A/N: Thank you so much for being patient with me; I was trying to work on another story, but I was still working on this chapter too. I hope it makes up for the wait! Thank you a million times for the reviews! They're like stars to me! I'm just left speechless by them. I figured I should just cut to the story...since I've kept you waiting long enough!
Disclaimer: I do not own You're Beautiful or...Marry Me, Mary.
You're Still Beautiful
Ep. 10
Tae-kyung woke up that morning and got out of bed with a feeling that something big had happened to him, but he couldn't really recall at the moment what it was since he was still half-asleep.
He walked into the kitchen in his grogginess to see Mi-nyeo's back as she was looking into the refrigerator; he walked up to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He pulled back, his brow furrowing. Something didn't seem right, Mi-nyeo's cheek felt kind of rough, almost like she had stubble.
Mi-nyeo's hair suddenly shortened in length and then she turned her head fully to face him, to show Mi-nam's face smiling flirtingly at him. "Hello, there darling," he purred.
Tae-kyung jolted up in his bed screaming, chest heaving, eyes wide, and face deadly pale. He looked around frantically to see that he was in his room, then he took a couple of deep breaths. "Oh, it was just a nightmare," he sighed in relief. "A freakishly, horrifying nightmare!"
Tae-kyung turned to look at the door. He had to make sure. He leapt up from his bed and made a reckless dash towards the kitchen. He almost slipped a couple of times as his socks slid against the hard wood flooring, but he made it to the kitchen in one piece. He saw Mi-nyeo standing at the refrigerator just like in his nightmare. He scurried over to her taking a hold of her shoulder and spun her towards him.
Mi-nyeo let out a little yelp in her surprise, she stared up at him with wide eyes. "H-Hyung-nim?" she stuttered out.
Tae-kyung didn't answer her back, but pulled her into a hug, holding her close feeling the soft, womanly curves of her body, the smooth skin of her cheek, and the clean, fruity scent of her shampoo. "You're you," Tae-kyung breathed in relief. "I'm so happy you're you," he continued saying, while smiling. "I don't want you to be anybody else but you."
Mi-neyo started blushing at being held so close, she then managed to put her hand up to her face and press her finger up against her nose, making a pig-nose. "I'm…I'm happy you're happy I'm me, hyung-nim," she stammered out. "I'm also happy you're you, too?" she said, somewhat confused.
"Would you mind not groping my sister in front of me!" said a disgusted voice.
Tae-kyung pulled back and then looked in the direction the voice had came from to see Mi-nam sitting at the counter. He let out a little yelp at the sight of Mi-nam and then cringed as the nightmare flashed through his mind. He also now remembered what the big thing that had happened was. Mi-nyeo was officially his girlfriend, and he had also gained a much unwanted boyfriend, as people thought Mi-nam and him to be gay lovers.
This whole thing with everyone thinking him and Mi-nam were lovers, was what had brought on that nightmare. He had to settle this matter out quick; he didn't think he could take any more nightmares.
Tae-kyung then stepped back fully from Mi-nyeo and kind of fidgeted awkwardly after realizing what he just did. He pursed his lips a little. "Well, you should be happy I'm me," he said to Mi-nyeo, then walked—scurried—out of the kitchen.
You know you're being talked about when you enter a room full of chatter that suddenly goes dead quiet. And that's how Tae-kyung was welcomed on set as people kept glancing at him and Mi-nam, who was the furthest from him. Nae-Won turned around, his eyes slightly widening upon seeing them, but then he collected himself.
"Hello, Hwang Tae-kyung, Kang Shin-woo, Jeremy, Go Mi-nam," Nae-Won greeted them. "Ready to start filming?"
They all said yes, expect for Tae-kyung who just shrugged. Nae-Won walked over to him as the other guys took their places. "Hwang Tae-kyung, I just wanted to say, don't worry about anything, and just do the best you can with your part with Go Mi-nam."
Tae-kyung had to bite his tongue to keep from going off. Could this guy be any more obvious! He simply nodded and took his place on set.
Sometime later, Tae-kyung went into the restroom to wash his hands and found Mi-nam there doing the same. They didn't say anything, just glared at each other. Two men in the stalls could be heard talking amongst themselves.
"No wonder Hwang Tae-kyung is always so grumpy looking," said one of the men. "It must be frustrating trying to hide his true sexuality."
Mi-nam almost laughed out loud but put his hand over his mouth, his eyes squinted with delight as he looked at Tae-kyung, who was pursing his lips.
"It doesn't surprise me that much, that Go Mi-nam is gay," said the other man. "He is kind of feminine looking and I heard from one of his backup dancers that he was admiring a pair of woman's shoes on TV once."
Mi-nam immediately stopped laughing and turned to glare at Tae-kyung who was laughing silently at him.
"Nae-Won told me that he saw them at Lady Chi's ball and that they were acting kind of weird and seemed close to one another."
Tae-kyung turned around to glare at the stalls. These men were worse than gossiping women! He and Mi-nam left the restroom before the other two men came out. When he got back on set he saw Go Mi-nyeo sitting at the lunch table and who should be sitting at the end by her? That pretty boy actor!
Tae-kyung joined them at the table, sitting right beside Mi-nyeo, while Mi-nam went off somewhere to take a call. Tae-kyung was more touched than he would ever admit, when he saw that Mi-nyeo had made a dosirak for him. But his feelings of happiness were shattered once he saw that she had also made lunch boxes for her Oppa, Shin-woo, Jeremy and…Nate Cheng.
Tae-kyung glanced at his girlfriend. What was going on? He was supposed to be her star! Why was she making lunches for other people? She was being a very ungrateful pig-rabbit!
"Thanks a lot for the dosirak, Go Mi-nyeo," said Nae-Won smiling at her. When was he ever not smiling at her? "It was really thoughtful of you and you're cooking is delicious!"
