Disclaimer: I do not own this show or any of the characters in it. This is just a product of my imagination as I ma a big fan of the show.
Chapter one: When pea face met a circus monkey.
Ga Eul smiled as she caught sight of her friend who seemed to stare at her watch every two seconds. Ga eul creeped behind her and said
"hey beautiful, may I have your number?"
"aish, you crazy girl. Do you know how long I waited for you?" So Eun managed her best stern voice but the smile on her face betrayed her true emotions.
Ga Eul put on her best dramatic voice and said "oh, I am so emotional right now. I have a friend who loves me so much that she waits for me for nearly an hour"
So Eun chuckled and said "you are crazy Ga Eul"
Ga Eul chuckled as well. She noticed So Eun's outfit and a teasing smile brightened her face as she said
"So Eun-ah, you look all dressed up today. You know, if I was a guy, I would not have been able to resist you. You know, what I said what I just arrived, is exactly what tons of guys would say to you today"
So Eun laughed and hit her shoulder before saying "stop trying to deceive me Ga eul-ah. Tons of guys? If one guy even comes my way, that would be the surprise of the year. You know I am not the type of girl that guys find attractive. They consider me nerdy and not cool enough, to be honest, even I consider myself that way sometimes."
It was at times like this that Ga Eul felt like smacking So Eun's head. But all she could say was
"here we go again. So Eun-ah, how many times do I have to tell you that you are such an awesome girl. Any guy who doesn't think that way is a total bonehead. And you aren't nerdy, you are just smart and really intelligent, which is a good thing. I mean one of us has to be the intelligent one, right?"
So eun chuckled. She knew what Ga Eul was doing. Ga Eul would always pretend to find fault in herself in her bid to make So Eun feel better. But it wasn't the fact that Ga Eul would paint herself out to be so dumb just so So Eun won't feel freakish that made her like Ga Eul so much. It's rather because Ga Eul never criticized her and always accepted her for who she was.
That's why to her, Ga Eul is her favorite and her only friend. Sometimes, she does feel like she isn't good enough compared to Ga eul who had it all; beauty, wealth, attitude and just name it. But then, Ga eul would always be the one to make her feel good about herself.
"but wait a sec, what about your driver?"
Ga Eul chuckled and said "oh, that. Il Ho Ahjussi was the one who drove me today, you know he is always on my side so it was easy to convince him to drop me somewhere along the bend. It's such a relief it's not mum's driver, that guy is way too energetic"
"oh yes, I remembered that time you ran off from the car to go to that street concert, he was the one who told your mum" So Eun added
"yeah, he is really the worst. But Il Ho Ahjussi is totally different, once I told him I didn't want him to drive me to the university and should rather drop me somewhere along the road, he obliged willingly. But if it were to be that know-it-all driver, he would probably rush back to tell mum" Ga Eul said angrily. Even the thought of that driver just annoyed her. She wasn't one of those mean rich girls but these days, she was considering asking her parents to fire that over zealous driver.
"anyway, Ga eul-ah, aren't you feeling nervous?" So Eun's voice brought her back from her fuming thought
She faced a nervous-looking So eun and said "relax So Eun-ah. it's just university, it's no big deal"
"no big deal? Ga Eul this is Shinhwa university. it's like 'the' university. it's a total big deal" So Eun said and Ga Eul just chuckled and said
"okay, you need to take a deep breath. I know what you are worried about, you are probably wondering how you'll fit in among all the rich students, right? But I am here with you, and look, I am just like you too, you know, commoner"
"aish Ga eul-ah for starters, you know you are not even a commoner and again, you know how to cope in their world. But I can't hep but feel worried. You definitely can't leave me alone" So Eun held on to her arm while pleading like a child and it made Ga Eul laugh and ruffle her hair
"you know doe eyes don't work on me, right? But we can't be together 24/7, I mean you are studying medicine and I, I am studying business administration, so tell me, would I attend classes with you or would you rather come to my classes?"
So Eun bit her lower lip and she said "but we can get together after every class"
"aish So Eun-ah, you totally sound like you are my girlfriend or something. Of course, we would meet together after classes, you are the only friend I have here and the whole point of us attending the same university was so we could be together" Ga Eul said and So Eun squealed excitedly which made her smile.
