up! He impatiently kept calling. He threw his phone on the
ground of the school s garden. He knew he should be in bed, but he couldn t help but
feel anxious. As he was walking about back and forth, he noticed someone sittin
g on the bench. It was Jessica. He anxiously ran up to her.
Why haven t you been picking up my calls? He nearly shouted in anger. Do you know how
worried I was? But she didn t say anything. She just sat there, and cried.
Umm I didn t mean to sound
Why didn t you tell me you were an assassin? She looked up at him. And at that secon
d, he thought he just saw an angel. The way the moonlight hit her face with her
crystal tears, it was absolutely amazing.
How did you know?
How could you keep it from me?
I
Let s not do this anymore. She said as she started to walk away.
Don t do this. He firmly held her back.
Is there something else you are keeping from me?
He hesitated. How can he tell her that he was using her, but in his mind, he kne
w he wasn t? He knew that his feelings change. That she changed him. No.
Lies. She pulled away.
He couldn t do anything as she kept walking. No matter how much he wanted to pull
her back, he knew he had no right. Now he felt as if he lost everything.
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Seunghyun decided to go to a nightclub to wash away his pain, but to his luck, H
yorie was there also.
What are you doing here? He said a bit drunk.
Hyorie laughed as she sees him in his vulnerable state. Hanging out and having fu
n. Did you get in trouble with Youngbae?
Hell yeah! Did you? It was your fault.
"Well, I'm not doing any better." She giggled. I guess people can have too much
alcohol.
"How are you going to repay me for getting me in trouble?" He huskily whispered
in her ear. She loved it when he did that.
"By doing this."
She ended up dragging him to a hotel. Their lips never parting.
"Only one night." She breathed out as she attacked his lips once more.
"One night." He agreed as he tasted her skin.
Their tongues were having a battle while Seunghyun pushed her up against the wal
l. Both of their hips rubbing against each other.
"Oh, Fuck..." Hyorie stuttered as Seunghyun's hands grabbed her ass. She kissed
him deeper as her hands traveled up his shirt. He took the hint and discarded hi
s shirt and made sure she did too.
He pushed her onto the bed as he slowly took off the skirt she was wearing while
she undid his pants so that they were only in their undergarments. He stared at
her.
"Just hurry up." She said blushing.
"Don't blush. You're beautiful." He said as he kissed her with such passion. The
y were grinding once again. His kisses traveled down onto her neck as he left bi
te marks to mark his property. Then in one swift movement he took off her bra an
d began sucking her nipples. She moan as he teased her. Licking it, caressing it
with him tongue. She moaned as he went to the other nipple doing the same thing
.
"Seunghun... AH... I need you!" She pressed her hands into his hair. She thruste
d upward. He moaned as he felt his member hardened even more. He made sure they
were both naked. His kisses went down until he saw her beautiful situation. He i
nhaled her scent before diving down and having it for himself.
"Shit! Seunghyun! Ah! Hmm!" She breathing became out of control as his tongue ro
amed around - tasting every bit of hers.
"I fucking need you." He finally got out. He smirked as he inserted two fingers.
She groaned as her hips bucked up. Tears fell as the pain came in.
"Do you want me to stop?"
"No! Keep going." She must sound like a whore.
He inserted three fingers and pumped in and out until he found the spot.
"God!" Her back arched upwards. Seunghyun smiled as he finally found it.
Hyorie pulled out the lubricant from her purse and slowly rubbed it all over Seu
nghyun's member.
"Oh! Argh!" He grunted as she teasingly played with it. He took her hands away a
s he situated himself between her. And very gently but swiftly entered her.
"Fuck! Faster! Ahh! Harder!" She demanded as he thrusted in faster and harder. S
he met his thrust every time causing him in the same delight. After some time, s
he climaxed screaming his name.
"SEUNGHYUN!!!" She panted as he finally came inside her. They were both exhauste
d.
"One night." She finally said.
"Yeah, one night." He replied.
Chapter 15
For the next couple of months, Hyorie and Seunghyun have their multiple rendezvo
us. Jessica still hasn t talked to Youngbae. Jaebeom is trying to figure out a way
to leave the clan. Wooyoung is trying to ignore Carmen, while Taeyeon is trying
to forget Jiyong. But will this all play well at the end?
Okay, we need to find out this direct location. Seunghyun told his men.
And I need you guys to go search in this corner. Hyorie told her men.
Though it was a bit awkward now that they are having secret love affairs behind
their bosses back, but this isn t what they were worried about. It was their bosses
themselves who seem to be drained out from working so much. It was because of t
heir lack of sleep, nutrition, and mostly loves.
When Taeyeon and Youngbae decided to leave their love ones, it all went downhill
. They couldn t sleep. They cried. They mood changes like a roller coaster, and ev
eryone noticed, but who are they to tell Taeyeon and Youngbae off.
Get back to work! Youngbae screamed at a bunch of his men.
Taeyeon was just sitting at her desk staring at her cell phone. Slowly one, two,
three tears fall out.
Taeyeon, you need to get over it. Hyorie tried to comfort her, but she turned away
. It hurt too much.
Hyorie sighed and looked at Seunghyun, who was busy worrying about his own boss,
who staring out the window not saying a word.
Okay, people let s keep working. Seunghyun demanded. Soon they left the two heartbro
ken people alone.
RING! RING!
Hello. Taeyeon answered.
Did you find it yet?
No, sir. Taeyeon said to her father.
Well, hurry up. He answered back angrily. Don t disappoint me again. He hung up.
Taeyeon sighed. Part of her didn t want to disappoint her father, but another part
of her wanted to just stab him in the heart.
Why do you listen to him? Youngbae asked.
Taeyeon looked up to see Youngbae staring at her. None of your business. She scoff
ed.
Your father is a bastard.
Yah! Yang Hyun Suk isn t so pleasant either.
At least he doesn t beat the crap out of me!
He did that because he loves me! She banged her hand on the table.
Really? So why doesn t he let you be with the one you love. Jiyong is miserable wit
hout you. Youngbae rolled his eyes.
Taeyeon s eyes start to water again at the sound of Jiyong s name. He s miserable witho
ut me. She asked.
Youngbae gave out a scoff. What do you feel bad now? Just get back with him.
I can t. She lowered her head. Not wanting him to see her like this.
Because of your damn father.
He s thinking the best for me!! Okay! My performance was horrible, because of Jiyon
g. Just look at me. You wouldn t be here if Jiyong was never in the picture.
Yeah, let s blame it on the guy who knows nothing.
Taeyeon didn t say anything. She knew she was wrong, but what was she to do. Turn
against her father or go to Jiyong the decision wasn t as easy as many would say.
Her father wasn t normal. He could kill Jiyong at any minute, so would she risk th
at just for a moment of love.
Our deal was to work together. That s it. It s not to get into personal business. Taey
eon started to walk towards the door. And if I were you, I would look into my own
love life before I say something about someone s elses.
I don t need a love life.
Good. Because I think Jessica found someone better anyway. Taeyeon walked out the
door. Leaving Youngbae frozen in place. No, he didn t need Jessica. No, he didn t wa
nt Jessica. No, he didn t love Jessica. So why was it that he s hurting so much insi
de?
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Hee Jin and Jaebeom were taking a small walk in the park. Jaebeom was still worr
ied about the whole situation, because he loved what he did, but at the same tim
e, he loved Hee Jin. The question really is how much he really loves Hee Jin.
Hee Jin, what would you say if I take a small vacation?
Will you come back? Hee Jin asked.
Of course. He smiled at her.
Why can t I come along? She pouted.
He pinched her cheeks and said, Because I just want some alone time.
What exactly do you want? Hee Jin questioned.
What s with all the questions? He tried to laugh it off, but Hee Jin was serious.
Maybe, it s because you keep lying to me. I don t want to lose you. Tears escaped her
eyes, as she thought of Jaebeom s near death experience. You re the only person I hav
e left.
Babo. I will never leave you. He hugged her.
He picked her up and kissed her. Everything will be alright.
So they went to the amusement park and rode every ride there. Afterwards they we
nt to the mall, where Hee Jin bought everything just to get back at Jaebeom. The
n they spent a romantic candle light dinner at the beach.
Wow, you made this all for me? She squealed as she sat down on the nice, warm sand
. The food looked so delicious, because he made all of her favorites. Plus there
was some red wine.
Yes, I did. But I kind of regret it since you almost made me max out my card.
Well, it s your fault. She stubbornly replied back.
He gave her kiss to calm her down. Well, let s get to eating.
They had a fun time feeding each other, running around, laughing, and just being
in each other s arms.
Ready for desert? He asked.
But I m so full.
Come on. I put in a lot of effort in this cake.
And it was a beautiful cake. It was shaped as a heart with pink frosting. Her na
me was in the middle drawn in red. It was so beautiful that Hee Jin didn t even no
tice that Jaebeom was gone. She just kept eating the cake.
All of a sudden something hit her. Ow. She rubbed her head then stared at the pape
r on the ground. She opened it up and read it. It was directions, but to where?
So she just decided to follow it. And soon it led her to the port where Jaebeom
asked her to be his girlfriend. And again, it was absolutely gorgeous. This time
Chrysanthemum flowers were everywhere.
Jaebeom, where are you? She was walking through the flowers. She laughed thinking
about how much money he must have spent.
Not wanting to crush the flowers, she went really slowly. But something stopped
her. In the middle of all the flowers, there was one Chrysanthemum flower all al
one with something very shiny in the middle.
She slowly started to walk towards it. There was a ring.
This isn t happening. She took the diamond ring.
Too bad, it s happening. He laughed as he came towards her. She felt herself tear up
as he held onto her hands. I know that we haven t known each other for a long time
, but I want you to know that I will never leave you. And will forever be by you
r side.
Hee Jin nodded furiously as she clung onto him. Yes. Yes! She cried, as he swung h
er around.
Jaebeom cried as she accepted him, but what he s going to do might upset her. I jus
t need to prove myself once more. Just once more. He thought.
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Carmen held onto Khun s hand as they were walking around campus. Something didn t fe
el right. Maybe it s because it wasn t Wooyoung s hand. Maybe it s because all she can t
hink of is Wooyoung. Of course, these past few months with Khun were perfect, bu
t it wasn t Wooyoung. And Carmen can feel herself go crazy thinking about Wooyoung
.
What are you thinking about? Khun asked.
Nothing. Carmen gave him a fake smile.
He gave her hand a little squeeze before making his way towards the cafeteria. A
ll through the walk, all she could think about was Wooyoung and how they would j
oke around there or how she tackled him there. And holding onto Khun s hand, just
made her feel so guilty. She wasn t cheating on him, but she felt like it. Why cou
ldn t she just forget Wooyoung?
When they stepped into the cafeteria, Wooyoung was there with Tiffany.
Carmen gritted her teeth and held onto Khun s hand tighter. Rumor had it Wooyoung
and Tiffany is friends with benefits . And they were at Seungri s party, which is the
biggest party that always includes alcohol and slutty people, which Carmen conc
ludes that they must have done something. Because people said that Tiffany got p
retty drunk, and Wooyoung did help her.
Come on. Carmen pulled Khun forward. And luckily for them, the only seats left wer
e next to Wooyoung.
Oh, look what the dog brought in. Wooyoung sneered and went back to paying attenti
on to Tiffany.
Carmen glared at him and set her tray down. She stared at Tiffany, who lowered h
er eyes. That s why she hated Tiffany. She was pretty, smart, and innocent. How ca
n she be mad at someone like that?
This is sooo good! Jae Hwa baby why don t you try some? She took her strawberry and
fed it to him. She made sure her finger was in his mouth.
Wooyoung s eyes grew big, but he pretended not to see.
Tiffany, want some? He placed a piece of fry in front of her. She shook her head a
nd stared at both Carmen and Khun. She looked really scared, but Wooyoung wouldn t
stop putting the fry in her face, so she opened her mouth to eat it.
You re so cute! Wooyoung stated. Tiffany just smiled nervously, while Carmen got ove
rly jealous.
Khun, you have something on your face. Carmen shouted.
Really? Khun tried to take it off, but Carmen stopped him.
No, let me. She smirked. She got up and used her mouth to get off the piece of foo
d on his face. Then she attacked his lips in a deep kiss.
People need to learn to respect other s feelings. Wooyoung said before taking Tiffan
y s hand and leaving.
Carmen saw the way he slammed the chair back down and left. She suddenly felt li
ke crying, but Khun stared at her. She knows he s going to be asking all these que
stions, but she didn t feel like talking right now.
Carmen
Can we just eat our lunch? She smiled weakly before eating silently.
Wooyoung grabbed Tiffany and left.
Wooyoung! Slow down.
Tiffany could see the hurt on Wooyoung s face. She felt bad, but what was she to d
o. She was hurting too, because being with Wooyoung made her realizes that Wooyo
ung and she could only be friends. But with Khun, it was different. When she was
with him, there was some kind of electrical surge, but of course, Carmen was in
the way. And Wooyoung knew about Tiffany s crush on Khun, so they stuck together
hoping that one day, the other side would realize that they belong with them.
Are you okay?
No. Wooyoung sadly stated.
Me either. Tiffany said.
Wooyoung looked at her and smiled. He pulled her into a hug. When will they reali
ze? He sighed.
Never.
Then we ll be single forever.
Ehh!
They both sighed as they sat on the grass looking at the sky.
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Jessica was busy talking to some friends that she didn t notice Youngbae staring a
t her from afar.
Man, you need to just go talk to her. Seunghyun stated.
Didn t you tell me not to fall in love?
Whatever. I m just going to leave you to your stalking.
What?! I m not stalking. I m just making sure she s okay without me next to her.
Whatever, stalker. I m leaving.
Wait. Seunghyun turned around. Do you and Hyorie have something together?
Youngbae asked.
Seunghyun turned red. No.
Okay. Just asking.
Seunghyun nodded then ran off. Youngbae was too busy watching Jessica that he di
dn t notice the nervousness in Seunghyun s face.
Yeah, I m just making sure she s okay. Youngbae kept repeating that to make him feel b
etter. Wait! What is this?
Jessica, you look beautiful as always.
Oh, thank you, Heechul. She blushed as he kissed her hand.
 I was wondering if you want to go to the dance tonight with me.
Oh, okay sure.
Great I ll pick you up at 6. He winked at her before leaving.
Youngbae waited until he left before confronting Jessica. Excuse me.
Huh? Oh, Youngbae. What are you doing here? She asked surprised.
Going to the dance.
Were you eavesdropping?
I was trying to protect you.
From what? You re the killer. She said sarcastically.
Well, it s better than being a rapist. Because you know that I would never hurt you
.
Well, you did. She said. And if you excuse me, I have to get ready for my date with
Heechul. She pushed Youngbae away.
Oh, you ll see me there.
She turned around and glared at him. He smiled and gave her a wink before leavin
g. She scoffed and stomped away.
The game has just begun. He said before walking away smiling.
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Taeyeon was sitting in class, and what was worst was that Jiyong was in the same
class. Apparently he being miserable is over, and now it s just plain anger.
Okay, so we are going to have to pair up, because this whole week is animal care.
So I have some animals that we are going to take care of. So let s get into pair.
Taeyeon sat there as the teacher started to pair people up. Okay, next are Kim Ta
eyeon and Kwon Jiyong. You guys have the Red Panda. You can pick up your pets af
ter class.
