Hmm... I'm quite late with chapter right? Well don't doubt me. I'm not dead. I had little difficulities choose how to write next chapter so this took a while. I didn't want to write one I regret and get annoyed later on so.. geez... I'm very late anyway. Sorry.
*Catch Me - Demi Lovato*
Hope you enjoy (:
Ga Eul's POV
"Thank you Ga Eul. You can go now."
I shook up suddenly hearing my teachers voice. I was in front of his table giving him essay which our class needed to write. Today was the day you needed to give it back.
"Is something wrong Miss Chu?"
I seemed slowly realize what I was doing. The teacher still stared me like I had lost myself. Well it was partly true.
"No it's nothing" I bowed and left in hurry. 'Good work Chu Ga Eul! You did it again.' It was fifth time this week.
The past week I had lost my way of thinking. I couldn't concernate on anything except one certain male who had ditched school whole week. Was he avoiding me? The thought grew bigger everyday. I wouldn't be surprised if he did. Being so famous and talented in many things, why would he want someone like me? Friends with your bestfriends ex? That sounded stupid too. Of course you choose your better friends over this kind of things. It was natural.
Sighing I closed my locker and left to stairs which leaded to enermous hall and then to outside to buss stop. Suddenly on last step on stairs something pushed me. I lost my balance for instance and the papers I had held on my hands fell on floor.
"Get a file" I heard laughter behind my back.
"Or maybe she doesn't have enough money"
I closed my eyes and inhaled fresh air from open doors just 10 meters away. They were not worth it. I got on my knees and started to pick the papers. I would need to organize them again. 'Annoying... immature-'
"Hey!" One of the trio yelled. She had stepped on a paper I was about to pick. It was my psychology homework. 'If you lose this paper Ga Eul you need to go all the trouble to copy someone else's and you don't have anyone that close to you in class...' I was annoyed. "What?" I spat meeting her glare.
She seemed little shaken up by my answer. "Just stay away from Woobin!" She twisted her high heel on the paper. It ripped, and so did something else, oh it was on. I slowly stood up. I got enough of these childlish games already.
"It has nothing to do with you." I said right back at her smiling politely. "So you stay away from him." She looked me like I had turned to someone complete different. Maybe deja vu from Jandi? She looked like she could start crying. I was sadistically happy. I shouldn't be happy that she looked like she was about to cry but she deserved it. The harsh truth of world: People were selfish.
Happily but also kind of terrified of next day I left the school building hurrily. Oh what had I done to my perfect quietly school life. Woobin really got my head messed up good time. He'll better come back soon to fix it up. I had come to realize he was really something I... needed.
The buss was oddly empty. Since it was rush hour it was lucky if you even got in to the vehicle. There was only few seats left so I hurrily took one at the back. Next to me sat another our school student. I only recognized him because of the new like shoes and pants. 'But... Why was someone of OUR school riding a buss. Everyone had their own car..' I looked fastly who on earth it was.
"Minwoo!" I said loudly. Few ahjumma's* turned around on their seats to give me icy glare. I bowed my head making quiet apology. Turning back to the boy next to me I realized he had no moved a muscle.
He had peaceful face as if he was sleeping. I heard some noise from him. 'So he's listening music really loudly. He'll break his ears.' I pulled one of his earheadphones off. "Your sunbae-nim is calling you" I said to him again.
He woke up with huge shake and fell out of his seat. "Sunbae!" Once again we got the glares. 'Hope they wouldn't remember my face. It was pain to make enemies with older people. They remember you forever.'
"I really didn't notice you sunbae! I'm so sorry!" He had stood up and was now bowing full 90 degree bow to me. This was first time I received one. I kind of froze from shock for moment. "Ya." I whispered pulling him back to sit "It's okay. Just sit down"
He smiled goofingly. "How was your day Chu sunbae?"
Empty, I wanted to say. Instead I hided it from him with average answer, "Busy, we got alot essays to do. I just finished one but got three more today" I thought a while before adding, "And call me just Ga Eul, you are way too formal."
"My parents said being respectful is a must. If I can't do that I must go live back to US." He said so seriously I wanted to laugh. He must've been gone from South Korea a while.
"We are so close with our age so it's okay to call me Ga Eul."
"Then... Ga Eul Sunbae. That's final I can do." He said looking his feet while saying my name. It was kind of cute how innocent he was. Our stop came and we stepped out. There was nothing much to talk about. Still I felt calm and relaxed, not so that I needed to invend a subject to talk about. He had really big reactions on his face which kind of amused me. Usually girls did these to look cute or just to catch attention. He didn't seem like he was faking.
"Right, Ga Eul sunbae" Minwoo called out before the elevator door closed on between us. "Do you like Jaeho hyung*?"
"Huh?" I asked confused before adding the name + face together. "I... Don't hate him" I said. Last time I saw Minwoo's odd cousin had been spouting nonsense and acting like he knows it all. It had been weird, definedly jealousy of something silly and childlish. I had almost forgotten his words.
