Disclaimer: I do NOT own Boys Over Flowers or Hana Yori Dango. However, Lee Mi-Na and several other characters are mine. This is simply a re-telling of what happened after inserting my character into the storyline.

Men Over Boys

Chapter One

"Noona (Big sister)? What's the matter with you?" Her younger brother who was thirteen years of age, Kang San, questioned her as he helped their mother set the small dinning table. He received no answer much to his concern but didn't ask again, he knew that his sister's mind was running fifty-miles per minute at the moment.

"Hm, she must be nervous about her first day." Her father, Bong, speculated watching his eldest closely, eyes peering over the rim of his glasses.

"She must be thinking about all the rich and handsome boys that attend the school. Hopefully, she'll be able to find a husband there." Gong Joo, her mother, squealed in delight with her clasped hands against her cheek, a dreamy smile on her face.

"Yeah right," Kang San scoffed, "you know Noona isn't interested in dating. She only cares about working and getting into college." He finished, shoving food into his mouth.

"Well, she should! I want her to have everything we couldn't give her when she was younger." Gong Joo stated sadly. When the parents first married, they barely had enough to feed their daughter let alone buy her the things she wanted even though she grew up to be understanding and realistic, Gong Joo couldn't help but to be ashamed of how little her daughter received on her birthdays and holidays.

Even her small bedroom was fairly sparse with only the bare minium of items; a desk and chair, a futon that acted as a bed, a decent-sized dresser, two small bookcases, and a small filing cabinet. Her walls were painted a lavender color and decorated with a few pictures of her family and friends. But for random knicks-knacks such as adorable stuffed animals, or things that girls usually find interesting or cute being present like posters, or collectibles- there wasn't any.

Hundreds of times, Gong Joo asked why she didn't buy herself cute things and her daughter's answers were always selfless. Mi-Na was always worried about their health and financial situations. She was always looking for ways to save and provide more. Most of the income she earned was to provide food on the table, make sure Kang San had enough clothing and supplies, and to take care of the health insurance in case one of them fell ill. She also made sure that the house was stocked with medical supplies, extra necessities like seasoning, soap, detergent, blankets, and the like.

"I know, love. But that's just how she is." Bong pointed out, patting her hand softly.

"I know but-"

"You're over thinking it. Noona might find someone she likes but I doubt she'll let her grades go down because of a boy. She's too prideful for that." Kang San proclaimed, munching on rice. Her mother could only agree since she knew how stubborn her oldest was.

"Stop eating all the food, Kang San!"

Meanwhile as the rest of the family continued to bicker back and forth, Mi-Na was annoyed and ? Why did it seem like the world was mocking her? That name was everywhere including on all the news channels, plastered on commercials, advertisements and billboards they sponsored at every corner of the city.

She should feel privileged to attend Shinhwa High, the most exclusive school in Korea. She should feel special to be attending classes with the future heads of multi-million-dollar companies and corporations or future politicians and officials. She should feel blessed that she had the opportunity of getting into one of the top colleges around, Shinhwa University, after she graduated from the school.

But she wasn't impressed, happy, or optimistic.

Mi-Na couldn't help but sigh in annoyance at her school uniform, instantly she begun to miss the royal blue of her former school's uniform. She didn't want to attend the prep-school in the slightest. She was fine, comfortable, in her highschool with friends she's known since elementary school. She didn't want to start over, she didn't want to be surrounded by glamour, wealth, and arrogance. But she didn't have any other choice - her parents had already transferred all her credits, all the paperwork was done, so she was stuck.

The memory of how her life drastically changed forever flashed through her mind's eye like a film being repeated.

... Start

"Honey, I need you to deliver this to a student by the name of Lee Min-Ha at Shinhwa High." Bong stated, handing the seventeen-year-old the newly dry-cleaned clothes. A few minutes later, her bike was loaded and en route. She could see the ridiculously large but beautiful school several blocks away before she even pulled in front of the gatekeeper tower.

"What's the purpose of your visit?" The guard questioned, curiously after he waited for her to catch her breath.

"I'm delivering from Lee Dry Cleaners." She answered, flashing her father's business card and gestured towards the plastic covered clothes hanging behind her. The guard merely nodded and opened the gate.

"Kamsahamnida (Thank you)." She replied, titling to her head, before gliding through the entrance. She couldn't help but be in awe at the architecture and elegance of the building and how truly massive it was. She knew it wasn't going to be easy finding this kid and she had no clue where the main office was. She had tried asking students passing by for directions but to no avail, it seemed she was right about the arrogance here.

Not even several minutes later, something on the horizon of the sky on the rooftop caught her eye - it looked to be a person, a boy to be specific. Mi-Na could hear vague voices shouting and people were cheering even from where she stood.

"Ha, looks like Lee Min-Ha couldn't take it." A boy teased before shouting 'weak' at the figure.

"Wow, that didn't last at all. It's only been a few days." A girl commented soundly almost disappointed.

"I always knew he was weak." Another girl scoffed, flipping her hair.

"The loser shouldn't have bad-mouthed -" The last girl's voice turned into white noise in Mi-Na's mind, she was trying to figure out why that name sounded so familiar.

The name then clicked in her head, Lee Min-Ha, the boy whose clothes she was suppose to deliver. Oh hell no, Mi-Ha thought while snatching the clothes, taking on last look at the figure before she rushed into the school. Miraculously, she found the rooftop with ease. There's too many people, she thought, pushing her way in front of the gathering crowd but they were relentless.