"Oh, I just wanted give my support in a little way to make the ANJELL music video a success," said Mi-nyeo modestly.
Tae-kyung glanced away, rolling his eyes. "Oh, you're so wonderful Go Mi-nyeo making this meal as a declaration of your feelings for me," Tae-kyung grumbled under his breath, mocking Nate Cheng and Mi-nyeo's conversation. "Oh, Nate Cheng, it was nothing, anything to show my support, why would I want Tae-kyung who is dreamy and multi-talented, when I can have an idiot like you."
Mi-nyeo's voice suddenly interrupted his sulking. "Hyung-nim?" she said shyly. "Are you going to open your dosirak?"
Tae-kyung just arched an eyebrow at her and then opened his dosirak to be stunned at what he found. Mi-nyeo had obviously put more time and effort into making his lunch. There were even stars made out of ketchup on top of his omelette and the rice was molded into a star. He glanced up to see Nate Cheng gaping at his lunch. Tae-kyung's lips formed into a smug little smile; his feelings of happiness had just returned, doubling in size.
"Do…do you like it, hyung-nim?" Mi-nyeo asked timidly, peering through her lashes.
Tae-kyung turned to Mi-nyeo, not caring that there were other people nearby, including Nate Cheng, he leaned forward kissing her cheek. "Yes."
Mi-nyeo smiled happily to herself, her cheeks tinted with a pink blush.
Once he pulled back, he had the satisfaction of seeing Nate Cheng's flabbergasted face. People near the lunch table began whispering.
"I thought he was supposed to be gay?" someone whispered.
"Gay guys give girls kisses on the cheek all the time," whispered another.
"He's probably just trying to hide his sexuality," another added.
"That kiss on the cheek didn't look gay, there was some sexual tension there!" someone pointed out.
Tae-kyung just sat there appearing oblivious to all the whisperings and started eating his lunch. Nate Cheng came out of his shock and stared at him with a gaze full of puzzlement.
Tae-kyung stuck some omelette into his mouth, chewing causally. "Pig-rabbit?"
Nate Cheng seemed clueless to why Tae-kyung suddenly said the name of two animals, until Mi-nyeo responded to the name. "Yes, hyung-nim?"
"I think we should have a date tonight." Tae-kyung turned his head at some noises—oh, that was just Nate Cheng choking on his water. Tae-kyung turned his attention towards Mi-nyeo to see her staring at him with big brown eyes. "D-date?" she repeated back. "Did…did you say date, hyung-nim?"
Tae-kyung pursed his lips smirking at her. "Why, yes I did pig-rabbit. We haven't really had the chance, with you being in Africa and me busy with ANJELL work, but I'm free tonight and you're free tonight. So, would you like to go on a date with me?"
"Oh, yes hyung-nim!" said Mi-nyeo, nodding in complete agreement.
"Great," Tae-kyung said draping his arm around her shoulder. In his head there was a scoreboard flashing Hwang Tae-kyung: 100 points, Nate Cheng: negative 100 points. Oh, he was enjoying this way too much. The look on Nate Cheng's face, he wished he had a camera…wait, he was on a set, maybe he could get one of the cameramen to film it for him.
At that moment, Jeremy joined them at the table. "Oh, Jeremy I made you a dosirak!" said Mi-nyeo, handing it to him.
Jeremy looked down at the lunch in glee. "Noona, you made me a dosirak!" he smiled brightly at her. "Thank you!" he said hopping in his seat. He then noticed Tae-kyung's arm around Mi-nyeo and looked at them with an amused smile.
"Jeremy, Go Mi-nyeo and I are going out on a date tonight," said Tae-kyung, while glancing at Jeremy's dosirak to see it wasn't as fancy as his.
Jeremy looked up from his meal. "Oh, really Hyung? That's great! You and Noona have been seeing each other for a while now," he poked Tae-kyung playfully with his chopstick," but you two haven't really had a chance to go out on a date."
"S-Seeing each other?" Nate Cheng stammered out, looking at Jeremy like he just grew a second head.
Jeremy turned his head towards Nate Cheng. "Oh, yes Nae-Won Cheng! Hyung and Noona are boyfriend and girlfriend," he exclaimed, nodding with his ever childish excitement.
Nate Cheng looked to Mi-nyeo and Tae-kyung, as if waiting for Go Mi-nyeo to protest to this false accusation, but instead she gave Shin-woo his dosirak when he sat down to join them.
Shin-woo smiled warmly at her. "Thank you, Go Mi-nyeo," he said, slightly raising his eyebrows at Tae-kyung's arm around her shoulder.
Jeremy nudged Shin-woo. "Shin-woo hyung! Noona and Hyung are going out on a date tonight!"
Shin-woo nodded with a smile at Jeremy. "Oh," he said, his gaze turned to look at Nate Cheng's dumbfounded face, then Mi-nyeo's smiling face and finally Tae-kyung's happy and smug smile. He looked at Tae-kyung with a knowing look. It was clear to him that this was Tae-kyung's way of saying to Nate Cheng, that Mi-nyeo was his and to back off. "So are you finally going public about your relationship with Go Mi-nyeo, Tae-kyung?" he said causally.
Tae-kyung nodded. "Yes, we have been keeping our relationship low-profile, as you know," he made a quick glance at Nate Cheng. "But I think it's about time we step out of the dark into the limelight."
"Oh!" Mi-nyeo suddenly gasped out. "Limes!" she turned to Tae-kyung, pouting. "I forgot to put limes into you're dosirak! I'm sorry, hyung-min! I know how much you like them. I'll remember next time to put lots of limes into yours!"
Tae-kyung stared back at her with widened eyes. "No, no, no," he said shaking his head. "I'm just fine without any limes, really. Seriously, I don't need limes."