"oh, I almost forgot. How about Jun Ho, did he call you this morning?" So eun asked. Ga eul clasped her hands together and said excitedly
"no, he didn't call. He said he was busy with some things but he sent me a text to wish me a great day at my first day of classes"
So Eun smiled and said "aww, he is so sweet. I wonder when I'll get my Jun Ho oppa as well"
Ga Eul just chuckled and said "who knows? It might be a lot sooner than you think"
So Eun had a dreamy look in her eye as she said "I wish so too Ga Eul-ah"
They finally arrived in the university and the place seemed to be a world of its own. So Eun had been so dramatic about their parting, even asking Ga eul to accompany her to her faculty but then, Ga Eul succeeded in making her go alone. But that didn't mean she was able to stop So Eun from turning back to look at her with a look that said 'save me'
Ga Eul chuckled to herself, So Eun was just something else.
'I should probably take pictures to send to Jun Ho oppa' she thought to herself.
Yi Jung sighed in relief when he caught no sight of that Ginger girl behind him. That girl was slowly but surely becoming a thorn in his flesh. It seemed the girl didn't understand the meaning of one-night stands. She had been chasing him all over school and he was running out of ways to tell her nicely that there was nothing between them.
'at least I am safe for now' he thought in relief. He saw a group of girls throw seductive glances his way and he managed to throw them a smile as well and he knew they were totally under his spell. He had to admit the girls sure were hot but the problem was, there was nothing new about the girls. It was always the same cycle, they would fall at his feet, he would have a fling with them, then they would fall crazily in love with him.
He chuckled at the thought of that thing called 'love'. To him love was bondage, why would someone have to spend his time with one person alone? Life was made for variety, that's why there are different foods, different colors and clothes and even people. A person shouldn't be tied down with just one person because of 'love'
To him, there only existed passion and attraction but love? But maybe love actually existed. He could see his friends were happy in their relationships; Jan Di and Jun Pyo, then, Woo Bin with Jae Kyung, but if at all that thing called love existed, he was sure of one thing. He would NEVER fall victim to it. That's why he is the number one Casanova of Korea, he doesn't do cheesy things like love. There is more to life than love. Like that pretty girl over there who was staring at her phone.
From her clothes, he could tell she was a very simple person and that interested him. Most of the girls here were very extravagant, not like he was any different but still, he felt captivated by this girl in a blue gown with her black hair down in big soft curls.
He was thinking of how to make a move on her when he saw her look up from her phone to him with a smile. She then made her way towards him while he grinned inwardly and thought
'wow, I didn't even have to do anything but she is the one making a move on me. Interesting, I better make a cool pose. Wait who am I kidding? I am always cool. Oh, here she comes. Time to make this chick fall even harder for me'
Ga eul looked at the last pictures Jun Ho sent to her. He looked so handsome in that navy-blue suit.
'aish, he always sends full pictures while I always send selfies. I better change it this time around. I bet he'll be impressed when I send him a full picture now' she thought with a smile.
She raised her head up from her phone to find herself staring at some guy. She had to admit he was okay-looking. Okay, who was she kidding? She is so into Jun Ho but that doesn't mean she is blind. This guy sure looked hot. He looked better than the lead actors in many of her romcoms. She mentally slapped herself for entertaining such thoughts. But on the bright side, she figured this guy could be of help to her so she walked over to him.
"excuse me" she said as she got to the guy. He smiled at her and damn, was he fine.
Yi Jung gave the pretty girl a special dose of his signature smile and could not help but wonder if it had an effect on her when she didn't seem to be blushing like most of his girls would. She just smiled right back. At least she was smiling.
"yes" he said. This was it, she would tell him now. Hence, he was surprised by her next words.
"please can you take some pictures of me. I resumed a week late so this is my first day here"
"what?" Yi Jung asked obviously flabbergasted. She wanted him to take pictures? What was going on, was the world coming to an end or something? Or how else would he the great Casanova be reduced to the level of a mere photographer. And what was this girl, just treating him like a regular guy, did she not know who he was? Was she some sort of bumpkin?
He looked at her and saw that she was staring at him like he was crazy so he quickly added
"I mean yeah, it's ok. Where is the phone?"
She excitedly handed him her phone and said "make sure it's really good. Ok?"
He could only nod. He still couldn't believe this was actually happening.