"This is what you want, right?" Mi-Na shivered at his detached voice. No one on the rooftop spoke; however, the crowd gathered at the bottom were in a frenzy. The chant 'jump, jump, jump' rang eerily through the school grounds.

"Okay, I'll give you what you want." He relinquished, turning to look down.

"Wait!" Mi-Na shouted, "Wait! Student Lee Min-Ha!"

The boy whipped around to face her and her mouth dropped at his condition; parts of his clothing was ripped, his hair sweaty and messy, his right eye was red and swollen from a black eye, his face was covered in blood as well as his clothes.

"What...what are you doing? Who are you?" He asked, confusion painting his voice.

"Me? Oh! Well, speaking for myself, I'm here to deliver your clothes!" Mi-Na flashed a smile, turning so he could see, "Lee Dry Cleaners - that'll be 30,000 won, please!"

Mi-Na could hear the confused murmurs from the crowd behind her but kept her eyes solely trained on Lee Min-Na who looked confused and annoyed.

She sensed his irritation and trying to distract him said, "Ok, ok. 20,000? No? 5,000 won?" She started to panic internally at his scoff, "Fine, your gym clothes are service. But you better become a regular customer," slipped from her mouth.

Unfortunately, that didn't work, his onyx eyes were piercing, "when I'm dead, you can bill it to my house."

"Now, don't be like that... Wait. Did you say dead?" Of course Mi-Na knew what he meant but she wanted to know why, call it morbid curiosity.

Lee Min-Ha didn't reply so Mi-Na continued with her questioning, "Why? You go to such a great school." She stopped when he shook his head.

"This isn't a school, it's hell." His words were like a winter chill going down her spine. It seemed as though all her suspicions about this school, this society rang true. If they could do this to one of their own...who would want to see what they could do to a commoner?

But he wasn't explaining why he was going to kill himself so she tried a different approach, "Excuse me! Real hell is outside of this building. Have you heard of admissions hell?"

"Have you heard of F4?" He shot back, peering at her with a look she couldn't quite place.

"F-what? F4? Hm, what's that?" She blinked, titling her side to the side. It sounded like the name of a K-Pop boy band.

"The moment you get a red card from them, you become prey for the entire school. Remember that." He informed, sadly.

"You can't just let them do that to you! Wow, I guess it is always the losers that get away with everything. But you have to fight back!" She shot back, taking a few steps closer to him.

He chuckled deeply in amusement and envy, "They're fortunate; your friends."

"Why would you say that?"

"Because they have a friend like you." He replied, looking directly into her eyes. Mi-Na couldn't help but to blush and soak up the compliment.

"Oh, that's such as sweet thing to say - Hey!" She cut herself off when she noticed that he was prepared to jump.

"Don't you dare!" Without thinking, she tossed the clothes on the ground and shot forward. She didn't know how but she managed to grabbed him before he plummeted to the ground.

The next thing she knew was that she was plastered all over the news with headlines that read: "Brave Common Student, Who is She?" or "Aristocratic Elite School Shinhwa High School's Murder?" or her favorite "Shinhwa High's bullying antics, the savior is a common Wonder Girl".

Everyone was wondering; who saved the student being severely bulled by his own school? It isn't someone who is rich or comes form a family with some sort of title, she is just a common girl. She was an ordinary female high school student who happened to be delivering dry cleaning. Talk about luck.

Reporters from all over where wondering; what is going on in the best school for education? It made people question how the Shinhwa Group was handling the discipline of the school's students. Most people were disgusted, everyone wanted answers. People were commenting, blogging, posting their concerns; "There is only so far a special privilege can go, Shinhwa Group confess!" or "As a mother with a teenager, this is something that is unforgivable," and some were even boycotting their businesses saying, "Starting from tomorrow, let's not go to Shinhwa Mart."

It has been like this for a week - a week since she saved that boy from committing suicide, a week since she placed the biggest company in Korea in the spotlight, a week since anything else has been on TV or the radio.

"Please! Please, just turn it off." She huffed, plopping on down on the comfortable seat of her workplace, Coffee Paradise Cafe.

"Mi-Na, do you know what your nickname?" Ga-Eul teased, peering over Manager Oh's shoulder to look at her best friend's exasperated expression.

"Not another word!" Mi-Na pleaded but was ignored and thrown a smile.

"Common hero, Wonder Girl, you are our generation's true Wonder Woman. Lee Dry Cleaners, fighting (term of encouragement)! Wonder Girl to Shinhwa High!" Ga-Eul cheered, pumping her fist into the air as Mi-Na slammed her forehead into the table. Luckily, the cafe was closing so there were no customers in the shop.

"Mi-Na, fighting!" Manager Oh joined in, chucking at his adopted granddaughter's situation.

"What's the problem? You've been an instant celebrity." Han, her boss and older brother-figure, said pinching her left cheek.

"That's the problem! I don't want to be famous because of this." She countered, slapping his hand away from her face.

"Embrace it! Something like this only comes around once in a lifetime!" Manager Oh ordered, wagging a finger in mocking displeasure.

"He's right! You have to soak this up. Mi-Na, fighting! Wonder Girl to the rescue!" Han faked cheered imitating a loud schoolgirl.

"Stop that!" The flustered teenager exclaimed, throwing a rag at the chuckling trio.