Suddenly someone groaned and everyone looked up to see Mi-nam standing in front of the table. He glared down Tae-kyung, his gaze following his arm that was draped around his sister. "First, you grope my sister by the refrigerator while I'm trying to eat breakfast and now you're all over her at the lunch table!" he let out a little huff. "Can't I eat in peace? I'm going to eat somewhere else!"
Mi-nyeo suddenly got up from her seat, grabbed the dorsik, and chased after her Oppa. "Oppa! Oppa, wait! I made you a dosirak!"
Meanwhile Jeremy was gaping at Tae-kyung. "You were doing what to Noona by the refrigerator, Hyung?" he said, with a protective tone.
Tae-kyung crossed his arms. "I wasn't groping her, it's called embracing!" he was going to say hugging, but figured embracing sounded more couple-like. For once he was thankful for Mi-nam's irritating personality, because Nate Cheng's eyebrows had shot up when he heard the words grope and my sister come out of Mi-nam's mouth.
Later that day Mi-nyeo walked around the set as she waited for the boys to get done with their filming for the day. She walked somewhat in a daze surrounded by butterflies and roses, smiling gleefully to herself. Hwang Tae-kyung had asked her out on a date! And she knew she heard him right because he had said it again!
She couldn't believe it. Her first date with Hwang Tae-kyung, her boyfriend. She went into a fit of giggles causing people nearby to pause and stare at her. She wondered what they would do on their date. But it didn't really matter, as long as she was with her star. Now, what should she wear, that was a whole different matter. But before she could start pondering over that, she was brought out of her thoughts as Nae-Won walked up to her.
"Oh, Nae-Won Cheng," she said greeting him. "Is everyone done filming for the day?"
"No, we're on a break," Nae-Won said a little shortly, then shook his head. "Go Mi-nyeo, can I talk to you?"
"Um, sure Nae-Won Cheng," said Mi-nyeo. They moved over to a slightly more private area of the set. "What is it?"
Mi-nyeo gasped as Nae-Won Cheng suddenly took a hold of one of her hands; she looked down at it then back up at him with an uneasy stare. "Please, don't do this, Go Mi-nyeo," Nae-Won said, his eyes pleading with hers.
"Huh?" Mi-nyeo choked out.
"Don't get yourself trapped in a relationship where the other person can't love you back," said Nae-Won feverishly.
"Who can't love me back?" asked Mi-nyeo, not understand what he was talking about.
Nae-Won let out a rough sigh of frustration. "Hwang Tae-kyung! He's gay, Go Mi-nyeo. He's in a relationship with your Oppa! Didn't you see the picture?"
"But hyung-nim isn't gay and neither is my Oppa," said Mi-nyeo in a matter of fact tone.
"But, Go Mi-nyeo you don't understand. I was with them at that party and later they disappeared somewhere and then I saw Tae-kyung again, and he looked flustered—"
"It's a misunderstanding," Mi-nyeo said quickly interrupting him.
Nae-Won pursed his lips, but not in the adorable fashion that Tae-kyung did. "Are…are you trying to cover for them? Is your sudden relationship with Hwang Tae-kyung a hoax to hide the fact that—"
Mi-nyeo gently but firmly pulled her hand out of Nae-Won's hold. "It's not a hoax," she said ardently. "And it's not sudden. I…I care for Hwang Tae-kyung and he cares for me. I know it's a misunderstanding, I can't say how I know, but you'll just have to believe me, Nae-Won Cheng. I'm grateful for you being worried about me, but there's no need."
Nae-Won just stood there taken aback by her blunt and earnest little speech. "Go Mi-nyeo," he breathed. A couple of moments later his eyes widened at someone coming up from behind her.
Mi-nyeo was surprised when someone wrapped their arm around her shoulder; she looked to the side and gave a gasp and a little smile at the owner of the arm. "Hyung-nim!"
Tae-kyung gave Nate Cheng somewhat of a pointed look, then gave a little smug smile that quickly dropped into a serious line. He looked down at Mi-nyeo, his face relaxing a tad. "Pig-rabbit, there you are," he said. "Were you having a nice chat with Nate Cheng?"
Mi-nyeo nodded. "Yes, hyung-nim! Nae-Won Cheng was bit a worried about me, but I assumed him that I was just fine!"
"Oh!" said Tae-kyung opening his mouth in an O shape and raising his eyebrows, being a little dramatic. "That was very nice of him," he bowed his head slight towards Nate Cheng. "Thank you, Nate Cheng for looking after my girlfriend," he said looking him straight in the eye.
Nae-Won bowed back a little uneasily. "It's no problem, Hwang Tae-kyung."
"If you'll excuse us, I'd like to spend some time with my girlfriend," said Tae-kyung. "I'll see you after the break." He then gave a little tug at Mi-nyeo's shoulders and turned into a different direction with her.
Once Nate Cheng was out of sight, Tae-kyung turned to Mi-nyeo. "Pig-rabbit, why was Nate Cheng worried about you?" he asked her bluntly.
"Oh, he thought you were gay, and didn't want me to fall for a gay man," said Mi-nyeo simply.
Tae-kyung scoffed. "Oh, did he?"
"Hyung-nim, where are we going?" Mi-nyeo asked, as she walked along with him.
"To my trailer," said Tae-kyung, then a couple moments later he gestured at a trailer with his name on it.
Mi-nyeo gasped, running up to the door and pointing at it animatedly. "Hyung-nim, there's a star below your name!"
Tae-kyung raised his head a little higher. "Of course, your star, has a star below his name. I am Hwang Tae-kyung after all." He walked up to the door, pulling it open, and walked inside. A couple of seconds later he stuck his head out after Mi-nyeo didn't follow him in. "Well, aren't you coming in?"
"I can enter your trailer, hyung-nim?" said Mi-neyo.
"Of course, you can enter my trailer, pig-rabbit! Why did you think I brought you over here? To stand outside? Aish!"