Taeyeon turned around and looked at Jiyong, who rolled his eyes and went to the
front to pick up the cute, little animal.
Jiyong! Taeyeon called out. He stopped and turned around. Taeyeon was panting afte
r running down the hall trying to catch up to Jiyong. So now that I got your atte
ntion. Taeyeon said through clenched teeth. How are you going to work together? She
tried to contain the happiness in her stomach just thinking about being with Ji
yong again.
Look. I have a date with Sunye tonight. So can you take care of him? He handed her
the cage with the Red Panda in it.
Date? She quivered.
Yeah, I m going to the dance. And I know you won t be going due to your no love policy .
Every word felt like a punch to her heart. Yeah, but that doesn t mean that I can t f
eel it. She grabbed the cage and left.
Jiyong stared at her leave. He took a deep breath before walking towards his dor
m. No, he wasn t going to get hurt anymore.
Chapter 16
P.S. Another crappy rated scene
Are you ready? Khun asked Carmen. He stood in front of a mirror checking to see if
he looked fashionable enough, but his eyes suddenly divert to the most gorgeous
girl. Carmen walked down the stairs with her dark blue dress. Her hair was slig
htly curled, and due to her glittering lotion, she sparkled like a star.
Yes, I m ready.
You re beautiful. He said.
She laughed at his amazed expression. Okay, let s not drool. Come on. Let s go.
They walked into the decorated ballroom. Everyone was dancing and having fun exc
ept for Wooyoung. He watched as he saw Carmen walked in, and he swore he fell in
love again. She was beyond beautiful.
Hey, man where s my sister? Jaebeom asked.
I wouldn t know. He rolled his eyes.
Find her. I need to tell you guys something.
Can t you just tell me now and her later? Wooyoung whined.
No. What s up? Did you guys get into a fight? He asked quizzically.
 No. He sighed.
Wait! There she is. Hey, who s that? Jaebeom pointed to Khun. Wooyoung sighed, He s Car
men s boyfriend.
What? I never approved. That s it.
Hey, babe. What s wrong? Hee Jin looked at the angry Jaebeom.
Did you know Carmen had a boyfriend?
Yeah, isn t it But Wooyoung shook his head at her. No, I didn t know.
Carmen! Jaebeom shouted. Carmen and Khun turned around. She was happy to see her b
rother, but Wooyoung was there.
Hey! She smiled as she gave her brother a smile. Yes, brother and sister fights ne
ver lasted long.
Who s this? He questioned. Khun gulped as he saw Jaebeom s death glare.
So who s this lucky guy? Hee Jin tried to lighten up the mood.
This is Khun. Jaebeom, I knew him from the orphanage. She tried to convince her br
other to be nicer.
Couldn t you date Wooyoung or something? I would feel a lot better. He said so blunt
ly. Carmen froze and turned to look at Wooyoung.
Hey, dude. Don t start calling names. I gotta go now. Peace everyone. He brushed pas
t Carmen, and suddenly felt dizzy as she felt his hand touch her back.
I m not kidding. Jaebeom said.
Please give me a chance. Khun said.
Wooyoung really likes you. He would have been a great boyfriend.
Khun got angry. If he was But Carmen cut him off.
Let s not talk about this. Come on, Khun. Let s dance. She pulled him onto the dancefl
oor.
What? When was she so disrespectful? She is supposed to listen to her elders. I m g
oing to give her a piece of my mind.
Hee Jin pulled him back into a kiss. She s still young. Just let her have fun. She s
miled.
I didn t even get to tell them about our engagement. He pouted.
We can always tell them later. She smiled. Come on. I feel like dancing. She purred.
Oh my baby s wild. He smirked.
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Carmen was busy paying attention to Wooyoung, who was now dancing with Tiffany.
She wanted to just pull Tiffany and kick her to the curb.
Is something the matter? Khun asked.
No. She lied for the thousandths time.
You re thinking about him.
No, I m not. She nervously chuckled.
Good. He smiled as he pulled her closer, but when she saw Wooyoung push some hair
away from Tiffany s face, when he whispered something in her ears, when she chuckl
ed, and when he planted a chaste kiss on her cheeks, she went crazy.
I m sorry. She said before pushing Khun away. Khun tried to go after her, but it was
too late. The damage was done.
Carmen pushed Wooyoung down onto the ground and left. Wooyoung got up and shook
his head. Did she just do that? He thought. But nevertheless, he went after her.
Carmen! Khun called out, but Tiffany boldly pulled him back.
Let them solve it out. Khun looked at Tiffany. He sighed as he stepped back.
Why did you do that? Wooyoung shouted at Carmen. She used her hands to plug up her
ears. I know you can still hear me!
Just leave me alone. She shouted.
Not until you tell me why you pushed me! He pulled her back and looked at her. Car
men started to cry.
I miss you. She sobbed. I miss you so much. She clung onto him. I don t know how you c
n make me this way.
He smiled like an idiot. I ve missed you more than you could ever know. He whispered
into her ears. Stop crying. He wiped her tears with his hands. I love you.
She started to laugh as she pulled his lips towards her. Those two locked in the
ir love, and there was no way anyone was going to come between anymore.
I love you too. She smiled back.
Khun watched everything. He gave out a small laugh, because he knew that this wa
s going to happen. She was never his and will never be. He turned around to leav
e, but Tiffany blocked his way.
You can cry if you want. She said. He just stared at her. I m willing to lend a shoul
der. But he just laughed. He started to walk away, but stopped as she said, And a
heart.
He looked at her. I like you. She said. A lot.
I m sorry. Khun smiled at her then left.
She also laughed. She knew that this was coming. But she turned around to see th
e happy couple still hugging. She can only wish to be like that.
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Heechul, are you sure we should do this? Jessica was nervous. Everyone was way too
touchy and drunk.
Of course. He smiled. Don t you want a drink?
She hesitated, before taking a sip. It was bitter and cold. And now she wished Y
oungbae was here to help her.
Where is she? Youngbae was searching the whole dancefloor.
We ll find her. Seunghyun said.
Whatever. I don t even know why I m so worried. You just go have fun with Hyorie. He s
aid, still searching the room.
What are you talking about? He said apprehensively.
Look. I m not stupid. I see her following us. Most likely she wants to spend some t
ime with you. So go.
But
No buts. Just go before I change my mind.
Thanks. Seunghyun said before running towards Hyorie. Youngbae laughed at the coup
le.
He was about to give up, when he saw Jessica. She was slightly drunk, and clearl
y, she didn t even notice how close Heechul was.
Dude, she s wasted. Get on her.
Man, I know.
Let go of her. Youngbae walked up to Heechul. He used his finger to push Heechul b
ack. He laughed.
Do I even know you? He said arrogantly.
If you don t let her go, I ll introduce my fist to you.
Just move away, before you make a fool of yourself. Heechul wasn t laughing anymore
when Youngbae punched him right in the face.
What the Heechul punched Youngbae back.
Those two were fighting while Jessica was just laughing. She didn t know exactly w
as happening due to all of her alcohol intake.
Of course, Youngbae beat the shit out of Heechul. He stared at the guys who back
ed away. Youngbae then picked Jessica up and hauled her over his shoulders.
You re so stupid. He said to Jessica.
Haha. You smell nice. She giggled.
I know. But that s not the point. How can you give in so easily? I told you he was
no good.
Hmm. You smell oh so good. She kept sniffing him.
He felt uneasy, because her lips kept brushing his neck. He wanted so bad to hav
e her right then and there, but he refrained himself.
Here. I brought you back. He gently laid her on her bed. But she wouldn t let go.
I want you. She laughed.
Jessica you re
But she crashed her lips on his. Soon her hands went up his shirt, and he lost c
ontrol. Lust filled the air as he was attacking her. She groaned through his kis
ses as she pulled him closer. It wasn t until she started to laugh again and did h
e smell the alcohol on her did he realize what he was doing.
He pushed her down and got a wet towel and put it on her forehead.
After she fell asleep, did he finally leave her? He sighed as he remembered her
all of her kisses and touches. Was this love? Because if it was, he didn t want to
have anything to do with it. He was hurting too badly. And it didn t feel so good
.
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Taeyeon looked at the cute little animal in front of her. Though she only had it
for only some hours, she felt close to it.
Oh, come here my baby. She grabbed it and snuggled it. You are so cute. So what sho
uld be your name?
What about Alex? No response.
John? Ben? Frank? What don t like those names? She giggled.
Okay, how about Jiyong Jr. The Red Panda started to coo.
Really? How about Tim? Jack? Robert? Taeyeon sighed.
Jiyong Jr. It started to coo again. You are so fickle.
So let s see. You need a lot of warmth. So let s put you in this little here aquarium
type thing. And I ll plug it in. Wait? Why isn t it? Damn. My power s out.
Taeyeon started to panic. What does she do now? Go to Jiyong, but he s probably wi
th Sunye. Then she stared at the Red Panda. It started to shiver, and Taeyeon fe
lt her heart drop.
Damn pride. I have to go ask him for help.
She got outside, and luckily for her, it started to rain. So she rain all the wa
y down to Jiyong s dorm.
I can t believe I forgot my keys. Jiyong said as he went through his drawers. He ask
ed Sunye to wait for him, because he had to go back to get his keys. But while h
e was in his room, he couldn t help but wonder how Taeyeon was doing.
Knock! Knock!
I wonder who s there? Jiyong thought. He opened the door to find Taeyeon soaking wet
with the aquarium thing in her hand. It was covered by two towels to make sure
the Red Panda wouldn t be soaked. What are you doing here?
Can I stay here? My power s out, and the Red Panda needs to be warm. She shivered.
Yeah, go ahead.
She rushed in his room and plugged it in. The Red Panda was now warm and comfy.
She couldn t help, but smile at the cute little creature.
I have to go. Jiyong said, a bit nervously. I left Sunye. He twiddled with his finge
rs.
Go ahead. Taeyeon said.
Well, okay then. He checked his watch and gave Taeyeon one last look before walkin
g out.
At the dance, Jiyong wasn t having any fun. Sunye was a great girl, but she wasn t h
is type. The whole time, the smile on Taeyeon s face wouldn t go away.
Let s dance. Sunye whined.
No thanks.
Come on.
I really don t feel like going. He sighed. Sunye gave him a glare before stomping of
f to the dance floor. She tried to get him jealous by dancing with some other gu
ys, but he could really care less.
Wait. What happens if my power goes out? He picked up his jacket and was about to
leave, but Sunye pulled him back.
Where are you going?
Sorry, but I have to go. He apologized before running back to his dorm.
Is everything He barged in to see both Taeyeon and the Red Panda asleep.
He smiled as he went towards Taeyeon. He looked at the sheet in her hand. She dr
ew the Red Panda and her. He laughed as he saw her holding the panda, but what s
urprised him the most was the name of the panda.
Jiyong Jr. He whispered. Then at the bottom were the three of them as a family. He
couldn t help but laugh.
Huh? She wakened to his laughter. You laugh so loud. She said groggily.
Sorry.
She rubbed her eyes and yawned. Shouldn t you be at the dance?
I was afraid my power was going to go out so I came back.
She nodded. She was about to say something, but she noticed the paper in his han
d. She gasped. Give that back to me.
He looked at the paper and laughed. No. Hmm, Jiyong Jr. does sound like a good na
me.
Jiyong, give that back to me!
Is that the panda s name? He smirked. Or our kid? He smiled mischievously at her.
She flushed a deep red. It was the only name the panda would respond to! Now give
it back. She again tried to get it from him.
Why would you even suggest that name? He held it up.
Taeyeon cursed her shortness. Because I ran out of names. She retorted. Give it bac
k.
No.
Jiyong.
No.
Fine! She jumped on him. Now they were on his bed. They were both tossing and turn
ing on his bed.
She was finally on top again. Ha! I got it. She smiled. She looked down to see his
face so close. She got embarrassed and was about to get up, but he held her bac
k down. His face creeping closer until their lips touched. Taeyeon didn t object a
s she hungrily kissed him back.
I missed you. Jiyong whispered.
I need you. Taeyeon said.
Jiyong started to rub up and down Taeyeon s thighs. She moaned as he switched thei
r position. He kissed her lips down to her jaw line then to her neck. With one q
uick movement, her shirt came off. He started to rub her now bare less chest as
she sucked on her hardened nipples. She moved her hands to his shirt and took it
off. She moaned through every kiss he gave her. She then moved her hands to his
now erected member. She stroked it and pleased it with her fingers.
I need you. She whispered again.
He understood what she meant. He took off both of their lower clothing and tosse
d it on the floor. She spread her legs and his face reddened. She looked up to s
ee his embarrassed face, and quickly closed up her legs.
No. I love it. He smirked.
He kissed her again as he started to rub her. She started to move her hips to hi
s touch. Then he inserted two fingers in. She clutched his back in pain.
Do you want me to stop?
No. Keep going.
So in and out, he kept going. She moaned his name in pleasure when she came. He
then positioned himself in front of her. He needs her now.
Ready?
She nodded. He inserted his member in her. Ahh! In and out, he kept thrusting hims
elf inside her. And they were in both complete bliss.
He groaned as she moved her hips to match his movements. They both yelled each o
ther s names as they both climaxed. But it never stopped as they kept grinding and
making sure they had a full ride of each other s bodies.
I love you. Taeyeon kept repeating after the third time.
I love you too. Jiyong said, as they both fell asleep in each other s arms.
Chapter 18
Birds started singing, the sunlight brightens up the dim room, and smell of fres
h air filled the room, but the beautiful Jessica was not feeling so great.
What the! Ohh! She holds her head as it was throbbing in pain. She shouldn t have dr
unk so much, but that didn t bother her as much as in how did she get back in her
room? She remembers faintly that someone brought in her, and maybe something els
e, but that was all.
She sighed as she carefully got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Th
e cold water woke her up instantly and the slight breeze coming somewhere from h
er room gave her goose bumps. Was it Youngbae? Her head was spinning as she trie
d to remember what happen. All she could think of was the kiss. She kissed someo
ne, and it was sweet. She smiled as she touched her lips. If it was Youngbae, ma
ybe she could forgive him.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
The smile on her face enlarged as the rushed towards the door. Young ohh Heechul.
What are you doing here?
Glad to see me? Heechul beamed his sweet smile. You were drunk last night so I was
wondering how you were doing?
He pushed his way past Jessica and entered the room uninvited. Jessica scoffed a
s she watched him mess around with the things on her desk.
"Well, if you can see, I am fine. Thanks for your concern." She rolled her eyes
in attempt to get him to leave. She absolutely had no idea why she went to the d
ance with him.
He scoffed. If he knew that she was such a bitch, he would have never asked her
out. He took one of the pencils from her drawer and started to twirl it around h
is fingers. What Youngbae did to him was far from over, and now that he knows Yo
ungbae's weakness, so he needed to hit it hard.
"So you don't remember what happened last night? Tragic." He faked a frown and s
at down in her chair.
"Wait." She froze. Man, she could feel another headache coming. "So...you were t
he one that kissed me?" She closed her eyes and wished that he would say no.
Heechul stopped, thought, and then smiled. "Yes. I didn't mean for it to happen
that way." He made his way towards her and brushed a few stranded hairs away fro
m her face. "But it felt so right."
She felt puke rising in her throat. At first, the kiss made her so ecstatic. Now
, she really regrets it.