"Poor, Mi-Na. Are they still teasing you?" Yoo Ji asked, putting a comforting arm around her shoulders.

"Oh, come off it, Yoo Ji. You were just teasing her this morning about it." Hyori recalled, leaning against the window while messing with her cellphone.

"Tch, butt out!" He retorted, sticking his tongue out at her childishly.

"But I do wonder..." Ga-Eul trailed off. Everyone turned their eyes to look at her.

"About what?" Mi-Na inquired.

"About that Flower Four, of course! I was wondering if they're really that pretty. I think all my wishes would come true if I could see them close up." Ga-Eul finished in a daze. Everyone else couldn't help but roll their eyes, she was almost as bad as Uee when it comes to boys.

"Flower Four?" Tae Suho asked, spraying disinfectant on the tables before wiping furiously.

"Ha, yeah right. More like Fly Four. They herd around crap and are bugs that need to be squashed." Mi-Na scoffed causing everyone present to hide their snickers.

Luckily, Mi-Na escaped from paparazzi that wanted to photograph and interview her but they did managed to get a few pictures of her. Most of them were during and after the incident when the police were called to the school. She was lucky that she was so resourceful and sly otherwise they would be camping outside her apartment complex and jobs. But luck wasn't entirely on her side. As soon as she returned home, she was greeted by the sight of her family sitting with an unfamiliar man dressed in a fairly expensive suit at the dinning table.

"Oh, Mi-Na! Say hello." Bong greeted, standing up.

"Yes, we have a guest." Gong Joo stated the obvious.

"You can call me, Mr. Kang." He introduced with a slight incline of his head.

"Annyeong (Hello)." She bowed still taken aback by the situation. Her suspicions were growing from the sight of her parents grins and the appearance of this strange man.

"He says he's here on behalf of the Shinhwa Group's CEO." Bong informed.

"What?" She gasped out, the feeling of dread seeping into her bones.

"Now I finally get to see the famous Wonder Girl. It's a pleasure to meet you." He replied, giving a small smile.

"Oh...that. Um, thank you." Mi-Na wasn't liking where this was going.

"Oh, Mi-Na. There's no need to be worried." Gong Joo laughed while Mi-Na raised in eyebrow.

"I'm not worried." She replied, cutting her narrowed eyes towards the man.

"Good because starting tomorrow you will be attending Shinhwa High School!" Mi-Na's school bag dropped to the floor.

"Why? Is this a joke?" She begged after whipping her head towards the stranger.

"It's because-" He was cut off by her father.

"The CEO was very impressed with you. They're accepting you as a special scholarship student!"

This doesn't make any sense, she thought to herself, "Why? Why me?"

"They want you to be on the swimming team. You miss it don't you? After you quit to help us, you weren't able to compete." Kang San interjected.

"I'm sorry but no." Mi-Na declined, bowing deeply.

"What?" Her father was confused.

"Why not?" As was her mother.

"Noona, have you lost it?" Her brother just didn't understand it.

Ignoring them for now, she turned her attention to the man, "I'm fine with how things are going. I don't think I belong in that type of world. So, please tell the CEO that I appreciate and I am grateful of the thought but I will have to decline."

"No!" Her family shouted together. Mi-Na flinched at the sound but the stranger called her attention back to him after saying her name.

"Please reconsider, Miss Mi-Na."

Before she could reply, her family answered for her, "No, she doesn't need to reconsider. She will be attending starting tomorrow." Mi-Na took a step closer to protest but her father and brother immediately covered her mouth and pulled her out of the room as her mother showed the man out of the apartment.

Moments later, her mother returned with a bright smile on her face but Mi-Na was furious.

"Mom!" The seventeen-year-old whined in disbelief, she couldn't believe her family wouldn't listen to or consider her feelings on the matter.

"There's no need to yell. If you have eyes, look at that!" Gong Joo retorted. Mi-Na looked to where her mother gestured only to see her father and little brother doing a dance holding her new uniform out for her to see. Mi-Na stood stunned as they chanted the name of the dreaded school.

"Noona, who knew this day would come? For the first time in my life, I'm proud to be your brother."

"You little brat..." Mi-Na hissed, stepping towards him menacingly but her mother pulled her towards her.

"Even though they're like this, do you think you can still say you don't want to go? And, do you have any idea how much their tuition costs are?"

"I still don't want to go, you're making decisions for me without even talking to me about them first!" Mi-Na complained. Her mother rolled her eyes, placing her hands on her hips while Mi-Na's hands were balled into fists. Anyone could see the lighting bolts flashing between their eyes.

"Other people would kill to go there! Even if they have the money and brains, they can't get in. But how come you don't want to? What is your reason?" Gong Joo couldn't understand why her daughter was acting like this.

"Don't you remember when you said that the rich people are showing off their money by building a school just for them?" Mi-Na countered, crossing her arms.

"That was when it was someone else's situation and I was jealous," she admitted, "But this - this is basically money falling from the sky, who wouldn't want to accept it?"

"I don't know but this is too suspicious. But I'm still not gonna go so you need to accept that, alright?" Mi-Na wanted to drop the whole subject, she was tired of being connected to that school. Her family was stunned into silence but her mother's pleading voice made her pause in her trek to her bedroom.

"But you loved to swim. You said you wanted to go to a school with a swimming pool. Mi-Na, they even have an ice skating ring. Please just give it a chance."