Mi-nyeo then cheerfully walked up the steps and entered Tae-kyung's trailer. Just like Tae-kyung's room, his trailer was very neat with everything in its place. Mi-nyeo sat down on a little sofa and watched as Tae-kyung looked in a mirror, losing the bow-tie he was wearing. "Go Mi-nyeo, we're going on a celebrity couple game show in a couple of weeks," he said, with no room for argument.
Mi-nyeo nodded. "Oh, okay hyung-nim…," she said, but then it dawned on her exactly what he just said,"….w-what?" she choked out. "Celebrity couple game show?"
Tae-kyung took off the bow-tie, looking relieved to be free of it. "Yes, they wanted me to do it with Yoo He Yi when we were pretending to date, but I turned down the offer. I called them today and said I would be happy to do the show with my new girlfriend."
"But…but hyung-nim, I'm not a celebrity."
"It doesn't matter, as long as one of the couple is a celebrity," Tae-kyung sat down next to her on the sofa. "Our winnings will go towards a charity and this is an excellent chance to prove that we're a couple…," he looked at her with a sharp gaze,"…so, you better not get any questions about me wrong, pig-rabbit!"
"Oh, that's wonderful that it will go towards charity!" she looked to Tae-kyung in earnest. "And I will try my very best not to get any questions wrong!"
Tae-kyung scoffed, eyeing her. "Yeah, better not rate me a two," he mumbled to himself.
"What did you say, hyung-nim?"
"Nothing."
Mi-nyeo glanced at him hesitantly. "Hyung-nim, do you know me well enough to answer questions?"
Tae-kyung sat up straighter, looking greatly offended. "Of course, I know you! What kind of question is that? I figured out it was you pretending to be your Oppa the second time around, didn't I?"
Mi-nyeo looked at him timidly. "What is my favorite color?"
"White," said Tae-kyung without hesitating, but then he got up into her face, eyeing her suspiciously. "Unless…you were lying that time, and your favorite color is actually lime?"
Mi-nyeo looked down, shaking her head. "No, I do like white," she said, then asked another question. "When is my birthday?"
Tae-kyung opened his mouth to answer, then closed it in his cluelessness. "Um…," he pursed his lips, sitting awkwardly at not knowing his own girlfriend's birthday. "The…2nd...of December?" he said making a guess.
"My birthday, and also Oppa's is May 14th."
Tae-kyung looked down at her gaping. "But…that has already passed! Why didn't you tell me?"
Mi-nyeo shrugged her shoulders. "I was in Africa, and it just didn't really cross my mind. Oppa did call me that day to wish me a Happy Birthday and I told him Happy Birthday too! I guessed that you probably didn't know. Oppa hasn't even released to the public his birthday yet."
Tae-kyung sat back with his arms crossed, sulking. "That short little punk didn't tell me!" he just sat in silence for a while, then looked to her. "Okay, you got to ask questions, now let me," he paused, thinking of a question. "Where did we first meet?"
"Outside the entrance of the AN entrainment studio," she replied.
Tae-kyung pursed his lips, looking displeased. "Incorrect," he spat. "We first met inside of the AN entrainment studio," he looked at her closely, tilting his head. "Meeting me didn't make a lasting impression on you, pig-rabbit?"
Mi-nyeo leaned back from his accusing glare. "No, I remember meeting you very clearly, hyung-nim. I was standing outside when you, Shin-woo, and Jeremy got out of the van and a bunch of ANJELL fans surrounded you. You walked right past me into the AN entrainment studio."
Tae-kyung thought for a couple of mintues, then he turned to her with wide eyes. "That...that was you in the nun cosplay?"
"It wasn't a cosplay, hyung-nim," she said. "That was my apprentice nun uniform."
Tae-kyung stared at her. "Wait, so you were the nun at the airport that bumped into me! I still have your ticket! Why did you run away?"
"I didn't want you to see my face," Mi-nyeo pouted. "You might have recognized me as Go Mi-nam."
Tae-kyung raised his eyebrows, pursing his lips. "Oh, yes pig-rabbit, I would have seen a girl in a nun outfit and just automatically would have thought, 'Oh, that's Go Mi-nam!'" he sighed. "Aish! If anything I would have thought Go Mi-nam had a close resembling sister that was a nun. Which you were!" He paused for a moment, glancing at her. "Next question. Where did we have our first kiss?"
"Up on the rooftop of Club Drama," Mi-nyeo said instantly.
Tae-kyung narrowed his eyes at her, pursing his lips excessively. "No, we didn't pig-rabbit! It was outside of the AN entrainment studio, when I stopped you from going to meet Shin-woo. What kind of girlfriend are you?" he said throwing up his hands. "Can't even remember our first kiss!"
"But, hyung-nim!" she cried out, pouting. "Remember I drank too much champagne and went up to the rooftop where you were and fell off that bench and my lips landed onto yours!"
Tae-kyung gaped, his eyes going wide, then one of his eyes started twitching. "Remember, pig-rabbit? How can I forget? You vomited into my mouth! Aish! You barely remember that night and I'd rather forget it! That was not our first kiss!" He crossed his arms stubbornly. "I refuse to acknowledge it!"
Mi-nyeo grabbed onto his arm, slightly shaking it. "But…but hyung-nim! That was our first kiss!"
Tae-kyung tightened his jaw. "What do you not understand about, you vomited into my mouth?"
"But—," Mi-nyeo was about to speak again, but Tae-kyung stopped her by planting his lips onto hers. His lips lingered on hers for a moment, then he pulled away making a slight smack as their lips parted. "That's a kiss," he stated. "Not you drunk falling off a bench and landing on….o-on," he suddenly seemed to be struggling to get words out. He started coughing, his breathing increasing, and his face looking warm.
Mi-nyeo's eyes searched his face in worry. "Hyung-nim, are you okay?"