"So I came here to ask you out to lunch." Again, he smiled at her. You know when
coming here, his plan was to threaten Jessica so that Youngbae could be all sca
red, but now he had something different in mind.
Jessica looked at Heechul then at the floor then back at Heechul and gave a slig
ht sad nod.
"Great! Let's go!"
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"Wohpdehwshwsst WHAT?!" Carmen spat out the water in her mouth. "Congratulation!
" She cried as she went over to hug Hee Jin and Jay.
Wooyoung gave Hee Jin a hug and a man hug to Jay. "Congratulation."
"Congratulation to you too. Finally, you guys realize that you two should be tog
ether." Jaebeom pulled Hee Jin into a hug while staring at his sister and best f
riend.
Hee Jin tried not to laugh, while both Carmen and Wooyoung chuckled nervously.
"Well, you know me." Carmen stuttered. "I just don't realize what's in front of
me." She took a glance at Wooyoung, who smiled and gently grabbed her hand.
"So, let's take a walk." Wooyoung suggested. "I think it'll due us all some good
."
The three nodded in approval as they headed towards the park. The girls walked a
head discussing the wedding and decorations. Of course, Hee Jin wanted tons of C
hrysanthemum and Ambrosia. Carmen wanted the cake to be made out of cookies and
wanted to wear pants instead of dresses. Hee Jin laughed and denied Carmen's req
uest leaving a very unhappy maid of honor.
Wooyoung and Jaebeom chuckled at the bickering girls.
"So man, are you going to be my best man?" Jaebeom looked over at Wooyoung.
"No." Jaebeom stopped and stared at Wooyoung. "You know I'm just playing." He jo
kingly punches Jaebeom in the chest.
"Not funny." Jaebeom pouted. He pretended to look angry as he roughly put both h
ands into his pockets and sped up.
Wooyoung laughed at his immature best friend, and emphasis on the best, because
he knows there something more to the story.
"What's wrong?"
"What are you talking about?" Jaebeom kicked the dirt from the sidewalk. Wooyoun
g gave him a look before walking away.
"Hey!" Jaebeom pulled Wooyoung back. "It's just that I want to quit the clan."
"That's great! Carmen and Hee Jin would be so glad to hear that!" Wooyoung rambl
ed on and on until he turned to see the melancholic look on his friend's face. "
But you don't want too, right?"
Jaebeom looked at the beautiful, blue sky and smiled. "Not really."
"So why do you want to quit?"
"For Hee Jin's sake, Carmen's sake, your sake." He smiled.
Wooyoung cupped his own face and smiled. "Stop it. I'm blushing."
"For real." Jaebeom sighed. "But the clan is such a huge part of my life, but He
e Jin is so much more important. Man, you should have seen the look on her face
when she saw me in the hospital."
"So what are you going to do now?" Wooyoung looked at his confused friend. He fe
lt bad for Jay, but he wished his friend would just leave the damn clan.
"I want to just finish one more mission before quitting."
"Will it be easy?"
"No, but I owe it to them. Plus, Lee Soo Man won't be letting me go that easy."
"Does Hee Jin know?"
"No, I told her I want a little vacation."
"Well, it doesn't seem like a little vacation to me." Wooyoung sneered. Jaebeom
knew Wooyoung was now angry at him, but it wasn't fair. He just wanted one more
time.
"Wooyoung." Jaebeom whined.
"What happens if you get hurt again? I'm just one man. How can I comfort two gir
ls at the same time? And let s not mention that one of them is your fiancée and the
other your sister!" Wooyoung crossed his arms and pouted.
Look. I know how much your clan means to you. It s just that just be safe, okay? Wooyo
ung gave a small smile at Jaebeom.
Hey, you know how I do! Jaebeom flashed a toothy grin earning a chuckle from Wooyo
ung.
The girls were still discussing the wedding when Carmen looked at Hee Jin with a
sad face.
What s wrong? Hee Jin laughed. Fine, the cake might be made out of cookies.
Carmen chuckled then shook her head. No, it s just that are you okay with my brothe
r being an assassin and all?
Hee Jin smiled than stared back at Carmen. You know at first I wasn t, but then I t
hought it over. He seems really happy, and I don t want to ruin that. Plus, as lon
g as he promises me that he ll be safe, I think I ll be okay.
The two girls walked in silence for a while. They were both scared, but they kne
w that Jaebeom was a smart man. He wouldn t make a mistake.
You guys. Let s go back. Jaebeom called over. Carmen and Hee Jin nodded before runni
ng over to their lovers.
It was a beautiful day, but something inside Carmen told her that something was
going to go terribly wrong. She tried to laugh whenever Wooyoung made jokes. She
made faces as the engaged couple became all lovey dovey. But her heart was achi
ng a bit, and it scared her. She faced her brother, who was now tackling Wooyoun
g. She felt her eyes form tears for no reason. Something was going to happen, bu
t she didn t know what until someone came over.
Jaebeom! Jaebeom!
Everyone turned their attention to the girl who was frantically running over to
them. Carmen recognized the girl. She was Hyorie.
Jaebeom, you need to come quick! Something happened, and I can t find Taeyeon. Hyori
e started to panic.
Jaebeom tried to calm Hyorie down as everyone started to stare at them.
 Jaebeom, what s happening? Hee Jin grabbed Jaebeom s arm. Her face was full of worry j
ust as Jaebeom s was. Wooyoung held Carmen close as she started to shake in fear.
The feeling started to engulf her body.
Calm down, Hyorie! What s happening? Jaebeom tried to hold her still.
We they somebody killed our men stationed at Busan! You need to come quickly!
Okay! Hyorie grabbed Jaebeom s arm and pulled him forward, but someone held him back
.
Jay. Hee Jin pulled Jaebeom back. What s happening? Her voice quivered a little. She s
unk her nails a little deeper in his skin afraid of him leaving her. Jaebeom bit
his lip and looked at Hyorie, whose eyes were full of anxiousness and fear. Hyo
rie held Jaebeom a bit tighter trying to remind him of his duties.
Wait for me. He kissed Hee Jin on the forehead, and then he looked at Wooyoung. Tak
e care of my girls.
Wooyoung nodded. He pulled Hee Jin closer to him as Jaebeom took one last look a
t the three most important people in his life. He pulled his jacket closer to hi
m as he ran off with Hyorie.
It s going to be okay. Wooyoung whispered to the two girls. It ll be just fine.
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Jiyong woke up with a sharp pain in his heart. Something was wrong, he thought a
s he held onto his heart. But once he saw Taeyeon s face, the pain lessoned. He st
roked her face while she slept. His heart still ached. It seemed as if it was aw
aiting bad news.
Mmm. Taeyeon smiled. Good morning. She snuggled closer to Jiyong and closed her eyes
. Everything seemed so perfect right now.
Good morning. He smiled back. Hey, let s get something to eat. He nudged her.
Fine. She mumbled. He laughed as he got up and took a quick shower.
Why won t this feeling fade? He thought. He brought his hand up to his heart and tri
ed to breathe in slowly. Maybe he was just nervous that Taeyeon was here or some
thing. He tried to control his breathing again, but that still didn t help.
Okay, I m done! Taeyeon yelled.
Jiyong jumped in surprised. He turned around to see that Taeyeon fully dressed a
nd ready to go.
Okay let s
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Jiyong! Open the door!
Jiyong looked at Taeyeon, who looked just as confused. Youngbae?
Taeyeon! Someone hacked into our system and stole almost everything. Youngbae went
directly to Taeyeon.
What? How did that happen? Let s go! She quickly grabbed her purse from the bed and
started to head out towards the door, when Jiyong held her back.
What s going on? Youngbae? Jiyong looked at his friend, who took a deep breath.
Jiyong, I m an assassin, too, and right now, Taeyeon and I are working together.
Jiyong looked at Taeyeon. I m sorry, I have to go.
She pulled Youngbae forward and headed towards the door.
Wait. I m coming with you guys.
Youngbae and Taeyeon both turned around. Ji, seriously, we ll be fine. Youngbae whin
ed.
No. I m coming. He said stubbornly.
What about our Red Panda? Taeyeon asked. Please, just stay here.
I ll I ll give it to one of my friends to watch.
Ji! Youngbae yelled.
No! I m coming!
He pushed passed the two of them, while holding onto Jiyong Jr. s cage. Taeyeon an
d Youngbae sighed as they went out to follow Jiyong.
Jiyong, nobody wants to take care of the animal. If you can t find someone in one m
inute, Taeyeon and I will leave without you. Youngbae said annoyed.
Jiyong started to become anxious as he kept scanning the campus. He spotted two
people who looked as if they were playing with a bunny.
Hmm. Animal lovers. Great! Jiyong ran towards the two people.
 Hey, I was wondering if you can look after my Red Panda for me. His name is Jiyon
g Jr., and I would be very grateful if you do. Please, I m begging you. Jiyong gave
the two a small pout.
The two people who were looking at the bunny stood up. They both looked at each
other than shrugged their shoulders.
Umm, okay?
Great! Here s my number, if you have any trouble. My name is Jiyong, by the way and
behind me is Youngbae and Taeyeon.
Carmen and Wooyoung. Carmen smiled at the strangers.
Thanks, bye. Jiyong ran off with Taeyeon and Youngbae.
Okay, so why did we accept it? Wooyoung asked as he held the cage up to his face.
Because, maybe Hee Jin could have some company while Jaebeom s gone.
But didn t she say she was going to lock herself in her room until he came back.
Yeah, but she has to go out sometime. And look at him, Wooyoung. He s so cute.
Wooyoung rolled his eyes at his girlfriend s manner towards the little animal. What
ever.
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Taeyeon! Where were you? Hyorie shouted.
Their station was a mess. Papers scattered all over the floor. The computers wer
e malfunctioning. The wind blew from the broken windows. The place was literally
trashed.
What happened? Taeyeon demanded.
According to Sooyoung, people started to come in masks. When our men wouldn t let t
hem, they pulled out guns and started shooting at people. Then they went and too
k our almost everything from our computers. Luckily, Yuri came and told them tha
t we are on our way, and that we have backup coming or else they wouldn t have lef
t.
So that s it. We worked our asses off on this, and now everything is stolen. Youngba
e threw his hat on the floor. What now?
Well, not everything is stolen. Jaebeom stated. We saved some of our materials.
Plus, I have a back up disc. Taeyeon calmly said. Let s just get everything cleaned u
p than we ll decide what to do next.
Everyone nodded and went to clean up. Taeyeon sighed as she sat down.
Here. She looked up to see Jiyong handing her a water bottle.
I always bring one with me. Jiyong said. Taeyeon smiled and took a sip.
Thanks.
No problem. So is this life for my love? Jiyong teased.
Yep. Well, it was never this bad. Taeyeon frowned. Arghh! She slammed her hand on th
e table. I m going to kill the person who did this!
Jiyong laughed. It s going to be
Taeyeon! Youngbae screamed. They re back!
Taeyeon hopped out of her chair and ran to the garage. It was the people with th
e masks versus her men. She scanned the room. Hyorie, Seunghyun, and Jaebeom wer
e breaking out in sweat trying to push back the enemy. Youngbae seemed to be pro
tecting their main base pretty well.
Jiyong, I need you to stay in here. She pointed to the small room hidden in the co
rner. Don t go anywhere! Do you understand?
Taeyeon. Jiyong whispered.
I ll be right back. Don t go anywhere. She smiled before pushing Jiyong into the room.
Taeyeon swiftly ran to Youngbae. How s the situation?
They seem really strong and trained.
Taeyeon nodded as she guarded the main base with Youngbae.
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Jessica sighed as Heechul kept talking about how great he was at everything. Thi
s was not what I imagined it to be, she thought. She stared at the plate of spag
hetti in front of her. She took her fork and unconsciously spelt Youngbae s name.
And you know what happened? I got first place. Heechul laughed.
 You know, I think I left something in my room. Sorry! Jessica exclaimed hoping to
escape from Heechul s egoistic behavior.
Oh, let me walk you.
Ehh okay. Jessica rolled her eyes.
She swore if she heard him say one more thing about how great he was, she was go
ing to kill him. She shook her head. She swore during the whole walk, he wouldn t
shut up, which really bothered her. Somebody save me! she thought.
Jessica? Jessica turned around to see Carmen.
Carmen? Jessica yelled. She ran up to her and hugged Carmen with all her might. You
have no idea how great it is to see you!
Okay. Carmen laughed.
Heechul turned around and started to walk towards the two. Carmen, save me. Jessic
a whispered.
Carmen nodded. Oh, Jessica, I need you to help me take care of this animal. Heechu
l looked at the Red Panda with disgust. Oh, who s this?
My name is Heechul. He introduced himself.
Sorry for taking Jessica like this, but I don t mind if you tag along. She brought t
he animal close to Heechul.
Gross. No, thanks. I got to go anyway. Call me. He winked at Jessica before runnin
g away.
Oh, my goodness. Thanks, Carmen! She gave her friend another hug. Where did you get
this cute little animal anyway? Jessica held onto the Red Panda.
Oh, some random stranger asked Wooyoung and I to take care of him, so we did. Carm
en shrugged. By the way, can you help me cheer up Hee Jin.
What happened? Jessica looked at Carmen worriedly.
Jaebeom left because of some mission, and now she worried. Carmen said.
Aren t you worried?
Yes, but I need to be strong and trust in Jaebeom.
Jessica smiled at her friend as they went to go visit Hee Jin.
Please!
No.
Please! Jessica pouted. Carmen hugged Hee Jin and shook her violently.
I just want to stay here. And Carmen stop shaking me, I feel like I m going to puke
.
Sorry. Carmen chuckled nervously. Well, let s do this. Jaebeom would always play this
with me. Do you have a pack of cards? Hee Jin nodded and pointed to the desk. Ca
rmen ran over and took the deck of cards. Okay, I have two cards - one in each ha
nd. They are the queen of hearts and king of hearts. If you can guess the one th
at I m holding in my right hand, than you can do whatever you want, but if you gue
ss the wrong one, you must go out with Jessica and me.
Hee Jin looked nervously. The queen of hearts?
Wrong. Carmen shouted. Now you must come with us.
What about me? Wooyoung said.
You must take care of Jiyong Jr.
What? No!
Both Hee Jin and Wooyoung started to whine. Jessica sighed as she pulled Hee Jin
out of the door.
Please, for me. Carmen pouted.
Wooyoung sighed as he rolled his eyes. Leave if you must.
Love you! Carmen shouted before giving him a peck on the cheek.
Wooyoung frowned as he held the little creature in his arms. Not fair.

Chapter 19
Taeyeon! Hurry! Youngbae shouted. They were both in front of the cell s door.
The people in masks were really approaching faster. She needed to get the door o
pen faster. Shit. She whispered when the key almost fell out of her hand. Go! Youngb
ae rushed inside with all the documents and cash they had left. Just throw it in
there! She shouted. Youngbae flung it across the small room. Taeyeon slammed the
door shut and locked it.
We need to help the others quickly! Taeyeon nodded as they ran back into the garag
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What do we do now? Hyorie screamed as she kicked a guy to the floor.
Just keep fighting. Seunghyun said. Who the hell are they?
Guys watch out! Jaebeom shouted. Hyorie blocked the punch coming her way and stabb
ed the guy in the face. We need to move over to the other garage. That s were a lot
of the equipment is.
You guys go, I ll stall. Hyorie said.
No, you guys go. I ll stall. Jaebeom said, with a bit of authority in his voice.
