Author's Note: When I get bored, things just sort of come out. I recently watched Boys Over Flowers and this is what came out.

A nightclub. It's where he always ended up. Every evening since the beginning of college nearly seven years ago he had gone to a nightclub every night. He used to be flanked by his best friend, but since he had gotten a girlfriend then flown to Sweden, he was flying solo. When he was in high school, that best friend and two others had been his constant companions. Now he was always with one of his guards.

The last seven years had been a task. He had graduated from high school and college and had gone on to take over a significant portion of his father's company. He had worked hard to make sure the company had gone on the straight and narrow. He didn't want to be embarrassed anymore so he worked his ass off.

Now the crew was all together again. F4 reunited, as the sign said in front of their booth. But it just wasn't F4 this time. It was their girlfriends/wives as well. The leader of their group, Gu Jun Pyo, had just returned from his honeymoon with his wife Geum Jan Di. After a long and arduous relationship, the two had finally exchanged vows at a small ceremony in Hawaii. Jan Di was a new resident at one of the best hospitals in Seoul and Jun Pyo ran Shinhwa Group.

His best friend, So Yi Jeong, had done what everyone thought he should have done in the beginning, but he had been too scarred and too late. So he had left to make his dreams even bigger and when he returned, he had finally done the most important thing. He told the girl he loved her. What made it even funnier was she was Jan Di's best friend. Chu Ga Eul was now cemented in the F4 club.

With those two pretty much taken, it left the other half slightly miserable. Ji Hoo had taken over his grandfather's clinic and was a well respected doctor in the medical field. He and Jan Di worked together quite a bit. He was even a popular guest at medical conferences. It was amazing he even had time for his friends anymore.

That left Woo Bin alone more often. Since he had been with his three best friends pretty much all of his life, it was harder on him. He had his father's company he worked at, but he missed his friends. So he had instituted that once a week they had to meet up and discuss what was going on.

They sat in their normal booth as the music pulsed around them. Only this time no extra girls were invited. It wasn't a good time as it had been. Three out of the four were assembled and enjoying their drinks as they waited for the fourth. A few girls would walk by and smile but were waved off immediately. They had really matured in the last few years. Not that Ji Hoo wasn't already mature.

"Sorry, sorry!"

They all looked up as Jan Di followed a haggard and upset Jun Pyo into the booth. She had her hair tied back from her face in a really chic style, and that meant she probably had come from work. Not much had changed in the last seven years. She was still klutzy and late.

She opened her mouth to say something but then turned around. She held up one finger then and ran back down the stairs. Jun Pyo sighed and flopped down in a chair. He wasn't the least bit surprised, more like annoyed.

A minute later she returned dragging another woman behind her. They were talking rapidly and heatedly, and Jan Di had her by the hand. It looked to be a tug of war of sorts.

"They're not going to bite!" Jan Di finally argued back. She succeeded in tugging her friend all the way into the booth. "This is Choi Erica, but we call her Eri at the hospital. She's one of the best cardiac surgeons there."

"Erica is a foreign name. Where are you from?" Yi Jeong asked.

"Her mother is French and her dad Korean." Again Jan Di spoke. Eri just looked at everyone. Well, Yi Jeong and Woo Bin and Ga Eul mainly.

Ji Hoo tapped his hand on the table. Instantly Eri's gaze jumped to him. His hands started to move. "Yi Jeong asked where you are from." He watched her hands answer. "She says she's from Cannes originally but moved to Seoul when she was fourteen. She went to medical school in the US and returned four months ago when a cardiac position opened."

Jan Di jumped in as soon as she realized everyone had bewildered expressions. "Eri is hearing impaired. She wears a hearing aid and can speak, but since it's so loud in here, she uses sign language and lip reading. I'm not as adept at it as Ji Hoo and a couple of other doctors."

The other doctor at the table focused on flying hangs. "She asked your names."