I know I'm going to regret this, she thought before facing her family with a blank expression on her face, "I'll give it two months. If I hate it I'm going to transfer back to my old school, no questions asked." She stated before leaving, a smile breaking across her face at her family's cheers.

Mi-Na spent the rest of the afternoon and well into the night, calling her friends from the school, telling them the news. Everyone was confused, saddened, but all promised to hang out after classes ended. She felt grateful for having such interesting and understanding friends and was at peace, but a small part of her was anxious about the upcoming day.

... End

Mi-Na and Bong pulled up to the intimidating school in their rinky-dink car that seemed to be a piece of crap compared to the impressive vehicles in front of them and behind them, ranging from limousines to Porsches. Taking a deep breath, she reached for the handle but was stopped by her father's voice.

"Wait. Please wait one moment, miss." Mi-Na's mouth dropped as she watched her father get out and walk around the vehicle to her side, pulling the door open for her exist.

"What are you doing?" She whispered, trying to mimic the other student's actions.

"I'm trying to help you fit in."

Mi-Na sighed with a small smile on her face, "thanks, Dad. I'll be going now."

"Ok, Lee Mi-Na, fighting!" He said, softly.

She shook her head in amusement as he headed to the driver's seat, she didn't need to turn to know that her father was already gone. She decided to follow the crowd and couldn't help but to see and hear the expensive items everyone was bragging about; a limited-edition Chanel purse here, a new Rolex watch over there, a one-of-a-kind Gucci bag around the corner. She knew it would be like this but to hear it was another story, ignoring her fellow schoolmates, she decided to looked for the swimming pool since it was after all one of the only reasons why she came to this school.

She entered a pathway in the woods somewhere behind the school when she heard a violin playing a sad melody. She neared the source of the music to see a handsome almost beautiful young man dressed in all white. Mi-Na couldn't place the name of the familiar sound as she listened, allowing the music to capture her. He paused after a few moments perhaps annoyed with her staring and glanced at her.

"Oh, sorry for interrupting," Mi-Ha couldn't help the pink that dusted across her nose, "do you know where the swimming pool is?"

He stared at her for a second before pointing the bow in the direction of the right.

"So, that's where it is," she thought out-loud before bowing to him, "thank you. Please continue playing."

She gave him a soft smile before venturing down the indicated path, moments later she heard the familiar sound filling the air once again and smiled to herself.

...Scene Change

It was strange, she's been here since this morning and there was no sign of the infamous F4, so to kill time she decided to see if there was a decent place to grab a quick nap when someone shouted, "F4's here!". It was just her luck that she was climbing up the stairs, she had to grab and hold on to the rail as dozens of female students rushed to the entrance. Seriously, she thought with a huff, did they want to see those jerks that bad?

From her position on the stairway, she saw four tall figures enter the building and with the right angle of light, they looked to be Greek Gods walking on Earth but she knew better, that boy, Lee Min-Ha, made a lasting impression on her - if you mess with them then you're as good as dead. She was shocked to see the boy who played the violin beautifully with them but he seemed disinterested and absent-minded to his surroundings.

The tallest one with a head full of waves and curls stopped suddenly, his eyes trained dangerously on the male student in front of him.

"Um, is there are problem?" He stuttered, trying to look brave.

"I'll give you three seconds." Was the cold reply.

"What?" The boy asked fearfully.

"Three...two...one." Mi-Na could see the boy's body shaking and knew that he was afraid but then curly-cue caught everyone off guard with his next words, "Woo-Bin, got any of that juice left?" Juice? Why would he need - oh, Mi-Na wanted to slap herself for not catching on.

Woo-Bin, the shaggy auburn-haired one, handed it to him and like she predicted he poured the stainable liquid down the boy's white shirt. Curly-cue handed the boy the empty bottle and left with the other three members trailing after him. His group of friends pulled the stunned boy away and the crowd dispersed. Mi-Na stood there for a minute in shock, how could no one stop them? Was this what Lee Min-Ha had meant?

"I can't believe I just saw that," Mi-Na murmured in disbelief, "is he crazy, that was completely uncalled for."

"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" A girl behind her exclaimed, uninterested Mi-Na turned to the source of the noise to see three girls with one too many accessories on.

"Who are you?" Honestly, she didn't want to know but her mother taught her to be polite.

"Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves yet," the one in the middle stated, its good to see they still knew what manners are, "I'm Ginger" the ring-leader had her hair down and in loose curls.

"I'm Sunny," the girl on her left had her hair down but pushed back by a hairband.

"And I'm Miranda," the last girl had her hair in the low side ponytail.

"We're the Three Beauties of Shinhwa High," they exclaimed together.

More the like the Three Witches, Mi-Na thought, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.

"Well, that's that. You said crazy something, you weren't referring to our F4 were you, scholarship student?" Ginger accused with narrowed eyes.

Mi-Na decided to play dumb, she really wasn't in the mood to be targeted, "F4? What's that?" She was thankful that she got Kang San to research them before she left for school now she had an idea of who she was dealing with. She figured if the four knew about what happened next week, they'll probably be keeping an eye on her just to see what she would do especially since the leader's mother was the one who offered her the 'scholarship' in the first place.

Ginger scoffed, "you poor thing, you really have no idea do you?" Mi-Na shook her head, still keeping up the charade, "fine since you're new to our world, I'll let you off today but never say anything bad about F4, got it?" Mi-Na nodded in disinterest, vaguely noticing that the girls insulted her once more before sauntering off.