Tae-kyung tugged at his collar, trying to loosen it. "I...I...think I'm…having an allergic reaction," he choked out.
"But...but you didn't eat any shellfish, or sesame, and there are no flowers around."
"It…it happened after I t-touched your lips," he coughed out, he quickly got up from the sofa and headed to the bathroom to probably rinse his mouth out.
Mi-nyeo touched her lips with her fingers, then pulled them back to look at them, as if the evidence would be on her fingers. She touched her lips again. "My lips…," she trailed off thinking, then her eyes grew abnormally wide. "Oh, dear God…I had shrimp today!" she cried out.
She leapt up from the sofa and ran to the bathroom. "Hyung-nim!" she stood outside the bathroom door, watching Tae-kyung rinse his mouth out. "I…I…must have had some shrimp on my lips..or…I'm…I'm so sorry!" she choked out, at the verge of tears. She was in anguish that she had caused her star to have an allergic reaction. "I...I should call for help or—," she moved to get help but Tae-kyung stopped her with his voice.
"I'm okay," Tae-kyung said, looking much better. "I don't think I need to seek medical attention," he took a deep breath. "I think it has calmed down."
Mi-nyeo stared down at the floor, her brown eyes glazed with tears. "I'm…I'm an awful girlfriend! I nearly killed you and this isn't even the first time!"
"Go Mi-nyeo, look at me," Tae-kyung demanded. She did as she was told and he continued. "You maybe a walking accident zone, a troublemaker, and a sloppy eater, but an awful girlfriend is something you're not."
"Hyung-nim," she sniffed her nose. "I promise to thoroughly wash my mouth out with mouthwash, brush my lips and teeth, and floss after I eat anything you're allergic to. I don't want to hurt you."
Tae-kyung just stared at her, looking emotional stirred by her concern for him. He quickly avoided eye contact. "I guess I'll have a girlfriend with a very clean mouth, then," he said lamely.
"Hyung-nim, can I use your shower?" Mi-nyeo asked. "And borrow some of your clothes?"
Tae-kyung's eyes snapped to her face. "W-what? W-why?"
"I touched my lips with my hand and I might have gotten some on my clothes," she said. "I just want to make use I get it all off."
Tae-kyung kind of blushed at the thought of her in his clothes. "Hyung-nim! Are you having an allergic reaction again?" Mi-nyeo said worriedly. "You're face is kind of red."
"No, I'm not having an allergic reaction!" he snapped. He then walked into his room, looking through his neatly placed clothes. "I'm not short like your Oppa, my clothes will probably be long on you," he yelled out to her.
"That's okay, I can probably wear one of your shirts as a shirt dress, hyung-nim!" she called out.
Tae-kyung blushed some more at that, then he chuckled. "You just like any excuse to wear men's clothes, don't you pig-rabbit?"
He heard Mi-nyeo laugh at that.
He walked out of his room, and placed his clothes on a chair by the closed bathroom door. As he walked away he heard the shower come on.
He sat on his sofa enjoying the last minutes of his break, wondering if he'd rather have Mi-nyeo wearing women's clothes or his clothes on their date tonight.
Tae-kyung studied his hair, making sure it was in place as he got ready in his room in the ANJELL dorm. He was getting ready for his date with Mi-nyeo. He had decided to wear his hairstyle with his bangs over one of his eyes. It was the hairstyle he was wearing when they first met. That made it somewhat romantic…right?
He looked down at the outfit he was wearing, checking for creases. He chose an outfit that was simple but sleek. He wasn't wearing a disguise tonight, because he wanted to be spotted with his girlfriend, to get rid of the gay rumors. As he looked at his clothes it reminded him of earlier today, when he saw Mi-nyeo in his shirt. She had managed to turn one of his shirts into a chic looking dress. It was modest, reaching a little above her knees, and yet very appealing looking on her. She had used one of his belts around her waist to make it fit better and rolled up the sleeves to fit her arms.
He never thought someone could look better in his clothes than himself.
Tae-kyung chuckled remembering Jeremy's reaction earlier today.
Tae-kyung had been standing with Jeremy when they both spotted Mi-nyeo walking by.
"Did Noona change clothes?" Jeremy said, drinking some juice. He studied her, his face twisted with confusion. "That dress she's wearing, it looks very familiar," he glanced at Tae-kyung. "It kind of reminds me of one of your shirts, Hyung."
Tae-kyung watched Mi-nyeo, vaguely paying attention to Jeremy. "That's because it is my shirt."
Jeremy nodded. "Oh, that's why," he said, then took a drink and promptly spat it out. "WHAT?"
Tae-kyung checked himself in the mirror again, and then started pacing his room a bit. "Why am I so nervous?" he said talking aloud to himself. "I've been on a date with her before…okay, she didn't actually realize it was a date…and this time we're both aware it's a date."
"Aish!" he cried out in frustration.
A little later he headed out into the living room, where Mi-nyeo would be waiting for him. He glanced at his watch as he walked down the stairs. So what if he was four minutes early. He stepped into the living room and was surprised to find Go Mi-nam and the Demon Fairy there sitting on the sofa.
He Yi stuck up her nose when she saw him. "Hwang Tae-kyung."
"Demon Fairy," Tae-kyung replied, then glanced at her boyfriend. "Go Mi-nam." He then stood ignoring them as he waited for Mi-nyeo to enter the living room.
"Oppa, do we really have to go on a double-date with them?" Tae-kyung heard He Yi whine to Mi-nam.
Tae-kyung's eyes widened once her words hit him. He whirled around to face them. "Excuse me…d-double-date!"
Mi-nam smiled smugly at him. "Yes, I heard from my sister that she was having a date with you tonight. And I told her I was planning to have a date with He Yi tonight, so we might as well make it a double-date. It will be great for all of us to spend time together."
Tae-kyung shook his head, glaring at Mi-nam, pursing his lips. "No, it wouldn't! I'm not having a double-date with you two!"