'Stay away from Woobin.'
"So do you wanna come and hang with us tonight?"
"Tonight?" I repeated dumbly "It's school tomorrow Minwoo."
"But he wants to see you." he said "I think he likes you"
"Me?" I felt myself blushing. Why a guy would like me?
"Minwoo" a panting voice came behind me. It got me so off guard I almost fall.
"Yo, hyung" Minwoo smiled. Jaeho-sshi didn't share the smile thought he took the younger male's ear and pulled him off the elevator. "There are people waiting to use the elevator. Don't use it if your going to be only in one floor." He scolded. I was not sure if Minwoo heard anything since he was whining his ear hurt.
"It was my foult." I said. They both stopped to stare at me.
"You're foult?" Jaeho-sshi asked. Minwoo's eyes went fast to me then back to his cousin and to me... "Yes her foult!" he said "So to make everyone happy.
Cook us meal Ga Eul sunbae!"
My mouth gaped open. He had turned my good intentions to his advantage. What a scary kid.
Woobin's POV
After all the things that had happened when we did that one home search to one of my men, I had made them all home sit. No one had permission to leave or come without my permission. The two kids also. They were still on that same room I had left them. I had not told anyone of the message the kid had told me. In otherwords I had spy on my men. It was most likely Kurochi who was the one he was trying to warn me off. But just in case I thought of other options too. If there was someone else too I needed to handle them before father came back. He would be sad that someone betray him and mom would worry. I didn't want that.
I had been so focused on the problem I had lost time of day and night, forgotten how many days had gone, and now it was already friday. 'Time sure flied by.' This happened every time, and it was about time I needed to get rid of the bad habit.
I need something else to think. Since the work needed to be done all by me, -Not like I could tell my subordinates that I was having their background check done-, I deserved a break. And when you were boss for yourself, you could give yourself one anytime you wanted.
I drove to school to see my favourite lady. In the (hot) messy situation we had last time on my place I realized I really liked her. Not that it wasn't my intention earlier on, but now, I think I won't let anyone stop me. Yi Jeong was not object I needed to cross any longer. He had been out of the game the moment he stepped back into Seoul. In trurth there was no one else next to Ga Eul who'd go better with her than me. 'Sometime soon, I'll tell her that.'
"Where's Ga Eul?" I asked the security man who was in charge of monitoring the school. Whole school had camera's all over the place for security reasons. He sighed as if he'd been expecting the question. Well maybe he had. I always found Ga Eul fastest when I asked him. He must have gotten used of me barging in to find certain female student.
"I haven't seen her today" he said "Maybe she's out"
"That's weird" I muttered. It was rare for Ga Eul to miss school. More because today she had her favourite subjects only. Without saying a thing I walked out. I needed to attend my own classes too, but they could wait. I wouldn't be able to concernate now anyway.
While I drove to her home I thought of calling Ga Eul. Her phone rang and rang but she didn't pick up. From hearing her ringtone many times I knew it was anything but quiet tone. '...And she would always answer to my calls... Why to avoid me?!' I hated even the thought of her avoiding me. She didn't have reason. I parked right in front the building ignoring all the signs of no parking. I could move it after I got a reason of her absence.
The elevator sure took it's time. I think it stopped somewhere before coming to pick me up. When I got to Ga Eul's floor I heard some talking. From pitch I think it was man and woman. My thoughts turned correct when the scene opened in front of me.
Ga Eul's POV
After the two had forced me to cook for them thing A leaded to thing B and I ended up watching a late night movie with them. Somehow I also slept over. I have no recognation of falling asleep but since I woke up from unknown sofa it must be true. I hated myself for being such terrible person. But a person that I hated more than myself had been born that morning - Kim Minwoo. The boy had woken himself to school, but not me! When I came to it was 12PM and I was left alone with Jaeho-sshi. It had been one awkward noon, before I finally got out of their appartment. Jaeho-sshi insisted he walk me to my door, which to I was too tired to say no.
"I had great time Ga Eul" he said leaning to my door frame "Hope you come soon again."
"Well I'm little busy with school and such so it might take a while" I faked a smile. I didn't actually mind Minwoo. The kid was goofy but honest. Jaeho-sshi... I couldn't read him at all.
"Do well" He tapped my shoulder and took few steps away as I got to my door finally. I was waiting for him to lift his hand from my shoulder but since he didn't move I turned to look at him for reason. He was staring hard in front. 'Woobin? Here? Since when?!'
I shook Jaeho's hand of myself reflexily. He snapped back that moment. Woobin gave us weird glance. "You two seem close" his eyes held someting dark thought the tone was light.
Jaeho-sshi uttered a laugh "It seems it's my time to leave. Keep your promise Ga Eul" he said before walking the stairs up to his apartment.