Just go! Hyorie demanded. She pushed the two towards the door. Seunghyun looked at
Jaebeom, who nodded. The two left Hyorie to go collect more weapons.
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Jiyong couldn t stand being in that little room for much longer. He felt like he w
as going to explode if someone didn t come and get him. Where was Taeyeon? He thou
ght. He was worried and if she didn t come quickly, he was going to go out there h
imself.
One, Two, Three He counted to calm himself down. On ten, he was going to go find Ta
eyeon himself. eight, nine, ten. That s it. I m going. He opened the door and looked o
ut. Silence filled the air as he stepped out. Carefully, he tip toed around. Rus
tling noises came out of room around the corner. Jiyong contemplated on whether
or not he should check it out. He knew it had to be bad, so he decided to take a
peek. He grabbed a loose pipe that he found on the floor and carried it with hi
m just in case.
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Wooyoung looked at the Red Panda. You got to blink sometime. The Red Panda just st
ared at Wooyoung. It licked its paw and allowed Wooyoung to keep staring. I m so bo
red. Wooyoung yelled. Then out of nowhere Wooyoung blinked. No! He shouted. The Red
Panda gave out a little sneeze then crawled away. No, wait. Where are you going?
Wooyoung shouted as he started to chase it.
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Taeyeon! Hyorie called over.
Taeyeon nodded, but she looked over and saw the room that Jiyong was supposed to
be in was open. She looked at Hyorie than at the door. She gave a sorrowful gla
nce at Hyorie before running towards the open room. Youngbae, help Hyorie.
He nodded as he went over to Hyorie. Taeyeon ran over and scanned the room. No o
ne. What the hell? She kicked the wall as she went to find out where Jiyong was.
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Jiyong breathed one huge breath before busting open the door. Who s in here? He look
ed around. Nobody was there. I swore I heard
Are you looking for me?
Jiyong spun around and met a fairly large man wearing a mask. Jiyong gulped as t
he guy came closer.
Don t come any closer, or I ll
What? The man punched Jiyong in the face. Jiyong tried to get up but was repeatedl
y punched in the stomach. Jiyong took the pipe and smacked the guy with it. He s
miled to himself until the pipe flew across the room. The man jumped on Jiyong a
nd the two ended up fighting.
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Hee Jin, Jessica, and Carmen were all having a girl s time out in the mall. They r
oamed all around the mall, giving each other make over s. It would have been a gre
at time if Carmen could get rid of the feeling she had in the morning.
Are you okay? Jessica asked.
Yeah. Carmen gave a crooked smile at the two girls.
Let s go over there. Hee Jin pointed to a stall.
Come on over, pretty ladies. The man said.The girls chuckled as they approached th
e man. This here is the finest knife ever. It could cut through almost everything
smoothly even a block of wood, but it is as light as a feather. Here why don t yo
u hold it? The man handed the knife to Hee Jin.
Oh my! It is light. She laughed.
Let me try. Jessica held onto the knife and used it to cut open the block of wood.
Wow! It really works. She cried. Hee Jin and Jessica started to jump up in down i
n excitement. Carmen laughed, but her gut told her that something bad was going
to happen. Carmen try. Jessica handed her the knife.
Carmen reluctantly grabbed it. She was about to cut the huge piece of meat when
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Protect the main base! Yuri shouted at Youngbae. He looked at Hyorie, who gave him
a smile, before running off to the main base.
Seunghyun and Jaebeom were fighting their way back to Hyorie. Here take this. They
gave their men some more knives and guns. It was an intense battle that nobody
could predict the outcome of.
I need to get back to Hyorie. Seunghyun shouted to Jaebeom.
I know, but we can t be rash. Being cautious is best.
Seunghyun knew that but Hyorie being there fighting without him, scared him. He
kept fighting hoping that Hyorie would be alright.
Damn it! Hyorie threw her gun to the ground. Yuri, give me another gun. No answer. Yu
ri? Hyorie tried to find Yuri. Where is that girl?
I think it s time for you to go.
Hyorie turned around and froze. The enemy pointed a gun at her. Put that down. Hyo
rie calmly said. Don t I know you?
Sorry. Orders first.
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Oh, there you are. Wooyoung smiled. I searched everywhere for you.
He picked up the Red Panda from underneath the bushes. Come here. He held the anim
al in his arms again and looked around. Oh, you shouldn t have been here. He looked
at the forbidden sign. It was the bush that the founder of the school grew. Shit,
you ate part of the bush. Umm here let me stuff some leaves here. Nobody would
notice. So Wooyoung stuffed some leaves then sneakily left with Jiyong Jr. hidden
inside his coat.
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Ow! She accidentally cut herself.
Are you okay? Hee Jin said as she grabbed Carmen s bleeding hand.
Yeah.
Let s get you to a doctor.
Carmen nodded as she followed her friends off the stage. The feeling finally sto
pped, but the inauspicious sign was not good.
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Ji, where are you? Taeyeon started to search through every room she could find. Ta
eyeon panicked. She shouldn t have left him. She slapped herself on the forehead.
But then she heard some noises from one particular room.
Get off me! Jiyong screamed. The man was getting really annoyed of this guy. He pu
nched Jiyong in the face again. He looked down and saw Jiyong s shirt was ripped o
pen. He gasped and slowly traced his hand near the edge of Jiyong s abdomen. Perv!
Stop touching me. The man smiled.
Get off him! Taeyeon screamed as she ran into the room. The man threw a chair at T
aeyeon who dodged it. Jiyong scratched the man s hand than punched the man. Taeyeo
n ran over, but it was too late.
Ahh! Jiyong screamed as he felt cold metal sink into his stomach. The man in the m
ask got up and fought with Taeyeon really quick before escaping. Taeyeon rushed
towards Jiyong, who was gasping for air.
Don t don t die on me. Taeyeon s tears fell onto Jiyong s face.
I scratched his hand, so you ll know who it was if you look at his hand. Jiyong coug
h. Blood splattered on Taeyeon s shirt.
No. No. No. She cried. Let me get you help. She pushed him to a corner and ripped he
r shirt which she used to wrap around his wound.
She locked the door before leaving and rushed to find help. She went into the ga
rage and scanned the room.
BOOM! Taeyeon ducked than looked up. Nothing exploded. She got up and looked to
see Hyorie falling. The murderer ran away as Hyorie held onto her chest.
Hyorie! Seunghyun screamed. His tears pouring as he ran towards the dying girl. He
witnessed it all. He ran with all his might to the girl, but was too late. Hyori
e. He cried.
Somebody! Call 911! Jaebeom shouted.
Taeyeon s men started to get more weapons and shooting anyone who was wearing a ma
sk. Only then did the enemy start to leave.
Hyorie. Seunghyun rocked her back and forth in his arms.
In an instant, Taeyeon found herself outside the emergency room. Everyone was pa
cing back and forth except for Taeyeon. She observed the faces of her clan and w
ondered what exactly was happening. So she recapped. First, Youngbae told her th
at someone hacked into their station. She went with Jiyong and Youngbae to see t
he situation. War broke loose. Jiyong went missing. Taeyeon witnessed Jiyong get
ting stabbed and Hyorie getting shot. Suddenly ambulances came. They both went i
nto the emergency room; both of them still haven t came out.
Taeyeon. Dr. Song came out of the room. Taeyeon rushed over to the doctor s side.
Please tell me, how is she? Seunghyun fell to the ground holding onto the doctor s s
hirt.
Taeyeon held her breath as she looked at the doctor s crying eyes. I m sorry. We coul
dn t save her.
No! Seunghyun busted out in tears. No! No! No!
Sorry. Taeyeon. Dr. Song turned his attention to Taeyeon, who just stood there. He s
fine but is still in a coma. He ll wake up most likely in a couple of weeks maybe
months.
Taeyeon turned her attention to the cart that carried Jiyong to his room then to
the cart that carried Hyorie s body. Wails of sorrow filled the whole hospital as
everyone huddled around her body, except Taeyeon. She stood away. Actually, she
walked away and to a corner, where she could cry in peace.
It was all her fault. If she never left Hyorie s side, or done any of this everyth
ing would be okay.
Kim Taeyeon! She looked up to see Youngbae fuming at her. Everyone quickly paid at
tention to the fuming man. What the hell is this? He threw her clan s flag on floor.
Huh?
It was found at the scene! He slammed his hand against the wall.
You think our clan did it? What the hell! I just lost a member - one of my best f
riends, okay? Tears fell down her face, I would never do that never.
Youngbae rubbed his face in frustration. Okay, fine. But that still doesn t explain
why your clan s symbol was at the scene.
I don t know. I don t know. I don t know! Taeyeon turned her back against everyone and r
an. She could still hear the mourning cries of Seunghyun and the pounding of You
ngbae s fist on the wall.
Jiyong! Taeyeon cried on his sleeping body. I don t know what to do anymore. I don t un
derstand what s happening! Wake up, please. It seemed like the tears were never end
ing and the pain in her chest would never go away.
Taeyeon. A soft whisper filled the room. She looked up to see Jaebeom sitting next
to her. It s not your fault.
B-but if only, I went to Hyorie. If only I
It was my fault. Jaebeom choked on his words. If I never let Hyorie stay there alon
e, than she would have never died, and you wouldn t need to make such a tough deci
sion. But either way, somebody would have to die. Hyorie was the unlucky one, an
d Jiyong had his guardian angel.
Taeyeon cried onto Jaebeom s shoulder. Even though his words didn t really help, but
his actions were enough. But just like that, it hit her.
Taeyeon left the room. Taeyeon. She looked up to see Yuri. Is it true? Yuri whimpere
d.
Taeyeon nodded her head. Yuri started to bawl as Taeyeon wrapped caring arms aro
und her. It wasn t your fault.
It was. Yuri whispered but cried again. Taeyeon shook her head and pretended not t
o hear it. Yuri pulled away. Thanks. I got to go now. She wiped away her tears bef
ore leaving.
Taeyeon looked at Yuri a bit skeptical before going to her destination.
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Taeyeon, you wanted to see me. Taeyeon carefully sat down on the chair in front of
her father.
Yes. I got most of the information on the money right here. She handed him a file.
I was wondering if I could take my trip to Italy earlier.
Hmm. Her father started to flip through the pages. I need more.
Can I at least see the tickets one more time? She asked.
Her father sternly looked at her. What exactly was she planning? Why?
Motivation. Her stare never failing.
And my daughter, what more motivation could you need than to make me proud. He gav
e her a smirk. She was up to something, and he was going to figure it out.
Fine. She got up and reached over to pull out the file from his hands. Well, then I l
l go back to working. She was tenser than before, and he noticed it.
I heard Hyorie had a tragic accident. Poor girl. She could have made it big. She
had the looks and the brains. He smiled.
Taeyeon held in her breath and smiled. Yes. It was a tragic accident. Each word di
rected right towards her father Lee Soo Man. Well, if you excuse me, I have to go
.
Her father watched as she exited the room with such composure. He gave out a hea
rty laugh before calling in one of his workers.
Yuri!
Yes, sir.
Good job. He tossed her a bag of money. You ll get more with every one you kill. Next
one would be Park Jaebeom. Yuri hesitantly grabbed the money from the desk. Don t tel
l me you re backing down now. Lee Soo Man fixed a menacing glare at her. She shiver
ed and shook her head. Good. I also need you to keep an eye on the boy named Jiyo
ng, the one Taeyeon is courting. You need to break them apart.
Why?
Because I said so. He pierced his eyes at her. Now go. Remember to keep our deal.
She nodded before leaving. After shutting the door behind her, she closed her ey
es. Sorry, Taeyeon. I didn t want to do this. Tears fell down from her eyes as she t
hought of the look on Hyorie s face, when she recognized Yuri s voice. It pained her
to kill one of her friends, but she had no control. Lee Soo Man was her only so
lution to her money problems and family problems. He promised to get her family
out of debt and away from the gangs that were harming her family, if she would d
o this for him. And if she didn t, he threatened to kill everyone that was close t
o her. She held the moneybag to her chest and sighed. She wondered if this was w
orth it.
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Oh my! Are you alright? Wooyoung rushed over to his girlfriend. He examined her ha
nd over a hundred times and even checked her forehead.
I m fine. I just accidentally cut myself. That s all. She smiled.
What were you girls doing that involved knives? He glared at them.
It was a booth for this really cool knife. We didn t know she was going to cut hers
elf. Jessica reassured him.
Wait. Isn t that Yeah! It is! Jaebeom! Hee Jin cried out as she ran towards him. Jess
ica turned around and also saw Youngbae. He seemed tired and weak. His eyes were
red, and he wasn t smiling.
Hey, babe. Jaebeom wrapped his arms around her. Jessica turned to look at Youngbae
, who was staring at the ground.
What s wrong? Why are you crying? Hee Jin quickly wiped away the tears that were fal
ling on his face. He grabbed her hands and kissed them.
Are you okay? Carmen suddenly asked. She felt as if her brother was hurt.
 I m fine. He smiled. It s a long story. By the way, Taeyeon wants to ask if you can tak
e care of her animal for her than return it to the professor by the end of the w
eek, if that s okay.
That s fine. But wait, how do you know Taeyeon? Carmen still couldn t believe he was f
ine. Something told her that her brother was physically hurt, but why?
You guys wanted to know more about me, right? Jaebeom caressed Hee Jin s face. Well,
then I m giving you the chance right now.
They all headed towards the school s garden, except for Youngbae. I think I m going t
o go back to the dorm.
Are you sure? Hee Jin asked. She gave Youngbae a worried look.
It s fine. He chuckled. I ll see you guys around.
Jessica watched him leave. Hey guys, I think I m going to pass to.
They all nodded, knowing where she was going to go.
The rest sat down on the ground. Jaebeom was holding onto Hee Jin, who was snugg
led against his chest. Wooyoung held onto Carmen who held onto the animal. They
sat their intensely listening to Jaebeom s life story.
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Hold up. Jessica ran up to Youngbae. Youngbae turned around. His eyes were no long
er red, but instead form, clear tears. Jessica quickly hugged him and gently put
his head on her shoulder. Just let it all go.
He started to bawl as he remembered everything from his past. He told her everyt
hing from his abusive childhood, adoption of being Yang Hyun Suk s student, fallin
g in love with Hee Jin than her, then witnessing the death of someone he could s
ave. He blamed himself for Hyorie s death, because if he would have just stayed wi
th her than she wouldn t have died, and his friend wouldn t be so devastated.
Jessica just stood there listening. Sure she was tired, but right now Youngbae n
eeded her more than she needed him.
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Seunghyun went into a bar. He sat down with red, puffy eyes. Give me the stronges
t drink you have.
What s with you? Your girl left you. The bartender handed him some drink that he gul
ped down.
Another one.
Slow down there kid. He handed Seunghyun another drink.
Do you want to hear a story?
The bartender rolled his eyes. Not another sappy love story of two teenagers, he
thought. Everday, he had to hear about some girl breaking it up with some guy,
because she found somebody better. Look, I hear the same story every day. If she
left you, just forget about it.
I saw her leave me.
Well, Sherlock. She had to break it up with you sometime.
I didn t even have the chance to say goodbye.
Dear God, are you drunk.
In just one moment, the bullet went right through, and I knew she died. It was my
fault.
That s when the bartender got enlightened. I m sorry.
Do you want to hear my story now?
