どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？
Characters: Gu JunPyo, Yoon Ji Hoo, Geum Jan Di, WooBin, Yi Jung.
Genre: Romance, friendship, love, tragedy, m
Length: Chaptered
Rating: MA+
Warning: Language, Sexual content.
Disclaimer: based on 꽃보다 남자, idea adapted and constructed by me.
Summary: In Episode 24, a crazed drunken driver aims to take down the legacy of Shinhwa with him as he takes his own life. But when Gu JunPyo sacrificed himself to save Yoon JiHoo, the collision left JunPyo hospitalized. Days in the hospital progressed into weeks, and weeks into agonizing months. The coma hadn't been lifted, and not a single sign of life was left in the man. The ultimate test of how strong will power can fight temptation, and where loyalties lie. What is stronger than love, and deeper than hate? The F4 will soon discover.
Once upon a time, in a ward far, far away …
The soft beep of the ECG machine echoed through the quiet room painted in the brightest white; the walls almost beaming as the sunlight lit the surface to reflection the uplifting hue through every inch of the room. Beep, pause, Beep, pause. The pattern repeated, breaking the silence with the lullaby to bring an uncomfortable, yet striking poetic sensation to the spotless room. On the bedside table lay a vase with the fresh lotus flowers replacing the shrivelled corpses that placed to the trash can besides the bedside stand. The sleeping male lay beneath covers of the softened material, the pillows padded to comfortably frame his head and the bandage wrapped tightly into place. Beep, pause, Beep. A soft hand stroked the tan cheek of the sleeping beauty.
"That's right … you relax, Gu Junpyo-ah," Geum JanDi softly purred into his ear as she lowered her lips to his cheek. The rosy petals touched the skin gently to caress with loving pecks of affection. The silence returned as the female quietly took her seat at the side of the bed. Her slender fingers wrapped around the male's thumb to gently squeeze. How he looked from this angle … so calm and peaceful. "G-Gu JunPyo, please wake up …" the voice almost pleaded for the dark brown hues to open, the sleeping curse to lift and alleviate the wait day by day. Her hand released to take a lunchbox from her backpack. A calm smile returned to the lips, removing the lid to let the scent flow through the room. The first layer revealed the small egg rolls, the small egg rolls captured by the two chop sticks as she took a bite from the delicious piece. "I made enough for two … so you should wake up, ya" she looked down at his features. Nothing … not a single flicker. The egg roll was forced into her mouth as she ate it slowly.
Geum JanDi placed the eggrolls aside to open the new box with rice formed into a face, the black curly hair, eyes and mouth made her smile softly. "You liked these when I first made you then, come on, eat some." The spoon gathered a small piece to extend to the man. Beep, pause, beep. The spoon pulled back, forcing the rice into her mouth she slowly lowered her hand. Her dark eyes filled with warm salty tears as she put aside her lunch box. Her head rest to his arm as she held onto his arm.
The door opened, and slowly in came a taller male. The man dressed in white pants, a beige coat with a white scarf wrapped around his neck. The soft light hair fell upon his face as eye contact brought an uncomfortable silence. The Korean bow to the female; she sat up slowly, wiping her eyes. "S-S-Sunbae …" She stood now, holding onto JunPyo's hand. In Yoon JiHoo's hands he held flowers, the most beautiful lilies JanDi had laid eyes on.
"Choseonghamnida …" he spoke softly, closing the door once more to approach the bed. "I didn't know you'd be here." The apology was barely audible above the repetitive beep of the ECG machine. "Gwenchanayo?" the male approached further, placing aside the lilies, to gather her other hand in his warm grip. She nod softly in return, fighting the pressure behind her eyelids.
"N-N-Ne … Kamsahamnida Sunbae." Her hand pulled away from the warm affection to reach aside for the next box in her lunchbox. The lid removed and JiHoo glanced inside to see cookies coated with icing to form the face of Junpyo. A cookie was removed and broken in two. JanDi offered a piece to JiHoo. He watched slowly, the cookie bringing back the night it happened ... the events so clear in his mind.
As Yoon Ji Hoo walked slowly through the quiet street; his arms hanging at this side; his shattered heart resting in the pit of his stomach. Each step he took felt like a lifetime. He had offered his full heart, his full dedication, to heal her wounds and kiss them with the healing touch to put out the fire in her heart. What had he done so wrong? He sighed softly, staring ahead as the faint sound of an engine left a humming him in a trance. His mind left blank, oblivious to the world; only a push woke him. The force knocked him from his feet to fall to the ground with a thud, but a louder thud kicked him into reality. As he rolled over on the concrete floor, he looked up to watch the events in slow motion. The car crashed into the Korean, as Gu JunPyo hit the window screen to roll across the roof JiHoo had managed to catch the final sight of Junypo hitting the ground with a thud, and a crash of the car into the wall. "Junpyo-ah!!" he screeched, running to the bloody body on the floor as he held him tightly against his thigh. The white pants resting the delicate head as he called the name repeated. "Gu JunPyo …"
JiHoo accepted the cookie, taking a small bite from it as he looked from JanDi's watery eyes to JunPyo. What if … it hadn't been JunPyo? What if the car had collided with the intended? What if his life had been taken and true love remained? JiHoo pondered intensely as he nibbled the soft shortcake texture. If he had died … the heart wouldn't be torn in two. It had been a month and no progress has been made, and day by day the pain grew. "Neomu … choseonghamnida, Geum JanDi-ah." JiHoo spoke quietly, eye contact held between the two but a soft smile and shake of her head dismissed the intentions of his painful apology.
"Gwenchana … Sunbae, can you take us home now?"