"Hyung-nim?" he heard from behind him.
Oh, that pig-rabbit was in trouble! Agreeing to a double-date without his permission! He whirled around ready to tell her this. "Go Mi-nyeo, how could you…," he trailed off as he suddenly forgot why he was mad at the sight of her.
He definitely liked her in women's clothes.
She wore a classic white shift dress that ended above her knees, showing some leg but not so much that it was exposing; the light gray, suede, round-toe pumps also added some leg. The dress had light details, like three wide vertical lines of crochet that gave it a tiered look. It had a square neckline, and just below that neckline rested her star necklace. She wore her hair down, in a simple but endearing look, and one side was pinned back by her repaired glittering bow-tie hairpin.
Mi-nyeo pouted at him with her pink glossed lips. "How could I what, hyung-nim?"
Tae-kyung just stared at her. "I have no idea," he finally said.
He heard someone clear their throat and turned to see Mi-nam giving him the evil eye. Oh, now he remembered. He guided Mi-nyeo over to a corner of the room. "Go Mi-nyeo, how could you agree to a double-date with your Oppa and Demon Fairy without my permission!"
Mi-nyeo shrugged her shoulders innocently. "Oppa suggested it, and I thought it would be fun."
"Fun?" Tae-kyung said through clenched teeth. "It's the total opposite of fun!"
"But I don't understand," said Mi-nyeo. "It's still a date, and I've always had fun with Oppa and also you, so it will be double the fun."
"More like double-trouble," Tae-kyung grumbled.
And hence, this is how Hwang Tae-kyung found himself unwillingly trapped in a double-date with his girlfriend's Oppa and a Demon Fairy.
Tae-kyung sat in a booth at a restaurant with Mi-nyeo sitting beside him. Unfortunately, his frontal view consisted of Mi-nam and Demon Fairy sitting beside him.
They had just came from a movie, where Tae-kyung only got to hold Mi-nyeo's hand for a little while because he made the excuse again that he needed to be guided. The rest of the movie, Mi-nam had watched him like a hawk but Tae-kyung had got back at him by accidently dropping the tub of popcorn onto Mi-nam's lap and saying, 'Oops, I couldn't see.'
That's why Mi-nam was glaring at him from across the table with butter stains on his jeans.
"I thought the movie was very funny, and the ending was so touching," said Mi-nyeo.
He Yi combed through her hair with her fingers. "It was okay…I could have done the lead part much better."
"What did you think, Oppa?" asked Mi-nyeo.
"I don't know, I couldn't really focus with popcorn kernels in my pants," said Mi-nam, all the while looking at Tae-kyung.
"What did you think, Hyung-nim?" asked Mi-nyeo looking to him.
"Oh, it was hilarious," said Tae-kyung with a smug smile, he then straightened out his face," the movie, that is."
After they ordered their food, Mi-nyeo excused herself to go use the restroom and He Yi went with her. This left Tae-kyung and Mi-nam alone sitting across the table from each other. Tae-kyung sighed, sitting impatiently waiting for Mi-nyeo to return.
"So I heard you took Mi-nyeo to your trailer today during our break," he heard Mi-nam say.
Tae-kyung's eyes snapped up to Mi-nam's face. "What do you have spies everywhere?"
Mi-nam simply shook his head. "No, the restroom is a very informative place. So, what did you two do in there alone?"
"We played trivia games," said Tae-kyung with a deadpan expression. "What do you want me to say, Go Mi-nam?"
"I just want you to tell me what you did in there!"
Tae-kyung leaned forward over the table, looking Mi-nam dead in the eye. "That's not of your business."
Mi-nam put his hands on the table and leaned forward also with a challenging glare. "She came out of your trailer! Wearing your clothes!"
Tae-kyung pursed his lips. "So? She likes menswear!"
Mi-nam leaned closer, trying to intimidate him. "Hwang Tae-kyung."
Tae-kyung gritted his teeth. "Go Mi-nam."
And suddenly there was a flash. They both turned to see a reporter with a camera. "Oh, don't let me interrupt your kiss," said the reporter.
"Kiss?" They both choked out. They looked back at each other and suddenly realized how far they had leaned over the table in their spat and how exactly that might be viewed. They jumped back hitting the back of their seats.
"We weren't going to kiss!" they both protested.
"Oh, it's perfectly okay to kiss your boyfriend during a date," said the reporter taking another picture of them. "So you two decided to date openly?"
"D-date?" Tae-kyung stuttered out, he glanced at Mi-nam. "I'm not here on a date with him! I'm on a date with my girlfriend!"
"We're both here on a date with our girlfriends! We're having a double-date!" Mi-nam added.
The reporter looked at Tae-kyung then Mi-nam, and then the empty spots besides them. "Are your girlfriends invisible?"
"They're in the restroom," Tae-kyung said tensely, his jaw tight, trying to control his temper.
"A likely excuse," said the reporter. "Thanks for the pictures," he said then walked off probably to snap another unexpecting celebrity.
"Go check the restroom if you have to!" Tae-kyung cried out.
"First off, I'm not gay! And secondly, come on if I was I could do a whole lot better than him!" Mi-nam yelled after the reporter.
They both sat back in their seats defeated. Tae-kyung let out a groan of frustration. This could not be happening to him! Mi-nam just hit his head against the table.
Meanwhile, in the restroom where Mi-nyeo and He Yi could actually be found; Mi-nyeo washed her hands while He Yi was reapplying her lipstick.
Mi-nyeo dried her hands then made a move to leave the restroom, but was stopped by He Yi. "Where do you think you're going?"
"Um...back to our table?" said Mi-nyeo.
"You're supposed to linger in the restroom, make the guy wait a little, and make him think you're putting a lot of effort into primping yourself for him," He Yi smacked her lips together. "Not just leave the restroom," she rolled her eyes. "Amateurs."