The bartender looked uneasy, but finally nodded his head. Well, it all started
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Taeyeon texted everybody. She told them that she would need a couple of weeks of
mediation. Taeyeon hid in an old, ratty apartment that nobody knew the location
of. She only went here when she was overstressed and needed time.
She sat by the window and looked out at the dark city outside her window. The me
mories of Hyorie and her traveled through her mind as she cried. But now at leas
t she knew part of the story of her death. Now all she needed was to make a plan
.
Lee Soo Man, you are mine. She closed her eyes as she remembered the scratches on
his hand.
I scratched his hand, so you ll know who it was if you look at his hand. Jiyong said
to her. That s exactly what she did. She looked at the culprit s hand.
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It wasn t normal, Carmen thought as she handed the red panda back to Taeyeon s profe
ssor. Her heart felt as if something inside it died. She hasn t felt this way sinc
e back in the orphanage. What was happening as she felt the abdomen? There were
still scars from when she was a baby. No matter who she asked, nobody could tell
her how they got there. And right now, those scars were burning with pain.
Carmen! Wooyoung called out to her. You ve been acting weird since last week. Are you
okay?
She weakly smiled. I m fine. She stated. Let s go visit Hee Jin and Jaebeom. They must
be busy with the wedding. Let s see if they need any help.
Wooyoung nodded as he took Carmen s hand in his. He gave it a light kiss before wa
lking off towards Hee Jin s dorm. Carmen felt better whenever Wooyoung was around
her. Her burden felt lighter with his touch, every kiss felt like cotton candy,
and every I love you was as sweet as sugar. She couldn t wait until it was her turn
to walk down the aisle with Wooyoung at the altar waiting for her.
Carmen. Wooyoung.
She suddenly felt Wooyoung s hand tense around hers. She looked up to see Khun sta
ring at them. His darkened eyes were signs of lost sleep, and his messy hair tol
d Carmen he wasn t living well.
Khun. Carmen whispered. How are you?
He gave a small laugh. I ve been better. She saw his struggle to smile. How are you g
uys?
Well, life could be better. Wooyoung s voice hid the nervousness in his face. Carmen
knew Wooyoung was afraid that Khun would do something rash, but she believed Kh
un would never do anything to hurt her or Wooyoung. But people change, so maybe
Khun has too.
Oh, I m sorry to hear that. He chuckled. His hands go scratch his head in an awkward
manner that Carmen feels bad for even trying to start a conversation. Well, I ha
ve to go now. He left with his head hanged low.
Carmen tugged onto Wooyoung s arm, and he looked at her and nodded. She smiled as
she ran towards Khun.
Khun! He turned around to see Carmen walking up to him. Hey. She softly spoke.
He struggled to keep in his tears. Was it really not meant to be? He sniffled.
She embraced him and let him cry on her. You know that you can do better. Way bet
ter than me.
I don t want better. He tightly held onto her.
But you deserve better.
Promise.
She giggled as she nodded her head yes. Of course. Maybe like umm Tiffany. She hel
d him at arm s length and gave him a stern look.
I know. His laugh came out as cries. Maybe she s too good for me.
Or maybe you just need to let go and head for the future.
I think that s all I really needed. He whispered before hugging her again. Just give
me some time.
I promise the pain will go away. She wiped the tears with her thumb.
He laughed. Thanks. A huge breath was let go. Well, I really needed to go, so I ll se
e you sometime. Hopefully with somebody by my side.
Oh, don t worry. Who can resist such a handsome guy except for me, who was silly to
let you go? He gave her a genuine smile before walking away.
Carmen s heart felt a thousand times lighter. She turned around to see Wooyoung st
aring at her.
You did a good thing. He wrapped an arm around his girlfriend.
How long have you been standing there? They went to find Hee Jin and Jaebeom.
Enough to see everything. He snickered.
You creeper. She giggled.
Hand in hand, they found an angry engaged couple or just the will be wife.
NO! I said I wanted Chrysanthemums not Roses. Hee Jin yelled over the phone. No, my
dress will be entirely white. Yes. Yes. No.
Jaebeom laughed as he went over to his fiancée and hugged her from behind. Chill, b
abe. You don t want to have wrinkles during our wedding.
Hee Jin took a deep breath. Please change all of those for me. She started to walk
all around the room.
What s up with her? Wooyoung took an apple from their refrigerator.
Wedding things, stuff I don t know. He sighed as he lay on the bed.
Girls. Why can t we just say I do and get it over with. We don t need all these stuff.
he two guys shared a hearty laugh until Carmen glared at the both of them. She m
ade sure to punch Wooyoung in the arm.
OW! He rubbed his arms up and down.
That s what you get! She stuck her tongue at him.
Oh my gosh, you guys! It s horrible. My wedding will be a disaster! She whined, but
then she glanced at Carmen, who was glaring at Wooyoung, who was rubbing his arm
and getting laughed at by Jaebeom. Did I miss something?
Yeah, you re husband doesn t like the wedding decorations? Carmen pointed at Jaebeom,
who suddenly raised his hands.
What?! I what? Never. I love it. He smiled as he tried to hug Hee Jin.
Excuse me. Do you know how much effort I put into this wedding? She questioned. Ja
ebeom looked like a scared boy lost in the woods.
Carmen. He gave her a menacing glare. Babe. I love it. His words were like chocolate
. I love anything you do.
Really? She giggles.
Of course. He pulled her into his arms.
Good then I need you to go pick up all the wedding decorations, look at the cake
and the place we re renting. Okay? She smiled.
Wooyoung and Carmen laughed. By the way, Wooyoung, you re going with him. Carmen kep
t laughing as Wooyoung gave her a disbelieving look. Yeah. Okay, well Hee Jin and
I will be going on a girl s day out. Bye! She gave Wooyoung a kiss on the cheek be
fore running off with Hee Jin.
I can t believe we just got tricked by two girls. Jaebeom said. Wooyoung just stood
there still not comprehending what just happened. I know man. I know. He patted Wo
oyoung on the shoulder.
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So? Carmen sat down with an ice cream in her hand. How does it feel to get married?
She happily started to lick up the melting dessert.
I don t know. Hee Jin stated. It s weird. She laughed.
Don t worry. You re going to be Mrs. Park Jaebeom! Carmen exclaimed. The good part is t
hat you re going to be my sister! The two started to burst out in giggles.
Of course. Hee Jin was still nervous as she fumbled with her fingers.
Hee Jin?
Hmm?
Will you still stick with my brother through thick and thin? Carmen was serious th
is time. Hee Jin stared at Carmen and smiled.
Of course.
Even if he gets hurt and has to go through with some dramatic surgery or somethin
g?
Why are you asking me this?
Because. I don t know. I feel like something bad is coming. She winced as she felt t
he pain come again.
Carmen. Hee Jin said with such a motherly tone. I love your brother. I would never
leave him. Okay? Carmen shook her head in understanding. But it wasn t enough, at l
east not for Carmen. Hee Jin was also afraid of the future. What does the future
hold for her now?
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Youngbae sat by Jiyong s side. He took a wet towel and started to clean his friend s
 face.
Why did Taeyeon tell me to guard the door? I don t know, but it better be good. He g
rudgingly said. Whatever Taeyeon was planning, she better tell him also, or else
he won t be nice anymore.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Youngbae. It s me, Yuri!
Youngbae scratched his head. Why was she always coming when he told her that she
wasn t allowed in the room with Jiyong by herself?
Coming. He dragged himself to the door. What is it now?
Taeyeon called me. She told me to tell you that Hyorie s funeral is in a week.
Okay. He pushed the door closed, but she held it open.
Also, she told me that she wanted you to rest.
Then who s going to take care of Jiyong? He rolled his eyes. He s not going to fall fo
r any tricks.
You can ask Jaebeom. Or that s what she told me.
Well, he was tired, and he wanted to see Jessica sometime soon. Well okay. I ll call
him. You can leave.
She nodded and headed to the elevator. He made sure to see her go inside and dow
n to the first floor.
Okay, time to call Jaebeom. Hello? Jaebeom? Yeah, it s your turn to take care of Ji
yong. Why? I don t know, maybe because I was stuck here for a week. Yeah, it s your
turn. Who said so? Who the hell did you think? Of course, it s Taeyeon. Calm down?
Calm down? I am calm! Okay. Whatever. Just get the fuck down here. He sighed as
he let out a frustrating sigh. He turned to Jiyong. You are so lucky; you are my
friend.
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What s up? Wooyoung stared at Jaebeom s irritated face.
I have to go.
But what about
Wooyoung. Jaebeom pouted. Please.
Why the sudden going? Wooyoung was already angry at Jaebeom for not quitting the c
lan right away. Now he s going to abandon his duty as a good fiancée to go finish th
e wedding planning.
Look. I just need to look over that Jiyong guy for Taeyeon. Please. He tried to po
ut again.
Fine. He sighed. Jaebeom gave him a hug before running off. Jaebeom! Wooyoung called
back.
Yeah. He turned around to face his distressed friend.
Be safe for me, for Carmen for Hee Jin.
Jaebeom gave a quick nod before running off. He quickly got on a bus and let out
a sigh. What was he doing with his life? When is he going to realize that he s hu
rting the people around him? The better question is when is he going to leave an
d live a normal life?
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What took you so long? Youngbae crossed his arms and tapped his foot.
Jaebeom rolled his eyes. I left as soon as you called.
Whatever. Remember that nobody is allowed in Jiyong s room except you.
Why?
I don t know. Your leader is paranoid about it, and I promised her that only I shou
ld be in there at all times and visitors stay for only fifteen minutes. Arasso? Y
oungbae s voice was filled with annoyance.
Yeah. I got it. Jaebeom wanted to push Youngbae out of the room.
Remember. Only you. Youngbae stated before walking out the door to have a little l
unch date with Jessica and Seunghyun.
Okay. Jaebeom sat down next to Jiyong. Well, let s pass the time away with some T.V.
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Jessica! Youngbae waved his arms. He ran over to Jessica, who was standing in the
garden waiting for him. Did you get Seunghyun to come out of his room?
Well, technically yes. But he smelt like alcohol so I told him to take a shower.
Now it seems like he won t get out. She frowned.
 Don t worry. He smiled and kissed her forehead. Let me talk to him.
She nodded as he went up to their dorm. Seunghyun. He knocked on their bathroom do
or. You need to come out sometime.
But silence seeped out from the door. Nothing heard. Nothing said. Youngbae trie
d knocking then yelling; finally he kicked up the door to see him fully clothed
and on the floor crying.
It was my fault. Seunghyun kept repeating. My fault. The tears were his bath.
It s not your fault. Youngbae tried to convince him, but no matter what Youngbae sai
d, Seunghyun would ignore all of it.
Get the hell up! Youngbae yelled. Jessica came running in.
Youngbae. She softly whispered.
No. Okay. He needs to get over it, because Hyorie doesn t like guys who are weak an
d look at him! Just look at him. He s ugly and wretched to look at. You know she w
ould not like a guy like that. If you want to kill yourself just don t do it in ou
r room. Hyorie wouldn t mind if you didn t come to her funeral this weekend either.
Seunghyun glanced up at Youngbae. It hurts. He whispered.
Jessica smiled and wrapped her arms around Seunghyun. I m sorry. I never knew Hyori
e, but I know what it s like to lose a love one. But you ll find out that no matter
how much alcohol you consume, it won t help at all. It s only you that can take away
the pain, and I bet Hyorie would like to see you happy again. She didn t die just
to make you in this state. She stroked his back in a soothing way. Youngbae smil
ed at this. No wonder he loved her so much.
It hurts. It really does. Seunghyun cried onto Jessica.
Shh. Let it all out. Once you re done, get back up. I know you can do it. Youngbae
knows too. She smiled at Youngbae, and he swore his heart skipped a beat.
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He took the remote and started to watch T.V. Several hours later, he got really
tired and really hungry. He looked at the clock and felt saw that only three hou
rs passed. Fuck.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Jaebeom, it s me, Yuri!
Jaebeom ran over to the door. What s up?
Oh, I figured you must be hungry, so I brought you some food. She brought her lunc
hbox up to his face. See.
He smiled. Thanks. You have no idea how hungry I was.
They both grabbed a table and sat to eat. If you re tired, I can look over Jiyong f
or you.
Jaebeom choked and stopped eating. Umm I don t know. He gave Yuri an apologetic look
. But I was told I couldn t leave Jiyong alone.
Okay, I was just offering. She smiled.
Jaebeom gave her a dorky smile before resume eating. Yuri dropped her spoon and
stopped eating. Now she was just waiting.
Oh! Jaebeom grabbed onto his stomach. I don t feel so good.
Oh, let me get you some water. But Jaebeom grabbed her hand. He looked a bit skept
ical, but he finally stated, Can can you stay and watch Jiyong for me? I have to go
to the bathroom. He rushed out.
Yuri gave out a menacing laugh. She looked at Jiyong and traced her hand down hi
s face. No wonder Taeyeon likes you so much. You are very handsome. She thought ab
out what Lee Soo Man told her. She needed to find the scars on his abdomen. Slow
ly, her hands lingered down his shirt. She smirked as she was about to lift up h
is hospital shirt. Supposedly, Jiyong was the answer to everyone s money problems.
Yuri. Yuri quickly turned around. She held her breath, when she saw Taeyeon walk i
n. What are you doing here? Taeyeon took the flowers she bought and put it in a va
se.
I umm Jaebeom went to the bathroom and asked if I could look over Jiyong. She weak smi
le told Taeyeon, Yuri was the one she wanted.
Oh. Taeyeon went over by Jiyong and pulled down his lopsided shirt. What else did L
ee Soo Man tell you to do?
Yuri froze. What are you talking about?
Taeyeon looked up with burning eyes. Yuri felt as if Taeyeon was strangling her
with those eyes. Let s make a proposition.
Jaebeom entered the room and locked the door before calmly sitting next to Taeye
on. He gave her a joyful expression, before gesturing for Yuri to sit down on th
e chair in front of them.
Taeyeon smirked as she saw Yuri s pale face. Luckily for her, Youngbae complained
about Yuri s excessive bothering about taking care of Jiyong for him. At first, Ta
eyeon didn t think it was weird for her friend to help, but after days of meditati
on. It dawned on her. Hyorie must have been killed by someone of their clan espe
cially if one, Lee Soo Man was the behind the whole operation. Two, Hyorie didn t
even put up a fight before letting the person shoot her.
Taeyeon clearly remembered Yuri whispering to her that she was the one that kill
ed Hyorie. That s when Taeyeon came up with part one of her plan. Destroy Yuri. Of
course, she would need Jaebeom for this. And Youngbae knew, sort of. But now th
at she got Yuri in the palm of her hand. Part two of her plan is just beginning.

Chapter 22
Okay everyone gather around. Taeyeon commanded. Soon, everyone that was still loya
l to her sat stood around the garage, waiting for the meeting to continue. So fro
m what I got out, the perpetrator came just to steal our information nothing els
e. So we need to be more careful where we store our findings. Now I want every n
ew information to be give to either me, Jaebeom, Youngbae, or Seunghyun only. Ou
r defense must be strengthened also. So let s do a good job and hurry up and find
this money to finish up this job.
Everyone started to cheer for Taeyeon like she just made a speech to become pres
ident. Jaebeom started the cheer along, while Youngbae s suspicious thoughts seeme
d to be read by Taeyeon. She gave Jaebeom a knowing look, which didn t get passed
Youngbae. So he glanced at Taeyeon, who always nodded at him. He smirked as he l
ooked at Seunghyun, who understood what Youngbae wanted.
