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It had been months since the mystery disappearance of ghost girl Guem Jan Di. She had left so little behind her that the only thing of hers now was a shadow if even that. Nobody wanted to admit, but without another person's DNA, footprints, or any other sighting, there wasn't anything more they could do. And to top it off, there was a substantial amount of blood that could only be caused by a terrible head injury. There wasn't much to back up the theory that she was still alive and that she could be found that way. The search was being called off. They had searched the entire premises top to bottom, but this dense forest contained no more signs that she'd been there.

Ga Eul came to Yi Jung practically in pieces. Since Jan Di went missing, he was the only one she had to talk to. She was fearing for Jan Di. Yi Jung and Woo Bin asked around quite a bit, and Woo Bin even resorted to talking to some of the biggest gangsters of the "underworld". They found nothing more than the cops had.

"Yi Jung Sunbae!" she banged on his door and shouted, her voice cracking. He dropped everything he was doing and sprang to the door, wondering what could be so wrong. Wondering if Jan Di had been found.

"What's wrong?" the door let in a large gust of November air. She was crying and her eyes were red. He knew it had to be something to do with Jan Di. She threw her arms around him tightly. He embraced her with alarm.

"What's wrong, Ga Eul?" he asked again, softly, though he knew very well what was wrong.

"They think she's dead," she choked into his shoulder, "they aren't looking for her anymore. They're giving up." This was news he'd just been waiting to hear, no matter how dreadful, he guessed this would happen. At least it was better than actually finding her though. At least that meant there could still be a chance. But that didn't mean it didn't tear Ga Eul up all the same, because to her, it didn't matter if her body was found or not, it meant that Jan Di wouldn't be returning from where she disappeared to. From the woods.

She let go and he guided her away from the late fall air. He prepared tea as she took a seat and all was silent for five minutes or so before he sat across from her. In that time, her tears slowed considerably down.

"I don't think anyone will find her," she stated quietly, "I've been wishing so hard that she'll just pop up somewhere and that she'll be okay, but every day it gets harder to think that it'll happen. I just keep thinking the worst will happen, and she'll be an unsolved case on a shelf, just sitting and collecting dust in the police department." She smiled as her tears picked back up.

"I remember before she went missing, we were working our shifts and there was water on the floor. She had the most hilarious fall ever. Not one of those kinds where she'd get hurt, but more like get the breath knocked out of her. Her arms and legs flew everywhere and," Yi Jung listened intently, not interrupting at any point. He didn't know what to say to make her feel better, "we just laughed so hard," a wet giggle escaped her lips, "And then I said, "The first time the water has ever been mean to Jan Di!". It was the funniest fall I'd ever seen." Her face fell as she was pulled from the happy memory, "I don't laugh as hard anymore when I think of it."

Yi Jung wasn't as good a comforter as he was a player, but he had to try. Ga Eul was more special to him than those other girls, so he put in special efforts. He got up from his seat and switched over to Ga Eul's side of the table. He laid his hand over hers.

"She'll be found. Jan Di is a fighter, has been since I've known her." She didn't look at him, only at the bare table, "She'd never let anybody push her around. I don't think she's dead, no one does." It sounded faulty in his ears. He pulled her into a hug that she greatly appreciated. They sat together, enveloped in the other's warmth. He thawed her frozen fingers, and gave her the security she needed, all while making her heart jump rapidly.

He pulled back slightly as he took out his handkerchief and gently wiped all traces of tears from her face. When she peered at him through swollen eyes, he was so close to her that it made her stomach dissolve into butterflies. He could feel the tension and the awkward silence was growing.

Before he knew what he was doing, he moved even closer to her. Now feeling the heat of her breath against his neck, he pulled her chin upward. He closed his eyes as his lips touched hers. He could feel her heart skipping. He kissed her more deeply, the way he hadn't found the courage to do until now.

For the first time in almost a year, Ga Eul felt happy. She forgot about Jan Di for a moment. He was so gentle and nice that it would've made her day if it wasn't for everything else going on.