Mi-nyeo glanced at the door, then walked back over to the countertop. "Oh."
"I suppose you don't like me dating your Oppa."
Mi-nyeo turned to He Yi, shaking her head. "No, I think Oppa and Yoo He Yi make a good couple."
He Yi's hand froze with her powder brush, taken aback. "Thank you," she said quickly, then resumed powdering her face. "I like Oppa. Oppa is so much better than Hwang Tae-kyung. I feel sorry for you that you got second best," she shrugged her shoulders," but Mi-nam's your Oppa so you can't really date him."
Mi-nyeo smiled. "I love my Oppa, but Hyung-nim will always be my star."
He Yi rolled her eyes, sticking her finger near her mouth making a gagging gesture.
After they were done eating and paid the check (which Tae-kyung and Mi-nam augured over who got to pay), they headed to the park to take a stroll.
It was starting to get dark, but the walkway was well lit with lampposts and very few people were around, providing a private walk. Mi-nam and He Yi walked ahead of Tae-kyung and Mi-nyeo, but Mi-nam made sure to glance back at them every five minutes.
Tae-kyung stared ahead at Mi-nam and He Yi somewhat in envy, not because he wanted He Yi—not at all—but because of the way they were walking with He Yi holding onto Mi-nam's arm.
Tae-kyung glanced down at Mi-nyeo. "Pig-rabbit, what are you doing just walking beside me?"
Mi-nyeo looked up at him with startled eyes. "You…you don't want me to walk with you?"
Tae-kyung tilted his head, pursing his lips at her. "No, I mean take my hand or my arm! What am I? A stranger? No, I'm your boyfriend! Aish!"
"Oh," said Mi-nyeo. She took a hold of his arm, snuggling closer to him. "Is this alright, hyung-nim?"
Tae-kyung had to try to control the beating of his heart at her closeness. "Yes."
A little later, Tae-kyung was alone with He Yi in the park, but only because Mi-nam had stolen his girlfriend away to go get some ice cream at a shop nearby. Mi-nam had made a pitiful excuse to go alone with his sister and said that they would be back.
Tae-kyung glanced at He Yi and then let out a frustrated sigh. "Demon Fairy, I can't believe I'm asking this, but I need a favor."
He Yi eyed him, raising one of her eyebrows.
"I need you to distract Go Mi-nam for a little bit."
He Yi studied her nails. "Well, you and Go Mi-nyeo will have some time alone but," she turned her head to him," what's in it for me?"
Tae-kyung shrugged his shoulders. "Um…time alone with your boyfriend?"
"Yes, but besides that," said He Yi. "If I do this for you," she pointed to herself," what's in it for me?"
Tae-kyung clenched his fists. "What do you want?" he said struggling to get the words out.
"I want you to post on your fansite, that Yoo He Yi was an inspiration to you, but your relationship with her didn't work out because of your issues, and that you're happy she found a much better man in Go Mi-nam."
"Never."
He Yi crossed her arms. "Fine, then just say it to me. I want to hear you say it."
Tae-kyung eyed her up and down with a suspicious gaze. "You don't have some type of tape recorder on you?"
He Yi batted her eyes innocently at him. "Hwang Tae-kyung, you don't trust me?"
"No."
So after He Yi turned around showing nothing on her dress, emptied her purse and shut off her phone, did he say it—with much torture.
He Yi smiled smugly at him. "You have fifteen minutes."
Mi-nyeo walked back to the park with her Oppa, holding two ice cream cones. Once they reached where Tae-kyung and He Yi were waiting for them, Mi-nam handed He Yi her ice cream.
"Oppa!" said He Yi cheerfully. "I know the perfect place to eat our ice cream!" she then grabbed Mi-nam's hand. "There's this cute little botanical garden down this pathway, let's go!"
"Come on, Mi-nyeo, Hwang Tae-kyung," said Mi-nam.
Mi-nyeo glanced at Tae-kyung, then to her brother. "But Oppa, hyung-nim can't be around flowers, it will bother his allergies."
He Yi tugged at Mi-nam's hand. "Oppa, they can just stay here and we'll go."
Mi-nam glanced at He Yi and then his sister and Tae-kyung. "But—,"
"Oppa," He Yi pouted, looking at him with big brown eyes. "I really wanted to eat my ice cream in the botanical garden with you."
Mi-nam looked to be having an internal battle, he sighed. "I guess we could for a little—," he didn't get to finish his sentence as He Yi dragged him away.
Mi-nyeo watched her Oppa and He Yi walk away and then she handed Tae-kyung an ice cream cone. "Hyung-nim, I got you a chocolate ice cream cone."
Tae-kyung looked down at the ice cream cone in his hand. "Oh, thank you," he then tossed it behind him and it landed somewhere it the grass.
Mi-nyeo gaped at him. "H-hyung-nim?" And before she knew it, he took her ice cream cone and dropped it on the ground also. Mi-nyeo stared down pitifully at her delicious ice cream now mixed with dirt and grass. "M-my ice...ice cream…hyung-nim why did you—,"
Tae-kyung took a hold of her hand tugging it. "Come on, let's go this way."
Mi-nyeo struggled against him, pointing sadly at the ice cream melting into the ground. "But…my ice cream!" she pouted.
Tae-kyung pulled at her hand, leading her away. "Forget about the ice cream, pig-rabbit! I'll get you as much ice cream as you want later! Come on, I only have fifteen minutes!"
Mi-nyeo crossed her arms as she sat down on the bench Tae-kyung had led them over to. "You still pouting over your ice cream?" said Tae-kyung.
Mi-nyeo glanced at him, then tightened her arms stubbornly.
Tae-kyung scoffed. "You deserved it, pig-rabbit. Agreeing to a double-date without my permission."
"I'm sorry, but you didn't have to ruin my ice cream!"