Okay, okay. Everyone settle down. Taeyeon ordered. Get back to work now.
Everyone left except for the Jaebeom, Youngbae, and Seunghyun.
What? Youngbae said a bit annoyed with everyone keeping secrets from him.
Be happy, man. Jaebeom patted him on the back.
Youngbae slapped his hand away. First, you don t tell me about Yuri, which made me
really mad, since she was hella annoying. Now, you guys with your secret head si
gnal thing. If you have something to say, why not tell everyone? He crossed his a
rms and leaned to the side.
Well, I m sorry for the including you, but I wanted it to be convincing. Yuri s smart
. Plus, Jay and I found new information.
Jaebeom glanced at Taeyeon, who had a bit relunctance in her face. What? You bett
er not hide anything from me. Youngbae threatened.
Taeyeon sighed. You were right. She looked at Youngbae. It was our clan that s doing
this.
What? Seunghyun couldn t believe his ears. Your clan? So you re telling me, you guys ki
lled your own people. He laughed.
Taeyeon tried to smile. I m sorry. I really am, but I really had no idea.
Seunghyun got on his feet, but Youngbae pushed him back down. Keep going.
You re right about my father being not a nice person, but I promise I will get my rev
enge.
How? Taeyeon could feel the doubt coming from his question.
I don t have it all planned out yet, but I will.
That s great. He rolled his eyes.
Let her finish. Jaebeom glared at the two.
Anyway. She continued. We found the first part of the puzzle.
Youngbae and Seunghyun immediately became interested. Go on.
So we know that the answer to everything has to be on the two people related to D
ong-Min, right? They must have scars that can t be erased.
Yeah. Seunghyun said impatiently.
 Well, the first person is on Jiyong. She whispered.
What? Youngbae spat. You think you know a person. He laughed. That s good news.
Not entirely. Jaebeom said. Lee Soo Man knows that.
That s not good. Youngbae said.
How come you re so calm about this? Taeyeon was a bit aggravated by his manner.
Well, all we have to do is protect him.
But
Don t be scared that he ll get hurt. You can do it. Youngbae smiled.
Why are you being so nice? Jaebeom interrogated, not believing that Youngabe just
tried spoke comforting words to Taeyeon.
It s because of Jessica. Seunghyun casually answered, causing him to get punched by
Youngbae. Ow!
Ohh, so a girl is changing you. Taeyoen teased.
What? No. I don t change for others. His cool intention was completely ignored by th
e three laughing at him.
Okay, whatever. Let s get going now guys. The four got up and headed back to school,
but Taeyeon decided to visit Jiyong, before going to class.
Hello! She entered Jiyong s hospital room. How are you today? She opened up the curtai
ns and dusted off his blanket.
Jiyong was still in a coma and hasn t made much progress. Taeyeon stared at him fo
r a while. Whatever is going to happen in the future, she hopes he can forgive h
er.
She got a wet towel and started to clean his face then hands, then body. When sh
e got to his abdomen, she carefully lifted up his shirt. There is was the scars.
Her hands carefully traced them, but it was hard to decipher without the other
half. She was gentle, not wanting to hurt him. Would he forgive her for using hi
m like this? Using his body to make profit. It was his money of course, but she
worked so hard. It would be a waste to give up now, she thought.
Forgive me. She whispered as she placed a chaste kiss on his lips. Then, she got u
p to leave, but not without making sure, security was tight. Nobody was going to
hurt him again.
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Jaebeom! Wooyoung whined as he threw himself at his friend. Your sister is being me
an to me again.
Carmen, Hee Jin, and Jessica laughed at the crying boy. Wooyoung was being annoy
ing so Carmen stuffed a cookie in his mouth to shut him up, while the girls made
fun of him.
Oh! My poor Wooyoungie! Jaebeom began inspecting his friend. What did they do to yo
u?
My mouth hurts. He whimpered cutely.
How could you! Jaebeom stared at the three girls, who were by this time, rolling o
n the floor laughing.
Stop it! It hurts. Carmen held onto her stomach.
How dare you yell at me? Hee Jin tried to get up, but fell back down due to her we
ak legs from laughing so much. We are going to get married in a week. She finally
said when she got enough strength to get up.
Week! Jaebeom exclaimed. I thought it was going to be in a month.
Yah. Jessica said. What? You don t want to get married to my friend. She pointed to He
e Jin, who was pouting.
Of course, I do baby. He snaked an arm around her, pushing Jessica away. She glare
d at Jaebeom, but was quickly comforted by Carmen. It s just that don t you think it s
too early.
Nope. She pulled away. What if in a month, you get into some crazy accident again.
And then you ll die never getting to know what it feels to be my husband.
Whoa. You said I was going to die.
Well, I m not going to risk it.
Jaebeom sighed. I give up. We ll have the wedding. But how did you get it done so f
ast.
 I have connections. She chirped.
Well you know that I don t
Yes, you don t want such a huge wedding. I know.
What are you a mind reader? Jaebeom said jokingly.
Yes. She laughed. But did you know that Carmen is like psychic. Hee Jin pointed out.
Carmen stopped laughing at the engaged couple, and looked at Hee Jin. What are yo
u talking about?
Remember. You were like saying how your something hurt and that you sense somethi
ng was wrong. And then Jaebeom came with his sad story about his friend dying an
d everything.
Jaebeom eyed Carmen. What hurt?"
Oh, just my abdomen. She glared at Hee Jin.
Hee Jin looked away and rapidly grabbed Jaebeom s arm. Let s go. She budged Jaebeom.
He gave Carmen one more look before going with Hee Jin. Wooyoung noticed this bu
t just ignored it.
Hee Jin. Carmen grumbled.
Jessica laughed and patted Carmen s back. It s okay. Calm down.
She pouted and looked at Wooyoung, who was staring at of nowhere. Wooyoung?
Huh?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I m fine.
Okay, well I have to go guys. Jessica said running off.
I guess it s just you and me. Carmen smiled and started to walk hand and hand with W
ooyoung.
Carmen?
Yes. She looked up. The weather was beautiful today with the sun shining and a sli
ght breezy wind. Something good was going to happen, but she just didn t know what
.
Did you really sense something?
Sense what?
Sense that something bad was coming? He stared at Carmen with caring eyes. There m
ust be something weird going on, if he really knew Jaebeom, then the look Jaebeo
m gave was a signal for something not right going on. And since that look was fo
r Carmen, Wooyoung must be more protective and careful.
Don t tell me that you think I m psychic? She rolled her eyes. It was just a feeling. T
hat s it. It barely ever happens. Only a few like one time when I was little and a
nother time right now. She assured him. Well, I had a few small ones, but the only
big ones were the time when I was at the orphanage and now. She grinned.
Okay. He was also suspicious about it.
They walked around the park forgetting everything and just having fun. The two r
ested on the grass just having a peaceful moment until they heard some obnoxious
laughing.
I m going to beat whoever s laughing so much! Carmen threatens.
HA! The laughter roared again.
That s it! Carmen got and was about to knock the person out, when she saw the person
who did it.
Tiffany?...Khun? The two were hand and hand cracking up laughing, when they notice
d Carmen and Wooyoung. What a coincidence?
Khun and Tiffany stared at each other awkwardly.
Well it s about time. Wooyoung shouted happily.
Tiffany started to laugh again, and Khun gave Carmen the happiest smile, she was
ever seen.
Maybe this was the good thing she was feeling.
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Jaebeom held onto Hee Jin. What else did she say? He asked for the thousandths tim
e.
Jaebeom. Hee Jin stopped him and caressed his face. What s wrong?
It s nothing. He smiled.
 You know you can tell me anything.
I know. Let s just go. He grabbed her hands and leading her towards the café.
Was Carmen ? No, she couldn t. Jaebeom laughed at the idea.
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Youngbae. Let s go on a vacation. Jessica sipped on her smoothie, afraid of Youngbae s
answer.
Okay.
Really? Her face lit up.
Of course. He gave her a light peck. I want to go to Italy. Just you and me babe. He
winked.
Oh, that would be so much fun! She exclaimed.
But not now. Seunghyun butted in. We still have to well you know.
Jessica rolled her eyes. Now that Hyorie s gone, Seunghyun won t leave Jessica and Y
oungbae alone.
Hey, Seunghyun?
Yeah. Seunghyun happily smiled at Youngbae.
Why don t you go somewhere else?
But His eyes watered and immediately, Jessica felt bad.
No, let him stay. She pitied Seunghyun. Look at him.
He pouted showing Youngbae his cute side.
Aww. But I want some alone time. He also tried to be cute.
Youngbae stop it. Your friend is in need. She glared.
Seunghyun gave a winning smile, but knew that one day he has to leave them alone
sometime.
I ll just go. He said.
But
No, Jessica. You have done enough. He bowed then walked away.
Look what you did! Jessica slapped Youngbae s arm.
But!
No! She went back to sipping her smoothie.
Youngbae frowned. Stupid Seunghyun! He thought.
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Seunghyun walked around when he bumped into Taeyeon.
Oh, hey.
Hey. He stated.
Are you doing anything?
No, Youngbae kicked me out of his date. He pouted.
Taeyeon laughed. Well can you do me a favor?
What? He had a feeling he wasn t going to like it.
Can you watch over Jiyong?
What? NO! I never liked that kid.
Please! This time she pouted, and how can you say no to that face.
What? He tried to look away, but she was too cute. Fine. He sighed.
Thank you! She ran off before he could change his mind.
Seunghyun grumbled all the way there. Let s see the little brat.
When he walked towards the door, he noticed someone at the door.
What the? Hey! He scream.
GASP.
You? He pointed a finger at the intruder.
Chapter 22
Huh? Jaebeom turned around to see Seunghyun point a finger at him. He was now comi
ng towards Jaebeom like he just stole a cookie from the cookie jar. What was wei
rd was that Jaebeom felt guilty. He could feel the cold sweat running down his n
eck. He nervously giggled and wanted to run away, but Seunghyun held him by the
collar.
What were you doing? His breath hitting Jaebeom right in the face. When people tol
d him that Seunghyun was scary, Jaebeom wouldn t believe it. He thought people nee
ded to be more understanding towards the guy. Deep inside, Seunghyun was a reall
y nice person. But now that he can meet Seunghyun eye to eye, maybe he realized
what everyone was talking about. His dark piercing eyes and pale skin didn t make
him any less scary and with a frown like that, first glance, he would look like
a criminal.
I-I-I umm well you see
You re one of them aren t you! Seunghyun yelled and before Jaebeom could tell him the
truth, he felt a huge blowing impact on his jaw, which sent him flying. The nurs
es were about to call security, but Seunghyun sent them all a deathly glare. The
y all scattered away pretending not to see anything. Even the police officer in
the corner looked away.
I swear. Seunghyun said as he gripped onto Jaebeom s collar, bringing their faces cl
oser. Though Jaebeom was still dizzy and in pain from the hint, he could see the
tears forming in Seunghyun s eyes. It must be Hyorie.
Jaebeom softly pushed Seunghyun away as he brought his hand to clean the blood t
hat was dripping from his mouth. He watched as the scary man looked away staring
at the window. The pain of losing a loved one still lingered over his heart. Hy
orie s death hurt Jaebeom too. It still feels as if he lost a part of his heart, h
is family.
I didn t kill her. Jaebeom whispered. She was like a sister to me.
Seunghyun didn t say anything for a while. But your clan did. And that s unforgiveabl
e.
Lost at words, Jaebeom sighed. He put a hand on Seunghyun s shoulder squeezing it
for comfort. Seunghyun didn t like it, but decided that he wasn t going to complain.
It felt nice to finally let his feelings go instead of showing everyone a side
that said I m completely fine that my girlfriend died .
Why were you here? He finally spoke up.
Jaebeom bit his lips. Should he tell Seunghyun that he believes his sister is th
e other part of the puzzle? It might be selfish of him, but he can t bear to let h
is sister be put in danger. If it really is Carmen, then wouldn t Carmen and Jiyon
g be related? Was Jiyong even adopted? Too much worry filled his mind that he di
dn t even notice how Seunghyun was giving him a weird look.
I just wanted to see if what Taeyeon said was true you know about how Jiyong has th
ose scars? He lied so terribly, but since Seunghyun didn t like Jiyong anyway he ju
st shrugged.
We ll go together.
They walk in to meet a comatose Jiyong. Fresh flowers that Taeyeon probably brou
ght still lied near his bed. And if it wasn t for the fact that they both don t like
Jiyong as much, then they would have said that he kind of looked like an angel
lying there. His pure white skin glimmered under the sun s rays. His sleeping face
was like a picture of Sleeping Beauty.
Jae tugged on Seunghyun s shirt to make their way over. Nervously, Jae carefully w
ent to lift up the guy s shirt like if he did, then Jiyong would suddenly wake up
out of nowhere and scare the living shit of them.
Right when he lifted the shirt, a door busted open. Three men with masks barged
in. The scene reminded them of the last battle when these guys came and killed H
yorie. And a flash of a second, guns were pulled and they started shooting. Jae
immediately hid behind a chair as he tried to grab his gun out of his pant leg.
The second the table that Seunghyun flipped over fell to the floor, he already g
ot his guns out to shoot them back. Looking past the men, Jae could see the poor
nurses who were on the ground crying in horror.
ARGH! A sharp sound was heard. Jae turned around to see a bullet fly through Seung
hyun s arm. Instantly, Jae shot the others. But only two were down. The other ran
away after watching his comrades fall. Jae spat down on the two when he saw that
they were his friends from his clan. He ran over to Seunghyun, who just groaned
in pain. The blood was spilling more then he thought it would. So he quickly sp
rinted over to one nurse that was hiding under her desk.
As nicely as he could, he asked, Miss, can you take care of my friend s wound.
At first the lady shook her head in fear. Her eyes magnified ten times bigger wh
en she noticed Jae s arm going up. But calmed down once he gently laid it on her a
rm. He gave her a sweet smile that made his eyes disappear. Please?
She hesitantly nodded and slowly got up. Her other nurse friends only gave her a
look of disapproval like she was signing a deathtrap. By the time she got in, a
huge puddle filled the floor and Seunghyun was paler then the white board. Like
a reaction, she immediately ran into the cabinet to get out the first aid kit.
Seunghyun just sat there sweating profusely as he watched her stitch up his arm.
Don t use this arm too much. It s been damaged to the point that if you overwork it,
then there s a high possibility that you ll injure it forever.
Seunghyun nodded, while Jaebeom thanked her.
We need to tighten up security.
Right when they were going to call Taeyeon to talk to her about it, they heard a
little moan. They turned around; they watched Jiyong slowly regain consciousnes
s.
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Oh MY GOODNESS! Carmen cried randomly. She was sitting with Wooyoung and the fresh
est couple Khunfany.
What? Wooyoung embraced his girlfriend. He swayed her back and forth looking at Ti
ffany for any clues but she just shrugged and came to Carmen s side.
Carmen, what happen? Tiffany s soft voice made Carmen laugh.
I don t know. Carmen giggled. I just felt as if a miracle just happened, and the next
thing you know, I m bawling. Carmen said as she wiped away the tears.
Everyone else looked at her like she was on drugs. Tiffany kept rubbing circles
on her back. And Wooyoung thought that maybe he s dating a freak. But then he laug
hed at that thought; she would be his freak though.