...Scene Change

I need to scream, Mi-Na thought after escaping from her class. She was finding it difficult to blend in because all she wanted to do was go back to her normal life and forget about the arrogant students and blind-acting teachers. She journeyed to what seemed like a deserted staircase on the outside of the building which acted as an fire escape.

"Damn those F4, they have half the school idolizing them and the other half terrified, this takes bullying to another level," she complained, her head on her crossed arms, her body bent at an angle.

"Urg, damnit! This is all their fault! If they wouldn't have bullied anyone especially that kid, I wouldn't be in this mess." Mi-Ha shouted, just thinking about it made her blood boil.

"Hm, I suppose I won't get any sleep here. Such a pain." Mi-Na was hesitant to turn around but did only to see Yoon Ji-Hoo walking up the stairs towards her. Shit, she thought, bracing herself.

"I didn't know anyone else was here." She retorted with calculating eyes.

"I could tell," he shot back, stopping in front of her, watching her for a second too long according to Mi-Na.

"What?" She huffed, angling her body away from his.

He smiled, "Nice panties by the way," Mi-Na flushed and her mouth dropped. No, no, no, she chanted in her head but she knew she hadn't heard him wrong judging from the sly smirk on his face as he walked into the school.

"You p-pervert!" He didn't have to turn around for her to know that he was laughing.

...Scene Change

Lunch came around and Mi-Na was once again annoyed. Of course, these students could afford for spend fifty dollars per meal but to her that was ridiculous. However, she was comfortable with her homemade bento and was left alone until the Three Witches decided to mess with her, Mi-Na didn't think she would be happy to hear the call, "F4's here," in her life. She continued to enjoy her meal, oblivious of her surroundings until a melodic voice spoke from beside her.

"Can I try that?" Mi-Ha thought this could be the start of a beautiful friendship.

...Scene Change

"So, she's from Germany?" Han asked once the last remaining customers left.

"Yeah, she's really pretty. I honestly thought she was a doll at first," Mi-Ha smiled as she wiped down the tables, "and she seems nice."

"Well, it's good that you already made a friend. I was worried that you might be a loner." Ga-Eul admitted.

"I am a loner." She confessed, sheepishly.

"What?!" Ga-Eul couldn't believe it, Mi-Na was too outspoken to be a loner.

"I'm the outcast of the school. But I'm thankful that I don't get noticed. Until graduation, I'm going to stay a loner otherwise I might get into trouble." She informed, sighing.

"What happened to our Mi-Na?" Han asked, giving her a once over.

Now Mi-Na was confused, "Huh?"

"What happened to the girl that beat up the grandson of the elementary school's principal because he was picking on Uee?" Han questioned with narrowed eyes.

"What happened to the girl who punched my ex-boyfriend in the face after he forgot my birthday?" Ga-Eul accused.

"What happened to the girl that took on five guys because they were bullying her little brother and his friend?" Manager Oh chimed in.

Really, do they have to go that far? She thought.

"But what can I do?" Mi-Ha whined, "Mom will kill me for causing trouble or being expelled from that school. I can barely hold my tongue as it is!"

No one could give her an answer because they knew she was in a tough position. She already had the entire school population against her for being "the weed" of the school and if she slipped for a second, they would have a reason to make her life a living hell.

...Scene Change

Mi-Na was tired after going to school for six hours, working for seven, then she had to help her mother cook dinner and Kang San with his homework. Needless to say, she only managed to grab five hours worth of shut-eye before her annoying alarm clock - her brother jumping on her - woke her up then she still had to make the morning newspaper delivery. She knew if anyone did or said anything today she would most likely snap on them which is the reason why she was heading towards the swimming pool during classes. After-all, her mother just said to attend the school, technically she didn't say anything about going to the lectures, did she?

But it seemed fate had other plans for her when the students chorused "F4" and they strolled inside only to be halted by a nervous girl holding a cake. Mi-Na should have left but she didn't.

"Jun-Pyo Sunbae (Senior), I baked this myself for you. Please accept my heart." She whispered, bashfully. There was silence when he took it and Mi-Na actually thought he might have a heart but that train of thought was dashed when he shoved the dessert into her face, literally.

Ginger chuckled, "Our Jun-Pyo Sunbae only eats desserts made by a top-notch pastry chef." Jun-Pyo snatched the handkerchief from her breast-pocket to wipe his hands clean before walking past the shocked girl. As the Three Witches fought over the soiled cloth, Mi-Na's frustration reached a new limit so before she made herself public enemy one-number she handed the embarrassed girl her cloth and left for the pool.

...Scene Change

After six laps around, Mi-Na's annoyance dimmed to a dull ache and she gently floated above the water, trying to soak up as much relaxation as she could.

"Why do you swim like that? You could really faint!" Min-Ji scolded from the sidelines.

"I'm punishing myself." Mi-Na replied, getting out of the water with her friend's assistance. Her arms were sore but she felt refreshed.

Min-Ji looked perplexed, "Why? Did you do something that bad?"

"Too me I did." But Mi-Na didn't offer anymore details. She was fighting with herself, she's always been an advocate against bullying and now it felt as though was she accepting it since she didn't do anything to stop it from happening or continuing on.

"Well, do you feel better?" Mi-Na gave her a sweet smile while nodding her head. She did feel a bit better but not by much, her guilty conscious was taking a toll on her.

"Yes, all the reasons why I go to this school are right here." She declared, gesturing around.