…

Gu Jun Pyo took a seat in the lounge, fidgety as usual. He never wanted to sit still anymore. The fact that he couldn't go into the woods and look for her himself made it even worse. There were police investigators there many times, and crime scene tape guarded the entrance, giving off a warning of "enter and go to jail". Though it was five hours away, he still drove by it every day, tempting himself. He had been warned personally against going in, and had even attempted to before, but never got very far before being stopped by someone.

Ji Hoo lazed about on a chair in the back of the room, napping. He, of course, tried to help find Jan Di too, but there wasn't much he could do. He missed her funny personality, her tough exterior. Everyone missed it. Everything seemed a bit dull, so Ji Hoo resorted to napping much more often. He always looked forward to seeing her and talking with her like an old friend. She wasn't like most girls, who either only saw him as a hot guy or a walking, talking, breathing bank, she was a good friend. A very good friend, the best since Min Seo-Hyun.

Ji Hoo may have missed his very good friend, but Jun Pyo was in a worse state. He thought more often, which his friends found unusual, and he was getting his sayings right. He constantly scolded himself for being an asshole, and for being so naïve.

I'm so stupid, he thought for what was the thousandth time, she would've called after a week, and we would've made up.

He imagined things that he could've done differently. He tried to think of who might've done this to Jan Di, but never came up with an answer. He refused to believe, though, that Jan Di could be dead. As many times as it ran across his mind, he never once doubted that she was still alive, because if she wasn't, then he didn't know what he'd do. He knew he would never in his lifetime come across another girl as special to him as Jan Di was. He would never love another girl the same way.

Being so useless and not being able to help find her made him agitated. He hated it so much, more than anything ever. It was that anger that gave him the energy to refuse belief that she wouldn't be found.

Yi Jung joined him not too long afterward. He sat in a chair five feet from Jun Pyo.

"The search is being called off." He said it carefully and clearly. It brought Jun Pyo to attention.

"How the hell can they do that when—?!" it confused him. She wasn't yet found but the search was being called off? What the hell kind of police force was that?!

"They're convinced she's… they haven't found anything else for a year and there was a lot of blood…" Yi Jung didn't want to be the one to tell Jun Pyo that Jan Di was being presumed dead. Yi Jung was sad too, and Jan Di and him hadn't even been that close. He could only imagine what Jun Pyo was going through would be multiplied by ten.

"Convinced she's what?" Jun Pyo looked so intense that it made him squirm a little. He postponed saying it.

"They think she's dead." Jun Pyo didn't look the least bit fazed.

"Just because they think she is doesn't mean that she's dead." He stared into the distance. It drove him crazy. He had a pure instinct that she couldn't be dead and the fact that everyone else thought she was made him even more determined to find her.

He could do it.

He would do it.

That was his final thought as he bounded from the luxurious couch.

"Jun Pyo! Where are you going?!" Yi Jung didn't chase after Jun Pyo just for the thought that he was probably going to do something crazy.

Ji Hoo had been listening in on the entire conversation and had caught every word. It upset him deeply. It was like losing his parents all over again. And there was also the secret that he never told anyone, about how he loved Jan Di as well as Jun Pyo, a little bit more than just as a friend. However he wasn't as reckless as Jun Pyo and wouldn't act hastily, especially if he had no clue where she was.

He lifted his head and asked, "Where do you think he's going?"

"I don't know, but it can't be anywhere good."

…

He left skid marks behind him as he took off in the now-familiar direction. He would do this and no one would stop him. It would be a long five-hour drive to think it over, but he was positive he wouldn't change his mind and turn around. He would find her, even if it costed him his last breath. He was dumb before and hadn't even noticed she was missing, so this was how he'd repay his debt. That was what he'd tell her when he found her.

Note: Jun Pyo finally gets off of his lazy bum! WHOOP! I know you may be mad at him for not realizing she was missing sooner, but not anymore! He's about to get major kick-ass awesome (over-exaggeration?). And, yah, I gave you the kiss we never saw in the drama (yay, better than nothing). I had fun with that scene 3. Next chapter shall be epic and I'm still not sure how long I'll make this fanfic… probably 3 – 5 (?) more chapters. SPOILER! Jan Di will be found soon enough. Have a nice day/night :) RayaLoe