She struck a pose and he felt himself smile, this girl sure was interesting. She made a lot of silly poses and she would laugh at herself sometimes.
She finally told him it was enough after the thousandth picture. He sighed inwardly in relief as she took the phone from him.
"thanks a lot" she said with a smile. She made to leave and Yi Jung's brain did a quick reel so he said
"so, I see you are new, I could show you around if you want, showing a beautiful girl like your around would always be my pleasure"
He added his dose of that dimpled smile which made girls melt like jelly but this girl_
She burst out laughing and said "hey, are you hitting on me right now?"
He had never been in such an awkward situation before. Girls didn't ask him things like this. This was the point when they blushed and shyly nodded, or pretend to think about it then nod excitedly, or when they say they would call later to give their reply. But, laugh?
He managed a smile and said "I think I just got found out"
She chuckled and said "well you tried hitting on the wrong girl. I have a boyfriend already and we would be getting married soon. In fact, I took these pictures because I plan to send them to him.
"married?" he asked and he could not help himself. He burst out laughing, it was just too funny.
Ga eul stared at this and she wondered what was wrong with him. Just a few minutes ago, she concluded he wasn't so bad, he was actually nice. At least that's what she thought.
"what's so funny" she asked
He just kept laughing and when he finally calmed down he said "sorry, it's just that you are way too funny"
Ga Eul just stared at him confusedly so he added
"marry? You think your boyfriend will marry you? What makes you even think your relationship might last through this year. I get it if you both were cool in high school but I mean, it's time to let go of the past. This is not one of those romantic movies where the hero and heroine would be together from childhood then get married when they are older. What do they call it again? Yes, one true love" he laughed again and Ga Eul felt her anger flare up.
This guy was a total jerk. Damn the time when she thought he was hot, he was so annoying.
Yi Jung was still laughing when he heard her say "hey pea-faced guy" Yi Jung's eyes went wide at her words. he quickly retorted
"hey, what did you just call me? pea-faced? Do you know how many women die for just a glance of this face?"
She gave a short sardonic laugh before saying "well pea face, I guess they must all be blind because there is nothing so amazing about you. And what exactly did you say? We won't last till the end of the year? Do you think every guy is a jerk like you? My boyfriend is a decent guy and he isn't such a knucklehead like you. Do you think you are so amazing? You can't even ask a girl out properly?"
Call him what you want, but Yi Jung was not one to let anyone mess around with his ego. And this girl was trampling on it. How dare she?
So, he fired back "what? Then what about you? A 10 year-old strikes better poses than you. You pose like a monkey in a circus show"
Ga eul gasped. How dare he? "at least I am an entertaining monkey, you look like a gigolo and your smile_"
She knew she had to say something and when he looked at her with a mocking smile, she quickly added "your smile looks worse than the sight of a drooling old woman"
She smirked in satisfaction as she watched his horrified face. When he finally spoke, he said "a drooling old woman? Dummy, I am a guy so it ought to be a drooling old man"
She seemed thoughtful for a few seconds before she said "yeah, that's true, you have a point"
She looked at him and they both stared at each other for a few seconds before they burst out laughing
"you called me pea-faced" he said between laughs
"well, you compared me to circus monkey. Jerk" she said and they laughed more
"but hey, why am I the jerk here? Girls are really so mean" he tried to sound offended but his face betrayed a smile.
He suddenly caught sight of Ginger and came to hide behind Ga eul.
"hey, what are you doing behind me? I get it, I know your type, you probably want to check me out from behind, you are such a per_"
But she was cut off by Yi Jung who said "hey, stop talking so much and just cover me" he said in a panicked voice
Ga Eul wondered if he had lost it so she asked "cover you from what? Your craziness? Because I don't think anyone can cover you from that"
He chuckled and said "you are one to talk. Oh, here she comes, cover me properly"
She looked towards the direction he was looking at to find a pretty girl wearing a mini gown and high heels. The girl seemed to be looking around. Ga eul surveyed the whole situation and the light bulb finally sparked in her brain
So, she said "so you are hiding from a girl? Let me guess, you led her on and then you broke her heart? You really are the worst kind of guy. First you make the girl fall in love, then you leave her broken in love"
"what? I led her on and made her fall in love? I let all my girls know from the start not to get too attached, but no, they'll just have to start falling in what's that thing again?"