Min-Ji looked a bit confused but also curious, "They are? What are they?"

Mi-Na smiled, "the swimming pool...ice skating ring...and of course Oh Min-Ji!" She teased, pinching the girl's blush covered cheek.

Min-Ji smiled beautifully, "how about I treat you to ice-cream?" Mi-Na's eyes sparkled.

...Scene Change

"Wow, this is really good. I should let you treat me to ice-cream more often, Ji-ji," Mi-Na teased, using her new found nickname for her only friend while taking a lick of her Oreo cone.

Min-Ji laughed softly, "I wouldn't mind that as long as you promise to teach me how to skate." However, the joyous moment was ruined when Min-Ji slipped from brick wall and landed in the grass but her dessert soiled the shoe of none other than Gu Jun-Pyo. Mi-Na's free hand tighten to form a fist as she instantly went to her friend's side. From the corner of her eye, she could see the rest of the members of F4 standing close behind their leader.

"S-sunbaenim!" Min-Ji instantly stood and started to bow, "I'm so sorry, Jun-Pyo sunbaenim." Her eyes were wet with unleashed tears.

"Sorry?" He mocked, "if apologizing solves everything, why do you think there are laws and police officers?"

"But it was an accident. I'll buy you the same exact shoes right away!" Min-Ji promised.

"You, do you have more money than me?"

"Pardon?" Min-Ji blinked.

Jun-Pyo rolled his eyes, "even if you had more money, it would be impossible. These shoes were made by a craftsman in Firenze. So, I'll ask you again. How could you possibly buy me the exact same ones immediately?" Min-Ji's doll-like face seemed to pale.

"I really am sorry. I'll do anything I can do to fix it." She pleaded.

"Anything?" A sense of dread sent shivers down Mi-Na's spine from his tone and the smirk on his face. Her instincts were proven correct when he moved his foot in front of Min-Ji and ordered her to, "lick it."

Min-Ji froze while Mi-Na couldn't believe what she was hearing. The three behind him looked away from the scene with amusement and disbelief flashing on their faces.

"What?" Min-Ji thought out-loud.

"I told you to lick it. You want me to forgive you, don't you?" He replied, condescendingly. Min-Ji looked torn between running away and doing as he said but Mi-Na was done listening to this foolishness.

"Can't you stop?" Mi-Na interjected, her chocolate brown eyes darkening with fury. That simple question had five pairs of eyes locked on her as she step in front of Min-Ji, guarding her.

"What?" Jun-Pyo couldn't believe the nerve of this girl.

"You act as though she fell on purpose. She apologized multiple times, that's enough." She insisted, standing her ground.

"What's this?" Jun-Pyo angled his towering body towards her, hands in his pockets, "hey, second year-"

"Actually it's third year," Mi-Na interrupted, not taking her eyes off of him for a second.

Jun-Pyo made a strange noise that sounded between a laugh and a sigh, "Regardless, I don't think it's been that long since you've been here but American style is restricted here. Why are you so informal to your seniors?" He questioned curiously.

Woo-Bin then whispered in his ear, earning a chuckle from the ringleader, "Ah, is that so?"

Mi-Na simply raised an eyebrow.

"So, you're that wonder girl they've been talking about?" Shit, she thought, my cover is blown, "I was hoping for an S-line, D-cup sized girl when I heard Wonder Woman." Mi-Na rolled her eyes, for once thanking her mother that she had given her a slightly bigger uniform though she wasn't quite a D...

"What a disappointment." He finished, mockingly.

Mi-Na smirked, "Really? Actually, that's a relief." But didn't elaborate any farther.

"Is it your concept to not know your place and mind other's business? Why do you step into other people's affairs?"

"My place," she scoffed, "she's not a stranger, she's a friend. I'm assuming in your rich-boy dictionary that you don't carry words like 'friend','friendship', or 'loyalty', do you?" She countered, aware of Min-Ji's eyes on her back.

"Friendship?" He made of show of pondering the definition, "well, let's watch some of that powerful friendship you speak so fondly of, shall we?" Mi-Na kept quiet even as he uttered the same command as before, "lick it", a trace of a sneer on his lips.

Min-Ji tried to diffuse the situation but Mi-Na simply questioned him.

"If you lick it instead, I'll forget it ever happened." Internally smirking, Mi-Na made a show of the looking distressed before kneeling down in defeat. She realized that this would probably have her targeted but she accepted it, she was ready for it. She knew that the other members were looking away, that Jun-Pyo was loving this sign of submission, and Min-Ji's face was covered in disbelief. It was perfect.

"Eat this, asshole!" Mi-Na shouted, right before the ice-cream was shoved into his face, covering his entire nose and the top half of his lips. Jun-Pyo fell to the ground due to shock while the three boys looked at Mi-Na with a mixture of awe and worry. Mi-Na couldn't see Min-Ji's facial expression but she knew it was one of shock.

"What are you!?" Jun-Pyo shouted from the ground, trying unsuccessfully to wipe the diary product from his face.

"Do I have more money than you? But is it yours, did you earn it?" Jun-Pyo's shocked face whipped around to face her, "What's with the look? Is minding other people's business my concept? My concept is going to war with a person who leeches off of their parents! Got that?"

He didn't speak, he was too stunned to even move. Ji-Hoo couldn't help but look at Mi-Na with fondness while Woo-Bin and Yi-Jung shared looks. Reaching into her pocket, she threw several bills at the stunned boy.

