Disclaimer: I do not own boys before flowers or any of the characters in it. This is just a product of my imagination as I am a big fan of the show

Chapter 4

Ga Eul slammed her room door shut and leaned on the door. "aish, Ga Eul you are such an idiot" she said as she hit her head with her hand.

She looked around the room and was relieved to find that one of the servants who gave her directions to her room before pointing out Yi Jung's location to her, had already dropped her luggage on the bed. She looked around the room and it was well furnished. It had a queen size bed which was covered in cream bedsheets. The room had two lamps on each side of the bed, there was also a small chair and a table. The bathroom was decorated in blue.

For the room of a bodyguard, it was quite exquisite. She slumped on the bed and stared toward the ceiling and she remembered the events that happened earlier. She said to herself, "So Yi Jung" while glaring daggers at the ceiling as though it were Yi Jung.

Yi Jung did not know why he could not sleep that night. Perhaps he was too excited about the trip? He shook his head at the ridiculous thought. Trips and the F4 were inseparable. So, this was nothing new to him. Then what was he excited about? Maybe it had to do with a certain bodyguard.

Yi Jung could not help but smile as he thought of Chu Ga Eul. He knew there was something different about her. Aside from the fact that she was quite attractive, yes, he noticed her long creamy legs which were left exposed in her pink shorts which were actually really short. Though it was a lot longer than what most of those girls he had his flings with wore, he still found Ga Eul much more tempting than them. She was also all fire and toughness, while still being cute.

He remembered his butler telling him that Ga Eul occupied the room right opposite his. Before he could stop himself, he had stepped out of his room and next thing he knew, he was knocking on her door.

Ga Eul heard the loud knock on her door as well as a voice she knew all to well calling out

"Ga Eul-yang"

Ga Eul immediately sprang up from her bed. She grabbed the small gun under her pillow and rushed to the door. Different thoughts came into her head but the major one was

'what if they had attacked Yi Jung?'

She opened the door expecting to find Yi Jung bent over with a stab wound on his stomach, or a gunshot wound near his chest. But what she saw on opening the door left her puzzled

"young master, are you ok? Were you attacked, what is the matter?" she asked breathlessly

"relax Ga Eul-yang, besides what is with the gun?"

"well, I thought you had been attacked so I rushed out to save you"

Yi Jung laughed and said "wow, I have a really efficient bodyguard"

'what is wrong with this man? How could he be laughing right now? He is definitely crazy' she thought to herself. She wanted to say the last part out for him to hear though, but she rather said

"then, why did you come knocking on my door at 2am?" she made no effort to hide the irritation on her face but obviously, her crazy jerk boss didn't care

"because you are my bodyguard" he said as though that was the most logical explanation in the world

Ga Eul raised an eyebrow at him and he continued "isn't it your job to protect me always? You have to protect my physical being as well as my mental being, and even my heart" he added with a wink while Ga Eul just glared at him. But he continued

"Well now I need your protection. I can't sleep and I don't want to wake up with eye bags tomorrow. Hence, you need to ensure I have my beauty sleep, to protect my perfect image"

Ga Eul blinked as she slowly processed his words. As understanding dawned on her, she could not help but scream "what, are you crazy? You woke me up by 2am to help me ensure your beauty sleep?"

"thanks for being so sweet and understanding about it Ga Eul-yang" he said with a smirk which Ga Eul just wanted to wipe off with a punch to his face.

"yah, work hours are definitely over" she said angrily as she stormed into her room to place the gun back under her pillow

"well that's surprising, because I was told a bodyguard's job is to protect her boss 24/7. So, what exactly are you saying Ga Eul yang?" He asked still keeping the stupid smirk on his face

'damn him' Ga Eul thought. Of course, there were no work hours for a bodyguard but still, she needed HER SLEEP. She stepped out of her room and banged the door loudly to show her annoyance, while Yi Jung just smirked

"so, shall we go?" Yi Jung asked in a husky voice which made a shiver run through her spine. But she masked her feelings well and firmly asked

"where?"

He just smiled and pulled her along to HIS ROOM. Ga Eul tried to act cool about the fact that she was in the room of a jerk who was also a hottie, but inside she was screaming.

"have you figured out what we would be doing tonight?" he asked with a suggestive wink

Ga Eul could not help but throw a pillow on him while he laughed

"yah, what are you thinking. I mean, have you figured out how to get me to sleep? I have a few ideas but I am not sure you would like them much"

His last statement earned him another pillow on the face.

Ga Eul thanked the heavens for making sure her attempt not to blush at Yi Jung's suggestive statements was a success. She pretended to look around the room and was surprised to find a particular book. She held it up while making no effort to stifle the loud laugh coming from her

"that's not mine" Yi Jung said while bushing like a high school girl

"yeah sure, its not yours. But never did I think you were a fan of the Disney fairytales. Seriously, 'Beauty and the Beast'?"

Yi Jung just ran to grab the book out of her hand, but that could not stifle Ga Eul's laughter.