I sighed opening the door. Woobin held it open before we both were in.
"What promise?" Woobin asked when I had laid my shoes and jacket away. I threw my bag to corner next to clean clothes I needed to iron. I sat on sofa and Woobin took the place next to me. He seemed stiff and somehow odd.
"Just something for Minwoo" I said. Jaeho worried Minwoo wouldn't make friends so I kind of promised to keep an eye on him. Jaeho made mepromise to report back to him if Minwoo had hard time with anyone.
"Oh" Woobin answered shortly. He seemed to want talk a lot but didn't dind the words. Just like me. Woobin really today had bad timing of coming. I hope he didn't misunderstand me after all the things that happened last time... If he thought now that it didn't matter at all to me... In short I felt really insecure.
"You know.. " I started the same time Woobin said "Why-" We both paused and smiled nodding him to continue. He sighed, "Why weren't you at school? My personal bodyguard gone everyone were all over me"
I smiled to his sillyness "I slept in."
He simply nodded but his jaw seemed to stiffen "What were you about to say?"
"Right... Something crazy happened." I started wondering how to tell the story without him thinking me as cheater. He fixed his eyes on me saying "What is it?"
"Well I was knd of forced to cook a meal for Minwoo and Jaeho-sshi. It was fun actually, and we watched that horror movie that everyone in school talks about." I picked my next words carefully so A) Woobin wouldn't kill me, B) He wouldn't kill Jaeho-sshi, with his mafia resources.
"So annoying thing, Minwoo left to school and didn't wake me up to go with him."
"You slept over?" Woobin asked
"Yeah. I somehow accidently did." I lowered my eyes.
"So that was it" He sighed once more leaning to his knees looking down "You didn't pick up your phone either so I guess I was worried"
"Phone?" I wondered aloud standing up and going to my bag. It wasn't there where I think I left it. 'Could I left it to Minwoo's place? I needed to go and ask later on.'
"Something the matter?" Woobin asked. I gulped my fear down. I must've just left it to their house. no big deal.
"It's nothing." I said taking my seat again next to him. This time he looked more relaxed. How fast he was changing his colors. "So you have been skipping whole week and still you come right to me when I skip school?" I smirked
He shared the joke "Guess I'm a good guesser." I noticed him relaxing his legs dangerously close to mine.
"You just have incredible luck. Plus why would you attend school at friday when you already skipped whole week?"
He gave me faky terrified look, "And I thought you were top student" I kicked his leg which was nicely close to reach. He would've dodged a hit anyway. Not so hard that it hurt but enough for him to notice. "And violent too! What I'm going to do with you"
I kept a moment of silence before talkingagain. "It's nice to see you."
He didn't reply. I was half expecting him to but I should've maybe realized he wouldn't. Player Woobin didn't do that. I was watching his body as he breathed. I couldn't look higher to meet his eyes. Like that time went by. I started wondering how to break the ice, when I heard his smooth voice call me. "Ga Eul"
Like magic all my fears were long gone and I met his eyes,"Y-yes?" my cheeks felt warm. Hopefully it was not showing. My eyes wided by the next second. He was suddenly closer centrimeters away. I wanted to move away but same time move closer. He smelled familiar just like his bed had... 'Oh no... Now he will totally see my blush,,, turn away Ga Eul! No wait don't turn away! Don't move an inc! But you must-'
While my inner battle went on break. His lips were on mine. Neither of us dared to move. My heart was jumping on my chest. I Couldn't breath. I had closed my eyes by reflex not knowing what to do now that he had pulled away. Slowly I opened them looking downwards. He was still really close. His hands were somewhere close too, or then it was his head. but it felt warm in anycase. I felt -most likely- his head land on my shoulder softly.
"Did I surprise you?" He voiced near my ear. It took moment my brain made the letters to words and sentences. "I wasn't expecting it." I answered looking the sofa beneath us. The structure was boring brown.
"So I can do it again?" The weight left my shoulder. Already I missed the warmth. I wanted to feel it again, stronger. How had it becomed like this? At side profile I saw Woobin come again closer his eyes looking me. I couldn't resist him.
Let's just say the second kiss wasn't so still frozen as the first one had been.
Yes I cutted it here! I let you imagine the rest since I feel I can't put my thoughts into words for these love scenes better yet. I work hard to get better! Anyway nothing much actually happened in this chapter but it's nice to relax a while before storm hits you... Until next chapter! (;
Ahjumma = Woman atleast 20 years older than yourself. (Both genders can use the term.)
Hyung = a male calls older male.
Sshi(?) = Still a polite form added after a name. Used when your not so familiar with the person.
As always thanks for favouriting/following/reviewing. It surprised me how much you guys were active while I was coming up with this chapter. Hope you keep liking 'Alone in Love', in future too. (:
PS. Forgive me if there are typos. I wanted this up for you guys ASAP. ^.^
-Ada