"At my place its 2,500 won but I calculated it according to Kang Nam's rates (a higher priced business rival). But if the stain doesn't come out then send it to us." Mi-Na finished, placing a discount sticker on his forehead, before pulling Min-Ji away from the scene.

...Scene Change

"Why? Why did you do that?" Min-Ji questioned, after yanking her wrist from Mi-Na's gentle grasp. Mi-Na sighed, looking at the darkening sky before facing her.

"We shouldn't be around each other in school anymore."

"What, what are you saying?" Min-Ji questioned.

Giving her a smile, she answered, "I'm pretty sure there's going to be a red notice in my locker tomorrow."

Min-Ji opened her mouth to speak but Mi-Na wouldn't hear it.

"You have to fit that part. You have to brush me off, ignore me in front of the others. It's the only may to be sure they'll leave you alone." Mi-Na suggested, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"But, it's my fault. Why would they-"

"I couldn't keep my mouth shut. I did declare war on him, remember?" Min-Ji couldn't think of a reply.

"So, if you still want to hang out after all of this, we can only do so after school, alright?" Bidding her a goodnight, Mi-Na went home while Min-Ji watched her disappeared from view.

...Scene Change

Hm, predictable, he's so easy to read, she thought. She pluck the golden colored skull and cross-bones on crimson paper hanging from her locker, her ears hearing the shouts as the nearby students announced it to the entire school. Sighing, she decided to see what these arrogant students could dish out before she got violent.

Walking into her first class it was obvious but she decided to fake ignorance. Making a scene, Mi-Na continued to look for her lost desk when Ginger decided to mess with her.

"Hello? Crazy person? Where's your desk?" Mi-Na could hear several chuckles from the class but ignored them, "your desk must not be here."

"How could a commoner like you study with us?" Miranda chimed in.

"Why did you come to our school?" Sunny complained, trying to shove her but missed when Mi-Na took a step forward almost causing her to fall. Biting her lip to hold in a laugh, her eyes locked on her book that was covered in insults, these kids aren't too imaginative, she thought. She took a step forward to pick it up when it moved a few inches towards the door. Ah, the invisible wire trick, not back, she thought to herself. The students in the room were having a field-day with this as Mi-Na pretended to put some effort into catching the book.

The chase led her to the middle of a hallway where her destroyed desk sat and she instantly knew that she didn't have a plan for this. What's it going to be? Glue and feathers? Paint? Maybe a few gallons of ice-cream? Wrong, flours and eggs. Not bad, she thought, it seemed they had more of an imagination then she thought. But it was a waste, there had to be at least three dozens eggs and four packs of flour covering her body. She didn't even want to calculate how many pancakes or waffles she could've made. She was surprised when she caught the tearful eyes of Min-Ji before the girl jetted up the stairs.

She was thankful that she grew up in the tougher parts of the city, thankful that she develop such a thick skin, but she was livid. Her father worked hard to press the uniform perfectly and now it was probably ruined.

After the students grew bored with her slack of tears or emotion and left, Mi-Na instantly went to the staircase of release some pent up frustration though she was mindful not to be too loud just in case the terror squad came looking for her.

"Surrender? Surrender, my ass," Mi-Na said out loud, "Since I'm Lee Mi-Na, the commoner, you think it's okay to step all over me like this? Did you know that Korea's common people cannot survive without rivalry and patience? You just made the wrong enemy, Gu Jun-Pyo." She sighed.

"Damnit, they waste all this flour just to play a prank!" She complained, eyeing the drying eggs and caked on flour.

Her rant was cut off by a familiar yawn and she instantly tensed at seeing Yoon Ji-Hoo walking up the stairs once again.

"You're really noisy every time I see you." Mi-Na couldn't help but to pout at his words, "You, do you know how to make hot cakes?" She blinked at the random question before listing off the ingredients and steps.

"You make the batter out of flour, eggs, milk, and sugar then you fry it."

"That's pretty simple." There was a brief silence after those words before he stepped closer to her. He gave her a glance over before reaching out of his pocket to pull out an embroiled handkerchief and tried to wipe some of the concoction off her face and shoulders. Mi-Na couldn't help but flinch, sensing her uneasiness he took her hand and placed in her palm before turning to leave.

"Wait, your handkerchief."

"I don't need it," was his reply as he looked back at her.

"Then I'll return it to you after I clean it." She stated.

"I'm not coming here anymore. It's too noisy thanks to a certain someone." He stated before walking off. Mi-Na puffed up her cheeks in annoyance until a certain article in the magazine he left behind caught her eye. So, that's why he asked that random question and here I thought it was a weird way to comfort me, who was I kidding?

...Scene Change

Mi-Na managed to get most of it out of her hair before she realized school had been released hours ago. She had a nagging feeling to return to the classroom when she noticed something sitting on her recovered desk. Inching closer, it was an adorable lamb plushie with pigtails and had a school uniform on. Her hand squeezed its arm only to hear Min-Ji's voice saying, "I'm sorry, Mi-Na. Please forgive a cowardly me." Mi-Na couldn't help but to smile at her friend's thoughtfulness especially when her fingers brushes across the fabric of a spare gym uniform.

...Scene Change

"I think I'll have to take 30,000 won for this." Kang San stated, looking at the ruined uniform in his hands.