Carmen couldn t help but feel as if her heart was lifted to the Heavens or maybe s
he inhaled ecstasy, but whatever it was, she felt amazing.
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Taeyeon flew through the school out to the streets. Her legs took her to the hos
pital in less time then ever. Tears wouldn t stop rolling from her eyes.
He s alive. She whispered at first. He s alive! She shouted to no one.
Before time could even strike the 6, Taeyeon was in front of his door. She might
look slightly disheveled, a bit sweaty, and red from running so much, short of
breath, and tears everywhere, but Jiyong still smiled at her like saying she was
absolutely beautiful.
Again her legs took her to his side. They embraced as she whispered just how muc
h she missed him and how sorry she is.
His laugh never sounded so heavenly before. He took her face in his hands and ga
ve her a kiss full of sweetness and love.
I m it, right? He whispered over her lips.
She felt him take her hand in put it on his abdomen, where the scars were. She l
ooked at him with regret and apologizes. He shook his head.
It s okay. You ll be there to protect me, right?
She nodded as her head fell to his chest. Was she going to really deny the money
and just live happily with Jiyong, or is she going to use him just like her ori
ginal intention? But to her that didn t matter right now, because what mattered wa
s that she was in his arms and he was alive.
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The next days went by just like that. Everyone was happy with their lives. Jiyon
g had constant bodyguards with him, and Taeyeon barely left his side. Youngbae a
nd Jessica were still dating and though he didn t admit it, she really left a huge
impact on him. Hee Jin is still pushing Jae to get married. Seunghyun still lik
es to mess around in Bae and Jessica s relationship. Wooyoung is more than overpro
tective with Carmen. Call her crazy but she likes it.
Taeyeon. A deep voice came from the other side of the phone. You know.
Why? Her voice trembled. Why are you doing this?
His laugh made her want to vomit. You re disobeying my orders. And I won t take that.
He strung those words in vain.
Leave him alone. Her words just as much hate in them.
You know that he s a part of the clue, Taeyeon. And I can t do without him.
I m not going to let you hurt him.
When the time comes, don t be surprised.
That s when he hung up. Just like that.
Taeyeon sighed as she brushed through her soft brown locks. Hyorie, if you can he
ar me, then you ll help me kill this son of a bitch.
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Will you stop pushing me! Jae screamed.
Why?! Why?! Hee Jin cried. Why won t you get married to me? You promised!
Jae looked anywhere but Hee Jin s crying face. He wanted to but right now it s too h
ectic. Jiyong is potentially in danger, and if Carmen is really who she is, then
she is too. He can t let them get hurt. And if anyone knew how precious Hee Jin w
as to him, then she ll be in danger too. If anything happened to her because of hi
m then he won t be able to forgive himself.
Because I have other things to do then get married right now! Okay? He slumped dow
n on the couch. He took a can of beer from the table and gulped it down. The alc
ohol burning his throat, but yet if felt so nice.
I thought you were going to quit. Hee Jin said sternly.
I can t now.
Then when? Huh? Is that what you re going to say all the time? No time? Psh. Hee Jin
rolled her eyes. Don t make promises you can t make.
Jae pushed the table away with so much force that he himself was afraid of the r
uckus he made. Let me do this one thing, and then we can get married.
What happens if you die?
I won t.
There are many things in life that comes unexpectedly.
Trust me.
He went over to hug her, but she pulled away. Talk to me when you re done with this
. I m going to be moving back to the countryside for now.
But that s like cities away!
Hee Jin smiled. She planted a kiss on Jaebeom s cheek to wash away all surprise an
d worry. I promise that I will be there waiting for you no matter how long it ll ta
ke. Jae turned his back on her. Come back to me when you re done. And he embraced her
like it was going to be the last time he ll get to do it.
I ll come back to you. He whispered.
Promise? She tried to gulp down the tears threatening to fall.
Promise.
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Jaebeom sat in the club downing drink after drink, but nothing is helping him fo
rget that Hee Jin is going to leave him.
What s with you? Bae came out of nowhere. He had one drink in his hand. His eyes sca
nned through the room as if looking out for anyone. Once it was clear, he sat hi
mself down.
Hee Jin s leaving.
What?! Bae yelled.
She s going to the countryside to wait for me.
Things went silent as the bartender gave Jae another drink. Jae barely touched i
t when Bae took it and downed it.
I want Jessica to go with her.
Shocked, Jae looked at Youngbae, who was smiling to himself. I don t want her to ge
t hurt here. His voice drifted away. I don t want her to witness my death if I die. H
e laughs.
Jae understood and ordered two drinks for them. They both did cheers for putting
their lives in danger as their girlfriends leave them.
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Bae baby, are you sure you re okay that I m leaving? Jessica pouted.
Youngbae used his photogenic memory to lock in Jessica s image. Her flowy, blonde
hair, soft skin, pink lips and nice curves he shook his head.
I ll never be fine with you leaving me. He whispered into her hair as he inhaled the
scent.
She giggled. Then I ll stay.
But he shook his head again. No. You need to keep Hee Jin company.
Fine. She whined.
They parted after giving each other one last kiss. They watch as Hee Jin left Ja
e s embrace crying. Jessica walked onto the train as they parted.
Damn. I m going to miss them.
Yeah.
They don t leave until the train is far from their sight.
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Meeting! Taeyeon yelled. Everyone gathered around. Jiyong was safe in the secret s
ecured room sleeping. As Taeyeon talked about working on finding the rest of the
clues and being careful to be alert on the other clan, she concluded the meetin
g with Anyone else?
Silence.
I do. Jae stood up, all manly. All eyes landed on him with curiosity. He fidgeted
at first, but then cleared his throat. I He hesitated on whether he should or not a
fter much thinking, he stated in a loud, booming voice, I think I know where the
other part of the puzzle is.
Everyone gasped. Jaebeom didn t know how he got the confidence to say all that, bu
t he did.
Tell. Taeyeon tried to hide the excitement in her face.
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I umm forgot. Jay chuckled. Everyone scoffed especially Seunghyun, who took a pen
and threw it at his head. Youngbae cracked up laughing, while Taeyeon gave Seung
hyun a warning sign.
Well, okay. Everyone please get ready. I feel something coming.
All saluted Taeyeon before going back to their stations.
Youngbae and Seunghyun could you guys check on Jiyong. They nodded and left.
And Jay. Let s talk.
Jay knew it. Nothing could get passed Taeyeon. They ve known each other for too lo
ng. She has always been like a sister to him just like Hyorie was. As they enter
ed the cool setting room, Jae could see Taeyeon take a seat. Her face dropped in
to a serious one. Her eyebrow cocked up, and she motioned for him to sit down.
Talk. Her voice cool.
Jay became nervous like meeting the principal because he punched a guy in the fa
ce for being mean to his crush. He looked everywhere except Taeyeon s face.
You know you can trust me. She smiled as she held onto his hands.
He didn t know why but it was like those words were the key to his heart bursting.
Suddenly, tears fell onto his cheeks.
I think I know who Jiyong s sister is. Jay whispered. But I can t do it. I He cringed.
w he doesn t want Carmen to face the same fate as Hyorie.
It took Taeyeon some time to figure out exactly who Jae was talking about. After
all that comforting, it hit her just like that. She too became scared. Because
this person was just right in front of their faces. She means so much to Jay. It s
hard not to be afraid for the both of them, because whatever happens during thi
s final war, can only bring harm or good.
After some time, Taeyeon let go of Jay and held onto his face with gentle hands.
It s Carmen, isn t it? She whispered.
He nodded, letting himself be hugged by Jay again. Oh, dear. How did this happen
?
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I told you I never liked him. Seunghyun frowned as he bore his eyes on the sleepin
g figure in the room. How come he has to be here working, while this worthless g
uy is sleeping? It annoyed him to death that Youngbae thought of him as a close
friend and a beautiful girl like Taeyeon loved him. What did he get? A dead girl
friend. That just makes him hate Jiyong even more.
Stop being such a baby. Youngbae stated as he swung in his chair. He s the answer to
our problems anyway well one of the answer.
But all he s done was caused us problems.
Just wait until we get this all figured out. Then we ll be super rich. Youngbae laug
hed as he drifted off to dreamland where he and Jessica are in Hawaii playing ar
ound in the beach that he owns.
Whatever. Seunghyun scoffed.
Hey. He s waking up. Seunghyun nudged the still daydreaming Youngbae.
Hmm! Jiyong stretched just to open his eyes to see his best friend and the guy who
hates him. Hello. He smiles.
What s up? Youngbae draped a friendly arm around him. Dream about Taeyeon?
Jiyong only blushed and playfully pushed Bae away.
You guys! Busted in Taeyeon carrying a fresh plate of fruits. Hungry?
Lucky bastard. Bae whispered to Jiyong, who only smirked back.
Jealous?
Nope. My girl is better.
I heard that. Taeyeon glared.
I only speak the truth. I better go before Seunghyun tries to kill Ji.
Jiyong gulped as he turned to see Seunghyun stare at him with evil eyes that cou
ld kill anyone. Taeyeon only pushed them out.
Don t be afraid. I told you I ll be here.
Jiyong laid his head on her lap, loving the way her hands caressed his hair.
I love you. He said, taking in another apple.
I love you, too.
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Wooyoung, is there a reason why you keep sticking so close to me? Carmen tried to
push him away, but he wouldn t budge.
Can t a guy stand by his girlfriend? He pouted.
Not if he s being super annoying. She grumbled back.
Wooyoung looked a bit hurt. So he tried to move back, but she felt bad so she to
ok his hand in hers. They stood like that for a while. Something was happening,
but she just didn t know. Obviously, Wooyoung knew, but he s just as stubborn as her
sometimes, because he s not telling. She s missing the times when everything and ev
eryone was so carefree unlike now. Tension grew around. Jay s always checking up o
n her. He s even hanging out with her even more than usual. She knows that Hee Jin
left, but something is up.
You re not going to tell me, are you? She said. It s been about an hour. Still he hasn t
said a word.
It s nothing.
Carmen stopped him, looking him fully in the eye. Please tell me.
Wooyoung can see her pleading eyes. He s not sure of it himself. And it s not his pl
ace to tell her, because it could be just his assumption. Hopefully, he s wrong.
When the time s right, you ll know.
He chuckled as he saw her face drop into a cute pout. He leaned in to kiss her c
herry lips. Sorry.
Whatever.
He took her hand again. They set off to a walk.
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Do you know what to do?...Can I trust you?...If this goes wrong, I swear I ll take
you to hell with me .I ll believe you this one last time I will. Good luck.
Taeyeon hung up the payphone abruptly, but still crushing it in her hand. She la
id back her head, hands fiddling with it. Is she making the right decision? What
ifs ran through her mind without cease. Endless questions to whether what is ri
ght or wrong. But she is just one person. That s why she s letting fate play a part
of this. No more does she wants to plan her whole life through or rely on a sole
person to plan out her life for her. It s time that she let it go through its nat
ural course. If she didn t start now, then it might be too late.
When her phone rings again, she almost jumps out of her chair. Slowly, she picks
it up.
Hello. She says with caution.
Tomorrow. Was all the person said before hanging up.
Taeyeon gave a small smile. It was like him to do everything so early. Like daug
hter like father, she too loved to get everything organized early.
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After spending the day with Wooyoung even if it was in complete silence, she sti
ll loved every bit of it. It s refreshing after knowing each other and dating. All
they did was talk. At least they could spend a day without talking verbally but
more of mentally, emotionally, spiritually. If that wasn t enough, Jay called and
wanted to spend some time together. It s not that she didn t have fun running aroun
d in the park like little kids, trying to fit into their old clubhouse (her gett
ing scratches in her arm and him cutting his leg), then going to carnival to go
on every single ride, eat everything there then almost puke. Afterwards throwing
rocks in the pond like the past, only for him to run off somewhere, leaving her
to sit here in the dark staring at how the moon shone down on the clear blue wa
ter.
Thought I left you? He practically chucked her ice cream in her face.
She stuck her tongue out before licking the melted ice cream.
I wouldn t have thought that if you just told me where you were going. She pouted.
Then I wouldn t know that you were worried about me, or stupid enough to wait here
all by yourself.
She slapped his arm. yah! Who are you calling stupid? And besides, She smugly said
. You ll always have my back.
He nudged her with care. How do you know that?
Because you re my big brother. She smiled. And as your duty of being an older brother
, you must protect your younger sister.
Jay couldn t help but remember the day when his mom brought her home. He didn t know
why his parents decided to adopt her. They told him, they always wanted a girl
and that Jay needed a sibling. But she was 7 and he was 10. As much as he wanted
to hate her like he planned too, he found himself becoming overprotective of th
is irritable, stubborn, crazy girl. Soon he loved her like an actual blood-relat
ed sister.
What if your real family came back to get you? He asked worriedly.
Well I don t know. She half heartedly smile. I mean it s great to actually see them for
he first time, but at the same time, I don t know how I feel. Will I like them? Wi
ll they like me? Why did they leave me? So many questions. She sighed. But no matt
er what, you ll always be my big brother. They can t take me away from you.
What if you have a big brother already?
Then I ll have two.
He laughed with her, but he s scared that Jiyong will take her away from him. He d
oesn t know if he can take that. He doesn t like the feeling of sharing the big brot
her responsibilities with someone else though Jiyong is good guy, he still can t h
elp but hate the feeling.
I m sorry. Jay suddenly said.
Carmen just gave him a confused look. About what? She snorted.
 Everything.
Wooyoung and you are being so weird today. She commented still looking at the movi
ng waters.
Like you said, I ll be there for you. Remember that okay? Trust me.
Carmen rolled her eyes. You make it seem like you re dying .you re not right?
Jay only smirked a little. No.
Good, or else I ll kill you before the disease does.
Oh geez thanks. He said sarcastically.
You re welcome. She grinned.
He still doesn t know how he came to love this girl. But he s glad that his parents
chose her, because he doesn t think anyone else can keep up with her. Please forgiv
e me. Jay stared at his sister.
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Everyone get ready! Taeyeon yelled. Her eyes were piercing as she took note of eve
ryone. Today is the day. Today is the day she s going to let fate plan her life.
People were getting ready by getting papers ready, guns, armors, stations cleane
d, traps done, reviewing over the plan.
We finally know where the treasure is. Youngbae said as he stood beside Taeyeon, a
lso watching over the people.
yeah. She whispered. Finally.
I guess this is it. Bae turned towards her with his hand out. After this,
We can still be friends. Tae smiled.
Remember how we hated each other.
I thought we still do. Taeyeon joked.
Maybe Seunghyun.
They both chuckled. Everyone was panicking a little. This was too much to compre
hend in just one day. But being trained assassins, they remembered to be mentall
y stable. Forget everything and go for it. After this, they re all become milliona
ires.
Exactly what did the legend state for opening up the treasure?
Taeyeon sighed. We need their blood.
Both Bae and Taeyeon stared at Jiyong who was getting strapped with armor and tr
ying not to cry as Seunghyun kept making fun of him for being scrawny with tone
abs. They don t know exactly how much blood to use since it was never stated. It m
ight cost him his life.
Are you sure about this?
We worked so hard. She whispered. So hard.
Crash! Boom!
They re here! Someone shouted.
Get ready! Go to your stations! Taeyeon yelled. Seunghyun stop picking on Jiyong an
d watch over him!