"so, I see the mighty So Yi Jung is an avid believer in happy endings and love stories"

"yah, this is really not mine. And happy endings? You wish. This belongs to a friend. That person believes in happy endings so much that she would cry when a story ended sadly. I would laugh and call her a softie but at the end of the day, her troubles will be washed away with a big bowl of ice cream"

Ga Eul couldn't help but chuckle. She noticed the fond smile on his face as he spoke, so she said

"that person must have been important to you. Given the fact that you still keep one of her possessions. We tend to hold on to things that remind us of our loved ones"

Yi Jung gave a wistful smile but quickly tried to hide it when Ga Eul stared pointedly at him. He stared at the girl in front of him who just easily said what he tried to deny to himself for years. He noticed the sad look in her eyes and asked

"you seem to be speaking from experience Ga Eul-yang. Don't tell me you still preserve the flowers that were given to you by your ex"

He tried to act horrified and Ga Eul could not help but chuckle. But then, the sad smile returned to her face as she spoke while rubbing a keychain that she hung on her neck

"my mom died when I was 5"

"oh, I am sorry" Yi Jung said softly but she just shrugged and continued

"she was a teacher. She loved her students a lot. My dad said she used to talk non-stop about her students. One day, she found one of her female students cornered in a street by a group of buys. They wanted to sexually abuse the girl and my mom stepped in to try and save her. She hit them with her bag and tried to make a run for it with the girl. But, she was stabbed in the guts by one of the boys"

Yi Jung watched her face which had now become expressionless. For some reason unknown to him, he wanted to reach out to her and hug her tightly. But he chose to leave her to finish

"but she didn't let that deter her. She still wanted to ensure the girl's safety. So, she urged the girl to run off alone while she tried to hold them back. That was when another of the boys hit her with an iron rod at the back of her head"

Yi Jung flinched at the brutality of Ga Eul's mother's death. He could not help but be surprised at Ga Eul's emotionlessness. She had no tears in her eyes, and her voice was not choked with emotion. She just spoke as though it were something normal. As though, it wasn't her own mother she was referring to.

"my dad said the doctors claimed she died immediately after the hit. But her student survived though, according to dad, she kept calling out mom's name repeatedly and she became emotionally traumatized. I heard she came to visit dad to apologize, she was the one who described the way my mother died to him. But dad told her it wasn't her fault"

Yi Jung watched as she gave a sad smile before she continued

"he said it was mom's fault. That she was weak and powerless but still wanted to protect someone. He didn't want me to turn out that way as well, so he trained me like a soldier rather than as a bodyguard. According to him, he made me worth more than 10 bodyguards so I would never be weak like my mum. He doesn't like to speak much of my mum, but he allowed me to have the keychain which she wore. I wear it always because I feel like I am connected to my mother in a way. I am crazy, aren't I?"

"Ga Eul-yang, you aren't crazy at all. Even my mom died when I was 10, of cancer"

Ga Eul gave a small "oh" and said "sorry about that" Yi Jung just smiled and continued

"My mom told me she was like the wind, and that she would always be with me. So, I always talked to the breeze thinking it was my mom. And one time, I stood outside in a windy storm claiming my mom was there to take me with her. A serious spanking from my dad helped to overcome that phase though"

Ga Eul chuckled in spite of herself and said "you are right. You totally take the crown for being the king of crazy" and they both laughed together

"Ga Eul-yang? Do you know what will make you feel better?"

When Ga Eul shook her head, he took her hand and led her outside the room.

Ga Eul was surprised when Yi Jung pulled out two big bowls of ice cream and led her to his mini theatre. She wanted to protest but his gentle smile made her do otherwise

He handed her one bowl of ice cream after slotting in the classic film 'Coming to America'

They sat in comfortable silence, eating their bowls of ice cream while laughing over the funny scenes before them.

Ga Eul turned to look at the man at her side whose eyes were glued on the movie. She didn't know why she even spoke to him about her mother. She never told anyone apart from Jan Di. She had told Jan Di then because Jan Di was the only friend she had. It even took some prodding from Jan Di for her to talk about it.

Now here she was, she just told a guy she just met just some hours ago everything about her mom without any prodding from him. For some reason unknown to her, she felt she could trust him.

She could not help but laugh inwardly at the irony of it all. She felt she could trust a Casanova? How silly is that? But when she saw him speak of the girl who had the book, she could not help but notice the flash of pain in his eyes. It somewhat reminded her of her own pain. One that she feels but doesn't want to express.

Towards the end of the movie, Ga Eul suddenly said "thank you young master. Without making me feel pitiful, you still made me feel better. Despite your reputation as a…you-know-what" and Yi Jung could not help but smile at her last line

"you are still like a normal person" she concluded with a warm smile on her face

"I am a little hurt. Did you think I was abnormal before or something?" Ga Eul chuckled a bit and he smiled.

"Ga Eul-yang" he called seriously this time

"yes"

"don't call me young master anymore. Just call me by my name"

Ga Eul hesitated a bit but nodded

As the end credits of the movie rolled, Yi Jung looked at his side to find Ga Eul's head resting on the chair. He pulled a blanket from one of the seats to cover her. As he admired her angelic face, he jumped a bit when he heard her say with her eyes still closed

"you know if you stare at me anymore, I would be forced to kick your balls out"

Yi Jung chuckled and said "goodnight Ga Eul-yang"

"goodnight Yi Jung-ah"

Yi Jung grinned on hearing her reply and Ga Eul said with a sly smile

"if you grin any more, your teeth might get dirty"

"who said I was grinning" Yi Jung said looking visibly mortified. He hoped, Ga Eul could also not guess his mortification through her closed eyes

"yeah sure, you weren't" she said sarcastically and Yi Jung just huffed which made Ga Eul smile

His eyes slowly drifted to sleep, but he made sure he took one more glance at her before dozing off.

Author's note: so how was it? The trip would be on the next chapter but I just wanted our main couple to connect with each other a bit. Thanks to all who reviewed. Please keep the reviews coming. Love you all