"Our Secret Love"
By Charmcrystals
A/N: My first attempt at writing a fan fiction. Please do tell me what you think of this little work of mine and by all means, if you find something wrong or something you think I should improve on, feel free to type away in the 'REVIEW' box. Thank you!
DISCLAIMER: If Ji Hoon was mine, I wouldn't be writing a story about him because he'll be having steamy nights with me in my bedroom. Okay, I'm totally kidding there. We all know Jung Ji Hoon and Song Hye Kyo are MFEO (like Alec McDowell and Max Guevara of Dark Angel. *ahem* 25rhieannerain)! I own nothing, just this.
She left him without a single word. No note, no message. Nothing. He tried to look for her. At her apartment, at her favorite buildings, their favorite hang-outs. But nothing. No one could find her. Her friends got mad at him. Even his own father blamed it all on him. But surely, her own mother would know where she was. Only that, she wouldn't tell him.
He knew he's the one to blame for this mess. Just last night, he confronted one of her leading man, Hyun Bin because he learned that he has been sending flirty messages to Hye Kyo telling her that he loves her and wanted to date her.
Of course, he would be enraged. Who wouldn't be? Hye Kyo and Ji Hoon have know each other for 8 years. 8 long years. And to set the record straight, they have been dating for 7 years now and he doesn't like it when a person like Hyun Bin, a man from nowhere, would steal his girl just like that.
While driving around the city of Seoul looking for traces of Hye Kyo, he couldn't stop thinking of what his girlfriend had been through the past 8 years while their relationship has been kept in the closet...
He loved her from the day he first met her. Being with Hye Kyo, he felt that things were finally falling into place. The dark passages that he'd been through with for a while made sense. He's inlove and he could see himself spending his whole life with her.
True that he had experienced being in relationships before, nevertheless, he never felt a feeling this special whenever Hye Kyo is around. The amount of intensity he felt for her was tenfold times tenfold than the other girls he previously dated. There was a special connection between him and Hye Kyo that he could not even put into words. The fluffs and rainbows on his stomach whenever they would hug and kiss each other all over with passion and other acts that would make the Pope faint upon hearing... was more than enough to keep their love burning.
When Ji Hoon fell for Hye Kyo, it was because she shared many areas of common ground with him. As time grew on, he began to see more traits within his girlfriend he never knew: her intense compassion towards others, her sensitivity much more vibrant than anyone else's, and even her moments of clumsiness seemed too cute for him to not notice.Nonetheless, even though they were madly in love with each other, they were quiet about it, fearful of what the media and their fans would say once they unwrap their relationship and display it on the counter.
Ji Hoon, being a world star and all that, knew the exact definition of being an icon even if icons like himself were not made entirely of dreams and delusions. In the eyes of many, being an icon is like embracing a profession of perfection and at the same time, being a professional as what the cheated fans would have expected him to do while staying at the top of the pyramid. Yes he can be in a relationship. But to do it openly? No, he can't.
Baffled with the principles set by the entertainment industry to icons like him, he decided to approach his then mentor, Park Jin Young and come clean about their relationship. He loved his girlfriend so much that he doesn't want their relationship to be kept in the closet.
"Hyung, I'd like to say something," Ji Hoon said.
Park Jin Young looked up from the magazine he's reading, interested and feeling a spark of arousal. The tone on Ji Hoon's voice upon saying the words 'I'd like to say something'caught his attention.
Okay," he says. "What?"
"I'm dating someone." Ji Hoon finally uttered the words.
JYP laughed, thinking it was a joke but when he glanced at Ji Hoon, he did not laugh.
Ji Hoon met Park Jin Young's gaze at him. He couldn't tell if his mentor was overwhelmed when he finally spilled the beans or if he's just trying to appear calm and controlled.
No one at JYP Entertainment knew about his relationship with his Full House leading lady. However, if he's going to keep it a secret, he knew he's going to have a problem and that will hurt his relationship not just with Hye Kyo, but also to the person he had his life indebted to.
"How long?" his mentor still calm.
"A few months now." he replied.
JYP looked at Ji Hoon intently. Truth of the matter is, before Ji Hoon could even confide his secret to Park Jin Young, his mentor already knew that Ji Hoon is madly in love with Hye Kyo. At first, he thought that Ji Hoon may be feeling nothing more than a simple attraction to the girl but as time went by, he noticed that Hye Kyo was giving a whole new meaning to Ji Hoon's life. His work grew brighter in color and Ji Hoon couldn't stop being around her every day.
Of course, he can't stop Ji Hoon from falling in love. He himself had been through the spirals of being inlove when he married his wife when he's only 27 years old. He knew that it can be hard to put a stop to falling in love and even if he's the CEO of JYPEntertainment, he cannot infringe the right of his talent to be inlove.
However, he was also fully aware that if Ji Hoon tells it to the public, it's gonna breed scandals everywhere and fans would be in serious rampage if their self-made bubbles would burst straight into their faces. As much as he wanted Ji Hoon to enjoy dating and experience being inlove, he can't do it. Well not to the expense of destroying this boy's own pedestal they all worked so hard to achieve. He's done so much for this boy that he can't afford to endanger and poison his career by being reckless and allow him to date openly especially at times like this, when he's at the height of his career. He needs to let him get off the roller coaster ride while it's too early and end their relationship before it becomes too intense.
Trying to weigh the consequences if what would be the best path for Ji Hoon: Either to publicly open his love life or advise his talent to keep his relationship with Hye Kyo safe in the closet, he finally reached a decision.
When JYP spoke, his tone of voice has changed too. It's soft, yet hesitant, unsure of his intentions, unsure of how to react.
"You know what Ji Hoon." JYP started. "I appreciate it a lot that you are telling me this kind of personal issue. However, you know in the first place that in this industry, you must fully comprehend all the consequences of being out in the public. As much as we don't want to believe, it is extremely difficult for icons like you to date because the media and your fans would pry on your personal affair so much. I do understand that it can be upsetting to you because you want to come out to everyone so you can date like a normal couple but this just can't happen."
Silence rules in the room as he was trying to let JYP's words sink in. He swallowed hard.
Heaving a sigh, Ji Hoon said "But, hyung. Am I so wrong for wanting us to come out to everyone so we can stop living like outlaws? I know my fans will understand my decision if I come clean you know?"
"You know what Ji Hoon, I totally get your point. I honestly do. But come to think of it, social relationships with your fans are formed out of trading loyalties. Fans think that if you stay loyal to them by not having a girlfriend, they will also stay loyal to you. That's how it works. So if I were you, it would be better if you please your fans for now. In the future, you're gonna have the perfect time to tell them the real score between you and your special someone which I know who even if you're not yet telling me her name." JYP said. "For now, let's realize first your goals and stick to it."
For a moment, Ji Hoon felt shaken with his mentor's decision but he can't do anything about it. JYP was right. This turn of events might catapult his career and hurt his girl in the process. He can withstand the pain the netizens would throw at him but he can't let Hye Kyo get hurt. He won't let that happen.
He turns to leave. For a moment, that's all he does, defeat emanating from his slumped down body. There are a lot of emotions going on. There's no explanation, just a feeling.
Please tell me what you think of this story. Constructive criticisms are well-accepted. Thank you very much for spending time with Rain and Song Hye Kyo again even after all these years!
-charmcrystals-