She rolled her eyes and said "it's called love knucklehead"
"really? You mean it's love? I never knew that, thanks a lot" Yi Jung said sarcastically
Ga Eul just huffed and said "you are such a jerk"
"and you are such a hopeless romantic. Things like love and all those stuff are just things made up by movies and books. The only things which truly exist are passion and attraction" he retorted
"oh sorry, I totally forgot you were Aristotle, what a great philosophy" she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Yi Jung just chuckled, he wanted to respond when he saw Ginger facing their direction now.
"hey, she is looking at you, cover me well"
An evil smirk found it's way to her face as she said "you know, this girl is quite attractive, don't you think?"
He chuckled and said "yeah, she is actually not bad, the problem is she is way too clingy. But yeah, she is attractive"
Ga Eul smiled and then she suddenly moved away from him and said loudly "thanks for showing me the way to my next class, I am so grateful"
She saw the clingy girl had caught sight of them and was approaching them with a smile while Yi Jung looked on in horror
"you, what have you done to me?" his voice sounded more like she imagined the voice of one reciting a dirge would.
She smirked and said "but I did nothing wrong. I just followed your philosophy. You said only attraction and passion exist, and hey, there is your attractive girl coming right towards us at full speed. Enjoy your moment baby. Bye"
She quickly took her leave with a satisfied smirk on her face. She took one last look behind her to find that clingy girl had caught up with the guy who looked like he rather be kidnapped by aliens than be with her. She did feel pity for him then, that girl sure was clingy, she was definitely every guy's worst nightmare
'aish, it serves him right anyway. What do I care? I am sure he would take advantage of the moment anyway'
Classes went by faster than she thought. Ga eul wasn't surprised that the students weren't exactly interested in making friends with a 'commoner.'
Well, all except one. This particular short haired girl who looked like a million dollars had come to sit beside her in the class. Ga eul was impressed at how the girl ditched the entourage of girls who were following her only to come sit beside her.
The girl had been really friendly, she even introduced herself as Ha Jae Kyung and Ga Eul was more than eager to tell the girl her name as well. She and this Jae Kyung girl hit it off instantly. In fact, Jae Kyung even told her that she was surprised at how cool Ga Eul was.
According to her, she always wondered the kind of conversations commoners would have. Ga Eul could not help but marvel at the odd way of reasoning. It's not like commoners weren't humans as well. Although she didn't blame Jae Kyung, she used the think the same way herself, but that all changed when she met So Eun.
That was the first time she ran away from her driver, she was 10. She had gotten lost in some place which according to her was 'odd and different.' Well that was her description of the local market she found herself in. Everything felt so foreign to her, she sat at a corner and cried alone and that was when So eun came. Holding a teddy bear which compared to the gazillions of teddies Ga eul had, was ugly.
So Eun had helped Ga Eul find her driver with the help of her mother who was very caring and sweet. Since then, Ga eul would convince her parents to let her see So Eun from time to time. At first, her parents were horrified with the thought of Ga Eul becoming good friends with a commoner who according to her mum were 'uninteresting and tacky'
But then, her parents did warm up to the idea and after they met So eun, they liked her a lot as well. Even when Ga Eul's family relocated to the states when she was 13, her parents bought So Eun a laptop so she could video call with Ga eul. well, it was more like her dad's assistant bought the laptop. Her parents were busy people, too busy if you ask her.
That's why So eun was one of the most important people in her life, because she was always there for her, which was why she asked her parents to ensure So eun also got admission into Shinhwa university. Mr and Mrs Park, So Eun's parents were so happy about it, they thanked Ga eul a lot. Though they thanked Ga eul for even the littlest of things, So Eun's parents treated Ga eul like their own daughter and she was grateful for them. They were the ones who showed her how it felt to have a normal family. Not like hers was abnormal, they just didn't talk about the increase in the price of food or talk about a football game.
She shook off the thoughts and chose to rather think of the crazy guy she met in the morning and she could not help but chuckle
"I wonder what happened between him and that girl" she said to herself
"what girl?" she heard someone say behind her and she jumped only to find a smiling So eun
"scared much?" So eun said and she huffed and said
"who is scared? Anyway, how was your first day?"