Mi-Na groaned, "I know exactly how much this should be, Ahjussi (a respective term for older men older than thirty, I think)." She couldn't understand why the old man always liked messing with her during desperate times.

"Then you know that uniforms are expensive from the start. And look at the state of these clothes. I cut the cost down a lot because it's a uniform."

"Really? I'm a junior of the cleaners business but you already know that." Mi-Na retorted.

"If you don't like it, then too bad." He shooed her away with his free hand, "Go to the Lee Dry Cleaners next door." He mocked.

"Don't be like that! You know my dad will kill me if he sees it like, like this!" She complained, "please, please, please."

Kang San stared at her pleading form for a few minutes but relented, "Alright, 15,000 won but only if you babysit the twins this weekend, no complaints."

"Ah! Thank you, Ahjussi. You're the best." Mi-Na cheered though internally she was worried about watching the devious twins.

...Scene Change

"What's going on here?" Gong Joo exclaimed, slapping Mi-Na on the back after she stuffed rice into her mouth. The action caused her to choke but her mother was too busy ranting, "everyone else is going crazy with diets but you're in here stuffing your face full of food."

"Thanks for caring that I almost joked to death." The seventeen-year-old complained but her mother ignored her.

"You have to diet and get yourself a good body to catch the eyes of the young gentleman. Do we have a lot of money? Do we have a good household name? How dare you take dieting so lightly?" Mi-Na simply ignored her mother's foolishness and continued eating until the bowl was snatched from her.

"I rather survive than diet." She retorted, glaring up at her mother.

"Swimmers, figure skaters, need to have a good body if they want to become stars. Didn't you see Kim Yuna? How can a young person not know the trend?" But Mi-Na was tired of listening to her, snatching the rice bowl, she raced into her bedroom and locked the door. She ignored her mother's shouts as she told Ga-Eul and Uee what has happened this past week.

...Scene Change

She was ready to kill Gu Jun-Pyo, the asshole had sent his followers to fill the pool with water bottles, soda cans, plastic bags, candy wrappers, and such. So, imagine her surprise when all she wanted to do was so for a quick swim before heading to class. It took at least an hour to clean up and she was exhausted.

She was in the process of putting on her school jacket when something caught her eye, a boy, he wasted no time in trying to grab her but she kicked him with enough force to slam him into the lockers; however, she failed to realize the two other boys with him and they pinned her down with relative ease.

She couldn't believe this was happening. Was Gu Jun-Pyo willing to go this far? Her legs kicked out trying to land a hit anywhere she could while her arms are being pinned down. One of the boys tried to cover her mouth but her teeth sunk so deep into his skin, he started to bleed.

"Damnit, hold her down!" One of them shouted when Mi-Na managed to hit the side of his face.

"I'm trying!"

"Are you guys having a group training?" Everyone stilled their actions when they heard Yoon Ji-Hoo's voice. He was dressed in while like always, looking like an angel coming from the sky to save the day. He walked towards them and leaned down closer to Mi-Na.

"Didn't you forget something in that pancake recipe you gave me?" He questioned.

Mi-Na couldn't understand this guy, "What?"

"I did as you instructed. But it didn't rise."

She couldn't believe she was going to answer this but it slipped from her mouth, "did you add baking powder?"

"Yes. That. And they sell the pancake mix." She didn't have the faintest idea what he was talking about.

"Let go," she hissed to the boy holding her in a chokehold. Then Ji-Hoo asked them why they were still there.

"That...Jun-Pyo sunbae." One of them stuttered.

"None of your business." Ji-Hoo replied coldly. The boys exchanged looks before running off. Delicately touching her throat, Mi-Na looked up when Ji-Hoo wrapped a towel around her trembling body.

He kneeled in front of her, "you're getting goose bumps," he stated softly. Mi-Na couldn't help it, she released a breathless laugh. When he stood, Mi-Na decided to speak.

"Sunbae," he faced her again, "you probably didn't mean to but thank you." He stared at her for a second before leaving without another word. Finally alone, Mi-Na allowed the silent tears to cascade down her face.

...Scene Change

"Mi-Na, are you really alright?" Uee questioned, noticing how downcast she was.

"Don't worry about me, Uee." She replied, ruffing her hair much to the fashionista's dismay.

"Those F4! I thought of cutting them some slack because of their good looks..." Ga-Eul complained, sweeping the floor.

"Birds of a feather flock together. The four of them are always together right?" Yoo Ji asked, cleaning the coffee mugs.

"It's not really like that." Mi-Na denied.

"Why not?" Ga-Eul countered.

"One of them is a little different." Mi-Na confessed.

"Really? Who?" The two girls leaned closer with anticipation but Mi-Na wouldn't say anymore. Subconsciously, her finger tips brushed against the soft cloth hidden in her pocket and a smile came across her face.


Author's Notes: There will be a link to ALL of her outfits on my profile.

In terms of the "cast" here's the list for this chapter:

Park Shin Hye as Lee Mi-Na

Kimora Lee Simmons as Gong Joo

Park Ji Bin (older) as Kang San

Gong Yoo as Han

Ken Jeong as Manager Oh

Hong Jong Hyeon as Yoo Ji

Lee Jong Suk as Tae Suho

Seung Ah Yoon as Hyori

Yoo In Na as Uee

The rest of the cast (F4, Lee Min-Ha, her father, Mr. Kang, Oh Mi-Ji, Sunny, Ginger, Miranda, Ga-Eul, and so on) are still the same

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