Please don't kill me. I am so sorry, I got caught up with college and all that. But I would like to thank all my readers and everyone who has listed this story as their favorite or put it on alert. This one is dedicated to all of you. Enjoy!
Girls' Day Out
"And…..that's it. That's all it took. Woo Bin came for me when I needed him most. After you two, he was the first friend I ever made. We kept in touch after I went back to the U.S. and he frequently came to New York," Jae Kyung finished her story and looked at her friends. Both of them looked stunned.
"That was a lot to take in…so, there is nothing going on between the two of you?" Ga Eul asked, looking a little overwhelmed. Jae Kyung shook her head. "I never let myself wander into that territory. He was the only friend I could turn to at that time. I was still getting over Jun Pyo and he would have meant nothing more than a rebound. And I couldn't afford messing up our relationship."
Jan Di had been sitting quietly this entire while. She had never truly understood how much Jae Kyung had loved Jun Pyo. She looked up to see Jae Kyung and Ga Eul staring at her strangely. "Unni..." she started. "I'm- Ouch!" A pillow had landed on her face. "Unni!" She narrowed her eyes at her two best friends, one of who was laughing extremely hard while the other was grinning at her like the Cheshire cat. "What was that for?" she asked, her lips twitching.
Jae Kyung got up, standing in attention and started speaking rather pompously. "The court has reached a decision, Geum Jan Di is hereby forbidden from apologizing to Ha Jae Kyung over a matter that was closed 5 years ago. If Miss Jan Di refuses to obey this decision, she will be beaten up by Miss Jae Kyung whenever she tries to apologize." "But-"as soon as Jan Di started speaking Jae Kyung threw another pillow at her face. Ga Eul, who had barely managed to catch her breath started giggling again and threw another pillow at Jan Di.
Next thing the girls knew, they were having a full-fledged pillow fight and there was down everywhere. Giggling and falling over each other, behaving like 10-year olds at a sleep over, this was the most fun any of them had had in a long time, especially with recent events.
Finally exhausted, Jan Di and Ga Eul collapsed on the sofa while Jae Kyung went to the fridge to get them soft drinks. She suddenly remembered something, and turned to Ga Eul smiling slyly and passed her a drink. "Ga Eul" she said, "You forgot to tell us the most important thing." At Ga Eul's confused look, she expanded "You never told us how Yi Jeong liked my wedding gift." Much to her amusement, Ga Eul choked on her drink and started coughing and spluttering, her cheeks turning completely red.
"I….that is….Yi Jeong..I mean.."
Jae Kyung cocked her head to a side and looked curiously at her friend, trying to control her smile. "Oh….he liked it that much huh?" Jan Di, by now was rolling on the floor laughing when Jae Kyung turned to her. "And you never did tell us about Jun Pyo. How is his technique? I couldn't judge him on that measly kiss he gave me once." It was Ga Eul's turn to laugh as she watched Jan Di splutter, no one could be as straight forward as Jae Kyung. Wordlessly, Jan Di threw another pillow at Jae Kyung. Ga Eul smirked at Jae Kyung and said, "You never did tell us either."
"About?"
"Woo Bin hyung." Jae Kyung turned red but just to keep up the humor, managed to say "Oh, he is excellent. Hands down one of the best kisses I've ever had. His reputation however exaggerated is very well deserved." She then started laughing at Ga Eul's and Jan Di's stunned expressions who then joined her. She had said this just to shock but it was the truth. And if she was being completely honest with herself, she had felt more than just something, not that she would ever admit that out loud.
A voice rang out from her, "Good to know, you had me worried for a second." She froze. Oh shit. This could not be happening to her. Jae Kyung plastered a fake smile on her face and turned towards Woo Bin and the rest of the F4. It was time to face the music. "Woo Bin!" she exclaimed, her voice sounding fake even to her, "Why aren't you in the hospital?" "Got discharged early, we tried to call you but none of you received your calls. Good thing we came here." What would she not do to wipe that smirk off his face. She shot a look at Ga Eul and Jan Di who were both sniggering. "How long have you guys been standing here?"
Yi Jeong replied to this query, "Long enough to be reminded to thank you for your wedding present. I liked it….immensely." Now it was her turn to laugh at Ga Eul, who was determinedly looking anywhere other than Yi Jeong.
Ji Hoo had been looking around the room with a slightly curious expression on his face. "What happened here?" he asked, nodding at the goose feather which was everywhere. He raised an eyebrow at the suddenly sheepish expressions of all three women. None of them spoke. The F4 became more and more amused (and intrigued) as the silence grew. Finally, Jae Kyung who was constantly being nudged by the other two spoke up. "Um…..pillow fight?"
A few weeks later
As long as she lived, Jae Kyung would never forget that day. She had never been made so much fun of. Even Ji Hoo, who was supposed to be the sweetest of the lot, had made fun of the three girls. They still made of them, saying things like it was a pity that they missed or they would have bet on the winner or that the only thing missing from the pillow fight that day was jell-o. What was worse was that apparently Woo Bin had found the information she let slip extremely amusing and he teased her whenever he got the chance.
At least, he was doing better. His ribs were almost fully healed as were his other injuries. The only thing that remained was a slight limp with which he still walked. He hated that limp, he thought it made him seem weak. Personally, she felt that it made him look dashing, for lack of a better word. It added a little more danger to his persona. She shook herself out of her thoughts. Dashing? What was she doing, writing an old-timey romance? But the truth was she was beginning to feel more for him. these past few weeks, she had caught herself staring at him, analyzing what he had said to her, replaying their kiss in her mind, and inexplicably missing him when he sat a few feet away. She had never wanted this, and what was worse was that she was sure that he did not reciprocate her feelings.
What happened next, only proved her right.