Seunghyun nodded, grabbing Jiyong by the collar and dragging him to the safe roo
m.
Jiyong looked into Taeyeon s eyes one more time. No words were exchanged, but thei
r eyes said everything.
Be safe. They both stated.
Taeyeon watched as Jiyong was pulled away before running off to her station.
Jiyong knew this day would come. He s not going to lie. He s actually very nervous a
bout all this. He s afraid, but for everyone, he s going to stay strong. He doesn t kn
ow if he ll make it out alive, but he it s worth it if Taeyeon is alive.
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Carmen screamed as Jay pulled her into the van and drove her to the secret hidin
g place. She cried as Jay strapped Wooyoung in the room and locked the door. Foo
d and water placed inside. Confused and anxious, she tried to pull away from her
brother who looked nearly psycho.
 You said you ll trust me right? Jay said as he turned to look at her. His eyes red a
nd puffy from crying.
She nodded.
He kissed her forehead lightly before pushing her into a room.
Trust me. I ll never let anyone hurt you.
She could only stare as he shut the door and run away.
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If Jaebeom wasn t acting weird enough, he shoves her into a room, Carmen thinks as
she looks around the bare room. It freaks her out whenever she hears a gunshot
or a scream of pain. She s wondering why her brother took her to one of his assass
in battle and lock Wooyoung up also. This makes her the more apprehensive thinki
ng about it, so she roams around the room over and over till she swears she s a bi
t dizzy.
I can t do this. She whimpers as the noises get louder. And her abdomen is hurting l
ike hell. She clutches it with her hands, breathing in and out. It only hurt thi
s bad one time during her time in the orphanage. The nuns had to rush her into t
he emergency room just so the doctors can say that there really isn t anything wro
ng. That day she got punished for faking it, but it really did burn. So she sits
down and stares at the other wall bleak, rusty, brown. But there s something too
it that she can t put her words too. Slowly, she crawls over and touches the wall.
There s a sudden shock of electricity in her that screams with assurance. No matt
er how hard she wanted to pull away, her hand just stood there. Ears close to th
e wall, she swears she can hear someone on the other side.
Jiyong just walks around the room in order to keep his anxiousness down. Every n
ow and then he would flinch at the noises outside, praying that Taeyeon and ever
yone else is okay. His mind should be occupied in praying that everyone will be
okay, but somehow he s attracted to this one wall. Just thinking about it, his abd
omen would be burning. So he slowly roams over and puts his hand to the wall. Th
ere s this shock that makes him feel like a lightning bolt hit him. As weird as th
at is, he keeps putting his hand there while trying to listen on the other side,
because he s pretty sure that someone is in the other side.
Taeyang! Watch out! Taeyeon screams as she shoots the guy behind him.
Thanks. He breathes out.
No problem.
They go killing like it s no problem. Taeyeon doesn t find it heartbreaking when she
stabs one of her former associates. Taeyang doesn t feel weird about teaming up w
ith Taeyeon. They keep doing what they re doing. Killing like it s their second bloo
d. As they get hurt themselves, they suddenly realize what exactly they re doing.
Running around murdering for the sake of money. Right when it hits Taeyeon, she
starts to cry. Every tear coming down her cheek for every person she killed. No,
this doesn t stop her but she s becoming emotionally and mentally hurt.
Taeyang witness this, and he can t help but feel the need to protect her like a li
ttle sister. It hurts because Jessica fills his mind. Every time he shoots someo
ne dead or stab a person, it s like he s doing that to her. She probably wouldn t want
to see this side of him.
In the mist of it all, they get separated. Taeyeon doesn t notice that the people
around her are becoming less and less until she strikes and hits nothing but air
.
Taeyeon. My dear Taeyeon. A dark voice chuckles through the air.
Taeyeon whips around to see the man she despises the most. Lee Soo Man.
What happened to father? My dear child.
Taeyeon shivers at the thought of him being anything related to her. Cut the crap
. Let s settle this once and for all. As she stood in her killing stance.
But don t blame me. We could have shared this wealth together. You know with my men
going to get the precious pieces of the puzzle anyway.
Taeyeon held her breath. How the fuck does he know? Or is he playing with my min
d.
Lee Soo Man smirks. I m not playing with you Taeyeon. I know you have the brother a
nd sister.
Yuri.
Is dead.
Taeyeon stares down on him with a malicious glare.
Dead?
You don t think I won t be able to smell a rat. Taeyeon, after so many years working
under me, you truly either don t know me, or think I m that incompetent.
Both.
We ll see.
The fight begins
Fuck! Seunghyun! Jaebeom yells.
What? Seunghyun yells as he throws a gas bomb into the other room.
We need to leave now. I think Carmen is going to get hurt.
Huh? What? Seunghyun looked at Jaebeom like he was crazy. Jae just stared at him w
ith a desperate face. Fuck it. Fine.
Taecyeon. What s up?
Sir. The place is getting more bombarded with the enemies, but we re doing our best
to keep them away.
How s the treasure?
We re still digging. We haven t found it yet.
Call me if you have anything.
Yes sir.
Youngbae closed the phone and just went back to killing.
Psst. Is someone over there? Carmen whispered, but laughed a bit when she realized
she s probably talking to a huge thick wall. It s impossible. Nobody can hear her,
plus she whispered it.
Who s this?
Carmen nearly screamed. You can hear me? That s impossible.
Jiyong laughed. I guess, but maybe this wall is thin.
No way! Are you kidding me, this wall is as thick as a concrete building.
I don t know. Who are you anyway?
Me umm Carmen doesn t know whether she should say her real name. Jae always told her no
t to talk to strangers unless he s around.
Don t worry. I m part of the good guy group. You know with Taeyeon, Youngbae, Seunghy
un, Jae-
You know them! Carmen finally felt at peace knowing that someone understands this
situation. How come you re here?
For my own protection.
Huh?
Have you ve heard of Dong-Min s treasure.
Yes! Of course!
I m part of the hidden treasure. Or at least that s what my abdomen says. Jiyong laugh
s.
Carmen thinks a bit as her hand reaches her abdomen again. She traces her own sc
ar and suddenly her heartbeat increases.
You have scars on your abdomen?
Yeah. Now I m looking for my other sibling.
Carmen started to cry. Was she talking to her brother? Real brother?
Hey. Are you okay? Why are you crying? Jiyong asked worriedly.
I-
Suddenly both of their doors were knocked down.
Come here.
The both of them were blindfolded and taken away. Both screaming for their life
and trying to kick the intruders, but when they were pushed towards each other.
Hand and hand, they felt safer. At that moment, they both knew who they were. Th
ey were siblings. No matter death or not, they were in this together.
Agh!
Lee Soo Man grabbed Taeyeon s hair roughly. Good people knew win. He spat on her fac
e.
She whined and flipped them over, kicking him squarely in the stomach. He flinch
ed in pain and started to attack back. Taeyeon was losing strength. Blood was oo
zing out of her side from the knife he stuck in her. Her head was worst. He smas
hed a metal rod at it. She s lucky if she goes on without a concussion. But noneth
eless she kept fighting though a part of her wanted to quit.
Taeyeon! Her walkie talkie startled her. They got them both. They got Jiyong!
Lee Soo Man smirked, walking away leaving Taeyeon on the floor. But those words
were all she needed to keep going. She took a knife and came and stabbed him rig
ht in the stomach.
Father. Have a nice time in hell. She spat as he fell to his knees. She didn t even
look back to see if he was dead before running off.
Shit! Seunghyun! They got them both. Jae said as he ran for his life towards the s
ite.
Don t worry. Nothing will happen to them I swear.
But none of that reached Jae s ears. All he heard was they were going to get hurt
and die. It s his entire fault. He brought his sister into this. It was all for mo
ney.
Finally got rid of them. Taecyeon spat. The people were already digging as fast as
they can, but yet still no sign.
Hello. Youngbae. Yeah we got them. He smiled at his achievement.
Good.
Charge! A distant voice reached Taec s ear.
Shit.
What? Bae asked.
We need more backup pronto. Taec shut his phone as he watched a huge group of the
enemies, with Jiyong and Carmen tied up running towards them.
Kikwang.
Yes.
Take some men and get the hostages. I ll take care of the rest.
Yes. Sir.
Taec pointed to some of his men. All ready to keep fighting even though they wer
e all drenched in sweat, blood, bruises and grime.
Let the games begin.
Let s go. Jae beckon as they finally arrived. They noticed the bad battle going on a
nd only worried about his sister s safety.
Seunghyun and Jaebeom fought their way inside. Soon they saw Youngbae come with
more men. It seemed like an unending battle as more men kept coming from both si
des. Everyone was tired and hungry. Nobody wanted to do this anymore, but due to
the commands of their leaders, they couldn t say no.
Shit! A scream was heard. Jae turned around to see Bae on the ground, clutching hi
s knee. Jae was going to help, but Bae already killed the guy.
Are you okay? Jae came running up to help him.
Yeah. Bae said weakly.
He settled Bae behind some barrels. Handing him some more ammunition. if someone
comes, kill them.
Bae laughed. Is it too late to tell you that I m sorry?
Jae smiled. Yeah. A bit.
You better go.
Jae nodded before rushing out. Afraid that it might be the last time he ll be able
to see any of his loved ones.
OW! Carmen cried as they pulled off her blindfold harshly.
She came into view as she was on top of a table. Next to her was someone that lo
oked really familiar. He too got the same treatment. Together they locked eyes.
She noticed that they looked similar. Too similar. All these emotions hit her. S
he started to cry. Coming into his brotherly instincts, Jiyong started to caress
his sister s cheek, wiping away her tears.
Are you really my brother?
Jiyong nodded, just as happy. He pulled to embrace her.
Alright. A snarling voice broke their reunion. Cut off their shirts.
NO! Carmen cried, as Jiyong held onto her even tighter.
When the guy was just mere inches away, a shot was heard and fell down just like
that. Carmen couldn t believe her eyes. Jae came into the picture with a gun held
into his hand.
Don t you fucking touch her.
Jae? Carmen whimpered. This is the first time she truly seen her brother kill some
one. Jae just came and rushed to hug her.
Are you okay? He checked to see if she was alright. She nodded and just hugged him
closer.
Jiyong felt a bit jealous seeing the sibling love that he could never truly have
with Carmen. Jae noticed the sadness in his eyes, but at the same time, he didn t
want to give Carmen away yet.
Let s get out of here. Jae said.
Carmen followed his orders. She held out her hand to Jiyong, who looked quite su
rprised but happy at this. And they started to make their escape.
Where s Taec? Seunghyun yelled at someone.
I heard he got hurt trying to save Kikwang. But it was too late. They killed Kikw
ang.
Shit. Seunghyun mumbled.
Let s keep going.
Along the way, he noticed they were actually winning. He felt quite glad, but he
wished Hyorie could be here to see this with him. These thoughts just ran throu
gh his mind.
Watch out! Seunghyun screamed.
Jae turned around to see someone charging at him with a knife. Carmen shut her e
yes and screamed, while Jiyong held onto her. Jae knew this was bound to happen,
but he didn t expect it to happen this fast or like this.
I always hated you. A voice, as soft as a whisper blew.
Jae opened his eyes to see Seunghyun taking the blow and killing the guy for Jae
. Seunghyun chuckled when he saw Jae cry. Hyorie would want this.
Jae just shook his head.
I m kidding. I actually started to like you. And You. Seunghyun pointed at Jiyong. B
lood started to drip out of Seunghyun s mouth.
No. Jae cried.
Seunghyun smiled one more time before dropping to the floor. Jae wanted to stop
and save him, but Jiyong pulled him back to reality. They needed to keep moving.
Jiyong was crying also as he saw this sight, but right now wasn t the right time.
Taeyeon came running in. She saw the three of them and ran to embrace them. Ever
ything would have been fine, because they were winning. More of the enemy was de
ad.
Are you okay? Taeyeon asked, checking for any injuries.
They went running again. Checking the sight to see if anyone was there.
Going anywhere? Lee Soo Man spat. He was really injured but his will was strong.
Taeyeon was going to say something, but he raised his gun and shot Jae down just
like that.
Jae! Taeyeon and Carmen cried at the same time.
You! Taeyeon pointed. I m going to kill you.
Lee Soo Man just gave out a hearty laugh. Let s see you try.
Again, another fight began. When Taeyeon least expected it. Two people came and
picked up Jiyong and Carmen carrying them away. She wanted to save them, but she
couldn t as Lee Soo Man wouldn t stop fighting her. She couldn t take it anymore. She
didn t want to fight, she didn t want to this life, nor did she want to keep killin
g people. Without her even knowing it, she stabbed Lee Soo Man. This time he tru
ly fell down. She couldn t help but feel a bit sad as she saw the glint of tears i
n his eyes.
You deserved it. She whispered before running off again.
Seriously, you really need to stop it! Carmen and Jiyong screeched as they ripped
off their shirts. The men smiled as they traced the scars and started to crack t
he code.
Stop.
The two men look back to see Youngbae in front of them. Let them go.
The men just smirked and took a gun to kill Bae, but missed as Bae kept running.
Getting frustrated one of them started to go after him. Bae secretly smiled, be
cause they fell into his trap. Once the guy followed him into a room, Taec (who
was sitting on the floor) shot him.
God Bae I really need a paramedic. Taec said as he clutched his stomach.
Bae shook his head. Don t we all.
He left to kill the other guy.
Now I need your guys blood.
Carmen started to cry once again, while Jiyong struggled to get out of the ropes
. Now who s first.
Carmen eyes widen as the guy came towards her. He took the knife and went straigh
t down. Taeyeon cried as she saw Jiyong get on top of Carmen, saving her from th
e knife. But too bad, he was bleeding quite badly. Taeyeon shot the guy before r
unning up.
Ji baby. Don t die.
Carmen tried to shake him awake, but nothing worked. Bae saw everything too, and
cried for his best friend. Who knew Jiyong had it in him.
Baby please. Everything is going to be fine. It s all over. Taeyeon whispered as she
called the paramedics.
Five Months Later .
Bae, baby. Do you still need help? Jessica came up to him with a cane.
Bae shook his head. He can t use his right leg anymore since the accident, but he s
improving. The doctor said if he just practice then he might be able to recover.
No. I want to try to walk.
Jessica gave him a small kiss as she helped him around.
They ended up walking to Jiyong s room. He lost his sense of balance, but it s okay
when he has his younger sister and fiancée with him. After the incident, Carmen an
d he started to bond quite well. They became closer faster than ever.
Look who came in. Taeyeon smiled as Jessica brought Bae in.
The four of them sat around Jiyong s bed.
And guess who else came. Jae came in a wheelchair.
Carmen pushed him in. He s still a bit scared.
He lost his memories and suffered from a huge concussion. So he still doesn t know
that Hee Jin died after hearing that Jae supposedly died. But everyone guesses
that it s for the best that Jae lost his memories. Now he doesn t have to bear the n
ews of her dying. Sure everyone got hurt, but slowly recuperating back.
Seunghyun got buried right next to Hyorie. Wooyoung and Carmen got married. Bae
and Jessica can finally take the vacation they always wanted.
Jiyong thinks that maybe he s not that angry that Taeyeon deceived him. Because th
en he would have never be able to meet his sister again.
I love you, you know that. Jiyong said as he held Taeyeon s hand.
She gave him a loving kiss. Yeah I know.