"I'm dating you, not you and some other people! Therefore, any future dates we have will be us and us alone! Unless, I state otherwise! Understood?"
Mi-nyeo sighed, sticking out her lower lip in a deep pout. "Understood," she mumbled.
Tae-kyung leaned back into the bench, looking up at the night sky. "Tell me, pig-rabbit, are there any stars out tonight?"
Mi-nyeo made a feeble attempt to look up at the night sky, as she was still feeling somewhat mad. The lampposts nearby made any stars impossible to see. "No."
"Really?" said Tae-kyung. "Your eyes must be getting bad, because I can see the rings of Saturn from here."
Mi-nyeo suddenly sat up straight. "The rings of Saturn!" she gazed up at the sky searching with keen eyes. "But…that's impossible without a telescope," she said, and yet still tried to find them, squinting her eyes and then right before her very eyes two rings appeared.
Mi-nyeo's eyes widened at the two white gold couple rings being dangled in front of her face as they gleamed in the moonlight. "Oh, rings!"she gasped out. She reached up to touch them, but Tae-kyung quickly snatched them away.
She turned to him to see him smiling smugly at her. "Now pig-rabbit, what would you rather have?" said Tae-kyung. "These," he said holding up the rings," or ice cream?"
Mi-nyeo looked down sheepishly, biting her lip. "T-the rings," she stuttered.
"Good answer, pig-rabbit," he said, then held out one of the rings and dropped it into her palm. "I give you 100 points."
Mi-nyeo's eyes watered as she looked down at the ring. She looked at Tae-kyung, brimming with happiness. "Thank you, hyung-nim!" she slipped on the ring, but then her smile faltered as there was a large gap between her finger and the white gold band. "Um…it's kind of big," she said lamely. "But I still love it! I will cherish it forever!" she added, holding it close to her chest.
Tae-kyung shook his head at her, looking as if he wanted to up his palm into his face. "It's big, pig-rabbit, because that's my ring. You're supposed to put it on me. And I put this ring," he said pointing to the ring he was holding," on you."
Mi-nyeo pulled back the ring from her chest, looking at it. "Oh."
Tae-kyung sighed, and held out his hand for her. Mi-nyeo took his hand and slipped the ring onto his finger, where it fit perfectly. He then held her hand, and slipped the other ring onto her finger. He looked to her. "You're mine and I'm yours. Understood?"
Mi-nyeo bit her lip in her overwhelming bliss; she stared down at their matching rings that were engraved with stars. She nodded her head vigorously. "Understood, hyung-nim!"
Tae-kyung's lips curved up to reveal a heart-stopping smile that he only seemed to bestow her with. He leaned forward and kissed the hand he had just put the ring on. "Good."
Just then there was a voice heard in the distance.
"HWANG TAE-KYUNG!"
Tae-kyung lifted his head up. "I think my fifteen minutes are up."
The next day, Tae-kyung's schedule was much less busy. He was walking around the ANJELL dorm in search for his pig-rabbit when he ran into a frantic looking Manager Ma. "Hwang Tae-kyung, Sister just told me that you and her are going on a celebrity couple game show!" said Manager Ma.
"Yes, that's true," Tae-kyung said coolly. "Where is Go Mi-nyeo?"
"In the TV room," replied Manager Ma.
Tae-kyung made a move to pass Manager Ma, but he blocked his path. Tae-kyung arched an eyebrow at Manager Ma, not liking to be stalled.
"But…but...Hwang Tae-kyung, you can't!" Manager Ma cried out, grabbing onto Tae-kyung's shirt in despair. "What about the fans…the incident and—,"
Tae-kyung pushed Manager Ma off of him, giving him a look that could kill. He pointed his finger accusingly at Manager Ma. "You!" he growled. "First off, don't touch me! Go Mi-nyeo's the only one allowed to touch me! And secondly, you were wrong about Mi-nyeo liking Shin-woo and you're wrong about this! I don't even know why I listen to you! And even if you are right, I don't care! I'll buy her fifty bodyguards if I have to!" he took a deep breath. "Now, get out of my way!"
Manager Ma shrunk back from Tae-kyung, letting him through, not saying another word.
Tae-kyung found Mi-nyeo in the TV room watching the screen with tearing eyes. "Go Mi-nyeo, do you cry at every movie you watch?" said Tae-kyung.
Mi-nyeo looked up from the sofa at him, glancing away from the TV screen for a moment. "I'm not watching a movie, hyung-nim," she said. "It's a drama called Marry Me, Mary. I'm crying because it's so sweet! Kang Moo-kyul and Mae Ri just confessed their love for each other and kissed in an alleyway while handcuffed together."
Tae-kyung sat down on the sofa next to Go Mi-nyeo. "Huh, he has the same surname as Shin-woo." He looked at the screen, then glanced at her. "Why are they wearing handcuffs? Are they criminals running from the law?"
Mi-nyeo shook her head, engrossed with the screen. "No, their friends handcuffed them together, so they could work out their problems," she glanced at Tae-kyung. "The actor who plays Kang Moo-kyul reminds me of you, hyung-nim!"
Tae-kyung looked closer at the screen, narrowing his eyes; he shook his head. "I don't know what you're talking about, pig-rabbit. I'm way better looking." His mobile phone then started ringing, he pulled it out to see his Appa was calling him.
"Hello, Appa," said Tae-kyung with the phone up against his ear.
"Tae-kyung…something has happened," his father's voice sounded stressed.
Tae-kyung tensed up, his eyes widening. Mi-nyeo turned to him noticing his change of mood. "What?" he said into the phone.
"It's your Omma," said his father, seemingly in a pause forever. "She's been in an accident."
A/N: Please review! Also if you check my profile, I will later post a sneak peek of Ep. 11! And I will try to keep my profile updated with my current status on each of my stories! Thank you, writetress