So Eun's expression dropped but she quickly masked it with a smile
"how else? no one wants to hang out with the plain, boring commoner. And then there was this guy, he was so rude to me, I don't even want to talk about him because only the thought of him makes me angry"
Ga Eul was definitely surprised by this, So Eun was angry? Even when people spoke badly of her, she was always so tolerant, well too tolerant in Ga Eul's opinion. Ga Eul believed in being able to speak up for one's self and firing back at any nasty remarks, but So Eun, she was another story entirely. Sometimes, Ga eul wondered if a saint was reincarnated as So eun. Even So eun's own mother had made various attempts to get her to be more defensive but then, all to no avail. The only person So eun could ever speak back to in whatever way she liked, was Ga Eul.
"okay, I smell something burning. Wait is that anger? Really tell me what happened?" Ga eul urged but So Eun and her stubbornness
"no Ga Eul-ah, maybe later but not now. I just want to forget about it, please?"
Now Ga Eul really was curious about what was going on but the earnest way in which So eun pleaded that they dropped the issue made her do otherwise. She smiled and nodded.
She flung an arm around So eun's shoulder and said "fine I know you are so stubborn and won't tell me even if I begged with my eyes gouging out"
So eun just chuckled. She seemed as if she remembered something and she suddenly said "ha, Ga eul-ah, what about what you were saying earlier. You were saying something about a girl"
"oh that" Ga eul said.
"stop laughing already So Eun-ah" Ga Eul said as she put another spoon of ice cream in her mouth.
So eun just raised her hands up in mock surrender and said amusedly "sorry Ga Eul-ah, but it's way too funny. Only you can do something like that. but I feel sorry for the poor guy, you left him all alone with that clingy girl
Ga Eul could not help but laugh as well. They were currently seated at a small street stall, having ice cream. Ga Eul had told So eun all about the incident with the guy she met that morning and So Eun couldn't stop laughing.
"well, he probably made the best of the situation. He seemed like a real playboy. I am just glad my Jun Ho-oppa is not like that at all" Ga Eul said with a reassured smile and So eun nodded in agreement.
They left the stall a few minutes later and were walking along the street when So eun screamed "no way" which made Ga eul jump a bit
"aish So eun-ah, are you out to keep scaring me all day? Why did you scream like that?"
If So eun heard anything Ga eul said, she showed no signs of it, all she did was just stare at her phone screen slack-jawed.
"what are you looking at on your phone that got you looking like some sort of fish?" Ga Eul asked again. On normal circumstances So eun would have given a witty reply about being compared to a fish but now, she just kept pointing to her phone and repeating
"it's him Ga eul-ah"
Ga Eul finally had enough and pulled the phone out of her hands. She stared confusedly from the screen to So eun.
"F4? What's that and why are you interested in it. Let me see, handsome, powerful group of boys who rule Shinhwa school. The flower four, every girl's fantasy" she kept reading and scrolling through the phone until her eyes caught a picture of a certain good -looking guy with one of the most captivating dimpled smile she had ever seen.
"that jerky guy? How come?" she asked to no one in particular
"what is it Ga Eul-ah" So Eun who seemed to have finally regained her sense of reason, asked
"it's the guy I met from this morning. He is one of them, this F4 stuff. What have I gotten myself into?"
"not as much as I have gotten myself into. You don't know what I have done to that guy, the one on white" So Eun said in a panicky voice
Ga Eul looked at her friend and she could also not help but panic inwardly too. She had chosen to live as a commoner to avoid the attention that came with being the heiress to 'Bluestone group.' She wanted to live a normal life, but it seemed the normal lives she and So eun planned to have was about to be shaken by this F4.
And so, the two girls stood on the street, worried about what the next day would be like for them.
a/n: Hey guys. So I am back with a new story. I received lots of reviews after my last story 'Bodyguard' all asking me for another story. I promised them I would but I have been really busy, sorry guys. In fact, I wrote this last night when I couldn't fall asleep. But just know I won't be abe to update as regularly as my other story.
So back to this story. How was it? well, I kind of concentrated more on Ga eul in this chapter. I did that so I could start showing slowly certain aspects of her life. I bet many of you would be curious about her 'boyfriend.' Well, I would delve into that aspect as the story progresses. Expect a whole lot more of SoEul moments. Oh, and I will also reveal what happened with So eun in the next chapter, stay tuned. I am always interested in knowing your thoughts so please don't forget to drop your reviews. Love you all.