"I'm Chu Ga Eul," the other woman said with a warm smile. Eri motioned with her hands again, this time asking for clarification. "Ga Eul. This is my boyfriend So Yi Jeong, and the big guy beside him is Song Woo Bin. It's nice to meet you."

Eri signed from her mouth and mouthed "thank you". When her hand came down, So Yi Jeong grabbed her hand. Her eyes met his.

"Is that clay under your nails?" he asked, a hint of a smile curling his lips.

Ji Hoo translated when she signed. "Her mother is a French sculptor, Francesca DeArgint."

His eyes turned to saucers. "I didn't know Francesca DeArgint had a daughter. I knew she had a son whose pots rival my own, but never a daughter."

Eri sighed then pulled her hearing aid out and put it in a container. She vacated her seat and headed for the stairs. Woo Bin hopped up seconds before Ji Hoo and followed after. Women had a hard time in this particular club, and he was certain Eri would have it worse because she was hearing impaired. The guys would think she was snubbing them and a few could get violent.

She turned sharply when he touched the small of her back, but settled when she realized it was him. She walked through the crowd with ease, her long hair brushing his hand. He itched to twirl it around his fingers but foreigners typically didn't like being touched without permission.

He watched her walk up to the bar and pull the barkeep over. He had to get close enough for her to talk loud enough. He smiled and turned away only to return with two bottles of water and a long neck of something imported. Woo Bin slapped a bill down on the table but she took it and pressed it against his chest. She wasn't going to accept his offer. He didn't know whether to be offended or impressed.

When they got back to the table, she tossed a bottle at Ji Hoo then sat back down. Ji Hoo smiled and did some sign in return. She inclined her head before pulling out a set of headphones and sitting back.

"So what's been going on recently?" Yi Jeong asked as the excitement settled down.

"I finally got the head of my school to allow for pottery classes for little kids. It isn't much, but it's something to pique their interest in the arts," Ga Eul told. There was a little bounce when she spoke. Her boyfriend smiled the brightest one he had in his arsenal.

"We finally closed the big investment we got from one of our overseas associates," Jun Pyo claimed. "My father was very happy since it was a friend of his. He said if I wasn't already married he'd ask me to consider his youngest daughter."

"Grandpa's clinic is thriving again. More and more young people are coming. I think that was one of his wishes," Ji Hoo stated as he swirled his water bottle.

"No, more young people come around because you're so handsome," Jan Di replied.

That started an argument between the married couple. Jun Pyo always made a big deal when Jan Di said someone else was handsome. It didn't matter if it was his friends or not. She could no way say any other guy looked handsome.

While that argument was going on, Woo Bin looked across the table. Eri was gone, eyes half glazed as whatever was playing through the ear buds was more interesting. Every now and then when someone hit the table she'd look up to see who it was, but other than that she didn't care.

He tilted his head as he wondered what was playing through her mind. She didn't seem to care that she was in a group of people. She was just going to do her own thing anyway. What kind of woman was she?

He was surprised when she jerked and reached for her pocket. She pulled out her phone and read whatever was on the screen. Hopping up, she grabbed her jacket, said something to Ji Hoo, and was gone.

"She's the cardiac surgeon on call at the hospital. Something must have happened," Jan Di said with an apologetic smile.

Woo Bin turned to Ji Hoo. "How do you know so much about her? How can you sign?"

"She taught me when she first arrived. We live next door to each other and frequently eat dinner together," his friend responded. "I still live in the apartments by the hospital, at least for now. My lease ends in a few months. I'll move back home then."

"So are you the only one who can converse with her? Or can Jan Di as well?" Ga Eul asked, glancing between the two fo them.

"I can only catch a few words when she signs. She mainly talks to me," Jan Di explained.

Everyone was interested in Ji Hoo and Jan Di's mutual friend that they forgot to be talking about their own lives. Woo Bin sat back and listened to everything that flowed from their mouths. He picked up that Ji Hoo wasn't the least bit interested in Eri other than as a colleague. He seemed to protect her more than anything.

As they all disappeared for the evening, Woo Bin wondered if he would ever see the interesting woman ever again.